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)
DISEASES-ANIMAL TO HUMAN
REVELATION 6:7-8 (500 MILLION DEAD EACH FROM THE 4 JUDGEMENTS)(2 BILLION TOT DEAD HERE)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 billion) of (8 billion) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS)(500 million) and with hunger,(FAMINE)(500 million) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES)(500 million) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE)(500 million).
THE COVID-19 TOTALS.
WORLD OVER ALL CASES 125,574,530 DEAD 2,759,191 AS OF THU MAR 25,21
DR ZELENKO ON COVID-19 RECOVERY-TAMAR YONAH
https://soundcloud.com/israel-news-talk-radio/while-cautious-im-not-so-afraid-of-the-coronavirus-anymore-the-tamar-yonah-show
DR VLADMIR ZE'EV ZELENKOS MIXTURE FOR RECOVERY OF COVID-19
https://www.vladimirzelenkomd.com/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TaRDwXMhQHSMsgrs9TFBclHjPHerXMuB87DUXmcAvwg/edit
Clocks in Israel to spring forward overnight with start of daylight saving-Clocks move at 2 a.m.; daylight saving time will end officially on October 31, 2021-By TOI staff-MAR 25,21-Today, 2:27 pm
Israel’s summer will begin overnight Thursday-Friday, with clocks set to spring forward one hour, from 2.a.m. to 3 a.m, marking the start of daylight saving time.Daylight saving time will end on October 31, 2021.In 2013, the Knesset passed legislation extending the period from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.Before that legislation was passed, standard time would begin the Saturday night before Yom Kippur, so that the day’s fast, which is pegged to nightfall, would end an hour “earlier.”Last year, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri sought to delay the switch to daylight savings until May 1 in a bid to discourage pedestrian traffic in the streets in the evening and promote social distancing, as part of the effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.However, a day after he floated the measure Deri conceded that the move would not be possible as it was too late to synchronize the change with programming on computers and cellphones.
13 Thou shalt not kill.(Murder)(THAT INCLUDES ABORTION)
MATTHEW 18:6
6 But whoso shall offend (HURT) one of these little ones (CHILDREN) which believe in me,(JESUS) it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY FOLKS)
EXODUS 21:12
12 He that smiteth (MURDER)a man,(OR BABY) so that he die, shall be surely put to death.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY PEOPLE)
REVELATION 9:20-21
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,(OCCULT) and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,(DRUG ADDICTIONS) nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
Experts agree ownership did not drive outcomes in COVID-19 long term care home outbreaksScience, not ideology, must drive our thinking on sector reform-REVERA
Mississauga, Ontario. March 22, 2021. We all want answers for why, during the worst pandemic in living memory, Canada’s long term care homes experienced large outbreaks with devastating outcomes. The pandemic impactedthe entire long termcare sector—non-profit and publicly-owned homes aswell as privately-owned onesexperienced severe outbreaks. Understanding the factors that contributed to the likelihood oftheseoutbreaks requires rigorous analysis by experts with relevant academic training in statistical analysis who have professional credentials in the medical and public health fields. Fortunately, this kind of analysis has now been conducted and we have a growing body of work thatcaninformthe discussion on how to bring aboutmeaningful and necessary improvements to the sector.It is tempting to look for simple solutions. Some observers and advocates have taken ideological positions or conducted rudimentary analysis with the view to link the ownership model of long term care homesto outcomes. Over the last year, expert analysis hasconcluded repeatedlythat the extent of community spread is the key factor in assessing the cause of an outbreak,and that the age and design of abuilding is the most statistically significant factor in determining the severity of an outbreak. Ownership model was not a significant factor.Let’s review some of thesestudies.On February 19, the [Ontario LTC] Commission heard from Michael Hillmer, Assistant Deputy Minister, Capacity Planning and Analytics, Ministry of Health. You can read the full transcript of Mr. Hillmer’s testimonyon the Commission’s website. He and his team have closely examined data from both Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the pandemic in long term care homes in Ontario, and have also looked at the data from the lens of ownership model –privately-owned homes, not-for-profit homes and municipally-owned homes. He indicates that his analysis found no association between ownership and