WEBVTT - Safe in the Holy Land: A Firsthand Look at Life in Jerusalem Today

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<v Speaker 1>Have some of these raids gone too far?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think they haven't gone far enough because we've

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<v Speaker 2>been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges

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<v Speaker 2>that were put in by Biden and by Obama.

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<v Speaker 1>You're okay with those tactics.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because you have to get the people out, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to look at the people. Many of them

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<v Speaker 2>are murderers. Many of them are people that were thrown

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<v Speaker 2>out of their countries because they were, you know, criminal.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben

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<v Speaker 1>ferguson Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 3>It's nice to have you with us on the forty

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<v Speaker 3>seven Morning Update, and we are live in Jerusalem right now.

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<v Speaker 3>It is actually Tuesday, well where we're recording this with

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<v Speaker 3>my producer, it is Monday, eight hours ahead of where

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<v Speaker 3>he is right now. And I got to tell you,

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<v Speaker 3>trying to figure out the times to do these connections

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<v Speaker 3>the US has been comical. This show is going to

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<v Speaker 3>have a little bit different feel than normal as we

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<v Speaker 3>are going to be in Israel all week and we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to start with one of the incredible stories that

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<v Speaker 3>is on the front page of the Jerusalem Post. But first,

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<v Speaker 3>right now, all of us, our help is needed with

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<v Speaker 3>the people in Israel. The International Fellowship of Christians and

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<v Speaker 3>That's if CJ dot org the psychological torture that is

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<v Speaker 3>taking place on the Israeli people by Hamas. The headline

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<v Speaker 3>is simple. The three partial remains that Hamas returned to

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<v Speaker 3>Israel on Friday night do not belong to any of

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<v Speaker 3>the hostages still in Gaza. DNA tests conducted at the

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<v Speaker 3>Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine have concluded late on Friday,

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<v Speaker 3>the IDF was preparing for the return of the partial

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<v Speaker 3>remains of three slain Godza hostages. The Red Cross, acting

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<v Speaker 3>as intermediaries, handed over the remains to the IDF troops overnight,

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<v Speaker 3>but Hamas had not specified whose remains it was handing over.

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<v Speaker 3>Hamas said in a statement on Saturday that had initially

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<v Speaker 3>offered three samples from unidentified bodies to Israeli authorities for

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<v Speaker 3>quote testing. In order to not impede the handover of

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<v Speaker 3>the bodies, we offered deliver three samples from a number

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<v Speaker 3>of unidentified corpses. Hamas stated on telegram saying quote Israel

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<v Speaker 3>refused to accept the sample and demanded to receive the

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<v Speaker 3>bodies for examination and we hand them over to preempt

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<v Speaker 3>the enemy's claims. Again Hamas still referring to Israel as

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<v Speaker 3>their enemy. A statement from the International Committee of the

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<v Speaker 3>Red Cross said that the organization acts as a neutral intermediary,

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<v Speaker 3>assisted this evening at the request and with the approval

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<v Speaker 3>of both parties, in return the remains of three bodies

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<v Speaker 3>to Israeli authorities. The identification process is the responsibility of

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<v Speaker 3>the revelant authorities in Israel and will be carried out

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<v Speaker 3>by then. The reality is these bodies did not belong

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<v Speaker 3>to any of the hostages, and this goes back to

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<v Speaker 3>what I have been witnessing since I've been in Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>This has been an incredible trip, as I have, for

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<v Speaker 3>the very first time on my pilgrimage, been able to

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<v Speaker 3>see where Jesus walked, see where he carried the cross

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<v Speaker 3>for his own death and to see exactly what life

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<v Speaker 3>is like in Israel. There are a couple things that

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<v Speaker 3>I want to be clear about. Number One, on this trip,

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<v Speaker 3>it has been a spiritual journey for me. I will

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<v Speaker 3>never shy away from talking about that. I will also

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<v Speaker 3>tell you that if you're thinking about coming to Israel,

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<v Speaker 3>now is the time to do it. It has been

