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Erick Stakelbeck: Standing Up to Anti-Israel Bias | Stakelbeck Tonight

March 27, 2025 | 23:29

Erick Stakelbeck discusses the recent protests in Gaza against Hamas rule. He highlights the courage of Palestinians who are speaking out against the terrorist group and calls attention to the need for Hamas to be removed from power. Stakelbeck interviews Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, who discusses the challenges of representing Israel at the U.N. and the importance of standing up to bias and anti-Israel sentiment. The episode also features a sneak preview of the upcoming theatrical release of The Chosen: The Last Supper, a powerful portrayal of Jesus' final days before the crucifixion.

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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: Standing Up to Anti-Israel Bias | Stakelbeck Tonight | March 27, 2025

Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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I'm erick stakelbeck
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And it's a movement that we've all been waiting for.
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Palestinians is rising up and protesting against hamas.
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Finally,
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Over the past few days, we've seen thousands of palestinians
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Take to the streets of gaza and call for an end to hamas rule.
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They're chanting hamas.
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Get out.
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And it's not hard to see why.
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When hamas launched its
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Brutal invasion of israel on october 7th, 2023.
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They brought a whirlwind down upon the heads of every gazan.
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And the longer hamas holds hostages and fires rockets,
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The longer the misery of the people of gaza will continue.
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It seems they're finally starting to realize this.
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Take a look.
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I'm not on the ballot.
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Walla
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Walla walla did happen, but i did want to be.
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I did not know
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That the government was
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My family.
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Now, this is very encouraging, but i also
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Don't want to overstate things here.
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Remember,
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Poll after poll shows that the majority of palestinians
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In gaza still support hamas and approve
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Of what happened on october 7th.
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They also voted for hamas overwhelmingly back in 2006.
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Folks, there is a deep demonic bondage there.
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At the end of the day, this is a spiritual battle.
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Still,
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The protests these past few days have been significant enough
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That they've caught
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The eye of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.
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He told the israeli
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Knesset, quote, we saw something that we've never seen before.
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We saw large open demonstrations in the gaza strip
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Against hamas rule.
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We've already seen many pro-hamas demonstrations.
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We saw them in european capitals, in campuses,
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In the u.s.
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But demonstrations like these in gaza against
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Hamas, such a thing we haven't seen.
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More and more gazans understand
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That hamas brings destruction and doom upon them.
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And it is important.
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All this shows that our policy is working.
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Coming up, israel's ambassador to the un, danny danon, joins
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Us to break down why israel must stay the course in gaza
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And why right now is a dangerous but promising
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Time for the world's one and only jewish state.
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And it all starts now.
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Every day he heads into the lion's den
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As israel's ambassador to the united nations.
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It's one of the toughest diplomatic jobs
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There is, making the case
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For the jewish state at the rabidly anti-israel u.n.
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But danny danon
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Is the perfect man for the job because he is fearless.
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He joins us now.
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Ambassador, great to see you, as always.
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He said recently, and this is your second go round as u.n.
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Ambassador, but you said recently
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This time is more difficult than your first tenure
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As ambassador.
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Why do you say that?
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Why is now different?
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Thank you for having me again, eric.
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And as you mentioned, i'm the first israeli actually
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To come back to this demanding position.
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You know, i realize it will be intense
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Because we are in a war time fighting our enemies.
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But when i came back, you know, to see the obsession
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With the sharks, you know, i'll give you an example.
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Last week, we had to go to the security
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Council three times in order to defend israel.
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And for us, you know, i'm proud to do that together
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With my team.
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We represent the country we love so much.
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But when you hear the lies and the bias against these about it
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From so many countries, it's shocking.
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But, you know, i tell my colleagues
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In jerusalem, keep it up, keep it up, finish the job,
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You know, deal with the terrorists.
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We will handle all the pressure coming here at the u.n..
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Yeah.
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You know, ambassador,
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One of the things i love about you in this position
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Is you head into the lion's den, as we said,
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But you do it in a way that, hey,
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You've got a smile on your face and you're confident.
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You know, you have the facts, you have the truth on your side.
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And that comes in very handy with the likes of the u.n.
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Human rights council.
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You criticize them recently
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For portraying israel as the aggressor.
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You talk more about the u.n.
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Human rights council, why that is such a difficult
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Organization to deal with and why israel?
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The case for israel.
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The justness of israel's cause must be made.
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And look what happened
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After october 7th with that so-called human rights council.
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Instead of condemning
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The terrorists of hamas, they condemn the israel.
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They're blaming us for attacking a civilians
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And for committing war crimes, committing a genocide.
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You know, that's a blood libel.
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So when you criticize israel, it's one thing.
