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Allen Jackson: December 5, 2024 | Allen Jackson Now

December 5, 2024 | S24:E1205

Allen Jackson: December 5, 2024 | Allen Jackson Now
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Allen Jackson NOW | Allen Jackson: December 5, 2024 | Allen Jackson Now | December 5, 2024
  • Two one.
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  • Well, good evening, and welcome to nashville.
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  • It's the home to good food,
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  • Great music, and really nice people.
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  • I'm alan jackson, and i'm glad you're able to join us.
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  • Israel continues to attract considerable attention
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  • From the outside world with its continuing
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  • Warfare on two fronts gaza and parts of lebanon.
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  • While the war with hamas shows no sign of peace prospects
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  • Nor any progress on the return of the hostages,
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  • We are seeing glimmers of hope in lebanon.
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  • A fragile ceasefire is in effect in southern lebanon,
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  • Along the border with israel.
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  • There have been sporadic dueling attacks
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  • In spite of the agreement.
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  • The united states and its arab allies
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  • Backed the ceasefire and are
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  • Urging each side to observe it fully.
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  • Well, at this point we can only watch and i pray
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  • Tbn as its own seasoned watcher on the case.
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  • And he's been with us several times before standing by.
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  • And jerusalem is your ear pinto.
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  • Welcome back your ear.
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  • It's great to be here, alan.
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  • I wish i was there
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  • With you in nashville, one of my favorite cities.
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  • Well, i would be glad to have you
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  • Here, but i would be willing to come
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  • To jerusalem to sit with you.
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  • Maybe soon.
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  • If the lord is good to us.
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  • Yeah.
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  • Tell us, what is the latest on the observance of the ceasefire?
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  • Given what we've seen earlier this week.
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  • So, as you said,
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  • This is a very, very fragile ceasefire
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  • Already in the first weeks, first days
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  • After the ceasefire came into effect.
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  • Hezbollah terrorists began
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  • Testing israel
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  • To see if we are serious about this ceasefire, about this
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  • No man's zone on the border with israel, about them
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  • Staying north of the litani river,
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  • Which is what the ceasefire and also what
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  • The united nations resolution called for them to be.
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  • So there will be some kind of buffer zone.
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  • And after a few days, the terrorists of hezbollah
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  • Began moving trucks into
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  • The no man's zone to test the idf.
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  • And this time the idf responded against them
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  • And they went back up north.
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  • On top of that, only yesterday, two mortars were fired
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  • From lebanon to an idf base in mount dov.
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  • This is a community, an area in israel
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  • And the northern part on the border with lebanon.
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  • So the ceasefire already was violated by hezbollah.
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  • But this is nothing new.
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  • The idf expected that it was prepared for that.
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  • And because of that,
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  • We had an agreement
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  • With the united states that we have the freedom
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  • To respond ourselves to any kinds of violations
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  • That threaten the security of the idf soldiers and
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  • The people of israel.
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  • Thank god.
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  • Israel agreed to the cease fire with hezbollah
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  • Only after some heated internal debate.
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  • What do the various factions
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  • In the israeli cabinet stand for after these latest attacks?
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  • And what has it taken to get a consensus from the knesset?
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  • So, i mean, it's very hard to get the consensus
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  • In the israeli knesset and amongst
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  • The people of israel in general.
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  • Let me just explain that this ceasefire agreement
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  • Does not mean that the residents of the northern communities
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  • Can go back home.
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  • Nowhere in this ceasefire agreement,
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  • The residents, the people of israel,
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  • Were called to go back to their houses.
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  • This is a 60 day military ceasefire
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  • Between israel and lebanon.
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  • And the residents of israel are still sleeping in hotels,
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  • Being actually refugees in their own country.
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  • And i'm talking about around
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  • More than 80,000 residents of northern israel
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  • That are living for more than a year now in hotels
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  • With their families and renting houses
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  • In other parts of the countries, while their houses,
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  • Some of them, are destroyed completely,
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  • So they don't have anywhere to
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  • Go or are still in an active war zone.
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  • So this is why many people in israel say that this ceasefire
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  • Is not the answer, because he's better.
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  • He's not going to be destroyed completely.
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  • So the day after the residents come back,
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  • He's about i can decide to launch more attacks.
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  • And we know that the international community does
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  • Not really
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  • Guarantee the safety of the people of israel,
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  • As they haven't done so before since 2006,
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  • In the second lebanon war, that united nations peacekeeping
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  • Forces were supposed to keep hezbollah fighters
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  • Away from the border.
