From wars and rumors of war abroad, to the rise of anti-Christian, "woke" ideology here at home, it’s clear that Americans are living in perilous and unprecedented times. Some would even say that we’re witnessing biblical prophecy unfold in real time. Stakelbeck Tonight will make sense of these stunning developments through a bold and biblical lens.
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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: March 20, 2025 | Stakelbeck Tonight | March 20, 2025
- Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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- I'm erick stakelbeck
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- And the middle east is on fire once again.
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- Over the past 24 hours, both hamas and the houthis fired
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- On tel aviv as israeli ground forces reentered gaza.
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- Folks,
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- We need to break down the state of play
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- From the world's most chaotic and strategic region
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- And why it matters to you.
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- Let's start with gaza.
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- Earlier today, hamas
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- Terrorists fired three long range rockets at tel aviv.
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- Now, thankfully, one was intercepted
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- And the other two fell in open areas.
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- But it's clear that the war in gaza is back on
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- And that the cease fire is over thanks to hamas's
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- Refusal to release any more israeli hostages.
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- Israel has spent the past few days
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- Carrying out massive airstrikes in gaza and eliminating
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- Top hamas officials.
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- Meanwhile, israeli ground troops are conducting an operation
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- In northern gaza.
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- Here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu with more.
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- Hamas is responsible for this war.
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- It invaded our towns, murdered our people,
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- Raped our women, and kidnaped our loved ones.
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- Hamas refused offer after offer to release our hostages.
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- In the past two weeks, israel did not initially
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- Any military action in the hope that hamas would change course.
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- Well, that didn't happen.
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- While israel accepted
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- The offer of president trump's special envoy, steve whitcomb.
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- Hamas flatly refused to do so.
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- This is why i authorized yesterday
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- The renewal of military action against hamas.
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- To those who criticize israel, i ask, what would you do
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- If terrorists murdered and kidnaped your children?
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- You would do what we are doing in the face of pure evil.
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- Free societies have no choice but to fight.
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- The endgame here for israel is clear.
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- Bring back the 24 living hostages
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- And decisively crush hamas.
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- By the time this war is over, hamas must be completely
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- Neutralized, much like the nazis after world war two.
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- And then we'll see if president trump's plan for gaza
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- Can take shape, including the relocation of gaza's
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- Thoroughly radicalized residents to other muslim countries.
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- Speaking of president trump, he's ordered u.s.
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- Forces
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- To unleash airstrikes on yemen's houthis throughout this week.
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- Now, like hamas, the houthis are an iranian proxy
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- And they have wreaked havoc on global
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- Shipping in the red sea for well over a year.
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- The president says those days are now over.
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- Yet the houthis don't seem to be getting the memo quite yet.
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- They continue to threat new attacks.
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- And overnight they launched a ballistic missile at tel aviv.
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- Folks also much like hamas,
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- I believe the houthis are
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- Signing their own death warrant with these actions.
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- Both terror groups
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- Are lashing out in advance of their eventual demise.
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- Which brings us to the head of the snake.
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- Iran never has the iranian regime
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- Been as vulnerable as it is right now.
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- Its ring of fire is in the process of being smashed.
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- Its air defenses were destroyed by israel back in october
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- And now its nuclear weapons sites are exposed.
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- I've said that this will be
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- The year of reckoning for iran's nuclear program.
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- If this last chance at diplomacy that president trump is
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- Offering is not accepted by iran's ayatollahs,
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- If they refuse to abandon their nuclear ambitions, then israel.
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- Quite possibly with help from the united states,
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- Will strike iran's nuclear program.
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- President trump recently sent a letter
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- To iran's supreme leader, giving him two months
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- To agree to a nuclear deal or else.
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- Folks, the chess pieces are moving on the board.
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- And one last thing to keep an eye on is turkey.
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- Massive protests broke out last night throughout turkey
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- After radical president recep erdogan jailed
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- One of his political opponents, the mayor of istanbul.
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- Remember, turkey is a native member nation, so events
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- There could have major shockwaves across the world.
