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Good to be with you. Im katy tur. One year ago today, hamas militants launched an unprecedented multipronged attack on southern israel, descending on communities close to the border, killing 1,200 people, including 46 americans, and taking more than 250 hostages back to gaza. Kids, and babies, moms and dads, grandparents, soldiers, people in their homes, people at work. People at a Music Festival. It was the largest massacre of jews since the holocaust, the worst Security Failure in israels history. In the years since, israel has turned gaza into rubble, trying to root out hamas. And rescue hostages, killing 40,000 gazans, militants and civilians. In many cases, entire families, and lots and lots and lots of children. More than 16,000, according to local accounting. On top of that, an ever escalating humanitarian catastrophe, a lack of food, water, shelter, and medicine. Of the 250 hostages taken back to gaza, 117 have been released in shortterm Cease Fire and lopsided Prisoner Exchange deals. The rest are either still captive or dead. Including the entire bevis family, the youngest only nine months old when he was kidnapped. While the u. S. And, neither Benjamin Netanyahu or Yahya Sinwar have relented and netanyahu says his country faces war on seven fronts as conflicts across the Middle East escalates. A bleak backdrop against todays bleak anniversary as commemorations take place across israel and around the world. Joining us now, Nbc News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel whos in tire, lebanon for us, and Erin Mclaughlin in Tel Aviv. Erin, ill start with you and the remembrances, whats it like there today . Reporter i was just at whats called Hostage Square here in Tel Aviv where thousands of israelis had gathered to remember what happened on October 7th. Many of them were in tears. It was an emotional ceremony. One of many ceremonies to take Place Today across israel. Today earlier in the morning, at exactly 6 29 a. M. , israelis gathered at the site of the nova Music Festival to remember the exact Minute Hamas militants crossed the border, storming the festival and the Kibbutz Scene killing innocent israelis. And that emotion, that sadness is also compounded by anger. I have been speaking to many israelis here, and they continue to be angry. They feel that this government is not prioritizing the release of the hostages in this war. And to that end, there were hundreds of Israelis Marching through the streets of jerusalem today, not far from the israeli Prime Ministers home, demanding just that. And it still, there are also lots of questions, i was speak to go a resident of kibbutz nir oz, one of the hardest hit of the kibbutz, they lost a quarter to kidnapping or killing on October 7th. One resident was asking me why it took the israeli military so long to respond to their kibbutz. Its an open question that a year later has yet to be answered. Katy. Richard, on the other side of this is the northern border of israel with lebanon, in the day after October 7th last year. Hezbollah there started lobbing missiles at israel in solidarity with hamas. This is before the war in gaza began in earnest, before israel started going in there. Now, after that year, israel has launched its own strikes against hezbollah in lebanon. Concerted strikes killing the leader of hezbollah, and now theyre there on the ground, fighting. Whats the latest . Reporter so the Air Strikes are continuing in beirut. They are continuing here in the city of tire, just during the latest commercial break, there were more Air Strikes, i could hear them where im standing right now. There have been puffs of smoke on the hills, just behind me on the outskirts of the city. Some of them powerful enough to rattle the windows here. A lot of South Lebanon is emptying out. Israel has been issuing daily Evacuation Orders for an increasing number of towns, villages, some small cities, and about a third of the country now has been declared evacuation zones, and the lebanese people are heading north to their safety. They are getting out of that southern suburb, if they can, because there is a sense that israel can strike, and will strike at will wherever it wants to. And there is a deep sense of unease in this country that we are at the beginning stages of a much greater war. People here understand what happened a year ago. Not everyone supports hezbollah, not everyone feels that hezbollah should have the ability to drag this country into a war without consulting the government, without consulting the people. That has happened, and now israel is responding, trying to eliminate hezbollah, and everyone who isnt supporting hezbollah worries that theyre going to be dragged into this war, and are being dragged into this war. Like i said, A Million people have already been displaced, very difficult to get out of beirut, very difficult to find a safe place, especially here in the south of the country. So there is an overwhelming feeling that the lebanese people are paying the price, the people of gaza are paying the price for the horrific act on October 7th, a year ago, at 6 29 in the morning. Richard engel, Erin