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Welcome to the tradition of Abledon On Air, the one and only program that focuses on the needs, concerns and achievements of the differently abled, and we focus on abilities, not necessarily the disability. With me to discuss the Israel War is Rashid Wecker. Thank you for joining me on this edition of Abledon On Air. So tell me a little bit, since this is the third part of this show and you're here all the way from Israel, tell us about the Israel War and your thoughts about it and all of that. So now Israel under attack of Hamas terrorist and I don't know if anyone know, but there is still one baby, a ginger one, his name Ariel, Kfir Bivas, his brother is Ariel, and they're still kept in the tunnels of Hamas. I don't know if they are still alive and all this war like was in a surprise to Israel. Was it because of national security? Yes, yes, exactly national security. We don't feel safe now in Israel. We strong, of course. We strong and all the people, you know, when the war start, when the attack on Israel start, everyone in Israel come together and was united in the... Even other countries, other countries were coming together, Japan, China, everybody was coming together in solidarity for Israel because of what's happening. Yes, exactly. At the beginning everyone come together to help Israel, send them regrets and all what they need. And also in Israel, everyone helping each other, everyone sending supplies to the soldiers and help them through the war in the best way we can do. And it's very hard because the area in Gaza, the strip, it's a very, very little strip. People don't know but it's small. It's very small and the army enter there. So let's put up, let's see if we can put up a map because it'll be done in editing. So Gaza, all right, hold on. Gaza strip. Yes. So we can explain what... What I'm talking about. So the Gaza strip, let's do a picture here. If we can... Yeah, as you can see. Yes. So the Gaza is a small strip. Yes, it's a small strip that they all come from this area, all this area. It's being put on the air while you're talking. Yes, to all the citizens here near the... How many citizens are in Gaza that are affected right now? That affected from which side? From the war. Both sides. Israel and then... Because there are rockets everywhere. Yes, yes. So almost 40,000 people that need to go from this area to other area, to a safe area. Also in the north. So the Gaza strip, for those that don't know, or simply Gaza, is the smaller part of the two Palestinian territories on the eastern coast and Mediterranean Sea. And then it is just stretched. Now... I just want to explain about the problem that the army has in Gaza because it's small. So everywhere they go and fight, they need to fight in the citizens' places. Like hospital, like schools, like... So you have to have a... A kindergarten. Also they found the rockets in a kindergarten place. And it's terrible. You need to shoot on children because they are coming for you from a kindergarten. How you can fight like this. And you know what I think? I think Hamas is the worst for his people. For his people that live in Gaza. And also... Why? Yes, so I explain. I will explain because the citizens on Gaza, if they want to build a life, to live in quiet, to live in peace, but Hamas all the time, dig tunnels under their houses and send rockets from their houses to Israel. And then Israel has no option just to attack them. And it's impossible to avoid from hurt citizens. And also Hamas, now the government in Israel want to send humanitarian stuff to the people in Gaza. Food supplies. Exactly. And Hamas took all the stuff that they send inside. All the stuff he come and take from his own people. How you can do it? To be cruel to a Jewish... So they're stealing supplies? Yes. It's one thing to be cruel to your enemy Israel. But to be cruel to your people, like they're starving and they are dying. And you are the main reason why they suffer. Because we want to live in peace. In 2005, we bring all the strip to a Palestinian country. We bring them, took it, take it and live your dream. They send them money. All the countries send them money. You can build there a beautiful life, beautiful ships and to do a lot of business there. But they choose in terror, they choose to kill, they choose to be an enemy. And Morgan David, the ambulance is there helping people and they're continuing to kill. Yes, exactly, exactly. And now they want to return the hostages. Just if we release people that killed thousands of people in Israel, thousands of people, that it's terrible. And there is families that wait for the hostages like 250 days almost since the war started. And this is a very, very, very complicated situation because we're dealing with a terror group. Okay, and for those that want to send assistance to Israel, you can go to www.morgandavid.com.org. Morgan David Adam is the most nationally recognized EMS organization in the state of Israel. The MDA consists of approximately 22,000 volunteers and 2,550 employees, paramedics and first responders. The organization has approximately 166 stations and a fleet of 1,000 