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1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS. 2-China earthquake injures 300, 3 dead. 3-Quake jolts Philippine capital. 4-Magnitude 4.6 quake shakes eastern Japan 5-Tropical Storm Barbara regains strength. 6-Poll: Coast not ready for hurricanes. 7-Tornado tears through eastern Iowa. 8-Tropical storm brings rain to dry Fla. 9-YOU ARE THE LAST HOPE. 10-Lieberman: Complete Disengagement, Declare Gaza Enemy State. 11-Russians Bidding for Control in Downtown Jerusalem. 12-Terrorized.13-What Does the Bible Say About The Jewish Links To The Holy Land? 14-Crowd, police clash at protest of G-8. 15-Israeli army damages Nablus shops, homes. 16-Putin warns on U.S. missiles in Europe.

EARTHQUAKES

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)

Update time = Sun Jun 3 03:00 PM EDT

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China earthquake injures 300, 3 dead: Xinhua By Nick Macfie
Sun Jun 3, 11:25 AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake hit a tea-making city in southwest China on Sunday, bringing down houses and killing at least three people, one a 4-year-old, and injuring 300, Xinhua news agency said. The quake shook the city of Pu'er and the surrounding area in mountainous Yunnan province in the early morning when most people were asleep, the agency said. It was followed by 55 aftershocks.

Tremors were felt 200 km (120 miles) away to the north and south.The dead included a 4-year-old boy, who was sleeping with his mother when the earth-built walls of their house collapsed in the quake and buried him and half of the body of his mother, Xinhua said. The mother was rescued but the boy was killed.Xinhua earlier told a Hong Kong television station a 4-year-old girl was among the dead. It was not clear if the two child victims were one and the same.Power was cut to the city and the only communications possible were by mobile phone, a local official said. The quake forced the evacuation of 120,000 residents, Xinhua quoted a provincial civil affairs department official as saying.

Some mostly mud-and-brick houses had collapsed and roads were destroyed, state TV said. Water and power supplies were damaged.The quake hit at 5:34 a.m. (2134 GMT Saturday) and one Pu'er office worker named Li said it had woken her in her fifth-floor apartment.I tried to get up but the tremor was too strong. It cracked the window panes, she told Reuters.She was called to her office, where she saw soldiers and armed police rushing down the street as rescue operations began.

President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu had asked provincial government officials to mobilize all resources available to treat the injured and minimize the loss of lives and property, Xinhua said.Coal mines in the area were ordered to suspend operations and evacuate all workers.

The Pu'er city government had allocated 1 million yuan ($131,000) for relief, Xinhua said. The provincial civil affairs department was sending 2,000 tents, 2,000 quilts and 2,000 items of clothing to the stricken area.Ning'er county, covering an area of 3,670 sq km (1,400 sq miles) within the city limits, has a population of 190,000.Pu'er, home of the tea of the same name, lies near to the border with Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. The epicenter of the quake was 23.0 degrees north and 101.1 degrees east.Earthquakes are common in China. In August last year, a 5.1 magnitude quake rocked Yunnan, killing two people.

Quake jolts Philippine capital Sun Jun 3, 7:36 AM ET

MANILA, Philippines - A moderate earthquake shook the Philippine capital's seaside tourist district and outlying rural regions late Sunday, but was not strong enough to cause any injuries or damage, officials said. The temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.It was centered at sea about 30 miles southwest of Naga City in the northeastern province of Camarines Sur, according to the government's Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Mountainous Camarines Sur is about 185 miles southeast of Manila.No tsunami was expected, government seismologist Esmeralda Banganan said.The quake was felt shortly after nightfall in Manila's Ermita tourist district, including in a number of buildings and hotels facing Manila Bay. It was also felt in at least three provinces outside Manila, Banganan said.The Philippine archipelago lies in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where earthquakes and volcanic activities are common.

Magnitude 4.6 quake shakes eastern Japan Sat Jun 2, 2:05 AM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Saturday, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake that struck around 2:46 p.m. (0546 GMT).

