Rebel News Podcast - EZRA LEVANT ｜ As memories of 9⧸11 fade, the risk of repeating dark chapters of our history grows

00:00:00.000 I'm still in Israel. I can hardly wait to come home, but I have a story for you about Canada.

00:00:06.060 In fact, three stories that have a common theme about how our establishment is being colonized,

00:00:11.680 well, by the enemies of these establishments. I'll explain what I mean in a second,

00:00:17.180 but first let me invite you to become a subscriber to Rebel News Plus. That's the video version

00:00:21.000 of this podcast. Just go to rebelnewsplus.com and click subscribe. All right, here's today's

00:00:27.080 podcast. It's the anniversary of 9-11. It's September 11th, and you're watching the Ezra LeVant Show.

00:00:36.620 Shame on you, you sensorism bug.

00:00:48.460 It's the 22nd anniversary of 9-11. Horrific day. I remember it vividly, but I'm 51.

00:00:55.680 It's been so long since it's happened. An entire generation has grown up with no recollection

00:01:02.220 of it. I think 9-11 was my generation's JFK assassination moment, something that every

00:01:09.180 single person in the world knew exactly where they were when they heard the news. That's how I felt

00:01:14.540 about 9-11, and it changed everything. I think young people don't know what 9-11 is. It's like

00:01:20.060 people talking about Hitler. They know Hitler's a bad thing vaguely, but they have no idea

00:01:25.440 about the Second World War. I fear that we're losing that cultural memory for 9-11 too, and

00:01:32.100 when you forget the past, you're sometimes doomed to repeat it. I'm, as you know, in Israel for the

00:01:39.540 Rebel News Abraham Accords trip. We're spending a week in Israel, and then we're going to the United

00:01:44.700 Arab Emirates to see how the Abraham Accords peace deal is going. Israel is a country that never 0.91

00:01:50.720 forgets what terrorism is like because there are terrorist attacks almost every day. We today

00:01:57.640 visited with Danny Tirza, a retired colonel whose job was to stop those terrorist attacks by building

00:02:05.540 a security barrier, a fence, and sometimes a wall between the Jews and the Arabs. We're still editing

00:02:13.400 our report on that, but here's a report I did on the subject in our last trip to Israel. I look a

00:02:21.260 little bit different. Here's my report when Danny Tirza gave us a tour of the security fence. I'm

00:02:27.080 standing in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. Down there is Bethlehem and Beit Jala in the West Bank,

00:02:33.060 and with me is retired colonel Danny Tirza. Nice to see you. You were the colonel in charge of the

00:02:39.240 security barrier between the West Bank and Israel. How is it working? How many years old is it, first

00:02:44.480 of all? It was start constructed here in 2002, and now we're in 2017, so 15 years that it works.

00:02:53.500 How many people try and cross the barrier on any given day? Today, maybe 20 to 30 times a week

00:03:02.620 someone tried to cross the fence. So three to five times a day. Are they people who were lost? Are they

00:03:09.860 regular criminals? What's the breakdown of those 20 or 30 people a week? Most of them are criminals.

00:03:16.820 Some of them are illegal workers, and even Palestinian women that are running away from the families. 0.92

00:03:22.380 You know what happened to a Palestinian wife if her husband suspects her. She better run away. 1.00

00:03:27.160 How has it affected regular life, commerce? Can people on the Bethlehem side still come to Israel 1.00

00:03:34.760 and vice versa? Yes, they have, but they can. But they can do it only through checkpoints and after a

00:03:41.620 security check. Let's talk a little bit about Bethlehem. We can see a few churches. I see a golden dome

00:03:49.060 there. That's a church, right? That's St. Nicholas Church, very famous one in Beth Jala.

00:03:56.040 Beth Jala. And can you point to, is that on the highest point there, is that Bethlehem on the highest

00:04:01.780 point of that hill? On the top of the mountains, you can see the column there of Maria. Behind it,

00:04:08.400 it's the Nativity Church. So the geography is extremely small. I mean, we're here in Jerusalem.

00:04:15.320 Bethlehem is really, it's, if this was in North America, it would be called a neighborhood of

00:04:20.380 Jerusalem. Bethlehem really isn't even separate. That's right. That we don't have any space here

00:04:26.440 between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Therefore, we had to build something on the ground to prevent 0.97

00:04:32.160 these terrorists from coming to Israel. How are Christians treated in Bethlehem? I heard you say

00:04:37.260 earlier today that the Christian population of Bethlehem is, did you say it's down to 12 percent?

