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)
THE CRAZY WORLD IS STILL TRYING TO POKE GOD IN THE EYE WITH THIS USELESS WASTE OF TIME ISRAEL HATE CEASEFIRE.
WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS
The
King of Jerusalem[1] was the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem,
the Crusader state founded by Christian princes in 1099 when the First
Crusade took the city.Godfrey of Bouillon, the first ruler of the
Kingdom of Jerusalem, himself refused the title of king, and instead
chose the title "Defender of the Holy Sepulchre". Thus, the title of
king was only introduced for his successor, King Baldwin I in 1100. The
city of Jerusalem was lost in 1187, but the Kingdom of Jerusalem
survived (also known as the "Second Kingdom of Jerusalem"), moving its
capital to Acre in 1191. The city of Jerusalem was re-captured in the
Sixth Crusade, during 1229–39 and 1241–44. The Kingdom of Jerusalem was
finally dissolved with the fall of Acre and the end of the Crusades in
the Holy Land in 1291.After the Crusader States ceased to exist, the
title of King of Jerusalem was claimed by a number of European noble
houses descended from the kings of Cyprus or the kings of Naples. The
(purely ceremonial) title of King of Jerusalem is currently used by
Felipe VI of Spain. It was claimed by Otto von Habsburg as Habsburg
pretender, and by the kings of Italy until 1946.
Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction
cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not
escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring
man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised
the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS
HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And
Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+)
when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of
Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated
the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was
intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the
children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her;
and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went
to enquire of the LORD.
23
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner
of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and
the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER
THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE
YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE
OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's
heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was
threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE
THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2
TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN
CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS
JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell
are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through,
it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a
precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not
make haste.17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to
the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the
waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with
death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not
stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be
trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall
take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by
night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are
come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and
understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And
his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and
he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall
destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy
also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify
himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also
stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken
without hand.DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to
his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself
above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of
gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that
that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God
of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of
women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY
GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold,
and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus
shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA
MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and
increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY
LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of
the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR
PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall
come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and
with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall
overflow and pass over.
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, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,
and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
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)
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)(50% OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE)
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.
DR SAMUEL DOCTORIANS VISION - SECOND ANGEL: MIDDLE EAST
Then
I saw that the second angel had a sickle in his hand, such as is used
in harvesting.The second angel said: "Harvest time has come in Israel
and the countries all the way to Iran."I saw those countries in a few
split seconds."All of Turkey and those [inaudible] countries that have
refused me and refused my message of love shall hate each other and kill
one another."I saw the angel raise the sickle and come down on all the
Middle East countries. I saw Iran, Persia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, all of
Georgia - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, all of Asia Minor - full
of blood. I saw blood all over these countries. And I saw fire; Nuclear
weapons used in many of those countries. Smoke rising from everywhere.
Sudden destruction – men destroying one another. I heard these
words:"Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come." The angel said,
"The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The Spirit of
God shall prepare the children of God."I saw fires rising to heaven.The
angel said: "This is the final judgment. My church shall be purified,
protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from thirst. Water
shall be scarce all over the Middle East. Rivers shall dry up, and men
will fight for water in those countries."The angel showed me that the
United Nations shall be broken in pieces because of the crisis in the
Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the
sickle shall reap the harvest.
DANIEL CHAPTER 9:24-27 EXPLAINED.
24
Seventy weeks (70X7=490 YEARS) are determined upon thy people (ISRAEL)
and upon thy holy city,(JERUSALEM) to finish the transgression, and to
make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to
bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and
prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.(JESUS ANNOINTED WITH HOLY OIL AS
KING OF JERUSALEM FOREVER).
25 Know therefore and understand, that
from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build
Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, (7X7=49
YEARS) and threescore and two weeks:(62X7=434 YEARS) the street shall be
built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.(490-49-434=7 YR
PERIOD WERE GOD DEALS WITH ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM (NOT THE CHURCH-THE TRUE
CHURCH IS IS IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS FOR THAT LAST 7 YEAR PERIOD.)(DANIEL
9:26-27 IS IN THE FUTURE WHEN GOD DEALS ON EARTH WITH ISRAEL AND
JERUSALEM FOR THAT FINAL 7 TEAR PERIOD. WHEN ALL OF ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED
BY MESSIAH JESUS.)(AT THE END OF IT)
26 And after threescore and two
weeks (69X7=483 YEARS)(ONE 7 YEAR PERIOD UNTIL PROPHECY IS FULFILLED)
shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the
prince (ROMANS) that shall come shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary;(2ND TEMPLE AND JERUSALEM) and the end thereof shall be with a
flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(NOW THE
FINAL ISRAEL-JERUSALEM COUNTDOWN FOR MESSIAH JESUS RETURN THE LAST 7
YEARS)
27 And he (HE WHO? HE HERE IS THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE LEADER
THAT MAKES THE FINAL 7 YR CONTRACT WITH ISRAEL AND MANY MUSLIM COUNTRIES
FOR A 7 YR PERIOD, AND THE EU WILL GUARENTEE ISRAELS SECURITY FOR THIS
LAST PERIOD) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: (7
YEARS) and in the midst of the week (3 1/2 YEARS IN) he shall cause the
sacrifice and the oblation to cease, (THIS FALSE MESSIAH OR ROMAN LEADER
STOPS THE ANIMAL SACRIFICES IN THE 3RD TEMPLE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE 7
YR DEAL. A JEW MURDERS HIM WITH A SWORD WOUND AND HE HAS A FALSE
RESSURECTION-SATAN INCARNATES IN HIS BODY. AND BRINGS HIM BACK TO
LIFE.AND HE THEN SITS IN THE 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD AS THE WORLD
SAYS HES JESUS REINCARNATED. AND BY THIS FALSE RESURRECTION GOD SENDS
THIS STRONG DELUTION ON THE EARTH THAT ALL THE LOST WILL WORSHIP THIS
ROMAN LEADER AS GOD AND ACCEPT HIS NAME, NUMBER OR NUMBER OF HIS NAME IN
THEIR MICROCHIP IMPLANT. THAT THEY MIGHT BE DOOMED, DAMNED TO THE LAKE
OF FIRE FOREVER. WHO WORSHIPS THIS ROMAN LEADER AS GOD.) and for the
overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the
desolate.(WARS NON STOP DURING THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR
PERIOD.