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But when you blame us for committing a genocide
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Or starvation or other ridiculous allegations,
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That's anti-semitism, because you use
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A different standard against israel
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Than other standards you use against other countries.
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Yeah.
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You know, you would think, ambassador,
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That the world after october 7th will rally by israel's side.
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But sadly, many have become even more anti-israel.
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And this anti-semitic explosion we've seen at the u.n.
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And elsewhere has been truly troubling.
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But good news in that
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We have a new administration here in the united states.
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How big of a difference does a trump administration make
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As israel states its case at the u.n.
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And beyond?
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And, of course, incoming u.n. ambassador,
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Hopefully elise stefanik should be confirmed soon.
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How big of a difference does a new administration in the u.s.
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Make for israel.
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That we are grateful for the
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Administration for supporting israel?
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You know, we heal the world in the security council
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And they stand with us, period.
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No excuses, no conditions, no threats.
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And we appreciate that.
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And we are expecting the ambassador and the
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At least the findings to arrive and to work with us.
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And i'm sure together we will start to play offense again.
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This is a moral just cause israel is right here.
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And yet, even as hamas diverts humanitarian aid in gaza,
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As you said, the world points the finger at israel.
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Can you talk more about that, though, in gaza right now,
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How hamas and look humanitarian aid when it flows into gaza,
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Hamas takes it literally takes it into those terror tunnels?
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Well, a few
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Days ago, i had the honor to ask the al-shaabi
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Was in hamas captivity for almost 500 days.
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And he gave a very powerful testimony.
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And i quote him, he said it when he was in the tunnels
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And it was told at the same time
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The hamas terrorists
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Were breeding down to the tunnels, boxes of aid
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With the logo of the u.n., with the logo of unwra
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And the building shalit with the hostages.
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So, you know, we will continue
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To make sure that hamas will not stay in gaza.
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We haven't finished the war yet.
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We have to bring back all the hostages.
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There are still 59 hostages in captivity.
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We are praying for them
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And we are committed to bring them back.
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And we will continue until we eliminate hamas.
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It's possible to do it the same way.
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The u.s.
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Eliminated the nazis and defeated japan during
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World war two.
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We are committed to win this fight. ambassador?
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Well said.
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And key point there, hamas must be decisively crushed,
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Just as the nazis were imperial japan.
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Great point.
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More with israel's ambassador to the u.n., our good friend
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Danny danon, after the break.
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What about the united nations works and relief agency may say?
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What's that? well, you'll find out what it is.
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Why it's so dangerous after the break.
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Stick around.
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Stick around.
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Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
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We're talking to israel's ambassador
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To the united nations, danny danon.
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Ambassador.
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The united nations relief and works agency, unwra, for sure.
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People might say, well,
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That sounds harmless, but it's anything but.
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As you well know, this is an organization.
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There's actually employed members of hamas.
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Again, this is an arm of the u.n.
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And it's employed members of hamas.
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Can you talk about unwra and why really
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At the end of the day, it needs to be disbanded?
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Every role felt the same professionally.
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Look at the billions of dollars that they spent over the years
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And the outcome.
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You know, no schools, no infrastructure.
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You know, all the incitement against israel
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And the failed them
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Only by allowing hamas to take over this organization.
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As you said earlier, we have tools of hamas terrorist
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Invading is well known to those levels.
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And those guys were getting paid
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By the un while at the same time by u.n.
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Funds.
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Though we are grateful that the u.s.
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Stopped funding to run.
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And i'm working
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With the other countries in order to convince them
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To stop funding this rotten organization.
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And, you know, if you want to support
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Humanitarian project, it's legitimate.
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But to make it into a place that you have accountability,
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That you know,
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That the money will go to those that we need
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And will not go to the terrorist of hamas.
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So i believe that in the future
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We will be able to divert most of the funds to other ngos.
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Yeah, the ngos are actually doing good work and moral work.
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Hey, you go round the horn,
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You have hamas in gaza, hezbollah in lebanon,
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The houthis in yemen, you've got jihadis in syria.
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But the head of the snake for most of that terror,
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Certainly hamas, hezbollah, houthis, resides in tehran.
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Do you get a sense, ambassador, that the u.n.
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Will try to apply any more pressure on iran over
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Its nuclear program,
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Or does that ultimately fall to israel
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And the new administration
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In the united states to hold the ayatollahs accountable?
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I definitely
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Hope so that we will see more pressure, more sanctions.
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As you mentioned, they feed the proxies.
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When you see the houthis attacking the us vessels,
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You know, the those loans coming from iran,
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The technology, the weapons, the funding,
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It all comes from iran.
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And they target u.s.
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Personnel, the target, the israelis,
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The target the other vessels, and they destabilize the region.
