GILEE Honors Fallen Graduate Killed in Hamas Attack
Members and veterans of the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange memorialized their fallen program graduate along with the victims of the attacks by Hamas last year.
Marking one year after the atrocious terrorist attack by Hamas, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) members held a special memorial service at The Temple for Col. Jear Davidov of the Israel Police who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023.
Col. Davidov was a member of the Israel Police delegation to Georgia in 2022 and hosted the Georgia delegation in Israel in 2023. Rabbi Peter Berg officiated. Anat Sultan-Dadon, Israel’s Consul General to the Southeast, Mike Register, Director of Public Safety, Cobb County, Col. Brent Cummings and Dr. Robbie Friedmann paid tribute. Each speaker spoke about the impact Col. Davidov made on them in his life of service. Several police agencies were present to include the Chief of the Atlanta Police and members of his command staff.
On Oct. 7, 2023, Col. Davidov was killed with three of his officers in a battle with Palestinian terrorists who breached the border from Gaza to Israel. He and a few of his police officers fell in the line of duty protecting the citizens they were sworn to serve. Col. Davidov was the Chief of the Rahat Police (a Bedouin city in the Negev desert) and he hosted many U.S. law enforcement leaders at his city to share lessons on community policing. He had a warm, friendly personality and amazing sense of humor with everyone he had the opportunity to meet.
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