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May 26, 2026 | 23:29

Erick Stakelbeck: U.S./Iran War: Deal Within Reach? | Stakelbeck Tonight
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: U.S./Iran War: Deal Within Reach? | Stakelbeck Tonight | May 26, 2026
  • Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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  • I'm erick stakelbeck.
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  • And for all the commentary and hot takes over the long
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  • Holiday weekend about a potential iran deal.
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  • Here's the bottom line.
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  • We still don't know what exactly is in the deal,
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  • But here's what we do know up front.
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  • During his first term, president trump
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  • Pulled out of the disastrous iran nuclear deal
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  • That was negotiated by barack obama.
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  • So it seems very unlikely
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  • That he would sign on to a
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  • New agreement that just repeats obama's mistakes.
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  • I believe the president has earned
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  • The benefit of the doubt when it comes to iran.
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  • Over his two terms in office.
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  • He's made all the right moves
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  • Against the regime up until this point.
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  • That said, any agreement in my view,
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  • Must include the following four non-negotiable points.
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  • First, the complete dismantlement
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  • Of iran's nuclear program
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  • And the removal of all enriched uranium from iranian soil.
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  • Second,
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  • Severe restrictions on iran's ballistic missile program.
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  • Third, an end to all iranian support
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  • Of its terror proxies like hamas and hezbollah.
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  • And fourth.
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  • The strait of hormuz must remain open
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  • With no further iranian meddling.
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  • Now, i'd be very skeptical of any final agreement
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  • That does not include those four points.
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  • And frankly, i'd even be skeptical of any agreement
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  • That does, because iran's regime simply cannot be trusted.
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  • We have a 47 year track record of murder,
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  • Mayhem, lies, and double talk that proves it.
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  • That's why
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  • I'm no fan
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  • Of letting the world's number one
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  • State sponsor of terrorism off the hook to survive
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  • Another day, right when it's at its weakest moment.
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  • But right now, the president believes
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  • He can get something done
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  • That ends iran's nuclear program, opens
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  • The strait of hormuz and ends the war.
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  • He said over the weekend that an agreement
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  • Between the two sides was largely negotiated.
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  • That includes those points.
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  • And he's got all the leverage and the full might of the u.s.
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  • Military on his side.
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  • Here was secretary of state marco rubio earlier today.
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  • Well, the streets have to be okay.
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  • They're going to be open then where we are.
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  • So they need to be open.
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  • What's happening here is unlawful.
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  • It's a we know it's unsustainable for the world.
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  • It's unacceptable.
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  • I don't know of
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  • Any country in the world that does,
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  • The russians and i'm favorite.
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  • We're told them
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  • The chinese are not in favor of italian systems.
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  • When there's no country in the world
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  • That's in favor of the tolling system itself,
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  • The regime in iran. so that's not acceptable.
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  • I mean, that cannot happen.
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  • The straits need to be open, unimpeded, without tolls. and,
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  • And obviously that needs to happen.
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  • Now, iran's regime is undoubtedly going to demand
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  • Sanctions relief, also known as money, as part of any deal.
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  • And then there's the iranian people.
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  • It seemed that we had a golden
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  • Opportunity for them to rise up and finally overthrow
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  • The tyrants who have oppressed them for so long.
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  • Is that now off the table?
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  • A lot of questions remain as president trump
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  • Gets set to convene his cabinet
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  • At camp david tomorrow for a crucial meeting.
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  • One last very intriguing wrinkle to all of this
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  • Is that the president
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  • Is now calling on muslim nations like saudi arabia and qatar
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  • To join the abraham accords with israel
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  • As part of a broader regional deal with iran.
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  • So again,
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  • Let's see how this all plays out over the next few days.
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  • And, of course, renewed military action by the u.s.
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  • And israel is still very much on the table.
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  • If iran backs out of a potential deal,
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  • At the end of the day, iran's regime is driven
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  • By an apocalyptic islamic jihadist ideology.
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  • Doctor michael yousef knows that ideology very well.
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  • He joins us next to break down the unholy alliance
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  • That threatens america's future.
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  • And it all starts now.
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  • Radical islam is on the rise.
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  • It's caused havoc in europe, and now it's chosen
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  • The united states as its next target.
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  • But what if the influx of islamist ideology is being aided
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  • And abetted by nefarious forces right here at home?
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  • Our good
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  • Friend, doctor michael yousef, is author of the great new book,
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  • An unholy alliance
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  • How progressivism brought about an islamist invasion.
