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Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza sat down with Explain America to discuss his latest project, “The Dragon’s Prophecy,” a documentary linking current events in the Middle East with biblical prophecy, just hours after Israel struck Hamas targets in Qatar.
“Israel’s strike in Doha targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Hamas political bureau, a spokesperson from Qatar’s foreign ministry said,” CNN reported.
When D’Souza spoke to EA host Carmine Sabia on Tuesday, he said the attack on targets in Qatar was, in his opinion, justified because the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel were a “transnational event.”
“This was not a case where a bunch of guys in Gaza decided on their own ‘let’s launch some attacks in Israel,” D’Souza said.
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“This was hatched in Iran with involvement by Sudan and Yemen and Turkey,” the filmmaker said.
He said the Oct. 7 attacks were a case of “radical Islam” using “Hamas to take its wrath out on Israel” and accused Qatar of playing a “double game” with the West and radical groups.
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He said Qatar was housing “Hamas militants who all live in luxury apartments” in the Gulf nation.
“This was an attack not on Qatar, but in Qatar, aimed at Hamas and for this reason fully justified in my opinion,” he said.
D’Souza described the Oct. 7 attacks, which he called “an event of Biblical proportions,” as the catalyst for Israel’s response in Qatar. He tied the violence to End Times prophecy in his new film.
He said “the battle between Israel and the Palestinians is a replay, is a resurrection, of an ancient conflict between the Israelites in the Bible and their historic enemies who were the Philistines.”
“Many of the tactics used on October 7, you can see that those were used by the Philistines. The taking of hostages, the stripping of people naked, the degradation of human dignity, the celebrations in Philistia, or Gaza, when Samson was taken prisoner, echo very much the celebrations in Gaza after October 7,” he said.
D’Souza’s movie connects those historic battles with the current conflict, exploring how it may tie into the final battle of Armageddon as foretold in the Bible.
The film is based on the international bestselling book “The Dragon’s Prophecy” by author Jonathan Cahn.
“The Dragon’s Prophecy explores the October 7 terror attacks in the Middle East and their connection to ancient battles between the Israelites and the Philistines as recounted in the Bible. Featuring exclusive interviews with major world leaders and Christian voices—including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mike Huckabee, Erick Stakelbeck, and Eric Metaxas—the film examines the intersection of faith, history, and current events,” a press release from Salem Media, which is backing the project, said.
“Combining never-before-seen footage from October 7, archaeological discoveries affirming biblical accounts, and urgent commentary on radical Islam, anti-Semitism and global instability, the film raises timely questions about whether we are witnessing the fulfillment of end-times prophecy,” it said.
“We went into a war zone to capture this story, because the conflict over Israel is part of a far bigger story foretold in Scripture. The Dragon’s Prophecy transcends the current political debate. It is ultimately about the destiny of nations and a battle for the soul of humanity,” D’Souza, who serves as director and executive producer, said.
“This film doesn’t just interpret prophecy—it confronts it,” Cahn said in the release. “The stakes are too high for silence. This is a message for the times we are living in.”
“Salem is proud to bring this important and timely project to audiences everywhere. This is a film that connects faith with world events in a way that both challenges and inspires,” Salem Media Group CEO Dave Santrella said.
Tickets to the film and pre-orders are available at thedragonsprophecyfilm.com.