outcomes. Specifically, in terms of for-profit versus not-for-profit status and the impact overall through Wave 1 and 2, Mr. Hillmer concluded that ownership model was not a factor “in outbreak, speed or mortality.”Rather, Hillmer’s data review shows that community spread is “the single biggest determinant of whether you have an outbreak.” The review also indicatesthat homes with an older design standard were more likely to experience alarger outbreak, but designwas not a significant factor in whether the home went into outbreak to begin with.The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) completed an analysis,using complex models and looking at data on a large number of variables, at the request of the Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission. At the LTC Commission hearing on March 3, in response to questioning about the causes of outbreaks, Dr. John Hirdes, on behalf of CIHI, explained that “the distinction between the for-profitand not-for-profit homes was not significant.” (See p.63,Canadian Institute for Health Information transcript at LTC Commission, March 3, 2021)On March 15, anopinion piecepublished in the Toronto Starby Dr. Bob Bell and Dr. Walter Wodchis spoke about what Ontario has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Both men have extensive expertise. Dr. Bellis a former Deputy Minister of Health for Ontario, as well as a retired surgeon and hospital CEO, and the chair of the expert advisory panel for Revera’s report The Perfect Storm: The COVID-19 Experience for Revera and the Long Term Care Sector. Dr. Walter Wodchis is a professor of public health at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health.These two experts conductedsimple statistical analysis which determinesthatward roomswhere there are 3 or 4 people to a room and a shared bathroom -not ownershipmodel -is associated with mortality in long term care homes with COVID-19 outbreaks. Here is an excerpt from the op ed, which is accessible to subscribers of the Toronto Star:To evaluate what factor is primarily associated with COVID-19 mortality, we determined whether each For Profit and Not for Profit homein the province housed three or more residents in a room. Complete information was available for 510 homes. We excluded municipally owned homes which (unlike FP and NFP homes) receive extra funding from municipal taxes.We documented how many residents dieddue to COVID-19 in each home to March 1, 2021. Thankfully, vaccination has dramatically reduced COVID deaths following this date. The number of COVID deaths was divided by the number of residents to determine a mortality ratio for each home.A standard statistical test called “multiple regression” was done to figure out whether the ownership model (FP versus NFP) or the presence of three or more people in a room was associated with a higher mortality ratio.The answer is clear. FP ownership was not linked to higher mortality (for statisticians, this factor had a p-value of 0.43). However, the presence of three or four people in a room was strongly associated with higher mortality (p=0.002). This routine statistical analysis showed that the Star conclusion about for-profit care increasing mortality was wrong.We are pleased to seetheToronto Starpublishedthis op ed which demonstrates that the narrative their editorial team, along with others in the news and social media,has been espousing since early in the pandemicis factually incorrect. Revera is grateful forthe excellent work of these academics and sector experts. We appreciate their commitment to helping Canadians understand howwe must move forward to improve the sector. We also give credit to journalists who are committed to sharing this important information and fostering an important public discussion on how we can collectively focus on improving the long term care sector. We stronglybelieve that private sector players have a role to play in the delivery of healthcare. Private companies operate the labs where COVID-19 tests are completed. Private companies operate the pharmacies that are administering COVID-19 vaccines in many provinces. And for over 10 years the private sector has been on the forefront of advocacy for the renewal of older long term care infrastructure. Revera, and companies like ours, are committed to being part of the solution for today’s seniors and future generations of Canadians.We believe that the long term care sector needs increased funding for resident care hours, a real commitment to the recruitment, education and training of healthcare workers, and a program to redevelop aging infrastructure. To our view, any other focus in the debate around the future of the sector is a distraction from the real improvements the long term care sector needs in order to make real change for long term careresidents and the heroicstaff working in the sector.
