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: May 9, 2025 | Stakelbeck Tonight | May 9, 2025
- We have turned a new.
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- Page in washington, d.c.,
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- And we are going to take advantage of the opportunity
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- That god has given us.
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- I've said this before.
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- I'll say it again.
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- You are the greatest friend israel has ever had.
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- In the white house.
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- And our golden age has just begun.
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- Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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- I'm erick stakelbeck
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- And this is israel's time of greatest need.
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- At no time since its miraculous rebirth in 1948, as the world's
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- One and only jewish state faced such threats.
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- A war right now, folks, on going on seven fronts.
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- This is different than 1948, then 1967,
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- Then 1973, because behind it all, behind this ring of fire
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- Waging war against israel is the iranian regime,
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- Which is very close to acquiring the world's
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- Deadliest weapons, a complete game changer.
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- That's why now, 2025 is unlike any other time
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- In the modern existence of the state of israel.
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- The prospect of a nuclear armed iran threatens not only israel.
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- Israel is just the first line of defense
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- For the entire free world, including the united states.
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- And that is why we are here at the u.s.
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- Capitol great israel advocacy summit, bringing together
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- Hundreds of christian and jewish leaders
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- For such a time as this.
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- It goes without saying at the top of the agenda a few things.
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- Number one, stopping a nuclear iran again
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- In tandem, israel and the u.s.
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- Taking the lead against this existential threat.
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- Number two,
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- Defeating hamas, decisively bringing the hostages home.
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- And number three,
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- Defeating the growing scourge of anti-semitism.
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- Yes, right here in the united states,
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- In particular, on our college campuses.
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- Thankfully, we've got strong leadership
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- Back in the white house here in d.c., and we've also got very
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- Strong leadership at the israeli embassy here in d.c..
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- Ambassador yukio leiter is israel's brand new ambassador,
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- Israel's top diplomat here in the united states.
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- And he joined us here
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- At the capital for an exclusive interview
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- To break down what he's doing to strengthen
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- The unbreakable bond between the united states and israel.
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- Take a look.
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- About the iranian threat for an american audience.
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- Ambassador, why does iran threaten
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- Not just israel, but the united states as well?
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- This is a problem for the entire free world, right?
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- You have to listen to what the iranians themselves have to say.
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- They say that israel is a small satan.
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- America is the big satan.
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- America is the big prize.
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- They're coming after western civilization,
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- And we have to learn to take people at their word.
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- This is what they intend.
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- This is a difficult that's running the country,
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- Not the iranian people there.
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- Any people are good people. they're pro-american people.
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- Yeah, but it's the government of these mullahs
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- Who really believe in an apocalyptic death cult.
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- They have to be stopped.
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- And the iranian people, as you said, are their main victims.
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- A nuclear iran ambassador.
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- You've spoken about iran providing a nuclear umbrella
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- For its proxies, that ring of fire,
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- Hamas, houthis, hezbollah, etc..
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- I think the middle east arms race that will be sparked
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- Turkey, others perhaps driving for the bomb.
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- Talk more about a prospect of a nuclear iran.
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- And that is just for the world again, not just israel.
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- Existential to the world, to the free world writ large
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- With israel, as you've called it, the canary in the coal mine.
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- We have to bear in mind three things.
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- Number one, if they achieve a nuclear bomb, they'll use it.
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- Yeah, but even before they use it as you
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- Said, it'll create a nuclear arms race in the middle east.
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- We'll have to have a sunni bomb and a shiite bomb.
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- All right.
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- There are different
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- Axes of power within the muslim world,
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- And everyone's going to have to get a hold of a bomb.
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- The third problem is that all of these terror
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- Proxies, the houthis, the hezbollah, the hamas,
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- The hezbollah operating in iraq, all the various militias,
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- All these crazies
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- Will be operating under a nuclear umbrella,
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- Which makes it much more difficult
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- To contend with them in a conventional way.
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- Yeah.
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- And, ambassador, look,
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- We have the iranian regime, of course,
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- And we have its proxies like hamas,
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- The idf ready to go back into gaza.
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- They've been in gaza going in a more forceful way.
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- How close are israel, god willing, to establishing
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- Its goals, crushing hamas, getting the hostages back?
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- Is there a better likelihood of that now
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- With the new operation that's about to kick off?
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- Well, there is you know, we've been
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- In a real existential dilemma.
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- We have to get our hostages out.
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- On the one hand, we have to crush hamas.
