TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas and regional war. Over 200 Hamas terrorists are trapped in tunnels under Israeli control, sparking a growing debate inside Israel: extract them, starve them, or strike them? As the IDF continues to uncover Hamas compounds and rocket sites near the Yellow Line, a new threat emerges—Iran openly prepares its militias in Iraq for war, while Hezbollah rebuilds in Lebanon at alarming speed. Meanwhile, global powers push forward with plans for a new international stabilization force in Gaza.
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Boots on the Ground | 200+ Trapped Hamas Terrorists Plead For Rescue; Iran Arms Iraqi Militias | Boots on the Ground | November 6, 2025
- In recent days, israel has been facing the dilemma of how to
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- Deal with terrorists who remain inside the yellow line in gaza,
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- Stuck in tunnels underneath an area where the idf is deployed.
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- The idf made an operational decision this week to begin
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- Sealing the tunnel entrances with concrete in an effort to
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- Motivate these terrorists to come out and surrender. this is
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- A tactic that conforms with international law, and it is
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- Also necessary to neutralize a continuous threat to the idf
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- Forces and in parallel, a compound containing hamas
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- Launchers and rockets and an underground tunnel hundreds of
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- Meters long was located and demolished in the northern and
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- The regional arena. the idf struck hezbollah targets in
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- Southern lebanon this week as american officials pressured
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- Lebanon's president to dismantle the hezbollah
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- Terrorist organization and avoid confrontation with israel.
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- This week, tbn, israel's senior middle east analyst matti
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- Shoshani will bring us a look at why iran is increasing
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- Armament in iraq, what the implications are for israel,
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- And how the balance is set between the international
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- Stabilization force and the israeli security zone in gaza
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- And on the northern borders. so we have a lot to talk about
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- Today. so let's dive into the details. amir pinto with me is
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- Matti shoshani, and this is your boots on the ground report
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- About what's happening in israel and a 759 of the war
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- Against hamas, hezbollah, the houthis in yemen, the shia
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- Militias in iraq, and the terrorist organizations in
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- Judea and samaria. all of them are taking their orders from
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- Iran's islamic revolutionary guards corps, which is the head
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- Of the crumbling axis of evil in the middle east. and a
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- Moment before we begin, i want to call on all of you to
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- Continue and sharing the truth day by day. thanks to you, we
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- Are managing to reach hundreds of thousands of people who help
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- Us spread the truth. and now, before the holidays, it is time
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- To say thank you from the bottom of our hearts here in
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- Israel for all the support, the love, the prayers, everything
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- That you did for us in this past two years. so together,
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- Let's continue to spread the truth. and if you want to help
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- Us and reach more people, if you want to receive daily boots
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- On the ground updates, make sure to look up our youtube
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- The ground reports from israel and know how to pray for the
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- Peace of jerusalem. and now we'll go out to a short
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- Commercial break, after which we will return to you with tbn,
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- Israel's senior middle east analyst matti shoshani, who
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- Will bring us a fascinating report on the future of the
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- Middle east. so stay tuned.
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- Middle east. so stay tuned.
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- Welcome back to boots on the ground. on tuesday morning, the
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- United states submitted a comprehensive draft resolution
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- To the united nations security council meant to establish an
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- International transitional government mechanism to operate
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- In gaza and a stabilization force to operate in
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- Coordination with israel, with egypt and with the palestinian
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- Authority. officials in the security establishment
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- Clarified that this is a draft, and comments from europe and
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- From arab states are expected, and according to them, among
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- The countries expected to participate in the force are
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- Indonesia, pakistan and azerbaijan. so to get all the
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- Details on what the plan is and how everyone wants a part in
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- This deal, we now turn to tbn, israel's senior middle east
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- Analyst matti shoshani. so, matti, over to you.
