November 7, 2025 • 11 mins
1. Israeli-Hamas Conflict
- Ben is reporting from Jerusalem on his final day, describing the trip as both spiritual and journalistic.
- A major story involves Hamas returning partial remains to Israel, which DNA tests revealed were not hostages—described as psychological warfare.
- Benrecounts meeting families of hostages and hearing firsthand stories of trauma, including a viral video of a hostage abduction.
- There is a strong emphasis on media bias, accusing mainstream outlets of portraying Israel as the aggressor and ignoring the suffering of Israeli victims.
2. Rise of Antisemitism on the Right
- Ben expresses deep concern about antisemitic sentiments growing among American conservatives.
- Names mentioned include Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Nick Fuentes, accused of undermining support for Israel.
- Ben references Senator Ted Cruz, who warned of antisemitism becoming normalized online and criticized the Christian church's silence.
- Ben supports Cruz’s call for Christian leaders to confront antisemitism and praises Donald Trump for his support of Israel and the Abraham Accords.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
I think she did the country a great service by retard.
I think she was a tremendous liability for the country.
And I thought she was an evil woman who did
a poor job, who cost the country a lot in
damages and in reputation. I thought, you sail well. Thank you, Merma.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
This show is going to have a little bit different
feel than normal, and we're going to start with one
of the incredible stories that is on the front page
of the Jerusalem Post. But first, I want to tell
you about an amazing opportunity right now that I'm involved
in and I cannot wait for you to take advantage
of it. I want you to take some incredible courses
(00:45):
at Hillsdale College for free. You may not know this,
but Hillsdale College has been influencing conservatives like myself for decades.
They had a huge impact on Charlie Kirk's life, and
even as memorial service they talked about Charlie took class
after class after class at Hillsdale College. Hillsdale College is
(01:06):
now offering for you, the listeners of this show, more
than forty free. I want to say that again free
online courses. That's right, more than forty free online courses.
You can learn about the works of C. S. Lewis,
the stories in the Book of Genesis, the meaning of
the US Constitution, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic,
(01:29):
or the history of the ancient Christian Church, all with
Hillsdale College's free online courses. Right now, I'm personally taking
The Constitution one oh one, and this course you're going
to exploit the design and the purpose of the Constitution,
the challenges it faced during the Civil War, and how
it has been undermined for more than a century by
(01:51):
radical progressives and liberals. This twelve lecture course is self pace.
It's another reason why I love it. So start out
and wherever in our country. We need more Americans like
you and I that understand the Constitution and can defend
the freedom of the American people against the left and
their increasing encroachments on our God given rights. So start
(02:16):
your classes today for free. Start your free Constitution one
oh one course right now. How do you do it?
Go to Hillsdale dot edu slash Morning Update to enroll
and it's no cost. It's easy to get started. You
got to use a special website Hillsdale dot edu slash
(02:36):
Morning Update. Enroll for free Hillsdale dot edu slash Morning Update.
The headline is simple. The three partial remains that Hamas
returned to Israel on Friday night do not belong to
any of the hostages still in Gaza. DNA tests conducted
at the Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine have concluded. Late
(02:58):
on Friday, the IDF was preparing for the return of
the partial remains of three slain Godza hostages. The Red Cross,
acting as intermediaries, handed over the remains to the Idea
of troops overnight, but Hamas had not specified whose remains
it was handing over. Hamas said in a statement on
(03:19):
Saturday that had initially offered three samples from unidentified bodies
to Israeli authorities for quote testing. In order to not
impede the handover of the bodies, we offered deliver three
samples from a number of unidentified corpses, Hamas stated on telegram,
saying quote Israel refused to accept the sample and demanded
(03:40):
to receive the bodies for examination and we hand them
over to preempt the enemy's claims. Again, Hamas, still referring
to Israel as their enemy. A statement from the International
Committee of the Red Cross said that the organization, acting
as a neutral intermediary, assisted this evening at the request
(04:00):
and with the approval of both parties, and return the
remains of three bodies to Israeli authorities. The identification process
is the responsibility of the revelant authorities in Israel and
will be carried out by then. The reality is these
bodies did not belong to any of the hostages, and
this goes back to what I have been witnessing since
(04:23):
I've been in Israel. This has been an incredible trip,
as I have, for the very first time on my pilgrimage,
been able to see where Jesus walked, see where he
carried the cross for his own death, and to see
exactly what life is like in Israel. There are a
couple things that I want to be clear about. Number One,
on this trip, it has been a spiritual journey for me.
