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Morton Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America, joins Sid to talk about why the ZOA is the only choice when it comes to fighting for Israel's continued independence and freedom to exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 - Are Irish immigrants under attack from ICE in this country? Dom explains why they're different than the ones coming across the southern border. 1210 - Gavin Newsom had Steve Bannon on his podcast and the conversation was interesting to say the least. 1215 - Side - famous Irish person 1220 - Your calls. 1230 - Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, joins us to discuss whether or not the Columbia protest leader's First Amendment rights were violated. What does Steve think of the current occupation of Trump Tower as pro-Palestinian protestors protest the arrest of Mahmoud? How much virtue signaling is happening with the garb they are wearing? 1250 - How good of a movie is The Departed? Teasing the next hour.
12 - Are Irish immigrants under attack from ICE in this country? Dom explains why they're different than the ones coming across the southern border. 1210 - Gavin Newsom had Steve Bannon on his podcast and the conversation was interesting to say the least. 1215 - Side - famous Irish person 1220 - Your calls. 1230 - Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, joins us to discuss whether or not the Columbia protest leader's First Amendment rights were violated. What does Steve think of the current occupation of Trump Tower as pro-Palestinian protestors protest the arrest of Mahmoud? How much virtue signaling is happening with the garb they are wearing? 1250 - How good of a movie is The Departed? Teasing the next hour. 1 - St. Hubert's is changing their uniforms and people are outraged. Isn't it time to update “The Sack”? 105 - Dom is the headliner for a RNC event? And he doesn't think he should be??? 110 - Your calls. Uh oh, here comes Ann Marie Muldoon, a St. Hubert's grad! 115 - Ann Marie Muldoon describes “The Sack” from St. Hubert's Why did Goretti girls have “bigger hair” What happened to that shooting in Mayfair? 120 - Your calls. 130 - They're clearing out Trump tower! Maybe these people can finally get jobs. 135 - Political reporter Nick Sortor joins us after his family was swatted. What was this like to have his family targeted by the government? How poorly could this have gone if his family would have fought back? What can be done to curtail this retaliatory behavior from Democrats? Has Nick changed his security after the murder of InfoWars writer Jamie White? 150 - Henry's sports corner. Or is it Hank? 2 - Dana Hunter joins the program to discuss the Learned Right Regional Summit where Dom is somehow the headliner over some very big guests! What will be the topics of discussion tomorrow night? What can attendees expect to hear? 210 - McBride is blaming the Republicans for being obsessed with gender when they in fact cast the first stone and keep throwing them. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - Is it the policies or the people? Steve Bannon and Gavin Newsom discuss on Newsom's podcast? 235 - The track runner who assaulted another athlete with a baton is now facing charges. A DEI activist was giving the answers to the air traffic control test to minority candidates? 250 - The Lightning Round!
February 17, 2025 ~ Aaron Tobin, Board Member of the Zionist Organization of America discusses the pact between America and Israel that says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
Meir Jolovitz, former national executive director of the Zionist Organization of America and co-host of the Middle East Radio Forum (MERF) heard right here on 960 The Patriot, joins the show by phone to dissect President Trump's plan for The Gaza Strip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 - Our buddy Steve Feldman, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, joins us today to discuss his efforts to combat an anti-Jewish protest here in Philadelphia and his message to the Mayor. Why do groups like this need to be quashed, would that not be stepping on 1st Amendment rights? 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - Winner? 225 - Taking your calls. 235 - Will schools continue to fight against these anti-Title IX mandates that diminish girls' sports? 250 - The Lightning Round! Winner of the Week.
12 - Shoutout to a new sponsor! Resuming coverage of the tragic plane crash and what went wrong. 1215 - Side - who broke off solo for the better? Beyonce and Jeep talk. 1220 - We return to the discussion on ICE finding the sheer amount of illegal criminals just hiding in plain sight. What is the future of Medicaid? Dan unearthed a clip of Dom from Guantanamo Bay! 1235 - MAHA Mother Zen Honeycutt joins us today to discuss why she has become such a staunch supporter of RFK Jr. Zen details the health of her two kids and what she found out through trial and error regarding food and allergies. What does she expect to see from RFK as soon as he is confirmed? What does she think about the risk of vaccines causing autism in children? Should children be forced to be vaccinated? 1250 - Mayor Pete took the pronouns out of his bio! Trump looks to secure major money from a CBS lawsuit. Your calls. 1 - Attorney Wally Zimolong joins us to give updates on his case regarding Springfield Township banning the display of the “Thin Blue Line” American flag. What is the backstory in this case? Despite an almost immediate injunction, the township spent most of their time and resources into this fight. They brought the J6 argument into the fight? Moving nationally, Wally details how suddenly it became controversial to deport illegal aliens despite past support from Democrat leadership and how Trump is doing what he said he would. 110 - Josh Shapiro going to legalize weed in the next budget? 120 - Should we legalize weed? Your calls. 135 - Would Dom ingest weed on air? 150 - Your calls on weed. 2 - Our buddy Steve Feldman, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, joins us today to discuss his efforts to combat an anti-Jewish protest here in Philadelphia and his message to the Mayor. Why do groups like this need to be quashed, would that not be stepping on 1st Amendment rights? 210 - Your calls. 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 220 - Winner? 225 - Taking your calls. 235 - Will schools continue to fight against these anti-Title IX mandates that diminish girls' sports? 250 - The Lightning Round! Winner of the Week.
Meir Jolovitz, former national executive director of the Zionist Organization of America and co-host of the Middle East Radio Forum (MERF) heard right here on 960 The Patriot, joins the show by phone to analyze the ceasefire and hostage deal between the State of Israel and Hamas in The Gaza Strip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recorded on November 25, 2024 In this episode we focus on foreign policy and geopolitical prospects under Trump 2.0 (Trimp if you prefer). We discuss a recent interview with Alexander Dugin and Dimitri Simes, with a focus on Dugin calling for complete Russian control of Ukraine before proclaiming that Russia has the ability to foment mass chaos on a religious scale in the Middle East if it feels necessary to. We then tie Dugin's comments into Trump's Zionist Organization of America foreign policy Dream Team, which includes apocalyptic Christian Zionists such as Mike Huckabee and Pete Hegseth, and the possible magnitude of the dangers that come from all of this. We open with some thoughts and discussion on the John f Kennedy assassination, since we missed talking about it when we recorded on November 22nd, the 61st anniversary of the assassination. https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/cc9DFNWAGZJV/https://www.timesofisrael.com/yitzhak-shamir-why-we-killed-lord-moyne/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA047231.pdfhttps://www.richardsilverstein.com/2016/10/11/israels-stern-gang-mailed-letter-bomb-white-house-president-truman/https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1955-57v14/ch1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affairhttps://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/essays/rokach.htmlhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/the-russian-mole-and-the-fight-for-the-promised-land/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Newmanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_WMcCordJr.https://jfkcountercoup.blogspot.com/2023/05/john-newmans-uncovering-popovs-mo.htmlhttps://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/uncovering-popov-s-molehttps://www.exposetheenemy.com/israel#IsraeliTechDominationhttps://www.exposetheenemy.com/israel#IntelligenceAndHighTechInitiativeshttps://ordoabchao.ca/volume-five/sacred-geopoliticshttps://www.exposetheenemy.com/israel-russiahttps://ordoabchao.ca/volume-sixhttps://x.com/jeremywrk/status/1856528475013660945https://x.com/jeremywrk/status/1856521735706681698https://x.com/jeremywrk/status/1857169355424792891https://x.com/jeremywrk/status/1718362099569545402https://x.com/jeremywrk/status/1860526983773392980https://freepress.org/article/convicted-trumputin-consigliere-paul-manafort-linked-ohios-stolen-2004-electionhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/election-watchdog-group-supports-call-for-independent-investigation-into-ukraine-election-results-yanukovich-campaign-team-tied-to-election-rigging-allegations-in-united-states-84466277.htmlhttps://cavdef.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Connell https://nationalinterest.org/profile/dimitri-k-simeshttps://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-russian-tv-contributor-dimitri-simes-with-sanctions-violations-2024-09-05/https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/collusion-reading-diary-what-did-senate-intelligence-committee-findhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Voughthttps://www.propublica.org/article/video-donald-trump-russ-vought-center-renewing-america-maga --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-antedote/support
Agenda Panel I Rob Greenway, Director, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation EJ Kimball, Director of Christian Engagement, Combat Antisemitism Movement Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President of Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Daniel Flesch, Visiting Fellow, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation (Moderator) Panel II Victoria Coates, Vice President for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation Fred Fleitz, Vice Chair, Center for American Security, America First Policy Institute Mort Klein, National President, Zionist Organization of America Tricia Miller, Director of CAMERA's Partnership of Christians and Jews Mario Bramnick, Co-Chair, National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism (Moderator) Since the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israelis, the Biden administration and the international community have waged an unprecedented, comprehensive, and escalating political war against Israel. They have attempted to criminalize Israel's war efforts, effectively denying the Jewish state, the right to self-defense, and state sovereignty. This has fueled an unprecedented rise of antisemitism on the streets and campuses of American universities. Rather than an organic movement, the demonstrations, encampments, and riots engulfing these campuses and city streets are part of a concerted effort to sow social and political discord across the country.Our two panels will discuss both the organizations, objectives, and strategies behind the continued rise in antisemitism as well as the importance of restoring the once historic U.S.-Israel alliance. Listen to other Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Listen to podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription
Dom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter for the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program after the Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish advocacy organization, warned that a rash of antisemitism has ingrained in Philadelphia schools. Feldman notes that the Philly ZOA wrote a similar report over two years ago and were laughed out of the room, noting how happy he is that the reality is finally being noted in the schools of some horrific rhetoric toward Jewish people coming from the schools. Giordano and Feldman offer some examples of things being taught in Philadelphia schools concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Feldman telling what he hopes comes from the ADL report. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Full Hour | In today's second hour, Dom welcomes in Lara Trump, chairwoman of the RNC, onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss how the past couple weeks have unfolded following the assassination attempt on her father-in-law's life. Trump, first, updates her efforts on churning up support for mail-in balloting, congratulating Scott Presler for his role in flipping Bucks County. Then, Trump delves into the emergence of Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential contender after Biden withdrew from the race, noting the party's readiness for the candidate. Also, Dom asks Lara how her family is doing after said assassination attempt, with Trump noting why her family continues their fight even with the present danger. Then, Dom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter for the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program after the Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish advocacy organization, warned that a rash of antisemitism has engrained in Philadelphia schools. Feldman notes that the Philly ZOA wrote a similar report over two years ago and were laughed out of the room, noting how happy he is that the reality is finally being noted in the schools of some horrific rhetoric toward Jewish people coming from the schools. Giordano and Feldman offer some examples of things being taught in Philadelphia schools concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Feldman telling what he hopes comes from the ADL report.