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- At the same time, we're going to do both.
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- And the fact of the matter is that the more we are forceful
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- Militarily on the ground,
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- The better the chances are for getting our hostages out.
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- Only if hamas feels that pressure
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- And that the noose is tightening around their neck.
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- Do we have a chance of getting the hostages out,
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- Or for the negotiations that steve wyckoff is managing
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- Will actually be successful?
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- So it's a pincer movement.
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- We've got to move both militarily and politically and,
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- Achieve our war goals, which is, number one,
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- The destruction of hamas
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- That can't be allowed to remain standing.
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- It's pure evil.
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- The second thing, we've got to get our hostages out.
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- And the third thing is we have to create a gaza
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- Which will never again fall to the,
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- Terrorists, such as hamas.
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- Yeah.
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- Ambassador, i see israel
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- As the first line of defense for all of western civilization.
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- We've seen over the past year and a half,
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- Since the october 7th massacre, anti-semitism explode
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- On american college campuses.
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- How alarmed are you by that rise in anti-semitism?
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- How important is it for you in your new role
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- To bring not only the jewish community,
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- But the christian community together as well to combat this?
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- Eric, it's a great question, and much of my day
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- Is preoccupied with that question.
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- I think there's a main point.
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- It's lost.
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- I mean, first of all, i got to give a lot of credit
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- To the administration, to leo terrell, who's at the forefront
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- Of fighting anti-semitism on campus.
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- But there's a there's a there's a point that's lost.
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- And i've had a long discussion with leo about
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- And that's the disconnect or the seeming disconnect
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- Between the anti-zionism, the anti-israel ism
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- And anti-semitism.
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- Yeah.
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- You cannot be pro jewish and anti-israel.
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- It doesn't work.
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- Israel is the bread
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- And butter is the foundation of judaism.
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- Abraham was the first jew.
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- Well, abraham begins our history by going to israel.
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- Everything begins in the land of israel,
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- The people of israel, the land of israel.
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- You can't separate them.
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- So in order to fight anti-semitism,
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- You've got to fight anti-israel ism.
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- And if you just put the focus on local issues
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- About jew hatred, you're missing the main point.
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- Jew hatred is a result right now of the attempt to categorize
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- Israel as a apartheid state or a genocidal state.
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- The accusations of are against our prime minister.
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- You know, the prime minister came here twice.
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- He had to fly over american army bases
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- Because the europeans call him a war criminal.
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- That is the main cause of the rise of anti-semitism.
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- If you brand the prime minister of the jewish people
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- A war criminal, well, then anti-semitism is going to soar.
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- Yeah.
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- So the first thing we've got to do is deal with institutions
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- Like the international criminal court,
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- Like the international criminal
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- Court of justice,
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- Which are comprised of people who are simply seething
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- With hatred for the state of israel.
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- You were born in my home state of pennsylvania.
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- You're now israel's top diplomat in america.
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- Do you have you believe,
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- Maybe a unique perspective into the u.s.
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- Israel relationship
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- From your upbringing in america before making aliyah to israel?
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- Does that give you any,
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- Particular insights that helped you
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- In this very important, needless to say, new post?
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- Well, i guess being an eagles fan while i was
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- Growing up is helpful.
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- That's why we supported you as an ambassador.
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- But, the real inspiration that i get is from my oldest son,
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- Who was killed when he led
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- Idf troops into gaza and fighting hamas.
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- He was my best friend,
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- The oldest of my children.
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- Commander, who trained together with the delta
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- Force in our air force special ops.
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- And, he was a very unique human being.
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- He left me six grandchildren.
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- He was 39.
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- A medical doctor
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- Who, after serving 15 years in special ops, went to med school.
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- And, every morning, i make a choice to live again.
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- Even though it's so painful to have lost him,
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- I kind of put him on my shoulders every morning,
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- And he guides me through the day.
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- And, i, i think i bring a unique perspective in that regard
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- That i have a son who was willing to give his life
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- For a judeo-christian civilization.
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- And, that gives me strength. yeah.
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- So your deep faith resonates.
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- We can't thank you enough for taking time with us.
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- Hey, hopefully the first of many interviews
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- We do as you're in the important
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- New post as israel's top diplomat in the united states.
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- Ambassador, we appreciate it. i look forward to it.
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- Thank you so much. god bless. god bless you. thank you. best.
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- Thanks again to israel's ambassador
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- To the united states, shaquille leiter.
