{"id":35031,"date":"2025-11-20T14:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/?p=35031"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:07:24","slug":"ben-shapiro-argues-public-fixation-on-epstein-files-a-convenient-distraction-from-israels-urgent-need-for-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/ben-shapiro-argues-public-fixation-on-epstein-files-a-convenient-distraction-from-israels-urgent-need-for-more-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro Argues Public Fixation On Epstein Files A \u2018Convenient Distraction\u2019 From Israel\u2019s Urgent Need For More Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S.&#8211; In a scathing rebuke of what he labeled &#8220;obsessive Epstein fetishism,&#8221; conservative commentator Ben Shapiro declared on his podcast <em>The Ben Shapiro Show<\/em> that the public&#8217;s fixation on the Jeffrey Epstein files serves as a &#8220;convenient distraction&#8221; from the pressing need to funnel more U.S. aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/case-closed-ben-shapiro-promises-jeffrey-epstein-was-a-good-boy-who-didnt-do-nothing\/\">Ben Shapiro<\/a>, known for his unwavering support of Israeli interests, argued that while Epstein&#8217;s alleged crimes are &#8220;mildly troubling,&#8221; they pale in comparison to the existential threats faced by Israel, such as not sending more U.S. taxpayer dollars to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s keep our priorities straight here,&#8221; Shapiro began, scolding his selfish audience. &#8220;While some people may have done something on an island, the Jewish state&#8217;s survival is at stake. Every dollar spent investigating Epstein is a dollar not going to Israel&#8217;s Iron Dome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire<\/em> founder also suggested that the Epstein controversy is being &#8220;weaponized&#8221; by anti-Israel forces to &#8220;divert attention and funds away from our greatest ally.&#8221; Shapiro pointed to recent polls showing a decline in American support for Israel among younger generations, attributing this shift to &#8220;Epstein hysteria&#8221; and what he termed &#8220;the Left&#8217;s deliberate conflation of Israeli self-defense with pedophilia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When pressed by a caller about the moral implications of downplaying Epstein&#8217;s crimes, Shapiro retorted, &#8220;If you actually care about justice for the victims of Epstein, then send money to Israel so that we can have a thriving Jewish homeland first. The next time someone brings up the Epstein list, I want you to look them dead in the eye and say, \u2018That\u2019s fascinating, but do you know what the current interest rate is on Israeli bonds?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Shapiro concluded his monologue by arguing that the Epstein Files are clearly a Deep-State psyop meant to stop Americans from Venmo-ing Israel another $38 Billion.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S.&#8211; In a scathing rebuke of what he labeled &#8220;obsessive Epstein fetishism,&#8221; conservative commentator Ben Shapiro declared on his podcast The Ben Shapiro Show that the public&#8217;s fixation on the Jeffrey Epstein files serves as a &#8220;convenient distraction&#8221; from the pressing need to funnel more U.S. aid to Israel. 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