October 13, 2025 • 39 mins
Monday President Trump visited the Middle East to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. All 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday and reunited with their families. Nearly 2K Palestinian prisoners were also released as part of the ceasefire agreement. At a peace summit with world leaders in Egypt, Trump signed the Gaza peace deal and is pushing to advance continued peace in the Middle East, saying, “We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us, and to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past." We discussed all that unfolded Monday during what has become a momentous day in the Middle East.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
As night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ coust in
his new radio.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Israel is about seven hours ahead of the United States,
so right now it's probably five in the morning. Another
day is dawning on Israel and the hostages who have
survived twenty returned home, and that is a huge reason
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for Israel to celebrate. You could not watch that today
and tonight, even if you watched it in the news
and see the reunions of these family members. These were
innocent young men and young women for the most part,
who were captured on the morning of October the sixth,
who were kidnapped on October the sixth, They had gone
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to a dance party on Friday night, October fifth. Their
lives were changed. Many have died, many were killed, many
many who died, many were maltreated. The stories have yet
to come out, but they will come out. And yet
through all of this, we went through in our country
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a presidential election. We made a decision as a country,
not into Colmwealth of Massachusetts, but we made a decision
as a country, and Donald Trump was re elected at
the White House, and he talked about Israel during the campaign. Today,
Benjamin Yah, who addressed the Kannesset and Donald Trump addressed
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the Kannesse at the Parliament of Israel. This is what
Benjamin Yah who said about Donald Trump one cut one
hundred and two, Dais and Daniel Robb.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
No American president has ever done more for Israel. And
as I said in Washington, it ain't even close. It's
really not a match. Mister President. Today, we welcome you
here to thank you for your pivotal leadership and putting
forward a proposal that got the backing of almost the
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entire world, a proposal, a proposal that brings all our hostages.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Home now Netnya, who credited accurately, accurately a decision that
President Trump made earlier this year to take out the
Isranian nuclear development site buried deep underground, an amazing military
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strike that Donald Trump, I don't think really wanted to exercise,
but that Iran gave him no choice. Netanya who talked
about that and the significance of that strike, because with
that strike, the last supporters of Hamas was taken taken
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out of play. This has cut one to three A
rob one O three A Jews around the world.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
They're going to read the Book of Ecclesiastics cohelics in
the Bible. The Bible has many miraculous moments. One of
them was your decision to Bombfordeau. I think it was
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a pivot of history because it wasn't meant only to
bombfor Deau.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
That action.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
And your previous action I've taken out customs Suleimany, the
architect of death. I think that changed the balance of
power in the world. You brought America back again to
the driver's seat.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
And then one final comment by Yahoo at the in
front of the Canessa today, Cut one five, rob cut
one five.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Mister President, thank you for all you have done for us.
I've submitted your nomination to be the first non Israeli
recipient of the Israel Prize, Israel's highest award. As to
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that other prize, just a question of time you'll get it,
but I want you to get the Israel Prize, our
highest award to our greatest friends.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
The Israel Prize is an award bestowed by the Nation
of Israel State of Israel is the nation's highest cultural honor.
It has been around now for seventy two years, first
awarded in nineteen fifty three, and it is it's he
would he would be I guess, the first non Israeli
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citizen to receive the Israel Prize, which again I think
you know he could. He could run against Benjamin Nettniel
and become the next Prime Minister of Israel if he
if he were qualified. Trump, on the other hand, uh
today spoke to the to the Kanesset uh and and said,
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amongst other things, let me let's go to cut one
twelve rop. This is not only the end of a war.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
This is the end of the age of terror and
death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope,
end of God. It's the start of a grand concord
and lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of
what will soon be a truly magnificent region. I believe
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that so strongly. This is the historic dawn of a
new Middle East.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
What the President today, which I thought was smart, what
our President Donald Trump did today, was he did not
have to pat himself on the back. He talked about
the efforts of other nations in many of those nations,
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Arab nations in the Middle East, who prevailed upon himas
to release the hostages. Now whether or not they will
surrender their weapons. A tightly different story, but this is
a cut one fourteen Rob.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
He also conveyed my tremendous appreciation for all of the
nations of the Arab and Muslim world that came together
to press someaas to set the hostages free and to
send them home.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
We had a lot of help.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
We had a lot of help from a lot of
people that you wouldn't suspect. I want to thank them
very much for that. It's an incredible triumph for Israel
in the world to have all of these nations working
together as partners in peace. And it's pretty unusual for
you to see that, but it happened in this case.
This was a very unusual point in time, a brilliant
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point in time.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
And then he finished on an upnoe and talked about
a phrase that became so well known in the world
following the Holocaust. This has cut one twenty two a Rob.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
All the families whose lives were forever changed by the
atrocities of that day, and all of the people of Israel,
please know that America joins you and those two everlasting
vows never forget and never again.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
In Israelis and Jews around the world. And it doesn't
matter if you're Jewish or not. We must always never
forget and never again the Holocaust or October sixth. So
we're going to take a break. I'm going to open
up these phone lines and I'm going to talk about
this day, because this is a day, This is a
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day that I believe will basically pave the way for
a new Middle East. Those of us who are in
the wrong side of fifty remember, if not the creation
of the State of Israel, we remember all of the
tumult that has engulfed the Middle East for decades, going
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back to Israel's disagreements, issues dealing with the Suez Canal,
Israel being attacked several times by its Arabs, Arabs neighbors,
neighbors always prevailing. We remember that, the Opek, we remember,
we remember the arrival of the mullahs Uh, you know,
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Uh Komeni Comeni coming from exile in Paris and Uh
and getting rid of the Shah of Iran and taking
over Iran. Uh and so many in this country who
sort of welcomed that. And well, we got rid of
the Shah. He was a bad guy. He probably was
a bad guy. But what Komeni gave us uh. And
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the religious malas Uh in Iran gave us. They came
very close to getting nuclear weaponry. And if they had
nuclear weaponry, god knows what would have been done, what
they would have done with it. We have dodged bullets uh.
And today maybe the world has come to understand that UH.
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And ironically, if you will, under a president who had
no political experience before his election in twenty sixteen, has
been able as a businessman appeal to Arab leaders who
also are businessmen, to do the right thing, not only
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the right thing morally in supporting Israel, but the right
thing economically for the people and for the Middle East.
And that is what I think is the magic formula
that brought us to today. Let us hope that in
the days ahead that Hamas follows through in their commitment
and they disarmed. And as I was listening to this today,
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to someone make the point that if there are Hamas
leaders who want to be involved in the political process
in Gaza, that will be fair. That's fine. Following World
War Two, there were a lot of Nazi leaders who
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were put on trial, but there are also a lot
of lower level leaders who were allowed to return to
German society, and many of them saw the air of
their waste. Maybe there are people in Hamas who realized
the error of their ways. I think we have to
be vigilant, but we also have to be generous in
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our willingness to allow the people of Gaza to govern themselves.
But again, never again under Hamas, maybe never again under
Mahoud of Us. Maybe there has to be a new
generation of leaders to come forward who will pledge to
work with Arab nations and with Israel. We'll talk about
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any and all of that. Six one seven, two, four
ten thirty six one seven nine three one ten thirty.
This is a place where all points of view are welcome.
