Weekly Update: Nachum Segal and Malcolm Hoenlein Discuss the Latest News

Time for the weekly update. Malcolm Homeline is with us. Conference of Presidents of major American Jewish organizations. We call this the weekly update on a Friday at JM and the A. Mr. Homeline. Welcome back to JM and the A.M. >> Thank you. Always good to be with you and good to everyone and Kaneka coming soon. So there's always light at the end of the tunnel. >> No, that's for sure. You always sound so upbeat. It's amazing. So incredible. Are you upbeat about the meeting that's going to take place in Washington today between the president and the mayor elect of the city of New York? Look, we everybody hopes that good things will come to New York and I think the president cares about New York, lived here, invested here, grew up here, but I have very little hope about this mayor elect. And we saw yesterday again the attack or before on on the Nephesh Benesh event which discusses aliyah and he talked about a possible violation of international law. uh and uh again you don't hear him talking about the Islamic violations of inter blatant violations of international law but the very fact that that after the election after everything telling he wants to you know deal with the Jewish community and everything to come up with a statement like that really betrays the true nature of what we can expect and so I hope the president who called him a communist in announcing the meeting um was would would will put markers down and made clear to him. Uh I think it's regrettable that the governor couldn't come out before the election and tell the truth that they can't afford to do the things he promised to do and let the fiction ride so that uh he gets elected and and I hope for all the people and and it's a a warning I'm sounding everywhere and I think it's so critical. Jews should stop talking about Mami. We should let we have to show that he's bad for New York, bad for America, not just bad for Jews and that I mean we should speak up about it, but I think the context because we see that it doesn't it doesn't uh resonate and you know they're all lies about what percentage and it's something we've discussed over and over again and I kept saying that numbers are talking about are wrong. You saw the poll this week that showed overwhelmingly like in the 70 80% 70s high 70s at least that Jews recognize he's a danger to them. Jews in New York recognize that he is a danger to them. Do you think they voted for him if they know knew that and knowing that? So I believe the number is much lower than people say. The turnout in our communities was very strong and it should be a lesson and we should start yesterday organizing for next year when you have very important elections coming up in New York City, New York City, New York State, assemblies and governor and all the other positions that are are going to come up >> as in the house isn't the full house next year >> and the full h it's going to come to it and in addition you have the full house coming up as it does every two years and um senators get six years. So we have a lot of work to do and we what what we showed could be done this year has to be have a multiplier effect and everybody continuing the schools continuing make sure that their vehicles for the synagogues every community we can still make a huge difference now with the turnout that was there. still uh still a large portion of the Jewish community doesn't register and isn't voting. Maybe now they learned the lesson of what it means to sit on your hands and not be out there and we have to reform it. This is a dangerous trend. There are 40 people like him got elected around the country but 800 Muslims ran for office. Muslims can run for office but not radical and not those who have this this transformational agenda to impose Islamist ideology and they're very open in many places about it and they talk about Sharia law even in places >> and I I I cannot stress enough the significance and the importance of this moment and of this time and saying we're going to run to Florida or Texas is not the answer and the the and for most people it's not a possibility so we have to strengthe in our position here, protect our institutions, challenge the elected officials, and demand that our rights are protected. And no excuses, no fetting this guy as long as he maintains the positions that he has. >> The um you saw what happened in Dearbornne this week. I mean, the the Christian communities are starting to actually organize and protest uh you know, fearing what might be happening down the road. I don't know if it's too little too late. I don't know what their position has been in general as all this has been going on. Uh but there are a lot of very angry people out there including um Senator Schumer and aside from his you know policies that we disagree with which are many. He announced a uh in his and this comes from his office by the way. This is his language the office of his language. I just want your reaction. Uh leader Schumer uh announced he will be introducing a resolution condemning anti-semitism and white supremacy following the rights embrace of Nick Fuentes. your reaction to this development. >> It's a gesture. It doesn't We need legislation. We need to see the education department, Department of Justice, which have been much better now. And I sat yesterday last night with a president of university college and and he acknowledged though clearly not a supporter of the ad of the the president let's say in the election the the change that that has taken place because of it and the you know the penalties that have been imposed and raising the profile and holding people to account. That's what we need. We need to see legislation. There are bills pending that that Schumer did not advance in the past. We have to get the IRA definition in Scott every single place that we can city, state, and federal level so that we have a standard by which to measure people. But what's really