ambulances in Israel. The majority and fleet consists of basic life support, BLS ambulances, and is supplemented by advanced life support, BLS, and they have a lot of equipment that they're sending over to Israel. So for more information on that, you can go to www.morgandavid.org and send aid and send supplies. So go ahead. What's the most important that people should talk about, that people should know about this war and how important it is to fight for Israel? Yes. So this program is connected to special needs, right? Yes. So I just want to explain to the crowd that how much Hamas has no mercy on anyone. Like, they come to bury, bury the Qibbutz in Israel and they see a girl with a special need. You can search her name. And they took her and she don't understand what's happening, what's beyond there. 4,000 Israeli soldiers were also left disabled in Gaza because of this. Yes, yes, yes, exactly. It's a lot of mess. It's ruining our life in Israel. We all the time hear about dead soldiers, dead hostages. Yesterday, the New York Times get it out that there is 30 hostages that die right now. Hold on, New York Times? Yes, New York Times hostages. I saw yesterday the news. It is real. Okay. And I think the most important thing that people should know is that we need your support. We need you to stand with Israel. Hamas said the Middle East crisis, according to Hamas, has responded to the latest deal and offer. Apparently they're trying to reach an offer with the war. Yes, but also there was news about that 30 hostages die. Murder. Yeah. Israel National News. It says New York Times nearly one quarter of, let me see if I can, nearly one quarter of the hostages are dead. Yes. New York Times reports that Israel intelligence now believes that 32 of the 136 hostages are still being held by Hamas and are dead. The majority were killed on October 7th. Another 20 hostages may also be deceased. So that's the important thing I think everyone should know, that we need your help. We need you to stand for Israel. You have the influence to do the different between to stand by cruel people or to stand by the justice and the right. And everyone, you know, in World War II, everyone was in silence when the Holocaust happened. And now you have the opportunity to do a different, to stand by Israel, to stand with us. And it's very important now, since we deal with, on this program, since we deal with people with special needs, you can't just go in the street and, you know, and shoot another person. It's a life because according to the Talmud, one who, if you save a life, you know, one who saves one life saves another. You know, we have, according to being Jewish, we must save a life, not take a life. So that's the most important thing. You know, when it comes to this, I mean, Hitler killed 600, I mean, 6 million plus. Does it have to be another Holocaust? No. When it comes to this, you know. We need to stop it now. And we need to fight against the evil in the world. And we need to know that clear, clear and bright that we need to fight the evil. We need to destroy the evil and not to get mercy on them because, you know, in the Jewish tradition, you have this sentence, it's such a smart sentence. It said, who is being a mercy to a cruel? He is being a cruel to a mercy people. And I think it's very important to remember that, you know, sometimes it's a little bit confusing because we said there is innocent people in Gaza. There is innocent, but we don't choose to fight them and we just not, you know, the British on the World War II. They can say there is innocent people in Germany. There is innocent, but also when you fight in the evil, you destroy the evil. You also bring a better life to innocent people. To these Germans that now live and said, what are we thinking about? Why we do the Holocaust? They are not want to be a cruel, the innocent people. So we need to fight in all the things we have, all the materials, all the, you know, to be good, it's not an easy way. It's not the happiest way, okay? Also, and we need to do it because it's right. Okay, so, wow. For more information on the Israel War and information that you can find out about the Israel War, you can go to www.israelnationalnews.com and you can look at the Arochevro website, which is the National News of Israel, and find out more information on that. And for more information on the, on sending supplies to Israel, because they need food, they need supplies, they need blankets or anything you can send. You can go to... Or donate. Or donations. You can go to www.morgan.org. And this has been an Ableton on Air Special presentation of the Israel War. Thanks to Rashid Wecker, and we must bring them, we must bring everybody home who is a hostage. I'm Lauren Seiler. See you next time. Major sponsors for Ableton on Air include Washington County Mental Health, where hope and support come together. Media sponsors for Ableton on Air include Park Chester Times, Muslim Community Report, www, this is the Bronx.info, Associated Press Media Editors, New York Parrot Online Newspaper, U.S. Press Corps Domestic and International, Anchor FM and Spotify. 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