Iran Sprints To Rebuild Nuclear Program; Hamas Panics As War Threat Rises | Boots on the Ground

December 18, 2025 | 31:30

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas and regional war. As Iran pushes its nuclear ambitions forward and Hamas clings to power in Gaza, the region teeters on the edge of a broader war. Hezbollah retreats south of the Litani, the U.S. arms Lebanon, and international forces prepare for Gaza with no real authority. Meanwhile, Iran’s terror proxies regroup in Sudan, and signs of collapse ripple through Tehran. From Mossad warnings to ceasefire chaos and power struggles in the Middle East, this episode unpacks day 803 of a war that refuses to end.

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  • Iran's annihilation plan
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  • Against israel is already
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  • Just around the corner
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  • And the head of the mossad warns
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  • That iran will break out
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  • To a nuclear capability the moment it is able to
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  • And it's planning to deceive the whole world.
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  • Even as the iranian economy falls apart
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  • And the currency hits an unprecedented all time low,
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  • The sprint towards a nuclear capability
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  • Is still at full power.
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  • In tehran, the capital of iran,
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  • They are trying to project business as usual
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  • With weapons exhibitions,
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  • Internal messages to the population
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  • And the new morale in palestine square threatening israel.
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  • And in israel's security establishment,
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  • They have made it clear
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  • That the campaign against the revolutionary guards
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  • Is absolutely not nearing its end.
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  • In parallel, on the southern front,
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  • The elimination effect is shaking hamas.
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  • The elimination of the senior hamas figure, ra'ad sa'ad,
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  • Is the most significant offensive move
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  • Since the ceasefire agreement,
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  • And it sends a sharp message that there is no immunity
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  • For terror commanders, even during a ceasefire.
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  • However, in hamas,
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  • They are angry over contradictory messages
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  • From the united states, and at the same time,
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  • They are trying to preserve the continuation of the agreement,
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  • But internally, they understand that there are three paths,
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  • Two that allow them to recover and survive,
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  • And one that is their nightmare scenario - a return to war.
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  • Meanwhile, according to a saudi report,
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  • They want a round of indirect negotiations
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  • In egypt or qatar,
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  • And the question of demilitarization
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  • Is also supposed to come up, at least on paper.
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  • In the north, the israeli air force
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  • Continues to strike in lebanon,
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  • But in the idf they are preparing
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  • For the possibility of a broad move against hezbollah.
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  • Naim qassem, the head of hezbollah,
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  • Declares "we will not surrender,"
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  • But on the ground, hezbollah is reducing its presence
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  • South of the litani river
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  • And moving heavy weapons north
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  • So as not to test israel's red lines.
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  • Washington still believes escalation can be stopped,
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  • And, in the same breath,
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  • Approves a possible sale to lebanon
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  • Of 140 armored vehicles
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  • To strengthen the lebanese army against hezbollah.
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  • Tbn israel's senior middle east analyst, mati shoshani,
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  • Will bring us all the details on the arms race around israel,
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  • Including qatar's advanced talks
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  • For f-35s, parallel deals in the region,
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  • And israel's concerns
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  • Over erosion of its strategic advantage.
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  • And tbn israel's director, samuel smadja,
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  • Will bring us an in-depth interview with matt long
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  • From our studios in jerusalem
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  • About life in israel under war
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  • And how god is part of day to day life in the holy land.
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  • So there's a lot ahead of us,
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  • Let's dive into the details.
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  • I'm yair pinto, and this is your boots on the ground report,
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  • In which we bring you the full truth
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  • About what's happening in israel
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  • On day 803 of the war
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  • Against hamas, hezbollah, the houthis in yemen,
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  • The shia militias in iraq,
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  • And all the other terrorist organizations
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  • In judea and samaria,
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  • Which are operating under the control
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  • Of iran's revolutionary guards corps,
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  • Which is the head of the crumbling axis of evil
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  • In the middle east.
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  • And a moment before we begin,
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  • I want to say thank you for all of you
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  • That are standing with us every day,
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  • Sharing the truth and praying
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  • For what's happening in israel.
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  • Of boots on the ground from israel,
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  • Please look for our youtube channel,
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  • Tbn israel. make sure to subscribe
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  • And unite in prayer
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  • For the peace of jerusalem.
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  • And now we'll go to a short commercial break,
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  • After which we'll return to you
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  • With tbn israel's senior middle east analyst, mati shoshani.
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  • With tbn israel's senior middle east analyst, mati shoshani.
