TINY TECH,BIG AI POWER.WHAT ARE 2-NANOMETRE CHIPS?

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)

TINY TECH,BIG AI POWER.WHAT ARE 2-NANOMETRE CHIPS?

FINALLY THE EUROPEAN UNION IS TALKING ABOUT HAVING THEIR OWN ARMY.AND IT MUST HAPPEN.
REVELATION 19:16-21
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.(JESUS RETURNG TO EARTH LITERALLY ON A WHITE HORSE WITH THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS 7 YEARS EARLIER)
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.(2ND TIME GOD-JESUS TELLS THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS TO GET READY TO EAT HUMAN FLESH.THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN GOD TOLD THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS-TO EAT RUSSIA,GERMAN,ARAB, MUSLIM BODIES FOR 7 MONTHS IN EZEK 38 @ 39.
19 And I saw the beast,(E.U WORLD LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(HERE IT SAYS THE E.U WILL HAVE ITS OWN ARMY) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, (JESUS) and against his army.(RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
20 And the beast (E.U WORLD LEADER) was taken, and with him the false prophet (POPE FRANCIS) that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Zephaniah 2:1-15
1 Gather together, yes, gather,O shameless nation,
2 before the decree takes effect[a] -before the day passes away like chaff—before there comes upon you the burning anger of the Lord, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the Lord.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands;[b] seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.
4 For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted.
5 Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.
6 And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures, with meadows[c] for shepherds and folds for flocks.
7 The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall graze, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the Lord their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes.
8 “I have heard the taunts of Moab (JORDAN) and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.
9 Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste forever.The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”
10 This shall be their lot in return for their pride, because they taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The Lord will be awesome against them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down, each in its place, all the lands of the nations.
12 You also, O Cushites, shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria,(SYRIA) and he will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like the desert.
14 Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts;[d] even the owl and the hedgehog[e]  shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.
15 This is the exultant city that lived securely, that said in her heart, “I am, and there is no one else.” What a desolation she has become, a lair for wild beasts! Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.Sa'ar: No free meals; talks possible if more hostages freed Israel halts aid into Gaza, citing Hamas refusal to extend first phase of truce
Footnotes-a -Zephaniah 2:2 Hebrew gives birth, b-Zephaniah 2:3 Or who carry out his judgment, c-Zephaniah 2:6 Or caves, d-Zephaniah 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation, e-Zephaniah 2:14 The identity of the animals rendered owl and hedgehog is uncertain

DANIEL 2:37-45
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

DANIEL 7:17-26
17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

THE WORLD IN 10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS LEAD BY THE EUROPEAN UNION THE WORLD LEADER, NOT AMERICA.I PREDICT.

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND REVIVED ROMAN WORLD GOVERNMENT
DANIEL 2:31-33,36-43, DAN 7:3-8,17

First From Daniel Chapter 2

1 EGYPT
2 ASSYRIA
3 BABYLON (HEAD OF GOLD) DAN 2:31-32,36-38, DAN 1:1
4 MEDO-PERSIANS (CHEST & ARMS OF SILVER) DAN 2:32,39, DAN 9:1
5 GREECE (WAIST & HIPS OF BRONZE) DAN 2:32,39, DAN 11:2
6 ROME (2 LEGS OF IRON) DAN 2:33,40, ROM 1:6
7 REVIVED ROME (EU) (FEET IRON & CLAY) DAN 2:33,41-43,10 TOES

Now From Daniel Chapter 7

1 EGYPT
2 ASSYRIA
3 BABYLON (LION WITH EAGLES WINGS) DAN 7:4, DAN 1:1
4 MEDO-PERSIANS (BEAR ON HIND LEGS) DAN 7:5, DAN 9:1
5 GREECE (LEOPARD 4 WINGS, 4 HEADS) DAN 7:6, DAN 11:2
6 ROME (HUGE IRON TEETH) DAN 7:7 (10 HORNS), ROM 1:6
7 REVIVED ROME (EU) DAN 7:8,19-20,23-25 10 HORNS, 10 KINGS
REV 17:9,12, 10 HORNS, 10 KINGS, 7 HILLS ROME. REV 13:1 BEAST WITH 7 HEADS. THE E.U LEADER OF WORLD GOVERNMENT DAN 2:40-45, 7:7-8,23-25,27, 8:23, REV 13:3,7,8,12,14,16

REVELATION 17:10-12
10 And there are seven kings (7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY) five are fallen, (EGYPT, ASSYRIA, BABYLON,:MEDO-PERSIAN,GREECE and one is,(IN POWER IN JOHNS DAY-ROME) and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh,(FUTURE-REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE-EUROPEAN UNION TODAY) he must continue a short space.(7 YEARS OF WORLD DOMINATION-BUT 3 1/2 YEARS OF NEW WORLD ORDER OR ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT)
12 And the ten horns (10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS OR REGIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

REVELATION 17:12-13
12 And the ten horns (10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS-NATIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind,(WORLD SOCIALISM) and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950

Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man. 

DICK MORRIS-This truly creates a global economic system. From now on, don’t look to Washington for the rule making, look to Brussels.

THE CLUB OF ROME FOUNDER AURELIO PECCEI WANTS THE WORLD IN 10 REGIONAL TRADING BLOCKS.

REVELATION 16:1-2
1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, (SLAVE) to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

I KNOW THIS MARK WILL BE A MICROCHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4-ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA, KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE-(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM 5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E (BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUMVALLATION IN A SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO "GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING, -TEN).G5516-GO TO G4742-666 - STRONGS NT 4742: στίγμα - στίγμα, στιγματος, τό (from στίζω to prick; (cf. Latinstimulus, etc.; German stechen, English stick, sting, etc.; Curtius, § 226)), a mark pricked in or branded upon the body. According to ancient oriental usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or stamp of their master or commander branded or pricked (cut) into their bodies to indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were even some devotees who stamped themselves in this way with the token of their gods (cf. Deyling, Observations, iii., p. 423ff); hence, τά στίγματα τοῦ (κυρίου so Rec.) Ἰησοῦ, the marks of (the Lord) Jesus, which Paul in Galatians 6:17 says he bears branded on his body, are the traces left there by the perils, hardships, imprisonments, scourgings, endured by him for the cause of Christ, and which mark him as Christ's faithful and approved votary, servant, soldier (see Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, the passage cited). (Herodotus 7, 233; Aristotle, Aelian, Plutarch, Lcian, others.) 

THE INVENTOR OF THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT-CARL SANDERS MICROCHIP ENGINEER LEADER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgH9D6n4ZWo

THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD.

LEVETICUS 19.28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

HERES WHAT THE WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE (SINCE THERE WILL BE WORLD GOVERNMENT IN THE FUTURE)-UPDATED VERSION (10 WORLD TRADE BLOCS)

01 CANADA, U.S.A, MEXICO
02 EUROPEAN UNION,WESTERN EUROPE
03 JAPAN
04 AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND, S AFRICA, ISRAEL AND PACIFIC ISLANDS
05 EASTERN EUROPE
06 SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICAS
07 NORTH AFRICA, AND MIDEAST (MOSLEMS)
08 CENTRAL AFRICA
09 SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
10 CENTRAL ASIA

THE CLUB OF ROME WANTS A WORLD CHARISMATIC DICTATOR (EITHER RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR SCIENTIFICAL) TO HEAD THIS WORLD GOVERNMENT. REV 13:3,7-8, DAN 7:23-24

WORLD POWERS IN THE END TIME

NORTH - RUSSIA EZEK 38:1-2, 39:1-2
SOUTH - EGYPT DAN 11:42
EAST - CHINA DAN 11:44,REV 16:12
WEST - EUROPEAN UNION DAN 7:23-24 (NOT THE U.S.A)
http://israel7777777.blogspot.ca/2012/03/10-world-trade-blocs-one-world.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2006/09/how-eu-takes-world-control.html 
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2012/05/one-world-religion-crislam.html 

FINALLY THE EUROPEAN UNION IS TALKING ABOUT HAVING THEIR OWN ARMY.AND IT MUST HAPPEN.
REVELATION 19:16-21
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.(JESUS RETURNG TO EARTH LITERALLY ON A WHITE HORSE WITH THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS 7 YEARS EARLIER)
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.(2ND TIME GOD-JESUS TELLS THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS TO GET READY TO EAT HUMAN FLESH.THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN GOD TOLD THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS-TO EAT RUSSIA,GERMAN,ARAB, MUSLIM BODIES FOR 7 MONTHS IN EZEK 38 @ 39.
19 And I saw the beast,(E.U WORLD LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(HERE IT SAYS THE E.U WILL HAVE ITS OWN ARMY) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, (JESUS) and against his army.(RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
20 And the beast (E.U WORLD LEADER) was taken, and with him the false prophet (POPE FRANCIS) that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

COUNCIL FOR EUROPE ON DEFENCE
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/document/download/6d6f889c-e58d-4caa-8f3b-8b93154fe206_en?filename=SAFE%20Regulation.pdf

Tiny tech, big AI power: what are 2-nanometre chips? 

Tokyo, Dec 31 (AFP) Dec 31, 2025-Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometre" chips.AFP looks at what that means, and why it's important:- What can they do? -The computing power of chips has increased dramatically over the decades as makers cram them with more microscopic electronic components.That has brought huge technological leaps to everything from smartphones to cars, as well as the advent of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT.Advanced 2-nanometre (2nm) chips perform better and are more energy-efficient than past types, and are structured differently to house even more of the key components known as transistors.The new chip technology will help speed up laptops, reduce data centres' carbon footprint and allow self-driving cars to spot objects quicker, according to US computing giant IBM.For artificial intelligence, "this benefits both consumer devices -- enabling faster, more capable on-device AI -- and data centre AI chips, which can run large models more efficiently", said Jan Frederik Slijkerman, senior sector strategist at Dutch bank ING.- Who makes them? -Producing 2nm chips, the most cutting-edge in the industry, is "extremely hard and expensive", requiring "advanced lithography machines, deep knowledge of the production process, and huge investments", Slijkerman told AFP.Only a few companies are able to do it: TSMC, which dominates the chip manufacturing industry, as well as South Korea's Samsung and US firm Intel.TSMC is in the lead, with the other two "still in the stage of improving yield" and lacking large-scale customers, said TrendForce analyst Joanne Chiao.Japanese chipmaker Rapidus is also building a plant in northern Japan to make 2nm chips, with mass production slated for 2027.- What's the political impact? -TSMC's path to mass 2nm production has not always been smooth.Taiwanese prosecutors charged three people in August with stealing trade secrets related to 2nm chips to help Tokyo Electron, a Japanese company that makes equipment for TSMC."This case involves critical national core technologies vital to Taiwan's industrial lifeline," the high prosecutors' office said at the time.Geopolitical factors and trade wars are also at play.Nikkei Asia reported this summer that TSMC, which counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients, will not use Chinese chipmaking equipment in its 2nm production lines to avoid disruption from potential US restrictions.TSMC says they plan to speed up production of 2nm chips in the United States, currently targeted for "the end of the decade".- How small is two nanometres? -Extremely tiny -- for reference, an atom is approximately 0.1 nanometres across.But in fact 2nm does not refer to the actual size of the chip itself, or any chip components, and is just a marketing term.Instead "the smaller the number, the higher the density" of these components, Chiao told AFP.IBM says 2nm designs can fit up to 50 billion transistors, tiny components smaller than a virus, on a chip the size of a fingernail.To create the transistors, slices of silicon are etched, treated and combined with thin films of other materials.A higher density of transistors results in a smaller chip or one the same size with faster processing power.- Can chips get even better? -Yes, and TSMC is already developing "1.4-nanometre" technology, reportedly to go into mass production around 2028, with Samsung and Intel not far behind.TSMC started high-volume 3nm production in 2023, and Taiwanese media says the company is already building a 1.4nm chip factory in the city of Taichung.As for 2nm chips, Japan's Rapidus says they are "ideal for AI servers" and will "become the cornerstone of the next-generation digital infrastructure", despite the huge technical challenges and costs involved.

Iran says launches three satellites into space from Russia.

