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<v Speaker 1>Our safety and security are not negotiable. I like that.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's in front of the New York Public Library,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's this Sunday from three point thirty to five

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<v Speaker 1>thirty in my friend Yakov Will, I actually do love

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to speak, and Mosha Spern I love Mosha.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gonna speak, and then a whole bunch of people

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<v Speaker 1>I've never heard of. And I won't be there because

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be in the Hamptons. My one visit maybe two

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<v Speaker 1>this year. I'm still considering joining Bruce Plateman on August fourteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>and Witcoff. That's a whole other story. But let me

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<v Speaker 1>get to the guy that is putting on this great

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<v Speaker 1>event Sunday night for an organization which you see me

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<v Speaker 1>wearing their T shirts over the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>I love what they do. They're called Booths for Israel. MARCYA. Haskell,

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<v Speaker 1>who I don't know. I think somehow he's related to

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<v Speaker 1>my friend, the former ambassador Trump's ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea how, but anyway, Mark is here

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. Mark, Good morning, How are you?

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Sid?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing? I'm great? Are you a late

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<v Speaker 1>to David Friedman, what's that whole relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna do it real easy for you. My wife

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<v Speaker 2>comes from an illustrious family. The Great Eugene Gluck is

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<v Speaker 2>her grandfather, which he may even be greater. But the

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<v Speaker 2>Great David Friedman is my father in law's brother, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm super close with him and we collaborate on everything.

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<v Speaker 1>No, he likes you, I know that, and he's mentioned you.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned him, so he's your father in law's brother.

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<v Speaker 1>So really, you you're not related to David. You're not

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<v Speaker 1>related at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually, I mean not really. It's through marriage, right, but

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<v Speaker 2>if you marry, well, you know, good things happen.

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<v Speaker 1>One hundred percent. Listen. I used to have these neighbors.

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<v Speaker 1>The name was Lewis and Gloria Iovine. I love Aunt Gloria,

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<v Speaker 1>and I referred to them as Uncle Lewis and Aunt Gloria.

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<v Speaker 1>They were Italian, they were no relation, but we got

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<v Speaker 1>so close over the years and we still are that.

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<v Speaker 1>I still refer to Gloria as Aunt Gloria. So I

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<v Speaker 1>understand where you and David would have that type of relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>But he does. He does love you and you love him,

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<v Speaker 1>which is great. So cool, it's almost he was a

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<v Speaker 1>great ambassador. I got a kick out of Friedman. And look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm also very close with Mike Huckabee. I love both guys.

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<v Speaker 1>But I got a kick out of Friedman a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks ago Mark when he actually did testify in Congress.

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<v Speaker 2>YEP for two days. And I asked him why he

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<v Speaker 2>did this, because he's not in office anymore, and he

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<v Speaker 2>said to me, just so I can say my piece

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<v Speaker 2>and give him a piece of my mind. And he

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<v Speaker 2>literally went to Washington just to do that for the people.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a great Twitter follow And if you love

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<v Speaker 1>Judea and Samaria, which I do most of the time

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<v Speaker 1>when I go to Israel with my dear friend Scott

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<v Speaker 1>Feltman and the fine folks from One Israel Bond, I

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<v Speaker 1>spend the majority of time in Judea and Samaria with

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<v Speaker 1>you guys who don't go to Israel or love Israel

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<v Speaker 1>would know what's the West Bank. That's how the media

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<v Speaker 1>refers to that spot. But David has done such a

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<v Speaker 1>great job over the years of trying to get some

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<v Speaker 1>type of sovereignty, annexation, something for that area. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it's gonna happen anytime soon, but not because of

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<v Speaker 1>a lack of effort from David Friedman.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm gonna be honest with you. David and Miriam

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<v Speaker 2>literally appointed Mike Huckaby because he is a goy but

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<v Speaker 2>a Sadik, and Mike Huckaby has been a close friend

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<v Speaker 2>of the family, and they knew that we need to

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<v Speaker 2>give somebody the office who can actually get this done.

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<v Speaker 2>And they won't complain that it's a right wing Jew.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm just being honest, which is kind of weird.

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<v Speaker 1>You say, Miriam, You mean Miriam Adolson obviously, right. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we love Mariam Moore. All right, so give me the lowdown.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be in West Hampton on Sunday night at Adam

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<v Speaker 1>huts House. He's a very popular guy. One of my

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<v Speaker 1>dearest dearest friends, Corey Seldik, went to Maryland without him.

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<v Speaker 1>That both terrapins. They know each other. Cory's a big

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<v Speaker 1>real estate guy here in New York City. But this

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<v Speaker 1>event is for Boots for Israel, so let's start right

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<v Speaker 1>there with that organization. I'm aware of what you guys do.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been out there for a year. He's wearing your

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<v Speaker 1>T shirts. Tell the listening audience, exactly what you guys do.