Dom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to hear his thoughts about some displays of antisemitism and anti-Patriotism by pro-Palestinian protestors over the weekend, both in Philadelphia and New York City. First, though, Dom asks for Feldman's opinion on whether he believes Josh Shapiro would have a shot as Vice President if Kamala Harris were to sub in for President Joe Biden. Then, Dom and Feldman delve into the protests in Philadelphia, with Feldman noting why the lighting of the Israeli flag is both anti-Jewish and anti-American. Also, Feldman tells about the National Education Association convention in Philadelphia, which featured multiple speakers who have been friendly to anti-Semitic calls by pro-Palestinian protestors and minds. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Full Hour | Today, Dom led off the Dom Giordano Program by offering up the topics of the day, noting that Joe Biden's hyped interview with George Stephanopoulos will air tonight. Dom notes that there was somewhat of a preview already on Philadelphia's WURD, playing back clips from Biden's appearance and telling what we can expect to hear tonight. Then, Dom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to hear his thoughts about some displays of antisemitism and anti-Patriotism by pro-Palestinian protestors over the weekend, both in Philadelphia and New York City. First, though, Dom asks for Feldman's opinion on whether he believes Josh Shapiro would have a shot as Vice President if Kamala Harris were to sub in for President Joe Biden. Then, Dom and Feldman delve into the protests in Philadelphia, with Feldman noting why the lighting of the Israeli flag is both anti-Jewish and anti-American. Also, Feldman tells about the National Education Association convention in Philadelphia, which featured multiple speakers who have been friendly to anti-Semitic calls by pro-Palestinian protestors and minds. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
In today's second hour, Dom welcomes back Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, to hear about some of the rhetoric coming out of the pro-Palestinian encampments on the campus of UPenn. Feldman tells about a speech made by former Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill, who appeared on the campus, offering up vitriol toward Jewish individuals, with producer Dan playing back clips from the event. Feldman breaks down both Lamont Hill's words and claims made against both Zionists and Israel, explaining many misconceptions that these pro-Palestine individuals hold. (Photo by Getty Images)
Full Hour | In today's second hour, Dom welcomes back Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, to hear about some of the rhetoric coming out of the pro-Palestinian encampments on the campus of UPenn. Feldman tells about a speech made by former Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill, who appeared on the campus, offering up vitriol toward Jewish individuals, with producer Dan playing back clips from the event. Feldman breaks down both Lamont Hill's words and claims made against both Zionists and Israel, explaining many misconceptions that these pro-Palestine individuals hold. Then, Dom welcomes back Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano to hear a lay of the land for the upcoming Trump rally on Saturday. First, Dom asks Troiano about comments he made to the Philadelphia Inquirer when asked why he would bring Trump to Wildwood, noting the large economic impact this weekend will have on his shore town. Then, Dom asks Troiano for some history of his very famous cement company, with the Mayor explaining why he imprints his company name on his projects throughout the island. After that, Troaino sets the stage for the event, telling listeners where the President will speak and when they should arrive for the best time. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Darrell Castle talks about the foreign aid bill recently passed by congress and signed by the president. Transcription / Notes MAKING WARS WORSE FOR ALL MANKIND Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday, the 3rd day of May in the year of our Lord 2024. I will be talking about the foreign aid bill recently passed by congress and signed by the president. My take is that its intent is both destabilizing and most of all hypocritical. In other words, it will not deliver what it has promised and it will do far more harm than good. My beat today is war once again but along with war comes many other things such as larceny, corruption, deception, and most of all hypocrisy. The foreign aid bill recently passed is my starting point so what was in that bill and what did the president tell us it would accomplish. The president in his own words described what the bill would do. “It's a good day for America, it's a good day for Europe and it's a good day for world peace. It's going to make America safer; it's going to make the world safer and continues America's leadership in the world and everyone knows it. We are going to begin sending equipment to Ukraine for air defense munitions, for artillery, for rocket systems and armored vehicles.” The president's words were complete nonsense and except for what would be sent, not a single word was true. Let's look at what is actually in this roughly $95 billion of additional U.S. debt. Keep in mind that the bill contains no offsets so the entire amount goes right on the bottom line as debt. I have mentioned before that the U.S. has no money to give away, only debt, so future generations will pay interest on the “gift” for as long as the U.S. continues to exist. The aid package includes $60.8 billion for Ukraine, $26.4 billion for Israel, $8.1 billion for Taiwan and other Indo Pacific allies, and $9.1 billion in “humanitarian aid to Gaza. Yes, you heard that right the U.S. through its debt, will fund both sides of the Israel-Gaza war just to make it worse. The humanitarian aid to Gaza highlights the total and complete hypocrisy of the whole thing. Officially the aid packages is entitled “Migration and Refugee Assistance” and “International Disaster Assistance.” The amount going to Gaza is so huge that it amounts to more than four times the annual GDP of the entire Gaza Strip. So, Gaza will soon be swimming in American money. The money is also on top of the $10 billion given to Gaza's proxy boss, Iran, last year. Gaza is completely controlled by Hamas, which launched the October 7, 2023, attacks which began the war. I've seen estimates that only about 20% of humanitarian aid makes it past the hands of Hamas terrorists. Just to reiterate, the U.S. is giving more than $26 billion for Israel's defense against the same people the U.S. is giving more than $9 billion to. It's more than a cliché to say that that the U.S. never met a war it could not make worse. Morton Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America summed it up: “Biden and this administration knows that almost all of it, that is, the aid, is stolen by Hamas. That leads to an inescapable conclusion: We are funding Hamas. Do you realize the nightmare of this? We are funding Hamas with $9 billion. What is wrong with this administration?” What it really means is that U.S. taxpayers and their progeny will be taxed to provide for the upkeep of terrorists in Gaza under the guise of humanitarian aid. That money along with the $10 billion of sanctions relief provided to Iran should fuel Jihadi terrorism in the Middle East and around the world for years to come. This bill was completely bipartisan and you know what that means when the evil and stupid parties come together for bipartisanship. Yes, it means it is both evil and stupid. Speaker of the house, Mike Johnson said “Israel's very survival is at stake.” Those clever Israelis don't seem all that worried about it because they...
Full Hour | In today's second hour, Dom continues the Dom Giordano Program by offering up some more updates on the anti-Israel protests on college campuses, playing back audio of UCLA leaders calling out the ‘colonialism' employed by their university. Dom, while playing back Mayor Eric Adams condemnation of outside actors, receives a call from Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, who was just leaving the protests at UPenn where he suspects many outside influences are also contributing to the strife. Then, Dom welcomes Congressman Mike Waltz to the Dom Giordano Program, who's been making news after congressional leadership asked for him and other members of Congress to reconsider a planned skydiving jump over Normandy on the anniversary of D-Day. Waltz explains the significance of the jump, and walks through all the safety precautions he'll be taking to ensure that a conservative majority remains in Congress. Then, Dom asks Waltz about his hawkish stance on China, with Waltz explaining the importance of ending the ideological subversion employed by the communist regime using TikTok as a vessel. Also, Waltz explains how universities could quickly end the protests on campus, what Joe Biden should say to condemn said protests, and tells how things would be different under President Trump. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Sebastian is joined in-studio by Mort Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America, to talk about the latest anti-Semitic protests in America, as well as the importance of understanding what Zionism really means.Support the show: https://www.sebgorka.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In today's third hour, Dom welcomes back Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss the multiple anti-Israel protests that broke out yesterday across the country. First, though, Feldman answers exactly what a ‘Zionist' is, replying to those who parrot the ideology of ‘I don't take issue with Jews, I take issue with Zionists.' Then, Dom asks Feldman about the coordination behind yesterday's protests by a group called A15 Action, which states on their website that the protests were a coordinated effort to shut down the economy. After that, Dom runs through other ridiculous things coming from the Left, asking for Feldman's level-headed response to claims such as Israel deserving the Iranian response to their taking out of generals. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Full Hour | In today's third hour, Dom welcomes back Steve Feldman, Executive Director for the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss the multiple anti-Israel protests that broke out yesterday across the country. First, though, Feldman answers exactly what a ‘Zionist' is, replying to those who parrot the ideology of ‘I don't take issue with Jews, I take issue with Zionists.' Then, Dom asks Feldman about the coordination behind yesterday's protests by a group called A15 Action, which states on their website that the protests were a coordinated effort to shut down the economy. After that, Dom runs through other ridiculous things coming from the Left, asking for Feldman's level-headed response to claims such as Israel deserving the Iranian response to their taking out of Generals. Then, Dom plays back a shocking line of questioning by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch over Trump's obstruction charge, who wonders whether members of Congress who intentionally hold up a vote should also face 20 year prison sentences, particularly ones who pull fire alarms to postpone votes. (Photo by Getty Images)
Show Notes and Transcript Morton Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America joins Hearts of Oak to emphasize the significance of Zionism and what the term really means. He delivers the case for the Jewish people's right to their ancestral homeland, discussing historical, legal, and biblical support for Israel, dispelling misconceptions about the region, and addresses ongoing struggles faced by them. The discussion covers ZOA's role in promoting U.S-Israel relations, combating anti-Semitism, and supporting security through education and advocacy efforts. Morton delves into the religious and political aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, critiquing media bias and highlighting support for Israel. He criticizes the current U.S. administration's stance on Israel and emphasizes Israel's efforts to minimize civilian casualties during conflicts. The conversation concludes with reflections on Israel's challenges in international relations and combating terrorism, acknowledging the importance of advocating for truth amid anti-Israel narratives. Morton A. Klein is National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel group in the U.S., founded in 1897. He is a member of the National Council of AIPAC. Mr. Klein is widely regarded as one of the leading Jewish activists in the United States. The US Department of State has awarded Klein a “Certificate of Appreciation” “in recognition of outstanding contributions to national and international affairs,” after he delivered a major address there. He is a member of the International Board of Governors of the College of Judea and Samaria in Ariel, Israel. He is an economist who served in the Nixon, Ford, and Carter Administrations. He has served as a biostatistician at UCLA School of Public Health and the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine in Palo Alto, California. He has been a lecturer in mathematics and statistics at Temple University. His successful campaigns against anti-Israel bias in leading textbooks, travel guides, universities, churches, and the media, as well as his work on Capitol Hill, were the subject of 30 feature stories both here and in Israel. His scientific research on nutrition and heart disease was cited by Discover Magazine as one of the Top 50 Scientific Studies of 1992. He has been invited to testify before the US Congress, Including the US House International Relations Committee, and the Israeli Knesset. He travelled to Germany and persuaded the publishers of Baedeker's, the world's leading travel guide, to correct the many anti-Israel errors in its guides to Israel and Jerusalem. He launched a campaign to correct dozens