- Welcome to "The 700 Club."

4,000.

That's how many rocketsHamas and Islamic Jihad

launched at Israel from Gaza.

So where did they get the rockets?

You guessed it,

from the mother of allterrorist nations, Iran.

And now the jihadist leadersare bragging about it.

So will this incriminating evidence

affect the president's nuclear talks

with the Islamic regime?

Chris Mitchell reports from Jerusalem.

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- [Chris] Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu

told Secretary of State Blinken

he hoped the U.S. will not renewthe nuclear deal with Iran,

and then if necessary, Israelwill chart its own course.

- We also reiteratedthat, whatever happens,

Israel will always reservethe right to defend itself

against a regime committedto our destruction,

committed to getting the weapons

of mass destruction for that end.

- [Chris] Blinken came witha message to rebuild Gaza.

- The United States will workto rally international support

around that effort while also making

our own significant contributions,

including some that I'llannounce later today.

We'll work with our partners

closely with all to ensurethat Hamas does not benefit.

- [Chris] For many, it's an open question

to see how US and internationalaid can rebuild Gaza

without benefiting Hamas.

After the conflict, Hamas' leader

gave much of the credit to Iran.

(speaking in foreign language)

- [Interpreter] And Icannot but thank those

who brought forth money and weaponry

to the valiant resistance,the Islamic Republic of Iran,

who do not hold back money,weapons, or technical support.

- [Chris] During the conflict,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

displayed an Iranian drone intercepted

on the Jordanian border.

- And that I think tells, says everything

on the true patron ofterror in the Middle East

and in the world, Iran.

- [Chris] It's thisflagrant support of Hamas

and other terror groups in the region

that led 44 Republicansenators to send a letter

to President Biden tosuspend its nuclear talks

with the Islamic regime.

Many, like former IsraeliAmbassador to the US Ron Dermer,

are concerned sanctionsrelief would enable Iran

to export its terrorthroughout the region.

- Iran is stirring thepot in Iraq, in Syria,

in Lebanon, in Yemen, in Gaza.

That's all of Iran's terrorproxies in the region,

which is another reason, whilethis is going on in Gaza,

we shouldn't lose sight ofwho the big enemy is, Iran.

I hope very much that the USadministration will not go back

into the dangerous nuclear deal with Iran

and they will continueto keep the pressure

on that Iranian regime thatrepresents a threat to us,

it represents a threatto our Arab neighbors,

and it represents a threat topeace throughout the region.

- Chris joins us from Jerusalem

for more on the US, Israel, and Iran.

Chris, is there any question

that Hamas being funded by Iran?

- There's really noquestion about that, Pat.

In 2019, there was a dealbetween senior Hamas officials

and Iran that they wouldup their support for Hamas

from $6 million a monthto $30 million a month.

And Pat, much of this moneyis actually sent in cash

on its way into Gaza by Qatar,

and that's like $360 million a year.

And one thing I've heard, Pat,

is that if the US orany European governments

or any other governments want to help

humanitarian needs insideGaza, is don't send cash.

Hamas needs that cash.

That's what they've used tobuild the tunnels, the rockets.

But inside Gaza, it's nearly impossible

to monitor that cash.

It goes right to Hamas' military.

And even though Israel rightnow is reassessing that policy

because they're the ones thatactually let Qatar go in there

with those suitcasesof cash month by month.

And Pat, it's reallyimportant to remember,

Hamas, inside Gaza, is a dictatorship.

There's a fiction aboutfreedoms inside Gaza.

They took over in 2007.

There's been no election since then.

And it really bears repeatingthat its charter says

it plans to obliterate Israel,kill Jews all over the world.

- Chris, you know, they talkabout a two-state solution.

In my opinion, it's an impossibility,

I mean, given the currentstatus of the Hamas leadership.

Am I right?

- Well, I think it's abit of a fiction, Pat.

I remember back in 2004,

you spoke at the Herzliya Conference

and you talked about this cruel chimera,

this idea of land for peace.

You know, in 2000,

Israel gave up land on its northern border

and that allowed Hamas to fillthat vacuum and take over.

Now there's maybe 150,000 rockets in Gaza,

I mean, in southern Lebanon.

And then they gave up Gaza back in 2005.

You remember the disengagement.

- Yeah.- And look what happened

there.

There used to be certain,you know, terror attacks,

but nothing to the scale right now.

And since then, we'vehad wars in 2008 and 9,

2012, 2014, now 2021.

So really, this idea of a land for peace

or two-state solutionis a bit of a fiction.

I'd add, Pat, right nowthat recently Mahmoud Abbas

from the PalestinianAuthority canceled elections

in the West Bank.

Why did he do that?

Because he knew thatHamas would take over.

And if Hamas took over in the West Bank,

that would be like Gaza 2.0.

- Well, Chris, in this dangerous moment,

what is the nightmare scenario for Israel?

- Well, the nightmare,Pat, right now for Israel

is looking to the north,looking for Hezbollah.

The nightmare scenariois a war with Hezbollah.