Tehran, Dec 28 (AFP) Dec 28, 2025-Iran launched three domestically built observation satellites into space from Russia on Sunday, state television reported, marking a new step for Tehran's space programme despite Western sanctions.The country maintains that its aerospace industry is peaceful and complies with UN Security Council resolutions imposed over its nuclear programme."Three Iranian satellites, Zafar-2, Paya and Kowsar 1.5, were launched into space by a Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia," Iranian television reported.The satellites were to be used for "observation" and were designed by "the private sector", the official IRNA news agency said.Paya is Iran's most advanced domestically produced imaging satellite, using artificial intelligence to improve image resolution, IRNA said.It said the satellite would focus on water resource management, environmental monitoring and mapping.The Russian Soyuz launcher was chosen because it is one of the most reliable in the world for transporting sensitive satellites, according to the Fars news agency.Iran has carried out 10 satellite launches in the last two years, including one in July from the same launch site in Russia.Western countries fear that these satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles, potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.Tehran denies those accusations and refutes that it is trying to acquire nuclear weapons.

New magnetic cloak design aims to protect sensitive electronics by Sophie Jenkins.

London, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2025-University of Leicester engineers have outlined a design concept for a device that can shield sensitive components from external magnetic fields by making them effectively invisible to magnetic detection.A magnetic cloak redirects magnetic field lines so that they flow around an object and behave as if the object is not present. In work reported in Science Advances, the team shows that practical cloaks can be engineered using combinations of superconductors and soft ferromagnetic materials in forms that can be manufactured. The study moves the concept beyond idealized designs toward devices that could operate in real environments.The researchers used computational and theoretical methods, including advanced mathematical modelling and high-performance simulations based on real material parameters, to create a physics-informed framework for designing magnetic cloaks for objects of arbitrary shape. Previous approaches largely focused on simple geometries such as cylinders, but the new framework accommodates irregular forms more typical of real components. The designs are intended to maintain cloaking performance over a broad range of magnetic field strengths and frequencies.Magnetic interference can disrupt precision instruments, sensors, and electronic components, causing signal distortion, data errors, or equipment failures. Such issues are increasingly important in settings like hospitals, power networks, aerospace systems, and scientific laboratories, where highly sensitive technologies operate in complex electromagnetic environments. The proposed cloaks and related magnetic guides are meant to be tailored to specific devices using materials that are already commercially available.Potential uses include shielding parts of fusion reactors from stray magnetic fields, protecting medical imaging equipment such as MRI systems, and isolating quantum sensors used in navigation or communications. By shaping the local magnetic environment around these devices, the cloaks could help preserve measurement accuracy and operational stability.Dr Harold Ruiz of the University of Leicester School of Engineering said: "Magnetic cloaking is no longer a futuristic concept tied to perfect analytical conditions. This study shows that practical, manufacturable cloaks for complex geometries are within reach, enabling next-generation shielding solutions for science, medicine, and industry." He added: "Our next step is the fabrication and experimental testing of these magnetic cloaks using high-temperature superconducting tapes and soft magnetic composites. We are already planning follow-up studies and collaborations to bring these designs into real-world settings."

NOT ONLY MINNESOTA BUT NOW SOMALIA MUSLIM SCAM CULTS ARE IN WASHINGTON STATE ALSO.ANOTHER 539 SO CALLED CHILD DAYCARES ARE BEING SCAMED IN WASHINGTON STATE.NO BUILDINGS EVEN IN WASHINGTON.
ITS TIME TO GET RID OF EVERY SOMALIA MUSLIM GETS BANNED FROM CANADA AND AMERICA. AND IF THE WANNA STAY.THEY GET A MICROCHIP IMPLANTED IN THEIR HAND OR FOREHEAD. TO TRACK THEM 24 HOURS A DAY.

Minnesota fraud investigation sparks backlash and daycare scrutiny in Washington-by Michelle Esteban,KOMONewsReporterMon, December 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM-Updated Wed, December 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM

SEATTLE (KOMO) — The federal government has intensified its operations in Minnesota following new allegations of fraud, particularly targeting daycare centers reportedly run by the Somali community.LATEST: Washington officials seek clarity on daycare fund usage amid national fraud investigationThe escalation has resulted in both an increased scrutiny of day cares and a rising backlash to Somalis in Washington state.Homeland Security released a video showing agents going "door to door" at suspected fraud sites. This escalation comes after a viral video surfaced, allegedly depicting empty daycare centers receiving millions in taxpayer dollars.FBI Director Kash Patel has pledged additional resources for the investigation, and lawmakers in the House are expanding their own probe.Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) expressed astonishment at the situation."It’s amazing to me that a 23-year-old journalist, a YouTuber who's now got over 80 million views on this thing, found more in a matter of hours than our Tim Walz and Keith Ellison, our Attorney General, have found in 7 years," Emmer said.The allegations add to a growing list of fraud investigations in Minnesota, with 92 people charged and 60 convictions so far. Of those charged, FBI said 82 are Somali-Americans.Washington is home to one of the country's larger Somali-American populations, with local Somali leaders estimating the number at 20,000.We found 283 childcare centers in our state that list Somali as their primary language.We asked the FBI in Seattle if it's investigating similar fraud allegations at day cares in Washington state.In an email response, the FBI said it does not confirm or deny any specific investigations in Washington state, as a matter of agency policy.We also questioned the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) . The agency licenses and regulates daycare centers. We requested an interview to discuss the Minnesota childcare fraud allegations.DCYF sent a statement in an email response that reads in part:"Licensed early learning providers follow quality standards, the Washington Administrative Code (WAC), set by the state to ensure children in licensed care are in safe, healthy, and nurturing environments. DCYF conducts regular inspections to ensure that licensed child care programs meet safety and health standards."DCYF said it offers several grants aimed at improving early learning programs and services and that the agency reviews all grant applications, ensures grants are awarded to eligible providers, requires recipients to keep all receipts from purchases made with DCYF grant funds, and requires them to send receipts and documentation to DCYF upon request.The agency said if it determines that a provider is unable to submit receipts for purchases, or if they did not spent the grant funds on allowable purchases, they will be required to return part or all of the funds to the state of Washington.The agency did not clarify how much money the state of Washington grants to childcare companies annually, but did say to ensure program integrity it randomly performs audits of all childcare provider types.In response to the investigation, the Somali community in Seattle has reported that it has received backlash."As a Somali and as a small business provider, we are really scared," said Nafisa Samatar, executive director of the Somali Independent Business Alliance (SIBA). "People are afraid."She noted that the backlash affects Somali-run businesses across the board, from restaurants to daycare centers.Gov. Bob Ferguson met with state and local leaders, including Somali community representatives, to discuss their concerns Monday afternoon in Seattle.Ferguson shared photos of the meeting on social media, emphasizing the importance of diversity and condemning harmful rhetoric.Abdi Jama, a Somali community leader who also attended the meeting with the Governor, attributed the backlash to political rhetoric and fraud investigations in Minnesota."Those are isolated incidents," said Jama. "And that's across the board in any community when those things happen in terms of fraud, it is being elevated just because of the rhetoric from the President and this administration."During a cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump referred to Somali immigrants as "garbage."The city of Tukwila expressed support for the Somali community on Monday."We continue to believe that respect and compassion ultimately prevail," the city said in a social media post. "Tukwila will be a community to support and stand by our Somali neighbors, friends, and colleagues."

WA AG says Somali child care providers are reporting harassment-Dec. 30, 2025 at 6:28 pm By Claire Withycombe-Seattle Times education reporter.

Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which is supported by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group. Learn more about Ed Lab and subscribe to our weekly newsletter.Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said members of the Somali community have reached out to his office following reports of Somali child care providers in Washington being harassed and accused of fraud.These reports occur as the federal government is investigating alleged billions in fraud in the provision of social services in Minnesota; most of the people who have been charged in that investigation are Somali American. The situation has gotten attention from President Donald Trump, who has made derogatory remarks about Somalis, rattling the Seattle-area Somali community.In recent days, right-wing influencers and others on social media have focused on Washington as another place where they say there are a large number of child care centers connected to the Somali community.“Showing up on someone’s porch, threatening, or harassing them isn’t an investigation,” Brown said. “Neither is filming minors who may be in the home. This is unsafe and potentially dangerous behavior.”If someone suspects fraud, “appropriate measures” can be taken to report it and investigate, Brown said. Brown said his office is in contact with the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families, which regulates child care providers.DCYF says that if you are concerned that a parent or provider is misusing child care subsidy benefits, you should contact the state Department of Social and Health Services’ office of fraud and accountability.“And where fraud is substantiated and verified by law enforcement and regulatory agencies, people should be held accountable,” Brown said.Brown encouraged people experiencing threats or harassment to contact the police or the attorney general’s Hate Crimes and Bias Incident Hotline at 855-225-1010 or www.atg.wa.gov/report-hate.Claire Withycombe: 206-464-2578 or cwithycombe@seattletimes.com. Claire.

National-Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to MinnesotaUpdated December 30, 202510:46 PM ET By The Associated Press.

President Trump's administration announced on Tuesday that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of fraud schemes involving government programs.Women walk down a street in the predominantly Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis in 2022. The Twin Cities is a hub for Somalis in the U.S.National-How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O'Neill said on the social platform X that the move is in response to "blatant fraud that appears to be rampant in Minnesota and across the country."Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pushed back on X, saying fraudsters are a serious issue that the state has spent years cracking down on but that this move is part of "Trump's long game.""He's politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans," Walz said.Conservative influencer Nick Shirley films protestors demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests on Oct. 22 in New York City.O'Neill referenced a right-wing influencer who posted a video Friday claiming he found that day care centers operated by Somali residents in Minneapolis had committed up to $100 million in fraud. O'Neill said he has demanded Walz submit an audit of these centers that includes attendance records, licenses, complaints, investigations and inspections."We have turned off the money spigot and we are finding the fraud," O'Neill said.The announcement comes one day after U.S. Homeland Security officials were in Minneapolis conducting a fraud investigation by going to unidentified businesses and questioning workers.There have been years of investigations that included a $300 million pandemic food fraud scheme revolving around the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, for which 57 defendants in Minnesota have been convicted. Prosecutors said the organization was at the center of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud scam, when defendants exploited a state-run, federally funded program meant to provide food for children.A federal prosecutor alleged earlier this month that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 programs in Minnesota since 2018 may have been stolen. Most of the defendants in the child nutrition, housing services and autism program schemes are Somali Americans, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota.The Care Can't Wait coalition has advocated for federal support for family caregivers, including advocating for the Build Back Better bill in 2021.What It Takes-Policy relief for family caregivers seems stalled out. But there are signs of change-O'Neill, who is serving as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also said in the social media post Tuesday that payments across the U.S. through the Administration for Children and Families, an agency within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, will now require "justification and a receipt or photo evidence" before money is sent. They have also launched a fraud-reporting hotline and email address.The Administration for Children and Families provides $185 million in child care funds annually to Minnesota, according to Assistant Secretary Alex Adams."That money should be helping 19,000 American children, including toddlers and infants," he said in a video posted on X. "Any dollar stolen by fraudsters is stolen from those children."Adams said he spoke Monday with the director of Minnesota's child care services office and she wasn't able to say "with confidence whether those allegations of fraud are isolated or whether there's fraud stretching statewide."Trump has criticized Walz's administration over the fraud cases, capitalizing on them to target the Somalia diaspora in the state, which has the largest Somali population in the U.S.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appears onstage during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner, in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 27.Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, has said an audit due by late January should give a better picture of the extent of the fraud. He said his administration is taking aggressive action to prevent additional fraud. He has long defended how his administration responded.Minnesota's most prominent Somali American, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, has urged people not to blame an entire community for the actions of a relative few.

