Transcript [00:12] B: Hey, Shalom everyone, and welcome to the MidEast and Beyond. [00:16] I'm Barry Stagner coming to you from a very toasty Southern California. [00:21] And here, as always, with my friend Amir Tsarfati from the Galilee. [00:25] Amir, Shalom, good to see you. [00:27] A: Shalom, Barry, it's as toasty as it is over there here with us. [00:34] But hey, it's August, what do you expect? [00:37] This is summer and it's the Middle East. [00:40] It's good to see you. [00:42] B: Very true. [00:43] And we've got a lot of humidity here, which is a bit unusual for us. [00:47] But it is exactly that, it's summer here in sunny Southern California. [00:53] So Amir, it's been kind of an interesting week as always. [00:57] But we've got some, I think it's curious, in Syria has been reintroduced into the picture. [01:04] There's been little scuffles here and there, but largely been silent of late. [01:09] And I think this brings things back into the prophetic picture in a rather interesting way. [01:15] So maybe you can update us on what's going on there in Syria regarding Israeli strikes and things of that nature. [01:22] A: So yeah, thank you. [01:25] So first of all, we have to remind people that it doesn't matter who controls Syria, whether it's Assad regime or now it's Al-Julani. [01:35] What we know biblically is that there has to be a cataclysmic event, something big that will cause Damascus to cease from being a city. [01:48] And so you and I, we've been teaching Bible prophecy for the longest time. [01:54] And you and I agree on so many things. [01:58] And I guess that's what brought us together. [02:01] One of the things both of us agree on is the fact that the destruction of Damascus might be the greatest catalyst for the Ezekiel War. [02:09] So when we put that on the table, now we can always, remember that one eye has to always stay on what's going on in Syria in general. [02:25] And Damascus, by the way, when the Bible says Damascus, the Bible many times refers to the capital as the representative of a whole country as well. [02:35] So when it comes to Syria, it's not like they became saints once Assad fell. [02:44] Israel, the minute the regime of Assad fell, Israel knew very well that the replacement will not be better than... we need to take actions. [02:55] So one of the things we did is we destroyed all of the Assad regime military capabilities. [03:02] So we destroy the airplanes and we destroy the helicopters and the naval things and batteries and missiles. [03:10] And one of the other things we destroyed is where we knew there is nuclear activity and that's called Site-99. [03:17] So having said all of that, over the last few weeks, Israel noticed that there is an ongoing suspicious activity in the airbase near Idlib. [03:32] The name of the airbase is Abu al-Duhur. [03:38] Let me show you to you on the map. So you see, it's very up north, not far from the border with Turkey. [03:47] That's the Abu al-Duhur military airbase. [03:50] It's an airbase that was already abandoned in 2013. [03:54] Israel struck it quite a few times. [03:57] But the thing that I want you to know is there is an interesting line that is running between three different places. [04:06] So the Abu al-Duhur is there. [04:09] This is Site-99 where we know that Syria was holding nuclear material enriched uranium. [04:17] And the third one is, of course, the nuclear facility, the Al-Kibar facility, [04:24] where they actually built a nuclear reactor and Israel destroyed it. [04:29] It's in the middle of the Deir ez-Zor desert. [04:32] Now, why am I saying all of that? That triangle is very interesting because in the last few days, [04:42] we learned that Turkey is now meddling in the affairs over there. [04:50] Turkish delegation visited the Abu al-Duhur airbase. [04:55] Turkey was about to deploy Turkish forces, Turkish F-16s, [05:00] Turkish drones and missiles on Syrian soil. [05:04] And now the aim of the Turks is to have a border with Israel, basically. [05:10] They want to get further and further. [05:12] They start with the north. [05:13] They move to the center. [05:15] And before you know it, they will be on the border in the Golan Heights. [05:18] Turkey wants to have a border with Israel in order to be able later on to fulfill its dreams, [05:23] to walk into Jerusalem and "liberate" it. [05:26] By the way, they say it openly. [05:28] It's not even something that they deny. [05:31] And the second thing we learned is that the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, [05:40] just released the information that we just uncovered more unreported or undeclared nuclear material in Syria. [05:56] Tons of it. [05:57] Now when you take that and you take the activity, you understand that Israel understands something is fishy going on. [06:06] Israel struck that airbase a couple days ago. [06:10] The Prime Minister's office released this statement. [06:14] "Israel and Syria agreed to a status quo in security matters, [06:18] which Syria was on the verge of breaching by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo, [06:25] Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security. [06:32] Syria chose to ignore these warnings. [06:34] Israel will not tolerate threats to its security, and would welcome a return to the status quo." [06:40] This is huge. [06:43] Israel basically drew a line to Erdogan and we said... [06:48] And remember last week you and I talked about the fact that there's a Turkish plot that was uncovered– [06:54] The Turkey basically encouraged Syria to sign a deal with Israel in order to prepare for war. [07:01] And now we know that the Turks are assisting the Syrians in all of that and including deploying their own things over there. [07:10] And bottom line in all of this, Pastor Barry, is that we can clearly see the direct linkage between what's going on in Syria [07:20] and the alliance that is forming against Israel. [07:24] And that brings me back to the Isaiah 17 verse regarding Damascus, which basically says, [07:34] "The burden against Damascus. 'Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.'" [07:40] Now, why is it so interesting? [07:42] Because this is a verse that has not been fulfilled yet. [07:47] Damascus is one of the longest standing cities in the world. [07:51] It has never been completely, utterly, totally destroyed. [07:55] It's still standing up until today. [07:58] And so that verse is a future event. [08:01] And that verse, I believe, once it will be