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Special Edition! - ISRAEL AT WAR!!! Day 20 - PRAY!!!

10/26/2023

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TODAY'S NEWSLETTER... 
 
 
  • Peace and Security’ Will Not Be The Outcome Of Dividing Israel For A Palestinian State 
  • Biden calls for ‘concentrated effort’ toward future two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians 
  • Prophecy Update Videos 
  • Recommended Reading & Links  
  • Why a Two-State Solution in Israel Will NEVER Work 
  • Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality 
  • Daily Jot: Biden funding terrorism with US tax dollars? 
  • Daily Devotion: Modern Idolatry 
  • Prophecy Update New Headlines

‘Peace and Security’ Will Not Be The Outcome Of Dividing Israel For A Palestinian State – By Breanna Claussen - https://harbingersdaily.com/peace-and-security-will-not-be-the-outcome-of-dividing-israel-for-a-palestinian-state/
 
In a press conference on Wednesday, President Joe Biden, never letting a crisis go to waste, insisted that a two-state solution should be the ultimate outcome of the war in Israel.
 
“There’s no going back to the status quo as it stood on October 6th,” he stressed. “That means ensuring that Hamas can no longer terrorize Israel and use Palestinian civilians as human shields.”
 
“It also means that when this crisis is over, there has to be a vision of what comes next, and in our view, it has to be a two-state solution,” Biden urged.
 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, similarly pushed the idea that a two-state solution is “the only road to peace and security in the region.”
 
The current status of Gaza showcases that creating a Palestinian State, providing a deal could even be reached, would not breed a peaceful outcome. When Israel left Gaza in 2005, the land went from a thriving region to a bastion of terrorism against the Jewish State.
 
In addition, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has continued to demonstrate its genocidal views against the Jewish People, with a new report highlighting that nearly $3 million could be paid out to terrorists’ families by the PA for the October 7th massacre.
 
Iran, the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world, would continue to funnel money, just as they do with Hezbollah in Lebanon, to accomplish their goals of eradicating Israel.
 
As Olivier Melnick recently underscored, “As much as the Palestinian narrative has wanted us to believe it was, this was never about the land. This has always been about the complete annihilation of the Jewish people and the complete eradication of the State of Israel from the world map.”
 
Hal Lindsey likewise wrote: “Even if [Netanyahu] can depose Hamas, the nature of this conflict means that a similar group will arise. Hatred against Israel is not about land, rights, or money. It is a tenet of [Islamic] faith.”
 
Rewarding terrorists with land and autonomy couldn’t possibly bring peace to the region. So why are the Biden administration and numerous world leaders championing this “solution”? The answer is found in Scripture.
 
A two-state solution advocates for the dividing of Jerusalem, with the east portion of the city being given to the Palestinians for their state capital.
 
God told the prophet Zechariah that a time would come when Israel is re-established, and the world would be fixated on the idea of dividing the Jewish State, specifically Jerusalem.
 
In Zechariah 12:3, God warned the nations: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.”
 
It can safely be said that “peace and security” will not be the outcome of creating a Palestinian state. It may be worth noting that Blinken’s language to the UN Security Council echos another prophecy in 1 Thessalonians 5:3, which states, “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
 
The seeming complexity of bringing peace to the Middle East is not complicated when we examine the region through a Biblical worldview. The Bible provides a detailed understanding of Israel’s history and future. In its divine precision, God’s Word even illuminates the intentions in the hearts of those seeking to destroy or divide the world’s only Jewish State.

 


 


 
Biden calls for ‘concentrated effort’ toward future two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians – by Laura Kelly - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4275138-biden-future-two-state-solution-israel-palestinians/
 
President Biden on Wednesday called for a “concentrated effort” on the part of world leaders to work toward a two-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, as Israel’s war with Hamas looks to reshape the region and leaves open questions to the future for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
 
Biden, since entering office, had held off on launching U.S.-mediated negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to achieve a two-state solution. Instead, his administration had focused on a strategy of managing the conflict by supporting security cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and restarting U.S. assistance to Palestinian civil society that was cut by the Trump administration.
 