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  • But we've seen and i personally seen hezbollah tear tunnels
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  • Underneath united nations buildings
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  • Or next to them within a few hundred meters.
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  • So we have no one to trust but ourselves.
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  • So the situation is still not so optimistic
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  • For the return of the residents of israel to the north.
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  • Yeah, there's still much work to do.
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  • And just to be clear, everybody understands
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  • There's entire communities,
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  • Entire towns that had to be vacated.
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  • Tens of thousands,
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  • Over 80,000 people have not been home in over a year,
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  • Which means their children haven't been to their schools.
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  • They've missed all the normal routines
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  • That would have been a part of their lives
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  • Because of the terrorist activity in the north,
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  • Which most of the world just completely ignores.
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  • They'll talk about gaza and hamas in the south,
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  • But hezbollah in the north, and all the israelis
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  • That have been forced to evacuate their homes.
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  • I mean,
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  • Israelis never imagined you'd have to evacuate territory
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  • In israel.
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  • I don't think until this most recent problem in the north.
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  • So what do you
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  • What's your timeline when you think they get to go home?
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  • Well, you know, i'm a i'm an optimistic kind of guy.
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  • So i really hope that within two months,
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  • The government will start
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  • Calling the northern communities back to their homes.
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  • And the goal is that at this time,
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  • We'll have like a real buffer zone between the israeli
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  • Communities and hezbollah fighters and a real ability
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  • To keep them safe, because the fear is that
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  • If they return to their homes and there is no presence
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  • Of the idf, of military people that can protect them.
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  • The same thing that happened in the gaza strip
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  • On october 7th, the massacre of thousands of terrorists,
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  • Storming into israel and murdering israelis will happen
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  • Ten times more on the northern border
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  • Because you have ten times more terrorists in hezbollah
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  • Than what you had in hamas.
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  • Because hezbollah, they are better armed
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  • Than the terrorists, than hamas was down in gaza.
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  • Hezbollah has iranian missiles.
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  • I mean, they are very much
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  • A functionary of the iranian military.
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  • Is that correct?
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  • Yes. so just before the war with israel, hezbollah
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  • Was considered the largest, the best equipped
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  • And the, the richest
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  • Terrorist organization in the entire world.
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  • They were the crown jewel of the iranian islamic republic.
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  • So they threatened 3000 rockets
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  • At israel every day for months before this war started.
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  • And because of the israeli, you know, interactions
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  • That included the major attacks
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  • And the destruction of the walkie talkies
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  • And all the communication bases
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  • Of hezbollah on preemptive strikes, that
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  • I think we'll have movies
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  • On, on these operations that are including with spies
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  • And undercover agents, of israel.
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  • We were able to catch them off guard
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  • And basically destroyed their ability to carry out
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  • These multiple attacks on the people of israel.
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  • And that's that's a miracle.
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  • You know, it's
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  • Not just because the idf is strong or, you know,
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  • The people of israel are something special.
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  • It's just because god is protecting us
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  • And keeping us safe
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  • Against all odds, against all these enemies
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  • That want to destroy us.
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  • So just a word of encouragement, guys.
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  • If you are having a hard time in your life
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  • And you're under attack from multiple stuff
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  • In your family, in your work, just look at israel.
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  • We are under attack from seven fronts for more than 400 days.
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  • And we're here because god keeps his word.
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  • He's faithful to the people of israel,
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  • And he'll be faithful to each and every one of you.
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  • All right.
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  • The israelis are telling us not to be afraid.
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  • Well, you
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  • I know you recently traveled to the northern border
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  • And had an opportunity to look through a hezbollah tunnel.
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  • You took your camera crew, and i'd like to
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  • Share some of your reporting with our audience.
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  • We are between 10 to 40m underground.
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  • Depends on what area you're standing.
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  • And we're about to enter the ammunition rooms
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  • That people are stored.
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  • Its weapons, its food supplies, its logistical supplies.
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  • Take a look with me now.
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  • To my right here.
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  • You see cans, foods, everything that they need.
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  • This is canned foods.
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  • Kind of like tuna.
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  • And here behind me, you can see ak47s
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  • Grenades, rpg launchers.
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  • Looks like they were a bit more organized than hamas in gaza.
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  • Well, i know you've been in both
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  • The hamas tunnels in gaza and the
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  • Hezbollah tunnel in the north.