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- We like to say here
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- That what happens in the middle
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- East does not stay in the middle east.
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- And coming up, we're joined by a top national security expert
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- Who shares how the enemy within is being exposed.
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- That's next.
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- Georgetown university fellow with ties
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- To hamas has been arrested, thanks in large part
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- To great investigative work by the middle east forum.
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- Badr khonsari, who openly praised hamas terror
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- And who has family connections to the terror group's
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- Leadership, was arrested by ice and now faces deportation.
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- Good riddance.
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- While georgetown stayed silent, the trump administration
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- Took action.
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- Joining us now to break it down
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- Is jim hanson, president of world strategy
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- And chief editor at the middle east forum.
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- He's also a u.s.
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- Army special forces veteran and a leading voice
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- On national security and foreign policy.
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- Jim, always great to see you.
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- And, hey, this was big.
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- Tell us more about the middle east forums.
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- Great work
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- In getting this terrorist supporter, god willing,
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- Out of the country and out of georgetown.
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- Yeah, i'd like to credit
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- Anna stanley, the researcher who found this information.
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- She's working on a larger piece about all the bad things
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- That are going on at georgetown.
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- There is a large center there, funded by al-waleed,
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- Who is a saudi royal, and it's a muslim and christian
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- Understanding center,
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- Except the understanding is
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- They want to drag down
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- Christians and pretend muslims have done nothing wrong ever.
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- So it's a bad place.
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- While investigating that, she found this story,
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- Who has has basically said some heinous things.
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- And i think
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- The trump administration has now decided to enforce the rules
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- That say,
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- If you are a foreign visitor to this country,
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- You can't come here and cheerlead for terror.
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- So they're giving him the boot.
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- This isn't the first instance.
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- Look, the middle east forum has exposed
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- A bunch of this radical activity in academia and beyond.
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- Yeah, i think the middle eastern studies programs of far
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- Too many of our major so-called elite universities
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- Are captured by islamists who are pushing for,
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- Say, false narrative, an anti-israel narrative,
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- And one that supports the idea that not the, you know,
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- The islamist terror groups are really not all that bad.
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- And so we've been pushing back against that,
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- I think, since the trump administration came in.
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- We've had a couple other big wins.
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- We put in a report about $122 million of financing
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- From usaid that went to terror affiliated groups,
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- And that was part of the demise of that organization.
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- And we also, the south african ambassador,
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- Who also has islamist ties and also was saying
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- Some pretty heinous things about president trump.
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- We broke a story about that and he is now persona non grata.
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- So we're having a lot of fun.
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- It's nice to have people who listen
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- When we tell them the bad things are happening.
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- Well, jim, i think that's the key.
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- And by the way, secretary of state marco rubio
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- Released a very strong statement
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- About that south african ambassador who you mentioned.
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- But the difference in leadership,
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- I think, is obviously astounding.
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- Things are getting done and president
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- Trump is proving to be a man of his word.
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- Talk about the effect that has radicalism on campus.
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- It's not confined to campus. right.
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- There are ripple effects, very dangerous ripple effects
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- Throughout american society, potentially.
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- 100%.
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- And i think we've found a direct tie between the overall
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- Leftist revolutionary movements, the woke agenda,
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- Those ideologies, the funding behind it,
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- The soros money, the tides foundation money
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- That's all going in to fund all of this
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- Was funding the hamas mobs as well.
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- So when the hamas young
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- People were intimidating jewish students,
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- When they were tearing things up,
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- All of this is really a large
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- Attempt to destroy this country
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- And western civilization overall,
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- I think there is a globalist agenda that is pushing that,
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- And we're seeing the effects
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- In a major way in the united states.
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- And fortunately now we're seeing a reaction
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- And action against it by this administration.
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- And that's going to
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- Make it much more difficult for these people to operate.
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- It's a new day.
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- And, jim,
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- It really is an unholy alliance,
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- By the way, which you just mentioned,
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- Between the radical left and radical islamists.