important now is that we if there's legislation that has to be consequences, penalties that are imposed that when our public schools are are being used as propaganda bases as they are today. The the we have to have restrictions on foreign funding. We want to see the Muslim Brotherhood and care registered as foreign terrorist organizations. I want to see that legislation from him and I would be much happier. >> Also, there's a a news story and again just looking for your reaction in terms of the irony or in terms of the way things turn so quickly and it's so hard to, you know, keep up sometimes. Uh Mahmud Khalil was of course detained by ICE. It was a big high-profile story, was in prison for a while, etc. Uh and now he's he's out and he's suing the Trump administration uh that for information that led to his arrest, etc. Um it's it's it's sort of like a circle of events that you can't keep up with. You know what I mean by that? >> Yes. Yeah, it is a circle. >> One day he's the villain, the next day now he's the hero in the media and you know, especially because he's anti-Trump and now there's a legal case and who knows how the judges are going to decide about that. I mean, a minute ago we thought that we'd have we'd never see him again and he'd be deported and now he's going to turn out to be an activist leader again. we see and and it has to do with the revolving door of justice policies that have been adopted. But more than that, if we don't recognize the danger that he poses to American society, and again, I want to emphasize, I think we should not talk about the dangers to Jews per se, we should it should be an issue. We should be working on it. But the public posture has to be to show the American people. I mean, was 9/11 not enough of a threat? Were all the other attacks that have taken place? Look at the arrests that that take place across the country for for people who are plotting uh attacks. I mean, when it's a spectacular one, everybody, you know, clocks for a few minutes and then it's gone. It's not the way you deal with this. This is a systemic approach that is challenging us. This is not haphazard. there there are there's foreign money behind it, huge amounts and and extremist money behind it. We see the connections and especially if you saw the revelations about care this week coming from the NCRI, the network contagion research institutees research uh in California, how they were taking money, federal funds that they got for relief, which didn't go for that and for aid and and were using it to pay students who get arrested or or uh and giving stipens to students who engage in anti-Israel activities. And the more extreme, the more likely they were to get the the awards. and the the uh I mean where's the accountability? It was front page of the New York Post and the next day it's gone. >> Can you imagine? I mean, you were talking about millions of dollars that are being funneled from federal funds into this. I hope that there will be full investigations and that all those who said they would are going to actually do it. But it's one example. Think about how many like this there are going on around the country and no accountability. Where where is the accounting for all the billions that Qatar has put in? Where's the the the relationship with the teachers unions with with their activities in K to2 where the most vulnerable population of children are are being poisoned? And to to see the result, you see that it if nothing else and that it it leads to indifference to attacks against Jews and Zionists and and um and certainly about Israel that young people who who know nothing more than 67% did not know six of Gen Z as they call them and and that age cohort did not know six million died in Ashawa. >> Right? more than half couldn't identify Ashvitz and in the general population it's more than half that don't know about six million and and the history. So we take for granted that people know and that they'll be moved by it and stuff and the answer is they don't know. Of course they care about affordability. And I think Mamani simply would throw out these pieces of red meat, get everybody jumping all over that. In the meantime, he would campaign on affordability and the debate which as it affected people because they say listen I can't afford my apartment, my house, transportation and that hits home and and it motivated them and they said also I spoke to some experts this week because I'm very energized about this as you can see because I I see the future trend is only only downward that that they said that the young people said it was the vibe of the of Mandano and and the campaign >> that they were excited by it that there was you know he he he motivated them and it was very cleverly done >> and again people should understand this is not haphazard this is very cleverly planned and as it is across the country >> uh I worry because I mean you you mentioned the Nephesh protest this week and someone actually made a comment and you're look you're no one's more familiar with this than you are when it comes to protests and arranging demonstrations etc. Do the police usually take these groups, you know, further away from the point of contention, further away from the entrance to the synagogue, while in this case they were directly across the street or directly in front. Is it is it usually the case, and you know this because you've arranged so many demonstrations that you're moved at least a block away. It's usually not allowed right in front of a house of worship. they do try to to move them away. But across the street, as you know, is the Russian mission to the United Nations. So that they're protecting that. And um uh I think that the this is a discussion that should be held with the police commissioner who's certainly sensitive to all of this about uh but but then the free speech people come in, they bring in their lawyers and they say they're allowed to be within X feet and they're allowed to have you know their