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  • And now let's move
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  • To tbn israel's senior middle east analyst, mati shoshani,
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  • Who will speak about the arms race in the middle east
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  • And give us all the details
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  • On the near future in our neighborhood
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  • And how just a moment before the transition
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  • To phase b in the ceasefire agreement in the gaza strip,
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  • Everyone wants a bite of the cake.
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  • So over to you, mati.
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  • In less than two weeks,
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  • President trump is planning
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  • To meet with prime minister netanyahu in miami.
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  • And until that moment,
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  • The clock is ticking. there's a clear and present deadline.
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  • And that deadline is - we're supposed to be
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  • Inside phase two in the gaza strip
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  • And deep into kickstarting the us foreign policy
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  • In this region that will change the future
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  • Of what's happening here. nothing short of that.
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  • So let's break down everything that's happening here.
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  • What the shortcomings of this plan are,
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  • What the roadblocks for this plan are,
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  • Why the turks continue to insist
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  • On being part of the boots on the ground solution
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  • In the gaza strip.
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  • And what does israel have to say
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  • About what's been happening here in the region,
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  • What's happening on the ground in the gaza strip.
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  • So let's start with the big elephant in the room,
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  • Phase two of the agreement.
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  • The same question looms
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  • Over everything that's happening here.
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  • And the question is,
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  • Who will be the man, the women,
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  • The forces wielding weapons in the gaza strip in phase two?
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  • At the moment, idf forces
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  • Continue to hold control in the gaza strip
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  • Behind what is called the yellow line.
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  • We've withdrawn from the big city centers.
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  • Hamas once again has partial control over those centers,
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  • And the idf is maintaining security parameter
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  • Over the big population areas in the gaza strip,
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  • Preventing hamas from once again
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  • Getting close to the border with israel
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  • And with israeli communities across the border with gaza.
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  • But that's phase one.
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  • Phase two is supposed to be, is planned to be,
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  • Is anticipated as when another international force
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  • Enters the arena, and this has been
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  • A sticky and complicated situation for weeks now,
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  • With no clear resolution coming up the pipeline.
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  • And the question is, of course,
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  • Before the meeting between trump and netanyahu,
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  • Again, these two are not meeting
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  • Just for the sake of shaking hands,
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  • There's supposed to be a clear deadline
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  • And a clear change on the ground when that meeting takes place
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  • Later this month, and before that happens,
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  • Someone somehow needs to present themselves
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  • As the solution for the gaza strip.
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  • I'm part of the idf and in the idf,
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  • We're still trying to figure out what 2026 is going to look like.
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  • Will it include an increased presence of soldiers
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  • On the ground in the gaza strip,
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  • Or will we finally be moving out of the gaza strip
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  • Into more of a defensive posture around the gaza area,
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  • And have an international force on the ground.
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  • These next weeks are really the deciding season
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  • For what that's going to look like.
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  • Will the us, together with israel, be able to pull off
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  • An amazing, significant and historical regional transition?
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  • Or are we going to continue to muck around in the mud,
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  • Pun intended, and just continue to fight in the gaza strip,
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  • In lebanon and in syria, for the unforeseeable future?
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  • I want to address a political rumor
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  • That's been spreading a lot lately.
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  • And the rumor is that the us and israel are no longer aligned
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  • About what's happening inside the gaza strip.
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  • There's even rumors that trump is once again furious
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  • With one of the latest assassinations
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  • By the israeli armed forces against a hamas executive,
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  • But that's not really the case.
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  • The case here is we're trying to get together,
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  • To get our interests and the facts on the ground aligned,
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  • Before the meeting takes place
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  • Between netanyahu and president trump.
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  • And really that gap at the moment
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  • Is who will be on the ground,
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  • What forces will carry those weapons?
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  • What forces will move forward?
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  • We've talked about multiple countries up till now.
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  • We've talked about the azerbaijanis,
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  • About the indonesians, but one country
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  • Continues to come up again and again and again,
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  • And that's the turkish government.
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  • So here's the story on the turkish government
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  • And why they want to be involved in what's happening here.
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  • So the turkish government continues to say:
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  • Guys, guys, we want to be
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  • That force on the ground in the gaza strip.
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  • We're willing to be part of that force.
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  • We're willing to be the boots on the ground.
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  • We're willing to even knowingly go into a situation
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  • Where we're going to be exchanging fire
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  • With hamas terrorists, and our soldiers might be hurt
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  • And our soldiers will definitely be hurting hamas terrorists.
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  • And they know that's politically heavy.