No tsunami warning was issued.The focus of the tremor was 60 km (37 miles) underground in Ibaraki prefecture, just northeast of Tokyo, the agency said. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. The country accounts for about 20 percent of all earthquakes of magnitude 6
or greater.In October 2004, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck the Niigata region of northern Japan, killing 65 people and injuring more than 3,000.That was the deadliest quake since a magnitude 7.3 tremor hit the city of Kobe in 1995, killing more than 6,400.

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Tropical Storm Barbara regains strength JUNE 1,07

MEXICO CITY - The second named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season grew back to tropical storm force on Friday and it was expected to hit the coast of Mexico or Guatemala over the weekend.

A tropical storm watch was in force from Sipacate, Guatemala, to Barra de Tonala, Mexico, and the U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami warned that Tropical Storm Barbara could unleash heavy rains, life-threatening flooding and mudslides.With maximum winds of 45 mph, the storm was centered about 185 miles southwest of the Guatemala-Mexico border and was slowly moving east at 5 mph. It was forecast to turn north as early as Friday night and hit land in Guatemala or Mexico within 36 hours, the hurricane center said.Barbara had weakened to a tropical depression late Thursday.

The first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific's 2007 season, Alvin, faded at sea Thursday.The eastern Pacific hurricane season opened May 15.

Poll: Coast not ready for hurricanes By JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press Writer Thu May 31, 6:21 PM ET

MIAMI - Many people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don't feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina's dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday. The six-month Atlantic season starts Friday, and forecasters have predicted an above-average year: 13 to 17 named storms, with seven to 10 of them becoming hurricanes and three to five of those reaching at least Category 3 strength.

One forecaster said odds were high that a major hurricane would hit the U.S. this year.Nevertheless, 44 percent of people who live within 30 miles of the shore in 18 Atlantic and Gulf Coast states say they feel not too vulnerable or not at all vulnerable to a hurricane or to related tornadoes and flooding, according to the Mason-Dixon poll.The poll also surveyed people farther inland in those states and found those residents were not as concerned or as prepared for hurricanes.

But forecasters warn that flooding and powerful winds from hurricanes can reach well inland. Computer models, for example, show that a Category 3 storm hitting the New York metropolitan area could spread hurricane-force winds into Vermont and Canada. National Hurricane Center Director Bill Proenza said a population shift to the nation's coastlines may contribute to the lack of readiness.We actually have more and more people ... with little or no experience with hurricanes and tropical storms, Proenza said.Cathy Miller, who lives on North Carolina's narrow Ocracoke Island, accessible only by ferry, says she won't evacuate unless it's a Category 4 or worse hurricane. I've never evacuated, Miller said. Every time I say that, though, I knock on wood. Public safety officials tell residents to stockpile at least a three-day supply of bottled water, nonperishable food and medicine.

In Florida, officials urged residents to take advantage of a state sales tax holiday from Friday to June 12 on flashlights, gasoline cans, weather radios, plastic tarps and other storm preparedness items.Florida residents were more prepared than people in other states. Mason-Dixon also did a poll just of Floridians and found about two-thirds had a disaster plan, prepared a survival kit or said they felt vulnerable to hurricanes.In the larger poll, about 40 percent of people who live within 30 miles of the coast had no hurricane survival kit.Despite predictions for a busy season, public safety officials worry that an uneventful 2006 lulled residents into complacency; there were only 10 named storms, and the two that hit the U.S. were weak.Researcher William Gray, based at Colorado State University, said Thursday there was a 74 percent chance of a major hurricane hitting the U.S. coast this year.

His updated forecast still predicts 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.There is a 50 percent chance of a major hurricane making landfall on the East Coast, including the Florida Peninsula, according to the new forecast; the long-term average is 31 percent. The chance of a major hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast between the Florida Panhandle and Brownsville, Texas, is 49 percent; the long-term average is 30 percent. There is also an above-average chance of a major hurricane making landfall in the Caribbean, Gray said.

The 2005 season set a record with 28 named storms, 15 of them hurricanes; four of those hurricanes hit the U.S. coast, including Katrina, the third deadliest in U.S. history with a death toll topping 1,500.

