9 Aug 2024

Gallant to Lebanese people: ‘Those who play with fire should expect destruction’
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted an unusual direct message to the Lebanese people on his X account on Thursday, warning them of the perils they face if Hezbollah carries out its threats to launch a large-scale attack against Israel.

Amir Tsarfati: Jewish State Knows Who Its Friends Are… And So Does The God Of Israel
As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t worry about Israel. God has us safely in His hand. He has mapped out our future and He will carry out His will. I am much more concerned with the United States, the United Kingdom, and the rest of Europe. I see them spiraling down as the result of terrible domestic and international decisions they have made over the recent years. I also worry as I see them separating themselves from Israel, some countries faster than others. The Scriptures make it clear that God watches these relationships, and He acts accordingly.

Israeli officials pessimistic of cease-fire, ‘Sinwar wants regional war’
the American efforts to reach a deal that would mitigate the risk of a regional conflict brought on by an Iranian and Hezbollah attack on Israel depend only on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who they say hopes his war against Israel would expand to encompass the entire region. They believe Sinwar has no incentive, therefore, to allow tensions to reduce.

Billboards in Los Angeles and Philadelphia ask, ‘Who’s behind this chaos’?
https://www.jns.org/billboards-in-los-angeles-and-philadelphia-ask-whos-behind-this-chaos/

Israel Estimates Hezbollah Will Strike Before Iran
Israel remains on high alert for potential attacks by Iran and its regional terror proxies, with the security establishment assessing that Hezbollah will strike first.

Harris as president could be a disaster for Israel and the Jewish people
As the presidential race heats up, Kamala Harris’s stance on Israel faces scrutiny. Harris’s willingness to entertain an arms embargo, as suggested during her Detroit meeting, is not an isolated incident. Over the years, her actions and statements have consistently raised alarms about her commitment to Israel.

Trump: ‘Jews who vote for Harris should have their heads examined’
Donald Trump gave a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday in which he challenged his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, to three debates in September. Trump said that Harris has “been very, very bad to Israel, and she’s been very bad to Jewish people” during the press conference. He added that Jewish Americans who vote for her andher “new friend,” Minnisota Governor Tim Walz, “should have [their] heads examined.”

The War Nobody Wants
“How dare you go to war when all conditions are now against us? How dare you?! No power will support us … The speaker: The leader of the religious Zionist Party, Moshe Haim Shapira. …The reprimanded officer: Chief of Staff, Yitzhak Rabin. The time: The so-called “waiting period,” a tense three weeks between the time in which Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal and the breakout of the 1967 Six Day War.

Israel cancels Norwegian diplomats’ status: ‘Attack us and pay a price’
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz informed Oslo on Thursday that he was canceling the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian representatives operating out of the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv whose sole role was to represent the Scandinavian nation to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. The head of Norway’s legation was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Thursday and handed a diplomatic letter stating that “the Ministry hereby informs the Embassy that the State of Israel will no longer facilitate Norway’s representation to the Palestinian Authority.”

DM Gallant says Hezbollah may attack before Iran, says Hezbollah ‘can’t even imagine what might happen
Netanyahu tells citizens to ‘stay calm and composed’ despite threats. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Israeli troops on Wednesday that Hezbollah could launch a more significant attack against Israel than the Iranian regime. Speaking to IDF soldiers during a military drill in the north designed to simulate a conflict with Hezbollah, Gallant said the terror group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, may cause the Lebanese state to “pay heavy prices.” “As things stand, Nasrallah may drag Lebanon into paying extremely heavy prices. They can’t even imagine what might happen,”

IDF announces elimination of West Bank Hamas commander in Gaza airstrike amid ongoing IDF operations in the Strip
Israel Defense Forces on Thursday morning it had eliminated a senior Hamas commander responsible for overseeing the terror group’s operations in Judea and Samaria, … senior Hamas leader Nael Sakhel was killed on July 24th during a joint military operation conducted by the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) in the Gaza Strip.

Israel suspends PA funds to Norway after Oslo recognizes ‘Palestine’ as independent state
The Israeli government on Wednesday announced its decision to suspend the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority after Norway recognized ‘Palestine’ as an independent state. Until recently, Norway served as the custodian for transferring collected funds to the Palestinian Authority (PA) government in Ramallah. The move is reportedly a response to Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide’s hostile stance towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

US, Qatar and Egypt push urgent talks with Israel and Hamas on Aug 15
Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to meet for negotiations on Aug. 15 in order to finalize a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The three countries, which have been trying to mediate a deal, said in a joint statement the talks could take place in either Doha or Cairo.

