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Ted Cruz: “1200 Israelis lost their lives a year ago today because of…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

OCTOBER 7 - ONE YEAR LATER Verdict Ep. 208.

Published October 7, 2024 | Video Starts at 20:45

And it is one of the many ways in which Americans are much less safe today because of the weakness of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. And tragically, 1200 Israelis lost their lives a year ago today because of that weakness. They need prayers. They need our support. This one year anniversary. There's a lot of people today that are suffering. (20:45–20:52)

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Asserts that 1,200 Israelis died due to the perceived weakness of the Biden administration.

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“She [Sean Theory] publicly announced enough was enough and she switched to the Republican Party.”
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“1,195 people were murdered on that day [October 7th].”
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“The best estimate is 251 hostages were taken on October 7th.”
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“97 [hostages] remain in Gaza, plus an additional four hostages who were captured before October 7th.”
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“70 hostages have died either on October 7th or in the month since then.”
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“34 of the hostages who remain in Gaza are dead, according to Israeli officials.”
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“Hamas has released 109 of the hostages.”
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“Eight of the hostages were rescued by the IDF.”
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“37 of the deceased hostages have been returned to Israel.”
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“On August 31, the IDF retrieved the body of American hostage Hirsch Goldberg Pahlen.”
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“There are thought to be four American hostages still alive.”
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“At least 43 American citizens were among those murdered, and at least 10 American citizens were taken hostage or remain unaccounted for.”
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“1200 people murdered. 251 hostages. It is truly horrific. As you noted, it was the worst single day mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust.”
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“It's also one of the worst terrorist attack in American history. Americans are hostages Right now.”
OCTOBER 7 - ONE YEAR LATER Verdict Ep. 208. | Uploaded October 7, 2024 | 07:34-07:43
“I do not understand why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris do not talk about the American hostages.”
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“They are using rape as a weapon of sexual violence on October 7th.”
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“They have targeted and repeatedly raped women and young girls.”
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“Israel's stated commitment to utterly and completely eliminate Hamas.”
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“Eliminating Hamas and eliminating Hezbollah is unequivocally good for the national security of Israel and it is unequivocally good for the…”
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“Over four years, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have flowed over $100 billion to Iran.”
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“90% of the budget for Hamas comes from Iran.”
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“90% of the budget for Hezbollah comes from Iran.”
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“The Ayatollah in Iran is actively trying to murder Donald Trump right now and is paying for hitmen and assassins to try to carry that out.”
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“Today, a year after October 7th, they're still not enforcing the oil sanctions.”
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“Today, Iran is selling 2 million barrels of oil a day.”
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“300,000.”
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“The regime was near collapse. And Joe Biden, Kamala Harris gave a life preserver, gave them a massive subsidy.”
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“The very best thing is we have delayed Israel from acting militarily for so long that they no longer have the military capacity to stop Iran…”
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“Eric Johnson, who's the mayor of Dallas, was an elected Democrat state rep and elected Democrat mayor, and then he shifted to be a…”
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“Sean Theory is a state representative in Texas. She was an elected Democrat first elected in 2017, then elected again in 2018 and 2020 in…”
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“No 8 year old or 10 year old can decide, I never want to be a father, I never want to be a mother.”
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“This is a primary and a state rep race in Texas. Over a million bucks.”
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“If the kids, when they get older, they change their mind. Much of this is irreversible.”
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“If you have a teenage girl who has a double mastectomy, you don't get your breasts back.”
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“There's no compassion for these kids and the life-altering decisions that I think in many instances it's adults who are foisting it on them.”
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“No, they beat her in the Democrat primary with a million bucks.”
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