fulfilled, now when we see the personal investment of Turkey in Syria, [08:10] and there is personal investment also of Iran and Russia in Syria, that might also ignite the flame for that coalition to make the move. [08:24] And of course, as Ezekiel says in chapter 38, [08:27] "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,..." [08:33] then He move on to talk about the actual countries that are mentioned there. [08:40] And one of them is, of course, Gomer and the House of Togarmah, which is Turkey of today. [08:50] And the last thing before we finish is, look at what came out from Damascus. [08:59] That's what we heard from the new... [09:03] "A storm has risen! Rain down destruction in the heat of battle! [09:07] I'm coming for you, Jew, [09:10] I am coming at you like a mountain of fire! [09:14] Making ammunition for you out of my own body! [09:18] Making rivers out of your blood! [09:22] Takbeer! God is the greatest!" [09:28] Now, if you're wondering where is that from, that's the Grand Mosque in Damascus from a few days ago. [09:37] They don't even say Zionist or Israelis; they say Jews. [09:41] It's plain and simple. [09:44] They want to kill Jews. [09:45] They want rivers of blood of Jews. [09:47] That's the new military of Syria. [09:51] That's not the old one. [09:52] And it's comprised of ISIS and Al-Qaeda people, and they are still consumed with hatreds for Jewish people [10:02] and with wishful thinking that rivers of blood of Jewish people will be flowing. [10:09] And that's why Israel, post-October 7th, will not tolerate its borders to anymore be filled with this type of thing. [10:18] That's why Israel not only is having its security zone on the border with Syria, [10:23] but also making sure that we don't let that monster grow even if it starts in the northern part of Syria. [10:32] So that's it. [10:34] B: Year, it's interesting, Amir, because really there's two prongs regarding Bible prophecy [10:39] that are potentially going to develop through this. [10:42] One, obviously, the destruction of Damascus, as you mentioned, [10:45] but also the presence of Turkish forces at the base of the site of the bombing by Israel. [10:53] Turkey and Erdogan, the grand sultan of the revised Ottoman Empire that he wants to be, [11:01] is just looking for justification for the invasion of Israel with the other nations in tow. [11:07] So it's kind of interesting to see these two components of Bible prophecy potentially paired together. [11:14] So as we talk about frequently at the conferences that we're blessed to be a part of, [11:20] the hour is late, the night is far spent. [11:23] And when we're watching things happen to this degree that potentially could develop into their ultimate fulfillment, [11:30] we need to be looking for and expecting that glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. [11:38] You know, Amir, our next story is kind of interesting because it incorporates a couple of words [11:42] that I don't think anything can be said about, except what Ronald Reagan was known to say. [11:48] And that is that history tells us man learns nothing from history. [11:53] And to use the word negotiations or diplomacy with Iran is basically the same application with Gaza and Hamas. [12:05] There's nothing to negotiate. [12:07] There's never going to be a diplomatic solution. [12:10] But Kushner seems to think that it's quite possible. [12:14] And so he presses on with this particular approach. [12:18] So maybe you can bring yourself to speed. [12:20] What's Jared Kushner to have late? [12:23] A: Well, Jared Kushner met with the mediators as well as with Hamas leaders themselves, [12:31] which really was like it's like meeting with the leaders of the Nazi Party in order to negotiate for a settlement. [12:39] I mean, think about that, how despicable it is for Americans who were killed by Hamas, [12:44] Americans who were butchered and kidnapped by Hamas, to sit with Hamas and talk to Hamas as if it's a partner to talk to. [12:51] However, he tried to initiate the diplomatic move, but without success. [12:57] And the reason is very simple. [12:58] Israel made it very clear. [13:00] And the Prime Minister also released a post later on in which I actually detailed everything on Telegram. [13:12] "Prime Minister Netanyahu met today," [13:15] well, that was a couple of days ago, "in the office with the President's special envoy Jared Kushner, [13:22] Ambassador Huckabee, Tony Blair and members of the Board of Peace. [13:27] During the meeting, an agreement was reached that no reconstruction work would be carried out in the Gaza Strip [13:38] until Hamas is completely disarmed throughout the territory." [13:43] In other words, it's not going to be only in this part of that part everywhere. [13:48] "Prime Minister Netanyahu also agreed that [13:51] the first step towards disarming the Strip is for Hamas to hand over its weapons for destruction [14:02] under the supervision of an American general." [14:06] Not a Turkish, not a Qatari, not a Saudi, American general. [14:11] We trust the Americans, we don't trust the others around. [14:14] And then, of course, "Prime Minister Netanyahu clarified that the IDF will not withdraw from the security barrier [14:22] and will remain in its current deployment and will continue to thwart any threat to our forces or to Israeli citizens. [14:36] There will be no change in the policy of preemptive measures." [14:41] By the way, we continue to strike them every day. [14:46] Today we struck a Hamas position where they were plotting against us and we killed seven of them. [14:53] One of them was actually a commander of Hamas police that raided on October 7th, [15:00] raided Israeli territory and took part of the massacre. [15:04] In fact, Israel continues to hunt them. I'll show you another slide that shows the photos of some of those that we just eliminated. [15:17] There you go. There's one of them that you can see. [15:20] He was part of the massacre. [15:23] And look, we have a list. [15:25] This is another one and there is also another one and more. [15:30] In fact, every day we hunt them one by one. Now Hamas is very concerned about that. [15:35] No place in Gaza is safe for them. [15:39] This is the American delegation that after they left the Prime Minister's office, they came to visit the president of Israel, [15:47] as you can clearly see over there. [15:49] And it has to be very clear, Pastor Barry, [15:53] the Americans are trying to ignite a process. [16:00] Part