Mclaughlin, thank you very much for starting us off. Joining us now, Carnegie Endowment for international peace senior fellow and former arab negotiator for the state department, Aaron David Miller and professor of International Relations at the London School of economics, gurgis. A year on, the effort by the u. S. And the qataris to find a permanent Cease Fire has failed so far. Where are we right now . What happens next . Our discussions are familiar and depressing. The headlines look grim and sort of the trend lines. October 7th changed everything. What im thinking now is what if it didnt. We have three ongoing conflicts and confrontations that show no signs of abating, and frankly do not have transformative or heroic diplomatic outcomes. One between israel and hamas. Sinwar and netanyahu facing off. The reason theres no Cease Fire is theres no urgency. Theres no urgency on the part of sinwar, and the same applies to netanyahu. You have israel and hezbollah, the israelis clearly have a right to secure their northern border. Im concerned, though, that the tactics they are employing Wont Result in a strategy that is going to secure that northern border, and now we may well be days away from the first iranian israeli war. I think October 7th, i try to hold in my head and heart, the pain, the suffering of both israelis and palestinians, hoping somehow that there will be a pathway out of this, but right now, i would be deluding myself, and everyone else if i believe there was. Fellows are we perhaps days away from an israeli iranian war . If its up to israeli Prime Minister, thats exactly what Benjamin Netanyahu wants. Benjamin netanyahu is gunning for war against iran, and he has the united states exactly where it is. Look. Horrific as it was. The 7th of october, the killing of 1,200 israelis was horrific. But regardless of how horrific it was, it is, this does not justify the slaughter of palestinians in the past 12 months. As you said, katy, 42,000 palestinians have been killed, including 16,000 children. More than 90,000 palestinians have been injured. Gaza is a wasteland, its no longer. The entire population of gaza has been displaced multiple times. Hundreds of palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the occupied West Bank. In the past two weeks, as a result of the escalation of Benjamin Netanyahu, there was a diplomatic initiative on the table. It was an american french call for a temporary Cease Fire. It had been coordinated with Benjamin Netanyahu, it came to the united nations, he rejected the american french peace initiative, and decided to assassinate the entire top leadership of hezbollah and escalate is gone now, full invasion of southern lebanon. Israel says its a limited, targeted operation, exactly what Benjamin Netanyahu said. The americans said dont worry, its going to be a limited, targeted operation. Rafah no longer exists, its gone to A Million pieces. And yes, i worry a great deal. Look, wheres the biden administration . I dont think this is really Benjamin Netanyahus war. This is Joe Bidens war. The biden administration feeds this war. The biden Administration Shields Benjamin Netanyahu. And look, Joe Biden and blinken and jack sullivan, and austin, all of them really have been taken, been manipulated by Benjamin Netanyahu and extremists, religious zionist coalition. So, no, i dont see a light at the end of the tunnel, not because hamas does not want a Cease Fire in gaza. Hamas is a desperate for a Cease Fire. Let me ask you let me just i have only a couple of minutes left in this block, and i want to get a couple more questions. Fawaz, where is Yahya Sinwar, ive heard him describe to somebody whos willing to sacrifice the entire population of gaza to get his ends met . Katy, with all due respect, everything you leave from sinwar comes from american Intelligence Services and israeli Intelligence Services. This is the narrative thats really being fed to the american people. The hamas political leadership is desperate. They have accepted Joe Bidens proposal. Its Benjamin Netanyahu who wants total victory. He has made it clear. We should believe Benjamin Netanyahu when he says he does not want to end the war in gaza. He wants total victory. How do you square total victory with a permanent Cease Fire in gaza . I talk to hamas political leaders, they are desperate for Cease Fire. They want to survive politically. Its Benjamin Netanyahu who really does not want to end the war in gaza because he wants total victory. Hes delusional. You cannot have total victory. Even the americans could not have total victory. Im not here to defend Benjamin Netanyahu, nor would i want to. Aaron david miller, though, what do you think of what fawaz just said that hamas is desperate for this . Im the last person who wants to write a brief for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Longest Governing Prime Minister presiding over the most extreme right wing government, probably the leader at the right time, for israels greatest crisis. That said, frankly analytically, and im not here to advocate. Im here to analyze. It is not one hand clapping. Lets be clear here. Israeli Palestinian Conflict didnt begin on October 