Biden on Wednesday said there is no returning to the “status quo” in place before Hamas’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, when the U.S.-designated terrorist group broke through Israel’s barrier with Gaza to brutally massacre more than 1,000 civilians and kidnap more than 200 hostages.
 
“That means ensuring Hamas can no longer terrorize Israel and use Palestinian civilians as human shields,” Biden said in remarks ahead of a press conference with Australia’s prime minister at the White House.
 
“It also means that when this crisis is over, there has to be a vision of what comes next … It means a concentrated effort for all the parties, Israelis, Palestinians, regional partners, global leaders, to put us on a path toward peace.”
 
Israel has vowed to eliminate Hamas, but there is little understanding of who, or what entity, will administer the Gaza Strip, which is home to more than 2 million Palestinians. Hamas took complete control of the Strip in 2007, after ousting the Palestinian Authority in a bloody coup. 
 
Biden reiterated U.S. support for an independent Palestinian state next to a secure Israel — the so-called two-state solution — and said he had spoken with leaders of Jordan and Egypt, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on “making sure there’s real hope in the region for a better future.”
 
Biden on Wednesday said that his “instinct” is that Hamas launched its attacks against Israel — which might have been months, if not years in the making — to disrupt normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
 
“I’m convinced one of the reasons Hamas attacked when they did — I have no proof of this, just my instinct tells me — is because of the progress we’re making towards regional integration for Israel, and regional integration overall, and we can’t leave that work behind,” the president said. 
 
Biden earlier said that work toward integrating Israel in the region must occur “while insisting that the aspirations of the Palestinian people will be part of that future as well.”
 
He has sought to build on the Trump-era Abraham Accords of breaking through relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which were expected to include a component addressing Palestinian rights. But the accords raised concern among skeptics that such talk fell entirely short of establishing an independent Palestinian state.
 
At least 20 Democratic Senators wrote a letter to Biden on Oct. 4 — three days before Hamas’s terrorist attack — about what they wanted to see out of Israeli and Saudi normalization, and that included key commitments towards the Palestinians.
 
“I do believe this may be the last chance to salvage the possibility of a two-state solution,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a signatory to the letter, told reporters at the time.
 

 


 


 


 
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Why a Two-State Solution in Israel Will NEVER Work – Amy L. Travis - https://amyltravis.substack.com/p/why-a-two-state-solution-in-israel-1e9
 
The propaganda machine is in full force as global leaders call for a “two-state solution” in Israel as the cure for this conflict. But, as I’ll outline below, accomplishing peace in the Middle East through a two-state solution is—and always was—a myth. It will never happen.
 
This notion of creating a separate, sovereign, nationally recognized legal entity called Palestine within the borders of the land of Israel originates from the aftermath of what’s known as the 6-Day War, which occurred between June 5-10, 1967.
 
“Israel’s decisive victory included the capture of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and Golan Heights; the status of these territories subsequently became a major point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict,” according to Brittanica.
 
Since 1967, the international community of global elites has been relentlessly calling for Israel to “give back” the land, including the Gaza Strip. In September 2005, then-President George W. Bush strong-armed Israel into signing an agreement that would evict nearly 9,000 Israelis from their homes and force them to abandon their neighborhoods. Read more here.
 
Negotiations to remove Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip began in mid-August 2005. Remember that date.
 
Subsequently, the Egyptian government began resettling refugees in that region. Many of these families had fled to Egypt when fighting over the region began as early as 1948. Today, Gaza is densely populated, with over two million people living on a 140-square-mile strip of land. Around half of the population is unemployed, and over two-thirds rely on foreign aid.
 
The residents of this region live in crushing poverty. “The Gaza Strip has virtually no industry and suffers from a chronic lack of water, fuel, and electricity,” according to World News.
 
Because of the power vacuum created by the withdrawal of Israeli governance and the lack of physical and financial support from Egypt, a criminal cartel took advantage of the chaos and seized control. Hamas uses terror and military force to rule the Gaza Strip. Hamas is chiefly financed by none other than Iran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world.
 
The residents of the Gaza Strip are not legal citizens of any country and almost always lack the resources to escape, and Hamas steals most resources funneled to the Gaza Strip before they can reach the people.
 
