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A deep dive on the antisemitic terror attack in Australia, the FBI's prevention of a New Year's terrorist attack, regulations on sports gambling, and the White House's AI order.
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In this video 0:00 Rising Global Terror Threats: Attacks on Jewish Communities7:55 Combating Antisemitism: Personal Testimonies and Calls for Resolve24:52 Immigration Risks, Policy Reforms, and Societal Challenges
Rising Global Terror Threats: Attacks on Jewish Communities 0:01 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington, DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and newsmakers,0:13 all from a biblical world view. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Heiss.0:19 The charges we are announcing today stem from the defendants and their coconspirators detailed coordinated plot to bomb multiple US companies on New Year's Eve.0:30 Thankfully, that plot has now been foiled thanks to the hard work of the FBI and the Department of Justice.0:37 Wow. That was US assistant attorney in California as the FBI foils a bombing plot targeting Los Angeles. Welcome to this December fifteenth edition of Washington Watch. I'm0:49 your host, Jody Heiss, filling in today for Tony Perkins. Thank you so much for joining us. Alright. Coming up, security is up in New York City after a deadly anti Semitic attack at a Hanukkah1:01 festival in Australia. Doctor Moshe Glick, president of Israel's 3 60 five's new new New Jersey's chapter and host of a targeted synagogue will be1:13 joining us to explain what's happening amid rising antisemitism. Plus, authorities say they have foiled a far left terror plot to bomb US companies in1:24 California on New Year's Eve. The suspect's pro Palestinian anti government views raised questions about immigration. Mark Krekorian will join us to break that
1:36 down. A deadly antisemitic terror attack struck a Jewish festival in Sydney's Sydney, Australia's
1:48 Bondi Beach. It killed 16 people. Authorities say it was a deliberate attack on the Jewish community. Prime minister Anthony Albanese faces increasing pressure at
2:00 home and criticism from Israel over rising antisemitism. And joining me now is Washington State reporter Casey Harper who has been following today's story.
2:12 Casey, what are authorities saying about this terror attack? How and for that matter, how is Australia responding at this point?
2:21 Well, thanks, Jody. Police say the 2 shooters, a father and son, actually opened fire at this Jewish celebration of Hanukkah with more than 1000 attendees. 15 people were tragically killed at the
2:33 scene, and the father was later shot dead by police, bringing the total to 16. Victims range from children to the elderly, and dozens were injured, including police officers. Prime minister Albanese
2:45 called it a horrific anti Semitic terrorist attack and pledged increased security for Jewish communities. Secretary of state Marco Rubio condemned the attack, saying anti Semitism has no place in this
2:57 world. Israeli prime minister Netanyahu criticized Australia for failing to act against rising antisemitism. Here's what he said after the attack.
3:07 On August seventeenth, about 4 months ago, I sent prime minister Albanese of Australia a letter in which I gave him
3:19 warning that the Australian government's policy was promoting and encouraging antisemitism in Australia.
3:31 I wrote, your call for a Palestinian state pures full fuel on the antisemitic fire. It rewards Hamas terrorism. It emboldens those who menace Australian Jews
3:43 and encourages the Jew hatred now stalking your streets. Antisemitism is a cancer. It spreads when leaders stay silent. It retreats when leaders act. I call
3:55 upon you to replace weakness with action, appeasement with resolve.
4:01 Jewish leaders have warned that the attack did not come without warning as threats and vandalism targeting Jews have surged since 20 23. Authorities say the younger gunman, 24 year old Naveed
4:12 Akram, was previously monitored by Australia's domestic intelligence agency for ties to an Islamic state cell. Just highlighting the attack's terrorist links, Jody.
4:23 Casey, this just leads right into a another very concerning investigation that's taking place in California now. What do you know about that foiled bomb plot, that was to
4:35 take place on New Year's Eve and the rest that that has taken place.
4:39 Yeah. That's right, Jody. It appears we're dealing with an attempt at anti Semitic violence right here in America. So 4 people have been arrested over a foiled bomb plot linked to a far left extremist group called the
4:50 Turtle Island Liberation Front. Authorities say the group, which describes itself as pro Palestinian and anti government, planned to target multiple locations, including 2 companies and US immigration agents on New
5:02 Year's Eve. Here is what the first US attorney said earlier today.