signs and and even if it comes to point of harassment. I was at an event at at uh near at MoMA and um I'm telling you it was hard to get in >> and they were allowed to have barriers up to the doors. >> Well, we'll see what happens. I mean, the police commissioner staying on as you indicated and obviously there's a sensitivity there to the Jewish community and frankly the bottom line when it comes to public safety is whether the police are are are motivated if they're mobilized uh whether it's by the mayor or others in specific situations to actually go and and you know do what needs to be done to quote unquote keep the peace and we have to pray that in fact our safety for our community and all communities will be maintained even during the new administration. One thing from this side of the world before we start talking about the US and Saudi Arabia. One more thing. Did you see this because you mentioned funding etc. You saw that the uh state of Texas government has been utilizing public funds and funneling them to Islamic organizations. >> The state of Texas. >> Yeah. >> State of Texas is the most advanced and most uh Governor Abbott is the most responsive. He did declare them brotherhood and then seem to be foreign terrorist organizations. I'm not surprised that any money that being funneled to to entities because they have supporters within governments, but I don't know the specifics of the of Texas allocating money to they are in fact the most alert and most responsive in the country. >> Texas state government gives $13 million to Islamist mosques. No, that's yeah, the Tamas is a different story. But yes, the there's and and the problem is not the giving the money if it's going for food programs, stuff like that. But the the question is what's the scrutiny? How do we monitor where that money goes? And and it reflects the fact that the Muslim populations are growing everywhere, even in Texas where, you know, because we're close to the border. And how many times did we warn over the last 20 years about the messages I'd gotten from security people from people on the border telling me that Muslims guys are coming across they're all young they're all you know um fit coming across the border and melding into societies and and especially in Texas changing their names to Hispanic names. I mean this 20 years ago we talked about it 15 years ago we talked about it. So of course this is the net result. I want and one thing about the police. I just want to say that we're very grateful that that um Jessica Tish is staying on. It's the most hopeful sign we've had about this, but also look at the recruitment for the police department. So many are leaving and they they have to recruit a lot of people who's coming into the department. How do we we have to make sure that there's a proper kind of training and stuff that they're uh that the people who come in don't fit the mold of young people who who accept and and supported the extremist positions. >> Good point. It's America's one and only Jewish moments in the morning radio program listener sponsored digital radio around the world. Malcolm single.com on the single network and of course the beloved NSN app. Malcolm home lines with us. I remind everybody that this coming Tuesday is our giving Tuesday for our year-end campaign. Give generously at fjbunity.org. fjbunity.org and keep us going. All right, Malcolm. Uh, a lot of us have been watching the proceedings at the White House this week. President Trump, leader of Saudi Arabia. Okay, I'll give you the floor. How would you describe today's relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia and today's relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia? >> Okay, so these are obviously very complicated uh relationships. the um you know the Saudis have played this very smart. They put forward their agenda of things they they um that they wanted including getting the F-35s which is a gamecher and getting 43 I think of them which is more than Israel has and supposedly not the they're not getting the ones that Biden talked about the dumb down one they're talking about equivalent to to what Israel has. Israel has been somewhat muted in its response to this, but we don't know all the details. We don't know what conditions have been applied. I know that they said they're not going to be parked at Tobuk, which is close to Israel. I mean, in in the case of the F-35, it's a difference of minutes and um and I I think strengthening the relationship with Saudi Arabia is important and it it's balancing, but and I did not anticipate that they were going to come out and announce uh that they were going to join the Abraham Accord. As you know, I've long argued that the more we make them the focal point of all of this, the more they're going to raise the price for it, >> right? >> Uh, and the president clearly is enamored with them and the pomp and circumstance that that surrounded the uh the visit and the state dinner uh I think reflect all of that. uh and of course the trillion dollar investment in addition to the fact that he has that supposedly they've been talking about business interests that they have in these countries. So it's a combination of a lot of factors that we have to see how it sorts out. Uh I have talked to NBS. I think overall he he wants peace. He wants to benefit from what Israel has to offer. He knows he needs it. um and um and we want to build up the the quote moderate wing and uh but now if he gets it the F-35s does that mean that Turkey gets it? Uh do does Saudi Arabia play a bigger role in the Gaza reconstruction and we know that they are playing a role more and more in Syria in part to balance off Iran uh which is good but it's it's also that they're expanding their influence. uh remember that you have the Shiite Sunni conflict uh going and many of them realize including Saudi Arabia that this is that what Israel did was was a fighting a war that is aimed at them as well and that while Israel is the first target