Saturday, April 27, 2024

WHEN WILL ISRAEL SACRIFICE THE RED HEIFER THIS PASSOVER?

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)

WHEN WILL ISRAEL SACRIFICE THE RED HEIFER THIS PASSOVER?

COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL AND THE WEST

EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA)(JORDAN) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
PSALMS 83:3-7 (COUNTRIES AGAINST ISRAEL)(EXCEPT JORDAN)
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
ISRAEL-WEST ENEMIES EZEK 38:4-6,15-19
4 And I (GOD) will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA-ARAB/MUSLIMS) thou, and many people with thee,(AFRICAN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES) all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
DANIEL 11:44 (CHINA WITH RUSSIA-MUSLIMS)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
EZEKIEL 39:1-6 ISRAELS ENEMIES DESTROYED
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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.

JOEL 3:2 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED)
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)

JUDE 14-16
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

WATCH THIS VIDEO-1/4 OF ISLAM MIGHT BE GONE BY MAY 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7wh6BMTlw
THIS VIDEO COULD BE A SIGN BEING IT IS RADAM IN COCKROCH LANDS. WHILE IN THIS VIDEO A CROW TAKES AN ISRAEL FLAG OFF THE FLAG POLE. REPRESENTING THE MUSLIM COCKROACHES WANT ISRAEL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. THEN ON THE VIDEO WE SEE THE CROWS TEARING UP THE ISRAELI FLAG. TO ME THIS SAYS BY MAY 2024. THESE MUSLIM COCHROACH HORDES WILL BE COMING AGAINST ISRAEL. AND ISRAE‎L WILL NUKE 1/4 OF ISLAM. THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS WILL EAT THE MUSLIM COCKROACHES FLESH. AND THE 300 MILLION DEAD MUSLIMS WILL BE BURIED IN MASS GRAVES IN THE JORDAN VALLEY.   

DANIEL CHAPTER 9:24-27 EXPLAINED.
24 Seventy weeks (70X7=490 YEARS) are determined upon thy people (ISRAEL) and upon thy holy city,(JERUSALEM) to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.(JESUS ANNOINTED WITH HOLY OIL AS KING OF JERUSALEM FOREVER).
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, (7X7=49 YEARS) and threescore and two weeks:(62X7=434 YEARS) the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.(490-49-434=7 YR PERIOD WERE GOD DEALS WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM (NOT THE CHURCH-THE TRUE CHURCH IS IS IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS FOR THAT LAST 7 YEAR PERIOD.)(DANIEL 9:26-27 IS IN THE FUTURE WHEN GOD DEALS ON EARTH WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM FOR THAT FINAL 7 TEAR PERIOD. WHEN ALL OF ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED BY MESSIAH JESUS.)(AT THE END OF IT)
26 And after threescore and two weeks (69X7=483 YEARS)(ONE 7 YEAR PERIOD UNTIL PROPHECY IS FULFILLED) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince (ROMANS) that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(2ND TEMPLE AND JERUSALEM) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(NOW THE FINAL ISRAEL-JERUSALEM COUNTDOWN FOR MESSIAH JESUS RETURN THE LAST 7 YEARS)
27 And he (HE WHO? HE HERE IS THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE LEADER THAT MAKES THE FINAL 7 YR CONTRACT WITH ISRAEL AND MANY MUSLIM COUNTRIES FOR A 7 YR PERIOD, AND THE EU WILL GUARENTEE ISRAELS SECURITY FOR THIS LAST PERIOD) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: (7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week (3 1/2 YEARS IN) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, (THIS FALSE MESSIAH OR ROMAN LEADER STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES IN THE 3RD TEMPLE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE 7 YR DEAL. A JEW MURDERS HIM WITH A SWORD WOUND AND HE HAS A FALSE RESSURECTION-SATAN INCARNATES IN HIS BODY. AND BRINGS HIM BACK TO LIFE.AND HE THEN SITS IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD AS THE WORLD SAYS HES JESUS REINCARNATED. AND BY THIS FALSE RESURRECTION GOD SENDS THIS STRONG DELUTION ON THE EARTH THAT ALL THE LOST WILL WORSHIP THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD AND ACCEPT HIS NAME, NUMBER OR NUMBER OF HIS NAME IN THEIR MICROCHIP IMPLANT. THAT THEY MIGHT BE DOOMED, DAMNED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER. WHO WORSHIPS THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD.) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.(WARS NON STOP DURING THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR PERIOD.

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-28 (FROM DAN 9:27)
27 Fulfil her week,(7 YEARS) and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, (NUKE WARS BREAK OUT) as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)(1 LAST AND WORST HOLOCAUST IN HISTORY AGAINST ISRAEL BY THIS ROMAN LEADER.AFTER THIS LEADER STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES.A JEW KILLS HIM.HES RESURRECTED TO LIFE AND INCARNATED BY SATAN HIMSELF. AND SINCE SATAN HATES ISRAEL-NOW THAT HES POSSESSING THE ROMAN LEADERS BODY. HE FIRST POLLUTES THE 3RD TEMPLE BY SITTING IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD.HE THEN GOES AFTER ISRAELIS TO KILL EVERY ONE ON EARTH OF THEM.THE  FALSE MESSIAHS MASK IS OFF. AND THE ISRAELIS ARE FLOWN TO PETRA IN JORDAN WERE THEY WILL BE PROTECTED BY GOD FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD.BUT THERE WILL STILL BE LOTS OF ISRAELIS IN ISRAEL YET. GOD MUST JUST PROTECT THE SAVED ISRAELIS IN PETRA JORDAN.

7 WORLD EMPIRES IN WORLD HISTORY.

1-Egyptian (3000 BC – 858 BC)-Defeated by Assyrian invasion and succeeded by them.
2-Assyrian (858 BC – 612 BC)-Nineveh destroyed by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC then defeated by Babylonians.
3-Babylonian (605 BC – 539 BC)-Begun by Nebuchadnezzar, ended by Medes and Persians.
4-Media-Persian (539 BC – 532 BC)-Together with Medes destroyed Babylon.Established by Cyrus the Great.Ended by defeat at hands of Alexander.
5-Grecian (331 – 31 BC)-Alexander defeated the Persians and established Greek world rule.   Ended by Roman.
6-Roman (31 BC through New Testament period with “ Holy Roman Empire.”Fell to Germanic invasion.(DIED FROM INTERNAL CORRUPTION).
7-Revived Roman Empire (1957, the Treaty of Rome-(REVIVED ROME TREATY-JESUS RETURNS) is a matter of end-time prophecy.JESUS DESTROYS AND RULES FROM JERUSALEM FOR 1,000 YEARS.THEN FOREVER.

2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
through which the world at that time was destroyed by being flooded with water. But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.

Elam (IRAN IN THE BIBLE) passed into the hands of the Persians" (A.H. Sayce).
Jeremiah 49:35-39
35-Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
36-And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
37-For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, [even] my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
38-And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
39-But it shall come to pass in the latter days, [that] I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 32:24
24-There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

GET A LOOK AT THE COWS READY TO BE SACRIFICED AS THE RED HEIFER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tEfDKJYjhE

When will Israel Slaughter the Red Heifer? Examining Religious Prophecies-By BABA / April 27, 2024

Right-wing Israeli organizations intend to slaughter red heifers at Al Aqsa Mosque in an attempt to fulfill a prophecy held by Jews. There are worries that this would bolster calls for the Al Aqsa Mosque to be demolished and heighten tensions in the area.When will Israel Slaughter the Red Heifer? The Temple Institute will convene a meeting to deliberate on the religious arrangements involved in carrying out the custom of slaughtering the red heifer. According to Quds Press, the purpose of this ritual is to purify from the “impurity of the dead” to get over the Great Rabbinate of Israel’s ban on visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque because of a lack of purity.The meeting is set to take place at the Shiloh settlement, situated to the north of Ramallah. When the cows are two years and two months old, the minimum legal age needed for the purifying process, several rabbis who support performing the rites are expected to speak at the conference.Despite rabbinic prohibition, Jerusalem Foundation International states that radical Temple groups employ a purifying procedure involving red heifers to permit religious Jews to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque. This ceremony is being prepared for, and the sacrifice may take place around Passover in 2024. Does the Red heifer have any link with the third temple? In modern times, the red heifer is still a topic of interest, especially in discussions about the potential construction of a Third Temple in Jerusalem. Some groups believe that the ashes of a red heifer are necessary for the ritual purification required before the temple can be built.Recently, there has been news about red heifers being raised in Israel, imported from Texas, which has sparked discussions and concerns regarding the implications for the Al-Aqsa Mosque site.The concept of the red heifer also appears in Christian eschatology and has been interpreted in various ways within different Christian traditions.In Islam, while the red heifer is not a prominent symbol, the concept of ritual purity is also significant and has its own practices and traditions. The red heifer’s significance varies across these religions, but it often relates to themes of purity, sacrifice, and end-times prophecy.Why is the Third Temple important in Judaism? The Third Temple holds profound importance in Judaism, especially within Orthodox tradition. It is considered the future and final Temple to be rebuilt in Jerusalem, succeeding Solomon’s Temple and the Second Temple, which were destroyed in 587 BCE and 70 CE, respectively. The Third Temple is associated with the Messianic Age, a time anticipated in Jewish eschatology when the Messiah will come, leading to an era of global peace and harmony. The desire to rebuild the Third Temple is deeply rooted in Jewish prayer and tradition. It is believed that the construction of the Third Temple will coincide with or precede the coming of the Messiah. This event is seen as a pivotal moment that will restore the full practice of the Jewish faith, including the reinstatement of the priesthood and the resumption of sacrificial rituals as outlined in the Torah.The significance of the Third Temple extends beyond religious practices; it embodies the divine promise of redemption and salvation, representing a spiritual and physical connection between heaven and earth. It is a symbol of God’s enduring presence among His chosen people and a testament to the enduring hope for the fulfillment of biblical prophecies. The topic of the Third Temple is also intertwined with contemporary political and religious debates, particularly concerning the status of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which is a sacred site for both Judaism and Islam. Is Masjid Al-Aqsa anticipated to face any harm as a result of the red heifer slaughter? Jewish custom dictates that the unlawful slaughter of a red heifer is a religious rite intended for purification; the Hebrew Bible makes no mention of harming any location or building, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.It’s crucial to remember that the Third Temple and the red heifer are primarily symbolic and theological issues. Practically speaking, because of the Temple Mount’s significance to both Muslims and Jews, any activity done in Jerusalem is extremely problematic. In order to preserve the status quo and avoid taking any steps that can spark conflict or cause harm, the governments and other relevant authorities are usually extremely cautious. As a result, if a red heifer ritual were to occur, it would be carried out extremely carefully to respect the sensitivities of all the people concerned and to prevent any damage from being done to the Al-Aqsa Mosque or any other location. It’s a sensitive matter that is handled with great understanding so that people of both faiths can feel at ease discussing their beliefs.

In Jerusalem, the "red heifer" worries religious and political leaders-Rumors of a potential sacrifice of a red cow, necessary for the construction of a third Jewish temple in Jerusalem, have stirred up the internet and religious leaders.By Cécile Lemoine-In Jerusalem
April 25th, 2024 at 08:55 am (Europe\Rome). Updated April 25th, 2024 at 10:16 am (Europe\Rome)

They are carefully raised, sheltered behind thick fences and under the watch of surveillance cameras in the Jewish settlement of Shiloh, in occupied West Bank. Five red cows, seemingly harmless at first glance – yet Israeli columnist David Landau referred to them as a "four-legged bomb" back in 2015.For some Messianic Jews, a very small minority, the ashes of this animal mixed with "living water" are essential for the purification of the site where the third Jewish Temple is to be erected: on the Temple Mount (the Esplanade of the Mosques) in Jerusalem, in place of the Dome of the Rock, the third-holiest site in Islam. This notion is enough to provoke the anger of Muslims, for whom this place is sacred.The massacres of October 7, referred to as "Al-Aqsa Flood" by Hamas, made the defense of the holy site a part of its rhetoric and unexpectedly brought the red heifer back into the spotlight. Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida mentioned the cows in a statement justifying the attacks on the occasion of the 100th day of war in Gaza: the "aggression reached its peak against Al-Aqsa" with "the arrival of the red cows as the implementation of a detestable religious myth intended to aggress the sentiments of an entire nation."Imported from Texas by Evangelicals-For 40 years, the Temple Institute, made up of supporters of a third Jewish Temple, has been preparing the multiple details necessary for the construction of such a structure in Jerusalem, as well as the resumption of worship and sacrifices. The quest for the perfect heifer, the first step in the process, is part of it. Breeders have therefore set out to create it, sometimes resorting to genetics to ensure that the coat would not change color. They explain that according to Chapter 19 of the Book of Numbers, it must be entirely red, two years and one-month-old, and it must never have worked or been injured.Five "red angus" heifers were finally imported from Texas through evangelical Christians in 2022. Since then, they have been growing under close surveillance in the settlement of Shiloh, a significant site in Judaism before the creation of the first Temple.Since Abu Obeida's speech in January, rumors of their imminent sacrifice have spread on the internet, fueled by supporters of the third Temple. A press conference about the red heifer was held in Shiloh on March 27, with one of the presentations showing what the altar for the ceremony could look like. In an interview with the American channel CBS in March 2023, Rabbi Yitzhak Mamo, a third Temple supporter from the Uvne Jerusalem movement, suggested Passover 2024 as a suitable date for the sacrifice.Since then, Christian religious leaders have been on alert. Describing this sacrifice as "madness," a declaration signed on April 8 by 36 religious figures from Jerusalem and around the world denounced it as an "invitation to regional, or even global war," which "will transform the Israeli-Palestinian situation from a political conflict into a religious conflict without a terrestrial solution."The Temple Mount, too sacred to be trodden or space to control? Contacted by La Croix, the Temple Institute denied the imminent celebration of the ceremony. "We still need preparation and rabbinical support," explained Yitzhak Reuven, director of their international department. As minority sectarians, supporters of the third Temple are far from unanimous: Orthodox scholars reject any attempt to build the Temple before the coming of the Messiah.Further reading: Israeli government considers restrictions in Jerusalem during Ramadan-"Since the 1990s, we have seen the rise of theories that change the relationship with the Temple Mount – from too sacred to be trodden, it has become a space to control," explained Tomer Persico, a researcher at the Shalom-Hartman Institute and expert in the evolution of Judaism.While they intend to construct the third Temple, the Temple Institute loses credibility when it comes to geopolitics: will they simply demolish the Dome of the Rock, even if it means starting a war with Islam? "The Temple is a place of peace. We believe that its construction can be done without bloodshed," said Reuven. "We will find a peaceful solution." The red heifers still have time to grow.Israel tells Egypt it’s giving hostage deal ‘last chance’ before launching Rafah op-Officials say Israel is willing to make further widespread concessions to secure a deal, but won’t allow Hamas to drag out talks in a bid to forestall assault on southern Gaza-By ToI Staff 26 April 2024, 11:27 pm

Talks between Israeli officials and a top-level Egyptian delegation sent to discuss Israel’s impending offensive in Rafah and efforts to reach a hostage deal with Hamas ended on Friday, with Israel reportedly warning that this was the “last chance” for a truce agreement before Israel launched its long-planned assault.A senior Israeli official told Hebrew media that talks were “very good, focused, held in good spirits and progressed in all parameters.”The official told Ynet that the Egyptians seem willing to pressure Hamas toward reaching a deal and that “in the background, there are very serious intentions from Israel to move ahead in Rafah.”The Israeli official said Israel warned it would not agree to foot-dragging by Hamas, particularly its leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar, on the hostage deal in a bid to forestall the Israel Defense Forces operation and noted that reserve forces have been called up. “This is the last chance before we go into Rafah,” the official said, according to Channel 12 news.It’s a case of “either a deal in the near future, or Rafah,” the source said. Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 massacre, is widely believed to be hiding in the Hamas tunnel network in the Rafah area, with hostages in close proximity as human shields.The official confirmed that Israel is prepared to settle for the release of fewer than the 40 living hostages as earlier proposed, but also that it will not agree to only 20 hostages being freed, as Hamas reportedly suggested in recent indirect contacts. Rather, said the report, Israel believes that Hamas holds 33 living hostages who meet the so-called “humanitarian” designation — that is, women, children, men aged over 50 and the sick — and is insisting that they all be freed.The Channel 12 report said this could be a major sticking point if the mediation efforts make headway with Hamas, but stressed that, for now, that is not the case.There was no mention in the report of whether this would be the first phase of a wider deal for all the hostages, of the length of the proposed accompanying truce, or of Hamas’s relentless demand that Israel halt the war altogether as a condition for any further hostage releases.“This is part of what the negotiations are going to focus on now,” an unnamed Israeli official told Axios on Friday. “The number of days of the ceasefire will be linked to the number of hostages who will be released. If Hamas does want a humanitarian deal, Israel will not be the obstacle.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly ruled out ending the war until Hamas is destroyed as a military and governing force.The official also said Israel was willing to make further major concessions like allowing the return of residents to northern Gaza, and possibly to do so without any checks to prevent Hamas members from returning with them. Israel also indicated a willingness to withdraw forces from a key corridor bisecting Gaza in two, Channel 12 said.The report said the IDF has completed all its preparations for a Rafah operation, but that the government is stalling on coordinating such an offensive with the United States administration.It also said, however, that numerous sources in the defense establishment feel strongly that “time is running out” for the hostages, that they must be the “top priority,” and the IDF can resume fighting at any time if it is required to pause in order for a hostage deal to be agreed and carried out.Channel 12 quoted the unnamed defense sources as saying Netanyahu should be pushing a deal for the hostages as hard as he can, but fears opposition on the far-right flank of his coalition, notably from Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir.It also said these defense sources regard tackling Hamas’s four battalions inside Rafah as less critical than securing the Gaza-Egypt border at Rafah to prevent Hamas smuggling in arms and weapons materials in order to rearm. Israel and Egypt, it says, are coordinating on a sensor system along the so-called Philadelphi border corridor between Gaza and Egypt.Finally, the report said, one reason for the still-delayed ground offensive in Rafah is concern that it will deepen international delegitimization of Israel.Egypt’s top intelligence official, Abbas Kamel, led the delegation and planned to discuss with Israel a “new vision” for a prolonged ceasefire in Gaza, an Egyptian official said ahead of the talks, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the mission freely.As the war drags on and casualties mount, there has been growing international pressure for Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement, with the US pushing for a hostage-truce deal leading to a permanent ceasefire.However, talks have been stalled for months, as both sides accuse each other of sabotaging potential deals.Hamas has said it will not back down from its demands for a permanent ceasefire and full withdrawal of Israeli troops, both of which Israel has rejected. Israel says it will continue military operations until Hamas is defeated and the hostages are released, and that it will retain a security presence in Gaza afterward.Ahead of the talks, senior Hamas official Basem Naim told the Associated Press that “there is nothing new from our side,” when asked about the negotiations.

