Security guard for Taylor Swift during Eras Tour returns to Israel to rejoin IDF

A security guard who helped protect pop singer Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour this summer returned to his home in Israel to rejoin the Israel Defense Forces, several media outlets reported.

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The guard, who asked for anonymity, said he decided to join the IDF reserves after seeing the attacks from Hamas militants on Israel that began on Oct. 7, Variety reported.

Eran Swisa, an Israeli journalist from Israel Today, broke the news about the security guard’s decision to return to his home country. He told Variety that the guard was born in a kibbutz in Israel but had been working in the United States.

According to The Jerusalem Post, the guard told Swissa that “I have a pretty great life in the U.S., a dream job, great friends, and a comfortable home.”

“I didn’t have to come here, but I couldn’t stand by while families were slaughtered and burned alive in their homes,” the guard told Swisa. “Don’t stand by and do nothing. Don’t be on the wrong side of history.”

It is unclear whether the security guard was employed by Swift or one of the venues that hosted the tour, or how closely he worked with the singer, Variety reported.

A representative for the singer did not respond to the magazine’s request for comment.

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