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Was Israel justified in launching a preemptive strike against Iran to stop nuclear weapons development? Callers weigh in on this urgent question, sharing biblical insight, personal conviction, and national concern. Hosts Mike and Robby open the lines to hear your voice on the matter. With real-time updates, scripture-based perspectives, and emotional reflections from recent events, this episode is a powerful look at faith, prophecy, and geopolitics.

LISTENER WARNING: There is a clip of more graphic explanation of circumcision so you may not want to listen in with your children.In this episode, we explore the unique way King Solomon is portrayed in 1 Kings 5:1–12 as a man of peace—not merely in terms of foreign diplomacy, but as someone internally at rest, in contrast to his father David, who is remembered as a man of war. While Solomon's peaceful reign provided practical stability—no enemies, no major conflicts— that enabled to engage in a seven year long building project, it also reflected an inner disposition of peace and harmony that made him a fitting candidate to build the temple of the Lord.But the story of Solomon initiating the bulding of the Temple is not without its warnings. We trace a subtle “breadcrumb” of Solomon's future fall—his reliance on Hiram, king of Tyre, for skilled labor. This decision marks a quiet departure from the Spirit-empowered craftsmanship that characterized the building of the Tabernacle in the wilderness. Was Israel lacking in ability—or was Solomon leaning more on foreign alliances than on God?Even so, Solomon's collaboration with Hiram also prefigures something hopeful: Israel's fruitfulness blessing the nations, reminiscent of Joseph's provisional leadership through Egypt during a worldwide famine. This theme of peace, provision, and temple-building finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, whom Ephesians 2 proclaims as our peace. Join us as we uncover how Solomon's reign and temple project offer a glimpse—both hopeful and cautionary—of the greater peace and and dwelling place of God that Christ would build.Key Passages:1 Kings 5:1-121 Chronicles 22:1-5 David demonstrates that there are skilled workers available in Israel1 Chronicles 22:6-8; 28:2-3 - David was characterized as a man of war, implying it was not just the existence of external enemies and conflicts that hindered him from being the builder of the temple. Exodus 35:30-36:1 God supplies Israelites with the Spirit to enable wisdom, understanding, and craftsmanship to build the TabernacleEphesians 2:11-14 Explainer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Video⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on how to use ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.biblehub.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.blueletterbible.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave us a question or comment at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website podcast page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.* Intro Music: "Admirable" Carlos Herrera Music

Can God demand courage? Was Israel's conquest of Canaan justified? What about the State of Israel today? Pastor Jeff and Jordan dive into Joshua 1 and the framework of God's righteous judgment. — This episode of The Beyond Sunday Podcast expands upon the sermon “Strength & Courage | Joshua 1:1–9.” In this sermon series, we'll learn lessons from Joshua and the conquest of Canaan.   Submit a question: bit.ly/BeyondSundayQuestions 2025 Bible reading plan: https://firstbaptistbg.org/worship/publications

Mehr als 50 Jahre hat die Familie Assad in Syrien geherrscht. Nach dem Sturz des Regimes bringt sich auch die Türkei in Position - Warum? Weitere Themen: · Israel-Syrien: Nach dem Sturz des Assad-Regimes hat die israelische Armee eine demilitarisierte Pufferzone eingenommen. Das hat der israelische Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu erklärt. Was Israel dort für Pläne hat. · Brasilien: 12 Millionen Menschen hätten es innerhalb eines Jahres aus der Armut geschafft. Das meldet die Statistikbehörde Brasiliens. Warum dabei vor allem Sozialprogramme eine Rolle gespielt haben. · Kongo: Dutzende Menschen sind laut den lokalen Behörden innert weniger Tage gestorben. Die Menschen hatten offenbar grippeähnliche Symptome. Was bisher über diese Krankheit bekannt ist.

Bava Batra 117 : Marc Chipkin : 2024-10-20 Was Israel apportioned to those who left Egypt or those who entered the land, or both? Regarding ordinary inheritances, the living inherit the dead. but here, the dead inherit the living.

Neues im US-Wahlkampf. Was Israel jetzt im Gazastreifen vor hat. Und wie Forschungsministerin Bettina Stark-Watzinger lukrative Jobs verteilt. Das ist die Lage am Donnerstagabend.  Interview mit Fox News: Kamala Harris setzt bei Trumps Lieblingssender auf Attacke Israel-Gaza-Krieg: Die deutsche Staatsräson darf kein Blankoscheck für Israel seinParteimitgliedschaft wichtiger als Expertise: Die Beförderungsministerin+++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie bei SPIEGEL+. Jetzt für nur € 1,- für die ersten vier Wochen testen unter spiegel.de/abonnieren Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

The Israel-Hamas War has led to increasing death tolls and instability in the Middle East. Was Israel's response to October 7th justified? Those who believe Israel's actions have been disproportionate point to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including a rising civilian death toll. Those who argue in support of Israel's response argue Israel had the right to defend itself when under attack, secure the safety of the hostages taken, and must do all it can to defeat Hamas. Now we debate: Were Israel's Actions in the Gaza War Justified?  Arguing Yes: Eylon Levy, Former Spokesperson for Israel in the October 7th War; Co-Founder of the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office; Host of the “State of a Nation” Podcast  Arguing No: Mehdi Hasan, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, and CEO of Zeteo; Host of Al Jazeera's “Head to Head”; Award-Winning Journalist   Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hot-wiring pagers and walkie-talkies to take out Hezbollah operatives: Was Israel's tactic—like something from an Ian Fleming novel—a justifiable act of national security or a violation of international law? Victor Davis Hanson, the Hoover Institution's Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow and a military historian and classicist, joins GoodFellows regulars John Cochrane and H.R. McMaster to discuss the latest in the Middle East, as well as whether it was wise for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to tour a munitions factory in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on the verge of America's national election. Next, the three Baby Boomer panelists reflect on their generation's legacy, plus which singer deserves a statue in the US Capitol alongside country music legend Johnny Cash.     Recorded on September 24, 2024. RELATED RESOURCES: The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election by Molly Ball The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won by Victor Davis Hanson The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 by Luke A. Nichter Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell  Free to Choose: A Personal Statement by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E. B. Sledge Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman by William Tecumseth Sherman

Was Israel mit dem Pager-Angriff im Libanon bezweckt. Wer künftig das Sagen beim Axel-Springer-Konzern hat und warum Sean »Diddy« Combs nun in Haft sitzt. Das ist die Lage am Donnerstagabend.  Hier die Links zu den Artikeln: Eskalation auf Knopfdruck  Was vom Springer-Konzern übrig bleibt Sean »Diddy« Combs, vom Megastar zum Häftling Nr. 37452-054  +++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie bei SPIEGEL+. Jetzt für nur € 1,- für die ersten vier Wochen testen unter spiegel.de/abonnieren Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

The newscycle in Israel changes every few hours and this week was no different! On today's show, we'll discuss yesterday's hostage rescue and also try to understand how Israel will bring safety to its northern residents. Was Israel's “preemptive” action on Sunday enough or will Hezbollah need to be pushed back with ground forces? Stay informed about Israel and the Jewish World!Latest news: Get in-depth analysis at https://bit.ly/jewish_news_serviceSubscribe for more: Never miss a story - sign up for our newsletter https://bit.ly/subscribe_to_JNSSupport our work: Your donation helps JNS fight for accurate headlines: https://bit.ly/Support_JNS

Research historian, data analyst, and conspiracy realist  @GavinNascimento   Gavin Nascimento returns to reveal the role of the Jewish Rothschilds, Marxism, and eugenics in the Zionist crusade to create the state of Israel on episode 152 of the Far Out with Faust podcast.*This is the most recent of our episodes with Gavin detailing the complicated and often misunderstood history of Israel. Be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 links below.*A veteran of the show (check out episode 79), Gavin has earned a reputation among some of the most prominent truth seekers of our time, like Joe Rogan and Billy Carson (episode 90). He's known for his relentless research and meticulous attention to detail and has spent over a decade uncovering historical truths through verifiable sources. He's the author of A History of Elitism, World Government & Population Control, as well as a host of compelling essays featured on The Free Thought Project (episode 118).In this episode, Gavin delves deeper into the geopolitical origins of the state of Israel. Topics include:-What is the history of Israel?-What is the history of Palestine?-Was Israel created for religious freedom?-What was there before Israel?-Did the Rothschilds fund Israel?-What is Zionism?-What's the difference between Zionists and Jews?-How did the British Empire help create Israel?-Who was Cecil Rhodes?-What was the Round Table Movement?-What role did eugenics play in the creation of Israel?-How and why were the Nazis involved with Israel?-Were the Nazis and Zionists working together?-What was the Haavara agreement?-What was the People's Will?-Were Israel's founding fathers (David Ben-Gurion, Menahem Begin, and Vladimir Zahev Jabotinsky) terrorists?-What's the difference between Labor Zionism and Revisionist Zionism?-How did the Zionists conquer Palestine?…and much more. Stay tuned for part two of this podcast, coming soon!Check out Gavin's book on AmazonA History of Elitism, World Government & Population Control https://a.co/d/go5nae1Connect with Gavin NascimentoPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GavinNascimentoYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/GavinNascimentoInstagram: https://instagram.com/truthwarriorgavinFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/gavin.nascimentoCheck out our related episodesThe Truth About Israel Pt. 1 (ep. 130): https://youtu.be/KSCU3IxjM54The Truth About Israel Pt. 2 (ep. 131 ): https://youtu.be/KSCU3IxjM54Gavin Nascimento (ep. 79): https://youtu.be/_rr-QiuTIxM?si=rhhdKY3V0C6kxvX9Billy Carson (ep. 90): https://youtu.be/boZMIE-p30I Jason Bassler (ep. 118): https://youtu.be/rk-UNM1QgPg?si=aODhwSyGoNharzaF#Podcast #Israel #Palestine

