Israel Uncensored: Combating Terror During Corona

ah Houston here at Israel uncensored on the Land of Israel network at the Land of Israel calm it is Monday May the 4th 2020 the 10th of er 5 7 8 oh I hope you're doing well and hope you are safe in your part of the world don't forget you can get in touch with me during the week Josh at the Land of Israel calm on Facebook Joshua hastened on Twitter at Josh Hayes Dhin and on Instagram now as well and here we are with a live zoom call the one and only marked provider director of security projects at the one is real fun who is in a good mood because he is in his studio painting playing hooky as he told me before we went on the air but I'm sure even though he is there drinking coffee and hanging out I'm sure in the back of his mind he's coming up with the next security solution for one of our communities in Judea and Samaria Marc had turned back to the show how you doing man what's going on after you like I said hanging out right now playing hooky a bit under desks of course working on the solutions that all the phone calls that are coming in how's life under this unusual I guess semi quarantine and I know you haven't been in your studio painting the whole time I've seen you out and about including in my neighborhood in Gush Etzion delivering equipment tell me what life is like or has been like over the last three months fighting security while also dealing with the coronavirus and I know you know just checking my phone each and every day our nest some of our neighbors have not stopped with their intentions of murdering Jews even with corona present in our reality no so it definitely was interesting you know in the first days there were still incidents and then as the Arabs around started to get the message to stay and we we definitely saw a drop in incidents happening and was quiet relatively quiet yes a lot of we're a lot of most people have to stay and we couldn't because there was still equipment and solutions and things have to be dealt with and it was actually in a sense good because was quiet so we were able to focus on the future staying a few steps ahead because we already realized what would start happening that the incidence would return as we're seeing now once again we're seeing a rise in the level of incidents Ramadan always brings that about but it has been a challenge number one our security guys had to start protecting themselves more not just against an enemy that they could see but also against an enemy they couldn't see deal with all that so it is it's definitely been interesting I've been lucky that I'm allowed to travel I have a Deuter of the work that I that I do I've been able to get out to the community still still continue the assessing I did play a lot of hooky as we said I took advantage of the first couple weeks really to be in the studio and work as much as I can getting out some more paintings but like you mentioned yeah I've been we have been out still doing the projects south of Rouen where the communications just redid all of that actually I'm an Eastern gooshie feeling like you said I was out around there and this Ramona and we're still it doesn't end it doesn't end and there's still a lot of challenges before us it's been challenging with the people who usually come from the states and check out all the projects that we're doing that ceased but uh we'll see we'll see what the next uh period has in store for us yeah during this time you know much human you mentioned Ramadan and I know that there was a fear that as a result of both corona and Ramadan and timer what nada we did see a an attempted stabbing at a soldiers checkpoint outside of Jerusalem near my lad to me last week but there was a fear I know that there would be an increase in addition to the unemployment an increase in perhaps not necessarily terrorism but criminal activity coming out of the Palestinian Authority but that being said if there is God where we had an attempted infiltration I mean one thing leads to another I mean you don't know if somebody is trying to break into a community for criminal purposes or nationalistic purposes and as I said you know you know sometimes these lead there's spiral out of control I mean how do you deal with with that aspect of it during this period well first of all I view both any infiltration as an infiltration I'm not trying to view it I'm not going to make a difference between that whether it's AHA whether we say terrorist based or criminal based and infiltration shows a weakness in the security apparatus of that community that's number one but something that was important to understand and you mention employment and so on so when we started discussing already a while back when we started seeing flowing employment going to hell and obviously in all throughout the world a major issue arise that what is going to happen is that terrorists are people that mentality you know I'm not even gonna say terrorists okay but you're going to find people who are so down economically that they're going to need money and this is where terrorism comes into play what we will have the Hamas or the PLO or any of the other number of our great supporters will be start offering money people to go and commit an act of terrorism and we expect that also to happen dude a lot of the economic hardships that they're facing what about on the other side of on the other side of things I mean you have an organization one is real fun which depends on the support of philanthropists and partners all over the world I know that the nonprofit world has certainly taken a hit with people unemployed I'm talking about the good guys here obviously I mean how does an organization as an organization like one Israel sustain its functionality and its support of these communities and in these difficult times I've been following the emails that you guys have been sending out and I know you're not alone in the world of nonprofit in terms of those who are taking a hit or whatnot