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- Folks, i can't think of a better man
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- To be in that crucial position at this point in history.
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- Speaking of which, after the break, texas
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- Congressman randy weber joins us here at the capital
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- To break down the indispensable relationship between the u.s.
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- And israel and what he's doing on capitol
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- Hill to drive that alliance into a new era.
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- That's next.
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- That's next.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, we are here at the u.s.
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- Capitol for the israel advocacy summit.
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- And folks, right now,
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- This is really a time where israel
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- Could use a few good friends.
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- And they've got one in texas.
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- Congressman randy weber, for years
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- Since he took his post in congress.
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- He's been a stalwart advocate for israel, for the u.s.
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- Israel relationship.
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- He's driven by his christian faith,
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- And he joined us to break down what comes next
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- In the middle east and why it matters to you.
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- Take a look.
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- Congressman weber,
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- Great to be here with you in your office in dc.
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- A lot of people right now are saying, well, u.s.
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- Support of israel isn't necessary.
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- Maybe we should even cut fund to the jewish state.
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- Why is it so important for america to stand behind israel?
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- And how does israel's position as the lone bastion of democracy
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- In the middle east?
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- How does that benefit us, the alliance?
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- You know, i'm a christian.
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- I'm a follower of jesus christ,
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- And i know what god's word says.
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- And zechariah, zacharias is israel
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- Is the apple of god's eye,
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- The bastion of the middle east that you refer to.
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- They are the stabilizing force in the middle east, right?
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- They are america's best ally.
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- They are our best friend and ally,
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- And we are commanded to love.
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- Our neighbors will listen.
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- The best neighbors we've got actually,
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- Are a couple of continents away.
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- They're absolutely over in the middle east.
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- So it's in america's best interest.
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- You know, this probably israel is known as a startup nation.
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- They've got our back.
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- We've got their back.
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- And if we ever if we ever renege on that,
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- That promise that we've made to help them
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- More, we'll be in a heck of a mess.
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- Yeah.
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- America would really be in a dire situation because, god,
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- There's not.
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- There's nothing said that god will not lift
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- His hand of blessings from the united states.
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- We better have israel's back.
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- Congressman, great points all around.
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- And israel really is the first line of defense
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- For the west, for western civilization.
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- Absolutely. which brings me to iran's nuclear program.
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- You spoken out forcefully on this. why?
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- The ayatollahs cannot have the bomb.
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- We've got
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- Negotiation is going on right now
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- Between the administration and the iranian regime.
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- What does a good deal look like?
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- President trump talked the other day
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- About the complete dismantlement of iran's nuclear program.
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- Bottom line, i guess they can't have the bomb. though.
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- And we've known that for a long time.
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- Look, the irgc, an iranian revolutionary guard council,
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- They are intent and you know this
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- Through hezbollah and all of their proxies
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- On killing every single jew and wiping out the state of israel.
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- We know that's never going to happen
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- Because god promised israel the land.
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- Go back and read.
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- And so they cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,
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- A bomb like that. i think trump's on track.
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- I'm a little concerned that we're
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- Beginning negotiations again at some point.
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- We go in and we say, look, this is going to stop.
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- This is the end of this because. they'd love to drag it. out.
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- They were well, think about this.
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- I ran in 2012, you know, and so that's for congress.
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- And so that's 13 years we've been dealing with this.
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- Yeah i have to wonder if they have one nuclear weapon
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- And they're trying to get two,
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- Three, four, five, six built up say.
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- So i think we have to make it clear, though,
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- Every single sanction we can use in the book
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- Should be what brought to bear against iran,
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- Not only iran, its proxies and any other countries,
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- Quite frankly, that do business with iran.
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- Now, you mentioned the proxies, i think, of hamas.
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- Of course.
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- You visit the communities in israel
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- That were devastated on october 7th.
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- You've talked about that movingly, congressman.
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- Why does hamas need to be out of power completely?
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- It seems there can be no negotiations
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- With a vicious terrorist group like this.
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- You don't want somebody tells you they want to kill you,
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- Believe them.
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- And you know this.
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- The hamas and other agents of the iranian terrorist.
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- I'll call them.
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- They teach their children from the age
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- Of whatever, 18 months and up to kill that
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- They call them dogs, pigs, the jewish people and dogs
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- And they've made it clear,
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- They literally say in their own charter,
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- Every jew has to be killed and israel has to be wiped.
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- I'm i'm paraphrasing, but. you're on track.
