Joel Rosenberg: What Trumps Presidency Means For Israel | The Rosenberg Report

January 23, 2025 | 26:42

As editor in chief of the daily digital sites All Israel News and All Arab News, New York Times bestselling author Joel C. Rosenberg is a respected geo-political expert on the Middle East. Each week on The Rosenberg Report he offers a close-up view of current events and issues in this volatile region, bringing important insights and biblical perspective that viewers will find both informative and encouraging.

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  • Tonight on the rosenberg report,
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  • Trump takes the oath of office.
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  • Netanyahu signed an historic but highly controversial deal
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  • With hamas
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  • To release the hostages and create a cease fire in gaza.
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  • It already, one of his major coalition partners,
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  • Has quit the government in outrage against the deal.
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  • What does it all mean for u.s.
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  • Israeli relations?
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  • Is the war now over or just on pause?
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  • Could a deal with the saudis be next?
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  • And should israel create a new position,
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  • That of ambassador to the christian world?
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  • An exclusive interview with former israeli
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  • Prime minister yair lapid, now leader of the opposition
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  • And leader of the center left movement in israel.
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  • All this and more tonight on the rosenberg report.
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  • A monumental, historic and emotional week here in israel.
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  • Huge headlines and a huge change of direction.
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  • Three israeli hostages, emily, romi and doron,
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  • Finally released sunday night,
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  • Brought out of those terror dungeons in gaza and reunited
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  • With their families here in israel.
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  • An emotional reunion
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  • After the government approved a dramatic and controversial
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  • Deal with hamas, the most controversial cabinet
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  • Minister in the israeli government,
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  • Itamar ben-gvir, a far right wing extremist in my view,
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  • Then resigned the netanyahu coalition in protest
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  • Against the deal, taking his entire party with him.
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  • And on monday, donald trump took the oath of office
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  • In washington.
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  • The 45th president
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  • Now becoming the 47th president of the united states,
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  • The new commander in chief and promising sweeping change
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  • At home and abroad,
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  • Particularly here in israel and throughout the middle east.
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  • What does it all mean?
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  • Where are u.s.
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  • Israeli relations heading next?
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  • And how should evangelical christians
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  • Be praying at this
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  • Critical inflection point
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  • In the modern history of the epicenter?
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  • Good evening, and welcome to the rosenberg report.
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  • Tonight, an exclusive interview yair lapid.
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  • A former israeli prime minister and foreign minister,
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  • He currently serves as israel's opposition leader.
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  • Yair lapid, welcome. it's good to see you.
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  • Welcome to the rosenberg report set.
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  • Thank you. i already learned something.
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  • I didn't know that.
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  • If you are the 45th president
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  • And then you become the 47th president, it's counted.
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  • You get both numbers, you get both numbers.
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  • You get both numbers.
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  • I see, you know, when president biden was here,
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  • We sat together, just the two of us, for a long conversation.
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  • So he stretched a little,
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  • And i saw on his socks was the number 46,
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  • And i didn't know what it's like.
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  • What he said.
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  • All my socks has got number 46 now.
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  • It's part of the job so. well.
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  • So i now they're going to have different socks for president.
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  • That's right.
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  • That's a big difference in the u.s.
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  • 45 and 47.
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  • Now you and i talking on monday as the as trump has taken
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  • The oath of oath of office.
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  • So i just want to alert our viewers that,
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  • A lot can change between monday and thursday.
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  • When you see this or the repeat on saturday night.
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  • So just put in context.
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  • I just want to be upfront with everyone because, you know,
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  • God only knows good, bad or ugly things can change here.
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  • But let's start with you.
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  • Yair lapid.
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  • You have been quite critical, of course, of the,
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  • Netanyahu government.
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  • You are the the head of the opposition.
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  • So, you've been pushing netanyahu to make a deal
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  • Much, much sooner, than this.
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  • Just first, your reaction to the images,
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  • That we're all watching these emotional images,
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  • Starting with the hostages coming out,
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  • And we'll break it out. yeah, listen
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  • Like every other israeli,
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  • No matter what your view, what your views are.
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  • I was very emotional about this. i had tears in my eyes.
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  • I spent in the last year and four month.
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  • There were very few
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  • Days in which i didn't meet with these families of hostages.
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  • And, last week i was in i was in paris
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  • Meeting with the qataris, with hostage families,
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  • And discussing this.
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  • And this was the first time i realized this.
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  • It is going to happen this time around.
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  • And still the tension before this
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  • Just just waiting for this to have been waiting for this,
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  • For this glued to the television.
