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Popular Podcast Says There Is Evidence to ‘Conclude’ Israel Killed JFK — Will YouTube Act?
Patrick Bet-David. Photo: Wiki Commons.
Most Jews have stopped watching Candace Owens because of her antisemitic language, and her hatred for Jews and Israel. She’s also been one of the only people to call Jack Ruby (the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV) Jack Rubinstein. That was his real name, but Owens says the full name to attempt to link the Mossad or Jews to the killing of Kennedy with no evidence.
The PBD podcast, which has more than 2.5 million subscribers, is always an entertaining watch because the host, Patrick Bet-David, asks interesting questions and gets amazing guests. The man who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars knows very little about Israel, as one can see whenever the subject comes up. That’s fine. One does not have to be an expert on everything.
With news of the release of thousands of documents relating to the JFK assassination, on a recent episode, co-host Vinnie Oshana, who I give credit to for serving as an American soldier, but also knows little about foreign affairs, jumped in to say that he saw a different podcast where it was said that if you were looking to have a certain view, there was enough in the files to back it up.
Oshana said, “If you thought Israel was responsible — guess what, there is enough in there for somebody to have the conclusion that Israel … If you wanted to point the finger at Israel, there is enough proof in here.”
To his credit, Bet-David asked Oshana what document suggested that. Of course, Oshana didn’t know or cite anything.
The guest, comedian Andrew Schulz (who is not Jewish), said he didn’t care much about the JFK files. He said while there are a lot of theories, there isn’t much that is definitive.
Out of nowhere, Oshana brought up Ben Shapiro, criticizing him for not sufficiently caring about the JFK files and then brought up the attempted assassination of President Trump, prompting Schulz to ask if he was suggesting Jews were involved in attempting to kill Trump. Of course, Oshana said no because that would be a bridge to far. The real point (other than dog whistling antisemites for clicks and views) was to try to hurt Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew who is the co-founder of The Daily Wire, and is at the top of the food chain is conservative media.
On his own podcast, Schulz criticized Shapiro for firing Candace Owens, despite her despicable comments, and Bet-David basically copied what Schulz said, saying similar things on his podcast at the time.
While working through hypotheticals, Bet-David threw out, again with no evidence, “say it comes out that actually Israel was involved. What does it change for you?”
Schulz said that it would fracture the relationship between Israel and America. He also said one should be able to criticize Israel — which anyone is able to do.
Schulz mentioned that America “nuked Japan” but we are friendly now.
“I don’t know if Israel’s got something as good as sushi,” prompting Bet-David’s Jewish co-host to say in a Jewish accent, “we have the bagels.”
Not funny, especially at a time of rising antisemitism.
I didn’t hear any of them saying “the Palestinians” wanted to kill RFK, even though Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian, was convicted of the shooting of RFK. I’m glad they didn’t present that conspiracy theory — but why, then, did they only push a conspiracy theory about Israel?
Patrick Bet-David, I have a question for you: did you flee from Iran, where they spread conspiracy theories about Jews, so you could come to America, and allow conspiracy theories about Jews to be spread on your show?
The video currently has 640,000 views, as of March 26.
The author is a writer based in New York.
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Israel Says Missile Launched by Yemen’s Houthis ‘Most Likely’ Intercepted
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi addresses followers via a video link at the al-Shaab Mosque, formerly al-Saleh Mosque, in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb. 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
The Israeli army said on Saturday that a missile fired from Yemen towards Israeli territory had been “most likely successfully intercepted,” while Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed responsibility for the launch.
Israel has threatened Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement – which has been attacking Israel in what it says is solidarity with Gaza – with a naval and air blockade if its attacks on Israel persist.
The Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group was responsible for Saturday’s attack, adding that it fired a missile towards the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.
Since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis, who control most of Yemen, have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade.
Most of the dozens of missiles and drones they have launched have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.
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Iran Holds Funeral for Commanders and Scientists Killed in War with Israel
People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Large crowds of mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran’s capital Tehran as the country held a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month’s aerial war with Israel.
At least 16 scientists and 10 senior commanders were among those mourned at the funeral, according to state media, including armed forces chief Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Revolutionary Guards commander General Hossein Salami, and Guards Aerospace Force chief General Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
Their coffins were driven into Tehran’s Azadi Square adorned with their photos and national flags, as crowds waved flags and some reached out to touch the caskets and throw rose petals onto them. State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display.
Mass prayers were later held in the square.
State TV said the funeral, dubbed the “procession of the Martyrs of Power,” was held for a total of 60 people killed in the war, including four women and four children.
In attendance were President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior figures including Ali Shamkhani, who was seriously wounded during the conflict and is an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as Khamenei’s son Mojtaba.
“Today, Iranians, through heroic resistance against two regimes armed with nuclear weapons, protected their honor and dignity, and look to the future prouder, more dignified, and more resolute than ever,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who also attended the funeral, said in a Telegram post.
There was no immediate statement from Khamenei, who has not appeared publicly since the conflict began. In past funerals, he led prayers over the coffins of senior commanders ahead of public ceremonies broadcast on state television.
Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1980s war with Iraq.
Iran retaliated with barrages of missiles on Israeli military sites, infrastructure and cities. The United States entered the war on June 22 with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Israel, the only Middle Eastern country widely believed to have nuclear weapons, said it aimed to prevent Tehran from developing its own nuclear weapons.
Iran denies having a nuclear weapons program. The U.N. nuclear watchdog has said it has “no credible indication” of an active, coordinated weapons program in Iran.
Bagheri, Salami and Hajizadeh were killed on June 13, the first day of the war. Bagheri was being buried at the Behesht Zahra cemetery outside Tehran mid-afternoon on Saturday. Salami and Hajizadeh were due to be buried on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would consider bombing Iran again, while Khamenei, who has appeared in two pre-recorded video messages since the start of the war, has said Iran would respond to any future US attack by striking US military bases in the Middle East.
A senior Israeli military official said on Friday that Israel had delivered a “major blow” to Iran’s nuclear project. On Saturday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that Israel and the US “failed to achieve their stated objectives” in the war.
According to Iranian health ministry figures, 610 people were killed on the Iranian side in the war before a ceasefire went into effect on Tuesday. More than 4,700 were injured.
Activist news agency HRANA put the number of killed at 974, including 387 civilians.
Israel’s health ministry said 28 were killed in Israel and 3,238 injured.
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Pro-Palestinian Rapper Leads ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant at English Music festival
Revellers dance as Avril Lavigne performs on the Other Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
i24 News – Chants of “death to the IDF” were heard during the English Glastonbury music festival on Saturday ahead of the appearance of the pro-Palestinian Irish rappers Kneecap.
One half of punk duo based Bob Vylan (who both use aliases to protect their privacy) shouted out during a section of their show “Death to the IDF” – the Israeli military. Videos posted on X (formerly Twitter) show the crowd responding to and repeating the cheer.
This comes after officials had petitioned the music festival to drop the band. The rap duo also expressed support for the following act, Kneecap, who the BCC refused to show live after one of its members, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh – better known by stage name Mo Chara – was charged with a terror offense.
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