JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
LUKE 21:28-29
28 And when these things begin to come to pass,(ALL THE PROPHECY SIGNS FROM THE BIBLE) then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption (RAPTURE) draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree,(ISRAEL) and all the trees;(ALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES)
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.(ISRAEL LITERALLY BECAME AND INDEPENDENT COUNTRY JUST BEFORE SUMMER IN MAY 14,1948.)
JOEL 2:3,30
3 A fire devoureth (ATOMIC BOMB) before them;(RUSSIAN-ARAB-MUSLIM ARMIES AGAINST ISRAEL) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(ATOMIC BOMB AFFECT)
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE
Netanyahu to make rare appearance at summit of EU foreign ministers-After long period of frosty relations, first time in 22 years that Israeli prime minister will attend meeting in Brussels-By TOI staff-NOV 21,17
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to attend a summit of European Union leaders for the first time in December, marking renewed efforts to reset frayed relations between Jerusalem and the bloc.Netanyahu, who also serves as foreign minister, will travel to Brussels on December 11 to take part in a summit of the foreign ministers of all 28 member countries of the EU, after receiving an invitation from the Lithuanian foreign minister.This will be the first time in 22 years that an Israeli leader has attended any European Union meeting.Netanyahu announced he would visit Brussels during a faction meeting Monday. His spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.It will also be the first time that Netanyahu has met with all the foreign ministers of the bloc.The prime minister’s visit to Brussels will follow his Paris meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 10.Netanyahu spoke with Macron on Sunday for half an hour, and discussed “the nuclear deal with Iran, Iran’s efforts to establish itself and Syria, and its [other] actions in the region,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.Netanyahu’s relationship with the European Union has been frosty for many years, though a year ago officials vowed to improve ties.In July, on a visit to Hungary, Netanyahu criticized the European Union in unusually harsh terms for its treatment of Israel, urging the leaders of four Central European countries to use their influence in the organization to ease its conditions for advancing bilateral ties.“I think Europe has to decide if it wants to live and thrive or if it wants to shrivel and disappear,” he said in a closed-door meeting whose content was accidentally broadcast to journalists outside the room. “I am not very politically correct. I know that’s a shock to some of you. It’s a joke. But the truth is the truth — both about Europe’s security and Europe’s economic future. Both of these concerns mandate a different policy towards Israel.”Last week Israel forced a group of European lawmakers to cancel their trip to Israel, explaining that the 20 participants, including French parliamentarians and mayors, and members of the European Parliament, were planning to undermine Israel’s security.The group was scheduled to visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas on November 19-23 and had announced that its primary purpose was to visit and offer support to Marwan Barghouti and other Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli jails.EU-Israel relations took a big hit in November 2015, when the union instructed its member states that Israeli goods made outside the pre-1967 lines could not be marked as product of Israel. Israeli officials fumed and, amid accusations of anti-Semitism, vowed to curtail ties with the bloc.“We have to reset our relationship with the EU,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said almost two years ago. “There is a natural tendency in the EU establishment to single out Israel and treat it in ways that other countries are not being dealt with, and especially other democracies,” he said. “And I think it’s wrong. I think it should be corrected.”Raphael Ahren contributed to this report.