Egypt says Hamas views hostage-truce proposal
‘positively,’ awaits Israeli response-Foreign Minister Shoukry repeats
Cairo’s rejection of Israeli control of Rafah border crossing; Israeli
official tells NBC that Biden’s description of proposal is ‘not
accurate’ By Lazar Berman-Today, 2:48 pm-JUN 3,24
Hamas welcomes
the proposal for a hostage deal put forth by US President Joe Biden over
the weekend, Egypt’s foreign minister said in Spain on Monday.“Hamas’s
initial statements indicate that it received the proposal positively,”
said Sameh Shoukry at a press conference with Spanish Foreign Minister
Jose Manuel Albares.Shoukry seemed to be referring to a Hamas response
to Biden’s Friday speech in which it said it views the address
positively and would negotiate in good faith to secure a permanent
ceasefire and the permanent withdrawal of Israeli forces from
Gaza.Shoukry added that “we are now awaiting Israel’s response.”Biden
announced what he described as an Israeli proposal for a deal in his
speech, triggering shockwaves in the Israeli government, where far-right
parties threatened to bring down the coalition if Netanyahu tried to
see it approved.In his address, Biden revealed that the ostensibly new
Israeli proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal had been submitted on
Thursday to Hamas via Qatar. The US president laid out some of the
proposal’s key elements in some detail and urged Hamas to accept it and
the Israeli government to “stand behind it.”However, on Monday a senior
Israeli official called into question Biden’s characterization of the
deal, stressing to NBC News that Israel had never agreed to fully
withdraw its forces from Gaza in a deal.The US president’s description
was “not accurate,” said the official.The official said the proposal
announced by Biden wasn’t an Israeli proposal but rather one originating
with the mediating countries, to which Israel made amendments.“It’s
strange that they say it’s an Israeli proposal and at the same time that
Israel needs to agree to it,” the official said.The comments came a day
after a senior adviser to Netanyahu confirmed that while there is still
work that needs to be done on the hostage release deal presented by,
Israel has agreed to the framework.Shoukry also reiterated Egypt’s
rejection of Israeli control of the Rafah Border Crossing.“It is
difficult for the Rafah Crossing to continue operating without a
Palestinian administration,” said Egypt’s top diplomat.On Sunday, Egypt
expressed the same stance in a trilateral meeting with Israeli and
American officials, according to the Egyptian al Qahera TV channel.Last
week the IDF said it had discovered many cross-border tunnels and rocket
launchers positioned by Hamas just along the border with Egypt.The IDF
took control of the Gazan side of the crossing from Hamas in early May,
and since then Egypt has refused to allow goods to cross through the
terminal, although it has now agreed to send aid via Israel’s Kerem
Shalom Crossing.Egypt is co-hosting, along with Jordan and the United
Nations, an emergency international Gaza humanitarian aid conference on
June 11 on the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan.Israel will not be
participating, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel.On Sunday
night, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Defense Minister
Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to discuss the latest
hostage deal proposal.In his call with Gallant, Blinken “commended
Israel’s readiness to conclude a deal and affirmed that the onus is on
Hamas to accept,” the State Department said in a readout of the
conversation.United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks
during a joint press conference with Moldova’s President Maia Sandu at
the Moldovan Presidency in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, Pool)-The top US diplomat also told Gantz that
in addition to bringing about the release of the hostages, implementing
the deal “would advance Israel’s long-term security interests, including
by unlocking the possibility of calm along Israel’s border with Lebanon
that would allow Israelis to return to their homes.”The conversations
were the first publicized calls between senior US and Israeli officials
since Biden’s Friday night speech.In a statement released by his office
on Monday morning, Gallant confirmed that he had “emphasized Israel’s
commitment to dismantling Hamas as a governing and military
authority.”The deal, Biden said on Friday, would “bring all the hostages
home, ensure Israel’s security, create a better day after in Gaza
without Hamas in power, and set the stage for a political settlement
that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians
alike.”Israeli leaders asserted after Biden’s address that the war will
continue until Hamas has been destroyed, and large sections of the
Israeli government have criticized Biden for failing to provide clarity
as to how that would be achieved.Although the US president stressed that
the deal would remove the terror group from power, and said that it was
“no longer capable of carrying out another October 7,” the publicized
parts of the offer did not specify how Hamas would be replaced as Gaza’s
ruler.The issue was discussed by the war cabinet when it convened on
Sunday night.According to Hebrew media reports, Gallant presented the
cabinet with a plan for “humanitarian bubbles” to be formed inside the
Palestinian enclave, in which Palestinians proven to have no affiliation
to Hamas or other terror groups will be responsible for overseeing the
distribution of humanitarian aid inside specific neighborhoods.Jacob
Magid contributed to this report.
