THE DEFINITIVE RAP

On May 26, 2022, The Definitive Rap hosted a very special guest, New York Gubernatorial Candidate, Andrew Giuliani in the running to become the 58th governor of New York. If Andrew wins, he will become the first Republican governor of New York since George Pataki. Andrew is the son of the legendary former mayor Rudy Giuliani.

It is known that for Andrew, “Save New York” stands for Stop Crime, Anti-Mandate, Voter Identification and Educational Choice.

Andrew talked about his initiative to stopping crime all over, including subways, and how New York can become a safer place to live.  

Andrew went into detail about the Covid Vaccine measures currently in place, and why it’s wrong.

He discussed the controversy regarding voting machines. He explained how they may be unreliable and prone to tampering, as well as mail-in ballots, and his plan to make voting credible and get citizens to feel more confident about voting.

There was also much discussion during the interview about making changes in educational choice, and homelessness. 

At The Definitive Rap we unapologetically report the truth about
whatever is going on. We sugarcoat nothing and we present it in it’s raw form via our eclectic guests from all over the world, and the world is certainly in chaos now. Who is not talking about the atrocities committed by the Russian troops in Ukraine? In fact even though it’s been over a month since Russian troops withdrew from their positions around Kyiv, bodies and mass graves keep turning up. The atrocities committed by the Russian forces is overwhelming.

With us today from Paris is Claire Berlinski, editor of the Cosmopolitan Globalist. Claire talked about how Putin is in this for the long haul, and he seems to be willing to endure many challenges, and how food shortages, inflation, and energy prices getting worse and worse, as well as how Europe, particularly France has been affected by the war. 

Also discussed was that Russians will be tried for war crimes, such as intentionally killing civilians, and sexual violence. 

Claire elaborated on France’s general consensus about the war.  

 Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian journalist with the Al Jazeera network was killed last Wednesday while covering the turmoil in the Jenin refugee camp. The Definitive Rap expresses deep condolences to her family.

The U.S. media have wasted no time and condemned Israel for Shireen’s untimely death. At The Definitive Rap we are probably the first media program to give our audience the Israeli perspective with a wealth of details not heard on CNN or read in The New York Times. With us today is our Israeli correspondent Barry Shaw who shared with our audience what really happened in Jenin where Shireen lost her life while
covering the story, that is different than what Al Jazeera reported, and how the media is demonizing Israel. Barry also explained how Shireen’s death is being used as a political pawn.  

Barry talked about President Biden’s upcoming visit to Israel in June. During that visit, he plans to go to East Jerusalem to visit a hospital, demanding to be unaccompanied by any Israeli official. Also, while President Biden is prepared to visit Jerusalem and meet Palestinian officials, the White House has publicly opposed the building of Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria, and the kind of message all this
is sending to the world with regard to widening the gap between Jerusalem, and Israel and Washington. 

 “Israel’s Memorial Day is about war, not peace. And it shouldn’t be a time for refrains of Kumbaya. The only song we should be singing is Hatikvah,” said our guest, Ruthie Blum whom we have the pleasure to hear.  

The purpose of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day is to pay tribute to fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror who were targeted because
they are Jews. This year grieving Jewish families are offended by the Defense Ministry’s gift of a wall clock designed with Islamic and Christian symbols. The insult felt by these bereaved families is so strong to the extent that they will return it. Ruthie agreed that what is going on this year was a so-called politically correct decision, to keep the peace, rather than call it what it is. War. 

Also discussed was how Ramadan was celebrated, and about the
controversy surrounding Temple Mount.  

In her spunky way Ruthie talked about her quote, “I support
aborting kids when they reach puberty and start slamming the door in your face. Otherwise, I oppose it,” and the general consensus in Israel about the news that the Roe vs. Wade decision has been struck down.  

 As we finished commemorating Yom HaShoa, The Definitive Rap paid tribute to the more than 6 million holy souls who were murdered during the Holocaust. Those who are not related to Holocaust survivors may not realize that the atrocities, in fact continued, and is continuing to this very day. Children of Holocaust survivors are still carrying the pain of what their parents and grandparents endured. In fact, experts are saying that
even third generation Holocaust survivors are also still suffering.  

We had the privilege of meeting Deborah Levison, a child of Holocaust survivors who turned her pain into becoming an award-winning journalist. During the interview she eloquently tells the story of her parent’s ordeals, not just of the brutal dark days of the Holocaust, but also present day. We discussed her debut multiple award-winning book The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice, the true crime story that happened in her family with
echoes of the genocidal horror of the Holocaust, and the strive for justice.  

In talking about the Holocaust, Deborah explained how she felt different from her peers growing up, and how she learned
about the Holocaust from her parents, and what they endured, and how they survived. She explained how her parents’ experiences in the Holocaust influenced her life. 

The Holocaust cannot and should not ever be forgotten. The memories of the more than six million holy souls must always
be kept alive. Never again will the Holocaust ever happen. Never again! 

 We sometimes have guests on the show as they are in the midst of a campaign, and it’s always interesting to hear about what they propose in their mission when they make it to office. Folks, today we have a winner on our show! Republican Ari Brown declared victory over Democrat David Lobl as the State Assemblyman, succeeding Melissa Miller. Ari won 4,667 votes in this special election to Lobl’s 2,413. 

Who is Ari Brown? He is a results-oriented leader who meets challenges with sound and sensible solutions and has a proven record of public service accomplishments and private sector efficiency. 

Ari explained how he reduced the downtown vacancy rate in Cedarhurst from 20% to 2%, and why he is working work to repeal
“cashless bail” laws that have freed killers, drug dealers and gang members, and pass legislation that will remove District Attorneys who refuse to prosecute dangerous accused criminals in a relatively safe area to begin with. Ari also discussed the recent politics going on in Rockville Center, with all of the commentaries going back and forth, as to whether this is an antisemitic situation, and he also
talked about the first issues on his agenda that he plans to tackle. 

