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It’s fall now. The weather has changed in just a few days, and now it’s totally fall. Soon, winter will be around the corner.

Today’s guest, as I have posted, is Ambassador Gilad Cohen, Ambassador of Israel to Japan. It’s truly a privilege and honor to host the Ambassador on my podcast. I had many questions to ask the Ambassador, some questions about Japan, some about Israel, and others. I spoke with him about the hostages kidnapped from Israel to Gaza by various terror organizations, and the Japanese hostages kidnapped to North Korea.

There are reasons why I would like the Japanese people to pay attention to what the Ambassador discussed with me on my podcast. It’s in English, but I hope that people will understand the reality of Israel and the people in Israel, without bias.

people may think that October 7th is “only” a terrorist attack when only watching the news. Really? The Ambassador expressed very bold opinions on what October 7th meant to Israel and its people. It’s a very alarming sign for Israel, looking back at the history since 1948. People and the United Nations have been pointing at Israel when Israel is the actual victim of the terror attacks or horrible massacres.

October 7th was an alarming call. It was something that changed Israel forever. It’s not the time for Israel to eliminate all the possible threats, including the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran has fired cruise missiles before the 12-Day War. The 12-Day War was a totally legitimate preemptive attack against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Ambassador’s three children are fighting in the war. He’s very worried about his family members while on duty in Japan. The media portrayed them as “aggressors.” We don’t need to fight against the media, but we do need to act. We need to support those who love peace and believe in democratic values.

The raw hatred directed against the Jewish people or Israel is the very nature of Antisesmitism. Japan, I will proudly say. Through this war, which Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, wasn’t something Israel started. It is the raw hatred of the radical Islamic terror organizations that are of an aggressive nature against Israel.

I strongly believe that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will change Japan and direct Japan into a very positive future. She speaks about the importance of risk management, which Israel is very superior in. I believe that Japan will be able to learn a lot from Israel and share information with Israel in the fields of defense, cybersecurity, AI, etc.

One of the main reasons why I stress this is that Israel is a big ally of the United States. And, being a close ally of Israel, which Japan has supported since its foundation, will have a lot of merit for both Israel and Japan.

**During this podcast, Ambassador Cohen talked about “the Pay and Slay system” in the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria, not in Gaza. The systematic hatred to murder the innocent Israelis is rewarded with a pension by the Palestinian Authority. Please consider this by putting yourself in the same shoes. Do you support people who are rewarded to commit a terror attack to murder as many people as possible? Do you support such a system?

You will find this article very informative. Please take a moment and read this by Col. John Spencer.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/01/10/palestinian-authority-terror-payments-holocaust-survivor-israel/77543726007/ (1/10/2025)

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