Ship with Gaza aid departs Cyprus for first time since killing of aid workers-Small cargo vessel leaves Larnaca with goods donated by the United Arab Emirates; Britain assisting in construction of American aid pier, may aid in deliveries as well-By AFP and ToI Staff Today, 7:24 pm-APR 27,24

Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following Israel’s accidental killing of seven aid workers.The World Central Kitchen NGO paused aid to review its activity in the territory after the early April attack, halting the direct shipments into Gaza from Cyprus.A small cargo vessel left the port of Larnaca on Friday night with aid donated by the United Arab Emirates, a Cypriot source said.Israel’s six-month-old war against Hamas in Gaza, in response to terror group Hamas’s attack on the country, has caused a humanitarian disaster for the enclave’s more than 2 million inhabitants.Limited shipments of aid from Cyprus stopped after Israel killed the seven WCK workers, amid fears for aid workers’ safety. The Israeli military dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders over the bombing, which it called a tragic mistake.WCK has so far not resumed its operations.After international pressure and warnings of impending famine, Israel massively stepped up aid efforts to the territory in recent weeks, Jerusalem and Washington have said.The United States has started construction of a floating jetty on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast that will enable aid deliveries pre-screened in Cyprus with Israeli oversight.A United Kingdom defense source told The Associated Press Saturday that a British ship to house hundreds of US army personnel building the jetty had also set sail from Cyprus.Royal Navy support ship “Cardigan Bay” will help support the international effort to construct the temporary floating pier, which is set to be completed early May, according to the Pentagon.The pier will initially facilitate the delivery of 90 truckloads of international aid a day into Gaza, rising to up to 150 truckloads once fully operational, according to US estimates.The aid will be pre-screened in Cyprus and delivered directly to Gaza via the pier off the coast or via Ashdod Port, which Israel has said it will open.“It is critical we establish more routes for vital humanitarian aid to reach the people of Gaza and the UK continues to take a leading role in the delivery of support,” UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said.The United Nations insists that an increase in the flow of humanitarian aid by land is needed to help a starving population facing shortages of medical supplies.British troops may also be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from the offshore pier, the BBC reported Saturday. UK government officials declined to comment on the report.According to the BBC, the British government is considering deploying troops to drive the trucks that will carry aid from the pier along a floating causeway to the shore. No decision has been made and the proposal hasn’t yet reached UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the BBC reported, citing unidentified government sources.The report comes after a senior US military official said on Thursday that there would be no American “boots on the ground” and another nation would provide the personnel to drive the delivery trucks to the shore. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet made public, declined to identify the third party.The UK Hydrographic Office has also shared analysis of the Gaza shoreline with the US to aid in the construction of the pier.

Ben Gvir said to ask IDF chief why so many Gaza gunmen arrested: ‘Can’t you kill some?’Reports say minister complained during briefing that too many terror operatives captured alive; a cabinet member retorted: ‘Are you a minister in Israel or a different country?’By ToI Staff Today, 8:22 pm-APR 27,24

At a recent security cabinet meeting with the IDF chief of staff, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir questioned whether it was necessary to arrest so many terror operatives during operations in Gaza, and wondered whether the military couldn’t “kill some,” according to reports in Hebrew media.The quotes, publicized by Channel 12 and Ynet, were said to have come from a meeting earlier this week, as Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi briefed ministers on recent operations and noted the arrests of hundreds of gunmen who surrendered to the troops.“Why are there so many arrests?” Ben Gvir reportedly asked. “Can’t you kill some? Do you want to tell me they all surrender? What are we to do with so many arrested? It’s dangerous for the soldiers.”Halevi, apparently nonplussed, was said to retort: “Dangerous for who? We don’t shoot people who come out with their hands up. We shoot those who fight us. There’s no dilemma here. Those who surrender, we arrest.”And Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter, a former chief of the Shin Bet security agency, was quoted as saying to Ben Gvir: “I’m listening to you and I don’t know whether you’re a minister in Israel or a different country.”Killing prisoners of war is a war crime under international law.An unnamed minister who spoke to Ynet asserted that Ben Gvir did not explicitly suggest killing individuals who had surrendered.The hardline Ben Gvir has often advocated for more lenient open-fire regulations for IDF soldiers, and defended soldiers accused of too readily using deadly force in West Bank clashes. He famously lent vocal support to former soldier Elor Azaria who was imprisoned for shooting dead a Palestinian attacker in Hebron in 2016 as he lay incapacitated, minutes after stabbing and wounding another soldier.He has been increasingly criticized from within the cabinet for his rhetoric on IDF operations, war policy, relations with the US and more.Formerly a far-right lawyer and agitator, Ben Gvir managed to enter the Knesset for the first time in 2021 with the help of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu engineered a merger of far-right parties to prevent the loss of right-wing votes on parties that would fail to pass the electoral threshold in that year’s election.Despite once insisting Ben Gvir could not be a minister in his government due to his extreme views, Netanyahu made him the minister in charge of internal security following the 2022 elections.In the past Ben Gvir was convicted eight times on incitement and terrorism charges. Until it began to harm him politically, Ben Gvir also kept on a wall of his Hebron home a picture of Baruch Goldstein, who in 1994 massacred 29 Palestinians at prayer in Hebron’s Tomb of the Patriarchs.Though Netanyahu has often ignored Ben Gvir’s more belligerent comments and sought to minimize his influence on decision-making, some commentators argue the threat of his quitting the coalition and bringing down the government has led Netanyahu to adopt more hardline positions on national security issues, including the war.Ben Gvir was lightly injured Friday when his vehicle flipped in a car accident while leaving the scene of a terror stabbing in the central city of Ramle. Video from the scene showed his car running a red light.Police said two vehicles were involved in the collision and five people were taken to hospital after being lightly injured.In August last year, the hard-right minister was involved in another accident when his vehicle ran a red light while on the way to an interview. According to a Haaretz report in September, the Shin Bet unit in charge of guarding public figures raised the issue with the Prime Minister’s Office and the National Security Ministry, after Ben Gvir’s bodyguards complained that the minister regularly ordered his drivers to commit traffic infractions.

Gaza ‘Freedom Flotilla’ blocked in Turkey after being denied use of 2 ships-Organizers say African nation Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged vessels, blame Israeli pressure on the country-By AFP and ToI Staff Today, 6:40 pm-APR 27,24

A “Freedom Flotilla” aimed at delivering aid to Gaza without Israeli coordination or approval was blocked in Turkey Saturday after being denied use of two of its ships, which organizers blamed on Israeli pressure.The coalition of NGOs and other associations said it was unable to set sail after the West African country of Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged vessels.“Sadly, Guinea-Bissau has allowed itself to become complicit in Israel’s deliberate starvation, illegal siege and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza,” the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said.“The Guinea-Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), in a blatantly political move, informed the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that it had withdrawn the Guinea-Bissau flag from two of the Freedom Flotilla’s ships, one of which is our cargo ship, already loaded with over 5,000 tons of life-saving aid,” their statement said.Security officials in Israel have been preparing for the arrival of the first ships from the flotilla.The effort to reach Gaza in ships carrying hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid is being spearheaded by the Turkish IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, which is attempting to break the naval blockade maintained by Israel on Gaza to prevent the Hamas terror group from rearming itself.The group said the Guinea-Bissau authorities made several “extraordinary” requests for information, including destinations, potential additional port calls, cargo manifest, and estimated arrival dates and times.“Normally, national flagging authorities concern themselves only with safety and related standards on vessels bearing their flag,” it said, equating it to being asked about destinations when registering a car.At an Istanbul press conference, about 280 volunteers — activists, lawyers and doctors — who had hoped to join the ships shouted slogans including “Flag the flotilla,” “We will sail” and “Free Palestine.”Three of the flotilla’s ships have been docked for a week at the port of Tuzla, south of Istanbul. They had planned to set sail Friday.Turkish authorities and state media, who are generally keen to boast about the aid they have provided to Palestinian civilians in Gaza having organized 13 humanitarian flights and nine boats, have been silent about the flotilla.In 2010, a previous “Freedom Flotilla” set off from the southern Turkish city of Antalya, leading to a deadly episode that soured relations between Turkey and Israel after Israeli military forces raided one of the ships, the Mavi Marmara, leaving 10 dead and 28 wounded aboard in violence that ensued. Ten Israeli soldiers were wounded.United Nations agencies have warned that maritime deliveries alone cannot deliver sufficient aid to ward off the threat of famine in Gaza, and have called on Israel to open up more border crossings for road convoys.Israel massively stepped up aid efforts to the territory in recent weeks, Jerusalem and Washington have said. The United States is also building a special offshore pier that will facilitate the delivery of large amounts of aid to the Strip.

Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship has been given consular access, set for release-In call with Portuguese counterpart, Iranian FM says ‘humanitarian issue of the release of the ship’s crew is of serious concern,’ without giving timeline for their return-By Agencies Today, 5:27 pm-APR 27,24

Iran’s foreign minister said members of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted consular access and are expected to be freed, according to Iranian media reports on Saturday.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the container vessel MSC Aries with a crew of 25 in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, days after Tehran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus. Iran had said it could close the crucial shipping route.Israel and the United States denounced the seizure of the ship as an act of “piracy.”It took place hours before Iran carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel, launching hundreds of drones and missiles, the vast majority of which were intercepted by Israeli and allied air defenses.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel in a telephone call that the “humanitarian issue of the release of the ship’s crew is of serious concern to us,” Iranian media said.He was quoted as saying the crew would be turned over to their ambassadors in Tehran. The reports did not say when this would occur.Filmed by a seafarer on board the MSC Aries as Iranian forces seized the vessel.Innocent seafarers must not pay the price for escalating conflicts they have no role in instigating, nor power to resolve. We call for the immediate release of the 25 seafarers.pic.twitter.com/Dxr RWJkvcn-— International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) (@ITFglobalunion) April 15, 2024-Recent attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, claiming solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza during the ongoing war there between Israel and Hamas, have affected global shipping.Iran’s foreign ministry has said the Aries was seized for “violating maritime laws,” and that there was no doubt it was linked to Israel.MSC leases the Aries from Gortal Shipping, an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime, which is partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer.

Paris students end Gaza protests after university agrees to ‘debate’ Israel ties-Inspired by encampments on US campuses, pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with counterprotestors, block access to Paris Institute of Political Studies building-By Agencies Today, 4:24 pm-APR 27,24

Students at one of France’s most prestigious universities called off protests over the Gaza war on Saturday, following a series of street scuffles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups.Inspired by anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian encampments at college campuses across the United States, students on Friday blocked access to a building at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po, prompting administrators to move all classes online.With exams scheduled to start soon, the university said on Saturday that the pro-Palestinian students agreed to call off their action in return for an “internal debate” about the university’s ties to Israel.The pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protest kicked off a day of drama at the university, which counts French President Emmanuel Macron and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal among its many famous alumni.Protesters first occupied a central campus building and blocked the entrance with trash cans, wooden platforms and a bicycle. They also gathered at the building’s windows, chanting anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian slogans, and hung out Palestinian flags and placards.Later Friday, pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators faced each other in a tense standoff in the street outside the school. Riot police stepped in to separate the opposing groups.As night fell, a dwindling group of pro-Palestinian protesters refused to budge, ignoring police orders to evacuate the street and warnings of possible arrests. Eventually, demonstrators came out of the building, carrying a large Palestinian flag, to cheers from the protesters who had been supporting them outside. They then started to stream peacefully away from the area, watched by police.Among protesters’ demands was that Sciences Po sever ties with Israeli schools. In an email to students, Sciences Po administrator Jean Bassères pledged to hold a town hall meeting in the coming week and to suspend some disciplinary proceedings against students. In return, students “committed to no longer disrupting courses, examinations and all other activities of the institution,” the email said.The Gaza war is sharply divisive in France, which has the largest populations of Muslims and Jews in western Europe. France initially sought to ban pro-Palestinian demonstrations after Hamas’s surprise October 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war. Antisemitism has surged.On Wednesday evening, more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters had also occupied a Sciences Po amphitheater. Most agreed to leave after discussions with management, but a small group of students remained. They were removed by police later that night, according to French media reports.The university administration closed all university buildings and moved classes online Friday. It said in a statement it “strongly condemns these student actions which prevent the proper functioning of the institution and penalize Sciences Po students, teachers and employees.”Louise, a protester, said the students’ actions were inspired by similar demonstrations at New York’s Columbia University and other US campuses.“But our solidarity remains first and foremost with the Palestinian people,” she said. She spoke on condition that only her first name be used over concerns of repercussions.Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war have been digging in at Columbia University, one of a number of demonstrations roiling campuses from California to Connecticut. Hundreds of students and even some professors have been arrested across the US, sometimes amid struggles with police.The war in Gaza erupted after Hamas’s October 7 massacre, which saw some 3,000 terrorists burst across the border into Israel by land, air and sea, killing some 1,200 people and seizing 253 hostages, mostly civilians, many amid acts of brutality and sexual assault.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

'It used to be where we studied, now it’s a hotbox of tension' As USC cancels graduation amid anti-Israel protests, some Jewish students feel unsafe-One student at University of Southern California says she removed dog tags calling for release of hostages amid concerns for her own safety, others are doxxed for supporting Israel-By jacob gurvis Today, 2:38 pm-APR 27,24

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Inside the University of Southern California Hillel, there were signs of normalcy. Some students were making matzah pizza in the courtyard, while another set up an art installation devoted to actor Larry David. Students and staff discussed plans for the evening’s Shabbat programming.But outside the building, students only a block away could be heard hawking cookies and other baked goods at their makeshift “Bake Sale 4 Gaza.” Their table was set up next to another booth with a large sign declaring that “‘I stand with Israel’ = ‘I stand with genocide.’”And in a plaza a few steps away, the Los Angeles chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace was hosting a pro-Palestinian Passover gathering, complete with Streit’s matzah and bottles of grape juice. One attendee held a large poster listing the “10 Plagues of Zionist Idolatry.”The scene on Friday follows a chaotic stretch in which USC canceled the planned commencement speech of its valedictorian, who had drawn criticism for harshly anti-Israel content on her social media. USC then scrapped its celebrity commencement speakers, before announcing Thursday that the entire main-stage commencement event had been canceled. Pro-Palestinian protests broke out on campus, as they have across the country, leading to 93 arrests on Wednesday. Parts of campus now have security checkpoints to enter.The whole situation, which has garnered international media attention, has led some Jewish students to question their safety on campus. One Israeli-American student, who requested anonymity out of fear of retribution, said she has removed the dog-tag necklace she wears in honor of the hostages to protect herself, and has friends who have been doxxed because of their support for Israel.“We’re keeping our head down, we’re just trying to get through the school year,” said the student, a sophomore neuroscience major whose parents are Israeli. “It’s definitely been hard when there’s helicopters circling 24/7 and your friends are posting hateful things on Instagram.”The student said the increased attention on USC has made it difficult to focus on school, even as final exams are around the corner.“Our campus has become such a spotlight,” she said. “It used to be a place where we learned and studied, and now it’s this hotbox of tension and news and all eyes are on us.”Brandon Tavakoli, a junior and the president of USC’s Trojans for Israel club, said the last few days have been “sobering and quite shocking,” especially because USC is not typically home to the type of activist culture that’s seen as commonplace at schools like Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley.“We don’t have an organized student activist base, but that has changed in the last week,” Tavakoli told JTA. “I think that was quite shocking for a lot of Jewish students on this campus who aren’t used to seeing the Israel hatred that is shown regularly on a campus like UC Berkeley.”Tavakoli said the whole episode, beginning with the selection of the valedictorian, was “completely preventable.”“I believe that if the university did their due diligence, and saw the propagation of antisemitism that this valedictorian has exercised and expressed, we would not be in this position,” he said “Our campus would not be seen as a target for anti-Israel activism.”Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, visited USC Hillel on Friday to speak with staff and student leaders. Greenblatt said he has visited nearly a dozen campuses in the past few months. (USC Hillel pointed to the statement it posted on Instagram on Wednesday but declined to comment further.)“Jewish students showed up to learn, to have a college experience, and then find themselves caught in this maelstrom,” he told JTA. “They find themselves deeply affected by the tragedy of October 7, deeply affected by the death of civilians in Gaza. I think they feel generally compassionate about the loss of life on all sides, and yet, really disturbed by these sorts of activities on campus, which are well beyond the parameters of typical protests. ”Greenblatt said the ADL supports free speech and the First Amendment, but said he views some of the rhetoric on college campuses as beyond the scope of what universities — and the law — ought to allow.“Freedom of speech isn’t the freedom to slander people because of their faith, and freedom of expression isn’t the freedom to incite violence against people because of their nationality,” he said. “Free speech, you’ve got to allow for it. But sitting in front of the Hillel and screaming at the Jewish students walking inside for a Shabbat dinner, or a havdalah service and calling them ‘baby killers’ is different.” It was not clear whether Greenblatt was referring to specific incidents.Greenblatt said universities need to do more to ensure students’ safety, including by enforcing their codes of conduct, prohibiting full-face coverings and coordinating with local law enforcement.Tavakoli said that the way USC, and campuses in general, have treated pro-Palestinian activity compared to pro-Israel advocacy has led to a double standard in the enforcement of free speech.“I’ve never understood why, when there’s bigotry against Jewish students, we have to bring up a conversation about free speech, but when there’s bigotry against anyone else, we are clearly denouncing it as bigotry,” he said. “It’s personally hurtful that I as a Jewish student have to prove to other people that what I’m experiencing is intimidation, hatred and harassment.”The Israeli student said that many of the activists who have been involved in protests at USC in recent days are not students.“Non-students are coming to our campus and just hindering the environment and increasing tension within the students,” she said. “It’s non-students igniting this flame.”At least some of the participants at the campus’ Jewish Voice for Peace Passover gathering, which drew a few dozen people and took place a block away from Hillel, were not affiliated with USC. The group was gathered around a large cloth canvas decorated with imagery from a traditional seder plate.Amid speeches and songs, the group also adapted various texts and practices from the Haggadah, including the recitation of the 10 plagues while dipping one’s finger in wine. In this version, the plagues had parallel meanings related to the Israel-Hamas war — the water turning to blood, for example, represented the lack of safe drinking water in Gaza.Benjamin Kersten, a Jewish graduate student at UCLA who helped plan the event, said JVP chose to use Passover to “continue to call for President [Joe] Biden to take action towards a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.”Kersten, who was also involved in this week’s protests at UCLA, said he has “a lot of empathy and compassion” for fellow Jewish students who feel uncomfortable or unsafe when they hear phrases like “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which was chanted repeatedly at the JVP Passover event. Many Jewish groups believe the phrase is antisemitic.“I think it’s important that we think about the differences between discomfort and unsafety and hatred,” he said. “I really listen to the words of Palestinians when they say that when they use the phrase ‘from the river to the sea,’ they’re calling for justice and equality for everyone who lives in that land.”Kersten added: “I would invite people who feel uncomfortable to realize that it’s freeing to actually enter into a Jewish community that recognizes that safety comes from solidarity with all marginalized people.”Back in Hillel, the matzah pizza-making continues. Jason, a junior pre-health student who declined to share his last name, said he chooses whether to wear his large Star of David necklace depending on where he is and who he’s with.“I’ve accepted the situation, but it hasn’t changed how I think about my Jewish identity,” he said.Jason said it’s been difficult to navigate the environment at USC in recent weeks, especially as the tension from the protests has begun to seep into the classroom, where he said the conversations used to be much more civil.For some students, the situation has elicited shock — and even laughter — more than fear.“I don’t really feel scared, I find it hectic, chaotic and ridiculous,” said first-year Caleb Ouanounou. He said that when he saw the pro-Palestinian protests, “I was both appalled and honestly I was laughing because of how absurd it was.”And for Tavakoli, with the semester coming to an end, he said he needs to focus on schoolwork, not worry about his safety.“I have papers and final projects due this weekend. I have to be prepared for my final exams next week,” he said. “I believe that is representative of the experience of all Jewish students on this campus — we just want to be like every other student on campus, like every other Trojan.”He continued: “It should not be my top priority to be or feel safe. It should be my top priority to be the best student that I can be and close out the semester as best as I can. It’s the university’s top priority to make sure I am [safe] and I feel so.”