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  • The entire nation was was in the same spirit
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  • And in ways we have to be able to understand the complexity.
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  • I mean, the people who supported the deal like i do,
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  • Also understands the risks.
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  • And the people who said the deal is too dangerous
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  • Were also, i hope, happy and joyful
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  • And in tears seeing the hostages coming back home.
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  • I mean, this has unite us
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  • In ways that hasn't been around for too long.
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  • Yeah, i'll say, we did a youtube exclusive,
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  • For the rosenberg report in which
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  • I needed to walk through evangelicals why
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  • I hate this deal, but why i support it.
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  • Yeah, you can do both at the same time.
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  • Now, you would have.
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  • You were pushing netanyahu to accept basically the terms
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  • That that president biden laid out last may.
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  • Did you think that
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  • I mean, and you and many israelis were
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  • Or may seem to be making the argument
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  • That he might not get to the point of make a deal?
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  • Well, what was your actual position
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  • And how do you see the decision netanyahu's made, given
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  • That it's already cost him, six members of his coalition?
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  • And and actually, there's a good percentage of his own.
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  • Yeah.
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  • You know, party and coalition supporters, voters who
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  • Who are not comfortable with this deal
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  • Are actually against it.
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  • Well, this is this is why you need leadership
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  • To make the decisions. you know, it's interesting.
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  • Leadership is almost never opposite your enemies.
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  • It's always
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  • Opposite your own people
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  • Telling them the things they don't want to hear.
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  • I think the fact that this was postponed,
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  • But you have to understand the deal that was executed
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  • Last night for the first time was started last night
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  • Is not similar to the deal we had in may.
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  • It is the exact same deal
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  • To the last point,
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  • And therefore i think it was a mistake,
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  • To postpone it.
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  • We have, 122 soldiers who were killed in gaza since may.
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  • We have at least six hostages that we know of that died
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  • During this time.
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  • And i don't think we have a lot to show for it.
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  • Well, hold on, hold on.
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  • I mean, for if you were if you maybe were here on the.
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  • You would say we kill...
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  • We killed yahya sinwar,
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  • Ismail haniya. mohammed deif.
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  • This is a very...
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  • Deif was killed before. sinwar was killed afterwards.
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  • Nasrallah. it has nothing to do with this.
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  • Haniyeh was was in tehran.
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  • Invasion of rafah.
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  • Just because the tension of that case, which was that
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  • Netanyahu█s case- i'm not defending, i'm
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  • Just saying his position was
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  • This is effectively surrender
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  • In may of last year,
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  • June of last year, whereas we've got so much more
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  • We've got to accomplish before we could make a deal like that.
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  • Well, i'm not sure this is what he was saying in may.
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  • I think,
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  • And all the idf has done
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  • Wonderfully and amazing things in the last few months.
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  • Still, listen, this is the what if kind of of discussions.
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  • The fact that sinwar was killed was,
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  • A successful chance.
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  • It didn't happen because somebody planned it.
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  • He was just in a building and somebody
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  • Bombed the building, and he died.
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  • Every israeli in his right mind,
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  • Every person who believes in freedom
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  • In his right mind, was happy about this.
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  • The guys a terrorist and
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  • We should not shed no tears on his death.
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  • And the people around
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  • And the fact that people around him is died.
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  • The thing is,
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  • In our culture and we have the same culture,
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  • This is the jew, the christian culture.
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  • We cherish life first and foremost.
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  • And the loss of life for having the exact same deal
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  • To me is something at least to be questioned.
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  • And i'm being polite about this.
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  • On the other hand,
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  • I don't want to be the guy who says “but”
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  • I thought it was the right decision.
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  • It was the right decision. i think it is the right deal.
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  • Like you, i felt the risks of the
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  • The complexities,
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  • Things we have to be careful about are still around.
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  • What are you most worried about?
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  • The fact...
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  • And here█s one thing i differ from the government.
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  • The fact that right now.
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  • Okay, so have we have the first stage.
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  • We have
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  • To go to the second stage
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  • Until the last of the hostages are home.
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  • And what worries me is the fact that there is no real
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  • Strategic plan for the day after.
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  • I mean, our common goal is the total destruction of hamas.
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  • Hamas shouldn't rule gaza
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  • In no way, militarily
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  • Or, domestically.
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  • This will not happen unless you will have
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  • An alternative governing body in gaza,
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  • And the alternative governing body will be formed
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  • Because there's no other choice from hopefully
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  • The saudis as part of a bigger deal.
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  • We will probably discuss this later.