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- And we see that very plainly,
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- I think, in the case of mahmoud khalil,
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- The columbia university graduate student here as a guest
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- On a student visa on a green card, he's
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- Now on the road to being deported to.
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- He led pro-hamas
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- Mobs and protests at klein, columbia university.
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- And yet the left has taken his back.
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- They very forcefully,
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- Including chuck schumer, dick durbin,
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- Top members of the senate and democrat party.
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- They have very forcefully backed mahmoud khalil.
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- What does that say about the state of the left right now?
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- Yeah, i think
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- There's an element of the left that is 100% anti-trump,
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- And so they're reflexively against anything he is for,
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- Even if that means they're
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- Against deporting criminal gang members
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- Or supporting the idea
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- That terrorists should be allowed
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- To incite violence on our campuses.
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- So the thing they've tried to do with khalil is pretend
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- This is a free speech issue,
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- And they're trying this with suri, the new guy, too.
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- It's not about free speech if you are on a visa
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- Or a green card and you are not a citizen,
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- You do not have full first amendment rights.
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- The immigration naturalization act prohibits you from
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- Inciting violence, supporting groups that preach violence.
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- And these people are doing that.
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- So they should be removed.
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- And i think that's going to come out
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- When these court cases play out.
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- Yeah, jim, very well said, folks.
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- Much more after the break with jim hansen.
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- What about the houthis, hamas?
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- These rocket barrages against israel,
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- But also the houthis, of course,
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- Directly threatening the united states
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- And our interests in the red sea.
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- You won't want to miss this more with national security.
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- Foreign policy expert jim hansen after the break.
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- Don't move
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- Don't move
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- In there.
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- We're going to block the door.
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- And figure.
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- No one going.
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- Back to
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- The government.
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- On the
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- Left and right, right.
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- That was yesterday in new york city, folks.
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- Pro-hamas mobs trying to overcome police
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- And enter one of the world trade center buildings.
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- But that's par for the course in terms of their behavior.
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- These are vicious, violent people.
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- They're the kind of people that jim hanson
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- And the team, the middle east forum,
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- Are trying to expose and get out of our country.
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- Thank god.
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- And jim, again, there's the kind of people
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- They're supporting hamas.
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- And what is hamas doing? well.
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- Overnight, hamas fired three rockets at tel aviv.
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- They continue to hold 24 hostages,
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- Including an american citizen, and they refuse to negotiate.
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- As a former u.s.
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- Army special forces veteran, what do you think israel's
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- And they're going back in on the ground now.
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- Of course, israel.
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- What should israel's military response
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- Be to this hamas madness and evil?
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- Total destruction?
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- I don't think there's any other option left.
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- You know,
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- They've invented this idea that there was a gaza genocide.
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- And i'd
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- Just like to remind people, when the united states
- 00:12:15.782 --> 00:12:17.551
- Military was operating in urban conditions in iraq,
- 00:12:17.551 --> 00:12:21.021
- We had ten times more civilian casualties
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- Per enemy combatant killed than the idf has had in israel.
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- So the idea
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- That they're operating just killing everyone is absurd.
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- I think they need to up their operations tempo
- 00:12:33.533 --> 00:12:35.869
- Because this is really the last chance. it's gone on too long.
- 00:12:35.869 --> 00:12:38.772
- They need to finish hamas, move them out of the areas
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- That are going to be rebuilt and then occupy them.
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- It's likely to be a military occupation
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- And have some of the gulf arab
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- Countries and others bring in money first
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- And then peacekeepers later to help try to rebuild
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- A culture in society.
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- For the gazans and palestinians,
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- That's not based on hatred of the jews.
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- Speaking of hamas,
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- We've got another iranian proxy stirring things up.
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- The houthis in yemen.
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- President trump taking strong action
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- Against the houthis this week and the houthis still launching
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- A ballistic missile at central israel overnight.
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- Do you think the houthis, though, jim, are
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- Not very long for this world, perhaps now that president trump
- 00:13:16.543 --> 00:13:20.447
- There's a new sheriff in town, he's in office?