A great moral conflict was delivered to your doorstep. Speak up' Yad Vashem to Columbia president: Take a moral stand against ‘eliminate Israel’ ideology-Dayan tells Shafik to decide if Israel’s elimination can be ‘a legitimate cause’ in syllabi, lectures, events; draws line from NY school to Heidelberg University in 1930s Germany-By ToI Staff Today, 10:43 am-APR 27,24

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to take a moral stand in the face of anti-Israel protests and a wider eliminate-Israel ideology at her university.In a letter on Friday, Dayan wrote that the presidency of Columbia University is “one of the most important leadership positions in the academic world” and added that the person filling that role was required to be a leader and not an administrator.“All the decisions you recently made were administrative in nature: to call the NYPD to evacuate the illegal encampment, to allow its re-establishment, to activate or deactivate credentials, to move to online teaching. Even your decision to negotiate is administrative in nature,” he wrote in the letter, which was also published on X.He added that it was time for Shafik to make “leadership decisions” and lead academically and morally.“When thousands of Columbia faculty, staff and students call for the elimination of the State of Israel and the abolition of Zionism, you must take a stand,” Dayan wrote. “Not a political stand. A moral stand.”“When it becomes crystal clear that abolishing the existence of the Jewish state is a prevalent ideology in Columbia, the president of the institution cannot remain silent. The Talmud teaches us: ‘Silence is admission’. Silence inevitably will be interpreted as tolerance or, even worse, consent.”Dayan emphasized that it was important for Shafik to deal not only with the anti-Israel protesters’ behavior, but also with their message, likening them to the Ku Klux Klan and saying that “a moral leader will fight both [a polite KKK member and a thuggish one] with the same determination.”The time has come, he wrote, for Shafik to decide whether “the elimination of Israel – with or without the genocide of its Jewish population” can be a “legitimate cause advanced in academic syllabi, lectures, events, demonstrations and encampments in Columbia University.”“Each day, each hour you evade making a public decision of this nature and acting accordingly, you actually decide affirmatively,” he told her.YV Chairman @AmbDaniDayan calls @Columbia President Shafik to act as a leader and take a moral principled stand against the calls by faculty and students to eliminate the Jewish State. "Her silence on this matter is equivalent to consent to bigotry." pic.twitter.com/XOAToSEkPB— Yad Vashem (@yadvashem) April 26, 2024-“There is a naive belief that academy is immune to bigotry and the causes that students and professors lead are inherently ‘good causes,’ even if sometimes ahead of their time,” Dayan continued.Dayan presented Heidelberg University, which was “no less prestigious than Columbia,” as an example where this was not the case.He described how the German university was “a center of liberal thinking” in the 1920s, but a decade later, a mob of its students took part in antisemitic book burnings and its faculty began to promote “race theory, eugenics and forced euthanasia.”“Heidelberg did have administrators. Unfortunately, it lacked moral leadership,” Dayan wrote.“The Jewish People was dispersed for two millennia, subject to persecutions, forced conversions, discriminations, pogroms, and finally, the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust,” he added, saying that it was up to Shafik whether Columbia would be “remembered as Heidelberg” by “pursuing the destruction and erasure of the Jewish state.”Dayan ended his letter by quoting Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel’s saying that indifference is “the most insidious danger of all,” as well as the words of Wiesel’s fellow Nobelist Martin Luther King Jr. that “the hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”“A great moral conflict was delivered to your doorstep,” Dayan wrote. “Rise to the occasion. Lead with moral principles, not only administrative regulations. Speak up.”The letter was sent to Shafik as anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests flared up in recent weeks with encampments set up on Columbia’s campus to demonstrate against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.Jewish students were recommended to stay home and classes were moved online following calls at the protest for the elimination of Israel and the repetition of Hamas’s October 7 attack, in which terrorists murdered some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped 253.Over 100 students were arrested last week when the NYPD was called in to shut down the encampment, however, another one was set up again this week. Shafik called for it to be removed on Tuesday before giving protest leaders a Thursday deadline to come to agreements with representatives from the university.Ahead of the deadline, some protesters voluntarily removed their tents, but returned after the deadline passed.

MY MOHAWK RACEWAY PREDICTIONS 2024 RD 065 SAT APR 27, 2024

    MOHAWK STANDARDBREAD HARNESS RACEWAY 2024 - RESULTS AS OF SAT APR-27, 2024 - DAY-065

MOHAWK PICKS
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02-9-7-8-3 W-7.80, 4TH WBP (7.5), MSUP-180.45, DD-14.40 - 218.75
03-3-6-5-1 W-2.10, 4TH (61-1), DD-7.10, P3-7.95 - 235.90
04-1-6-7-0 W-7.90, MTRI-31.25, DD-6.80, P3-12.80 - 294.65
05-1-6-10-8 S-5.20 - 299.85
06-3-8-5-6 W-2.70, P-4.50, 4TH WBP (12-1), SEX-11.40 - 318.45
07-2-7-5-1
08-1-2-4-6 P-8.10, MTRI-35.85 - 362.40
09-2-7-9-1 W-3.20, P-6.70, 4TH WBP (6-1), SEX-22.90, MSUP-105.80 - 501.00
10-5-6-3-7 W-3.50, 4TH WBP (33-1), DD-5.80 - 510.30
11-4-1-8-7 S-9.50 - 519.80
12-5-8-11-7-0 MEX-23.60 - 543.40
MOHAWKS TONIGHTS TOTAL $543.40 OVERALL TOTAL $21,266.95

STANS PICKS
01-8-4-6-3-5 4TH WBP (26-1)
02-1-3-5-2-7 P-2.70 - 2.70
03-3-6-5-2-1 W-2.10, 4TH WBP (115-1) - 4.80
04-1-2-3-9-6 W-7.90, DD-6.80 - 19.50
05-7-1-10-2-3 S-5.20, 4TH (10-1) - 24.70
06-8-3-4-5-2 MEX-11.40 - 36.10
07-7-8-2-1-4 W-10.50 - 46.60
08-1-2-4-5-6 P-8.10, 4TH (4-1), MTRI-35.85, MSUP-81.85 - 172.40
09-2-1-9-7-6 W-3.20, S-2.20, 4TH WBP (12-1), MSUP-105.80 - 283.60
10-1-2-5-6-3
11-3-4-8-5-6 W-6.80, P-2.10, S-9.50, SEX-16.80, STRI-56.45 - 375.25
12-8-11-2-10-7 W-9.40, DD-28.40 - 413.05
HI-5 MONEY BEFORE TONIGHT = $231,347.72
STANS TONIGHTS TOTAL $413.05 OVERALL TOTAL $10,990.35

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02-9 (5.2)-3 (7.5)-7 (2-1)-8 (23-1)
03-3 (1.9)-5 (75-1)-2 (115-1)-1 (61-1) (NO PLACE OR SHOW BETTING) (6-REF-SCR)
04-1 (5.2)-7 (7.2)-6 (3.5)-2 (48-1) (4-SCR)
05-6 (4-1)-3 (12-1)-10 (6-1)-2 (10-1)
06-3 (1.5)-8 (8-1)-6 (12-1)-2 (78-1)
07-7 (4-1)-3 (9-1)-10 (80-1)-6 (16-1)
08-4 (7-1)-2 (5-1)-1 (2.5)-5 (4-1) (NO SHOW BETTING)
09-2 (3.5)-7 (12-1)-1 (6-1)DH-9 (6-1)DH
10-5 (3.5)-7 (33-1)-2 (32-1)-1 (13-1)
11-3 (2-1)-4 (1.2)-8 (53-1)-2 (54-1)
12-8 (7.2)-5 (4.5)-6 (17-1)-2 (9-1)-1 (64-1) (MAN PAYOUT) (4-SCR)

MOHAWK PREDICTIONS)-RECORD 2024

01-265-BIG-$24.90 (APR 06-3RD) (11-1), $15.50 (FEB 10-4TH) (6-1), $14.50 (APR 12-6TH) (6-1),
02-149-BIG-$13.10 (MAR 15-5TH) (11-1), $11.00 (JAN 19-4TH) (13-1), $10.20 (MAR 02-1ST) (17-1),  
03-104-BIG-$12.00 (FEB 23-2ND) (7-1), $10.30 (JAN 13-1ST) (10-1), $09.50 (APR 27-11TH) (53-1),
04-096-BIG-61-1 (APR 27-3RD), 51-1 (FEB 23-11TH), 42-1 (FEB 17-1ST), 38-1 (FEB 15-1ST),
04-232-W B P-BIG-51-1 (JAN 29-7TH), 47-1 (FEB 05-7TH), 37-1 (APR 05-2ND), 35-1 (FEB 24-9TH),
S EX-088-BIG-$66.30 (APR 06-3RD)
M EX-048-BIG-$162.80 (FEB 22-5TH)
S TRI-021-BIG-$58.65 (FEB 19-7TH)
M TRI-046-BIG-$187.55 (MAR 08-2ND)
S SUP-007-BIG-$135.05 (APR 19-5TH)
M SUP-053-BIG-$511.75 (MAR 30-3RD)
DD-1,2-10-BIG-$18.20 (APR 19-2ND)
DD-2,3-14-BIG-$19.60 (APR 15-3RD)
DD-3,4-12-BIG-$28.60 (FEB 10-4TH)
DD-4,5-10-BIG-$106.50 (FEB 12-5TH)
DD-5,6-06-BIG-$25.20 (APR 12-6TH)
DD-6,7-13-BIG-$18.60 (FEB 09-7TH)
DD-7,8-11-BIG-$14.50 (APR 13-8TH)
DD-8,9-08-BIG-$11.80 (FEB 23-9TH)
DD-9,10-15-BIG-$25.60 (FEB 24-10TH)
DD-10,11-03-BIG-$13.40 (JAN 15-11TH)
DD-11,12-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
DD-12,13-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P3 (1-3)-04-BIG-$17.75 (FEB 10-3RD)
P3 (2-4)-08-BIG-$39.00 (FEB 10-4TH)
P3 (3-5)-07-BIG-$43.15 (FEB 10-5TH)
P3 (4-6)-03-BIG-$35.70 (APR 12-6TH)
P3 (5-7)-02-BIG-$10.70 (JAN 15-7TH)
P3 (6-8)-04-BIG-$12.65 (APR 13-8TH)
P3 (7-9)-04-BIG-$07.45 (APR 04-9TH)
P3 (8-10)-03-BIG-$15.90 (APR 04-10TH)
P3 (9-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P3 (10-12)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
P3 (11-13)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P4 (4-7)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-7TH)
P4 (7-10)-01-BIG-$24.10 (FEB 22-10TH)
P4 (8-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P5 (1-5)-01-BIG-$277.55 (FEB 10-5TH)
P5 (6-10)-01-BIG-$86.00 (FEB 22-10TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
10TH -P5 (HF)-M-02-BIG-$436.70 (JAN 11-10TH)
11TH -P5 (HF)-S-01-BIG-$152.60 (FEB 23-11TH)
11TH -P5 (HF)-M-01-BIG-$3,031.80 (JAN 08-11TH)
12TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
12TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
13TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
13TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
5-1+ LONG-(08)-253
5-1+ LONG TOT-(18)-946-26.7%
PICK 4 PLACINGS-31-48
OA PICK 4 PLAC TOT-1,687-2,696-62.6%
TOTAL RACES-(12)-674
TOP 4 PICKS EACH RACE-01-02,02-04,03-03,04-03,05-02,06-03,07-01,08-03,09-04,10-02,11-02,12-02,13-00=31-48-OATOT 1,687-2,696-62.6%


(STANS PREDICTIONS)-RECORD AT MOHAWK 2024

01-182-BIG-$34.10 (FEB 24-8TH) (16-1), $25.00 (MAR 15-5TH) (11-1), $21.90 (FEB 08-10TH) (9-1),
02-111-BIG-$36.90 (JAN 19-12TH) (58-1), $35.70 (APR 05-1ST) (58-1), $30.70 (JAN 13-1ST) (42-1),
03-098-BIG-$10.40 (MAR 21-10TH) (47-1), $09.50 (APR 27-11TH) (53-1), $08.10 (MAR 01-2ND) (30-1),
04-083-BIG-71-1 (FEB 12-4TH), 54-1 (FEB 17-7TH), 51-1 (FEB 23-11TH), 47-1 (FEB 17-6TH),
04-256-W B P-BIG-115-1 (APR 27-3RD), 67-1 (FEB 23-4TH), 57-1 (JAN 25-3RD), 38-1 (FEB 22-5TH),
S EX-042-BIG-$50.40 (JAN 25-8TH)
M EX-027-BIG-$259.00 (MAR 14-4TH)
S TRI-011-BIG-$38.50 (JAN 22-1ST)
M TRI-032-BIG-$421.25 (JAN 01-9TH)
S SUP-004-BIG-$203.05 (JAN 22-1ST)
M SUP-035-BIG-$518.30 (MAR 11-9TH)
DD-1,2-06-BIG-$25.80 (JAN 26-2ND)
DD-2,3-07-BIG-$16.50 (APR 20-3RD)
DD-3,4-04-BIG-$22.70 (APR 12-4TH)
DD-4,5-02-BIG-$37.40 (FEB 26-5TH)
DD-5,6-04-BIG-$28.80 (JAN 01-6TH)
DD-6,7-05-BIG-$18.60 (FEB 09-7TH)
DD-7,8-05-BIG-$42.80 (FEB 17-8TH)
DD-8,9-04-BIG-$117.80 (FEB 24-9TH)
DD-9,10-03-BIG-$46.60 (FEB 08-10TH)
DD-10,11-02-BIG-$13.40 (JAN 15-11TH)
DD-11,12-01-BIG-$28.40 (APR 27-12TH)
DD-12,13-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P3 (1-3)-01-BIG-$09.55 (MAR 18-3RD)
P3 (2-4)-02-BIG-$08.00 (FEB 12-4TH)
P3 (3-5)-01-BIG-$27.60 (APR 12-5TH)
P3 (4-6)-01-BIG-$21.55 (FEB 26-6TH)
P3 (5-7)-01-BIG-$09.25 (FEB 26-7TH)
P3 (6-8)-01-BIG-$09.10 (JAN 15-8TH)
P3 (7-9)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-9TH)
P3 (8-10)-01-BIG-$24.80 (FEB 08-10TH)
P3 (9-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P3 (10-12)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
P3 (11-13)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P4 (4-7)-01-BIG-$46.00 (FEB 26-7TH)
P4 (7-10)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-10TH)
P4 (8-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P5 (1-5)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-5TH)
P5 (6-10)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-10TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
10TH -P5 (HF)-M-01-BIG-$287.65 (FEB 12-10TH)
11TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
11TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
12TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
12TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
13TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
13TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
5-1+ LONG-(09)-314
5-1+ LONG TOT-(18)-946-33.2%
PICK 4 PLACINGS-30-48
OA PICK 4 PLAC TOT-1,555-2,696-57.7%
TOTAL RACES-(12)-674
TOP 4 PICKS EACH RACE-01-03,02-01,03-03,04-02,05-02,06-02,07-01,08-04,09-04,10-03,11-03,12-02,13-00=30-48-OATOT 1,555-2,696-57.7%

Friday, April 26, 2024

92 TORNADO + WARNINGS PLUS 3 INCH HAIL AS NEBRASKA, IOWA GETS DAMAGE.

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)

 92 TORNADO + WARNINGS PLUS 3 INCH HAIL AS NEBRASKA, IOWA GETS DAMAGE.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

ITS GONNA BE A DAMAGE TORNADO FILLED WEEKEND IN AMERICA. I WONDER WHY? COULD ALL THESE BIG DANGEOUS TORNADOES AND STORMS WITH 3 INCH HAIL STONES. BE BECAUSE OF ALL THE NUTJOB IDIOTS SCHOOLS THAT ARE PROTESTING ISRAEL AND STICKING UP FOR THE SEX FOR MURDER PEDOPHILE DEATH CULT ISLAMISTS AND FAKE PALESTIANS. THE ARAB EGYPTIAN DEATH CULTISTS. LIKE THE STORM GUY SAID RYAN HALL SAID APR 26TH 2024 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE LARGE TORNADOES.RYAN SAYS THIS IS BEEN ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS HE HAS HAD SINCE HES BEEN DOING HIS SHOW FOR 4 YEARS.AND THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF LIGHTENING WITH THESE STORMS TODAY. 71 HAIL REPORTS TODAY AND 2 WAS 2 INCHES OR BIGGER.