Nobody in this country thought we could lose 1,000 people in a hurricane, said Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. We had too much technology, too good data, satellites and the best warning system in the world and it happened. Preparation is how we change that.

The poll was commissioned by the organizers of the 2007 National Hurricane Survival Initiative. The group includes the National Hurricane Center, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Emergency Management Association, the Salvation Army and others. Other sponsors were Plylox Inc., which makes clips that protect windows from wind damage, and insurance company Travelers. The May 10-15 telephone poll was conducted among people in 18 states along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. Among the 422 people who live within 30 miles of the coast, the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 5 percentage points. Associated Press writer Mike Baker in Raleigh, N.C., contributed to this report. On the Net: National Hurricane Survival Initiative:
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Tornado tears through eastern Iowa BY DAVID PITT, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jun 2, 5:32 AM ET

FRUITLAND, Iowa - Kelly Goodwin sifted through the rubble of what used to be her kitchen, dazed after a tornado ripped through eastern Iowa and flattened dozens of homes in three communities.

Hours earlier, she was spending a quiet afternoon in her home when she heard the wind howl. She glanced out the window, saw a tree rip from the ground and hurried to the basement.When I came back up I saw all this, Goodwin said, waving her arms at the wreckage.A couple blocks away, the post office didn't fair any better. Its four walls were ripped away, leaving a clear view of post office boxes and equipment inside amid piles of rubble and tree limbs.Similar scenes of destruction were visible across Muscatine County and surrounding areas, where a tornado Friday tore through businesses and homes, knocked down trees and power lines but caused only minor injuries. Heavy rains also poured across the region, causing flooding and several traffic accidents, including one fatal wreck near Coralville.

The tornado, with winds between 136 to 140 mph, struck the town of Grandview, went north through Fruitland and dissipated in the Muscatine area about 10 minutes later, said Jeff Zogg, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Davenport.Gov. Chet Culver declared a disaster emergency for Jackson, Louisa and Muscatine counties, authorizing state and local authorities to assist in the cleanup.

In Grandview, a town of about 600, oak trees were shredded in various parts of town and debris from flattened homes littered the streets. One brick house stood roofless, while a few uprooted trees had busted through a nearby garage.Darryl Erickson, a pastor at Grandview Bible Church, said he was in his office when the twister hit.All of a sudden it started getting darker and I heard a lot of wind, Erickson said. I looked out the window and saw stuff flying. And it was all over just like that.

His church sustained only minor damage and a downed power line. Nearby, a roof had landed on a pickup truck.Mark Husar, the general manager of a car dealership in Muscatine, population 23,000, said he saw a cloud of debris blowing in his direction and quickly moved employees and customers into a storm shelter.I've got 80 cars with windows blown out, two cars on top of cars, my roof is ripped off, he said. Applebee's, which is about 50 yards away their front window is blown out and I've got McDonald's they're about 1 1/2 blocks away in my lot. Their roof is partially torn off.The ordeal lasted about 15 seconds, Husar said. Another car dealership across the street was untouched, he said.

Between 15 and 20 roads have been closed while crews repair downed power lines and clear the streets of debris, said Jeff Carter, Muscatine County's emergency management coordinator. He expects most roads should reopen Saturday.Some of it looks pretty bad, he said, noting that he's already seen several homes with major damage.Boom, they're all gone, Carter said. Nothing but rubble is left.Several buildings also sustained significant damage near Bellevue in northeast Iowa, though weather officials said they have not confirmed whether that was caused by a tornado. In Muscatine, Pizza Hut manager Gary Hawn said had a restaurant full of customers and employees when the tornado alarm sounded. He ushered everyone into the walk-in refrigerator. Moments later, it was over, he said. Hawn said he went outside and saw debris strewn across the parking lot, including the roof of a nearby apartment complex. The signs of several nearby fast food restaurants had blown off, he said, and other debris had damaged and destroyed cars in the parking lot. We were lucky. The winds were really strong. We just got everybody in the walk-in, and everybody was safe, he said.