of it is because when nothing works in Iran or elsewhere, let's try to show some success in Gaza, [16:08] let's try to maybe show some success with North Korea, things like that. [16:13] But the thing is this. [16:15] While all of us agree that Hamas must disarm first, we can't withdraw and hope that they will disarm. [16:25] They have to disarm first. [16:27] Look at the difference between the two positions. [16:30] Hamas is saying no disarmament before full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. [16:36] Well, we say no Israeli withdrawal or even economic reconstruction before complete Hamas demilitarization. [16:43] Also, another thing that I don't know if you notice in the Prime Minister's briefing. [16:53] He said they have to hand over the weapon in order to be destroyed. [17:00] You see, one of the things that Hamas wants to do is hand over the weapon, [17:05] and the weapon will be stored in a storehouse in Gaza. [17:09] I mean, how stupid do they think we are? [17:13] I mean, the weapon will be stored somewhere in Gaza. [17:16] Yeah, sure. [17:17] We truly believe you that you will keep it there and not... [17:22] I mean, within 10 minutes you'll raid in, take it and use it against us. [17:27] Look, we've been there, we've done that, we bought the T-shirt. [17:31] Unfortunately, it cost us the lives of almost 2200 people. [17:38] So far, if you add to the victims of October 7th, all the casualties of the war since. [17:45] We're not playing games anymore. [17:47] That's it. [17:48] Those days are over. [17:49] We will never, ever, ever, ever, ever believe them. [17:53] These are pathological liars. [17:55] And unless there is an American general that is confirming that the tunnels are dismantled, [18:02] that the weapons are destroyed and Hamas is out of the picture, [18:07] Israel is going to stay there. [18:08] And I reckon we might have to stay there for a decade. [18:15] I mean, I don't see how anyone can defuse the horrific, gigantic tunnel systems under Gaza in less than 10 years. [18:25] Everybody understands it's not going to take less than that. [18:28] And so let the dogs bark and let them say whatever they want. [18:39] But we continue to hunt them one by one. [18:43] Any person that took part. [18:45] It is funny because many of those people who took part of the massacre on October 7th changed jobs. [18:53] So they think that if they change jobs and they're no longer active and with Hamas, that's it, they are... [18:59] No, anywhere they are, if they're not in jail or few feet under the ground, will take care of that. [19:09] And that's not because we're bloodthirsty. [19:12] It's because justice has to be served. [19:16] And you don't get to massacre and rape and behead and burn our babies and walk away without any payment. [19:29] It's not going to work. [19:31] And so this is basically it with Gaza. [19:35] And again, we're still controlling 70% of the Gaza Strip. [19:41] It's not going to change in the near future. [19:45] And we are being attacked by the mediators. [19:49] We're being attacked by parts of the administration in Washington. [19:55] But we don't care. [19:57] Honestly, we don't care. [19:59] We're at the point where Hamas has to be gone [20:02] and if it takes 10 days, 10 months or 10 years, we will make sure it happens. [20:14] B: Yeah, Amir, the whole idea of disarmament is something that would be impossible to verify [20:18] based on the fact that throughout the course of this season and even before, [20:23] there have been multiple incidents where access points to a tunnel were found inside a private home as well as caches of weapons. [20:31] And that's one of the things I think that people don't seem to understand is that Hamas was voted into power by the Palestinian people. [20:40] And you know, there is... it's not like Iran. It's not like Lebanon. [20:44] These two groups, the populace and Hamas, are both in agreement as to what their goal ought to be as a country. [20:52] And that is the destruction of the nation of Israel. [20:55] I don't know how that could ever happen. [20:58] A: And the children in Gaza are still admiring Hamas. [21:01] And they're still walking in the streets, [21:03] they're holding guns [21:04] and they're still slurring against Israel. [21:07] And they still have... it's horrific. [21:11] I mean, they haven't learned anything. [21:13] It's like zombies. [21:16] I don't know. [21:17] And honestly, they have to be completely re-educated in order to start all over again. [21:25] The current situation is that we're dealing with people that still want to destroy us. [21:30] And they'll do whatever it takes to do that. [21:32] And so again, and the funny... you know, the Hamas representative in Tehran said, [21:38] "There will be no disarmament before the end of the occupation." [21:42] In other words, we will not disarm unless they leave first. [21:47] And we're saying, we're not leaving until we make sure you are disarmed. [21:52] So it's like the two sides are talking and they're saying opposite things. [21:57] Now, the Board of Peace understand Israel's position and they agree with it. [22:02] But on the other hand, they are giving the Hamas some hope that there might be some improvement in the future. [22:09] All of that is just nonsense. [22:11] I believe, just like with the Iranians, slow choking them will eventually bring the fruit, I guess. [22:21] Because at the moment, if they are feeling empowered, they're going to be emboldened [22:27] and then "why should we do anything if somebody is taking care of us?" and that's it. [22:34] B: Yeah. [22:35] And here we've got another Iranian proxy group that is continuing to attack Israel from the north. [22:43] And that, of course, is Hezbollah. [22:45] And the IDF is under fire via the drones that have been sent to attack and destroy not just Israeli civilians, [22:55] but certainly the military arm of Israel. [22:58] So what's been going on on the northern border? [23:03] A: Well, as we already talked about a few times, Israel is controlling a security zone in southern Lebanon. [23:10] And by the way, ever since we do that, there's zero attacks on Israeli towns and villages in Israel. [23:16] In other words, the only way to stop their attacks on our territory is to take their territory and... [23:22] I guess that's it. [23:24] And within that security zone and the northern part, there is the Ali al-Taher Ridge. [23:30] That ridge over there is where the "Imad-4" underground facility