Israel

The majority of modern Israelites are not worshippping or fearing their God Almighty, and therefore they are given into the hands of their neighbors and enemies. Many in the World express hatred, or at least dislike, against Israelites. Abusive words and languages could be heard from time to time. Anti-Semitic News being reported from time to time.

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Mr Robertson suggested Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for the withdrawal of Israeli settlers in Gaza. - Jan 7, 2006

"You read the Bible: This is my land, and for any prime minister of Israel who decides he's going to carve it up and give it away, God says no, this is mine "

Pat Robertson told his viewers that he had met and prayed with Ariel Sharon and regarded him as a good friend, but God wanted Israel to be whole and undivided.

The USA and the UN are acting contrary to God Almighty/ the Word of God.

The White House evidently felt that a formal mark of its displeasure was in order. What kind of friend is the presidency and the USA to Israel?! What kind of support is this!

The president's spokesman, Trent Duffy, said Mr Robertson's views were "wholly inappropriate and offensive" and did not really have any place in this, or any other, debate.

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PA TV program on Jaffa (Tel Aviv): "It is time for you (Israelis) to be gone. Live wherever you like, but don't live among us. It is time for you to be gone. Die wherever you like, but don't die among us. We have the past here. We have the present, the present and the future. So leave our country, our land, our sea, our wheat, our salt, our wounds. Everything. And leave the memories." - Jan 2006

D.Lim: The State of Palestine has never existed in history until Israel giving up Gaza strip to some settlers recently. The State and country of Israel is well established historically and politically.

If Christians and Jews do not speak up, act out, and pray out, who will?

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CNN reports: he U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust and suggesting Israel should be moved to Europe.

Annan urged U.N. member nations o combat such denial, and to educate their populations about the well-established historical facts of the Holocaust, in which one-third of the Jewish people were murdered, along with countless members of other minorities.?p>The secretary-general had previously criticized Ahmadinejad when he said Israel should be iped off the map.?.?/p>

D.Lim: A complete denial of Bible authority by Iranian authority.

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Brown runs out of steam in the UK

Gordon Brown has admitted that the country is going through its toughest year since Labour came to power as he slashed his estimate of economic growth to 1.75 per cent - half of what he predicted in his pre-election Budget in March. – Telegraph Tuesday 6 December 2005

Marriage rules attacked

The Government has contributed to the downgrading of marriage and done nothing practical to support married couples, says Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss. – Telegraph Tuesday 6 December 2005

D.Lim: Both economy and social life are suffering, to name but a few.

D.Lim: Bless Israel and be blessed. Curse Israel and be cursed.

The whole EU will suffer by cursing Israel.

Is it not time for you to turn to the Almighty God and embrace the truth.

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SHARON´S PARTY FAVORS PALESTINIAN STATE – Dec2005

EU WANTS ISRAEL TO DIVIDE JERUSALEM

D.Lim: Many may fight/work against God, His promises and decrees. No one can win over righteousness of God.

God has the last laugh.

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"There are no diamonds here, there is no gas and there is no gold. It's a desert, but we're here because of a divine belief to settle this land," said Rabbi Fruman. 2005

"[Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon told me long ago that Tekoa would have to go," says Rabbi Fruman

"If the barrier stays there a long time, it's more likely to become a physical, geographic border," said Peter Medding, of the Hebrew University's Political Science Department.

"Whatever borders are going to be drawn... I think it's true to say many Jewish settlers are ultimately going to be faced with a choice of living under the Palestinian Authority or leaving."

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Israel claims the eastern part of Jerusalem it occupied in the 1967 war is part of its "indivisible capital". Almost all governments maintain embassies in Tel Aviv because they do not recognise the Israeli claim. This means almost all secular governments are against the Word of God, not submitting to the Law of God; not respecting the deed of Israel in Scriptures.

The Law of God is above any secular law, including International Law. The whole creation is in the hand of God. People just do not repent from their pride and lawlessness.

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The Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, Mark Regev, said: "Israel believes that Jerusalem should remain the united capital of Israel. At the same time Israel has committed itself that Jerusalem is one of those final status issues."

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Lev16v29: And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

D.Lim: Foreigners amongst the Israelites are not given full autonomy. No separate state or people recognised within the promised land. All are to observe the Law of God.

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ISRAEL SHELVES DIRECT MONITORING OF PA TERMINALS

November 17, 2005 - JVIM

The Middle East Newsline reports: nder heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has abandoned its demand for direct monitoring of the Egypt-Gaza border as well for a sea port planned by the Palestinian Authority.

