Peoria Mayor Jason Beck is a staunch supporter of Israel in the war against terrorist group Hamas, and his passion for the Israeli people guided him to travel to the war zone for eight days in November and see the carnage for himself.
In an 11-minute video posted to social media Nov. 8, he documented his tour of Kibbutz Be’eri, the site of one of the most brutal massacres of the war that started on Oct. 7.
At the Nov. 14 Peoria City Council meeting, from the dais he spoke about his experience there, why he went and his takeaways from the visit.