 
Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs-JOSH FUNK, MARGERY A. BECK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Updated Fri, April 26, 2024 at 8:50 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports that anyone was killed.Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha, a city of 485,000 people.Photos on social media showed ravaged homes and shredded trees. Video showed homes with roofs stripped of shingles, in a rural area near Omaha. Law enforcement were blocking off roads in the area.Hundreds of houses sustained damage in Omaha, mostly in the Elkhorn area in the western part of the city, Omaha police Lt. Neal Bonacci said.Police and firefighters are now going door-to-door helping people who are trapped.Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said crews had gone to the “hardest hit area” and had a plan to search anywhere someone could be trapped.“They're going to be putting together a strategic plan for a detailed search of the area, starting with the properties with most damage,” Bossman said. “We'll be looking throughout properties in debris piles, we'll be looking in basements, trying to find any victims and make sure everybody is rescued who needs assistance.”Bonacci said many homes were destroyed or severely damaged."You definitely see the path of the tornado,” Bonacci said.In one area of Elkhorn, dozens of newly built, large homes were damaged. At least six were wrecked, including one that was leveled, while others had the top half ripped off.There were dozens of emergency vehicles in the area.“We watched it touch down like 200 yards over there and then we took shelter,” said Pat Woods, who lives in Elkhorn. "We could hear it coming through. When we came up our fence was gone and we looked to the northwest and the whole neighborhood's gone.”His wife, Kim Woods added, “The whole neighborhood just to the north of us is pretty flattened .”Dhaval Naik, who said he works with the man whose house was demolished, said three people, including a child, were in the basement when the tornado hit. They got out safely.-KETV-TV video showed one woman being removed from a wrecked home on a stretcher in Blair, a city just north of Omaha.Bonacci said only two people have been transported for treatment, both with minor injuries.He said crews are now doing a second search of homes. He said fire crews would work throughout the night to check all the unsafe structures and make sure no one is inside.“People had warnings of this and that saved lives," Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said, of the few serious injuries.The tornado warning was issued in the Omaha area on Friday afternoon just as children were due to be released from school. Many schools had students shelter in place until the storm passed. Hours later, buses were still transporting students home.“Was it one long track tornado or was it several tornadoes?” said Becky Kern, the warning coordination meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Omaha office.She said the agency planned to send out multiple crews over the next several days to determine the number of tornadoes and their strength, and that it could take up to two weeks to finish the evaluation.“Some appeared to be violent tornadoes,” she continued. “There were tornadoes in different areas. And so it’s like forensic meteorology, we call it, like piecing together, all the damage indicators.”Another tornado hit an area on the eastern edge of Omaha, passing directly through parts of Eppley Airfield, the city's airport. Officials closed the airport to aircraft operations to access damage but then reopened the facility, Omaha Airport Authority Chief Strategy Officer Steve McCoy said.The passenger terminal wasn't hit by the tornado but people rushed to storm shelters until the twister passed, McCoy said.Flight delays are expected Friday evening.After passing through the airport, the tornado crossed the Missouri River and into Iowa, north of Council Bluffs.Nebraska Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Katrina Sperl said damage is just now being reported. Taylor Wilson, a spokesperson for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said they hadn’t seen any injuries yet.Before the tornado hit the Omaha area, three workers in an industrial plant were injured Friday afternoon when a tornado struck an industrial plant in Lancaster County, sheriff’s officials said in an update on the damage.The building just northeast of the state capital of Lincoln had collapsed with about 70 employees inside and several people trapped, sheriff’s officials said. Everyone was evacuated, and three people had injuries that were considered not life-threatening, authorities said.Sheriff’s officials say they also had reports of a tipped-over train near Waverly, also in Lancaster County.Two people who were injured when the tornado passed through Lancaster County were being treated at the trauma center at Bryan Medical Center West Campus in Lincoln, the facility said in a news release. It said the patients were in triage and no details were released on their condition.The Omaha Public Power District reported that nearly 10,000 customers were without power in the Omaha area.Daniel Fienhold, manager of the Pink Poodle Steakhouse in Crescent, Iowa, said he was outside watching the weather with his daughter and restaurant employees. He said “it looked like a pretty big tornado was forming” northeast of town.“It started raining, and then it started hailing, and then all the clouds started to kind of swirl and come together, and as soon as the wind started to pick up, that’s when I headed for the basement, but we never saw it,” Fienhold said.The forecast for Saturday was ominous. The Weather Service also issued tornado watches across parts of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. And forecasters warned that large hail and strong wind gusts were possible.“It does look like a big outbreak again tomorrow,” Kern said. “Maybe slightly farther south.”___Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas. Associated Press writers Jack Dura in Bismarck, North Dakota, and Jeff Martin in Atlanta contributed to this report.

Videos Show Enormous Tornado Tear Across Nebraska Highway-Published Apr 26, 2024 at 8:48 PM EDT-By Jon Jackson-ssociate Editor

A powerful tornado ripped across Nebraska on Friday, and numerous social media accounts posted footage of the twister as it crossed a highway near Lincoln.Nebraska Public Media reported that at least two tornadoes touched down in the Lincoln area, including one that made its way across Interstate 80. By the afternoon, tornado warnings were also issued for parts of Sarpy and Douglas Counties in Nebraska."Deputies are on Interstate 80 right now, please avoid the area. Let first responders get to the area," the sheriff's office in Lancaster County, where Lincoln is located, said in a Facebook post. "Again please stay off the interstate."Newsweek reached out to Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird's office via email on Friday night for comment.Nick Gorman, a self-professed storm chaser, was among several people who shared video on X (formerly Twitter) of the tornado that moved across the highway near Nebraska.Incredible tornado intercept just now north of Lincoln Nebraska!! @ryanhallyall @SevereStudios pic.twitter.com/j8GAtPVObc— Nick Gorman (@NickGormanWX) April 26, 2024

Storm chasers capture tornado Friday in Cass County, Nebraska-KSHB - Kansas City Scripps-Fri, April 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM EDT
Tornado in Nebraska-The tornado was pictured crossing Interstate 80, northeast of Lincoln - BRYCE SHELTON-A storm chaser in Nebraska has captured the moment a massive tornado ripped across a highway on Friday. Injuries have been reported in the US Plains state.The big twister, which was moving at about 40mph, crossed Interstate 80, northeast of Lincoln, the state capital.Multiple tornadoes have been reported across the state but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha, a city of 485,000 people.One tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports that anyone was killed.A clip shared on social media appears to show that one tornado was strong enough to flip a large articulated truck onto its side.In a clip shared online by Bryce Shelton, a videographer who records tornadoes and other storms, drivers can be seen pulling over to the side of the 80 to escape the path of the colossal twister.Tornado just crossed i-80 Northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska. pic.twitter.com/mOgknDcCvF— Bryce Shelton (@BryceShelton01) April 26, 2024-TORNADO INTERCEPT from the LIVE stream moments ago Northeast of Lincoln, Nebraska. As the tornado crosses over i-80. I am still LIVE on YouTube - https://t.co/Qwvmm5rdmm pic.twitter.com/RJYzMnXBaz— Bryce Shelton (@BryceShelton01) April 26, 2024-In another clip by videographer Aaron Jayjack, a truck appears to have been overturned on a highway.VIOLENT tornado just crossed the interstate 80 Lincoln, NE @RadarOmega #newx pic.twitter.com/bQM5UVLyrJ — Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) April 26, 2024-Photos on social media showed heavily damaged homes and shredded trees. Video showed homes with roofs stripped of shingles, in a rural area near Omaha. Law enforcement were blocking off roads in the area.KETV-TV video showed one woman being removed from a demolished home on a stretcher in Blair, a city just north of Omaha.Damage to a house after a tornado passed near Omaha-Hundreds of houses sustained damage in Omaha, mostly in the Elkhorn area in the western part of the city, Omaha police lieutenant Neal Bonacci said.Police and firefighters are now going door-to-door helping people who are trapped. Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said crews had gone to the “hardest hit area” and had a plan to search anywhere someone could be trapped.“They’re going to be putting together a strategic plan for a detailed search of the area, starting with the properties with most damage,” Ms Bossman said. “We’ll be looking throughout properties in debris piles, we’ll be looking in basements, trying to find any victims and make sure everybody is rescued who needs assistance.”Lt. Bonacci said many homes were destroyed or severely damaged. “You definitely see the path of the tornado,” he said.In one area of Elkhorn, dozens of newly built, large homes were damaged. At least six were wrecked, including one that was leveled, while others had the top half ripped off. There were dozens of emergency vehicles in the area.“We watched it touch down like 200 yards over there and then we took shelter,” said Pat Woods, who lives in Elkhorn. “We could hear it coming through. When we came up our fence was gone and we looked to the northwest and the whole neighbourhood’s gone.”His wife, Kim Woods added, “The whole neighbourhood just to the north of us is pretty flattened.”KETV-TV video showed one woman being removed from a wrecked home on a stretcher in Blair, a city just north of Omaha.Lt. Bonacci said only two people have been transported for treatment, both with minor injuries.He said crews are now doing a second search of homes. He said fire crews would work throughout the night to check all the unsafe structures and make sure no one is inside.“People had warnings of this and that saved lives,” Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said, of the few serious injuries.evere weather can make great photos, but dangerous travel. If traveling this afternoon or this evening, check the weather forecast. If you come across a tornado, pull over and find shelter, if there is no shelter, go to a ditch or low laying area. Never try to out run a tornado! pic.twitter.com/0RXN4tmhYB— Nebraska DOT (@NebraskaDOT) April 26, 2024-Before the tornado hit the Omaha area, three workers were injured on Friday afternoon when a tornado struck an industrial plant in Lancaster County, sheriff’s officials said in an update on the damage.The building just northeast of the state capital of Lincoln had collapsed with about 70 employees inside and several people trapped, sheriff’s officials said. Everyone was evacuated, and three people had injuries that were considered not life-threatening, authorities said.Officials say they also had reports of a tipped-over train near Waverly, also in Lancaster County, about 12 miles north east of Lincoln.The Omaha Public Power District reported that nearly 10,000 customers were without power in the Omaha area.A tornado begins to touch down near the US Route 275 highway close to the Platte River near Omaha-Daniel Fienhold, manager of the Pink Poodle Steakhouse in Crescent, Iowa, said he was outside watching the weather with his daughter and restaurant employees. He said “it looked like a pretty big tornado was forming” northeast of town.“It started raining, and then it started hailing, and then all the clouds started to kind of swirl and come together, and as soon as the wind started to pick up, that’s when I headed for the basement, but we never saw it,” Mr Fienhold said.The forecast for Saturday was ominous. The Weather Service also issued tornado watches across parts of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. And forecasters warned that large hail and strong wind gusts were possible.The tornado warning was issued in the Omaha area on Friday afternoon just as children were due to be released from school. Many schools had students shelter in place until the storm passed. Hours later, buses were still transporting students home.“Was it one long track tornado or was it several tornadoes?” said Becky Kern, the warning coordination meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Omaha office.She said the agency planned to send out multiple crews over the next several days to determine the number of tornadoes and their strength, and that it could take up to two weeks to finish the evaluation.“It does look like a big outbreak again tomorrow,” Ms Kern said on Friday. “Maybe slightly farther south.”

MY MOHAWK RACEWAY PREDICTIONS 2024 RD 064 FRI APR 26, 2024

    MOHAWK STANDARDBREAD HARNESS RACEWAY 2024 - RESULTS AS OF FRI APR-26, 2024 - DAY-064

MOHAWK PICKS
01-3-1-5-4 W-2.20 - 2.20
02-2-5-3-4 4TH WBP (14-1), MSUP-35.35 - 37.55
03-7-6-8-4 P-3.00, S-3.00, 4TH WBP (8-1) - 43.55
04-3-7-8-5 4TH WBP (2-1)
05-7-8-9-10
06-6-8-2-1 W-4.10, 4TH WBP (8-1) - 47.65
07-8-1-3-2
08-5-3-4-7 4TH (9-1)
09-7-8-1-10 P-3.90, S-3.80 - 55.35
10-8-3-9-10 W-6.10, S-2.80, 4TH WBP (15-1), MSUP-401.75 - 466.00
11-5-6-10-7-2
MOHAWKS TONIGHTS TOTAL $466.00 OVERALL TOTAL $20,723.55

STANS PICKS
01-3-1-4-9-5 W-2.20, 4TH WBP (22-1) - 2.20
02-2-5-4-1-3 MTRI-35.85 - 38.05
03-8-4-9-6-3 4TH WBP (6.5)
04-1-3-8-9-5 P-2.70 - 40.75
05-4-7-8-9-10
06-8-10-6-3-1
07-8-6-4-3-1 4TH WBP (2-1)
08-3-5-2-1-6 W-12.70, 4TH WBP (32-1) -  53.45
09-10-8-7-3-2 P-3.90 - 57.35
10-3-1-9-4-8 S-2.80 - 60.15
11-6-10-2-5-4 4TH WBP (3.5)
HI-5 MONEY BEFORE TONIGHT = $214,595.03
STANS TONIGHTS TOTAL $60.15 OVERALL TOTAL $10,577.30

ACTUAL RACE RESULTS
01-3 (1.9)-6 (49-1)-9 (22-1)-5 (17-1)
02-5 (6.5)-4 (14-1)-2 (6.5)-3 (3-1) (NO SHOW BETTING)
03-4 (8-1)-6 (6.5)-8 (9.5)-2 (43-1)
04-5 (2-1)-3 (3.5)-4 (47-1)-10 (73-1)
05-6 (6.5)-1 (21-1)-3 (6-1)-4 (16-1)
06-6 (1-1)-1 (8-1)-10 (11-1)-2 (8-1)
07-1 (4-1)-3 (2-1)-6 (11-1)-7 (23-1)
08-3 (5-1)-1 (32-1)-6 (31-1)-7 (9-1)
09-9 (26-1)-8 (7.5)-1 (6-1)-2 (61-1)
10-8 (2-1)-10 (15-1)-9 (8.5)-3 (6-1)
11-1 (26-1)-2 (8-1)-5 (3.5)-3 (63-1)-10 (10-1)

MOHAWK PREDICTIONS)-RECORD 2024

01-258-BIG-$24.90 (APR 06-3RD) (11-1), $15.50 (FEB 10-4TH) (6-1), $14.50 (APR 12-6TH) (6-1),
02-145-BIG-$13.10 (MAR 15-5TH) (11-1), $11.00 (JAN 19-4TH) (13-1), $10.20 (MAR 02-1ST) (17-1),  
03-102-BIG-$12.00 (FEB 23-2ND) (7-1), $10.30 (JAN 13-1ST) (10-1), $09.10 (MAR 30-11TH) (23-1),
04-095-BIG-51-1 (FEB 23-11TH), 42-1 (FEB 17-1ST), 38-1 (FEB 15-1ST), 35-1 (JAN 06-6TH),
04-228-W B P-BIG-51-1 (JAN 29-7TH), 47-1 (FEB 05-7TH), 37-1 (APR 05-2ND), 35-1 (FEB 24-9TH),
S EX-086-BIG-$66.30 (APR 06-3RD)
M EX-047-BIG-$162.80 (FEB 22-5TH)
S TRI-021-BIG-$58.65 (FEB 19-7TH)
M TRI-044-BIG-$187.55 (MAR 08-2ND)
S SUP-007-BIG-$135.05 (APR 19-5TH)
M SUP-051-BIG-$511.75 (MAR 30-3RD)
DD-1,2-09-BIG-$18.20 (APR 19-2ND)
DD-2,3-13-BIG-$19.60 (APR 15-3RD)
DD-3,4-11-BIG-$28.60 (FEB 10-4TH)
DD-4,5-10-BIG-$106.50 (FEB 12-5TH)
DD-5,6-06-BIG-$25.20 (APR 12-6TH)
DD-6,7-13-BIG-$18.60 (FEB 09-7TH)
DD-7,8-11-BIG-$14.50 (APR 13-8TH)
DD-8,9-08-BIG-$11.80 (FEB 23-9TH)
DD-9,10-14-BIG-$25.60 (FEB 24-10TH)
DD-10,11-03-BIG-$13.40 (JAN 15-11TH)
DD-11,12-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
DD-12,13-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P3 (1-3)-03-BIG-$17.75 (FEB 10-3RD)
P3 (2-4)-07-BIG-$39.00 (FEB 10-4TH)
P3 (3-5)-07-BIG-$43.15 (FEB 10-5TH)
P3 (4-6)-03-BIG-$35.70 (APR 12-6TH)
P3 (5-7)-02-BIG-$10.70 (JAN 15-7TH)
P3 (6-8)-04-BIG-$12.65 (APR 13-8TH)
P3 (7-9)-04-BIG-$07.45 (APR 04-9TH)
P3 (8-10)-03-BIG-$15.90 (APR 04-10TH)
P3 (9-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P3 (10-12)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
P3 (11-13)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P4 (4-7)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-7TH)
P4 (7-10)-01-BIG-$24.10 (FEB 22-10TH)
P4 (8-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P5 (1-5)-01-BIG-$277.55 (FEB 10-5TH)
P5 (6-10)-01-BIG-$86.00 (FEB 22-10TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
10TH -P5 (HF)-M-02-BIG-$436.70 (JAN 11-10TH)
11TH -P5 (HF)-S-01-BIG-$152.60 (FEB 23-11TH)
11TH -P5 (HF)-M-01-BIG-$3,031.80 (JAN 08-11TH)
12TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
12TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
13TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
13TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
5-1+ LONG-(02)-245
5-1+ LONG TOT-(18)-928-26.4%
PICK 4 PLACINGS-25-44
OA PICK 4 PLAC TOT-1,656-2,648-62.5%
TOTAL RACES-(11)-662
TOP 4 PICKS EACH RACE-01-02,02-04,03-03,04-02,05-00,06-03,07-02,08-03,09-02,10-03,11-01,12-00,13-00=25-44-OATOT 1,656-2,648-62.5%


