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February 19, 2026 | 27:32

On this episode of The Rosenberg Report, Issac Herzog joins Joel Rosenberg to discuss antisemitism.

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The Rosenberg Report | Joel Rosenberg: Responding to Antisemitism | The Rosenberg Report | February 19, 2026

Tonight on the rosenberg report i sit down with the president
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Of israel to discuss the danger of the eight fronts.
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After two years of war and terror
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Against israel on seven fronts.
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Why are we seeing such an explosion
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Of hatred against israel and the jewish people in the
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Media, on college campuses, and even in some churches?
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What can christians who love the god of israel
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Do to bless the people of israel?
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What's so important about the first ever judeo
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Christian zionist congress being held in nashville this week?
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And why is the president of israel so strongly endorsing
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The at the center summit that my colleagues and i
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Are planning here in jerusalem in april 2027?
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How can we work together to bring 3000 evangelicals,
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Including you and your family, to tour israel and participate
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In this historic summit?
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It's an exclusive conversation with israeli president
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Isaac herzog, and it all starts right here, right now
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On the rosenberg report.
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Good evening from jerusalem.
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And welcome to the rosenberg report.
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Few issues concern me more than the explosion
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Of hatred and violence
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That has erupted in recent years
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Against israel, the jewish people and christians
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Who have a deep, abiding and biblical love for both.
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We aren't just being attacked by people who disagree with us.
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We're being attacked by people who hate us
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And want to discredit
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Us, the legitimate us, and ultimately to destroy us.
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Make no mistake, this is a winner.
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Take all war for judeo-christian civilization,
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And it would be
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A profound mistake to ignore it or try to stay neutral.
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To the contrary.
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Christians and jews need to work together
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To defend our faith, our values, and our security.
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Tonight i sit down with israeli president
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Isaac herzog to continue this very conversation.
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We discuss the danger of the eighth front
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After two years of war and terror
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Against israel on seven fronts. why?
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Why are we seeing the intensification
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Of this eight front,
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This war against judeo-christian civilization?
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Why are we seeing such an explosion of hatred
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Against israel and the jewish people in the media,
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On college campuses, and even in some churches?
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And how should we respond?
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What can christians who love the god of israel
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Do to bless the people of israel?
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What's so important about the first ever judeo
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Christian zionist congress that's being held in nashville
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This week?
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This is a particularly interesting event
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That i'll explain more about later in the program.
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And i also ask the president,
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Why are you so strongly endorsing the epicenter summit
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That my colleagues and i are planning to convene
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Right here in jerusalem on april 7th, 2027?
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How can we work together to bring 3000 evangelical
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Christians, including you and your family and your church?
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Those of you who are watching the rosenberg report,
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How can we work together to bring you
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And so many others to come to israel to tour this
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Beautiful land, to walk where jesus and the apostles walk,
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To study the word in the very places
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Where it was written,
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To worship the lord here in the city of the great king,
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And participate in this historic epicenter or summit
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That's being organized by all israel news and the joshua fund.
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And you can learn more about the summit
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And our joshua van tour, and how you and your church
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Can organize your own tour and come to israel for the summit
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By going to joshua fund.com again, joshua fund.com.
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I hope you'll check it out
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And start making plans to join us now.
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It was a really great conversation,
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And i i'm deeply grateful to the president
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For making time for it.
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So let's get right to it.
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My exclusive conversation with israeli president isaac herzog.
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Mr. president, thank you so much for sitting down with us.
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Beginning on october 7th, 2023, israel came under attack,
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From seven different directions within the days that followed,
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Violent attack from the forces of radical islamism.
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But as we know, as you've talked about, there's an eighth front
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That is, relentless.
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It's global, it's
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Well coordinated, and it's extremely well-funded
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For for people
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Who aren't fully understand what is the eighth front?
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What is how is israel and judeo christian civilization
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Being attacked from all sides to social media to the media
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And other ways?
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How would you describe the eight fronts
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And how serious or how high are the stakes?
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Well, the eighth front is not a physical front.
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You don't feel it as a bomb
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Or the shrieking noise of a missile or the siren.
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The eighth front is a psychological warfare
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To undermine the right of decent human beings,
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The jewish people,
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The people of the book, the people of the bible,
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Of their most inherent rights
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For self-determination and their own nation state.
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And so it's a
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Whole campaign of hate, which, of course, drinks from
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The source of anti-semitism and which is lurking.
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And since ancient times, plus modern anti-semitism, which
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Includes, of course, undermining the right of the jewish people
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For their own nation state.