of Hezbollah is located. [23:37] We'll go underground and show you. [23:40] Look what it's like. Huge. [23:42] "…is stronger than at any time since its launch in the region" [23:51] "These targets are in our possession" [23:54] "And its coordinates are in our hands" [23:56] "And these missiles are placed, deployed, and focused on targets" [23:59] "And in perfect secrecy" [24:02] Anyway, this is something that they produced before the pagers' operation. [24:10] They were showing off and all of that. [24:12] But the thing is this. [24:14] This is the single most strategic outpost of Hezbollah under the ground that the Iranians built for them for decades. [24:24] And Israel is controlling the area. [24:27] Israel sealed up all the entrances. [24:31] And there's dozens of Hezbollah and Iranian officers trapped [24:38] under the ground with missiles, with drones, and with a lot of weapons under the ground. [24:46] That was their single most strategic headquarters of Hezbollah of the Badr Brigade in southern Lebanon. [24:54] Once that one falls, Hezbollah's grip on southern Lebanon is over. [24:59] And everybody knows that. [25:00] Even the Iranians know that. [25:02] And so, Israel is that close to destroy it. [25:08] And we let them sweat and starve and be thirsty. [25:17] And once they want to leave with the white flag, you're more than welcome. [25:22] We'll get you, we'll interrogate you, and we'll try you. [25:26] And you'll sit in jail. [25:28] But if you want to fight, it's not going to end up well for you guys. [25:32] The other amazing thing that happened is over the last 48 hours, is that while we are there in southern Lebanon, [25:42] we managed to recover the remains of a soldier that died there in 1982. [25:51] And he's one of three soldiers that went missing. [25:55] We knew that they are casualties of a battle called Sultan Yacoub from the Lebanon War, the First Lebanon War. [26:03] All three of them, we managed to retrieve their bodies and bring them home. [26:09] One was returned in 2019. [26:12] The other one is 2025. [26:14] And Yehuda Katz is the one that we just brought his remains back for burial yesterday. [26:23] That's an amazing testimony to the fact that Israel is not only sending soldiers to the battle, [26:29] but we will make sure that every one of them eventually will be brought back to burial. [26:35] We're still having Ron Arad, the navigator that is still missing. [26:41] We know that he also part of that war, he had to abandon his aircraft. [26:51] And the pilot was recovered, but the navigator was captured. [26:56] He was then captured by, I guess, a terrorist organization and was moved around. [27:04] He wrote a letter. [27:06] We know that he was alive when he was captured. [27:11] And that's it. [27:12] We tried a few times in the last two years to raid a specific village in Lebanon, in the Beqaa Valley, [27:22] thinking that maybe he's buried right there. [27:25] We failed to find his remains. [27:28] And once we find him, it will probably leave only Eli Cohen, our spy in Damascus. [27:35] If you remember, as the only person who is still missing that we know of. [27:42] And if we have his bones, it's going to be a closure of a deal that is open since the 1960s. [27:52] But again, we're working hard. [27:54] There's a military unit in IDF. [27:57] There is a Mossad unit and there is the Shin Bet unit. [28:02] And they're working tirelessly 24/7 to locate the remains by using intelligence. [28:10] And then once we know where it is, then we're sending special forces to retrieve those remains and bring them back home. [28:21] That's quite interesting. [28:23] By the way, that's Eli Cohen, our man in Damascus. [28:28] He was captured in the Syrians. [28:33] I mean, the guy was promoted by the Syrians. [28:36] He was supposedly an Egyptian wealthy businessman. [28:41] That was his cover. [28:43] And he befriended top generals and top government officials. [28:48] And when they found out who he really was, it was such a great embarrassment to them [28:54] that they immediately hanged him in this main plaza of Damascus, the main square of Damascus. [29:06] And one of the reasons they did it so fast is because he knew the secrets of everyone. [29:11] And so they didn't want him to spill the beans. [29:13] So basically, this is the story. [29:16] I'm very proud of a country that is taking care of its victims even 40, 50 years later, maybe even 60. [29:27] B: Yeah. You know, there's a saying that's floated around for many, many years. [29:31] And that is that a lie is halfway around the world before the truth is even getting out of bed. [29:37] And you know, I think this is important for us to remind the viewers that we're in a battle here. [29:42] We're in a battle regarding lies and truth and evil and good. [29:46] And therefore, it is imperative that you all share, subscribe, like and comment so we can get the word out about what is actually true. [29:55] Because we're far outnumbered [29:57] and as far as not just number of individuals who are anti-Semitic or against what's going on with the nation of Israel. [30:06] But we're also outnumbered as far as media outlets. [30:09] And you know, Amir and I have a passion for the truth and want to see the truth get out of bed and get around the world. [30:16] And we're basically asking for you to be involved in this to make sure that [30:21] truth at least has a chance to get out there and maybe change somebody's mind and turn them into right thinking. [30:29] And so please make sure you're subscribing to both of our channels, liking, commenting and sharing. [30:37] And Amir, of course, Iran is going to be in the news as we talk about the Middle East. [30:41] And this Memorandum of Understanding has come to an end. [30:47] And what does the president have to say about, I mean, of the United States [30:52] and what are some of the ramifications of that? [30:56] A: The memorandum of misunderstanding, if I may say. Yeah, definitely... Look, 60 days were given for a solution. [31:07] 60 days are over and the president realized: There's really no one to talk to over there; [31:12] These are lunatics; These are crazy people; They are suicidal cult. He understands that. [31:19] So the president is now shifting away from conversations with them and all of that. [31:27] He just posted this. "There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. [31:35] The Naval Blockade remains in full force and effect. [31:39] The Hormuz Strait is open and