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- [Chris] This week on Jerusalem Dateline.

The shadow war between Iran and Israel

comes out in the open.

- It's very clear that Iran,

that their goal is todestroy the state of Israel.

- New revelations about Iran's program

to create precision guidedmissiles to strike Israel.

Plus, the Jerusalem PrayerBreakfast at the Hague

where God's word and man's law collide.

And Scott Ross travels toMagdala on the Sea of Galilee

and discovers 2,000 year old treasures.

All this and more thisweek on Jerusalem Dateline.

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Hello and welcome to thisedition of Jerusalem Dateline,

I'm Chris Mitchell.

Israel took a rare step and released

previously classified information

about how Iran is trying to

transform Hezbollah's missile program.

The intelligence shows howdeeply Iran was involved

in a project to destroy the Jewish state.

Israel releases video to show

how Hezbollah's inaccurate missiles

could be manufacturedinto missiles capable

of striking an Israelitarget within a few yards

changing Hezbollah'smassive military inventory

into precision guided weaponswould be a game changer.

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- [Interpreter] We'redetermined to eliminate

this dangerous project, theaim of the publication today

is to convey that we will notsit by and allow our enemies

to arm themselves with deadlyweapons directed at us.

- [Chris] The intelligenceexplains why an Israeli drone

destroyed a key partof this missile program

just a few days ago.

One of the latestincidents raising tension

in the region to it's highest in years.

A recent example lit ashadow war involving Iran,

it's Middle East allies and Israel

is coming into the light.

- We are now seeing a situation

in which a kind of regional conflict

involving a whole series ofIranian proxies and allies

including Hezbollah, allof which threaten Israel

are basically on the brink ofwhat could be a bad misstep

for either side and could bring the region

to another conflict.

- We're challenged on three fronts

and Israel has all the right in the world

to defend itself and we will.

- Former Jerusalem mayor, Nir Barkat,

a prominent member of PrimeMinister Netanyahu's party

says Israel is fighting for it's survival.

- It's very clear thatIran, that their goal

is to destroy the state ofIsrael, the radical Islam.

They're using theirproxies in Hamas and Gaza,

Hezbollah and Lebanonand many of the regimes,

the Shi'ite regimes in Syriato create infrastructure

and to prepare to strike on Israel.

- [Chris] Recently, Netanyahutold Hezbollah leader,

Hassan Nasrallah to relax.

Barkat says that's code for be careful.

- If they start and initiatea round of violence,

Israel will make surethat violence does not pay

and they will pay a heavy, heavy price

and I think Nasrallahknows that very, very well.

- Hezbollah's deputy Leader warned Israel

to expect a calculated strike

but that he wanted to avoida new war with Israel.

These strikes, however,are not an exact science.

13 years ago, Hezbollahambushed an Israeli patrol

leading to a month long war.

And some feel a miscalculationcould once again

plunge the region into war.

Well, Iran remainsIsrael's number one enemy

but some remember a time whenIran was a western country

with relations with Israel.

Recently, we talked in ourstudio with Atour Eyvazian

who was born in Iran andremembers his homeland

was a far different country than today.

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So, Atour Eyvazianthanks for being with us

here on Jerusalem Dateline.

- My pleasure.

- You have a fascinating background,

you were born in Iran, you about 13 or 14

when the Iranian Revolution happened,

tell us what it was like there in Iran

before and then right after.

Iran before revolution was a great place.

It was almost like Jerusalem,diversity was everywhere.

We were able to worship, go to church,

Jews were able toworship, go to synagogue.

We really didn't care somuch about who's Muslim,

who's Jewish, who's Christianand after revolution,

the whole world for uswas turned upside down.

People are still nice,people are still great

but the government has changed

and they divided thepeople against each other

to kind of conquer us.

It was very brutal tobe a Christian or Jew

or any minority for that matter.

- So 40 years later, nowafter the revolution,

how would you describe the Iranian people,

a picture of the Iranianpeople many people don't see.

- The Iranian people arepeaceful, loving people.

They are generous, yougo to an Iranian house

they will not let you leave hungry,

they will feed you somuch, they will be offended

if you don't eat with them.

Iranian people love the rest,Iranian people are amazing.

