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Day 327 Swords of Iron – “Set the captives free!”

Chaim starts out by talking about how it’s been a season of miracles in Israel, with this latest miraculous rescue of another Israeli hostage being the latest. He quotes David Ben Gurion, the founding father of modern Israel, who said “In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.”

He recounts some of the other miracles that have accompanied Israel’s military victories over the past 75 years, going back to the 1948 Independence War and even before that. God’s Hand is evident in all of these events, moving in the earth to bring His plans and purposes for Israel and the Jewish People to fruition.

In this context he quotes Zechariah 12:8; In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.

Chaim says that there is a war raging already and a much bigger war with Iran, Hezbollah and all the other terrorist groups that Iran sponsors could break out at any moment. But we’re not afraid.

In this context he quotes Psalms 121:4; Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

All Israelis know this on some level, and we all believe in miracles because this country is the impossible made possible.

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(Day 769) Swords of Iron – “Shift in Progress”

Chaim starts by saying he expects things to shift for the better in the Middle East. He expects the hearts and minds of people in Gaza to shift, as there are only three hostages remaining in the Strip and because of coordination between Israel and the US and others, over 800 trucks full of humanitarian aid are going into the Strip every day.

(Day 768) Swords of Iron – “Culmination, as we dismantle terror Infrastructure”

Chaim starts by pointing out that Veterans Day was just marked in the U.S. and he wonders aloud if people really understand what soldiers do and what they sacrifice and endure on battlefields. He then begins to list some of the work the IDF is doing in the current days, including after the ceasefire, finding and demolishing tunnels packed full of weapons and ammunition that Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon intended to use against Israel.

(Day 766) Swords of Iron – “Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, laid to rest with our ancestors”

Chaim starts by letting his viewers know he’s filming from the funeral of Har Goldin, whose remains were returned to Israel for a proper burial this past week 11 years after his dead body was kidnapped into a Hamas tunnel during Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Chaim gives a short history lesson about that operation, and subsequent operations that all led up to the Swords of Iron War, which still isn’t over despite the ceasefire. He also talks about the efforts by Goldin’s parents and others to secure the release of his remains so he could receive a proper burial. Chaim says he himself was part of that effort, which included talks with senior officials in Egypt and many other countries and organizations including the Red Cross, various UN agencies, etc.

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