operating. All water mines have been removed or detonated. [31:45] Thank you for your attention." And then, of course, he posted this, [31:48] the Strait of Hormuz and says "New US territory" declared it as a US territory. [31:55] So it's important that we understand that the Iranians are losing in the battle of the Strait of Hormuz [32:04] because their capabilities have been degraded and eroded. [32:10] The US is escorting silently a lot of ships through the Strait of Hormuz and millions of barrels are actually moving through the Straits in reality. [32:25] And the Iranians are the ones that are suffering from this blockade. [32:29] They're the only ones that don't get to receive anything or ship anything out. [32:35] And the president decided that there has to be a shift in policy. [32:41] I posted this today. I basically wrote on Telegram. [32:46] And by the way, I may not be 24/7 on news, I mean on Telegram, but I write news there. [32:52] And you know, only the most important things. [32:56] And one of them is that "President Trump shifted his policy on Iran toward slowly choking the regime rather than launching kinetic attacks. [33:05] Israel has no problem with this approach either. Whatever works to weaken this evil regime should be pursued. [33:12] However… if you think the IRGC will let this go on for too long, kiss that thought goodbye. [33:20] They need to break free from this chokehold while also embarrassing the president so that he suffers a defeat in the midterms. [33:31] Bottom line, [33:32] if the midterms are in early November [33:35] and they want to embarrass him and they want to break free, expect October to be a very interesting month." [33:46] That's all I can say. [33:49] B: Well, we're not the only country with elections coming up. [33:53] And maybe you can bring us up to date on what's happening in your country. [33:58] As you just mentioned, [33:59] a lot of these activities that we're seeing in the Middle East are meant to influence the US elections and get the mindset of people, [34:10] because of what the economic impact has been with gas prices and all to flip the House Senate here. [34:18] And I think you've got a lot of interesting things happening in your country too. [34:22] A: Yeah, well, in our neighborhood Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and others [34:33] all wish for Netanyahu to lose the elections. [34:36] They actually said that. [34:38] They are working tirelessly to make sure that Netanyahu will not win. [34:43] I mean, when your enemy doesn't want your Prime Minister to win, [34:49] I guess you know exactly why. [34:52] And I guess they understand that they'll get much more from his competitor. [34:58] Now, I don't want to talk about Israeli politics, honestly. [35:03] I think, because this is, what I really want to say in regards to the elections that are upcoming in Israel also in America, [35:15] we have to remember that there is no political platform that is perfectly representing biblical values. [35:24] Voters should aim to identify the option least opposed to their convictions. [35:30] Because unfortunately, all of them, whether it's in Israel or in America, are not exactly 100% godly and biblical. [35:41] But we also have to have proper priority. [35:44] See, politics is not the believers highest calling. [35:47] Faithfulness to the gospel is eternal and governments are temporary. [35:52] But having said that, voting is something essential. [35:58] The Bible says, "Choose life." [36:01] In other words, we know that there is evil and there is good, there is death and there is life. [36:08] And God says to Moses to tell the people of Israel, "Choose life. [36:13] It's within your hand. [36:15] It's a choice." [36:17] And so voting is essential. [36:20] God expects you to make the right choice, but you need to make the choice. [36:25] And when everybody talks about pro-life and pro-choice, I say this is not the right way to present it. [36:32] The opposite of pro-life is pro-death. [36:35] And both are choices, by the way. [36:38] And we need to choose life according to God. [36:40] So pro-choice is pro-life, if you follow God and what He tells us to choose. [36:47] And so voting is essential, but it's a personal choice. [36:52] Believers also are encouraged to weigh platforms against biblical teachings, life, family, morality, and on Israel, if you ask me, [37:01] it's a huge chunk in the Bible. [37:05] So I want to encourage everyone to go and to vote. [37:10] Don't expect anyone to be perfect. [37:13] But remember, not voting is actually voting the other way. [37:18] And it's super important. [37:22] And in the days and era of Israel Derangement Syndrome, you have to be a light. [37:30] And by the way, take a look at this video that might bring things to the right perspective. [37:38] [-Alright everyone, boy or girl? [37:41] -Israel is committing genocide right now and you people are cutting a cake? [37:45] -Do you or someone you love suffer from Israel Derangement Syndrome? [37:49] -My wife says I never listen to her. At least I think that's what she said. [37:53] -We're giving Israel almost four billion dollars of our tax money every year. [37:57] Why are you silent on this? Are you funded by them too? [38:00] -Israel Derangement Syndrome doesn't care if you're far left or far right. [38:04] It can affect you just the same. [38:06] -Jewish people are colonizers. You have no ancestral right to that land. [38:10] -I'm sorry ma'am, but this is a Wendy's. [38:13] -Symptoms include bringing Israel up unprompted, ruining family holidays, [38:17] and a complete inability to acknowledge any other problem on earth. [38:20] -Yes, my client ended these innocent people's lives. [38:24] We can all acknowledge that. [38:26] But is murder really worth making a big fuss about? If it wasn't done by Israel? [38:31] -But finally there is hope for a cure. [38:34] At the Clarity Center, recovery happens one fact at a time. [38:37] -I had no idea Qatar was pumping billions of dollars into the misinformation all over my TikTok feed. [38:42] Wow, I don't know how I'll ever recover from this. [38:45] -You have to take it one day at a time. [38:47] -Now, when Maya sees a clickbait headline about the Middle East, [38:50] she checks the sources and seeks out other perspectives. [38:53] -I suffered from Israel Derangement Syndrome for years. [38:56] I used to call them colonizers. Then I read one actual history book. [38:59] -I had no idea that almost every dollar we send