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Kresta in the Afternoon – November 6, 2023 – Hour 1

Peter Range gives us a last look at tomorrow’s Issue 1 abortion amendment in Ohio, and Joseph Braude shares stories of the people suffering under Hamas’ rule in Gaza.

 

Abortion takes center stage in Ohio

An abortion vote in Ohio tomorrow could prove to be the latest indicator of where the pro-life debate sits on the national stage. Issue 1 would enshrine abortion through all 9 months in Ohio’s state constitution and eliminate the requirements for parental notification, among other things. Peter Range joins us with more.

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Hundreds of pro-life students fight to prevent passage of Ohio abortion referendum

‘This is a critical moment’: Abortion Issue 1 takes center stage at Ohio March for Life

Ohio Right to Life 

Peter Range is the CEO of Ohio Right to Life. Follow him on Twitter @PeterRange12 and visit ohiolife.org and protectwomenohio.com

Whispered in Gaza: The Untold Stories of Gazans

What do ordinary Palestinians think about Hamas? The war? How are they surviving amid cascading tragedies? Joseph Braude’s team has spoken with them, and their stories are as heartbreaking as they are shocking. He joins us.

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The Untold Stories of Gazans

Whispered in Gaza 

Center for Peace Communications 

Joseph Braude is the Founder and President of the Center for Peace Communications. He studied Near Eastern languages at Yale and Arabic and Islamic history at Princeton. He developed his Arabic to broadcast quality over a seven-year stint on Moroccan national radio and added Persian to his Arabic and Hebrew as a graduate student at the University of Tehran. He's the author of several books, most recently Reclamation: A Cultural Policy for Arab-Israeli Partnership. Visit peacecomms.org and follow him on Twitter/X @josephbraude.

Kresta Comments: The Dangers of Not Remembering the Past

In the month since Hamas’ attack on Israel, there have been protests and online movements supporting Palestine and condemning Israel as an apartheid state. As Rachel Lomasky points out, there is no crime in not being familiar with the nuances of the conflict, but if someone is using their voice to support the side that is kidnapping, raping, and murdering, they better be sure they’ve done their research. Al has more to say.

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Progressives’ Ignorance on Israel

Ancient Israel’s Law of Defending the Weak

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