5:06 The individuals were arrested on Friday, December twelfth, when the group attempted to construct and detonate IEDs out in the desert.
5:15 Officials say the plot was coordinated through a signal chat called order of the black low lotus, where members also discussed further attacks in the coming months. Prosecutors expect additional charges as this
5:27 investigation continues, Jody.
5:29 Wow. Well, turning now, Casey, if we can to Capitol Hill, I know there's a key health care deadline, that's just right around the corner, and house Republicans are pushing for a conservative
5:41 reform plan as the Obamacare subsidies are set to expire very soon. So do you know what's in the bill and what else congress is gonna be dealing with this week?
5:52 Well, Jody, the GOP health care bill is focused on free market reforms as these temporary Obamacare subsidies everyone's been talking about expire at the end of the year. Now GOP leaders say those subsidies created
6:03 during COVID use taxpayer money to support coverage that includes abortion and transgender procedures, making an extension unacceptable without major changes. Now the bill extend extends association
6:16 health plans and adds transparency rules for pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, steps the Republicans say will lower cost through competition. Conservatives oppose extending subsidies without spending and
6:27 policy reforms, while some moderates want just a short term extension. Meanwhile, the senate is expected to hold a cloture vote today on the National Defense Authorization Act. Now with no agreement on Obamacare,
6:40 millions of Americans could soon face higher premiums, Jody.
6:44 Has there been any reaction from the White House to this geo, GOP plan, Casey? And do we know, how officials at the White House and so
6:56 forth are responding to some potential implications of this proposal that the GOP is putting forward?
7:03 Yes, Jody. We do, actually. So earlier today at the White House, president Trump once again criticized Obamacare, asserting that its subsidies are benefiting insurance companies rather than the American people. He
7:14 elaborated on his concerns in this clip.
7:17 You know, the insurance companies are making a fortune. They're up 1700 percent and more, and, they're taking in hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars, even
7:29 trillions of dollars. And Obamacare gives you terrible health care. Just so you understand, Obamacare was set up, and I said it right from the beginning, for the benefit of the health
7:41 insurance, insurance companies of the insurance companies. They're making billions and billions of dollars.
7:48 Now this is expected to be a highly debated and closely watched issue on Capitol Hill this week, Jody.
Combating Antisemitism: Personal Testimonies and Calls for Resolve
7:55 Alright, Casey. Thank you so much. Always appreciate you keeping us up to speed on so many stories taking place. We appreciate it.
8:01 Thanks.
8:02 Alright. I wanna go back now to the shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach in Sydney that targeted the city's Jewish community. And joining me now to discuss this and more is doctor
8:13 Moshe Glick, president of the New Jersey chapter of Israel 3 65, whose synagogue event was targeted last year by an anti Semitic mob. Doctor Glick, welcome back
8:25 to Washington Watch. Great to have you.
8:30 Exactly.
8:31 Alright. Let's start with your reaction to yesterday's shooting, and how has the Jewish community been responding to it?
8:43 Yeah. And it's a policy of.
8:50 Doctor Moshe, we've got a we're having difficulty, hearing you right now. We'll come back to you here in just a few moments. Let me go back to to Casey if I can. Casey,
9:02 I I wanna go back if we can and talk about what's, happening with right here in America. We have so many, immigrants that have taken, that have come into the country. And when you
9:14 talked a moment ago about the foiled attempt of a potential bombing in, on New Year's Eve, let's talk about that. Just how many potential terrorists do we have any idea
9:26 have been, released here in the United States?
9:30 I mean, this is, been an ongoing concern, but these recent terror attacks really highlighted. And we've seen actually recent reports come out that say 18000, not 1800, not 180, 18000
9:42 confirmed or suspected terrorists have entered the United States under under Biden. And that came out during a congressional hearing last week. And, Joe Kent, the man who released that statistic, he was clear to
9:54 tell Congress that they actually don't know how many there are. They know there are at least 18000. And so there could actually be many more. But as you know, Jody, this is because during the Biden administration, the
10:04 southern border was left wide open. At least 10000000, probably much many more than that illegal illegal immigrants came into the US. We don't know where they were from, where they came from, and really why they were
10:16 coming, but they came in by the millions. And those are just the ones that we that came in illegally. We also know, for instance, the the, the legal not illegal, but the legal, Afghan immigrant who,
10:28 came into the US because of our involvement in Afghanistan, he was the 1 who, you know, attacked the National Guard, the man posted outside the National Guard at the White House. And so we're seeing this come at
10:38 different angles. And in some ways, the chickens are coming home to roost on the immigration policies.