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<v Speaker 3>incredibly safe, especially in Jerusalem, and I can tell you

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<v Speaker 3>that there are so many people that want to come

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<v Speaker 3>to Israel and they haven't felt like it was the

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<v Speaker 3>right time. After being here, I would feel incredibly safe

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<v Speaker 3>bringing my entire family. This ceasefire and the leadership of

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<v Speaker 3>Donald Trump to get this peace in the Middle East

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<v Speaker 3>and the Abraham Accords is truly historic, but it's also

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<v Speaker 3>very real. But there's also another aspect of this trip

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<v Speaker 3>that I think is as important to tell you about,

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<v Speaker 3>and that is witnessing the torture. Just like the story

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<v Speaker 3>I told you about Hamas and the partial remain Sentomas

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<v Speaker 3>that they said were the hostages were actually not at all.

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<v Speaker 3>What we are witnessing right now is truly psychological warfare.

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<v Speaker 3>It's psychological warfare by a terrorist organization. It still refers

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<v Speaker 3>to Israel as the enemy in their own statement on telegram. Today,

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<v Speaker 3>what we're also witnessing is something else. It's extremely concerning

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<v Speaker 3>and part of the reason why I decided to take

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<v Speaker 3>this trip to Israel, and that is the rise of

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<v Speaker 3>anti Semitism on the right in America. I had the

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<v Speaker 3>privilege this evening of speaking with and hearing the story

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<v Speaker 3>of the mother of one of the hostages that was

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<v Speaker 3>just returned to Israel. You may remember the video that

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<v Speaker 3>went viral of a young lady on the back of

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<v Speaker 3>a motorcycle sandwich between two men, holding her hand out,

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<v Speaker 3>begging for help from her boyfriend. You may remember that

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<v Speaker 3>he moved that camera to the right and you could

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<v Speaker 3>see the boyfriend pleading and wanting to grab his girlfriend.

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<v Speaker 3>They were taken hostage and they were separated. That story

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<v Speaker 3>I was able to film tonight of a man by

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<v Speaker 3>the name of mister Orr. The mother of the hostage

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<v Speaker 3>told the story of her son, of how she found

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<v Speaker 3>out about when he was taken, and how he was

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<v Speaker 3>kept underground without being able to see the sun, literally

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<v Speaker 3>for years. That story I have put up on social

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<v Speaker 3>media so that you can hear it. I have put

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<v Speaker 3>it up on my Facebook account the video, and I

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<v Speaker 3>hope that every one of you will go look at

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<v Speaker 3>it on Facebook so that you can hear that story.

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<v Speaker 3>But what you learn when you were here and you

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<v Speaker 3>talk to the hostage victims and their families is that

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<v Speaker 3>their stories have not been told by the media. Their

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<v Speaker 3>torture has not been told by the media. And in fact,

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<v Speaker 3>what we've seen by the media is for them to

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<v Speaker 3>imply on every opportunity they get that Israel is somehow evil,

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<v Speaker 3>that they are committing genocide, that they are the ones

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<v Speaker 3>that are hurting innocent people, which is not the case

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<v Speaker 3>at all. I go back to this partial remains that

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<v Speaker 3>were sent by Hamas knowing that it was not actually

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<v Speaker 3>the hostages bodies. This is torturing the families. They know,

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<v Speaker 3>this is psychological warfare. We also know that because the

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<v Speaker 3>leadership of President Trump, we got to the point where

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<v Speaker 3>all living hostages were given back, and there is incredible

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<v Speaker 3>gratitude in Israel right now for the President of the

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<v Speaker 3>United States of America and him accomplishing something very quickly

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<v Speaker 3>that the prior administration couldn't do or didn't do on purpose,

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<v Speaker 3>you can decide. Which brings me to the other point,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's something I'm going to be focusing on on

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<v Speaker 3>this show the next several days. There is definitely a

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<v Speaker 3>rise in anti Semitism in America in the right right now.