Was Israel unter einer Krankenhaus-Operation versteht. Warum der CSUler Andreas Scheuer sein Bundestagsmandat aufgibt. Und warum Verkehrsminister Wissing kein Tempolimit einführen will. Das ist die Lage am Dienstagabend.  Die Artikel zum Nachlesen: „Netanyahu räumt „unbeabsichtigte“ Tötung von NGO-Mitarbeitern ein“ „Ex-Verkehrsminister Scheuer legt Bundestagsmandat nieder“ „Wissing spricht sich erneut gegen Tempolimit aus“ +++ Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/spiegellage +++ Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Webseite verantwortlich.+++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie bei SPIEGEL+. Jetzt für nur € 1,- für die ersten vier Wochen testen unter spiegel.de/abonnieren Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

Was Israel involved with the 9/11 attacks?  It's classified.

Judges 1:1-2:5 Outline of Judges (From Ralph Davis): 1:1-3:6 - The Failure of a Second Generation 3:7-16:31 - The Salvation of a Long-Suffering God Chapters 17-21 - The Confusion of a Depraved PeopleSermon Notes:1) A Just War | 1:1-22) A Sufficient Grace | 1:1-20 (See 2 Cor. 12:9)3) A Theological Map | 1:18-364) A Godly Grief? | 2:1-5 (See 2 Cor 7:9-10)Reflection questions:1) What did Israel say was the problem with their lack of success (see 1:19, 27-28)? What did God say was the problem (see 2:2)?2) In Judges 2:1, God said he would never break His covenant with His people? Even in this passage, do you see any sign that God has changed His mind about His covenant, or is God still being faithful to His people?3) Was Israel's grief “Godly grief”? How can you tell the difference between Godly grief and worldly grief in your life? (See 2 Cor 7:9-10) Can you always tell if someone else's grief is Godly or worldly?

In this study, we introduce the study of Exodus 20 and the Ten Commandments. Questions asked in this study: What are the Ten Commandments? What is the Law? Are the Ten Commandments just for Israel? Was Israel saved by the Law? Are we? Are we supposed to follow the Ten Commandments today? Outline: 00:05 - Introduction to this video and our coverage of the 10 commandments 02:07 - The 10 commandments in Deuteronomy 5.1-5 03:57 - Horeb is Mount Sinai (1 Kgs 8.9, 2 Chr 5.10) 06:34 - What is a commandment? Ex. 34.28, De 4.13, Ex 20.1, 34.27, De 5.22, 10.2, Eph 6.1-3, Mt 19.17 11:03 - What are the 10 commandments? 12:02 - What is the LAW? Mt 22.34-40 15:59 - Question: Are the 10 commandments different in application today than they were back in Moses' day? - nope. 18:22 - Question: Was Israel saved by following the LAW? Are we? Eph 2.8-9, Rom 6.14, John 1.17, 14.6, Mt 5.17-18 23:41 - If Jesus is the fulfillment of the Law, what was the point of the law? Gal 3 & Rom 7. 33:43 - Are we saved by following the Law? Are we saved by following the 10 commandments? 34:47 - What is the purpose of the Law? 35:03 - Are we required to follow the law today? Resources used or referenced: Dave reads from an NIV (New International Version) of the Bible. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia found on Blue Letter Bible https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/Dictionary/viewTopic.cfm?topic=IT0008674 Barker, Kenneth L.. Kohlenberger, John R. III. The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Abridged, Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994. Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/expositors-bible-commentary-abridged-edition-volumes/kenneth-barker/9780310255192/pd/54975?event=ESRCG Enns, Peter. The NIV Application Commentary, Exodus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000. Purchase: https://www.christianbook.com/exodus-niv-application-commentary/peter-enns/9780310206071/pd/0206073?event=ESRCG Wiersbe, Warren W.. The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament, The Pentateuch. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2001. https://www.christianbook.com/the-bible-exposition-commentary-6-volumes/warren-wiersbe/9786125030474/pd/030474?event=ESRCG --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ironsheep/support