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- >> that's right. believe it or not, phase two of the ceasefire
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- Agreement and what it was known as the 20 or 21 point plan for
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- The middle east is about to kick into action. this is a
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- Multi-year project that includes multiple countries,
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- Multiple entities, both from the middle east, the us
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- Government and the israelis, all taking effect on the ground
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- In the gaza strip. to really understand what's about to
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- Happen in the next 12 to 24 months in the gaza strip, we
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- Need to introduce a couple of new acronyms. you've already
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- Heard of the board of peace. this is something trump talked
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- About a few weeks back when he announced the new plan, the 20
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- Or 21 point plan for stabilization in the middle
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- East. but there's a new acronym, the isf, the international
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- Stabilization force. and this force is what i would call the
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- Day after plan for the gaza strip. these are the people
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- That are going to stabilize the gaza strip. this is the interim
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- Government that is going to rebuild on the ground in gaza
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- And prevent hamas from continuing to carry on civil
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- Governance of the gaza strip. and this is the entity that
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- Ultimately will be the one to rebuild gaza without hamas,
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- This isf, this international stabilization force, they're
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- The people that are going to be doing the grunt work that is
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- Needed to transition the gaza strip from where it is today,
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- Controlled by hamas, in part controlled by israel. in
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- Another part, with aid flowing in in a very complex way,
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- Maneuver that into something that is a lasting solution. and
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- That lasting solution has to be a force that is able to move
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- Aid in and rebuild the gaza strip. without that, allowing
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- The gaza strip to be built by hamas and the terrorism
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- Infrastructure to be rebuilt. there are some countries that
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- Really want to make sure that they have a stake on the ground.
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- And number one on that list are the turkish government and
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- People led by, of course, president erdogan. they want to
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- Make sure that they have people on the ground in the gaza strip,
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- And they see that as payment for their contribution to the
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- Negotiation process, in which israel and hamas reached a
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- Ceasefire. and yes, admittedly, their involvement in that was
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- Pivotal and key, and it wouldn't have happened without
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- Them. but israel is strongly pushing back against the
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- Involvement and direct presence of the turkish forces on the
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- Ground in the gaza strip. this is because of several reasons.
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- One, the turks are not the friends of israel and haven't
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- Been for a very long time. two turkish forces on the ground
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- Can be almost seen as adversarial by israel, and
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- We'll get to in a minute how they're doing the same thing in
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- Our northern border in israel. and the israeli army does not
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- Want to see presence of turkish forces on the ground in gaza.
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- And this is just one of many points of contention. there's
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- Another really big piece here, which is what palestinian
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- Forces govern in the gaza strip. we want the palestinian
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- Authority to get stronger and better and work in the gaza
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- Strip. at the same time, we recognize that they don't have
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- The ability to do so. so we want them to go through reforms
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- And rebuild. on a third side of that, we want to remove hamas,
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- And we want to have some kind of palestinian leadership on
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- The ground in the gaza strip that is not affiliated to the
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- Corruption of the palestinian authority and to the violence
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- Of hamas terrorist organization. as you might imagine, israel
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- Has a lot to say on the topic of both the isf and what
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- Happens in the day after in the gaza strip. and the main
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- Concern is, of course, the identity of the forces on the
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- Ground in the gaza strip, on the one hand, and to the
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- Control of the borders and the movements of hamas within the
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- Gaza strip. these next months are pivotal. they're the months
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- In which hamas needs to be squeezed out of their areas of
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- Control in the gaza strip, where humanitarian aid needs to
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- Be brought in, where rebuilding needs to start, and
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- International forces need to start working on the ground in
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- The gaza strip. and all of that needs to happen at the same
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- Time. another big player in this entire equation are the
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- Qataris. again, we're going to remind you, israel struck in
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- Qatar, trying to kill heads of hamas within the capital of
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- Qatar. qatar since then has been repositioned as a very
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- Powerful and significant force in the middle east, almost a
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- Kingmaker in the middle east. and they too want to have a say
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- And a presence in what happens on the ground in the gaza strip,
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- And then moving from that to the greater region. behind the
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- Scenes, of course. and behind all of this is the us 21 point
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- Plan for the middle east. president trump presented this
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- In sharm el-sheikh just a few weeks ago, and we're now seeing
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- The fruit of those steps. steps one, two, three. those initial
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- Steps were the ceasefire, the return of the hostages and the
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- Disarmament of the gaza strip. these are about to be some
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- Tense months, but all the groundwork is being done in the
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- Correct way. there's an international presence. there's
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- A lot of clout and pressure by the american government.