Tropical storm brings rain to dry Fla. By MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press Writer JUN 2,07

MIAMI - Tropical Storm Barry brought heavy rain to a parched Florida Saturday, along with strong winds and heavy surf along the state's Gulf coast. At 8 a.m. EDT, Barry was centered in the Gulf of Mexico about 85 miles southwest of Tampa. It had sustained winds of about 50 mph near the center with higher gusts and was moving north-northeast at about 20 mph. Wind gusts of up to 47 mph were reported on the state's southern and eastern coasts Saturday morning.

Rain was falling throughout Florida, where droughts conditions have left Lake Okeechobee at its lowest recorded level and allowed an isolated brush fire on the Georgia-Florida border to burn for weeks. The storm was expected to drop 3 to 6 inches of rain on parts of the state Saturday. Isolated areas could get up to 10 inches of rain.By Saturday morning, Barry had brought nearly 6 inches of rain to Melbourne and nearly 7 inches to West Palm Beach.It'll help a little bit, but everyone is so far below rainfall that we're still going to be under drought conditions, said Kim Brabander, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. To really alleviate the drought conditions we're going to need anywhere from 30 to 40 inches of rain.

The storm was not expected to strengthen into a hurricane, said Dave Roberts, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center.A tropical storm warning was issued from Bonita Beach on Florida's southwest coast northward to Keaton Beach, near the state's Big Bend area, as Barry was expected to make landfall on the Peninsula's central or northern Gulf coast by Saturday evening. A tropical storm
watch was issued for the area between Keaton Beach west to St. Marks, south of Tallahassee.The National Weather Service also issued a tornado watch for 26 Florida counties as Barry inched closer.

The storm's winds were forecast to weaken as it moves north, but Barry was expected to bring rain across the Atlantic seaboard, reaching North Carolina by late Sunday and New England by late Monday.The storm developed Friday, the first official day of a hurricane season that forecasters have said they expect to be busier than normal. The National Weather Service said it expects 13 to 17 tropical storms, with seven to 10 becoming hurricanes and three to five in the strong category.

There is no correlation at all between activity in the early part of the season and later parts, said Lixion Avila, a hurricane specialist at the center.The hurricane center said Barry threatened to bring dangerous battering waves, coastal flooding up to 5 feet.

Tropical storm force winds extended outward up to 90 miles, forecasters said.Barry formed more than three weeks after the first named storm of the year Subtropical Storm Andrea developed off Florida's eastern coast. Andrea skirted the southern Atlantic coast but caused minimal damage.

YOU ARE THE LAST HOPE JUNE 1,07

Few things are more heartrending than the sight of a child in need—sick, hungry, or lonely, without adequate adult support and guidance or anyone to console him.Sadly, I have seen many such children during my trips to the former Soviet Union (FSU) to coordinate aid efforts for The Fellowship's Isaiah 58 program.

There, it is not uncommon to go the dilapidated apartment of an elderly, impoverished Jewish widow to visit and deliver a meal, only to discover that she is also caring for her grandchildren, who would otherwise be living on the street or in a state-run institution. Indeed, life on the street, as horrible as it is, is not much worse than life in some state orphanages in the FSU, where abuse and neglect of children run rampant.To help remedy this terrible situation, The Fellowship is launching a new initiative through our Isaiah 58 program to assist the forgotten Jewish children of the FSU, who are suffering from debilitating poverty, physical and emotional disabilities, malnutrition, and neglect. We call it Angels of Hope—because those who help these desperate children truly attain the status of angels in their eyes.

Through our network of Jewish family service centers established by our Isaiah 58 partners in the field, we regularly provide life-giving assistance to a portion of these needy children.

Currently, these partners assist 23,000 poor children throughout the FSU with food, clothing, medical care, and other essential goods and services. But we recently received a very disturbing report estimating that there are an additional 27,000 children not being served because of lack of funds—and that 6,000 of these are living in abject poverty and are greatly in need of immediate intervention if they are to survive.

Through our partners, we can provide the necessary help for just $144 for an entire year. It is an astonishingly small amount that can nevertheless turn a child's life around forever. Today, I invite you to give a gift of $36 to provide basic care for a child in the FSU for three months, $72 for six months…or even $144 for an entire year. Please give generously today to our Angels of Hope campaign, knowing that, in many cases, your gift will literally make the difference between life and death for a suffering Jewish child in the FSU.

