(ACLJ)—At least 1,200 Israelis are dead after Hamas’ attack, and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing a ground assault in Gaza. President Biden confirmed the existence of American hostages, and Secretary Blinken is heading to Israel and Jordan.
Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is not holding anything back while going after Hamas – nor should he.
Reports are also circulating that Hezbollah – which is much stronger and much more sophisticated than Hamas – fired anti-tank missiles into northern Israel, to which Israel responded by taking out a Hezbollah outpost. If Hezbollah enters the conflict, it means Iran, one of the chief sponsors of Hezbollah, has greenlit a second wave in this war. Israel must be prepared to defend itself.
CBN Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell joined the broadcast to explain the dangers of Hezbollah and Iran’s ability to supply attack drones to Hezbollah:
“[Hezbollah is] an army, and it’s one of the strongest armies in the Middle East. And so their capacity is that much greater exponentially than Hamas on the southern border. And I would add that Iran is there. They develop drones, . . . so this is sort of Iran’s wheelhouse. They know how to build drones; they know how to operate drones. . . . So this is what they do, and this really is the hallmark of Iran’s involvement.”
We won’t sit idly by while Israel is in turmoil. This week the ACLJ sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Guterres and a letter to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, demanding swift action to defend Israel and hold her enemies accountable.
We are pleased to report that after we delivered our letter to Congress, Karine Jean-Pierre publicly denounced the “Squad” Members of Congress who had made “repugnant” and “disgraceful” pro-Hamas statements. Our work is truly making a difference.
Today we were at the Council of Europe, demanding Hamas and its allies be totally defunded. We received an agreement from a number of member States to introduce a resolution pulling the Palestinian Authority’s representation from the Council of Europe. Only three countries are standing in our way: Ireland, Luxembourg, and Denmark. This will be a huge help going forward if we are successful.
On Friday, we will be sending a letter to the Commission on Inquiry at the U.N. They are usually against Israel, and they have put out reports blaming Israel for past Hamas attacks. In other words, it’s Israel’s fault. We are sending a letter absolutely condemning their anti-Israel statements and fighting against the coming lawfare.
The ACLJ is working diligently to defend Israel amid this time of war.
Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
But even as it seems nearly impossible to make a living, there are blessings that should not be disregarded. By highlighting strong sponsors who share our America First worldview, we have been able to make lifelong connections and even a bit of revenue to help us along. This is why we enjoy symbiotic relationships with companies like MyPillow, Jase Medical, and Promised Grounds. We help them with our recommendations and they reward us with money when our audience buys from them.
The same can be said about our preparedness sponsor, Prepper All-Naturals. Their long-term storage beef has a 25-year shelf life and is made with one ingredient: All-American Beef.
Even our faith-driven precious metals sponsor helps us tremendously while also helping Americans protect their life’s savings. We are blessed to work with them.
Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
