Actor Michael Douglas on Sunday paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group.Douglas met with members of Kibbutz Be’eri and visited burnt-out homes destroyed in the Oct. 7 attack. Be’eri was among the hardest hit communities, with roughly 100 people killed and 30 others taken hostage.Douglas said he met families of hostages and visited the scene of a music party where over 300 people were killed.ISRAEL BEGRUDGINGLY ACCEPTS BIDEN’S GAZA DEAL: ‘NOT A GOOD PLAN’He also met with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, who presented the actor with an Israeli dog tag necklace and small pin of a yellow ribbon — symbols of solidarity with the dozens of hostages who remain in Hamas captivity. »It’s a very difficult time. You sense the deep shock of this whole experience, » Douglas said, expressing hope that the hostages would be released soon.Douglas also lashed out at anti-Israel protesters on American campuses — claiming that many have been subject to « brainwashing. » »When you try to talk to many of them, there is no education. There’s no knowledge, » he said.Douglas is the latest in a line of American celebrities and politicians who have visited Israel and toured the southern area near the Gaza border since Oct. 7.
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Actor Michael Douglas visits Israel in solidarity, meets president