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  • And the emirates and the egyptians
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  • Are critical players for this,
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  • And a symbolic branch of the palestinian authority.
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  • And this symbolic branch, which is which is for all
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  • Practical purposes, is insignificant, is the reason
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  • This government is not saying, yes, this is what we want.
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  • And this because, you know, it might be a pr disaster,
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  • But it is still the right thing to do.
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  • And this is what we need
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  • An alternative governing body in gaza to replace hamas.
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  • Okay. the reason i would just finish one thing.
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  • The reason, for example, hamas is taking over
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  • The humanitarian aid that is coming into gaza
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  • Is because we didn't work in order to have somebody else
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  • Getting those trucks and spreading the humanitarian
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  • Aid to the people. yes. so all right.
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  • No, no, no, hold that thought.
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  • It's a very important thought.
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  • We're going to talk more about the trump effect,
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  • How president trump coming into office
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  • Has both changed the dynamic in terms
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  • Of bringing hamas to the table and a deal getting done.
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  • But where do we go from here?
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  • What does the day after look like as,
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  • You just raised the question, where are you at?
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  • Us israeli saudi relations going?
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  • Could there be the deal of the century,
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  • The deal of the millennia, perhaps,
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  • Between israel and saudi arabia in 2025?
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  • Don't go away. we'll be right back on the rosenberg report
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  • Coming up next
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  • On the rosenberg report, who gets credit
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  • For this historic and controversial hostage deal?
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  • Biden or trump?
  • 00:10:57.580 --> 00:10:59.348
  • And why does opposition leader yasser lapid, head of the center
  • 00:10:59.348 --> 00:11:03.319
  • Left movement in israel, believe that only he, not netanyahu,
  • 00:11:03.319 --> 00:11:08.124
  • Can secure a sweeping peace and normalization deal
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  • With saudi arabia, in what some may call the deal
  • 00:11:11.594 --> 00:11:14.997
  • Of the millennium, his answers just may surprise you.
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  • Find out when the rosenberg report continues on tbn
  • 00:11:18.300 --> 00:11:22.538
  • Right after the break.
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  • Right after the break.
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  • Welcome back to the rosenberg report,
  • 00:11:29.411 --> 00:11:31.180
  • My exclusive interview
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  • With former israeli prime minister, now
  • 00:11:32.148 --> 00:11:33.682
  • The opposition leader here in israel,
  • 00:11:33.682 --> 00:11:35.384
  • Yair lapid.
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  • Great to have you.
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  • Let's talk for a moment about the trump effect.
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  • The whole game has changed since his election.
  • 00:11:40.489 --> 00:11:43.559
  • He was almost acting as effectively
  • 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:46.896
  • The united states in the final weeks before his inauguration.
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  • Do you think a deal would have gotten done
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  • If trump hadn't intervened to both threats against hamas,
  • 00:11:52.902 --> 00:11:58.107
  • But perhaps even encouragement of netanyahu to take some risks?
  • 00:11:58.107 --> 00:12:03.245
  • That he might not have wanted to take with the the argument
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  • That trump is saying, i'll be with you.
  • 00:12:06.615 --> 00:12:08.284
  • If hamas breaks this deal,
  • 00:12:08.284 --> 00:12:10.252
  • I'll fully support you in a way that we haven't heard
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  • That really that language.
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  • We didn't hear it from biden and his team.
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  • Well.
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  • First of all, we have to say we are thankful to afforded
  • 00:12:17.927 --> 00:12:21.230
  • By biden administration for the help.
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  • But i don't think it would have happened
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  • Without president trump, i think.
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  • And, you know, the proof of the cooking is in the pudding.
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  • I mean, he's coming to office the same days,
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  • Coming to office of the day before coming to office.
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  • The hostages are coming back.
  • 00:12:35.077 --> 00:12:36.645
  • And this was because of the
  • 00:12:36.645 --> 00:12:38.113
  • Reluctance, the way he was pushing for this to happen.
  • 00:12:38.113 --> 00:12:42.017
  • And showing once again
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  • What a great friend it is for the people of israel.
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  • I was sitting not far from here
  • 00:12:46.655 --> 00:12:48.457
  • When the embassy was opening here in jerusalem
  • 00:12:48.457 --> 00:12:51.193
  • With tears in my eyes.
  • 00:12:51.193 --> 00:12:52.795
  • And i'm not crying that easily, usually.
  • 00:12:52.795 --> 00:12:55.664
  • And because i feel that,
  • 00:12:55.664 --> 00:13:00.202
  • He didn't get enough credit
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  • For the great things he did with the abraham accords.