of anti-Israel errors in D.C. Heath's “The Enduring Vision,” the most widely used American high school and college history textbook. More than 300 of his articles and letters have been published in newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals around the world. Klein has appeared on TV and radio. Lines from his speeches appear in the respected volume entitled “Great Jewish Quotations,” He is on the speaker's bureau of UJC, and Israel Bonds. Connect with Morton and ZOA... X x.com/MortonAKlein7 x.com/ZOA_National WEBSITE zoa.org Interview recorded 11.4.24 Connect with Hearts of Oak... WEBSITE heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA heartsofoak.org/connect/ SHOP heartsofoak.org/shop/ *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on X twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin TRANSCRIPT (Hearts of Oak) And it is wonderful to have Morton Klein with us from the Zionist Organization of America. Morton, thank you so much for your time today. (Morton Klein) It's great to be here during these very extraordinary and important times. They are, and that's probably what makes this conversation even more interesting with what is happening currently over in Israel. People can obviously follow you @MortonAKlein7. That is your Twitter handle. And ZOA, not Z-O-A, like the Americans like to say, ZOA.org, ZionistOrganisationOfAmerica.org. I'd encourage our viewers and listeners to use both of those resources and understand what is happening in the Middle East at the moment. Now, there's lots to talk about. You're obviously president of the Zionist Organization of America. You've got a number of other accolades into your name, but it is this specifically which I'm intrigued and want to have a conversation about. And actually, I saw your name on the back of Robert Spencer's book. We had him on a few weeks ago on the Palestinian delusion. And you were there as an individual promoting the book and endorsing it. So I thought, I need to reach out to Morton. So it's great to have you on. Lots to discuss. And I think probably if we can step back and ask about the term Zionism before we jump into what is happening in the current day Israel. And I certainly call myself a Christian Zionist. And that's from a biblical understanding 3,000 years since Jerusalem was founded as a capital of Israel under King David. And then much further back, the promise given to Abraham. But maybe that's a spiritual understanding of the term, and the term Zionism is not necessarily a spiritual concept. Maybe you can unpack a little bit the term Zionism before we delve into some of the other issues. It's really a very simple term. All it means is that the Jews have a right to their ancient homeland that was given to them, for those who believe in the Bible, and a couple of billion people do, by God. In fact, he gave the Jews the land that Israel controls now, and much more. So this is a fraction of what the Jewish homeland consists of, according to the Bible and what God has promised in the Bible. It is called the promised land because God promised it to the Jewish people. We are the people who God promised the land to. That's why it's called the promised land. But it's not only a biblical right to have a Jewish state, but numerous international legal resolutions also give that right. The League of Nations Covenant, Article 22, the British Mandate for Palestine, the UN Charter, Article 80, the San Remo Resolution, the Lodge-Fist Resolution, the Anglo-American Resolution, and more. Legally, under international law, gave this land to the Jews when it was essentially a wasteland, just a desert. When the Balfour Declaration said this land is going to be given as a mandate in trust for the Jewish people in 1917. And historically, the Jews have lived in this land for thousands of years. This has been the place where Jewish people lived and occupied and lived in for all this time. And so all Zionism means is the Jews have a right to a country, just like the French have a country, the Italians have a country, even the Irish have a country, and the British have a country, and the Jews. There are 56 Muslim countries in the world, 56 or 57, why can't there be one small, little, tiny Jewish country, which is one-eighth of 1% of the landmass of the Middle East? There are 22 Arab countries in the Middle East. Israel is one-eighth of 1% of that land. So Zionism is not a complicated term. It simply means the Jews have a right to a homeland, just like so many other people have it. And this is a homeland, unlike most other countries in the world, where the Jews have lived in for thousands and thousands of years. That's what Zionism means. Nothing more, nothing less. Over the weekend, I actually went to the Churchill war rooms in London. And part of the story on Churchill, obviously, is involvement in the Belfort Declaration. And you see those maps and the discussion of British politicians and their relationship with Israel and whether they were pro-Israel or not. And you realize Israel is tiny. And you expand it out. Now, the Middle East is large and Israel is tiny. And it makes you realize that most people, I think, have forgotten the size of Israel in comparison to the Middle East. And it is really quite small. The Arab countries are 800 times the size of Israel. As I said, it's one-eighth of 1% of the land mass of the Middle East. It is smaller than New Jersey. It is smaller than Rhode Island. It is a tiny, tiny land. With 7 million Jews and 2 million Arabs. It's remarkable. The Arabs have a right to live in Israel, the Muslim Arabs and the Arab Christians as well. They have a right to vote. They're in the parliament, Israel's parliament. They're in the Supreme Court. They're in judges and courts throughout Israel. Their doctors, almost half of the doctors in Hadassah, Israel's major hospital, are Arabs. And yet the world, the Arab world, says the Jews have no right to be there. And it's really a racist, anti-Semitic, hateful disgrace to say that the Jews can't have this little tiny homeland. We talked about the term Zionism, but I want to ask you about the Zionist Organization of America, their role, why it's needed. You've headed up the ZOA away for, what, 28 years now, I think? 31. 31, sorry. I've got my three years. I blame COVID for that. So that three years have disappeared. Do you want to just let us know why it exists and why it's needed? The Zionist Organization of America is the oldest and one of the largest pro-Israel groups in the United States, founded in 1897 for a sole purpose, to reestablish the Jewish state of Israel. That's why it was re-established. Past presidents include Louis Brandeis, a famous Supreme Court justice, Abahel Silver, Stephen Wise. These are famous Jewish leaders. And that's its original purpose. Once Israel was re-established in 1948, ZOA's role has been to fight for strong U.S.-Israel relations and for the safety and security and prosperity of the Jewish state of Israel. And also, by the way, in recent years, fight against the scourge, the ugly scourge of irrational, mindless, anti-Semitism, Jew hatred and Israel bashing. So that's really been our purpose. We have a legal division. We have people on Capitol Hill who are educating members of Congress about these issues. We take young kids to Israel twice a year. We take adults to Israel. We have a trip coming up in June for adults where we go all over Israel, including Judea and Samaria, Hebron, Afrat, Ariel, Maladumim, Eli, those smaller areas in Israel. And we also have a campus department. We're on 80 different campuses bringing in speakers, disseminating literature, telling the truth of the Arab-Islamic war against Israel and the West because that's what it is. It is an Arab-Islamic war against Israel and the West. We now see it in all the rallies on campuses and around the world. They say from the river to the sea, meaning Israel should not exist. They don't say there should be a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria, the West Bank and Gaza and half of Jerusalem. They say no Israel. So these are despicable, vicious, ugly human beings that want to destroy this tiny little Jewish state of Israel within any borders. They're not looking for a Palestinian state solution. They're looking for an end of Israel solution. And we're fighting against this with all of our heart and soul. Tell us about, because you mentioned it's the political fight, it's the media fight, you mentioned about on campuses with students. I mean, kind of break those down, because it is about winning hearts and souls and minds over to the position that Israel do have a right to exist like any other nation. And yet there seems to be a lot of pushback, certainly in our media and massively in our universities and educational establishments. It's incredible. After 80 years of re-establishing the state of Israel, remember 2,000 years ago, there was a Jewish state that was destroyed really by the Romans 2,000 years ago. This was the first Holocaust. The Romans murdered 600,000 Jews. And then they renamed this area Judea and Samaria, the Jewish state, Philistinia, translated to Palestine. So this is a Roman word. If this really was an Arab country, which it never was, why would they use a Roman name to name it? Palestine is a Roman name. Moreover, Arabs can't pronounce the letter P. They say Palestine with a B. They can't pronounce it. Would they name their own country with a letter that they can't even pronounce? There was never a Palestine. There were never any Palestinian kings and queens. The only state that ever existed in this area has been a Jewish state. In fact, 99% of the Palestinian Arabs live under their own control. Israel has given away Gaza and 40% of Judea and Samaria, the West Bank. 99% of the Arabs live in those areas under Abbas's rule, the dictator, terrorist, Abbas's rule. They have their own parliament, their own schools, their own textbooks, their own newspapers, their own radio and TV businesses, police force. They run their own lives totally in Gaza under Hamas, the Nazi-like dictatorship, and in Judea and Samaria under Abbas, another terrorist dictator. By the way, I don't know how many of your listeners know this, an ugly fact. Mahmoud Abbas pays Arabs a lifetime pension to murder Jews. If an Arab kills a Jew, They get a lifetime pension at five times the average rate of a salary of a Palestinian. It is very lucrative to murder Jews. They spend $400 million a year to murder Jews. How many people know this? Why would our college kids are defending a regime that pays people to murder Jews? By the way, and Americans, they've murdered Americans in Israel. And the Arab who murders Americans also gets a lifetime pension. And if the Arab was killed murdering a Jew or an American, his or her family gets the lifetime pension. So this is the most heinous regime on the face of the earth. And it is just mind-boggling that people around the world are supporting this regime and supporting Hamas in Israel's existential war. Hamas, Article 7 of their charter calls for the murder of every Jew on earth, every Jew on earth. Article 13 calls for the destruction of Israel. They massacred 1,200 innocent Jews, raped them, mutilated them, tortured them, and then kidnapped 250 mostly Jews. Six Americans, I might add, are left. And now they're saying that out of the 140 left, that they released 100, out of the 140 left, they're saying they don't think they have 40 Jews there. In other words, it's likely that these Hamas monsters have murdered all of the Jewish hostages, murdered them all. The world should wake up and understand this is an Islamic, radical Islamic war against the West and against the Jews. Mahmoud al-Zahar, the co-founder of Hamas, two months ago on the Internet, said, I want the world to understand this. This is the co-founder of Hamas. First, we're going to kill all the Jews, but we're not done after that. Next, we're going to kill all the despicable Christians. And then all the non-Muslims establish a caliphate where Islam rules the world. He said it two months ago. And so you have these non-Muslims supporting Hamas, who wants to kill every one of them. Not to mention, they immediately say every gay person will hang and kill immediately. The gay people, the transgender, they're dead immediately. So how are these left-wing students and left-wing people around the world supporting the most despicable ideology on the face of the earth, the ideology of the Hamas and Abbas regimes. I want to pick up on a few of those, and I would love for the Western liberals to have a pride rally through Gaza or West Bank and see how long that lasts. But that's a whole other issue. Modern-day Israel has been for 75 years, give or take a year, since 1948. And re-establishing that entity, that territory that had been Israel before the Romans removed, basically removed it from the face of the map. But tell us about that, because you obviously look closely at, since 1948, at the establishment, Israel has had to fight for its survival on a nearly daily basis. Israel's military spending is huge compared to other countries, and it must do that because it has to defend itself. I mean, tell us about that, because that 75 years, I see it as a Christian that Israel have the right to exist, have the right to take the land that is theirs, and seem to be a natural, progression from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to actually Israel re-establishing that in that vacuum. And yet many critique and mock and attack Israel simply for the right of existing in their land, which should be a given, really. Those who oppose the Jewish state's right to exist are mocking God Almighty from the Christian and Jewish Bibles, are mocking the United Nations resolutions and England's resolutions who controlled this legally, this land legally, since 1917. And it's nothing less than overt Jew hatred that's all it is. It's pure Jew hatred and Israel has offered a Palestinian state to the Arabs four times in the last 20 years, four times. Ehud Olmert was the most recent one, where Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, offered 