Wilmer Leon and Tom Porter discuss , as we exist in a political duopoly, what is the African American community to do when neither party is interested in representing its interests and the community does not seem willing to demand that they do.  The geopolitical landscape is changing from a unipolar world with the US as the unipolar hegemon to a multipolar world.  The US empire and neo-colonialism are struggling to survive.  This is a perfect moment in history for the African American community to coalesce with other oppressed peoples and implement change.   You can find me and the show on social media by searching the handle @DrWilmerLeon on X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/Drwilmerleonctd All our episodes can be found at CTDpodcast.com. Transcript: Wilmer Leon (00:14): I'm Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they occur in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which most events take place. During each episode of this program, my guests and I will have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between current events and the broader historic context in which these events occur. This will enable you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live. What are we to do when neither party is interested in representing our interests and we don't seem to be willing to demand that they do? For insight into this, let's turn to my guest. He's a lifelong activist and scholar, former dean of the African-American Studies Department at Ohio University, and former director of the King Center in Atlanta, and former host of morning conversations with Tom Porter. He's Tom Porter. Tom, welcome, and let's connect some dots. Tom Porter (01:21): Good morning and thanks for having me Wiler. Wilmer Leon (01:23): So Tom, there's a lot going on right now. There are certain times or moments in history when you look back at some time later and you say, wow, that was a pivotal moment. That was the time that changed the world, the industrial revolution, the first man on the moon, the assassination of Dr. King. I believe that we're in one of those moments right now, the transformation from a unipolar to a multipolar world with the US no longer being the unipolar hegemon, the US Empire and Neocolonialism are struggling to survive. Tom, with that being understood, your assessment of what I've just stated and what are we to do? Tom Porter (02:12): It's an interesting question. At the same time that the world is, and rightly so focused on the events that are happening in the Middle East, not dealing with it in terms of a historical context, but at the same time that this is happening, there's a big meeting in China celebrating 10 years of the Belt Road Initiative where countries from all over the world are there. We are at a pivotal moment in history and what's happening in the Middle East. It is a reflection of that. It's a reflection of something historically that was wrong from the very, very, the state of Israel was founded in 1948, not in the biblical times of old. And not only was it founded in 1948, and the question you have to really ask yourself, why did they simply allow the Jews to stay in Europe? That's an interesting question. So now if you look at what is happening in the Middle East and if you deal with the results and not how the results were obtained, that is the state of Israel is a geopolitical construct. (03:37) I say that because it was put where it was put, not because it had something to do with the Bible or history, but because it was a strategic move on the part of the West to solve a problem of what to do with the Jews in Europe and also to solve a problem of establishing a geopolitical body in the Middle East to checkmate the Arabs. But while this is going on, the world has moved on. It's no longer a duopoly. It is no longer the West that's dominating. It's not only China, but it's various other organizations and formations around the world in Africa and Latin and Central America, and even in Asia, all pointing in one direction that is trying to find a way to solve the pressing problems of today, which cannot be solved unless you have a multipolar world. Wilmer Leon (04:48): You mentioned the 10th anniversary of China's Belt and Road initiative in the fact that a number of countries from all over the world came to China in order to convene, and you had President Putin spending three hours meeting with President Xi, and this is a rarity. When Putin and Lavrov traveled, foreign Secretary Lavrov traveled together. Lavrov goes to meet with Wangee, the Chinese foreign minister, and they're talking about all kinds of trade initiatives. They're talking about security initiatives, all of this taking place, and the United States isn't in the room. That, in my opinion, speaks volumes about how the world has changed. Tom Porter (05:46): Well, the West is no longer the center of the world. The West is no longer the dominant force in the world, politically, economically and actually militarily because you have around the world, as I said, different organizations and formations and the west has been left out. I mean, take Israel for years. Yesterday the United States representative of the UN vetoed a proposition that was put on the table by Brazil, vetoed it as it has in the past, and that is whenever the subject of Israel misdeeds would come up at the UN and it would pass overwhelmingly, but it was vetoed by the United States. The problem is now that the world is not paying any attention to that veto. But what is also interesting in all of this, Wilma, is the presence of blacks out front representing this country. It was a black woman who vetoed it, Linda Thomas Greenfield. (07:09) Yes, it was Lloyd Austin who went to Israel, went to Israel, and then there was this deputy who I'd never heard of, this black guy who popped up and they always put us out front. We were always out front, but there's never any reciprocity, and that's one of the problems in the African world, including here in this country, is the lack of an understanding of reciprocity because there's no agenda. The last time there was an agenda was the agenda at the Gary Convention. That was the last time. I mean, for instance, everybody wants us to support their position, but we never ask them, what is your position on reparations? Not reparations in some little city out in Illinois that decides that it's going to give a few houses away, but reparations in the same sense that Israel got reparations, the Jews got reparations, the Japanese got reparations. We don't even put it on the table. Where's the black caucus in this? Do they have a position on what's going on in the Middle East? Do they really see any relationship between what's going on in the Middle East and what's happening to us in this country? Gentrification is nothing more than a move against black people to take land in the fifties and sixties. (08:42) They call it urban renewal. We call it negro removal when they put expressways through every major black community in this country that they could, and therefore separating not only black people in terms of communities, but also limiting the possibility that we would be able to act as a force, a unified force. Wilmer Leon (09:07): Go ahead. Tom Porter (09:07): So we don't make the connections between what is happening in the Middle East and potentially what could happen to us in this country as we are marginalized more and more. It's not just gentrification, but it's also the reduction of the quality of education and our school systems. It's also the quality of healthcare. It's everything that we consider the misery index, Wilmer Leon (09:42): And it's all of those things, the misery index that we keep being told that we can't afford to ameliorate or we can't afford to solve, but somehow we can find a hundred billion dollars to send to Ukraine. We can now have a president in Joe Biden who wants to send not only money to Ukraine, but now also send more money to the settler colonial state known as Israel. And you even have Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury, saying, oh, we can fight wars. We can afford to fight wars on two fronts. That's not a problem at all. Well, if we can fight a war on two fronts, then why can't we fight the war on poverty? Why can't we fight the war on homelessness? Why can't we pay teachers in this country who are supposed to be educating the most significant resource in our culture, our children? Then why can't we afford to pay them more? Why can't we fight those fronts instead of printing money in order to send to Ukraine and in order to send to the settler colonial state known as Israel? Tom Porter (11:06): Exactly. And the problem that I'm having in all of this Wilma, is, and as I talk with my friends, I say the fundamental question that we must ask ourselves today. What does all of this mean for us? Should we have representatives at the Belt and Road Initiative in China? I visited Palestine and Lebanon years ago in a delegation that was led by Jack odell, and one of the things that I admired about the Palestinians, even though they were in a large ghetto, they were organized. They had their own Red Cross, they had their own school system. They acted as if they were in exile. We act as if we belong to something, which each and every day is saying to us that you could stay here, but under our conditions, and we have to really ask ourselves, should we? The UN has already said that the conditions of black people in this country is similar to crimes against humanity. Should this woman who represents the United States represent us at the un or should we have our own? We have to connect ourselves to the forces that are moving forward, not continue to stay and plead each and every day for the devil to accept us in hell. Wilmer Leon (12:47): What I hear you saying there is we should be having an international Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. We should, as Mrs. Hamer did at the Democrat Convention because Mississippi would not seat black, a black delegation that we should create our own and take that to the United Nations. Tom Porter (13:16): Exactly. We have to act as we really are. We are people who are really in exile, whether we believe it or not, there was never any intention to free the slaves and there was never any intention when they were freed to honor that freedom in any meaningful way was never a 40 acres in a mule. I mean, there was never, they had no plan for black people of African descent in this country beyond slavery any more than they had a plan to give the land back to the Native Americans. They never had any plan, and they still don't have a plan. And we have been continuing in each generation, our politics has been focused on trying to convince the people who run this country that we are worthy of being a part of this piece of SHIT. Rather than saying, Hey, I mean it's like critical race theory. (14:25) Why should we be concerned about whether white people want to know about black people? We should be concerned about knowing about ourselves, knowing what our history is, what our history has been. It should be taught in every place that black people gather in the churches and the neighborhood houses and what have you, but we shouldn't be concerned about that. But if people seeking freedom would not be concerned whether or not they're enemies who have been their enemies and will always be their enemy because of the nature of the capitalistic system, they can't solve the problem of black people or the native Americans of brown people, of working people, of poor people within the confines of capitalism. It is impossible. Wilmer Leon (15:14): You mentioned putting black faces on the front of all of this. If we shift the conversation, for example to Haiti, that would be a perfect example of what you're talking about. It's Hakeem Jeffries who has been traversing the Caribbean, trying to convince Caribbean countries to join the US invasion of Haiti. I believe Kamala Harris was a part, I know she's not part of the CBC, but she was at one point that she also was down at Racom trying to convince Caribbean countries to back the US invasion of Haiti. And now they finally convinced Kenya to get on board and send a thousand Kenyan. So-called policemen to Haiti, and fortunately the Kenyan Supreme Court has said not so fast they think that this move violates the Kenyan constitution. But I just use that as an example of how African-Americans are put on the face. I call it minstrel internationalism because it's black face on white folks foolishness Tom Porter (16:37): Without a doubt. They haven't really asked anybody black to comment on what is happening in the Middle East. Only to say that I support the state of Israel or the state of Israel has a rhythm. Wilmer Leon (16:52): Right to exist. Tom Porter (16:53): Right to exist and right to defend itself. Well, that's an interesting question because it goes back to 1948. It's not like this is an old situation, and it was a land grab that the people who settled and formed the state of Israel were not from that part of the world world. Their history was in Europe. And that's why I say it was a geopolitical construct. I mean, they considered putting it where Uganda is, and then they were going to put it in Latin America. So they considered a number of different places. So there's nothing sacrosanct about the state of Israel because the other thing is they say that Israel is the only democracy in the, if in fact Palestinians were allowed to vote in elections in Israel, Wilmer Leon (17:57): They'd be outnumbered. Tom Porter (17:59): Yeah, they'd be outnumbered. But again, we have to ask ourselves, what does this all mean for us? Biden's making these crazy statements. What does it mean to us? What does it mean to us that we give Israel more money than we give the whole continent of Africa every year, but we take more out of the continent of Africa every year. Wilmer Leon (18:32): Go ahead, finish that. Tom Porter (18:33): Then we take out of any other continent. Wilmer Leon (18:36): And to that point, that's one of the things that motivated Niger to throw the French out of Niger, which was we have some of the most precious resources in our country that are extracted from our country every year and somehow some way we're one of the poorest countries in the world. And they were saying, we have to change that dynamic. And what did they do took, and you know what? I think this is a great place to talk about the difference between flag independence and real freedom. Because for example, when you look at Palestine, they have a flag. When you look at Niger, they have a flag. When you look at so many of these former colonial states, which are now neo-colonial states, they got their independence, which means they got a flag, they got a government to a great degree, they control a lot of their politics, but what they don't control was their economies. And when you control your economy, you then have real freedom. And that's what a lot of these resistance movements now are about, is controlling their, what did Gil Scott Heron say? When I control your resources, I control your world. Tom Porter (20:10): That's right. It's interesting because I'm constantly having to remind my friends from the Caribbean that who like to talk about we have our own flag, and I have to constantly remind them that brother and sister, that's just another place where the slave ship stop. Don't get this stuff twisted. And it's very important that we understand that because they are using, do you notice that people who were black Americans now refer to themselves as black American of Jamaican descent, black Americans, of what they were comfortable in being black Americans. And now that they understand that the country is using them, the Black studies movement was undermined by bringing reactionary Africans and people from the Caribbean into leadership. You don't have to take my word for it, do a survey. So because you can come here and don't have a commitment to the struggle of black people in this country, and you leave the real struggle that's going on in your country. So we're beginning to see that not only, but just notice this from now on, people who now say that I'm a black American and of so-and-so, but when you were taking advantage of everything that we had fought for, you were happy in being a black American. Wilmer Leon (21:37): But here's a point that I haven't heard anybody mention, and that is the Balfour Agreement from 1917, which is where the whole agreement to establish a colony in Palestine was agreed to in London. And one of the provisions of the Balfour Declaration was the civil rights and protections of the indigenous Palestinians will not be assaulted. They will be protected. In fact, if you read the Balfour Declaration, Israel isn't mentioned. All it talks about is a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine with a capital P. Tom Porter (22:33): That's interesting. But see, there you go, raising those vicious truths, Wilmer Leon (22:39): Connecting the dots, Tom Porter (22:43): Which is really so important that we understand, as Cabral would say, connecting the struggles that we understand the interrelatedness of the world in which we live, in which China talks about bringing the world together to solve pressing problems, Wilmer Leon (23:01): As does Russia, Tom Porter (23:03): Right? The West, basically everything is a matter of national security. They're motivated. The new justification for every dirty deeded that they want to do is it's a matter of national security. If black people really begin to push hard, they're going to say that it's a matter of national security that we have to deal with. Not that the issue that they're raising is not important. They're not even talking about unifying the world even to solve the problem of climate. They're not talking about peace. They're talking about war, strategic interests and what have you. They're not even discussing building a better world, because if they talked about building a better world, they would have to change the system. And I mean something as simple as trying to solve the climate problem. Well, you could always say that by so-and-so and so-and-So we're going to eliminate the use of automobiles and have more public transportation more. I mean, you can go some places in this country, like my state of Ohio, if you don't have a car, you can't get around. There's no rail system. I mean, one of the things about the east coast, you can go to Philly, you can go to New York, or you get in the Midwest, it gets tricky. Wilmer Leon (24:40): You can go to Europe and never need a car with trains and buses and subway systems. You can go to Europe and never need a driver's license. Tom Porter (24:54): It's a mess, I tell you. Wilmer Leon (24:56): But you know, I'm glad that you brought up war versus solving problems because going back to the meeting that recently took place in China, while that meeting was taking place in China and they were cutting economic deals, they were cutting development deals, they were talking about how to make the world safer and improve the world. Joe Biden was in the Middle East fanning the flames of war, encouraging Netanyahu to invade Gaza, telling him, I've got your back. Go ahead and go on in. And I found it ironic that a couple of weeks ago, maybe a month or so ago, we were looking forward to the Saudis signing a deal, an agreement to recognize the colony known as Israel. And then once Hamas went in and sent those missiles into the colony, the settler colony, Saudi Arabia said, no, that's probably not a good idea right now we need to sit back and reevaluate all of this. Tony Blinken goes to Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman makes him wait damn near an entire day before MBS sits down with Blinken sending a very clear message. The dynamic is changing Tom Porter (26:45): Because what the Arab nations have to deal with Wilmer Leon (26:50): Are the Arab people, Tom Porter (26:51): The Arab people, the Arab streets, and you got mostly all over the world. The population is getting younger and younger in Africa, in the Middle East, in Asia. It's getting young and younger, and they definitely want a better world, a world free from war. And what Biden and blinking and these people are all selling more war. Why would you send more military weapons to a country that's already just overburdened with weapons? And the thing that they don't mention in any of these discussions is that Israel has nuclear weapons that's always had them. And in contrast to when South Africa gained this political independence, the one thing that they had agreed to was to emulate their nuclear weapons. South Africa had nuclear weapons under apartheid, and one of their leading, if not leading most important trading partner was Israel. Was Israel. When people say Israel is an apartheid state, it has always supported apartheid. So that's not really, but a small step from supporting apartheid someplace else and instituting the same practices in your country. And Biden goes without any understanding, without any mentioning of the apartheid nature of Israel or in mentioning in a real meaningful, substantive sense, freedom, justice, inequality for the Palestinians. He didn't even mention the two state solution, I don't think. Wilmer Leon (28:47): No. What he did mention that he did in his last speech, he did utter the words to state solution. But what he did not do as he called for peace, he never talked about equality for the Palestinians. And he talked about democracy, but he never spoke about democracy for the Palestinians. Because if you talk, people need to ask themselves this question, what does it mean when Netanyahu or Ben or Mulch talks about an Israeli