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  • This this is this is nobel peace prize material.
  • 00:13:07.643 --> 00:13:10.913
  • This is not that. what?
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  • And you became the first foreign minister
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  • And then prime minister, you know,
  • 00:13:15.050 --> 00:13:17.353
  • Working closely with naftali bennett to, to really,
  • 00:13:17.353 --> 00:13:20.589
  • Help we need this israeli.
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  • Implement.
  • 00:13:23.192 --> 00:13:23.959
  • Society and government during the
  • 00:13:23.959 --> 00:13:25.594
  • The early years of the abraham.
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  • I had the privilege of opening the embassy
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  • In the emirates, opening the embassy in bahrain.
  • 00:13:30.199 --> 00:13:33.235
  • Then we formed the negev forum, which was which was crucial,
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  • With the bahraini, the emirates, the egyptians and the.
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  • Moroccans. the moroccans. nasser bourita was there.
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  • Yeah.
  • 00:13:42.912 --> 00:13:44.146
  • So this has changed our world in ways that were unheard of
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  • Or nobody was even capable of thinking of before.
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  • And these relationships have held despite.
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  • This, during tough times.
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  • I mean, what was happening in gaza, this was on
  • 00:13:56.292 --> 00:13:59.795
  • Television in the emirates and in bahrain and in morocco.
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  • And still the relationship hold on, hold on.
  • 00:14:03.432 --> 00:14:06.702
  • And the reason is because the fundamentals are strong
  • 00:14:06.702 --> 00:14:09.705
  • And the fundamentals are strong
  • 00:14:09.705 --> 00:14:11.373
  • Because there is an american umbrella
  • 00:14:11.373 --> 00:14:15.277
  • Or an american, flow to this, which was created by president
  • 00:14:15.277 --> 00:14:20.382
  • Trump and his crew with jared kushner and others and and now
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  • We're looking forward to see how can we develop even more.
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  • You've mentioned the saudi deal.
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  • Do you think that's possible in the next year or so?
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  • Yes, i think why?
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  • Well, here's here's the thing.
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  • It's an interesting
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  • It doesn't usually happen that you have one concept
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  • Or one organizing idea that solves
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  • Or at least addresses the majority of problems we have
  • 00:14:46.542 --> 00:14:50.379
  • Because saudi, it is known as the normalization deal.
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  • But this is this is the creation of a
  • 00:14:53.882 --> 00:14:55.617
  • Regional coalition that a and most important,
  • 00:14:55.617 --> 00:14:59.555
  • Looking at the iran and saying, here's what it's not.
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  • You know, the siege is not on us.
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  • The siege is on you.
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  • As we sold during the missile attacks on israel.
  • 00:15:06.895 --> 00:15:10.966
  • That being the saudis, the bahrainis,
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  • The emiratis, the jordanians, the americans, the
  • 00:15:14.136 --> 00:15:16.538
  • Some of nato work together and working.
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  • Dramatic.
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  • We don't.
  • 00:15:20.743 --> 00:15:21.443
  • Yeah, it is
  • 00:15:21.443 --> 00:15:22.444
  • Dramatic and historic, and we have to make sure
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  • That iran doesn't get nuclear weapons.
  • 00:15:24.213 --> 00:15:27.116
  • And this includes the necessary military threat
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  • In order to make sure
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  • The iranians at the stand, this is the worst idea ever.
  • 00:15:31.687 --> 00:15:35.090
  • They will be attacked by this coalition
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  • If they will try to have a nuclear weapon and,
  • 00:15:37.459 --> 00:15:41.463
  • And this will this will strangle this, this regime,
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  • This is killing its own people and disrupting
  • 00:15:45.634 --> 00:15:48.604
  • The entire region.
  • 00:15:48.604 --> 00:15:50.205
  • And this
  • 00:15:50.205 --> 00:15:51.407
  • This coalition is also the governing body we need for gaza.
  • 00:15:51.407 --> 00:15:54.843
  • And this coalition will be the
  • 00:15:55.544 --> 00:15:58.881
  • At least the beginning of the rebuilding of syria.
  • 00:15:59.882 --> 00:16:02.518
  • So you have one concept that serves all purposes
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  • That has to do with israel national security.
  • 00:16:07.723 --> 00:16:10.125
  • And on top of this brings to the table unbelievable
  • 00:16:10.125 --> 00:16:15.264
  • Options to the economy, both of the united states and
  • 00:16:15.264 --> 00:16:18.033
  • And israel.