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox arrested in fresh anti-draft protests-Police clash with demonstrators blocking roads in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem; organizers vow to continue disruptions until call-ups end-By Stuart Winer-TOI-NOV 21,17
Several hundred ultra-Orthodox demonstrators blocked main roads Monday in the city of Bnei Brak in the continuation of protests against the jailing of military draft dodgers.Large numbers of police, including mounted officers and water cannon vehicles, clashed with demonstrators who repeatedly regrouped and blocked Hahalutzim and Jabotinsky street in the city, which is known for its large ultra-Orthodox community.Twenty-eight people were arrested for disorderly behavior, including blocking roads to stop traffic and launching firecrackers at police, authorities said. Two police officers and 12 protesters were injured.“Israel police stress again that it will not allow violations of the law and shows of violence of any kind and will bring lawbreakers to justice,” police said in a statement. “Police allow the freedom to protest, but not to disrupt public order.”In Jerusalem, demonstrators gathered outside the capital’s army draft office near an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood and prevented entry or exit from the building, police said.The protests came the day after 32 ultra-Orthodox demonstrators were arrested during a salvo of demonstrations held in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, and Modiin Illit. Protests were sparked after the Jaffa Military Court on Sunday sentenced 11 ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers to jail sentences ranging from 40 to 90 days.The Committee to Save the Torah World, which has been responsible for organizing recent demonstrations against the army draft, issued a call for protesters across the country to gather in Bnei Brak. The group is distinct from the Jerusalem Faction extremist group, which had also organized protests in recent months.The committee said the demonstration was under the “clear instructions” of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem, who is adamantly opposed to army service for members of the ultra-Orthodox community.It also issued a warning, apparently directed at ultra-Orthodox parties who are part of the government coalition.“The Israeli government should consider the fact that the Haredi Torah-abiding public in Israel is not a party to the selling-out of the Torah world that is being carried out by the representatives of the Haredi public. The entire Torah world will continue to make a racket until the full status quo is resumed with no conditions.”At issue is a decades-old debate as to whether young ultra-Orthodox men studying at yeshivas should be called up for compulsory military service, like the rest of Israel’s Jewish population. After reaching the age of 18, men must serve for 32 months and women for 24.Earlier this year, the High Court of Justice struck down a law exempting ultra-Orthodox men engaged in religious study from military service, saying it undermined social equality. The decision raises the possibility that they could be forced into service, a highly contentious proposition with political implications. However, the court suspended its decision for a year to allow for preparations for the new arrangement, giving the government the option to pass a new law.
Hamas rejects Arab League designation of Hezbollah as terrorists-Nasrallah says Lebanese terrorist group sent missiles to Gaza rulers, did not send weapons to Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait By Marissa Newman-TOI-NOV 21,17
7:57 pm-Hamas rejects Arab League designation of Hezbollah as terrorists-Palestinian terror movement Hamas rejects on Monday an Arab League resolution labeling Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist organization.In a statement, the party says it “rejects the description of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement as terrorist.”Instead, it adds, Israel’s actions against Palestinians should be labeled “terrorism.”It also calls on Arab states to “support the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people” and urges them to work together to solve their differences through dialogue.On Sunday, Arab League members adopted a resolution saying they would hold the “terrorist Lebanese Hezbollah… responsible for supporting terrorism and terrorist organisations in Arab countries, with modern weapons and ballistic missiles”.— AFP, Times of Israel staff-7:45 pm-Germany’s Merkel prefers new election to minority gov’t-German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Monday that she was “very skeptical” about leading a minority government if no coalition could be formed to run Europe’s biggest economy, and thinks a new election would be a better solution.Her comments come after the country’s president appealed to political leaders to rethink their positions and try again to form a new government, once coalition talks between Merkel’s conservatives and two parties collapsed. But there was little immediate indication that his call would be heeded, and a new election looks increasingly likely.The conservative Merkel spent four weeks haggling with the pro-business Free Democrats and the traditionally left-leaning Greens on a new, untried governing coalition until the Free Democrats walked out Sunday night.Her partners in the outgoing government, the center-left Social Democrats, said Monday they would not join a new Merkel administration, a stance the party has repeated time and again since it slumped to a disastrous defeat in Germany’s September 24 election. No other politically plausible combination of parties has a majority in parliament.“We now face a situation that we haven’t had in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, so in nearly 70 years,” President Frank-Walter Steinmeier tells reporters after meeting Merkel. It is Steinmeier who will have to decide whether to pave the way for a minority government or a new election.“This is the moment at which all parties should pause and reconsider their position,” he says. “I expect from everyone readiness to talk, in order to make the formation of a government possible in the foreseeable future.”— AP-7:22 pm-UN warns of conflict in Gaza if reconciliation talks fail-Conflict is likely to once again engulf Gaza if a deal on the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Hamas-controlled enclave fails, the UN envoy for the Middle East warns.Addressing the Security Council on the eve of talks in Cairo between Palestinian factions, UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov says the Egypt-led “process must not be allowed to fail.”