Revera and the Senior Living CaRES Fund announce 2021 funding and welcome two new partnersTo date, the CaRES Fund has awarded more than $2.3 million to senior living workers
MISSISSAUGA, March 22, 2021–Revera, in partnership with other industry leaders,announced todaythatthe Senior Living CaRES Fund (the CaRES Fund) is now accepting new applications. The Fund also welcomes two new partners, Southbridge Care Homes and OMNI Health Care, who will jointhe Fund’s founding partners, Chartwell, Revera, Extendicare and Sienna to recognize the dedication of senior living employees.Across the country, senior living sector workers have ledthe effort to fight and prevent the spread of COVID-19 at long term care and retirement homes. The CaRES Fund, established in May 2020, recognizes that senior living sector workers are heroes, andprovides one-time financial assistance of up to $10,000 to Canadian employees of senior living operators. The fund was established in recognition of the courage and dedication our frontline workers have displayed while caring for our most vulnerable.“Our employees have exceeded all expectations, displaying humility and compassion in their care for our residents. Their everyday acts of heroism will be remembered and recognized for years to come. The CaRES Fund is a testament to their service,” says Thomas G. Wellner, CEO and President of Revera.The fund will be accepting its first quarter of applications from March 22 to April 9, with future application periods in the coming months. To date, the CaRES Fund has awarded more than $2.3 million to 679 senior living workers across the country. “Our frontline staff have been ourguiding light through this pandemic,” says Hazel McCallion, Revera’s Chief Elder Officer. “It is their hard work and resilience that has allowed us to fight COVID-19 in our homes. It is incredible to see the industry join forces and continue to recognize their heroism.”Revera and the CaRES founding partners also welcome two new partners, platinum sponsor, Southbridge Care Homes,and gold sponsor,OMNI Health Care. With their support, the CaRES Fund looks forward to recognizing the dedication of more senior living sector workers, who are working tirelessly to care for our seniors. More information about the fund and the application process can be found at seniorlivingcares.ca. An Initiative for the FutureThe CaRES Fund intends to continue its legacy post-COVID-19 through the establishment of a foundation aimed at continuing to support employees in the senior living sector who are experiencing hardship. As the initiative grows in size, and future contributors, it will always be rooted in the history of COVID-19 so that Canadians will never forget the heroic contributions of senior living sector employees.About the Senior Living CaRES FundThe Senior Living CaRES Fund was launched as atwo-million-dollarfund established by Chartwell Retirement Residences, Revera Inc., Extendicare and Sienna Senior Living. Open to all employees in the sector, and inspired by their dedication and commitment, the CaRES Fund provides financial assistance to those facing extraordinary circumstances, and will build a legacy for future investment to support urgent financial needs and employee education.About ReveraRevera is a leading Canadian-owned and headquartered, owner, investor, developer and operator in the seniorliving sector. Through its portfolio of partnerships, Revera owns or operates more than 500 properties across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom serving more than 55,000 seniors. The company offers seniors’ apartments, independent living, assisted living, memory care, and long term care. With approximately 50,000 employees dedicated to providing exceptional care and service, Revera is helping seniors live life to the fullest. Through Age is More, Revera is committed to challenging ageism, thecompany’s social cause of choice. Find out more at ReveraLiving.com, Facebook.com/ReveraIncor on Twitter @Revera_Inc. -30-For further information please contact: Larry Roberts, Director, Communicationslarry.roberts@reveraliving.com
PROOF HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON EARTH)
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4 billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)(NUKED BY SNEAK ATTACK FROM RUSSIA)
IN REVELATION 17 & 18 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BABYLONS.IF YOU CAN NOT DECERN BETWEEN THE 2 BABYLONS IN REV 17 & 18.YOU WILL JUST THINK THEIR BOTH THE SAME.BUT NO-THERES A RELIGIOUS BABYLON (THE VATICAN IN REV 17)(AND THE POLITICAL BABYLON IN REV 18 (AMERICA OR NEW YORK TO BE EXACT)
ISAIAH 34:10
10 It (AMERICA-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
JEREMIAH 51:29-32 (CYBER ATTACK 1ST)
29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of Babylon (AMERICA) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30 The mighty men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
031 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32 And that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)
COMPLETE SILENCE AFTER AN EMP GOES OFF
REVELATION 8:1