Analysis-Biden’s ‘Israeli’
proposal for a hostage deal leaves key questions unanswered-The timing
and content of the US president’s address were curious, as was
Netanyahu’s reaction; that may have been by design-By Lazar
Berman-Today, 12:09 am-JUN 3,24
On Friday, as many Israelis were
enjoying their post-Shabbat-dinner slumber, US President Joe Biden
stepped up to the microphones in the White House State Dining Room to
deliver a potentially game-changing address.He presented what he called
the latest Israeli proposal for a deal with Hamas to “bring all the
hostages home, ensure Israel’s security, create a better day after in
Gaza without Hamas in power, and set the stage for a political
settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians
alike.”In his 15-minute speech, Biden laid out a three-phase plan that
would result in the release of all hostages, the end of the war, and a
rebuilding of the Gaza Strip without Hamas in power.But the president’s
attempt to create a “decisive moment” to close down the fighting and
move to the “day after” left fundamental questions unanswered.It is
precisely those issues that will determine whether a deal is even
possible, and whether it will achieve Israel’s war aims of freeing the
hostages and toppling Hamas… or be the recipe for the return of a more
lethal and determined Hamas.For starters, Biden plainly did not present a
complete accounting of Israel’s latest proposal, and it remains unclear
whether he was seeking to nudge the Israeli leadership toward terms it
has not accepted.In his speech, Biden called it a “comprehensive new
proposal” offered by Israel. If it is indeed new, when was it agreed
upon by Israel’s war cabinet? Channel 13 reported that Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu 11 days ago allowed Israel’s negotiating team to
discuss a “prolonged ceasefire” in its indirect negotiations with Hamas,
and that Biden’s speech in part constituted the “outing” of the Israeli
proposal as approved by the war cabinet several days ago.It also said
the military censor in recent days prevented publication of aspects of
Israel’s position.The Kan public broadcaster reported that during a
meeting last Sunday, the war cabinet was split over Hamas’s demand that
Israel end the war as part of a hostage deal, with some ministers
believing that there is room for negotiation on the matter while
Netanyahu saw it as tantamount to surrendering to the terror
group.Western officials also told Israel last week that it should test
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s response to a potential proposal that would
include a long-term ceasefire, the reconstruction of Gaza, a governing
mechanism for the Strip that does not involve the terror group, and the
exile of its leaders, according to Channel 12.The war cabinet meeting
last week appeared to be a discussion of the terms Mossad chief David
Barnea presented to CIA Director William Burns and Qatar’s Prime
Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Paris days before. A
senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel at the time that talks
would restart based on “new proposals led by the mediators Egypt and
Qatar, with active involvement of the US.”Einav Zangauker, mother of
hostage Matan Zangauker, speaks to protesters near the Begin Gate of the
Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv on June 1, 2024, demanding
the government accept the hostage release proposal as laid out by
President Joe Biden. (Roi Boshi / Pro-Democracy Reform Movement)-If it
was indeed a new proposal, was it fully Israel’s? The Israeli reaction
was fairly ambiguous on that account.In a statement issued immediately
after Biden’s speech, Netanyahu’s office said, “The Israeli government
is united in the desire to return our hostages as soon as possible and
is working to achieve this goal.”“Therefore, the prime minister
authorized the negotiating team to present an outline for achieving this
goal, while insisting that the war will not end until all of its goals
are achieved, including the return of all our hostages and the
elimination of Hamas’s military and governmental capabilities,” the
statement continued.“The exact outline proposed by Israel, including the
conditional transition from stage to stage, allows Israel to maintain
these principles,” the statement added.Netanyahu’s office did not
clarify whether its proposal is the same one described by Biden during
his speech — and did not refer directly to Biden’s speech at all.Asked
whether the deal described by Netanyahu’s office is the same one Biden
laid out in his speech, a senior Biden administration official briefing
reporters avoided answering directly: “I have no doubt that the deal
will be characterized by Israel and will be characterized by Hamas, but
we know what’s in the deal. We know what the expectations are.”Likewise,
an Israeli official avoided answering the question, telling The Times
of Israel on Saturday night only that “Israel’s conditions for the end
of the war have not changed.”In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times
newspaper, Netanyahu’s diplomatic adviser Ophir Falk seemed to indicate
that the proposal did not originate in Jerusalem. He characterized it
as “a deal we agreed to — it’s not a good deal, but we dearly want the
hostages released, all of them.”Another important question in gauging
Biden’s strategy is whether his speech was coordinated with
Netanyahu.Hebrew media outlets on Saturday night presented various
accounts, with Channel 12 saying the White House gave the PMO and
Ambassador Mike Herzog some specifics about the speech about two or
three hours before Biden delivered it, and Channel 13 claiming some in
the PMO were angered that Israel was not substantively updated.The
timing of the speech is also notable. It came the day after former
president and current contender Donald Trump was convicted of a felony,
meaning that it received scant coverage in the US.It also was presented
after the Sabbath had begun in Israel, giving Israeli officials the
better part of a day to respond.And Biden made his remarks just before
Netanyahu was officially invited to address a joint session of
Congress.The scheduling would seem to indicate that it was done in
coordination with Netanyahu. But one Israeli source told The Times of
Israel that the prime minister was effectively “blindsided” by the
speech.Devil in the details-More significantly, the proposal that Biden
proffered is hazy on crucial details.He said the first, six-week phase
would include “a full and complete ceasefire,” but did not lay out what
exactly that meant. Would one rocket fired on Sderot mean the ceasefire
was over? What if it was launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and not
Hamas? Could Israel retaliate?Biden also said Israel would conduct “a
withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza” in the
first stage. Does that include the Netzarim corridor splitting Gaza in
two? What about the recently conquered Philadelphi Corridor? He promised
that IDF troops would fully withdraw from Gaza in phase two. But Israel
has been creating a buffer zone along the border inside of the Strip,
complete with new infrastructure meant to enable a long-term Israeli
security presence there. Would this be abandoned as well?The president
stressed that only Palestinian civilians would be allowed to return to
their homes in northern Gaza. But who would ensure that is the case if
IDF troops had pulled back from the main arteries from southern Gaza?