7th. Theres No Doubt about that. But the three of us would not, i repeat, the three of us would not be having this conversation if October 7th did not occur. It wasnt some sort of Prison Break where hamas was completely under the Control Of am rational military strategy. It was to inflict Pain And Cruelty and sadistic practices that took the israeli Palestinian Conflict to a new level. Yahya sinwar is waiting desperately. The only desperate part about Yahya Sinwar is his desperation to see whether or not israel and iran can actually find themselves into a regional confrontation. This is not onehand clapping. This is a complicated conflict. Frankly, i dont think it serves anybodys interests in order to portray it in any other way. Yes, Benjamin Netanyahus decisions on War Making have been fundamentally skewed and at the time tethered to his political survival. About that, theres No Doubt. The complicated problem between israel and hamas, israel and hezbollah, and frankly, i think we need to analyze, rather than advocate with respect to the motives and consequences of whats occurred over the last year. If we dont, basically youre going to end up with a situation in which well be unable to create any sort of positive pathway forward. Its a tragedy, ill grant you that. Fawaz, i have to leave it there. I have a Family Member of some of the hostages that are still in gaza waiting. Fawaz, thank you. Aaron david miller, thank you as well. Still ahead, for 366 days they have been held in captivity, a relative of two children believed to be the youngest of hamass hostages joins us. One year after the worst attack on jewish people since the holocaust, where israelis stand on Benjamin Netanyahu. Thats a big question. The remaining hostages and the threat of a wider war. And florida is once again directly in the path of a rapidly intensifying hurricane, when milton will make Land Fall and what the state is doing to prepare. We are back in 90 seconds. Im not an actor. Im just a regular person. Some people say, why should i take prevagen . I dont have a problem with my memory. Memory loss is, is not something that occurs overnight. I started noticing subtle lapses in memory. I want people to know that prevagen has worked for me. Its helped my memory. Its helped my cognitive qualities. Give it a try. I want it to help you just like it has helped me. Prevagen. At stores everywhere without a prescription. Want a next level clean . Swish with the whoa of listerine. It kills 99. 9 of bad Breath Germs for five times more Cleaning Power than brushing and flossing alone. Get a next level clean. Ahhhhh with listerine. Feel the whoa the families of the 101 hostages being held by hamas had been stuck in limbo as the world grinds on. With no information, just hope that their Loved Ones are still alive. My next guest, ephat wishes good night to her nephews every single night as she tucks her own small children into bed in Tel Aviv. The boys are believed to be the youngest hostages held by hamas. Two of her four Family Members who have been captive now for the last 366 days and counting. Joining us now, Ephad Zeiler whose relatives are being held by hamas. The images of The Boys is heartbreaking. How are you . How are you dealing with this . I dont think there are words in the English Language to describe how i feel, how my family feels after a year, this long, gruesome, horrible year. Whats the latest information you have on them . Last november, in the last Cease Fire, the last Hostage Deal, my cousin and the two boys, didnt return from gaza. Hamas issued a notice that theyre gone, that theyre dead. The day after they released a video of yeldin, their father, saying that to the camera. They released it to telegram, we received it through social media. Watching him, heartbroken. Saying to the camera. Since then we havent received any confirmation about that. The intelligence here and all the Intelligence Agencies that are working Day And Night to retrieve information of the hostages. They Cant Confirm if my cousin and the two boys are gone. We are in this horrible situation of not knowing and as the days went by, and holding hope, Holding On To Hope is really hard. And i wish this will all be over soon, and they will be released and returned to us. Do you feel like youre being heard by your government . No. I think fear, Anger And Revenge are whats leading my government into making their decisions. I think the people in israel, the majority of the people in israel want to see the Hostages Home. Theres no price for Human Life that were taken from us on october 7. We understand that another deal, Hostage Deal is the best way to save their lives. And i think my government doesnt believe that. Would you want another Hostage Deal if it was a permanent Cease Fire and hamas still existed . Because thats why Benjamin Netanyahu says he wont take it. Its a very hard question. I was raised in a very peaceful family. I was raised to respect whomever is different from me, to respect all narratives to respect all nationalities. We believe in a Twostate Solution our entire lives. My cousin believed that as well, her husband believed that as well. And then October 7th happened. And