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- There's a commitment to disarm the gaza strip. and of course,
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- There is immense pressure to make sure that the finances,
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- The work and the unity are present when needed to rebuild
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- The gaza strip. there will be many difficult and hard steps
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- To make in that process. but ultimately, this is the way
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- Forward for the gaza strip and the middle east.
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- >> thank you so much for this very detailed explanation of
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- Everything that's happening in the middle east. and we will
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- Continue to spread the truth from israel. make sure to look
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- Us up on youtube and subscribe to tbn's reohm to receive daily
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- Boots on the ground reports. and now let's move to our
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- Studio in jerusalem for an exclusive interview brought to
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- Us by tbn israel director samuel smadja with icej
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- President jürgen bühler and a close look at how the world
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- Sees israel and why a christian embassy is needed in jerusalem.
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- >> today, a year. shalom from jerusalem. it's a great joy to
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- Be here again. and today i have a special friend, a great
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- Friend of israel, doctor jürgen bühler. for those who don't
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- Know, he's the president of the christian embassy. he's a
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- Doctor in basel. xi jürgen shalom and welcome.
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- >> it's always a joy to be with you, shmuel. thanks for having
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- Me.
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- >> jürgen, can you tell us a bit about the christian embassy?
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- >> the christian embassy? i believe it's a ministry that is
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- Today more relevant than ever. we have been established around
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- 45 years ago, in 1980, when all the embassies left jerusalem in
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- Protest against israel, evangelical christians from
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- Around the world, they said, well, if our governments are
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- Turning their backs to israel, we need to make a clear stand
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- With israel. we are opening an international christian embassy
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- In jerusalem as a sign of solidarity with the jewish
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- People. and for 45 years we have been here in jerusalem.
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- You need to understand, when we were founded, this was just 35
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- Years after the holocaust. most jews thought, well, the
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- Christians, they hate us and we are here to show in very
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- Practical ways that there is a new face of christianity.
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- Christians love the jewish people. we serve a jewish
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- Messiah. we have our boots on the ground. we are helping down
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- In gaza. when there were the rockets flying in gaza, we were
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- Building more than 200 bomb shelters. we are reconstructing
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- A lot of what has been destroyed. we are working with
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- The government to fight anti-semitism worldwide. we
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- Have a home for holocaust survivors in haifa. in just a
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- Few weeks from now, we celebrate the feast of
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- Tabernacles. it's the largest annual tourist event here in
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- Israel.
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- >> the fulfillment of prophecy, the feast of tabernacles.
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- >> yeah, that's what zechariah chapter 12, verse 14 and 16
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- Says is that at the end of the days, the nations will come to
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- Jerusalem to keep the feast of tabernacles and to worship the
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- Lord in jerusalem.
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- >> jürgen, there's no doubt that you have a message to the
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- People of israel. what's your message from here to christians
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- Around the world?
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- >> the message from here to christians around the world is
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- Crystal clear today. when anti-semitism is rising around
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- The world, number one, the church needs to stand with
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- Israel like never before. they see the streets in many places
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- Around the world packed with haters of israel,
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- Pro-palestinian rallies, and they need to see very clearly.
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- There is a global church that believes in the promises of
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- Israel that loves the jewish people, and this should not
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- Take place only in the four walls of our church building.