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And it's it flares up the worst of emotions
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On the streets, on campuses, everywhere.
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And this is a very dangerous phenomenon.
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And what we've seen is the worst wave of anti-semitism
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Since the holocaust, which brought the annihilation
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Of 6 million jews and the worst of human
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Atrocities, as if humanity in some places doesn't learn.
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And that is why it's a very dangerous front.
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I agree with you. and,
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In many ways, israelis feel alone.
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Jews feel alone,
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Around the world, not completely alone, but but more than ever.
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And one of the things i find fascinating is that
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When you go back to theodor
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Herzl 1897, the first zionist congress,
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You know, 99.9% of those
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Who were in attendance were jewish, of course,
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But there were a few christian leaders
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Who came and wanted to help.
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Now, you know, we're in a stage where 99
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Plus percent of the world of zionist people
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Who really believe that israel has the right to exist
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And jews have the right to come back
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To our ancient homeland and rebuild our ancient,
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You know, sovereign state.
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99% are actually non-jewish, right?
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The 600 to 700 million christians in addition to jews.
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So that's a big sea change.
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I don't know, i can't confirm the numbers.
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Of course,
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But the vast majority, the vast majority of jews are zionists
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And support
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The whole notion. israel is in the heart
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And they know what israel is all about.
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And we have many friends around the world.
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By the way, throughout the ages we had friends
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Throughout the world who came forward.
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In this era.
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There are many friends,
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There are many enemies and many friends.
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And i want to bless all the friends
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Who are watching you,
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Because these friends would mean a lot to us.
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I appreciate it very much.
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So what do you think that israel's doing?
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Enough.
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And if and what more should israel be doing
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As a government, as a people, to embrace, non-jews,
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Zionists, mostly christian, but there are others as well.
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And to strengthen that strategic alliance,
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Because i think that is so important
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When we're in a world of maybe
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15 million jews, i would say since october 7th there
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There's much more of a homecoming
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For all our christian allies all over the world.
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They've been there for many years.
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They've been involved in many facets of life.
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At times they were more identified
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With certain political sides in israel.
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Now, i think the general,
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View of the
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Israeli public is extremely warm and positive, says
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These christian friends
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All over the world as lovers of zionism, as dear, dear friends,
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Our brothers and sisters, we must align together with.
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And i welcome that very much.
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You know,
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I invest a lot of efforts in saying thank you and expressing
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Gratitude to our sisters and brothers all over the world
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For supporting us.
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I appreciate that, and and i do it
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As the head of state of the israeli nation.
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Coming up next on the rosenberg report.
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More of my exclusive interview
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With israeli president isaac herzog.
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What can christians who love the god of israel
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Do to bless the people of israel?
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What's so important about the first ever
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Judeo christian zionist congress
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Being held in nashville this week?
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And why is the israeli president so strongly endorsing
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The summit, that my colleagues and i are planning
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To bring 3000 christians here to jerusalem in april 2027.
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Find out when the rosenberg report continues on tbn
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Right after the break.
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Right after the break.
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Welcome back to the rosenberg report.
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As we consider the war that's been declared
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Against judeo christian civilization
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And how christians and jews can and should work together
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To defend our faith, our values, and our security.
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In a few minutes, i'll share more with you about the historic
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Judeo christian zionist congress that took place in nashville.
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I was there.
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I want to talk to you about why it was so important.
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But right now, let's get back to my exclusive conversation
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With israeli president isaac herzog
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As we discuss the critical importance
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Of christians and jews working
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Together to defend our faith, our values, and our security.
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Now, i think the general,
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View of the israeli public is extremely warm and positive,
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Says these christian friends all over the world
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As lovers of zionism, as dear day of friends,
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Our brothers and sisters, we must align together with.
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And i welcome that very much.
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You know,
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I invest a lot of effort in saying thank you and expressing
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Gratitude to our sisters and brothers all over the world
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For supporting us.
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I appreciate that, and i do it as the head
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Of state of the israeli nation.
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I'm grateful, and i and i think i've watched you do that
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Before october 7th, but i've seen you sort of
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Become very intentional and, forward leaning, proactive in,
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In speaking to christians, both people,
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Christian leaders that have come to you.
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We brought a number of groups ourselves,
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But also through the media.
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So we've got this group right now meeting in nashville,
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The first ever judeo christian zionist congress,
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Which is fascinating. we're excited about this.
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We think it's it's not a new organization.
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It's a way of trying to pull together
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This movement to be more effective.