The Psalmist said, For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone (Psalm 91:11-12). Thank you, dear friend, for acting as an Angel of Hope to these suffering Jewish boys and girls through your gift—for lifting them up in your hands and embracing them as your own. May God bless you richly, even as you have blessed the Jewish people.

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With prayers for shalom, peace,

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Lieberman: Complete Disengagement, Declare Gaza Enemy State
by Ezra HaLevi (INN) JUNE 1,07

Politicians and public figures have weighed in over the past days with suggestions for how to bring an end to the rocket attacks from Gaza. Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman announced a plan Thursday that calls for a completion of the Disengagement. Lieberman explained to Army Radio:

We expelled all the Jews from Gaza and left there completely, but still provide it with economic support, water and electricity. We must sever all connections with Gaza and declare it an independent enemy entity, he said. There is no reason Egypt cannot supply the electricity and water for Gaza and let the European Union build infrastructure and provide security if they care about the poor Palestinians so much, he added. Membership in the axis of evil has a heavy price financially,
politically, and militarily.

Lieberman said his plan includes a complete closure of all crossings between Gaza and Israel through which PA Arab workers currently cross into Israel and through which aid passes to Gaza. His plan also calls for bombing Gaza neighborhood in response to rocket-fire, ending visitation rights for PA terrorists until kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is released, severing Gaza from Judea and Samaria and stopping diplomatic contacts with any and all PA officials, including Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas. NATO troops would be called upon to provide security and the European Union would be invited to provide infrastructure and jobs for PA Arabs. Lieberman said the plan would come into effect in 2008 and be modeled after how Israel related to the Sinai after withdrawal. Just as Israel did not continue to provide anything to Sinai after it withdrew, there is no reason why it should act any differently toward Gaza, especially in the current situation, he said. The Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel is Our Home) chairman said he would present his plan to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the rest of the government Thursday.

Other Proposals

Ministers Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) and Rafi Eitan (Pensioners) proposed a concept similar to Lieberman's, in terms of the IDFs response to Kassam rockets, at Wednesdays Security Cabinet meeting. They suggested that Israel produce its own version of the Kassam rocket and fire it at targets in Gaza each time Kassams are fired toward Israel. They said such a rocket would cost very little but recreate the psychological pressure felt by residents of Sderot among Gazas civilian population.
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Eli Yishai (Shas) suggested that Israel launch air strikes to destroy entire PA villages in response to rocket fire, after warning the Arab residents to vacate their homes. Fellow Shas MK Yitzhak Cohen suggested Israel cut off electricity, water and gas to Gaza an idea backed by Shabak (General Security Service) chief Yuval Diskin and rehashed in Lierbmans proposal. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reportedly rejected those proposals, but ordered the IDF to
continue to apply pressure via targeted killings and air strikes on Hamas targets.

Left-wing MKs Avshalom Vilan (Meretz) and Zahava Gal-On (Meretz), meanwhile, have been enthusiastically promoting a plan to invite the Arab league to take responsibility for Gaza and coordinate a multi-national force together with the European Union to deploy there. The two say they have presented the idea to European and PA officials and plan to present it to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who has expressed interest in the deployment of foreign troops along Israels Gaza border.
Minister Rafi Eitan (Pensioners) recently suggested a similar idea, involving bringing Egyptian troops into Gaza and Jordanians into Judea and Samaria. The same thing [as happened following the Second Lebanon War the deployment of international troops. sooner or later, will happen in the Gaza Strip, with the senior partner in such a force being Egypt because it has no choice, Eitan told government radio.

When the Egyptians are there, when 500 or 600 (Palestinian) civilians are killed, no one will say anything. That is what will eventually happen. We are getting there, gradually. Eitan added that he also sees a future deployment of Jordanians in Judea and Samaria.Defense Minister Amir Peretz, speaking at a Tel Aviv University conference Wednesday evening, said that Israel has no plans to enter Gaza, because restraint is power.Peretz added later on in the speech that if there is no choice, the IDF will operate in Gaza.

