Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese-American author and founder of ACT for America, shares her insights shaped by her childhood during the Lebanese Civil War. She discusses troubling U.S. foreign policy regarding Iran and analyzes the implications of recent Senate hearings involving Mark Zuckerberg on social media’s role in child exploitation. The conversation delves into the complexities of immigration, including recent clashes involving migrants in NYC, and concludes with a light-hearted celebration of team milestones.
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Propaganda and Misinformation
Gabriel questions why pro-Palestinian voices are often louder than pro-Israel voices in American media.
She suggests their dominance stems from effective propaganda and a misunderstanding of the conflict's history.
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The Power of Propaganda
Gabriel shares an example of how deeply ingrained pro-Palestinian propaganda can be, even among her Christian friends in Jordan.
Despite showing them video evidence of Hamas's brutality, her friend dismissed it as a lie.
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Intersectionality and Naiveté
Brigitte Gabriel discusses the intersectionality of DEI initiatives with pro-Palestinian activism.
She argues that some well-intentioned young Americans are manipulated into supporting harmful ideologies due to their inexperience with hardship.
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From Beirut to Jerusalem is a detailed and insightful book by Thomas L. Friedman, chronicling his ten years as a reporter in the Middle East. The book covers his time in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and in Jerusalem during the first year of the Intifada. Friedman provides a rich narrative filled with anecdotes, history, analysis, and autobiography, offering a nuanced view of the political and personal conflicts in the region. The book includes updates on critical events and a fresh discussion of the Arab Awakenings and their impact on the area. It is a vital resource for understanding the complexities and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East[1][2][5].
Because They Hate
A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
Brigitte Gabriel
In 'Because They Hate', Brigitte Gabriel recounts her childhood in Lebanon during the civil war and warns that the same radical Islamic forces that devastated her homeland now threaten the West. The book combines personal narrative with historical analysis, highlighting the dangers of underestimating fundamentalist Islam's ambitions.
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8:36 - Brigitte talks about her upbringing in Lebanon and how it affected her view of Arabs and Muslims worldwide.
58:09 - Shadow war with Iran risks turning into a direct conflict.
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1:30:30 - Mark Zuckerberg addresses families of victims of online child exploitive content during Senate hearing.
1:41:00 - Woman filmed giving her teenage daughter puberty blockers.
1:50:00 - California Governor Gavin Newsom discusses witnessing a criminal walking out of a Target without paying.
2:07:00 - UPS to Cut 12,000 jobs and mandate return to offices five days a week
2:14:00 - Illegal immigrants in NYC caught on film assaulting NYPD cops, released without bond.
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