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  • They know that's politically charged,
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  • And yet they continue to make that offer time and time again.
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  • And in response to that, the israeli government,
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  • Specifically the idf, says absolutely no,
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  • There is no scenario where we will not veto
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  • Turkish forces on the ground inside of the gaza strip.
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  • First of all, the agenda of the turks here,
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  • Or the turkish government, specifically president erdogan,
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  • The leader of turkey for quite some time now,
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  • Let's call it semi-democratic leader of turkey
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  • For quite some time,
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  • Erdogan is a man who's been speaking against israel
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  • Time and time again. but if it was only rhetoric,
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  • I think we would have probably been able to move on.
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  • It's far more than rhetoric.
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  • The turkish government has been actively supporting
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  • And aiding terrorists to fight against israel.
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  • This isn't, again, a political disagreement.
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  • This is an ideological stance
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  • That they have against the state of israel as a zionist entity
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  • That goes so far that multiple weeks ago,
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  • President erdogan himself made threats
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  • Against israeli executives and israeli government leadership,
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  • Saying, if they fly over the turkish airspace,
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  • Turkey maintains the right to shoot down their planes.
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  • Now, again, that's a bit of a sword rattling
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  • Kind of expression. there's a very, very long history there
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  • Of how much turkey is opposed to israel,
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  • How much they've done against israel, to the point
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  • Where we disconnected our diplomatic relations
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  • Multiple times in recent decades.
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  • All of that is geared towards them
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  • Wanting to be a regional superpower.
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  • They don't want to be limited to their territorial area.
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  • They want once again to be the regional superpower,
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  • The kingmaker or the president maker
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  • Or the prime minister maker,
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  • Whatever the menu of the day is
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  • On the ground here in the middle east,
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  • But they want to be the ones setting the tone.
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  • They want to be playing with the top dogs
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  • And not considered as a b-level country anymore.
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  • So let's go to what's going to happen
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  • Between trump and netanyahu.
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  • In less than two weeks time,
  • 00:10:23.797 --> 00:10:25.299
  • Netanyahu's plan to travel to miami
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  • To meet with us president donald trump
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  • And they're supposed to talk about what phase two looks like.
  • 00:10:29.603 --> 00:10:33.607
  • And the big difference between the united states and israel
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  • Is at this moment a question of timing,
  • 00:10:36.210 --> 00:10:39.179
  • Not what the milestones are,
  • 00:10:39.179 --> 00:10:40.647
  • But what the timing of those milestones is.
  • 00:10:40.647 --> 00:10:42.816
  • So let me explain this. the united states is saying,
  • 00:10:42.816 --> 00:10:45.219
  • Together with this very large regional coalition,
  • 00:10:45.219 --> 00:10:47.721
  • We want to make sure, we want to know
  • 00:10:47.721 --> 00:10:50.357
  • That sometime in early this year, we're in phase b,
  • 00:10:50.357 --> 00:10:53.560
  • We want to say publicly we've won this phase of the war.
  • 00:10:53.560 --> 00:10:57.197
  • We want to say publicly we're now in phase b,
  • 00:10:57.197 --> 00:10:59.800
  • This is over. and israel, in response to that, says,
  • 00:10:59.800 --> 00:11:02.903
  • No problem. we're not concerned with when this happens,
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  • We're concerned with what exactly happens on the ground.
  • 00:11:05.973 --> 00:11:09.042
  • And two key pieces are missing for the state of israel.
  • 00:11:09.042 --> 00:11:11.645
  • One is the force that will be the boots on the ground
  • 00:11:11.645 --> 00:11:13.447
  • In the gaza strip,
  • 00:11:13.447 --> 00:11:14.615
  • Which is a hugely significant piece in this region,
  • 00:11:14.615 --> 00:11:17.651
  • Something that for decades has been very complicated
  • 00:11:17.651 --> 00:11:19.820
  • To achieve effectively.
  • 00:11:19.820 --> 00:11:21.788
  • And the situation on the border with syria and with lebanon
  • 00:11:21.788 --> 00:11:24.858
  • Are great case studies of exactly that.
  • 00:11:24.858 --> 00:11:26.960
  • How difficult it is to build an international force
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  • That is actually effective
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  • And doesn't side with israel's enemies directly,
  • 00:11:30.631 --> 00:11:33.467
  • Or at least is not a silent observer
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  • That doesn't report on any of the crimes
  • 00:11:35.936 --> 00:11:38.238
  • And ceasefire violations carried out by the other side.