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- Yeah,
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- I think the idea that a bunch of two bit terrorists
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- Like them could shut down a global shipping lane
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- Was intolerable all along.
- 00:13:30.824 --> 00:13:32.792
- And some people say, okay,
- 00:13:32.792 --> 00:13:34.261
- That's not our business, but the u.s.
- 00:13:34.261 --> 00:13:36.263
- Economy is a global enterprise.
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- We buy and sell
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- And bring in raw materials from all around the world.
- 00:13:39.833 --> 00:13:42.602
- So we can't allow that to happen.
- 00:13:42.602 --> 00:13:44.237
- That's one of the main functions of the u.s.
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- Navy is keeping freedom of navigation.
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- And so i think president trump is going to ensure that.
- 00:13:48.775 --> 00:13:51.444
- He also was very clear that he does not consider
- 00:13:51.444 --> 00:13:54.180
- The houthis to be a one off.
- 00:13:54.180 --> 00:13:55.949
- They are a proxy of iran.
- 00:13:55.949 --> 00:13:58.885
- The spider at the center of the web is iran.
- 00:13:58.885 --> 00:14:01.655
- And they need to be dealt with
- 00:14:01.655 --> 00:14:03.323
- And they need to stop pushing hamas, hezbollah, the houthis
- 00:14:03.323 --> 00:14:06.559
- And the rest out and causing trouble in that entire region.
- 00:14:06.559 --> 00:14:10.563
- Yeah, jim, the head of the snake resides in tehran, of course.
- 00:14:10.563 --> 00:14:13.934
- But look,
- 00:14:13.934 --> 00:14:14.901
- It seems like a year of reckoning for hamas,
- 00:14:14.901 --> 00:14:17.804
- As you just mentioned there on the road.
- 00:14:17.804 --> 00:14:19.339
- I think the being crushed,
- 00:14:19.339 --> 00:14:20.674
- The houthis as well, and iran's nuclear weapons program.
- 00:14:20.674 --> 00:14:24.444
- We're now learning that president trump,
- 00:14:24.444 --> 00:14:25.879
- We know that he sent this letter
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- To the supreme leader of iran recently.
- 00:14:27.414 --> 00:14:29.549
- Essentially, we're learning, giving the ayatollah a two month
- 00:14:29.549 --> 00:14:32.953
- Deadline to abandon his nuclear program or else.
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- Do you think this is the year where it's do or die,
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- So to speak, when it comes that iranian nuclear program
- 00:14:40.193 --> 00:14:42.395
- Talk about something dragging on too long?
- 00:14:42.395 --> 00:14:44.664
- This iranian nuclear crisis,
- 00:14:44.664 --> 00:14:47.133
- It seems that this is the time to deal with it decisively.
- 00:14:47.133 --> 00:14:52.339
- I agree.
- 00:14:52.339 --> 00:14:52.973
- And it has been all along.
- 00:14:52.973 --> 00:14:54.441
- However, there comes a point where you can no longer
- 00:14:54.441 --> 00:14:57.644
- Just decide to let this fester
- 00:14:57.644 --> 00:14:59.980
- Because they will have a nuclear weapon.
- 00:14:59.980 --> 00:15:01.982
- Again, a situation that is 100% intolerable.
- 00:15:01.982 --> 00:15:05.452
- So i believe that the israelis will either take it out
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- Or it's possible it could be a combined raid.
- 00:15:08.621 --> 00:15:11.691
- One of the things the israelis did
- 00:15:11.691 --> 00:15:13.460
- When they conducted
- 00:15:13.460 --> 00:15:14.527
- Their previous strikes in iran was to clear a path
- 00:15:14.527 --> 00:15:18.398
- Through the air defense systems that guard that approach
- 00:15:18.398 --> 00:15:22.068
- To iran's.
- 00:15:22.068 --> 00:15:23.036
- So they've got a way to get in.
- 00:15:23.036 --> 00:15:25.739
- They need to do it before iran replaces all of those.
- 00:15:25.739 --> 00:15:28.475
- And i think that's part of why the clock is ticking.
