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HOLLAND, OH -- The world’s most famous plumber will travel to Israel to report on the fighting.

On the campaign trail he’s known as “Joe the Plumber.”  When he heads to the Gaza Strip, he’ll be Joe Wurzelbacher, “War Correspondent.”

“If given the opportunity to do some good however minute it may be, or could be something really good, you gotta take that chance.  You have to do it,” says Joe Wurzelbacher.

Wurzelbacher will travel to Israel to report for the conservative website, pjtv.com.  He intends to get the, often lost, Israeli reason for the offensive against Hamas.

"It's tragic, I mean it really is.  I don't say that in any little way.  It's very tragic, but at the same time what are the Israeli people suppose to do,"  says Wurzelbacher.

The 10-day journey hopes to answer that question, by talking with Israeli citizens without a politically correct filter.

"I get to go over there and let their “Average Joes” share their story, what they think, how they feel, especially with world opinion, maybe get a real story out there,” says Wurzelbacher.

Joe knows the danger is very real, but believes his civic duty is once again calling him to do something bigger than himself.  "Being a Christian I'm pretty well protected by God I believe.  That's not saying he's going to stop a mortar for me, but you gotta take the chance.”