This could be a recipe for Hamas to reassert control across the
Strip.Biden also said that if negotiations to move to a permanent
ceasefire take longer than the six weeks allotted for phase one, the
ceasefire “will still continue as long as negotiations continue.” That
could constitute a clear incentive for Hamas to buy time by stalling,
equivocating, and asking for further clarifications to keep the façade
of talks alive as long as possible, with no intention of releasing the
remaining hostages.Furthermore, Biden did not spell out how many
hostages would be released in the first stage, and on what schedule. The
Hamas offer from a month ago sought a timeline that would see fewer
than half of the 33 phase one “humanitarian” hostages released in the
first month, after the terror group had already gained major
concessions.Hamas also demanded that all prisoners from the 2011 Gilad
Shalit deal who were subsequently rearrested — meaning they had gone
right back to terrorism — be freed. And it was not open to an Israeli
demand that Jerusalem be able to veto which security prisoners would be
barred from returning to the West Bank.Releasing unrepentant terrorists
into the West Bank would risk supercharging Hamas, unleashing a new wave
of terror, and dangerously undermining the same Palestinian Authority
that, once reformed, Biden wants to see running Gaza soon, and a
Palestinian state in the future.On these important elements, too, Biden
was silent.The incredible vanishing Hamas-Perhaps the most problematic
part of the Israel/Biden proposal is his prediction that it would yield
“a better ‘day after’ in Gaza without Hamas in power.”We know that Hamas
is determined to remain in power, and it sees the hostages as its
guarantee that it will survive the Israeli campaign. Military pressure
seems to be the only conceivable way of uprooting Hamas, but the
proposal is centered on a six-week pause to the war that turns into a
permanent ceasefire.What is the mechanism for ensuring that Hamas is no
longer ruling Gaza? And even if it is not ruling the Strip somehow, will
it be barred from any participation in the postwar rebuilding and
administration of a region that harbors deep and broad support for the
terrorist group? “We don’t know Hamas’s post-war role,” warned Michael
Oren, former Israeli ambassador to Washington.For that matter, the
Israeli government’s own promises regarding the talks are similarly
silent about how Hamas is defeated if the military campaign
stops.“Israel’s conditions for the end of the war have not changed,” an
Israeli official told The Times of Israel, listing them as “destroying
Hamas military and civil capabilities, freeing the hostages, and
ensuring that Gaza will no longer represent a threat to Israel.” The
Israeli proposal, insisted the official, ensures that Israel can achieve
all of these conditions before a permanent ceasefire takes effect.But
Hamas is nowhere close to being knocked out of the fight, and Israel
would not be able to make significant gains in that direction during the
temporary truce in phase one of a deal.The Munders from Kibbutz Nir Oz —
grandfather Avraham Munder is still held captive in Gaza, represented
by the empty seat, while his grandson, Ohad and wife Ruti, were released
after 49 days in captivity after the family was taken hostage on
October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)-With so many open questions, and officials
averse to answering them, one can only speculate about the overall
aim.Meanwhile, the president conspicuously failed to issue any threats
against Hamas if it does not accept the offer. Biden said that this is
Hamas’s opportunity “to prove whether they really mean it” when claiming
to want a ceasefire — a rather improbable attempt to bridge the glaring
problem that a deal that meets Israel’s core demands means it will not
meet those of Hamas.This is a zero-sum contest — either Hamas is toppled
and Israel prevails, or Hamas retains its arms and retakes the Gaza
Strip, a stunning defeat for the Jewish state. No speech of Biden’s can
square that circle.It is entirely possible that the president offered a
deliberately vague proposal because he does not expect Hamas to hold up
its end of the deal and release all prisoners while stepping aside. An
offer open to interpretation could make it more likely that Hamas will
at least assent to the first stage and release more hostages than it
would have if Biden had not gone ahead with the speech.Then Israel would
be free to resume the long, hard work of destroying Hamas.
Smotrich
said to consult with rabbis on leaving government over proposed hostage
deal-Netanyahu to meet Ben Gvir in attempt to dissuade him from
resigning; will reportedly show him full draft of agreement said to
prove Israel not required to stop fighting Hamas
By ToI Staff Today, 2:41 pm
Following
threats from hardline members of his coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu will meet with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on
Monday to dissuade him from bringing down the government over a proposed
hostage release and ceasefire deal, while Finance Minister Bezalel
Smotrich was reported to have held consultations of his own on the
matter with religious leaders.The Kan public broadcaster reported on
Monday that over the last day, Smotrich held discussions with several
rabbis affiliated with his Religious Zionism party to discuss the
party’s future in Netanyahu’s government should the hostage deal
announced by US President Joe Biden late last week come to
fruition.According to the report, Smotrich is weighing the option of
withdrawing his party from the government even before the deal is
finalized, if he sees that it is progressing in that direction.In a
speech on Friday night, Biden revealed what he said was a new Israeli
proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal submitted on Thursday to Hamas
via Qatar, and laid out some of its key elements.The offer would “bring
all the hostages home, ensure Israel’s security, create a better day
after in Gaza without Hamas in power, and set the stage for a political
settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians
alike,” Biden said, although he did not specify how Hamas would be
removed from power.On Saturday night, Smotrich said he had informed
Netanyahu that he would resign from government should the proposal be
accepted. Ben Gvir issued a similar warning, threatening to “dismantle
the government” if it was adopted.To that end, Netanyahu will reportedly
meet with Ben Gvir on Monday to present him with the blueprint of the
hostage deal and ceasefire proposal to counteract his accusation that
the deal would mean the end of Israel’s war against Hamas.Quoting an
anonymous source in the Prime Minister’s Office, Hebrew-language media
reported that Netanyahu planned to show him that contrary to Biden’s
remarks, the draft does not have a clause obligating Israel to end the
fighting.Netanyahu will show him that it is not an “irresponsible deal,”
the source said, after Ben Gvir accused Netanyahu on Sunday of agreeing
to a deal that would ensure Israel’s “total defeat” rather than the
victory he has repeatedly promised.Both Smotrich and Ben Gvir have
issued similar threats in the past, whenever Israel and Hamas seem close
to reaching a deal.In January, Ben Gvir threatened to topple the
government over a deal that Israel was rumored to be considering,
leading Opposition Leader Yair Lapid to say his party would serve as a
“safety net for the government” should this happen, an offer he again
repeated on Monday.Smotrich, in April, appeared to warn he would bolt
the coalition over another failed attempt at securing an agreement,
which looked promising at the time.He warned then that the reported deal
was “disastrous” and would constitute “the surrender of the State of
Israel.”And while neither official brought down the government over the
weeklong truce in late November that saw the release of 105 hostages,
Ben Gvir’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party voted against it.The remaining
members of the governing coalition have yet to see the latest draft
proposal, as unlike in previous rounds of negotiations, it was not
presented to the security cabinet ahead of its submission to mediators,
for fear of it being leaked to the public too early, Kan reported.While
some lawmakers have already said they will not support the deal based on
the partial overview delivered by Biden, others have reportedly
informed family members of hostages that they intend to back it.As part
of their efforts to rally support for the deal, the family of Yagev
Buchshtav, who was taken hostage from his home on Kibbutz Nirim on
October 7, met with several lawmakers on Monday, including Likud MK Gila
Gamliel.They later said that Gamliel had expressed her intention to
support the deal if it is brought to a vote.