(STANS PREDICTIONS)-RECORD AT MOHAWK 2024

01-176-BIG-$34.10 (FEB 24-8TH) (16-1), $25.00 (MAR 15-5TH) (11-1), $21.90 (FEB 08-10TH) (9-1),
02-108-BIG-$36.90 (JAN 19-12TH) (58-1), $35.70 (APR 05-1ST) (58-1), $30.70 (JAN 13-1ST) (42-1),
03-095-BIG-$10.40 (MAR 21-10TH) (47-1), $08.10 (MAR 01-2ND) (30-1), $07.00 (JAN 22-10TH) (26-1),
04-081-BIG-71-1 (FEB 12-4TH), 54-1 (FEB 17-7TH), 51-1 (FEB 23-11TH), 47-1 (FEB 17-6TH),
04-253-W B P-BIG-67-1 (FEB 23-4TH), 57-1 (JAN 25-3RD), 38-1 (FEB 22-5TH), 37-1 (FEB 22-3RD), 37-1 (APR 05-2ND),
S EX-041-BIG-$50.40 (JAN 25-8TH)
M EX-026-BIG-$259.00 (MAR 14-4TH)
S TRI-010-BIG-$38.50 (JAN 22-1ST)
M TRI-031-BIG-$421.25 (JAN 01-9TH)
S SUP-004-BIG-$203.05 (JAN 22-1ST)
M SUP-033-BIG-$518.30 (MAR 11-9TH)
DD-1,2-06-BIG-$25.80 (JAN 26-2ND)
DD-2,3-07-BIG-$16.50 (APR 20-3RD)
DD-3,4-03-BIG-$22.70 (APR 12-4TH)
DD-4,5-02-BIG-$37.40 (FEB 26-5TH)
DD-5,6-04-BIG-$28.80 (JAN 01-6TH)
DD-6,7-05-BIG-$18.60 (FEB 09-7TH)
DD-7,8-05-BIG-$42.80 (FEB 17-8TH)
DD-8,9-04-BIG-$117.80 (FEB 24-9TH)
DD-9,10-03-BIG-$46.60 (FEB 08-10TH)
DD-10,11-02-BIG-$13.40 (JAN 15-11TH)
DD-11,12-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
DD-12,13-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P3 (1-3)-01-BIG-$09.55 (MAR 18-3RD)
P3 (2-4)-02-BIG-$08.00 (FEB 12-4TH)
P3 (3-5)-01-BIG-$27.60 (APR 12-5TH)
P3 (4-6)-01-BIG-$21.55 (FEB 26-6TH)
P3 (5-7)-01-BIG-$09.25 (FEB 26-7TH)
P3 (6-8)-01-BIG-$09.10 (JAN 15-8TH)
P3 (7-9)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-9TH)
P3 (8-10)-01-BIG-$24.80 (FEB 08-10TH)
P3 (9-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P3 (10-12)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
P3 (11-13)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
P4 (4-7)-01-BIG-$46.00 (FEB 26-7TH)
P4 (7-10)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-10TH)
P4 (8-11)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
P5 (1-5)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-5TH)
P5 (6-10)-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-10TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
10TH -P5 (HF)-M-01-BIG-$287.65 (FEB 12-10TH)
11TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
11TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-11TH)
12TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
12TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-12TH)
13TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$
13TH -P5 (HF)-M-00-BIG-$00.00 (JAN 01-13TH)
5-1+ LONG-(06)-305
5-1+ LONG TOT-(18)-928-32.9%
PICK 4 PLACINGS-22-44
OA PICK 4 PLAC TOT-1,525-2,648-57.6%
TOTAL RACES-(11)-662
TOP 4 PICKS EACH RACE-01-02,02-03,03-03,04-01,05-01,06-02,07-02,08-03,09-01,10-02,11-02,12-00,13-00=22-44-OATOT 1,525-2,648-57.6%

WED APR 17 WAS ALMOST THE IST NUKE ATTACK ON A COUNTRY. PAKISTAN THREATENED ISRAEL AND AMERICA.

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)

 WED APR 17 WAS ALMOST THE IST NUKE ATTACK ON A COUNTRY. PAKISTAN THREATENED ISRAEL AND AMERICA.

INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.

2 PETER 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements (NUKES) shall melt with fervent heat,(BLAST) the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.(BUT ITS NO END OF THE WORLD HOGWASH)
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,(BY NUKES INCLUDING 3 BILLION PEOPLE) what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.

JESUS SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US THAT WE CAN BE SAVED FOREVER.AND DURING WW3 PEOPLES BLOOD WILL BE SHED AS A JUDGEMENT FOR HATING HIM AND ISRAEL.GOD IS NOT MOCKED.

ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2  I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

PSALMS 97:3
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

EZEKIEL 5:15-17
15  So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the (ARAB/MUSLIM) nations that are round about thee,(ISRAEL) when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
16  When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17  So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts,(WHEN RUSSIA/MUSLIMS GET DEFEATED THIER BODIES GET EATEN BY BIRDS,ANIMALS IN ISRAEL MIGRATION SEASON) and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee;(NUKES) and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.

REVELATION 14:18-20
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city,(JERUSALEM) and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.(200 MILES) (THE SIZE OF ISRAEL)

ISAIAH 66:15-18
15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire,(NUKES) and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:(GOD/ISRAEL HATE AND BRAKING OF HIS COMMANDMENTS) the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die - 3 BILLION).

ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.

JOEL 2:3,30

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.

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

REVELATION 9:18
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.(ATOMIC BOMBS)(RUSSIA CHINA DESTROYED BY ISRAELS ATOMIC BOMBS)

REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

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.

LAST WEDNESDAY APR 17 WE WERE CLOSE TO A NUCLEAR EXCHANGE. A GUY NAMED MIKE ON THE INTERNET SAID ISRAEL WAS GOING TO HIT IRAN REALLY HARD AFTER IRAN ATTACKED ISRAEL. BUT PAKISTAN WARNED THEY BETTER NOT. SO BIDEN  BRAIN-DEAD LIBBY DIBBY COVINCED NETANYAHU TO DO NOT GO AFTER IRAN HARD OR PAKISTAN WILL EITHER NUKE ISRAEL OR AMERICA. BUT THIS MIKE GUY SAID THE NUKE MISSLES WERE ON THE LAUNCH PADS READY TO GO.   


Why Nuclear-Armed Pakistan Remains Silent Spectator Of Israeli “Aggression” In The Middle-East?-By KN Pandita - April 17, 2024

Being the only Islamic country in possession of nuclear weapons, Pakistan was supposed to react rather vigorously to what the pro-Palestinians call Israel’s genocide in Gaza.The expectation was also high because Pakistan is not only the founding father of the OIC but also its principal member, commanding the respect of other members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.But contrary to the expectations of a majority of OIC members, who seek outright effacement of the Jewish state from the map of Arab lands in the Middle East, Pakistan has generally adopted a passive stance with respect to its Israel-related policy, typically confining to a subdued demand for two-state option as a viable solution to the Palestinian conundrum.The nuclear-armed country that has been threatening India with Nukes has been tongue-tied when Israel declares it won’t stop short of destroying Gaza lock, stock, and barrel. People ask where is Pakistan’s much-trumpeted “Islamic Bomb” while Islam is faced with a grave challenge.But Iran, as an active member of the OIC and vociferously anti-Israel, had understood long back that Pakistan’s claim of an “Islamic Bomb” was only a hoax without substance or, to be too frank as Iranians think, is not in actual control of the device.Perhaps this is the reason why Iran has been frantically pursuing to attain nuclear capability, which Israel is determined to stonewall as long as it can.Curiously, while Israel has been keen on disabling Iranian nuclear capability and earlier did destroy Iraq and Syria’s nuclear pursuit, it never threatened Pakistan with any punitive action when Islamabad was very close to producing the bomb. Even the US, too, had turned its eye away from Pakistan’s nuclear program.This clearly shows that Pakistan’s nuclear trajectory is India-oriented, with a green signal both from Washington and Tel Aviv.It is no surprise to lend credence to strategic interaction like this. India had to conduct the Pokhran test with the highest imaginable secrecy and confidentiality. That pre-requisite was not in place for Pakistan’s maiden nuclear test.Pakistan-Israel Relations-They have a close understanding between them, little known to the world outside and less to the OIC members.The Middle East Monitor of August 3, 2023, carried a piece titled’ Pakistan Intelligence using Israel Spyware’ that asserts that Pakistani Intelligence agencies are using Israeli spyware.Israeli media earlier claimed that “Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency and various police units in the country have been using products produced by the Israeli cyber technology firm Cellebrite since at least 2012.”The bizarre part of the story is that Pakistan has no diplomatic ties with Israel. The Haartez paper claimed that the software was purchased in Singapore. Cellebrite software allows law enforcement agencies to engage in digital forensic work by hacking into password-protected cell phones and copying all the stored information.The Middle East Monitor raises the question of whether spyware should be sold to oppressive regimes in countries where even human rights organizations are stifled.Not Only Pakistan-Coming back to Pak-Israel relations, it is to be said that Pakistan is not the only Muslim country for which Israel is not a pariah; there are others as well among the bogus OIC that have kept overt or covert channels open for interaction with Israel.The prime example of such normalization with the Jewish State is the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The kingdom was reluctant belligerent in the 1967 six-day war.“Ahead of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the Jordanian king was helicoptered to a Mossad building outside Tel Aviv, along with his prime minister Ziad Rifai, where he informed Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Golda Meir of Syria’s planned offensive and Egyptian support”, reported the Middle East Monitor in its issue of 15 April.Speaking on condition of anonymity, one independent Jordanian observer revealed to MEM that “Iran is the enemy, not Israel.”Hamas War Derails Normalization.Before the 7th October attack on Israel that caused the death of about 1200 Israelis and the captivity of hundreds of men, women, and children at the hands of Hamas barbarians, silent activity was going on at various levels and individuals for normalization of Arab-Israel relations.UAE and Bahrain had already initiated an exchange of officials with Israel in 2020, and the Saudi Kingdom, under the leadership of Crown Prince Salman, was also conducting parleys through emissaries for that purpose.In the South Asian country of Pakistan, a debate had intermittently flared up in national mainstream television channels and social media platforms about whether Islamabad should reconsider its stand on Israel.The two countries have been holding secret meetings on security-related issues since their foreign ministers met publicly in 2005. The discourse gained momentum in March this year when one Fishel Benkhalid, a Pakistani Jew in the city of Karachi, revealed via his social media platform that he had successfully exported his first kosher food shipment to Jerusalem and Haifa.Pakistani officials said that export had taken place through a third country and was Benkhalid’s initiative and did not signal any intention of the state of trade relations with Israel. The Hamas war derailed the efforts of normalization.Malaya Lodhi, a former Pakistani ambassador to the UN, said that time was not ripe for conducting talks on the subject. She said, “Pakistan has been a steadfast supporter of the Palestinian cause. It would want to see a de-escalation of the conflict.“Conclusion-Pakistan has strong ties with the Saudi kingdom. When the flames of Middle East fighting die down, Saudi Arabia will revive its mission of normalizing relations with Israel, which, in turn, will encourage it to throw off the mask and come out in the open to establish normal relations with Israel.In that situation, Pakistan will have to handle extreme rightist segments at home. Moreover, Pakistan needs to mend the fence with the US and the EU to come out of the isolation caused by its long fraternizing policy with the religious extremists.Normalization of relations with Israel and open trade and commerce, as well as in various technologies, would give some credibility to Pakistan as a legitimate peace-loving country.Prof. KN Pandita (Padma Shri) is the former director of the Center of Central Asian Studies at Kashmir University.This article contains the author’s personal views.

Pakistan’s ‘Illicit’ Connections With Chinese & Iranian Entities Irks The US; Washington Threatens Sanctions-By EurAsian Times Desk -
April 25, 2024-By: Vaishali Basu Sharma

As Pakistan hosted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on April 23-24, the US issued a caution that anyone doing business with Iran risks being sanctioned by America. It appears that Pakistan is eager to exchange know-how in industry, science, and technology with Iran despite Washington’s disapproval, which ‘forbids’ commercial ties with Tehran.Meanwhile, Raisi concluded his three-day maiden trip to Pakistan on April 24 and had “productive” talks with the country’s top leadership to combat terrorism and strengthen trade ties.When asked about Pakistan’s efforts to expand trade ties with Iran, US State Department’s Deputy Spokes­person Vedant Patel said, “Let me say broadly we advise anyone considering business deals with Iran to be aware of the potential risk of sanctions.”In fact, this is the second incident of Pakistan dealing with sanctioned ‘entities’ within days. Just a few days ago, the US Department of State imposed sanctions on Chinese-based companies and individuals exporting nuclear and missile-related items to Pakistan.On April 19, pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, the US imposed sanctions on four entities for their alleged involvement in supplying “missile-applicable items” to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program, including its long-range missile program.According to the US Department of State, the four entities include the Belarus-based Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant and three China-based companies: Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company Limited, Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co Ltd., and Granpect Company Limited.rime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz and Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi @raisi_com , President of the Islamic Republic of Iran today, held in-depth talks on bilateral and regional issues. The two leaders reaffirmed commitment to expanding wide-ranging bilateral… pic.twitter.com/awis5YBqFl— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) April 22, 2024-Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant supplied special vehicle chassis to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program. Such chassis are used as launch support equipment for ballistic missiles by Pakistan’s National Development Complex (NDC), which is responsible for the development of Missile Technology Control Regime Category (MTCR) I ballistic missiles.People’s Republic of China (PRC)-based Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company Limited supplied, among other missile-related equipment, a filament winding machine to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile program that we assess was destined for NDC.Filament winding machines can be used to produce rocket motor cases. Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co. Ltd. stir welding equipment, which the US assesses can be used to manufacture propellant tanks used in space launch vehicles, and a linear accelerator system, which the US assesses can be used in the inspection of solid rocket motors.The US State Department assessed that Tianjin Creative’s procurements were likely destined for Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), which develops and produces Pakistan’s MTCR Category I ballistic missiles. Granpect Company Limited, also China-based, has worked with Pakistan’s SUPARCO to supply equipment for the testing of large-diameter rocket motors. Granpect Co. also supplied equipment for testing large-diameter rocket motors to Pakistan’s NDC.These sanctions come in the aftermath of concerns raised by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who visited Pakistan last month. Following his visit, doubts regarding Pakistan’s nuclear and missile program were expressed.The Shehbaz Sharif government, which is also in the middle of talks with the IMF to resume a stalled loan program, concurrently asserted that there would be “no compromise” on the country’s nuclear and missile program and they are “jealously guarded by the state.”There has been a significant delay in the agreement with the IMF, which would offer a critical economic lifeline to Pakistan. Responding to questions raised by PPP Senator Raza Rabbani over the conditions set by the IMF, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the Senate there would be “no compromise” on the country’s nuclear and missile program.“Let me assure you that […] nobody is going to compromise anything on the nuclear or the missile programme of Pakistan — no way.”The fact sheet issued by the US Department of State specified that “the ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.” Nevertheless, Pakistan has rejected the imposed sanctions, calling it out as the “political use of export controls.”Reacting to the sanctions, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, “We reject political use of export controls. It is well known that the same jurisdictions, which claim strict adherence to non-proliferation controls, have waived licensing requirements for advanced military technologies for some countries.” She added that “such discriminatory approaches and double standards” undermine the credibility of non-proliferation regimes and also the objectives of regional and global peace and security by “accentuating military asymmetries.”Speaking to Dawn, analyst Shuja Nawaz of Washington’s Atlantic Council said that the sanctions directly punished Pakistan for pursuing missile development. He believes that even as US officials went out of their way to assist Pakistan in its economic recovery efforts via the IMF, World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank, these sanctions were “a reminder that for all the carrots, there are sticks that the US can deploy.”In the past, the US government has expressed concerns about China’s record concerning the proliferation of nuclear and missile-related technologies in other countries. The US is also cognizant of the threat that Chinese acquisition of US-origin nuclear technology poses.While indications are that while the Chinese government has ended its direct involvement in the transfer of nuclear and missile-related items, Chinese-based companies and individuals continue to export MTCR-controlled items to missile programs of proliferation concern, including that of Pakistan.According to the US, China’s construction of civil nuclear reactors in Pakistan violates Beijing’s Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG, a multilateral control regime for nuclear-related exports) commitments. China is a participant in the NSG but not of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).However, it has agreed to adhere to the regime’s export guidelines. China has constructed four power reactors in Pakistan and is constructing two additional such reactors. NSG guidelines prohibit such projects in states such as Pakistan, which lack IAEA safeguards on all of the country’s nuclear facilities. Islamabad’s nuclear weapons facilities are not safeguarded.In their article ‘How Many Nuclear Weapons Does Pakistan Have in 2021?’ In the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda categorically state that “Pakistan continues to expand its nuclear arsenal with more warheads, more delivery systems, and a growing fissile materials production industry.”Pakistan possesses an estimated 160-165 warheads, along with delivery systems capable of reaching at least 2,000 kilometers, enough to target all of India’s territory.According to a 202 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI, London) report, “AQ Khan Is Dead—Long Live the Pro-liferation Network,”  despite the disruption of the nuclear proliferation network overseen by A.Q. Khan, parts of the proliferation network remain intact. Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, materials, and technologies are a major concern for the US, as Islamabad has neither acceded to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty nor accepted comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson has responded that there is a need for an “objective mechanism to avoid erroneous sanctions on the technology needed purely for socio-economic development pursuits” and that the country is ready to discuss end-use and end-user verification mechanisms.Vaishali Basu Sharma is an analyst of strategic and economic affairs. She was in a consulting role with India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) for nearly a decade. he author can be reached at postvaishali (at) gmail (dot) com.