00:04:41.400 Is that the number? Today, most of the Christians ran away abroad from Beth Jala and Bethlehem after

00:04:51.420 1995, after the interim agreement between Israel and the PLO, when we let this area to the Palestinian

00:04:58.840 authority, most of the Christians ran away abroad from the Muslims because they want to have better

00:05:05.320 life in the world and not living here under the Muslims. I'll be back in Canada at the end of the 1.00

00:05:13.220 week. I return on Friday morning to Canada. I'm looking forward to getting home. I've been away

00:05:18.540 for far too long. Anyway, so I have three stories today from Canada that I sense had a theme. I don't

00:05:26.460 know. Have you ever heard of Robert Conquest's laws of politics? I've mentioned them to you before.

00:05:32.680 The first one is, everyone is a conservative about what they know best. Isn't that the truth? Whether

00:05:39.800 you're a bricklayer or a surgeon, it doesn't matter if you know something, if you're an expert in

00:05:46.820 something, it's almost certain that you're a conservative because you know how it ought to be

00:05:51.640 done. It's the radical rebels who don't know what they're doing, who are progressive. I like that

00:05:58.700 first Robert Conquest's law. The second one is, any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or

00:06:05.920 later becomes left-wing. Isn't that the truth? Look at the mission creep of, well, every organization

00:06:12.480 from universities to colleges of physicians and surgeons and onwards. But the third of Robert

00:06:19.260 Conquest's laws is what came to mind today with these three stories that I'll tell you about.

00:06:24.640 And that law is, the simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization

00:06:30.520 is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies. What does that mean? And what news does

00:06:39.640 that apply to? Well, I've got three stories for you. One about Governor General Mary Simon attacking

00:06:46.160 people who are deniers of indigenous residential school issues. The next story is an incredible

00:06:56.540 one of Justin Trudeau demanding that the Canadian Armed Forces find a new role, that they become global

00:07:04.340 warming warriors. I'm not even kidding. And the third story is the Quebec Journalists Association

00:07:11.900 condemning Facebook. I'll link these three stories together because they all follow Conquest's

00:07:18.600 law. So let's go to the first one. The story, as I often find them, is in Blacklock's reporter. I

00:07:27.900 mentioned Blacklock's before, and I know Sheila Gunn-Reed mentions them a lot too. Blacklock is a 0.82

00:07:33.740 small independent media company in Ottawa that, like Rebel News, does not take any money from the

00:07:40.540 government. And so they're one of the few media in this country that is able to criticize the

00:07:46.540 establishment. So here's their story today. Governor General Mary Simon blames unnamed media for what 0.99

00:07:55.640 she called residential school denialism. There's this whole movement to ban denying residential school

00:08:06.380 issues as if it's Holocaust denial. They use the word denial, climate deniers, Holocaust deniers. By the

00:08:14.280 way, it is not against the law to deny the Holocaust. It may be in bad taste, but it is not a crime.

00:08:20.200 However, they seek to illegalize, to criminalize denialism with regards to residential schools. Let

00:08:27.280 me read a little bit to you from the story in Blacklock's. Governor General Mary Simon blames unnamed media

00:08:32.200 for what she called residential school denialism. Unidentified media are trying to, quote,

00:08:38.640 control the story of indigenous people, she said. There are those who deny the stories of residential

00:08:44.880 schools, of abuse and neglect and racism, Simon said in a speech Friday to observe a national gathering

00:08:51.980 on unmarked burials conference. Even though residential school denialism is in the minority,

00:08:57.720 it is nonetheless present. Denialism takes the form of attacks online through the media and through the

00:09:04.920 desecration of burial sites, said Simon. That's a new one. I haven't heard that before. These attacks

00:09:11.960 are attempts to control the story of indigenous peoples. And then here's the interesting part from

00:09:17.940 Blacklock's. Simon's remarks were from a written text and not spontaneous. Rideau Hall did not reply to

00:09:25.460 questions. Canadians can no longer say, I didn't know, said Simon. We now acknowledge all aspects of

00:09:32.920 our history, both the good and the bad. It's not funny, but there's so many groups who only talk

00:09:39.080 about the bad. And if there's not enough bad news, they'll just make more bad news about Canada's past.

