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

Before I introduce Malcolm, as I said, if you want to grab a pen and paper, and I'm sure Malcolm endorses this, um, we know that he's um, he has a role with the Flapos Jewish Community Coalition with all the things going on. And my my list of items this week is endless with everything going on. Take the opportunity. Certainly, if you're in New York, but I think anybody can make this call. We'll ask Malcolm in a second. Uh the FJCC is urging everybody to remember those influential members of Congress who did not cave in to the squad and squadlike representatives who um were among those who voted uh for the amendment to eliminate $3.3 billion in US security assistance to Israel. Uh those who um who voted uh who voted uh uh against the resolution, who voted no need to be thanked, including Representative Hakee Jeff and Representative Ivet Clark. Their phone numbers are as follows. Uh Representative Hakee Jeff 20225-5936. 202255936. and Representative Ivet Clark 20225 6231. Time for the weekly update. Malcolm Homeline with us. Conference of Presidents and major American Jewish organizations. Mr. Homeline, welcome back to JM in the AM. >> Thank you. Good to be with you on this hazy day with Canada sent us another gift. >> It is amazing. It is amazing. Malcolm, anybody I mean certainly any US citizen or or anybody who knows how to use a phone and contact uh and contact Washington, anybody can make this call. I know you're encouraging obviously those who are in their districts to make the call and New Yorkers to do it. But really anybody could do it, right? >> Absolutely anybody can do it. It's more important when you can give your address and and say you live in a district, >> right? Um, look, these are not people who necessarily always vote with us on on all things positions, but it was a courageous act to go against um the these 103 Democrats. Uh, and you see some of the gutless wonders. Jack Smith is just really a case in point. He's the ranking Democratic on the uh armed forces committee in the House and he had said all along he was going to vote against it and lo and behold he voted for it and he acknowledges and and this is really important because if you want to understand the gutless wonders that sometimes certain public policy positions elected and unelected and why the counter voices are so important. the the um he voted for the amendment because of intimidation by leftists demonstrating in his in front of his house, burning the garbage, attacking, constantly harassing them in his home and uh and beyond. And he he admits that that's the reason or a large in large part that was the reason why he voted as he did. meaning that they gave in to the harassment and the at a fear you know that his family uh was being um martyed in this way. I understand it on a human level but that's not how an elected official you should get police protection. You should get other things if he if he is being intimidated in this way and I I think it's true of others. You know, the members of the Black Caucus pointed out to me that the DSA people go against the positions of the Black Caucus more than 80% of the time in the election of Esolant. The the blacks in Brooklyn and the Hispanics in the Bronx did not vote for uh did not they voted for Essen. They didn't vote for the DSA candidate. And I think that that you know we we have to look at this more carefully and see that it's it was white liberals in most of these cases and there 17% of the people who were eligible to vote voted. So it's and and they don't get the majority of that vote. So you're talking about a small percentage of the people actually determined the outcome of the election. And that's why we tell you every vote counts. That's why you and I have have have been ranting on this people. There's a perfect example that a a vicious DSA candidate who led the demonstrations at Columbia University gets elected to Congress. >> Yeah. And we're learning this lesson over and over and over. It's amazing. We're just learning this lesson constant. I mean, I hope we're learning the lesson. We're being taught the lesson constantly. >> Right. >> By the way, just to clear up, I mean, I know it was a mistake. You said Jack Smith. I think you meant Adam Smith, right? >> Adam Smith. >> So, because because Jack's also making headlines, but not for being a member of Congress. So Malcolm and Adam Smith out in Washington. All right. So look, I mean this is a I mean we basically have heard your analysis. Anything other to say about this? I mean are you worried I mean I know you're worried about the future of the Democratic party. You're also worried about this type especially among the younger people this type of of policy or movement toward ending Israeli military aid happening in the Republican party eventually as well. Any other comment about this vote this week? Well, first of all, it's very disturbing because this would cut off aid. Uh, and not only that, but it influences others and even some of those who did not vote for it issued statements that were disturbing. And of course, you know, demonizing Netanyahu wherever possible. And um, you know, they've made him the boogeyman for everything and anything that people can blame in the Middle East and beyond. And you know, of course, the the major attack this week by the vice president, but the the uh fact that 102 people, 103 people would vote for this resolution and assume that they would not have to pay a price for it or that the price they would pay for not voting for it would be greater, >> right? is is tells you the level of intimidation that exists