something broke inside me. I feel that hamas stole the narrative of the palestinians, using the narrative of the palestinians and their will for a country of their own. Theyre disguising themselves. Im afraid. Im afraid. Every day im afraid. I was afraid as a child when buses exploded in the streets. But i always silenced those voices and i said there are people like me on the other side who just want to leave and exist peacefully. Last year, we thought my Aunt And Uncle were taken as well as hostages for two weeks we believe that shias parents were taken as well, but eventually we found out they were murdered in their home. It took two weeks to find any remains of them. I dont think that a Cease Fire should be onesided. I think hamas should be held responsible and accountable for what happened. I heard your previous guest talking about Benjamin Netanyahu, and really not saying any word about the responsibility of sinwar, about the situation, about what happened on October 7th and whats happened ever since then. I think we should separate hamas from the palestinian cause. Im heartbroken. We didnt deserve this. Children with no political point of view, the Hostage Situation should not be a political issue. Its Human Crime admitted against us. We just wanted to coexist, and they didnt care. They took whomever they saw. My cousin was in her pajamas holding her 9monthold baby and her 4yearold son. Is this how you free palestine . I dont know whats true anymore. This kind of violence, seeing any child hurt in a war. Im hard broken. But tell me does anyone on the other side know about fear . Where are they . Propaganda is in europe and in the u. S. Does anyone ask anything about what the 101 Hostages Sinwar knows that if he release all the hostages today, the world will be over. He knows that. My family is being held as a pawn in this very sick game that i have no Control Of. I think all people deserve right leaders. Yifat, i dont want to torture you anymore with this interview. You are in such an emotional state rightfully so, and my heart goes out to you. And i thank you for coming on and speaking your truth and telling us about the pain that your family is in on this terrible anniversary, a day of remembrance, we shouldnt even call it an anniversary. Yifat zailer, thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Well be right back. 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Benjamin netanyahu was in a bad place ahead of the war, politically speaking and the country did not like him. When October 7th happened, there was horror within the country that security could have allowed this to happen, and blame or allegations that he was too focused on his own political issues and Court Reform as he called it and not focused enough on security even though he was warned that something like this was brewing. It has been a year since. Hes hung on. And hes now waging a lot of wars. Hes now fighting hard, bombing a lot of places. How does the country feel about Benjamin Netanyahu right now . Thats a tough question. Ill answer first in another way. The Way Netanyahu feels about the state of Israel Today is that he didnt dare show his face in any public Place Today. In commemorations, in a day in which peoples hearts were torn out, and there were ceremonies and small rituals all over the country, Netanyahu Wasnt seen in public. The public does not feel good about him, and its a really difficult paradoxical situation because a year ago, as you mentioned, it was seen as this monumental failure on the part of mr. Security. Which went even beyond his own political standing. Netanyahus doctrine, visavis hamas was to allow it to enrich itself, to encourage the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars from qatar to strengthen hamas and thus, in netanyahus view, weaken the palestinian authority. In the past year, all netanyahu appears to have really achieved concretely is to strengthen his own political hold on the state of israel and people are very afraid of that. Is there a way to come to an end of this war with netanyahu still in power. Is he willing to make a deal . At the moment. It seems that the answer to that question is no. And i say that, you know, with great caution because its a terrible accusation to make, but at this point, very serious people, former Chief Of Staff of the israeli army, who was a member of netanyahus emergency government, as long as that lasted, a very serious investigation on an israeli tv channel. All of these have shown that whatever the difficulties of negotiating with hamas, and there are many, that netanyahu himself has stymied every effort to reach a deal as it came close, and the fear is that he thinks that as long as the war lasts, his hold on power will last. Do you get the sense that he wants a war with iran . I know thats hotly debated right now. Its hard for me to answer that question specifically. I think that netanyahu is at a stage in his Life And Career in which he will do almost anything to guarantee his hold on power in israel, and we saw that through the so called judicial reform, which was a kind of legislative coup, and until really terrible moments in recent weeks, when