Israel, the Land Flowing with Milk and Honey
 
Compare this impoverished enclave known as Palestine with the flourishing nation of Israel.
 
Within the past 15 years, we’ve seen the economic rise of Israel. Remarkably, this small Middle Eastern country has risen as a top innovator in the technology world. “Despite its small domestic market, Israel has managed to build a vibrant start-up scene that competes with those of much larger countries,” according to the Committed Innovator Podcast.
 
Israel is also a top exporter of fresh produce and a world leader in new technologies in agriculture—despite the fact that Israel’s land is a desert!
 
Israeli defense exports—including air defense systems and training services—reached $791 million to countries such as UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan in 2021 after the Trump administration brokered trade deals with these nations.
 
Total exports for Israel reached $11.3 billion in 2021 following the Abraham Accords. Not bad for a country the size of New Jersey.
 
Free Israel
 
Israel has another key export: personal and religious freedom. Although not perfect, Israel is the only country in the region where Muslims, Jews, and Christians coexist in peace. These groups work alongside each other within the Israeli government.
 
When Stephen Harper, former Prime Minister of Canada (2006-2015), was asked why he supported Israel his response was,
 
“Why wouldn’t I support Israel? Why wouldn’t I support a fellow Democratic nation where open elections, free speech, and religious tolerance are the everyday norm… To say that Israeli Muslims are the freest Muslims in the region would be an understatement, to say the least. Why wouldn’t I support free, vibrant, innovative Israel.” Watch Harper’s full statement here.
 
Peace in the Middle East
 
Those close to the situation in Israel understand that there is a way to peace, but it doesn’t involve the so-called two-state solution.
 
Israeli leaders and members of the international community who truly support Israel in their plight for peace often say, "If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more ‎violence. If the Jews put ‎down their weapons ‎today, there would be no ‎more Israel.'‎"
 
After the treachery we’ve witnessed at the hands of Hamas terrorists, many finally understand that this is true.
 
But war is ugly. Tragically, two million innocent civilians in the Gaza region are forced to flee. Unlike Hamas, the IDF has warned residents of the impending military campaign against Hamas rebels in the Gaza Strip and instructed them to head south to safety in Egypt.
 
There’s only one problem. Egypt has closed its border to prevent entry! Ironic, isn’t it? Egypt begged for “their land” back, only to sacrifice its residents to radicals who want only death and destruction.
 
As one former IDF soldier put it, “if the UN really wants to help the Palestinians, they will put pressure on Egypt to open their border and accept the refugees,” according to the Daily Signal.
 
My prediction? The UN and global elites won’t do this because their interests don’t align with those of Israel OR the Palestinian civilians. Their agenda is for war and depopulation. It’s almost as if these entities want to see genocide of the Palestinian people so they can blame it on Israel.
 
The Wrap-Up
 
There are many reasons why a Two-State solution will never work in the Middle East. Below, I’ll outline my top 2 reasons:
 
2. Arab leadership doesn’t want peace.
 
For starters, Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Iranian proxies don’t want a “Two-State” solution; they want a final one—the total destruction of Israel.
 
In 2021, Dennis Prager wrote an op-ed entitled, “Palestinians Rejected Their Own State 5 Times—They Don’t Want Land, They Want Israel Destroyed.”
 
Prager writes, “In 2000, at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a Palestinian state in all of Gaza and 94 percent of the West Bank with East Jerusalem as its capital. But Arafat rejected the offer. In the words of U.S. President Bill Clinton, Arafat was ‘here 14 days and said no to everything.’”
 
David Wolosik explains how this rejection of peace follows the pattern established in the ensuing negotiations after the 1967 Six-Day War, when the Arab League met in Sudan and issued their famous Three Nos:
 
 No Peace with Israel
 No Recognition of Israel
 No Negotiations with Israel
 
“When someone takes that position against you, in addition to vowing to destroy you, what exactly is there to negotiate?” You can read the full post here.
 
1. God will never allow it.
 
This isn’t hyperbole or science fiction. There is substantial evidence to show that the Lord is honoring His promise in Zechariah 2:8-10:
 
“For this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye—I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.’”
 