and the and the degradation by the on the extreme left of the of the Democratic party and the fact that only one Republican the guy who introduced this and who's getting at who's being kicked out of Congress um by in in the has been by in the last election Thomas Massie he was the only Republican to vote for it now that doesn't mean that there isn't some weakening and some in the Republican party but they were disciplined and they stood up for it and the public statements were were very strong. So I think this is you know a means we have a lot to do on both sides of the aisle but particularly in in Democrats. I don't believe that we should write them off. I think we have to try to help decent candidates who truly care about America and care about democracy, who care about freedom, who recognize that we have one democratic ally in in the region will be get elected to and that the majority in Congress remains as it has been for decades. >> All right. Uh in terms of the interview with the vice president, at what point did you say okay now he's gone too like where was the point where he where he went the most too far? You know what I'm saying? Like what was in your mind the most outrageous thing he said? >> Good evening to Joe Rogan. And from there and from there on it appeared to be downhill. >> Well, it was only about 20% of the interview on Israel. But what was it? Seriously, what was the what was the worst that he said? >> But he lo he used every opportunity and this is what people keep pointing out to me. every opportunity to blame Israel on conspiracy theories on the um you know the about the the fact that they mobilizing Americans against him and against his views on Iran. First of all, why wouldn't anybody any every country in the world is trying to advocate for the positions when it comes to life and death issues for them and for their security let alone for economic and other reasons. Uh there was no nefarious activity. This was a public effort. They the fact that they hired this guy which I actually opposed um uh for for this very reason that the um they did it publicly. They they there was no u no trying to hide it. They didn't avoid Farah registrations or other as many countries do. They didn't put hundreds of billions of dollars secretly buying off people buying into the universities like the Qataris do, the Chinese do, others do. Uh the Saudis did it for a long time and the the um uh um certainly Turkey and others are are involved in all sorts of nefarious activities here. Israel does not and Mossad does not operate in the United States. It's a long-standing uh policy and position. The uh and and besides the intelligence u units of both countries, the organizations work together so closely and share Israel shares its intelligence with the United States. the United States most often with Israel. Uh and I think the the um you know the outreach to to to paint Israel as he did and to say like that he was the victim of this. Israel has not said one thing against JD Vance that I know of and the p prime minister and president of Israel have gone out of their way always to praise both the president and mention the vice president in most cases or many cases. Uh but this this is part of the process of demonization. This is straight out of the Tucker Carlson School of Politics and journalism. Uh so you you distort but you give yourself a little wiggle room. Um it there seemed to be a lot of anger in in what he had to say uh and the way he said it. And for many Americans, that's what they will pick up. And nobody's listening to a three-hour interview, I don't think. And you know, but they they only had it be in for any of the segments where where he goes after uh Israel. >> And that's the headline. That's the headline. The vice president went after Israel. That's in, you know, and that's as you just said, >> it's inevitable. It's the man bites dog story. And and that's what every they knew full well that this was going to get the coverage. It's not something that was haphazard. you don't agree to a three-hour interview, you know, and the uh the White House, there were people Tom Cotton, many others who have come out and said and debunked this idea that there was a conspiracy and that they were trying to change. Did they come out again? Did they not like the MOU? They didn't make it a secret. It was the public policy to say that they didn't like it. And a lot of Americans, a lot of members of Congress, not even supporters of Israel, didn't like it because they know the threat that Iran represents. Uh it's now July bas a year from now there's going to be there'll be debates already primary debates a year from now in 2027 uh for the 2028 election. Um >> there could be it depends if you have >> well yeah but the summer of 2015 there were I think it was dominated by Republican party debates because there was no unless Trump figures out a way to run again. >> Exactly what I was implying. >> Is it possible? >> Is it possible? No, it's not possible. especially not I can't imagine his age even make the effort to try to you know to put in >> would he like to I'm sure he would like to are there people who would like to see it happen yes I'm sure there are people who would like to see it happen is it possible under the law I do not think they they can amend the constitution first of all it's a very long process and second of all I think he acknowledges and and says um often makes reference to leaving um and doesn't anymore talk about uh you know third term. the law is very explicit about it and uh uh so I I don't believe I think uh and I would be very unfortunate if we go into a coronation process