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- We need to take that out. secondly, the church needs to
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- Become active and get involved here with this land. meaning
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- You come here and visit. you know there are no tourists at
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- The moment. i live here with my family. to be honest, it's
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- Pretty safe to live here in israel and i want to invite
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- From here christians from around the world, please come
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- And visit us. show israel that you stand with them in a very
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- Practical way, you know. what do you do when you have a sick
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- Friend? when you have a family member that is in need, you
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- Visit them. so please come and visit israel. and also there
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- Are many ways how you can support projects here in the
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- Land, either through the christian embassy or other
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- Organizations. it's a time today where we need to show our
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- Love in a very practical way.
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- >> you mentioned anti-semitism, anti-semitism. today, two years
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- Down the road from the 7th of october, is greater than ever.
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- How do you see this whole thing?
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- >> well, you know, over many decades, i heard many times
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- That we are living in dangerous times. and it's like it was
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- Before the time of adolf hitler. and i always was a little bit
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- Skeptical on that. but today, times are as bad, if not worse,
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- When adolf hitler came to power in the years before, you didn't
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- Have those mass demonstrations like you have them today
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- Against israel. it wasn't taking place against the jews.
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- Of course, there were anti-semites in germany, but
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- They didn't rally in the tens of thousands or hundreds of
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- Thousands just for the purpose to go against the jewish people
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- In paris, in london, in berlin, you name the capitals of the
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- World, you see hundreds of thousands of people standing on
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- The streets.
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- >> are you concerned for europe?
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- >> i'm concerned for europe in a big time. and i believe
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- Behind anti-semitism, behind anti-israel. there is a very,
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- Very powerful, maybe the most powerful demonic force in our
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- Time. it needs to be fought on a spiritual level. i like the
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- Passage in the book of revelation in chapter 12, you
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- See a quite amazing, perplexing image of the red dragon, which
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- Is satan standing up, and he's there in front of a woman,
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- Which i believe is israel, which is about to give birth to
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- The messiah, and he tries to devour the messiah. he didn't
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- Succeed because he was taken up to the throne of god. the lord
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- Ascended to heaven when he couldn't kill messiah. he was
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- Going after the woman. and that means, i believe, the number
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- One target in our times today is the people of israel for
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- Satan. why? because what you see here, they are coming back
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- To their land. they are restoring israel. and i believe
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- Satan knows maybe better than any theologian in our in our
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- Theological colleges that if the jews are coming back, jesus
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- Will come back very soon. and that's why he's putting
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- Everything behind him to destroy the jewish people.
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- >> if you have a chance to speak to the churches around
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- The world, and especially the church in europe, what's your
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- Message?
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- >> it is a time of decision. you know, the church for
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- Centuries was indifferent towards israel. they didn't
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- Care. they said, oh, maybe it's just a sign of the end time.
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- But i believe we are living in a time where, like paul says,
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- We need to reconnect to the roots of our faith to the
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- People of israel. we need to fight anti-semitism, as i said,
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- And also, it is a time where the church needs to pray, pray,
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- Pray for the peace of jerusalem, for the people of israel, for
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- The messianic body here in this land. stand behind this land
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- And pray like never before, because it is a spiritual
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- Battle. and that's why we need the church today more than ever.
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- >> you know, i just came back from the states and you can
- 00:15:53.282 --> 00:15:56.552
- Hear even in christian, so-called christian circles,
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- People who are a bit tired from the israeli issue, especially
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- Among the new generation. it's not that they don't like israel.
- 00:16:01.390 --> 00:16:04.593
- They don't know what to think about this whole situation. i'm
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- Talking about leaders, young leaders.
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- >> i believe we are seeing today miracles of biblical
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- Proportions. you know what we saw in lebanon with sheikh
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- Nasrallah, this big army of hezbollah, where everybody in
- 00:16:17.873 --> 00:16:21.410
- Israel, you remember, we were afraid of 100,000, 150,000
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- Missiles to israel. now they are just a shadow of themselves.
