Rabbi Abraham Cooper on Christian, Yazidi Persecution in Middle East; the Recent Rise in Anti-Semitism; and the Abraham Accords One Year On

<p>If the United States decides to remove all remaining troops from Iraq and Syria, it would spell the end of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-yazidis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(33, 140, 255);">Yazidis</a>&nbsp;and the Syrian Christians, says Rabbi Abraham Cooper. “They would essentially disappear.”</p><p></p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Rabbi Cooper, the associate dean and director of Global Social Action at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, to discuss efforts to combat religious persecution globally, from Christians being killed in Nigeria to genocide in China.</p><p></p><p>“That is supposed to be beyond the pale. That is supposedly why the United Nations came into existence in the first place—now forgotten by alliances of convenience and cynicism and hypocrisy,” says Rabbi Cooper.</p><p></p><p>We also discuss growing attacks on Jews around the world, fueled by propaganda from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-hamas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(33, 140, 255);">Hamas</a>, and Cooper’s work facilitating tolerance and understanding in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-t-middle-east" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(33, 140, 255);">Middle East</a>, including his role in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-abraham-accords" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(33, 140, 255);">Abraham Accords</a>.</p><p></p><p>There are still companies like American Hartford Gold, that value freedom of speech and honest discourse—and are sponsoring shows like ours.</p><p></p><p>With inflation on the rise, investing in gold is another option to diversify your assets. American Hartford Gold is a patriotic, family-owned company that not only sells precious metals right to your front door, they can help deposit gold into a retirement account like an IRA or 401K.</p><p></p><p>They’ve got an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and right now they have a promot