So imagine, Pat, in the last11 days or during that war

Hamas fired 4,000 rockets in 11 days.

But in one day, Hezbollah couldfire more than 4,000 rockets

in just one day.

They have an arsenal ofmore than 150,000 rockets.

The important point,

there's not just rockets,there're missiles.

And the difference is thatmissiles are precision guided.

They could hit all overIsrael and there is a threat,

one expert was telling mejust a few minutes ago,

it's a threat 10 times bigger than Hamas.

And right now you canimagine Hezbollah and Iran

were watching this conflict and learning.

And it's important whatPrime Minister Netanyahu said

earlier today with Secretary Blinken.

He said, "Israel reservesthe right to defense itself."

So if Israel ever had to attack Iran,

that's the trigger for Hezbollahto unleash that arsenal.

And Pat, the IDF is sayingthey will fight back

with all their might.

They too have been preparingfor this war in the north.

And so that's the bigthing to look forward to

coming right now, Pat.

- Well, it's a frightening thing

and our prayers are with you.

Chris, thanks so much for your insights.

Well, in other news, one year ago,

the murder of GeorgeFloyd triggered protests

and riots across the country.

Still, Congress hasn'tpassed any police reform.

Why not?

John Jessup has more on thatfrom our CBN news bureau.

Here's John.

- Thanks, Pat, today marksthe one year anniversary

of the death of George Floyd,the 46-year-old black man

who died at the handsof Minneapolis police,

sparking nationwide protests.

His death drawing attentionto the high number of cases

of black men killed by policeand calls for police reform.

President Biden set adeadline for Memorial Day

for passing a federal reform bill,

but Republicans and Democrats so far

unable to reach an agreement.

Floyd's family,

including his seven-year-olddaughter, Gianna,

will meet with President Bidenat the White House today.

Well, in addition to calls for reform,

George Floyd's murdersparked a nationwide movement

to defund the police.

But communities across the country

are facing a surge in violent crime.

Just this weekend, therewere 12 mass shootings

over a 72-hour period,132 people were killed,

and hundreds were hurt.

In New Jersey, two peopledied and 12 were injured

in a shooting at a house party.

In South Carolina, a14-year-old girl was killed

and 14 others were hurtat an outdoor concert.

And near Santa Ana, California,

a six-year-old was gunned down

in a possible road rage incident.

The White House calling it a gun problem.

- [Reporter] Is there a crimeproblem in this country?

- Well, I would say certainlythere is a guns problem,

and that is somethingthe president would say.

And there are communitieswhere local violence

and community violence is an issue.

- [John] There has also beenan increase in hate crimes

across the United States;

most recently, attacks onAsian Americans and Jews.

Los Angeles Rabbi Abraham Cooper

of the Simon Wiesenthal Center

told CBN News one reason for these attacks

is due to cuts in police forces.

- Now, if you don'tproperly trained police

and fully funded police,and they're not around

to deal with the behavior,you see very quickly

the escalating lawlessness and violence.

And that's one of the reasons why

we're particularly on edge

because of what's goingon today in US cities.

- Last year, Los Angeles cut$150 million from its force.

Now it is increasing the budget

to hire 250 more officers.

Pat, back to you.

- But it's just a question of insanity,

you know, defund the police.

Portland wanted to defund the police.

Chicago, defund the police.

Police officers have given their lives

and they're resigning in droves

and so there aren'tenough police officers.

And you cannot expect alaw abiding constituency

without some kind of restraintbecause the animal nature

in human beings is to have violence.

And it's not a, quote, gun problem.

It's a people violent problem.

And unless you have arestraining influence,

you will have the people run amok.

And it's insanity in theseDemocrat run communities.

They have cut the policebudget, and thousands,

I mean, thousands of policeofficers are resigning

from the force.

And you know, it's amazing.

In Portland, they wanted totake away all the police,

but now they're beggingto get some of them back.

Chicago, the same thing.

They don't want the wordout, but it's happening.

John.

- Well, Pat, in other news,

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis

signed a bill punishingsocial media platforms

that remove politicalor controversial ideas

from their websites.

DeSantis blamed bigtech for blocking debate

over COVID-19 policies andthe origins of the virus.

The bill allows the state

to fine large social media companies

for removing a state orlocal candidate's account.

Private citizens can also sue

if they feel the company'sblocked their opinions.

Democrats opposed to the measure,

and Pat, even critics of big tech say

the newly signed bill is unconstitutional.

- I couldn't comment onthat, but I applaud DeSantis.

He's becoming a hero ofthe Republican Party,

and it seems to me that hewill be the likely candidate

of the Republicans comingup in the general election,

but we'll see how that works out.

But people have said aDeSantis/Tim Scott ticket

would be a real winnerbecause, from what I can see,

the Democrats really don't have a leader.

You know, the governorsof California and New York

have been having terrible problems.

And who is emerging tolead the Democrat Party?

I don't see one.

But it does seem that JoeBiden and Kamala Harris

will hardly be around to lead anything.