but how are you able to cope I guess as an organization as a whole that does such important work during a difficult time and unforeseen circumstance that we're currently in it it is difficult it's extremely difficult I mean obviously all the nonprofit's are taking a major hit when is it included again most people were would be coming I mean the people that deal with my realm remember one is real fun it's not just security but community projects all what I call the lighter side the fact that less people were coming here and seeing exactly what we do was making is a problem and of course people are focusing on a lot of their hardships and their own communities we'll see we'll see people are still working people look there are people that understand that supporting Judea and Samaria is very important these people are still trying as like in all the other organizations you know we're working with them now social media but we're having where is usually you and I'd be hanging out somewhere together and be doing this interview you know they're a cup of coffee or scotch or whatnot observing the beauty that's around us great we're trying we're a you know Yves Harrow who's our director of tourism she's going on with virtual tours still trying comparing people who were not able to get here to see the places and see the beauty of the land and I've been meeting up with my fellow security chiefs and we've been trying to give people a little bit more of an insight as to what's going on we're going to continue doing that this week we're going out to the Pharaon area I'm not the biggest social media expert but uh I've been asked to start filming some of my adventures and going around and we will try to do our best and we hope that people still understand that there there is a need and it's what one thing that people should realize about a lot of the security projects we're matched by a lot of others whether it be the regional councils or the Ministry of Defence we'd like to take part in our projects which just enables us really to take things much further and we're going to see problems with that also because again a lot of funding is being put towards the the economy right now so we'll see we'll see it's a challenge challenges are to be met we'll get over it we'll go over it and we'll make things good well things are slowly starting to open here in Israel and then different countries around the world so hopefully that will affect in a positive way in a bottom-line cents remember what you just said is very important things are yeah in Israel where you know exiting or whatever people are calling you where we're able to get around a little more that being said in if I'm talking about the one Israel fun side of it of the fundraising for the project we credibly important projects that were working on we can't travel to the other place if you go to the states now and come back remember you're in quarantine and and right honestly it's scary it's scary I mean to head up to the major centers like New York Florida Chicago LA I mean these are you know you know it's it's a little scary about that so again I think the social media things gonna still play a big part in it I see you've been busy in other regards from the backdrop behind you with all the paintings those people who don't know mark is also also an artist perhaps an artist before he's a security chief people maybe would have assumed they would see a back track drop back drop their of m16s and all the other equipment security commitment but instead you're seeing all these paintings looks like you've made a lot of progress during your your quarantine did John has been great for me no but I really been it really has been great for me yeah absolutely the unfortunately I was supposed to travel and have actually three shows that I was going to be working with in the States I've been showing a different side of things art and terror which is like a lot of people know me from the security world and the Chiefs you know it's a long time I didn't twelve in this exact things about 23 24 years that I've involved in preventing terror and there was a another side that would come out in the paintings that I usually wouldn't show because they're actually very dark and they really get to you and some people notices and I was in front of the Danish Parliament some of my stuff was just put in a book in dealing with it how artists do deal with terror so they're the corona thing in one sense yes gave me a lot of started putting out a bunch of new paintings and I'm hoping uh look as soon as a travel things ease I'll be able to get out again obviously I have to make a I will be getting to the states again have to work on some of the fundraising aspects to get some of these projects moving and also get some of the art moving you know that that can't that contradiction that I live between art and terror it's always makes for interesting things but I'm still going out and that's the way I assess a lot of their dangers in the communities is using and painters view a painters viewpoint and looking for some of the vulnerabilities so it's uh it's interesting it's interesting well it definitely looks really nice from where I'm sitting here seeing the paintings behind you the one and only mark provider director of security projects one is real fun keep up the holy work you're doing I'm glad you've had the time to paint and keep our communities protected we're counting on it we appreciate it we thank you so much for all your efforts and I know that working with the local councils the councils are also grateful how can people get in touch with you if it's about security security projects one is real fund or if they want to buy one of your paintings well regarding the security projects that obviously can be in touch with with one Israel fund and they'll put them in direct touch with me arabela so the many projects that we are working on absolutely and it's very important you know the coolest nefesh alochol as I say