- 00:15:28.475 --> 00:15:30.744
- Yeah, key point, jim, about a minute left.
- 00:15:30.744 --> 00:15:33.279
- How does that change the region?
- 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:34.881
- And it's rapidly changing as we speak.
- 00:15:34.881 --> 00:15:36.616
- The abraham accords are back on the table, of course,
- 00:15:36.616 --> 00:15:39.052
- But how does it change the region if iran's nuclear
- 00:15:39.052 --> 00:15:42.455
- Program is eliminated, whether diplomatically, militarily,
- 00:15:42.455 --> 00:15:46.593
- Could we see a real possibility of regime change in tehran?
- 00:15:46.593 --> 00:15:51.531
- You know, ideally, the
- 00:15:51.531 --> 00:15:52.799
- Islamic republic, since it's well past its expiration date,
- 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:57.237
- The people of iran would decide they deserve better government.
- 00:15:57.237 --> 00:16:00.106
- It would have to come from within,
- 00:16:00.106 --> 00:16:01.674
- And that would be the best possible situation.
- 00:16:01.674 --> 00:16:04.310
- I think, unfortunately, if there if it goes to the point
- 00:16:04.310 --> 00:16:07.313
- Where their nuclear program
- 00:16:07.313 --> 00:16:08.381
- Gets taken out for the short term,
- 00:16:08.381 --> 00:16:10.150
- That's going to make the region more chaotic
- 00:16:10.150 --> 00:16:12.185
- Because they will strike out and lash back.
- 00:16:12.185 --> 00:16:15.321
- But in the end, that's a path to peace.
- 00:16:15.321 --> 00:16:17.524
- So either one of those i'm fine with, you know, i've no nukes
- 00:16:17.524 --> 00:16:21.094
- For iran or no mullahs running iran either.
- 00:16:21.094 --> 00:16:24.431
- One of those solutions works for everybody.
- 00:16:24.431 --> 00:16:27.534
- Amen. jim, great points all around.
- 00:16:27.534 --> 00:16:29.536
- As always, folks, he's the president of world
- 00:16:29.536 --> 00:16:31.237
- Strategy, chief editor at the middle east forum.
- 00:16:31.237 --> 00:16:33.006
- You can follow him on x across social media.
- 00:16:33.006 --> 00:16:35.508
- Jim, great work on exposing the bad guys.
- 00:16:35.508 --> 00:16:38.078
- Keep it up, my friend.
- 00:16:38.078 --> 00:16:38.945
- God bless. we'll see you again soon.
- 00:16:38.945 --> 00:16:40.480
- And coming up after the break, we're talking about major
- 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:43.249
- Global threats
- 00:16:43.249 --> 00:16:44.484
- That don't get any more grave than china's communist regime.
- 00:16:44.484 --> 00:16:48.154
- Our good friend joel rosenberg is with us after the break.
- 00:16:48.154 --> 00:16:51.024
- Discuss that. stick around.
- 00:16:51.024 --> 00:16:58.001
- Discuss that. stick around.
- 00:16:58.001 --> 00:17:01.042
- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight,
- 00:17:01.809 --> 00:17:03.578
- One of the greatest dangers
- 00:17:03.578 --> 00:17:05.012
- On the world stage right now is china's communist regime.
- 00:17:05.012 --> 00:17:08.916
- From economic and cyber warfare to its rapid
- 00:17:08.916 --> 00:17:12.553
- Military expansion, china seeks world domination.
- 00:17:12.553 --> 00:17:16.557
- Our good friend
- 00:17:16.557 --> 00:17:17.692
- Joel rosenberg has studied the chinese regime closely
- 00:17:17.692 --> 00:17:20.394
- And is sounding the alarm in his blockbuster new thriller
- 00:17:20.394 --> 00:17:23.631
- The beijing betrayal.
- 00:17:23.631 --> 00:17:25.333
- It's the final installment
- 00:17:25.333 --> 00:17:26.767
- Of his bestselling marcus riker series.
