Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is praying as Israel comes under attack from Iranian ballistic missiles on Tuesday.
Pearl has long been a staunch supporter of Israel but has been even more outspoken since the October 2023 attack by Hamas.
On Tuesday, Pearl warned "all hell could break loose" if Israel's Iron Dome doesn't hold. He also continued to place the blame on the Biden administration for emboldening and enriching Iran.
Praying for the defense of Israel and our troops from the world's most dangerous terrorist state, Iran. Under the Biden Admin Iran has been appeased, enriched and emboldened. If Israel's defense doesn't hold and lives are lost, all hell could break loose https://t.co/1kDJNnIyBZ
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) October 1, 2024
"Praying for the defense of Israel and our troops from the world's most dangerous terrorist state, Iran," Pearl wrote on Twitter in response to a report about the pending attack. "Under the Biden Admin Iran has been appeased, enriched and emboldened. If Israel's defense doesn't hold and lives are lost, all hell could break loose."
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In a follow-up tweet, the coach showed how close to home the attacks were.
This is the Hilton Tel Aviv where my parents stayed when I coached Macabi USA and where The Auburn Basketball stayed in 2022. The Iron Dome shot down rockets from Gaza while my team was there and we were safe. Israel and thousands of Americans and Israelis are under attack now pic.twitter.com/8Kn4TxdvwE
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) October 1, 2024
On Monday, Pearl took President Joe Biden to task over not pressuring Iran to stop attacking Israel.
"Hezbollah launched over 9000 rockets into Israel since Oct 7th forcing 80k Israelis in the north to abandon their homes. Israel has now taken the fight to them, wiping them out! Why didn't you pressure Hezbollah and Iran to stop months ago? @POTUS," he wrote.
Hezbollah launched over 9000 rockets into Israel since Oct 7th forcing 80k Israelis in the north to abandon their homes. Israel has now taken the fight to them, wiping them out! Why didn't you pressure Hezbollah and Iran to stop months ago? @POTUS https://t.co/oHujB4uGjV
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) October 1, 2024
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