However, the government of Iran is evil.

They're different than what you see.

So when we hear news about the government

or what is happening,that's not Iranian people

and if you look at theirhistory for thousands of years,

Jews and Christianslived in Iran peacefully.

- Almost like two Irans,the one you see on the news

and the other Iran thatmany people don't see.

- Yes.

- So what brought you here Atour?

- So many years ago Isaw an infomercial on TV

that Rabbi Eckstein, hewas talking about Jews

from four corners of the earth

but specifically from Russiaat that time to Israel

and that just touched myheart because my grandfather

was in Russia, my dad was born in Russia

and that just kind ofsinked into my heart.

- So you're here in Israelfor the very first time,

what's your impressions?

- Oh, I love it, I feel like I'm home.

The streets are friendlytoward people like me.

I walk people talk me in Farsi,

there are a lot of people here,they talk to me in Assyrian.

We went to a shop thatwas an Armenian shop.

My background is Assyrian,Armenian and I was born in Iran,

they've been really great.

This is not my last time,though, this is my first time

but I will be back again.

- Would you say almostlike there's two Israels,

sometimes the perception people have about

what Israel would be like and the

perception,- Absolutely.

the reality is when you gethere, would you say that?

- Yeah, absolutely, what you hear

in some news media channelsis totally different

than what I see here.

People are friendly, people are outgoing,

there is a peace and you see it.

I mean, there's freedom,there's democracy.

I think this is the only place I could say

in the Middle East is almostlike the United States

because the first daywhen I was here people

were in the ocean swimmingwith their bathing suits on.

I saw all Orthodox, Jewish people walking

and I see Christianswith crosses and drivers

that are Christians or Muslim

and I sat with Muslims andChristians and Jewish people

in my trip and we had lunchesand dinners and breakfast

and it's just differentthan what you see on news.

- So what's your messageto people about Israel,

why's it so important to standwith Israel at this time?

- It is extremely important to me

and I think it shouldbe extremely important

to all Christians.

The way Bible is written,Jesus didn't come

to cancel the Torah,he came to build on it

that was his message, love your neighbor.

So Israel to me is theplace that God chose to be,

so he chose the culture,he chose the Jewish people,

so as the person that follows Christ,

I think it's my role andeverybody that believes

to be Christian is theirrole to support Israel.

This is a land of milk andhoney, so it hasn't changed,

we haven't replaced them.

- And do you see prophecybeing unfolding right now.

- I've been here for several days,

I see it with my own eyes.

So when I'm here walking, Ifeel that the Bible is alive.

- Well, it's a fascinatingstory and Atour great

that you stopped here on your first visit,

we look forward to seeing you again.

- Thank you.

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- [Chris] Coming up, theJerusalem Prayer Breakfast

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- The Jerusalem PrayerBreakfast began to bring Jews

and Christians together topray for the peace of Jerusalem

and recently for the firsttime organizers sought

to make another powerful connection

by holding a prayer breakfastin the world's center

of judicial power.

- [Chris] Since the end of World War Two,

this location has beenknown as the world court

and source of international law.

That's why hundreds of Jews and Christians

met here to meet, speak and pray.

- [Chris] Some spoke abouta specific connection

between scripture inPsalms and what is going on

in the world today.

- And it's really, it'swarning to the nations.

- [Chris] Evangelidesnotes the European nations

didn't heed the warningand are facing consequences

for deliberately leaving Godout of their Constitution.

- [Chris] Bringing theJerusalem Prayer Breakfast

to the Hague is an exampleof the event's overall goal.

- The purpose is gatherbelievers, Jews and Christians

in a nation to pray, to pray and ask God

to work in their nationand then work on the hearts

of their government leadersso that their nation

turns toward Israel, to bless Israel

and turns toward Jerusalemto bless Jerusalem.

- [Chris] And organizershave seen tremendous growth

since 2017.

- Literally from Africa to Central America

to South America to Englandto the United States,

we've seen JerusalemPrayer Breakfasts spring up

and it's really in accordanceto the word of God.

Joel three, chapter one that all nations

which will make a choicewhether they be sheep nations

or goat nations and it means very clearly,

will nations bless Israel, willthey bless the Jewish people

or will they curse Israel,

will they curse the Jewish people.