  • 00:16:18.033 --> 00:16:19.001
  • So this is this is breathtaking.
  • 00:16:19.001 --> 00:16:21.703
  • So, so, so related to that.
  • 00:16:21.703 --> 00:16:24.740
  • A couple thoughts.
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  • One, and this is just to finish this thought.
  • 00:16:26.175 --> 00:16:28.677
  • This is this is actually, president trump's vision.
  • 00:16:28.677 --> 00:16:31.713
  • This he brought that table.
  • 00:16:31.713 --> 00:16:33.615
  • Yeah. so.
  • 00:16:33.615 --> 00:16:37.252
  • It looked like we were really close like that
  • 00:16:37.252 --> 00:16:40.222
  • President biden and his team were closing in on a final deal.
  • 00:16:40.222 --> 00:16:43.859
  • And then the iranian regime decided to, in my view,
  • 00:16:44.893 --> 00:16:47.930
  • It was their move to blow up a israeli saudi american alliance,
  • 00:16:47.930 --> 00:16:53.435
  • By setting
  • 00:16:53.735 --> 00:16:55.070
  • Into motion, activating hamas, hezbollah and the houthis.
  • 00:16:55.070 --> 00:16:58.107
  • Yeah.
  • 00:16:58.107 --> 00:16:58.774
  • So as we get closer,
  • 00:16:58.774 --> 00:17:00.776
  • If we start to move closer to a deal in 2025,
  • 00:17:00.776 --> 00:17:04.913
  • Isn't there the risk that the iranian regime is going to,
  • 00:17:04.913 --> 00:17:09.151
  • Find a new way to blow this thing
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  • Up, literally and figuratively?
  • 00:17:12.387 --> 00:17:13.889
  • They're going to do whatever there is in their power,
  • 00:17:13.889 --> 00:17:16.925
  • But they have less power.
  • 00:17:17.493 --> 00:17:20.229
  • And we are very much aware,
  • 00:17:20.229 --> 00:17:22.865
  • And we have to be to take this into consideration.
  • 00:17:22.865 --> 00:17:25.834
  • Now, the problem we have is actually different now
  • 00:17:25.834 --> 00:17:28.837
  • Because the iranian influence we can manage together
  • 00:17:28.837 --> 00:17:32.341
  • The problem we have.
  • 00:17:32.808 --> 00:17:33.909
  • And this is the reason i do not believe
  • 00:17:33.909 --> 00:17:35.911
  • That the current israeli government
  • 00:17:35.911 --> 00:17:37.179
  • Is capable of doing this deal, is
  • 00:17:37.179 --> 00:17:40.282
  • The saudis, the emirates, of course, the moroccan.
  • 00:17:41.316 --> 00:17:44.887
  • The egyptian needs us. jordanians.
  • 00:17:44.887 --> 00:17:48.157
  • Needs a more solid palestinian element into this.
  • 00:17:48.157 --> 00:17:52.427
  • And, this government.
  • 00:17:52.928 --> 00:17:54.730
  • May want a roadmap to a palace.
  • 00:17:54.730 --> 00:17:56.064
  • They want
  • 00:17:56.064 --> 00:17:57.266
  • A roadmap map to something they want to say, listen, let's
  • 00:17:57.266 --> 00:18:00.169
  • Myself like, i think you,
  • 00:18:00.769 --> 00:18:04.273
  • And the majority of israelis look at the situation and say,
  • 00:18:04.273 --> 00:18:07.609
  • Okay, we're not going to have a palestinian state
  • 00:18:07.609 --> 00:18:09.645
  • In the next ten years, but we have to be able
  • 00:18:09.645 --> 00:18:13.182
  • To at least have a vision of the possibility of separating
  • 00:18:13.182 --> 00:18:17.653
  • From the palestinians in a peaceful way, one day.
  • 00:18:17.653 --> 00:18:20.722
  • Yeah, i don't know, don't support a sovereign state.
  • 00:18:20.722 --> 00:18:22.724
  • I do support some sort of demilitarized entity.
  • 00:18:22.724 --> 00:18:25.594
  • Are you know, it's a critical thing.
  • 00:18:25.594 --> 00:18:28.564
  • We've got to talk about it.
  • 00:18:28.564 --> 00:18:29.431
  • And, and,
  • 00:18:29.431 --> 00:18:31.033
  • Yet you're on the message to evangelicals as we begin 2025.
  • 00:18:31.033 --> 00:18:35.704
  • On a couple of different issues.
  • 00:18:36.338 --> 00:18:37.439
  • So, critical issue. don't go away.
