Pope Francis Unveils Baby Jesus in a Keffiyeh
On Saturday, Pope Francis attended a nativity scene crafted in Bethlehem, Israel, by Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi and presented by Palestinian officials in Pope Paul VI Hall in Vatican City. The display depicting the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem featured Baby Jesus lying on a Keffiyeh, a traditional Arab head covering for men that PLO leader Yasser Arafat appropriated as a symbol of Palestinian terrorism.
‘Attacks on the Kurds must stop’ – Israeli FM Sa’ar calls on world to stand with Syrian Kurds against Turkish attacks
“The attacks on the Kurds, as we saw yesterday in Manbij, must stop!” Sa’ar said. “There must be a commitment and actions by the international community to protect the Kurds, who fought bravely against ISIS. We have spoken with the U.S. administration and other countries on this matter.”
‘Zero tolerance to antisemites’ – 32,000 march in London against antisemitism after show of support for Hamas at Oxford University
Thirty-two thousand people marched against antisemitism on the streets of London on Sunday, after it was reported that police were investigating vocal support for Hamas in a recent speech at Oxford University. Organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, the participants of the march called on the British government to give “zero tolerance to antisemites” and to “act against hate before it’s too late.”
Palestinian Authority ordered to compensate tortured, imprisoned Israeli collaborators
As reported by The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, Judge Ilani said, “The Palestinian Authority is responsible for the unlawful imprisonment and torture of the cooperators… This constitutes a blatant violation of basic human rights.”
Good news during troublesome times
There is good news from the Middle Earth region of so much troubling news: Yeshua/Jesus/Yasua reigns from on high, and oversees events here on the ground, intervening in the affairs of man and governments — each making their own decisions on what seems ‘best’ to them — to bring about the final solution to the “sin problem” — the rebellion — in this world and in this creation.Praise the LORD! The Assad family rule in Syria has fallen after 53 brutal years,
Netanyahu: Axis of evil is crumbling, ‘didn’t happen by accident’
“We want to see change in Syria, both for our own benefit and for the well-being of the Syrian people,” Netanyahu said. “We are dismantling the axis of evil. This didn’t happen by accident or on its own. As I said to municipal leaders in southern Israel, we are determined to change the face of the Middle East.”
IRGC leaders ‘at war with themselves’ over fall of Assad
IRGC commanders are pointing fingers at one another “in angry terms” for the collapse of Assad’s regime. Some are calling for the dismissal of Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani. “No one ever imagined seeing Assad fleeing, as the focus for 10 years had been only on keeping him in power.
Defense Minister meets bereaved families: Goal of eliminating Hamas remains unchanged
Minister Katz declared that there would be no complete cessation of the war until Hamas is decisively defeated and all hostages—both alive and deceased—are returned. Regarding the northern border, the Defense Minister stated that there would be a response to any threat or violation of the ceasefire.
Luigi Mangione arrested for fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The suspect is an anti-capitalist Ivy League grad who liked online quotes from “Unabomber’’ Ted Kaczynski — and seethed in a manifesto, “These parasites simply had it coming.” Tech whiz Luigi Mangione, 26, originally from Towson, Md., apparently hated the medical community because of how it treated his sick relative. The suspect also may have held a grudge because of his own interactions with the industry, sources said — noting an X-ray photo on his X account showing four pins in a spine.
Fall of Syria’s Bashar Assad is strategic blow to Iran and Russia, experts say
Russia’s involvement in Syria was part of securing a foothold in the Middle East. With Assad now gone, Russia’s assets in Syria are at risk. For Iran, Assad’s fall deals a devastating blow to its long-term regional strategy. Syria was a crucial link in Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance,” connecting Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon and enabling the smuggling of weapons across the region via a corridor stretching from Iran through Iraq and Syria into Lebanon.
Israel deploys paratroopers to Syria in ‘defense activities’ after fall of Assad
The IDF said the deployment was meant to “proactively ensure the defense of Golan” amid the instability in Syria. Footage and images show paratroopers and heavily armored tanks deploying to the buffer zone. The move comes as both the U.S. and Israel have struck multiple targets within Syria following Assad’s ouster.
Katz orders IDF to complete seizure of Syrian buffer zone, continue destroying Assad’s ‘strategic weapons’
Israel’s Defense Minister ordered the IDF to complete control over the buffer zone between Israel and Syria after the IDF began its deployment there yesterday. Katz says he also ordered the military to create a “security zone free of heavy strategic weapons and terror infrastructure” in southern Syria, including beyond the buffer zone, that could pose a threat to Israel. Alongside that, Katz instructed the military to establish contacts with the Druze community and other populations in southern Syria.
Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash
A plume of hot ash and gases up to 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high forced residents to seek shelter after a volcano in the Philippines erupted on Monday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the latest explosion of Mount Kanlaon, but authorities shut schools and imposed a nighttime curfew after ash falling in several villages clouded the visibility of motorists and sparked health concerns.
Over 50,000 still powerless as Storm Darragh leaves a trail of destruction
Storm Darragh unleashed devastating winds of up to 96 mph, leaving a trail of destruction across the UK and Ireland. The storm tragically claimed two lives: a well-known football coach from Lancashire died when a tree fell on his van, and another man lost his life in Erdington, Birmingham, under similar circumstances.
Haiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups
Haiti’s government says the country’s gangs have crossed a “red line” after allegedly killing over 180 people over the weekend, after a gang leader reportedly blamed Voodoo adherents for his child’s grave illness.
Feds Investigate HelloFresh for Allegedly Employing Migrant Children
Late last week, ABC News confirmed that the Labor Department opened a child labor investigation into HelloFresh as well as Midway Staffing — the agency that hired the alleged migrant children who were given jobs at the Illinois facility.
Biden’s Paranoid Pardons & The Morass of Leftists Morality
He “pardoned” his own son Hunter and did so in a way no president has rarely, if ever, pardoned anyone. And he contemplates issuing pardons to a variety of controversial cronies, bureaucrats, and officers—even though none of them have yet been indicted or even are under federal investigation. Worse, Biden completed his shameless trifecta by breaking his serial pledge, voiced at least six times, and most prominently as a 2024 campaign plug, unequivocally not to pardon Hunter Biden.