Comedian and pro-Israel influencer Zach Sage Fox believes interviews filmed in the West Bank can show Americans how Palestinian civilians really feel about Jews. However, it took months to get the footage back after he threatened to delete it.
Fox has been campaigning to educate his followers since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Earlier this year, his “Gaza Graduation” video went viral after it showed anti-Israel protesters in New York City struggling to correctly answer basic questions about Israel. In the wake of the Hamas war, we decided to conduct the popular street interview style in the West Bank. The West Bank is a disputed area where Palestinians want to establish an independent state along with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Fox, a “loud and proud” Jewish American, tells anyone who asks that he has no problem crossing the border because he is Italian American and Israelis and Jews are not welcome in the region. He said he was able to cross the river and enter the West Bank.
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Mr Fox said several people walking on the streets of the West Bank were quick to express support for the terrorist group Hamas and declared that Israeli hostages should not be released, but a woman with her hair completely covered Things turned ugly when he tried to interview her. A “very upset” Palestinian man approached him and asked him to delete the footage.
“They're not used to anyone questioning the stories they've been brainwashed to believe. And you can tell…I'm only interviewing that girl for a few minutes. But the men who are watching it will ask questions like, 'You can't even accept that because it's not a free society,''' Fox told Fox News Digital.
Fox recalled that the man shouted “something about modesty” and that women should not speak for all Palestinians. Fox tried to ignore the man, but the man became increasingly agitated and began asking additional Palestinian men for assistance. He explained that when a Muslim cameraman said the angry group was threatening their lives, he gave in and deleted the footage.
Fox initially enlisted a team of IT experts who were able to recover some of the footage, and all recovered interviews. Viral “Wild West Bank” video. However, the conversation with the woman who started the conversation remained lost.
“Dozens of cyber hackers,” additional IT experts, and even an Israeli Defense Forces veteran with a passion for technology all tried unsuccessfully to recover the video. Fox was losing hope, but was eager to share the woman's words with the world because she was a “symbol of ideas” in the area.
She was “well-educated,” spoke perfect English, wore designer clothes, and said she was an engineer. However, she believed that all Zionists should be killed.
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The woman who spoke with Zach Sage Fox believed that all Zionists should be killed.
Another technical expert heard about the story and offered to help restore the video. Fox thought it was impossible and was reluctant to risk further disappointment, but in the end he said, “So-and-so,” and gave them a try.
“A week later I got a call saying they had recovered almost everything. It was a miracle,” Fox said.
When Fox saw the footage, he said, “I couldn't believe my eyes.''
“It was insane to watch that interview three months later…I didn’t know when the cameraman stopped filming, so first you see guys starting to bring other guys into this. “I didn't know that I could see it behind me,” he said.
“I also didn't know that the cameraman kept his camera running for so long that he actually witnessed people turn off their cameras and stop filming,” Fox added. “So that was a wild thing for me.”
Fox then released “Wild West Bank: An Explosion of Deleted Scenes,” which exposed the world to footage that angry Palestinian men tried to delete.
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In this shocking video, the woman says most Palestinians support Hamas and proudly declares she is “really happy” with the footage taken by Hamas terrorists on October 7. . She also denied that Hamas killed any infants or women during the attack, and said no Israelis were killed. Innocent civilians. ” She flatly rejected a two-state solution, suggesting she was a “refugee” even though her family has lived in the West Bank for generations. Along the way, Fox graciously pushed back on anti-Semitic claims and ridiculous talking points.
“I'm an educated person. It's either us or us,” she said when suggesting that Jews should leave Israel permanently. When Fox said that with that mindset, “there will never be peace,” she retorted, “That's their problem.”
As the man begins to lurk in the background, Fox asks if he thinks Zionists deserve to die.
“Yes,” the woman answered.
Then the man interjected.
“Cut it, quickly cut it,” the man said. “Which side are you on?”
Fox calmly replied that he was just asking a question, but the man demanded to know where he was from.
When the man asked the cameraman to stop recording, Fox replied, “I'm from America.”
The video suddenly cuts out.
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An angry man approaches Zach Sage Fox in the West Bank and threatens to delete the footage. (Zack Sage Fox)
Mr Fox said he felt “vindicated” in being able to share the footage.
“I think this girl really represents the way these people think,” Fox said.
“I feel sorry for her. I know it sounds crazy, because she's literally sitting there saying everyone I love deserves to die,” he continued. . “But my conclusion is that she is a perfect example of someone who is not stupid. She is an engineer and a smart girl, but she has been brainwashed by the propaganda that is being taught in Palestine.”
Earlier this year, the State Department urged Americans to avoid the West Bank, citing “terrorism and civil unrest.”
Fox remains one of the only Americans to enter the West Bank and ask tough questions, but he doesn't think the State Department's warnings are keeping American journalists away from the region.
“Whether they want to admit it or not, I truly believe that deep down they know, and that completely negates what they're saying: 'Hamas is bad, but the Palestinians are separate.' They know that,” Fox said.
“I hope so. Honestly, I couldn't believe it until I got there that day,” he added. “They love Hamas.”
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