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<v Speaker 3>It is being led by names that I'm sure you

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<v Speaker 3>know about, Candice Owans, Tucker Carlson, Nick Flinte, and others

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<v Speaker 3>who have decided that Israel is not important as an

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<v Speaker 3>ally of the United States of America. It is also

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<v Speaker 3>giving incredible help to the terrorist group of moss And

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<v Speaker 3>there is many that are concerned in Israel about this

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<v Speaker 3>happening in America. In fact, it's been the number one

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<v Speaker 3>thing I've been asked about is I've been in Israel

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<v Speaker 3>is what is happening with Republicans and conservatives. There was

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<v Speaker 3>a warning on the top page the Jerusalem Post yesterday.

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<v Speaker 3>The headline read a growing cancer. Senator Cruz warns of

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<v Speaker 3>anti Semitism spike on the US right. The sentater says

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<v Speaker 3>issue is accelerated by online normalization of fringe figures. He

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<v Speaker 3>also said the church is asleep. I couldn't agree more

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<v Speaker 3>with that, and he called on Christian leaders to act.

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<v Speaker 3>Senator Cruz delivering a dramatic warning that anti Semitism is

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<v Speaker 3>spreading on parts of the America's right and urge conservatives, pastors,

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<v Speaker 3>and lay leaders to draw red lines and confront it

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<v Speaker 3>head on. After being in Israel, I couldn't agree with

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<v Speaker 3>this more than what I've witnessed since being here, and

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<v Speaker 3>the danger is very high. The danger, as President Trump

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<v Speaker 3>has put it and Senator Cruz have put it, is

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<v Speaker 3>that you now have hardcore conservatives that are turning a

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<v Speaker 3>younger generation to be anti Semitic. There's real anti Semitism

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<v Speaker 3>on the right now, and there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>conservatives that are now believing that it's somehow okay to

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<v Speaker 3>say to Israel you're not our ally. I also want

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<v Speaker 3>to talk about national security issues, and it's something we'll

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<v Speaker 3>focus on tomorrow, and that is just how important Israel

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<v Speaker 3>is when it comes to five isis al Qaeda and

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<v Speaker 3>Islamic extremism in the Middle East, and how much intelligence

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<v Speaker 3>they give to America that allows us to stay safe.

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<v Speaker 3>That is going to be part of what we're going

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<v Speaker 3>to talk about. We're also going to talk about what

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<v Speaker 3>I see on the ground. Is I am going to

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<v Speaker 3>visit the site of the terrorist attack where that festival was.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to meet with more families tomorrow that loved

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<v Speaker 3>ones were killed and some that were able to come home,

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<v Speaker 3>and the leaders that are having to deal with the

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<v Speaker 3>fallout of the war that has happened for far too long.

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<v Speaker 3>So We're going to take a moment this week to

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<v Speaker 3>talk about Israel and the politics of it. So what

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you is this. Go on Facebook and watch

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<v Speaker 3>the video of the mother tell the story of her

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<v Speaker 3>son who has just returned. And listen that story and

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<v Speaker 3>tell me why on earth would we not stand with

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<v Speaker 3>these people that were attacked in a horrific way, the

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<v Speaker 3>worst attack on the Jewish peoples Enthoholocaust. Listen to our

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<v Speaker 3>words and we'll talk more about anti Semitism on the

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<v Speaker 3>right as well. Finally, what I'll tell you is this,

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<v Speaker 3>the people of Israel, they are I'm so thankful for

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<v Speaker 3>Donald Trump becoming president. Yet again, they love that we

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<v Speaker 3>have a presdent that is standing with them and also

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<v Speaker 3>understands there's a difference between right and wrong and good

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<v Speaker 3>and evil. That there is clarity in the world now

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<v Speaker 3>of where America stands with Israel, and it's part of

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<v Speaker 3>the conversation I'm happy to be having. While I'm here

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<v Speaker 3>in Jerusalem. I'll see you back here tomorrow for more

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<v Speaker 3>from Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update

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