where you know there's one candidate and they don't have somebody else uh I think the debates and things are actually useful for the parties even if they negative response and this time essential and I hope in the democratic side I mean know there will be but you're going to see DSA affiliated or DSA linked candidates who will be running. I have no doubt about that. And it's a going to be very open um field because you don't have an incumbent to to take over. And I'm sure there are a lot you see already people um former candidates and current candidates who will who will run. And by the way, it reminds me just that one of the saddest things I saw was that Nancy Pelosi was one of the 103, >> right? I mean, you talk about the degradation of people and the, you know, how the collapse and then of course they just said, well, I love Israel or I'm for Israel, but I'm I'm against Netanyahu what he's doing. But they can't cite what they've done. >> Pelosi would have been smart if she would have said, you know, who's on my side, the prime minister of Israel, because, you know, he's been calling for no more reliance on American aid. Uh, you know, he he even introduced some type of 10-year process or whatever it was. So you know it's funny that none of them none of them cited the prime minister himself in heading in this direction >> you know that there actually is there are meetings going on there are people working on that >> yeah they have to be >> who you know for Israel and the United States you know working together to Netanyahu was supposed to be a 10-year phase out the original deal ends in two years >> has that been reduced to 10 months are desperate out again. >> No. And and there were a lot of people in Israel and here who thought it was not a good idea to face out especially when Israel needs it so much now given the threats and the amount of money and the economic implications uh for them and that the support in Congress was there to continue it uh and and there won't be any applause. You see people aren't standing up and saying oh great thing that you did you know on the American side. They're not my friend. The friends will support us. the and and in that regard again the loss of Lindseay Graham is so massive. It's going to make such a difference. We had so few voices like that. H you know I saw him in Israel many times. I sat with him at a a conference here in Washington not not that long ago. You know he had a great sense of humor. He was so sincerely devoted to Israel. There was no ulterior motive. It didn't you know it wasn't because of his constituents. It's because of what he really believed and uh and I'm telling you that uh people he's one of those rare individuals whose real contribution and importance will only come about after his death when people realize the void he left and the role that he played. You know they say when a king dies is is his influence ends. When another dies a prophet dies it only begins and uh and only and magnifies. I think with with Graham's role will become much more evident to people and his his um support for Israel and what he did. Nobody went as often. Nobody supported had a relationship with Netanyahu or with the people of Israel. All out of sincerity and uh he'll be missed a lot. >> Was he pro-Israel from day one? >> As far as I remember, he was pro he was pro- Israel from day one. Don't forget he was there for a long time. I can't say that I remember every vote but yes he was uh it was something he believed deeply and he grew up as they said you know believing if you those who bless Isra will be blessed and he comes out of that tradition in South Carolina >> and do you suspect any foul play because of where he was hours before he passed away? I I for one do not in this case. I mean you see that there were hereditary aspects to the to what he had and his father had it and that uh if they had not done the autopsy maybe but it seemed to be so conclusive that the president made clear that uh that the cause was not a foreign some sort of intervention at least as far as we can tell. By the way, on the president thing, um there's someone suggesting Allah what the universities do. Maybe we can uh maybe we could promote him from president to chancellor and then put in a a regular elected president. Uh you know, next time around, make him chanc. >> I don't know. I don't I don't know that that titles like chancellor sit so well with our community right now. You know, we've seen countries with chancellors that didn't help us. Uh, so you >> I was I was thinking more on the university level. Okay. >> I I I know what you were thinking and I mean if you would suggest king maybe that would sell better for him. >> I'll tell you this shows you how far we are from World War II that my first inclination was president was university and not European leadership. It's America's one and only Jewish moments in the morning radio program. Heard and listener sponsored digital radio on the web.com and the singing network and of course in the beloved NSN app. It's interesting because this whole issue with the military aid to Israel, you know, I wonder if they'll you, you know, when when a Jewish organ, I I mean, you've seen this a million times. When a Jewish organization loses their biggest donor or one of their large donors, they'll go to other donors and say, "We've just lost one of our greatest sources of revenue of income for our cause. You know, we need you to step up." If in fact the United States pulls away its financial aid, I would assume the prime minister of Israel is going to have to go to some of those, you know, um, uh, Israel loving, wealthy people