  • 00:18:37.439 --> 00:18:39.641
  • We'll be right back on the rosenberg report.
  • 00:18:39.641 --> 00:18:42.311
  • Coming up next on the rosenberg report,
  • 00:18:43.078 --> 00:18:45.447
  • What is former israeli prime minister year lapid's message
  • 00:18:45.447 --> 00:18:49.117
  • To evangelicals as we begin 2025?
  • 00:18:49.117 --> 00:18:52.654
  • Does he support the creation of the first ever post
  • 00:18:52.654 --> 00:18:56.658
  • Of israeli ambassador to the christian world?
  • 00:18:56.658 --> 00:18:59.595
  • Find out when the rosenberg report continues on tbn
  • 00:18:59.595 --> 00:19:03.498
  • Right after the break.
  • 00:19:03.498 --> 00:19:06.004
  • Right after the break.
  • 00:19:06.004 --> 00:19:09.838
  • Okay, pick up your point.
  • 00:19:10.405 --> 00:19:11.506
  • Yair lapid.
  • 00:19:11.506 --> 00:19:13.909
  • You were saying why you think while netanyahu has gotten us
  • 00:19:13.909 --> 00:19:16.511
  • This far
  • 00:19:16.511 --> 00:19:17.446
  • In terms of the war and now the beginnings
  • 00:19:17.446 --> 00:19:18.880
  • Of the hostages coming out,
  • 00:19:18.880 --> 00:19:20.716
  • We're all praying and holding our breath
  • 00:19:20.716 --> 00:19:22.784
  • That that would really finally happen.
  • 00:19:22.784 --> 00:19:24.586
  • But you're saying that
  • 00:19:24.586 --> 00:19:25.587
  • They're not the government that can make the
  • 00:19:25.587 --> 00:19:27.889
  • The macro deal, the deal of the millennia, maybe,
  • 00:19:27.889 --> 00:19:31.493
  • To bring about a saudi normalization. why?
  • 00:19:31.493 --> 00:19:34.396
  • Two reasons.
  • 00:19:34.396 --> 00:19:35.230
  • One is
  • 00:19:35.230 --> 00:19:36.298
  • Because they don't know how with this this what
  • 00:19:36.298 --> 00:19:39.434
  • They have in the coalition, the members
  • 00:19:39.434 --> 00:19:41.103
  • They have in coalition,
  • 00:19:41.103 --> 00:19:42.070
  • They cannot bring the necessary very minimal
  • 00:19:42.070 --> 00:19:45.674
  • Palestinian elements, a component of this deal.
  • 00:19:45.674 --> 00:19:49.444
  • And that is this government.
  • 00:19:49.444 --> 00:19:51.480
  • You're going to meet.
  • 00:19:51.480 --> 00:19:52.347
  • Meaning, netanyahu has a very hard time
  • 00:19:52.347 --> 00:19:53.882
  • Politically saying,
  • 00:19:53.882 --> 00:19:55.083
  • Yes, i would support some sort of state, even though,
  • 00:19:55.083 --> 00:19:59.254
  • Trump in his plan, that bibi enthusiastically
  • 00:19:59.254 --> 00:20:02.124
  • Supported in 2020 there was a demilitarized palestinian state.
  • 00:20:02.124 --> 00:20:06.795
  • I agree and i supported it
  • 00:20:06.795 --> 00:20:08.363
  • From the opposition at the time working with the trump team.
  • 00:20:08.363 --> 00:20:12.734
  • Still but...
  • 00:20:13.068 --> 00:20:13.902
  • The world has changed. i mean.
  • 00:20:13.902 --> 00:20:15.804
  • Netanyahu has changed, the government
  • 00:20:15.804 --> 00:20:18.907
  • The israeli government now is formed from parties
  • 00:20:18.907 --> 00:20:21.777
  • That, and even in likud, it's not the same.
  • 00:20:21.777 --> 00:20:24.846
  • It's not the same government.
  • 00:20:24.846 --> 00:20:26.114
  • So they can do this.
  • 00:20:26.114 --> 00:20:27.182
  • And the other problem is
  • 00:20:27.182 --> 00:20:28.884
  • You will have to do a lot of work
  • 00:20:28.884 --> 00:20:31.486
  • In the united states from both sides of the aisle.
  • 00:20:31.486 --> 00:20:35.257
  • You will want the conservative democrats to
  • 00:20:35.257 --> 00:20:38.527
  • And there are still conservative democrats to support this.