  • 00:11:38.238 --> 00:11:41.208
  • So very complicated situation.
  • 00:11:41.208 --> 00:11:43.143
  • Who will be the boots on the ground?
  • 00:11:43.143 --> 00:11:44.678
  • But there's another one here,
  • 00:11:44.678 --> 00:11:46.013
  • And that other piece is that we're not actually seeing
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  • The full ceasefire agreement being carried out.
  • 00:11:48.682 --> 00:11:51.518
  • Israel still waits for one more hostage to be returned.
  • 00:11:51.518 --> 00:11:56.123
  • We actually just interviewed the family members of that hostage,
  • 00:11:56.123 --> 00:11:59.526
  • Ran gvili,
  • 00:11:59.526 --> 00:12:00.627
  • Who's held in the hands of,
  • 00:12:00.627 --> 00:12:02.663
  • Well, islamic jihad or hamas or both, we're not entirely sure,
  • 00:12:02.663 --> 00:12:05.766
  • But we do know that they've had him
  • 00:12:05.766 --> 00:12:07.601
  • At multiple points in this war
  • 00:12:07.601 --> 00:12:09.169
  • And we do know that they're refusing to bring him back.
  • 00:12:09.169 --> 00:12:11.838
  • So, again, hamas is violating the ceasefire agreement.
  • 00:12:11.838 --> 00:12:14.574
  • They're also attacking israeli soldiers
  • 00:12:14.574 --> 00:12:16.810
  • That are well within the area
  • 00:12:16.810 --> 00:12:18.845
  • That israel is supposed to be in, in the gaza strip.
  • 00:12:18.845 --> 00:12:21.381
  • So we look at those two situations
  • 00:12:21.381 --> 00:12:22.883
  • And israel rightly says:
  • 00:12:22.883 --> 00:12:24.685
  • We can't move forward until this is resolved.
  • 00:12:24.685 --> 00:12:26.987
  • Phase two is we want the last hostage back.
  • 00:12:26.987 --> 00:12:29.589
  • We want ran gvili to be reunited with his family.
  • 00:12:29.589 --> 00:12:31.959
  • Phase two is we want a solution for the boots on the ground
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  • In the gaza strip,
  • 00:12:34.828 --> 00:12:36.029
  • And there's sort of a shadow solution behind that,
  • 00:12:36.029 --> 00:12:38.999
  • Which is really stabilizing the regional treaty,
  • 00:12:38.999 --> 00:12:41.468
  • The regional pact of multiple countries,
  • 00:12:41.468 --> 00:12:44.104
  • The egyptians, the jordanians to a lesser degree,
  • 00:12:44.104 --> 00:12:46.807
  • The qataris, the turkish government
  • 00:12:46.807 --> 00:12:50.277
  • And then several others, the emiratis, for instance,
  • 00:12:50.277 --> 00:12:52.612
  • That are going to be part of the logistical, the humanitarian,
  • 00:12:52.612 --> 00:12:55.549
  • The engineering solutions that will take place
  • 00:12:55.549 --> 00:12:57.684
  • And go into the gaza strip to rebuild for the day after.
  • 00:12:57.684 --> 00:13:00.787
  • Now back to yair pinto.
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  • Thank you, mati, for bringing your usual clarity
  • 00:13:03.056 --> 00:13:05.359
  • To these vitally important topics.
  • 00:13:05.359 --> 00:13:07.527
  • And now we'll move to a fascinating interview
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  • Straight from our studio in jerusalem,
  • 00:13:10.263 --> 00:13:12.599
  • Where tbn israel director samuel smadja
  • 00:13:12.599 --> 00:13:15.335
  • Will bring us a particularly surprising interview
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  • With matt long. over to you, samuel.
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  • Thank you, yair,
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  • And shalom to you all.
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  • Shalom from jerusalem.
  • 00:13:24.277 --> 00:13:26.146
  • We're sitting here
  • 00:13:26.146 --> 00:13:27.447
  • At the tbn studio
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  • In this beautiful, beautiful city of jerusalem,
  • 00:13:28.749 --> 00:13:31.018
  • Overlooking this beautiful city of jerusalem.
  • 00:13:31.018 --> 00:13:34.988
  • And today we have matt long.
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  • Matt long is one of the managers of pilgrim tours
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  • In the united states. they have been bringing tours from 1987
  • 00:13:40.627 --> 00:13:45.098
  • To israel. like we can all understand,
  • 00:13:45.098 --> 00:13:47.868
  • In the last two years none of the tourists came.