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  • He joins us now.
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  • Michael, always great to see you such a timely book.
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  • And we hear so much people ask, they don't understand
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  • How we have a group like queers for palestine because islamists
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  • In gaza are throwing queers off of buildings, quite literally.
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  • Michael, explain the strange attraction, maybe
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  • Not so strange between the left and islamists.
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  • Yeah, they have nothing in common
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  • With each other at all, except
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  • For the hatred of western civilization,
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  • With all of its judeo-christian foundation.
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  • The hate that.
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  • And so they, you know, they unite.
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  • They make a pact with the devil
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  • And they, you know, just for that one purpose.
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  • But in reality, as we know from history
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  • Back in 1979, it was the leftist
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  • Who led the revolution in iran against the shah.
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  • But what happened as soon as so many comes from paris,
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  • And supposedly
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  • They're going to be allies and get to work together.
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  • As soon as he took power, the clerics literally
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  • Killed all the the leftists and got rid of them.
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  • So it's going to happen again, but sadly,
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  • It will be too late for them.
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  • But for now, all of these groups are saying,
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  • You know, we're well, you know, we're we're all for palestine.
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  • We're all for intifada.
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  • We all feel they don't have a clue.
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  • I document in the book,
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  • A man in the hamas group, one of the leaders
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  • At the suspicion of being homosexual.
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  • Then now, proof, but just a suspicion of being homosexual.
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  • They tortured him and killed him.
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  • And so these folks don't know what they're being fattened
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  • For the slaughter.
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  • Yeah, but nonetheless,
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  • I want to wake up the church of jesus christ in america
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  • And say, do not do what the church
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  • In england and the church in europe has done,
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  • And that is surrendered.
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  • Yeah.
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  • And the left.
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  • You make a great point, michael.
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  • The left is getting in bed
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  • With dark forces here that it does not comprehend,
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  • Which will come back to bite them.
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  • And you mentioned europe. you mentioned england.
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  • Michael, do you see that as a cautionary tale?
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  • The uk is far advanced down the road of this islamo
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  • Leftist, islamo socialist madness.
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  • And if we're not capable,
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  • Which seems to me that the united states
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  • Is really a firewall for western civilization.
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  • Well, so far.
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  • And i hope that that that that continues
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  • Because i am seeing different places, fallen.
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  • Paterson, new jersey, and now called little palestine
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  • And dearborn, michigan and so many other places
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  • Have already fallen then minneapolis, but
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  • And then that's why, you know, i've been warning
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  • My friends in texas, they're targeting you now, next.
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  • And this is how this started in england.
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  • They created what they called
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  • The backbone from top to bottom of the island.
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  • They, no go zones.
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  • And as soon as it becomes strong,
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  • They start building ribs.
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  • And now they're choking the country.
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  • 20 years ago, i warned leaders that this is happening,
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  • And they didn't even take me seriously.
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  • And look what has happened.
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  • And so, i mean, i like to be a false prophet
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  • When it comes to that.
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  • But unfortunately, that is not the case.
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  • So i am really now coming to this last bastion,
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  • The the
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  • Possibility of waking up the united states.
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  • And i'm talking about freedom loving people.
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  • Whether you're jewish or christian, it doesn't matter.
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  • Or there's some muslims who are saying to me,
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  • We hate islamists.
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  • And they said we escaped from, countries
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  • Because of islamists, and they're coming here and there.
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  • Some muslim scholars are coming up
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  • And saying, we don't want them here.
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  • So, you know, if the christian church
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  • Does not rise up and wake up in time,
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  • We think it's kindness to just let them come and walk
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  • All over us.
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  • And, some, some preachers are now saying,
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  • Well, you know, jesus was a refugee and he.
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  • But jesus didn't go to egypt to take over egypt,
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  • You know, and there's just the whole lies
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  • And series of lies that are penetrating western media.
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  • And and that really disturbs me greatly.
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  • And i'm just sounding the alarm as loud as i can.
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  • Yeah.
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  • Tolerance of the intolerant is literally getting people killed
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  • In the west. michael, you mentioned egypt.
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  • You were born in egypt, of course, raised
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  • There as a young man.
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  • Can you talk about the muslim
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  • Brotherhood, obviously founded in egypt,
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  • The muslim brotherhood's role
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  • In all of this, the stealth jihad.