And we will get back to the phones immediately, and
I want to continue to talk about this. I'd love
to talk about this up until midnight tonight because I
think it's so critically important. I know many of you
have watched last night Overnights. Feel free to join the
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conversation tonight and tell us your impressions. I have strong
beliefs on this, Okay. I do not happen to be Jewish.
You do not have to be Jewish to call this
radio station tonight on this and you do not even
have to have strong beliefs that agree with mine. I
want to hear from you. I have never been more
optimistic about the future of the world than I am tonight,
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because the one place in the world that has been
a tinderbox for decades is the Middle East.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
Back on nights Side, after this Night Side, Dan Ray,
I'm Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
Just a couple of months ago, Rob tells me that
Bob from New Jersey, Brad from New Jersey, said we're
coming in loud and clear. Well, that's good to know, Brad.
I appreciate that you could have felt a you could
have stayed on the line and told us what you thought.
Six point seven, two, five, four, ten thirty. This is
a historic day. All of you remember nine to eleven.
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Nine to eleven was rooted in this situation that seems
to have gone the right way today. All of that
stuff that we dealt with for twenty years from nine
to eleven on, going back even to when they tried
to take the World Trade Center down back and was
in nineteen ninety four. Uh, it all roots back to
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our support of Israel, our an ending support of the
only true friend we've ever had in the Middle East. Now,
I think that there are other countries under new leadership,
certainly Egypt with President Elssi. Uh, the Turkish president was
there today, Erdiguan. And I know that there are a
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lot of people don't like Urtigon, but apparently he played
a critical role here. Uh. This is this is not checkers, folks,
this is uh, this is more complicated than that. And
Donald Trump has played it pretty well. Uh. And if
you'd like to comment and compliment him, you're more than welcome.
And if you don't want it, that's okay. To let
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me go to Bob and Rhode Island. Bob and I
tend to disagree on most things. I hope he doesn't
disagree tonight.
Speaker 5 (14:23):
Go right ahead, Bob, I give Trump credit.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Well, that's kind of that's kind of it.
Speaker 5 (14:31):
It wasn't there wasn't as it was Marco Rubio. Yes, well,
his team and by the way, Jimmy Cotter and Bill
Quinton had negotiations back in their day, and so suddenly
Trump's did be all and end all.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Well, here's the thing, Bob, here here's the thing. And
I said earlier tonight that when President Obama took out
Osama bin Lad, I was very proud as an American
to hear President Obama deliver news to the country that
Sunday night in twenty twelve, I believe is when it was.
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I'm sure you remember that night. You know, every president
since Harry Truman has been involved in US Middle East policy,
There's no question about that. But at the same time,
none of them the personal I give most cretitude tonight.
Amongst the Democrats, Hillary Clinton. I'm not a huge fan
of Hillary Clinton, as you probably.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
Don't really, Yeah, but let me compliment her.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Let me compliment her because she talked about that. This
is cut twenty eight, Rob, I want you to react
to this, Bob cut twenty eight.
Speaker 6 (15:46):
I really commend President Trump and his administration as well
as Arab leaders in the region for making the commitment
to the twenty point Plan and uh seeing a path
forward for what's often called the day after. Most importantly,
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the conflict hopefully h will end.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
Yeah. So you know, I mean, I give I give
her credit for that. I'm sure, yeah, yeah, yeah, But
but again, President Obama wasn't wasn't able to bring him.
President Obama, this isn't you know, You're trying to make
the point which I agree with you. A lot of administrations,
hold on, let me just finish. I want to give
you some credit, Bob. Okay, A lot of administrations, Republican
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Democrats have tried and unfortunately circumstances were not right. Donald
Trump tried and circumstances were right. Go ahead.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
Well, that's because he threatened the destruction to Habas like
you've never seen before, just this last weekend. I mean,
he's one of fun I think he had.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
He got them to focus the problem and he and yes,
I agree with you.
Speaker 7 (17:02):
He's a bully.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
Oh, he's a bully. Well guess what. Guess what?
Speaker 5 (17:07):
I would rather have a bully.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
To produce the to produce peace. Bob, just listen to me,
and then I'll let you say what you want to say.
I would rather have a bully who who could produce peace.
Uh then then maybe a better human being. And by that,
I'm referring to someone like Jimmy Carter, who I met,
interviewed many times, and who I respect immensely, but who
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did create some relationship between Saddad and and Monoca Bagan.
I grant you that, but he did not come anywhere
near to what Trump has accomplished in the last few weeks.
Speaker 5 (17:43):
Okay, I give you that, but what you're gonna think
about domestic problems? But the United States has got a
lot of problems right now, and it's got nothing to
do with the Middle East. What's he gonna do this
but the double shutdown national guy, All you got.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
To do is have the demo. The Republicans are voting
to keep the country open. You need sixty votes in
the Senate.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
All the Republicans, and they go the way I wantch.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
Oh show you want to keep the country closed. You
don't want the military to get paid, you don't want
people to get them, you want people to get fired.
Speaker 5 (18:23):
That's why you're There's the people you're in.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
With, Bob. Unfortunately, Bob's got to go in the in
the in the soup. Please Bob, have a nice to
have a nice swim. Okay, Bob is he actually lapsed
into laps into a semblance of normalcy. Normalcy there. But
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it's the Democrat he mentioned. What is he gonna have
Trump going to do about keeping the government open. He
doesn't have sixty votes in the Senate. He needs sixty.
He's got maybe fifty seven fifty six at this point
because some of the Democrats, A couple of the Democrat
acceenators like John Fetterman from Pennsylvania have voted to open
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up the government. But you got Chuck Schumer who says
it's getting better every day. He's your guy, Bob. Let's
take a break here for the news at the bottom
of the hour. It might get passionate. I tried, guys,
I really tried to give me nice to Bob. And
even in being nice to Bob, he wants to pick
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a fight. You pick a fight with the wrong guy, Bob.
It's as simple as that. Okay, don't come to a
battle of witch with me unarmed six one seven, two, five,
four ten thirty six one seven, nine, three one ten thirty.
If you're a Democrat and you want to talk rationally
or a Republican, come on uh. And if you want
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to if you want to have had it with like
a conversation with Bob, that's fine. Doo h. This is
a night that I'm in a great mood. We have
the potential for not only peace in the Middle East,
but a restoration a renaissance in the Middle East, which
will benefit people in the Middle East and will open
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up and diminish the likelihood of a war in the
Middle East. That is the tinderbox all of the biblical
prophets who were saying, well, when World War iie happens,
it's going to start in the Middle East, maybe but
maybe not. Maybe Now Arab leaders, to their credit, and
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Israel Israeli leaders will work together to make the Middle
East a peace where hatred is no more? Wouldn't that
be wonderful? Six one, seven, two, five, four, ten thirty
six one seven, nine, three, ten thirty Feel free coming
back on night Sorry.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ, Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 2 (20:56):
Apparently that announcement today Barbe the Prime Minister Yahoo was
automatically means Donald Trump becomes the first non Jewish recipient
of the Israel Prize.
Speaker 8 (21:09):
Every year there are probably anywhere from ten to twelve
people who are awarded that prize for different reasons, apparently
by the government of Israel, and Donald President Trump is
now the first non Jewish recipient of the Israel Prize.
So there may be other prizes down the line. Let's
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go next to Jack is the Newton Jackie're next on Nightsiger,
right ahead?