India, Russia, Iran ‘Bet Big’ On INSTC To Boost Connectivity & Trade; Evade Dangerous Red Sea & Suez Canal-By KN Pandita - April 25, 2024

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) initiative by Russia, Iran, and India to enhance trade and transport connectivity among countries along its route could not only help Russia and Iran counter Western sanctions but may also benefit the global economy to move away from the now-dangerous Red Sea and the Suez link to the Mediterranean.Imposing economic sanctions has become a preferred tool of the Western developed countries, especially the US, to punish a defiant state. For these powers, defiance means anything that does not fit their interests and perceptions. This is how the hegemony of the powerful is demonstrated.One aspect of the sanctions regime is controlling trade routes by maintaining surveillance over the waterways or roadways over which cargo moves across the globe. In recent times, overland highways—China’s Belt and Road Initiative is an example—have gained great importance as a means of connectivity for economic and security purposes.International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)-The idea of building the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) sprang up due to the imposition of sanctions on Russia. Moscow began exploring alternative markets for its products that would not need transportation through vulnerable or forbidden connectivity.The INSTC plan comprises a 7,200-km corridor starting from St Petersburg in Russia to ports in southern Iran and from there to Mumbai in India. The idea is of a shipping route that should bypass Europe. It will also reduce the length of the current path through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal to Russia by almost half.The corridor will connect Russia with Iran through three routes. The main route, the West Caspian route, passes through Azerbaijan via rail and road. The central route transits through the Caspian Sea by ship, and the eastern path follows the Caspian Sea’s eastern shore.Azerbaijan Terminus-Substantial progress has been made in building the western route. Nikkei on March 12 reported that the Azerbaijan Ministry of Digital Development and Transport had told its correspondent that rail freight had grown roughly 30 percent last year, while road freight rose 35 percent to 1.3 million tonnes.Azerbaijan expects total freight traffic to reach 30 million tonnes per year. To this end, it plans to construct a railway and road crossing the Aras River, which runs along its border with Iran.A four-lane toll road connecting the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, with the Russian border, opened in October last year following the March 2023 opening of the customs checkpoint in the area.A Blessing In Disguise-Many commentators have termed the imposition of sanctions on Russia a blessing in disguise. Three countries, Russia, Iran, and India, first agreed to the plan as early as 2000. However, recent political realignments in the region became the catalyst for advancing the plan.The sanctions on Russia shifted the importance of the Mediterranean trade route to the Azerbaijan grid. Russia sought Asian and Middle Eastern export markets for its products. Simultaneously, as Iran was also reeling under sanctions, Tehran evinced keen interest in the newly contemplated North-South connectivity, which it came to be called.The plan got reinforcement from the recent events in the Red Sea and also the Israel-Hamas clashes in the Middle East. The Iran-backed Houthi attacks on mercantile shipping across the Red Sea exposed the insecurity of the Suez link to the Mediterranean. The UK and US had to move their naval ships to the region to provide security to commercial vessels. Reflecting on the importance of North-South Sea transportation, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told the Russian media in January this year: “Given what is seen in the Red Sea region, the North-South corridor will gain global significance.”The Indian Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar, pointed out that “it is in the interests of the global economy that this corridor progresses.”Impact-The development of the North-South corridor will shift the commercial importance of the Red Sea-Mediterranean link to the new South Caucasian region corridor.The project has already begun to show its impact. Iran, for example, supplied drones to Russia unhindered by the sanctions imposed on it. Moscow has received drones and other military equipment. Second, the corridor has brought Azerbaijan and Russia closer than ever, which has boosted the Azerbaijan government’s morale in its impending tensions with Armenia, which is receiving a lot of Western support.The impact is not to be construed only in military terms. Its commercial importance is uppermost because that impacts the lives of millions of people.In one way, the impact of the North-South corridor has been adverse on Armenia, no doubt. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads for a long time over the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenia had to bid goodbye to Karabakh because of the apathy of Moscow and the aggressive designs of Azerbaijan bolstered by Erdogan’s (Turkey) hawkish regime.The North-South corridor can potentially transform the lives of millions of people in the region by opening new avenues of economic activity, easy mobility, and freedom from the adverse impact of economic sanctions.Azerbaijan is an important point on the road linking Europe with China via the Caspian Sea. It is also a supplier of oil and natural gas to Europe through pipelines.Previously, Azerbaijan was not on good terms with Iran due to Azerbaijan’s pro-Turkey stance. At that time, Armenia had come closer to Iran essentially through the large Armenian diaspora in Iran.However, that situation has changed now, and the Iranian foreign minister bluntly told his Armenian counterpart during the latter’s visit to Tehran not to open up freely to the Jewish state of Israel and its allies.Armenia-Alarmed by the far-reaching geopolitical changes stemming from the North-South corridor project, Armenia put forward a proposal.Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashiniyan presented the “Crossroads of Peace” proposal in October last year, which envisioned a north-south and east-west network of rail and road through which Armenia hopes to reopen its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey.Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar paid his maiden visit to Yerevan, the Armenian capital, in October 2021.Political pundits believe that the recent rise in India-Armenia relations is the need of the hour amidst the crucial geopolitical game in the South Caucasus region. Armenia desires India to try to balance the fractured geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus, which has witnessed regional power rivalry, conflict over territory, and war as well. Prof. KN Pandita (Padma Shri) is the former director of the Center of Central Asian Studies at Kashmir University.This article contains the author’s personal views.Follow EurAsian Times on X (formerly Twitter)

F-15 Vs Su-35: Iranian Expert Bets Big On Russian Super Flankers To Outflank Invading Israeli Jets-By Parth Satam - April 17, 2024

With another round of escalation expected between Iran and Israel following the former’s missile barrage in retaliation to its embassy being bombed by the Jewish nation, experts have laid out a series of scenarios of how Tel Aviv’s and Tehran’s militaries might clash. The tactical situations involve Israeli Air Force (IsAF) F-15Is releasing air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM) to saturate Iranian air defenses. Iran might increase the tempo and lethality of its missile strikes—rather than the largely symbolic salvo earlier this week. Two interesting observations about the military element in the two countries’ international diplomacy, however, come into focus.  First is the claim that Israel has been pressuring Russia to stall and delay the sale of Su-35S Generation 4.5 fighters to Iran, which poses a severe threat to IsAF’s F-15Is and, to a certain extent, its F-35s.Secondly, reports say Iran is qualitatively enhancing its existing and future missile arsenals with sophisticated Russian technology. This is in return for parting with its own cheap, mass-produced kamikaze drone technology like the Shahed-136 (rechristened Geranium-2 by Russia). Russian Tech Helps Iranian Missiles-The second part first. The Washington Post (WaPo), referring to leaked emails and documents, reported how an Iranian delegation was hosted at Russian arms maker NPP Yekaterinburg in March 2023, showcasing “scientific and technical, potential and production capabilities” that Russia could offer Iran. Intelligence officials told WaPo that Russia will “provide its ally with advanced fighter jets and air defense technology, assets that could help Tehran harden its defenses against any future airstrike by Israel or the United States.” “The weapons deals, some details of which have not been reported previously, are part of a broader collaboration that includes co-production of military drones inside Russia, the sharing of anti-jamming technology, and real-time battlefield assessments of weapons deployed against NATO-equipped forces in Ukraine. The cooperation is reaping substantial benefits for both countries, elevating Iran’s status to a strategic partner,” WaPo said. This validates a previous EurAsian Times analysis that touched upon the unprecedented defense technical heft being given to Russo-Iranian relations amid their mutually shared hostility with the West. That report noted how Russia had manufactured and used its own iteration of the Shahed 136 (Geran-2) to devastating effect in Ukraine after acquiring the full technology and reverse engineering the UAV with the help of Iranian engineers.It is now likely to return the favor by parting with cutting-edge missile propulsion, target seeker, guidance and navigation technology. The conclusions were based on comments of Russian and Iranian defense officials following the first-of-its-kind visit of Moscow’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu to Iran in September 2023, where he was shown a series of missiles and combat UAVs.On a different note, Russia is also pursuing a similar partnership with North Korea. While using the North’s massive stockpile of artillery ammunition, it can be said to have lent technical assistance to Pyongyang’s Hwasong-16B Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV). Israeli F-15s To ‘ROCK’ Iranian Air Defenses? ‘Patarames,’ a handle on X (formerly Twitter) that specializes in analyzing Iranian military technology and doctrine, shared a computer-generated graphic from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Systems, showing F-15Is firing the ROCKS air-to-surface (ASM) to “saturate” Iranian air defenses. The brochure described the ROCKS as an “all-weather, day-night” stand-off ASM that can, with “either a penetration or blast fragmentation warhead, destroy above-ground or well-protected underground targets in heavily surface-to-air defended areas.”The pilot feeds target information (coordinates, impact angle, azimuth, topographic imagery data, and fuse delays) into the missile prior to launch. It is not clear if this data can be loaded into the missile on the ground prior to the mission, like the British-French SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) Ukraine fires from its Su-24M ground attack jets. However, it does share the terminal-stage target acquisition and approach with a “scene-matching technology,” to “overcome GPS jamming scenarios.” Images of the target (typically a building or fortified structure) and its surroundings are loaded into the missile’s memory. The missile’s optical seeker then matches the live image with the stored picture to confirm the target identity and commences its attack run. SCALP and Storm Shadow use the Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator (DSMAC) technology, which operates on the same principle. The ROCKS missile’s image correlation technology and electro-optical seeker are particularly aided by an Automatic Target Acquisition algorithm that also helps it “overcome anti-radiation technologies, GPS jamming, navigation, and Target Location Errors.” In its mid-course trajectory, ROCKS uses an Inertial Navigation System (INS)/GPS. The illustrated image shows an F-15I firing ROCKS missiles that are striking long-range SAM sites. One missile is also seen hitting the base of a mountain—possibly denoting an underground Iranian nuclear site. It is seen diving down and turning 180 degrees to hit the base of the mountain.The F-15 is approaching the target from behind the mountain, representing the missile’s maneuvering capability and range, which keep the launch aircraft well outside the range of SAMs. “Compared to Natanz, Arak, and Esfahan Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF), Fordow uranium enrichment plant would be immune to such weapons. Yet, an unknown larger variant could be carried by a single F-15 and possess a higher penetration capability warhead to damage entrances. (This can put them) UGF out of action for longer,” the Patarames said. F-15I Vs. Su-35S-The F-15Is might fly a low-altitude “terrain-masking” flight profile over Jordan, “pop up over Iraq,” “dash to Mach 1.5,” climb to an altitude of “14 km,” and launch “two ROCKS” missiles. For the “penetrating effect” required for underground targets, they can retain an “impact velocity” of “Mach 5.” In this context, Patarames said, “This weapon class and capability should be the reason why Israel used all its leverage on Russia to cancel or at least delay the delivery of Su-35. Those could easily thwart the incoming attacks and force the F-15 to jettison their heavy ALBM (Air-Launched Ballistic Missile) to defend themselves.” Iran’s Cold War-era US-made F-14 Tomcats, F-4E Phantom IIs have been suffering severe maintainability and flight-worthiness issues as debilitating economic and military-trade sanctions prevent it from accessing spares. The roundabout measures to access aerospace parts from intermediate, smaller aviation services companies to circumvent sanctions became unsustainable after US law enforcement authorities busted the rackets and arrested several American Iranians in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Its Soviet-origin MiG-29s, meanwhile, are too few to make any noticeable difference. This situation motivated the far-sighted Iranians to compensate by focusing on a missile and drone-centric military doctrine in the 1980s.The Generation 4.5 Su-35S would be the most advanced jet in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and comparable to the Israeli F-15I or Qatari Eurofighter Typhoon. The Su-35S with its N035 Irbis-E passive electronically-scanned array (PESA) radar can detect aerial targets at a range of 400 km, provide high-resolution ground images in synthetic aperture mode, has an OLS-35 electro-optical targeting system and Khibiny-M electronic warfare (EW), that comprises of pods on the wingtips and sensors around the aircraft.The jet can be used for purely air superiority modes to tackle the F-15, which as discussed in another EurAsian Times piece, would most likely be employed as a ‘missile truck’ – launching air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles based on targeting information received from its stealth F-35Is. IsAF would find it difficult to conduct long-range standoff strikes, while Iranian ground-based AD systems like the Bavar-373 – which it says is comparable to the Russian S-400 – would be free to tackle other Israeli aircraft and land strike munitions.Israel Eyes Iranian Nuclear Sites-EurAsian Times had analyzed how Iran’s nuclear facilities might be Israel’s primary target, which both parties perceive lends Tehran very long-term geopolitical and diplomatic leverage before the West. Tel Aviv “might have far deeper and long-term goals for which it might be willing to risk a short, sharp, wider regional war,” that article said, which discussed the IsAF’s latest and previous exercises that targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities.This implied that both sides face mutual military advantages and disadvantages, “Israel has a vastly qualitatively superior air force with Generation 4.5 and Generation 5 jets. Iran makes up for its lack of conventional strength with a massive ground army, a stockpile of tanks and artillery, and a production capacity that far outstrips Israel,” the EurAsian Times analysis said.It also has an enormous and diverse inventory of tactical conventional and nuclear ballistic missiles and drones. “Israel can strike once and hit Iran but not meaningfully continue a campaign,” Patarames said.The author can be reached at satamp@gmail.com

Iran-Israel War – When US Navy Sank The Largest Warship Since WWII, Resulting In Massive Iranian Defeat-By Ashish Dangwal -
April 19, 2024

Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Iran, targeting the vicinity of Isfahan in central Iran. The retaliation follows Iran’s recent massive drone and missile assault on Israeli territory, marking a dangerous escalation that threatens to engulf the entire region.Reports indicate that the strike, which occurred overnight, targeted the area around Isfahan in central Iran, a site believed to have been involved in the April 13 attack on Israel.The exchange of fire between the two nations has reignited fears of a broader conflict, with concerns mounting over the potential involvement of the United States. The situation draws parallel to historical confrontations, particularly Operation Earnest Will in the late 1980s (July 24, 1987– September 26, 1988), when the United States intervened in the Gulf region amid rising tension. During this operation, US warships were deployed to escort reflagged Kuwaiti tankers targeted by Iran, leading to clashes between US and Iranian forces.During Operation Earnest Will, another US military move took place. It was Operation Praying Mantis, a fierce daylong battle between the US Navy and the Iranian Navy. The operation was launched four days after an Iranian mine hit the USS Samuel B. Roberts on April 14, 1988.undefined-Samuel B. Roberts is carried away aboard Mighty Servant 2 after hitting a mine in the Persian Gulf.The blast caused the ship to be lifted out of the water, creating a 30-foot hole below the waterline and destroying a 15-foot section of the keel. Ten sailors sustained severe injuries, including four who were severely burned, alongside Commander Paul X. Rinn.Despite the ship’s critical condition, the exceptional damage control efforts of the well-trained crew prevented its sinking, as described in Bradley Peniston’s book, “No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf.”The crew resorted to welding steel plates and rigging cables to prevent the ship’s stern from breaking off, showcasing a heroic feat of damage control.In response to the incident, the US reacted vigorously. Under the direction of President Reagan, the US Navy engaged the Iranian Navy in a daylong operation named Praying Mantis, employing combined surface-ship and air attacks.Operation Praying Mantis-According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, “Operation Praying Mantis was the largest of five major US Navy surface actions since World War II. It was the first, and so far the only time the US Navy has exchanged surface-to-surface missile fire with an enemy, and it resulted in the largest warship sunk by the U.S. Navy since WWII.”The mission’s objective was clear: to neutralize Iranian oil platforms serving as bases for attacks on Gulf shipping and to eliminate threats posed by Iranian naval vessels, particularly the notorious frigates targeting merchant-ship crews with machine-gun fire.The US military deployed a squadron of EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft to suppress Iranian fire-control radars and communications, enabling American aircrew to engage their targets safely.The opening salvo of the battle saw naval gunfire and explosive charges damaging the Iranian oil platforms. In response, two Iranian F-4 Phantom aircraft, a guided-missile patrol boat, and armed Boghammer speedboats were sent into the battle.880418-N-ZZ999-005: Operation Praying Mantis, April 1988. Aerial view of the Iranian frigate IS Alvand (71) burning after being attacked by aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 11 from USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The attack was launched after the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) struck a mine on April 14, 1988. IS Alvand was hit by three Harpoon Missiles plus cluster munitions. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.Aerial view of the Iranian frigate IS Alvand (71) burning after being attacked by aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 11 from USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Official U.S. Navy Photograph.Undeterred, US forces relentlessly engaged the Iranian threats. Surface-to-air missiles chased off the Phantoms, while the USS Wainwright and USS Simpson sank the patrol boat with a barrage of missiles and naval gunfire. A-6E Intruder aircraft launched attacks on the Boghammers, sinking one and damaging others, forcing the remaining boats to retreat. As the battle intensified, an A-6 Intruder piloted by Cmdr. Bud Langston came under fire from the Iranian frigate Sahand. In a display of courage and precision, Langston and his crew returned fire, striking Sahand with missiles and a laser-guided bomb. Another Intruder and A-7 Corsairs joined the fray, unleashing a relentless barrage of missiles and bombs that set Sahand ablaze.Hours later, the severely damaged Sahand succumbed to the relentless assault. In a bold but ill-fated move, the sister ship Sabalan ventured into the fray, only to face a similar fate. undefined-The Iranian frigate Sahand burning from bow to stern on April 18 1988 after being attacked.A laser-guided bomb, delivered by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Engler’s Intruder, struck Sabalan’s engine room and delivered a decisive blow.Despite the operation’s success, President Reagan opted to call off further attacks, recognizing the toll taken on both sides. The US had made its point clear: aggression against its interests would not be tolerated.In the aftermath of Operation Praying Mantis, Iran towed the damaged Sabalan back to port, marking the end of a swift and decisive response to Iranian provocations. The operation showcased the formidable capabilities of the US military and served as a warning to adversaries seeking to challenge American interests in the region.William J. Luti, a retired U.S. Navy captain and an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute, noted, “Praying Mantis remains a case study in strengthening deterrence. Our victory kept Iran’s Navy at bay for more than two decades and helped change the course of the Iran-Iraq War, which had upended the region for eight bloody years. Iran never laid mines in the Gulf again.”Iranian Intelligence’s Misjudgment-Years later, a declassified CIA report shed light on a crucial aspect of Operation Praying Mantis, revealing a significant misunderstanding on the part of Iranian intelligence. According to the report, Iran believed that the operation was part of a coordinated effort between the United States and Iraq, with the US Navy launching attacks from the south and Iraq initiating a major offensive from the north.The timing of the operation coincided with a key event on Iran’s northern border, as Iraq launched a major offensive across Iran’s disputed northwest border on the morning of April 18, 1988. Iranian intelligence erroneously conveyed to the Ayatollah that a pact had been formed between Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and the United States to confront Iran simultaneously from both northern and southern fronts.The tragic incident involving the shoot-down of an Iranian airliner by the USS Vincennes further fueled the Ayatollah’s belief that the United States was poised to continue its military actions from the southern front. Faced with the daunting prospect of confronting two major adversaries on multiple fronts, Iran opted to seek peace with Iraq just a month later.Operation Praying Mantis, in this context, served a dual purpose. On the one hand, it restored a sense of national pride for the United States, showcasing its military prowess and resolve.On the other hand, it inadvertently played a role in bringing an end to the prolonged and devastating Iran-Iraq War, which had exacted a heavy toll in terms of lives lost and infrastructure destroyed, both among soldiers and civilians alike.Contact the author at ashishmichel(at)gmail.com

Iran Fired ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ To Attack Israel; Punctured Its Overhyped Air Defense Systems – State Media-By Sakshi Tiwari - April 15, 2024