Officials said the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ceded its demand for a direct live video feed from surveillance cameras at the Rafah border terminal along the Egypt-Gaza border. They said the government also dropped its demand for a data link to computers at Rafah to monitor those entering and leaving the Gaza Strip.

ou can't judge everything by a security thermometer,?Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres said.

Instead, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz agreed to a U.S. proposal for a European Union-led command center near the Gaza Strip. The command center, located in Israel, would obtain a live video feed from Rafah, but Israel would have no right to respond to security incidents or veto the entry of visitors?

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ISRAELIS DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES TO ARAB OIL

An Israeli inventor and company are trying to use garbage and leftover olive pulp from olive-oil factories, respectively, to replace oil in providing fuel and electricity to the Jewish State. From one ton of garbage, half a ton of oil or 300 kg (662 lbs.) of gas or 150 kg (331 lbs.) of green coal can be extracted to produce electricity, according to inventor Dr. Sergei Rosenberg.

Dr. Rosenberg spoke with Arutz 7 about the development of his invention that turns garbage into oil. "I turned to the Ministry of Infrastructure with my invention, and they told me to build such a machine outside Israel and they would consider bringing it here," Rosenberg described. "I built the machine in Moldova and demonstrated there that it works with the oil, undergoing tests demonstrating that the process is not toxic."

Asked by Arutz 7's Yigal Schok, why Israel is not pursuing the invention to wean the Jewish State off of Arab-controlled oil; Dr. Rosenberg said that the state was afraid of implementing the changeover, due to concern of taking away the monopoly of the oil tycoons. "To my surprise much of the interest actually came from Arab parties because they have a lot of refuse they want to get rid of in an efficient manner," Rosenberg said.

Dr. Rosenberg gained the experience necessary to come up with his invention from working in Russia before he immigrated to Israel. "In Russia, I helped with the building of an artificial reservoir, a number of power stations, and I designed the water system for the nuclear core in Chernobyl. But Israel did not hire me for similar work, since I don't have any connections. I have other ideas, such as wind turbines that operate on air and exploiting the power of the ocean's waves to produce power."

Another company, Genova Ltd., is also working on alternatives to Arab oil. The company has signed an agreement, according to Globes, with an olive press in the village of Julis, in the Galilee, to establish a small facility to produce electricity from the waste from olive pressing.

The facility is slated to produce an estimated 200 kilowatts of power, enough to provide 70 homes with power. It will also provide for the disposing of olive waste formed during oil production, which has until now posed an environmental hazard.

Genova’s method heats the waste to temperatures over 1500 degrees Fahrenheit, transforming it into a flammable gas. Burning that gas is environmentally-friendly, releases no greenhouse gases, and causes no damage to the earth’s ozone layer. The gas operates an electricity-generating turbine.

The company hopes to market the product, which will be small enough to fit on a countertop, to other olive-oil producing countries such as Spain and Italy.

(By Ezra HaLevi, Arutz 7, www.israelnationalnews.com, November 9, 2005)

D.Lim: We are quickly approaching the time of the 4 seals when there is worldwide energy shortage.

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NETANYAHU: EVANGELICALS ARE ISRAEL'S BEST NON-JEWISH FRIENDS

The tens of millions of evangelical Christians in the United States are the greatest non-Jewish supporters of the State of Israel, former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu said November 7.

Netanyahu's remarks, directed at prominent American evangelical leader Pastor John C. Hagee, were indicative of the strengthening relations between Israel and evangelical Christians around the world.

"The greatest support Israel has today is in the U.S. And the greatest support Israel has in the U.S., besides the Jewish community, is that of evangelical Christians," Netanyahu said at the monthly meeting of the Knesset's (Parliament) Christian Alliance Caucas, which hosted Hagee on November 7.

"These people…support us not because of a shared ethnic identity, but because of a broader partnership based on values," Netanyahu added. His remarks were almost certain to raise eyebrows among certain liberal Jews in the U.S., who are wary of Israel's partnership with the Christian right.

"We did not succeed in Israel yet to understand the power the evangelicals have politically in America," said Knesset Member Benny Elon (National Union), who as a former tourism minister was at the forefront of Israel's campaign over the last several years to team up with evangelical Christian supporters around the world.

The Knesset's increasingly influential Christian Allies Caucas, which was established nearly two years ago and now has 14 parliamentarians from across the political spectrum, aims to garner the support of pro-Israel Christians around the world.

In his address, Hagee pledged unequivocal support for Israel, vowing that 70 million American evangelicals stand united with Israel. "We believe God has spoken clearly, saying, ‘He who blesses Israel, I will bless, and he who curses Israel I will curse.’ For evangelical Christians that's clear enough. We stand with Israel through thick and thin," he said.