Israel is spent right here [39:04] on American companies and American jobs. [39:06] I always thought we were just giving it away. [39:08] -Before, I was certain Israel was starving out the Palestinians. [39:12] Turns out, Israel helped bring food aid in. [39:14] There's less hunger in Gaza than in Egypt or Jordan. [39:17] And Egypt walls off Gaza, just like Israel does. [39:20] -If someone you love is showing the signs, don't wait. There is help. [39:24] Call the Clarity Center today. Because Israel is going to be okay. [39:28] It's you we're worried about. [39:30] The Clarity Center is not for everyone. [39:32] Side effects may include reading past the headline, [39:34] a sudden interest in Middle East history, and a constant urge to touch grass. [39:37] Do not begin treatment while actively protesting. [39:39] Ask your doctor if being normal again is right for you.] [39:42] Yeah, and courtesy to TBC. [39:46] TBC is an account on X. [39:49] They're committed to building the future of AI media, [39:52] mostly satire, always entertaining. [39:55] TBC, Ambassador Huckabee shared it today. [39:58] I thought it's funny. I thought you should watch it. [40:01] TBC on X. They're the creators of this video. [40:05] And it's funny, but again, it's sad at the same time. [40:09] Because... I mean, when Tucker Carlson says now that the schools in Israel [40:15] don't use the plus sign because it reminds people the cross. [40:19] How stupid can one be? [40:22] How stupid can one... Ask any child in Israel if it's true. [40:28] It's so stupid. [40:30] But again, these people are, they suffer from such a brain rot. [40:36] And unfortunately, they have big platforms. [40:38] The encouraging thing is that in the primaries yesterday, in many places, [40:44] the representatives that are coming from that direction suffered great losses. [40:51] And so thankfully, the silent majority actually went out to vote against them. [40:56] So I'm very, very glad. [41:00] B: Hopefully that trend continues in November. [41:03] A: I hope so. [41:04] B: And you know, one of the things that you were pointing to is that, [41:07] you know, people need to remember that you're not voting specifically for a person. [41:12] You're voting for a platform. [41:15] You said many, many times how foolish is it to vote for a pro-abortion candidate [41:21] and then later fight against them? [41:23] I mean, that's just the epitome of foolishness. [41:26] That's not how we are to operate. [41:28] We are to vote according to our faith or the person that stands closest to it. [41:34] Regardless of whether they are a believer or not, [41:37] we need to vote for truth and righteousness as much as we can. [41:42] And as you pointed out, there's no perfect candidate, [41:45] there's no perfect platform [41:47] but we do need to vote as close to that our beliefs as we can. [41:53] Amir, it's interesting that Moscow has done a lot of talking lately. [41:59] Putin and others have warned the UK will pay a higher price [42:04] for supplying Ukraine with drones used in strikes deep inside Russian territory. [42:10] Moscow warned the UK about this. [42:13] And some of the impact has been deep into Russian territory [42:18] and reports that the Kiev region is using British drones to carry out strikes deep within Russian territory. [42:26] Confirms that London is deliberately betting on an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, [42:32] while hypocritically claiming to be striving for peace, [42:37] the embassy said, according to the state-run media. [42:41] And the United Kingdom is thus acting as an accomplice [42:45] and an accessory even to the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks of the Ukrainian, [42:50] neo-Nazis seeking to contain our country. [42:54] And this, I find this to be so interesting when you've got the initiator of the war [42:59] accusing the other party of being Nazis and trying to destroy them. [43:05] But the article goes on to say that London's actions will inevitably have consequences for which it will have to answer. [43:14] And again, Amir, we're hearing talk about World War III [43:19] and all these other things associated with many of the things that come out of the Kremlin. [43:26] A: Absolutely, and I think that the Russians are bleeding right now from those strikes. [43:31] They're losing one refinery after another, one power station after another. [43:37] Distribution centers such as Amazon, but their version of it, are being destroyed left and right almost every other day. [43:46] And so the Russians, these threats come from a place of sensitivity. [43:56] They hurt. They hurt right now. [44:00] And it's very interesting because Europe is getting panicky about the possibility of Russian invasion. [44:10] Poland is now engaged in building one of the strongest militaries all over Europe. [44:15] I know that the compulsory recruitment for military service has now returned to some countries. [44:23] Many of them are now running to Israel in order to buy equipment, defense systems and other things. [44:31] I mean, they will bash us on the podium of the UN and votes against us, but then behind closed doors, [44:42] they'll beg for defense systems, weapon systems and all of that. [44:47] And so that's what we have and our world is changing. [44:53] And the reason why I mention that is because Russia eventually will feel that when the right time comes, [45:01] they will make a move against Israel. [45:03] And again, they might make a move against Europe, but the Bible doesn't talk about that. [45:09] Just as much as the Bible never talked about World War I or World War II, [45:13] but the consequences of those wars when it comes to Israel were mentioned in the Bible. [45:19] So it's very interesting that eventually Russia is going to pay a visit to Israel. [45:26] But the Lord, the God of Israel, will intervene. [45:31] B: Yes, he will. [45:33] And Amir, it's much like the Iranians. [45:35] And one of the things that I've always found to be curious is that when you get to a state of panic, [45:41] where there's shame of face or you're losing the support of the populace of your country, [45:48] and not that Iran has ever had that, but when you are losing a grip on your authority, [45:53] that's when some things that haven't been thought through all the way have a tendency to happen like the invasion of Israel [46:02] or the other things we know that are on the horizon. [46:05] And we have so many things that indicate that things