- 00:17:26.767 --> 00:17:29.637
- Joel, of course, is host of the rosenberg report
- 00:17:29.637 --> 00:17:32.006
- Right here on tbn and editor in chief of all israel news.
- 00:17:32.006 --> 00:17:35.643
- And he joins us now.
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- Joel, always great to see you, my friend.
- 00:17:36.811 --> 00:17:38.846
- Hey, you've written so much
- 00:17:38.846 --> 00:17:40.214
- Over the years, obviously, about the middle east.
- 00:17:40.214 --> 00:17:42.817
- Why china now?
- 00:17:42.817 --> 00:17:44.552
- And also, what about china's direct threat to israel?
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- Well, you're right, eric, it's great to be with you.
- 00:17:49.790 --> 00:17:52.360
- Thanks for having me on the show.
- 00:17:52.360 --> 00:17:53.828
- Look, as i've written political thrillers about russia
- 00:17:53.828 --> 00:17:56.964
- Possibly invading ukraine or naito,
- 00:17:56.964 --> 00:17:59.200
- And then a couple of years later,
- 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:01.035
- Russia did invade ukraine, writing about the north korean
- 00:18:01.035 --> 00:18:04.939
- Nuclear and missile threat.
- 00:18:04.939 --> 00:18:06.307
- And and of course, iran and the threats of radical islamism.
- 00:18:06.307 --> 00:18:09.610
- But what i really hope
- 00:18:09.610 --> 00:18:11.345
- Is that one of the one of the major threats,
- 00:18:11.345 --> 00:18:13.748
- One of the most important threats of our time is was
- 00:18:13.748 --> 00:18:16.184
- Was communist china.
- 00:18:16.184 --> 00:18:17.385
- And i had never written a full political thriller about it.
- 00:18:17.385 --> 00:18:20.688
- I certainly reference china in various scenarios.
- 00:18:20.688 --> 00:18:23.124
- But and and i thought it was important to do because
- 00:18:23.124 --> 00:18:26.327
- Communist china really seeks global dominance.
- 00:18:26.327 --> 00:18:29.330
- It seeks not only not only to supplant the united states
- 00:18:29.330 --> 00:18:33.067
- As the world's only superpower, but literally to destroy
- 00:18:33.067 --> 00:18:36.671
- American influence and and remove us
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- As a power on the planet.
- 00:18:40.875 --> 00:18:43.044
- Obviously, vladimir putin in russia wants that, too,
- 00:18:43.044 --> 00:18:46.714
- But he doesn't have the strength bungee jumping in china.
- 00:18:46.714 --> 00:18:49.917
- He has global visions
- 00:18:49.917 --> 00:18:51.452
- Of supplanting and destroying the united states.
- 00:18:51.452 --> 00:18:53.988
- And this is why i wrote the beijing betrayal,
- 00:18:53.988 --> 00:18:55.957
- Because i'm not sure enough americans realize
- 00:18:55.957 --> 00:18:59.126
- Just how serious the communist china threat is.
- 00:18:59.126 --> 00:19:02.129
- It's a different beast
- 00:19:02.129 --> 00:19:03.364
- Entirely, joel, and it threatens not only the united states,
- 00:19:03.364 --> 00:19:06.067
- But you've been writing in recent days
- 00:19:06.067 --> 00:19:07.868
- About the direct threat
- 00:19:07.868 --> 00:19:09.303
- China's communist regime poses to israel.
- 00:19:09.303 --> 00:19:12.540
- Tell us more about that.
- 00:19:12.540 --> 00:19:13.941
- Yeah, one of the things that really shocks me
- 00:19:13.941 --> 00:19:17.011
- Post october 7th, 2023, is how
- 00:19:17.011 --> 00:19:20.248
- Communist china, which had been playing
- 00:19:20.248 --> 00:19:21.882
- Sort of a neutral relationship between arabs and palestinians
- 00:19:21.882 --> 00:19:25.686
- In particular, and israel,
- 00:19:25.686 --> 00:19:27.188
- Because china wanted
- 00:19:27.188 --> 00:19:28.522
- Israeli technology, it wanted to do trade with israel.