it became clear that bringing the Hostages Home was simply not his priority, that he perceives aggression as a greater as a greater priority. So youve seen signs increasingly, including Protests Tonight that say we want the jews back alive, and we dont want another dead arab. This is a retort to netanyahus efforts to just apparently kill the chieftons of every islamic militia. He hasnt done it yet. The day after its a hard thing to fathom. The u. S. Wants there to be a Twostate Solution. The jordanian Foreign Minister told Benjamin Netanyahu that the arab state surrounding him, he calls it the ring of fire. The Jordanian Minister said the arab states around him, jordan, egypt, can guarantee israels safe, and will guarantee Israels Safety if the war stops, and the palestinians are put on a path towards state hood. Is that something that the israeli public wants . You know, its something that the israeli public shockingly didnt even hear about, and theres so many important details in what you just said. First of all, to have such an important arab leader as the Foreign Minister of jordan Stand Up in public and say we will guarantee israeli security, Thats Something that i think every israeli head of state, until this moment would have just dreamt of. In a way, its proof that the state of israel is a viable entity in this region, but that statement was almost not broadcast in israel, barely at all, and when it did come out, it came out sort of as see the rest of the world is talking about this. And its part of a very sad superficial, i think, israeli coverage. Many times when a country is attacked, the Media Falls in line, kind of rara, and in israel, that absolutely has happened. There has been very little serious discussion of israels real predicament. Theres been even two little, if you ask me, two little serious discussion of how the netanyahu government is endangering the israeli american alliance, which is certainly as important if not much more important than israels ties to friendly arab nations. But i think its undeniable that one of the many israeli losses in the last year is the loss of its diplomatic standing . And as a result, i think Israelis Arent even aware that thats out there. Thats amazing. A source of disagreement to the chagrin of netanyahu, and you have done reporting. Noga tarnopolsky thank you very much for today. Thank you for every time you have appeared on this show over the past year, and all of the important reporting you have done about the State Of Mind of israelis. We appreciate it. 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We have made a Prelandfall Declaration Request from fema for support, and the federal government has approved a portion of our request for prelandfall items, and we expect the remaining part of our request subsequent to landfall for debris and individual assistance once the Storm Hits will also be approved. We currently have 51 counties under a state of emergency. As of 3 00, milton has strengthened, not just into a major hurricane but a Category 5 hurricane, and not just a Category 5 hurricane but a very strong 175 mile per hour sustained wind, Category 5 hurricane. Thousand, theres a lot of uncertainty about what is going to happen in terms of this track. It is predicted that this will weaken, but, you know, it was not predicted that it would get this strong to begin with. So we can hope and pray that it does weaken. As of right now, this is a ferocious hurricane. It is currently a little less than 700 Miles Southwest of tampa. Storm Surge Watch has been issued for the Florida Gulf Coast from Mainland Monroe County to the Dixie Levy County line. Possible Storm Surge Forecast to the englewood, including tampa bay. 5 to 10 feet peak Storm Surge from Yankee Town Southward and from englewood South Ward to bonita beach, including charlotte harbor. Those numbers can change and go up in certain areas, depending on how the storm ultimately approaches the Florida Peninsula. Hurricane watches have been issued for portions of West Central Florida and the nature coast. Tropical storm watches extend further south and north through Southwest Florida and the keys, and along northern florida. The Florida Division of Emergency Management is actively addressing stormrelated resource requests. Theyre currently in the process of fulfilling 850 missions. They have deployed everything from sandbags to shelf stable meals, to Tens Of Thousands of Water Bottles to thousands of tarps. We have sent truckloads of Food And Water to central florida in preparation for points of distribution site, subsequent to the storm hitting. Were also coordinating the deployment of more than 2,000 feet of Flood Protection systems and prioritizing critical infrastructure, like hospitals, Waste Water Treatment facilities, and electrical infrastructure. We have generators deployed to support Special Needs sheltering. We also have star links deployed. In areas that have asked for that, more than 200 ambulances, and more than 30 para transits are in central florida, ready to support first responder operations as appropriate. State of florida is amassing Fuel Reserves ahead of milton, and staging it to be utilized as needed. Those quantities include 415,000 gallons of diesel, 389,000 gallons of gasoline, and there is, as i mentioned this morning, an additional 1. 