Glenn's head researcher, former DoD intelligence analyst Jason Buttrill, spent a week in Israel to mark the first anniversary of the Oct. 7th Hamas attack. And he discovered a shocking connection between the United Nations and Hamas. Jason reveals what he currently can about the situation: The IDF has loads of evidence, recovered from Gaza, that the UN has been supporting high-level Hamas leaders, including by giving them apartments. This fits with Israel's recent verification that a bodyguard for the deceased Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, worked as a UNRWA teacher. So, why hasn't the IDF released this yet? Jason has a theory. Plus, he describes what else he noticed during his trip: Israel is "preparing for something major," they view Oct. 7 very differently than we do in the U.S., and it's quite possible that Hamas attacked too early. Were Iran and Hezbollah supposed to join in?
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GLENN: So you just got back from Israel. And you saw some amazing things.
What can you share? A
JASON: Yeah. So I went on my own. Just on a fact-finding mission on my own. For one, the entire perspective that we have over here, of what happened on October 7th, is completely different over there.
I mean, here, we say the horrific terror attack on October 7th. I remember driving in at night, and the entire skyline is lit up with October 7th memorabilia.
GLENN: Wow.
JASON: And you never really hear them say, the terror attack by Hamas on October 7th. That is -- that is more like, the day that the war began. That is how they say it: This is when the war began. they say themselves now in war fitting, war footing, as they should.
GLENN: Yeah. Well, they are.
JASON: Yeah. Netanyahu and the Israelis are not going to stop.
They know who the enemy is. And they know the enemy is close -- is selling rockets to Russia.
And is close to a nuclear weapon. If they don't already have one. I mean, I'm so sick of hearing. Oh, they're very close.
They're very close. You know what, if they don't have one now, maybe there's a problem with their science program.
Because they've had -- they've been close for almost 20 years.
JASON: Glenn, there was so many revelations on just the actual strategic situation. I was just blown away.
There were documents that came out, I think a couple of days ago.
Where a lot of the mainstream outlets were talking about how, oh, this was supposed to be a bigger attack than it actually was.
There was some buildings in Tel Aviv. There was supposed to be a follow-up attack by Hezbollah from Lebanon. They captured documents, off of the Hamas terrorists, that hit October 7th.
Plus, when they actually went to Gaza and captured more documents there.
I think Hamas. And I believe they believe this as well. They jumped the gun.
This is part of a coordinated attack. So that was supposed to happen, from Gaza. A similar attack, called I think conquer the Galilee. Was supposed to happen from Lebanon. Via Hezbollah.
They were supposed to do the exact same thing in the North. And then all of the Arabs in Israel, were supposed to rise up at the same time.
And then you would have Iranian rockets. You know, coming from all our proxies. That was supposed to be a huge battle. This was when you, talk about like --
GLENN: Divine Providence?
JIM: Divine Providence. It really was. I mean, it was a horrible event. But if they would not have jumped the gun when they did, this would be a completely different conversation.
GLENN: So can you talk about the hospital you saw?
JASON: That was amazing. Oh, my gosh.
GLENN: Are you sure you can talk about it?
JASON: I think so. I -- I'm pretty sure. I was on my own.
GLENN: All right. All right.
JASON: They are preparing for something major. Whether that's --
GLENN: This just seems.
You told me this, this morning.
I just want to you listen to this, with Biblical ears.
JASON: So they're either preparing for a regional war. Or a major war, if it would ever happen.
GLENN: In Israel.
Jerusalem.
JASON: Right. I'm sure there's no books that have ever been written about calamity striking, you know, that area.
GLENN: No.
JASON: But they have a fully functional, underground hospital. That is just ready to go.
I mean --
GLENN: And it's massive.
JASON: I showed you, a photo. There's -- it goes down multiple stories down under the ground.
They have wings on each different level, under the ground. They're just ready to go.
They have the beds.
They have the air filtration system all done up.
Communications. My phone had cell signal. Like five stories down under the ground.
And I was like, wait a minute. I can barely get cell reception in Dallas, Texas, in some areas.
They're like, oh, we have some things.
I think you have some things.
There are some things going on. They are so prepared, if something happens.
We pale in comparison.
GLENN: You know, I wish I found out, five years from now. That all this money that we've just been blowing.
Wouldn't it be great, that, no, no, no.
What we built was a Manhattan project.
Not with a bomb.
But we made sure that people were safe. We -- you know, stored up food for seven years.
You know, something. We're not getting anything for our money.
JASON: Yeah. Speaking of money we've waste to the UN.
I told you about those documents they recovered.
They're finally being released. The IDF are releasing it to the media.
All that stuff is great. You can read it now.
There are other documents, where I begged them, Glenn, to give me. I was like, please.
I was like, we can do so much with this. You know, you've heard of stories, the UN had some workers.
They were around.
Took pictures October 7th, blah, blah.
The UN countered. We didn't know about that. We put them on administrative leave.
We investigated the issue.
I almost cussed. Bullcrap. Bullcrap.