Russians Bidding for Control in Downtown Jerusalem
by Hillel Fendel (INN) JUNE 1,07

If current negotiations with the Russians succeed, a large complex in central Jerusalem will be handed over to control of the Russian government. The area in question is part or all of what is known as the Russian Compound, so named because it was built and once owned by the Russian government. It was originally constructed as one of the first complexes outside the Old City of Jerusalem, for the purpose of housing the thousands of Christian Russian pilgrims who wished to visit the holy city.

Though the 17-acre area in the heart of Jerusalem, between Jaffa, HaNeviim, and Shivtei Yisrael Streets, was once a bustling center with impressively-built structures, it now is used largely as a courthouse and detention center. The Russian government has of late informed various Israeli Prime Ministers that it would like to reclaim the area - at a price of $100 million.

Secret Talks

Negotiations have been underway during the regimes of Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, and Ehud Olmert - very secretly, so as not to arouse the expected storm of public protest. Despite the secret nature of the talks, Arutz-7's Shimon Cohen reports that Foreign Ministry sources say the talks regarding the Russian property are proceeding to the satisfaction of both sides... though a final agreement has not yet been reached. The Foreign Ministry wishes to emphasize that the area is not being sold, but rather being returned to its former owners. It is assumed that the deal will only be finalized after the Jerusalem Magistrates Court is able to be relocated to a new building currently being constructed.

A Historic Spot

Legend says that the current-day location of the Russian Compound was the jump-off point for the armies of both Sennacherib and Titus in their respective military campaigns, centuries apart, against the Jewish city. (Sennacherib lost, Titus succeeded.)

Terrorized - by Fred Thompson June 01,07

Let me ask you a hypothetical question. What do you think America would do if Canadian soldiers were firing dozens of missiles every day into Buffalo, N.Y.? What do you think our response would be if Mexican troops for two years had launched daily rocket attacks on San Diego — and bragged about it? I can tell you, our response would look nothing like Israel’s restrained and pinpoint reactions to daily missile attacks from Gaza. We would use whatever means necessary to win the war. There would likely be numerous casualties on our enemy’s side, but we would rightfully hold those who attacked us responsible. More than 1,300 rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza since Palestinians were given control two years ago. Israelis, however, have gone to incredible lengths to stop the war against them without harming Palestinian non-combatants. But make no mistake, Israel is at war. The elected Hamas government regularly repeats its official promise to destroy Israel entirely and replace it with an Islamic state. Hamas openly took credit for killing one woman and wounding dozens more last week alone.

The Palestinian strategy is to purposely target and kill Israeli civilians. Then, when Israel goes after those launching the attacks, Palestinians claim to be the victims. If Palestinian civilians aren’t hurt in the Israeli attacks, they stage injuries and deaths.Too often, they garner sympathy and support from a gullible or anti-Semitic media in the international community. Israelis, themselves, are often incapable of facing the damage they inflict in self-defense. Knowing this, Islamic extremists are using their own populations as human shields.I’m beginning to wonder how much longer this vicious plot will work though. International sympathy for Palestinians has diminished as the same Islamofascist extremists have brought havoc to Madrid, Bali, Somalia, London and elsewhere. More importantly, Israelis themselves are suffering so badly, they may be on the verge of losing their sympathy for the people who have sworn to kill them. Imagine what it would be like to live, knowing that a rocket could fall on you or your children at any minute. Half of those who live nearest to Gaza have fled their homes.

Those remaining are traumatized by daily warning sirens and explosions. The irony is that Israel has the military might to easily win the war that is being waged against them today. They haven’t used that might, in the past, out of compassion for Palestinian civilians and because it could trigger a wider regional conflict.

That balance of power is about to change, though. If Iran develops nuclear weapons, the very existence of this tiny nation of Israel will be threatened. The Iranian regime has left little doubt that it intends to see Israel wiped off the map.

Hamas is using the same language, not coincidentally, and has announced it will begin launching missiles into Israel from the West Bank too. If the world doesn’t act to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it must be prepared for the consequences of Israel defending itself. Fred Thompson is an actor and former United States senator from Tennessee.PAUL HARVEY SHOW, ABC RADIO NETWORKS.