they know they're next and they have said it to me many times and want to see kamas decimated uh and and uh destroyed because they know ultimately it's a threat to them and they know Iran is a threat And even though they play games diplomatically and otherwise, the reality is known. So how this all will play out long term, obviously there's a lot of reason for concern about, you know, when when Saudi Arabia is getting most advanced weapons, uh because not because of MBS, but because who somebody who might succeed, there could be a revolution. We know that that governments change in in uh some of these countries um by revolution, not by election. So the the the you know and and to think that there's a pot of gold at the end of this that it's going to be easy transformation. It's not. I believe that ultimately Saudi Arabia will and there is a lot of quiet exchanges and things and I want to see the relationship with with Saudi Arabia bolstered but we have to think also what is the message to the other countries now and will UAE which was turned down for the advanced uh F-35s will they now get it? I mean they have proven themselves much more during this period during the war where they didn't stop one flight where they have really stood by much very strongly. uh will they be entitled to it as well? Let alone, as I said, Turkey, which to me would be a great >> Have either of these countries made a financial commitment to Gaza? Like, has Saudi Arabia or we always talk about Saudi Arabian money and UAE money? And you just mentioned how Saudi Arabia would love to eliminate kamas and frankly, you know, that that could take a financial investment in the area in order to, you know, achieve that goal. Have any of these countries made a real commitment to President Trump or otherwise uh when it comes to finances for the Gaza rebuild? Well, what we have seen in public statements recently is that they're not going to commit troops. But but we they don't need them for the troops. They need them for the financing. You see that there's a lot of training going on. There's a lot of >> uh other things and and uh we have to see will be control. I think Gaza could easily end up being a divided with Israel retaining the area that it has uh as responsibility until ultimately there's some configuration arrived at that will protect Israel. But currently we see Hamas rebuilding. We see rebuilding and certainly Iran and pickaxe mountain bu rebuilding its facilities for enriching which means that they and and although they don't have water they're talking about moving their capital from tan because of the drought they don't have literally don't have water and I don't know if you know but is their irrigation system in their water system was built by Israeli engineers who went there during seriously during the during the sha time and built it in There were so many they even started a Hebrew school there to for the kids of of these engineers because they were there for several years helping to develop the system. The newspapers in Iran were running stories saying the reason we have the drought is because you kicked the Israelis out and and and um you know there was nobody to maintain it. Literally at night they have no water hours no water and and the the um reservoirs that serve tan are drying up. They're doing cloud seating and all sorts of emergency measures uh trying to compensate. But in the meantime, the money still goes into Picax Mountain to to rebuild their nuclear enrichment capacity and they don't allow any inspections by the IEA there. Uh so Iran is looking to rebuild. We know that is against smuggling weapons and reorganizing and kamas is training and and trying to enlist people. They the vast majority of the Gazins live in the area under Hamas control and uh it's inevitable then we're going to continue to see the cross uh yellow line raids by Israel. And they just uncovered, did you see that? This this uh huge the biggest tunnel >> Yeah. >> with with 80 rooms. 80 rooms, let alone multiple outlets, let alone the facilities inside uh uh this tunnel that ran for kilometer after kilometer. >> Gaza Gaza Gaza is fancier underground than overground. >> Yeah. Yeah. some of it, you know, we don't see, nobody goes and shows the pictures and you saw the lies that are constantly being refuted, you know, that there's starvation again that Israel's holding up trucks today. The United States came out and said, "We're presenting in 646 trucks a day." I mean, they're you saw that the UN Health organization came out and said that the problem in in Gaza is obesity, that they're too fat, and that they're much more obese than Israelis. And this is a country that's or an area under starvation. But in terms of the rebuild, based on the way you just described the kamas attempt to rebuild the way they want to rebuild their area, it it's the the UAE or Saudi Arabia investment in that area would be irrelevant. Am I right or wrong? Like is there any amount of money or any strategy based on the finances that could possibly get Hamas out of that area? Um well what they're doing is they're training some of the clans and the militias that are against Hamas. And you know this was a tactic that was used in the past which led to Kamas's emergence. But um that the European officials I know were saying this week that they're trying to implement the next phase of the plan and that it was essentially stalled and reconstruction look like it will only take place on Israel's side of the yellow line. So if in fact they they are able successfully to recruit a counter force but as long as Gaza the other the majority of the population is under the the foot of of kamas it's not going to emerge and they are going to continue to to um rebuild and Israel will have to take more steps across the yellow line. people when you read it understand because the disarming is not taking place and once there's a security force in there it's going to be much more difficult. Um but they're not holding