Speaker 7 (21:36):
How you doing Jack? Porter. I know, I've probably been
really critical of Trump, but I have to say that
he probably really deserves the Mobil Prize for this. And
he uses allus as skills as a deal maker.
Speaker 5 (21:50):
You know.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
He doesn't care about the human rights or any other things,
you know, the authoritarian leaders. He wants to focus on
the deal, prosperity, peace, you know, and that's how you
got things done, and no other you know, other presidents,
and we're not being able to do that because they
they had these other demands of these authoritarian leaders. And
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you know, that's where the liberals, you know, confuse the
situation a little. I'm not saying human rights is not
a is a bad thing, but in his case, he
didn't make that the point. The point is we got
a deal here, let's make peace, and I'm not going
to go into some of the details about how you
run your country.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
So I think, well, that's that's kind of the problem
when you think about it in the sense that we
talk about I guess the Prime Minister or the president
of Turkey, uh was was a key element in this.
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In this case, Turkey is a very significant country and
he was called out specifically by President Trump today. If
you remember the Washington Post Saudi journalist and Washington Post
columnist Jamal Koshogi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,
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Turkey in twenty eighteen, and pretty clear that the assassination
of Kasogi was carried out by agents of the Saudi government. Well,
I don't know that Joe Biden would wanted to have
done anything in conjunction with Urtigon because of Ertigan's background.
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And I think that we could have said we're never
going to deal with with Ertigan again. But if Ernigan,
who's obviously a flawed human being, if he's authorizing the
assassination and dismemberment of Saudi, a Saudi citizen who had
criticized Turkey, not the sort of person I want to
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spend any time with. But Trump figured that that he
would that Erligan was the key to getting him asked
to to release the hostages.
Speaker 7 (24:09):
So that's and then also you know his personal charisma
bringing all these I know just of course these are
mostly man with one woman that he called beautiful. You know,
he was he was trying to relax the Goud. It's
a very uptight, you know a group of people. They
don't smile. They're older, you know, and uh he got
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them all to come and to uh you know, to
support this uh this group that will help rebuild Gaza. Uh.
I think it is the end of Natanyahu's career. Uh.
The Israelis blame him for dragging out the war, not
listening to Trump, and that's the end of his career.
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He was booed. Was very embarrassing.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
Well, I know that you're not I know you're not
a fan of and I understand in that. Let's see,
I'm not sure if I believe the next Israeli election
unless there's uh, you know, some sort of intervening action,
would is not not due until October, I believe a
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year from now, okay, and unless there's some sort of
a not a lack of confidence vote, it will be
up to net Nyaho whether he's going to stand for
reelection at that time. I said to you the other night,
Winston Churchill save Britain, and yet when the war was over,
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the British people turned Churchill out as Prime minister. You
might be very correct, but I think that's the analogy
that I would use with Yahoo. Net Yahoo was there
when and you could blame the lack of military intelligence
failure for this to have happened. But Netah, who has
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worked for two years to to to keep his country
together and who yeah, go ahead.
Speaker 7 (26:07):
But what's what turned the Trump of was that he
not Yaho bomb Katar and he told him don't do it.
And he told him over and over again, don't continue
the bombing, don't. So Trump had to step in and
repudiates and move by himself together all these people so
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but nothing now who probably will not run again, and
he couldn't win anyway if he did run. And there
has to be a government in Israel that will work
towards a two state solution and not in Yahoo.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
Well yeah, well again he didn't work towards the two
state solutions. You're right, despite all of that, despite all
of that, Okay, this is Donald Trump today talking about
bb net Yahoo cut one thirteen. Please, Robie want Jack
to respond to this what thirteen?
Speaker 4 (27:03):
Rob I want to express my gratitude to a man
of exceptional courage and patriotism whose partnership did so much
to make this momentous stay possible. You know who I'm
talking about. There's only one Prime Minister, Benjamin net Yahoo.
We do please stand up.
Speaker 5 (27:29):
And he is not easy.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
I want to tell you he's not the easiest guy
to deal with.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
But that's what makes him great.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
That's what makes him great. Sounds to me like Trump
still likes that. Yeah, although he's not the easiest.
Speaker 7 (27:49):
Well, yes, I have to put up with. You know,
that wasn't a very course. He was going to say,
you know, good things about him, but it's kind of
like a good by speech. You know, that's it.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Well again, I know that's your hope. But my my
suspicion is that let let us you know, let's see.
I know that the the hostage families understandably wanted net
Ya who to do whatever was possible to bring back
the hostages. But what would have you done, Jack, Jack,
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if you were the prime Minister of Israel to bring
back the hostages earlier than net Ya who did?
Speaker 7 (28:30):
He got some of them? Uh, you know, he should
have listened to Trump earlier.
Speaker 2 (28:36):
And that was.
Speaker 7 (28:40):
Everything that that group behind them, good Coff and all.
What they could have done that a year ago? You
know a lot of lives were lost, including Israeli.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
So so so should have should have net Ya who
bonded uh Gaza?
Speaker 7 (28:57):
Well, you're you're a good debater. This is my okay,
what can I say? Are you no?
Speaker 2 (29:02):
No, No, I'm not I'm not trying to dem What
I'm saying is that there's a Latin phrase. You know,
it would have been great if he could have gotten
the hostages out on Monday October ninth, two thousand and
or whatever. October ninth was October eighth, twenty and twenty three.
But ye know, I I cry to think of the
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hostages who were killed. I cry to think of the
hostages who were who were raped, who were who were tortured,
No question, Jack, I'm with you one thousand percent.
Speaker 7 (29:36):
But hated in Israel, hated by some.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
Well see, let's let's wait until after that. Maybe maybe
you're right. I told you Churchill. Churchill was turned out
of office after after World War Two, but would have
Britain survived within with a different prime minister than Churchill.
Speaker 7 (30:00):
I'm trying to fight with you. Trump is the hero here.
Trump is the hero. Trump did it. Trump did it.
Speaker 2 (30:07):
Okay, I'm not fighting with you, just having a friendly conversation.
Speaker 7 (30:14):
But you're a very difficult anyway deal with I mean,
you could say, hey, no, here's the.
Speaker 2 (30:22):
Thing, Jack, here's the thing. Okay, I could sit here
every night and when someone calls up, whatever they say. Yep,
I agree totally. I'm with you on thousands. Yep, you're right.
That wouldn't make much of a show, would a Jack.
Speaker 7 (30:36):
I'm not saying that. I'm just saying saying what I said.
Speaker 2 (30:41):
No, I agree. Look, Jack, you you have strong opinions too,
which will which makes you a good caller, and I
thank you. You know that. I thank you for your
loyalty to this program, and I hope you continue to call.
You're a good debater too. I'm just telling you that's
my position. You're telling me that's your position, and and
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and we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. You
can call a year from now and say I told
you maybe when Net doesn't run for reelection, if I
was who I probably wouldn't run for reelection because it's say, okay,
someone else can handle it from here anyway, Jack, I gotta.
Speaker 7 (31:19):
Very if my prediction that's.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
Correct, we'll see, we'll see. I'll call you on and
I promise, okay, either way, I'll give you credit if
you're right, and I'll give you a chance to take
a victory lap fair enough. I don't know if is
going to run. I'm not taking a position on that.
I simply aim saying it is not uncommon for a
nation to show its gratitude or lack thereof, by turning
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out of office. I use the example of Churchill. That's
a historical.