97% of Judea and Samaria, the West Bank, 3% of Israel proper to make up for the 3% he couldn't give away because there's a half a million Jews living there. So Olmert offered virtually all of the West Bank, half of Jerusalem, billions of dollars in aid, and Mahmoud Abbas said, said, no. I called up the prime minister. How could he not turn down? This is not a compromise. You've given them every single part of the disputed territories and half of Jerusalem. And Olmert said to me, Abbas said to me, you must eliminate three clauses in the agreement. One, you must eliminate the clause that says we accept Israel as a Jewish state. Abbas said, I'll never accept Israel as a Jewish state. Two, you must eliminate the clause that says you must limit the number of Arabs we bring into Israel proper to 150,000. I want to bring in millions if I went into Israel. I will not accept a limitation on the number of Arabs I bring into Israel proper. And three, you must eliminate the clause that says no further claims. And the Olmert says, but that's the deal. We're giving you everything, virtually everything. It ends all the claims. It's done. Peace. And Abbas said, I won't sign it until you get rid of those three clauses. So they've been offered a state four times, turned it down every time in the last 20 years. In the last 80 years, they've been offered a state eight times, starting with the Peel Commission in 1937, where they offered 95% of the rest of Palestine, 80% of original Palestine mandate went to Jordan. There's only 20% left of the original Palestine mandate. The Peel Commission offered 95% of the rest of Palestine to the Arabs, not 5% of the Jews, the Arabs said no. In other words, they say no. They don't want a state. They want Israel destroyed. They won't accept a Jewish state. That's the deal. Because from 1948 to 1967, the Arabs controlled all of the West Bank, all of Gaza, half of Jerusalem. They had it. Did they establish a state when they personally controlled it? No. Because the goal is not a Palestinian state. It's Israel's destruction. It's Israel's destruction. Let me show you a picture if you can see this. This is the Palestinian Authority's official emblem that they commissioned. This is their official emblem. You notice it's the shape of all of Israel with a keffiyeh over all of it, not just the West Bank and Gaza and Eastern Jerusalem, all of it. Arafat, the arch terrorist in the centre, and a Kalashnikov rifle. So their official emblem is all of Israel is ours. What more proof do you need that they have no interest in a Palestinian state solution? They have in an end of Israel solution. That's what they're interested in. And by the way, I can show you another thing. It's quite interesting. Every Arab that murders a Jew gets a poster. This is one of the Arabs who murdered a Jew. This is on all the high school walls, all the university walls, calling him a martyr and a hero. This is just one of hundreds of posters honouring Jews. And when a terrorist who killed Jews dies, they have a parade and they honour him. What a great man or woman he was. And they hand out candy and sweets to each other, praising murder. They glorify murder. They glorified massacres. They glorify rape. They glorify terrorism. This is a vicious, Nazi-like, despicable regime. And the world has to wake up because the radical Muslims are coming after everyone that's not Muslim, not just the Jews. People better start to understand this and start supporting Israel, who's fighting a war against Hamas, to protect the entire world from radical Islam, not just Israel. Is part of the problem that, I know on the Jewish side, you've got a weird mix of those who support Israel and Israel's right to exist from a biblical point of view, from a spiritual point of view, and those who support it from probably a social, historical, cultural point of view. So you've got that weird mix in Judaism, which always confuses me. But then on the other side, you've also got the world refusing to recognize that this is a clash between Islam and Judaism. And the West thinks that you can come up with a solution which is a land-based solution. And if you've got one side wanting to destroy the other, actually, you've got a problem. And the world doesn't seem to want to wake up to the reality that this is not simply a land issue, that the Islamic nations will not be happy until Israel doesn't exist. Am I correct in my assumption or am I completely off? The proof of what you just said is the fact they've been offered a state, the Palestinian Arabs, eight times in the last 80 years, four times in the last 20 years. They've said no. When they controlled all this land themselves for 19 years, 48 to 67, they didn't establish a state. They still were committing terrorist acts. This is a religious war. war. The radical Muslims believe that the Jews or the Christians have no right to any land in the Middle East that is all theirs. Lebanon was a Christian country. The radical Muslims destroyed Lebanon. It is now a Muslim country. They massacred hundreds of thousands of Christians until Hezbollah. Now Hezbollah has taken control of Lebanon. So this is a religious war, and that's why it has nothing to do with land. Land for peace is nonsense. It's been offered repeatedly. They say no. It's a religious war. The issue is they don't want Israel in their midst. They don't want a Christian country in their midst. They don't want non-Muslims in their midst. I've met with many Christians who live in various parts of the Arab world. They're scared to death for their lives. Their lives are made miserable and dangerous by their fellow Muslims. This is a reality, so yes land for peace has been offered repeatedly, turned down every single time, it's a religious war. The radical Arabs will not be satisfied until Israel doesn't exist, just like they weren't satisfied until Lebanon was no longer a Christian country. Tell us I'm curious the ZOA obviously exists in the US in America and America, I think was Truman was one of the first leaders to actually recognize the state of Israel uh back in, just after the creation of Israel in 48 and there is that close link between America and Israel. Do you want to just expand on that a little bit? Because geopolitically, that's a fascinating relationship. And maybe then we can get up later into where it now sits at the moment between that maybe being more fractured than it has been. But yeah, America and Israel have always been strong allies, starting with that Truman Declaration of Israel's right to exist in 1948. Harry Truman, as president of the United States in 1948, was the first country in the vote at the United Nations to recognize the state of Israel. Or maybe they cast the deciding vote, I'm not sure. But they certainly cast the vote to support Israel. But the polls at that time in America showed Americans supported Israel by 80% of Americans supported the right of the Jewish people to have a state. So this was overwhelming support in the United States. The chief of staff to White House counsel to Truman was begging Truman to recognize it. Quoting from the Bible, he repeatedly quoted the lines from the Bible saying, this land was given to the Jews, Mr. President, you must recognize it. And by the way, many presidents since then have publicly stated there should be an Israel before there was an Israel. John Adams, Franklin Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, and many others have in their speeches, I've said, we hope and pray that a Jewish state is re-established. So there's been a love affair with the leaders of America and the American people and the Jewish state since America was created. George Washington was a supporter. In fact, this is an interesting story. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and I believe John Adams, I think. Proposed that the seal of the United States, which is now an eagle holding out its wings, they proposed the seal should be Moses splitting the sea as the pharaoh and the military Egyptians were coming across the sea to come and kill all the Jews who had just escaped. All the Israelis, the Hebrews who had just escaped, and the sea splits and swallows up all the military while the Jews are watching in the scene beforehand and cheering. That's the seal that Franklin Jefferson and Adams wanted as a seal of America. That's the kind of connection America's had to the Jewish people. It was barely voted down, barely voted. It almost became the seal. So to this day, in a recent poll, who do you support in this war in America, Hamas or Israel? I'm shocked. It's only 82 percent should be 100 percent. But it's 82% say Israel should be fighting against this vicious regime of Hamas. So there's overwhelming support in America. There's even overwhelming support in Congress. It has weakened. There are now a number of congressmen who are speaking out inappropriately in a hostile way toward Israel. But nonetheless, the overwhelming majority of the Congress is supportive of Israel. And that's been true really since Israel was – America was established in 1776. There's been support for the re-establishment of a state and now for the state itself. Well let me throw in some other kind of facts on that, I think the US is Israel's largest trading partner, I think I read is about 50 billion trade back and forward and of course you got the military aid that goes to Israel every year of billions and you mentioned the beginning about the U.S. backing Israel in the U.N. And the U.S. has used a veto dozens and dozens of times in the U.N. Supporting Israel, backing Israel. And, of course, President Trump moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem despite all the pushback, despite the debate over that. But all of that is actually Israel is shoulder to shoulder. And there have been a time where maybe Britain was shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel. That is still there in relation to Europe, but actually it is the U.S. that seems to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel. Well, let me first tell you about, you mentioned the aid, billions of dollars in aid. Let me tell something that I'm sure most of your viewers do not know. Israel was getting half a billion dollars in aid, 500 million, until the late 70s. Then Carter was pushing the deal with Israel to give away the entire Sinai which was five times the size of Israel. Israel when they controlled the Sinai developed four major oil wells themselves in the Sinai these oil wells gave Israel two and a half billion dollars in income in 1978. And Menachem Begin, the prime minister, then said, we cannot give away the Sinai because we will lose two and a half billion dollars of oil wells we found, we developed ourselves. And we can't do it. Carter said, I will make up the difference. I'll give you the extra two and a half billion. So it went from 500 million to three billion. But this is not really America's money per se. Israel gave up two and a half billion. So $2.5 billion of the aid Israel gets is the fact that they gave up the oil wells. And do you know, Peter, how much income today those four oil wells would be delivering to Israel? $10 billion because oil prices have gone up dramatically. So they've given up a tremendous amount. And people forget. Do you know how much aid Egypt gets from America? It's never mentioned. $2.5 billion. $2.5 billion for Egypt. Jordan, $1 billion. The Palestinian Authority, a terrorist dictatorship, gets almost $1 billion in aid right now. So people forget about the aid others get. And with Israel, 97% of the aid they get is spent in America, buying equipment here in America. So it comes right back to America in any event. And you mentioned that Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem. I was intimately involved in that issue with Senator John Kyle, who's a hero that no one even remembers. He's the one who really pushed this issue more than anyone else. And the vote to move the embassy in 1995 was 93 to 5 in the Senate, 93 to 5, 347 to 37 in the House. In other words, over 95% of Congress voted to move the embassy. Bill Clinton was against it. Now, he couldn't veto it because it would be overridden because it was such an overwhelming support. So he ignored it. If you ignore a law, if a president ignores a law, it automatically becomes law in 30 days. and it became law. And then Senator Dianne Feinstein had put in what's known as a poison pill. She said, any president can say, I'm not moving it if there's a security issue. And each president for 18 years said there's a security issue and never moved it. But people, of course, predicted if you move it, there'll be violence all over the place. Of course, it turned out to be completely false. There was no violence. But let me tell you something else that I'm sure most of your viewers do not know. Of course, they want to move the embassy to Jerusalem because Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Jerusalem has been the holiest state to the Jewish people since time immemorial. But the Arabs say this is their holy city. Well, is it? Is Jerusalem holy to Muslims? Jerusalem was the capital only of Israel throughout history, never of any other country. When the Palestinians conquered Palestine in 716, they made Ramleh their capital, not Jerusalem. It's called the Temple Mount, not the Mosque Mount because the Jewish temple was on this area. The majority of people living in Jerusalem since 1850, the first census, have been Jews. The overwhelming majority of people living there since 1850 have been Jews. The Jewish holy books mention the word Jerusalem 700 times. How many times is the word Jerusalem in the Koran? How many times is the word Jerusalem, if it's so holy to Muslims, this is their holy book, how many times is it mentioned? Zero. Not a single time. How can it be so holy to them if it's not in their holy book? So they say, Muhammad went from Jerusalem to heaven. But that's not what the Koran says. Read the Koran. It says that Muhammad went from the furthest mosque to heaven. It didn't say Jerusalem. And they say, well, the furthest mosque