10:43 Wow. Alright, Casey. Maybe maybe we'll have some more time to talk a little bit later. We've got, doctor Glick back. So, if you will hang on, maybe we'll be able to get back with you, here in a little while. Doctor
10:54 Glick, welcome back. Good to have you on the program.
10:58 Thank you so much, Jody, and it's great to be back.
11:00 Okay. Let's start back with where we were, your reaction to yesterday's shooting, and how the Jewish community is responding.
11:08 Yeah. Unfortunately, it's it's not surprising. Prime minister Netanyahu predicted it. You know, this is not about strict gun laws. Right? I love you know, the prime minister talked about the prime minister of Australia
11:18 talked about we're gonna increase our gun laws. You know? They they've got some of the strictest gun laws in the world. It's an ideological hatred. And, you know, first they come after the, the Saturday people, and then
11:28 these jihadists come after the Sunday people. So it's it's the will of of of of democratic Western culture society to fight these jihadists, around the world. Or we'll, you know, we'll all be
11:40 next.
11:41 Do you think the threat of antisemitism is getting the attention that it needs, both here in the United States and globally?
11:52 So, you know, thank God for president Trump and, Harmit Dhillon Pam Bondi, Harmit Dhillon. You and the last time I was on your show, talked about a case that happened in in our synagogue in New Jersey where, a man an
12:03 elderly man was intact in front of, 1 of our synagogues, choked, choked. I police, didn't come to his rescue. I ended up coming to his rescue to separate physically separate
12:15 him. And what's crazy is I'm the 1 that got arrested. And, we you know, we're so thankful for the fact that the Department of Justice has has filed, FACE Act, charges against 6 individuals and 2 of these
12:26 jihadi organizations. So, hopefully, it's catching the attention. There's been, unfortunately, some major events. It happened at Parkey Synagogue, 1 of the oldest synagogues in New York City, a mob of
12:38 people. The ceasefire happened already. It's just a way to intimidate and target Jewish people. And and and we know it's it's the Jews and and the Christians. You know, we're in the same boat together. We're the canary
12:49 in the coal mine, and we always have been.
12:51 Doctor Glick, I'm gonna ask you if you will if you're able to to stick over with us following the break. I've got some more questions I wanna, throw your way. But real quickly before we get to the break, let's start
13:02 setting the groundwork, with this next question, and that is, the support that we've seen for those who want to eliminate, the Jewish state and the Jewish people seems to be a growing movement. We've
13:14 got about 30 seconds, and then we'll continue with this after the break.
13:19 Yeah. It it's an unf you know, I think some so much of it is people get their, our generation, gets their information from TikTok and Instagram. And, you know, when people and I think there's a ton of Qatari
13:31 money that's being thrown at this, to to influence public opinion against the Jewish state. And thank god we have allies, you know, here at Israel 3 65. We form we formulated a ton of those allies on the, you
13:43 know, the Jewish Christian world and recognized what a strategic and important ally.
13:46 Let's hold that thought. Let's hold that thought Sure. And we'll, pick it up more right after the break. Stay with us, doctor Moshe Glick. And now we'll continue this conversation in just a moment.
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15:01 For over 4000 years, the Jewish people have had legal, historical, and biblical ties to the land of Israel, especially the heartland of Israel, Judea and Samaria, which much of the world still calls the West Bank.