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That is why i think it's not only israel or the u.s.
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It should be the responsibility of all countries
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Around the world to blockade iran on feeding those boxes.
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It's possible we can do it.
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And we proved also that iran is vulnerable.
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You know, when that attacked us, we attacked them back
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And we proved them that we can hit any target in iran.
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Yeah, they have been weakened severely.
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And by the way, iran is not just a problem for israel.
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It is a global problem.
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People need to realize that.
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Ambassador, a lot of good things happening at the u.n.
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I know it's
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Hard to believe for some, but you're at the forefront of that.
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You did it during your first tenure.
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And now as well, we hear rumblings,
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Perhaps the abraham accords,
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Peace treaties will perhaps expand in the near future.
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What are some of the
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Encouraging things
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In terms of maybe new alliances, new relationships
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That israel is forming in the world
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And that you're really
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At the forefront of helping to advance at the u.n.?
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Despite the challenges, i'm still optimistic.
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You know, where we thank god for what we have.
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You know, i was ill when we formed the abraham accords.
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And i think there are many
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Countries who would love to to join in the abraham accords.
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President trump put it in a very high priority,
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And i think it will benefit the region
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And it will bring more stability,
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More trade, more prosperity.
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And together, we will fight the radicals.
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And we have to realize that that many in the middle east,
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They are afraid from the radicals,
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But they have to stand up and push back and fight them.
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Otherwise, they will be killed.
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So i think we are going to have good news, hopefully very soon.
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Yeah. and israel is leading the way there. ambassador.
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Last question.
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You are a very busy man at the u.n..
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Judea and samaria, the biblical heartland,
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A place near and dear to your heart.
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Are you able to make the case at the u.n.?
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Look, terror is increasing there in the biblical heartland.
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Is there any receptiveness at the u.n.,
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I guess you would say, to the case for judea and samaria?
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Are you advancing the ball there, so to speak?
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Are people starting to understand
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Why judea and samaria is indispensable for the nation
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Of israel?
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Well, i don't have to convince you, eric.
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You know, about the the bond between the jewish
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People and the christians to to the land of abraham
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And to the sides in judea and samaria.
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But what we have to point out
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Is the connection between the iran
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And the instability in judea and samaria.
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They are feeding the terrorists
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And smuggling weapons into judea and samaria.
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And we see a lot of instability and also to the weakness
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Of the palestinian authority.
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They are not capable of winning law and order to those areas.
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That's why we have to operate.
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We have to neutralize the threats.
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And, you know, for me, the best thing
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Is to invite people to come to judea and samaria
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And to see what we think about.
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You know, most of the land is vacant,
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The beautiful land and the place for many jews to live there.
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Yes. stand on the mountains of israel,
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Just as the people of israel did over 3000 years ago.
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And they do it again today.
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Ambassador danny noam, thank you so much.
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Keep up the great work at the u.n..
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And coming up after the break, the chosen.
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The mega blockbuster show is about to launch season five.
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We're going to go on the ground with the cast of the shows.
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And after the break, you won't want to miss this. stick around.
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And after the break, you won't want to miss this. stick around.
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Welcome back to starting tonight.
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We are taking you behind the scenes
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Of one of
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The most anticipated events in faith based entertainment,
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The chosen last supper.
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This powerful three part
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Theatrical release debuts in theaters
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Nationwide on friday, march 28th.
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It brings to life jesus his final days
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Before the crucifixion in a way that's never been seen before.
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We've got a sneak peek here.
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And then our correspondent linda lane sits down with the cast
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And creator of the chosen to dive deeper into the heart
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Of this incredible story.
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The last supper is
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What we know in scripture is kind of this ultimate
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Or heading into ultimate idea of sacrifice
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And just love that jesus has for his people.
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What would you want the audience
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To when they're watching to really grasp from this moment?
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Well, the passover meal was a meal of sacrifice.
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It was a commemoration of sacrifice.
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And, you know,
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The the entre of choice for passover is.
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Lamb and the sacrifice.
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Lamb for the passover
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Was is reflected in christ as as the pascal
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We say this as a sacrifice for humanity.
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And so the correlation is undeniable.
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Even if you're not, you don't have to be a biblical scholar
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To to grasp that once you actually know
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What passover represents and what jesus
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Celebrating the passover on holy thursday
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Represents and the culmination of of that,
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That the full circle of of the faith and the institution
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Of this covenant
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Through the eucharist and what christ was about to do
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On the cross, it's it's truly undeniable.
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What was your vision for portraying the last supper
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With giving it a fresh perspective,
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Your own creative perspective,
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But also keeping true to scripture?