around the world, especially the United States, and say, "Look, you got to step up. You know, we need half a billion dollars. Could you help us out?" And there are, and I'm not kidding, Malcolm, there are people who could fill that void if necessary. Well, there are some of them uh big names who have uh stepped up remarkably uh to contribute for for various causes. um military arms is not where people private citizens contribute but investing in Israel doing high-tech giving money to kum give $200 million to shedic other people have really stepped up to the plate in in remarkable ways some publicly some privately whether it could be anything from the excavations at Davidid and Marav the the amazing work being done there >> the army the soldiers all different causes for the solders And yeah, if they're legitimate, which people should always check, right? >> And the but but they there aren't needs and necessities. And there are people doing amazing things every night, going out feeding, working, bringing food, bringing clo warm clothing, and when they're in the mountains, there's some I mean, I was with him. I saw it firsthand. It was not manufactured. Uh and so there are those are plain people. Those are often AMA uh the you know regular contributors, people who care about Israel, love Israel, Jews and non-Jews by the way and I saw it at the Kufi conference last week. The amazing levels of support, the the the intensity of feeling the the love is is so and there were a lot of Jews there. There over 300 Jews came, Muslim religious Jews. They had a minion for Shak and Marav every day. that glad kosher food for for the Jews there. And to see the interaction between these people come from all 50 states and the and the Jewish representatives who was there. It was really an amazing thing to behold and the to see the intensity of feeling which I think we have a lot to learn from it. And I think those Jews who came left better Jews, more more ready to stand up and and make their voices heard as they saw the others doing there. Um, so it's that we can draw inspiration from >> Yeah, I'm glad you just brought this up because honestly when people many people when they hear the vice president with the comments that you alluded to what you mentioned, uh, when they see what's going on, the vote in the United States House, etc., etc., people start to get depressed and they have to be reminded, as you just said, the way you described that conference, that that those who love Israel, Jew and non-Jew alike, are not going down without a fight. those who love Israel are not going to allow, you know, and that that's what I'm that's why I'm not even kidding when I say about uh, you know, financial support from from diaspora and other places in the millions and billions of dollars. There are people who, you know, who care enough to step up and step forward and obviously you spent a lot of time with them with that group uh over the last week. Um, by the way, total side note, but I need your comment because you basically predicted this. Did you see how much tax revenue New York City lost because of the exodus from New York in light of the new administration? I mean, it's it's literally over $10 billion. >> Yeah. And and some of that was in the works before this administration, but it was certainly expedited and intensified. And if this is only the tip of the iceberg of what we're going to see, uh I don't know anybody who doesn't have in the back of their mind the thought that this is becoming impossible. when you see every day the measures every day the the statements he can smile all he wants I think I mentioned on the show I don't remember but that at that KUFI conference I met with a group of the student leaders that actually waited after my speech and uh and anticipated but I sat down with them and it lasted a very long time they're really amazing young people and one of them said cuz I told him that I don't mention the mayor's name cuz he wants us to attack him he wants us to publicize it he wants has to use him as a foil because that's how he builds up his constituency and knows that too much of the media goes along with it. Loves to highlight that and and portray the struggle uh between us and him and so I don't mention his name and she said to me you should call him the Grand Muy of New York. >> I saying this 18-year-old gets it better than 90% of the people. That was really brilliant. And Grand Muy also has implications for those who remember the history of uh Grand Muy of Jerusalem etc. But the but the um this is it's incredible to that people can see the city go down the tooth. People want New York to survive. They want it to thrive. Um but if they keep harassing the real estate industry, they keep harassing every sector of of New York and try and maybe because as many analysts say maybe they does want to destroy it so that they rebuild and take control of it and pick up the pieces. The pieces aren't going to be worth anything uh after the kind of policies and and standards that they are setting and he he never apologizes. And now we have the issue come up that Netanyahu is coming um at least for the UN General wants to come before but then to Washington not New York uh for the funeral of Senator Graham and to meet the president. uh but that is not set yet the um the so that uh he but he says he's coming to New York no matter what on for the UN and that really sets up uh conflict not not so much with him but between the federal government and the uh and New York state and you I cannot envisionage the NYPD members even making an effort to arrest him. they will not do it and the no matter what the