  • 00:20:38.527 --> 00:20:41.730
  • No, because this is this has to do with some sort
  • 00:20:41.730 --> 00:20:45.133
  • Of a defense agreement between the saudis and the americans.
  • 00:20:45.133 --> 00:20:47.869
  • So in order to do this,
  • 00:20:47.869 --> 00:20:49.071
  • You will have to have an israeli government
  • 00:20:49.071 --> 00:20:50.772
  • That is capable of working on both
  • 00:20:50.772 --> 00:20:52.407
  • Sides of the aisle right now, the current israeli government.
  • 00:20:52.407 --> 00:20:56.178
  • And it's a mistake, is
  • 00:20:56.178 --> 00:21:01.316
  • Lead itself towards the republicans,
  • 00:21:02.117 --> 00:21:04.286
  • Which is a great thing during
  • 00:21:04.286 --> 00:21:06.088
  • A republican administration when you have the white house,
  • 00:21:06.088 --> 00:21:09.925
  • The senate and congress as a ruled by republicans,
  • 00:21:09.925 --> 00:21:13.695
  • But you going to need the 67, 68 votes.
  • 00:21:13.695 --> 00:21:16.398
  • You're going to need people who know how to work
  • 00:21:16.398 --> 00:21:18.967
  • With democrats as well.
  • 00:21:18.967 --> 00:21:20.635
  • I know how to do it. not very,
  • 00:21:20.635 --> 00:21:23.238
  • To work with both sides.
  • 00:21:23.238 --> 00:21:24.473
  • We will have to be able to be
  • 00:21:24.473 --> 00:21:26.141
  • Smart about how we're working with a aipac about this.
  • 00:21:26.141 --> 00:21:29.044
  • And i know you are going towards this direction
  • 00:21:29.044 --> 00:21:32.814
  • With our evangelical, very, very dear friend. yes.
  • 00:21:32.814 --> 00:21:37.119
  • All right.
  • 00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:37.486
  • So, well,
  • 00:21:37.486 --> 00:21:38.653
  • I think evangelicals will support an expansion of the,
  • 00:21:38.653 --> 00:21:41.757
  • The abraham accords, especially with saudi.
  • 00:21:41.757 --> 00:21:43.825
  • They're going to be uncomfortable if
  • 00:21:43.825 --> 00:21:45.861
  • If it feels like
  • 00:21:45.861 --> 00:21:47.229
  • Palestinian societies have been rewarded with a state
  • 00:21:47.229 --> 00:21:51.366
  • After all this, but,
  • 00:21:51.366 --> 00:21:52.567
  • But what is your what is your message?
  • 00:21:52.567 --> 00:21:54.336
  • As i said.
  • 00:21:54.336 --> 00:21:55.604
  • For the next ten years, we have no worries about this is not.
  • 00:21:55.604 --> 00:21:58.473
  • There is no state.
  • 00:21:58.473 --> 00:21:59.674
  • Like actually what we're going to need
  • 00:21:59.674 --> 00:22:01.143
  • Is to have the normalization deal with the saudis.
  • 00:22:01.143 --> 00:22:04.846
  • And there is a healing process that is not going to be either
  • 00:22:04.846 --> 00:22:08.517
  • Short or easy on within the israeli society.
  • 00:22:08.517 --> 00:22:12.554
  • And and this healing process is also necessary
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  • Before even starting to think about
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  • What kind of vision we have for the far future.
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  • You'll definitely see evangelicals want to support
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  • More humanitarian relief and reconstruction in gaza.
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  • I mean, there will be a compassion
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  • Factor of love your neighbor,
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  • Even love your enemy, though that's always difficult.
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  • Yeah. but you know.
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  • It's the other. issue.
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  • If it sounds like.
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  • “turn your cheek” we never we never bought into it.
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  • Well, yes.
  • 00:22:40.482 --> 00:22:41.316
  • As jews, we never bought into that.
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  • Did you say you show addition and which is a good one.
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  • But it's a difficult one. but yeah.
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  • Maybe last thing -
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  • Message generally to evangelicals.
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  • You and i have built a relationship over the last five,
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  • Six, seven years.
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  • It's it's so much has happened.
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  • We've
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  • And you've had so many different roles since then,
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  • But one thing we've talked about over the years
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  • And i'm trying to encourage more now, is the
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  • The creation by a prime minister or a foreign minister of a
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  • Of an ambassadorship to the christian world
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  • 2.4 billion christians, 600 million evangelicals,
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  • And yet no one person in this
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  • In any israeli
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  • Government of either side, is sort of tasked with
  • 00:23:18.620 --> 00:23:22.491
  • How do we work with christians to encourage
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  • That pro-israel sentiment?