was in Jerusalem. Well, when the Koran was written, there was not a single mosque in all of Jerusalem. So if Muhammad went from the furthest mosque, it couldn't be in Jerusalem. There were no mosques there. So the truth is that Jerusalem is not holy to Muslims. In fact, from 48 to 67, when they controlled Jerusalem, When they captured that war, they captured it. They allowed it. The Jordan and the Arabs allowed it to become a slum. There was virtually no water, electricity or plumbing. There were 58 synagogues in Jerusalem that they captured. They destroyed all 58 of them to eliminate proof that Jews, this was a holy place to them. So that's another thing that most people don't understand. Jerusalem is minimally holy to Muslims at most. It is a holy to Jews and possibly Christians. I'm not a Christian, so I don't know the Bible so well, the Christian Bible, that may be holy to Christians, but it is not holy to Muslims. Yeah, well, I think the holiness to Christians is simply because of the biblical story. And without Judaism, there'd be no Christianity. Without Judaism, there'd be no Jesus. But I love the way Muslims can claim hold of a city because Muhammad flew there on a winged donkey in his dreams. So if we could all actually take our dreams and claim to hold, we could be in paradise more. We could be anywhere. But again there was no, it wasn't from Jerusalem it's from the furthest mosque, no mosque in Jerusalem, it can't be Jerusalem and by the way this is interesting, not a single Arab leader except from Jordan ever visited Jerusalem when the when the Arabs controlled it. It meant nothing to them, Mecca and Medina are the holy cities for Muslims, not Jerusalem, it's high time we make that publicly clear. No 100 % and Muhammad probably never went to Jerusalem if Muhammad did exist, but that's a whole other conversation I'll take up with Robert Spencer. Can I ask you, because the support for Israel comes from different sections of society, and certainly there is a strong support from churches, from Christianity, not across the board, certainly, but there is. Can you tell us, where does the support, the backing, individuals, organizations standing up for Israel's right to exist, where does that come from? I mean, have you been surprised maybe with some of the areas it's come from that you weren't expecting? The strongest support in America for the Jewish state and the Jewish people comes from the 80 million evangelical Christians. Why are they so supportive of Israel as a Jewish state? Because it's in the Bible. Because God gave the land to the Jews. When I speak at churches, they say it's in the Bible. This land was given to Jews by God. End of discussion. So and the Jewish people are not nearly as strong Bible believers as the Christians. So you have stronger support for Israel among the Christian evangelicals than you do, frankly, among the Jews. So for most Christians, it's simply a matter of religion and God. For others who are not religious, they recognize that this land was given to Israel under international law. In 1917, the Balfour Declaration and many UN resolutions after it, and they accept the fact that that's right. Plus, they see it's reasonable. Why should there be 56 Muslim states and not a single Jewish state where the Jews can practice their religion in the way they're supposed to? So I think it's just a rational support for what's right, for what's moral, for what's decent, for what's just, that most non-religious people support the right of the Jews to have the state. It's a tiny little state. There's over 200 million Muslims in the Middle East. There's only 7 million Jews. Imagine if there were – there's 22 Arab states. Imagine if there were 22 Jewish states and one tiny little Arab state the size of Israel. And the Jews would be saying, we want a 23rd Jewish state carved out of this tiny Arab state. The world would say, this is ridiculous. The Arabs have nothing, this little tiny state. Leave them alone. But that's the situation we have. 22 Arab states, 99.5% of the land mass, and they still want to make Israel even smaller in order to make it easier to destroy. That's the basis. It's a religious war to destroy the Jewish state. It has nothing to do with land per se. It has nothing to do with the Palestinian state. Nothing. Because they could have had it eight times in the last 80 years. They said no every single time. Can I finish just with the current situation, which we'll not give justice to in our time, but just to touch on it. And I am perplexed at how Israel seemed to be so bad at the PR war, at the publicity war, the media war. But I've been intrigued watching kind of different countries holding with Israel and then pulling back in the media conversation. And what is it like, maybe for our viewers, I mean, our viewers are 50-50, US, UK and Europe. Maybe just give us your thoughts on where the media and the government is in terms of support for Israel over the last six months. You mean the US government? Yeah, yeah. This government in America under Joe Biden and Barack Hussein Obama, Obama never left Washington. Every president, when they're finished their term or terms, they go back home. Obama stayed in Washington. Obama is running the show behind the scenes. How do I know this? Because almost every person that Biden has appointed that affects Israel is a friend of Obama's, virtually every one, and is hostile to Israel. This government of Biden, Obama, Blinken is the most hostile to Israel we've ever had in America, I'm sorry to say. So, and when the war started, Biden did come to Israel two days after the Hamas massacre. And he said he has total support for Israel. But in that speech, the original speech on the tarmac, Biden said we need to establish a Palestinian state. Now, that is his first speech two days after the massacre of 1,200 innocent Jews. What's he bringing up a state for? It shows the hostility he has toward Israel. And now he's pushing for a state relentlessly. He condemns Israel for killing too many civilians. Let me tell you something. The record is this is the smallest number of civilians per capita ever killed in any war in history. And the reason for that is Israel drops leaflets before they hit a building to tell the Arabs to get out of the building. They put knock bombs where they knock on the top of the roof as a signal, get out of here. They call on cell phones, get out of here. They protect civilians to the detriment of their own soldiers. And when Hamas says 32,000 civilians were killed, first of all, Hamas is a terrorist Nazi-like monster group. Who believes them anyway? But the fact is 15,000 of the alleged 30,000 or so have been terrorists. These are combatants. And the other 15,000, a number of distinguished statisticians have studied the data from Hamas and say these are grotesquely exaggerated. It is only a few thousand that have been killed. And moreover, they say, look at what they say every day, Hamas' division telling you how many civilians died. The same number of civilians die every single day according to the data of Hamas. That's not possible. This showed you how fraudulent the data is. So we have to really thank Israel for being extraordinarily humane in protecting civilians And let me tell you, in any war, innocent civilians die. You can't have war without civilians dying. If you say to yourself, I won't go to war unless I can assure no civilians will die, the tyrants will win. Hitler will win. Hamas will win. Because civilians naturally will die in a war. It's tragic. And now when Biden went crazy, when Israel mistakenly killed seven aid workers, in wars, these types of tragic mistakes happen all the time. In America's wars, we have killed many civilians' envoys, mistaking them for terrorists. In Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, I can list them. I won't. We've hit wedding parties by mistake, killing 50 people attending a wedding, including the bride. So this happens in war. So the fact that Biden is making a major deal out of this tragic mistake just shows he is trying to find anything to put enormous pressure on Israel to set up a Palestinian terrorist state. And remember, Israel gave away all of Gaza. And what did they get in return? They got a Hamas regime and 30,000 rockets aimed at civilians, 30,000 since 2005 when the regime was established. Why is it wise to give them even more land, the West Bank and Gaza, headed by who, Hamas, by Abbas, by another terrorist? It'll give them more power to endanger Israel. And this state would be on Israel's longest border, directly adjacent to 70% of Israel's population. It would be a tragic mistake to establish a state. That's why the Israeli people, 80% and more say we cannot have it, it's too dangerous. Biden has become enormously hostile to Israel, despite the fact that overwhelming numbers of Americans support Israel, and we are devastated by this. We're terribly disappointed by this. But outside of this regime and Obama's first regime, the American governments have been extraordinarily supportive of Israel throughout the establishment of Israel and throughout America's own establishment in 1776. You know, well we'll finish it up, there my criticism of Israel is they were for 13 years, they were far too patient with Hamas whenever they pulled out in 2010 to actually going in 2023 and it wasn't of their own accord, they went in actually, it was because of that attack on 7th October, so Israel had been remarkably reserved I think in how how they've dealt with them, and maybe they should have been a heck of a lot stronger. But that's another conversation. Morton, I really appreciate you coming along. I do thoroughly love and admire the work that ZOA do there. I know people go on the website, they can find not only your work on campuses, they can find news articles, they can donate, and there's many ways they can support you on ZOA.org. So thank you so much for your time today. Peter, thank you for your holy and important work to give a podium to people who are telling the truth of the Arab-Islamic war against Israel and the West. Very holy work you do. Thank you.
Hear from two Jewish student leaders at Binghamton University, Seth Schlank and Eytan Saenger, on their experiences amidst rising antisemitism on college campuses in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas. They discuss the strong sense of community among Jewish students on campus, the value of a supportive university administration, and the power of Jewish student-led movements to counter antisemitism. The students also touch on the Binghamton community's show of solidarity with hostage Omer Neutra, a friend of many, who deferred acceptance to Binghamton before spending a gap year in Israel and enlisting in the IDF. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC. 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Likewise, AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report found that 20% of current and recent students reported feeling or being excluded from a group or event because they're Jewish. That figure was only 12% in 2022. That's one of the reasons AJC and HIllel expanded a partnership this week to improve that climate on college campuses and make sure university administrators know how to support their Jewish students. We wanted to know what a supportive campus environment looks like. Here to give a student perspective are Eytan Saenger and Seth Schlak, two Jewish student leaders at Binghamton University, the flagship State University of New York. Seth, Eytan: welcome to People of the Pod. Seth Schlank: Thank you. Eytan Saenger: Thanks for having us. Manya Brachear Pashman: I'm hoping you can share with our listeners what it's been like to be Jewish on campus there in Binghamton. Can you kind of give us a picture of Jewish life on campus both before and after the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas? Eytan Saenger: So the Jewish community at Binghamton is known to be one which is very strong. There's roughly over 4000 Jewish students overall. Many students are active in Jewish life. On Friday night, you can find over 500 students having dinner at Chabad, you can find hundreds of students involved in prayers, either on a daily basis or over Shabbat or different holidays and things like that. Events that you see on campus with the Jewish community are packed and bustling all the time. You walk to class, you see people with kippot, Israeli flags. Really, you know that you're a part of a college that is a place that is welcome for Jewish students. And certainly on October 7, was something that was needed for us as a community to know that we have people to turn to and, obviously, we're in the middle, we were in the midst of celebrating a holiday, which is supposed to be a joyous holiday, celebrating the beginning anew of the reading of the Torah, we were supposed to be dancing, singing, having food, having a good time. But instead that very quickly turned into a realization of the facts and things going on in Israel. Acknowledging that there was the most Jews killed in a single day since the Holocaust, which of course dampened the mood of, especially for people like myself, who had just spent a year in Israel, the previous year. And felt such a deep connection to the people of Israel, to the land, to the whole fabric of the society there, and have family there, and things like that, where it's like, really, there was a worry of everything that was going on and trouble and processing everything that was happening. Manya Brachear Pashman: What was the response on campus in the aftermath? Eytan Saenger: We saw the whole community come together. Within the first 24 hours after the holiday ended, we held a vigil in main campus with over 700 students gathered from the community, people from outside the community as well, who were there to stand united, together. Our Rabbi actually where Seth and I, where we go to a lot of the prayers on Shabbat and the community we're part of, the OU-JLIC community, he actually went back to reserves to fight in Israel within 24 hours and was fighting there and was