  • 00:09:29.125 --> 00:09:30.860
  • Look, they wear suits and ties.
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  • Many times you don't see them coming,
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  • Perhaps, but this is a sinister force here in america.
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  • Yeah.
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  • They are the the mothership of all of the groups, tech
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  • A while his your, jihad, the al-qaeda, isis.
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  • They're the original group in the 20s, founded by guy
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  • Named hassan al-banna,
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  • Who was a primary school teacher and a librarian.
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  • And, he founded the muslim brotherhood
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  • To fight the british and to get rid of british,
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  • Colonialism.
  • 00:10:03.225 --> 00:10:04.960
  • And and in the beginning, they were together
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  • With the military hunters, of nasser.
  • 00:10:07.863 --> 00:10:10.966
  • But as soon as nasser came into power, of course,
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  • He did the opposite of iran.
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  • He got rid of them.
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  • And, as a leader in an arab world one time said to me,
  • 00:10:17.373 --> 00:10:21.177
  • He said, doctors, would you explain to me
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  • How the muslim brotherhood are outlawed in egypt
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  • And in jordan and in kuwait and in the united arab emirates
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  • Or even saudi arabia, and yet they go to the west.
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  • They don't only get a welcome mat,
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  • But they're given satellites from which they attack
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  • These governments, these arabic, government.
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  • Yeah. it's madness.
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  • And we'll talk more about it, folks,
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  • After the break with doctor michael youssef.
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  • Again, the book, it's a bestseller and unholy alliance.
  • 00:10:46.769 --> 00:10:50.406
  • Pick it up right now, amazon.com.
  • 00:10:50.406 --> 00:10:52.274
  • Wherever books are sold, it is a must read
  • 00:10:52.274 --> 00:10:54.610
  • For such a time as this war with doctor yousef.
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  • After the break, what exactly do the islamists want?
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  • And what does the radical left want?
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  • More with doctor yousef on that. after the break.
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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're discussing the rise
  • 00:11:17.667 --> 00:11:18.902
  • Of an islamo leftist alliance inside the united states
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  • With doctor michael yousef, author of the new book,
  • 00:11:22.672 --> 00:11:25.075
  • An unholy alliance
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  • How progressivism brought about an islamist invasion.
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  • Michael, i think of zoran mamdani,
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  • The mayor of new york city.
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  • I would say he's an islamo communist.
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  • He seems to really personify this alliance in that
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  • He espouses some islamist beliefs, and his buddy buddy
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  • With the likes of the muslim brotherhood, yet also supports
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  • Trans surgeries for children and many left wing causes.
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  • Is his ascension to the mayor, the mayorship
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  • Of our largest city and financial capital.
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  • Is that strategic? do you think?
  • 00:11:57.741 --> 00:12:00.477
  • Oh, absolutely.
  • 00:12:00.477 --> 00:12:01.778
  • I mean, they target, like for england in england, for example.
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  • They target those
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  • 11, at
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  • Least 12 mayors of major cities.
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  • They came across like him and they, you know,
  • 00:12:13.523 --> 00:12:16.993
  • And in most of these cities, the muslims are probably
  • 00:12:16.993 --> 00:12:19.663
  • About 20%, maybe 30% in some areas.
  • 00:12:19.663 --> 00:12:23.733
  • But then they all organize and mobilize and, and elect
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  • Council members and board school board members and mayors.
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  • And once they take, these seats of power,
  • 00:12:33.143 --> 00:12:36.847
  • Then the rest is, as you say, carry the door.
  • 00:12:36.847 --> 00:12:39.583
  • Now, in america, they're doing exactly the same thing.
  • 00:12:39.583 --> 00:12:42.853
  • Recently, i saw a video
  • 00:12:42.853 --> 00:12:44.654
  • In dearborn, michigan, was a man was complaining to the council
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  • And the mayor about the dam that goes on five times a day,
  • 00:12:48.225 --> 00:12:52.662
  • Including, 4:00 in the morning, 5:00 in the morning.
  • 00:12:52.662 --> 00:12:56.399
  • And the mayor, the muslim mayor said
  • 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:58.368
  • To him, get out of my town.
  • 00:12:58.368 --> 00:13:00.437
  • I mean, the
  • 00:13:00.770 --> 00:13:02.138
  • The said once our feet will touch our land,
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  • We going to take it for allah and for muhammad and for islam.