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  • I agree on the premise, which is these are
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  • Our best friends in the world.
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  • This is the friendship
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  • We should cherish and promote constantly.
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  • And therefore, you're right.
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  • I told you this before.
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  • I think we need two new ambassadors
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  • That are not in the curriculum regular curriculum.
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  • One is for big high tech companies,
  • 00:23:43.778 --> 00:23:45.647
  • But big tech companies beca
  • 00:23:45.647 --> 00:23:47.015
  • Because google and meta
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  • More influential now
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  • Than 90% of the
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  • Countries in the world, you know, i mean, elon
  • 00:23:54.589 --> 00:23:56.458
  • Musk is a very fine example of somebody who, through tech,
  • 00:23:56.458 --> 00:24:00.662
  • Is changing the world in ways most countries will never do.
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  • And of course,
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  • We need an ambassador to the christian world because
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  • It's the joint culture.
  • 00:24:10.071 --> 00:24:12.574
  • And and this culture needs
  • 00:24:12.574 --> 00:24:15.710
  • Protection and needs cooperation.
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  • Yeah.
  • 00:24:18.580 --> 00:24:19.514
  • And even the one thing you have said about,
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  • The ability to sympathize
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  • With the pain of others,
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  • Which is part of the judeo-christian culture
  • 00:24:29.224 --> 00:24:32.160
  • And not necessarily part of some of the cultures
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  • That are surrounding us.
  • 00:24:35.397 --> 00:24:37.032
  • I mean we felt, israeli felt, and as i'm sure evangelicals
  • 00:24:37.032 --> 00:24:41.102
  • Felt, that when you see children that are dying,
  • 00:24:41.102 --> 00:24:44.673
  • Then you say, okay, we don't care where they are.
  • 00:24:44.673 --> 00:24:47.175
  • Children are not supposed to die in grown ups, wars.
  • 00:24:47.175 --> 00:24:49.811
  • And this is something we are compassionate about
  • 00:24:49.811 --> 00:24:52.380
  • And this is something we have to work together.
  • 00:24:52.380 --> 00:24:54.082
  • So yes, i completely agree that we need this.
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  • This tool as a as a special
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  • Of a special ambassador to promote this relationship.
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  • Thank you.
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  • Thank you for coming to the rosenberg
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  • Report set, overlooking beautiful jerusalem.
  • 00:25:06.261 --> 00:25:08.396
  • This is not a green screen. this is the legit, real,
  • 00:25:08.396 --> 00:25:11.833
  • City of jerusalem.
  • 00:25:12.267 --> 00:25:12.867
  • The old city of jerusalem.
  • 00:25:12.867 --> 00:25:13.969
  • Thank you, thank you. appreciate your friendship.
  • 00:25:13.969 --> 00:25:15.637
  • And i appreciate your loyal opposition.
  • 00:25:15.637 --> 00:25:17.639
  • And it's an interesting moment of unity
  • 00:25:17.639 --> 00:25:19.774
  • Between you, your netanyahu right now
  • 00:25:19.774 --> 00:25:21.509
  • And the entire country, almost the entire country,
  • 00:25:21.509 --> 00:25:24.245
  • Almost entire country.
  • 00:25:24.245 --> 00:25:25.513
  • Maybe one minister in his party
  • 00:25:25.513 --> 00:25:26.648
  • Who've voted, but this is the time.
  • 00:25:26.648 --> 00:25:29.284
  • It's a painful deal.
  • 00:25:29.284 --> 00:25:30.185
  • But we've got to get these hostages out.
  • 00:25:30.185 --> 00:25:32.020
  • And thank you for having me, john. my pleasure.
  • 00:25:32.020 --> 00:25:34.089
  • So please keep praying for every hostage to get release
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  • That this deal would hold, through these tumultuous weeks.
  • 00:25:37.892 --> 00:25:42.063
  • And please keep praying,
  • 00:25:42.063 --> 00:25:43.932
  • For the protection of the israeli people
  • 00:25:43.932 --> 00:25:45.867
  • And a clear path forward with the palestinians.
  • 00:25:45.867 --> 00:25:48.003
  • Because that's just not clear to me,
  • 00:25:48.003 --> 00:25:50.372
  • How we help them in the stage ahead.
  • 00:25:50.372 --> 00:25:53.675
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  • Have a great week.
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  • As you walk with the lord and in the power of his spirit.
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  • And lord willing,
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