actually away from Binghamton, away from the students in the community, away from his wife, away from his family for almost eight weeks, in the immediate aftermath. And so that definitely had an impact on us and was something on our minds continuing throughout everything that was going on. Manya Brachear Pashman: I'm going to interrupt you here and note for listeners that You're talking about Rabbi Ben Menora of the Orthodox Union's Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus, a father of 5, and a commander in an IDF infantry reserve unit. Go on please. Eytan Saenger: But we were able to look towards the fellow people in our community, who you felt the responsibility for knowing that we were all going through a tough time together and knowing that we all had some connection one way or another to things that were going on. And so people were there for each other, people continue to be there for each other and people are still doing things to be there for each other as the war continues to progress. And I'm sure we'll go more into this later on, but also the fact that we had an administration who from day one showed up for the community, was at the vigil on day one was at Chabad, the first few weeks, and really went out of their way to show that we know what just happened, we acknowledge the severity of it. And we are here for the Jewish community, even when, and this has been explicitly said by the president himself, even when we know that other administrations at other universities are not there for you at the same time, but we know it's our responsibility to be there for you. Seth Schlank: Yeah, I would say in all aspects of a community, whether you're walking down the Spine, the main part of campus, you see all these Jewish students, whether it's an organization who's tabeling for event that has a connection to Israel, or it's the administration showing up at Hillel for dinner, to spend some time and just talk with you about how you're doing, and how you how the administration is doing their part in making this tragedy and calamity in Israel. Um, for us being so far away, having a very large support system and be able to have someone who we know has our back is amazing. Manya Brachear Pashman: As we've learned, no university is immune from antisemitism. I understand the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement has tried to make inroads there in Binghamton this year; some students have encountered antisemitism online or at protests and hostage posters have been ripped down. So it's by no means peachy keen. Eytan Saenger: So definitely, as Seth and I have both said, we are very proud of the strong Jewish community we have here. At the same time, of course, there are still things which are on the minds of students when going about their lives on campus. In terms of whether it's a rally held, chanting slogans, which obviously do not make use for students feel any more welcome on campus. Whether it's an event that was being hosted with a pro-Israel speaker that was met with signs around a room, saying that you guys are complicit in genocide or things like that, which definitely make students think twice, sometimes about, Okay, do I want to be going to this event? Am I in a class with a professor who may judge me a certain way, because I share my stance or things like that? And so that's definitely, unfortunately, not something that we can say does not exist here at Binghamton. There have been circumstances of protests, of specific incidents that have occurred, where different students feel different ways about those incidents about those protests and things like that. And some are, let's say more nervous when they walk around and things like that. But I think what we both agree on here is the fact that the overall nature of the campus climate and with the administration support has been one comparatively more welcoming towards Jewish students. I personally do not feel scared to walk around campus with my kippa on, I'm not hiding my Judaism when I'm walking around campus. Which doesn't doesn't overshadow the fact that there are incidents which cannot be ignored and cannot be understated, but it's definitely something that is presently being thought about. Manya Brachear Pashman: Eytan, you mentioned that you spent time in Israel between high school and college. Is that common among the Jewish community at Binghamton? Eytan Saenger: Yeah, so, both Seth and I have spent gap years in Israel, there's a really significant population of Jewish students here who have spent gap years. Also because Binghamton gives credit for spending a gap year in Israel, which is a really helpful tool to a lot of students, who, let's say, are really interested in taking a gap year, but are worried about it delaying their college process more. My program alone, last year, I was at Orayta, which is a yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem. And there's eight students at Binghamton who were on my program alone last year, and there are plenty of others from different programs across the country, who are at Binghamton as freshmen and then, of course, later on as well. And so that connection to Israel, of course, is stronger for those who spent a full year there. Manya Brachear Pashman: So I do want to highlight that there is a personal connection between Binghamton and the horrors that unfolded on October 7. Seth, you are friends with the family of Omer Neutra, one of the eight remaining American hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. He was accepted to Binghamton with plans to attend but joined the Israel Defense Forces during his Gap Year. Seth, what else can you tell us about Omer? Seth Schlank: I've always looked up to Omer, as someone who really understood and knew what it meant to lead. I was a member of his USY chapter when he was the president, when he was on board there. And he moved up a level. And he came on the board of the division, the Long Island division. Then he eventually became the president of the entire [USY] New York region. And I think that for me, it was really always natural to see him at the forefront in the room, but also being able to have a conversation with everyone in the room and being able to make everyone there, laugh, smile, and really be proud of themselves and be proud of their Judaism. Omer also valued Israel of course, I mean, that was probably one of his, still is, one of his main connections, one of his driving forces. Both his parents are Israelis, he's the grandson of Holocaust survivors. He was always smiling. He really enjoyed, you know, friends, family, basketball, big sports guy overall. And we know that he had a connection to Binghamton, and we know that he was accepted here and we want to make sure that this was a place where we can acknowledge that and acknowledge that it's not 5000 miles away. This is something that has happened right in our own campus and someone that we know that we can bring to the forefront. Manya Brachear Pashman: And that brings me to the event in the university's basketball arena last month, it was organized by the Zionist Organization there at Binghamton and Omer Neutra's family. Can you tell us a little bit about how many people participated and who participated? Seth Schlank: Yeah sure. So before the event, we had a gathering in the parking lot of the event center where the game was being played. We had about, say 150-200 people at the game itself. So we all gather in the parking lot. We heard from Shira Kohler, who is a family friend of Omer. And whose brother [Ira] is a lone soldier in Tzanchanim, he fought in Be'eri in the first days of the war. Ira's fighting for Omer and all the hostages. Ira's time in Gaza is very personal. And Hannah Slavsky, another one of Omer's friends from Plainview, who grew up with us. As well as Bailey Kahn, whose brother was on the volleyball team, where Omer was a captain. And they all spoke about different parts of Omer and about who he was. And then we finally heard from Omer's father Ronan made the trip out to Binghamton and was able to kind of bring us all together and share a bit about his son and was able to thank us for our tireless work. Obviously we want to thank him but we were definitely doing this really, all for all Omer. Every single part of this event was something that we wanted to make sure that like Omer was present at. So from there we went down to the basketball game. Throughout the game, we held up signs,with pictures of Omer from his time in high school, where he was wearing his Binghamton gear. And showcasing him and his connection to this university, really made it a special event. We had the tagline, the hashtag Bing Stands with Omer. And really, that was the whole main part of the event was that we are here with him with his father, with his family, and we're here for you, Omer. Manya Brachear Pashman: The pictures I saw of the fans at the basketball game were so incredibly moving. The spectators holding up pictures of Omer as if they were watching the game with him, it was really quite sweet to see. Were most of the students who participated in the event Jewish? Seth Schlank: I think while we had a lot of Jewish students, there were definitely a couple non-Jewish friends who were able to join. A lot of students grew up in that New York area here. So a lot of them felt connected, Jewish students felt connected. Or they went to this camp, worked at Ramah Nyack, went to Solomon Schechter, and was part of USY. So a lot of people here know him through one facet of life or another. And so a lot of students that necessarily had that connection, and also kids who had never known him, as well as other Jewish students and non-Jewish students who joined us. Manya Brachear Pashman: How has the university's connection to Omer affected the climate there on campus? Eytan Saenger: So, as I mentioned, from the first 24 hours of October 7, the community here was immediately getting together and putting together different rallies, different vigils, different events, and things like that. But there's something a lot more special, about an event where you have a personal connection too, right? often at the rallies at the marches and things like that. You hear the phrase, right? These hostages are our brothers, sisters, friends, and things like that. And right when our peers and they're walking on campus and they see us, they see us holding signs like that as well. But for us, it's really not hyperbole to say that we have friends there we have family there, because there are people on this campus who are family friends with the Neutras, who know Omar personally, and really when they're saying they want to bring their friends home, they are talking about someone who is their friend, who is someone they've spent time with and they're talking about someone who they've played sports with and want to continue playing sports with. So it's really not an exaggeration, or just something that we're merely saying but really a reality of the situation here that there are people like Omer, who are still held hostage, who have personal connections to people across the country. The reason this issue and the reason this conflict is making such an impact and is something that people are investing so much time and advocating for is because of that reality of who is still held hostage and the connection that they have. And that has certainly shifted and shaped the way that we have come together here at Binghamton and the way we have advocated. And in fact, after we had hosted the basketball game event for Omer, which had received coverage locally, Congressman Mark Molinero, who represents Binghamton actually went to the House floor and made a speech about Omer about his situation, and about the fact that he chose to come to Binghamton University. Based on the advocacy of the community here. And based on the things that we've been doing, to really put his name at the forefront of our efforts and in the forefront of why we care about what's going on. Manya Brachear Pashman: I'm curious, and this question is for you, Seth, since you played such a key role in organizing that event in the basketball arena. And you spoke about Omer being such a leader. And I'm curious if these events of the last several months and missing Omer have propelled you into kind of an unexpected leadership role that you never saw yourself in? Seth Schlank: So I think as a leader, I definitely would say, in the roles I've held since high school, whether it's been the chapter president of my USY, or the president of the Jewish student union chapter in Plainview, or now in my role on the JLIC executive board here in Binghamton. It's been something that I've always wanted to do and something I've always saw myself as someone who wants to approach people across the room and want to make sure that everyone feels like they could go up and speak. I think since October 7th, all the leaders that I've been able to look up to in addition to Omer, being able to see that each one of them has brought me to where I am today. Brought me to a place where I feel comfortable being a leader, want to grow myself as a leader even more. And someone who really I think has been a part of that is Omer. Manya Brachear Pashman: Well, I'm sure his family so appreciated what the community there in Binghamton did. The pictures I saw of the event in that arena, were just incredibly moving. And I'm sure that when he sees them, he will be incredibly moved as well, when he comes home. So thank you so much, gentlemen, for joining us. Eytan Saenger: Thanks for having us. Seth Schlank: Yes, thank you really for having us. It's been a pleasure to share our story and Omer's story. Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, be sure to listen to my conversation with Grammy-nominated reggae singer, rapper, and beatboxer Matisyahu. We discussed what makes him Jewish and proud, the impact of October 7 on his musical and spiritual journey and how at almost every show on his current national tour, he has faced anti-Israel protests. The prospect of such protests led three venues to cancel his shows.
