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Derrick Van Orden: “It is a blessing in the Jewish religion to free prisoners…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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ELON Sets His Sights On The PENTAGON | Ep 392

Published | Video Starts at 27:53

Do they say if the more times that we hand over another hostage, the less you take us seriously? It's not that. The less they take them seriously. Listen, It is a blessing in the Jewish religion to free prisoners. It's part of their faith. So I have the utmost confidence that the Israeli government is going to fight equally and as hard for one hostage as they would for 100. But just by. (27:53–28:00)

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Asserts that freeing prisoners is a religious blessing in Judaism.

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