The 65-year-old Texas-based Hagee called the Road Map "fatally flawed" for advocating further Israeli withdrawals and urged the international community to keep its "hands off" the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Hagee, who has won accolades for his unflinching support for Israel, was in the country this week with his wife Diana on his 21st visit. The conservative pastor serves as president and CEO of Global Evangelism Television, which broadcasts on over 150 television stations in North America, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Africa.

(By Etgar Lefkovits, Jerusalem Post, November 8, 2005)

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PALESTINIANS LEAD AS SUICIDE BOMBERS

Despite Al-Qaida's campaign in Iraq, Palestinians continue to lead the world in suicide bombings. A report by Tel Aviv University said Palestinians comprised the largest group of suicide bombers. Authored by Yoram Schweitzer and Sari Goldstein Ferber, the study cited 400 Palestinian suicide bombers compared to 376 Iraqi suicide attackers.

"Suicide attacks came to be seen as one of the most effective means at the disposal of leaders of terrorist groups, striving to achieve their political goals," the report said. The report said more than 1,323 suicide operatives worldwide conducted or attempted strikes from 1983 to mid-September 2005. Thirty groups have carried out suicide strikes, which the report said were pioneered by Hizbullah in Lebanon in the early 1980s.

(Middle East News Line, November 10, 2005)

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EARLY CHURCH: Israeli archaeologist Jotham Tefer points to the name of Jesus in an early Christian mosaic of a recently excavated church from the 3rd-4th centuries AD Sunday in the grounds of Megiddo prison in northern Israel. The mosaic inscription on the floor of the structure declared that it had been dedicated to "the God Jesus Christ as a memorial."

NP - Monday, November 7, 2005

D.Lim: Jesus Christ is God, even in Israel.

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Ancient church may be Israel's oldest

Nov. 5, 2005. 08:33 PM - TS

Israeli archaeologists today said they have discovered what may be the oldest Christian church in the country on the grounds of a prison. The ruins are believed to date back to the third or fourth centuries, and include images of fish, an ancient Christian symbol.

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Annan delays Iran trip after row

The UN said the 'time was not right' for Annan to visit Iran

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has postponed a scheduled trip to Iran, after the Iranian president called for Israel to be "wiped off the map".

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks in Tehran last week drew international condemnation.

Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev said his government "welcomes the international outrage that has been expressed to the obscene statements by the Iranian president and is heartened by the statements of world leaders who have condemned the remarks", the Associated Press news agency reported.

The UN Security Council issued a statement condemning the comments and Mr Annan himself delivered a rare rebuke, saying he was "dismayed" by the remarks.

Israel urged the UN to expel Iran from the world body and called on Mr Annan to cancel his trip.

President Ahmadinejad said he stood by his remarks, while Iran's foreign ministry said the UN statement was "unacceptable".

BBC News - Friday, 4 November 2005, 22:34 GMT

D.Lim: Humanist religious view of the UN against the religious view of Iranian Islam.

Note that the faith in Christ is not supported by international communities either. The faith of Judaism is not embraced by the UN.

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Israeli defence minister has bleak view of peace prospects

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The UN Security Council condemns Iran's president over his call for Israel to be "wiped off the map". – BBC News – Saturday, 29 October 2005, 02:17 GMT 03:17 UK

Iranian Masses Call for Israel's Destruction

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his call to "wipe Israel off the map" on Friday as tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets in anti-American and anti-Israel rallies to mark what's known in the area as "Jerusalem Day." – GOPUSA 28Oct 2005

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Israel will be 'wiped off map,' Iranian leader says

Anti-Semitism hits U.K. schools

Apr. 23, 2005. 08:25 AM – Toronto Star

LONDON—Young, hip, educated — and anti-Semitic.Is this the latest trend on elite British campuses? The recent refusal by the biggest university students' union in the country to condemn anti-Semitic attacks suggests that, sadly, this could be the case. Linda Diebel reports.

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TERRORIST ATTACKS IN ISRAEL UP 300%

April 22, 2005 - JVIM

WorldNetDaily.com reports: n internal Israeli defense report obtained by Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin shows Palestinian violence and terrorist attacks up 300 percent in the last 10 days.

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HAMAS TO U.S.: HOLY CITY IS OURS

April 26, 2005 - JVIM

WorldNetDaily.com reports: amas warned yesterday against any American attempt to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying such a move, currently being debated by the U.S. Congress, would spark immediate violence throughout the Middle East.