It’s been well documented that each time a nation tries to divide the land of Israel to give it away to someone else, that country experiences a substantial natural disaster. Consider this. I mentioned above about the Bush Administration’s part in brokering Israel’s “Disengagement from Gaza.”
 
Do you know what happened on August 23, Hurricane Katrina, the tropical cyclone that claimed 1,800 lives and ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, according to Britannica.
 
William Koenig began working as a White House Correspondent in 2004. During his time there, he began to notice that every time a U.S. president would apply pressure to Israel to divide the land, something catastrophic would occur on American soil.
 
Koenig first published the book Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel in 2006. He has had to expand and release his book several times to include more events relating to the dividing of Israel since its initial publishing. The book is now 576 pages! The link to his book is listed (here).
 
As I discussed in part 2 of this series, the final judgment known as the Battle of Armageddon involves the Lord putting nations on trial because of how they “scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land” (Joel 3:1-2).
 
In a future post, I’ll discuss how America is playing a dangerous game in funding both sides of the conflict involving their most strategic ally in the Middle East, Israel. As the saying goes, “With friends like [the United States], who needs enemies?”
 
In conclusion, my friends, this is why we are instructed to pray for Israel. Their peace—and ours—depend on it.
 
Pray for peace in Jerusalem.
   May all who love this city prosper.
Psalm 122:6 (NLT)
 

 


 


 
Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality - By CP Staff - https://www.christianpost.com/news/netanyahu-defeating-hamas-will-make-prophecy-of-isaiah-a-reality.html
 
Prime minister gives speech amid reports Israel agreed to delay invasion 'for now'
 
The Prime Minister of Israel invoked Bible prophecy Wednesday during a speech to the nation in which he said the Israeli military would soon launch its ground invasion of Gaza.
 
In a move that some analysts warn could escalate the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said while there will be a time for answers after looking into the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas terrorists at Israel’s southern border, the nation must prepare for what he called a battle between light and darkness.
 
"We all will have to provide answers to what happened on Oct. 7, myself included — but only after the war," said Netanyahu.
 
WATCH: https://twitter.com/i/status/1717233758003171833
 
Amid reports that Israel has agreed to delay a Gaza ground invasion “for now” until the United States can position its air defenses, Netanyahu’s somber tone during his address suggested Israel could take action in the days to come.
 
The prime minister said while the timing is still undecided, the Israeli government's final decision would be made by the war cabinet but declined to provide any additional information, according to Reuters.
 
Comparing Hamas to ISIS, Netanyahu said, "All Hamas activists must die, above the ground, beneath the ground, inside Gaza and outside of Gaza," adding that he and other Israeli leaders were working to convince world leaders to “support our campaign."
 
"Hamas is ISIS, and ISIS is Hamas,” he added, speaking in Hebrew. “Our war against Hamas is their war as well. Our war against Hamas is a test for all of humanity.
 
“It is a struggle between the axis of evil of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas and the axis of freedom and progress."
 
The prime minister referred to Israel and its allies as “the people of the light.”
 
In Luke 16:8, Jesus spoke of the "people of the light": “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.”
 
"We are the people of the light, they are the people of darkness and light shall triumph over darkness,” said Netanyahu.
 
He also called for national unity and said in doing so, the Jewish people “shall realize the prophecy of Isaiah.”
 
"It is now a time to come together for one purpose, to storm ahead and achieve victory with joint forces in a profound belief in our justice, a profound belief in the eternity of the Jewish people,” said Netanyahu. 
 
“We shall realize the prophecy of Isaiah. There will no longer be stealing at your borders and your gates will be of glory. Together we will fight, together we will win.”
 
Translated to English, Netanyahu’s statement appeared to be a reference to Isaiah 60:18, which says, “Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.”
 
In that same chapter, just two verses prior to the one quoted by Netanyahu, is what most scholars believe is an Old Testament reference to the Lord Jesus Christ: “You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” (Isaiah 60:16)
 
The Pentagon is reportedly in the process of sending U.S. military advisers and air defense systems ahead of the expected incursion into Gaza. That effort will be led by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn, who led special operations against the Islamic State in Iraq, The Guardian reported Monday.
 