15:13 To Israelis, Judea and Samaria is far more than a name. It's the center of their ancestral homeland where nearly 80 percent of the Bible's events took place. Abraham purchased property in Hebron, Jacob in
15:25 Shechem. Joshua made an altar on Mount Ebal and led the Israelites into a covenant before god. On Mount Gerizim overlooking Shechem, Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman at the well about worshiping neither on Mount
15:37 Gerizim nor in Jerusalem, but in spirit and in truth. Judea and Samaria is nearly a quarter of Israel's current land mass, not a small strip of land on the Jordan River, but a vital
15:49 and strategic part of the nation's identity. The October seventh massacre launched from Gaza shattered the illusion that giving away territory brings peace. Gaza, which was once seen as
16:01 the cornerstone of a 2 state solution, became a launchpad for terror. Today, only 21 percent of Israelis support a Palestinian state. Trust in a 2 state solution has all but
16:12 collapsed. The Middle East is changing. Iran's grip is weakening. New alliances are forming, but of a 2 state solution. History
16:24 speaks clearly. The 2005 Gaza withdrawal backed by the US led not to peace, but to a terrorist regime. Judea and Samaria are 24 times larger than Gaza, deeply woven
16:36 into Israel's geographic and spiritual fabric. To surrender them would not bring peace. It would invite conflict and existential danger. Family Research Council stands with Israel's rightful
16:48 to sovereignty. It's time for America to do the same for history, for justice, and for lasting security in the Middle East.
17:02 Welcome back to Washington Watch. Thank you so much for tuning in today. I'm Jody Hice filling in for Tony, and I'm continuing my conversation now with my guest from the previous segment, doctor
17:13 Moshe Glick, who is the president of the New Jersey chapter of Israel 3 65, whose synagogue event was targeted last year by an anti Semitic mob.
17:26 Doctor Glick, thank you so much for sticking with us. We appreciate it.
17:31 Sure.
17:32 Alright. The the Jewish community is certainly reeling from yesterday's deadly shooting at, Hanukkah event at, Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. And certainly, that's
17:44 prompted Jewish groups to call for heightened, security amid all sorts of, potential for a copycat attack. And, of course, those calls for more security is not just in
17:55 Australia, but also here in the United States and elsewhere, where we have likewise seen a rise of antisemitism ever since the October seventh attacks against Israel. That's been more
18:07 than 2 years ago now. So what do you make of the responses that we're seeing to yesterday's shooting? Is it enough? Do we need more? What's your thoughts on that?
18:19 Yeah. I don't think it's nearly enough. I think we we apply Western culture to this, and it's when you have, an ideological hatred, which it's if somebody's willing to kill themselves I mean,
18:31 these 2 shooters on, in in Australia, they they didn't think they were gonna kinda hit and run. They were there to to kill as many Jews as they could, starting from a 10 year the youngest victim, 10 years
18:42 old, up to an, I believe it was an 87 year old holocaust survivor. These are not normal people. These are not things where we can, you know okay. We're gonna we're gonna have another, armed security guard at the front
18:53 door. That doesn't work. And and, you know, my fear and I think the fear of the Jewish and and the Christian community, and we've already seen churches that have been shot up. We've seen synagogues that have been shot
19:03 up. And either we as Americans stand united and say that this this this jihadist mentality is is a sickening cancer within our society, and we're gonna stand up
19:14 united to fight it versus, we're gonna have stricter gun laws. We're gonna, you know, we're gonna build a stronger door in front of the synagogue, in front of the church. That's not gonna work. There's there's a it it's
19:24 such a deeper, sicker problem, and hopefully, the world is starting to wake up to that fact.
19:30 We certainly hope so. I know, coming into the segment and introducing you, I mentioned the, synagogue event that you hosted, that it was attacked, and we had you on
19:41 previously, earlier in the year to talk about that. But remind our audience what happened in that event.