AI, fraud and market timing drive biometrics consolidation in 2025 … and maybe 2026-Goode Intelligence, Liminal analysts say convergence is still happening-Dec 26, 2025, 2:27 pm EST    | Chris Burt

Biometric Update reported on nearly 50 acquisitions in total during calendar 2025, about 10 more than in 2024, which had a handful more than 2023.There was “a significant amount of consolidation” among digital identity technology suppliers in the assessment of Goode Intelligence CEO and Chief Analyst Alan Goode. He told Biometric Update in an interview that technology providers in current identity verification stacks are under pressure to remake their offerings for the inflection point that verifiable credentials are about to create, in one of several market conditions encouraging deal-making.The crop of consolidations deals ranged from Incode’s acquisition of AuthenticID, largely to add document verification capabilities to its digital identity platform, to DNP adding Laxton’s international market reach and experience to its identity management core and AI parking lot operator Metropolis bringing Oosto’s facial recognition in-house.Liminal CIO Filip Verley tells Biometric Update he sees the market as likely to remain active in the first half of 2026, due to the same forces that shaped the past year.Fraud has overwhelmed organizations of all kinds, and Verley emphasizes the degree to which this has pulled enterprise teams and market players in adjacent areas together.AI has contributed to this wave of fraud in several important ways. The barrier to entry has been lowered, and forgeries are now scalable in a way cybercriminals could only have dreamed of just a few years ago. The proliferation of generative AI tools has also changed the state of the art in biometric liveness detection, with injection attack detection (IAD) now table stakes for secure remote user onboarding the way presentation attack detection (PAD) has been for the last several years.And even then, more signals are needed to have a significant impact on mountainous fraud rates.These intertwined developments are occurring right at the same time as many market players have reached natural decision-making junctures.Interest rates are up, identity technology providers have tested their products in the new AI threat environment and investors are increasingly looking to cash out.Goode’s analysis of industry consolidation at the end of last year highlighted the role of digital identity and biometrics in digital transformation, such as in the aviation industry.IN Groupe’s acquisition of Idemia Smart Identity had already been announced, as had LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ deal for IDVerse. But 2025 had plenty of consolidation and acquisition activity in store for biometrics and digital ID.Cycles align-Corporate strategy tends to work in two to three year cycles, Goode points out.During that process, biometrics and digital identity providers that enter the M&A market do so based on “what the product is going to be like in three years time,” he says. “It’s quite a significant amount of investment time, considering the whole process of understanding what that product is, then who the match is, and the kind of companies that can boost or add to that particular product, with an eye on what they believe the future will entail.”The funding boom that accompanied the historically low interest rates and unique market pressures of the COVID pandemic allowed businesses to pursue the capabilities they would need to fight for market share, whether by investing in research and development to build it or buying it. Each did so based on its answer to: “What does digital identity look like in three years time?”The timing lines up with the expectations of investors who raced into the space during the pandemic, Verley notes.“Guess what? Most investors are looking for a return in three, four, five years.”A lot of money was invested during the low-interest period, when rapid digitization created growth curves shaped like hockey sticks. But the curve has plateaued somewhat, Verley says, putting pressure on the massive valuations of the pandemic era.Those anxious for a return on their investments may be especially motivated to act if the tech market sours in other areas, as well, Goode warns.At the same time, he says, “the move from documents and card to digital assets and digital credentials is shaking this market up.”At the beginning of the identity lifecycle, the traditional security printers are looking at ways to extend their role in the ecosystem, Goode says. They have been looking at acquisition as a way to build capabilities that, even if they are “not necessarily full stack,” provide an element to “get them over the line for an individual tender.”That shift is also seen in areas like travel where digital and physical credentials are coming together as the aviation industry looks for ways to automate processes.Overwhelming fraud-Fraud was “the number one topic in 2025” for businesses and public sector organizations, Verley says, driving a convergence within them. “Cybersecurity is now very interested in identity, identity is very interested in fraud, fraud is interested in identity and cybersecurity,” he says.In some cases, each of these teams has already purchased solutions, so the ability to coordinate signals between them is increasingly important.Verley noticed at a recent ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) event that every compliance company also billed itself as a fraud prevention provider.“That is the number one pain point for buyers” across industries, according to Verley.AI has made fakes too good and too easy to make, whether for biometrics or ID document spoofs. This is buoying injection attack detection (IAD), Goode notes, but relying parties are still having trouble on both the fraud prevention and customer friction sides of the ledger, Verley says.Goode noted in last year’s wrap-up that the process of migrating to digital identity documents is well underway, and this progress is reflected in the timing of Signicat’s acquisition of Inverid, in one example.Reducing fraud is part of the motivation behind the EU Digital Identity Wallet, which launches in the year ahead. By tying digital IDs to government-issued biometric documents with electronic chips.“That’s going to mean a huge uptick in onboarding people to issue them these new credentials that are going to be big in identity verification, and that’s going to be the best way to do that,” Goode says.At the same time, businesses that had no choice but to pay for identity services during pandemic now have more choice, Verley says. So providers are emphasizing fraud protection to justify the value of their products.Several of the year’s other digital identity acquisitions could also be characterized as providers with traction adding fraud-prevention capabilities.“We’re seeing that consolidation where vendors, the ones that are strong, are now picking up other vendors, or consolidating these vendors,” Verley says. “Instead of building, they’re buying. And they’re buying technology that can solve that next use case that it right next to” the one they’ve already solved.Ping Identity’s acquisition of Keyless is an example of this kind of transaction, adding attractive privacy protection capabilities to a successful platform.AI for everything-This is a much more compelling pitch, he points out, in the age of AI.The threat landscape has changed just as AI agents join the ecosystem, and practically every business attempts to find ways to put them to work.From 2023 to last quarter, use of AI in press releases and fundraising materials accelerated from 152 mentions in Q4 2023 to 2,571 in Q3 2025, according to Liminal stats.With the ease of AI-powered fakes and the volume of real data available to criminals, IAD is becoming table stakes, and Goode points to it as another potential area for consolidation, as identity verification, deepfake detection and IAD “become more tightly integrated.Businesses want to combines these capabilities with systems that can pull together and interpret data from additional sources, Verley suggests, putting further pressure on market players to consolidate their strengths.“You can’t just rely on your document scanning or your selfie,” he says. “You’ve got to figure out what are some of these probabilistic signals around it, behavioral intelligence, device intelligence, all of these signals that build a complete picture.”Uncertainty is a central feature of the AI market landscape, and Goode notes the possibility that if predictions of the AI market popping like a bubble in 2026 come true, restricted credit availability “could put a damper on acquisitions.”But one use case for AI, a deluge of market reports show, is here to stay.“More than 90 percent of buyers are aware of gen AI, deepfakes and synthetic fraud, only about 20 percent feel ready to tackle it,” Verley says. “It is the biggest awareness to preparedness gap we’ve ever measured over the five years we’ve been running the surveys. You’re not alone knowing it’s a problem, and you’re not alone not knowing how to fully solve it.”In some market areas, like border control, “the majority of the market is still document based, and will remain so for a significant amount of time,” Goode says, which means the transition to digital credentials will continue to heavily influence market consolidation for the next couple of years.“We’re seeing a lot of merger and acquisition deals across cyber and fraud that are happening in this space,” Verley says. “And I’m assuming we’re going to see a ton more, maybe in Q1, Q2; I think we’re going to see a lot of activity.”

2025 saw the quiet consolidation of America’s biometric border-What appeared incremental in isolation resolved into a system that now spans borders, agencies, and time-Dec 30, 2025, 12:33 pm EST    | Anthony Kimery

By the end of 2025, it was no longer credible to describe the U.S. government’s use of biometrics in immigration enforcement as fragmented, experimental, or limited to border checkpoints.Over the course of the year, a steady accumulation of procurement records, privacy filings, rulemakings, and operational disclosures revealed something far more durable. It unmasked a layered, interoperable surveillance architecture in which identity itself has become a persistent enforcement surface.What distinguished 2025 was not a single explosive revelation, but the way previously discrete systems, often discussed in isolation, began to resolve into a coherent whole.Facial recognition databases, mobile biometric collection tools, and backend case-management platforms were not merely expanding in parallel; they were converging.And together, they showed how the federal government has been methodically pushing biometric enforcement outward in space and forward in time, embedding identity surveillance into routine administrative processes while oversight mechanisms lagged behind.No technology better captured this shift than Clearview AI. Once treated as a scandal-driven outlier – a private company scraping billions of images from the open Internet – Clearview’s true significance in 2025 lay in how unremarkable its underlying model had become.The controversy surrounding Clearview no longer centered on whether law enforcement should use facial recognition at all, but on which vendor or system would supply it.The premise that a person’s face could be captured anywhere, matched against vast image repositories, and used to generate investigative leads without notice or consent had largely been accepted.Even where Clearview itself was absent, its logic persisted. Federal and state systems increasingly mirrored the same assumptions: large-scale image aggregation, probabilistic matching, opaque accuracy metrics, and limited avenues for challenge once a match had been made.What Clearview normalized was not simply facial recognition, but a governing idea that identity could be inferred and acted upon without any prior relationship between the individual and the state.By the end of the year, the Clearview story had ceased to be about a single company and instead marked the maturation of mass facial recognition as infrastructure rather than exception.If Clearview illustrated normalization at the database level, Mobile Fortify showed how that normalization reaches the street.Throughout 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly expanded its use of Customs and Border Protection’s Mobile Fortify application under an oversight framework that barely registered the scope of what was being authorized.A joint ICE–CBP privacy threshold analysis did not dispute that agents were capturing facial images, fingerprints, and associated metadata in the field. Instead, it argued that existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) privacy documentation elsewhere in the bureaucracy was sufficient to cover the practice.That procedural move proved decisive. By framing Mobile Fortify as an extension of existing systems rather than a new capability, DHS avoided the triggers that would normally require a full Privacy Impact Assessment or a public System of Records Notice. In doing so, the department effectively treated real-time biometric collection on personal mobile devices as an incremental change, not a qualitative shift.Operationally, Mobile Fortify collapsed the distance between encounter and database. Identity capture, biometric matching, and enforcement decision-making could now occur almost instantaneously, often during brief, unplanned interactions where individuals had little understanding of what data was being taken or how it would be used.The significance of Mobile Fortify was not merely that it enabled field biometrics, but that it demonstrated how mobility itself has become a regulatory blind spot. Oversight regimes built around static systems and centralized processing struggled to respond to tools designed to move faster than the paperwork meant to govern them.Less visible, but no less consequential, was the growing role of ImmigrationOS. Marketed as a workflow and case management platform, ImmigrationOS initially appeared administrative rather than coercive.Systems that determine how data flows, which alerts are generated, and how cases are prioritized often exert more influence over outcomes than the sensors that collect the data in the first place.ImmigrationOS repeatedly surfaced as a connective hub linking biometric identifiers, enforcement priorities, location data, and third-party inputs. It does not need to collect fingerprints or facial images directly to shape enforcement decisions.By structuring how biometric matches are surfaced and operationalized – who sees them, when, and with what recommended action – it effectively governs behavior at scale.The critical insight from this is enforcement logic is migrating upstream into software architecture. Decisions once left to supervisory judgment are increasingly encoded into dashboards, queues, and automated workflows that few outside the system ever see.Together, these technologies revealed the emergence of an integrated immigration biometrics stack.Biometric enrollment now begins earlier, persists longer, and travels further than at any point in the past. Data collected during visa applications, asylum processing, airport screening, or street encounters can reappear years later in unrelated enforcement contexts.International data-sharing arrangements extend this reach beyond U.S. borders, embedding American biometric systems within foreign law enforcement operations while largely escaping domestic transparency requirements.What stood out in 2025 was how rarely these expansions were debated as expansions. Each step was justified as modernization or efficiency. Taken together, they amounted to a redefinition of immigration enforcement itself, one in which biometric identity becomes a permanent condition rather than a situational tool.In such a system, error and bias are no longer isolated risks. A single flawed match can propagate across agencies and time, magnifying consequences while diffusing accountability. The through line of the year though was not technological inevitability, but governance lag.Oversight mechanisms remained document-driven and siloed even as systems became integrated and real time.Privacy reviews focused on whether a system existed, not on how it reshaped power relationships.Courts encountered biometric evidence downstream, long after collection and matching decisions had already constrained outcomes.And Congress received briefings framed in the language of modernization rather than structural transformation.By the close of 2025, the cumulative effect was unmistakable. The biometric surveillance state did not arrive through a single law or a single database.It emerged through accretion, through tools framed as administrative, through mobile apps authorized by procedural shortcuts, and through backend systems that quietly encoded enforcement priorities into software.The unresolved question left by the year’s record is not whether this architecture exists, but whether democratic institutions will meaningfully confront it before it hardens beyond recall.At stake is not simply privacy, but the ability to govern identity itself. Once biometric systems are fully integrated across borders, agencies, and time, they become extraordinarily difficult to unwind.The work of 2025 made clear that the window for public reckoning is narrowing. Whether it closes quietly or under scrutiny remains an open question, but the architecture is already in place.