00:09:44.920 Quote, for the longest time, too long, this trauma was buried. Unheard, said Simon. For years,

00:09:50.420 the loss, fear and pleas from mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, uncles, aunts,

00:09:54.520 and communities went unrecognized. Children disappeared at residential schools and other

00:09:59.040 institutions, buried in unmarked graves. And the story goes on. Now, I have no doubt that terrible

00:10:07.840 things were done in residential schools. Terrible things are done in all places by all people of all 1.00

00:10:14.480 races. And we know that from other schools, sometimes there is sexual abuse or other abuse,

00:10:21.020 especially when there involves children in a mass setting like that. But to say that anyone who

00:10:28.120 criticizes or asks skeptical questions about residential schools is a, quote, denier, is a

00:10:35.180 terrible form of political censorship, which I think is exactly the goal. Our own Dre Humphrey, who is

00:10:41.540 indigenous herself, went to Kamloops to do a documentary on the alleged mass graves there.

00:10:49.380 Here's an excerpt from her film. Well, the remains of 215 children have been found in a mass grave in

00:10:56.640 Canada. Many of you know that just over a year ago, the discovery of the remains of 215 children

00:11:03.480 was found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School at the Kamloops Shaswamik First Nation.

00:11:08.660 But what if I were to show you that what I just said wasn't true and that, in fact, a year later, not a single body has been found?

00:11:19.660 This mass grave is a painful reminder of the genocide.

00:11:25.660 Canada's leaders aren't condemning the burning of churches. No, they're endorsing the burning of churches.

00:11:30.660 A juvenile rib bone that surfaced in the same area.

00:11:33.660 You'd be surprised the number of people who say, you know, I'm a doctor, I'm a paramedic. This is definitely a human bone and it's definitely not.

00:11:41.660 Is Drea a denier because she sought to have proof of the exaggerated claims of hundreds of bodies in a, quote,

00:12:01.660 mass grave. That's what Jagmeet Singh said about it. Do we now control ideas by banning denialism?

00:12:08.660 Do we also ban hoaxes like what was clearly perpetrated in Kamloops and other places?

00:12:14.660 Pretty recently, one of the Manitoba sites of an alleged mass grave,

00:12:20.660 when they finally investigated the ground penetrating radar, found that there was no mass grave at all.

00:12:27.660 It was at worst a hoax, at best an error, but the ability to challenge it would be banned by the likes of Mary Simon.

00:12:35.660 And here's my point of conquest's third law.

00:12:39.660 Mary Simon is the governor general and the governor general's position is to be apolitical, nonpartisan,

00:12:48.660 rather like the king or the queen, the late queen themselves.

00:12:53.660 But by being so partisan and so accusatory and so ideological, Mary Simon accomplishes two things.

00:13:02.660 First of all, she uses the weight of her office to condemn people who happen to disagree with her.

00:13:08.660 So she weaponizes the powers of the governor general's office. 1.00

00:13:12.660 And who knows if she ever had to make some decision on the matter, she would clearly not be impartial.

00:13:18.660 So she uses and misuses the power of her office to attack unnamed journalists. 0.97

00:13:25.660 Does she mean Drea Humphrey?

00:13:27.660 Is she attacking Drea or other indigenous critics?

00:13:30.660 But the second thing she does is she undermines the office itself. 1.00

00:13:35.660 In this way, it's a liberal's dream.

00:13:38.660 Take over a great office of the state like the governor general.

00:13:42.660 But, of course, the left sort of hates the monarchy.

00:13:44.660 So take over the great office, weaponize it to be a leftist voice,

00:13:49.660 and discredit it in the eyes of those who love the monarchy,

00:13:53.660 and know that the governor general, like the king himself, must be politically neutral.

00:13:58.660 That's Robert Conquest's third law.

00:14:00.660 Any group has been hijacked by a cabal of its enemies.

00:14:04.660 Mary Simon is herself a colonizer. 0.61

00:14:09.660 She's taken over the office of governor general and is abusing it. 1.00

00:14:14.660 Let me read you the second story in the same vein.

00:14:17.660 It's by our friends at the Western Standard.

00:14:21.660 And it's an item that appears to have, I don't know if it's particularly breaking news,

00:14:28.660 but I've never seen it phrased this way before until today in the Western Standard.