 


 


 
Daily Jot: Biden funding terrorism with US tax dollars? - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com
 
Joe Biden, in his October 17 speech, bragged that he met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas saying, “I also spoke with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and reiterated that the United States remains committed to the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and to self-determination. The actions of Hamas terrorists don’t take that right away.” The following day, Abbas’s Palestinian Authority released this statement: “Our Palestinian nation, despite the pain and the tragedies, cannot raise a white flag until the occupation is removed and an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is established.” That means the destruction of Israel and Biden is funding the PA with American tax dollars.
 
The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs on October 18 urged that all Imams speak an apocalyptic sermon that “Our message to the occupation is that this land is an inseparable part of our faith and there is no way under any conditions that we will repeat the Nakba of 1948 and we will stay on this land until Allah will rise up and ascend and know with certainty that victory will come. The time has come more than ever before for the sons of our nation to form a single line against the haughty occupation…” The PA then quoted several hadiths and the Koran against Jews and Israel, among them “the Muslims will battle the Jews and the Muslims will kill them, until the Jew that is hiding behind stones and trees and the stones or trees will say, “O Muslim, o servant of Allah, that is Jew behind me, come and kill him…”
 
On July 14, 2022, the White House announced its support for the “Palestinian” people with new contributions totaling $316 million. The announcement said, “This is on top of the more than half a billion dollars the United States has provided to the Palestinian people since the Biden Administration restored much needed funding to the Palestinians.” This after a round of funding given in March 2021 as reported by the Times of Israel: “The administration announced last Thursday that it was giving $15 million to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.” A day later, with no public announcement, it notified Congress that it will give the Palestinians $75 million for economic support, to be used in part to regain their “trust and goodwill” after the Trump-era cuts.” Aid like this continues today.
 
Biden is part and parcel to sending nearly a billion dollars of your tax money to the PA which is calling for the destruction of Israel. This is a travesty and should be considered an egregious war crime, an impeachable offense–for no man in his position is ignorant of how this money is used. President Trump had cut aid to the Palestinian Authority because he knew how they used the money. The stated Biblical consequences of Biden’s acts puts the US national security and every American at risk. Biden says he supports Israel, but follow the money to the terrorists. Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Pray for the Lord’s mercy on our nation and the peace of Jerusalem.
 
Sources:
 
https://twitter.com/RegavimEng/status/1715820951147835484/photo/1
 
https://www.regavim.org/about-us/
 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/22/moderate-palestinian-authority-calls-murder-jews-fight-jews-kill-all/

 


 


 
Daily Devotion: Modern Idolatry - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org
 
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
—Colossians 3:5
 
https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/modern-idolatry/ - Listen
 
People get excited about a lot of things. They may not call them their gods, but in effect they are. What is the focus of your life? That, for all practical purposes, is your god.
 
And when you come up with your own version of God, then you essentially have another god before Him.
 
The apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Colosse, “So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming” (Colossians 3:5–6 NLT).
 
Interestingly, Paul talked about sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. We have a sex-obsessed culture. And for some people, everything is a double entendre. Their minds are always in the gutter.
 
Paul also warned about greed. Some people always want what others have. We might think that only those who are wealthy have a problem with idolatry. Maybe they do. And maybe they don’t. We can’t see their hearts.
 
But we can have very little in terms of material possessions and still make an idol out of things. We don’t have to be wealthy. Sometimes we’re simply obsessed with money.
 
The Bible says, “For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows” (1 Timothy 6:10 NLT).
 
Notice this doesn’t say that money is the root of all kinds evil. Rather, it says the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. The problem is always wanting what others have. We can make idols out of possessions. And they can become more important to us than God Himself.
 
The Bible says, “You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him” (Matthew 4:10 NLT). He will never disappoint you. He will never let you down. But every person will in some way.
 
Sometimes people keep us from God. A relationship pulls us away from Him, and we realize that if we really follow the Lord, we could lose our relationship that individual. Yes, we could. And it might be a choice that some of us have to make.
 
Is someone dragging you down spiritually? Jesus said, “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine” (Matthew 10:37 NLT).
 
The gods we create in our minds really are not gods at all. They’re just false images that can’t do anything for us. Will those gods save you in that final day? Will those gods give you the strength you need in your moment of crisis? And will those gods forgive you of your sins?
 