“If it does, it will most likely result in another devastating conflict,” warns Mladenov.“Whether it would be triggered by a meltdown of law and order in Gaza, by the reckless action of extremists or by strategic choice, the result will be the same — devastation and suffering for all.”— AFP-7:19 pm-Hezbollah says it sent missiles to Gaza; not to Yemen, Bahrain-Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah denies on Monday that his group had ever sent weapons to a host of conflict-ridden countries, including Yemen, Bahrain, and Kuwait. But he concedes the terror group sent projectiles to Gaza.“I want to formally deny it: we did not send weapons to Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, or Iraq,” Nasrallah says in a televised address.“We only sent Kornet missiles to Gaza, while in Syria we’re fighting with our arms,” he adds, according to the Naharnet website.— With AFP-6:56 pm--Trump intends to declare N. Korea a state sponsor of terror-US President Donald Trump says he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.Trump says Monday that the designation will impose further penalties on the country. He calls it a long overdue step and part of the US “maximum pressure campaign” against the North.The move returns North Korea to the list of countries the US views as state sponsors of terror for the first time since 2008. That’s when the North was removed in a bid to salvage a deal to halt its nuclear development.US officials cites the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother in a Malaysian airport this year as an act of terrorism.North Korea would join Iran, Sudan and Syria on the list of state sponsors of terror.— AP-6:55 pm--New York Times reporter suspended over harassment claims-The New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush has been suspended after Vox publishes accusations of sexual harassment against him.“The behavior attributed to Glenn in this Vox story is very concerning and not in keeping with the standards and values of The New York Times,” the paper says in a statement. “We intend to fully investigate and while we do, Glenn will be suspended.”In the Vox report, Thrush, who is Jewish, was described as preying on young female journalists and initiating unwanted kissing and touching.-6:27 pm-Liberman demands NIS 4.8b. bump for defense budget-Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman demands an immediate increase of NIS 4.8 billion to the defense budget, as a result of “significant changes” in the region affecting Israel’s security.The treasury dismisses his request, citing earlier agreements, according to Hebrew reports.6:08 pm-2 IDF soldiers hit by a truck in northern Israel-Two soldiers are injured in a car accident in northern Israel, the army says, in what is the second such incident in under a week.One of the soldiers is moderately to seriously wounded, the other is lightly injured, according to the IDF. They were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.The two soldiers were standing next to their car, outside of Hatzor Haglilit, in northern Israel, when they were hit by a truck, the army says.Military Police have opened an investigation into the incident, the army says.Last Wednesday, one soldier, Staff Sgt. Ariel Harush, was killed and another seriously injured in a car crash in the Galilee.— Judah Ari Gross-6:07 pm-Coalition MKs, Zionist Union back migrants plan in first vote-Lawmakers, including from the opposition Zionist Union party, approve a government plan that would shutter the Holot migrant facility in southern Israel in four months in anticipation of wide-ranging deportations of illegal migrants to other African countries.Holot, an open facility in the desert that can host 1,200 migrants who are allowed to leave to work during the day, would be closed three months from December 16, according to the decision.The proposal will allow for further extensions to keep Holot open in the event the mass deportations are stalled. It passes its first reading with 53 MKs in favor, 10 opposed.In closing the facility, migrants will be given an ultimatum: Leave the country or face imprisonment.“What is wrong with you?” Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg rages against the Zionist Union party in the plenum. “Have you lost your minds? This is no longer a tactic to win votes but rather [a matter of] the most basic values. It’s the ability to distinguish between good and evil.”“What is the difference between you and Miri Regev and Oren Hazan?” she asks, referring to Likud MKs. “What will your extra seat be worth if you are the worst populists?”“Soon you’ll be putting the president in a keffiyeh,” she says, referring to photos circulating online by critics of President Reuven Rivlin. “You are not the opposition.”Israel tacitly recognizes that Sudanese and Eritreans cannot be returned to their dangerous homelands, so it has signed deals with third countries, which agree to accept departing migrants on condition they consent to the arrangement, according to activists.In August, the High Court of Justice approved the emigration policy, but also ruled that Israeli authorities had to first ensure that the countries to which migrants were being deported were safe. Though the state has not named the third countries, they have been identified in media reports as Rwanda and Uganda.5:49 pm-PM to discuss Iran, Hezbollah with France’s Macron-Netanyahu says he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris in early December to discuss threats against Israel from Hezbollah and Iran, and “ideas to stabilize the situation in Lebanon.”The prime minister told his Likud party at a meeting Monday that he spoke with the French president “at length” the previous day.Lebanon was plunged into crisis earlier this month by the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Hezbollah rival. Hariri recently traveled to France from Saudi Arabia, where he had made the announcement.Netanyahu says he and Macron agreed to meet to “see if we can adopt similar approaches, as much as possible, concerning this threat and the nuclear agreement with Iran.”— AP.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass,(ALL THE PROPHECY SIGNS FROM THE BIBLE) then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption (RAPTURE) draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree,(ISRAEL) and all the trees;(ALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES)
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.(ISRAEL LITERALLY BECAME AND INDEPENDENT COUNTRY JUST BEFORE SUMMER IN MAY 14,1948.)