Any U.S. resolution recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will explode the region into violence and end the current alm?in the Palestinian territories, said Hamas spokesman Mushir Al-Masri.

D.Lim: Jerusalem has been Jewish, documented in the Bible. King David was there, and the Citadel of David is still on Mount Zion.

Al-Masri was responded to a congressional discussion last week regarding a draft resolution requesting the U.S. administration recognize Jerusalem as the nited and eternal capital?of Israel before officially recognizing any future Palestinian state.

The Hamas spokesman demanding Jerusalem be reserved for the capital of what it called its future state.

D.Lim: Palestinians acknowledged that there is not yet a Palestine (State). Those who hate Israel keep on mentioning Palestine, as if there has been a Palestine.

e will not accept less than this at any time,?Al-Masri warned?

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FIRST STRIKE ON IRAN 'GAINING TRACTION'

May 4, 2005 - JVIM

Top Iranian officials have repeatedly warned they would use nuclear missiles to threaten the Jewish state. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has many times stated he would aporize the Zionist entity?if Iran obtained a nuclear bomb.

In response to the growing Iranian threat, a panel of foreign policy and military experts delivered to Sharon last year a series of recommendations entitled roject Daniel: Israel's Strategic Future,?regarding Israeli pre-emptive action.

The authors of the plan, first reported by Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, a premium online intelligence newsletter, told WorldNetDaily this week their report has been gaining traction in certain high-level military circles?

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PM: Only Israel can defend Jews

"Remember how millions of Jews were led to their deaths and the world remained silent."

JP 5-5-05

US Holocaust museums shift focus to tolerance

By JORDANA ROTHSTEIN/ JTA - JP 5-5-05

The Holocaust is still being remembered – just not the way it used to be.

D.Lim: Jews are opposed and denied rightful sympathy and brotherly love in unfamiliar ways. Secularism gaining force. Reference points and perspective and focus being re-engineered. The public are being taught different treatment to the Jews.

Strength of Gay groups in/of Israel increasing.

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LEBANESE LEADER: NO PEACE WITH ISRAEL

May 10, 2005 - JVIM

WorldNetDaily.com reports: ith leaders in Israel celebrating Syria's reported withdrawal of troops from Lebanon last month, hoping for future relations with the neighboring country, Lebanese opposition leader Walid Jumblatt told WND in an exclusive interview yesterday there will be no peace with the Jewish state anytime soon.

'm not in favor of peace with Israel as long as the Palestinian problem is not settled and as long as the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights is not returned back to Syria,?said Jumblatt, the Druze leader who commands a large following and was responsible for many of the mass anti-Damascus demonstrations in March that urged for the removal of Syrian forces from Lebanon?p>Jumblatt told WND in spite of U.N. resolutions demanding the dismantlement of all Lebanese militia groups, he will not immediately call for the disarming of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia backed by Syria and Iran that Israel has blamed for recent terror attacks.

aybe later we can incorporate Hezbollah's weapons inside the Lebanese army. For now, though, we are focused on the political process,?said Jumblatt. f you are to speak about disarming Hezbollah in the future, it must be through dialogue, not force.?p>Hezbollah recently vowed it would not give up its weapons, and said it would continue esistance?against Israel?

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Israel Detains Activist to Prevent 'Jewish Terror'

The Israeli government has taken a pre-emptive strike against anti-disengagement protestors, arresting a Jewish activist who will be detained without trial until after the withdrawal from Gaza Strip and West Bank settlements is completed.

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JEWISH EXTREMISTS THREATEN MUSLIM HOLY SITE

May 17, 2005

Voice of America News reports: sraeli police say they've questioned several Jewish extremists who talked of firing a missile at a key Islamic holy site in Jerusalem. At the same time, hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested for blocking roads throughout Israel to protest the government's plan to pull out of Gaza.

Israeli police say a handful of Jewish extremists has been arrested over the past month on suspicion of plotting attacks against the Dome of Rock, one of Islam's holiest sites.

Police say several of those in custody admitted discussing trying to buy an anti-tank missile to fire at the mosque complex. The men said they planned to fire the missile, throw hand grenades at approaching Israeli security forces and then commit suicide.

The plot was apparently abandoned because of lack of money and know-how?p>Israeli security forces have repeatedly warned of attempts by Jewish extremists to attack the Haram al-Sharif, which is home to Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa mosque. Such an attack would likely spark violence not just in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza but throughout the entire Middle East.

News of the plot was only revealed late Monday and comes amid growing tension over the government's plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and small portions of the West Bank beginning in August.