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  • Can you quickly just tell us a little bit about the differences
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  • In those two locations, or do they look the same.
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  • Now that the tunnels of
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  • Hezbollah are at least ten times more sophisticated,
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  • More equipped, bigger and longer,
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  • Which means you can enter a tunnel inside the village
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  • Just in the back backyard of a house,
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  • When flip flops as a civilian and then exit on the other side,
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  • Which is 50m away from an israeli community,
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  • A fully equipped terrorist,
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  • And you can carry out, terrorist attack against israel.
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  • But just by walking
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  • Ten minutes across the border or riding a motorcycle.
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  • So that's what they planned.
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  • And thank god
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  • That the idf was able
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  • To get there before they carried out their plans
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  • To take over the northern part of israel.
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  • Well, i believe i heard a report that that tunnel you toured,
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  • The idf blew up after your tour?
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  • Yes. yes.
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  • So the idf is trying to destroy all these,
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  • Strategic and tactical terror tunnels
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  • So that, you know, in the future,
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  • When the idf withdraws from lebanon,
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  • It will not be used again to pose a threat
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  • For israel.
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  • Well, we'll be back with more from yahia pinto
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  • After just a short break.
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  • Stay with us.
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  • Stay with us.
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  • We're back now with your era.
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  • Pinto tv ins.
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  • Reporter from the middle east giving us an update
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  • On what's happening in jerusalem and broader israel
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  • Here.
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  • President elect trump
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  • Apparently has lost patience with the lack of progress
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  • In freeing the hostages that have been taken over a year ago.
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  • He has warned that if the hostages aren't released
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  • By the time he takes office on january 20th,
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  • And i quote, there will be all hell to pay.
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  • In your opinion, what does that mean?
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  • And what do you think the prime minister?
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  • Would he welcome that help?
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  • Well, yes, definitely.
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  • I think that the
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  • People of israel and the me personally are welcoming
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  • Any kind of pressure
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  • On hamas under leadership, under financial institutions
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  • And basically anything that can bring back 101
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  • Hostages, 101 hostages, home
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  • After 424 days
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  • In captivity, in an underground tunnel
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  • In under conditions that they can't even,
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  • You know, describe terrible conditions.
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  • They need to be home now, as soon as possible.
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  • So i welcome this threat
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  • And this pressure on hamas very much.
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  • And the people of israel really want to see
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  • What the next united states president is going to do
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  • In order to release the israeli
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  • Hostages, including also americans that are they are
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  • Kept hostage in the gaza strip by hamas for this entire time.
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  • It's unbelievable.
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  • You know, elections have consequences
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  • Not only here in the united states,
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  • But our elections have consequences around the globe.
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  • As we approach the new year and a new administration
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  • In washington.
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  • What are your thoughts about the future of israel
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  • And a return to a safer state?
  • 00:13:10.605 --> 00:13:14.242
  • Well, the we,
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  • The people of israel in general are feeling very optimistic,
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  • About the result and the relationship
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  • With the united states,
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  • Especially with the the president elect, donald trump,
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  • Because in his last term,
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  • He moved the embassy to jerusalem,
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  • Which is something that no other president
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  • Of the united states did.
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  • He also recognized the golan heights as part of israel,
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  • Which is also something that no other us president did.
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  • And we believe that we have a partner
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  • That understands the middle east.
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  • The middle east does not understand talk.
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  • It understands action and that's
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  • What these terrorist organizations and no.
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  • And that's what they respond to.
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  • So we are very optimistic,
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  • And we feel like we have a partner with us to carry out
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  • Our goals of retrieving our hostages, destroying hamas
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  • In the gaza strip, destroying hamas in judea and samaria,
  • 00:14:10.531 --> 00:14:14.135
  • Bringing the residents back to the north.
  • 00:14:14.135 --> 00:14:17.538
  • And, you know, there's also the houthis in yemen.
  • 00:14:17.538 --> 00:14:19.941
  • There's also iraqi
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  • Militias and iranian militias in iraq and syria
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  • And the islamic republic of iran that are threatening
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  • Israel and are developing their nuclear weapons,
  • 00:14:28.683 --> 00:14:31.919
  • Which is the main deal, i think of this for full term
  • 00:14:31.919 --> 00:14:36.524
  • Year of donald trump is to counter
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  • Iran's ability to threaten the world with nuclear power.
  • 00:14:39.894 --> 00:14:44.999
  • Yeah, absolutely.