00:14:33.660 The Liberal government says it has plans to improve the Federal Emergency Response Plan, F-E-R-P.

00:14:41.660 An emergencies ministry spokesperson told the CBC Ottawa's right on top of preparing for future disasters.

00:14:49.660 And Defense Minister Bill Blair said Canadians can count on the military being deployed to respond to emergencies.

00:14:56.660 Trudeau issued a directive last fall to the four-party member Standing Committee on National Defense to re-roll,

00:15:06.660 I've never heard that phrase before, re-R-O-L-E, re-roll part or all of the Canadian Armed Forces into a climate change force.

00:15:16.660 We know that Justin Trudeau doesn't believe in the military.

00:15:19.660 Well, he does in the case of fighting Russians in Ukraine. 0.69

00:15:23.660 But other than that, he's never expressed any support for the military before, just like his father.

00:15:28.660 He despises the Canadian military and all those in it.

00:15:31.660 Remember, shortly after he was elected, he mocked generals who wanted to whip out their CF-18s and see how big they were.

00:15:38.660 Remember that oafish comment?

00:15:40.660 Canada has a capacity and an expertise in doing just that.

00:15:44.660 Why aren't we talking more about that?

00:15:46.660 Why aren't we talking more about the kind of humanitarian aid that Canada can and must be engaged in,

00:15:52.660 rather than, you know, trying to whip out our CF-18s and show them how big they are?

00:15:56.660 You know, it just doesn't work like that in Canada.

00:15:59.660 That was the real Justin Trudeau.

00:16:02.660 And he wants to continue his father's attack on the Canadian Armed Forces by having them re-roll themselves into a climate warrior force.

00:16:11.660 You know, in real life, Canada's diminution of our armed forces is actually a global disgrace.

00:16:19.660 I don't know if you recall, but fairly recently, NATO had the largest exercises ever in that alliance's history.

00:16:28.660 And they were tiny little countries that were involved.

00:16:31.660 Canada, one of the very early members of NATO, was not involved at all.

00:16:37.660 We simply did not have the military equipment that was working.

00:16:42.660 Our jets were grounded.

00:16:44.660 We have one of the lowest GDP expenditures.

00:16:48.660 There's a goal in NATO members to spend 2% of our GDP on military matters.

00:16:54.660 We are barely at half of that.

00:16:56.660 Something that Donald Trump pointed out.

00:16:58.660 And Trump caught Trudeau lying on the subject.

00:17:01.660 You remember this, when Trump and Trudeau met a few years ago?

00:17:04.660 Where would you put Canada in that, as they're not-

00:17:07.660 Slightly delinquent, I'd say, Canada, but they'll be okay.

00:17:10.660 I have confidence.

00:17:11.660 Just slightly delinquent.

00:17:13.660 Canada does not meet the 2% standard.

00:17:16.660 Should it have a plan to meet the 2% standard?

00:17:19.660 Well, we'll put them on a payment plan, you know?

00:17:21.660 We'll put Canada on a payment plan, right?

00:17:23.660 I'm sure the Prime Minister would love that.

00:17:25.660 What are you at?

00:17:26.660 What is your number?

00:17:27.660 Well, the number we talked about is 70% increase over these past years, including-

00:17:33.660 And for the coming years, including significant investments in our fighter jets, significant

00:17:40.660 investments in our naval fleets.

00:17:42.660 We are increasing significantly our defense spending from previous governments that cut it.

00:17:47.660 Okay.

00:17:48.660 Where are you now, in terms of your number?

00:17:51.660 One-fourth.

00:17:52.660 And continuing to move on.

00:17:54.660 They're getting there.

00:17:55.660 They know it's important to do that.

00:17:58.660 And their economy is doing well.

00:18:00.660 They'll get there quickly, I think.

00:18:01.660 You know, Trudeau has his plane stuck at the G20 summit.

00:18:06.660 It's a rather fitting metaphor.

00:18:08.660 Trudeau is now routinely mocked by world leaders.

00:18:12.660 Only his captive regime media in Canada still treat him as a serious player.

00:18:19.660 I love this headline in the Globe and Mail.

00:18:22.660 Trudeau eyed tougher Russia stance.

00:18:26.660 Sure he did.

00:18:28.660 PM pushed rule of law agenda at summit and a meeting with Modi on foreign interference.

00:18:36.660 Only the Globe and Mail would cover Trudeau's trip as if he were some sort of player.