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- And there was hardly any missile killing people in
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- Israel. then secondly, iran is absolutely depowered today.
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- What israel was doing, even international intelligence
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- Agencies, they said this was miraculous. what was taking
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- Place, what is taking place with hamas. we are seeing huge
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- Miracles in our times. and you know what? bibi netanyahu and
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- The days of the iranian war, he put on the wall. he says the
- 00:16:53.775 --> 00:16:58.680
- Lion has risen. and i believe we are living in times where
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- The lion of judah is rising again. and it's, i believe, not
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- Only a physical rising up, but we will we will very soon also
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- A spiritual rising up and see revival here in this land. so
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- If you believe in biblical prophecies, these are the days
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- To study it and to see what is happening here in the land.
- 00:17:15.297 --> 00:17:18.700
- >> what would you encourage a young pastor to do? well, he
- 00:17:18.700 --> 00:17:21.470
- Wants viewers and he wants thumbs up on on instagram and
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- Facebook.
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- >> change your mindset. you know, we are coming back to the
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- Time in germany. there was part of the church who wanted to be
- 00:17:31.079 --> 00:17:34.516
- Political, correct? the german christians, quote unquote. they
- 00:17:34.516 --> 00:17:37.452
- Put the swastika flags in their churches. they might have said,
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- Oh, we don't really like hitler, but we want to not to endanger
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- Our flock. and today everybody speaks about people like
- 00:17:45.227 --> 00:17:49.464
- Dietrich bonhoeffer, people who stood up, who had courage, who
- 00:17:49.464 --> 00:17:52.668
- Didn't care if they get the thumbs up of the people, but
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- Who spoke the truth and who were willing, you know,
- 00:17:56.572 --> 00:17:59.208
- Revelation 12, that passage says they overcame satan
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- Because they of the truth that they were confessing with their
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- Mouth. they didn't love their life even until death. and also
- 00:18:05.681 --> 00:18:10.352
- They were resisting the enemy. and i believe that's what we
- 00:18:10.352 --> 00:18:13.422
- Need today. one of the weaknesses of the church today,
- 00:18:13.422 --> 00:18:16.358
- And i see this especially with the young generation, they
- 00:18:16.358 --> 00:18:19.761
- Don't read the whole bible. you have here a bible which has the
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- Old and the new testament. when i go through churches in europe
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- And i ask how many of you read through the whole bible from
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- Genesis to revelation, in a church of 3400 people, maybe
- 00:18:31.873 --> 00:18:36.278
- Ten hands are going up. and the reason is, is that from the
- 00:18:36.278 --> 00:18:40.649
- Pulpit only the new testament is being preached. we need a
- 00:18:40.649 --> 00:18:43.452
- Generation today in the church that is bold, that stands very
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- Clearly with the jewish people. and i believe this will be also
- 00:18:47.889 --> 00:18:50.459
- An overcoming church because god will bless those churches.
- 00:18:50.459 --> 00:18:54.529
- >> you came to israel as a young man. as a student, you
- 00:18:54.529 --> 00:18:57.799
- Did your doctorate here at the weizmann institute, but you
- 00:18:57.799 --> 00:19:00.469
- Chose to stay. your kids are serving in the israeli army.
- 00:19:00.469 --> 00:19:03.305
- Your wife and you are here in jerusalem. you are paying a
- 00:19:03.305 --> 00:19:06.708
- Price. why?