JOEL 2:3,30
3 A fire devoureth (ATOMIC BOMB) before them;(RUSSIAN-ARAB-MUSLIM ARMIES AGAINST ISRAEL) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(ATOMIC BOMB AFFECT)
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE
Netanyahu to make rare appearance at summit of EU foreign ministers-After long period of frosty relations, first time in 22 years that Israeli prime minister will attend meeting in Brussels-By TOI staff-NOV 21,17
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to attend a summit of European Union leaders for the first time in December, marking renewed efforts to reset frayed relations between Jerusalem and the bloc.Netanyahu, who also serves as foreign minister, will travel to Brussels on December 11 to take part in a summit of the foreign ministers of all 28 member countries of the EU, after receiving an invitation from the Lithuanian foreign minister.This will be the first time in 22 years that an Israeli leader has attended any European Union meeting.Netanyahu announced he would visit Brussels during a faction meeting Monday. His spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.It will also be the first time that Netanyahu has met with all the foreign ministers of the bloc.The prime minister’s visit to Brussels will follow his Paris meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 10.Netanyahu spoke with Macron on Sunday for half an hour, and discussed “the nuclear deal with Iran, Iran’s efforts to establish itself and Syria, and its [other] actions in the region,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.Netanyahu’s relationship with the European Union has been frosty for many years, though a year ago officials vowed to improve ties.In July, on a visit to Hungary, Netanyahu criticized the European Union in unusually harsh terms for its treatment of Israel, urging the leaders of four Central European countries to use their influence in the organization to ease its conditions for advancing bilateral ties.“I think Europe has to decide if it wants to live and thrive or if it wants to shrivel and disappear,” he said in a closed-door meeting whose content was accidentally broadcast to journalists outside the room. “I am not very politically correct. I know that’s a shock to some of you. It’s a joke. But the truth is the truth — both about Europe’s security and Europe’s economic future. Both of these concerns mandate a different policy towards Israel.”Last week Israel forced a group of European lawmakers to cancel their trip to Israel, explaining that the 20 participants, including French parliamentarians and mayors, and members of the European Parliament, were planning to undermine Israel’s security.The group was scheduled to visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas on November 19-23 and had announced that its primary purpose was to visit and offer support to Marwan Barghouti and other Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli jails.EU-Israel relations took a big hit in November 2015, when the union instructed its member states that Israeli goods made outside the pre-1967 lines could not be marked as product of Israel. Israeli officials fumed and, amid accusations of anti-Semitism, vowed to curtail ties with the bloc.“We have to reset our relationship with the EU,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said almost two years ago. “There is a natural tendency in the EU establishment to single out Israel and treat it in ways that other countries are not being dealt with, and especially other democracies,” he said. “And I think it’s wrong. I think it should be corrected.”Raphael Ahren contributed to this report.
