Andy Gamisou

HAMAS SHOT EDEN 12 TIMES. BUT SHE PLAYED DEAD AND SURVIVED! 🦸🏻‍♀️Eden Ram, 22 On October 7th, IDF soldier Eden Ram was critically wounded after being shot 12 times by Hamas. She could have died. But... She played dead for 4 hours. Then, BH, she was rescued. “𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐬!” Eden fought for her life — and survived! Eden Ram’s now back on her feet, and will be celebrating her 23rd birthday in just a few months! 💙

A friend sent me this from rural Wales. The antisemitic hate contagion is infecting the remotest areas. This is utterly shocking and deeply depressing.

In mid-February, I joined police Chiefs from Canada and the United States, on a visit to Israel where we met police and community leaders in several cities. I spent time with police officers from Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze faiths representing a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. I also met with Muslim community leaders who shared openly about their concerns and their reasons for working with police. These officers and community leaders operate in an environment that demands extraordinary vigilance - managing crime, counter terrorism, supporting community and crisis response all amid extreme complexity. Police to police we were able to talk about the toll this work takes on the people who do it. We talked about building trust in communities where there is little trust. We were able to get a glimpse of the undertaking required to police in complex environments. I am grateful for what I was able to learn and share with those we visited and among my North American peers. These missions offer a great deal of insight and valuable perspective. I am grateful for the continued leadership and support of the Edmonton Police Commission who have supported me in this. As police we focus on behavior, not beliefs. Where I have felt challenged this week is in the implication that any community group should have the right to direct where we can learn. I stand by my decision to take the trip to Israel and continue to view it as valuable, among multiple learning experiences I will have in this role. I remain focused on my longstanding and ongoing commitment to dialogue, learning and connection across communities and across boundaries.