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In today's third hour, Dom welcomes back Steve Feldman, the Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America for an update on the growing antisemitism in and around the Philadelphia region as the War in Gaza continues. First, Feldman tells of an upcoming rally supporting Israel, telling listeners where to gather if they'd like to march against antisemitism this Sunday. Then, Feldman takes us through local examples of Jew hatred, with a strong focus on yesterday's hearing into Harvard and UPenn's favoritism shown toward pro-Palestine protestors, particularly when calling for Jewish genocide. (Photo by Getty Images)
Full Hour | In today's third hour, Dom welcomes back Steve Feldman, the Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America for an update on the growing antisemitism in and around the Philadelphia region as the War in Gaza continues. First, Feldman tells of an upcoming rally supporting Israel, telling listeners where to gather if they'd like to march against antisemitism this Sunday. Then, Feldman takes us through local examples of Jew hatred, with a strong focus on yesterday's hearing into Harvard and UPenn's favoritism shown toward pro-Palestine protestors, particularly when calling for Jewish genocide. Then, Dom returns to his analysis of the Republican debate last night, playing back a clip of Ron DeSantis who suggests we exploit what the Democrats do in ballot harvesting, which Dom fully supports. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Speaker Mike Johnson has released a huge trove of January 6 videos. Julie Kelly joins Charlie to describe what these videos prove: That the vast majority of J6 "insurrectionists" were peaceful, that most were directly admitted to the Capitol by police, and that police provoked the crowd by firing nonlethal munitions into it well before any riot occurred. So, what remains to be known, and why is the FBI dragnet still making new J6 arrests? Charlie and Julie explore those key questions, and then Mort Klein of the Zionist Organization of America disturbing polling on the Gazan public's commitment to genocidal jihad against Israel.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/13/2023): 3:05pm- While appearing on The Rich Zeoli Show last week, Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said of the Obama Administration assisting Iranian nuclear development and subsequently endangering Israel: “Barack Obama has been a villain in this whole thing” and, despite knowing the former president since he was a student in law school, “my relationship with him is over.” Now more public figures are agreeing with Professor Dershowitz' assessment—even Bill Maher is openly criticizing former president Obama for his foreign policy in the Middle East and recent, controversial, statements he made suggesting there was a moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel. 3:15pm- A local news report from Fox 2 in San Francisco notes that city officials miraculously cleared the streets of homeless encampments and public drug use ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC)—which is expected to result in many notable world leaders gathering in San Francisco for the week-long meeting. Local citizens are now wondering: why did it take the arrival of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping for local government to clean up this dangerous mess? 3:20pm- On Monday, Donald Trump Jr. took the witness stand in a civil fraud trial in which New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that former president Donald Trump inflated the value of assets controlled by the Trump Organization in financial statements. While leaving the courtroom, Don Jr. said he hopes New Yorkers realize how “destructive” these types of suites are for the city. If Donald Trump loses the case, he could be fined up to $250 million and be prohibited from doing business in New York moving forward. Notably, in 2018, while campaigning to become Attorney General, James vowed to “sue” Trump—providing evidence to the defense's argument that this civil suit is entirely political. 3:40pm- Brian Morris—Attorney at the Institute for Justice—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a disturbing allegation that the state of New Jersey is storing newborn baby DNA. Emma Camp of Reason writes: “In every U.S. state, healthcare workers perform blood tests on newborn infants to check for a range of genetic disorders. However, in New Jersey, the state Department of Health stores infants' blood for up to 23 years without informing parents or seeking their consent. In addition to merely keeping the blood, New Jersey reserves the right to do whatever it wishes with the leftover blood, including selling it or handing it over to the police without a warrant.” These allegations are according to a new lawsuit brought by the Institute for Justice. You can read the full article here: https://reason.com/2023/11/08/new-jersey-secretly-stores-your-newborns-blood-for-decades/. You can learn more about the Institute for Justice's fight for liberty here: https://ij.org/about-us/ 4:05pm- Greg Lukianoff— President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind.” In the book, Lukianhoff documents how cancel culture was born on American college campuses. You can learn more about the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Canceling-of-the-American-Mind/Greg-Lukianoff/9781668019146. You can read his article at The Free Press here: https://www.thefp.com/p/american-colleges-gave-birth-to-cancel-culture 4:30pm- During last week's Republican Presidential Primary debate, Vivek Ramaswamy blasted GOP Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel for catering to NBC News and other left-wing media outlets. At one point, Ramaswamy called out moderator—and host of Meet the Press—Kristen Welker for pushing the disproven narrative that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory was courtesy of Russian interference. In response to the criticisms, McDaniel mocked Ramaswamy for polling at 4%. 4:40pm- Steve Feldman—Executive Director of the Zionist Organization of America's Greater Philadelphia Chapter—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a disturbing boycott of local Jewish-owned businesses throughout the Philadelphia area. Feldman is countering the boycott with a BUYcott. The Zionist Organization of America is holding its Justice Louis Brandeis Award Dinner on December 3rd, 2023. You can learn more here: https://zoa.org/2023/11/10448862-gala2023/ 5:05pm- A local news report from Fox 2 in San Francisco notes that city officials miraculously cleared the streets of homeless encampments and public drug use ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC)—which is expected to result in many notable world leaders gathering in San Francisco for the week-long meeting. Local citizens are now wondering: why did it take the arrival of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping for local government to clean up this dangerous mess? Governor Gavin Newsom told reporters: “I know folks are saying, ‘oh they are just cleaning up this place because all those fancy leaders are coming to town' and that's true… because it's true. 5:10pm- While speaking with Shannon Bream on Fox News, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed she is “surging” while rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have “flatlined.” However, RealClearPolitics polling averages indicate all three candidates rising in the polls as other candidates drop out of the race. 5:20pm- While appearing on Fox News with Trey Gowdy on Sunday night, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced he is suspending his presidential campaign. According to RealClearPolitics averages, Sen. Scott was polling at 2.5% prior to dropping out of the race. 5:40pm- Dr. EJ Antoni—Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss how inflation continues to punish Americans despite the Biden Administration raving about the inflation rate slowing in recent quarters. As Dr. Antoni notes, just because the inflation rate has slowed from its record peaks doesn't mean it isn't still a problem. The U.S. annual inflation rate of 3.7% remains well above the Federal Reserve's targeted 2% rate. 6:05pm- Mark Houck joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his lawsuit against the Biden Administration's Department of Justice. Houck is a pro-life father who was wrongfully charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act after protesting outside of an abortion clinic—and he was arrested at his home during an FBI raid that consisted of nearly two-dozen heavily armed agents. The egregious, authoritarian-style arrest understandably left his wife and children horrified. A Pennsylvania jury ultimately found Houck not guilty. Houck is now seeking $1.1 million for malicious prosecution, false arrest, and retaliatory prosecution. Houck is also running for U.S. Congress. You can learn more about his campaign here: https://www.houckforcongress.com 6:20pm- Brittany Bernstein of National Review writes: “The House Oversight Committee and House Judiciary Committee are demanding that director of Oval Office operations Annie Tomasini, Jill Biden adviser Anthony Bernal, chief of staff aide Katherine Reilly, and special assistant Ashley Williams meet with the committees to discuss President Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents and any role he may have in his family's foreign business dealings… The subpoenas are the latest step in House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Biden.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-republicans-subpoena-biden-aides-to-testify-about-classified-docs-biden-family-business-dealings/ 6:35pm- While appearing on Fox News with Trey Gowdy on Sunday night, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced he is suspending his presidential campaign. According to RealClearPolitics averages, Sen. Scott was polling at 2.5% prior to dropping out of the race. Could he be a contender to become Vice President? 6:40pm- While appearing on The Rich Zeoli Show last week, Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said of the Obama Administration assisting Iranian nuclear development and subsequently endangering Israel: “Barack Obama has been a villain in this whole thing” and, despite knowing the former president since he was a student in law school, “my relationship with him is over.” Now more public figures are agreeing with Professor Dershowitz' assessment—even Bill Maher is openly criticizing former president Obama for his foreign policy in the Middle East and recent, controversial, statements he made suggesting there was a moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel. 6:45pm- While speaking with Shannon Bream on Fox News, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed she is “surging” while rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have “flatlined.” However, RealClearPolitics polling averages indicate all three candidates rising in the polls as other candidates drop out of the race.
The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: Greg Lukianoff— President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind.” In the book, Lukianhoff documents how cancel culture was born on American college campuses. You can learn more about the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Canceling-of-the-American-Mind/Greg-Lukianoff/9781668019146. You can read his article at The Free Press here: https://www.thefp.com/p/american-colleges-gave-birth-to-cancel-culture During last week's Republican Presidential Primary debate, Vivek Ramaswamy blasted GOP Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel for catering to NBC News and other left-wing media outlets. At one point, Ramaswamy called out moderator—and host of Meet the Press—Kristen Welker for pushing the disproven narrative that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election victory was courtesy of Russian interference. In response to the criticisms, McDaniel mocked Ramaswamy for polling at 4%. Steve Feldman—Executive Director of the Zionist Organization of America's Greater Philadelphia Chapter—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a disturbing boycott of local Jewish-owned businesses throughout the Philadelphia area. Feldman is countering the boycott with a BUYcott. The Zionist Organization of America is holding its Justice Louis Brandeis Award Dinner on December 3rd, 2023. You can learn more here: https://zoa.org/2023/11/10448862-gala2023/
Dom Giordano, WPHT host and former teacher, has dedicated much of his daily show toward parents who are taking it into their own hands to push back against school boards that have a negative impact on their children. This has culminated in a weekly podcast on education, Readin', Writin', and Reason, which has allowed wonderful relationships to develop between Giordano, educators, and parents throughout the country who are speaking out against overbearing school boards. First, Dom welcomes Dan Senor, author of the new The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World, on to discuss the continued conflict on the Gaza strip between Israel and Hamas. First, Senor contextualizes his career, telling of his time spent serving as a security advisor during the Bush administration. Then, Senor contextualizes the situation, with Giordano asking for Senor to lay out Israel's history and what led to the horrific attack by Hamas on October 7th. Then Senor tells why he believes so many have stood behind Palestine, enabling the actions of Hamas, with Senor laying out the desire to ‘feel necessary,' with young people feeling the need to support something, albeit misguidedly. Then, Dom welcomes back to the show Steve Feldman, the Executive Director of Greater Philadelphia's Zionist Organization of America, to hear how the war in Gaza has effected both international and local affairs. First, Dom and Feldman discuss the revelation that CNN and AP News embedded reporters with Hamas, which causes Feldman to speak out about the way that the media has covered the conflict, pointing out multiple example of anti-Israel bias. Then, Feldman offers his thoughts on the IDF's film ‘Bearing Witness,' which is being shown in private showings to media influencers, with both Feldman and Giordano debating whether the video should be given a public release.
In today's second hour, Dom leads off the Dom Giordano Program by welcoming back to the show Steve Feldman, the Executive Director of Greater Philadelphia's Zionist Organization of America, to hear how the war in Gaza has effected both international and local affairs. First, Dom and Feldman discuss the revelation that CNN and AP News embedded reporters with Hamas, which causes Feldman to speak out about the way that the media has covered the conflict, pointing out multiple example of anti-Israel bias. Then, Feldman offers his thoughts on the IDF's film ‘Bearing Witness,' which is being shown in private showings to media influencers, with both Feldman and Giordano debating whether the video should be given a public release. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)
Full Hour | In today's second hour, Dom leads off the Dom Giordano Program by welcoming back to the show Steve Feldman, the Executive Director of Greater Philadelphia's Zionist Organization of America, to hear how the war in Gaza has effected both international and local affairs. First, Dom and Feldman discuss the revelation that CNN and AP News embedded reporters with Hamas, which causes Feldman to speak out about the way that the media has covered the conflict, pointing out multiple example of anti-Israel bias. Then, Feldman offers his thoughts on the IDF's film ‘Bearing Witness,' which is being shown in private showings to media influencers, with both Feldman and Giordano debating whether the video should be given a public release. Then, Dom continues the show by returning to his analysis of this week's tumultuous Election Day, explaining what he believes needs to be re-framed concerning the topic of abortion for future Republican success. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
On this edition of Parallax Views, Ambassador Chas Freeman, a retired diplomat with a stories career and a visiting scholar at the Watson Institute for International Relations and Public Affairs, returns to discuss the bombing of Gaza by Israel in retaliation for the October 7th Hamas attack. We also discuss his critique of the U.S.-Israel special relationship, which he argues is harmful towards to both the interests of the United States and Israel. In the final portion of the conversation Amb. Freeman discusses how pro-Israel lobby elements, namely the Zionist Organization of America, applied a pressure campaign against his being the chair of the National Intelligence Council in the Obama administration. Amb. Freeman's full bio (courtesy the Watson Institute): Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. is a senior fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and Chargé d'affaires at both Bangkok and Beijing. He began his diplomatic career in India but specialized in Chinese affairs. (He was the principal American interpreter during President Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972.) Ambassador Freeman is a much sought-after public speaker (see http://chasfreeman.net) and the author of several well-received books on statecraft and diplomacy. His most recent book, "America's Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East" was published in May 2016. "Interesting Times: China, America, and the Shifting Balance of Prestige," appeared in March 2013. "America's Misadventures in the Middle East" came out in 2010, as did the most recent revision of "The Diplomat's Dictionary," the companion volume to "Arts of Power: Statecraft and Diplomacy." He was the editor of the Encyclopedia Britannica entry on "diplomacy." Freeman is a former U.S. assistant secretary of defense, ambassador to Saudi Arabia, principal deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, chargé d'affaires a.i. at Bangkok and Beijing, acting U.S. commissioner for refugee affairs and director of program coordination and development at the U.S. Information Agency. He was the principal American interpreter during the late President Nixon's 1972 opening of U.S. relations with China. Chas Freeman studied at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Taiwan and earned an A.B. magna cum laude from Yale University as well as a J.D. from the Harvard Law School. He chairs Projects International, Inc., a Washington-based firm that for more than three decades has helped its American and foreign clients create ventures across borders, facilitating their establishment of new businesses through the design, negotiation, capitalization, and implementation of greenfield investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchises, one-off transactions, sales and agencies in other countries.