‘Rip off a leg or two’: Undercover video exposes how Planned Parenthood harvests baby organs
The pro-life investigators of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) have released previously-unreleased footage from their original 2015 investigation in which Planned Parenthood officials reveal how they mutilate the bodies of aborted babies to disguise the illegal abortion methods employed to kill them. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, I have like a leg for you!’ I’m like, oh sh**, if other people were to hear me, they’d be like, you are f***ing evil.”

New Iranian Pres. begs Supreme Leader not to attack Israel
Newly-installed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian begged Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei not to attack Israel and risk causing a region-wide war, Iran International, a London-based media platform for the Iranian opposition, reported. Anonymous sources told Iran International that the Iranian government is divided on the question of whether to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, where he was visiting to attend Pezeshkian’s inauguration.

Philadelphi Corridor: Launch pits near Gaza’s largest fuel storage facility
The IDF noted that “any damage to the facility – including rocket fire from these nearby launch pits – could endanger the lives of tens of thousands of Gazan citizens in the surrounding areas. The IDF did not damage the fuel storage facility while dismantling the launch pits.” It added: “This is a further example of the systematic abuse of civilian and humanitarian infrastructure by the terror organizations in Gaza.”

Six potential problems Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz brings to the Democratic ticket
A massive fraud scandal that occurred on Walz’s watch, his handling of the George Floyd riots, and his embrace of government services for illegal immigrants could be major campaign vulnerabilities. After news broke Tuesday morning that Harris had selected Walz, social media was abuzz as news outlets and pundits drew attention to the governor’s record, with some dubbing him “Tampon Tim,” a reference to a bill he signed that requires schools to stock period products in boys’ and girls’ bathrooms. “The Tim Walz oppo file is worse than Kamala’s which is saying a lot.

Catastrophic floods in Yemen claim over 45 lives, destroy thousands of homes, farms, and properties
A devastating flood swept through Yemen’s Hodeida Governorate on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, killing more than 30 people and causing heavy damage to infrastructure, including major hospitals. The floods, which struck as part of ongoing seasonal rains, have displaced thousands of people and left many areas without power.

Very strong and shallow M7.1 earthquake hits near the coast of Kyushu, Japan 
A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as M7.1 hit near the coast of Kyushu, Japan at 07:43 UTC on August 8, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). USGS is reporting M7.1 at a depth of 25 km (15.5 miles); EMSC M7.1 at a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles).

Are Religious Leaders In Israel Getting Ready To Sacrifice A Red Heifer?
Is the world about to be shocked by the sacrifice of a red heifer in the land of Israel?  On September 15th, 2022 five perfect red heifers were flown into Israel from the state of Texas.  That got a lot of attention, but at that time all of those red heifers were too young to qualify for a red heifer sacrifice.  A couple of years have passed since then and now they are all old enough to qualify, and it is being reported that rituals that would be part of a red heifer sacrifice are being practiced.

Is A Much Deadlier Strain Of Monkeypox Going To Be The Next Great Global Health Scare?
Should we be alarmed?  Many of us have been watching the spread of a deadly new strain of Monkeypox for quite some time, and now it appears that this crisis is about to reach a boiling point.  It is being reported that the World Health Organization is going to hold an “emergency meeting” to determine whether or not to declare a “public health emergency of international concern” due to a rapidly growing outbreak of Monkeypox in central Africa.

Logitech CEO talked about a computer mouse that you paying a subscription for.
Hanneke Faber, the CEO of computer and tech company Logitech, announced a new business model that would charge customers a subscription fee to lease the use of their computer mouse in a plan that is touted as cutting carbon emissions. Update: Logitech backpedaling; now insists it never planned to release a mouse tied to a subscription. However, Faber did admit that she doesn’t “think we’re necessarily super far away from that.”

Photo of Brazilian surfer giving glory to God at Olympics goes viral 
A photo of a Brazilian surfer professing Christ at the Summer Olympics has gone viral.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Is Encouraging Residents To Report Neighbors for “Misinformation”
Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has launched a campaign to root out supposed “election misinformation” – by urging the state’s residents to report each other.

Brits Warned Merely ‘Retweeting’ Information About Riots Could Be a Criminal Offense
UK authorities have warned people that merely retweeting information about the riots could lead to criminal charges. Yes, really.

A Glimpse of Gog and Magog?
In Ezekiel 38-39 the Bible reveals a coming attack on Israel from “the north parts”(38:15). The country to the furthest north of Israel is Russia. Many Bible teachers, The Friends of Israel included, believe that this refers to Russia, including many Arab nations currently in alliance or support of Russia.

Is Iran About To Start World War III?
Have we reached a point of no return?…the world is waiting for news that Iran has attacked Israel.  If it happens, it is likely to be a significantly larger attack than the last one.  Of course once Iran attacks, then everyone will be watching Israel to see if they strike back or not.  If Israel chooses not to strike back, this could be the end of it for a while.  But ultimately this is a war that is still just getting started.  It is just a matter of time before all-out war erupts, and when we finally reach that point the death and destruction that we will witness will shock the entire globe.