  • 00:13:05.542 --> 00:13:10.847
  • That is an issue that was called stealth jihad.
  • 00:13:10.847 --> 00:13:14.017
  • It's not a stealth sin anymore.
  • 00:13:14.017 --> 00:13:15.819
  • It is now right in the open. so,
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  • You know, as i say to people, open your eyes.
  • 00:13:19.155 --> 00:13:21.491
  • You know, i lived in the middle east.
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  • I was 19 when i literally escaped
  • 00:13:24.060 --> 00:13:26.096
  • With the clothes on my back in the 60s.
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  • But i lived during the six-day war.
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  • And, i remember the the,
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  • The the the screaming in the streets
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  • Before the, they got defeated soundly.
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  • Yeah.
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  • The we going to finish saturday, then we're
  • 00:13:40.944 --> 00:13:44.080
  • Going to turn on sunday.
  • 00:13:44.080 --> 00:13:45.815
  • Now we're going to finish
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  • The jews first, then we're going to come back.
  • 00:13:47.250 --> 00:13:49.152
  • All of a sudden israel is the canary in the coal mine.
  • 00:13:49.152 --> 00:13:52.055
  • And and that was,
  • 00:13:52.055 --> 00:13:55.292
  • The idea of jihad wagon, which is the third jihad.
  • 00:13:55.292 --> 00:13:59.329
  • Now, the, one was in the seventh century.
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  • It was in the 15th century.
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  • Now they call this is the third jihad.
  • 00:14:03.366 --> 00:14:05.902
  • But they wanted to do it with birth.
  • 00:14:05.902 --> 00:14:07.404
  • Right. and financial,
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  • Economic,
  • 00:14:10.273 --> 00:14:12.142
  • Muscle flexing. yeah.
  • 00:14:12.142 --> 00:14:13.643
  • And they're succeeding with the active support of the left
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  • As you lay out in the book so eloquently.
  • 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:17.847
  • Michael, at the end of the day, i guess the left wants
  • 00:14:17.847 --> 00:14:20.717
  • A socialist utopia of some sort.
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  • The islamist want caliphate, sharia societies.
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  • How can we as believers, as followers of jesus, respond
  • 00:14:27.290 --> 00:14:31.494
  • To this existential threat
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  • To judeo christian western civilization?
  • 00:14:33.363 --> 00:14:35.198
  • I know you lay out the strategies in the book.
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  • What can we do?
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  • How can we respond as the body of christ?
  • 00:14:37.968 --> 00:14:40.737
  • Well, i mean, we have the resources that
  • 00:14:40.737 --> 00:14:43.873
  • Absolutely nobody else can claim.
  • 00:14:43.873 --> 00:14:47.510
  • That is our knees and knees of prayer, of crying out to god
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  • And for praying that god will bring muslims to himself.
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  • What he's doing in the middle east by the tens of thousands,
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  • That he can do the same here in the west.
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  • But we also need to inform
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  • Our children, those whom they really go after.
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  • The young minds.
  • 00:15:07.964 --> 00:15:09.466
  • And that's why
  • 00:15:09.466 --> 00:15:10.633
  • They start schools in order to indoctrinate children.
  • 00:15:10.633 --> 00:15:14.337
  • But then we need to be bold
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  • In our witness, and we don't be intimidated by them.
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  • We see we have a weapon, but our weapon is not the
  • 00:15:20.477 --> 00:15:23.213
  • Sword of the gun. our weapon is love.
  • 00:15:23.213 --> 00:15:26.016
  • And we can reach out to the muslims.
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  • I tell people, i said, you know, while i,
  • 00:15:28.318 --> 00:15:30.587
  • I think the ideal ideology of islam is evil,
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  • I love the muslim people and many of them
  • 00:15:35.892 --> 00:15:38.595
  • Are victims of islamization too.
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  • And they need to be set free and liberated in jesus name.
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  • And that's what we need to be on a mission for,
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  • Boldly,
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  • Unashamedly proclaiming the gospel to muslim people.
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  • Doctor malik yousef so well said.
  • 00:15:53.243 --> 00:15:54.911
  • As always, my friend.
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  • Folks, the book is called an unholy alliance.
  • 00:15:55.945 --> 00:15:57.814
  • Pick it up right now, amazon.com wherever books are sold.
  • 00:15:57.814 --> 00:16:01.885
  • Michael, always great to see you.
  • 00:16:01.885 --> 00:16:03.086
  • Great work.