you know saving a life is a in the security realm what we're doing that's what we're about preventing the terror preventing the violence and giving people a their right to live safely and that's what we're trying to do whether it be again the security projects various medical projects anything in that realm be in touch with one is real fun that would be one is real fun dot o RG I'm sure they can find it they have a phone numbers right over there and if anyone wants to buy my arts market ro arts come check it out check it out it's good actually absolutely mark at mark pro arts calm and uh if you're into it hey store is open thanks so much go back to your painting and screaming the other toss yeah it's been a long time in summer summer it's hard it's hard to be enclosed but you know as I'm going to talk about in the second part of the show let people know exactly what is opening up here in Israel we're gonna be discussing that here just a minute after the break so hopefully we'll see you again very soon at the Mamula mall or anywhere else we decide to hang out no more Jewish victims folks that that's what this is about no more Jewish victims Barclays provider one Israel fund thanks so much for your time and have a great day we'll talk soon thanks Rob the question is why are the Jews there in the first place the Jewish people have been yearning to return to their ancient homeland for a long time they each I fly sure show the voice of a new generation of pro-israel activist and there's only two kinds of minorities in the Middle East its armed or unarmed it's inspiring minds to think differently that jihadism doesn't just attack Jews it attacks Christians and it mostly attacks Muslims inspiration spirituality and politics so first and foremost this country is we're here to defend Jewish people and to live in a sense estriol homeland listen to the he shied fleischer show every week on the Land of Israel network at the Land of Israel dot-com and we are back Josh Easton here Israel uncensored on the Land of Israel network at the Land of Israel calm thanks again to Marc provider director of security projects for the one is real fund for his insight on fighting terrorism in the age of corona and speaking of The Cove in nineteen Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that schools across the country opened their gates for the first time in nearly two months after the cabinet voted to open the schools children in grades 1 through 3 and 1112 not all schools open folks but a lot of them I think it was a million children went back to school yesterday and the question is on my mind at least is did we move too fast is it the right move for schools to open already is it the wrong move I mean time will tell please God it was the right move please God we're headed we're headed in the right direction I know that the numbers show that the number of those infected with the virus is dropping the number of those recovering is on the rise and these are all amazing amazing signs thank God but will there be a second wave you know doctors and scientists and all those involved have different opinions on whether there'll be another another wave of the corona here in Israel latest numbers for this morning I have right here let me just pull up my Ministry of Health app on my phone unfortunately 232 Israelis have died as a result of the corona at this point you have 16,000 208 cases part of those include all of those who are now well and thank God that number is at 9000 749 so more people are getting well less people getting sick and perhaps that justifies trying to reopen the economy and reopen the schools and as I said just a minute ago time will tell today's Jay posts reports that the ministry has drafted a comprehensive plan to lift restrictions in an effort at the same time to contain the corona virus outbreak and please God again hoping that there will not be a second wave regarding commercial activities the ministry said that malls and markets will be allowed to open on May 17th as long as no more than one person per 15 square meters is allowed in I mean this is this is difficult it is very confusing the regulations one day you can't do something the next day you can't I mean I don't know how you're going to monitor one person in 15 square meters I mean you got to get out of tape measure and make sure that people are hearing to this very difficult very confusing one day you can do something the next day you can't I mean last week ano Matsumoto Israel's independence day and we had a full lockdown and on the entire country and here we are just five days later and we are opening things up hotels will also be opening up with no common areas they'll be allowed to open restart activities on May 17th simmers if you know it's it what a simmer is it is a single room vacation cabin very popular here in Israel those are allowed to function already as long as the rules are being followed according to the Health Ministry plan people are allowed to start seeing immediate family as well as grandparents and this I found perhaps the most surprising because of the fact we were just told a few weeks ago the worst thing you could do is visit grandparents I know the corona is still not over so I have a little bit iffy on this one especially visiting grandparents and from May 10th relatives and friends up to 10 people while wearing masks and keeping distance will be required outdoor gatherings weddings and funerals up to 19 people also keeping distance on May 17th the number of people who can assemble is going to be up to 50 people please God again please God everything will be good everything will be fine and again not that things should return to the way they were but we definitely need to take the lessons which and messages which I believe God was trying to send us need to get back to basics and focus more on our families and on the important things in life I'm not saying work is not important and the other things we do aren't important certainly