5 million gallons of both Diesel And Gasoline that are in route to the state. Now, there is currently no Fuel Shortage in the state of florida. Fuel continues to arrive at florida ports. However, there are long lines at some Gas Stations, and because youve had a run on gas, there have been Gas Stations that have run out of fuel, but they are being resupplied with the fuel. Were going to continue to ensure that we have fuel coming. Theyre still coming with the ports. We have some coming on the ground so people can go. You may be in a line, but if the Gas Station runs out, theres going to be more fuel on the way. As ive mentioned, we have ramped up support for County Debris Removal operations. Were working this mission to supplement their mission 24 7, around the clock, and were going to continue to do that all the way until it is no longer safe to do so. Please local officials, these vendors, theres been vendors that they dont necessarily do, and then when theres some sunlight and people see theyre not doing, they start to work really hard. We got to get as much of this taken care of as possible. I know with kevin and with jared putting the State Assets to supplement, it has made a really significant difference. We want to continue to do that. Those Barrier Islands like pinellas, manatee, under Evacuation Orders, people should heed those. Once that deadline passes, were still going to have the Debris Removal operations ongoing, all the way until we start to hit tropical Storm Force winds. Thats all the rest of today through the night, all day tomorrow, most likely into the beginning of wednesday morning. So i appreciate all the effort thats gone into that on the state. We have deployed just on the state side, to assist with the federal or excuse me, with the local Debris Mission over 300 Dump Trucks to help with debris. And in the last 36 hours, State Assets have been able to do 12,000 Cubic Yards of debris removed from communities and brought to landfill. Thats 663 total loads. So thats been a good mobilization. It will make a difference, but we need to keep doing that to mitigate the harm that could happen once the storm goes. Florida national guard, state guard, official fdot personnel, and Florida Highway Patrol are all engaged in that Debris Mission. For the storm, we have 5,000 national guardsmen that have been mobilized, and we will have, before the Storm Hits, another 3,000 national guardsmen that will be on duty. Were also deploying major Heavy Equipment to assist with Debris Removaland, of course, the national guard will be a big part of any Search And Rescue that needs to happen as well as helping set up our points of distribution. These Debris And Landfill sites are open not just from State Assets or from the local debris contractors, but for private individuals and citizens. And so if youve got a pickup truck, you load debris up, we want you to go and do that. I know weve had issues. All right. That is Governor Ron Desantis right now giving an update on the path of the storm and the preparations the state is making right now, hoping that it does calm down, that it weakens, but so far it has strengthened now to a Category 5. Joining us, Jesse Kirsch in sarasota, florida. Jesse, what are you seeing there . Reporter yes, so one of the things the governor is talking about is Debris Removal thats going to be going on around the clock. Behind me ill have our Photographer Push in. That is a boat that is partially submerged off the coast of sarasota. That is the impact of helene. Im looking off to my right here. You cant see it from my vantage point, but there is another boat tipped over in the brush. There is multiple boats still in place and effectively now large pieces of debris. You see shattered glass on the ground after Cleanup Crews have come in. Youre talking about a potential storm thats going to be bringing potentially 100mileperhour wind gusts on a good day. On a day when you havent had a hurricane, thats concerning, having debris flying around. Youre talking about that much more that could be in the air, taking off, becoming projectiles when the Storm Hits. Were also talking about a place that will have Storm Surges twice as high. This is large population center, and so that is another thing to be keeping an eye on is the impact along the coastline from the storm. We always say you hide from the wind, you run from the water. People are being told to evacuate from Barrier Island areas. This is not something to be playing with. As the governor is talking about, were looking at a very serious hurricane headed for the gulf coast. Coming up next. What October 7th has done to divide this country even further. Dont go anywhere. Balanced nutrition for strength and energy. Yay Woo Hoo ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. And ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. sigh if you struggle with cpap. You should check out inspire. No mask. No hose. Just sleep. Inspire. Learn more and view important Safety Information at inspiresleep. Com following up from the