- 00:19:06.708 --> 00:19:07.843
- >> if you are in the place where god wants you to be, it's
- 00:19:07.943 --> 00:19:11.280
- The best place to be. and we just know god wants us to be in
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- This land. to give you a spiritual answer, my wife and i
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- And i believe i speak also for our children. we love this
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- Nation. it's an amazing place to live. it's a very dynamic
- 00:19:22.991 --> 00:19:26.895
- Country. you know, i come from science. it's one of the most
- 00:19:26.895 --> 00:19:31.800
- Innovative countries in the world. you have startup
- 00:19:31.800 --> 00:19:34.202
- Companies here. and honestly, i enjoy going on a weekend to the
- 00:19:34.202 --> 00:19:38.373
- Beach in tel aviv and enjoy the wonderful mediterranean sea
- 00:19:38.373 --> 00:19:42.210
- Here. and also what i have to say about the people of israel
- 00:19:42.210 --> 00:19:46.315
- More than any other people in the world. i think they are the
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- Most helpful people in the world that you can imagine.
- 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:53.388
- When my son went to the army almost every day, people from
- 00:19:53.388 --> 00:19:57.526
- Our village came to our house. they said, oh, we hear your son
- 00:19:57.526 --> 00:20:01.363
- Is serving. can we do anything for you? i don't believe this
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- Would have happened in germany. shmuel wells, we are looking
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- Out of the window. i can tell my boys. listen here. this is
- 00:20:08.003 --> 00:20:12.507
- Where the bible was written. and it's the best place to
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- Raise your children.
- 00:20:15.477 --> 00:20:17.846
- >> jürgen, you mentioned that you feel that you're in the
- 00:20:17.846 --> 00:20:21.383
- Center of god's will. people are watching us who are walking
- 00:20:21.383 --> 00:20:25.354
- With the lord, but not necessarily in their life, are
- 00:20:25.354 --> 00:20:30.492
- In the center of god's will, especially young people. i'm
- 00:20:30.492 --> 00:20:35.130
- Sure that many of them are honestly asking, what's god's
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- Will for me? and how do i know i'm in the center of god's will?
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- >> well, the word of god, one of the psalms is telling,
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- Telling us that if you love the lord with all your heart, he
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- Will give you the desires of your heart. and you know, when
- 00:20:50.312 --> 00:20:55.183
- I was young, i understood well, if i really serve the lord, he
- 00:20:55.183 --> 00:20:58.286
- Will give me what i wish. as i am growing old, i realize that
- 00:20:58.286 --> 00:21:03.091
- As you follow the lord, he actually puts his desires in
- 00:21:03.091 --> 00:21:06.428
- Your heart. he will give you his desires.
- 00:21:06.428 --> 00:21:08.630
- >> i think that's a great secret. god gives you his
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- Desires.
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- >> absolutely. and that happened with me, with israel.
- 00:21:12.901 --> 00:21:15.437
- That happened to my wife and with israel. i came here to
- 00:21:15.437 --> 00:21:18.240
- This land. and i really heard the voice of god. so this was a
- 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:22.344
- Very unique way of calling. i heard him speaking to me, this
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- Is the land where you will live. i went to my fiancee at the
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- Time because i understood, you know, if god calls me to israel,
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- I have to make sure my bride also loves israel and i wasn't
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- Sure how this would go. i went to vesna. i said, vesna, you
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- Know, i really believe god spoke to me. what do you think
- 00:21:39.261 --> 00:21:42.297
- About moving to israel? and i never forget. her eyes were
- 00:21:42.297 --> 00:21:46.435
- Lighting up and she said, you know what? this was always the
- 00:21:46.435 --> 00:21:50.071
- Dream of my childhood.
- 00:21:50.071 --> 00:21:51.239
- >> by the way, for those who watch us, vesna is a singer and
- 00:21:51.339 --> 00:21:54.576
- You should look for her on youtube.
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- >> in a way, god put both of us the desire to come here to this
- 00:21:56.745 --> 00:22:00.682
- Land in our hearts. and i believe today there are young
- 00:22:00.682 --> 00:22:04.152
- People around the world which god put something in your heart
- 00:22:04.152 --> 00:22:07.389
- And you have this desire. you might not be sure if this is
- 00:22:07.389 --> 00:22:10.992
- The desire of god. i want to tell you as you are following
- 00:22:10.992 --> 00:22:14.729
- The lord, as you are dedicating your life 100% to the lord, he
- 00:22:14.729 --> 00:22:20.569
- Will open the doors. i never could have opened the doors to
- 00:22:20.569 --> 00:22:24.506
- Come here to israel like god have done it, but he did it.