  • 00:14:45.433 --> 00:14:46.734
  • Well, before we go, i'd like to ask about you personally,
  • 00:14:46.734 --> 00:14:49.737
  • Your reporting
  • 00:14:50.071 --> 00:14:51.272
  • On what has been a very long war while continuing to work.
  • 00:14:51.272 --> 00:14:54.508
  • How does all of that weigh on you and your family?
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  • I know you have a delightful young family.
  • 00:14:57.044 --> 00:15:00.348
  • Well, yeah, my family are with me.
  • 00:15:01.082 --> 00:15:03.751
  • They they've been they've been through a lot this year.
  • 00:15:03.751 --> 00:15:06.887
  • A lot, especially in the beginning months of this war.
  • 00:15:06.887 --> 00:15:09.757
  • And where i was also called
  • 00:15:09.757 --> 00:15:12.059
  • As an idf officer to defend the country
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  • In the northern border against lebanon,
  • 00:15:14.795 --> 00:15:17.064
  • Then inside the gaza strip, fighting hamas terrorists.
  • 00:15:17.064 --> 00:15:21.268
  • I'm a tank platoon commander.
  • 00:15:21.268 --> 00:15:22.603
  • That's my second hat in life in israel.
  • 00:15:22.603 --> 00:15:26.741
  • You are also a soldier, and you have your civilian life.
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  • And i believe it's really important,
  • 00:15:30.344 --> 00:15:33.180
  • Like to share the truth about what is happening in israel
  • 00:15:33.180 --> 00:15:37.785
  • With christians around the world
  • 00:15:37.785 --> 00:15:39.353
  • And everybody around the world.
  • 00:15:39.353 --> 00:15:41.322
  • And i believe it's important because all of us were called
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  • To pray for the peace of jerusalem.
  • 00:15:44.025 --> 00:15:45.993
  • And how can we pray
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  • For this city right behind me, by the way, if we don't know?
  • 00:15:47.228 --> 00:15:50.965
  • No. it's personal.
  • 00:15:50.965 --> 00:15:52.333
  • So i'm trying to make it personal.
  • 00:15:52.333 --> 00:15:55.469
  • So when people pray, they know to pray for a hostage,
  • 00:15:55.469 --> 00:15:58.572
  • To pray for a situation, to pray for a soldier.
  • 00:15:58.572 --> 00:16:01.776
  • And i believe that this is what god told me to do
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  • At this time during this war.
  • 00:16:04.645 --> 00:16:06.347
  • So i am motivated by that, and my family is motivated by that.
  • 00:16:06.347 --> 00:16:10.418
  • But it's not easy.
  • 00:16:10.418 --> 00:16:11.752
  • And if you need to pray for someone,
  • 00:16:11.752 --> 00:16:13.320
  • Pray for the wives that are taking the burden of the family,
  • 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:17.525
  • While all the husbands and most of the husbands
  • 00:16:17.525 --> 00:16:20.594
  • Are fighting in the idf and away from the kids and the family
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  • For a long period of time.
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  • We are european.
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  • So thank you for being with us tonight.
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  • You have an open invitation to join us
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  • Back on set in nashville when your schedule permits.
  • 00:16:34.942 --> 00:16:38.879
  • I'll remember that.
  • 00:16:39.346 --> 00:16:40.548
  • Thank you so much.
  • 00:16:40.548 --> 00:16:43.350
  • Thank you. stay with us.
  • 00:16:43.350 --> 00:16:45.052
  • I'll have some thoughts of my own right after this break.
  • 00:16:45.052 --> 00:16:51.992
  • I'll have some thoughts of my own right after this break.
  • 00:16:51.992 --> 00:16:54.296
  • I've had the privilege of being in israel
  • 00:16:55.130 --> 00:16:56.565
  • Multiple times since the attacks of october 7th.
  • 00:16:56.565 --> 00:17:00.368
  • I've been to the site of the music festival.
  • 00:17:00.368 --> 00:17:02.370
  • I've walked the streets
  • 00:17:02.370 --> 00:17:03.605
  • Of some of those neighborhoods that were ravaged by terrorist.
  • 00:17:03.605 --> 00:17:06.775
  • It's a very difficult time.
  • 00:17:06.775 --> 00:17:08.310
  • It's a confusing time.
  • 00:17:08.310 --> 00:17:09.845
  • Israel today is still at war on two fronts.
  • 00:17:09.845 --> 00:17:13.181
  • And in a world filled with deception,
  • 00:17:13.181 --> 00:17:14.783
  • There's some real benefit
  • 00:17:14.783 --> 00:17:16.318
  • In having a foundation of scripture.
