1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: I think she did the country a great service by retard. 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: I think she was a tremendous liability for the country. 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: And I thought she was an evil woman who did 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: a poor job, who cost the country a lot in 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: damages and in reputation. I thought, you sail well. Thank you, Merma. 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 2: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 3: This show is going to have a little bit different 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 3: feel than normal, and we're going to start with one 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 3: of the incredible stories that is on the front page 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 3: of the Jerusalem Post. 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Enroll for free Hillsdale dot edu slash Morning Update. 43 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 3: The headline is simple. The three partial remains that Hamas 44 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 3: returned to Israel on Friday night do not belong to 45 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 3: any of the hostages still in Gaza. DNA tests conducted 46 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 3: at the Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine have concluded. Late 47 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 3: on Friday, the IDF was preparing for the return of 48 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 3: the partial remains of three slain Godza hostages. The Red Cross, 49 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 3: acting as intermediaries, handed over the remains to the Idea 50 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 3: of troops overnight, but Hamas had not specified whose remains 51 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 3: it was handing over. Hamas said in a statement on 52 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 3: Saturday that had initially offered three samples from unidentified bodies 53 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 3: to Israeli authorities for quote testing. In order to not 54 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: impede the handover of the bodies, we offered deliver three 55 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: samples from a number of unidentified corpses, Hamas stated on telegram, 56 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: saying quote Israel refused to accept the sample and demanded 57 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 3: to receive the bodies for examination and we hand them 58 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: over to preempt the enemy's claims. Again, Hamas, still referring 59 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 3: to Israel as their enemy. A statement from the International 60 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 3: Committee of the Red Cross said that the organization, acting 61 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 3: as a neutral intermediary, assisted this evening at the request 62 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 3: and with the approval of both parties, and return the 63 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: remains of three bodies to Israeli authorities. The identification process 64 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 3: is the responsibility of the revelant authorities in Israel and 65 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 3: will be carried out by then. The reality is these 66 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: bodies did not belong to any of the hostages, and 67 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 3: this goes back to what I have been witnessing since 68 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 3: I've been in Israel. This has been an incredible trip, 69 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 3: as I have, for the very first time on my pilgrimage, 70 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 3: been able to see where Jesus walked, see where he 71 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 3: carried the cross for his own death, and to see 72 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: exactly what life is like in Israel. There are a 73 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 3: couple things that I want to be clear about. Number One, 74 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 3: on this trip, it has been a spiritual journey for me. 75 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 3: I will never shy away from talking about that. I 76 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,239 Speaker 3: will also tell you that if you're thinking about coming 77 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 3: to Israel, now is the time to do it. It 78 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: has been incredibly safe, especially in Jerusalem, and I can 79 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 3: tell you that there are so many people that want 80 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: to come to Israel and they haven't felt like it 81 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 3: was the right time. After being here, I would feel 82 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 3: incredibly safe bringing my entire family. This ceasefire and the 83 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 3: leadership of Donald Trump to get this peace in the 84 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 3: Middle East and the Abraham Accords is truly historic, but 85 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 3: it's also very real. But there's also another aspect of 86 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 3: this trip that I think is as important to tell 87 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 3: you about, and that is witnessing the torture. Just like 88 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 3: the story I told you about Hamas and the partial 89 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: remains Sentomas that they said were the hostages were actually 90 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 3: not at all. What we are witnessing right now is 91 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 3: truly psychological warfare. It's psychological warfare by a terrorist organization. 92 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: It still refers to Israel as the enemy in their 93 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 3: own statement on telegram today. What we're also witnessing is 94 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: something else. It's extremely concerning and part of the reason 95 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 3: why I decided to take this trip to Israel, and 96 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 3: that is the rise of anti Semitism on the right 97 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 3: in America. I had the privilege this evening of speaking 98 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: with and hearing the story of the mother of one 99 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 3: of the hostages that was just returned to Israel. You 100 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: may remember the video that went viral of a young 101 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 3: lady on the back of a motorcycle sandwich between two men, 102 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 3: holding her hand out, begging for help from her boyfriend. 103 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 3: You may remember that he moved that camera to the 104 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 3: right and you could see the boyfriend pleading and wanting 105 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 3: to grab his girlfriend. They were taken hostage and they 106 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 3: were separated. That story I was able to film tonight 107 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 3: of a man by the name of mister Orr. The 108 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,559 Speaker 3: mother of the hostage told the story of her son, 109 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 3: of how she found out about when he was taken 110 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 3: and how he was kept underground without being able to 111 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 3: see the sun literally for years. That story I have 112 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 3: put up on social media so that you can hear it. 113 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 3: I have put it up on my Facebook account, the video, 114 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 3: and I hope that every one of you will go 115 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 3: look at it on Facebook so that you can hear 116 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 3: that story. But what you learn when you were here 117 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: and you talk to the hostage victims and their families 118 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 3: is that their stories have not been told by the media. 