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<v Speaker 2>Super simple. I was in Israel on the October seven day.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately and ironically, because you're talking about David. We live

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<v Speaker 2>in the same building with my in laws, and he

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<v Speaker 2>slammed on my door at seven am and said the

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<v Speaker 2>guards called me. It was shabbist. He never picks up

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<v Speaker 2>his phones. And he said, Mark, we're at war. And

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know what he was talking about. It was

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<v Speaker 2>so early, just like right now, and I was like, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And we spent the whole day in his apartment and

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<v Speaker 2>he was getting intelligence. He was wearing his talus, he

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<v Speaker 2>was dobbining, and at the same time all this information

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<v Speaker 2>was coming in and I said to myself, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot believe this is happening. And fast forward a

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<v Speaker 2>few weeks. I went back to Israel. I went to

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<v Speaker 2>the north, I went to the South. I went to

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<v Speaker 2>day in Samaria, and I just saw all the blood

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<v Speaker 2>on the floor, literally smelled it. And I decided, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to look back on this war and be

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<v Speaker 2>like everybody else. I'm gonna do something crazy. And my

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<v Speaker 2>friend Yakir was at the early stages, like just getting

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<v Speaker 2>boots to guys before anybody even knew what was happening,

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<v Speaker 2>and we partnered up and we said we're just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do the job. And we have two hundred volunteers. We

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<v Speaker 2>haven't taken one dollar for ourselves, and we logistically have

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<v Speaker 2>sent over one hundred and twenty thousand pairs of boots

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<v Speaker 2>and working day and night for no other reason but

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<v Speaker 2>to help our guys here.

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<v Speaker 1>It is fantastic. And look, there are still idea of

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<v Speaker 1>soldiers in Gayza. You know, we've kind of forgotten about

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<v Speaker 1>that because we've held us in control. When I say we,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean as well. Obviously they're still fighting in Lebanon.

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<v Speaker 1>We actually launch two idea of soldiers just a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days ago. I think they were trying to detonate something.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but in anyway, they're still there. They're

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<v Speaker 1>still fighting. So your service even today is still very,

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<v Speaker 1>very valuable.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's a great statement. And I take this question

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, which is actually it starts to get

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<v Speaker 2>to me why do they need boots? So I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to get into the bureaucracy, but I will tell

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<v Speaker 2>you I have twenty thousand open orders and we're at

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<v Speaker 2>the point where we're telling the soldiers we can't raise

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<v Speaker 2>money quick enough, so you need to partner with us,

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<v Speaker 2>which means that we get it at half the price.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't even get what we can get, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>putting in half the money, which is the proof that

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<v Speaker 2>they needed. Everyone goes to shule. Everyone has forty pairs

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<v Speaker 2>of shoes to walk this and that these guys have

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<v Speaker 2>one pair. We should be buying them houses. Forget about

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<v Speaker 2>giving them what they need to go fight, which is

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't do everything, all right, Well, help folks end

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<v Speaker 1>to help you out because it chieves like a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of work for you. Mark. Where can folks at listening

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<v Speaker 1>this morning help you out?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's super simple. Boots for Israel dot com. If

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<v Speaker 2>you want to sign up for the Westhampton then it's

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<v Speaker 2>Boots West Hampton. We're really just focused and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do the job. And that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>So Sunday night in West Hampton, the Hut Residence. I

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<v Speaker 1>know there's a bunch of speakers there, including me, but

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<v Speaker 1>this will be for folks who are all going to calm.

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<v Speaker 1>People have contacted me every day. They're not even in

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<v Speaker 1>West Hampton. They're in Southampton, they're in Quad, they're all

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<v Speaker 1>over the place. They want to come. What can they

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<v Speaker 1>expect on Sunday night?

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<v Speaker 2>They could expect the Great Sid Rosenberg to be the

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<v Speaker 2>keynote with Rizzy Stovetski. We have Ari Ackerman, we have

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<v Speaker 2>live schwarma, falafel, Schnitzel, we have great bars. The Hut

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<v Speaker 2>residence is literally off the charts. It's just going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a great night and one mission. Help my guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are fighting.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a great, great mission. And again it didn't

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<v Speaker 1>take me very long to say you got it. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be there. Mark, You're a terrific guy. We've had a

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<v Speaker 1>nice bunch at the last couple of years and I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate what you do, and so do Jewish people in

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<v Speaker 1>israelis all over the world. God bless you. Look bwoth

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<v Speaker 1>to seeing you on Sunday, my friend, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you Sid, You're the man.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you buddy, Marca high SkELL right there, boots for

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<v Speaker 1>Israel and we got a big event Sunday night in

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<v Speaker 1>West Hampton.

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<v Speaker 1>The heck is going on here