If not, they’re false gods. Turn to the true and living God. 

 


 
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  • UN report: 80% of Gaza inhabitants relied on international aid before war
  • UN warns relief operations in Gaza in jeopardy as Israeli airstrikes rise
  • Rishi Sunak calls for 'pauses' for aid but not a ceasefire in Gaza
  • Israel bombards Gaza as world leaders call for pause in conflict to let aid in
  • Tlaib Still Refuses to Accept Palestinian Responsibility for Hospital Blast, Demands 'International Investigation'
  • Dem rep says Rashida Tlaib should face censure over pro-Hamas comments
  • Jordan's Queen Rania Says Western Countries 'Complicit' in Deaths of Palestinians for Support of Israel
  • Queen Rania of Jordan condemns west's 'silence' over Israeli bombing of Gaza - Royal says people across Middle East are 'shocked and disappointed by world's reaction to this catastrophe'
  • Jordan queen skeptical Israeli children were beheaded by Hamas during onslaught
  • CNN's Amanpour says 'rest of the world' agrees with Queen of Jordan that there is one-sided support for Israel
  • Senate panel okays Biden's pick for Israel envoy, with final vote likely next week - Jacob Lew, formerly Obama's treasury secretary, says 'there is no greater mission' than advancing ties with Israel, as it vows to eliminate Hamas following October 7 massacre
  • Support for Israel becomes top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to first GOP caucuses
  • Richmond City Council passes resolution supporting Palestinians in Gaza, accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing
  • Students at several Mass. colleges staging protests against Israel's attacks on Gaza, joining nationwide rallies
  • 'Glory to Our Martyrs:' George Washington U. Students Project Pro-Terror Messages on Campus Building
  • U.S. sees spike in antisemitic incidents since Hamas-Israel war, ADL finds
  • Germany seeks to bar antisemites from gaining citizenship amid spike in incidents
  • Israel Removes Greta Thunberg from School Curricula over Gaza Post: No 'Role Model' for Students
  • Palestinian arrested in Brussels for talk about planning a suicide bombing
  • Gaza is plagued by poverty, but Hamas has no shortage of cash. Where does it come from?
  • Terrorists raised $130m in crypto since 2021; sought more via social media after attack
  • Biden Seeks to Tame Oil Prices if Mideast Conflict Sends Them Soaring
  • Foreign investors selling shares in Israeli banks
  • Barkat slams Treasury, presents rival emergency aid plan for war-affected businesses
  • Hamas Is Putting Israel's 'Teflon Economy' to the Test
  • The war with Hamas could threaten Israel's imports - If shipping companies decide Israeli ports are too risky, the country could soon find itself running out of food
  • Israeli farming crisis spreads to the north - With farms in the Galilee and Golan under fire, produce cannot be harvested
  • Gantz said to tell Gaza border residents they might not return home for a year
  • Biden denies accuracy of Gaza casualty numbers, has 'no confidence' in Hamas-run health ministry
  • Analysis: Public trust in government scrapes bottom amid criticism for inadequate war response
  • Netanyahu: After the war, everyone will have to answer for failures, 'including me'
  • Analysis: Netanyahu's Ministers Want 'To Serve His Head on a Platter,' Refuse to Say So Openly
  • Israel halts UN staff visas as officials pan Guterres's 'truly insane' Hamas remarks
  • Israel withholding visas for UN officials after Hamas comments: 'Teach them a lesson'
  • Gaza school severely damaged in 'close proximity strike', says UN agency; UN secretary general 'shocked' by 'misrepresentations' of Gaza statements
  • Hamas operatives used phone lines installed in tunnels under Gaza to plan Israel attack over 2 years, sources familiar with intelligence say
  • Hamas Terrorists Found with Instructions to Decapitate Jews and Remove Hearts, Livers
  • IDF publishes footage of troops battling Hamas terrorists in Be'eri
  • Hamas fires long-range rockets at Eilat, Haifa, as IDF strikes on Gaza continue
  • 6 lightly hurt in rocket barrage from Gaza toward central, southern Israel
  • Settlers rampage through Palestinian olive grove, harass activists in West Bank