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- Israel has to be destroyed, you know,
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- And when somebody tells you
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- They will destroy you, believe them.
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- And we as civilized nations, and we as one of the most
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- Powerful nations of the world,
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- Ought to take that to heart and say, look,
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- We are going to do everything we can
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- To prevent that from happening again.
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- Congressman comes to iran and hamas, china,
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- You spoken about as well, not in the middle east,
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- But certainly a player, an adversary.
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- That was president trump's return made such a difference.
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- It seems that peace through strength has returned.
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- He's got leverage and he's not afraid to use.
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- It seems to make a huge difference
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- In the international arena.
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- Well, absolutely.
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- And you're absolutely right.
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- And that's a favorite quote of mine,
- 00:14:50.746 --> 00:14:51.914
- Ronald reagan peace through strength.
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- And so,
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- And the other one he
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- Had was trust but verify
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- When the iranians say they don't have a rocket, a nuclear.
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- Oh, yeah.
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- Sure. well, we want to verify that.
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- Countries around the world, when they see trump
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- And when he says he's going to do something,
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- They take him at his word.
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- And there's a new sheriff.
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- There's the new sheriff is back in town.
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- Maybe we'll say it that way.
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- And he needs
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- He needs to maintain that position, that posture
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- Of strength and saying, we will not let this happen
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- To israel. period.
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- Great leadership for our country.
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- You're showing great leadership
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- For the state of texas here in congress.
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- Congressman, we appreciate it. thank you.
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- Thank you. good to be with you. thank you. associate bishop.
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- Thanks again to congressman randy
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- Weber, a true friend of israel here on capitol hill.
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- Speaking of which,
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- Our good friend bishop robert stearns, the driving force
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- Behind this historic,
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- Yes, historic israel advocacy summit,
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- Bringing hundreds of christian and jewish leaders together.
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- He joins us to share his vision and why it's a vision
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- For such a time as this that you need to catch.
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- That's next.
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- Don't move.
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- Don't move.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
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- We are here at the u.s.
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- Capitol for the historic israel advocacy summit.
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- Now, our good friend, bishop robert stearns,
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- Who you've seen many times here on the show,
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- Helped organize this historic event,
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- Along with the israel allies foundation
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- And american christian leaders for israel.
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- All incredible organizations doing god's work.
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- And bishop stearns shared
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- His vision for this summit and why
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- There is much more to come and why it is so sorely needed.
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- Take a look.
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- We're here with our good friend, bishop robert stearns,
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- President and founder of eagle's wings,
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- And this is the israel advocacy summit.
- 00:16:40.923 --> 00:16:43.292
- Bishop and look, historic event.
- 00:16:43.292 --> 00:16:46.028
- It can't be understated.
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- Hundreds of pastors, rabbis coming together
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- For such a time as this.
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- Talk more about the historic nature of this event.
- 00:16:51.333 --> 00:16:54.269
- I think what makes this event unprecedented, eric,
- 00:16:54.269 --> 00:16:58.574
- Is that this is a big tent.
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- This is a multi-ethnic event.
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- We have literally asian, african american, latino, caucasian,
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- All of america represented here.
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- It is a multi denominational event.
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- We have progressive christian
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- Denominations, conservative christian denominations.
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- We have jewish denominations.
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- Reform, conservative, orthodox.
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- This is an event that has brought together
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- People who otherwise
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- Probably don't agree on a lot of political issues,
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- But believe that the issue of israel being able to survive
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- And thrive and defend itself
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- And its borders, defend its citizens, is critical
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- To our world's future and believe that the,
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- Agenda of radical islam right now
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- Enshrined in iran, has got to be stopped.
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- The dismantling of this nuclear program
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- In iran has to happen by any means necessary.
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- So this is not a room that would normally get together,
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- But they have come together in unity on this one core issue.
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- Yeah.
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- And they realize, robert, as you've said many times,
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- That israel is the first line of defense
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- For western civilization, for all of us,
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- Regardless of the nomination or political persuasion.
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- Speaking of which,
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- Big announcements
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- And breaking news here in stakelbeck tonight,
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- The israel christian nexus launching this week.
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- Tell us more about it.
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- We believe that there needs to be a gathering place
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- For pastors and christian ministry leaders
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- Who have questions
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- About israel, questions about the palestinians.
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- We want to reach out to all sides of this complicated issue.
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- It's complicated in many ways.
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- In other ways, it's not complicated.