you know the holy people of one is real fund and many other organizations around the world who unfortunately have not been able to work to their capacity as a result you know those things should go back to I guess somewhat normal or normal and that holy work but we really need to take this all in and figure out we'll never understand really you know why it happened but what can we learn from this situation how can we better our planet how can we better humanity as a result moving on here to politics The Times of Israel reports and this is going on right now as I am recording this broadcast the High Court of Justice is reconvening for the second day of hearings on petitions against allowing indicted Prime Minister Netanyahu from forming a government and against the unprecedented rotational unity deal that he inked with blue and white chairman Bennigan's they're figuring out whether Prime Minister Netanyahu and indicted prime minister can be charged with forming a government yesterday's hearings were being held in front of an expanded panel of eleven justices with representatives of the coudé blue and white and the other branches of government who urged the court not to intervene and it Sani I was appointment they were followed by the petitioners who argued that the justices were obligated to step in and the hearing is being broadcast live as I'm talking to you you can find it on the internet by the time you hear this won't be live obviously but that also an unusual precedent there so bottom line we will see if they will allow a lot of other stuff going on a lot of other things being decided but the main issue as far as we're concerned here is will Prime Minister Netanyahu be given the opportunity to form a government or not that is the main issue for our purposes here and while all this is going on with corona I think we talked about it last week also the Europeans have plenty of time on their hands they don't have to worry about the virus so much did you know that whether you're in Italy or in Spain or any these other countries you don't have to worry about the virus because Israel wants to annex Judea and Samaria I mean we want to declare sovereignty over the biblical heartland here in the Land of Israel and because of that Europeans don't have to worry about Corona I mean that's basically the message that I'm getting out of the EU and out of Europe as ambassadors to Israel reported here by The Jerusalem Post of 11 European countries and the EU registered a complaint with the foreign ministry about the possibility of Israel annexing 30 percent of what they call the West Bank I called Judea and Samaria European sources confirmed this past week the UK Germany France Ireland Netherlands Italy I mean these are some of the hardest hit countries Spain Sweden Belgium Denmark Finland and the EU protested the foreign ministry deputy director-general for Europe Anna Azari in a videoconference the fact that Israel wants to annex parts of Judea and Samaria according to them and this is absolutely false annexation violates international law harms chances for peace and will hurt Israel's international standing that's all baloney all three of those items these are just lies annexing Judea and Samaria the concept of Jews living in Judea is not illegal under international law we just had the hundredth anniversary of the San Remo conference go back and check out that legal document and all those legal agreements under international law but it just boggles the mind that the European Union is wasting their time their obsession over Jews building in Judea has gotten so out of control that they are wasting wasting wasting away instead of focusing on Corona I mean if you're listening to this broadcast and you live and one of these European Union countries or the UK I mean shouldn't you perhaps speak out that your leaders are abandoning you to because of their their obsession on Israel I mean that's really what this is all about they will always say it's never the right time you've heard that forever it's not the right time to build it's not the right time to annex it's not never the right for them it's never the right time to do anything in regards to our ancestral heartland Judea and Samaria never the right time in the eyes of the European Union still obsessed with the failure of the Oslo process now for over 25 years peace plan after peace plan going down the same Road with no positive results just making things worse but the euros as we know for many many years have been obsessed with the Jewish people and now they're sticking their heads in the business of Israel and instead of siding with those of us who want to see Israel grow and develop and to thrive for all its citizens and all the people living here they want to continue to label products Jewish products only Jewish products they don't want Israel to continue down a path towards what perhaps could be a much more peaceful reality here they are obsessed with going down the same failed path time and time again so if you're living and living in the EU maybe you want to speak up and tell them to fight the corona and not fight Jewish homes and nursery schools in Judea and Samaria and that's pretty much going to do it for this week's show if you missed any part of it you can always go back and check it out on soundcloud on itunes on the land of israel website on my facebook page it's joshua hastin my that's my actually my personal account or josh hastin israel advocacy in journalism on twitter at josh hastin on instagram as well want to give a shout out to Benjamin press key for setting up that an interview with mark provider and all the work he does behind the scenes also to Tabitha Epstein for what she does behind the scenes getting these shows up and everywhere on social media so that you the listener can locate them and find them if you if you are not familiar with all of our programming go check out the wonderful shows 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