state? Nobody asks, what does that mean? And it's important for me to say right here, this is not an antisemitic conversation. This has absolutely nothing to do with Jews because this has everything to do with Zionism. And it's important for people to understand. Not all Jews are Zionists, and not all Zionists are Jews. So this conversation has nothing to do with antisemitism. It has everything to do with freedom and justice, not only for the Palestinians, because it has everything to do with freedom and justice for the world. Because if you solve that problem of the settler colonial state and the genocide that's being exercised in the settler colonial state, you can solve a lot of other problems at the same time. Tom Porter (30:40): Well, Israel will never be safe within its borders until it deals fairly with the Palestinians. I mean, you can't just, as Fanon would say, we rebel because we can't breathe. We rebel because we can't breathe. You have 2 million people pushed together in what is nothing but a ghetto. And then you're taking more and more of that each day. You're shooting more and more of them each day. We have to get beyond this notion that if we criticize Israel or if we criticize some behavior of some members of the Jewish community, that we will be accused of antisemitism. (31:29) We have to get beyond that. I mean, clearly they're going to anything that you say that is not in line with what APAC or one of those other organizations, you're antisemite. And so if you go for that, you will never say anything, even if it's in your interest. It's not in Hakeem Jeffries interest to be talking about, we got your back, Israel. They don't have your back. Where's the reciprocity? It's not in the interest of this black woman up in the UN doing the bidding of the United States by vetoing, by doing what the United States has always done. It is not in our interest. It is not an interest of black people. And you can't say that I'm doing my job because you can always leave your job. I mean, if you are doing something that's not in your interest, you're crazy. Wilmer Leon (32:30): You mentioned a world free from war, and I want to just reiterate the point that at that economic in China, they weren't talking about war. They were talking about peace. But what does Gil Scott Heron say? Ask them what they're fighting for and they'll never tell you the economics of war because you were asking about why is the United States sending more weapons into the region? The reason is Lockheed Martin makes a lot of money when they do Raytheon, which by the way, our Secretary of Defense sat on the board of makes a lot of money when they do. That's why these cluster munitions are being sent into Ukraine. Why? Because they've been sitting on the shelf for years because they've been banned internationally. They want to clear their basements and their shelves, say again, Tom Porter (33:34): Their inventory. Wilmer Leon (33:35): They want to clear their inventory why? So they can get contracts for new weapons. That's what a lot of this is all about. And because sending more weapons into Ukraine at this stage of the game isn't going to change the dynamics on the battlefield. That war is over. It's done. The only question now to answer is how much longer does the United States want to push Ukraine to continue to take this weapon? That's the only question. Tom Porter (34:07): And the fact is sitting, all these are matters into the Middle East, these ships and what have you. It's just a show and supporting the military industrial complex because the United States is not going to get involved in a war in a Middle East because it will inflame the whole Middle East and the state of Israel will cease to exist if that happens. So I mean, it is bs, but there's an old saying that capitalism can only grow under war, and socialism can only grow, can grow only in peace. And so the Chinese know that if we can build a better mousetrap, and we can't do that if we just trying to build up an army, what have you, we have an army, what have you, but we don't want to get in any kind of war at all. We're not going to get sucked into something. With Taiwan, we played a long game. The Taiwanese are Chinese people, and there's a difference between the government and people. So capitalism, the history of capitalism has been, war has been plundering, has been rape. That's the history of capitalism. It was founded Wilmer Leon (35:27): Markets and resources, markets, resources and labor. That's Tom Porter (35:34): We were both the market and the labor. Wilmer Leon (35:36): We, well, in fact, many will argue that that's one of the reasons why they had to end enslavement in this country was because they needed those enslaved individuals as customers. Tom Porter (35:52): That's interesting because that is basically what we are even in the country days, is consumers. (36:01) Consumers. And if we would stop, my godson has a book, the Myth of Black Buying Power, which is true. But the other side of that is that the strength that we do have is to withdraw participation in the game of capitalism except where necessary. That is real power. The guy who on the bus in Montgomery, he never quit lacking blacks, never quit discriminating against blacks in his mind. But he had to decide whether or not he was going to have a bus company or not, and he just held his nose and said, they can ride anywhere they want to ride. Wilmer Leon (36:48): Which is one of the things I always, and you were much closer to that than I was, than I ever could have been. I always felt that one of the mistakes that we made early in that game was getting back on the bus. Once we decided to not ride the bus. We should have sent the bus company into bankruptcy. Tom Porter (37:11): Right. And started our own. Wilmer Leon (37:14): Exactly. Exactly. Tom Porter (37:17): I mean, the history of black people in this country is that when we did our own, we had more power and greatest strength and greater community. You take the, I remember growing up with the Negro Leagues, it was nothing like it. And who cared about what Babe Ruth or somebody else was doing? Wilmer Leon (37:44): We had Hank Aaron, right? We had Josh Gibson. Tom Porter (37:47): The whole myth that black quarterbacks didn't have whatever it took to be quarterbacks, whatever were quarterbacks in every black high school to every black college in the country. They just wasn't playing in the NFL. Wilmer Leon (38:00): And look at the NFL today, Tom Porter (38:02): Right? And that is why the Negro Leagues, and that's a whole nother discussion about Jackie Robinson, not him personally, but the integrating of baseball had absolutely nothing to do, but fairness of being right by black people. It had to do with the fact that more people were going to see black baseball than was going to see white baseball. And whenever black baseball and white baseball meant black Wilmer Leon (38:33): Baseball, baseball won. Tom Porter (38:37): The same is true with the A, B, A and the NBA. More people were going to watch Dr. J and Artist Gilmore, they were going to watch the NBA. So we say we got to merge it. And it's so much that in America, it's like the difference between jazz and black music. Anybody can play jazz, but everybody can't play Wilmer Leon (38:59): Black music. Can't play black music. Well, it's interesting that you brought up the ABA and the NBA and comparing that to the integration of baseball, because when they integrated baseball, they didn't bring the black teams into Major League baseball. No, they did not. They brought the black players because if you bring the black teams, you have to bring black ownership. And I think it was Queen Mother Moore. And again, you may know that, you probably know that history a whole lot better than me, but I thought it was Queen Mother Moore in New York that kept advocating for don't take the players out of the Negro Leagues, integrate the teams. But when they went to the A, b, A and the NBA, the ABA was still, that was white ownership in the A, B, A. It was white ownership in the NBA. So what did they do with the A, B, A? They integrated players and teams instead of just players. Because if they had done the same thing with basketball that they did with baseball, a lot of those A teams would've folded. Tom Porter (40:08): You're absolutely right. You're absolutely right. So same, we see the same thing playing out today, and they give us Jay-Z and Queen B give us Obama and Michelle. They give us all of these things. And at the same time that the life for the majority of black people in this country is getting worse because it's good that magic decides to give some black kid a scholarship, but that's not the same as quality education for all black kids. That's like a lottery. You get lucky if Magic knows you or jz. JZ gets to do the Super Bowl a halftime at the Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean anything to these black kids who are out in the street, who can't go to the Super Bowl, can't go to a local NFL game, Wilmer Leon (41:17): May not have a television in their home to watch the Super Bowl. Tom Porter (41:21): It doesn't really mean anything. And so this kind of tokenism and we get caught up in it. I mean, right now we're kind of caught up in what's that? Will Smith and Jada? Jada Ja Wilmer Leon (41:34): Pinkett. Tom Porter (41:34): I don't know what it's all about, and I don't really care because it's really not that important. It just really isn't that important. So we have to be very, very, Wilmer Leon (41:44): Or the discussion about Tyler Perry and what Tyler Perry is doing and how great it is for black people, even though he has a non-union organization in Atlanta, and we know what unions did to help create the black middle class. He made a lot of his money playing off of stereotypes of black people. Tom Porter (42:08): He still, I mean, I think about a week ago I saw one of his movies, it was late at night. I turned on a movie. It was why I got Married or something. And it's basically black people playing white people in black face. That's basically what it is. I mean, the kind of issues that they have and the kind of jobs that they have Wilmer Leon (42:31): And the responses and solutions that are provided are not ours. In fact, I remember Barack is saying They playing you better than you. Tom Porter (42:42): No question. Wilmer Leon (42:45): So here's the question, Tom, what are we to do? We're looking at 2024 right now. We're looking at Trump and Biden don't know if Trump's going to get there because he may wind up in jail. Don't know if Biden's going to get there. He doesn't really know where he is. So given that right now, that's what we have. They're talking about Robert Kennedy now has declared he's going to run as an independent. Dr. West has left the Green Party and he's running as an independent. So to those that are watching and listening right now, Tom, what are we to do in a duopoly where neither party is concerned about us and we don't seem to be concerned about demanding that they are. Tom Porter (43:46): One of the reasons why they had to derail Jesse's campaign had and the Democrats derailed his campaign and led by a segment of the Jewish community. People forget that when Jesse announced that he was running for president and the convention center in Washington dc, the Jewish Defense League interrupted his announcement. And everywhere Jesse went in those early days, and in those early days, he called it the road team. It was myself, Jesse, and Florence Tate, the press secretary. We were traveling from city to city, and the JDL was harassing us at every place that we went. And it was because of the nation of Islam providing us security of security that they backed off. I can remember our first meeting in New York with a Jewish community, Jewish leaders in New York. Percy Sutton met us backstage with a Yama Corps in his head explaining to us how we had to deal with how we had to relate with Jews. (45:09) So the Jaime thing, they never heard. Jaime and Jesse never used Jaime in a negative derogative way. I mean, the Jewish community would tell you, New York is theirs, so they don't have a problem. Ask Chuck Schumer, right? So they didn't have a problem with that. Ask Gregory Meeks. But the base of the Democratic Party was labor and the black community labor split. A lot of labor went for Donald Trump. Trump. Some went for Biden. The black community is the only community that has remained loyal to the Democratic Party. The Democratic party. There's nothing on the agenda that speaks to any concrete solution to what black people need and deserve nothing at all. So my position is I'm not going to focus on the less of two evils. That's evil. Yeah, evil is evil. And that's been going on for a very long time. And we've come up short. (46:30) We came up short with Obama. We came up short with Clinton. We came up with both of the bushes. We keep coming up short. The only person who sincerely attempted to address the issues of black people was Jimmy Carter. And of course it got him in trouble. So we have to begin to think it's good to run as an independent, and I'm glad to see Cornell West through that, but he does not have the base and the understanding and the clarity that Jesse had in the notion of a rainbow coalition and the Rainbow Coalition. We used to call it the domestic third world in the sixties, the unity of black, brown and yellow people and whoever else wanted to you because that's where the strength is. And so unless Cornell West could pull it off and he can't, but we must independently, we must have an agenda that says, if you want our vote, this is what we're going to do. (47:35) And if you're not willing to do this, then we're not voting for you because you're going to come up, which we're going to come up with snake eyes anyhow. Because when you get in, as Biden has done, he does a lot of symbolic stuff and he's got some symbolic clowns around him, Clyburn Sharp, Al, and this group and all the people. I mean, there's just some interesting stuff that's happening and we're getting left out of it. Nobody asks us what we think about any of these issues, how King Jeffries can speak about the state of Israel, but he can't speak about reparations. I mean, what good is he to us if he's not carrying our water? I mean, what good is Lloyd Austin if he's Secretary of Defense Wilmer Leon (48:31): And not defending us? Tom Porter (48:32): That's right. And all of these so that if they're not doing that and we have to call 'em out, we have to call out the Black Caucus. If you say you represent us, this is what we want you to do. We'd be better off without you. Wilmer Leon (48:48): And in the state of things today. In fact, I'm glad you mentioned the Black Caucus, because I've said for a very long time that when you look at the original, I think it was 13, when you look at the original Black Caucus and you look at where they came from, they came out of the struggle. They came out of the community and they came out of organizations and organic, many of them organic organizations within the community we're now a couple of generations removed from that. And I don't think that it's an accident that they are now less progressive, less effective than the original group that was known as the Conscience, conscience of the Congress Tom Porter (49:42): And less connected to the community because they're not funded by the community. They are funded by outside interests, and they no longer see that they have to represent us. They don't go home to their communities. You don't hear anything from, I don't know any members of the black community, somebody, I mean Meeks, I don't know anything about Black Caucus. Yeah, black Caucus. I don't even know them anymore. I used to know all of them. I used to participate, but it's nothing to participate in now. And we've got to have a whole new thinking that's in line with where the world is going, not where the world has been. So that we need to have both a domestic and international policy. We need to be connected with the Belt and Road initiative. I'm not talking about just black people in this country, and there are some African countries that are connected. Wilmer Leon (50:49): A lot of them are. Tom Porter (50:52): We've got to rethink what does Pan-Africanism mean today? Because it is still important. I mean, we've only been in this country a short while, so I mean, it ain't like we've been here for a long time. So as Africa is beginning to emerge, that we must emerge with it. We must have a new way of thinking about Pan Africans and what does it mean? And the Chinese are trying bit by bit to reorganize Ong and the African, Asian and Latin American conferences that used to take place in this country. I mean in the world, we have to rethink all of this, but we have to also in rethinking that realize that we need these formations in today's world. Wilmer Leon (51:46): We need these formations in today's world. And you talk about organizing, and a lot of people listening to this might say, well, what do you mean? Well, when you look at, for example, the L-G-B-T-Q community, they organized, they demanded, they got a president to come out, an African-American president to come out and support same-sex marriage. You look at the women's movement and they organized. They demanded, and they got an African-American president who very proudly and rightfully says, the first piece of legislation that I signed was the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. And now you have folks that'll say, well, why is the African-American community complaining when there are African-American members of the L-G-B-T-Q community, there are black women that benefited from the Lily led better Fair Pay Act. There's a difference between being an indirect beneficiary of a policy. There's a difference between being an indirect beneficiary of a policy and being a direct beneficiary of a policy. Tom Porter (53:04): Well, as I say, I believe in reciprocity. And if you come to me, and I've experienced this before in the past, people asking me to support something, I said, where do you stand on the issues that affect black people? Don't come to me and say that our struggles are similar. I mean, I don't need to tell me that your struggle is similar to mine. I need you to tell me where you stand on those issues that impact me. When Kamala Harris was in Africa recently, the complaint of the Africans is that she spent more time trying to convince them why they should be involved with the LG community. I can never say that, right? Too many letters, but they complained that that's all she was talking about, the Africans. But where does this community stand? Wilmer Leon (54:03): Lemme just quickly interject that in that issue of L-G-B-T-Q on the continent, that issue was not an indigenous issue or an organic issue to countries on the continent. That issue was brought there by white evangelicals Tom Porter (54:26): Who Wilmer Leon (54:26): Went there and raised that and presented that as something that mattered in countries that didn't give a damn about it. Tom Porter (54:39): Again, as I say, we got to have a clear agenda, and it's got to be rooted in reciprocity, and it's got to be an agenda that impacts African people wherever they are. And because if you don't think about it in a large sense, what you'll get is what's happening to reparations. I mean, I think it's Evanston, Illinois, which has for some reason, they of doing something with reparations, and now they become a leader in the reparations movement. And then we have to watch these organizations in the black community because people are leading organizations today who 20 years ago were anti-socialist, were anti-communist, Ron Daniels and your mentor, I would say your mentor, but Ron Walters, they were part of expelling Ami Baraka from the Black Political Movement because he was a socialist. And yesterday Ron Daniel's organization was in Grenada supporting the anniversary of Maurice Bishop's movement. But 20 years ago, these people were on the opposite side. It's interesting that the MacArthur Foundation gave Ron Daniels $500,000. I don't know what for, but I know a leopard doesn't change its spots either. So they're bringing all of these people back. Al Sharpton, who used to be a snitch. How do you decide that you're not going to be a snitch? You go in and tell the people you were snitching to, I'm not going to do it anymore. (56:29) But these people, they have to justify. How do you come from that to where you presenting yourself as a leader? After Dr. King and all of the great speakers we have, it's easy for you to become a speaker. You can just plagiarize turn around Dr. King of Malcolm and what have you. So it's not Mr. Say, Mr. Do and what have you been doing in the past? So we got to take a look at the leadership and not be afraid to reject them. I think Barack Obama and his wife looked good. They were good representation of how middle and upper class blacks should look. Wilmer Leon (57:19): But what did they do Tom Porter (57:21): Right? Tom Wilmer Leon (57:22): Porter, I got to thank you as always, my brother. Thank you so much for joining me today. Big shout out to my producer, melody McKinley. Thank you so much, folks for joining Connecting the Dots podcast. I'm Dr. Wimer Leon. This is where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. And remember, talk without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter on connecting the dots. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share my show, follow me on social media. You can find all the links on the show in the show description. I'll see you next time. Until then, treat each day like it's your last because one day you'll be right. I'm Dr. Wilmer Leon. Peace and Blessings. I'm out