00:18:41.660 In real life, he was snubbed.

00:18:43.660 He was marginalized.

00:18:45.660 He didn't have a one-on-one meeting with Modi other than a very quick photo op.

00:18:50.660 And they actually snubbed each other, which I think is a rather reckless thing for Trudeau to do.

00:18:57.660 He's already hemorrhaging at the polls.

00:18:58.660 There's about two million Indo-Canadians in the country. 0.79

00:19:02.660 And I'm not sure if getting into a foolish spitting war with Prime Minister Modi is a wise move for any Canadians.

00:19:11.660 I don't know why we would alienate an entire country. 0.65

00:19:14.660 But that seems to be Trudeau's way.

00:19:17.660 Can you name a single country in the world with the possible exception of Cuba and Ukraine?

00:19:24.660 Can you name a single country in the world that Canada is stronger in our relations with today than when Trudeau took over from Stephen Harper?

00:19:34.660 Whether it's Russia or China or India or America or the UK or Australia, name a single country in the world other than Cuba or Ukraine that is a closer friend of Canada's now than when Trudeau took over.

00:19:50.660 You can't do it.

00:19:51.660 Which brings me to my third and final story in line of Robert Conquest's third law.

00:19:57.660 That's the one.

00:19:58.660 The way to understand an institution is to see it at war with itself, taken over by a cabal of its enemies.

00:20:05.660 In the first case, it's Mary Simon, who hates the monarchy, who is doing her best to destroy it from within. 0.97

00:20:11.660 The second was Justin Trudeau, who hates the Canadian Armed Forces, who is now making it re-roll itself into climate warriors.

00:20:19.660 And here's the third story.

00:20:22.660 In the National Post, Quebec journalists urge public to boycott Facebook and Instagram on September 15th.

00:20:29.660 By not consulting or posting on the meta platforms, Quebecers would be protesting against its decision to block news distribution.

00:20:37.660 I just got to read a little bit of this story to you.

00:20:39.660 Groups representing Quebec journalists and public relations professionals, or are those in the same league, are urging people to take a 24 hour break from Facebook and Instagram on September 15th.

00:20:51.660 International Day of Democracy.

00:20:53.660 The two organizations say the one day boycott of consulting or posting on the platforms is a protest against Meta's decision to block news on its sites.

00:21:03.660 Quote, we want to show that it is not a foreign company that will dictate to Canadians, to Quebecers, what laws should be in force here, said FPJQ President McHale Nguyen.

00:21:15.660 He noted large companies like Meta and Google obtain most digital advertising revenues in Canada, contributing to the media crisis by reducing their sources of revenue.

00:21:26.660 So let me get this straight journalists.

00:21:29.660 Oh, but also PR reps.

00:21:31.660 I guess they're in the same business of promoting the regime.

00:21:34.660 They're all calling for a boycott of Facebook.

00:21:37.660 All right.

00:21:38.660 I mean, journalists against free speech.

00:21:40.660 It's a new one for me, but I should get used to it.

00:21:43.660 But again, like conquest, third law.

00:21:45.660 These aren't actually journalists.

00:21:48.660 These are anti journalists.

00:21:50.660 These people who have taken over journalism.

00:21:52.660 And instead of attacking Justin Trudeau, who is imposing a linking tax on Facebook and Google.

00:21:59.660 That's why Facebook has gotten out of the news business, because Trudeau had proposed a linking tax called Bill C-18.

00:22:07.660 What I mean by that is simply linking to or even publishing an aggregated list of Canadian news sources for that service.

00:22:16.660 Facebook would have to pay the government a fine, a tax, which is absurd because linking is the entire basis of the Internet.

00:22:24.660 You don't have to pay to link to anyone.

00:22:26.660 In fact, in most cases, they love it.

00:22:28.660 It gives them traffic.

00:22:29.660 That's why news sources pay to advertise on Facebook.

00:22:32.660 It's up to side down thinking.

00:22:35.660 But the fact that these so-called journalists are attacking Facebook, the victim of this tax hike, rather than Trudeau shows whose pocket they're in.

00:22:45.660 Three stories, all with one theme, that our institutions are rotting from the inside out.

00:22:51.660 And in many cases, that's just part of Trudeau's plan.

00:22:56.660 Well, like I say, we're in Israel, a country where their institutions are under attack as well.

