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76: Geopolitical Shifts: Gaza Peace, Syria's al-Sharaa, and REising Anti-Semitism. Malcolm Hoenlein discusses how the comprehensive US plan for Gaza proposes a transitional Board of Peace and mandates the disarming of Hamas. Hoenlein expressed skepticism rega

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Geopolitical Shifts: Gaza Peace, Syria's al-Sharaa, and REising Anti-Semitism. Malcolm Hoenlein discusses how the comprehensive US plan for Gaza proposes a transitional Board of Peace and mandates the disarming of Hamas. Hoenlein expressed skepticism regarding al-Sharaa's White House visit, noting his background as an ex-jihadist who ordered massacres of minorities in Syria. While neutralizing Syria would be positive, al-Sharaa has yet to prove himself. There is also rising concern over anti-Semitism in Europe, evidenced by attacks on Israeli sports teams and polls showing sympathy for Hamas.



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0:00.0

This is CBS Eye on the World.

0:08.5

Here's John Batchelor.

0:10.2

I'm John Batchel with Thetis McCutter, my colleague and co-host of American Greatness,

0:14.5

and we're joined by Malcolm Holine, Conference of President's Major American Jewish Organization.

0:22.6

That is, we have a new mayor in New York City. You have a question for Malcolm. Well, yes, Malcolm. What are some of the key

0:28.1

takeaways from the past election that you think we should know about? Well, good to be with you.

0:34.4

I think there are many takeaways that we have to look at, and I still think there's much

0:39.5

analysis. I think some of the estimates of the voting patterns were wrong. What was clear is that

0:44.1

he faced the divided opposition. He won the primary with 5% of the vote, and that was of a small

0:51.6

percentage of the turnout. The turnout in the general election was much higher.

0:56.1

I think it was a record since even before Bloomberg stays.

1:00.6

But what we're seeing is beginning to assess where his funding came from, where his sources came from.

1:06.7

You look at how the Iranians are praising the outcome of this election as a rise of historic turning point, the erosion of Zionist degemony, all sorts of associations with the collapse of pro-Israel consensus.

1:24.0

And you have a candidate who doesn't talk about two states he's is

1:28.6

animus towards Israel and the issues we've talked about but also towards

1:33.1

fundamental American interests has raised a lot of questions and the sources of

1:38.6

funding including from care where now more and more evidence is coming out that groups associated with the

1:45.8

committee on american and islamic affairs has funded him and they were an unindicted co-conspirator

1:55.5

if you remember in the holy land foundation case and remains a very potent advocacy group despite all of the questions were raised,

2:04.2

but New Yorkers for lower costs noted that one of their major sources were the Unity and

2:10.3

Justice Fund, which is associated with care.

2:12.6

So there are a lot of questions that are yet to be answered about how, what funding he got, what, what,

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