  • 00:16:03.086 --> 00:16:04.020
  • Thank you for writing this book, my friend.
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  • We'll see you again soon.
  • 00:16:05.555 --> 00:16:06.689
  • God bless.
  • 00:16:06.689 --> 00:16:07.457
  • Well, as we just discussed,
  • 00:16:07.457 --> 00:16:08.758
  • The rise of islam is causing a great american conflict.
  • 00:16:08.758 --> 00:16:12.962
  • That's the title of a brand new film, folks.
  • 00:16:12.962 --> 00:16:14.864
  • We speak the director next.
  • 00:16:14.864 --> 00:16:16.966
  • You're not gonna want to miss this.
  • 00:16:16.966 --> 00:16:18.234
  • Stick around.
  • 00:16:18.234 --> 00:16:25.005
  • Stick around.
  • 00:16:25.005 --> 00:16:27.977
  • Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
  • 00:16:28.745 --> 00:16:30.780
  • America is in the midst of a growing cultural
  • 00:16:30.780 --> 00:16:33.650
  • And spiritual battle over the future of western civilization.
  • 00:16:33.650 --> 00:16:37.754
  • And islam is at the center of it.
  • 00:16:37.754 --> 00:16:40.523
  • From mass muslim migration to rising extremism,
  • 00:16:40.523 --> 00:16:43.927
  • Many are asking if the forces reshaping
  • 00:16:43.927 --> 00:16:47.030
  • Europe now are taking hold here at home.
  • 00:16:47.030 --> 00:16:50.100
  • A powerful new film called the great american conflict
  • 00:16:50.100 --> 00:16:53.269
  • Is tackling those questions head on.
  • 00:16:53.269 --> 00:16:56.439
  • Take a look.
  • 00:16:56.439 --> 00:16:57.440
  • The first time i learned
  • 00:16:57.974 --> 00:16:59.709
  • That islam was not a peaceful religion
  • 00:16:59.709 --> 00:17:02.879
  • Was when i was ten years old, laying in a hospital bed.
  • 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:06.316
  • Do muslims want to implement sharia law in america?
  • 00:17:06.316 --> 00:17:08.852
  • The word islam is not about peace.
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  • 100%.
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  • Islam
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  • Is a military term which means you surrender to me.
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  • You do what i say and everything will be fine.
  • 00:17:23.433 --> 00:17:25.935
  • It comes from taslim, which means surrender in a war.
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  • Islam has had blown up my home.
  • 00:17:29.672 --> 00:17:32.242
  • Bringing it down, burying me under the rubble.
  • 00:17:32.242 --> 00:17:34.811
  • In school,
  • 00:17:34.811 --> 00:17:35.945
  • We were indoctrinated to hate on america and hate on.
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  • Israel because i was filling in for my life.
  • 00:17:40.950 --> 00:17:44.621
  • I ended up in england.
  • 00:17:44.621 --> 00:17:46.422
  • And i would ask my parents why did they do this to us?
  • 00:17:46.422 --> 00:17:49.425
  • Everyone was constantly in stress and fear,
  • 00:17:49.425 --> 00:17:52.929
  • And my parents would tell me, because we are christians,
  • 00:17:52.929 --> 00:17:55.765
  • They consider us infidels and they want to kill us.
  • 00:17:55.765 --> 00:17:58.601
  • They push in towards cause then they can get mad.
  • 00:17:58.601 --> 00:18:02.071
  • They push towards people.
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  • They can marry under age.
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  • You can't leave us law. when i left this.
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  • I'm an apostate.
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  • The punishment for apostasy is a death sentence.
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  • This muslim.
  • 00:18:12.749 --> 00:18:14.484
  • Islamic ideology, sharia law is not a. concept.
  • 00:18:14.484 --> 00:18:18.755
  • That americans will welcome at all.
  • 00:18:18.755 --> 00:18:21.257
  • Especially not here in texas.
  • 00:18:21.257 --> 00:18:27.096
  • Joining us now is a filmmaker behind
  • 00:18:27.864 --> 00:18:29.599
  • The great american conflict, frank panico.
  • 00:18:29.599 --> 00:18:31.935
  • He's founder of z in the sky films,
  • 00:18:31.935 --> 00:18:34.204
  • And he spent years producing hard hitting documentaries
  • 00:18:34.204 --> 00:18:37.407
  • That challenge
  • 00:18:37.407 --> 00:18:38.575
  • The mainstream narrative and call americans to action.