(04:45):
I will never shy away from talking about that. I
will also tell you that if you're thinking about coming
to Israel, now is the time to do it. It
has been incredibly safe, especially in Jerusalem, and I can
tell you that there are so many people that want
to come to Israel and they haven't felt like it
was the right time. After being here, I would feel
incredibly safe bringing my entire family. This ceasefire and the
(05:09):
leadership of Donald Trump to get this peace in the
Middle East and the Abraham Accords is truly historic, but
it's also very real. But there's also another aspect of
this trip that I think is as important to tell
you about, and that is witnessing the torture. Just like
the story I told you about Hamas and the partial
remains Sentomas that they said were the hostages were actually
(05:33):
not at all. What we are witnessing right now is
truly psychological warfare. It's psychological warfare by a terrorist organization.
It still refers to Israel as the enemy in their
own statement on telegram today. What we're also witnessing is
something else. It's extremely concerning and part of the reason
why I decided to take this trip to Israel, and
(05:54):
that is the rise of anti Semitism on the right
in America. I had the privilege this evening of speaking
with and hearing the story of the mother of one
of the hostages that was just returned to Israel. You
may remember the video that went viral of a young
lady on the back of a motorcycle sandwich between two men,
(06:15):
holding her hand out, begging for help from her boyfriend.
You may remember that he moved that camera to the
right and you could see the boyfriend pleading and wanting
to grab his girlfriend. They were taken hostage and they
were separated. That story I was able to film tonight
of a man by the name of mister Orr. The
(06:38):
mother of the hostage told the story of her son,
of how she found out about when he was taken
and how he was kept underground without being able to
see the sun literally for years. That story I have
put up on social media so that you can hear it.
I have put it up on my Facebook account, the video,
(06:59):
and I hope that every one of you will go
look at it on Facebook so that you can hear
that story. But what you learn when you were here
and you talk to the hostage victims and their families
is that their stories have not been told by the media.
Their torture has not been told by the media. And
in fact, what we've seen by the media is for
them to imply on every opportunity they get that Israel
(07:22):
is somehow evil that they are committing genocide, that they
are the ones that are hurting innocent people, which is
not the case at all. I go back to this
partial remains that were sent by Hamas knowing that it
was not actually the hostages bodies. This is torturing the families.
They know, this is psychological warfare. We also know that
(07:44):
because the leadership of President Trump, we got to the
point where all living hostages were given back. And there
is incredible gratitude in Israel right now for the President
of the United States of America and him accomplishing something
very quickly that the prior administration couldn't do or didn't
do on purpose. You can decide. Which brings me to
the other point, and it's something I'm going to be
(08:05):
focusing on on this show the next several days. There
is definitely a rise in anti Semitism in America in
the right right now. It is being led by names
that I'm sure you know about, Candice Owans, Tucker Carlson,
Nick Flinte, and others who have decided that Israel is
not important as an ally of the United States of America.
(08:25):
It is also giving incredible help to the terrorist group
of mass and there is many that are concerned in
Israel about this happening in America. In fact, it's been
the number one thing I've been asked about is I've
been in Israel, is what is happening with Republicans and conservatives.
There was a warning on the top page of the
Jerusalem Post yesterday. The headline read a growing cancer. Senator
(08:49):
Cruz warns of anti Semitism spike on the US right.
The Senator says issue is accelerated by online normalization of
fringe figures. He also said the church to sleep. I
couldn't agree more with that, and he called on Christian
leaders to act. Senator Cruz delivering a dramatic warning that
anti Semitism is spreading on parts of the America's right
(09:11):
and urge conservatives, pastors, and lay leaders to draw red
lines and confront it head on. After being in Israel,
I couldn't agree with this more than what I've witnessed
since being here. And the danger is very high. The danger,
as President Trump has put it and Senator Cruz have
put it, is that you now have hardcore conservatives that
(09:33):
are turning a younger generation to be anti Semitic. There's
real anti Semitism on the right now, and there are
a lot of conservatives that are now believing that it's
somehow okay to say to Israel you're not our ally.
I also want to talk about national security issues, and
it's something we'll focus on tomorrow, and that is just
how important Israel is when it comes to fighting ISIS
(09:57):
al Qaeda and Islamic extremism in the Middle East, and
how much intelligence they give to America that allows us
to stay safe. That is going to be part of
what we're going to talk about. We're also going to
talk about what I see on the ground is I
am going to visit the site of the terrorist attack
where that festival was. I'm going to meet with more
families tomorrow that loved ones were killed and some that
(10:19):
were able to come home, and the leaders that are
having to deal with the fallout of the war that
has happened for far too long. So we're going to
take a moment this week to talk about Israel and
the politics of it. So what I'll tell you is this,
Go on Facebook and watch the video of the mother
tell the story of her son who has just returned,
and listen that story and tell me why on earth
(10:40):
would we not stand with these people that were attacked
in a horrific way, the worst attack on the Jewish
peoples entho Holocaust. Listen to our words and we'll talk
more about anti Semitism on the right as well. Finally,
what I'll tell you is this, the people of Israel.