Nearly 1 in 20 Syrians Now Lives in Islamized Germany
Since the asylum crisis of 2015, the Syrian population in Germany has surged dramatically. According to Statista, Germany now hosts a staggering 972,000 Syrians. This means that almost 1 in 20 Syrians globally now live in Germany, considering Syria’s total population of 22 million. In stark contrast, only 60,000 Syrians were living in Germany in 2013, marking a sixteen-fold increase over a decade.

Effective responses to pandemics and peace
The recently published New Zealand Pandemic Plan shows they intend to repeat all the wrong things they did during covid. It ignores, as was the case during the covid era, natural health approaches such as exercise, nutrition and meditation, which have been shown to strengthen the immune system. And as if that wasn’t enough, it shows that health authorities expect the right to wield broad powers during pandemics declared in the future.

A preventative state and UK law enforcement’s two-tier policy 
In response to protests and riots in the last week in the UK, there has been a general feeling among the British public that the police are engaged in two-tier policing – taking a soft approach to certain sectors of the British public while taking an overly aggressive approach towards others.  Sir Keir Starmer’s two-tier response to the same protests and riots has significantly aggravated the situation.

Who are the “far-right”? 
You are the “Far Right.” And you will be destroyed by “Net Zero.” It will mean no holidays, no television, no football, no heating, no hot food, and nothing much of anything else.

8 Aug 2024

Key Homeland agency warns agents that Iran, proxies may try to cross border to attack United States
In a stark warning, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is altering all field offices that Iran or its proxies may try to transport “operatives, money or materials” across the southern or northern U.S. borders to conduct a terrorism attack against Americans, according to an agency memo obtained Wednesday by Just the News.

‘Knife in every Jew’s throat’: Belgian columnist’s chilling words highlight escalating global hatred towards Jews
Herman Briusselmans, a prominent Flemish novelist and columnist, has ignited controversy with a deeply antisemitic column published in Belgium’s HUMO magazine. “I am so angry that I want to push a sharp knife in the throat of every Jew I come across,” he wrote.

Madness, Sanity and Nuclear War in the Middle East
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Israel’s “Iran nuclear problem” is not principally about enemy leaders who might go mad. The more worrisome existential problem for Israel is sane, rational enemies who experience miscalculation, poor reasoning or mechanical/electrical/computer malfunction. Other nuclear hazards that could coincide with Iranian sanity and rationality include accidental firing, unauthorized launch and coup d’état.

Don’t Stay Silent As The World Runs Headlong Into The Judgment Of God
The Bible isn’t kidding when it says in Romans 1:28, “Just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind.” We see it in the Olympics, and I don’t just mean the Paris Olympics of 2024. The opening ceremonies of several recent Olympics have been religious events, with representatives of the whole world exalting man and the demonic, while demeaning God and those who trust in Him. This year’s Olympics may best be exemplified by “the pale horse” seeming to run on water, up the River Seine. It was even more dramatic than they intended… because it foreshadows God’s judgment coming to earth.

Crew of doomed Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, lawsuit claims
the entire mission came to a shocking end when the vessel lost contact less than two hours into its voyage. The world watched as a search-and-rescue mission rushed to find the crew before the submersible’s 96-hour oxygen supply ran out. The deaths that arose from the “catastrophic implosion” were “directly due” to the defendants’ “persistent carelessness, recklessness and negligence,” the complaint states.

Marijuana Is Same As Heroin According To Nevada Supreme Court In Reversal Ruling That Cannabis Is A Schedule 1 Drug
the Nevada cannabis saga shift is making the headlines as a group of U.S. senators yet again push Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA administrator Anne Milgram to reschedule marijuana. In a letter made public last week, the senators expressed their support for the DEA’s proposal to transfer marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

BREAKING NEWS: Israel Air Force Strikes Hezbollah Military Structure In Lebanon During Early Morning Raid, Has The War Officially Begun?
Israel Air Force fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military base where terrorists were located and operating on Tuesday in the area of the Yaroun village in Lebanon, the IDF said in the early hours of Wednesday.

Elon Musk: ‘Kamala is quite literally a communist’
Elon Musk has posted on social media a simple statement regarding his opinion about Kamala Harris. And the leftists are melting down. His statement wasn’t complicated: “Kamala is quite literally a communist. She wants not merely equal opportunity, but equal outcomes.” Musk then cites the social media page of a group called AsTheWorldBurnz, which has documented the Harris agenda.