orders are and if he I don't think he has any other forces to do it but he you know he stepped into it he doubled down all the time about how he would arrest him now you see that the ICC the international criminal court that brought the charges against him and is collapsing uh they they had a the uh chief prosecutor who was leading this case is out and he he's been charged with harassment or pending charges and um uh multiple incidents against him. So the international court, the ICC um even though I think they were at the ICJ, um is is um it doesn't matter really because it's all the same horrible uh establishment of of anti-Israel bias, anti-Jewish bias. And and we have to remember that this translates then we're reading the stories. I hope people are reading about what's happening in the medical field. I I mentioned it here a year ago when we had the first in real studies done that 70% of people in the in medical professions said they've experienced anti-semitism. Now you see the systemic anti-semitism in hospitals in Australia for instance where they people have admitted that that they that they treated Jewish patients badly. And then you see pictures of some of the in England of what was done to women giving birth to others. uh terrible things that you can't go to a hospital in confidence if you're known to be Jewish. I mean, this is, you know, we created Jewish hospitals, you know, 100 years ago or more, 150 years ago, because doctor Jewish doctors were excluded from the main hospitals and needed to create their own facilities. We were back to that again. This is it's it's horrendous. And that's the field that's supposed to be sensitive. They take the hypocratic oath. they they um uh swear their allegiance, you know, to being uh not to be biased and and to practice the thing with honesty and integrity. And yet you see that it's not true and that people are admitting that they treated that they harassed Jewish patients and and people were afraid to say anything because when you're a patient in a hospital and you say something, you know, the sick circumstances could get a lot worse. >> Remember when the activists would say years ago, who needs Jewish hospitals? put our money somewhere else. >> All right. >> Now, you know what? Now you know we're alone. >> Those hospitals are not Jewish anymore. >> No, I get that. But I'm saying you now you understand the intention. And of course, now we feel >> in so many areas of life just alone. It's amazing how we've never experienced this amount of of luxury, this amount of freedom. And nonetheless, uh it's unbelievable how we are meant to feel and what uh many industries, many people and many Jewish people in so many industries are going through. By the way, on the visit, you believe any of these rumors that the president doesn't want to see Netanyahu because of his reaction to the uh Turkey sale? >> Well, first of all, Nata is a lot of company in the reaction to the Turkey sale. This glorification of Erdogan is ridiculous. Um, and the failure to to recognize that we have a mirror image of what was done on the Sunni side by Iran is being done by Turk. T on the Shiite side by Iran is being done on the Sunni side by Turkey together working with Qatar uh with Egypt trying to succumb to Egypt. They've done joint military exercises. They're also you see trying to take over Syria and dominate Syria. Unfortunately, there are even American official who helping and embedding this process. the glorification of of Galani, the head of the government in in Syria. You know, this is again subject of a whole program in and of itself, but what we're seeing there is is horrific. The people inside the country where any of the minority groups, the the Jews, the Kurds, the Christians, and all of them with whom I'm in touch regularly are are apoplelectic about this and uh and they see the the danger and every once in a while something good. They they picked up a shipment that was coming from Iraq going via Syria to the Lebanon to Kbalah and they they stopped it and that is acknowledged. But the overall you know wishful thinking that somehow Shah has proven that he's he's not just a terrorist in a suit that he's really changed is yet to be proven. And we we you know we have too many people who are compromising and comprom and compromising on this uh on these issues. And it's it's the future. It's the long term. This is not going to end. Let's see if the even if Iran gets resolved, they're still going to have the challenge uh with Turkey, which is a has a powerful air force and trying to buy the F-35s and why we why it is objected to. And now Israel's not has sort of modified the opposition from totally against the sale, which I think they remain, but talking about at least a modified version of the F-35. So if the president's upset about that, I mean, that's the prime minister's responsibility. is Israel's responsibility because not talking about a hypothetical. You have a guy who's every day saying he wants to destroy Israel and he's going to kill Netanyahu and that he's going to, you know, bomb and and and eradicate Israeli influence in Israel. And who joined and I have met with him many times. I take him seriously, not because he can go about implementing some of this, but he's he's building an Islamist state in Turkey. It's a powerful state like Iran, you know, with with 90 million people, I think, and um and and a member of NATO with a an existent huge air force and getting the F-35s would change the balance of power in the Middle East. >> I need an example just because people ask me who who joined Netanyahu in being against the sale like which major leader