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox arrested in fresh anti-draft protests-Police clash with demonstrators blocking roads in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem; organizers vow to continue disruptions until call-ups end-By Stuart Winer-TOI-NOV 21,17
Several hundred ultra-Orthodox demonstrators blocked main roads Monday in the city of Bnei Brak in the continuation of protests against the jailing of military draft dodgers.Large numbers of police, including mounted officers and water cannon vehicles, clashed with demonstrators who repeatedly regrouped and blocked Hahalutzim and Jabotinsky street in the city, which is known for its large ultra-Orthodox community.Twenty-eight people were arrested for disorderly behavior, including blocking roads to stop traffic and launching firecrackers at police, authorities said. Two police officers and 12 protesters were injured.“Israel police stress again that it will not allow violations of the law and shows of violence of any kind and will bring lawbreakers to justice,” police said in a statement. “Police allow the freedom to protest, but not to disrupt public order.”In Jerusalem, demonstrators gathered outside the capital’s army draft office near an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood and prevented entry or exit from the building, police said.The protests came the day after 32 ultra-Orthodox demonstrators were arrested during a salvo of demonstrations held in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, and Modiin Illit. Protests were sparked after the Jaffa Military Court on Sunday sentenced 11 ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers to jail sentences ranging from 40 to 90 days.The Committee to Save the Torah World, which has been responsible for organizing recent demonstrations against the army draft, issued a call for protesters across the country to gather in Bnei Brak. The group is distinct from the Jerusalem Faction extremist group, which had also organized protests in recent months.The committee said the demonstration was under the “clear instructions” of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem, who is adamantly opposed to army service for members of the ultra-Orthodox community.It also issued a warning, apparently directed at ultra-Orthodox parties who are part of the government coalition.“The Israeli government should consider the fact that the Haredi Torah-abiding public in Israel is not a party to the selling-out of the Torah world that is being carried out by the representatives of the Haredi public. The entire Torah world will continue to make a racket until the full status quo is resumed with no conditions.”At issue is a decades-old debate as to whether young ultra-Orthodox men studying at yeshivas should be called up for compulsory military service, like the rest of Israel’s Jewish population. After reaching the age of 18, men must serve for 32 months and women for 24.Earlier this year, the High Court of Justice struck down a law exempting ultra-Orthodox men engaged in religious study from military service, saying it undermined social equality. The decision raises the possibility that they could be forced into service, a highly contentious proposition with political implications. However, the court suspended its decision for a year to allow for preparations for the new arrangement, giving the government the option to pass a new law.
Hamas rejects Arab League designation of Hezbollah as terrorists-Nasrallah says Lebanese terrorist group sent missiles to Gaza rulers, did not send weapons to Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait By Marissa Newman-TOI-NOV 21,17
7:57 pm-Hamas rejects Arab League designation of Hezbollah as terrorists-Palestinian terror movement Hamas rejects on Monday an Arab League resolution labeling Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist organization.In a statement, the party says it “rejects the description of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement as terrorist.”Instead, it adds, Israel’s actions against Palestinians should be labeled “terrorism.”It also calls on Arab states to “support the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people” and urges them to work together to solve their differences through dialogue.On Sunday, Arab League members adopted a resolution saying they would hold the “terrorist Lebanese Hezbollah… responsible for supporting terrorism and terrorist organisations in Arab countries, with modern weapons and ballistic missiles”.— AFP, Times of Israel staff-7:45 pm-Germany’s Merkel prefers new election to minority gov’t-German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Monday that she was “very skeptical” about leading a minority government if no coalition could be formed to run Europe’s biggest economy, and thinks a new election would be a better solution.Her comments come after the country’s president appealed to political leaders to rethink their positions and try again to form a new government, once coalition talks between Merkel’s conservatives and two parties collapsed. But there was little immediate indication that his call would be heeded, and a new election looks increasingly likely.The conservative Merkel spent four weeks haggling with the pro-business Free Democrats and the traditionally left-leaning Greens on a new, untried governing coalition until the Free Democrats walked out Sunday night.Her partners in the outgoing government, the center-left Social Democrats, said Monday they would not join a new Merkel administration, a stance the party has repeated time and again since it slumped to a disastrous defeat in Germany’s September 24 election. No other politically plausible combination of parties has a majority in parliament.“We now face a situation that we haven’t had in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, so in nearly 70 years,” President Frank-Walter Steinmeier tells reporters after meeting Merkel. It is Steinmeier who will have to decide whether to pave the way for a minority government or a new election.“This is the moment at which all parties should pause and reconsider their position,” he says. “I expect from everyone readiness to talk, in order to make the formation of a government possible in the foreseeable future.”