00:23:02.660 We've learned a lot about that over the last week, and we're off to Dubai tomorrow, a city in the United Arab Emirates.

00:23:09.660 We're going to investigate the Abraham Accords. 0.98

00:23:12.660 Before I go, let me leave you with another video that we recorded from our trip here to Israel.

00:23:17.660 Take a look at this.

00:23:19.660 In 2023, so many people have tattoos.

00:23:22.660 I'd say as many people have tattoos as don't.

00:23:25.660 And even up here, I mean, most of the people up here are tourists from America or other Western places.

00:23:31.660 I've seen a ton of tattoos.

00:23:33.660 So the fact that you were the only guy told to cover up his tattoo sounds a little iffy to me.

00:23:38.660 Even in our own team, I'd say about half the people have tattoos.

00:23:41.660 So, yeah, I think it was a form of political censorship.

00:23:44.660 You know, be respectful, but if it is politically motivated, I'm not going to have it.

00:23:53.660 I'm Yomini for Rebel News on Temple Mount here in the eternal capital of Israel, Jerusalem.

00:24:00.660 Now, as I walked in here today, I was told that I have to cover my tattoos.

00:24:05.660 I want to see if the other tattoos are in there.

00:24:15.660 But, lo and behold, I found a man here on the ground full of tattoos.

00:24:20.660 He turned out to be a fan, which makes sense.

00:24:23.660 He seems like a rebel.

00:24:24.660 Do you speak English?

00:24:26.660 I don't know who you are.

00:24:27.660 I love this.

00:24:29.660 Are you reporting here?

00:24:30.660 No, no, we're here on a tour.

00:24:32.660 I'm just wondering if they asked you to put it on top.

00:24:34.660 No, they didn't ask me to put anything on top.

00:24:35.660 I was fine.

00:24:36.660 Did you walk through the front?

00:24:37.660 Yeah.

00:24:38.660 Nice to meet you.

00:24:39.660 How are you?

00:24:40.660 I watched you in Melbourne, yeah.

00:24:41.660 Oh, where are you from?

00:24:42.660 Melbourne.

00:24:43.660 Yeah, it's all through Rebel News, all through Copeland and stuff like that.

00:24:45.660 Ah, too funny.

00:24:46.660 Yeah.

00:24:47.660 No, I walked in and I'm like, I swear to God, I think it's that.

00:24:50.660 Oh.

00:24:51.660 But they're like, no, tattoos, tattoos, you can't have tattoos.

00:24:54.660 No, mine's not religious.

00:24:55.660 I'm like, yeah, mine's not religious.

00:24:57.660 It's not religious.

00:24:58.660 Yeah, and they told me to put this on.

00:25:01.660 And the guide says, no, no, no, it's because it's tattoo.

00:25:04.660 I'm like, there's a guy here full tattoos.

00:25:08.660 I got more.

00:25:09.660 I got more.

00:25:10.660 I warp hands to be respectful.

00:25:11.660 Yeah, yeah.

00:25:12.660 But dude, if there's a rule of tattoos, there's a rule of tattoos.

00:25:16.660 Sorry.

00:25:17.660 I think one rule for all is fair.

00:25:19.660 So I've taken off the jumper there.

00:25:21.660 Give me and I'm going to walk free.

00:25:23.660 Hopefully not causing an international incident.

00:25:26.660 Does this inspire you to get a tattoo next year?

00:25:28.660 Return here with a tattoo on your face?

00:25:30.660 Star of David.

00:25:31.660 I was thinking beef ribs.

00:25:33.660 Just some knuckle tats.

00:25:34.660 Beef ribs.

00:25:35.660 If you enjoy this little interaction, I guess, that's happened here, make sure to like, comment.

00:25:44.660 But most importantly, share.

00:25:45.660 Because the world doesn't really know the truth about what happens here on the ground in Israel.

00:25:50.660 And especially the most contentious piece of real estate in the world.

00:25:54.660 This is the holiest site for Jews and the third holiest site for Muslims.

00:25:59.660 But as a Jew, I think, you know, there certainly is Islamic symbols everywhere.

00:26:03.660 I think as a Jew, it should be my right to also show off and display my Jewish heritage, my Israeli side.

00:26:10.660 So that's what we did.

00:26:12.660 And let people know that's what's happening.

