“My whole life has changed,” says Nathaniel Buzolic, better known as Nate Buzz. After months of tirelessly defending Israel and the Jewish people, the Australian actor and devout Christian says he now has to consider his safety when he’s in public and wonders what the intentions are of every person who comes up to him. “I was at a fan convention two months ago in Germany and I get fan notes and letters that people leave on my desk,” Buzolic tells The AJN.
“I brought a whole bunch of them home with me and when I got back to Georgia, I opened up one of the letters and it was a death threat. ‘You Zionist pig, we’re going to kill you.’ Someone actually handed that to me.
“It’s one of those things where you realise that this is a real dangerous situation to be in. Now I understand why so many people may not want to speak up for Israel, or defend the Jewish state, or defend what’s happening by trying to bring some clarity to the conflict.” Buzolic is alarmed by the fact that he receives threats for presenting what he sees as the reality on the ground, particularly by people who haven’t been on the ground.
He has travelled back and forth to Israel more than 26 times over the last seven years. He has spent time in Gaza, has led tours in Israel and has been actively engaging in Palestinian-Israeli social media battles for his millions of followers since 2021. “I’ve done it all,” Buzolic says.
“I don’t think I speak from a place of ignorance, but I.