JUNE 3,2007
What Does the Bible Say About The Jewish Links To The Holy Land?

The Jews’ link with the land of Israel dates back almost four thousand years. It began when God told Abraham to leave his homeland and go to a land that I will show thee. Abraham had such great faith and trust in God that he left his home and community. He was reassured by the divine promise, I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse (Genesis 12:3). Israel is known by a number of names, including Canaan, Eretz Yisrael, Zion, or simply as ha-aretz, meaning the Band, a sign of its belovedness and significance. It is the Holy Land that God promised Abraham that he and his descendants would inherit as an eternal possession. In the words of the Bible, On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, To your descendants I give this land …(Genesis 15:18).

It is interesting to note that the Hebrew verb used in the Scriptures is natati, meaning I have given (past tense). This passage implies that God had already given the land to the Jews at some earlier time, though this is the first record ofsuch a promise. Rabbinic commentators suggest, however, that God had set aside the land of Israel for His people already at the time of Creation.

Thus t he Jewish rights to the land were always part of the very fabric of Creation. They are eternal and unconditional. God promised Abraham, The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God (Genesis 17:8). God also covenanted with Ishmael, regarded as the father of the Arab people.

However, that promise was for nationhood, not land. But the land of Israel was both a Divine promise and the home of our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives, Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah.For the past 3,700 years there has been a Jewish presence in the Holy Land. Israel is at the core of Jewish identity. The land shapes the Jews’ self image and character as a community covenant­ed with God. Indeed, to repudiate the link between the Jews and the land of Israel is to repudiate the Bible itself and to denigrate the centrality of Israel for God’s people is to distort God’s word.

Crowd, police clash at protest of G-8 By DAVID RISING, Associated Press Writer JUN 2,07

ROSTOCK, Germany - Masked demonstrators protesting the upcoming G-8 summit meeting hurled stones and flagpoles at police on Saturday, a spokeswoman said, describing a scene of chaos in the harbor of this northern port city.

Some 13,000 police were on hand, and authorities said about 30,000 protesters had come for the daylong demonstration under the motto another world is possible.There are massive assaults on police officers at the city's harbor right now, said Cordula Feichtinger, a police spokeswoman. The situation is currently very chaotic and we have to get it under control before I can tell you how many people have been arrested. She said one officer was slightly injured.

Earlier, a group of protesters attacked the hotel where an American delegation was supposed to stay during the G-8 summit this week, and some demonstrators also battered police cars with rocks, bottles and paint bombs, authorities said.Police helicopters hovered overhead as thousands of demonstrators marched behind a truck streaming out soap bubbles and carrying a rock band that played anti-globalization songs.The march began without violence, and most of the demonstrators remained peaceful. But some taunted members of the police detachment, and several hundred wore bandanas across their faces with sweat shirt hoods pulled down low to obscure their identities.The protesters from around Europe and the rest of the world gathered at two locations early in the day for rallies, then marched in two groups along three-mile routes to converge on the harbor for the main demonstration the biggest so far against the June 6-8 summit in the northern resort town of Heiligendamm.

The world shaped by the dominance of the G-8 is a world of war, hunger, social divisions, environmental destruction and barriers against migrants and refugees, organizers said in leaflets handed out on the streets.Most stores along the route had nailed up there windows ahead of the protests with the exception of sausage stands and other fast food restaurants.Dozens of different groups, including communists, anarchists and environmentalists, were taking part and messages were mixed: Some urged action from the G-8 countries in the fight against HIV/AIDS, African poverty and climate change, while others questioned the legitimacy of the existence of the G-8 itself. Among the organizers were the anti-globalization group Attac, radical leftists, Christian groups, the Green Party and others.

The protest comes ahead of the three-day summit that opens Wednesday in the nearby northern resort town of Heiligendamm, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the leaders of the other G-8 nations Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada, and the United States.