Speaker 7 (31:47):
Example that he's not going to win. That's all I mean.
Somebody else, I'm.
Speaker 2 (31:54):
Not disagreeing with you, Jack, you're talking past me. Man,
I'm not this. I just said to you. I don't
know if he's going to run. If he does run,
I don't know if he's going to win. All I'm
saying to you is it seems to me Trump kind
of likes him right now. I could be wrong, but
that's I just played these words from today. Gotta go, Jack,
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Thank you much, appreciate us always. We will continue. Ladies
and gentlemen, Feel free to call. Feel free to call
back on Nightside after this coming back.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
It's night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (32:30):
All right, let's go to the phones. People have waiting
too long here, Matt and Brighton. Matt, gotta be quick
for me. I got back lines now. All of a sudden,
go ahead, Matt.
Speaker 5 (32:38):
All right, hey man.
Speaker 9 (32:40):
First off, today is a historical day. God Hussham the
blessed Donald Trump for what she did. We now have.
Speaker 10 (32:53):
All the hostages, unfortunately some deceased back. That is so instrumental,
and I want to just say I hope that there
is peace instrumentally in the region. But I fully support
Israel like some of your past powers. Babe may have
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his faults and I may have.
Speaker 9 (33:22):
Hit my.
Speaker 10 (33:24):
Problems with him for some things like corruption, but this
is so huge and it's so important. So when I
hear all these condemnations, I look at it and I
GoF at it, and I think these people think that
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it's some other leader like yet Euillipede would have changed something.
But then I want to hear your opinion and honesty,
and I know you feel the same that it was
an instrumental in historic day.
Speaker 7 (34:04):
Oh.
Speaker 2 (34:04):
I've made that very clear, Matt. I've made that very
clear throughout the night. I know, and I don't need
to repeat that anybody. This is a day that may
have changed the course of history. It can't be any
more critical than.
Speaker 10 (34:15):
That in my opinion, right right, right, But what my
question is going to be, do you think this is something.
Speaker 7 (34:23):
That can stick.
Speaker 10 (34:24):
Do you think this is something that is going to
be instrumental in a long term.
Speaker 9 (34:32):
Availility to hold some level of peace?
Speaker 2 (34:36):
Yes, I do, Yes, Yes I do, because I think
a lot of people and governmental leaders have bought into it.
And that's my prayer for tonight. Matt. I gotta keep
rolling here, buddy, we'll talk soon.
Speaker 10 (34:47):
I mean, I couldn't even get three minutes.
Speaker 2 (34:49):
No, No, I'm just I got people packed behind you here, buddy.
I'm trying to get trying to do a show, Matt.
Simple as that. You made your points, great points. I
lean and Waltham, I lean. How are you?
Speaker 11 (35:00):
I owe you good?
Speaker 7 (35:00):
Dan? How are you good?
Speaker 2 (35:02):
Got to push you a little bit too. I want
to get at least one all right here.
Speaker 11 (35:04):
Quick, quick, quick. It's a shame. We should all be
celebrating in the streets, Dan Seed, in the streets over this.
Not only do we get the hostage free, a chance
for real peace, but also a return to the United
States is a world leader.
Speaker 2 (35:20):
Yep, all great points, all great.
Speaker 11 (35:22):
It's a shame, and it's a shame that so many
by leaders can't can't everybody can't be celebrated, especially a
lot of our leaders.
Speaker 2 (35:31):
Well, the question is, you know, was do you now
regret that when people regret voting for Joe Biden in
twenty twenty, I didn't vote for Joe Biden in twenty twenty.
I didn't vote for Donald Trump either. But Joe Biden
had four horrible years as president of the United States.
(35:52):
He wasn't in command. Whether you like Donald Trump or
don't like Donald Trump, no questions. He's been in command,
and uh, now we've seen some results. These were spectacular
results today that I never thought I would see in
my lifetime. I don't know how else to describe it.
Speaker 11 (36:11):
There's too many there's too many comments by so many
people that uh, just coun't celebrate. Just celebrate for a
day or two. Later on go in and statue of negativity,
but for a day or two, celebrate with you heard.
Speaker 2 (36:25):
You heard, Bob and you know Jack, to a lesser extent,
Jack was celebrating Donald Trump. But I'm giving people an
opportunity tonight if they want to, if they want to
talk about what Donald Trump has accomplished, we have an
hour left. Simple as that. If they don't want to talk.
Speaker 11 (36:40):
Then celebrate for a minute that this is a wonderful day.
Speaker 2 (36:46):
Yeah, I would agree with you totally. I lean thank
you for you.
Speaker 11 (36:49):
Go dance in the streets this week.
Speaker 2 (36:52):
The dance in the streets, we can dance here on
night's side, Okay, exactly that night, doctor you soon let
me go to Bill in Pennsylvania. Bill your next on nights.
I go ahead, Bill, if you're not ready going to
put you on hold, put Bill on hold, please, thank
you very much. So we go to Joe and Lynn.
Joe your next on nights.
Speaker 12 (37:11):
I go ahead, Dan, I will And I haven't written
to you. I haven't felt to good. But that's the
side of the point, Okay. I have two mixed feelings
on this. I hope it holds, but I don't think
it will because Israel released two thousand terrorist people and
if they get back and want to start over, it'll
be a mess. But I have to give Trump credit.
I don't agree with him, like you don't agree on everything,
(37:32):
and people hate him, people hate what's his name, the BB,
But that's the way it is. I have to give
him credit if it works. But I just think the
United States should now when now we're in Qatar, we're
going to put troops From what he said, it sounded
like they're going to have troops, peacekeeping troops.
Speaker 8 (37:49):
I no, no, no, no, no, no, no no no, no, wrong, no.
Speaker 2 (37:53):
No no. There will be about two hundred US troops
who will be observed hers outside of Gaza. Okay, so
there will be a military US military footprint. But that's it. Okay,
now I know we're not We're not sending uh boots
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on the ground into Gaza. Don't worry about that.
Speaker 7 (38:17):
Okay.
Speaker 12 (38:18):
What about Qatar? Is that the same as guy.
Speaker 2 (38:21):
Qatar is a different country. We're not sending any troops
into Qatar. Qatar was one of the countries who are
a strong economic force in the Middle East, like Cutter,
the Arab Emirates, you know, the UAE and all of
that United Arab Emirates. But uh, they have helped line
(38:44):
up behind Trump to tell Hamas your part, the party's over.
Iran is gone, hes Bala is gone, and you're gone.
And Mito meo up against it. So I gotta let
you run. I wanted to get everybody, and I know
Pat Matt wanted more time, but sometimes I got to
(39:06):
move a loop. Thank you, Joe, talk to you soon.
We'll take a quick break here at Night's side. If
you want to talk about this, here's the number six one, seven, two,
five four ten thirty. If not six, also six one seven,
nine three one ten thirty. If not, I'll go to
something else. I know what I what I believe about
Israel and what I believe about the Middle East. And
(39:26):
if you don't have strong feelings on it, don't worry
about it. That's okay. We'll be back right after this.