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What would be your message to the the delegate
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To that judeo-christian zionist congress?
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What should they be doing, to stand with israel
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And to fight, to win this eighth?
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First of all, they're following in the footsteps
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Of really great human beings throughout the ages
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Who had the vision of the homecoming of the jews
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To their eternal homeland.
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Many of them all throughout history.
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But people tend to forget.
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And it's important always to recognize the contribution
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Of such people.
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And now, you know, as you say, now is the opportunity
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To interact in new, modern ways, because there are threats
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On the one hand.
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But then the message ought to be delivered to as many people,
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Especially in the opinion making circles in the decision
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Making circles as well, because we see a great threat,
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For example, and the extreme left and extreme
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Right, for example, in the united states.
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I'm bothered by numbers of youth and young people also from,
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You know, the evangelical or the republican party.
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Oh, i have questions and doubts about israel.
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And they have to understand that it is something which is vital
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For the future of modern western free world civilization.
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This judeo-christian,
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Cooperation, this understanding that we drink from the
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Same fountains of the bible and the ancient sources.
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And i think this is the opportunity of this congress
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To lay out a platform and move forward
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And move forward in so many ways, first and foremost,
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Reignite the love and passion for israel in these quarters.
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Amen. amen.
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One last question.
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So next year, april of 2027,
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My colleagues and i will be convening
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What we're calling an epicenter summit.
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We're going to we're calling on pastors and ministry
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Leaders all over the world to bring tours again,
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Back to israel and sort of jumpstart,
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You know, the the christian tourism movement,
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Although i see an awakening
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Because i see the amount of groups that i meet,
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We are seeing
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We are starting
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To see things pick up and as if things are quiet,
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We'll see what happens with iran.
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But as we head towards next year,
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We're going to be doing this epicenter summit,
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And you and i have spoken about it.
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I'm just can't be more grateful enough for your endorsement
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And your support of the summit.
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We do look forward and are hoping
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That your schedule will work for you to to speak.
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Why is it important for all of us
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Who are in the christian world to start mobilizing pastors,
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Encouraging them?
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Bring your people. come back.
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We haven't seen a lot of christian tourism in this land.
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The holy land is the epicenter, and it is the
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It is the source of so many things in humanity.
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Behind you, there's a a beautiful painting
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By a great israeli painter, reuben.
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Reuben of jacob, and the latter, jacob, and the dream
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Of going up to the ladder.
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And i think that's explains it all.
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All of the dreams, all the great visions
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Started originally and originated in the bible and
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On all the latest scriptures, and we understand it.
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And i think there's a lot to be told,
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Because israel is a source of morality
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And israel is protecting the western world,
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And israel is at the front of civilizational clash
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Between the empire of evil of iran and defending
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Europe, united states and the rest of the world.
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This ought to be understood and also the greatness
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And beauty of our people.
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So i think this epicenter congress will be fantastic.
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You triggered one last thought.
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If you if i may just
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You're as you're talking you're reminding me
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That when we spoke, i did the interview with you
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Last summer, just after the iran,
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You know, war, 12 day war.
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You mentioned
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About how you have a belief as and your family has had
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That israel is the rebirth of the ancient prophecies.
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Absolutely.
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And the story of your,
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I think it was your grandfather
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Who went to go see president truman.
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Can we just close on that fact that i realize
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I failed to ask you about this?
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And i think this congress, which in my,
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In my chamber, in my office.
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So i have hung on the wall the beautiful letter
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Signed by president harry truman recognizing the jewish state,
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The state of israel, in 19th may 1948.
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It's unbelievable to see this document.
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It was given to me by president biden
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To for israel's 75th anniversary.
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And it's a very moving document, which i look at every day
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When president, truman was at the white house.
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My grandfather was the first chief rabbi of israel, rabbi,
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Doctor isaac and everyone so amazing came to president
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Truman.
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They brought to him a bible.
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And it is recorded in the annals of history of harry truman
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That he cried only three times in his life, two
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For a friend and and a parent.
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And one was when my grandfather said to him,
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God has placed you in your mother's womb
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To help the jewish people create a nation of israel,
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The state of israel.
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And it's recorded in his biography by david
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Mccullough that he had tears falling down his face.
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And i think that exemplifies it all.
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It's the president
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To recognize israel 11 minutes after it was declared.
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That is what's so amazing about it.
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And you're continuing on this, this family tradition
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Of defending your country and and mobilizing,
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Educating and mobilizing christians and non-christians.
