Megachurch leader John Hagee, who just brought hundreds of Christians on a "stand with Israel" tour, came to Ariel on April 3, 2008 to "bring comfort to the Israeli people", and yet completely ignored this Israeli family who was in need of comfort... only four blocks from their well-publicized performance. One Ariel believer who attended this "night to honor those who honor Israel" asked a member of Hagee's delegation if they knew about the Ortizes and their trauma. Apparently the tour leaders did know, but they left town without so much as sending a note of encouragement. May the Lord forgive them - we got more support from the nonbelieving mayor of Ariel than from these prominent brothers and sisters.