could change in a day. [46:10] And Russia and Turkey and Iran, Libya and Sudan, the Bible says they're going to come from the north and attack Israel. [46:20] And we've got all of them working in coalition together today. [46:25] And we've talked about the stories of trying to build a base on the Red Sea off the coast of Sudan [46:31] and all the other things that have been happening, Libyan involvement between Russia. [46:36] And all these nations are cooperating together. [46:39] So it just takes one event to cause the leader to lead the charge and to save face, if nothing more. [46:49] A: I have a question for you. [46:51] Maybe you can answer that. [46:53] Maybe not, I don't know but... [46:54] Obviously, we just talked about the fact that Russia will lead an attack against Israel, according to the Bible. [47:03] But do you think that the midterm elections, the results of the midterms, could be such that it will weaken the president's ability to do much [47:20] in the latter part of his presidency and then eventually bring about, in the coming presidential elections, [47:27] a whole administration that will want to have nothing to do with any international conflict. [47:37] Do you see that? [47:40] B: Absolutely. [47:41] Traditionally, the midterms usually see significant gains in the party opposite of the president's party. [47:48] And this happens the vast majority of the time. [47:51] And of course, we've got all this Trump derangement syndrome that is happening here. [47:58] And so it's very, very possible that we could see a two-year term for the president and two years of a lame duck administration. [48:07] So behind that, because basically the sentiment of the country, by and large, is that we just want Israel to stand down and do nothing [48:21] and the whole world needs to come and support the Palestinians and Hamas and the other things. [48:26] So it's very, very possible that we could not only see in two years from now, a completely different administration with a different outlook. [48:36] But we could also see basically the handcuffing of the current administration because of the midterm. [48:43] So very, very possible. [48:46] Amir, our next story is very curious [48:50] because it points to something that we see indicated in Revelation chapter 13, where there's an image that the whole world bows to. [48:59] We're told it has life given to it, but it's very definitely, according to the language there in Revelation 13, it's something constructed by man. [49:10] And this whole idea of the rise of the machines and as Elon Musk said, the biggest threat to humanity is artificial intelligence. [49:21] And we've now got a story where in San Francisco, [49:24] an AI boss has terminated human worker at San Francisco boutique in first-ever instance of AI-human firing. [49:37] And "Andon Market, an experimental AI-managed retail space, [49:43] first opened in April in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood and is overseen by the AI agent called Luna. [49:55] Andon labs, the parent company for Andon Market, announced on Friday that Luna had actually fired its first employee," [50:04] so artificial intelligence fired a human, [50:07] "citing repeated lateness, abandoning shifts at the last minute, throwing merchandise in the garbage, and taking home a company credit card. [50:18] Despite repeated infractions, it wasn’t until after repeated probing from Andon Labs engineers that the AI agent determined," [50:29] artificial intelligence determined that [50:32] "these were fireable offenses that went against the employee handbook the AI itself had written, per the San Francisco Standard." [50:44] Amir, I think this is so strange because that whole scene in Revelation 13 has always been so bizarre in my view, [50:53] just to see that the world would bow down to something that other humans made. [51:00] And we've got exactly that happening here, where you've got an AI agent firing a human being based on a handbook that it wrote. [51:11] And we've got now a machine, basically, if I can use that term, telling a human what they can and cannot do. [51:20] It's just beyond strange. [51:24] A: Well, I mean, I guess when you work for an AI company, you might be fired by an AI agent. You just don't know. [51:35] B: Yeah, and Amir, we've got the moral shift happening in our world. [51:40] And there was a mother and daughter who were wearing t-shirts that had XX/XY [51:47] at the State Farm Arena, and they paid $1,000 each for tickets in support of Sophie Cunningham. [51:56] And I think most of us have seen some of the things going on with her. [52:01] But at the same time, there was a pro-trans message that appeared on the Jumbotron [52:06] and after all of these things that the mom and daughter went through, they basically said, [52:15] "Hey, you gotta cover these up, or you need to leave." [52:19] Why? Because it goes against the narrative of what the liberals are trying to push and the progressives are trying to push. [52:26] And Sophie Cunningham, who plays within the woke WNBA, [52:32] had the courage to speak out about biological truth and stand against men invading women's sports. [52:39] And they, this mom and daughter, showed up wearing XX/XY, the Chromosomal Arrangement of Male and Females, [52:46] in open support of that stance. [52:49] And the back of the daughter's shirt delivered a simple, unambiguous message ”for the girls." [52:55] And they say that arena staff confronted them over their clothing, gave them two choices: [53:00] Cover their shirts or leave. And again, this is just bizarre behavior. [53:08] And Amir, one of the things that I always think is so strange [53:13] about actions like this is that most of the time, these were people who were chanting in COVID, "Trust the science." [53:21] "Trust the science" and yet we can't trust biology, [53:25] because gender is actually a social construct, rather than a genetic predetermination, [53:31] based on the chromosome arrangement of position 23 and the chromosome change. [53:37] It's just, it smacks of what Paul said is coming because of the rejection of God's love, and He's given him over to a delusional thinking. [53:49] And there's no other way to look at this than this is just flat-out delusion. [53:56] A: But remember, I mean, when they call a fetus, a baby, a clump of cells, they already have a problem with biology and science. [54:11] And then I think the next thing that's going to happen is that [54:18] they're going to have the