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DAVID WURMSER, Senior Analyst for Middle East Affairs, Center for Security Policy, former Middle East Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney, retired, US Navy Reserves Lieutenant Commander An on-site update of the Israel-Hamas war What is the role of Iran in this war? Was Israel aware of a potential Hamas attack? Who is Maher Bitar? What has the Biden administation's policy been towards Israel? GRANT NEWSHAM, Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy, Senior Research Fellow, Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, Contributor, Asia Times, @NewshamGrant Chinese connections to Iran Is China able to “counter” any sanctions the U.S. may put on Iran? China's funding of “insurgents” around the world Reports of military-aged Chinese males entering the United States' southern border

Was Israel born out of Egypt? Should age difference be considered in a relationship? If one person in a relationship will not share their cell phone openly, is that a red flag or even a deal breaker? What was the contention between Michael and Satan over the body of Moses in Jude 9? Why did the Lord seek to kill Moses in Exodus 4? Please explain 2 Peter 2:15 in relation to the way of Cain, the error of Balaam, and the gainsaying of Core (Jude 11). What are the keys mentioned in Matthew 16:19, and how do they relate to Peter? What was Paul's thorn in the flesh mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:7? If the Jews had accepted Jesus Christ, what would that mean for the Gentiles? Listen as Pastor/Dr. David Murphy discusses these and other listener questions.

