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<v Speaker 1>Ussy. This is the seventy seven WABC Mini cast. Our

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<v Speaker 1>safety and security are not negotiable.

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<v Speaker 2>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 actually do Love He's

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

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<v Speaker 1>and then a whole bunch of people I've never heard of.

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<v Speaker 1>And I won't be there because I'll be in the Hamptons,

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<v Speaker 1>my one visit maybe too this year. I'm still considering

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<v Speaker 1>joining Bruce Blakeman on August fourteenth, and Witcoff. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>whole other story. But let me get to the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that is putting on this great event Sunday night for

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<v Speaker 1>an organization which you see me wearing their T shirts

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<v Speaker 1>over the last couple of years. I love what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>They're called Booths for Israel. Markya Haskell, who I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think somehow he's related to my friend, former ambassador

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. I have no idea how,

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<v Speaker 1>but anyway, Mark is here this morning. Mark, good morning,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you?

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning? Said how are you doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm great. Are you related to David Friedman? What's that

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<v Speaker 1>whole relationship?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna do it real easy for you.

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<v Speaker 2>My wife comes from an illustrious family. The Great Eugene

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<v Speaker 2>Gluck is her grandfather, which he may even be greater,

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

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<v Speaker 2>and 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're not related to David. You're not related

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<v Speaker 1>at all.

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<v Speaker 3>Actually, I mean not really through marriage, right, but if

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<v Speaker 3>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 of Lewis and Gloria Iavine. 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>and 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 cool. He

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<v Speaker 1>was a great ambassador. I got a kick out of Friedman.

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<v Speaker 1>And look, I'm also very close with Mike Huckabee. I

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<v Speaker 1>love both guys. But I got a kick out of

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<v Speaker 1>Friedman a couple of weeks ago Mark when he actually

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<v Speaker 1>did testify in Congress.

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<v Speaker 3>YEP for two days. And I asked him why he

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<v Speaker 3>did this, because he's not in office anymore, and he

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<v Speaker 3>said to me, just so I can say my piece

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<v Speaker 3>and give him a piece of my mind. And he

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<v Speaker 3>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 BND, 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? How the media refers

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

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm gonna be honest with you. David and Miriam

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<v Speaker 3>literally appointed Mike Huckaby because he is a goy but

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<v Speaker 3>a Sadic and Mike Huckaby has been a close friend

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<v Speaker 3>of the family, and they knew that we need to

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<v Speaker 3>give somebody the office who can actually get this done.

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<v Speaker 3>And they won't complain that it's a right wing Jew

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm just being honest, which is kind of weird.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you're saying Miriam You mean Miriam Adolson obviously, right. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we love Mariam Mark 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>hutch House. He's a very popular guy. One of my

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<v Speaker 1>dearest dearest friends, Corey Seldnick, 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 from 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 years wearing your T shirts.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell the listening audience. Exactly what you guys do.

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<v Speaker 3>Super simple. I was in Israel on the October seven day.

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<v Speaker 3>Unfortunately and ironically, because you're talking about David. We live

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<v Speaker 3>in the same building with my in laws. And he

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<v Speaker 3>slammed on my door at seven am and said the

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<v Speaker 3>guards called me. It was Shavist. He never picks up

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<v Speaker 3>his phones, and he said, Mark, we're at war. And

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know what he was talking about. It was

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<v Speaker 3>so early, just like right now, and I was like, okay.

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<v Speaker 3>And we spent the whole day in his apartment and

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<v Speaker 3>he was getting intelligence, he was wearing his talis, he

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<v Speaker 3>was dobbining, and at the same time all this information

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<v Speaker 3>was coming in and I said to myself, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 3>I cannot believe this is happening. And fast forward a

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<v Speaker 3>few weeks. I went back to Israel. I went to

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<v Speaker 3>the north, I went to the South. I went to

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<v Speaker 3>day in Samaria, and I just saw all the blood

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<v Speaker 3>on the floor, literallymeld it. And I decided, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>going to look back on this war and be like

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<v Speaker 3>everybody else. I'm gonna do something crazy. And my friend

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<v Speaker 3>Yakir was at the early stages like just getting boots

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<v Speaker 3>to guys before anybody even knew what was happening. And

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<v Speaker 3>we partnered up and we said we're just going to

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<v Speaker 3>do the job. And we have two hundred volunteers. We

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<v Speaker 3>haven't taken one dollar for ourselves, and we logistically have

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<v Speaker 3>sent over one hundred and twenty thousand pairs of boots

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<v Speaker 3>and working day and night for no other reason but

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<v Speaker 3>to help our guys here.

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

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<v Speaker 1>soldiers in guys. 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 Israel. Obviously they're still fighting in Lebanon. We

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<v Speaker 1>actually lost two idea of soldiers just a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they were trying to detonate something. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but in anyway, they're still there. They're still fighting. So

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

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<v Speaker 3>And it's a great statement. And I take this question

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<v Speaker 3>all the time, which is actually it starts to get

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<v Speaker 3>to me, why do they need booths? So I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>going to get into the bureaucracy, but I will tell

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<v Speaker 3>you I have twenty thousand open orders and we're at

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<v Speaker 3>the point where we're telling the soldiers we can't raise

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<v Speaker 3>money quick enough, so you need to partner with us,

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<v Speaker 3>which means that we get it at half the price.

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<v Speaker 3>They can't even get what we can get, and they're

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<v Speaker 3>putting in half the money, which is the proof that

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<v Speaker 3>they needed. Everyone goes to shul. Everyone has forty pairs

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<v Speaker 3>of shoes to walk this and that these guys have

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<v Speaker 3>one pair. We should be buying them houses. Forget about

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<v Speaker 3>giving them what they need to go fight, which is

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<v Speaker 3>what I'm doing. I can't do everything, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Well, help folks end to help you out because

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<v Speaker 1>it seems like a lot of work for you. Mark.

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<v Speaker 1>Where can folks are listening this morning help you out?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's super simple, Boots for Israel dot com. If

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<v Speaker 3>you want to sign up for the West Hampton event,

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<v Speaker 3>it's Boots West West Hampton. We're really just focused and

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<v Speaker 3>we're going 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 come.

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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 3>They could expect the Great Sid Rosenberg to be the keynote.

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<v Speaker 3>We Rizzy Stovetski, we have Ari Ackerman, we have live schwarma, falafel, Schnitzel,

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<v Speaker 3>we have great bars. The Hut residence is literally off

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<v Speaker 3>the charts. It's just going to be a great night

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<v Speaker 3>and one mission. Help my guys 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>Israeli's all over the world. God bless you. Look forward

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

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you Sid, You're the man.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you buddy. Marca Haskell right there, Boots for Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got a big event Sunday night in West Hampton.