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Day 400 Swords of Iron – “The Path Forward”

Chaim starts out the video announcing that it’s his 400th day in the IDF reserves and the 400th daily Aliyah Return Center video he’s posted. He also says that it’s the anniversery of Kristalnacht, the massive anti-Semitic pogrom in Germany which marked the beginning of the Holocaust.

He says that it’s deeply troubling to watch the anti-Semitic pogrom that just happened in Amsterdam on Thursday evening, where thousands of Israeli soccer fans were violently attacked as they left the stadium where the game between Macabbi Tel Aviv played Ajax.

Chaim says that the world is approaching a tipping point where we’ll see if this kind of darkness is going to dominate or if truth and light will once again shine forth.

US President Joe Biden gave a strong statement condemning the attacks while President-elect Donald Trump in which he said the best way to push back against this darkness was by winning a “decisive victory” over Hamas, Hezbollah and all the other tentacles of the Iranian octopus.

But the Dutch authorities have begun to react, issuing statements of condemnation for what happened. The Aliyah Return Center Netherlands branch also issued a statement of condemnation as well, along with other agencies of the Dutch government and civil society.

But Chaim says it’s really important to remember what happened on the first Kristalnacht and compare it to what is happening today in Europe. So Chaim asks his viewers to be part of the rejection of evil and anti-Semitism all over the world and in this context, he quotes Isaiah 41:10-13; Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

 

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(Day 540) Swords of Iron – “What Color is a Jew?”

Chaim starts out by saying that the IDF is hard at work keeping Israel safe and trying for a quiet weekend, which he says Israel needs in order to recuperate. At the same time, he notes that in Gaza, leaflets were distributed advising the residents to move away from areas that were about to be attacked. There have even been instances when an individual who wasn’t moving out of a building that was about to be struck was called and convinced to leave just before the strike came and destroyed that building. Chaim says this is an example of how the IDF is serious and its warnings should be taken seriously.

(Day 539) Swords of Iron – “Shabbat peace as the storm rages”

The video begins with a montage of combat footage that Chaim has taken before the scene changes to Chaim welcoming in the Sabbath with a group of other soldiers, obviously in battlefield conditions. The Jewish soldiers are all heavily armed and wearing full combat gear, but they are singing, praying and eating the Shabbat meal together just the same.

(Day 538) Swords of Iron – “The Waiting Game”

Chaim starts off by talking about ballistic missile attacks by the Houthis on Jerusalem, and says that as bad as they are, it was much worse before Israel had the Iron Dome and other air defense systems. Chaim also concedes that these systems are very expensive but he mentions the “Iron Beam” laser which will shoot down incoming missiles for a fraction of the cost, and soon everyone will want it.

(Day 537) Swords of Iron – USA Stealth bombers head toward Iran and Yemen

Chaim starts by talking about how the US military is deploying assets to Diego Garcia, a British-owned island in the Indian Ocean which also serves as a major hub for US military operations in the Middle East. Chaim says that all this firepower might soon be unleashed on the Houthis in Yemen, who have no way of defending against it. But the other major target is Iran, and some of their strategic assets are deep underground where even the American mili might have a hard time getting at them. Chaim says that Iran is showing this capability off to the world, clearly hoping to intimidate and discourage the US and Israel rom striking, but that is very unlikely to be successful.

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