After the massive aerial strike launched by Iran on Israel directly from its soil, there are claims that Tehran also employed hypersonic missiles that allegedly hit all its designated targets, bypassing Israel’s cutting-edge air defense systems.Every hypersonic missile fired by Iran in retaliatory strikes against Israel has successfully struck its targets after dodging the air defense systems of the country, Iran’s state news agency Press TV claimed a day after the overnight attacks launched by Tehran.The report stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran used hypersonic weapons against real targets for the first time when it launched massive missile and drone strikes on what it called “occupied territory.”The strikes, dubbed Operation True Promise, were carried out by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and inflicted damage on Israeli military bases.Press TV was informed by sources that none of Iran’s hypersonic missiles were intercepted by the Israeli regime or its allies. However, the reports stopped short of naming the hypersonic missiles in question. The sources further underlined that Iran is one of the few nations with the technology to develop hypersonic missiles, which can strike targets precisely while traveling at astounding speeds.The claims about the use of hypersonic weapons could not be independently verified by the EurAsian Times. When asked whether Iran actually used a hypersonic missile, a Middle-East expert told the EurAsian Times, “They seem to have meant Kheibar Shekan (ballistic missile)  when they said hypersonic.”Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, announced on April 14 that Israel’s Nevatim Airbase, from where an F-35 aircraft took off to bomb Iran’s diplomatic facilities in Damascus, was hit by Iran, along with another large intelligence base located inside Israel.He continued by saying that the strikes “reached its goals” since the Iranian drones and missiles were not adequately intercepted by the regime’s “Iron Dome” system. The IRGC was responding to an earlier April missile attack by Israel on Iran’s diplomatic buildings in the Syrian capital of Damascus.It was the biggest drone strike ever executed by any nation, and it was Iran’s first frontal assault on Israel in over fifty years of enmity.The Israel Defense Force (IDF) claims that 350 Iranian drones and missiles were fired against Israel during the night, and the warheads of these missiles and missiles combined carried 60 tons of explosives.Iran launched some 120 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles, and 170 drones at targets in Israel Friday night, according to the IDF, which had earlier stated that 99 percent of the missiles were shot down, the great majority of them did so before they even reached Israeli airspace.Footage showing Members of the Israel Defense Force earlier today Removing the Fuselage of a Iranian “Emad” Medium-Range Ballistic Missile from the Sea of Galilee, after it was Shot Down during Saturday Night’s Attack. pic.twitter.com/vZeV1lflEq— Politics World Wide Web (@PoliticsWWWeb) April 15, 2024-Iran has not published the names of drones and missiles used against Israel in the operation. However, images that surface on social media displaying sections of those missiles that were shot down or otherwise missed their targets indicated some of the ballistic missiles used by Iran included Emad, Ghadr-110, Dezful, as well as a Kheiber Shekan, all of which are medium-range ballistic missiles.Israel said it intercepted 99% of drones and missiles and celebrated the effectiveness of its defenses against an unprecedented Iranian strike. All of the UAVs and cruise missiles were shot down, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said, while a few ballistic missiles got through Israel’s defenses.As for hypersonic missiles, they are believed to be more challenging to intercept given their maneuverability and unexpected trajectory. However, the experience gained from the battle in Ukraine, where Kyiv claims to have intercepted multiple Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, has shown the weapons are not invincible. Hypersonic missiles are capable of overcoming various kinds of air defense systems by performing a variety of maneuvers in and out of the Earth’s atmosphere. In fact, Israel claims that it made an exoatmospheric intercept of a missile. Exoatmospheric interception is the process of intercepting a missile outside of the atmosphere, which is located around 100 kilometers above sea level. However, there is no confirmation from Israel or its allies about intercepting an Iranian hypersonic missile.Iran’s Hypersonic Missile-Iran unveiled its first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, in June 2023. It claims it can penetrate all enemy missile defense systems.Iranian media reports have stated that the missile can reach a maximum speed of Mach 15 (5,145 meters or 16,880 feet per second), has a range of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles), and travels at a high maneuverability thanks to the use of solid propellants.The missile’s name, reportedly chosen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, roughly translates to “to make victorious.” The unveiling of the missile was passed off as a historic ceremony, as Iran allegedly became the first country in the entire Middle Eastern region to wield a hypersonic weapon that moves at more than five times the speed of sound.Although International military experts have questioned Iran’s assertions that Fattah is a hypersonic missile, calling it an attempt at disinformation, Tehran erected a provocative billboard in Tehran a few days after the launch of the said missile. It featured the Fattah hypersonic missile and a chilling message that reads, “400 Seconds to Tel Aviv,” directly threatening Israel’s largest city.Iran’s latest claims about hypersonic strike are in line with previous assertion made by Iran’s state TV that the hypersonic missile can bypass even the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the United States and the “Zionist regime,” including Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.While the world was still reeling with the information about the potential presence of a hypersonic weapon in Iran, the country showed off another hypersonic missile codenamed Fattah-2 a few months later, in November 2023.According to Iranian official media, Fattah-2 is a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). Compared to a ballistic warhead that travels in a more foreseeable arc, an HGV offers significantly greater mobility as it glides to its target after initial launch. Pro-Iran military watchers touted the introduction of a second and more potent hypersonic missile within months of unveiling the first as an exceptional feat.However, since Western and Israeli officials rarely take Iranian claims seriously, they have continued to brush off reports that Tehran has indeed developed a hypersonic weapon – a capability that remains out of bounds for several technologically advanced militaries.ontact the author at sakshi.tiwari9555(at)gmail.com-Follow EurAsian Times on Google News

IAF’s Su-30 MKI Test Fires Ballistic Missile That Can ‘Rock’ Pakistan’s Terror Camps From Indian Airspace-By Ritu Sharma - April 24, 2024

India has test-fired Israeli-origin air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) Crystal Maze-II. The extended range ALBM means that the Indian Air Force (IAF) will not need to cross the border to strike targets like Balakot, should the need arise in the future, as the entire North Pakistan is within its range.On April 23, the Indian Defense Ministry announced that the Russian-origin Sukhoi Su-30MKI test-fired the new version of a medium-range ballistic missile manufactured by the Israeli Rafael in Andamans and Nicobar. The missile christened Rocks or Crystal Maze II, is capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 250 kilometers.The IAF intends to manufacture these missiles under the Make in India initiative, leveraging the technology from Israel. The relevance of ALBMs has become highlighted in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. Russian fighter jets have been deploying ALBMs from well within its territory and outside the hitting range of Ukrainian air defense systems.The ALBMs are designed to strike high-value stationary and movable targets in GPS-denied environments, like the one India faced during the Kargil War.When Pakistani troops infiltrated Kargil, India asked the US for Global Positioning System (GPS) data for the region. The US denied India’s request for information from the space-based navigation system maintained by the US government. Crystal Maze II would have been able to overcome the impediment.The test of Crystal Maze II was carried out by India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The missile allows India to strike targets deep within enemy territory without physically crossing the border.Balakot was the site of an airstrike carried out by the IAF in February 2019. During that operation, IAF jets crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to target terrorist infrastructure in Balakot, Pakistan, 81 kilometers from Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, and 50 kilometers from the Line of Control.With the Crystal Maze-II, the IAF can potentially hit Balakot or similar targets without crossing the border, enhancing strategic flexibility.ALBMs can be launched from various platforms, including fighter jets, bombers, and other aircraft. This flexibility allows for rapid deployment and adaptability to changing scenarios. Unlike ground-based missiles, ALBMs are not tied to fixed launch sites, making them harder to predict and counter by adversaries.ALBMs can be launched from high altitudes, allowing them to bypass enemy air defenses and missile interception systems. By approaching targets from unexpected angles, ALBMs increase the likelihood of successful strikes.Since ALBMs are air-launched, they have shorter flight times compared to ground-launched missiles. This reduced warning time makes it challenging for adversaries to respond effectively. ALBMs can be deployed covertly, catching opponents off guard. Surprise launches can disrupt an adversary’s military operations and create confusion.Interestingly, during the Balakot strikes, the IAF could not fire any of the intended six Israeli air-to-surface missiles called the Crystal Maze-1 from the Mirage 2000 against Pakistan because its laid-down protocols did not allow it in that particular situation.If the Crystal Maze-1 missiles had been launched along with the SPICE-2000 bombs, they would’ve provided a live video feed of the bombs hitting their targets.ALBMs like Crystal Maze-II serve as a deterrent against aggression. They bolster India’s defense capabilities by providing an additional layer of response options. However, they come with their challenges related to aircraft modifications, safety protocols, and coordination.Su-30 MKI-Crystal Maze-II-This air-to-surface missile (ASM) is a precision-guided munition developed by the Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is renowned for its accuracy and effectiveness in striking ground and naval targets.The missiles are equipped with advanced guidance systems, incorporating inertial, imaging infrared, or TV guidance, which guarantees exceptional precision even over extended distances.These missiles commonly carry high-explosive warheads and can be deployed from diverse platforms, including aircraft and submarines. This adaptability renders them suitable for an extensive array of missions, from targeting enemy military installations to striking naval vessels.The missiles would also serve India well in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), considered to be the country’s area of dominance.To achieve precise terminal homing, the operator can directly control the missile through an INS (Inertial Navigation System) and a data link, using either a television or imaging infrared seeker, which depends on the specific missile model.Importantly, the launching aircraft doesn’t need to retain control of the missile; control can be transferred to another platform while the launching aircraft safely exits the area.The export versions offer a choice between two types of warheads: a 340 kg (750 lb) blast/fragmentation warhead or a 360 kg (790 lb) penetrator. These guidance systems work in harmony to ensure that the missile precisely reaches its intended target.Ritu Sharma has been a journalist for over a decade, writing on defense, foreign affairs, and nuclear technology.The author can be reached at ritu.sharma (at) mail.com-Follow EurAsian Times on Google News

IAF Jaguar Fighters To Get ‘F-35 Missiles’; New-Gen French Missiles To Boost ‘Nuclear Capable’ Warplanes-By Ritu Sharma - April 22, 2024

After giving a new lease of life to its 1970s Sepecat Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to integrate New Generation Close Combat missiles for the fighter jets.The IAF, the only air force in the world to operate these fighters, has revitalized them by performing a major upgrade that includes new attack and navigation avionics.The IAF has sought proposals from industry players to modify and re-equip two aircraft with new-generation missiles. The missiles will be integrated with the aircraft’s new Display Attack Ranging Inertial Navigation-III (DARIN-III) avionics and helmet-mounted display.The missiles are being identified as European firm MBDA’s Advance Short Range Air-To-Air Missile (ASRAAM).The IAF tender calls for the inclusion of Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) to improve the pilot’s situational awareness and targeting capabilities. HMDS projects critical flight and targeting information directly onto the pilot’s helmet visor.The IAF has selected NGCCM (next-gen close combat missile) to replace the aging Matra R550 Magic on the Jaguar strike aircraft’s over-the-wing pylon. ASRAAM has an infrared homing system that can track and hone in on a target range inside the line of sight. The missile weighs 88 kg and has a range of more than 25 km.“IIR (Imaging Infrared) is the most advanced IR missile. There is no information on the target when IR missiles are launched since they are passive. With a Helmet-mounted Sighting Display, pilots can cue the missile head to look toward the target without turning the aircraft on that side. This makes off-boresight launch possible,” an official told the EurAsian Times.“The missiles also make it possible without input from onboard radar making ‘over the shoulder’ shots possible as no radar looks behind,” the official added.ASRAAM is in service with the Royal Air Force as its Within Visual Range (WVR) Dominance weapon. The weapon has been deployed by the Royal Australian Air Force on its F/A-18 Hornet.In WVR air combat, the ability to strike first is vital. A pilot engaging an enemy needs a missile that reacts more rapidly than ever before with the speed and agility to maximize the probability of a kill, regardless of evasive target maneuvers or the deployment of countermeasures.ASRAAM accepts target information via aircraft sensors, such as radar or helmet-mounted sight, but it can also act as an autonomous infrared search and track system. The RAAF has demonstrated successful ‘over the shoulder’ firing in Lock On After Launch (LOAL) mode against target drones that were behind the wing-line of the launch aircraft.The missile has been fully integrated with Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado, and F/A-18. Now, ASRAAM is also being integrated into the F-35 Lightning II.The IR missiles, also known as fire-and-forget, will enable Jaguars to successfully engage various types of combat aircraft, transport platforms as well as cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.The project will involve studying the Jaguar’s existing DARIN-III avionics, developing technical specifications, modifying the existing software, airframe, and wing pylons, conducting ground and flight trials, and final certification.Jaguars – Penetrate Deep, Strike Hard-The IAF’s Anglo-French Sepecat Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft are one of its primary strike jets in the combat fleet. Out of the 140 aircraft acquired initially, 125 remain in service.Inducted into the IAF some four decades back, it has undergone multiple upgrades in its avionics and weapons, keeping it relevant in its role for the IAF.
Jaguar-Jets-A French Air Force Jaguar A/E Fighter-Bomber aircraft flies a refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea, in support of Operation JOINT FORGE.India is the sole remaining Jaguar operator, with other users—France, the UK, Oman, Nigeria, and Ecuador—having retired them. India has adopted Jaguar fighter-bombers to deliver nuclear gravity bombs, making them an essential part of its nuclear triad.The IAF had procured 31 decommissioned Jaguar airframes from France with the purchase of Rafale, to cannibalize them for their spares and ensure the serviceability of its aircraft.Jaguars have played an important role in various conflicts in India. During Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka and the 1999 Kargil War, the aircraft conducted reconnaissance missions. The photo-recce missions conducted during the Kargil War along the Line of Control helped bomb enemy positions using precision munitions.In the 1970s, forty of these aircraft were imported from the UK, and thereafter, the public-sector aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) licensed produced these aircraft in India until 2007. Since then, the fighters have undergone three major upgrades, the latest one being DARIN III.The DARIN III includes an open-system architecture mission computer, multi-functional displays, an engine and flight instrument system, a new fire control radar, a geodetic height correction system, and an inertial navigation system with satellite navigation.The DARIN III Jaguars have also been equipped with the Israeli EL/M-2052, giving it an improved defensibility against electronic warfare jamming. By having multiple transceiver modules (TRM), each transmitting in a different radio frequency, the EL/M-2052 also has a lower probability-of-intercept of enemy radar warning receivers.undefined-A pair of Indian Air Force Jaguars flying in formation besides a pair of Indian Navy Sea Harriers and a pair of U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, flying over the Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Virat during Exercise Malabar. Via: Wikipedia-In other words, the Jaguar DARIN III would be more difficult to detect and jam.EL/M-2052 is an advanced multi-mode radar capable of air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-sea tracking, targeting, and engagement. Elta has not disclosed the radar’s range or the number of targets it can track and simultaneously engage.However, the most important component of the aircraft, its engine, has yet to undergo upgradation. The aircraft, powered by two Rolls-Royce Adour Mk 811 turbofan engines, is underpowered. A more powerful engine is required to push its flight envelope and allow it to operate at high altitudes.The aircraft keeps losing thrust with time and has lowered capacity by 15-20 percent due to an antiquated engine that needs replacement due to substantial wear and tear. As previously noted by the EurAsian Times, the aircraft is also under-equipped to carry out its combat missions effectively.The Jaguar fleet has no specified airframe calendar life and is only based on the Fatigue Index. Based on the individual aircraft operational exploitation of the fleet, it is believed that it has an approximate residual of 10-15 years of airframe life.The IAF aims to replace these aircraft with the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-2.Ritu Sharma has been a journalist for over a decade, writing on defense, foreign affairs, and nuclear technology.The author can be reached at ritu.sharma (at) mail.com-Follow EurAsian Times on Google News

India’s 3rd Nuke-Powered Submarine Spotted In Satellite Image; ‘Nuclear Triad’ Bolstered Amid China Threats-By Ritu Sharma - April 17, 2024

With an eye on China, India has been bolstering its military capabilities. In line with this, it launched its third indigenous nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSBN) in 2021.The latest satellite imagery showed the extended nuclear submarine, codenamed S-4, underlining the possibility that it has already been inducted into the Indian Navy.Satellite imagery taken at the outer dry deck of the secretive Ship Building Centre (SCB) in Visakhapatnam shows S-4 (the third Arihant-class SSBN) along with two of its predecessors.The Launch tubes are visible in the image, and the submarine will be able to carry twice the number of submarine-launched ballistic missiles than the previous iteration of the Arihant class submarines.The S-4 submarine is expected to have K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with a 3500-kilometer range. The S4 and S4* are expected to be fitted with K-4 missiles. The need for long-range submarine-launched missiles corresponds to the increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.The K-15 missiles fitted on INS Arihant have a range of 750 km, which is woefully short of hitting anything significant in China, which is currently a prime adversary for India.Even in a conflict with Pakistan, it would only have targets within its range in the south of the country. These are the first indigenously developed short-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).One of the big challenges in the sea leg of nuclear deterrence is that an underwater vertical launch system is among the most sophisticated and complex weapons since it demands stability, speed, and accuracy in two mediums—water and atmosphere.The induction of S-4 will greatly boost India’s nuclear deterrence. The lack of at least three operational submarines means that the submarines are primarily in and out of the harbor without maintaining constant nuclear deterrence. So far, India had two nuclear-powered ballistic submarines (SSBNs) dubbed Advanced Technology Vessels (ATV). The first of these two is S2 (INS Arihant) and S3 (INS Arighat).Only China has SSBNs in the Indian neighborhood. These have been deployed in the past for “counter-piracy patrols” off the east coast of Africa. However, Chinese anti-submarine warfare is in a nascent stage.Given the threat assessment for India, SSBN promises a guarantee of survivability of nuclear retaliatory capability. With its long coastlines and peninsula, the SSBNs can remain hidden in ocean depths during the conflict to ensure the survival of second-strike capability.“For nuclear deterrence, one submarine always needs to be on patrol. If Arihant is in and out of the harbor, it is not exactly a deterrent,” an Indian Navy officer told the EurAsian Times. “We need 3-4 SSBNs so we can keep one on patrol when one may be in port, one going for patrol, and one coming back,” he explained.Buttressing his point, the officer referred to 52 years of Continuous Sea Deterrent (CASD), the UK’s longest sustained military operation ever. “If one cannot sustain it, it is hardly a deterrence,” the officer concluded.In 2021, India quietly launched the yet-to-be-christened S-4 SSBN. British publication Janes reported on December 29, 2021, that S4 was launched on November 23 and had been ‘relocated’ to near the ‘fitting-out wharf’ that was presently occupied by INS Arighat, the second such nuclear-armed missile submarine.The British publication further reported that satellite imagery had confirmed that at 7,000 tonnes, the S4 SSBN was ‘slightly larger,’ with a load water line measurement of 125.4m compared with 111.6m of the 6,000-tonne INS Arihant, the lead boat in this class. It categorized the S4 – and successive boats – as ‘Arihant-stretch’ variants.The first indigenous submarine, INS Arihant, is a 6,000-ton ship powered by an 83 MW pressurized light water reactor (PWR) fuelled with enriched Uranium. It is 110 meters long with an 11-meter-wide beam and can travel up to 24 knots underwater.INS Arihant, the first indigenous SSBN, was launched in 2009 and commissioned in 2016. In November 2019, INS Arihant completed its first deterrence patrol. The Indian government announced the establishment of the country’s “survivable nuclear triad”—the capability to launch nuclear strikes from land, air, and sea platforms.INS Arihant is a technology demonstrator and an achievement for the Indian indigenization program. When the ATV was involved in an accident in 2017, India had no nuclear triad.Making Indian Nuclear Deterrence Credible-In case of a nuclear conflict, the highest level of survivability lies with equipping nuclear-powered submarines with ballistic missiles with sufficient ranges. Since the submarine-launched ballistic missile first came into being, it has been considered the most survivable delivery system, as ocean depths remain opaque to a large extent.INDIA SUBMARINE NAVY-The Western Seaboard witnessed eight submarines operating together in a recently concluded exercise in the Arabian Sea, demonstrating their high levels of Op Readiness. Image for Representation-A US nuclear submarine captain described the American Polaris submarine as “an extremely survivable assured capability that the Soviets knew they could not destroy and knew if they conducted a first strike, that system would someday be available to retaliate.It might take some time to get the message to them from a destroyed national headquarters, but someday, the missile warheads would come raining in, and they would pay the price.”India has a ‘no first use’ policy when it comes to nuclear weapons. A country needs the invulnerable second-strike capability that SSBNs give. In that sense, INS Arihant is a technology demonstrator.The Indian Project to build a credible nuclear deterrence has been shrouded in secrecy since its inception. As India realized its goal to operate an SSBN with the help of Russian aid, it gained experience operating a nuclear-powered submarine leased from Russia.To make the sub-surface arm of India’s nuclear triad pack more punch, India has been working on getting more SSBNs and SLBMs with greater range.The first two SSBNs, the Arihant and the Arighat, were deficient in this respect as they only carried the relatively short-range K-15 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), though they can reportedly also accommodate four K-4 longer-range missiles. The K-15 has a range of only 750 kilometers, which is insufficient to target China from the Bay of Bengal.In 2023, India tested its nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile with a strike range of 3,500 km twice a week. The missile was test-fired from an undersea platform in the shape of a submersible pontoon off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. The test demonstrated the missile’s capability to emerge from underwater and undertake its parabolic trajectory.Once the K-4 missiles are inducted, they will help India bridge the gap with China, which has SLBMs with a range of over 5,000 kilometers. The K-4 missiles will be followed by the K-5 and K-6 missiles in the 5,000-6,000 km range.Ritu Sharma has been a journalist for over a decade, writing on defense, foreign affairs, and nuclear technology. The author can be reached at ritu.sharma (at) mail.com

