The governor’s comments followed a screening of raw October 7 footage for Texas lawmen.
In a speech Tuesday to attendees at the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas’ 146th annual training conference and expo in Fort Worth, Governor Greg Abbott compared attacks on Israel by Hamas—the militant group that killed around 1,200 Israelis on October 7—to crime and immigration in Texas.
Abbott’s speech came after a representative from the Israeli military showed the sheriffs’ conference attendees a compilation of raw footage of Hamas’ October 7 attack in Israel, including a clip which appeared to show a militant using a knife to behead an Israeli adult. The film included footage of intercepted radio communications, social media posts, dashcam and phone video from victims, and CCTV videos, among other sources.
The governor also suggested that Transportation Security Administration agents should be on the border.
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