Kay Stenzel woke at 3 a.m. to drive in from the eastern city of Bautzen with four friends to voice their discontent with the G-8 leaders.They want to impose their wills upon the poor nations, he said, waving a red flag emblazoned with a black cat an animal he chose because it was unruly.

Israeli army damages Nablus shops, homes Sat Jun 2, 6:55 AM ET

NABLUS, West Bank - Dozens of Palestinian shops and homes were damaged, and water, sewage and electrical lines were cut in the West Bank town of Nablus on Saturday when the Israeli army blasted concrete barriers blocking entrances to the crowded Old City, officials at City Hall said.

The predawn explosions left thousands without running water and electricity, though repair teams were out by midmorning.Said Handiyeh, a Nablus city council member, estimated the damage at $100,000. He said a 60-year old woman was slightly hurt by shattering glass.The military, which conducts frequent arrest raids against militants in Nablus, said the concrete blocks impeded soldiers from operating within the city. Soldiers operating in Nablus regularly uncover explosives and munitions that are being readied for attacks on Israelis, the military said.Three Palestinian Cabinet ministers came to the city to review the damage.Israel has been ruling the Palestinian people for 40 years, and what is happening to Nablus is out-and-out war, said one of the three, Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti. Israel ... is choking the city with barriers.

REVELATION 18:1-24 (DESTRUCTION OF POLITICAL BABYLON) (NUKED)
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

WELL NOW SCEPTICS TELL ME THE BIBLE IS NOT COMING TO PASS. THE BIBLE SAYS RUSSIA WILL ATTACK AMERICA SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. THE POLITICAL BABYLON WILL BE DESTROYED BY FIRE FROM A NORTH COUNTRY, DIRECTLY NORTH OF JERUSALEM IS RUSSIA, SO WE KNOW RUSSIA WILL NUKE THE US SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE.

Putin warns on U.S. missiles in Europe By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer
JUNE 3,07

ROME - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe. The threat, in an interview published Sunday in Italy's Corriere della Sera and other foreign media, marked one of Putin's most strident statements to date against the U.S. plans and came just days before he is to join President Bush and other leaders at a Group of Eight summit in Germany.In the interview, Putin was asked whether the proposed missile defense shield would compel Moscow to direct its own missiles at locations and U.S. military sites in Europe, as during the Cold War.If the American nuclear potential grows in European territory, we have to give ourselves new targets in Europe, Putin said, according to Corriere. It is up to our military to define these targets, in addition to defining the choice between ballistic and cruise missiles.Russia has not overtly targeted Europe since agreeing after the fall of the Soviet Union not to direct missiles against specific countries, according to Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent military analyst based in Moscow. He added however, that that was simple technical matter, since a missile can be given a target within minutes.

Previously, some Russian military officials have said Moscow could aim Russian weapons at Europe-based missile systems.Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek accused Russia on Sunday of misleading the public about the planned missile defense bases in the Czech Republic and Poland to hide Russia's internal problems.Russia needs an outside enemy to hide problems at home, Topolanek said.The White House had no comment Sunday on Putin's new warning, referring instead to the comments of National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, who was questioned Friday about the missile defense shield in advance of the G-8 summit.Of course the deployment that we're talking
about in Europe is not about Russia at all, Hadley said. It's not aimed at Russia. ... It's a very limited capability about other states, like Iran, who are developing ballistic missiles and potentially the weapons of mass destruction that those missiles could deliver.The Polish president insisted the missile shield was purely to prevent attacks, neutralize their effects.

But I don't wonder at Russian present tactics because the issue is whether the Russian state .... will regain influence or not, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski told Polish reporters in Rome.The United States made a formal request in January to place a radar base in a military area southwest of Prague, Czech Republic, and 10 interceptor missiles in neighboring Poland as part of plans for a missile defense shield that Washington says would protect against a potential threat from Iran.The U.S. plans have brought a strong reaction from Russia, which accuses the United States of threatening Russian territory and of trying to start a new arms race.Putin was interviewed Friday at his dacha by journalists from each of the G-8 countries, Corriere said.The three-day summit, Wednesday to Friday at the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm, will bring together leaders of the United States, Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan.Associated Press writer Maria Danilova contributed to this report from Moscow.