 Courage comes in unique and sometimes unexpected ways. Today we have the pleasure of meeting a remarkable young woman who went as a single woman unaccompanied, unguided, unsponsored by any sort of group as a tourist to Afghanistan. It took her 6 years to save up enough money for that trip, and while there, she decided to not just view the country as a tourist destination, but to help in ways that most people would shy away from. 

Our guest Melissa Toomim is a counterterrorism specialist in the propaganda narratives of extremist movements, and a candidate to represent California’s 32nd Congressional District. 

Melissa spoke about her work providing humanitarian relief and evacuating dozens of our Afghan allies from Taliban controlled Afghanistan, and aiding in the evacuation of vulnerable Ukrainians. 

She also talked about investigating the Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamophobia propaganda campaign, as well as manipulations by real estate predators determined to steal the West Los Angeles Soldiers’ Home from our veterans. These same predators are exploiting their government ties to simultaneously commit municide against the some of the most desirable business districts in Los Angeles County. Of great importance is how Melissa eloquently explains the Pakistan narrative about the Taliban! 

 Attaining freedom sometimes unfortunately comes with
paying a bloody price, and that means war. Today we will go on a journalistic journey to understanding the Israel-Arab conflict through a brilliantly written book titled The Bloody Price of Freedom, Israel’s Battle for Justice, Freedom, and Commitment to Democratic Values written by Richard D. Heideman, Esq. We will hear documentation about how the Palestinian leadership mishandled and sabotaged many opportunities, and a deep analysis how international law has been misused by the United Nations for political purposes. We will also hear about the link between terrorism and antisemitism, and how he exposes the diplomatic boycott and terror warfare against Israel and the global Jewish community. 

Richard spoke about the Durban Conference to combat racism, and how in essence it promoted racism, and about the 2 BDS movements, the economic BDS, and the BDS of public opinion.  

He talked about educating students to hate Israel in Palestinian textbooks, and what is actually written in those textbooks, who publishes and funds the publication of these textbooks, and what type of educational curriculum is established and functioning in Palestinian schools, as well as how this can be counteracted. Richard discussed how the Palestinian leadership sabotaged and mishandled opportunities, and America’s role in promoting economic development between Israel and its neighbors. 

 Antisemitism has become a crisis that is only increasing, and threatening our nation, the world, and universities. The question is how do the BDS activists on college campuses carry out antisemitism and get others to jump on their bandwagon? By creating a hostile climate. They
accuse Jewish students of racism because they support a Jewish state. They declare Israel to be illegitimate while claiming that the Palestinians are merely seeking a homeland. It has gotten so bad that not only are Jewish students denied equal participation in student affairs, but the antisemitism has risen so brazenly that they chant genocidal slogans celebrating the forthcoming destruction of Israel.  

With us today is Dr. Richard L. Cravatts, to discuss this issue at great length is. Dr. Cravatts has published over 550 articles and book chapters on campus anti-Semitism, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and campus free speech. He recently authored “Jew Hatred Rising that is available for free.  

Dr. Cravatts explains how the anti-Israel group SJP, Students For Justice in Palestine operate, and also why intelligent students are buying into their propaganda while ignoring the reality of Arab aggression, murder, and suicide bombers, and also why there is no mention ever made of Arab terror, again and again. 

He discusses the recent action by the Duke Student Government, DSG president Christina Wang to withhold recognition to a new pro-Israel
student group, and that free speech, particularly on campus, academic speech is only free, depending on who is speaking, as well as the shocking behavior of the student government in Pomona College where they successfully pushed a resolution that would compel student clubs to participate in a boycott of specific companies that do business with Israel. 

Dr. Cravatts goes into discussion about how the campuses in Europe compare to the universities in the US with regard to supporting terror and denouncing Israel. 

As an important message for people to understand is he explains what being pro—Palestine really means, and how the perpetrators of
antisemitism cry victim, as “Crybully” in campus Anti-Israel activism.  

The Definitive Rap expresses deepest condolences to the families
of the 4 Israeli victims, and gives tribute to Doris Yahbas, Laura Yitzchak, Rabbi Moshe Kravitzky, and Menachem Yecheskel, who were recently stabbed to death in Beersheba. 

 In this day and age being politically correct is the political thing to do. It doesn’t even matter if one believes in what they are saying, as long as they are politically correct, that’s all that matters, and the media oftentimes is no exception. The Definitive Rap will unapologetically say what needs to be said, and our guests will say what needs to be said, whether it is politically correct or not, and that is one of the things that we stand for. Political correctness is a poor substitute for factual correctness. Similarly, good intentions are no guarantee of good policy. In the same way as the old proverb goes, 'the road to hell is sometimes paved with good intentions.' Acting in good faith is not always altruistic. Our guest, Dr. Martin Sherman, founder and CEO of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies, author, and served in operational capacities in the Israeli intelligence community and was also ministerial advisor to the Israeli government who has testified as an expert before the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of US Congress, in a hearing on economic and security trends in the Middle East. He talks about Israeli Law Enforcement, and what the public has to worry about with regard to trust in the police and justice system. Dr. Sherman discusses the injustice of the attempt to prosecute Benjamin Netanyahu. 

He also talked about high level dignitaries that have been brought to Israel and benefitted diplomacy and pro-Israel advocacy.  

Dr. Sherman offered his opinion about President Biden’s approach to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and Israel offering to serve as a go-between with Russia as the U.S. and Europe reinforce Ukraine’s resistance
against Putin’s unprecedented assault, as well as how the invasion of Ukraine impacts Israel and the world.