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(AMERICA) and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK CYBER,EMP ATTACK,THEN NUKE ATTACK ON AM
Left-wing politicians say coalition with Bennett an option-‘Not on my watch’: Smotrich rules out cooperation with Islamist Ra’am party-Religious Zionism head calls on Bennett and Sa’ar to ‘enter a right-wing government,’ further narrows Netanyahu’s already slim prospects for building a majority coalition-By TOI staff-MAR 25,21-Today, 12:00 pm
Religious Zionism head Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday appeared to rule out any parliamentary cooperation with the Ra’am party, dismissing “irresponsible voices” that say a right-wing coalition could be built with the support of the Islamist party.His comments further narrow Netanyahu’s already slim prospects for building a majority coalition.“There will be no right-wing government based on Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am party. Period,” Smotrich wrote on Facebook. “The irresponsible voices of some right-wing elements in recent days who support such reliance… reflect dangerous confusion. Friends, get this out of your head. It will not come about, not on my watch.”With most of the votes counted, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing and religious allies nor the bloc opposing the Likud leader appear likely to have mustered a majority in Tuesday’s vote.Smotrich’s comments came after a report said Netanyahu has not ruled out “parliamentary cooperation” with the Ra’am party.On Wednesday, both Ra’am and Smotrich’s far-right faction partner Itamar Ben Gvir ruled out joining forces with each other in a coalition, denting the already slim prospects that Netanyahu could form a razor-thin government after the fourth election in two years.However, Deputy Finance Minister Yitzhak Cohen of the ultra-Orthodox Shas on Thursday attacked those ruling out cooperation with the Islamist party.“With huge courage, Ra’am made great changes and marched toward the right, and suddenly all those who always advocated cooperation attacked them,” Cohen told Army Radio. “Instead of bringing them in, they are pushing them out.”Ra’am could potentially put either side over the 61-seat mark for a majority, but right-wing politicians, both in the pro-Netanyahu bloc and the anti-Netanyahu camp, have ruled out basing a coalition on the party’s support, due to what they say is its anti-Zionist stance.Netanyahu himself has repeatedly ruled out sitting with Abbas in a coalition, saying that Ra’am was no different from the Arab-majority Joint List alliance — long considered a political pariah due to some of its members’ non-Zionist and anti-Zionist views.But with Ra’am emerging as a potential kingmaker, Netanyahu may have to cooperate with it in some way to achieve a majority in the Knesset, though Likud members were publicly split over a possible alliance with Abbas.Abbas’s movement is the political wing of Israel’s Southern Islamic Movement; like Hamas, it is modeled on the Muslim Brotherhood. Abbas has in the past praised aspects of Hamas’s 2017 charter, although he also criticized the document for not ending the targeting of Israeli civilians by the terrorist group.Smotrich, in his comments Thursday, also called on Yamina’s Naftali Bennett and Gideon Sa’ar of New Hope to “put personal matters aside and enter a right-wing government.”“They can and should set… demands that will make this government truly right-wing — in law, settlement, security, Jewish identity, expulsion of infiltrators, the economy, and more. Religious Zionism will of course back them up with these demands, and I am convinced that so will the ultra-Orthodox parties,” Smotrich said.Bennett has refused to say whether he will sit in a government with Netanyahu, while Sa’ar is maintaining he will not join a coalition headed by the premier.Meanwhile, Labor head Merav Michaeli said that although she wasn’t enthusiastic about the prospect of a coalition with Bennett, there may be need for a creative solution to break the impasse.“It’s not my life’s dream to sit with Bennett in the coalition but with the understanding that a really great necessity for rebuilding the State of Israel is to replace Netanyahu as prime minister, one must be very creative,” she told Radio 103FM.Michaeli stressed her commitment to talk about all the possibilities, with the understanding that focus would need to be placed on the areas that the sides can all agree upon.“If it does help — because we do not yet know if Bennett is interested in replacing Netanyahu and is willing to do something about it –, then there will have to be a narrow consensus that will be mostly socioeconomic, and all the other things will have to wait to move forward,” she said.Meretz MK Issawi Frej, meanwhile, said that he would not rule out sitting in a government under the right-wing Bennett, although he said that credit was due to Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid for his role as leader of the anti-Netanyahu bloc.“I do not rule out anything. There is a purpose; let’s focus behind it. There is something called a compromise. We do not want a prime minister under indictment to run a government,” Frej told the Ynet news site.Aaron Boxerman contributed to this report.