After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest, “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war.” …Reuben, the firstborn of Israel…This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names.” … These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who listed the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord had said of them, “They shall die in the wilderness.” Not one of them was left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, “Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah, but died for his own sin. And he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? Give to us a possession among our father's brothers.”Moses brought their case before the Lord. And the Lord said to Moses, “The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them.”Sermon Questions:1.     Do you agree that there is a growing pessimism about the future?  Do you feel it?  What is the cause do you think?2.     Was Israel prepared, and did they deserve, to enter the Promised and receive it?  Why did they ultimately?3.     Can you trust God with society and the course of history?  Do you believe by his grace he will preserve the world and his people to the end?  Should that impact how you live now?  If so, how?4.     If you have children, do you feel the pressure and insecurity of being a parent?5.     If you have children, what are your deepest hopes for them?  How much control do you have over achieving those hopes? 6.     Can you leave your children in God's hands, trusting his disruptive grace?

This brief psalm has engendered must discussion and debate. Therefore, we seek to cover it in two podcast. This is part 1. 82:1 God stands in the congregation of God and He judges in the midst of the gods.The Hebrew term Elohim is the first word and the next to last word in the verse. Much of the debate centers are who are intended by this second use of Elohim.We mention three possibilities as to the identity of the second Elohim in 82:1.1. They are human rulers. Human rulers seem to be indicated by the use of the term Elohim in Exodus 21:6; 22:8-9. The judges were to judge based on God's righteousness and holiness and therefore judgment is said to be for God in Deut. 1:17 and II Chron. 19:6-7.Psalm 45:6-7 Though Israel did not view their king as Divine (God) as some nations, he is addressed as Elohim in Psalm 45:6-7. Solomon is said to sit on the LORD's throne in I Chron. 29:23. 2. They are angels or spiritsJob 1:6; 2:1; 38:7 The phrase "sons of God' seem to refer to angels. Deut. 32:8-9 especially the LXX translationDeut. 32:17 compare I Corinthians 10:19-21Daniel 10:13, 20-21; 12:1 shows angels and spirits active in the world though our knowledge of what they do is limited.Ephesians 6:12 Angels and spirits are active in the ongoing struggle between right and wrong, good and evil. Revelation 12:7-9 3. They are other gods- Ps. 95:3; 96:4It may be a polemic against false gods to show them being rebuked by the true God.  Even if that is not done here, it is done in passages like Psalm 29. This is an understandable view. Was Israel monotheistic? Did they (and should we) believe in one God?Just look at these verses Deut. 4:35, 39Deut. 32:12, 39II Kings 19:18-19; Isaiah 37:19-20Isaiah 41:21-24Isaiah 42:8Isaiah 43:11-13Isaiah 44:6, 24Isaiah 45:5-7, 20-23Isaiah 46:9Mark 12:29-30, 32Romans 3:29-30Galatians 3:20I Timothy 1:17

On today's Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Israeli airstrikes early this morning that shut down Syria's Aleppo International Airport. Was Israel targeting Iranian weapons shipments once again and could Syria be the main battleground for a larger coming war? Plus, Iran-backed terror groups in Gaza unleash a new barrage of rockets against southern Israel. How will Bibi respond? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon   —Insubordi-Nation— There's a growing number of elite reservists who are refusing to serve in the IDF because of the judicial reform. Is staying home from an army a fair response? —Secular Uprising?— Haaretz's Anshel Pfeffer argues that the energy behind the protests comes mostly from secular folks who are fed up, once and for all, with religious folks. In the end, does it always comes down to religion? —Israel's Unicorn— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Was Israel's next Eurovision song written by ChatGPT? All that and Chaim Topol, may his memory be for a blessing, and the music of Rotem Cohen!

On today's Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down reports that Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday morning crippled Syria's Aleppo International Airport. Was Israel targeting Iranian weapons shipments coming through the airport? And how is Iran looking to take advantage of the horrific earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey last month? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isaiah 56:9-57:21 Sermon Notes:1. The Wrong Leaders | 56:9-12 2. The Wrong gODS | 57:1-13 3. The Right-er of All Wrongs | 57:14-21; cf 57:1-2, 13 Reflection questions:1. How would you describe Israel's leaders in Is 56:9-12? (Compare to Ezekiel 34:1-16.) How would Jesus be a better shepherd? See Psalm 23 and John 10:1-16. 2. What are the some of the ways that Israel's worship in Is 57 had gone astray? Was Israel's main problem laziness (lack of effort) or misguided effort? Consider Isaiah 30:15-18, as well. 3. What was God asking Israel to do in order to be healed? Consider Isaiah 57:15, 18-19; Psalm 51:16-17.

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In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel ask Samuel to choose a king for them who would be like the kings of other nations (1 Sam 8:5). Samuel opposes the idea, giving rise to a larger interpretive question: Was Israel wrong in wanting a king? In this episode of the podcast, we explore the wider context of the “king making” section of 1 Samuel 8-10. Specifically, what do the Torah and other passages, specially those prior to 1 Samuel in the biblical storyline, say about kingship? Was the idea looked upon positively or negatively?

