Christian Delegation Participates in Friends of Zion Ambassadors Summit in Israel

Members of a Christian delegation gathered at the Nova music festival site on Thursday morning, where former hostage Emily Damari expressed gratitude to “God, the soldiers and President Trump,” prompting a standing ovation from over a thousand Christian leaders. The group, part of the Friends of Zion (FOZ) Ambassadors Summit, was in Israel as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Friends of Zion Museum, in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry.

The evangelical pastors and influencers, representing the largest Christian group ever to visit Israel, were engaged in comprehensive training to serve as pro-Israel “ambassadors” in their communities and on university campuses. Their mission includes deepening a political and spiritual alliance with Israel, which many believe was strengthened during the Trump administration and now seeks to defend in their churches and on US campuses.

At the Nova site near Kibbutz Re’im, the delegation received a detailed briefing on the events of October 7 from Col. Golan Wach, commander of the National Search and Rescue Unit. The briefing provided insight into the early response efforts following the Hamas attack. The delegation then heard personal accounts from former hostages and survivors, including Emily Damari, Tal Shoham, Idan Alexander, Moran Stella Yanai, and Aviva and Keith Siegel.

Dr. Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion Museum and organizer of the summit, presented the survivors with the “Here Am I (Hineni) Award” in recognition of their contributions to international advocacy since their release. Damari noted that the initials FOZ, when pronounced, sound like the Arabic word for victory. “You are FOZ, which in Arabic sounds like victory, and we have won,” she said. Her remarks were met with enthusiastic applause.

Damari shared her decision to reenlist in the army after her captivity, stating that she had “learned the enemy” during her year and eight months in captivity. She emphasized that the only way to respond to the terrorists’ actions was to bring back all the knowledge she had gained and help achieve victory. Moran Stella Yanai, who was abducted from the Nova site, thanked Evans for enabling her to stand “be” — the excerpt ends here.

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