baby born and let him decide which one of the genders he wants to "join", based on feelings, based on all of that. [54:32] So it's very interesting to see that, but again, these mothers and daughters basically put a scientific fact on their t-shirts. [54:42] They didn't even say what they think. [54:45] They just put two things that represent two genders that the science actually attributed those signs to. [54:56] So it's very interesting, but I'm not surprised anymore, Pastor Barry. [55:01] Those days where I would be surprised or alarmed or... [55:07] We're at the point where it's just there and we have to understand [55:13] it's the lateness of the hour is that everybody's already okay with that. [55:18] And in fact, the lateness of the hour is that things like that can happen and no outrage is heard anywhere. [55:26] That's the thing. [55:30] B: Yeah, it really is. [55:32] I think we've become almost immune to being shot because, as you mentioned a moment ago, that's actually happened. [55:41] There are parents who have been recorded saying, "Well, we don't know the gender. That's not our decision." [55:46] The little baby is going to make that decision once they choose what their gender is going to be. [55:53] We've had efforts to remove the mother's name and father's name from birth certificates to parent one, parent two, [56:00] wiping out any gender identity. [56:04] Again, go ahead. [56:07] A: Gender reveal parties will also disappear, I guess. [56:13] B: Yeah, absolutely. [56:17] One of the things I think that is important for us to recognize is that we look back to the Genesis narrative [56:24] and all the things that God instituted at creation. [56:28] They've now all been done away with in the minds of the progressives. [56:33] Marriage has been redefined. [56:36] Now we're all the way back to God created them, male and female. [56:41] There's really nowhere else to go because we, as a culture, eliminated God being the creator of all things. [56:47] So that puts man in charge to say what a gender identity actually is or can be and all those things. [56:54] So, I think all this points to the fact that it's late in the game, Amir. [56:59] There's a shift coming when God removes the church and the lawless one is revealed. [57:05] And then the 70th week of Daniel is fulfilled. [57:09] A: Yeah, and I want to remind people that one of the things that we do, you and I, [57:14] when we try to fight this fight for truth, is, of course, to bring people back to the Bible [57:22] and to find in the Bible the answers. [57:25] And one of the things that we do is write books about that. [57:29] And we don't write books for the sake of entertainment. [57:34] We want to direct people to the Bible. [57:37] And that's maybe another way for me to actually remind people that I have a book coming out next month, [57:49] The Elijah Mandate, which literally will expose to so many non-Hebrew speaking people [57:56] stuff that you can only find when you read the Hebrew. [58:00] And it's funny how the church speaks English for all those years and miss out so much of the Hebrew [58:06] but on the other hand, the people of Israel, they speak Hebrew, [58:10] but they miss out the true meaning that is hidden also in the New Testament. [58:15] So this is what we do: [58:17] we bring the two to the table. [58:19] But also last week we talked about PTSD and during the Q&A, [58:27] people asked me about how the Israelis are doing, how I'm doing. [58:32] And I know that you, Pastor Barry, you wrote a book that brings people to the Bible when it comes to emotional pain or trauma. [58:43] And that is, of course, "Dancing with the Scars." [58:50] And we put up this slide for you guys to see and a QR code as well. [58:56] That's a book that not too many people know that you wrote. [58:59] And it's a great one. [59:02] And again, speaking of trauma, speaking of emotional pain, it'll direct you to the Bible. [59:08] And it'll give you many answers. [59:10] So "Dancing with the Scars." [59:14] You want to say a couple words about that? [59:16] B: Yeah, Amir obviously it's a play on words. [59:19] There's a popular television show here in the States, [59:23] really based on what David said in Psalm 30, verse 11, where he talked about, [59:29] "You turned my morning into dancing." [59:32] And this is basically about making your way through some of the traumatic events of life. [59:37] And each chapter is a different subject. [59:40] And there's various things that people go through that cause them [59:46] to kind of hit the pause button on their prayer life or their church attendance, [59:50] or even their trust in the Lord. [59:52] And I like the subtitle, and it really sums up the goal of this book, and that is "Finding Hope When Life Hurts." [60:01] And the only place we find that is in the Word of God and the God of Word. [60:05] Thank you for it. [60:07] I appreciate it. [60:08] A: Yeah, and I also want to remind people, [60:09] Pastor Barry and I will be featuring the Israel Decree in major conferences in Lee's Summit, Missouri, [60:17] and in Fort Worth, Texas in September. [60:22] We still have spots left, and if you want to come and see us in person, [60:27] we would like to shake your hand, take a photo with you, sign your books, [60:31] and of course teach you the Israel Decree, [60:34] and a very important topic that will enrich your understanding of Israel's role in God's Word. [60:42] So please sign up, join us. [60:45] We would love to see you there in person. [60:48] Hey, I think it's the right time to bless the people with the Aaronic blessing. [60:55] Yes. [60:57] [Aaronic blessing in Hebrew] [61:08] The Lord bless you and keep you. [61:13] The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. [61:17] The Lord lift up His countenance towards you and give you His peace. [61:23] We offer this blessing in the name of our King Yeshua. [61:27] Amen. [61:29] A: Amen. [61:31] Thank you guys for watching. [61:33] Please, it's so easy to comment even where you're from, [61:37] It'll boost the algorithm. [61:39] Share, like, subscribe and forward it. [61:43] Share it with as many people as you can. [61:46] The last update, reach 150,000 views and more actually. [61:51] And we would love this one to go out and bless people, answer their questions and direct them to the Word of God as well. [62:00] Thank you, Pastor Barry. [62:01] Thank you everyone for watching. [62:03] God bless you. [62:04] God bless you and Shalom. [62:07] B: Shalom.