Israel expected to soon reopen Rafah Crossing for exit and entry of Gazans — US official-Move expected to go ahead after PM returns from US; as 2025 comes to an end, IDF chief says Israel is determined to disarm Hamas, with 2026 a ‘decisive year’ for nation’s security By Jacob Magid,Stav Levaton-and ToI Staff 1 January 2026, 12:23 am

The Trump administration expects that Israel will reopen the Rafah Border Crossing in the coming days to both the entry and exit of Gazans after US President Donald Trump and his aides raised the issue during their meetings in Florida with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a US official has told The Times of Israel.While the crossing was supposed to reopen as part of the October Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israel has only been willing to comply if the gate is used exclusively for the exit of Palestinians until the body of the final hostage, police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, is returned.Egypt, in turn, has kept the Rafah crossing closed, arguing that Jerusalem is trying to dilute the Strip’s population by not letting anyone back in.Coming under pressure from the Trump administration, Netanyahu raised the idea of reopening Rafah in both directions before his cabinet last week. However, he faced pushback from far-right ministers who have throughout the war called to encourage the migration of Gazans from the Strip.According to Channel 12 news, Israel plans to move ahead with the full reopening of Rafah when Netanyahu returns from the US on Friday, with an Israeli official telling the network that Jerusalem does not want to be seen as the party that is blocking the implementation of Trump’s Gaza peace plan.Also Wednesday, IDF chief Eyal Zamir said that as 2025 came to an end, Israel remains determined to disarm the Hamas terror group. He described 2026 as a “decisive year” for Israel’s security.Zamir visited troops in Gaza on Wednesday, days after Israeli Netanyahu raised the issue of Hamas disarmament in talks with Trump.“The year 2026 will be a decisive year in shaping the security reality of the State of Israel. Our determination to disarm Hamas of its weapons is absolute,” Zamir told troops.“We will not allow the Hamas terrorist organization to rebuild its capabilities and threaten us,” he added.Releasing a year-end summary of its operations in 2025 on Wednesday, the military said that in Gaza, nearly 14,000 terror targets were hit, including weapons depots and command facilities. Dozens of senior Hamas commanders were eliminated, among them brigade, battalion and company-level leaders.Trump and Netanyahu presented a united front on Monday after the two discussed several issues as part of crucial talks on moving to the next stage of the fragile Gaza truce plan, including the disarmament of Hamas.“If they don’t disarm as they agreed to do, then there will be hell to pay for them,” Trump told reporters after the two leaders met. “They have to disarm in a fairly short period of time.”Hamas has repeatedly said it would not surrender its weapons.Since October 10, a truce in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but some White House officials fear both are slow-walking the second stage of the ceasefire.Under the second stage, Israel is supposed to gradually withdraw from its positions in Gaza, while Hamas is supposed to lay down its weapons.An interim authority is meant to govern the territory, and an international stabilization force (ISF) is to be deployed.Both sides have alleged frequent ceasefire violations.More deaths reported in Gaza-On Wednesday, Hamas’s health ministry said Gaza hospitals had received the body of one person killed by IDF gunfire over the past 48 hours, as well as two bodies of Gazans killed before that period.The ministry did not identify the people or specify where or when they were killed.Palestinian media reported Tuesday that the body of an 11-year-old girl, Dana Muqat, was brought to Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital after she was shot dead by the IDF on the Hamas-controlled side of the Gaza ceasefire line in Gaza City’s eastern Tuffah neighborhood. The IDF has not commented on the reports.Gaza hospitals have also received 10 people wounded by IDF gunfire over the past 48 hours, the Hamas health ministry said. It did not specify where the people were wounded or the severity of their injuries.In addition, the ministry said two people, including a four-year-old girl, had been killed by structural collapse due to heavy rainfall since noon on Monday. It did not say where or precisely when they were killed.Palestinian media reported Tuesday that a young girl, Eilaf Barbakh, was killed and three others wounded after a wall collapsed on tents housing displaced Palestinians next to a Red Cross hospital near Rafah.A man was also said to have been killed Monday afternoon from the collapse of a wall on a tent in Tel al-Hawa, in southern Gaza City. The man could not immediately be identified.In total, 19 Gazans have been killed by structural collapse due to heavy rainfall this winter, the Hamas ministry said.Hamas’s civil defense agency has warned displaced Palestinian not to shelter from the rain in buildings damaged by bombing.The UN reported in October that over half of Gaza’s structures were destroyed in the war between Hamas and Israel, and that roughly 40% of the remaining structures are severely or moderately damaged.Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding of their tents and shelters by heavy rains, and aid groups charge that materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave.COGAT, the Israeli Defense Ministry body that oversees aid to Gaza, has denied the allegations, saying it has let in hundreds of thousands of tents and tarpaulins and is waiting for international organizations to let in close to 100,000 pallets of “water-related items.”Wednesday also saw troops operating in northern Gaza uncover a loaded rocket launcher “ready to fire” toward Israel, during ongoing efforts to dismantle terror infrastructure in the area, the army said.According to the military, combat teams from the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade located the launcher during a weapons-search operation in the Beit Hanoun area, near the so-called Yellow Line. The launcher was found loaded with five rockets.A security source noted that the launcher was likely an old one and would be destroyed by troops.The military said forces remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire framework and will continue acting to remove any “immediate threats.”

Blown off course-Trump eagle-minded post tilts at windmills, crash lands in Israel-President blasts wind farms for ‘killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles,’ but misses on both the species and the spot-By AFP Today, 11:17 pm-DEC 31,25

US President Donald Trump has blamed wind turbines for killing iconic American bald eagles in a year’s end social media post that hit on one of his pet peeves.There were two problems with this latest lament: the picture in his Truth Social post on Tuesday was taken years ago in Israel, and it’s not a bald eagle.Trump shared a zoomed-in image of a bird on rocky ground beneath a wind turbine, writing: “Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!”The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States and appears on its seal, currency, stamps and military insignia.An official White House account and the US Department of Energy both shared the post on X, amplifying the latest attack on the wind energy sector from Trump, who has long opposed the power-generating turbines he claims are unsightly, expensive and dangerous to wildlife.But the same photo appeared in a 2017 article from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which credited it to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and said the bird was a falcon. The agency had included the image a month prior in a Hebrew-language Facebook post mentioning vultures.Writing visible on one of the wind turbines in the photo is in Hebrew.Some of the Republican leader’s critics pounced on the mix-up, with California Governor Gavin Newsom posting, “Dozy Don doesn’t know what America’s bird looks like???”Two independent experts consulted by AFP agreed that the bird of prey in the photo was not a bald eagle, which lives in North America and is known for its large size and white head. The animal depicted is smaller and has a different color and bill structure.The experts said it was more likely a Eurasian kestrel, a type of falcon, while noting that Eurasian griffon vultures are also common in Israel.“It is definitely not a Bald Eagle,” said Ben Sheldon, who studies birds as a professor of ornithology at the University of Oxford.Hundreds of thousands of birds die each year from wind turbines in the United States, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, though the university wrote in 2023 that these fatalities “represent a tiny fraction of the birds killed annually in other ways, like flying into buildings or caught by prowling house cats.”

New West Bank antiquity bill seeks to extend Israeli authority over Areas A and B-Proposed law, seeking to create a civilian body in charge of antiquities and archaeological sites, has been opposed by most Israeli archaeologists, likely violates international law-By Rossella Tercatin-Today, 11:17 pm-DEC 31,25

A new version of a bill whose purpose is to extend Israeli authority over antiquities and heritage sites in the West Bank aims to include Areas A and B — where the Palestinian Authority has civilian control — under the scope of its applicability, according to the latest draft uploaded to the Knesset website on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of the Education and Culture Committee to discuss it.The draft includes dozens of notes highlighting items that still need to be decided or clarified before the bill is brought to the committee vote.One of the comments states that the bill’s primary sponsor, Likud MK Amit Halevi, has requested that the new law be applied also to the Gaza Strip.The original version of the bill, first introduced in 2023, proposed that the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the body responsible for overseeing archaeology and archaeological sites in Israel’s sovereign territory, oversee antiquities in the West Bank.From the outset, the proposal has faced backlash from nearly every professional archaeologist, many of whom accused the coalition of seeking to approve a de facto annexation in the field of antiquities. The IAA itself opposed the move, and the bill has now been rewritten to establish a new Israeli civilian body for this purpose.Under the Oslo Accords, Israel’s involvement in West Bank antiquities is only supposed to extend to Area C, the 60% of the West Bank where it maintains civil and military control, while Area A and B are under the civilian control of the Palestinian Authority (in the case of Area A, the PA also maintains control over security affairs).Under prevailing interpretations of international law, even in Area C, Israel is permitted only to conduct salvage excavations and operations to preserve antiquities and archaeological sites, rather than to initiate academic digs or site development.Currently, the body responsible for antiquities is the Staff Officer of the Archaeology Unit of the Civil Administration, a branch of the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator for Government Affairs in the Territories (COGAT), in charge of civilian affairs in the region.As for Gaza, at the moment, Israel controls over 53% of the Strip, which is mostly empty of civilians, while it does not run civilian affairs in the rest of the area.The first clause of the new version of the bill states that “the purpose of this Law is to establish the direct responsibility of the State of Israel for the care of antiquities and heritage and archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria, and for the enforcement of legislation intended to prevent and reduce harm to them, including the protection, preservation, development, and rescue of antiquities and sites, taking into account the unique aspects applicable to them in Judea and Samaria [the biblical name of the West Bank].”The second clause, titled “Definitions,” describes the geographical scope of the law as “the Judea and Samaria Area” and adds in parentheses that, in accordance with the decision of the Chair of the Committee at the meeting held on March 18, 2025, at this stage, the proposed law shall apply to Areas A, B, and C.The notes attached to the clause explain that, in light of the decision to include Area A and B, the Justice Ministry and National Security Council have been requested to submit a position on the matter, and that the bill’s initiator “seeks to apply the authority under the proposed law also to the areas of the Gaza Strip.”The committee meeting was scheduled to present and discuss the new version of the bill, but only the first clause was introduced as it sparked a prolonged debate.The Justice Ministry’s representatives warned that the bill could create issues given the West Bank’s complex legal status and other international considerations.“The legislation contradicts Israel’s long-standing policy regarding Judea and Samaria and raises international sensitivities,” said Aryeh Balaban of the ministry’s Counseling and Legislation Department.“The legislation may create clashes and inconsistencies and could end up doing more harm than good,” echoed Shira Emanuel, another justice ministry official. “All land and expropriation laws are fundamentally different in Judea and Samaria.”Also, Prof. Guy Stiebel from Tel Aviv University, who chairs Israel’s Archaeology Council, which advises the government and public entities on matters related to antiquities, spoke against the bill, highlighting the possible consequences for Israeli academics at the international level and suggesting that the new system is not really going to help archaeology.Stiebel also highlighted that the government has already addressed the main issue by increasing the funding for the Archaeology Unit.“There is no need for the proposed law,” he said. “The minister has already increased the budget of the Staff Officer for Archaeology sixfold.”Halevi and Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu (Otzma Yehudit), by contrast, stressed that the budget must be enshrined in law and not subject to a government’s decision, suggesting this is part of the rationale for creating an independent body.The bill maintains that the budget for the new body will not be less than 30 million shekels a year.“Antiquities are being destroyed and disappearing under our watch almost daily, and we want to bring order to this situation,” said committee chairman MK Zvi Sukkot, also a member of Otzma Yehudit. “The state must take responsibility.”

METEORS OR ASTEROIDS OR SATELLITES FALLING STARS HIT THE EARTH DURING THE 7 YR TRIB.