Sirens or school
bells: Evacuated northern students don’t know where they’ll be next
fall-Authorities prepare new facilities for kids forced to leave homes
due to Hezbollah fire; education officials also prepare for possibility
of war with Lebanon-based terror group
By Reuters and ToI Staff Today, 2:35 pm-JUN 3,24
In
dozens of northern towns and villages that were evacuated under fire
from the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon, officials
hope daily rocket warning sirens will give way to school bells by the
time the academic year starts on September 1.Of 60,000 civilians
relocated from northern Israel at the outset of the war, 14,600 are
children, scattered in temporary kindergartens and schools, or makeshift
premises throughout the country’s interior.Education Minister Yoav
Kisch said Israel is spending $38 million building new kindergartens and
schools just out of rocket range in the north, which can house the
students if their original schools are not yet safe by September 1.If
the new buildings turn out not to be needed, other uses can be found for
them.“I’m hoping that this investment will not be used for the kids
that live on the border,” he told Reuters in an interview.It would take
at least a month to prepare the abandoned northern schools, some of
which are in towns that are rubble-strewn due to the Hezbollah attacks,
for next year’s intake of pupils.“So if we are going to see a solution
by August 1, we know that we can start on September 1,” he said. Failing
that, “we’re going to shift all our focus on to the other option.”Since
October 8, Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and
military posts along the border on a near-daily basis. So far, the
skirmishes on the border have resulted in 10 civilian deaths on the
Israeli side, as well as the deaths of 14 IDF soldiers and
reservists.The new school year has become a sort of deadline for the
safe return of northern evacuees. It was also cited beginning early this
year as the date for the return of southern evacuees, most of whom have
now returned to their homes in the Gaza border area.In April, it was
reported that Netanyahu had responded dismissively to concerns raised in
a cabinet meeting about northern evacuees remaining displaced into the
coming school year: “So what if they return to their homes a few months
after September?” the prime minister is reported to have said.The
comments stoked anger among residents of the north, who protested on
Israel’s Independence Day, symbolically ‘seceding’ from the state and
accusing the government of having “disengaged” from the region.Netanyahu
met with disaffected northern leaders in late May, vowing to restore
security to the area but refusing to provide a date by which residents
could expect to return, or clarify the government’s plans.“I am not
going to tell Hezbollah what we are going to do,” Netanyahu told the
forum. “I am not going to share with our sworn enemy the dates and how
we are going to do it.”‘A limit that we passed’Dislocated and hard-put
to do homework at the cramped accommodation provided to their families
by the state, many of the children from the north are slipping, teachers
say. Their high school dropout rate can reach 5%, according to Kisch —
around double the national average.Some of their parents are looking to
resettle permanently, giving up on ever returning to their battered
hometowns.“I’m not sure that all the citizens of Kiryat Shmona will go
back to Kiryat Shmona,” said Ofer Zafrani, principal of the border
city’s Danziger High School, which relocated to a row of converted
offices atop a multiplex cinema outside Tel Aviv.“We understand this is
the price we need to pay,” he told Reuters as pupils milled noisily
around him. “But I think that there is a limit that we passed. It’s too
much.”In the south, even in communities alongside the Gaza Strip, some
Israeli families have been able to return home as the army operates
across the fence to suppress rocket fire. Zafrani said citizens in the
north need a similar chance to go home.“We must be back — and not only
be back, but there has to be a solution for the situation for the north,
like the south, so that we will feel safe,” Zafrani said.Two fronts,
intertwined-The exchanges of fire on Israel’s northern front, in
parallel with the war in Gaza, have so far been contained without
escalating into a major all-out cross-border war with Hezbollah, like
the last one in 2006.On the Lebanese side, 90,000 civilians have also
been evacuated, around a third of them children, most now registered in
new schools, according to United Nations figures.Israel has threatened
possibly imminent escalation to an invasion of Lebanon, while also
leaving the door open to a US- or French-mediated truce in accordance
with UN Security Council Resolution 1701, passed to end hostilities at
the end of the last war.That resolution, which has been consistently
violated, mandates that Hezbollah forces remain north of the Litani
River, providing Israel a strategic buffer from attack by the
Iran-backed terror group.Touring the frontier on May 23, Netanyahu said
Israel has “detailed, important, even surprising plans” for driving
Hezbollah back, “but we don’t let the enemy in on these plans.”National
Unity party leader Benny Gantz, who serves in the war cabinet with
Netanyahu, also visited the north at the same time, in a separate
armored cavalcade.“I call on the government to commence preparations,
already today, for us to return residents safely to their homes by
September 1, whether through force or an accord,” Gantz said. “We must
not allow another year to be lost in the north.”The Lebanon and Gaza
fronts are intertwined, as Hezbollah says it will keep shelling as long
as Israel’s war on Hamas continues. Both groups are allies of
Iran.Promoting a Gaza truce, US President Joe Biden has dangled a
knock-on benefit of quiet in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.But
some Israeli officials fear being boxed in: once northern residents
return, Hamas might see an opportunity to strike again, calculating that
Israel will not want to retaliate lest Hezbollah attacks resume and
necessitate fresh evacuations.Israelis also fear that something like the
Hamas attack that started this war on October 7, in which thousands of
terrorists poured into southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking
251 hostages, could be replicated from the north if Hezbollah forces are
not weakened or at least pushed back.Israeli education officials say
that they are thus also preparing for a far more disruptive scenario
than continued evacuation: full-on war with Hezbollah.That would likely
put all of Israel under threat from the group’s rockets. Then, Kisch
said, most of the country’s schools would be shuttered as civilians take
shelter.“If it will be a long process, there will be homeschooling as
well,” said Kisch, who was Israel’s deputy health minister during the
COVID lockdowns and remote-learning ordinances.“But I hope that we’ll be
able, with a very strong and effective war, to get this threat out of
our way very fast.”