19:48 Sure. So we hosted a, a a a Israel cultural event. Our partners, Project Zion, which is a young Christian movement, they were with us as well celebrating. We had celebration of
20:00 Jewish music, culture. We had, a an Israeli soldier spoke about his brother who was killed in in Lebanon. It was during the mourning period. There's a 30 day mourning period. And a, a violent and aggressive
20:12 group of jihadists marched. The original plan for that event was gonna be at our home, my wife, Renee, and mine home. We had gotten threats. People had come to our our house. We can't capture our ring camera, leaving
20:22 threatening letters. We ended up moving into the synagogue, and, a violent group just, marched right up to the synagogue. And, police did a horrific job. It's unfortunate. You know, I've
20:34 been living in the same town for 20 something years. Allowed them to march right up to the front literally to the front door. 1 of the Islamists, ended up putting a 65 year old they they act with booboozellas, which are
20:46 a a loud, noisemaker, put it right up to my ear, swatted it away. And, 1 of them came forward to attack me. A different, a different 1 of the, the
20:58 attendees pepper sprayed that person thinking he was about to attack me. About 10 seconds had passed, and then the, the Islamist, ended up putting this 65 year old man, 64 year old man into a choke hold,
21:10 tackled him down right in front of the synagogue. It was shocking, that in 20 24, at that point in America, that you could have literally people march up to a synagogue. It almost felt like, you know, Kristallnacht of of
21:21 the 19 thirties, Germany, with the vile, antisemitism. And what ended up happening I mean, what's the crazy part is that, I ended up using physical, force to
21:33 separate the Islamists from this, attacking. I'm a I'm a trained EMT. I'm a dentist by training. Saw the man's, the victim's, legs starting to buckle. He was losing consciousness. And this is about 45
21:44 seconds into the event. Called for the police multiple times. All the video is is available. You can Google search it under, Israel 3 65, doctor Moshe Glick. Again, Israel 3 6 5 doctor Moshe Glick. You'll
21:56 see the video. And the crazy part is, me trying to defend, or protect somebody from being literally choked out and killed in front of the synagogue. I'm the 1 that ended up getting arrested. And, that that that legal
22:08 case is ongoing. And, you know, we're so thankful to Harmit Dhillon. They had put together a press conference on the 20 ninth of September, and that's available online as well. And they actually charged civilly right now
22:19 the Islamist that attacked the synagogue. You know, it's kind of this weird dichotomy world where I'm still under. I still have charges against me, on the on the, on the local level versus the federal government.
22:31 It looked at all the evidence and, clearly came out to the correct correct conclusion. And we're hoping that the federal government and it's a call on the federal government to look into the, the Essex County
22:41 Prosecutor's Office, the West Orange Police Department, and to look at, you know, these facts. So, again, we're super grateful to to Harmit Dhillon, and her team for for bringing light to this matter.
22:52 That's just such an unbelievable story. What what do you think, some lessons perhaps should people take from your case as well as yesterday's attack?
23:03 Yeah. I I think that, you know, you you can't count on somebody else that's gonna gonna save you. Right? I think, un unfortunately, you know, there are bad actors out there. And I I've been to dozens of, of pro
23:15 Israel, anti jihad rallies. And, you know, unfortunately, either the police are overwhelmed or they're not equipped to handle these things. And in the end of the day, I think you need to protect yourself. You know, I I
23:26 personally have a a concealed carry, license, and I think everybody should have 1. You know, I love the fact when they started saying you know, again, this I mentioned this earlier, like, Australia said, oh, we have to
23:36 we have to get stricter gun laws, which, you know, which stricter gun laws would have stopped those 2 maniacs from getting weapons and and just picking off Jewish people at a Hanukkah celebration. I mean, it's it's a
23:47 sickness. Or maybe an armed good guy could have stopped them earlier, since it took 20 minutes. And some of the reports I've said before, the police even fired a shot back at these, jihadi crazies.
23:58 Yeah. It's amazing how they always pivot back to guns being the problem rather than
24:03 Yeah.
24:03 Those, who are filled with hate. Real quickly, what do you make of the Trump administration's response to your case?
24:12 Yeah. So I I'm I'm very thankful. It's in the early stage. It takes a while for the federal government, to get going as you can imagine. But, you know, the Department of Justice took some time, but they they filed face
24:22 they they reviewed all the evidence. They filed face x. And my understanding is that they're starting to look into the I I don't know for certain, but they're starting to look into the Essex County Prosecutor's Office
24:32 Right.
24:32 And and and the and people that have really targeted me for an anti, Semitic bias. There's no if you look at the evidence, there's no reason. Thank you, Dodie.
24:40 Doctor Moshe Glick, thank you so much for joining us. Incredible story, and, we look forward to talking to you further in the future. Alright. We're gonna bring this same type of thing home right after the break.Show more
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