- 00:19:28.522 --> 00:19:31.993
- It didn't want to
- 00:19:31.993 --> 00:19:33.027
- It didn't seem to want to be an enemy of israel.
- 00:19:33.027 --> 00:19:35.663
- But after october 7th, xi jinping and the communist
- 00:19:35.663 --> 00:19:39.033
- Chinese leadership took a hard turn against israel
- 00:19:39.033 --> 00:19:42.503
- And 100% for radical islamist terrorists.
- 00:19:42.503 --> 00:19:46.307
- Iran and and all of iran's terror proxies.
- 00:19:46.307 --> 00:19:51.145
- Over the last few years,
- 00:19:51.145 --> 00:19:53.047
- China has built a strategic and very dangerous strategic
- 00:19:53.047 --> 00:19:56.684
- Alliance with the iranian regime,
- 00:19:56.684 --> 00:19:58.853
- The most dangerous terror regime on the planet.
- 00:19:58.853 --> 00:20:01.989
- China is currently buying 90%, 90% of
- 00:20:01.989 --> 00:20:06.661
- Iran's illegal black market oil.
- 00:20:06.661 --> 00:20:10.498
- China is getting oil for its economy,
- 00:20:10.498 --> 00:20:12.566
- But it's funding billions and billions
- 00:20:12.566 --> 00:20:14.802
- And billions of dollars into the iranian regime's
- 00:20:14.802 --> 00:20:17.204
- Coffers. where is that money going
- 00:20:17.204 --> 00:20:19.106
- To make life better for iranians? no.
- 00:20:19.106 --> 00:20:21.208
- To fund hamas. to fund hezbollah.
- 00:20:21.208 --> 00:20:23.878
- To fund the houthis,
- 00:20:23.878 --> 00:20:25.046
- All of which hate us and want to destroy us in israel.
- 00:20:25.046 --> 00:20:27.948
- So i think china china's taken the gloves off
- 00:20:27.948 --> 00:20:30.618
- And it's also dropped the mask.
- 00:20:30.618 --> 00:20:32.486
- There's no more neutral relationship with israel bill.
- 00:20:32.486 --> 00:20:35.890
- And, jill, this is a grave threat,
- 00:20:35.890 --> 00:20:37.625
- Not only the military build up,
- 00:20:37.625 --> 00:20:38.926
- But a massive nuclear build up as well in beijing.
- 00:20:38.926 --> 00:20:41.962
- Hey, last question about a minute left.
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- Are we ready?
- 00:20:44.532 --> 00:20:45.399
- Clearly, president trump gets the threats
- 00:20:45.399 --> 00:20:47.501
- Better than a joe biden would.
- 00:20:47.501 --> 00:20:49.203
- But in america, do we fully comprehend
- 00:20:49.203 --> 00:20:51.439
- You mentioned earlier that maybe
- 00:20:51.439 --> 00:20:52.606
- People don't even realize how great of a threat this is.
- 00:20:52.606 --> 00:20:55.543
- Do you think
- 00:20:55.543 --> 00:20:56.077
- The new administration
- 00:20:56.077 --> 00:20:57.311
- In particular gets against what we are up against in china?
- 00:20:57.311 --> 00:21:01.849
- President trump absolutely gets it.
- 00:21:01.849 --> 00:21:03.751
- No one has been tougher on communist china
- 00:21:03.751 --> 00:21:07.121
- And a defender of american allies in the pacific,
- 00:21:07.121 --> 00:21:10.491
- In the middle east and obviously israel than president trump.
- 00:21:10.491 --> 00:21:13.894
- However, he's got a lot of things he's trying to do.
- 00:21:13.894 --> 00:21:16.731
- He's trying to bring peace between russia and ukraine.
- 00:21:16.731 --> 00:21:19.066
- He's trying to bring peace between israel
- 00:21:19.066 --> 00:21:21.302
- And the palestinians.