Hamas Attack and everything thats happened next has contributed to a particularly toxic and hateful year here in the united states. C. A. R. E. Has reported so many cases. Strife and violent confrontations have dominated and roiled Ivy League universities. Angry individuals have ripped down or vandalized Hostage Posters in cities around the country. And according to the adl, a spike in antisem missic incidents, 10,000 since 2023, up from 3,325 in the year before. Joining us now, iman and yair. Im really happy to have both of you on. We have talked about this a lot over the past year, not as much as i would have liked to. Talk about what this country is going through from the Reporting Youve done, the conversations that youve had . I mean, i think its a country grappling with two very important issues. One domestic, depending on which community you talk to, there are big swaths of this country watching Foreign Policy and watching that there is a huge disconnect between values we claim to hold and fail to uphold and the actions that the american government is doing, and specifically its the kind of unfetterred, Unconditional Support that the united states has provided israel over the course of the past not just one year, but ore the course of decades, but specifically this one year because of what theyve seen on the ground in gaza and now in lebanon has caused so much pain and anger, not just in specific communities like arab and muslim communities but for a lot of people who wanted to see different values. Theres been an impact as well on a number of people in the arab community like in michigan, that they dont support the democrats any longer and either moved to not voting at all or some saying Donald Trump Couldnt be much worse snietds a very dangerous time. Ive been speaking to people on my show about this. Theres a large muslim Advocacy Action here. Theyve come out and endorsed kamala. Others have withheld their endorsement. They wanted to see more specific steps from the Vice President as a candidate before she comes into office if she does ultimately win. The Position Theyve taken is Shes Part of the biden administration, but they recognize theres only one president at a time, and the president has more, if you will, control over Foreign Policy than a Vice President. Theyve been wanting to give her that leeway because they know how dangerous Donald Trump is, because they know how bad he is for the country and the Community And Care about. But at the same time, shes changed her views on so many issues and saying this is a new path forward. They feel, to those that ive spoken to, the leaders in the community, that shes not seg nalled enough change or any change in a departure in american policy. Then on the American Jews side, theres the feeling that Donald Trump is better for israelis and israel than the democrats are. Im not painting with a broad brush. Theres definitely divisions within american perception as well. But politically speaking, this is an issue, yair, that has roiled parties on both ends of it. The reason its roiled both parties is the overall party of American Jews have voted for democrats. Theyre going to do so again. Well see what the market looks like. They see themselves not just, you know, theres that, but whatever feeling you have on an american jew, you yourself can be under assault or under attack in america and be held to account for things going on in the Middle East, and they want to see the party and the progressives and liberals in politics, their friends, Stand Up for them and say, thats not okay. Theres been a lot of writers who have come out and said there have been allowances to say its okay to be antisemitic, what were seeing in gaza and in lebanon. On this topic, ive seen a Permission Structure being equated to allow people to justify or even celebrate mass jewish death, which is horrifying and has no connection to the palestinian cause or palestinian sovereignty and statehood. Putting those two together is toxic for that cause. Its also true that American Yous Perceive Sem Lar Structures being created of the american right, and they see comments by tucker carlson, these sorts of things going on, right, that theres a long you know, theres a long line of trump whisperers who have these sorts of ideas and views that have grown more to the central power as trump himself has become more powerful. They see these as foreboding developments. Trump himself blaminging jews if he loses the election. This is the part i also struggle with, when you see somebody like Donald Trump who has been described as an antisemite in what he says and values. When he comes out and he says, you know, if i lose, its because of your fault. Its because of the jews. Yeah. When he says, your country, in reference to israel, i think thats dangerous and it comes to a rise of antisemitism that youre seeing. Ive got to go. Its the end of the show. Coming up, Nicolle Wallace starts next. Thank you for joining us on this terrible day. Thats going to do it for me. Deadline White House starts right now. Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york. Theres no shortage of big News Stories to cover today. In just a few minutes,