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The key for me in everything, i think this is a
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It's trend with the show is i'm not trying to take something
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And make it bigger and more i capital important.
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I'm actually trying to make it a little smaller
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And more intimate and relational.
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So my job with anything is, look,
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How do i make this feel like it's not like it's a speech
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That jesus is giving, a sermon he's
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Presenting to a congregation.
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But but important words and sharing with friends
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And students.
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And so throughout the course of the season,
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Not only with the last supper, but any of these huge moments
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From scripture during holy week, it's
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What's at stake for the people involved.
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And so the last supper for me was i'm not going to change
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The content of this story, but i'm going to make it personal.
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The character of mary magdalene is such an important one,
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But we see in season four of the ending,
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I really believe that we're seeing kind
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Of an understanding more than anybody else
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That jesus isn't just speaking metaphorically.
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You're starting to catch on, that this might be real.
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Tell me how in season five you develop that understanding
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And how that shapes your character.
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The very beginning of season five, he continues to preach
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And he says in a metaphor,
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But pretty clearly what's going to happen?
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And i believe it's a grain of wheat
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Must fall to the earth and die before it can bear fruit.
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And mary
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Really, i think, pays attention to that and understands
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That something something like that is going to be happening.
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And so past your character as matthew, the more analytical
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One that the unique, a very unique personality.
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How are you interpreting?
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Here we are in holy week, the last supper.
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How are you
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With how the relationship you have with jesus
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And with all of your personality
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Interpreting what is happening.
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You know, it's like you said, matthew's very analytical,
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So he is just processing it because he needs
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To have factual evidence for things to make sense of.
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He's just kind of just taking it all in.
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But also making sure he doesn't miss any detail.
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So he's writing everything he sees, but he himself
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Isn't where mary is, where she has
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An understanding or she's growing and understanding.
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Matthew is still processing
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Things and things aren't making sense.
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And so he's just observing, but he's taking note.
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And then slowly, as the season comes, unravels, you see
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Him slowly start to get it.
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George, would you say that
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Having been a part of this experience
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And now in season five, is there something that you feel like
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A new depth in your character that people will see?
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Yeah, i, i, i always call his journey.
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I feel like it's like a movie is in there.
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A thought movie.
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I call it from from thunder to love.
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But there is some old movie called thunder.
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But i always say that his journey is from thunder to love.
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And i'm so lucky to to be able to map that across the seasons.
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And i think we do see the final moments of that journey.
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It's not the exact final moments,
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But it's like john beginning to come into his role,
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You know,
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As as someone who has a little bit more responsibility.
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So that was super fun to play.
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And obviously it leads
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To a moment that we all know is kind of heartbreaking.
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And you'll see the heartbreak in john for sure.
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That the moment the last supper, i know the whole holy week
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Season is going to be amazing, but that last supper,
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How was that a powerful moment for you?
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Incredibly powerful
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As you are as we are talking now and i'm thinking about it
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And i'm looking at the picture behind you.
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A it's all it all
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Seems like a surreal dream right now
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Because we shot it for an entire week in general
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This season in terms of sets and production.
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It keeps, as it does, it really keeps going up in this season.
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There are things that i don't think
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I don't think have been seen on this show in terms of how the
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What's what's the environment behind the scenes.
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So it was a surreal week
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Of just entire days in this one space.
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And what they did in terms of camera work all around the table
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And in terms of the set they really created, i think,
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Something very almost
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Like a classical music piece, you know, a very interesting
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Dreamlike sequence flow that i cannot wait.
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Super screen, super.
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It's so it's going to look so great on a screen.
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So great.
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Folks, again, the chosen last supper hits
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Theaters nationwide on friday, march 28th.
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It brings a powerful story of jesus's final days to life
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Like never before.
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So don't miss this special three part theatrical event
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And be on the lookout for season five of the chosen.
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Up next, my final thought on
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How you as a follower of jesus are also chosen.
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That's next.
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Stick around.
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Stick around.
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Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight folks.
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As we wrap up here, we're talking about the chos.
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And i think sometimes as believers,
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We forget who we are in christ jesus.
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First peter,
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Chapter two, verse nine says, we are a chosen people,
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A royal priesthood, a holy nation, god's
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Special possession that you may declare the praises of him,
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Who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
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Hey, we are more than conquerors through christ jesus.
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So be encouraged.
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Speaking of which,
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Tomorrow night, the one and only nick,
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Which is with us also billy hollowell
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Talking about miracles.
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Yes, they do happen today
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Because god is moving until tomorrow.
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Thanks for joining us. god bless you.
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We'll see you soon.
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Erick Stakelbeck: Standing Up to Anti-Israel Bias | Stakelbeck Tonight

March 27, 2025 | 23:29

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