They have documents. UN official documents, that say, oh, the UN, through this program. Was giving apartments to some of the highest commanders, in, you know. Hezbollah pap in Hamas. I'm like, wait a minute. What?
We have heard some things that connect them to, in a roundabout way.
But official documents? And they were like, well, yeah. Check this out. And then check that out.
And then check that out. I was like, where did you get this? It's like, we took them from Gaza. When we entered into Gaza. This is official UN documents.
Signed and everything. That shows how the UN relief. And the worker's aid.
I'm not going to put words in their own mouth. But this is my own words.
I don't see how they're anything, but complicit in there.
GLENN: They are.
JASON: I mean, why hold that though? That's what I told them! I was like, release these now!
GLENN: Because I don't think they have any real ally.
They might release it, if Trump wins.
They don't have any real allies anywhere.
Who will stand with them?
Hold that powder. Think I can get those documents?
JASON: I think things are in the works. To get those documents. Yeah. I've got -- I've got the very distinct impression, even though they were very, very, you know, diplomatic about it. That it doesn't feel like they have an ally in the United States.
GLENN: They know we are, right?
JASON: Seems like it. Seems like it. Yeah.
GLENN: What was the most stirring thing that you saw?
JASON: Oh, man. So many different things.
Can I tell you about the time I became a Jew for a couple of hours.
GLENN: Tell this story. This is amazing. Listen to this.
JASON: So check this out.
There's only one Israeli flight, airline, can get into Israel right now. All the other flights are closed down. So if you are at a place in the country, like say Los Angeles. You can go -- there's a direct flight. Or New York, there's a direct flight.
Anywhere else in the United States, you are going through London Heathrow, typically.
Now, I had -- coming from Dallas, I had to fly to London and had a four or two-hour.
I can't remember what it was. Seemed like forever. Layover in Heathrow.
Well, to get to that, you have to take some trains, once you land in London. You have to get to that terminal.
Well, that terminal, where El Al is at, is where all the other Middle East flights go out of.
So you're talking about Qatari Airlines. Emirates.
Like, all the other Arab Airlines are right there.
When I get there, you go to the little corner where Al El is, amongst all the other airlines. And there's multiple tiers of security, just to get to the security counter.
GLENN: Just that airline.
JASON: None of the others, just that airline. So when you're standing in those tiers of security, to get your ticket. You are getting the craziest screw you eyes, or I'll kill you eyes, from all the other people that are around there.
STU: Hmm.
JASON: I literally felt like they wanted to kill me, just because I was getting on an El Al flight.
GLENN: Just to assume that you were a Jew. Or an evil Zionist.
JASON: Right. Or a friend of Israel. I don't know. But I was like, oh, my gosh. This is crazy. I finally got to security. Got my ticket.
GLENN: By the way, so you know. Before he gets to the end. So you know, Jason is not like this. Jason is -- I wet my pants easily. He doesn't.
STU: Yeah. He has lots of other problems. But that's not one of them.
GLENN: I mean, he doesn't shy away from, oh, really?
They're looking. I will stand right in front of them. You're not like that.
JASON: No, no, no.
I was giving them stink eye back. You know, and you can say something.
But when you get out of there and get your ticket, there's no security. So they put the Israeli flight at the very end of the terminal.
And there's another -- so you can't just -- if you have a Qatari airlines ticket, you can't get to that part of it. You can't walk up to the gate, and they don't open that area up until like 30 minutes before boarding time.
GLENN: Oh, my gosh.
JASON: So you kind of have to hang out with everyone else.
I got my ticket. And I kind of felt like, I was stepping out on to a prison yard. Like, oh, my gosh.
I need to find allies now.
Think about this. This is in a public, London Heathrow terminal. I'm feeling like, I'm on a prison guard. That's how they're staring at you.
This is how every Jew feels, when they're in that terminal.
So I did the only thing -- I likened it to a prison. I looked for like a clique, where I thought that I would be safe.
And I remember I looked off into a corner. And there was a group of, like, 20 Orthodox Jews.
And they were praying right before.
And, you know, she was -- with the hats.
GLENN: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
JASON: And a few other Israelis. You can tell they're around, that weren't orthodox.
I looked over there. And beelined it. I walked over there, and in my mind's eye, it's like the Orthodox Jews, pumping iron.
They have like tear drop tattoos. Stars of David.
And I was like, hell, yeah. I'm going there.
I walked over there, and a couple of them actually stopped.
And they are swaying. Looked at me. And I swear, Glenn. I got a nod.
Like a quick -- and I tried to talk -- they won't talk to me.
They won't talk to me.
They just keep doing their thing.
Got a nod. And I went right behind them and sat down and hung out with them. That was my refugee.
GLENN: So I just want you to know, this is how brave he is. He used Orthodox Jews, possibly a rabbi, as a meat shield.
JASON: Strength in numbers. Those are my boys. Those are my boys.
GLENN: I know. I know. That's amazing. Thank you very much, Jason.
JASON: You bet.
GLENN: We're glad you're back safe.