Hundreds of opponents of the plan set up roadblocks and staged sit-ins throughout Israel Monday evening, tying up traffic for hours? – JVIM 17-5-05

 

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HEZBOLLAH: ALL OF NORTHERN ISRAEL IS IN RANGE OF OUR ROCKETS May 27, 2005 - JVIM

Ha’aretz reports: "Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah Wednesday ackno...more

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THE SANHEDRIN'S DECISION REGARDING THE HOLY TEMPLE

June 8, 2005 - JVIM

The Temple Institute reports: he Sanhedrin calls upon all groups who work in the area of Temple and Temple Mount-related research and activity, to begin to prepare detailed architectural plans for the construction of the Holy Temple, towards the goal of its establishment in its proper place.

The Sanhedrin will establish a forum of architects and engineers whose goal will be to implement this decision, so that detailed working plans are effectively brought to an operational stage.

The Sanhedrin calls upon the Jewish people to contribute towards the acquisition of materials for the purpose of rebuilding the Holy Temple; the gathering and preparation of prefabricated, disassembled portions of this building to be stored and ready for rapid assembly, in the manner of King David. These contributions will be consider hulin,?i.e., non-sacred, for the purpose of the planning and construction of the Temple?

D.Lim: God will cause all things prophesied to take place at His appointed time. Who is like Yhwh ElShaddai? Telling the end from the beginning?

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PALESTINIAN TERROR AT WORST LEVEL SINCE 'CEASE-FIRE'

June 17, 2005 - JVIM

WorldNetDaily.com reports: he past few weeks have seen the highest levels of Palestinian violence, including attempted suicide attacks, since the signing in February of a cease-fire agreement between Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, WND has learned.

According to an analysis provided by Israel's Center for Special Studies, hroughout the course of the second half of May, there has been an additional increase in the number of terrorist attacks in various forms, marking the highest level reached since the [cease-fire.] The terrorist attacks have been targeted against civilians and IDF soldiers alike. However, there has been a decrease in the number of casualties.?p>In the last 14 days alone, there were over 60 mortar and Qassam rocket attacks and one attempted terrorist infiltration against Jewish communities in Gaza, the area's security chief, Ami Shaked told WND.

Also, in the past three weeks, 26 Molotov cocktails were thrown at Israeli citizens, and there were four attempts by Palestinian terrorists to smuggle explosive belts and charges past West Bank checkpoints. Two of these attempts were carried out by 14- to 15-year-old teenagers who planned to commit suicide attacks against Israelis, marking the 16th time the past two months a Palestinian teenager had attempted to detonate a bomb or smuggle arms and explosives through a military checkpoint.

Security sources also report the continued smuggling of heavy weaponry from Egypt into Gaza's Rafah region.

Since February, there have been approximately 30 incidents of Palestinian smuggling from Egypt's Sinai region, with weapons transported including approximately 1,000 rifles, dozens of RPG launchers, about 150 handguns, five anti-aircraft shoulder missiles and tens of thousands of bullets?

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JIHAD BUILDS SUICIDE INFRASTRUCTURE

June 20, 2005 - JVIM

The Middle East Newsline reports: n Iranian-sponsored Palestinian group has built an infrastructure for suicide bombings throughout Israel.

Israeli security sources said Islamic Jihad has established a network of recruits, weapons and suicide bombing facilities in the West Bank. The sources said Jihad has been financed by Iran and Hezbollah to launch a series of suicide attacks against Israeli civilian targets.

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ISRAEL HEADS FOR WAR WITH SYRIA

June 21, 2005 - JVIM

The Middle East Newsline reports: srael's military has been preparing for the increasing prospect of a war with Syria in a confrontation expected to include Iran and Hezbollah.

The General Staff has discussed an assessment by the military's Northern Command of an emerging threat from Syria and Hezbollah over the next year. Northern Command said a weakened Syria, under pressure from the United States to withdraw from Lebanon, was likely to approve an Iranian-Hezbollah campaign against Israel.

Military sources said this assessment was the latest by several senior officers who envision a major war with Syria by 2007. The sources said Iran and Syria have used Hezbollah to weaken Israel strategically and erode its morale. The sources said the General Staff has not discussed an Israeli strike on Iran.

Hezbollah has been regarded as the leading supporter of the Palestinian war against Israel, which began in 2000. The Shi'ite insurgency group has also infiltrated the Israeli Arab community and recruited citizens for intelligence and other operations?

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ISRAEL'S NEW NEIGHBOR TO BE STATE OF TALIBAN?