Pearl Harbor 2.0: China-Taiwan War To Drag NATO In Conflict; Fully Armed US Cannot Thwart Attack On Hawaii? By Sakshi Tiwari -
April 17, 2024

As concerns over a Chinese invasion of Taiwan intensify, a paper released on April 15 by the NATO Defense College has warned NATO could become involved in a potential conflict involving Taiwan if fighting extends to US territory in the Pacific.The report, “NATO and a Taiwan contingency,” from the research and education center located in Rome, is academic research and not an official stand of the European security bloc. However, analysts believe that since there isn’t much research about Taiwan’s position vis-a-vis NATO, it could be useful for strategic planning within the alliance.James Lee, an assistant research fellow at Taiwan’s Academia Sinica’s Institute of European and American Studies, authored the report. It comes at a time when China has become more confrontational in its rhetoric against American military assurances to Taiwan.Adm. John C. Aquilino, the outgoing head of INDOPACOM (the United States Indo-Pacific Command is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region), recently warned: “All indications point to the (Chinese) PLA (People’s Liberation Army) meeting President Xi Jinping’s directive to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027,” Aquilino said. “The PLA’s actions indicate their ability to meet Xi’s preferred timeline to unify Taiwan with mainland China by force if directed.”Any attack on Taiwan is believed to draw the United States and its regional allies, including Japan, into the conflict. In his analysis, Lee looks at whether China’s military attack would activate Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which states that an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all of them.Referring to the islands that connect Japan’s Okinawa to Taiwan and the Philippines, the report states that “a trigger for Article 5 is unlikely if hostilities are confined to the immediate vicinity of Taiwan or the First Island Chain.” However, the analysis also looks at what may happen in a conflict that results in a Chinese attack on American military facilities in Hawaii.Many have argued that NATO’s obligations regarding collective defense do not apply to Hawaii and the US territory of Guam because Article 6 of the treaty restricts its application to member countries’ territory “in Europe or North America…or on the islands under the jurisdiction of any of the parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer.”Lee quoted the UN Statistics Division’s definition of North America, which states that “the whole of the United States” is included, but claimed that the Pacific region was not yet officially recognized.Nonetheless, the report says that Article 5 may be used depending on how Hawaii is defined, but even in that case, “the scope of action on the part of the allies would be relatively limited.”Lee predicted that Washington would either push NATO to impose sanctions on China or ask nations with an Indo-Pacific presence – like the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Canada – to assist American regional operations. In the report, the researcher suggested creating a Taiwan contingency plan between the United States and NATO to prevent “a window of vulnerability in Europe.”Hawaii Will Not Receive NATO’s Backing-Hawaii is a US territory in the Pacific that houses some major military outposts in the region, including the Pearl Harbor naval base and the headquarters of the US Indo-Pacific Command, which overlooks adversaries like China and North Korea. It is, however, unprotected – unlike the other 49 states that make up the United States of America.If an attack were launched on this strategic US territory, the members of the US-led NATO would not be legally obligated to defend Hawaii.The United States, for example, would be required to defend Sweden – which recently joined the alliance — if Russia bombed the state. However, Sweden and 30 other NATO partners would not be legally required to protect Hawaii if an enemy such as China or Russia struck Pearl Harbor.Hawaii residents are unaware that they are not protected by the collective defense clause enjoyed by NATO partners, according to David Santoro, president of the Pacific Forum, the group in Honolulu. CNN recently quoted Santoro as saying, “It’s the weirdest thing.”“People tend to assume Hawaii is part of the US and therefore it’s covered by NATO,” he noted. Although Hawaii is technically the 50th state of the United States of America, it does not enjoy the same privileges as the other states. “The argument for not including Hawaii is simply that it’s not part of North America,” Santoro says.The Washington Treaty, which established NATO ten years before Hawaii’s statehood, clarified the exclusion.According to a US State Department spokesman, Article 4 should apply to any situation that would affect the 50th state because it stipulates that members will consult when “the territorial integrity, political independence or security” of any member is threatened. Hawaii, however, is not covered by Article 5.NATO China-Experts assume that a consensus would not be reached for any treaty change that added Hawaii since several other members also possess territory outside of the bounds outlined in Article 5.For instance, in 1982, even though the United Kingdom was one of NATO’s founding members, NATO chose not to intervene in the conflict when Argentine troops invaded the Falkland Islands, a disputed British territory in the South Atlantic. Therefore, NATO would not automatically intervene if Hawaii came under assault in an armed conflict between the US and China.This becomes more problematic in light of the US enemies’ growing military might and the obvious expansion of their stockpile of long-range conventional and nuclear missiles that are capable of striking and destroying a significant US military installation in the area in a single blow.It is understood that, even in the absence of NATO cover, the US territories of Guam and Hawaii would be essential for beginning military operations in any such Indo-Pacific war.Defense analysts speculate that China would want to quickly win a war against the United States, emulating Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Going ahead, Beijing can give it a modern twist by unleashing a massive “bolt-from-the-blue attack” that has the potential to destroy the majority of the military capabilities in the Indo-Pacific area.The New York Post claimed that even if the US military relocated every missile defense system it has stationed in Asia, the PLA’s missile buildup in the Indo-Pacific area is so extensive and potent that the US won’t be able to thwart China’s Pearl Harbor-style attack.Essentially, Hawaii’s exclusion from NATO and the possibility of a Russian assault intended to destroy the US in the event of a very large-scale battle means that the state no longer has “an element of deterrence” against a Chinese strike in support of a future Taiwan campaign.On the other hand, some analysts think that a confrontation involving Chinese attacks on Hawaii would eventually result in an American response, which would spark a full-scale battle between the two countries. Thus, NATO would unavoidably become involved in the fight if China attacked the United States on its continental territory.Whatever analysts might say, the study suggests that a confrontation involving China, on the one hand, and NATO, on the other, may not particularly be a germane idea but is also not too far-fetched, especially as Chinese aggression against Taiwan continues to gain momentum.Contact the author at sakshi.tiwari9555(at)gmail.com-Follow EurAsian Times on Google News

SM-6 Missiles: China Warns US Of Consequences Over Deployment Of ‘Typhon’ System In Its Backyard-By Sakshi Tiwari - April 25, 2024

Earlier this month, the United States dispatched a ‘deadly’ intermediate-range missile system to the Philippines for military drills. The move has caused whirlwinds in China, which has vowed countermeasures against what it considers an unprecedented and provocative move.Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Wu Qian warned at a press briefing on April 25 that the US deployment of an intermediate missile system in the Asia-Pacific could prompt China to respond with decisive measures.“We resolutely oppose the US move to deploy intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific. Our position has been clear and consistent. US steps are posing a major threat to the security and stability of regional players and will inevitably prompt a decisive response from China,” he warned.The US Army Pacific announced in mid-April that for the first time, the US has stationed the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system, or the Typhon, in the northern Philippines. The system is unique and lethal as it is capable of firing both Tomahawk and Standard Missile 6 (SM-6).The deployment took place from Lewis McChord Air Force Base on April 7 to participate in Exercise Salaknib 24. The US kicked off the drills with the Philippines, a seasoned ally in the region, on April 8. It is noteworthy that the deployment was planned well in advance and was not an impulsive measure.The first Indo-Pacific deployment of the 🇺🇸 Army’s Typhon is in 🇵🇭 Northern Luzon under Exercise Salaknib 2024. Operated by the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, the ground-based missile launcher is capable of long-range fires via its Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6.📸 USARPAC pic.twitter.com/E7XAIsQWTq — Aaron-Matthew Lariosa (@Aaron_MatthewIL) April 15, 2024-Earlier, General Charles Flynn, the commanding general of the US Army Pacific, confirmed the potential deployment of a new medium-range missile launcher during a media briefing held at the US Embassy in Tokyo on April 3.“I’m not going to discuss what system, and I’m not going to say where and when. I’m just saying that there will be a long-range precision fire capability that will come to the region,” General Flynn said at the time.China, on its part, has carried out a relentless build-up of powerful missiles capable of targeting US military installations. However, it has accused the US of militarising the region and turning into an anti-China clique to counter the country’s rising influence.It has gone so far as to insinuate that the US is using Manila as a pawn in its great power rivalry with China, currently unfolding in the Asia Pacific.Typhon weapon system-Shortly after the US announced Typhon’s arrival in the Philippines, the Chinese state-owned Global Times carried a report stating, “If the US is the absolute master of anything, it is the art of persuading others to willingly serve as its cannon fodder. At this very moment, the US is speeding up its effort to send the Philippines into the line of fire.”The deployment has caused unrest in the region. It comes in the wake of rising tensions between China and the Philippines, which remain marred in territorial disputes in the South China Sea.While China has remained embroiled in an active territorial conflict with Manila for more than a decade, it has become particularly belligerent in recent times, frequently engaging and attacking the Filipino Coast Guard vessels and civilian ships.The United States has offered unconditional support to the Philippines against Chinese aggression in the region. US President Joe Biden recently told Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that their alliance was ironclad and emphasized that their mutual defense treaty covered attacks on the Filipino military forces.“Any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels, or armed forces in the South China Sea would invoke our mutual defense treaty,” Biden said.This explains heightened Chinese anxieties regarding the deployment of the system.SM-6 missile-China Is Furious With Typhon In Its Backyard-The Typhon system can launch various missiles, including the Tomahawk cruise missile, which has a range exceeding 1,600 kilometers, and the new SM-6 interceptor missile. The Typhon can fire a Tomahawk to obliterate a target on land or at sea.Additionally, the SM-6 installed on Typhon is designed to be used mainly as a short-range ballistic missile against land and sea targets. The Army has described it as a “strategic” weapon system that would be used against more important targets such as air defense facilities and command and control centers.The deployment of the system is significant for multiple reasons. First, all land-based missiles, conventional and nuclear, with a range of 500-5,500 kilometers, were forbidden under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between the US and the former Soviet Union.However, in 2019, the US withdrew from the INF, and the US Army and Marine Corps immediately began large-scale efforts to develop entirely new medium-range missiles. With a military confrontation between China and the United States looming big, these missile systems are now regarded as viable weapons against China in the Indo-Pacific.Some media reports and military watchers suggest that the system could be deployed in Luzon for military drills. Northern Luzon is situated along the first island chain that divides mainland Asia from the Pacific. The system was stationed in this location for the Salaknib drills.In addition to the whole Strait of Luzon, the Chinese shoreline and several PLA bases in the South China Sea are also within the firing range of Typhon’s missiles. The US Army had previously stated that it would ship one of its Typhon systems overseas this year, but it had not specified where.Reports suggest that the United States is investigating the permanent deployment of this system to the Indo-Pacific region, although the details are currently sketchy. The Typhon would give the US military greater flexibility and options to hit targets on land, at sea, and in the air throughout the vast expanses of the Indo-Pacific area in any hypothetical higher-end battle, especially against China.Moreover, this strategic move is poised to serve as a vital deterrent against potential threats posed by China’s military advancements. This is essentially why the deployment of the system has enraged China.Contact the author at sakshi.tiwari9555(at)gmail.com-Follow EurAsian Times on Google News

500,000 visitors, 1 million social media followers per month-Iran duped Pakistan into Israel nuke threat as tiny part of huge fakery campaign
Investigation by Reuters finds over 70 news sites in 15 countries, with over a million online followers, have been disseminating pro-Tehran misinformation and propaganda for years-By ToI Staff 30 November 2018, 10:37 pm

An incident in 2016, when Pakistan’s defense minister threatened Israel with nuclear attack in the wake of what turned out to be a fake news story, has been revealed to be just one small instance of an Iran-based global disinformation campaign that has been running for six years and has included dozens of news and media outlets.According to an extensive Reuters investigation published Friday, over 70 news sites have been spreading disinformation and pushing a pro-Tehran narrative in 15 countries, as part of a widespread and sophisticated online campaign to influence public option all over the world.The investigation directly tied the sites to Iran, but not to the Iranian government itself. “They look like normal news and media outlets, but only a couple disclose any Iranian ties,” Reuters noted. “They have published in 16 different languages, from Azerbaijani to Urdu.”According to the Reuters piece, headlined “How Iran spreads disinformation around the world,” the Iran-linked news and media sites it uncovered draw more than half a million visitors a month, and are served by social media accounts with over a million followers.It said journalists, cybersecurity experts and social media firms are only now starting to uncover the scope of the Iranian influence campaign. The report revealed a number of news sites targeting audiences across the Middle East and North Africa with pro-Iranian propaganda, often times alongside authentic news stories, some dating back to 2012.The Reuters investigation established that the news agency called “Another Western Dawn,” which duped the Pakistani defense minister into issuing a nuclear threat against Israel in December 2016, is linked to Iran.At the time, Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif threatened Israel in response to what he thought was a threat, falsely reported by AWDnews.com, ostensibly issued by then defense minister Moshe Ya’alon to use nuclear force if Pakistan sent troops to Syria.The AWDnews article was headlined, “Israeli Defense Minister: If Pakistan send ground troops to Syria on any pretext, we will destroy this country with a nuclear attack.”It falsely quoted Ya’alon saying: “As far as we are concerned,that is a threat,if, by misfortune, they arrive in Syria, we will know what to do,we will destroy them with a nuclear attack.”The Pakistani minister tweeted: “Israeli def min threatens nuclear retaliation presuming pak role in Syria against Daesh. Israel forgets Pakistan is a Nuclear state too.” (“Daesh” is an acronym for Islamic State.)-Israel’s Defense Ministry quickly issued a statement making clear that the AWDnews story was false, and Asif was roundly criticized by Pakistani officials for responding to it.AWDnews offers content in English, French, Spanish and German. According to data from web analytics data, its website receives around 12,000 monthly visitors.Reuters said politicians in Britain, Jordan, India and the Netherlands, as well as human-rights activists, an Indian music composer and a Japanese rap star, have all shared bogus AWDnews stories in the past.In 2014, Israel’s then-finance minister Yair Lapid quoted a AWDnews story that falsely attributed pro-Israeli statements to Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal.Al-Faisal’s remarks were quoted by several media outlets in Israel, though regional policy experts confirmed to The Times of Israel at the time that the Saudi foreign minister never made any such statement in public.The AWDnews site regularly fabricates reports about Israel and the Muslim world, including reports claiming Israel orchestrated the conflict in Ukraine and that the Mossad is closely tied to the Islamic State jihadist group.Reuters said it traced the dozens of disinformation sites back to Iran by their various links to the International Union of Virtual Media (IUVM). The report said some websites carry stories, videos and cartoons supplied by the Tehran-headquartered IUVM, while others, which make no mention of the agency, list IVUM contact information in their website’s online registration’s records.On its website, IUVM lists among its goals: “Confronting with remarkable arrogance, western governments and Zionism front activities to correct the deflection of people movements in world,” and “Explaining the importance of Palestine and Quds issue to Internet audience.” Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem.The majority of IUVM-linked sites target readers in Yemen, where Iran and Saudi Arabia have been fighting a proxy war, according to the report. The sites also target audiences in Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and Afghanistan.Emails sent to IVUM bounced back, Reuters said, and all phone numbers provided by the agency were not in service. Other news outlets carrying IUVM content were also found to have bogus addresses and phone numbers.Reuters said its investigation found that the sites “clearly support Iran’s government and amplify antagonism to countries opposed to Tehran — particularly Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States.”Noted Reuters: “The identity or location of the past owners of some of the websites is visible in historical Internet registration records: 17 of 71 sites have in the past listed their locations as Iran or Tehran, or given an Iranian telephone or fax number. But who owns them now is often hidden.”Twice in 2018, social media firms have removed accounts, groups or pages linked to a stealth influence campaign out of Iran.In October, Facebook said it took down accounts linked to an Iranian effort to influence US and British politics with messages about charged topics such as immigration and race relations.The social network identified 82 pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran and violated policy on coordinated “inauthentic” behavior. It carried out an even broader sweep in August, removing 652 pages, groups and accounts linked to both Iran or Russia. IUVM’s Facebook page was removed in the August sweep.In addition to Facebook, in recent months Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Google have removed accounts that were found to be linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting as part of a misinformation campaign dating back to at least January 2017.

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