As night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ coust in
his new radio.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Israel is about seven hours ahead of the United States,
so right now it's probably five in the morning. Another
day is dawning on Israel and the hostages who have
survived twenty returned home, and that is a huge reason
(00:27):
for Israel to celebrate. You could not watch that today
and tonight, even if you watched it in the news
and see the reunions of these family members. These were
innocent young men and young women for the most part,
who were captured on the morning of October the sixth,
who were kidnapped on October the sixth, They had gone
(00:48):
to a dance party on Friday night, October fifth. Their
lives were changed. Many have died, many were killed, many
many who died, many were maltreated. The stories have yet
to come out, but they will come out. And yet
through all of this, we went through in our country
(01:10):
a presidential election. We made a decision as a country,
not into Colmwealth of Massachusetts, but we made a decision
as a country, and Donald Trump was re elected at
the White House, and he talked about Israel during the campaign. Today,
Benjamin Yah, who addressed the Kannesset and Donald Trump addressed
(01:33):
the Kannesse at the Parliament of Israel. This is what
Benjamin Yah who said about Donald Trump one cut one
hundred and two, Dais and Daniel Robb.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
No American president has ever done more for Israel. And
as I said in Washington, it ain't even close. It's
really not a match. Mister President. Today, we welcome you
here to thank you for your pivotal leadership and putting
forward a proposal that got the backing of almost the
(02:09):
entire world, a proposal, a proposal that brings all our hostages.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Home now Netnya, who credited accurately, accurately a decision that
President Trump made earlier this year to take out the
Isranian nuclear development site buried deep underground, an amazing military
(02:40):
strike that Donald Trump, I don't think really wanted to exercise,
but that Iran gave him no choice. Netanya who talked
about that and the significance of that strike, because with
that strike, the last supporters of Hamas was taken taken
(03:02):
out of play. This has cut one to three A
rob one O three A Jews around the world.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
They're going to read the Book of Ecclesiastics cohelics in
the Bible. The Bible has many miraculous moments. One of
them was your decision to Bombfordeau. I think it was
(03:32):
a pivot of history because it wasn't meant only to
bombfor Deau.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
That action.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
And your previous action I've taken out customs Suleimany, the
architect of death. I think that changed the balance of
power in the world. You brought America back again to
the driver's seat.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
And then one final comment by Yahoo at the in
front of the Canessa today, Cut one five, rob cut
one five.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Mister President, thank you for all you have done for us.
I've submitted your nomination to be the first non Israeli
recipient of the Israel Prize, Israel's highest award. As to
(04:31):
that other prize, just a question of time you'll get it,
but I want you to get the Israel Prize, our
highest award to our greatest friends.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
The Israel Prize is an award bestowed by the Nation
of Israel State of Israel is the nation's highest cultural honor.
It has been around now for seventy two years, first
awarded in nineteen fifty three, and it is it's he
would he would be I guess, the first non Israeli
(05:04):
citizen to receive the Israel Prize, which again I think
you know he could. He could run against Benjamin Nettniel
and become the next Prime Minister of Israel if he
if he were qualified. Trump, on the other hand, uh
today spoke to the to the Kanesset uh and and said,
(05:27):
amongst other things, let me let's go to cut one
twelve rop. This is not only the end of a war.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
This is the end of the age of terror and
death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope,
end of God. It's the start of a grand concord
and lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of
what will soon be a truly magnificent region. I believe
(05:58):
that so strongly. This is the historic dawn of a
new Middle East.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
What the President today, which I thought was smart, what
our President Donald Trump did today, was he did not
have to pat himself on the back. He talked about
the efforts of other nations in many of those nations,
(06:27):
Arab nations in the Middle East, who prevailed upon himas
to release the hostages. Now whether or not they will
surrender their weapons. A tightly different story, but this is
a cut one fourteen Rob.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
He also conveyed my tremendous appreciation for all of the
nations of the Arab and Muslim world that came together
to press someaas to set the hostages free and to
send them home.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
We had a lot of help.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
We had a lot of help from a lot of
people that you wouldn't suspect. I want to thank them
very much for that. It's an incredible triumph for Israel
in the world to have all of these nations working
together as partners in peace. And it's pretty unusual for
you to see that, but it happened in this case.
This was a very unusual point in time, a brilliant
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point in time.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
And then he finished on an upnoe and talked about
a phrase that became so well known in the world
following the Holocaust. This has cut one twenty two a Rob.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
All the families whose lives were forever changed by the
atrocities of that day, and all of the people of Israel,
please know that America joins you and those two everlasting
vows never forget and never again.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
In Israelis and Jews around the world. And it doesn't
matter if you're Jewish or not. We must always never
forget and never again the Holocaust or October sixth. So
we're going to take a break. I'm going to open
up these phone lines and I'm going to talk about
this day, because this is a day, This is a
(08:24):
day that I believe will basically pave the way for
a new Middle East. Those of us who are in
the wrong side of fifty remember, if not the creation
of the State of Israel, we remember all of the
tumult that has engulfed the Middle East for decades, going
(08:46):
back to Israel's disagreements, issues dealing with the Suez Canal,
Israel being attacked several times by its Arabs, Arabs neighbors,
neighbors always prevailing. We remember that, the Opek, we remember,
we remember the arrival of the mullahs Uh, you know,
(09:08):
Uh Komeni Comeni coming from exile in Paris and Uh
and getting rid of the Shah of Iran and taking
over Iran. Uh and so many in this country who
sort of welcomed that. And well, we got rid of
the Shah. He was a bad guy. He probably was
a bad guy. But what Komeni gave us uh. And
(09:31):
the religious malas Uh in Iran gave us. They came
very close to getting nuclear weaponry. And if they had
nuclear weaponry, god knows what would have been done, what
they would have done with it. We have dodged bullets uh.
And today maybe the world has come to understand that UH.
(09:52):
And ironically, if you will, under a president who had
no political experience before his election in twenty sixteen, has
been able as a businessman appeal to Arab leaders who
also are businessmen, to do the right thing, not only
(10:14):
the right thing morally in supporting Israel, but the right
thing economically for the people and for the Middle East.
And that is what I think is the magic formula
that brought us to today. Let us hope that in
the days ahead that Hamas follows through in their commitment
and they disarmed. And as I was listening to this today,
(10:36):
to someone make the point that if there are Hamas
leaders who want to be involved in the political process
in Gaza, that will be fair. That's fine. Following World
War Two, there were a lot of Nazi leaders who
(10:56):
were put on trial, but there are also a lot
of lower level leaders who were allowed to return to
German society, and many of them saw the air of
their waste. Maybe there are people in Hamas who realized
the error of their ways. I think we have to
be vigilant, but we also have to be generous in
(11:20):
our willingness to allow the people of Gaza to govern themselves.
But again, never again under Hamas, maybe never again under
Mahoud of Us. Maybe there has to be a new
generation of leaders to come forward who will pledge to
work with Arab nations and with Israel. We'll talk about
(11:43):
any and all of that. Six one seven, two, four
ten thirty six one seven nine three one ten thirty.
This is a place where all points of view are welcome.
And we will get back to the phones immediately, and
I want to continue to talk about this. I'd love
to talk about this up until midnight tonight because I
think it's so critically important. I know many of you
have watched last night Overnights. Feel free to join the
(12:08):
conversation tonight and tell us your impressions. I have strong
beliefs on this, Okay. I do not happen to be Jewish.