July 5, 2005 - JVIM

WorldNetDaily.com reports: ith prime minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza evacuation plan drawing closer, and Hamas swiftly gaining power in the area, analysts are worried the terror group will use its gains to impose a Taliban-like Islamist regime neighboring Israel.

The Palestinian Authority announced yesterday it will hold talks with Hamas and other terror groups regarding the possibility of a ational unity government?that will incorporate the various violent factions. PA leaders have repeatedly expressed concern over Hamas' growing popularity on the Palestinian street, particularly in Gaza, where the terror group has made strong showings in local elections.

With PA leader Mahmoud Abbas reportedly weakened in Gaza, Mideast experts have noted Hamas ?which now fires an average of three rockets or mortars per day at Gaza's Jewish communities ?is quickly filling the void.

Yudit Barsky, director of the division on Middle East and International Terrorism at the American Jewish Committee, told WND, amas has become the de facto ruler of Gaza's cities. It has used social welfare organizations in competition to the lesser or nonexistent services of the P.A. to garner support for its political candidates. The result is that Hamas has outstripped the P.A. in providing services to the Palestinian population, and is now reaping the political windfall of that investment in Gaza.?p>The terror group has long administered social services in Gaza, including medical, charitable and educational resources. Hamas also maintains a civilian infrastructure in Gaza that owns several shopping centers and local businesses, sources say.

But lately there have been alarming signs Hamas plans to use its newfound control to enforce Taliban-like rules on Gaza's Palestinian inhabitants.

There were widespread reports during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan of orality police?enforcing Islamic extremist laws, including the public stoning of suspected adulterers, cutting off the arms of thieves, banning education and work for females, and the imposing of harsh sentences for those in possession of isgraceful material,?such as Western music or books?

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NOTE: Our hearts are rent by the awful images of loss and

devastation suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. A number

of Christians have claimed a link between the enforced Gaza

pullout and Judgment hitting the USA (-who pushed for the pullout).

Below are THREE EXTRACTS related to this. The first was

published by Koenigs International News - and is quite chilling:

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"TEN MAJOR EVENTS Related to U.S./ ISRAEL"

-Koenigs <watch-news@watch.org> 6/12/02.

1. October 30, 1991: The Perfect Storm - As President George

H. W. Bush is opening the Madrid (Spain) Conference to consider

"land for peace" in Israel's Middle East role, the "perfect storm"

develops in the North Atlantic, creating the largest waves ever

recorded in that region. The storm travels 1000 miles from "east to

west" instead of the normal "west to east" pattern and crashes into

the New England Coast. Thirty-five foot waves crash into the

Kennebunkport home of President Bush.

2. August 23, 1992: Hurricane Andrew - When the Madrid Conference

moves to Washington DC and the peace talks resume, Hurricane

Andrew, the worst natural disaster ever to hit America, comes ashore

and produces an estimated $30 billion in damage and leaving 180,000

homeless in Florida.

3. January 16, 1994: Northridge Earthquake - President Bill Clinton

meets with Syria's President Hafez el-Assad in Geneva. They talk

about a peace agreement with Israel that includes giving up the Golan

Heights. Within 24 hours, a powerful 6.9 earthquake rocks Southern

California. This quake, centered in Northridge, becomes the second

most destructive natural disaster to hit the United States, behind

Hurricane Andrew.

4. January 21, 1998: Lewinsky Scandal - Israeli Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Clinton at the White House

and is coldly received. Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine

Albright refuse to have lunch with him. Shortly afterwards on that day,

the Monica Lewinsky scandal breaks into the mass media and begins

to occupy a major portion of Clinton's time.

5. September 28, 1998: Hurricane George - As Secretary of State

Albright works on the final details of an agreement in which Israel

would give up 13 percent of Yesha (Judah and Samaria), Hurricane

George slams into the United States Gulf Coast with 110 mph winds

and gusts up to 175 mph. The hurricane hits the coast and stalled.

On September 28, Clinton meets with Yasser Arafat and Netanyahu

at the White House to finalize this land deal. Later, Arafat addresses

the United Nations about declaring an independent Palestinian state

by May 1999, as Hurricane George pounds the Gulf Coast, causing

$1 billion in damage. At the exact time that Arafat departs the

country, the storm begins to dissipate.

6. October 15-22, 1998: Texas Flooded - On October 15, 1998,

Arafat and Netanyahu meet at the Wye River Plantation in Maryland.

The talks are scheduled to last five days with the focus on Israel

giving up 13 percent of Yesha. The talks are extended and conclude

on October 23. On October 17, awesome rains and tornadoes hit

southern Texas. The San Antonio area is deluged with rain. The rain

and flooding in Texas continue until October 22 and then subside.