- [Chris] Bachmann says theJerusalem Prayer Breakfast

has come at a unique time in history.

- We're watching miracles allacross the world right now.

That God is answering theprayers of the saints,

that each of the various nations now

open their hearts, open their minds

and open their public policyto shift to be in favor

of Israel and in recognizing Jerusalem

as Israel's eternal rightful capital.

- Film maker, Bryan Sandersproduced a special film

for the Jerusalem PrayerBreakfast at the Hague.

We talked about his filmin our studio via Skype.

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Brian that was quite aJerusalem Prayer Breakfast

there at the Hague and youdid a film specifically

for that event, tell us about the film.

- It was screened lastJune, it's called the Hague

of Jerusalem and basicallythe intent was to raise

an awareness in the church about

how detrimental the Haguecan be against Israel

and what a lot of peopledon't know about the Hague is,

it's the internationalcity of peace and justice

and it's also the second highestseat in the United Nations.

Now everyday you turn on the news,

you hear all the anti-Semitism,anti-Israel hatred

in the United Nations but whatthe Hague and the two courts

that are in the Hague can bevery detrimental to Israel

more than it's big brotherheadquarters in New York City.

- So what were you trying tocommunicate through the film?

- Just as the title saysThe Hague or Jerusalem,

there's a choice that needs to be made

and it's time for the nations to decide

where they think the legalcapital of the world will be.

Former Secretary Generalof the UN, Ban Ki-moon

and King Willem of the Netherlands

and other leaders have been quoted saying

that the Hague is thelegal capital of the world.

Well, as for believers ourBibles tells us in Isaiah 2:3

that the law shall go forth out of Zion

so when you hear rumorsand other counterfeits

of what the Bible says,I think us believers

that love Israel, that arecalled to be watchmen on the wall

should be praying and standing

with our brothers and sisters in Israel.

- Brian, you were there atthe Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast

there in the Hague,tell me your impressions

of what it was like to be there itself.

- Well, you know it wastruly an honor, Chris

to be there and MicheleBachmann, former congresswoman

from Minnesota was the key note speaker.

You had other parliament members there,

ambassadors from several nations

and even Knesset members inIsrael there in attendance

and just to be able to screen our film

and basically share whatmy colleague and friend,

Jack Van der Tang who wasthe executive producer,

what he's seeing in hisown backyard in the Hague,

I believe it raised a lot of eyebrows

and opened a lot of eyesto what's really happening

and what we can be prayingfor and standing for Israel

even more in these timesthat we're living in.

- Going forward what do you see

for the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast?

- Well, it's definitelyexpanding, obviously

it originated in the city ofthe great king in Jerusalem.

They had their firstconference outside of Jerusalem

last fall in November in Orlando.

Obviously, they had one in the Hague

and there's gonna be somein London, in Europe,

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and stand with Israel.

So, I think in this hour,where Israel needs more friends

than ever, the body of Christ

and even our Jewish brothers and sisters

are standing together as one and praying

for the peace of Jerusalemand just that the Lord

would be glorified.

- Well, Bryan we appreciatethe work that you do

and we look forward to the next time

you're here in Jerusalem.

- Thanks again for havingme and always a blessing

to come back to the city of God.

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- Mexico, how long have you been here?

- So what have you foundrecently, what is this.

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- Did you know what you hadfound when you found it?

- What would this had been used for?

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- Oh yes.

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- [Scott] Peace.

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I mean, I walk through, Iwalk over it and break it

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- Wow.

- Ah, for games, it's like rolling dice.

- Yeah, well, how didyou learn to identify

what you were finding?

- A person in the OldTestament talks God speaking

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- Yes.

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- Kangaroos are associated with Australia

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Take a look.

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Perhaps when you visit Israelyou'll get an opportunity

to visit the kangaroos.

In the meantime as our first story showed

please pray for the safety of Israel

as it's enemies plot todestroy the Jewish state.

Well, that's all for thisedition of Jerusalem Dateline.

Thanks for joining us,remember you can follow us

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I'm Chris Mitchell,we'll see you next time

on Jerusalem Dateline.

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