In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel ask Samuel to choose a king for them who would be like the kings of other nations (1 Sam 8:5). Samuel opposes the idea, giving rise to a larger interpretive question: Was Israel wrong in wanting a king? In this episode of the podcast, we explore the wider context of the “king making” section of 1 Samuel 8-10. Specifically, what do the Torah and other passages, specially those prior to 1 Samuel in the biblical storyline, say about kingship? Was the idea looked upon positively or negatively? OUR SPONSOR: LOGOS.COM/NAKEDBIBLE

Although Israelis view the events of 1948 as liberation, to Palestinians, this was “Nakba”, or “disaster”. According to Israeli historian Benny Morris, the events of those first few years were tantamount to “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, a fact that neither Israel nor the international community have been able to properly deal with. How to resettle hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees and their descendants? Was the original partition of Palestine equitable and just, and if not, what would a logical compensation package look like? Was Israel interested in a genuine peace process, or do the Oslo Accords, Camp David, Taba, and events surrounding the First and Second Intifada suggest that Israel, according to Norman Finkelstein, is frightened of a Palestinian “peace offensive”? In this video, Norman Finkelstein, scholar of Palestine and the Holocaust, author of “Beyond Chutzpah”, “The Holocaust Industry”, “Gaza”, and “I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It”, convenes a panel with Alex Sheremet and several Palestinian refugees. These are scholar Mouin Rabbani, activist Sana Kassem, B'Tselem researcher Musa Abu Hashhash, and activist Arwa Hashhash. They discuss their families' experience fleeing Israel's war of independence, the destruction of Palestinian homes, the apartheid system of law, arrest, detention, harassment, and subsequent wars. Norman Finkelstein, who is himself the son of Holocaust survivors, often tells the story of his parents' shock at Israel's mistreatment of Palestinian refugees. He credits them with his moral understanding of the world and his interest in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Norman Finkelstein's website: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/ Mouin Rabbani's work at Jadaliyya: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Author/4114 Sana Kassem's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SanaKassem If you found this video useful, support us on our Patreon page and get patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/automachination Subscribe to the ArtiFact podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xw2M4D Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3wLpqEV Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3dSQXxJ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/2SVJIxB Podbean: https://bit.ly/3yzLuUo iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/3AK942L Read more from the automachination universe: https://automachination.com Read Alex's (archived) essays: https://alexsheremet.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/automachination Timestamps: 1:25 – introducing the panel and their recollections 10:41 – 1947-1948; the Israeli War of Independence; Palestine's Nakba Day; how the Israeli Declaration of Independence tapped international law to create Israel; Musa shares his refugee experience after fleeing the last Palestinian village in 1949; Sana relates her family's experience of fleeing war; Mouin describes his family's escape from the last Palestinian village in Haifa; Arwa's claim that the logic of oppression and occupation cannot last 36:04 – the 1967 War; Mouin describes Israel's use of napalm; Sana describes painting her light bulbs blue to avoid Israeli airstrikes; Musa describes his family's loss of property 47:40 – Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, Sabra and Shatila massacres; Israel's reputation begins to decline; Sana's experiences in Beirut during the war; legal racism against Palestinians in Lebanon; Palestinian inability to inherit property; Mouin describes post-1947 Israeli laws dispossessing Palestinian property; the role of Jordan in the Palestinian refugee crisis, Jordanian claims over the West Bank 01:03:51 – the First and Second Intifadas; Arwa recalls her father's arrests, inability to go to school, Second Intifada; Musa recounts Israeli harassment of him and his family, detention conditions; Musa shares his disappointment with the First Intifada; Mouin describes the closure of schools and universities as collective punishment against Palestinians; the use of identity cards to restrict movement; labor rights in Israel and Palestine; Musa on continued targeting and harassment of his family; Norman Finkelstein describes house demolitions for stone-throwing; debating hope in Palestine; Norman Finkelstein on Gaza's March of Return as the Third Intifada; lack of support from West Bank, Fatah 02:06:14 – the Oslo Accords; why the Letters of Mutual Recognition were a red flag for negotiations; Norman Finkelstein recalls his reactions to Oslo; Noam Chomsky's warning about the Oslo Accords; the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE; Morocco's normalization agreement, Trump's recognition of Morocco's claims over Western Sahara and the Sahrawi people; the role of Arab states in Palestine; Mouin clarifies Arab-Palestinian relations; Sana on the role of money in the PLO Tags: #NormanFinkelstein, #freepalestine, #gaza, #israelpalestine, #apartheid, #westbank

What kind of God utterly destroys nations? What about women and children? Was Israel a bloodthirsty war machine?

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Was Israel monotheistic? And is the God of the Old Testament the same as the God of the New Testament? Find out the answers today!

We introduce the book of Judges, where Israel is “wretchedly corrupted.” In Joshua, we see Israel with faith and trust in God, so they have success and victory. By contrast, Judges presents Israel in disobedience, which results in failure and defeat. We introduce the downward cycle of where Israel repeatedly abandon God, who removes His protection, then Israel cries out to God, and the cycle repeats.  Why does Israel have trouble driving out the Canaanites?Was Israel supposed to make deals with the people of Canaan? What happens when we do not go to God at the first sign of trouble?  Download our free Lesson Plans on our website: Reasoning Through the Bible – Straightforward with some Critical ThinkingSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CW49FV6PA2UM6)

< Back to Judges IndexTALKS FOR GROWING CHRISTIANSThe Tribe of Benjamin is Defeated Printed Version BACKGROUND NOTESDOCTRINAL POINT(S)God's assistance is not necessarily a sign of God's approval.God can suddenly change the course of events.PRACTICAL APPLICATIONCan we say, "Better dead than depraved?"QUESTIONSWhy was there civil war between Israel and the tribe of Benjamin?What did the Levite do when his concubine was violated?Because of this act, how did Israel respond?How was the story of Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah comparable to this story? What was different?Were the tribes of Israel right in disciplining Benjamin?Was Israel faultless in this incident?Why did the Lord allow Israel to be defeated twice before the victory?Benjamin thought they were getting away with their defiant attitude. What happened to make them realize they weren't getting away with it?ANSWERSBecause of the events recorded in Judges 19.He cut her body into twelve pieces and sent a piece to each of the tribes in Israel.Israel was outraged when they heard the story, so that they went to war in order to discipline Benjamin for allowing such events to happen.Both involved the sin of homosexuality. The difference was that the men of Sodom and Gomorrah were not God's people, whereas the men of Gibeah were God's people.Yes.No, because it took such horrendous deeds to finally cause moral outrage in Israel.To make Israel realize that they had to get right before the Lord before they could have victory.God intervened and changed the course of events.DISCUSS/CONSIDERGod assisted Israel in winning the war over Benjamin, but He certainly did not approve of all that they did. Can you recall cases where Christians and even churches seem to have a measure of success, but where God would not approve of their practices and ethics? The Israelites were harsh to the extreme in disciplining Benjamin, almost to the point of annihilation. Church leaders need to be sensitive to the kind of discipline they use in dealing with wrong-doing. Can discipline be carried too far in a Christian home?The tribe of Benjamin thought they were getting away with their defiant attitude defending the sinful city of Gibeah. But God suddenly changed the course of events. Could this be true in our country today? God could bring another awakening to our land, but we must humble ourselves and pray.CHALLENGEDuring the time of the judges everyone was doing what was right in their own eyes. But from God's point of view, there was gross moral sin and depravity. The tribe of Benjamin was desensitized to sin, perhaps thinking of homosexuality as simply sexual preference. Does this sound familiar? What will it take to awaken people to God's holiness?Beware of viewing success as a sign of God's blessing.KEY VERSES"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14"The Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel." Judges 20:35

On today's Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down news of another round of airstrikes against Iran-backed militias along the Syria/Iraq border. Was Israel targeting Iranian weapons shipments? Plus, Russia reportedly wants a trilateral meeting with Israel and the U.S over Syria. What is Russia's angle here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are we to understand the Torah?  What did law look like in the Israelite Ancient Near Eastern context?  Was Israel actually different or distinct from the surrounding cultures?  How did Paul and the New Testament authors view the Torah? Today we discuss these questions and more with Dr. John Walton and his new book The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context.  If you are interested in more content like this Dr. Walton will be teaching a summer course at Regent College.   https://www.regent-college.edu/summer/courses/timetable. 

Sermon Outline:1. The Kingdom of Israel was divided because of the sin of the Son of David2. The Kingdom of Israel was divided through the young folly of the Son of David3. The Kingdom of Israel was divided through the heavy burdens from the Son of David4. The Lord Himself faithfully preserves a remnant clinging to Gods gracious covenant Family Discussion Questions:1. What was the reason that God brought this division in His people?2. Why did Rehoboam get to keep the tribe of Judah?3. What did God use to divide His people?4. Not all old people are wise and not all young people are fools. So, what is the link between age and wisdom?5. How is Jesus described visually in the vision of Revelation, and how is that a great comfort to you?6. Was Israel only expected to serve a Son of David who would be gentle with them?7. Compare Jesus (the last Son of David) response to yokes and burdens with Rehoboams (the second Son of David).8. What does it mean that Jesus yoke is easy, as opposed to being hard or non-existent?9. What about Jesus heart makes His burdens easy and light for His people?10. Would Jesus agree that those adding burdens and expectations on His people are taking His Lordship more seriously than others?