AMOS 5:7,18-20-6:1
7  (WOE 1) Ye who turn judgment to wormwood,(POISON) and leave (CAST) off righteousness in the earth,(GROUND)
18 (Woe 2) unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
AMOS 6:1
1 (Woe 3) to them that are at ease in Zion,(JERUSALEM) and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!(WOE 3 IS THIRD WAVE OF WW3 WHEN ALL NATIONS MARCH TO JERUSALEM FOR BATTLE)

JOB 9:6-9 (COMPARE TO REV 6:12-17)
6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place,(QUAKE) and the pillars thereof tremble.
7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not;(THE SUN BLACKEND) and sealeth up the stars.(WHICH NOW FALL FROM HEAVEN)
8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.(THESE SAME MEORITES MIGHT POISON ALL THE EARTHS WATERS ALSO)
9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.(AND IT IS INTERESTING GOD THRONE IS IN THE NORTH.AND FROM THE SOUTH THESE METEORITES WILL BE FALLING ON EARTH)

COULD THE FALLING STARS-PLANETS BE PLEIADES AND ORION-JUST MY THOUGHT
Historically, the Pleiades were seen as a group of seven stars – its brightest stars: Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta and Pleione are visible to the keen naked eye. However modern observations show that this most famous of open clusters is comprised of several hundred stars wreathed in intricately structured nebulosity.As the Pleiades cluster is close to the ecliptic (within 4°) in the constellation of Taurus it is a spring and autumnal 'seasonal' object in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Being close to the ecliptic, there are frequent occultations of the cluster with the Moon and planets. To our superstitious ancestors these were, no doubt, portentious events. Likewise, the apparent annual motion of the cluster would have been highly significant. The heliacal (near dawn) rising of the Pleiades in spring in the northern hemisphere has from ancient times augured the opening of the seafaring and farming season: while its dawn autumnal setting marked the season's end.And also Spring and fall are Bird migration seasons in Israel.It would not surprise me if Israeli wars are not fought around the time of the Pleiades-Orion happenings.The Bible contains three direct references to the Pleiades in Job 9:9 and 38:31, and Amos 5:8, and a single indirect reference in the New Testament. This latter passage (Revelation 1:16) describes a vision of the coming of the Messiah – who holds, in his right hand, seven stars.Well since the meteors do hit the earth in the last 6 months of the 7 year tribulation period.I believe.Jesus' return will be only 6 months or so from happening.So this Pieades (meteorites) earth hit would be warning the world that Jesus is about to return to earth literally.
AMOS 5:8 (FORGET ABOUT PLANET X-NIBURU)(HERES THE FALLING STARS HERE)
8 Seek him (GOD) that maketh the seven stars (plieades) and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death (darkness) into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

JOB 38:31-33
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (BIND AND LOOSE THESE STARS)(GOD GIVES US A HINT-THESE ARE THE ONES THAT FALL TO EARTH)
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? (GOD TELLS US-I CAN THROW THESE STARS TO EARTH-I AM IN CONTROL OF ALL THINGS)

MATTHEW 24:29-31
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days (NEAR THE END OF THE TRIB)(IS THE ASTEROID HIT) shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,(AS A RESULT OF THE METEORITES OR ASTEROID HITTING THE GROUND-IT SHORTENS THE DAYLIGHT HOURS BECAUSE THE EARTHS GROUND STIRS UP DUST TO THE HEAVENS AND DARKENS THE SUN AND MOON.I BELIEVE WHEN THIS ASTEROID OR METEOR HITS THE EARTH-WE WILL ONLY HAVE 8 HOURS OF SUNLIGHT A DAY-SINCE THE BIBLE SAYS 1/3 OF THE SUN AND MOON WILL BE DARKENED) and the stars (METEORITES) shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.(JESUS AND THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS COME BACK TO EARTH AT THE END OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD)(AND SINCE ITS RIGHT NEAR THE END OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD-THE ASTEROID HITS.-THEN JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH)(SO WE KNOW NOW FOR SURE THAT THE ASTEROID HITS THE EARTH IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD)(JUST BEFORE JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH)
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.(HERES THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS FROM 7 YEARS EARLIAR-BEING GATHERED TOGETHER TO RETURN BACK TO EARTH WITH JESUS)(FOR US TO LIVE ON EARTH FOREVER WITH JESUS)

REVELATION 6:12-17
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars (METORITES) of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come;(LAST HALF OF THE 7 YR TRIB) and who shall be able to stand?

REVELATION 8:8-13
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star (ASTEROID) from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star (ASTEROID) is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars;(LITERAL STARS) so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.(HERES WERE THE ASTEROID HIT BLOCKS THE SUN AND MOON-SHORTENING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TO 8 HOURS A DAY ONLY)
13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe,(1) woe,(2) woe,(3) to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels,which are yet to sound!

MATTHEW 24:29 STAR MEANS ASTER OR ASTEROID ALSO-http://biblehub.com/text/matthew/24-29.htm
REVELATION 6:13 STAR MEANS ASTER OR ASTEROID ALSO.-http://biblehub.com/text/revelation/6-13.htm
REVELATION 8:10 STAR MEANS ASTER OR ASTEROID ALSO.-http://biblehub.com/text/revelation/8-10.htm
REVELATION 8:11 STAR MEANS ASTER OR ASTEROID ALSO-http://biblehub.com/text/revelation/8-11.htm
REVELATION 8:12 STARS MEAN LITERAL STARS NOT ASTEROIDS-http://biblehub.com/greek/792.htm
JOB 9:7 STAR MEANS - LITERAL STARS NOT ASTEROIDS.-http://biblehub.com/text/job/9-7.htm - http://biblehub.com/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm
AMOS 5:8 STAR MEANS - LITERAL STARS NOT ASTEROIDS-http://biblehub.com/text/amos/5-8.htm

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

OZONE DEPLETION JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH DUE TO SIN

ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

EZEKIEL 32:6-9
6  I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
7  And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
8  All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
9  I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.

REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator and baby murderers by abortion) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

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

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

2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 
7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION-HEAVENLY OBJECTS) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)

THE NEW YEAR MIGHT BEGIN WITH GEOMAGNETIC STORMS: At least one CME will hit Earth during the opening days of 2026. NOAA forecasters believe that one or two CMEs might deliver glancing blows on Jan. 1st, followed by a direct-hit CME on Jan. 2nd or 3rd. If all of them hit, the combined effect of the CMEs could add up to a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm. Aurora visibility will be mitigated by the glare from this week's full Wolf Moon. CME impact alerts: SMS Text

STRONG SOLAR FLARE AND CME: A CME is heading for Earth following today's M7-class solar flare from sunspot 4324. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the explosion's extreme ultraviolet flash at 13:50 UTC:

First-look images from NOAA's CCOR-1 coronagraph show a halo CME heading almost directly for Earth. G2 to G3-class geomagnetic storms are possible when the CME arrives on Jan. 2nd. Stay tuned for an improved forecast as more coronagraph data become available to improve the models. CME impact alerts: SMS Text

WHY HASN'T THE NOVA EXPLODED? In the summer of 2024, NASA announced that a star named "T Coronae Borealis" (T CrB) was about to explode. "It’ll fuel the next generation of scientists," the space agency declared. Almost two years later, "our wait continues," says amateur astronomer Eric G David, who photographed the star's location on Dec. 30th:

"T CrB is still near minimum brightness, estimated to be between +9.5 and +10.0 on the morning of Dec 30th," says David. "It remains invisible to the naked eye."

T CrB is a "recurrent nova." That means it erupts not just once, but over and over again. Its explosion in 1866 was the first nova astronomers had ever seen in detail. No one knew what caused it. Another blast in 1946 established its period (79 or 80 years) and led researchers to the modern interpretation.

T CrB is a binary star system consisting of an ancient red giant circled by a hot white dwarf. Hydrogen from the red giant spills onto the surface of the white dwarf. It takes about 80 years to accumulate a critical mass, then–BOOM–a thermonuclear explosion occurs.So, why hasn't the nova exploded? It might be as simple as this: NASA's announcement was a little premature. 80 years after the last explosion would be 2026, which means the New Year could bring an exploding star, after all. 

Frigid temps to ring in the new year in Eastern Canada, as B.C.'s North Coast recovers from rain and flooding-A mix of freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds blanketed some regions-CBC News · Posted: Dec 30, 2025 6:31 AM EST | Last Updated: December 30

Canada's cold crunch is continuing into the new year after a winter storm slammed Ontario and Quebec Monday and Tuesday, wreaking havoc on the roads and leaving tens of thousands without power.Millions were under yellow and orange weather warnings from Environment Canada as storms sweep through Ontario and Quebec.Snow squalls, blowing snow and cold temperatures followed Monday's freezing rain, further complicating travel.In Ontario and Quebec, storm fronts brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds, leaving tens of thousands without power at one point.Much of Canada has been blasted with a number of weather systems over the last week, ranging from blizzards and cold snaps to freezing rain. Cold temperatures have followed in eastern provinces and are expected to last until the end of the week, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) forecasts.In B.C., some residents were left stranded after heavy rainfall washed out a section of Highway 16 in Haida Gwaii, connecting the north and south parts of the island.Residents said the washout cut off a critical north-south route on the archipelago, affecting access to hospitals and critical infrastructure.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says an atmospheric river system from the Pacific has stalled over B.C.'s North Coast, bringing a prolonged period of rain to Kitimat and nearby areas.A flood watch from the B.C. River Forecast Centre for Haida Gwaii and the North Coast has been in place since Dec. 27, with nearby rivers possibly reaching or exceeding bank levels due to the rain.Meanwhile, a strengthening bomb cyclone is barrelling its way across the northern United States, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest and aiming at the East Coast.Click on this interactive map on the red, orange and yellow areas to get more information on the weather alerts across Canada:The federal weather agency says some areas northeast of Quebec City and into northern New Brunswick could see between 15 and 40 centimetres of snow Tuesday, along with high winds.In London and the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay regions, ECCC is warning of continuing blizzard conditions with "dangerous snow squalls," advising residents to beware of prolonged disruptions to transportation, services and utilities."Dangerous snow squalls and significant blowing snow continue," the agency said, noting snow could continue falling until Thursday and, in some places, reach 50 centimetres of accumulation. "Near-zero visibility remains the primary concern due to northwesterly winds gusting 50 to 70 km/h."Those winds are expected to ease by Tuesday evening, the warning said.A large swath of northern Ontario, stretching east and covering northern parts of Quebec as well, is under yellow warning for "difficult winter conditions," which include about 10 more centimetres of snow, strong winds and reduced visibility.Millions of Canadians remain under yellow and orange weather warnings from Environment Canada on Tuesday morning after a winter storm brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds across the eastern half of the country. Parts of Ontario and Quebec braced for another messy day on the roads, while in Halifax, flights were resuming after the weather shut down the airport.Parts of the Atlantic region were under yellow or orange warnings Tuesday, with additional snow and strong winds expected in northern New Brunswick, as well as snow squalls forecast for the Nova Scotia counties of Annapolis, Kings, Hants, Colchester and Cumberland.Meanwhile, Air Canada cautioned on its website that flights to and from Montreal, Ottawa and both Toronto airports could still be affected Tuesday, as the airline recovers from a weather-related backlog.It comes after a number of flights were cancelled or delayed in Montreal, Toronto, London, Ont., Halifax and St. John's on Monday.Southern Quebec is no longer under weather warnings, but is seeing colder temperatures after freezing rain coated streets and sidewalks in Montreal, prompting 100 911 calls an hour on Monday morning, an ambulance service reported. Despite a thaw later in the day Monday, many surfaces are once again covered in ice in Montreal and other parts of Southern Quebec as the temperature hits –13 C (feeling like –24 C), according to ECCC.With files from The Canadian Press

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.

China says live-fire drills around Taiwan 'completed successfully'.

Beijing, Dec 31 (AFP) Dec 31, 2025-China "successfully completed" military drills around Taiwan that included live-fire exercises aimed at simulating a blockade of key ports and assaults on maritime targets, its military said on Wednesday.Beijing launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels on Monday and Tuesday around Taiwan's main island.Taipei slammed the war games as "highly provocative and reckless" and said they failed to impose a blockade of the self-ruled island.China's Communist Party has never ruled democratic Taiwan, but Beijing claims the island of 23 million people is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex it."The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his 2026 New Year message from Beijing later on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua reported.A spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) said it had "successfully completed" the drills, code-named "Justice Mission 2025".Command spokesperson Senior Captain Li Xi said Chinese troops would keep training to "resolutely thwart the attempts of 'Taiwan Independence' separatists and external intervention".The Taiwanese coastguard said earlier that Chinese warships and coastguard vessels were withdrawing from surrounding waters.Taiwan's coastguard was maintaining a deployment of 11 ships at sea because China Coast Guard vessels hadn't "completely left the area yet" and "we can't let our guard down", its deputy director-general Hsieh Ching-chin told AFP earlier on Wednesday.Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te warned on Wednesday that Chinese drills targeting the island "are not an isolated incident" and pose "significant risks" to the region."China's authoritarian expansion and escalating coercion pose significant risks to regional stability and also impact global shipping, trade and peace," he said at a ceremony for military officers in Taipei.China's drills followed a bumper round of arms sales to Taipei by the United States, Taiwan's main security backer, and comments from Japan's prime minister that the use of force against Taiwan could warrant a military response from Tokyo.- International criticism -There has been a chorus of international criticism of China's drills.Japan said on Wednesday that China's military exercises "increase tensions" across the Taiwan Strait, and that it had expressed its "concerns" to Beijing.Australia's foreign ministry condemned the "destabilising" drills, saying it had raised concerns with its Beijing counterparts.The Philippines' defence department also said it was "deeply concerned" over drills that threatened to "undermine regional peace and stability".Beijing said criticism of its exercises was "irresponsible"."These countries and institutions are turning a blind eye to the separatist forces in Taiwan attempting to achieve independence through military means," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a news briefing on Wednesday."Yet, they are making irresponsible criticisms of China's necessary and just actions to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, distorting facts and confusing right and wrong, which is utterly hypocritical."China said on Tuesday it had deployed destroyers, frigates, fighters and bombers "to conduct drills on subjects of identification and verification, warning and expulsion, simulated strikes, assault on maritime targets, as well as anti-air and anti-submarine operations".A statement from its armed forces said the exercises in waters to the north and south of Taiwan "tested capabilities of sea-air coordination and integrated blockade and control".The drills were held as US ambassador to China David Perdue met with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, which are part of the Quad group that is seen as a counter to Beijing."The Quad is a force for good working to maintain a free and open Indopacific," Perdue said in a post on X on Tuesday, alongside a photo of the four ambassadors in Beijing.burs-aw-mya/pbt

Taiwan coastguard says Chinese ships 'withdrawing' from waters near island.