US expects Israel to commit to its hostage
deal proposal if Hamas agrees-White House believes IDF has accomplished
‘most military goals in Gaza,’ Kirby says, while acknowledging Hamas
still represents ‘a viable threat to the Israeli people’By Jacob
Magid-and ToI Staff 2 June 2024, 9:32 pm
The US expects Israel to
stick to the hostage deal proposal it made last week and accept the
offer if Hamas consents as well, White House National Security Council
spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday“We have every expectation that if
Hamas agrees to the proposal — as was transmitted to them, an Israeli
proposal — that Israel would say ‘Yes,'” Kirby said in an interview on
ABC News’s “This Week.”The Israeli proposal for a hostage release and
ceasefire deal was presented on Friday night by US President Joe Biden,
who revealed that it had already been submitted on Thursday to Hamas via
Qatar.The US president laid out some of the proposal’s key elements in
some detail and urged Hamas to accept it and the Israeli government to
“stand behind it.”The offer, he said, would “bring all the hostages
home, ensure Israel’s security, create a better day after in Gaza
without Hamas in power, and set the stage for a political settlement
that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.”While
Israeli officials have confirmed that the offer publicly laid out by
Biden on Friday is in fact the proposal Jerusalem submitted, Israeli
leaders have asserted that the war will continue until Hamas has been
destroyed.Although Biden said the deal would remove the terror group
from power, and stressed that it was “no longer capable of carrying out
another October 7,” the publicized parts of the offer did not specify
how Hamas will be replaced as Gaza’s rulers.Moreover, Netanyahu’s
far-right coalition partners have pledged to bolt the government if the
premier gives a final okay to the proposal his war cabinet signed off on
last week.It could still well have enough support to pass the broader
security cabinet, but National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has
threatened to bring down the government, and Netanyahu has a history of
backing out of deals he has made, due to fears of losing the support of
his right-wing coalition partners he needs to remain in power.Asked for
the basis of Biden’s assertion that Hamas can no longer carry out
another attack like the October 7 terror onslaught that started the
ongoing war in Gaza, Kirby told ABC that it was “based on an
accumulation of our own intelligence assessments across the intelligence
agencies.He stressed, however, that the US was “not saying that Hamas
has been wiped off the face of the map.”“We have not said that Hamas has
no military capabilities,” Kirby said. “We have not said that they
don’t still represent a viable threat to the Israeli people. Of course
they do.”“But they don’t have the military capabilities to do what they
did on the seventh of October. From a military perspective only — as
President Biden said — the Israelis have accomplished most of their
goals in Gaza,” he asserted.This gap between Hamas being unable to carry
out another October 7-like attack and still representing a viable
threat to Israel will likely lie at the heart of deliberations by Israel
as to whether it will stick with the hostage deal proposal its war
cabinet authorized last week.In an apparent effort to narrow that gap,
Biden indicated Friday that Israel will have his support to continue
pursuing Hamas’s leaders, even after the war is over.“Israel will always
have the right to defend itself against threats to its security and to
bring those responsible for October 7 to justice,” he said.This appeared
to be part of a broader post-war approach to Hamas by the US, which
seems reconciled to the terror group managing to limp on in some
form.However, US officials asserted to The Times of Israel earlier this
month that the broader diplomatic initiative Washington is advancing
would see the terror group marginalized in Gaza by alternative forces
backed by America’s Arab allies.Still not agreement on Rafah crossing-In
an effort to advance regional cooperation in Gaza even as the fighting
there continues, delegations from Israel and the US met with Egyptian
officials in Cairo on Sunday in an effort to resolve a dispute over the
enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah and its border crossing with
Egypt.The Rafah Crossing has remained shuttered since the IDF took over
control of the Palestinian side on May 7, and Egypt has said it refuses
to reopen it to vital humanitarian aid so long as it is under Israeli
control.Until the crossing is reopened, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah
el-Sissi agreed to a request from Biden to temporarily divert United
Nations aid to the Kerem Shalom Crossing, near Rafah but on Gaza’s
border with Israel.Despite efforts on Sunday to reach an agreement that
would allow the crossing to reopen, the issue remained unresolved,
Egypt’s al Qahera News TV reported.According to the report, Egypt
continued to demand that Israel withdraw before it agrees to resume
normal operation of the crossing, and blamed Israel for aid not flowing
from Egypt to Rafah across the border.War broke out on October 7 when
Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly
civilians, and kidnapping 252.The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says
more than 35,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed
dead in the fighting so far, though only some 24,000 fatalities have
been identified at hospitals. The toll, which cannot be verified,
includes some 15,000 terror operatives Israel says it has killed in
battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000 terrorists inside Israel
on October 7.294 soldiers have been killed during the ground offensive
against Hamas and during operations along the Gaza border. A civilian
Defense Ministry contractor was also killed in the Strip.Lazar Berman
contributed to this report.