The floods ravage 25 percent of Texas and leave over one

billion dollars in damage. On October 21, Clinton declares this

section of Texas a major disaster area.

7. November 30, 1998: Market Capitalization Evaporates - Arafat

comes to Washington again to meet with President Clinton to raise

money for a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as the capital. A total

of 42 other nations were represented in Washington. All the nations

agreed to give Arafat $3 billion in aid. Clinton promised $400 million,

and the European nations $1.7 billion. On the same day, the Dow

Jones average drops 216 points, and on December 1, the European

Market had its third worst day in history. Hundreds of billions of

market capitalization were wiped out in the U.S. and Europe.

8. December 12, 1998: Clinton is Impeached - As Clinton lands in the

Palestinian-controlled section of Israel to discuss the "land for peace"

process, the House of Representatives votes four articles of

impeachment against him.

9. May 3, 1999: The Powerful Super Tornado - On the day that

Yasser Arafat is scheduled to declare a Palestinian state with

Jerusalem as the capital, the most powerful tornado storm system

ever to hit the United States sweeps across Oklahoma and Kansas.

The winds are clocked at 316 mph the fastest wind speed ever

recorded. The declaration is postponed to December 1999 at the

request of President Clinton, whose letter to Arafat encourages him

in his "aspirations for his own land." He also writes that the

Palestinians have a right to "determine their own future on their own

land" and that they deserve to "live free, today, tomorrow and forever."

10. Week of October 11: Hurricane, Earthquake and Dow Collapse -

As Jewish settlers in 15 West Bank (Israel) settlements are evicted

from the covenant land in Israel, the Dow-Jones financial averages lose

5.7 percent in the worst week since October 1989. On October 15 the

Dow lost 266 points, and a hurricane slams into North Carolina. On the

next morning, October 16, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks the

southwest in the fifth most powerful earthquake in 20th Century. The

earthquake was centered in the California desert and did little damage

but was felt in three states.

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"In John McTernan and my book, "Israel the Blessing or the Curse,"

we identify events that occur on the same-day Israel was strongly

advised or forced to give up her covenant land by the United States

or others. The above gives one an idea of the magnitude of these

events."

-Koenig's International News - http://watch.org

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(2) From 'Olive Tree Ministries':

What you won't hear anywhere is that this week New Orleans was

to observe "Southern Decadence Day" with 100,000 homosexuals

gathering there to commit unspeakable acts in public. Previous

events were photographed and sent to the mayor and police officials

but they did not care. They had their own lust: The $100,000,000

the event brings in.

Gambling casinos took a hit on the coast as this is where the eye

of the storm hit.

And as America forced Israelis out of parts of their land, hurricane

Katrina was building in the Atlantic. A Fox reporter said, "It must

be an emotional experience (for Americans) to walk away from

their homes and not ever live in them again." Same with those

forced out in Israel. Israeli homes are being demolished as Gulf

Coast homes are demolished.

This was America's greatest "evacuation." Now we have "refugees".

Israelis were evacuated and many are refugees living in tents and

refugee centers, thanks to America. The Israeli uprooting will affect

their entire economy in that some of their finest produce which was

exported is now left behind.

America's economy could face a steep recession as oil processing

refineries were damaged. Plan to see price increases within days.

Will this bring our economy down? Major industries will be affected

from food delivery, jet fuel, travel, insurance, and so much more

with the "ripple effect" of skyrocketing gas prices.

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(3) "We REAP What we SOW"

-by Amy Methvin.

I am going out on a limb with what I am about to say. It may strike

a nerve, and I am sorry if that does happen. But in these days

people must hear the TRUTH, even if it is uncomfortable. I knew,

as this country has pushed the "roadmap to peace" in Israel that

for our country there would be dire consequences. And as I

watched the people of Gaza Strip driven from their homes, I knew

in my spirit there would be very swift (within a few weeks at

best) consequences for our country. In case you don't know, the

USA is the driving force behind these agreements.

I just wasn't prepared for the obvious parallel in reaping what we

sowed. It was just a couple of weeks ago, that we watched the

people of Gaza driven, weeping, from their homes. They were

forced to leave their homes on and near the sea, as their

government then came in and bulldozed those homes. Where

are these people now? They are in government shelters and

government housing. They are basically homeless.

Now look at our situation. Our neighbors on and near the sea have

been driven from their homes and their homes have been destroyed.