You do not have to be Jewish to call this
radio station tonight on this and you do not even
have to have strong beliefs that agree with mine. I
want to hear from you. I have never been more
optimistic about the future of the world than I am tonight,
(12:32):
because the one place in the world that has been
a tinderbox for decades is the Middle East.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
Back on nights Side, after this Night Side, Dan Ray,
I'm Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
Just a couple of months ago, Rob tells me that
Bob from New Jersey, Brad from New Jersey, said we're
coming in loud and clear. Well, that's good to know, Brad.
I appreciate that you could have felt a you could
have stayed on the line and told us what you thought.
Six point seven, two, five, four, ten thirty. This is
a historic day. All of you remember nine to eleven.
(13:11):
Nine to eleven was rooted in this situation that seems
to have gone the right way today. All of that
stuff that we dealt with for twenty years from nine
to eleven on, going back even to when they tried
to take the World Trade Center down back and was
in nineteen ninety four. Uh, it all roots back to
(13:33):
our support of Israel, our an ending support of the
only true friend we've ever had in the Middle East. Now,
I think that there are other countries under new leadership,
certainly Egypt with President Elssi. Uh, the Turkish president was
there today, Erdiguan. And I know that there are a
(13:55):
lot of people don't like Urtigon, but apparently he played
a critical role here. Uh. This is this is not checkers, folks,
this is uh, this is more complicated than that. And
Donald Trump has played it pretty well. Uh. And if
you'd like to comment and compliment him, you're more than welcome.
And if you don't want it, that's okay. To let
(14:17):
me go to Bob and Rhode Island. Bob and I
tend to disagree on most things. I hope he doesn't
disagree tonight.
Speaker 5 (14:23):
Go right ahead, Bob, I give Trump credit.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
Well, that's kind of that's kind of it.
Speaker 5 (14:31):
It wasn't there wasn't as it was Marco Rubio. Yes, well,
his team and by the way, Jimmy Cotter and Bill
Quinton had negotiations back in their day, and so suddenly
Trump's did be all and end all.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
Well, here's the thing, Bob, here here's the thing. And
I said earlier tonight that when President Obama took out
Osama bin Lad, I was very proud as an American
to hear President Obama deliver news to the country that
Sunday night in twenty twelve, I believe is when it was.
(15:11):
I'm sure you remember that night. You know, every president
since Harry Truman has been involved in US Middle East policy,
There's no question about that. But at the same time,
none of them the personal I give most cretitude tonight.
Amongst the Democrats, Hillary Clinton. I'm not a huge fan
of Hillary Clinton, as you probably.
Speaker 5 (15:33):
Don't really, Yeah, but let me compliment her.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Let me compliment her because she talked about that. This
is cut twenty eight, Rob, I want you to react
to this, Bob cut twenty eight.
Speaker 6 (15:46):
I really commend President Trump and his administration as well
as Arab leaders in the region for making the commitment
to the twenty point Plan and uh seeing a path
forward for what's often called the day after. Most importantly,
(16:08):
the conflict hopefully h will end.
Speaker 2 (16:13):
Yeah. So you know, I mean, I give I give
her credit for that. I'm sure, yeah, yeah, yeah, But
but again, President Obama wasn't wasn't able to bring him.
President Obama, this isn't you know, You're trying to make
the point which I agree with you. A lot of administrations,
hold on, let me just finish. I want to give
you some credit, Bob. Okay, A lot of administrations, Republican
(16:37):
Democrats have tried and unfortunately circumstances were not right. Donald
Trump tried and circumstances were right. Go ahead.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
Well, that's because he threatened the destruction to Habas like
you've never seen before, just this last weekend. I mean,
he's one of fun I think he had.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
He got them to focus the problem and he and yes,
I agree with you.
Speaker 7 (17:02):
He's a bully.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
Oh, he's a bully. Well guess what. Guess what?
Speaker 5 (17:07):
I would rather have a bully.
Speaker 2 (17:09):
To produce the to produce peace. Bob, just listen to me,
and then I'll let you say what you want to say.
I would rather have a bully who who could produce peace.
Uh then then maybe a better human being. And by that,
I'm referring to someone like Jimmy Carter, who I met,
interviewed many times, and who I respect immensely, but who
(17:30):
did create some relationship between Saddad and and Monoca Bagan.
I grant you that, but he did not come anywhere
near to what Trump has accomplished in the last few weeks.
Speaker 5 (17:43):
Okay, I give you that, but what you're gonna think
about domestic problems? But the United States has got a
lot of problems right now, and it's got nothing to
do with the Middle East. What's he gonna do this
but the double shutdown national guy, All you got.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
To do is have the demo. The Republicans are voting
to keep the country open. You need sixty votes in
the Senate.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
All the Republicans, and they go the way I wantch.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
Oh show you want to keep the country closed. You
don't want the military to get paid, you don't want
people to get them, you want people to get fired.
Speaker 5 (18:23):
That's why you're There's the people you're in.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
With, Bob. Unfortunately, Bob's got to go in the in
the in the soup. Please Bob, have a nice to
have a nice swim. Okay, Bob is he actually lapsed
into laps into a semblance of normalcy. Normalcy there. But
(18:45):
it's the Democrat he mentioned. What is he gonna have
Trump going to do about keeping the government open. He
doesn't have sixty votes in the Senate. He needs sixty.
He's got maybe fifty seven fifty six at this point
because some of the Democrats, A couple of the Democrat
acceenators like John Fetterman from Pennsylvania have voted to open
(19:06):
up the government. But you got Chuck Schumer who says
it's getting better every day. He's your guy, Bob. Let's
take a break here for the news at the bottom
of the hour. It might get passionate. I tried, guys,
I really tried to give me nice to Bob. And
even in being nice to Bob, he wants to pick
(19:27):
a fight. You pick a fight with the wrong guy, Bob.
It's as simple as that. Okay, don't come to a
battle of witch with me unarmed six one seven, two, five,
four ten thirty six one seven, nine, three one ten thirty.
If you're a Democrat and you want to talk rationally
or a Republican, come on uh. And if you want
(19:48):
to if you want to have had it with like
a conversation with Bob, that's fine. Doo h. This is
a night that I'm in a great mood. We have
the potential for not only peace in the Middle East,
but a restoration a renaissance in the Middle East, which
will benefit people in the Middle East and will open
(20:09):
up and diminish the likelihood of a war in the
Middle East. That is the tinderbox all of the biblical
prophets who were saying, well, when World War iie happens,
it's going to start in the Middle East, maybe but
maybe not. Maybe Now Arab leaders, to their credit, and
(20:32):
Israel Israeli leaders will work together to make the Middle
East a peace where hatred is no more? Wouldn't that
be wonderful? Six one, seven, two, five, four, ten thirty
six one seven, nine, three, ten thirty Feel free coming
back on night Sorry.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
You're on Night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ, Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 2 (20:56):
Apparently that announcement today Barbe the Prime Minister Yahoo was
automatically means Donald Trump becomes the first non Jewish recipient
of the Israel Prize.
Speaker 8 (21:09):
Every year there are probably anywhere from ten to twelve
people who are awarded that prize for different reasons, apparently
by the government of Israel, and Donald President Trump is
now the first non Jewish recipient of the Israel Prize.
So there may be other prizes down the line. Let's
(21:31):
go next to Jack is the Newton Jackie're next on Nightsiger,
right ahead?