US Democratic pro-Israel group ‘appalled’ by Kahanist faction’s entry to Knesset-DMFI says views of Religious Zionism’s Itamar Ben Gvir antithetical to Israel’s founding principles; AIPAC says it’ll continue policy of boycotting such MKs-By Jacob Magid-MAR 25,21-Today, 11:18 am
A pair of left-leaning Jewish groups in the US expressed dismay on Wednesday at the all-but-certain entry into the Knesset of Kahanist and anti-LGBT candidates from the far-right Religious Zionism party. Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, meanwhile, said it would maintain a boycott of Religious Zionism’s Otzma Yehudit faction.The alliance of national religious factions has won six seats, according to a count of over 90% of the vote, meaning its No. 3 candidate, Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir, will be one of the 120 MKs in the next Knesset, along with No. 6 candidate Avi Maoz, the chairman of the Noam party, which has made opposing LGBT rights its top priority.The Democratic Majority for Israel, which was founded in 2019 to shore up support for the Jewish state in the Democratic Party, was the first major US group to condemn the development, not even waiting for the final results to come in.The group focused its censure on Ben Gvir, whose Otzma Yehudit faction members describe themselves as disciples of the late extremist rabbi Meir Kahane.“We are appalled to see another small party comprised of racist, Kahanist Jews join the Knesset. We have condemned this party before. The views of these Kahanists are antithetical to Israel’s founding principles and to our Democratic values,” said DMFI board co-chairs Ann Lewis and Todd Richman in a statement.The Brooklyn-born Kahane founded the Kach movement, which is blacklisted in both the US and Israel. Ben Gvir has said his party’s views are not as extreme as those of his mentor. Rather than supporting the expulsion of all Arab Israelis as Kahane did, Ben Gvir says he only backs expelling “disloyal” Arabs.DMFI added that including Ben Gvir in a governing coalition “would be wrong.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before the election that he plans to do just that, including the Religious Zionism among his “natural coalition partners.” However, the premier has clarified that Ben Gvir would not be given a ministerial post. Sources in the Religious Zionism party told The Times of Israel that no such stipulations were made in their talks with Likud.Netanyahu was the architect of the Religious Zionism alliance of Bezalel Smotrich’s National Union, Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit and Maoz’s Noam earlier this year. The prime minister also freed up a spot on the Likud list for National Union MK Ofir Sofer in order to coax Smotrich, who had been hesitant to merge with Otzma Yehudit, which until recently had been considered beyond the pale. The premier also reportedly agreed to back a number of pro-settlement policies and reserve senior posts for Religious Zionism MKs in the next government in exchange for the parties agreeing to unite.The DMFI statement also noted that the the Ra’am party, “based on Islamist ideology, may determine who leads the country’s next government.”The group did not specify why it made a point of noting the Islamist ideology of the Arab Israeli party.Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am is indeed slated to play the role of kingmaker, after campaigning on the notion that it is “not in the pocket of either the left or right-wing” and will be willing to cooperate with either bloc. Ra’am is on course to receive four seats in the next Knesset. With the pro-Netanyahu bloc including Yamina currently at 59 seats and the anti-Netanyahu bloc at 57 seats, Abbas will either play a major role in deciding the makeup of the next coalition or send the country to a dizzying fifth election in just over two years.Joining DMFI in condemning Religious Zionism’s success was T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization in North America.“We particularly condemn the inclusion of Kahanist and anti-LGBTQ parties in the new Knesset. Itamar ben Gvir, who will be a new member of Knesset, is a well-known extremist who has engaged in violence, and who has been known to display in his living room a portrait of Baruch Goldstein, who carried out a massacre of Palestinian worshipers in Hebron in 1994,” the group’s executive director Jill Jacobs said.The Times of Israel reached out to several other major Jewish organizations in the US for comment on Religious Zionism’s entry into the Knesset and Netanyahu’s role in bringing it about.A spokesman for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee said the group stood by its 2019 statement, which was crafted after Netanyahu brokered a similar alliance with Otzma Yehudit for the first time.“AIPAC has a longstanding policy not to meet with members of this racist and reprehensible party,” the group tweeted then.“We stand by our previous statement, and as we indicated then, we have not and will not meet with members of Otzma,” an AIPAC spokesman said Wednesday.