  • Biden Demands An End to Israeli 'Settler' Violence Against Palestinians In West Bank
  • Rights group reports over 100 assaults by settlers on Palestinians since war's start
  • All-female Israeli 'lionesses' squad of 13 kill 100 Hamas terrorists in 14-hr gunfight to save base and families
  • 500 Hamas, PIJ terrorists trained for October 7 attack in Iran last month - report
  • 'Highly Trained' Hezbollah a Threat to Troops Abroad, in US
  • Weapons Flood West Bank, Fueling Fears of New War Front With Israel
  • Israel conducts airstrikes in West Bank, Syria overnight, kills Hamas commander
  • Army carrying out additional strikes against Hezbollah targets in response to missile attacks
  • 'Axis of Resistance': Hezbollah Chief Meets With Hamas, Islamic Jihad Leaders in Lebanon, Talk Ways for 'Real Gaza Victory'
  • Syria accuses Israel of bombing Aleppo airport for 4th time in 2 weeks
  • Iran-backed militia threatens UAE, Kuwait in response to Israel-Hamas war
  • Dem Sen. Coons: 'We Need to Be Striking Back' Against Iran Proxy Attacks on Troops
  • Middle East paying price of Biden White House removing Houthis from terrorist list, experts say
  • Frontline News: Islamic Groups Infiltrate US Defense Establishment
  • Biden's disastrous oil and gas plan could not come at a worse time - Biden seeks to all but end an oil and gas leasing program
  • Ukrainian hackers and intel officers partner up in apparent hack of a top Russian bank
  • Ukraine cyber officials warn of a 'surge' in Smokeloader attacks on financial, government entities
  • AI Deepfakes Are Making War in Ukraine Even More Chaotic and Confusing
  • Putin oversees Russian military drill simulating 'massive retaliatory nuclear strike': reports
  • Russia simulates nuclear strike after lawmakers revoke test ban treaty ratification
  • Zelenskiy Claims Nuclear Plant Was Likely Target Of Russian Drone Attack In Western Ukraine
  • Russia Plot to Blow Up Space Rocket Loaded With Explosives Over Kyiv Revealed
  • Commentary: Biden Regime Is Itching for Open War with Russia - Leaks Reveal CIA Was Behind Brazen Russian Assassination
  • China Accuses US of Disrupting Peace
  • Finland blames Chinese ship for Baltic Sea gas pipeline damage
  • China fires defence minister not seen in public for two months
  • Amid Diplomatic Row, India To Resume Visa Services In Canada For Certain Categories
  • Javier Milei endorsed by defeated rival who once sued him for defamation
  • Argentina's third-place presidential candidate Bullrich endorses right-wing populist Milei in runoff
  • Machado's Win Confirmed in Venezuela Vote Maduro Calls a 'Fraud'
  • DHS cybersecurity agency immediately flagged Hunter Biden laptop story: emails
  • FBI received 'criminal information' from over 40 confidential sources on Joe Biden, Hunter, James: Grassley
  • Jamaal Bowman criminally charged in Capitol Hill fire alarm incident
  • Jamaal Bowman to plead guilty to pulling fire alarm in Capitol in exchange for charges dropped, $1000 fine in sweetheart deal
  • Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer's withdrawal, desperate to end chaos
  • House Republicans Elect Trump Ally Rep. Mike Johnson as the New Speaker of the House - 220 Votes - Did not lose a single Republican vote
  • Matt Gaetz Reveals the Dirty Details Behind the Republican Old Guard's Attempt to Derail Mike Johnson's Vote for House Speaker
  • Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
  • New House Speaker Mike Johnson Issues Statement Following Today's Victory: A Commitment to Conservative Policy and Restoration of Trust
  • GOP speaker nominee Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
  • The Guardian: Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson
  • New speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex
  • Border hawks like Mike Johnson
  • Mike Johnson Strongly Supports Impeachment Inquiry into Joe Biden
  • Jeffries calls Mike Johnson an 'extreme right-wing ideologue'
  • Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works: Incoming Speaker Mike Johnson is An Enemy of Social Security
  • Far-Left NY Judge Engoron Threatens Trump with "Severe Sanctions" For Potentially Violating Gag Order
  • Judge Engoron Puts Trump on Witness Stand, Fines Him $10,000 For 'Violating' Gag Order - Then Warns, "Don't Do It Again Or It'll be Worse"
