KIBBUTZ NIRIM, Israel – Nearly two decades ago, Israel agreed to disengage from Gaza with the thought that it might be a step toward peace,
Since then, however, those living near the Gaza Strip and beyond have endured constant rocket attacks that ultimately led to the events of October 7th.
When Israel pulled some 8,000 Israelis out of the Gaza Strip in 2005, leaders did so with good intentions and hoped for positive results.
Adele Raemer, a longtime resident of Kibbutz Nirim, lives near the border fence with Gaza.
She told CBN News, “We believed in peace, and we worked for peace.”
Raemer helped Gazan Palestinians for years, hoping to achieve the dream that changed after October 7th.
She recalled, “For years the Gazans – the world – have been saying that they live in an ‘open-air prison.’ So, if it was such an open-air prison, how did they get all of the cement in to build tunnels? How did they get all of the weaponry that they came over here with? The tactical weapons, the flak jackets, the helmets, the Kalachnikovs? How does that get into an open-air prison?
She explained how it happened.
“Unfortunately, the money that came in, instead of going to the people that needed
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