00:26:14.660 And if you want to see some of the other stories we're doing here on the ground, rebelnewsisrael.com.

00:26:20.660 I'm just here because I feel like if we're about to cause an international diplomatic incident, I want to know what's going on.

00:26:28.660 I'm kidding around.

00:26:29.660 Listen, I believe in freedom of religion, freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

00:26:33.660 And Israel is one of the few countries in the region that lets you do that.

00:26:36.660 So, you know, Abhi's on our Israel tour, but he's also a journalist and he's a free man, first and foremost.

00:26:45.660 So there you have it.

00:26:46.660 Well, that's the show for today.

00:26:48.660 I'm going to try and do a video tomorrow from Abu Dhabi.

00:26:51.660 That's the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

00:26:54.660 Let me give you a little bit of a sampler here.

00:26:56.660 The United Arab Emirates is an Arab country run by a benign dictator.

00:27:03.660 I think that's the way I phrase it.

00:27:05.660 But they are one of the signatories of the Abraham Accords peace deal with Israel, along with other countries like Bahrain.

00:27:12.660 And I think Sudan is in there and Kosovo and Morocco.

00:27:17.660 And I think other countries will join also.

00:27:19.660 But we're going to go to Abu Dhabi and visit this Abrahamic friendship center where they have a mosque, a church and a synagogue co-located in an Arab country.

00:27:32.660 Take a look.

00:27:33.660 Take a look at this.

00:27:34.660 Take a look.

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00:28:06.660 I have to say the last 20 seconds of that gives me the chills.

00:28:30.960 In an Arab country ruled by an emir, it's called the Emirates, to have a synagogue where Jews can pray freely is an incredible thing to me.

00:28:40.840 And I've heard people say that it is safer to be a Jew in the Emirates, including wearing a yarmulke, than it would be in a city like Paris where you're bound to be attacked.

00:28:51.500 It's incredible.

00:28:52.500 And we'll have news for you from there tomorrow.

00:28:55.080 In the meantime, there's so much coverage we have going on back in Canada.

00:28:58.880 And, of course, we've got a great team covering the trial of Tamara Leach in Ottawa.

00:29:03.760 Robert Kraychuk and, of course, our friend Lincoln Jay are covering that with Alan Hauner and Mark Joseph of the Democracy Fund doing some live tweeting also.

00:29:13.600 We got you covered on that.

00:29:14.920 Just go to TamaraTrial.com.

00:29:17.280 When I'm back in Canada, boy, do we have a lot of other trials going on.

00:29:21.520 Arthur Pavlovsky's sentencing is in Lethbridge on Monday the 18th, if I'm getting my dates correct.

00:29:28.560 I'll be there in Lethbridge covering that.

00:29:31.080 We've got our application, our lawsuit against the Calgary Police Service the next day in Calgary.

00:29:37.100 I'll be covering that.

00:29:38.300 Then I have my hearing in the Libranos matter.

00:29:45.220 My book, the Libranos, is going to court because they accused it of being an illegal publication.

00:29:50.540 I'm going to federal court on the 21st.

00:29:52.920 And actually on the 20th in Calgary, I think Pastor Derek Reimer's trial starts.

00:29:57.240 Every one of these actions, Rebel News, is involved either as a party or crowdfunding for the people who are there.

00:30:03.500 We're doing so many things, and I thank you for your support.

00:30:07.420 And man, I can hardly wait to get back to Canada.

00:30:10.020 I'm loving this trip.

00:30:11.240 I'm loving hanging out with different rebels as we tour around in the 30-degree heat or even hotter.

00:30:16.900 It got up to 40 yesterday.

00:30:19.660 I'm enjoying learning about Israel.

00:30:21.440 I can hardly wait to learn about the United Arab Emirates and to see if this is a warm peace, a strong peace.

00:30:27.820 I think it is, which is why, of course, Donald Trump will never get the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating.

00:30:34.820 Anyways, that's my report from Israel.

00:30:37.700 Can hardly wait to get back home until tomorrow.

00:30:40.580 On behalf of all of us here, well, I guess on the road and around the world, to you at home, good night.

00:30:47.800 And keep fighting for freedom.

00:30:57.820 Yeah.

00:30:58.160 Thanks.

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Rebel News Podcast - September 11, 2023

EZRA LEVANT ｜ As memories of 9⧸11 fade, the risk of repeating dark chapters of our history grows

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