  • 00:17:16.318 --> 00:17:18.887
  • In genesis chapter 13, god made a promise to abraham.
  • 00:17:18.887 --> 00:17:22.290
  • He said that he would give him a partial of land
  • 00:17:22.290 --> 00:17:24.960
  • To abraham and to his descendants forever.
  • 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:28.430
  • Now, i believe forever means forever without exceptions.
  • 00:17:28.430 --> 00:17:32.434
  • I believe that land is a part of the inheritance god
  • 00:17:32.434 --> 00:17:35.137
  • Has given to the jewish people, regardless of what
  • 00:17:35.137 --> 00:17:37.606
  • The united nations or the us state department has to say.
  • 00:17:37.606 --> 00:17:41.676
  • Even hezbollah or hamas for that matter.
  • 00:17:41.676 --> 00:17:44.846
  • Israel and the jewish people have a unique commitment
  • 00:17:44.846 --> 00:17:47.249
  • From god.
  • 00:17:47.249 --> 00:17:48.350
  • And if you didn't know this, god keeps his promises.
  • 00:17:48.350 --> 00:17:51.453
  • I think one of the messages for us
  • 00:17:51.453 --> 00:17:52.954
  • As we watch this unfolding conflict is
  • 00:17:52.954 --> 00:17:55.323
  • That god will keep his promises in your life and in mine.
  • 00:17:55.323 --> 00:17:58.593
  • But those promises are often challenged,
  • 00:17:58.593 --> 00:18:00.862
  • And we'll have to have the courage
  • 00:18:00.862 --> 00:18:02.164
  • And the determination to trust god
  • 00:18:02.164 --> 00:18:04.399
  • And to live out his promises.
  • 00:18:04.399 --> 00:18:06.401
  • So we get the benefits.
  • 00:18:06.401 --> 00:18:07.802
  • If you'll do that,
  • 00:18:07.802 --> 00:18:09.037
  • I assure you there's more reasons for hope than despair.
  • 00:18:09.037 --> 00:18:12.674
  • Well, i'll be back in a moment.
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  • Taking the time to share your emails with us.
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  • We always look forward to reading them.
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  • Sandy, from michigan, said, thank you
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  • For taking the time to host alan jackson.
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  • Now, in addition to your busy
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  • Life as a pastor serving the lord,
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  • Your voice is bold
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  • With the courage to talk about issues
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  • The american church is mostly silent on.
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  • Thank you.
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  • We are listening. well, sandy, i appreciate it.
  • 00:18:45.641 --> 00:18:47.843
  • You know, for much of our nation's
  • 00:18:47.843 --> 00:18:49.111
  • History, our pulpits in our nation
  • 00:18:49.111 --> 00:18:52.715
  • Were the places where truth was told.
  • 00:18:52.715 --> 00:18:54.817
  • It was much of what bound us together as a as a people.
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  • And i pray that we will see that emerge again.
  • 00:18:58.921 --> 00:19:01.324
  • But thank you for your encouragement.
  • 00:19:01.324 --> 00:19:03.693
  • Finally, george from new jersey.
  • 00:19:03.693 --> 00:19:05.061
  • He said president trump is demanding
  • 00:19:05.061 --> 00:19:06.929
  • The release of the october 7th hostages by january 20th.
  • 00:19:06.929 --> 00:19:11.167
  • Do you think they will cooperate?
  • 00:19:11.167 --> 00:19:13.736
  • Well, george, of
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  • What we're watching holds, i absolutely do.
  • 00:19:15.104 --> 00:19:17.807
  • We've seen the prime minister from canada
  • 00:19:17.807 --> 00:19:19.575
  • Make his way to mar-a-lago.
  • 00:19:19.575 --> 00:19:20.743
  • We've seen the president of mexico respond.
  • 00:19:20.743 --> 00:19:23.312
  • World leaders are taking note that there's a new addition
  • 00:19:23.312 --> 00:19:25.982
  • To washington, d.c., and it seems to hold the promise
  • 00:19:25.982 --> 00:19:29.885
  • Of an expression of peace and stability in our world.
  • 00:19:29.885 --> 00:19:33.756
  • In spite of what some of the knuckleheads
  • 00:19:33.756 --> 00:19:35.358
  • In the media have been reporting,
  • 00:19:35.358 --> 00:19:37.293
  • I think the hostage will be released.
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