Cheli Ganot, whose son Ch.-Insp. Dan Ganot died protecting the residents of Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, 2024, and Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2024. Photo by Josh Hasten.
“On October 7, we were 100% the bulletproof vests of the nation.” This is according to Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne, Israel Police international spokesperson, speaking to JNS on the sidelines of an emotional event at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, honoring the 67 police officers who died in the line of duty on Oct. 7, 2023, and over the past year, battling terrorists and defending the State of Israel.