They are so thankful for Donald Trump becoming president yet again.
They love that we have a present that is standing
(11:02):
with them and also understands there's a difference between right
and wrong and good and evil. That there is clarity
in the world now of where America stands with Israel,
and it's part of the conversation I'm happy to be
having while I'm here in Jerusalem.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow.
I think she did the country a great service by retard.
I think she was a tremendous liability for the country.
And I thought she was an evil woman who did
a poor job, who cost the country a lot in
damages and in reputation. I thought, you sail well. Thank you, Merma.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
This show is going to have a little bit different
feel than normal, and we're going to start with one
of the incredible stories that is on the front page
of the Jerusalem Post. But first, I want to tell
you about an amazing opportunity right now that I'm involved
in and I cannot wait for you to take advantage
of it. I want you to take some incredible courses
(00:45):
at Hillsdale College for free. You may not know this,
but Hillsdale College has been influencing conservatives like myself for decades.
They had a huge impact on Charlie Kirk's life, and
even as memorial service they talked about Charlie took class
after class after class at Hillsdale College. Hillsdale College is
(01:06):
now offering for you, the listeners of this show, more
than forty free. I want to say that again free
online courses. That's right, more than forty free online courses.
You can learn about the works of C. S. Lewis,
the stories in the Book of Genesis, the meaning of
the US Constitution, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic,
(01:29):
or the history of the ancient Christian Church, all with
Hillsdale College's free online courses. Right now, I'm personally taking
The Constitution one oh one, and this course you're going
to exploit the design and the purpose of the Constitution,
the challenges it faced during the Civil War, and how
it has been undermined for more than a century by
(01:51):
radical progressives and liberals. This twelve lecture course is self pace.
It's another reason why I love it. So start out
and wherever in our country. We need more Americans like
you and I that understand the Constitution and can defend
the freedom of the American people against the left and
their increasing encroachments on our God given rights. So start
(02:16):
your classes today for free. Start your free Constitution one
oh one course right now. How do you do it?
Go to Hillsdale dot edu slash Morning Update to enroll
and it's no cost. It's easy to get started. You
got to use a special website Hillsdale dot edu slash
(02:36):
Morning Update. Enroll for free Hillsdale dot edu slash Morning Update.
The headline is simple. The three partial remains that Hamas
returned to Israel on Friday night do not belong to
any of the hostages still in Gaza. DNA tests conducted
at the Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine have concluded. Late
(02:58):
on Friday, the IDF was preparing for the return of
the partial remains of three slain Godza hostages. The Red Cross,
acting as intermediaries, handed over the remains to the Idea
of troops overnight, but Hamas had not specified whose remains
it was handing over. Hamas said in a statement on
(03:19):
Saturday that had initially offered three samples from unidentified bodies
to Israeli authorities for quote testing. In order to not
impede the handover of the bodies, we offered deliver three
samples from a number of unidentified corpses, Hamas stated on telegram,
saying quote Israel refused to accept the sample and demanded
(03:40):
to receive the bodies for examination and we hand them
over to preempt the enemy's claims. Again, Hamas, still referring
to Israel as their enemy. A statement from the International
Committee of the Red Cross said that the organization, acting
as a neutral intermediary, assisted this evening at the request
(04:00):
and with the approval of both parties, and return the
remains of three bodies to Israeli authorities. The identification process
is the responsibility of the revelant authorities in Israel and
will be carried out by then. The reality is these
bodies did not belong to any of the hostages, and
this goes back to what I have been witnessing since
(04:23):
I've been in Israel. This has been an incredible trip,
as I have, for the very first time on my pilgrimage,
been able to see where Jesus walked, see where he
carried the cross for his own death, and to see
exactly what life is like in Israel. There are a
couple things that I want to be clear about. Number One,
on this trip, it has been a spiritual journey for me.
(04:45):
I will never shy away from talking about that. I
will also tell you that if you're thinking about coming
to Israel, now is the time to do it. It
has been incredibly safe, especially in Jerusalem, and I can
tell you that there are so many people that want
to come to Israel and they haven't felt like it
was the right time. After being here, I would feel
incredibly safe bringing my entire family. This ceasefire and the
(05:09):
leadership of Donald Trump to get this peace in the
Middle East and the Abraham Accords is truly historic, but
it's also very real. But there's also another aspect of
this trip that I think is as important to tell
you about, and that is witnessing the torture. Just like
the story I told you about Hamas and the partial
remains Sentomas that they said were the hostages were actually
(05:33):
not at all. What we are witnessing right now is
truly psychological warfare. It's psychological warfare by a terrorist organization.