Taipei, Dec 31 (AFP) Dec 31, 2025-Chinese warships and coastguard vessels are withdrawing from waters around Taiwan, the island's coastguard said Wednesday, with Beijing's military drills appearing to be "over"."The warships and coastguard vessels are withdrawing, but a few are still lingering outside the 24-nautical-mile line," Hsieh Ching-chin, deputy director-general of Taiwan's coastguard, told AFP, indicating the "drills should be over".China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels to encircle the island on Monday and Tuesday.They were part of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the Taiwan's key ports and assaults on maritime targets.Communist China has never ruled democratic Taiwan, but Beijing claims the island is part of its sovereign territory and has threatened to use force to annex it.Taiwan's coastguard has maintained a deployment of 11 ships at sea because China Coast Guard vessels "haven't completely left the area yet", said Hsieh."We can't let our guard down," he said.

North Korea tests cruise missiles in show of 'combat readiness'By Hieun SHIN.

Seoul (AFP) Dec 29, 2025-North Korea test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, hailing the exercise as a show of "combat readiness" against foreign threats.Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the drill -- staged Sunday over the Yellow Sea to the west of the Korean peninsula -- and called for "unlimited and sustained" development of his nuclear weapons forces, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said.The goal of the exercise was to review the "counter-offensive response posture and combat capability of long-range missile sub-units," KCNA said.The missiles flew for more than two hours, state media said, sharing photos of the missiles being fired and hitting a target.Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired Sunday at 8:00 am (2300 GMT Saturday) from the Sunan area near the capital Pyongyang.Kim vowed Pyongyang "would as ever devote all their efforts to the unlimited and sustained development of the state nuclear combat force", KCNA said.North Korea last staged a ballistic missile test in early November, around a week after US President Donald Trump -- on a tour of the region -- expressed interest in meeting with Kim.Pyongyang did not respond to the offer.At that time, Trump had just approved South Korean plans to build a nuclear-powered submarine.Last week Pyongyang showed off a nuclear submarine of its own.Photos published by KCNA showed Kim walking alongside a purportedly 8,700-tonne submarine at an indoor assembly site, surrounded by officials and his daughter Kim Ju Ae.Pyongyang viewed Seoul developing nuclear subs as "an offensive act severely violating its security and maritime sovereignty", Kim said, according to KCNA.North Korean state media last week also published a defence ministry statement condemning the docking of the US Navy's nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Greenville in South Korea's Busan.The cruise missile launch drill was aimed at countering these moves, said Yang Moo-jin, former president of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul."The arrow-type cruise missiles, with a range of around 2,000 kilometres, are capable of striking not only the entire Korean peninsula but also rear bases of US forces stationed in Japan," Yang told AFP.

North Korea's Kim orders factories to make more missiles in 2026 By Claire LEE.

Seoul (AFP) Dec 26, 2025-North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to step up production of missiles and construct more factories to meet his military's growing need for the projectiles, state media said Friday.Pyongyang has significantly increased missile testing in recent years -- aimed, analysts say, at improving precision strike capabilities, challenging the United States as well as South Korea, and testing weapons before exporting them to key ally Russia.In a visit to munitions factories accompanied by top officials, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim had ordered the factories to prepare for a busy year ahead.The North Korean leader said they needed "to further expand the overall production capacity" to keep pace with demand from Pyongyang's armed forces and ordered the building of new munitions plants, KCNA reported."The missile and shell production sector is of paramount importance in bolstering up the war deterrent," Kim said.North Korea and Russia have drawn closer since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago, and Pyongyang has sent troops to fight for Russia, along with artillery shells, missiles and long-range rocket systems.In return, Russia is sending North Korea financial aid, military technology and food and energy supplies, analysts say.Washington has also pointed to evidence that Russia is stepping up support for North Korea, including providing help on advanced space and satellite technology, in return for its assistance in fighting Ukraine.Analysts say satellite launchers and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) share much of the same underlying technology."With its ICBM program already at a stage widely seen as having achieved core objectives, Pyongyang is likely to further accelerate development next year," said Ahn Chan-il, a researcher originally from North Korea.The country is likely to shift "focus toward testing and producing systems linked to potential exports to Russia -- including medium- and intermediate-range missiles," he added.- Nuclear-powered sub -Kim's visit was reported a day after state media said he had toured a nuclear submarine factory and vowed to counter the "threat" of South Korea producing its own such vessels with Washington's backing.The North Korean leader also learned about research into "new underwater secret weapons", KCNA said.North Korea is expected to "seek advanced military technologies from Russia, including nuclear-powered submarine capabilities and fighter jets, as it looks to address its air force's relative weakness," analyst Ahn told AFP.Kim was reported Thursday to have overseen the test launch of new-type high-altitude long-range anti-air missiles over the Sea of Japan.And he said that "new modernisation and production plans" would be unveiled at his ruling Korean Workers Party's first congress in half a decade, expected in early 2026.

Israeli air force deploys first laser interception system By AFP Staff Writers.

Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 28, 2025-Israel's defence ministry said on Sunday it had deployed a new "Iron Beam" laser system for the air force to intercept aerial threats.The laser system's main developers, the ministry's research and development department and defence contractor Rafael, delivered it to the air force at a ceremony in northern Israel."For the first time globally, a high-power laser interception system has achieved full operational maturity, successfully executing multiple interceptions," Defence Minister Israel Katz said at the ceremony, according to a statement."This monumental achievement... delivers a critical message to our enemies, near and far alike: do not challenge us, or face severe consequences," he said.The handover marks a major milestone in a project more than a decade old."Israel has become the first country in the world to field an operational laser system for the interception of aerial threats, including rockets and missiles," said Yuval Steinitz, chairman of Rafael.The laser system seeks to enhance and slash the cost of Israel's interception of projectiles, and will supplement other aerial defence capacities such as the more well-known Iron Dome.Iron Dome offers short-range protection against missiles and rockets. The David's Sling system and successive generations of Arrow missiles are Israeli-American technology built to bring down ballistic missiles.The defence ministry announced in early December that the laser system was complete, and would be deployed by the end of the month.During the 12-day war launched by Israel against Iran in June, the country's missile defence system failed to intercept all the projectiles fired by Tehran toward Israeli territory.Israel has since acknowledged being hit by more than 50 missiles during the war with Iran, resulting in 28 deaths.

Thailand and Cambodia declare truce after weeks of clashes by AFP Staff Writers.

Bangkok (AFP) Dec 27, 2025-Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end border clashes that killed dozens of people.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the announcement "as a positive step towards alleviating the suffering of civilians... and creating an environment conducive to achieving lasting peace", spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.At least 47 people were killed and more than a million displaced in three weeks of fighting with artillery, tanks, drones and jets, according to official tallies.The conflict spread to nearly every border province on both sides, shattering an earlier truce for which US President Donald Trump took credit.Cambodia and Thailand agreed to the ceasefire that took effect at 12 pm (0500 GMT), said the declaration signed by the Southeast Asian neighbours' defence ministers at a border checkpoint on the Thai side.The truce applies to "all types of weapons, including attacks on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and military objectives of either side, in all cases and all areas".Both sides agreed to freeze all troop movements and allow civilians living in border areas to return home as soon as possible, the statement said.They also agreed to cooperate on demining efforts and combatting cybercrime, while Thailand was to return 18 captured Cambodian soldiers within 72 hours.Thai Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said the initial three-day window would be an "observation period to confirm that the ceasefire is real".He called the truce "a door to a peaceful resolution" in a speech earlier on Saturday.Displaced Cambodian Oeum Raksmey told AFP she was "very happy that people can return home" if the fighting stops."But I dare not return home yet. I am still scared," said the 22-year-old, who has sheltered with her family in Cambodia's Siem Reap province.- 'Real peace' -On the other side of the border, 55-year-old Thai village head Khampong Lueklarp was similarly cautious."I personally think the ceasefire won't really happen," said the head of Ban Ta Sawang Samakkee village in Sisaket province, adding he hoped for "a real peace".The ceasefire followed three days of border talks convened following a crisis meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni, in a post on X, thanked "ASEAN for playing a positive part" and called on Cambodia and Thailand to implement the agreement "in good faith".The European bloc was ready to provide any needed support, he added.The United States and China also pushed for an end to the fighting.Beijing's foreign ministry said the ceasefire "demonstrates that dialogue and consultations are a realistic and effective way of resolving complex disputes", offering support moving forward.China's top diplomat Wang Yi will host the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers for talks in Yunnan province on January 28-29, the countries said.The conflict stems from a territorial dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of the 800-kilometre (500-mile) Thai-Cambodian border, where both sides claim ancient temples.- Broken ceasefire -Five days of fighting in July killed dozens of people before a truce was brokered by the United States, China and ASEAN chair Malaysia.Trump witnessed the signing of an expanded agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in October, but it was broken within months, with each side blaming the other for instigating the fresh fighting.At least 25 Thai soldiers and one Thai civilian were killed in the latest round of clashes, officials said.Cambodia, outgunned and outspent by Bangkok's military, said 21 civilians were killed.Phnom Penh has reported no military deaths, even though an official Facebook post showed first lady Pich Chanmony, the wife of Cambodia's leader Hun Manet, at a funeral for troops killed in the fighting.The violence was still raging while this week's border talks were underway.On Friday, Cambodia accused Thailand of intensifying its bombardment of disputed border areas, and Thai media reported Cambodian attacks overnight.While both sides agreed to halt the fighting, they will still need to resolve the demarcation of their border following the ceasefire.The contested temples are claimed by both nations because of a vague demarcation made by Cambodia's French colonial administrators in 1907.UN human rights chief Volker Turk said he hoped the ceasefire "will pave the way for confidence building & peace".

Thais, Cambodians fear returning home despite border truce.