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But anyone who's willing to stand with israel
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And we have a right to defend ourselves and grow and build,
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As long as we are also loving to our neighbor.
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My, my, my family's relations.
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Go back 15 presidents consecutively.
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And i had the enormous pleasure, really honor and pleasure to
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Welcome president donald trump in his last visit to israel.
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And his speech at the knesset.
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It was a an amazing experience.
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And you understand that this bond is a must,
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And you'll respect president trump for his enormous steps
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In defending and protecting israel.
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And, of course, bringing our hostages back home
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And helping to bring a real change in the middle east
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Based on the abraham accords.
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These are fantastic things, mr. president.
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Thank you.
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We're praying for you and your family and your team,
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And of course, praying for the peace of jerusalem.
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Thank you so much.
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Coming up next on the rosenberg report,
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What was the historic significance
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Of the first zionist congress in 1897?
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Why was the judeo christian zionist congress
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That just took place in nashville so important as well?
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I was there in nashville.
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I addressed the delegates,
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And i'll bring you a firsthand report
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And answer your questions when the rosenberg report
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Continues on tbn right after this break.
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Continues on tbn right after this break.
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For the better part of 2000 years,
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Jews had no plan, no strategy to return to zion.
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At best, they had a dream.
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It seemed one utterly impossible to achieve,
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Especially when jews had so little power influence
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Around the world, particularly in europe,
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Which was the epicenter
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Of jewish life in the diaspora at that time.
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But suddenly, in the latter part of the 19th century, there
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Arose a very unlikely moses figure
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Who began saying
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To the leaders of europe what moses said
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To the leaders of egypt, let my people go.
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Theodor herzl was born in 1860, in budapest, hungary.
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At 18, he and his jewish family moved to vienna, austria,
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Where he was educated and became a journalist
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And author and a playwright.
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At only 36, herzl wrote the jewish state,
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A book really more of a pamphlet, but
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A book that called for the immediate reestablishment
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Of the jewish state of what became the state of israel.
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His message began to intrigue and then electrify
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The jewish world.
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Unlike moses, herzl was not religiously observant.
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He's not like he believed in god love.
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God was interested in god.
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He was not
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Particularly interested in
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Or motivated by the hebrew bible or the god of the bible.
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He was secular.
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He was decidedly assimilated.
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Herzl nevertheless seemed singularly able
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To read the handwriting on the wall.
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As a journalist, he was seeing and covering rising jew hatred
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Throughout europe,
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And was coming to the conviction that he and
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His people were in grave and growing danger,
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And he began warning of a coming catastrophe.
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Quote i cannot imagine what appearance and form
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This will take, herzl wrote.
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Will it? will they banish us?
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Will they kill us?
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I expect all these forms and others, unquote, the horror.
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Herzl argued,
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Quote, will overtake even the hungarian jews with brutality.
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And the longer it takes to come, the worse it will be.
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The stronger they, the jews become,
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The more bestial will it be.
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There is no escaping it, unquote.
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But herzl did not simply warn of the calamity ahead.
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He offered a specific, if radical remedy the best
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And possibly only way to save the jewish people, he argued,
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Was to return to our roots and resurrect and rebuild
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A sovereign nation state in its native soil.
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The following year, in august of 1897,
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Herzl decided to convene some 200 christian jewish
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Leaders, academics, writers, and businessmen, including 17
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Jewish women and ten non-jews, mostly devout christians,
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To an historic three day gathering in basel, switzerland,
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For what he termed the first zionist congress.
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Together, the
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Delegates passed a resolution defining their objectives.
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Zionism seeks to establish a home for the jewish people
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In israel secured under public law,
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They declared, using the hebrew word eretz, which means land.
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And then they began
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Developing a plan by which they would encourage
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And assist jewish people to move back to the land of israel,
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Purchase land, build homes, establish farms and factories,
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And lay the groundwork for millions of other jews
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Around the world to be able to eventually come and resettle
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Right here
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In the mountains, hills, wadis, deserts and coastlands
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Where the 12 ancient tribes of israel once once lived
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And thrived.
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A few days after the congress concluded and most delegates
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Had returned home, herzl wrote this in his journal
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At basel i founded the jewish state.
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If i said this out loud today, i would be greeted by universal
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Laughter.
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In five years, perhaps, and certainly in 50 years,
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Everyone will perceive it.
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Unquote.
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As it happens, herzl was off by only two years.
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52 years later, on may 14th, 1948.