  • 00:13:47.868 --> 00:13:51.638
  • But we see, we see that things are changing.
  • 00:13:51.638 --> 00:13:55.509
  • Matt. thank you. thank you for coming to israel.
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  • Thank you for coming with a group.
  • 00:13:57.978 --> 00:13:59.446
  • Now i feel, and i would love to hear from you,
  • 00:13:59.446 --> 00:14:03.250
  • Is tourism coming back or you just came to israel
  • 00:14:03.250 --> 00:14:06.620
  • With some very, very bold, bold, bold people?
  • 00:14:06.620 --> 00:14:10.257
  • It's not the bold people.
  • 00:14:10.257 --> 00:14:12.292
  • We have been pleasantly able
  • 00:14:12.292 --> 00:14:15.028
  • To support travelers
  • 00:14:15.028 --> 00:14:16.063
  • Since february 2024,
  • 00:14:16.063 --> 00:14:17.998
  • Following the events of october the 7th.
  • 00:14:17.998 --> 00:14:19.866
  • And we are seeing a major rebound
  • 00:14:19.866 --> 00:14:22.469
  • As we look toward the future.
  • 00:14:22.469 --> 00:14:23.837
  • We are very optimistic in having travelers return
  • 00:14:23.837 --> 00:14:27.441
  • Both for our scheduled tour products,
  • 00:14:27.441 --> 00:14:29.609
  • But also for our church groups.
  • 00:14:29.609 --> 00:14:31.978
  • I'm very optimistic as to what the future has in store.
  • 00:14:31.978 --> 00:14:35.382
  • Matt, you're a christian man.
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  • Tell us about your understanding of israel
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  • And why are you doing what you do?
  • 00:14:40.187 --> 00:14:42.589
  • Well, it's a blessing every day to wake up
  • 00:14:42.589 --> 00:14:45.258
  • And to have the opportunity to fulfill dreams of people
  • 00:14:45.258 --> 00:14:49.996
  • To come and walk in the footsteps of jesus,
  • 00:14:49.996 --> 00:14:52.399
  • The disciples, and to be able to see the holy sites.
  • 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:55.902
  • You know, when we start, we go around the sea of galilee
  • 00:14:55.902 --> 00:14:58.605
  • And to see all the miracles that have happened
  • 00:14:58.605 --> 00:15:01.408
  • Right around that body of water,
  • 00:15:01.408 --> 00:15:03.543
  • To then, you know, come here to jerusalem
  • 00:15:03.543 --> 00:15:06.279
  • And be able to see the wonderful different options here.
  • 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:10.083
  • You know, you have the city of david, to the southern steps.
  • 00:15:10.083 --> 00:15:13.220
  • There's so many sites that you go home
  • 00:15:13.220 --> 00:15:16.723
  • Feeling blessed with the experience and, you know,
  • 00:15:16.723 --> 00:15:19.926
  • Having that opportunity to take that information back
  • 00:15:19.926 --> 00:15:23.029
  • And to share it with people in their church,
  • 00:15:23.029 --> 00:15:26.133
  • The community, and to help promote the tourism to israel.
  • 00:15:26.133 --> 00:15:29.536
  • Do you see a change in people
  • 00:15:29.536 --> 00:15:31.438
  • Before they come to israel and after they come to israel?
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  • Do you see a change in their understanding of the bible?
  • 00:15:33.640 --> 00:15:37.010
  • What do you see?
  • 00:15:37.010 --> 00:15:38.178
  • Well, i do see a change.
  • 00:15:38.178 --> 00:15:39.946
  • And you know, the first time that i came,
  • 00:15:39.946 --> 00:15:42.549
  • I have to say that, you know, you read the word
  • 00:15:42.549 --> 00:15:45.418
  • And it was black and white.
  • 00:15:45.418 --> 00:15:47.420
  • But when you have that opportunity
  • 00:15:47.420 --> 00:15:49.222
  • To see it with your own eyes, to hear the sounds
  • 00:15:49.222 --> 00:15:52.826
  • And to actually open up the word again, it becomes color.
  • 00:15:52.826 --> 00:15:56.930
  • You walked down from the mount of olives
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  • To the garden of gethsemane.
  • 00:15:59.599 --> 00:16:01.401
  • You had the chance to walk through the old city,
  • 00:16:01.401 --> 00:16:03.770
  • And it just makes the book come to life.
  • 00:16:03.770 --> 00:16:06.907
  • There are millions of christians around the world,
  • 00:16:06.907 --> 00:16:09.709
  • But the number of tourists to israel is not as big.