'Iran is watching to see if we
capitulate,' premier says-Netanyahu: We will destroy Hamas, Biden’s
version of hostage deal ‘incomplete’PM says claims Israel will stop
fighting before Hamas is toppled and hostages are freed are ‘incorrect’;
official says proposal didn’t originate with Israel
By Lazar Berman-Today, 5:36 pm-JUN 3,24
Israeli
officials pushed back on Monday on elements of the hostage deal
proposal presented by US President Joe Biden over the weekend as an
Israeli offer, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that there
were gaps between that proposal and Israel’s stance.“The claim that we
agreed to a ceasefire without our conditions being met is incorrect,”
the prime minister reportedly told lawmakers.Netanyahu said in a Knesset
meeting that Israel will not end the war in Gaza until it achieves its
three war aims, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel: destroying
Hamas’s military and civil governance capabilities, securing the
release of all hostages, and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat
to Israel.“The proposal that Biden presented is incomplete,” the
premier told MKs at a closed-door meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign
Affairs and Defense Committee, according to media reports.He also
reportedly said that there are “gaps” between the Israeli version and
Biden’s recounting of it.“The war will stop in order to bring hostages
back, and afterward we will hold discussions. There are other details
that the US president did not present to the public,” Netanyahu was
quoted as saying.According to Channel 12, Netanyahu said that Israel can
stop the war for six weeks, but not end it permanently. “Iran and all
of our enemies are watching to see if we capitulate,” he said.Biden
announced in a speech late Friday what he described as an Israeli
proposal for a deal, triggering shockwaves in the government, whose
far-right parties threatened to bring down the coalition if Netanyahu
tried to see it approved.In his address, Biden revealed that the new
Israeli proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal had been submitted on
Thursday to Hamas via Qatar. The US president laid out some of the
proposal’s key elements in some detail and urged Hamas to accept it and
the Israeli government to “stand behind it.”Biden indicated that the
second phase of the deal would see a permanent end to the war and that
Hamas would not be in power, but did not detail how that would come
about.Meanwhile, a senior Israeli official on Monday called into
question Biden’s characterization of the proposal, stressing to NBC News
that Israel never agreed to fully withdraw its forces from Gaza as part
of any agreement.Biden’s description was “not accurate,” said the
unnamed official.The official said that what Biden described wasn’t an
Israeli proposal but rather one originating with the mediating
countries, to which Israel made amendments.“It’s strange that they say
it’s an Israeli proposal and at the same time that Israel needs to agree
to it,” mused the official.In a video statement after Monday’s Knesset
meeting, Netanyahu said that Israel had gone “a long way” in order to
try to get the hostages back, but asserted that all the while “we
maintained the aims of the war, primarily the elimination of Hamas.“We
insist that we achieve both [aims],” he said. “It is not something I am
adding now, it is not something I am adding because I was pressured by
the coalition. It is something we unanimously agreed upon in the war
cabinet.”The comments came a day after a senior adviser to Netanyahu
confirmed that while there is still work to be done on the hostage
release deal, Israel has agreed to the framework.Hamas, for its part,
welcomed the proposal put forth by Biden, Egypt’s foreign minister said
in Spain on Monday.“Hamas’s initial statements indicate that it received
the proposal positively,” said Sameh Shoukry at a press conference with
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares.Shoukry seemed to be
referring to a Hamas response to Biden’s speech in which it said it
views the address positively and would negotiate in good faith to secure
a permanent ceasefire and the permanent withdrawal of Israeli forces
from Gaza.Still, The Wall Street Journal on Monday cited Hamas officials
as saying they were seeking a “detailed proposal in writing” outlining
Biden’s proposed deal, amid concerns that Israel would not commit to a
long-term ceasefire.Citing messages purportedly sent by Hamas chief in
Gaza Yahya Sinwar to Arab mediators, the news outlet reported that
Sinwar — unlike Hamas leaders abroad — is not seeking an end to the war
anytime soon, since he believes the longer fighting drags on, the more
Israel is being turned into “an international pariah” while support for
Palestinians grows.On Sunday night, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
spoke to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny
Gantz to discuss the latest proposal.In his call with Gallant, Blinken
“commended Israel’s readiness to conclude a deal and affirmed that the
onus is on Hamas to accept,” the State Department said in a readout of
the conversation.The top US diplomat also told Gantz that in addition to
bringing about the release of the hostages, implementing the deal
“would advance Israel’s long-term security interests, including by
unlocking the possibility of calm along Israel’s border with Lebanon
that would allow Israelis to return to their homes.”In a statement
released by his office on Monday morning, Gallant confirmed that he had
“emphasized Israel’s commitment to dismantling Hamas as a governing and
military authority.”The deal, Biden said on Friday, would “bring all the
hostages home, ensure Israel’s security, create a better day after in
Gaza without Hamas in power, and set the stage for a political
settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians
alike.”Israeli leaders asserted after Biden’s address that the war would
continue until Hamas has been destroyed, and large sections of the
Israeli government have criticized Biden for failing to provide clarity
as to how that would be achieved.Although the US president stressed that
the deal would remove the terror group from power, and said that it was
“no longer capable of carrying out another October 7,” the publicized
parts of the offer did not specify how Hamas would be replaced as Gaza’s
ruler.The issue was discussed by the war cabinet when it convened on
Sunday night.According to Hebrew media reports, Gallant presented the
cabinet with a plan for “humanitarian bubbles” to be formed inside the
Palestinian enclave, in which Palestinians proven to have no affiliation
