Safe in the Holy Land: A Firsthand Look at Life in Jerusalem Today
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
1. Hostage Remains and Psychological Warfare
- The podcast opens with a news story from the Jerusalem Post about Hamas returning partial remains to Israel.
- These remains were not from known hostages, which the speaker describes as a form of psychological torture against Israeli families.
- The Red Cross acted as an intermediary in the handover, but Hamas did not specify whose remains were being returned.
2. Personal Reflections and Pilgrimage
- Ben then shares that this trip to Israel is a spiritual journey, visiting sites related to Jesus and expressing feelings of safety and peace in Jerusalem.
- Encourages others to visit Israel, stating it feels safe despite the conflict.
3. Rise of Antisemitism in the U.S.
- A major theme is the alleged rise of antisemitism among American conservatives.
- Specific figures mentioned include Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Nick Fuentes, accused of downplaying Israel’s importance as a U.S. ally.
- The speaker references Senator Ted Cruz, who warned of a “growing cancer” of antisemitism on the political right and urged Christian leaders to confront it.
4. Media Criticism
- Ben criticizes mainstream media for allegedly portraying Israel as the aggressor and failing to tell the stories of Israeli victims and hostages.
5. Support for Donald Trump
- Ben praises Donald Trump’s leadership, particularly his role in the Abraham Accords and efforts to secure the release of hostages.
- Expresses gratitude from Israelis for Trump’s support and contrasts it with previous U.S. administrations.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:06.0 | Have some of these raids gone too far? |
| 0:08.0 | No, I think they haven't gone far enough because we've been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges that were put in by Biden and by Obama. |
| 0:17.0 | You're okay with those tactics. |
| 0:19.0 | Yeah, because you have to get the people out. You know, |
| 0:25.1 | you have to look at the people. Many of them are murderers. Many of them are people that were thrown out of their countries because they were, you know, criminal. You're listening to the 47 |
| 0:29.9 | morning update with Ben Ferguson. Good morning. It's nice to have you with us on the 47 morning |
| 0:35.3 | update and we are live in Jerusalem right now. It is actually |
| 0:39.5 | Tuesday while where we're recording this with my producer, it is Monday. Eight hours ahead of where |
| 0:45.2 | he is right now and I got to tell you, trying to figure out the times to do these connections |
| 0:50.4 | the U.S. has been comical. This show is going to have a little bit different feel |
| 0:55.0 | than normal, as we are going to be in Israel all week. And we're going to start with one of the |
| 1:00.1 | incredible stories that is on the front page of the Jerusalem Post. But first, right now, |
| 1:05.9 | all of us, our help is needed with the people in Israel. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews |
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| 1:45.1 | The psychological torture that is taking place on the Israeli people by Hamas. |
| 1:51.4 | The headline is simple. |
| 1:52.8 | The three partial remains that Hamas returned to Israel on Friday night do not belong |
| 1:58.3 | to any of the hostages still in Gaza. DNA tests conducted at the Greenberg |
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