  • 00:16:09.709 --> 00:16:14.814
  • Why do you think that happens?
  • 00:16:14.814 --> 00:16:16.917
  • Unfortunately, i think part of that
  • 00:16:16.917 --> 00:16:18.718
  • Is people have the wrong idea
  • 00:16:18.718 --> 00:16:22.789
  • And some of it is the media
  • 00:16:22.789 --> 00:16:25.525
  • And some of it is personal concern for safety.
  • 00:16:26.426 --> 00:16:30.297
  • I can honestly tell you that, you know,
  • 00:16:30.297 --> 00:16:32.299
  • On this tour we've asked that question a lot of times,
  • 00:16:32.299 --> 00:16:35.402
  • Because we wanted to capture our own conversations,
  • 00:16:35.402 --> 00:16:38.171
  • Our own video content and media content
  • 00:16:38.171 --> 00:16:41.441
  • To share with our pastors,
  • 00:16:41.441 --> 00:16:43.777
  • To share with our individuals and church members
  • 00:16:43.777 --> 00:16:46.947
  • That have a desire to come to israel in the near future.
  • 00:16:46.947 --> 00:16:49.749
  • We're going to share that message when we get back.
  • 00:16:49.749 --> 00:16:52.052
  • We have a gentleman who's on tour,
  • 00:16:52.052 --> 00:16:53.420
  • Who's an ex-marine, ex-military,
  • 00:16:53.420 --> 00:16:56.022
  • And he said that i feel safer here today
  • 00:16:56.022 --> 00:16:59.326
  • Than i do walking in the streets of local towns
  • 00:16:59.326 --> 00:17:02.762
  • Back in the united states. -wow.
  • 00:17:02.762 --> 00:17:04.798
  • We are two years after the 7th of october.
  • 00:17:04.798 --> 00:17:07.000
  • We've been in israel several times.
  • 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:09.269
  • Can you share with us one experience
  • 00:17:09.269 --> 00:17:11.338
  • That you felt in this last tour? -it's always special,
  • 00:17:11.338 --> 00:17:14.941
  • And the one that i have to say is,
  • 00:17:14.941 --> 00:17:17.777
  • Every time we go on tour, i get to have an opportunity
  • 00:17:17.777 --> 00:17:21.081
  • To meet people, to meet christians
  • 00:17:21.081 --> 00:17:23.984
  • From all around the world.
  • 00:17:23.984 --> 00:17:25.785
  • This particular tour, we have people from the united states,
  • 00:17:25.785 --> 00:17:28.388
  • Canada, and we have a woman from guatemala.
  • 00:17:28.388 --> 00:17:31.258
  • It's all with one common theme.
  • 00:17:31.258 --> 00:17:33.960
  • It's the common theme of jesus christ and believers.
  • 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:37.731
  • And to create those new relationships is invaluable.
  • 00:17:37.731 --> 00:17:42.068
  • You know, we all have a relationship
  • 00:17:42.068 --> 00:17:43.603
  • With jesus christ and the word,
  • 00:17:43.603 --> 00:17:46.373
  • But to create these lifelong lasting relationships,
  • 00:17:46.373 --> 00:17:49.442
  • Many of our travelers go home
  • 00:17:49.442 --> 00:17:50.977
  • And they'll travel with these people again
  • 00:17:50.977 --> 00:17:53.413
  • To other sites or even back to israel.
  • 00:17:53.413 --> 00:17:55.582
  • You know, we're sitting here in the studio,
  • 00:17:55.582 --> 00:17:57.450
  • But you're with the people on the bus traveling.
  • 00:17:57.450 --> 00:18:01.187
  • I'd love you to describe to us a reaction
  • 00:18:01.187 --> 00:18:04.424
  • Of people who came the first time to israel.
  • 00:18:04.424 --> 00:18:06.926
  • They stand on mount of olives. they see jerusalem.
  • 00:18:06.926 --> 00:18:09.763
  • What do you see?
  • 00:18:10.130 --> 00:18:12.232
  • I see eyes that are wide open
  • 00:18:12.866 --> 00:18:15.268
  • And just taking in what they are seeing.
  • 00:18:15.268 --> 00:18:19.239
  • It's not only what they're seeing.
  • 00:18:19.239 --> 00:18:20.940
  • On our tours, we have pastors that do daily devotions
  • 00:18:20.940 --> 00:18:25.412
  • That provide direct links
  • 00:18:25.412 --> 00:18:27.280
  • To the scripture from the sites that we see.