  • 00:18:38.575 --> 00:18:41.911
  • Frank, great to have you with us.
  • 00:18:41.911 --> 00:18:43.313
  • Hey, a lot of our friends here on the show,
  • 00:18:43.313 --> 00:18:44.714
  • The team from iran alive ministries, bridget gabriel,
  • 00:18:44.714 --> 00:18:48.184
  • All appearing in this film,
  • 00:18:48.184 --> 00:18:50.220
  • And they mentioned texas at the end.
  • 00:18:50.220 --> 00:18:51.821
  • Frank, at the end of the trailer
  • 00:18:51.821 --> 00:18:53.556
  • Is that one of the
  • 00:18:53.556 --> 00:18:54.824
  • Particular points that got your attention made?
  • 00:18:54.824 --> 00:18:57.193
  • You want to make this film look texas?
  • 00:18:57.193 --> 00:18:59.963
  • Reddest of the red, where i'm
  • 00:18:59.963 --> 00:19:01.231
  • Sitting right now and get islam making major inroads
  • 00:19:01.231 --> 00:19:05.068
  • In this state and really nationwide.
  • 00:19:05.068 --> 00:19:07.170
  • Tell us more about why you made the film.
  • 00:19:07.170 --> 00:19:08.771
  • Yes. first of all, thank you very much for having me on.
  • 00:19:09.872 --> 00:19:12.175
  • It's an honor.
  • 00:19:12.175 --> 00:19:13.576
  • Well, i only do films that i feel god would approve of.
  • 00:19:13.576 --> 00:19:18.014
  • If i may say so.
  • 00:19:18.014 --> 00:19:19.015
  • Like no one knows the mind of god.
  • 00:19:19.015 --> 00:19:20.516
  • But, you know, i'll only put out a message
  • 00:19:20.516 --> 00:19:22.752
  • I feel that god would approve of.
  • 00:19:22.752 --> 00:19:24.520
  • Like i've done one where you know against abortion.
  • 00:19:24.520 --> 00:19:27.357
  • You shouldn't kill your children.
  • 00:19:27.357 --> 00:19:28.758
  • And i've done one about, the transgender movement
  • 00:19:28.758 --> 00:19:32.161
  • Where god made you a certain way you shouldn't moonlight about.
  • 00:19:32.161 --> 00:19:34.931
  • So one thing i feel like, you know, scripture states
  • 00:19:34.931 --> 00:19:38.468
  • Take no part in unfruitful works of darkness, but expose them.
  • 00:19:38.468 --> 00:19:42.305
  • And i feel that islam is, not a good religion.
  • 00:19:42.305 --> 00:19:47.210
  • And, it's a political system.
  • 00:19:47.210 --> 00:19:49.279
  • And, i find interest in the topic, so.
  • 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:52.248
  • And i think that it's infiltrating america.
  • 00:19:52.248 --> 00:19:54.851
  • We're looking at what's happening in europe.
  • 00:19:54.851 --> 00:19:56.886
  • So i thought, i really i really want to do a film about this.
  • 00:19:56.886 --> 00:20:00.623
  • So i reached out to a few people, many people.
  • 00:20:00.623 --> 00:20:03.326
  • And i finally came across, doctor surat, at iran alive.
  • 00:20:03.326 --> 00:20:08.097
  • And he said, well, let's do this.
  • 00:20:08.097 --> 00:20:09.699
  • And he joined in with me, him and lilly
  • 00:20:09.699 --> 00:20:13.136
  • And shah of iran alive joined in with me to do this film.
  • 00:20:13.136 --> 00:20:16.906
  • And they're from iran.
  • 00:20:16.906 --> 00:20:18.975
  • And, they all were once muslim.
  • 00:20:18.975 --> 00:20:21.311
  • Like pretty much everybody in the film
  • 00:20:21.311 --> 00:20:23.413
  • That came over to christianity.
  • 00:20:23.413 --> 00:20:25.481
  • And i try to spread
  • 00:20:25.481 --> 00:20:26.983
  • The word of god through film in a very non preachy way.
  • 00:20:26.983 --> 00:20:30.019
  • So i think i'm doing that through this.