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David ben-gurion and his colleagues
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Signed and made public israel's declaration of independence
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And honored herzl as the spiritual father
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Of the jewish state.
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Now, back then, the vast majority of zionists were jews.
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Today, while most jews are zionists,
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The vast majority of zionists are actually christians.
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Upwards of 600 million to 700 million evangelical
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Christians worldwide believe the biblical promises
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Made by the god of israel to the people of israel,
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But far more must be done to educate and mobilize
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These evangelical masses to take action
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To defend judeo-christian civilization,
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To bless israel and her neighbors
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In the name of jesus,
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And to invest in the next generation
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Of young people who need to know why god loves israel
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And the jewish people and why we must, too.
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That's why some 300 wonderful and very influential
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Christian leaders
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As well, some wonderful and fascinating jewish leaders,
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Gathered in nashville this week for the first ever
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Judeo-christian zionist congress.
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It was organized by my dear friend caleb meyers, a dual u.s.
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Israeli citizen.
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He's jewish, he's an evangelical,
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And he's a prominent attorney in jerusalem.
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He also happens to be a member of the board of the joshua fund
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And all israel news.
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And i just love working with him.
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And i was so honored to address the delegates
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As well, to share with them
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This interview that i did with president herzog.
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Now i'll share more observations, messages,
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And interviews from the congress in upcoming shows.
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But for now,
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I want you to know why this congress was so important.
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After fighting a seven military war over the last two years
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And having to continue to fight these vicious, relentless
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And extremely well-funded attacks
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By both radical islamists
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As well as some huge influencers who claim to be christians.
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On this eighth front, many israelis feel isolated,
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Alone, exhausted and discouraged.
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The reason we gathered for this historic judeo-christian
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Zionist congress is to say to the people of israel
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And to the world's 15 million jewish people,
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You are not alone.
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There are 600 to 700 million christians
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Who love the god of israel.
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We love the people of israel.
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We believe in the promises god made to israel.
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We're excited to see god keeping his ancient promises.
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We're excited to see ancient prophecies
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Coming to pass before our very eyes.
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And we are with you.
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We love you with unconditional love.
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This love isn't, at its core, political.
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It's theological.
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God loves you, and so do we.
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We gathered this week to discuss the grave
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And growing threats against judeo christian civilization,
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And specifically against israel
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And the jewish people, as well as against christians
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Who love israel, too. why?
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Because those threats that are
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Aimed at israel and the jews are also aimed against us.
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We gathered to discuss how we can do a better job
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Working together to win this war.
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Defend judeo-christian civilization
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And protect our faith, our values, and our security.
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It was a wonderful event.
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I couldn't have been more encouraged by how it turned out.
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Yes, we've got a lot of work ahead of us.
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I can see that readily.
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And we talked about that at the at the congress.
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But look, on behalf of my colleagues at the joshua fund,
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All israel news and the rosenberg report, we're all in.
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We're never going
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To surrender to the forces of hatred and demonization.
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We're fully committed to fighting the good fight
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In the power of the holy spirit
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And trusting god for the victory.
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And of course, this congress is just a first step.
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Next year, on april 7th, 2027, we will hold an epicenter
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Summit right here in jerusalem.
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Lord willing, president herzog will be
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One of our keynote speakers,
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Along with ambassador mike huckabee, who
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We just had on the program as well recently,
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As well as other great speakers.
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I've really trusted
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And influential evangelical leaders and bible
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Teachers in the world today, including pastor greg laurie,
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Pastor skip hating pastor jack graham
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And graham lotz, and my dear friend caleb myers.
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Pastors, we want you to join us and bring a tour
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And lay leaders.
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We want you to join us and bring your family and friends.
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You can learn all about the summit,
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Our joshua fund tour, and how you can design
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And bring your own tours by going to joshua fund.com.
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Again, that's joshua fund.com and i encourage you
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To check it out and start praying,
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Planning and saving today.
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And that is our show this week.
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We're so grateful that you made time for us.
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May god bless you as you spend time
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With your family and friends this week,
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As you spend time in his word.
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Spend time in prayer, worship,
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In fellowship with other believers
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As you love and care for your neighbors.
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Care for widows and orphans and others in need as you pray
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Consistently for the peace of jerusalem
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And the peace of all in this region.
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And as you walk in the power of the holy spirit,
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May god bless you and your family.
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Have a great week.
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And lord willing,
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I'll see you next week right here on the rosenberg report.
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Joel Rosenberg: Responding to Antisemitism | The Rosenberg Report

February 19, 2026 | 27:32

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