“He chose not to run,” Michael Marlowe recalled of his son.

Jake Marlowe was murdered at the now infamous Nova music festival in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He had been working as a security guard there and was one of 14 British citizens who were killed by Hamas terrorists.

Speaking at a recent Nova Music Festival Exhibition in London on what would have been Jake’s 29th birthday, Michael shared what he had come to learn about those last moments of his son’s life. Instead of fleeing for safety, Jake worked to “save people.” He was killed trying to help others.

Since Jake’s death, his father has written about avoiding central London when pro-Palestinian demonstrations are occurring: “I cannot bear to witness them and what they stand for.” He calls them “hate........

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