Speaker 7 (21:36):
How you doing Jack? Porter. I know, I've probably been
really critical of Trump, but I have to say that
he probably really deserves the Mobil Prize for this. And
he uses allus as skills as a deal maker.
Speaker 5 (21:50):
You know.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
He doesn't care about the human rights or any other things,
you know, the authoritarian leaders. He wants to focus on
the deal, prosperity, peace, you know, and that's how you
got things done, and no other you know, other presidents,
and we're not being able to do that because they
they had these other demands of these authoritarian leaders. And
(22:17):
you know, that's where the liberals, you know, confuse the
situation a little. I'm not saying human rights is not
a is a bad thing, but in his case, he
didn't make that the point. The point is we got
a deal here, let's make peace, and I'm not going
to go into some of the details about how you
run your country.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
So I think, well, that's that's kind of the problem
when you think about it in the sense that we
talk about I guess the Prime Minister or the president
of Turkey, uh was was a key element in this.
(22:57):
In this case, Turkey is a very significant country and
he was called out specifically by President Trump today. If
you remember the Washington Post Saudi journalist and Washington Post
columnist Jamal Koshogi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,
(23:17):
Turkey in twenty eighteen, and pretty clear that the assassination
of Kasogi was carried out by agents of the Saudi government. Well,
I don't know that Joe Biden would wanted to have
done anything in conjunction with Urtigon because of Ertigan's background.
(23:39):
And I think that we could have said we're never
going to deal with with Ertigan again. But if Ernigan,
who's obviously a flawed human being, if he's authorizing the
assassination and dismemberment of Saudi, a Saudi citizen who had
criticized Turkey, not the sort of person I want to
(24:00):
spend any time with. But Trump figured that that he
would that Erligan was the key to getting him asked
to to release the hostages.
Speaker 7 (24:09):
So that's and then also you know his personal charisma
bringing all these I know just of course these are
mostly man with one woman that he called beautiful. You know,
he was he was trying to relax the Goud. It's
a very uptight, you know a group of people. They
don't smile. They're older, you know, and uh he got
(24:32):
them all to come and to uh you know, to
support this uh this group that will help rebuild Gaza. Uh.
I think it is the end of Natanyahu's career. Uh.
The Israelis blame him for dragging out the war, not
listening to Trump, and that's the end of his career.
(24:53):
He was booed. Was very embarrassing.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
Well, I know that you're not I know you're not
a fan of and I understand in that. Let's see,
I'm not sure if I believe the next Israeli election
unless there's uh, you know, some sort of intervening action,
would is not not due until October, I believe a
(25:17):
year from now, okay, and unless there's some sort of
a not a lack of confidence vote, it will be
up to net Nyaho whether he's going to stand for
reelection at that time. I said to you the other night,
Winston Churchill save Britain, and yet when the war was over,
(25:39):
the British people turned Churchill out as Prime minister. You
might be very correct, but I think that's the analogy
that I would use with Yahoo. Net Yahoo was there
when and you could blame the lack of military intelligence
failure for this to have happened. But Netah, who has
(26:01):
worked for two years to to to keep his country
together and who yeah, go ahead.
Speaker 7 (26:07):
But what's what turned the Trump of was that he
not Yaho bomb Katar and he told him don't do it.
And he told him over and over again, don't continue
the bombing, don't. So Trump had to step in and
repudiates and move by himself together all these people so
(26:31):
but nothing now who probably will not run again, and
he couldn't win anyway if he did run. And there
has to be a government in Israel that will work
towards a two state solution and not in Yahoo.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
Well yeah, well again he didn't work towards the two
state solutions. You're right, despite all of that, despite all
of that, Okay, this is Donald Trump today talking about
bb net Yahoo cut one thirteen. Please, Robie want Jack
to respond to this what thirteen?
Speaker 4 (27:03):
Rob I want to express my gratitude to a man
of exceptional courage and patriotism whose partnership did so much
to make this momentous stay possible. You know who I'm
talking about. There's only one Prime Minister, Benjamin net Yahoo.
We do please stand up.
Speaker 5 (27:29):
And he is not easy.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
I want to tell you he's not the easiest guy
to deal with.
Speaker 4 (27:35):
But that's what makes him great.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
That's what makes him great. Sounds to me like Trump
still likes that. Yeah, although he's not the easiest.
Speaker 7 (27:49):
Well, yes, I have to put up with. You know,
that wasn't a very course. He was going to say,
you know, good things about him, but it's kind of
like a good by speech. You know, that's it.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Well again, I know that's your hope. But my my
suspicion is that let let us you know, let's see.
I know that the the hostage families understandably wanted net
Ya who to do whatever was possible to bring back
the hostages. But what would have you done, Jack, Jack,
(28:25):
if you were the prime Minister of Israel to bring
back the hostages earlier than net Ya who did?
Speaker 7 (28:30):
He got some of them? Uh, you know, he should
have listened to Trump earlier.
Speaker 2 (28:36):
And that was.
Speaker 7 (28:40):
Everything that that group behind them, good Coff and all.
What they could have done that a year ago? You
know a lot of lives were lost, including Israeli.
Speaker 2 (28:49):
So so so should have should have net Ya who
bonded uh Gaza?
Speaker 7 (28:57):
Well, you're you're a good debater. This is my okay,
what can I say? Are you no?
Speaker 2 (29:02):
No, No, I'm not I'm not trying to dem What
I'm saying is that there's a Latin phrase. You know,
it would have been great if he could have gotten
the hostages out on Monday October ninth, two thousand and
or whatever. October ninth was October eighth, twenty and twenty three.
But ye know, I I cry to think of the
(29:26):
hostages who were killed. I cry to think of the
hostages who were who were raped, who were who were tortured,
No question, Jack, I'm with you one thousand percent.
Speaker 7 (29:36):
But hated in Israel, hated by some.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
Well see, let's let's wait until after that. Maybe maybe
you're right. I told you Churchill. Churchill was turned out
of office after after World War Two, but would have
Britain survived within with a different prime minister than Churchill.
Speaker 7 (30:00):
I'm trying to fight with you. Trump is the hero here.
Trump is the hero. Trump did it. Trump did it.
Speaker 2 (30:07):
Okay, I'm not fighting with you, just having a friendly conversation.
Speaker 7 (30:14):
But you're a very difficult anyway deal with I mean,
you could say, hey, no, here's the.
Speaker 2 (30:22):
Thing, Jack, here's the thing. Okay, I could sit here
every night and when someone calls up, whatever they say. Yep,
I agree totally. I'm with you on thousands. Yep, you're right.
That wouldn't make much of a show, would a Jack.
Speaker 7 (30:36):
I'm not saying that. I'm just saying saying what I said.
Speaker 2 (30:41):
No, I agree. Look, Jack, you you have strong opinions too,
which will which makes you a good caller, and I
thank you. You know that. I thank you for your
loyalty to this program, and I hope you continue to call.
You're a good debater too. I'm just telling you that's
my position. You're telling me that's your position, and and
(31:02):
and we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. You
can call a year from now and say I told
you maybe when Net doesn't run for reelection, if I
was who I probably wouldn't run for reelection because it's say, okay,
someone else can handle it from here anyway, Jack, I gotta.
Speaker 7 (31:19):
Very if my prediction that's.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
Correct, we'll see, we'll see. I'll call you on and
I promise, okay, either way, I'll give you credit if
you're right, and I'll give you a chance to take
a victory lap fair enough. I don't know if is
going to run. I'm not taking a position on that.