Anti-Semitism is a growing problem on America’s streets, campuses, and newsrooms. Every day, malicious lies are spread about the Jewish people and the Jewish state of Israel. What can Americans do to stop this wave of hate? Sara is joined today by constitutional scholar David Schoen. Schoen is the former chairman of the Zionist Organization […]
Anti-Semitism is a growing problem on America's streets, campuses, and newsrooms. Every day, malicious lies are spread about the Jewish people and the Jewish state of Israel. What can Americans do to stop this wave of hate?Sara is joined today by constitutional scholar David Schoen. Schoen is the former chairman of the Zionist Organization of America and a veteran in the war on Jew-hatred. In today's powerful show, Schoen breaks down the spike in hate among America's young people and what ordinary citizens can do to help their Jewish brothers and sisters. Schoen also exposes the faulty legal reasoning behind Letitia James' case against President Trump in New York. Thank you for being a part of the Sara Carter Show!Please visit our great sponsors:After Deathhttps://angel.com/carterSee a never-before-seen glimpse into what the next life could entail in After Death in theaters now. Rated PG-13Beamhttps://shopbeam.com/saracarterUse code CYBER at checkout to save up to 50% for a limited time.Hello Freshhttps://hellofresh.com/50saracarterUse code 50saracarter for 50% off plus free shipping! Hello Fresh: America's #1 Meal Kit.HumanN Super Beetshttps://getsuperbeets.comUse promo code SARA for a free 30-day supply of Superbeets Heart Chews and 15% off your first order. Time Stamps:1:45 We have to fight this evil5:42 David Schoen Joins the Sara Carter Show8:15 These people are exposing themselves9:17 It is all upside down11:05 Facts are forgotten 13:25 What is going on with our kids?15:54 Biden could lose the Muslim vote17:35 Where is the Rest of the Middle East?24:02 How can we turn the tide back?26:00 A viral moment during the impeachment29:05 Trump NY Fraud Case32:07 Ty Cobbs's bad take33:05 How do we help? 35:04 Show Close
On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, not only did Israel not shoot a missile at a hospital in Gaza, but a hospital was never hit at all, and 500 casualties never happened, so in every respect the Hamas propaganda was reported and regurgitated by the Democrat media. The American media is responsible for what we are seeing around the world today because these terrorist networks seize on these opportunities in addition to the brainwashing that has been going on in our colleges and universities for decades. It is possible that President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel not to invade Gaza in the wake of the attacks by Hamas? Biden said on the airplane back from Israel that they discussed many alternatives to invasion. Biden and Blinken are appeasers who continue to allow Iran to re-arm itself and continue to send money to the Palestinian terrorists warning Israel about the extent they should defend themselves. Later, Mark is joined by Mort Klein, National President of the Zionist Organization of America, to discuss the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust and Joe Biden's disastrous involvement in Israel by appeasing Iran and helping promote terrorism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tudor Dixon, Former Gubernatorial candidate, and now host of her own podcast here on the iHeart network, is disgusted by the pro-Palestine rallies happening in Michigan. Also, joining her is our friend David Schoen who is the immediate past Chairman of the Zionist Organization of America, founding member of its Center for Law and Justice, member and legal advisor to American Friends of Judea and Samaria,he has represented American victims of terrorism against the PLO and other factions,and currently represents an American beaten near Times Square on his way to a pro Israel rally in 2022 (the last of the thugs who did it plead guilty last week to a hate crime).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meir Jolovitz, former national executive director of the Zionist Organization of America and co-host of the Middle East Radio Forum (MERF) heard right here on 960 The Patriot, joins the show by phone to talk about Hamas's charter and the organization's call for jihad against Jews all over the world; resulting in their heinous surprise invasion of Israel over this past weekend. Israel is smaller than you think. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are the only moral fighting force in the Middle East. Israel's generosity has not be rewarded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to Rise & Shine, the inspiring Sunday edition of our podcast presented by She Rises Studios. We take pride in providing a unique platform for women across the globe to share their stories, showcase their businesses, and express their passion on subjects that resonate with their hearts Stacey is currently on the National Grassroots Advocacy team for Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. In that capacity, she advocates with Federal and State Representatives to expand human rights. Stacey often speaks and holds workshops pertaining to domestic advocacy.
President of the Zionist Organization of America, Mort Kline joins Jeff to discuss the misrepresentation the corporate media is promulgating without any of the real facts about what is really going on in Israel.
On this WPN Call #247, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Morton Klein, an economist, pro-Israeli activist, and president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), which defends Israel and its people, fights anti-semitism and promotes Jewish people's lawful right to live in and settle historic Jewish lands. He discusses everything we need to know about the Biden administration's purported national strategy to fight antisemitism. Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Adam Schindler to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord. Follow us on social media: facebook.com/wellversedworld twitter: @wellversedworld instagram: @wellversedworld www.wellversedworld.org
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel organization in the U.S., is slamming Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for hosting an antisemitic event commemorating the so-called Palestinian “Nakba.” MSNBC host Symone Sanders gave a dire warning to her followers on Saturday, claiming that the Supreme Court was poised to make a series of radical decisions — ranging from outlawing Black History to allowing daycares to refuse Jewish children. A number of potential Republican 2024 candidates have hinted at getting into the race in recent weeks, setting up what could be a very crowded primary field. Abortion conglomerate Planned Parenthood has called for court-packing and term limits on Supreme Court justices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In today's second hour, Dom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Greater Philadelphia Director of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss a concerning event that took place at Gladwynne Elementary in the Lower Merion School District. In late March, the school had a Cultural Heritage Night, and featured a display for Palestine, which included Palestine Liberation Organization flags, assertions that Jerusalem is the capitol of Palestine, and other anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda. Feldman explains what he hopes the Lower Merion School District will do to remediate the situation, and tells listeners how they can help the Zionist Organization of America. Then, Dom hears from Joan Cullen, board member at Pennridge School District, who called in to discuss a Philadelphia Inquirer article about her District's 7-1 vote that would prevent students from using restrooms, locker rooms, and showers designated for the opposite sex. (Photo by Getty Images)
Full Hour | In today's second hour, Dom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Greater Philadelphia Director of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss a concerning event that took place at Gladwynne Elementary in the Lower Merion School District. In late March, the school had a Cultural Heritage Night, and featured a display for Palestine, which included Palestine Liberation Organization flags, assertions that Jerusalem is the capitol of Palestine, and other anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda. Feldman explains what he hopes the Lower Merion School District will do to remediate the situation, and tells listeners how they can help the Zionist Organization of America. Then, Dom hears from Joan Cullen, board member at Pennridge School District, who called in to discuss a Philadelphia Inquirer article about her District's 7-1 vote that would prevent students from using restrooms, locker rooms, and showers designated for the opposite sex. Also, Dom welcomes Scott Cronick back onto the Dom Giordano Program to hear what's worth watching on television and in theaters. First, Dom and Scott discuss the new Pete Davidson series on Peacock titled Bupkis, which Cronick is surprised to recommend, highlighting a great performance by one of his favorite actors, Joe Pesci. Then, Cronick recommends Shrinking on AppleTV+, created by the creators of Ted Lasso, telling that while he doesn't believe it to live up to the first two seasons of Lasso, it's a very good show. Also, Cronick tells us what he's looking forward to, telling of an upcoming Christopher Nolan biopic on Robert Oppenheimer, and the next installment in the DC Universe.
Dom Giordano, WPHT host and former teacher, has dedicated much of his daily show toward parents who are taking it into their own hands to push back against school boards that have a negative impact on their children. This has culminated in a weekly podcast on education, Readin', Writin', and Reason, which has allowed wonderful relationships to develop between Giordano, educators, and parents throughout the country who are speaking out against overbearing school boards. First, Dom Giordano welcomes in Lindsie Rank, Student Press Council at FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression), to hear about a situation unfolding at Conestoga High School. Since the early 1960's, every year, the student newspaper, The SPOKE, would publish a ‘destination map,' that would show where graduates are going to college. This year, after a student complaint, the district has threatened to remove funding for the paper if they publish the map again. The district argues that this is in an effort to promote equity, but Rank explains the implications on the First Amendment that such a demand holds. Rank explains how students are pushing back, and explains how and why this is another case of censorship in schools in the guise of equity. Then, IDom welcomes in Steve Feldman, Greater Philadelphia Director of the Zionist Organization of America, back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss a concerning event that took place at Gladwynne Elementary in the Lower Merion School District. In late March, the school had a Cultural Heritage Night, and featured a display for Palestine, which included Palestine Liberation Organization flags, assertions that Jerusalem is the capitol of Palestine, and other anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda. Feldman explains what he hopes the Lower Merion School District will do to remediate the situation, and tells listeners how they can help the Zionist Organization of America. Then, Dom hears from Joan Cullen, board member at Pennridge School District, who called in to discuss a Philadelphia Inquirer article about her District's 7-1 vote that would prevent students from using restrooms, locker rooms, and showers designated for the opposite sex.
Morton A. "Mort" Klein (born 1947) is a German-born American economist, statistician, and pro-Israeli activist. He is the president of the Zionist Organization of America. In 2004, he was named one of the top five Jewish leaders in the United States by The Forward. Klein is a published academic, having served as a lecturer at Temple University and as a biostatistician at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Linus Pauling Institute. 00:00 - Intro 14:03 - Interview 1:03:57 - Outro Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.
On this edition of Parallax Views, we return to discussion of the rise of the far-right in Israel and the simultaneous spike in antisemitism happening in the U.S. In the first segment, journalist Abe Silberstein offers a progressive Jewish-American perspective on Israeli politics, Palestine, Netanyahu, the Religious Zionism Coalition, Yehudit Otzma and Itamar Ben-Gvir, J Street, non- and anti-Zionism, Peter Beinart and cultural Zionism, the Zionist Organization of America's (ZOA) Morton Klein and the Jewish-American fringe right-wing, gadfly Israeli journalist Gideon Levy and the Israeli left, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), racist and supremacist ideologies on the Israeli right, the ideology of Rabbi Meier Kahane and post-Kahane fa-right ideology in Israel, U.S. support for Israel, human rights, and much, much more. In the second segment of the show, Dr. Stephen Zunes returns to discuss the recent spikes in antisemitism and how to combat it while also combating the rise of the Israeli far-right and human rights abuses in Israel/Palestine. Zunes, who has also written about the human rights issues related to the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara, argues we need to take a human rights-centric approach to Israel/Palestine and that we should be wary of antisemitic tropes that blame all U.S. foreign policy on the state of Israel.
The AJ Steel Show joins Morton Klein, President of The Zionist Organization of America, in a spirited conversation covering a spectrum of controversial topics, including Kanye West and Candace Owens' racism and President Obama's highly inflammatory approach to Israel and Middle East politics. Mr. Klein also speaks of his exceptional personal experience with President Trump, as well as giving the AJ Steel Show a scoop into the mindset of his friend, Governor Ron DeSantis, and his plans to run for president. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ajsteelshow/message