119 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 3: Their torture has not been told by the media. And 120 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 3: in fact, what we've seen by the media is for 121 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 3: them to imply on every opportunity they get that Israel 122 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 3: is somehow evil that they are committing genocide, that they 123 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 3: are the ones that are hurting innocent people, which is 124 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 3: not the case at all. I go back to this 125 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: partial remains that were sent by Hamas knowing that it 126 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 3: was not actually the hostages bodies. This is torturing the families. 127 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 3: They know, this is psychological warfare. We also know that 128 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 3: because the leadership of President Trump, we got to the 129 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: point where all living hostages were given back. And there 130 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 3: is incredible gratitude in Israel right now for the President 131 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 3: of the United States of America and him accomplishing something 132 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 3: very quickly that the prior administration couldn't do or didn't 133 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 3: do on purpose. You can decide. Which brings me to 134 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 3: the other point, and it's something I'm going to be 135 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: focusing on on this show the next several days. There 136 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 3: is definitely a rise in anti Semitism in America in 137 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,119 Speaker 3: the right right now. It is being led by names 138 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 3: that I'm sure you know about, Candice Owans, Tucker Carlson, 139 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: Nick Flinte, and others who have decided that Israel is 140 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 3: not important as an ally of the United States of America. 141 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 3: It is also giving incredible help to the terrorist group 142 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 3: of mass and there is many that are concerned in 143 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 3: Israel about this happening in America. In fact, it's been 144 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 3: the number one thing I've been asked about is I've 145 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 3: been in Israel, is what is happening with Republicans and conservatives. 146 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 3: There was a warning on the top page of the 147 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 3: Jerusalem Post yesterday. The headline read a growing cancer. Senator 148 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 3: Cruz warns of anti Semitism spike on the US right. 149 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 3: The Senator says issue is accelerated by online normalization of 150 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 3: fringe figures. He also said the church to sleep. I 151 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 3: couldn't agree more with that, and he called on Christian 152 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 3: leaders to act. Senator Cruz delivering a dramatic warning that 153 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 3: anti Semitism is spreading on parts of the America's right 154 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 3: and urge conservatives, pastors, and lay leaders to draw red 155 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 3: lines and confront it head on. After being in Israel, 156 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 3: I couldn't agree with this more than what I've witnessed 157 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 3: since being here. And the danger is very high. The danger, 158 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 3: as President Trump has put it and Senator Cruz have 159 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: put it, is that you now have hardcore conservatives that 160 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 3: are turning a younger generation to be anti Semitic. There's 161 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 3: real anti Semitism on the right now, and there are 162 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 3: a lot of conservatives that are now believing that it's 163 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 3: somehow okay to say to Israel you're not our ally. 164 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 3: I also want to talk about national security issues, and 165 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 3: it's something we'll focus on tomorrow, and that is just 166 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 3: how important Israel is when it comes to fighting ISIS 167 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 3: al Qaeda and Islamic extremism in the Middle East, and 168 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 3: how much intelligence they give to America that allows us 169 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 3: to stay safe. That is going to be part of 170 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 3: what we're going to talk about. We're also going to 171 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 3: talk about what I see on the ground is I 172 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 3: am going to visit the site of the terrorist attack 173 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 3: where that festival was. I'm going to meet with more 174 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 3: families tomorrow that loved ones were killed and some that 175 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: were able to come home, and the leaders that are 176 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 3: having to deal with the fallout of the war that 177 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 3: has happened for far too long. So we're going to 178 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 3: take a moment this week to talk about Israel and 179 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 3: the politics of it. So what I'll tell you is this, 180 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 3: Go on Facebook and watch the video of the mother 181 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 3: tell the story of her son who has just returned, 182 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 3: and listen that story and tell me why on earth 183 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 3: would we not stand with these people that were attacked 184 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 3: in a horrific way, the worst attack on the Jewish 185 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 3: peoples entho Holocaust. Listen to our words and we'll talk 186 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 3: more about anti Semitism on the right as well. Finally, 187 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 3: what I'll tell you is this, the people of Israel. 188 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 3: They are so thankful for Donald Trump becoming president yet again. 189 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 3: They love that we have a present that is standing 190 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 3: with them and also understands there's a difference between right 191 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 3: and wrong and good and evil. That there is clarity 192 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 3: in the world now of where America stands with Israel, 193 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 3: and it's part of the conversation I'm happy to be 194 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 3: having while I'm here in Jerusalem. 195 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update 196 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 2: with Ben Ferguson. 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