They, too, are weeping and homeless, dependent on the

government. One can scoff and say that this is just coincidence,

but there are no coincidences in the Lord. The Bible says that we

reap what we sow, and that those who bless Israel will be blessed,

and those who curse Israel will be cursed. I have been told by

several people that government officials (even up to the VERY top)

have been warned of the consequences of forcing Israel to give up

land. And I believe that would be like the Lord to warn first.

However, our government did not heed the warning, but pressed on

with what seemed right in their own eyes. I hope this will give us

all better understanding of the verses in Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in

the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own

understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will

make your paths straight." If you need Scripture for a confirmation

of "recompense" for removing Israel from its territory, see Joel 3.

Even in the midst of this destruction here in our country and for

those in Israel, God is at work. He CAUSES all things to work

together for good for those who are called according to His

purposes. Many will call upon His Name during these days and

be saved. So pray that people will open their eyes and call upon Him.

I certainly don't pretend to know all the ways of the Lord, but this

seemed pretty easy to discern. In these days let us all seek the

Lord while He can still be found. My love to you all.

~Amy Methvin.

Thursday, 1 September 2005, 03:01 GMT 04:01 UK

Katrina will scar US 'for years'

The impact of Hurricane Katrina will last for years, says President Bush, as New Orleans fears thousands dead. – BBC News

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Chaos reigns across Gulf Coast

Sep. 1, 2005. 06:34 AM – Toronto Star

Thousands of hungry, desperate Louisianans marched through flood-ravaged streets, slept in parking lots and stood glassy-eyed, begging for help under interstate overpasses yesterday — wrenching images from the worst natural disaster in America for a century.

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Friday, 2 September 2005, 01:56 GMT 02:56 UK

'Desperate SOS' for New Orleans

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issues a "desperate SOS" for thousands stranded with no food or water. – BBC News

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Following Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and northern Samaria, Ahmed Qurei, Palestinian Authority (PA) prime minister and senior Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) figure, announced on August 28 that the fight for Jerusalem has now begun.

Qurei demanded that United States (U.S.) President George W. Bush pressure Israel to live up to the Bush demand to establish a "viable" Palestinian state. "The only viable country would be with the 1967 borders," he said. "The Palestinians will not accept less than a state on the lands occupied in 1967 with Jerusalem as its capital."

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Israelis preparing to see out the old year and welcome in the new with the sound of shofar blowing on October 3 (the eve of Rosh HaShana the Biblical Feast of Trumpets) felt their country shaking as a 4.3 scale earthquake struck the region. - 2005

Originating just after 7 am near the northern Jordan Valley town of Bet She'an, the quake shook beds and buildings, momentarily frightening people before subsiding as quickly as it had begun.

Meanwhile, mystery surrounds another earthquake that was reportedly felt throughout the country on the evening of September 27 shortly after 10 pm.

Minutes later another Jerusalem Newswire staff member reported that he had felt the shaking on the other side of the capital; it had been strong enough to wake his baby boy.

Neither the GII nor the Scotland-based Edinburgh Earth Observatory’s "World-Wide Earthquake Locator" show any records of the September 27 event.

Bible readers know that a number of major earthquakes are prophesied to hit Israel, including one in which seven thousand people will be killed (Revelation 11:13) and another which will split Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in two when the Messiah comes to establish His reign on the earth. - (By Stan Goodenough, Jerusalem Newswire, www.jnewswire.com, October 3, 2005)

Modernists and Atheists and Humanists like to boast about and trust science and instruments. This is one incident that instruments failed to record as they are believed to be recording. An Earthquake that shocked the whole of Israel could be unaccounted for by a world-wide earthquake locator in the UK, a G8 country in 2005.

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The Claim of Israel:

The deed to Israel is written in the Word of God, the Holy Christian Bible.

2Chronicles歷代志下:

20:7 我們的神阿, 你不是曾在你民以色列人面前驅逐這地的居民, 將這地賜給你朋友亞伯拉罕的後裔永遠為業麼.

Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

20:8 他們住在這地, 又為你的名建造聖所, 說,

And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

20:9 倘有禍患臨到我們, 或刀兵災殃, 或瘟疫饑荒, 我們在急難的時候, 站在這殿前向你呼求, 你必垂聽而拯救, 因為你的名在這殿裡.

If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

20:10 從前以色列人出埃及地的時候, 你不容以色列人侵犯亞捫人, 摩押人, 和西珥山人, 以色列人就離開他們, 不滅絕他們.

And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

20:11 看哪, 他們怎樣報復我們, 要來驅逐我們出離你的地, 就是你賜給我們為業之地.

Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

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