Bangkok (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 - At a Thai university-turned-shelter for displaced people, Kanlaya Somjettana is reluctant to go home even after a truce halted weeks of border clashes with Cambodia, fearing the violence may not be over.She said some people forced to flee the fighting began returning home on Sunday, a day after the ceasefire was announced, but many evacuees on both sides of the border preferred waiting for an official word that it was safe.Some cited a lack of trust that the neighbouring country would respect the truce, after previous ones had been broken."I really hope this ceasefire will last long and we can return home," 21-year-old homemaker Kanlaya told AFP from the university campus in Thailand's Surin city."But I will not go back home as long as authorities do not confirm that it is safe," she said, adding that the evacuation centre was now less crowded, although hundreds remained there.On the Cambodian side, 35-year-old So Choeun said she expected to give birth within days and hoped to then take her baby home, about one kilometre (0.6 miles) from the border.But not yet, said the woman sheltering with family under makeshift tents at a Buddhist pagoda in Banteay Meanchey province."Despite the ceasefire, we dare not return home yet. We are still frightened," she told AFP."We will wait to see the situation for a few days, if it will stay calm."Officials on both sides said the day-old ceasefire was holding on Sunday, but for most areas, there has been no all-clear notice just yet.The truce follows three weeks of renewed cross-border fighting that killed at least 47 people and displaced more than a million on both sides.China has been involved in mediation efforts, and Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi is hosting the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers for talks in Yunnan province on Sunday and Monday.Wang told his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn that the ceasefire "has opened the process of rebuilding peace", according to a statement from Beijing's foreign ministry."In the next step, both sides should proceed step by step to promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, restore normal exchanges, rebuild mutual trust, and achieve a turnaround in relations," Wang added.- 'Good sign' -A previous round in the decades-old conflict -- five days of fighting in July -- killed dozens before a truce was brokered, and then broken.Many of those displaced by the latest violence had evacuated in July, too.Rice and cassava farmer Saichon Wongpitak said she could not afford to wait any longer, planning to return to her home in Thailand's Sisaket province on Sunday afternoon."I talked to our neighbour who said there was no gunfire since yesterday," Saichon, 38, told AFP, adding that her family would evacuate again if necessary."We have fear... but we have jobs to do at home, we have cattle at home, we have our farm," she said.Saichon said she was glad to hear of the truce, but did not expect it to last long "before Cambodia starts a new round of fighting"."I live on the border and what I have learned is not to trust Cambodia," she said.Under the truce, the two countries agreed to cease fire, freeze troop movements and allow civilians living in border areas to return home as soon as possible, while Thailand was to return 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July within 72 hours.Kot Ngik, 43, from another camp for displaced people in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey, said she was thankful for the truce since it may allow children to soon return to school.But "we don't trust the Thai military yet", she said."At this point, we are not sure about the situation. They can fight again at any time."While many evacuees, including Kot Ngik, were still too fearful to leave shelters, So Choeun said the ceasefire at least offered some hope."Yesterday morning, I could hear loud bangs, but I have not heard it since 12:00 pm yesterday," she said."This is a good sign."

'Positive optimism serves as practical direction of action'-In 1988, a futurist envisioned Israel in 2025. Some of his predictions were spot-on-In his book ‘Israel in the Year 2025,’ Dr. Alan Price imagines the Jewish state in an era of space travel, but his visions of smart homes, solar fields and cellphones ring true-By Zack Rothbart Today, 1:11 pm-DEC 31,25

At some point in the 1980s, Dr. Alan Price sat down to research and write a book about Israel in the future — in 2025, to be specific.A scholar in “future studies” — which he described as “partly a science and partly an art… based on imaginative and creative thinking” — Price set out to present a “coherent analysis in vivid and graphic language” of what Israel might look like in some four decades. His predictions, put forth in “Israel in the Year 2025: A Concise History of the Future,” were based on two years of research on various topics related to demographics, building plans and technological trends, among others.“It is not a ‘prophecy’ or an ‘exact prediction,’” Price warned in his introduction. “The only prediction that can be made with confidence about the future is that nothing will happen in exactly the way it has been described in this book.”Price hoped that by better understanding the details of how Israeli history might play out, “we may be able to make preparations that will render ‘dangerous futures’ less probable or less dangerous and influence ‘desirable futures.’”“As a Zionist, he was always thinking of how to improve things in Israel, and what the future will bring for this young country,” said his son, Prof. Colin Price, a geophysicist at Tel Aviv University, in an interview with The Times of Israel.Alan Price was born in the White Russian shtetl of Dolhinov amidst the throes of World War I. When he was 17, just four years before the Holocaust, his father took the family to South Africa, devoid of wealth and any significant knowledge of the English language. Within just a few years, though, Price was able to go to medical school and rise to positions of prominence in various organizations.A devout Revisionist Zionist, Price accompanied Zeev Jabotinsky when the renowned ideological forefather of the Likud Movement visited South Africa prior to his death in 1940. Fresh out of medical school, the young Dr. Price volunteered to fight for Israel’s independence as well, serving as a combat medic in the Givati Brigade during the 1948 war. In 1980, he, along with his wife and four sons, ultimately settled in the state he fought to establish.Through it all, Price remained an optimist — a trait he unapologetically brought to his predictions about Israel’s future.“A positive optimism serves both as a practical direction of action to be taken and to counter pessimism and defeatism, which so often unfortunately pass for ‘realism.’ The special virtue of positive optimism is its capacity to transcend the limitations of the present circumstances, to inspire alternative thinking, and to open new directions for political action,” he wrote.So what exactly did Price predict? The book covers far more than simply Israel in 2025; it includes details about local, regional and global events from the 1980s onward that would ultimately shape the Jewish state.In Price’s future Israel, geopolitics were molded by the assassination of Yasser Arafat, Muammar Gadhafi’s development of nuclear weapons, and 1996’s “Laser War,” which would see Syria stand out as a major military threat. The “Arab-Iranian union” disintegrated, leading to warm relations between Israel and at least some of its neighbors. The USSR never fell.On the civilian front, Israeli commuters in Price’s 2025 benefit from “air-cum-space travel,” allowing them to reach New York in just 36 minutes from Tel Aviv. Israeli workers also enjoy a three-day weekend, accommodating the country’s three monotheistic faiths.In fact, the country’s population swells in part due to significant Christian Zionist immigration. The Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, also moved to Israel, laboring in the fields to set a personal example of how both Torah study and work must be intrinsic elements in the life of any Jew of faith.Price correctly foresees the dramatic rise of Israeli consumerism and creature comforts in ways that sound obvious today but were far from certain for Israelis in the 1980s, a few short years after hyperinflation all but bankrupted the country.In 2025, according to Price, “No house or apartment [is] complete without two or three bathrooms, air conditioner, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave oven, telephone, TV set, and a computer terminal.”High schoolers by that time are already “experienced in searching for information about anything and everything from the comfort of [their] desk[s].” Cellular telephones are “so small that they could be carried as a personal communication device on the wrist, in the breast pocket, or in a lady’s handbag.”Moreover, nearly a decade before Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, and some two decades before touchscreen smartphones became central to most Israelis’ lives, Price saw much of that coming:“Shoppers could speak by direct voice into the home computer and request to see the prices and quality of various goods. A touch-sensitive screen displayed the items. The electronic shopper could change from shop to shop by just calling the name of the store on the computer microphone. After selecting, the shopper typed out a number and code on the microcomputer terminal, gave instructions where the order was to be delivered, along with the necessary credit card information.”His forecast of smart homes reads almost prophetically, in what he called “the architronic home”: “The ‘electronic home’ is the vogue with the ‘moderns.’ The house is flexible and geared to communication and information. An ‘intelligent’ house with a brain of its own… it can be adapted to the various life-styles of its inhabitants and to their changing moods.“Each house has a computer brain that is located in a small cupboard. It is of a most advanced type and connected to a multiplicity of sensors and activators by wires within the walls…”Lots of hits — and some misses-Not all of his technology prognostications were on point, however. We still don’t have a permanent station on the moon — which Price thought would be functional by 2008 — followed by lunar communities that would influence global cultural and social trends, and visits to Mars.Back in Israel, while Price did correctly foresee the rise of significant photovoltaic farms in the Negev Desert, his predictions of a “Lake Herzl” and massive “solar ponds” on the shores of the Dead Sea, fed by a direct canal from the Mediterranean, were less than precise.Price foresaw the healthcare community beginning “to focus on ‘wellness’ and not merely on ‘the cure of disease.’” Already brewing to some extent in the 1980s, he also foresaw Israel’s 1995 passage of the National Health Insurance Law, which guaranteed basic universal healthcare to all residents. Unfortunately, his prediction that nearly all dental caries would be eliminated by 2010 fell short.Five years after the elimination of cavities, Price predicts, the “Jerusalem Declaration on Technology” comes into being, addressing many of the pressing issues now keeping much of the world up at night. The document clearly spells out scientists’ moral responsibilities around issues such as “the threat of nuclear annihilation, the terrifying power of biotechnology and genetic engineering, the enormous scope of the computers and artificial intelligence, and the mind boggling opportunities of space exploration,” which have left humankind “in a state of bewilderment, fear, and the insecurity bordering on panic.”Jerusalem is, of course, also the center of celebrations around Israel’s 75th birthday, seeing 100 world leaders gather in the eternal capital of the Jewish people, including the presidents of the United States, China and the USSR: “There were no military parades in Jerusalem. The people of Israel did not celebrate their freedom by showing weapons and marching soldiers through the streets of Jerusalem. Instead, the people showed off their achievements in macroengineering, transportation, communications, and irrigation.”Not a ‘prophet of doom’In the real 2025, Price’s son thinks, “Technologically and economically,” his father “would be super proud of what the country has done, and our standing in the world as the Startup Nation, with groundbreaking technologies in water, cyber and inventions like the Iron Dome. This would have made him extremely proud to know how Israel has advanced technologically and become an economic superpower.”Politically, however, things are generally more complicated and less rosy. The elder Price indeed envisioned an Israel in which “the government was repeatedly extricating itself from crisis after crisis. The electoral system was outdated and the individual was impotent in the face of the party machine. Neither the members of the Knesset nor its officialdom knew the meaning of the word ‘accountability’… the major flaw in the system was a lack of leadership.”Still, his son thinks that his optimistic father “would be very depressed to see what has happened” in Israel today, specifically “to his beloved Likud party.”“The war over the last two years and the indifference shown by the government to the hostages, those displaced in the south and north, and the lack of taking responsibility for their role in the tragedy that struck us all on October 7 [2023]. I think that would have been very painful to him, and I am glad he did not get to see this dark chapter in the history of Israel,” Colin Price said.Nonetheless, as a dedicated Zionist, Price senior “was always thinking of how to improve things in Israel, and what the future will bring for this young country,” said his son.“Many disaster books and crises papers or even apocalyptic Armageddon scenarios have been postulated for the future of Israel,” Price wrote in the introduction to his 1988 book. “It is my sincere conviction that future history will prove all these ‘prophets of doom’ wrong.”

Iranian demonstrators reportedly try to enter government building amid 4th day of protests-Iran state media reports ‘leader of rioters’ arrested, as video from Fasa shows security forces firing toward protesters; Netanyahu said keeping mum so Tehran won’t have excuse to target Israel-By Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 9:54 pm-DEC 31,25

Iranian protesters tried to break into a local government building in the southern Fars Province on Wednesday, state media said, on a fourth day of mounting demonstrations over the cost of living.Protests over high inflation and a slump in the value of the local rial currency began among shopkeepers in Tehran on Sunday, and have since drawn in students across the country.“A few hours ago, an organized group tried to get into the governorate building in the city of Fasa; their attack failed with the intervention of security forces,” state media said. “The leader of these rioters, a 28-year-old woman, was arrested.”Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited a local official as saying four “attackers” were detained and three members of the security forces had been wounded during the incident.A video carried by state media showed a group of people trying to break open the gate of the building. Reuters verified the location of the footage but was not able to independently verify the timing.Additional footage from Fasa, said to have been filmed Wednesday, showed security forces firing toward demonstrators.The governor of Fasa told state media that “the protests were caused by inflation and economic conditions. Individuals influenced by hostile channels and media participated in them… the situation is back to normal.”Iranian authorities have responded to previous protests over issues ranging from prices, drought, women’s rights and political freedoms with forceful security measures and extensive arrests.This time, however, the government said it would also set up a “dialogue mechanism” with leaders of the demonstrations, the first major protests since Israeli and US strikes on Iran in June, which prompted widespread expressions of patriotic solidarity. It has not said how the mechanism would work.While voicing support for previous anti-government protests in Iran and the toppling of the Islamic Republic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided not to publicly weigh in on the ongoing demonstrations due to concern that this will offer Tehran an excuse to target Israel in order to distract from the country’s economic woes, according to a Channel 12 news report Wednesday.The network said the decision came following a briefing Netanyahu held on the matter at his hotel in West Palm Beach, where he met this week with US President Donald Trump to discuss, among other topics, the possibility of renewed military action against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.“We’re watching dramatic domestic events in Iran, but it’s too early to tell what the ramifications will be,” a senior Israeli official told Channel 12.Iran’s economy has faced significant challenges for years following the reimposition of US sanctions in 2018, when Trump withdrew from an international agreement concerning Iran’s nuclear program during his first term.Iran’s rial currency has lost nearly half its value against the dollar in 2025, with inflation reaching 42.5% in December in a country where unrest has repeatedly flared in recent years.In September, United Nations sanctions were reinstated, and Reuters reported in October that Iranian authorities held multiple high-level meetings to address economic instability, find ways to bypass sanctions, and handle public discontent.In 2022, Iran faced protests across the country over price hikes, including for bread, a major staple.Over the same period and into 2023, the country’s clerical rulers faced the boldest unrest in years, triggered by the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police, who enforce a strict female dress code.