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- There's one side that has not released the hostages.
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- There's one side that is saying death to israel.
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- There's one side that is saying, from the river to the sea,
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- And we have to understand that until radical islam
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- Accepts the existence of the jewish
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- And democratic state of israel, we're going to have war.
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- We're going to have conflict.
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- The jewish
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- And democratic state of israel is not going anywhere.
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- This event is against extremism in any form.
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- We're against christian extremism.
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- Jewish extremism, islamic extremism.
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- Wokeism extremism.
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- We are calling people to remember that every human being
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- Is created in the image of god, and it's worthy of dignity
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- And respect.
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- And that has to be the starting place
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- For all of our discussions.
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- You and i both have kids
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- Who are generation z, that younger generation.
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- How can we break through with young people?
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- I think you hit on a minute ago.
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- Actually, this is clearly a battle of good and evil.
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- At the end of the day.
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- The reason i have hope for gen z, gen alpha
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- Is that they really have a sense of the beauty
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- Of each individual.
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- They're not hung up on labels and dogma.
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- They want to know about people.
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- And once you
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- Get people to israel, once you get people to the holy land
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- And you see jews, christians, muslim, druze, baha'i.
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- Most diverse.
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- City of you, it's all right there.
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- Israel is a representative of modern democratic process.
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- Once the younger generation understands that,
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- They'll understand what we're fighting for.
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- Yeah. amen.
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- Are you optimistic?
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- We're always optimistic. as followers of jesus.
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- But some positive trends,
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- It seems a lot of it has to do with the leadership
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- Change here in washington dc, i believe.
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- But look, iran weakened, hamas in its death throes.
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- Hezbollah weakened.
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- Abraham accords back on the table.
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- It seems like good things are around
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- The corner for the world's one and only jewish state.
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- I think there's a lot of reasons to be hopeful.
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- My immediate concern, however, is that two immediate concerns.
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- One. iran has to be stopped.
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- And number two,
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- The next generation has got to be, educated.
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- And those two things are what we're going to be focusing on.
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- This week. and you're working on both.
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- Last question. big takeaways.
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- Okay.
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- The israel christian next great israel advocacy summit.
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- It seems like there's a movement here, bishop stearns,
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- And you're at the forefront of it.
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- A great time,
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- I think,
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- For the pro-israel community to strike while the iron is hot.
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- Yeah, we're excited about this movement.
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- And i invite your listeners
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- To get involved and to find out and go to eagles wings.org
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- And learn more about the israel christian nexus.
- 00:21:20.102 --> 00:21:23.271
- Thanks again to our good friend bishop robert stern's folks.
- 00:21:24.439 --> 00:21:27.008
- Be sure to check him out on ecs and across social media
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- And eagles wings as well.
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- They are doing god's work. it goes without saying.
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- Speaking of which, up next, my final thoughts
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- On the imperative, the non-negotiable imperative
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- For every follower of jesus to stand with israel.
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- That's next.
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- Don't move.
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- Don't move.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks.
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- As you wrap up here with some final thoughts from the u.s.
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- Capitol.
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- When we talk about standing with israel,
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- There's really no gray area there.
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- And the word of god lays out very clearly
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- The book of genesis, chapter 12, verse three, again,
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- Very clear.
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- God says to abraham, i will bless those who bless you.
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- And i will curse those who curse you.
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- Again, very black and white. non-negotiable.
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- But i love the second part
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- Of that verse that we don't hear often enough.
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- God follows that with saying and through you,
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- The jewish people, the nation of israel,
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- All people on earth will be blessed.
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- And i think clearly that has been borne out
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- By the word of god alone, the prophets, jesus
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- All coming through that line, coming through israel
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- And the jewish people.
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- And that's why we're here in dc for this israel advocacy
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- Summit again.
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- Big thanks to eagles wings, american christian leaders
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- For israel, the international christian embassy in jerusalem.
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- Combat anti-semitism, great organizations
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- Coming together for such a time as this to speak out
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- With one united voice for israel and the u.s.
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- Israel relationship.
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- It was an honor to be a part of it.
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- We hope you enjoyed it.
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- And hey, monday, big exclusive interview.
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- Florida congressman byron donalds is with us.
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- He is a rising star.
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- He may very well
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- Be the next governor of florida after ron desantis.
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- His term is up. you won't want to miss that.
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- That's on monday.
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- Until then.
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- From the nation's capital.
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- God bless you and we'll see you soon.
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