Israeli UFC fighter Nathan Levi marked the 500th day of hostages by Hamas in Gaza teaching a self-defense course.
“For years, but especially since October 7th, anti-Semitism has lifted its nose once again. It's important to strengthen our community, especially today, with 500 days.”
Levy expressed his desire to see all hostages return from Gaza, and he spoke to Fox News Digital about getting the opportunity to train former Hamas hostage Andre Kozlov. The UFC fighter said, “It's an honor to meet him and train him.”
UFC Fighter Natan Levy is preparing to teach Stan Strong and a Self-Defense Seminar. (Fox News Digital)
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While anti-Semitism is on the rise, Levy tells Fox News Digital that Jews don't want to see themselves as victims, and wants the world to know that “Jews are not a mess” . bag. ”
The seminars Levy teaches are aimed at the Jewish community, but he emphasizes that “people who feel bullied and targeted” are welcome.
At the seminar on February 17th, Levy taught a group of students of all ages at Renzo Gracie Rockland, a gym in New York. Levy showed various techniques for students to protect themselves and corrected common rookie mistakes.
UFC Fighter Natan Levi will kick at a seminar in New York. (Fox News Digital)
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Stan Strong was founded in 2020 after 64% of campus Jewish students denied being Jewish at some point after statistics emerged from the University of Illinois. The organization focuses on teaching students self-defense skills to empower them to “stood up and proudly stand up who they are and what they believe.”
Standstrong founder Ted Schwartz wrote on its website that “Unifying Jewish and non-Jewish students to oppose hatred and fear,” the organization wrote.
Israeli UFC Fighter Natan Levi teaches seminars in New York. (Fox News Digital)
After reuniting with his son, who was surviving nearly 500 days in Hamas prisoner, his father was “reborn again.”
When asked about how the organization partnered with Levy, Stan Strong's executive director Matt Travers told Fox News Digital that it happened “very organically” through social media. The mission was a UFC star who “resonated immediately.”
“It's even more exciting when he delivers his class. It's exciting to take the time to give back to the community and see someone at a very elite level with what he's doing,” Travers says Fox He spoke to News Digital.
“He is not only against hatred, but he can also respect young people to see their culture and identity being expressed in the highest level of martial arts.
Self-defense classes taught by UFC Fighter Natan Levi. (Fox News Digital)
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On the eve of the anniversary of Hamas's attack on Israel, the Prevention League (ADL) recorded the best incidents since it began, from October 7, 2023 to September 24, 2024. It has been announced. 1979 data tracking.
Of the 10,000 anti-Semitism cases recorded, ADL states that there were more than 8,015 instances of oral or written harassment and over 150 physical attacks.