  • 00:18:27.280 --> 00:18:30.283
  • So it's not just what they're seeing,
  • 00:18:30.283 --> 00:18:32.218
  • But it's also a reaffirmation of the word
  • 00:18:32.218 --> 00:18:35.088
  • And what they are being communicated to,
  • 00:18:35.088 --> 00:18:36.890
  • Not only on the bus, but by the tour guides
  • 00:18:36.890 --> 00:18:39.626
  • And the people that are escorting them
  • 00:18:39.626 --> 00:18:41.027
  • Through these different sites. so they're gaining
  • 00:18:41.027 --> 00:18:43.663
  • A lot of extra additional information and experience,
  • 00:18:43.663 --> 00:18:47.067
  • Not only with their eyes and their ears,
  • 00:18:47.067 --> 00:18:48.468
  • But what they're being able
  • 00:18:48.468 --> 00:18:50.036
  • To hear from the pastor.
  • 00:18:50.036 --> 00:18:52.172
  • There are people watching us from all over the world.
  • 00:18:52.172 --> 00:18:54.474
  • What would you answer if somebody would say,
  • 00:18:55.408 --> 00:18:57.577
  • You know, why do i need to go to israel?
  • 00:18:57.577 --> 00:18:59.646
  • I saw so many movies. i read my bible.
  • 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:03.283
  • It's good enough. why do i need to go to israel?
  • 00:19:03.283 --> 00:19:05.552
  • Being here with your feet on the ground,
  • 00:19:06.419 --> 00:19:09.489
  • Is just such a special place.
  • 00:19:10.123 --> 00:19:13.159
  • There's only so much that you can do
  • 00:19:13.159 --> 00:19:15.161
  • Through watching something on a computer, on your phone.
  • 00:19:15.161 --> 00:19:19.733
  • But to see it with your own eyes, to breathe the air,
  • 00:19:19.733 --> 00:19:23.236
  • There's just something different about being here.
  • 00:19:23.236 --> 00:19:26.373
  • After being here so many times,
  • 00:19:27.006 --> 00:19:29.008
  • What's your preferred places in israel?
  • 00:19:29.008 --> 00:19:31.644
  • Well, for me personally,
  • 00:19:31.644 --> 00:19:33.279
  • I love my time around the sea of galilee.
  • 00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:35.749
  • To get up in the morning,
  • 00:19:35.749 --> 00:19:37.417
  • Daily devotion, prayer
  • 00:19:37.417 --> 00:19:39.119
  • And watch the sunrise
  • 00:19:39.119 --> 00:19:40.987
  • Right on the water of the sea of galilee
  • 00:19:40.987 --> 00:19:42.989
  • And to think about all the miracles
  • 00:19:42.989 --> 00:19:44.357
  • That jesus performed.
  • 00:19:44.357 --> 00:19:46.359
  • That's my special place.
  • 00:19:46.359 --> 00:19:47.927
  • Beautiful.
  • 00:19:48.228 --> 00:19:49.429
  • People are thinking about israel,
  • 00:19:49.429 --> 00:19:50.864
  • The subject of israel especially in the last two years,
  • 00:19:50.864 --> 00:19:52.999
  • Was almost every day on the news.
  • 00:19:52.999 --> 00:19:55.869
  • You have people for, you have people against,
  • 00:19:55.869 --> 00:19:58.004
  • You have people who don't know what to think.
  • 00:19:58.004 --> 00:19:59.939
  • What would be your message
  • 00:19:59.939 --> 00:20:02.208
  • To people watching us today
  • 00:20:02.208 --> 00:20:04.077
  • That you would say they're missing something about israel,
  • 00:20:04.077 --> 00:20:07.480
  • And that's what i want them to hear.
  • 00:20:07.480 --> 00:20:09.149
  • Well, honestly, today,
  • 00:20:09.149 --> 00:20:11.885
  • As i reflect back on my last 11 days being here in israel,
  • 00:20:11.885 --> 00:20:16.556
  • I did not have the chance to go to bethlehem last time,
  • 00:20:16.556 --> 00:20:19.626
  • When i was here.
  • 00:20:19.626 --> 00:20:21.094
  • This time i did have that opportunity,
  • 00:20:21.094 --> 00:20:23.163
  • And for the first time i had the chance to go
  • 00:20:23.163 --> 00:20:26.332
  • To see the church of the nativity.
  • 00:20:27.100 --> 00:20:29.135
  • We were the only tour group there at that time.