  • 00:20:30.019 --> 00:20:32.355
  • And long story short, the main goal of this film
  • 00:20:32.355 --> 00:20:35.625
  • Is that if someone is muslim,
  • 00:20:35.625 --> 00:20:39.028
  • I would like to
  • 00:20:39.395 --> 00:20:40.530
  • Consider christianity and come over to christianity
  • 00:20:40.530 --> 00:20:43.499
  • Because their mindset of islam is, you know,
  • 00:20:43.499 --> 00:20:46.569
  • If someone needs islam, you can kill them.
  • 00:20:46.569 --> 00:20:48.504
  • If they become an atheist, you can kill them.
  • 00:20:48.504 --> 00:20:51.474
  • You know, women are only half of a man.
  • 00:20:51.474 --> 00:20:54.043
  • So that mindset is not good and not welcome in america.
  • 00:20:54.043 --> 00:20:57.580
  • If they became christians, they would have that
  • 00:20:57.580 --> 00:21:00.350
  • Live by the door
  • 00:21:00.350 --> 00:21:01.484
  • Sword, die by the sword attitude, or love your neighbor
  • 00:21:01.484 --> 00:21:05.088
  • And, you know, pray for your persecuted.
  • 00:21:05.088 --> 00:21:07.290
  • So that's one of the things i hope comes from this,
  • 00:21:07.290 --> 00:21:10.560
  • Other than it being entertaining and educational.
  • 00:21:10.560 --> 00:21:13.129
  • Yeah.
  • 00:21:13.129 --> 00:21:13.930
  • At the end of the day, frank, sharia,
  • 00:21:13.930 --> 00:21:15.031
  • Islamism is not compatible with the us constitution
  • 00:21:15.031 --> 00:21:18.301
  • And our way of life.
  • 00:21:18.301 --> 00:21:19.569
  • And the key point, the powerful point
  • 00:21:19.569 --> 00:21:21.371
  • About the film as you mentioned, is
  • 00:21:21.371 --> 00:21:23.072
  • For most sharia, others have iran alive.
  • 00:21:23.072 --> 00:21:25.875
  • These are former muslims who are now followers
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  • Of jesus, exposing islam and that ideology.
  • 00:21:28.811 --> 00:21:32.682
  • Hey, the premiere, the world premiere of the film
  • 00:21:32.682 --> 00:21:34.784
  • Happening here in dallas may 31st.
  • 00:21:34.784 --> 00:21:36.786
  • I'm honored, frank,
  • 00:21:36.786 --> 00:21:37.854
  • To appear at the event with you and mickey the event.
  • 00:21:37.854 --> 00:21:40.022
  • Tell us a bit more about it and how we can see the great
  • 00:21:40.022 --> 00:21:43.559
  • American conflict.
  • 00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:45.828
  • Yeah.
  • 00:21:46.062 --> 00:21:46.729
  • So if you go to my website,
  • 00:21:46.729 --> 00:21:48.297
  • X is in the sky films or on x at at frank
  • 00:21:48.297 --> 00:21:51.834
  • And you go, you can learn more about the screening.
  • 00:21:51.834 --> 00:21:54.270
  • I think there's like maybe just 30 or 40 seats left.
  • 00:21:54.270 --> 00:21:57.507
  • We're getting a good showing.
  • 00:21:57.507 --> 00:21:58.674
  • It's in, dallas, texas.
  • 00:21:58.674 --> 00:22:00.610
  • I hope you find interest in, attending.
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  • It's going to be an awesome event.
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  • Frank. great work.
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  • The great american conflict.
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  • God bless. frank. keep it up.
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  • We'll see you again soon.
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  • And coming up, rate
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  • My final thoughts on this conflict, this culture clash
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  • And how we as followers of jesus should stand.
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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, look with doctor
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  • Michael yousef and frank panico.
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  • We've been talking
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  • About the islamist challenge right here in america.
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  • For me as a follower of jesus, as doctor yousef said,
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  • We also have a chance
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  • To share the gospel here, not only with islamists
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  • And muslims, but the left as well.
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  • I think in first peter chapter three verse 15,
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  • Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
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  • Who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have,
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  • But do this with gentleness and respect.
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  • We are ambassadors for christ and we've
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  • Got a unique opportunity, i think, here,
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  • To spread the gospel
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  • Of jesus christ far and wide in our country.
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  • Hey, tomorrow night steve davis is here.
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  • And joel chertoff as well,
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  • Talking about what followers of jesus yeshua
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  • Are doing in israel
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  • Going to be a great conversation there that you want to hear.
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  • Until then, god bless you and we'll see you soon.
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