Anti-Zionism is a new chapter of Jew-hatred that must be confronted head-on, say activist academics-A growing number of alarmed scholars and professional groups call for a paradigm shift, arguing the existing tools for identifying this form of antisemitism don’t meet the moment-By Luke Tress-Today, 10:08 pm-DEC 31,25

Adam Louis-Klein, a Jewish anthropologist, was living in an indigenous village in Colombia’s Amazon rainforest on October 7, 2023, studying the local Desana people, with no phone service or internet access.Two days later, he made his way to a nearby town and reconnected to the wider world for the first time in months.The first thing he saw was news of the Hamas slaughter in Israel. The second was his leftist colleagues justifying the terrorist invasion. He posted “Am Yisrael Chai” on Facebook and was berated for it.“I was already starting to be purged. I soon lost virtually all of my social and professional contacts in academia,” he said. “I decided that it was important to have an intellectual response.”Louis-Klein, 32, began to apply his background in philosophy and anthropology to studying anti-Zionism. He came to view the anti-Zionist movement as a new form of an old hatred — not a political ideology that bleeds into antisemitism, but a distinct chapter in the historical discrimination against Jews. He launched the Movement Against Antizionism (MAAZ) earlier this year as part of that effort to push back.Louis-Klein and MAAZ are part of a network of scholars and activists pushing the Jewish community to tackle anti-Zionism as a hate movement, not as a political ideology. They argue that anti-Zionism has its own history, ideology and tactics that are used to target Jews, but that differ from how most Americans have historically understood anti-Jewish hatred, allowing anti-Zionists to evade charges of discrimination. The activists want American Jews to move on from the antisemitism paradigm as a framework for understanding discrimination against Jews, to stop quibbling about when anti-Zionism crosses the line into antisemitism, and instead confront anti-Zionism head-on.Academics, activists and professionals are increasingly adopting the message, with statements, protest signs and new groups appearing in recent months decrying anti-Zionism as its own hate movement. An understanding of anti-Zionism also appears to be coalescing, with many of the groups putting out similar messaging.Jewish roots revived in the jungle-Louis-Klein was raised Jewish, had a bar mitzvah, visited Israel as a youth, and was involved in Jewish life while studying philosophy at Yale University. He later became interested in Communist philosophy, adopted “radical leftist” views and moved away from his Jewish identity and connection to Israel, he told The Times of Israel in an interview.That changed in the Amazon. Like Jews, the Desana, an indigenous tribe, view themselves as chosen by their God with whom they have “a distinct covenant,” Louis-Klein said. He had studied in an academy steeped in anti-colonial paradigms that he used to understand the Desana, and on October 7, saw those same ideas turned against Jews.“We were being forcibly redefined as something we don’t define ourselves as — white colonists, European imperialists, people who have no history in the land of Israel,” he said. “Our voices were themselves being silenced. When we spoke back against this ideology, we were told that we were weaponizing antisemitism.”Louis-Klein, currently a PhD candidate in anthropology at McGill University in Montreal, started engaging with anti-Zionists and studying their “stereotypical behaviors,” such as issuing anti-Israel “libels,” submitting others to litmus tests on Israel and marking out opponents as Zionists. He observed that scholars in his own area, anthropology, “reorganized the whole field around the genocide libel” against Israel since October 7.He argues that libels, or false accusations of collective guilt against Jews, have been central to the persecution of Jews for centuries, from the medieval blood libel to the contemporary genocide accusation. In a recurring cycle, anti-Jewish societies invent libels, repeat them obsessively to stigmatize Jews, leading to violence, and after the violence, denial, he says.‘Anti-zionism is not ‘criticism of Israeli policy’ but a movement built on defamation and denial — one that seeks the erasure of Jewish sovereignty and the diminishment of Jewish life everywhere’“Anti-zionism is not ‘criticism of Israeli policy’ but a movement built on defamation and denial — one that seeks the erasure of Jewish sovereignty and the diminishment of Jewish life everywhere,” MAAZ says on its website. “It does not debate borders or governments; it indicts Jewish existence itself.”Anti-Zionism is also seen as a threat because societies that have embraced the ideology have become largely inhospitable to Jewish communal life, from the Soviet Union to Iran.Antisemitism as an outdated model-Louis-Klein and other scholars pushing the message believe the American Jewish community should move on from the antisemitism paradigm, which classifies discrimination against Jews using an outdated model.While “antisemitism” has become a colloquial catch-all for discrimination against Jews, the term has a specific historical definition linking discrimination to past racial persecution of Jews. Anti-Zionists frame their activism as political advocacy for the Palestinians, and not motivated by race or religion.When protesters at a synagogue shout at Jews that they are colonizers or settlers, though, they are not making a political argument, but deploying the terms as slurs, Louis-Klein argues, even if those slurs are not traditional antisemitic tropes.“We think that the current frameworks basically grant them this exemption clause and continue this dynamic of the Jews calling the non-Jews antisemites and the-non Jews, the anti-Zionists specifically, basically libeling Israel and claiming that it’s all some big lie to even talk about antisemitism,” he said. “It doesn’t work, calling them antisemites.”Zionism is defined by Jews as the support for Jewish sovereignty in Israel, a belief held by the vast majority of Jews. “Zionist” has largely become a derogatory term on much of the American left, though. Street protesters often chant “We don’t want no Zionists here” and have berated Jews as “Zionists” outside synagogues and in Jewish neighborhoods.MAAZ has laid out its understanding of anti-Zionism — that it is based on three core libels that are repeated obsessively by activists, claiming that Zionists are colonizers, guilty of apartheid and committing genocide.The movement’s ideological foundations lie in the Islamist-Nazi alliance led by Jerusalem’s Haj Amin al-Husseini in the World War II era, anti-Zionist Soviet propaganda, and the settler-colonial theory in Western academia, MAAZ says.He and other academics advocate for the term “antizionism” — one word — similar to the accepted spelling of antisemitism.The academics believe that anti-Zionism is the third major iteration in anti-Jewish hatred-The academics believe that anti-Zionism is the third major iteration in anti-Jewish hatred. The first was anti-Judaism, based on the Jewish religion, and the second was “classical” antisemitism, a race-based hatred of Jews exemplified by the Nazis, while anti-Zionism indicts Israel and Jewish peoplehood.Those frameworks do not meet the moment, the scholars say.After assailants killed Jews this year in Colorado and Washington, DC, for example, statements denounced the murders as antisemitic. Neither attacker voiced classical antisemitism, though. They did not condemn the Jewish religion or Jews as a race, but both said they killed to “free Palestine.” The Colorado firebomber shouted “end Zionists” during the attack, told police he wanted to “kill all Zionist people,” but said he didn’t discriminate against “all Jewish people.” The terrorists who massacred Jews at a Hanukkah event in Australia this month also said they were targeting “Zionists.”New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani last week condemned an appointee’s past statement about “money hungry Jews” — a classic antisemitic trope — but defended other appointees who said “Zionism is racism” and that Zionists are worse than Nazis.“We must distinguish between antisemitism and criticism of the Israeli government,” Mamdani said.While the iterations are different, the underlying impulse is the same — casting Jews as the enemy, using the moral language of the time, whether it’s religion, race or human rights, said Naya Lekht, a researcher on Soviet history and the Holocaust and the co-founder of a group called Stop Antizionism.“What’s unifying in all three eras is that this is a villain-constructing project,” Lekht said. “Our villainy is in opposition to what is considered the most moral thing of its time.”“Today, the moral language is human rights, and so we are constructed as violators of the purity of human rights. The purity of Christianity, the purity of race, to the purity of human rights,” she said.‘The leadership organizations right now should launch a full-scale campaign against anti-Zionism’MAAZ argues that, like anti-Zionist Jews today, anti-Jewish movements have used Jews in the past, such as the Yevsektsiya, a Jewish branch of the Soviet Communist Party that persecuted other Jews.The movement’s aim is to stigmatize anti-Zionism by calling out the libel cycle and educating others about anti-Zionist methods, ideology and history.“The language needs to be right. It needs to be able to name what anti-Zionists are doing, name their tactics, name their behavior, instead of debating,” Louis Klein said.“The leadership organizations right now should launch a full-scale campaign against anti-Zionism. They should educate people about anti-Zionism,” he said.The term “antisemitism” itself was coined by anti-Jewish racists who defined Jews as “semites,” and was later recognized as a hatred and stigmatized.Not all experts are on board with a paradigm shift.Deborah Lipstadt, the former US envoy for antisemitism, said she was “skeptical” because antisemitism and anti-Zionism “overlap so directly and share the same tropes and share the same stereotypes.”“It’s not that I’m against it, but I haven’t been convinced. What would we accomplish?” she said. “I fear it would simply confuse matters.”She argued that Jews should “stress what Zionism is.”“It’s the national liberation movement of the Jews. It’s rooted in our ancient traditions,” she said. “We should make the case that Zionism is a very positive, integral part of Jewish history, Jewish tradition, Jewish culture, the identity of being a Jew.”A growing movement-The framework is increasingly taking root, showing up on the streets, in public statements, and as a topic of discussion. The single-word spelling of “antizionism” is becoming more common.After a caustic demonstration outside a New York City synagogue last month, the Union for Reform Judaism condemned the event as an “anti-Zionist protest.”At a rally held in support of the synagogue, Jewish protesters held signs calling out anti-Zionism, not antisemitism. Some of the signs had the MAAZ logo, while others were homemade.“Antizionists spread libels to mark Jews for violence,” one sign said. “Antizionism is a hate movement,” said another.Last month, an anonymous group of Jewish medical professionals authored an “open letter on antizionism” in their field. The letter, signed by more than 1,000 health care professionals, said anti-Zionism “perpetuates the same cycle of libel, stigma and violence that has attacked Jews for centuries.”Dr. Yael Halaas, the founder of the American Jewish Medical Association, was one of the letter’s signatories.‘There’s a terrible disease state of antisemitism. The current strain is anti-Zionism’“People who work in medicine and health care, when we see a pandemic, when we see a disease, we have to call out the most recent virulent strain,” Halaas said. “There’s a terrible disease state of antisemitism. The current strain is anti-Zionism, and that’s what we are seeing in health care.”“Anti-Zionism is a problem and a disease unto itself,” she said.Stop Antizionism has released a “global declaration” that asks signatories to affirm “that antizionism is the contemporary expression of Jew hatred in its latest form.” Lekht said that more than 10,000 have signed the document, including around a dozen grassroots Jewish organizations.Andrew Pessin, a philosophy professor at Connecticut College, is launching the Institute for the Critical Study of Antizionism to facilitate academic research on anti-Zionism. Pessin envisions an interdisciplinary group of scholars, each focusing on their own area of expertise, such as Nazi or Soviet anti-Zionism. The institute will start with a series of webinars in February.The institute is in its infancy, but Pessin said he has spoken to universities about hosting the project and a couple have expressed “keen interest.” Around 70 professors have contacted him about participating, he said.There are academic centers that study antisemitism around the US, but none focus on anti-Zionism.MAAZ acts more as an activist group, while the institute will focus on academic scholarship, Pessin said.‘As is often the case, we Jews are years or decades behind. We’re always playing defense. They’ve captured the academy in large measure’“As is often the case, we Jews are years or decades behind. We’re always playing catch-up. We’re always playing defense. They’ve captured the academy in large measure, as we all know. This is the dominant ideology in the academy,” Pessin said. “I think scholarship on this issue has become so incredibly corrupted by the dominance of the anti-Zionists that I want to reestablish the correct academic standards for the study of Zionism.”Louis-Klein has become a common guest on Jewish podcasts and has written about his views for the news and on social media, finding a wide audience. (He has also written on The Times of Israel’s open blogging platform.)Last month, Louis-Klein hosted an event in the basement of the CUNY Graduate Center in midtown Manhattan. The room overflowed with attendees, many of them academics grappling with activism on their campuses.“Why are people so credulous about these libels?” one professor asked. Another asked if Jews should stop identifying as Zionists because, now that Israel exists, using that label keeps questions about its continued existence at the surface.After two hours, as organizers said they had to wrap up the event, hands were still raised around the room.