Posted on 10/07/2025 6:18:27 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie
“The day after October 7 [2023], I saw the people celebrating in Birmingham on Library [Centenary] Square,” says Gordon Biggerstaff, 61, a nurse from North Wales. “They were dancing and they were singing. I have never been so ashamed of my country.”
Biggerstaff says it was at that moment he felt the overwhelming need to help his “Jewish brothers”. “The police and the government did nothing about it and they have done nothing since. I thought, ‘These people don’t represent me’, and I needed to do something about it myself.”
He immediately looked into volunteering in Israel and found an organisation called Sar-El: “The earliest they could fit me in was January 2024. I have been going back for two-week placements every 12 weeks since.”
At home, Biggerstaff is a private nurse. In Israel he takes out the bins, as well as cooking and cleaning on multiple Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bases.
Gordon Biggerstaff, a nurse from North Wales, has been a regular volunteer in Israel since January 2024 In Israel, three-year military service is mandatory, but in wartime reservists can be called up for service until they are in their 50s. Since the outbreak of the war, more than 300,000 reserves have been called up, having to leave behind their jobs, families and lives.
“Me being there means some Israeli lad can go back to working or studying or being with his family,” Biggerstaff says.
He adds: “Just as in nursing when I want my patient to know that we care, that they matter, I want the people in Israel to know that they are not alone, they are not ignored and there are others in the world who see their pain and are prepared to come into the water even if they cannot swim.”
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The article is severely excerpted, and continues considerably at the source.
I wrote up Situation Reports for my first three weeks of volunteering here:
https://freerepublic.com/tag/unclemiltieadventure/index
Three FReepers have followed in my footsteps to volunteer as a result. You can do this too! See my writeups for how to volunteer.
Am Yisrael Chai!
Gordon is a UK Paratrooper, hiked the whole Appalachian Trail, and is one tough SOB. But I can still drink him under the table!
For your enjoyment and ping lists, kind Sirs!
Thanks UM!
I will bless those who bless you.
first part of Genesis 12:3 btw
Kudos and thanks to both you and Gordon Biggerstaff. If only there were more like you two, this would be a far better world.
Thanks UM, Gordon is a great guy.
And you should know!
Thanks for your service!
👍👍👍👍👍
I recall your posts in the past regarding the times you’ve volunteered for Israel. Impressive (although I know you don’t do it to impress).
It’s often handy to have a Shabbos Goy around.
Excellent post, UM. Thanks!
Your posted article is here at yahoo news and COMPLETE >>> https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tell-israelis-m-not-jewish-050000071.html
Pic of G Biggerstaff included
I’m tall too. ;-)
ROFLOL!
Spoken like a true Brother-In-Arms.
Very well played.
Great post — thanks for sharing... and more so for ‘doing’.
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