um Hamas doesn't hold up to their end of the agreement and Israel will have to continue then to to take these steps. >> Right. What I'm trying to get to is that no matter what, the international community has always thought or at least they have since President Trump started as chairman of the, you know, peace group. I forgot what he called it. I they've always thought that there's a possibility that other countries will have enough influence in Gaza to actually rid them of Hamas and rebuild the area. And >> you know, this was a fiction and you and I, we talked about it. uh you know look look at all of the the uh factors that we still Hamas is not disarmed rearming Syria refuses um the to say they're going to have peace with Israel they want the Golan back now the nuclear program in Iran the missile program in Iran Egypt militarizing the Sinai Turkey is shifting forces into Syria and moving towards what appears to be a war footing uh and wants to play a more aggressive role uh Qatar has been made a strategic ally with a defense pack. Now the Saudis have had it and getting the F-35s. These are all developments in the last weeks. I'm not saying that any one of them is is a direct is a threat, but all of them collectively certainly are and each one of them could emerge as a much more serious issue. So uh you're right, the the international we expect the international community to rise up. We we still see that countries that are committing uh troops even countries that have traditionally not been involved. You see Pakistan at these meetings, others uh other countries are there and I think the hope is that they will send uh forces. But you know if at the same time kamas is able to rebuild and hide behind you know its side of the yellow line and continue to rearm again then it will they will not stay there if the fighting gets hot. These troops we know in the past they take they turn tail and run. >> Do we have any idea what percentage of Gazins live east of the yellow line? Like how many are now under Israeli control? >> Uh yes. Um I'm just trying to remember what the exact number was. >> Was it significant or was it like >> like it's 2/3 one/3 I think. >> Really? There's a third east most of people are are in the Hamas part of the yellow line. Now the expectation is that the redevelopment construction will take place in the Israeli side. Maybe more will move back um as housing and other things become available but then they have to go through a vetting process and the more attractive you make it then the hope is that the people on the other side will start demand those things. But there are still big areas of Gaza, you know, that were not destroyed that people were living in the lap of luxury with fancy stores, boutique stores of every kind like Fifth Avenue and and that didn't all just disappear. So there there is money, there is wealth there. The people don't work and they get all the aid and food is coming in from from the outside. Not saying conditions are ideal or or um there aren't serious problems. There are problems, but you know, the only way this is going to work is if Hamas is finally disarmed, those who are responsible for crimes be held to account and that the um you know, we look for a long-term solution, not short-term bandages. >> Is there still pressure being put on uh Hamas regarding the remains of the final three hostages? >> Yes. and the and the US has played important role and and thank God I met this week with uh 15 of the of the hostages came and I have to tell you to listen to them it's it's unbelievable to see upbeat to see um some of them one who got out earlier I mean he could have been a stand-up comedian uh but but one of them who talked about in the tunnels on Friday night he said the walls of the tunnels shook because they sang so loud and they sang Zamiro together and how some of them talked about finding, you know, becoming more religious and saying Shama and and other things in in captivity. How they were able to last. You think about it's superhuman to be 2 years in dark tunnels, two years in isolation, two years under torture and the physical torture, the abuse of all kinds that is coming out about what they suffered. And maybe people need to talk about it for their own sake, but also that people understand the severity of the conditions under which they were held, how they could come out and and all they do is express appreciation for everything that was done for them and the the went to the president and and saw him this week uh and thanked him for for his efforts. It's I mean to me they're super human. It's unbelievable, especially since there have been people in the past who, you know, are are just shut down after a situation like that and they're not able to speak publicly. Very difficult for them to make public appearances. Does not seem like this group is suffering for any of them. I shouldn't say they're not suffering. They're suffering terribly, but meaning that specific thing about making a public presentation and being seen, you know, in public with others. It seems that they remarkably are able to do that, which is pretty incredible. And >> but but but it is difficult for some of them to speak about it. And you see that some of them now are telling the story of the physical abuse that they suffered which is unbelievable and and horrific. Um but you're right for there are still some who who who cannot speak out and there's still many who are I mean they need treatment and this is you know something that may come up later that they'll need additional assistance and treatment but I'm telling you that that seeing them and listening to them they're superheroes. >> Yeah. And I don't know who's been coming to meet with you recently, but I'll tell you on this end, I I I have had countless meetings with people from Israel who are trying to coordinate therapy sessions for soldiers who are suffering from PTSD. And the alarming thing is not just the type of things they're suffering from, but