I simply aim saying it is not uncommon for a
nation to show its gratitude or lack thereof, by turning
(31:43):
out of office. I use the example of Churchill. That's
a historical.
Speaker 7 (31:47):
Example that he's not going to win. That's all I mean.
Somebody else, I'm.
Speaker 2 (31:54):
Not disagreeing with you, Jack, you're talking past me. Man,
I'm not this. I just said to you. I don't
know if he's going to run. If he does run,
I don't know if he's going to win. All I'm
saying to you is it seems to me Trump kind
of likes him right now. I could be wrong, but
that's I just played these words from today. Gotta go, Jack,
(32:14):
Thank you much, appreciate us always. We will continue. Ladies
and gentlemen, Feel free to call. Feel free to call
back on Nightside after this coming back.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
It's night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (32:30):
All right, let's go to the phones. People have waiting
too long here, Matt and Brighton. Matt, gotta be quick
for me. I got back lines now. All of a sudden,
go ahead, Matt.
Speaker 5 (32:38):
All right, hey man.
Speaker 9 (32:40):
First off, today is a historical day. God Hussham the
blessed Donald Trump for what she did. We now have.
Speaker 10 (32:53):
All the hostages, unfortunately some deceased back. That is so instrumental,
and I want to just say I hope that there
is peace instrumentally in the region. But I fully support
Israel like some of your past powers. Babe may have
(33:20):
his faults and I may have.
Speaker 9 (33:22):
Hit my.
Speaker 10 (33:24):
Problems with him for some things like corruption, but this
is so huge and it's so important. So when I
hear all these condemnations, I look at it and I
GoF at it, and I think these people think that
(33:46):
it's some other leader like yet Euillipede would have changed something.
But then I want to hear your opinion and honesty,
and I know you feel the same that it was
an instrumental in historic day.
Speaker 7 (34:04):
Oh.
Speaker 2 (34:04):
I've made that very clear, Matt. I've made that very
clear throughout the night. I know, and I don't need
to repeat that anybody. This is a day that may
have changed the course of history. It can't be any
more critical than.
Speaker 10 (34:15):
That in my opinion, right right, right, But what my
question is going to be, do you think this is something.
Speaker 7 (34:23):
That can stick.
Speaker 10 (34:24):
Do you think this is something that is going to
be instrumental in a long term.
Speaker 9 (34:32):
Availility to hold some level of peace?
Speaker 2 (34:36):
Yes, I do, Yes, Yes I do, because I think
a lot of people and governmental leaders have bought into it.
And that's my prayer for tonight. Matt. I gotta keep
rolling here, buddy, we'll talk soon.
Speaker 10 (34:47):
I mean, I couldn't even get three minutes.
Speaker 2 (34:49):
No, No, I'm just I got people packed behind you here, buddy.
I'm trying to get trying to do a show, Matt.
Simple as that. You made your points, great points. I
lean and Waltham, I lean. How are you?
Speaker 11 (35:00):
I owe you good?
Speaker 7 (35:00):
Dan? How are you good?
Speaker 2 (35:02):
Got to push you a little bit too. I want
to get at least one all right here.
Speaker 11 (35:04):
Quick, quick, quick. It's a shame. We should all be
celebrating in the streets, Dan Seed, in the streets over this.
Not only do we get the hostage free, a chance
for real peace, but also a return to the United
States is a world leader.
Speaker 2 (35:20):
Yep, all great points, all great.
Speaker 11 (35:22):
It's a shame, and it's a shame that so many
by leaders can't can't everybody can't be celebrated, especially a
lot of our leaders.
Speaker 2 (35:31):
Well, the question is, you know, was do you now
regret that when people regret voting for Joe Biden in
twenty twenty, I didn't vote for Joe Biden in twenty twenty.
I didn't vote for Donald Trump either. But Joe Biden
had four horrible years as president of the United States.
(35:52):
He wasn't in command. Whether you like Donald Trump or
don't like Donald Trump, no questions. He's been in command,
and uh, now we've seen some results. These were spectacular
results today that I never thought I would see in
my lifetime. I don't know how else to describe it.
Speaker 11 (36:11):
There's too many there's too many comments by so many
people that uh, just coun't celebrate. Just celebrate for a
day or two. Later on go in and statue of negativity,
but for a day or two, celebrate with you heard.
Speaker 2 (36:25):
You heard, Bob and you know Jack, to a lesser extent,
Jack was celebrating Donald Trump. But I'm giving people an
opportunity tonight if they want to, if they want to
talk about what Donald Trump has accomplished, we have an
hour left. Simple as that. If they don't want to talk.
Speaker 11 (36:40):
Then celebrate for a minute that this is a wonderful day.
Speaker 2 (36:46):
Yeah, I would agree with you totally. I lean thank
you for you.
Speaker 11 (36:49):
Go dance in the streets this week.
Speaker 2 (36:52):
The dance in the streets, we can dance here on
night's side, Okay, exactly that night, doctor you soon let
me go to Bill in Pennsylvania. Bill your next on nights.
I go ahead, Bill, if you're not ready going to
put you on hold, put Bill on hold, please, thank
you very much. So we go to Joe and Lynn.
Joe your next on nights.
Speaker 12 (37:11):
I go ahead, Dan, I will And I haven't written
to you. I haven't felt to good. But that's the
side of the point, Okay. I have two mixed feelings
on this. I hope it holds, but I don't think
it will because Israel released two thousand terrorist people and
if they get back and want to start over, it'll
be a mess. But I have to give Trump credit.
I don't agree with him, like you don't agree on everything,
(37:32):
and people hate him, people hate what's his name, the BB,
But that's the way it is. I have to give
him credit if it works. But I just think the
United States should now when now we're in Qatar, we're
going to put troops From what he said, it sounded
like they're going to have troops, peacekeeping troops.
Speaker 8 (37:49):
I no, no, no, no, no, no, no no no, no, wrong, no.
Speaker 2 (37:53):
No no. There will be about two hundred US troops
who will be observed hers outside of Gaza. Okay, so
there will be a military US military footprint. But that's it. Okay,
now I know we're not We're not sending uh boots
(38:14):
on the ground into Gaza. Don't worry about that.
Speaker 7 (38:17):
Okay.
Speaker 12 (38:18):
What about Qatar? Is that the same as guy.
Speaker 2 (38:21):
Qatar is a different country. We're not sending any troops
into Qatar. Qatar was one of the countries who are
a strong economic force in the Middle East, like Cutter,
the Arab Emirates, you know, the UAE and all of
that United Arab Emirates. But uh, they have helped line
(38:44):
up behind Trump to tell Hamas your part, the party's over.
Iran is gone, hes Bala is gone, and you're gone.
And Mito meo up against it. So I gotta let
you run. I wanted to get everybody, and I know
Pat Matt wanted more time, but sometimes I got to
(39:06):
move a loop. Thank you, Joe, talk to you soon.
We'll take a quick break here at Night's side. If
you want to talk about this, here's the number six one, seven, two,
five four ten thirty. If not six, also six one seven,
nine three one ten thirty. If not, I'll go to
something else. I know what I what I believe about
Israel and what I believe about the Middle East. And
(39:26):
if you don't have strong feelings on it, don't worry
about it. That's okay. We'll be back right after this.
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