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- And i know for sure that you might ask exactly the same
- 00:22:27.609 --> 00:22:31.313
- Question that shmuel said, you know, how do i discern the will
- 00:22:31.313 --> 00:22:34.983
- Of the lord? follow what the lord placed in your heart, and
- 00:22:34.983 --> 00:22:37.419
- Ask, lord, please open the doors for me, and you do
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- Everything. you'll be faithful in the small things you serve
- 00:22:40.489 --> 00:22:43.358
- The lord in your church, in your congregation, you serve
- 00:22:43.358 --> 00:22:47.195
- Your pastors and your leaders. and you will see god will
- 00:22:47.195 --> 00:22:50.565
- Reward that, and he will open the doors, and he will guide
- 00:22:50.565 --> 00:22:53.468
- You the way that you should walk.
- 00:22:53.468 --> 00:22:56.238
- >> and i believe that every christian in the world should
- 00:22:56.238 --> 00:22:59.574
- Hear your message. i believe that your clear voice for the
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- Generation that we live in, and may god gives you wisdom and
- 00:23:05.080 --> 00:23:09.184
- The power to continue what you do and the tools to reach the
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- World with this message, a balanced message. and let me
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- Tell you, for the jews and for the arabs is really an example.
- 00:23:17.292 --> 00:23:21.596
- For the love of god here in israel, you're going. what a
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- Great honor having you with us. thank you. and back to you.
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- Yeah.
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- >> thank you very much, samuel smadja. that was a very, very
- 00:23:32.073 --> 00:23:35.844
- Interesting interview. now let's go out to a short
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- Commercial break, after which we will return back here to
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- Pray together for the peace of jerusalem.
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- Pray together for the peace of jerusalem.
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- So thank you very much for coming back to us. now,
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- Let's remind all of us that this is a spiritual war. there
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- Is no other reason for all these nations, for all these
- 00:24:04.536 --> 00:24:07.406
- Terrorist organizations, to invest so much money, effort,
- 00:24:07.406 --> 00:24:10.309
- Manpower into launching attacks against this tiny state called
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- Israel. this is a spiritual war. and thank god we are winning,
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- But not because the idf is strong or the people of israel
- 00:24:20.285 --> 00:24:23.989
- Are smart because god is faithful. that's the whole
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- Point. he has been faithful to the people of israel since the
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- Times of abraham in the bible, and he's still faithful to us
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- Today. we are serving a god that does not change. we are
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- Serving a god that performs biblical level miracles in
- 00:24:38.270 --> 00:24:42.241
- Modern days. it's a miracle that we are winning against all
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- These nations and developing more relations, more
- 00:24:46.245 --> 00:24:50.082
- Technologies. god is showing you back at home that he is
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- Faithful to his promises to the people of israel, and he's
- 00:24:55.187 --> 00:24:58.490
- Faithful to his promises to you with whatever it is that you're
- 00:24:58.490 --> 00:25:02.694
- Struggling. so keep praying for him. he's listening and he's
- 00:25:02.694 --> 00:25:06.765
- Answering his prayers. when you're praying for israel, make
- 00:25:06.765 --> 00:25:10.502
- It personal. pray for an idf soldier. pray for the leader of
- 00:25:10.502 --> 00:25:15.874
- This country that is making very, very difficult decisions.
- 00:25:15.874 --> 00:25:18.410
- Pray for your leaders that are also making very difficult
- 00:25:18.410 --> 00:25:21.713
- Decisions. god can help them make the right decisions in
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- Every situation, and make sure you keep praying for the peace
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- Of jerusalem makes all the difference in the world.
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