around the world. Well, there were members of Congress uh who are opposed and have opposed it that and and it's I I believe that there may even be a majority not to support the sale. Um and in in Europe, everybody's afraid of Turkey. Why? They say, you know, if Erdogan gets a cold, Germany gets pneumonia because they got you got you have millions of of workers there. the guest star biter the guest workers who were brought there who's who now have expanded the number it keeps growing uh geometrically and the the um uh the government of Germany had there's whole segments where they don't have control where the young people of the people who came who were still in the adaturk tradition and uh you know were not radical Islamists their grandchildren are and they don't talk to the grandparents I've met with them I've met with the families of these workers in Germany years ago already because we saw this as a budding problem and and if you remember the prime minister then she she opened up the country and said we're bringing a million new refugees because they don't have children and they need workers but realize that she's she's undermining the country undermining security country and now you see it manifest in all the attacks that go on the crimes the the anti-semitic attacks uh that are happening there as well as in England and France and elsewhere and in all these places the birth rates are not replacement. They they're they're not they don't have young people to work. So on the one hand they're they're looking to exploit the these uh the opportunity to get workers and China is the same problem. They have a birth rate of like 1.1 and which is nothing. I mean it's a it means an automatic decrease in populations. They don't have workers and they don't have people young people who are going to support the older people who are on pensions and stuff. So they face really serious economic problems as well. But the birth rate in Manhattan, I'm told, is 1.4, which is really another expression of why they they get attracted to vote the way they do and others because they buying into these to the radical ideologies and and don't have a vision of life. And we have to do more to reach out to the to the people who are being sucked into these movements and to to uh bring them back to the community, to our community, to other communities. And uh as I said to you before, you know, when the the black caucus doesn't support the DSA, they didn't vote for their candidates. Blacks didn't vote for them. Hispanics don't want them. Many of them know what it means to live under socialists states in the in South America and elsewhere. Uh so we just have to have a more enlightened approach. >> Wow. It all comes down to family and community. It all comes down to that. It's amazing. Uh, was Congressman Kana of California uh, detained at gunpoint by Israeli settlers attempting to while he was attempting to enter Arab territory? >> I mean, I would joke that maybe he should have been, but it was I mean, Ro Kahana was a guy who was kept telling us that he was a moderate and saying, you know, in public statements and clearly he has joined the DSA branch of the Democratic party. He he wants to run for president. He's guy who has hundreds of millions of dollars. his wife was an ays. Um, and this was all a setup. They didn't clear it with the embassy, I think. Just look at the statements of Ambassador Huckabe and it debunks what he had to say. Second, that there's no evidence of any of the things that he said being true. They didn't harass him. He was in a military zone. They stopped him to ask what he was doing and who he was. And he did they did not give advanced notice that they were coming. And uh, so this was a setup. I mean, this is it's very clear and I think um you know, Ghana has sort of faded out on on this accusation. I'm sure he'll resurrect it later, but um used it as a platform to to carry out an attack when clearly nobody harassed him, nobody detained him, and nobody arrested him. >> And finally, I've got to give you an opportunity to talk about Iran. Uh oil prices are going back up. It seems that the straits are at least according to today's times uh the straits are uh again heading toward almost complete closure and the US is hitting targets every Did it happen last night again? Did the US hit targets last night? >> Yep. >> So what's the strategy here? Is this is what's going to happen over the next few nights and and does the United States think that Iran's going to going to uh uh going to be influenced by all this activity? Well, Iran has to be influenced by it because it's it's uh certainly affecting everything that uh that they do. They but but you know, they also play the the calendar game. They're looking at the elections in Israel and then more importantly in the United States and they are taking decisions which are irrational for them. They continue to attack their allies like Qatar. Um they they hit Gulf states that neutral like Bahrain and and UAE turning them into enemy states of of it and and they pray that Israel um would would be in a position to take them out. Israel is staying on the sideline which is the right policy and uh Iran as you notice is not does not want to engage Israel in this. They fired on Jordan repeatedly. Then one night last, the night before last, I think there were eight missiles and several drones shot at Israel, let alone the number at the UAE, which I think is the biggest each each time. But also Kuwait, you know, which has done nothing and has been uh um anti-Iran. So what what's happening in the straits? Uh obviously they want to create the pressure, but the pressure