— AP-7:22 pm-UN warns of conflict in Gaza if reconciliation talks fail-Conflict is likely to once again engulf Gaza if a deal on the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Hamas-controlled enclave fails, the UN envoy for the Middle East warns.Addressing the Security Council on the eve of talks in Cairo between Palestinian factions, UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov says the Egypt-led “process must not be allowed to fail.”“If it does, it will most likely result in another devastating conflict,” warns Mladenov.“Whether it would be triggered by a meltdown of law and order in Gaza, by the reckless action of extremists or by strategic choice, the result will be the same — devastation and suffering for all.”— AFP-7:19 pm-Hezbollah says it sent missiles to Gaza; not to Yemen, Bahrain-Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah denies on Monday that his group had ever sent weapons to a host of conflict-ridden countries, including Yemen, Bahrain, and Kuwait. But he concedes the terror group sent projectiles to Gaza.“I want to formally deny it: we did not send weapons to Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, or Iraq,” Nasrallah says in a televised address.“We only sent Kornet missiles to Gaza, while in Syria we’re fighting with our arms,” he adds, according to the Naharnet website.— With AFP-6:56 pm--Trump intends to declare N. Korea a state sponsor of terror-US President Donald Trump says he intends to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror.Trump says Monday that the designation will impose further penalties on the country. He calls it a long overdue step and part of the US “maximum pressure campaign” against the North.The move returns North Korea to the list of countries the US views as state sponsors of terror for the first time since 2008. That’s when the North was removed in a bid to salvage a deal to halt its nuclear development.US officials cites the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother in a Malaysian airport this year as an act of terrorism.North Korea would join Iran, Sudan and Syria on the list of state sponsors of terror.— AP-6:55 pm--New York Times reporter suspended over harassment claims-The New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush has been suspended after Vox publishes accusations of sexual harassment against him.“The behavior attributed to Glenn in this Vox story is very concerning and not in keeping with the standards and values of The New York Times,” the paper says in a statement. “We intend to fully investigate and while we do, Glenn will be suspended.”In the Vox report, Thrush, who is Jewish, was described as preying on young female journalists and initiating unwanted kissing and touching.-6:27 pm-Liberman demands NIS 4.8b. bump for defense budget-Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman demands an immediate increase of NIS 4.8 billion to the defense budget, as a result of “significant changes” in the region affecting Israel’s security.The treasury dismisses his request, citing earlier agreements, according to Hebrew reports.6:08 pm-2 IDF soldiers hit by a truck in northern Israel-Two soldiers are injured in a car accident in northern Israel, the army says, in what is the second such incident in under a week.One of the soldiers is moderately to seriously wounded, the other is lightly injured, according to the IDF. They were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.The two soldiers were standing next to their car, outside of Hatzor Haglilit, in northern Israel, when they were hit by a truck, the army says.Military Police have opened an investigation into the incident, the army says.Last Wednesday, one soldier, Staff Sgt. Ariel Harush, was killed and another seriously injured in a car crash in the Galilee.— Judah Ari Gross-6:07 pm-Coalition MKs, Zionist Union back migrants plan in first vote-Lawmakers, including from the opposition Zionist Union party, approve a government plan that would shutter the Holot migrant facility in southern Israel in four months in anticipation of wide-ranging deportations of illegal migrants to other African countries.Holot, an open facility in the desert that can host 1,200 migrants who are allowed to leave to work during the day, would be closed three months from December 16, according to the decision.The proposal will allow for further extensions to keep Holot open in the event the mass deportations are stalled. It passes its first reading with 53 MKs in favor, 10 opposed.In closing the facility, migrants will be given an ultimatum: Leave the country or face imprisonment.“What is wrong with you?” Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg rages against the Zionist Union party in the plenum. “Have you lost your minds? This is no longer a tactic to win votes but rather [a matter of] the most basic values. It’s the ability to distinguish between good and evil.”“What is the difference between you and Miri Regev and Oren Hazan?” she asks, referring to Likud MKs. “What will your extra seat be worth if you are the worst populists?”“Soon you’ll be putting the president in a keffiyeh,” she says, referring to photos circulating online by critics of President Reuven Rivlin. “You are not the opposition.”Israel tacitly recognizes that Sudanese and Eritreans cannot be returned to their dangerous homelands, so it has signed deals with third countries, which agree to accept departing migrants on condition they consent to the arrangement, according to activists.In August, the High Court of Justice approved the emigration policy, but also ruled that Israeli authorities had to first ensure that the countries to which migrants were being deported were safe. Though the state has not named the third countries, they have been identified in media reports as Rwanda and Uganda.5:49 pm-PM to discuss Iran, Hezbollah with France’s Macron-Netanyahu says he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris in early December to discuss threats against Israel from Hezbollah and Iran, and “ideas to stabilize the situation in Lebanon.”The prime minister told his Likud party at a meeting Monday that he spoke with the French president “at length” the previous day.Lebanon was plunged into crisis earlier this month by the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Hezbollah rival. Hariri recently traveled to France from Saudi Arabia, where he had made the announcement.Netanyahu says he and Macron agreed to meet to “see if we can adopt similar approaches, as much as possible, concerning this threat and the nuclear agreement with Iran.”— AP.