In the season finale of Bavcast, Andrew and Caleb wrap up chapter 6 of The Wonderful Works of God, talking about the law and the promise. Was Israel to be a light to nations? How did God preserve a people even through exile? How are the old and new covenants continuous? Plus, thank-yous and shout-outs.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/bavcast)

In the season finale of Bavcast, Andrew and Caleb wrap up chapter 6 of The Wonderful Works of God, talking about the law and the promise. Was Israel to be a light to nations? How did God preserve a people even through exile? How are the old and new covenants continuous? Plus, thank-yous and shout-outs. […] The post Episode 35: WWG: The Content of Special Revelation, Part 5 appeared first on Bavcast.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Don Futterman discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to this week's Patreon segment --First and a Half Israel-- Are the people demonstrating each night in front of the Prime Minister’s home a new political class, changing all we thought we knew about Israeli politics? --Ron, Pretender to the Throne?-- Is Israel’s next prime minister a dyspeptic 76-year-old named Ron? --What Is a Museum of the Land of Israel a Museum Of?-- Q: What do you call a museum that has stamps, fire trucks, ancient pottery, and modern art? A: A gorgeous, enchanting mess (or, The Museum of the the Land of Israel). --Was Israel the Canary in the Coalmine of Cancel Culture?-- For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk about Matti Friedman’s socko new essay in Tablet, “Israel Was Ground Zero for the New Woke Religion: How coverage of the Jewish state became a signifier of the ideological activism that now permeates Western culture.” Was Israel the canary in the coalmine of cancel culture? All that and the garageband wonder of The Genders, in a country that doesn’t really have garages.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and wunderkind critic Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.   --J’Accuse?, Non, J’Accuse!-- As his corruption trial begin, PM Netanyahu’s supporters take to the streets to say their leader is a latter day Dreyfus, persecuted by a cabal of leftist judges and journalists. What should we make of that?   --Exiled to Providence-- Are leftists leaving Israel as “political exiles”?   --What is the Good Book Good For?-- As we celebrate Shavuot, a festival marking the giving of the Torah at Sinai, we can’t help but wonder: What are we supposed to do with that book, anyway?   --Was Israel’s Response to COVID-19 Wrongity-Wrong-Wrong?-- For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra segment, we discuss an essay in Ha’aretz arguing that everything we’d done up to now to respond to coronavirus was wrongity-wrong-wrong. Has the time come to second-guess all we’ve done for the past months?   All that and songs by Asaf Avidan, with and without the Mojos!

Episode 26, August 19, 2019 In this episode, Steve discusses: The legacy of Mother Teresa and her influence over our nation Do illegal immigrants take jobs from Americans? New York Times editor makes shocking admission about Trump coverage Was Israel right to bar Democrat Reps. Tlaib and Omar from the country? Importance of the USMCA trade agreement Hypocrisy of Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee Another federal court victory for Trump Is a recession coming? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inside-nm/message

SwordPlay - S2E12 (ep. 48) - Joel 2 - What is Zion and why would they blow a trumpet there? (v.1) - Why is the day of Yahweh like clouds of thick darkness? (v.2) - Who are the numerous and mighty people that invade? (v.2) - What differences do we see in this section through the Septuagint? (v.2, 3, 6, 10) - Why would fire and the garden of Eden be mentioned? (v.3) - Who are those described like horses and chariots? (v.4-5) - Are these locusts or soldiers? (v.7-9) - Is it the whole earth or just the land of Israel that quakes? (v.1, 10) - Why are the heavens, sun, moon, and stars mentioned? Why are they darkened? (v.10) - What is Yahweh’s army? Who is “he” who carries out Yahweh’s word? (v.11) - Does God ever change His mind? When has He ever relented? (v.13-14) - What is fasting and what is the purpose? (v.12, 15) - Why are they called Yahweh’s inheritance? (v.17) - Should v.18 be translated as past or future? What difference does it make? (v.18) - Did these restorative events ever happen? (v.18-19) - When were they a reproach before, so that Yahweh would say “never again?” (v.19) - Who is the enemy from the North? (v.20) - How is the enemy driven to a waterless land, but also into the seas? (v.20) - Why are there two seas? Which seas do they refer to? (v.20) - Did these things ever end up happening to a Northern army? (v.20) - How does Yahweh bringing rain act as their vindication? (v.23) - Was Israel ever put to shame again? (v.26-27) - Who are the gods of the nations if there is no other besides Yahweh? (v.27) One Minute Sermons Nick: No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper Alex: Oops I Did It Again by Britney Spears view our website: swordplay.cast.rocks search "swordplay" in iTunes podcasts, Google Play Music, or your favorite podcast app. Please "Like" us or even write a review. feel free to re-post to social media send questions and comments to: swordplaypodcast@gmail.com

Special Guest Ez Money Jones (Darren Jones) appears to talk about antisemitism, abortion, and making music. Darren fills in for James as a co-host and is kind enough to dive right into some of the toughest topics and take it all with an easy smile and good attitude. Jason and Darren are even less on the same page for most of the episode. Is Rashida Talaib acting like this on purpose? Was Israel created to make up for the Holocaust? What's up with Alabama's abortion laws? Are there exceptions to be made for abortion? What kind of keyboard works best? Check out Ez Money Jones' debut album wherever fine music is sold. But let's provide at least one link here: https://www.amazon.com/Marquette-Ez-Money-Jones/dp/B07RZPBZVX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ezmoney+jones&qid=1559013170&s=dmusic&sr=1-1

On today's Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, over 700 rockets were fired at Israel over the weekend resulting in the death of four Israelis. Was Israel too quick to seek a cease fire with Hamas? Doesn't Israel have a policy of not negotiating with terrorists? Could Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be looking for quiet as Israel gets ready to host Eurovision? Also on the show Marc Prowisor Director of Security for the One Israel Fund reports from down south where he is busy providing necessary equipment to the security chiefs and medics in full anticipation that this "cease fire" won't last long.

Noah, Don and Allison (joined by uber-researcher to the stars, Amit Ashkenazi) discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Is the Man Israel Needs a Moroccan, Ultra-Orthodox Woman? The only female candidate to head the Labor Party is Dina Dayan, an ultra-Orthodox woman from the nether reaches of the Negev Desert. In a socko election ad, she attacked the party she aims to lead as racist and out-of-touch. Is she the future of the Israeli Left? Will Politics be on the Midterm? A "Code of Ethics" for college and university teachers is being advanced by the Minister of Education. It aims to keep teachers from talking politics in the classroom, but is being decried by the professoriate as an attack on democracy. Babies for LGBTQ Folk? Nyet!Was Israel was wrong to acquiesce to Russia's diktat that babies adopted from there not got to LGBTQ folks? All songs by KGC (Kiryat Gat City) Le-Khol Sof Yom Yavo Avesha Sheli Adon kol ha-Briot, with Dani Almio

Was Israel born in sin? Alleged atrocities launched by the Jews during the 1948 War, the birth of the Palestinian refugee problem, the conduct of the War of Independence, and the ensuing issues of the Arab-Israeli conflict refuse to disappear from our horizon 70 years later. Dr. Raphael Israeli contends that these recriminations are exaggerated and some historians are guilty of not having consulted the Arabic sources. They show that the basic hatred and rejection of nascent Israel by the Arabs would have been remained unchanged regardless of Israel’s actions. Dr. Raphael Israeli, born in Fes, Morocco, currently teaches Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern History at Hebrew University. He has been a Fellow of the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s and is the author of over 50 books and some 100 scholarly articles in the fields of Islamic radicalism, Islamic terrorism, the modern Middle East, and Islam in China and Asia.

What does Justification mean? Explore the New Perspective on Paul and E.P. Sanders' views on Justification. Sanders holds that Justification is a gift of God and the Jews believed this. His view is that the Jews were concerned with staying in the good graces of God. Sanders believes the function of the Law was to keep the Jews on the straight and narrow. He feels that Paul taught Christ could give the people higher quality than what the Law of Moses offered. It is a difference of degree rather than a difference of kind. But if true, why was Paul so negative about the Law? Why did Jewish people reject this? Consider that Jesus justifies for a purpose - for the kind of transformation which leads to life in heaven. Justification works out the promise of eternal life in Christ. Consider that the New Perspective on Paul does not go deep enough into the nature of Justification. Explore N.T. Wright's views on Justification. He holds that Justification is entirely the gift of God. His view is that the Covenant community of Israel was defined and held together by the Law and that the Law shaped the character of God's people. In Romans 7:9 Paul states, "I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died . . ." Wright says that when the Law was given, Israel fell from grace and in a sense repeated the Fall of Adam. He believes Christ comes as the New Adam to take the burden away and is the New Israel. Was Israel's failure inevitable or accidental? The problem is that Christ cannot be identified with Israel. Wright holds that Israel was destroyed as a nation because it bore humanity's sins on itself. Critics of Sanders and Wright point out that individual salvation is essentially ruled out. Wright's view emphasizes baptism which integrates a person into the Covenant and the Christian life becomes one of maintaining your grace of baptism. Consider that without repentance, faith, and a changed life, baptism itself has no meaning. Justification must be seen as part of our relationship with God. Consider that for Judaism, being a member of the Covenant and a member of the nation is the same thing.

In 2006 Israel went from being essentially at peace to being embroiled in a vicious war on two fronts. Was Israel weakened in the Hezbollah War? Can the Jewish State survive? How will Israel, and Israelis, have to change, if Israel is to reach the age of 100? Join author and vice-president of the Mandel Foundation Daniel Gordis. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12108]

In 2006 Israel went from being essentially at peace to being embroiled in a vicious war on two fronts. Was Israel weakened in the Hezbollah War? Can the Jewish State survive? How will Israel, and Israelis, have to change, if Israel is to reach the age of 100? Join author and vice-president of the Mandel Foundation Daniel Gordis. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12108]

In 2006 Israel went from being essentially at peace to being embroiled in a vicious war on two fronts. Was Israel weakened in the Hezbollah War? Can the Jewish State survive? How will Israel, and Israelis, have to change, if Israel is to reach the age of 100? Join author and vice-president of the Mandel Foundation Daniel Gordis. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12108]