This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor. That is McCarter, American Greatness by colleague and co-host,

and we are welcoming the return of Malcolm Honline. Much away, much on the road, but he's back with us now.

We have much to discuss. I begin, however, with the news from Jerusalem that one Malcolm

Honline will receive the Presidential Medal from Israel. Malcolm, congratulations. What is the scale of this? What do you, what do they require

you to do afterwards? Good evening to you, Malcolm. Good evening to you and Thaddeus,

and indeed it was just announced this morning, and I'm very honored and touched by it, that

the president of Israelrael announced uh several recipients

of the medal bonner which is the highest civilian award given to those who have helped and

been involved over the years and um this will be presented at a ceremony in jerusalem in december

i don't know the exact date yet um it's all very fresh but the this will be presented at a ceremony in Jerusalem in December.

I don't know the exact date yet.

It's all very fresh, but it's something there's a committee headed by the Supreme Court justices who passed on the nominations for the recipients.

And somehow they made a mistake and gave it to me.

No mistake. Thadis, you have a question for Malcolm.

Yes, Malcolm, while Israel is waiting to see whether Iran will come through with its threat against it, we see that the bloodthirsty Iranian regime has committed an execution.

What can you tell us? This is such a sad and tragic

story that a young 20-year-old Jewish Iranian was executed on Monday morning after many, many

efforts globally and inside Iran to save his life because he was a

totally innocent individual. He was working out in a gym and he was approached by seven men,

one of whom owed him money, pulled a knife on him, a large knife. He wrestled the man, and in the process,

he was stabbed. The others, the Muslim, was stabbed, and he died, even though Arvin tried to

administer to him. The police investigation, everybody said it was accidental, but the court

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