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Ben is on patrol
right now in Judea.
He joins us live via Skype.
Ben, tell us, do you
do this every night?
Is it really necessary?
Yes, sir.
It's extremely necessary.
In order to keep the
peace in the area,
in order to keep the
enemy from getting
too close to the children
sleeping behind me right now,
it's absolutely vital.
I wouldn't have
it any other way.
Have you had any recent
confrontations, any intruders?
We have, even as recently
as 11:15 last night.
Just around 24 hours ago, one
of our cameras on the Eastern
sector that faced Bethlehem
and face our eastern hill
alerted us to somebody
that was trying
to come up the eastern hill
towards our community, which
caused our security
vehicle to immediately jump
to that area, as well
as a very fast response
from the Israeli army.
They took him into custody.
And that's as far
as I know right now.
So are you actually prevented
a possible terrorist attack
there?
Yes, sir.
Myself and the other members on
our team, they did a great job,
and I might just be
a small part of that.
What do most Israelis
think of these patrols, Ben?
Are they supportive of you?
Absolutely.
Every Israeli that
has ever served
in the IDF, my friends,
my brothers here,
they understand precisely
why I do what I do.
They don't question it.
As a matter of fact, I picked
up a police officer on the way
here, up the hill heard
for this conversation.
And he said Ben,
in Hebrew, he said
Ben, when you want, you to call
me and I'll be there with you.
So they get it, and they
are extremely appreciative.
Well Ben, tell me
how this works, now.
Do people sign up for training?
Are they paid?
Do they volunteer to patrol?
How does that work?
No, sir.
We are not paid at all.
I'm a member of a rapid response
team, a counter-terror response
team here in my
community, which is
quite normal amongst
the communities in Judea
and Samaria.
We're just fathers, husbands,
people that are professionals.
That after a hard day
at work, we always
know that our radio might
go off at any moment.
We have to gear up, get
out of that house, all hour
day and night, in order to put
our bodies, and our emotions,
and our souls on
the line in order
to protect these families.
We don't receive anything
but the honor of doing so.
And that's enough for me.
Ben, you know most
Americans probably
don't even know about this.
They don't know that
you're on patrol there.
They don't know the threats
against people as they sleep.
What can our viewers
do to help you
in your efforts to protect
Israelis from terror?
Well, first of all, here I
stand on hallowed grounds.
I'm in the spinal
column of Israel, Judea.
With Bethlehem to my back.
We can all pray for
the peace of Israel.
We can all try to
experience unity.
That alone will bring about
a safer Israel, and a safer
America.
Beyond that, there are so many
fine organizations out there
that can help
people just like me
do what I'm doing right now
to make us feel like we have
brothers and sisters throughout
the world, that truly do care.
And come to Israel.
Come visit me in Israel.
And experience it
like never before.
It's a special place, Ben,
and you're a special person
for what you're doing.
We will be praying.
Thank you.
Thank you and God bless you.
God bless you.
And God bless every single
person watching this right now
you have my utmost respect.
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