is both ways. one on Iran when losing the income and blocking their ports really does have a big impact and I congratulate the president for doing that and and salute the troops who are involved and pray for their their safety. um you know whether we'll have boots on the ground I think is uh something we will have to see whether it's really essential but I think right now we got to mow the lawn more we have to to take out more of their capacity you know the all the radar the naval radar in particular that was being taken out you know and there are so many of these installations as well as storage facilities for rockets for other things that they have it it looks like they they're not being able to shoot really high quality missiles anymore that they or they're low on them and and um even though it's been remarkable how much they actually had and continue to be able to fire um but uh hopefully they will not fire on Israel hopefully they will you know we will be able to eliminate their capacity to do it and that the people will eventually find a way uh be given a way that they can take back the country uh and um get rid of the the Mullers and the regime that is willing to pay any price for the people and the the um you know this is very tenuous situation and and it can go almost any way any day uh in breaking out >> and they don't attack Israel more because they're more afraid of Israel's retaliation than what the United States is doing to them. Would that be accurate? That's what the general consensus is is that they they know that Netanyahu is just waiting that as he said they're locked and loaded and that the US uh in Sentcom has been amazing. They're very supportive. they are they really engage in all of these um activities you know and um we we'll have to see you know and it's a shame because it obscures some of the things like the border of peace the Moroccan soldiers other soldiers started to arrive to serve in Gaza that the uh you know we see Hamas moving the center of its activities to Turkey which has not come under except for a couple cases any Iranian fire um there's there are a lot of subsets set of things that are going on. Um, but you know, we have to strengthen the sense of confidence that we have. Less than a third of of Jews feel safe as a Jew living in uh um and and another third that feel unsafe and 30% who haven't made a decision you whether they're safe or not. But the but but a lot of people are not willing to not ready to admit it or to acknowledge it. So the answer is not fear. The answer is not intimidation. It's to be stronger to go out as you said to write to the members of Congress who voted the right way. Democrats who voted against this amendment and to and thank Republicans also that we have to acknowledge them, invite them. There going to be recesses now for Congress, bring them into the communities and make make them speak about what they're going to do in the new session to help turn around this this um anti-Israel landslide that uh continues to to um go and we and we have to work to expand the cooperation during this time quietly which is very difficult for Israelis but with everybody from Kazakhstan, Somalia, Sudan and anybody that wants that we build uh relations with them and anybody by the way and reporting anti-semitic incidents is really critical. You know we see even in the leaders of pen the uh author's organization uh find a de facto ban on Jewish material that's not explicitly anti-Israel. Now, you're talking about one of the most important intellectual organizations and uh influencers. Um and and yet it doesn't make headlines and it doesn't get the story. There were victories at the at the NEA by the way this past week and I credit the Jewish organizations the conference helped coordinate uh amongst them that they really had a concerted effort and the ENT's resolutions did not pass did not get voted on or didn't pass and uh and that's what we have to do much more clever concerted and effective efforts. >> I will end with a question which I bet you have not been asked this week. Are we obligated to root for Argentina this Sunday? >> 100%. Yes. And Argentina's Malay, the president has been uh amazing and uh uh you know, unabashedly so. And I think we we um we certainly want to see them be able to go back and and strengthen position because you know in these countries is as much as now soccer seems to have taken on some life here it's an obsessive uh an obsession amongst people in South America and uh I think it'll it'll be a buoyant thing and even if they lose the fact that they that they they played amazingly and are you know going to be number two one of them will be number one and will be number two and then they the France and uh uh the two losers in England have to play off to be who will be number three. >> Right. >> Well, thanks for explaining the uh the way this works because I've only watched the World Cup for about a minute. So, this does help. This t this tutorial was very >> about 45 seconds longer than me. >> This tutorial was very very helpful. Uh have an easy fast etc. Arab Shabas Nakmu. Next week we uh plan on speaking. Have a wonderful Shabas and thanks for joining us. >> Have a good Shabas and people whatever we said that's the bottom line will give us we do the right things and we stand up and do our part will do his part and we'll come out of this great >> mourn properly and as you just said we will be comforted properly and that's a really important message. Thank you Malcolm. A wonderful Shabas. Malcolm Homeline Conference of Presidents with the weekly update, a weekly tradition here, I'm proud to say at JM in the AM