It still refers to Israel as the enemy in their
own statement on telegram today. What we're also witnessing is
something else. It's extremely concerning and part of the reason
why I decided to take this trip to Israel, and
(05:54):
that is the rise of anti Semitism on the right
in America. I had the privilege this evening of speaking
with and hearing the story of the mother of one
of the hostages that was just returned to Israel. You
may remember the video that went viral of a young
lady on the back of a motorcycle sandwich between two men,
(06:15):
holding her hand out, begging for help from her boyfriend.
You may remember that he moved that camera to the
right and you could see the boyfriend pleading and wanting
to grab his girlfriend. They were taken hostage and they
were separated. That story I was able to film tonight
of a man by the name of mister Orr. The
(06:38):
mother of the hostage told the story of her son,
of how she found out about when he was taken
and how he was kept underground without being able to
see the sun literally for years. That story I have
put up on social media so that you can hear it.
I have put it up on my Facebook account, the video,
(06:59):
and I hope that every one of you will go
look at it on Facebook so that you can hear
that story. But what you learn when you were here
and you talk to the hostage victims and their families
is that their stories have not been told by the media.
Their torture has not been told by the media. And
in fact, what we've seen by the media is for
them to imply on every opportunity they get that Israel
(07:22):
is somehow evil that they are committing genocide, that they
are the ones that are hurting innocent people, which is
not the case at all. I go back to this
partial remains that were sent by Hamas knowing that it
was not actually the hostages bodies. This is torturing the families.
They know, this is psychological warfare. We also know that
(07:44):
because the leadership of President Trump, we got to the
point where all living hostages were given back. And there
is incredible gratitude in Israel right now for the President
of the United States of America and him accomplishing something
very quickly that the prior administration couldn't do or didn't
do on purpose. You can decide. Which brings me to
the other point, and it's something I'm going to be
(08:05):
focusing on on this show the next several days. There
is definitely a rise in anti Semitism in America in
the right right now. It is being led by names
that I'm sure you know about, Candice Owans, Tucker Carlson,
Nick Flinte, and others who have decided that Israel is
not important as an ally of the United States of America.
(08:25):
It is also giving incredible help to the terrorist group
of mass and there is many that are concerned in
Israel about this happening in America. In fact, it's been
the number one thing I've been asked about is I've
been in Israel, is what is happening with Republicans and conservatives.
There was a warning on the top page of the
Jerusalem Post yesterday. The headline read a growing cancer. Senator
(08:49):
Cruz warns of anti Semitism spike on the US right.
The Senator says issue is accelerated by online normalization of
fringe figures. He also said the church to sleep. I
couldn't agree more with that, and he called on Christian
leaders to act. Senator Cruz delivering a dramatic warning that
anti Semitism is spreading on parts of the America's right
(09:11):
and urge conservatives, pastors, and lay leaders to draw red
lines and confront it head on. After being in Israel,
I couldn't agree with this more than what I've witnessed
since being here. And the danger is very high. The danger,
as President Trump has put it and Senator Cruz have
put it, is that you now have hardcore conservatives that
(09:33):
are turning a younger generation to be anti Semitic. There's
real anti Semitism on the right now, and there are
a lot of conservatives that are now believing that it's
somehow okay to say to Israel you're not our ally.
I also want to talk about national security issues, and
it's something we'll focus on tomorrow, and that is just
how important Israel is when it comes to fighting ISIS
(09:57):
al Qaeda and Islamic extremism in the Middle East, and
how much intelligence they give to America that allows us
to stay safe. That is going to be part of
what we're going to talk about. We're also going to
talk about what I see on the ground is I
am going to visit the site of the terrorist attack
where that festival was. I'm going to meet with more
families tomorrow that loved ones were killed and some that
(10:19):
were able to come home, and the leaders that are
having to deal with the fallout of the war that
has happened for far too long. So we're going to
take a moment this week to talk about Israel and
the politics of it. So what I'll tell you is this,
Go on Facebook and watch the video of the mother
tell the story of her son who has just returned,
and listen that story and tell me why on earth
(10:40):
would we not stand with these people that were attacked
in a horrific way, the worst attack on the Jewish
peoples entho Holocaust. Listen to our words and we'll talk
more about anti Semitism on the right as well. Finally,
what I'll tell you is this, the people of Israel.
They are so thankful for Donald Trump becoming president yet again.
They love that we have a present that is standing
(11:02):
with them and also understands there's a difference between right
and wrong and good and evil. That there is clarity
in the world now of where America stands with Israel,
and it's part of the conversation I'm happy to be
having while I'm here in Jerusalem.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow.
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