North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles, in message to Biden administration-Japan says launches a threat to regional peace and safety; Pyongyang also fired short-range weapons presumed to be cruise missiles over the weekend-By KIM TONG-HYUNG-MAR 25,21-Today, 10:31 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday test-fired its first ballistic missiles since US President Joe Biden took office, as it expands its military capabilities and increases pressure on Washington while nuclear negotiations remain stalled.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the launches threaten “peace and safety in Japan and the region,” and that Tokyo will closely coordinate with Washington and Seoul on the North’s testing activities.South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, after meeting his Russian counterpart in Seoul, expressed “deep concern” over the launches and urged the North to uphold its commitments for peace. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for a swift resumption of dialogue to resolve the standoff with North Korea.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the two short-range missiles were fired at 7:06 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. from an area on the North’s eastern coast and flew 450 kilometers (279 miles) on an apogee of 60 kilometers (37 miles) before landing in the sea.“This activity highlights the threat that North Korea’s illicit weapons program poses to its neighbors and the international community,” said US Indo-Pacific Command spokesperson Capt. Mike Kafka.The launches came a day after US and South Korean officials said the North fired short-range weapons presumed to be cruise missiles into its western sea over the weekend.North Korea has a history of testing new US administrations with missile launches and other provocations aimed at forcing the Americans back to the negotiating table.Still, Thursday’s launches were a measured provocation compared to the nuclear and intercontinental missile tests in 2017 that inspired war fears before the North shifted toward diplomacy with the Trump administration in 2018.Analysts say that the North would gradually dial up its weapons displays to increase its bargaining power as it angles to get back into stalled talks aimed at leveraging nuclear weapons for badly needed economic benefits.North Korea has so far ignored the Biden administration’s efforts to reach out, saying it won’t engage in meaningful talks unless Washington abandons its “hostile” policies.It’s unclear how the Biden administration would respond before it completes its policy review on North Korea in the coming weeks.The missile launches followed a trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Japan and South Korea last week as Washington pushes to restore its alliances in Asia in the face of challenges from North Korea and China.During the trip, Blinken sternly criticized North Korea’s nuclear program and human rights record and pressed China to use its “tremendous influence” to convince the North to denuclearize.North Korean state media said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his country’s traditional alliance with China while exchanging messages with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an apparent response to Biden’s efforts to coordinate action on North Korea with his allies.The negotiations over the North’s nuclear program faltered after the collapse of Kim’s second summit with then-US President Donald Trump in February 2019, when the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of their nuclear capabilities.Since Trump’s first meeting with Kim in 2018, the North has not conducted nuclear or long-range missile tests, although analysts believe they have pressed ahead with their programs on both.The North has continued short- and medium range missile testing during its suspension of nuclear and long-range tests, expanding its ability to strike targets in South Korea and Japan, including US bases there.Kim Dong-yub, an analyst from South Korea’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies, said the flight data released by South Korea’s military suggests the North possibly tested a new solid-fuel system modeled after Russia’s 9K720 Iskander mobile ballistic missiles.The low-flying missiles, which analysts see as potentially nuclear capable, are designed to be maneuverable so they have a better chance at evading missile defense systems.Kim said it was also possible that the North tested its new multiple rocket launchers or another solid-fuel ballistic system that outwardly resembles the US MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System.The North had conducted at least 16 launches of the new short-range weapons since they were first revealed in 2019.Trump had been accused of giving North Korea room to advance its weaponry by repeatedly dismissing its short-range missile tests despite the threat they posed to South Korea and Japan.If Biden takes a different approach by imposing additional sanctions over short-range missile launches, the North may use it as an excuse for more provocative tests, including those involving submarine-launched ballistic missile systems, said Cheong Seong-Chang, an analyst at South Korea’s Sejong Institute.Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister last week berated the United States over its latest round of combined military exercises with South Korea that ended earlier this month, describing the drills as an invasion rehearsal and warned Washington to “refrain from causing a stink” if it wants to “sleep in peace” for the next four years.South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the North’s short-range tests on Sunday were its first missile firings since April 2020. Biden played down those launches, telling reporters, “There’s no new wrinkle in what they did.”