- 00:21:21.302 --> 00:21:22.770
- He's trying to bring peace
- 00:21:22.770 --> 00:21:23.971
- Between israel and the saudis and he's trying to defang
- 00:21:23.971 --> 00:21:27.875
- The iranian regime, is sending a letter saying, you got two
- 00:21:27.875 --> 00:21:31.579
- And i'll negotiate with you.
- 00:21:31.579 --> 00:21:33.013
- But after that, secretary rubio just told hugh hewitt yesterday
- 00:21:33.013 --> 00:21:37.718
- That after this, the best all bets are off
- 00:21:37.718 --> 00:21:40.054
- Israel, the united states could strike iran.
- 00:21:40.054 --> 00:21:43.324
- So is trump and his team focused enough and defending taiwan?
- 00:21:43.324 --> 00:21:48.028
- And are all of our allies in the pacific?
- 00:21:48.028 --> 00:21:49.930
- I'm not certain of that. it's not a criticism.
- 00:21:49.930 --> 00:21:52.166
- It's a concern.
- 00:21:52.166 --> 00:21:53.434
- But it's a very real concern as i release the beijing betrayal.
- 00:21:53.434 --> 00:21:56.036
- Yeah, there is a gathering storm around the world, joe,
- 00:21:56.036 --> 00:21:58.739
- And you are on the front lines of reporting on it,
- 00:21:58.739 --> 00:22:00.908
- Both on all israel news, on the rosenberg report
- 00:22:00.908 --> 00:22:03.277
- And of course,
- 00:22:03.277 --> 00:22:04.412
- With your brand new blockbuster, the beijing betrayal.
- 00:22:04.412 --> 00:22:06.580
- Folks, you can pick it up, amazon.com
- 00:22:06.580 --> 00:22:08.382
- Wherever books are sold.
- 00:22:08.382 --> 00:22:09.750
- Joel, great job, as always, my friend.
- 00:22:09.750 --> 00:22:11.652
- God bless you again. soon.
- 00:22:11.652 --> 00:22:13.487
- And coming up after the break, my final thoughts.
- 00:22:13.487 --> 00:22:16.090
- We talk about a gathering storm.
- 00:22:16.090 --> 00:22:18.159
- How do you find calm in that storm?
- 00:22:18.159 --> 00:22:21.429
- I'll share my thoughts on that after the break.
- 00:22:21.429 --> 00:22:24.064
- Stick around.
- 00:22:24.064 --> 00:22:29.005
- Stick around.
- 00:22:29.005 --> 00:22:32.274
- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight folks.
- 00:22:33.141 --> 00:22:34.643
- We've been talking about china, iran, hamas, the houthis,
- 00:22:34.643 --> 00:22:37.712
- All of these threats, the sky is falling or not.
- 00:22:37.712 --> 00:22:41.216
- Do not succumb to a spirit of fear.
- 00:22:41.216 --> 00:22:43.485
- Remember the words of psalm 46 verses one and two.
- 00:22:43.485 --> 00:22:46.421
- God is our refuge and strength, an ever present
- 00:22:46.421 --> 00:22:50.158
- Help in trouble.
- 00:22:50.158 --> 00:22:51.226
- Therefore, we will not fear.
- 00:22:51.226 --> 00:22:53.161
- Though the earth give way
- 00:22:53.161 --> 00:22:54.763
- And the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.
- 00:22:54.763 --> 00:22:57.632
- God almighty is still yes, still on the throne.
- 00:22:57.632 --> 00:23:01.903
- And speaking of which, his land.
- 00:23:01.903 --> 00:23:04.072
- Israel is at the center of his prophetic plan.
- 00:23:04.072 --> 00:23:06.508
- Coming up right after stakelbeck tonight,
- 00:23:06.508 --> 00:23:08.710
- A great new special stand with israel.
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- I'm proud to host it along with jason sobel, joel
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- Rosenberg, yara pinto, governor mike
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- Huckabee, michele bachmann, and many more.
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- You won't want to miss it. god bless you.
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- See you tomorrow night on starting back tonight.
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- In the meantime, stand with israel.
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- Starts now.
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