the effects it's having on families, divorce and separation. And then on top of that, the the numbers the numbers. I mean, you meet many different types of soldiers and some of them are able to, you know, handle everything that that's been thrown their way. But it's unbelievable just how many are not able to handle it at this point and now post the war are suffering and god knows for how long they'll suffer if they don't get proper help. There are many thousands even I heard yesterday tens of thousands who have PTSD in some form and some of it as I said emerges later on >> right >> um but you know they need treatment some need more intensive treatment than others uh it can't be ignored it's the army's responsibility the government's responsibility to everyone both civilian and military but first and foremost as people were serving and you know came out after what they saw and what they did and and and for this long period of time having to do it. One can understand the strain that that places and being away from their families and you're right it has strained many marriages uh understandably. Uh so we have to make sure that that all the resources possible are given to them. I think a lot of it has to do with rebuilding the economic system. You know that Israel's economy in the third quarter, third quarter that just ended was up 12%. 12 and a half%. We they fight for 3%. America is fighting for this year to be 3%. 12 and even though the quarter before it was down a little bit. >> Look, when Americans in Israel tell me they'd rather be paid in shekel than in dollar, that's something I thought I'd never hear in my life. >> That That's true. And then there's a a thing that came out a study done of the countries of longjectivity. Japan was number one. You know, number four was Israel 83.3 years. >> What about the United States, Russia, others, Israel, despite the fact that unfortunately have that terrorism stuff, you know, and it gets blown up. But the fact is that Israelis in all of the studies now still again amongst the happiest the 10 happiest countries in in the world people being uh happiest a and 83.3 years. This is it's unbelievable and it has to do with Israel's health system and inoculations and all sorts of things that they attribute it to. But unfortunately that story doesn't get out enough to tell the still the positives and how the economy is coming back. And I think the more that people can get back to work and if their factories work, the farms work and we have to keep investing in it so that they get back to normal, that will help also in terms of the mental health of people. >> What do you think of the UN Security Council adopting the 20point peace plan? Any problem with that? >> Well, I mean, we don't know anything the UN adopts worries us. But in this case, it was it was Americanled and I think the fact that they got it through now gives the the peace board that was established with the president as chairman. It has legitimacy and they don't have to go worry there about a Russia and China veto. So the fact that they got it through the UN is very important because it sets certain parameters and ground rules and um will enable uh a US-led um committee and you know the US is is building a base near the border and US is um engaging in other activities there that that this will be uh enable them to implement. A lot of the 20 points are good. There are some that are clearly of concern as well and and the rehabilitation of of Gaza is a very sensitive issue >> because we're going to, you know, the Egyptians are waiting to to just to get the the building contracts. Others are also and you're talking about tens of billions of dollars that will will be made and that always leads to corruption. The um and and Hamas and others will will want to feed off of that trough also. So there's this is only the beginning of the process. >> I read four articles this week about pay to slay. Two said it's over. Two said it continues. Break the tie for me Malcolm. >> It continues it. What they did is that they shifted it from you know the pay which they have done before and they put him instead on on um the the health that they do it as a social security type payment rather than pay to slave. So the answer is that it just continues under a different guise. >> Not easy being a pres a Jewish president of Mexico, huh? >> You know, she's not very Jewish and she's >> Oh, don't don't tell that to those who don't like her because they alwaysite they always cite her Jewishness, >> right? But she doesn't. And you know, no, she but but she's not been friendly to Israel. She's she's uh you know um very left and um >> but the enemy reminds us what we are. >> Exactly what I was just going to say that I think this has driven her closer to the community because you know the accusations and the charges against her and it's you're right it's not easy and they then they whip up the charge of of her being Jewish. So sometimes our enemies remind people of who they are and what their real roots are. >> Ah so true. So true. Uh, are we doing a weekly update Thanksgiving weekend? What's your uh decision on that? >> Uh, happy Turkey. I'm happy to do it. >> Excellent. I plan on being here. I look forward to speaking to you next week. A good and kesh. A wonderful Shabas. And we'll speak, please God, next week. >> God willing. Be well. Have a great Shabas. >> Malcolm Homeline. Um, our weekly update, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish organizations. Support the work we do, folks. Conversations like this. Conversations like this whole week. Did you hear our conversation this week with Eris Mazud? Did you hear our conversation this week with um with Lorie Finkelstein? Oh, a Jew in the City was here yesterday with an amazing conversation. We have amazing conversations, wonderful inspiration, fantastic music, and an amazing way for a a community worldwide to get together on a daily basis. 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