Walz House Windows Were Kept Open During 2020 Riots for a Disturbing Reason
The wife of Governor Tim Walz revealed she kept their home windows open as rioters burned down Minneapolis in 2020. In June of that year, Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz said she opened the windows to smell the smoke from the destruction of lives and property across the city. “I kept the windows open as long as I could because I felt like that was such a touchstone of what was happening.” In some instances, the smells coming though Mrs. Walz’s windows could have easily been charred human flesh.

Debby leaves 6 dead after dropping tornadoes, 20 inches of rain
Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Monday morning, dropping 20 inches of rain in Florida and spawning several tornadoes in South Carolina. Debby, now a tropical storm, is moving slowly up the coast bringing life-threatening flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas. Six people in Florida have died in accidents related to Debby.

‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Reemerges Off Norway After Calling at Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2
A week after calling at Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Pioneer has reappeared off Norway’s northern coast. The vessel is part of an emerging “dark fleet” of LNGCs assembled by Russia to circumvent Western sanctions. Moscow has previously implemented a similar approach to successfully bypass measures targeting its oil sector.

Vocal US congressional critic of Israel loses Democratic primary
Congresswoman Cori Bush, a vocal critic of Israel, on Tuesday lost her Democratic Party primary in the Midwestern city of Missouri. Wesley Bell, public prosecutor in the city of St. Louis, won the Democratic primary for Congress for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. “I am deeply honored and humbled by the trust the people of this district have placed in me,” Bell said in a statement. His victory came weeks after Congressman Jamaal Bowman, another outspoken progressive and vocal Israel critic, lost his New York Democratic primary to George Latimer.

The “train effect” struck Western Australia, bringing the heaviest August downpour in 48 years
Multiple rain records were broken in several parts of Western Australia on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. The town of Pearce recorded 45.6 mm (1.80 inches) of rain — the highest August rainfall in 48 years.

Alaska declares state disaster emergency as Mendenhall River floods
Severe flooding caused by a glacial lake outburst has led to a state disaster emergency declaration in Alaska on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, with the Mendenhall River cresting at 4.87 m (15.99 feet) and inundating north Juneau’s neighborhoods.

Record “heatwave” in Antarctica as temperatures surge 30 °C (54 °F) above normal
Surface temperatures in parts of Antarctica have surged nearly 30 °C (54 °F) above normal recently, causing what scientists call an Antarctic “heatwave.” This temperature anomaly is described as “a near-record (or record) event for the region” by Edward Blanchard, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington.

Why Has The United States Been Shaken By So Many Unusual Earthquakes Lately?
It is getting very difficult to ignore all of the shaking that is going on.  Over the past few months, there have been very unusual earthquakes all over the United States…Of course all of this comes at a time when the entire planet is being shaken by unusual seismic activity.  Is all of this unusual seismic activity building up to something?  If so, what does that mean for all of us?

Hurricane Debby blows 70 pounds of cocaine onto Florida beach
“Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys,” Briggs wrote alongside the photos. “Good Samaritan discovered the drugs & contacted authorities. U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of over $1 million dollars.”

13,000 Migrants Just Entered New York… From Canada 
When people think of the US immigration crisis, the southern border normally comes to mind, but as it turns out the fastest way to NYC is to enter the country along New York’s border with Canada.

Mass. Bill Would Eliminate ‘Mother’ From Birth Certificates
The Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would remove gendered language from birth certificates, erasing traditional family roles and language from the document.

Kamala’s new running mate Tim Walz offered teens chance to win $100k scholarship for taking COVID jab 
Kamala Harris’s pick to be her vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is an aggressive leftist who since taking office has instituted a  program to bribe teens with $200 VISA cards to take the COVID-19 jab while also offering a chance to win a $100,000 scholarship; signed an executive order making Minnesota a sanctuary for gender transitions; and signed into law a “right” to unlimited abortion putting the North Star State on par with the likes of North Korea according to pro-life leaders.

Islamized Netherlands: Pegida Leader Edwin Wagensveld Sentenced for Comparing Muslims to Nazis 
The Hague Court of Appeal has sentenced Dutch Pegida leader Edwin Wagensveld to a suspended sentence of forty hours of community service for allegedly insulting a group. The 56-year-old leader, who is a staunch advocate for free speech and the protection of Western values, had compared certain radical elements within Islam to Nazis. He was not present at the verdict on Tuesday.

UN Pact for the Future: All our lives will be dictated to by a selected UN envoy to represent generations not yet born 
In September the United Nations is holding its ‘Summit of the Future’. At this meeting, the UN aims to forge a new international consensus on delivering a better present and safeguarding the future by addressing current challenges and those emerging or yet to come

DEI is inextricably connected with an illiberal, authoritarian cult
The diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) regime has assumed a few names since the summer of 2020, among them: “woke” and “cancel culture.” But it can be more precisely referred to as “critical social justice.” So, what exactly is critical social justice that so many in the Western world have been forcibly subjected to?