  • 00:20:29.135 --> 00:20:32.172
  • And when you have the opportunity
  • 00:20:32.172 --> 00:20:33.373
  • To go to some of these sites as the only tour group,
  • 00:20:33.373 --> 00:20:36.409
  • And to be able to absorb that
  • 00:20:36.409 --> 00:20:38.278
  • With the people that are experiencing it with you
  • 00:20:38.278 --> 00:20:41.614
  • Is just an unbelievable experience.
  • 00:20:41.614 --> 00:20:43.917
  • And i'm blessed to be here today.
  • 00:20:43.917 --> 00:20:46.386
  • All i can say is, i pray that going forward,
  • 00:20:46.386 --> 00:20:49.389
  • I won't be the only group
  • 00:20:49.389 --> 00:20:50.690
  • And i will have to wait in line a little bit.
  • 00:20:50.690 --> 00:20:52.425
  • Israel prays with you and we're praying with you.
  • 00:20:52.425 --> 00:20:54.828
  • And tourism is a huge boost to the israeli economy.
  • 00:20:54.828 --> 00:20:59.532
  • So when you come to israel,
  • 00:20:59.532 --> 00:21:01.301
  • You support not only the jewish people,
  • 00:21:01.301 --> 00:21:03.636
  • You support the jews, the arabs,
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  • You support all the people who live in israel,
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  • Judea, samaria and so on.
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  • You're sending people to israel, sending groups to israel.
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  • Your company has been doing it for over 40 years.
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  • What would you want the people
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  • To do before they come to israel?
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  • Anything they should prepare before they come to israel?
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  • It's a good question, samuel.
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  • You know, ultimately, many of the people that travel with us
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  • Have a good understanding of the bible.
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  • They have a good understanding of the word
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  • And being here to put those things together.
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  • What i would say is,
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  • Continue to reflect into the word,
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  • Pray on a daily basis,
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  • And create that lifelong relationship
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  • With lord jesus christ. -amen.
  • 00:21:44.477 --> 00:21:46.880
  • And last thought, you're sitting here in the tbn studio,
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  • Overlooking this beautiful city of jerusalem.
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  • Do you have any message that is sitting on your heart
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  • And you want to tell the whole world?
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  • We have people watching from the whole world.
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  • Well, that's a very difficult question, samuel,
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  • When you have the whole world watching in front of you,
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  • But for me it's, you know, take up the cross,
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  • Spread the word in your local communities
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  • And continue to go out each and every day
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  • And, you know,
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  • Help that individual that might need the help,
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  • Be humble, but, you know, just take up the cross
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  • And spread that word of the lord jesus christ. -beautiful.
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  • Matt long, thank you very, very much,
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  • Coming, bringing people to this land.
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  • Thank you for your love. and to you, our friends,
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  • The bible commands us to pray for the peace of jerusalem.
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  • Praying for the peace of jerusalem is praying, i believe,
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  • For the salvation of the people of israel.
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  • So thank you. thank you for your love.
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  • Thank you for your support and a warm shalom from jerusalem.
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  • Back to you, yair.
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  • So we hope you like our report.
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  • Now we'll go to a short commercial break,
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  • After which we'll return
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  • So we can pray together for the peace of jerusalem.
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  • So we can pray together for the peace of jerusalem.
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  • Thank you very much
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  • For coming back to us.
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  • Now we will continue
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  • To spread the truth from here,
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  • But we need your help,
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  • Because this isn't just a political war.
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  • This isn't just a war for land.
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  • This is a war for people's hearts, a spiritual war.
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  • And our enemy is using lies, half truths and deceit
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  • To capture the attention of the world
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  • And focus them against israel
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  • And against his miracles in this land.
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  • How do you fight a spiritual war?
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  • The only way that i know how to fight
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  • A spiritual war is to pray
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  • And ask god to intervene.
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  • So let's do that together.
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  • Let's pray for the idf soldiers that are fighting.
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  • Let's pray for wisdom to our leaders,
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  • To your leaders in this very difficult situation,
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  • That god will guide them.
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  • Let's pray for our enemies,
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  • For all the people surrounding israel.
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  • If it's the people of iran,
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  • That they will have better leadership
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  • And that they will have a change of heart
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  • Towards loving
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  • The jewish people of israel.
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  • That can happen in iran,
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  • That can happen in lebanon,
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  • That can happen in syria,
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  • In gaza, in judea and samaria,
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  • In yemen, in sudan.
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  • All this region needs god.
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  • Let's pray for that.
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  • And let's keep praying
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  • For the peace of jerusalem.
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