  • ACLU sides with Trump, argues Jan. 6 case gag order is unconstitutional
  • Commentary: Gag Order Against Trump Is the Real Threat to Democracy
  • Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants
  • Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen resumes testimony in business fraud lawsuit
  • Trump leaves courtroom in a huff after Cohen contradicts testimony in New York fraud trial: Recap
  • Schiff: Meadows Immunity Deal Means the Walls Are 'Closing In on Donald Trump'
  • 'Spamouflage': Canada Says CCP Bots Targeted Lawmakers' Social Media With Mass Disinformation Campaign - Spy Agency Blocks Chinese Acquisitions of Property Close to Strategic Assets
  • A Controversial Plan to Scan Private Messages for Child Abuse Meets Fresh Scandal
  • New breed of military AI robo-dogs could be the Marines' secret weapon
  • Quakes killed thousands in Afghanistan. Critics say Taliban relief efforts fall short
  • Trapped in their homes: Women and girls comprise majority of earthquake casualties in Afghanistan
  • 5.2 magnitude earthquake South Sandwich Islands region
  • 5.2 magnitude earthquake Tondano, Indonesia
  • 5.1 magnitude earthquake Malango, Solomon Islands
  • Sudden increase in volcanic earthquakes triggers Alert Level 1 for Bulusan volcano, Philippines
  • Increased seismic activity, Alert Level raised for Bogoslof volcano, Alaska
  • Intense earthquake swarm near Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland
  • Klyuchevskoy volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 25,000ft
  • Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
  • Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 23,000ft
  • Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 23,000ft
  • Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
  • Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
  • Hurricane Otis' Category 5 'nightmare scenario' strike knocks out all communications in Acapulco, Mexico
  • How did Hurricane Otis' record intensification catch advanced forecast models by surprise?
  • Tammy strengthens again as Category 2 hurricane continues northward journey across Atlantic
  • Tropical Cyclone Lola bears down on Vanuatu in Pacific Ocean
  • Storm Bernard impacts Morocco, adds to Spain's abnormal weather patterns after record rainfall from Storm Aline
  • 1st major storm of the season drops up to a foot of snow in Montana
  • We can't stop Antarctica from melting, as scientists warn we are entering "uncharted territory"
  • California's Newsom has surprise meeting in Beijing with China's Xi , gets torched for climate 'fearmongering'
  • Gavin Newsom hammered for showing off $160K Chinese EV during China trip: 'Slap in the face'
  • 12-year-old who emailed bomb threats to Maryland schools knew state law would prevent charges
  • Teens accused of murdering retired cop laugh in Las Vegas courtroom, give grieving family the finger
  • Poll Shows Rising Worldwide Opposition to Mass Migration
  • Trump: U.S. Is 'More Vulnerable from Inside Terror Attacks Than at Any Time in Its History'
  • Hawley Slams Biden Official for Releasing Migrant Children to Human Traffickers
  • W.H.O. Struggles to Keep Up with Mounting Sexual Misconduct Cases Against Its Staffers
  • Woke Vs. Woke: Google Slapped with $1.1 Million Verdict in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
  • Calls to 'Boycott UFC' Erupt After Mega Deal with Bud Light Is Announced
  • Gays Against Groomers says Instagram has suspended group's account
  • Wayne Root: The 3 Most Ludicrous, Ridiculous, Ignorant, Insane Words in the History of English Language: "Queers for Palestine"
  • Pope Francis Thanks Notorious LGBT Activist for His 'Ministry'
  • NHL Lifts Ban on Rainbow-Colored Pride Tape
  • Saskatchewan prohibits schools from keeping students' gender transition secret from parents
  • Japanese Supreme Court shoots down law requiring removal of reproductive organs to change genders
  • In Texas, local governments are banning travel aid for abortions
  • Common Fungus Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
  • Over 70 sickened in multi-state salmonella outbreak tied to onions
  • Should Scientists Openly Debate Vaccine Policies? - Paul Offit, MD, says it is the obligation of scientists and physicians to "point to the truth"

 


 


 
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