to Hamas or other terror groups will be responsible for overseeing the
distribution of humanitarian aid inside specific neighborhoods.Jacob
Magid and Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
Analysis-Argentinian
president’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes
tension-Javier Milei has made an emotional visit to the Western Wall and
supported the Israeli campaign against Hamas, but some fret that his
pro-Jewish posturing could stir trouble-By AP and ToI Staff Today, 10:59
am-JUN 3,24
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At the base of the sacred
Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, President Javier Milei of
Argentina appeared to be in a spiritual trance.With head and hands
pressed against the ancient stone, he prayed with an Orthodox rabbi who
introduced him to Judaism three years ago. Although born and raised
Roman Catholic, Milei has increasingly shown public interest in Judaism
and even expressed intentions to convert.Stepping back from the wall,
Milei broke down. He hugged Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish close, sobbing
onto his shoulder.“In that moment, I felt proud that we have such
determined leader, with such deep spiritual values,” Wahnish told The
Associated Press in a recent interview, recalling their state trip to
Israel in February.For many Argentines, that pride was fraught with
peril.Breaking decades of policy precedent, Milei has gone further in
his support of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government
than perhaps any other world leader as Israel faces growing isolation
over its war with Palestinian terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and
the tens of thousands killed.His posture could not stand in starker
contrast to most of Latin America — where Bolivia and Colombia have
severed ties with Israel and at least five regional countries, most
recently Brazil, have pulled ambassadors from Tel Aviv.“Among great
nations that should be pillars of the free world, I see indifference in
some and fear in others about standing on the side of truth,” Milei told
Jewish community leaders at an event last month commemorating the 81st
anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. It was a veiled swipe at
Western powers — including the United States — for criticizing Israeli
military conduct.The crowd leaped to its feet in applause.The
president’s supporters insist his newfound Jewish fervor has no bearing
on his foreign policy. But Milei’s infatuation with Judaism and
outspoken support for Israel has generated fears and exposed fissures
within Argentina’s Jewish community, among the biggest in the world, and
roiled relations with its neighbors.Argentine Jews remain deeply
scarred by a pair of lethal bombings targeting Israel’s embassy in 1992
and the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association, a community center known by
its Spanish acronym AMIA, in 1994. Authorities allege Iran plotted the
attacks and Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group carried them out. No one
has been held responsible. Argentina’s investigation has been mired in
controversy.“Milei has a messianic mind, and this is quite dangerous,”
said Diana Malamud, whose husband was among the 85 people killed in the
AMIA attack. “His policies can not only stoke conflicts at the
international level… but also generate antisemitism within our
country.”Milei’s curiosity about Judaism began as a kind of penitence in
2021 when he faced accusations of harboring pro-Nazi sympathies and
wanted to prove in a speech that he bore no animus toward Jews. He
connected with Sephardic leader Rabbi Wahnish to have “a chat that was
supposed to last 10 minutes and ended two hours later,” Wahnish said.As
Milei evolved from TV pundit to “anarcho-capitalist” president, Wahnish
guided him through the study of Torah. Seeking common ground between his
vision of radical libertarianism and the prophecy of the Old Testament,
Milei’s casual interest morphed into a regular religious
practice.Wahnish, recently appointed Argentina’s ambassador to Israel,
declined to comment on Milei’s conversion.“In Judaism and Moses, Milei
sees a cultural and spiritual revolution toward freedom,” Wahnish said.
Since childhood, he added, Milei “felt Moses was his idol, his
hero.”Milei, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been
the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office. Still, his
foray into Judaism has come as a particular surprise.On the campaign
trail, Milei quoted the Torah, made multiple Brooklyn pilgrimages to the
tomb of influential Hasidic leader Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and
sounded the shofar, the ram’s-horn trumpet blasted during the Jewish
High Holy Days, to close his electoral campaign.Ahead of Milei’s
victory, nearly 4,000 Argentine Jewish intellectuals signed a petition
voicing concern over Milei’s “political use of Judaism.”“It’s perverse…
to use the shofar, which is played during religious ceremonies, to
announce himself,” said Pablo Gorodneff, secretary-general of the
progressive Argentine Jewish Appeal group. “It makes me very frustrated,
very sad.”As fighting raged in Gaza, Milei flew to Israel for his first
foreign visit and praised Netanyahu without reservation.Following in
the footsteps of former US president Donald Trump, he pledged to move
Argentina’s embassy from a beachfront bastion near Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
— aggravating an emotional issue at the heart of the conflict.
Netanyahu called Milei “a great friend.” Hamas called him “a partner of
the Zionist occupier.”The war started when Hamas led a massive
cross-border attack on Israel in which terrorists killed 1,200 people
and abducted 251 who were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip.The
Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 35,000 people in the Strip
have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though
only some 24,000 fatalities have been identified at hospitals. The toll,
which cannot be verified, includes some 15,000 terror operatives Israel
says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000
terrorists inside Israel on October 7.Last month, Milei’s government
upended Argentina’s traditional recognition of Palestinian statehood,
joining the US and Israel to vote against Palestinian membership at the
UN.His foreign policy shift has thrilled Jewish community leaders, but
also left them on edge.“If Milei’s supposed defense of Israel is an
attack on Palestinian rights, it puts the Jewish community in Argentina
at risk,” said Héctor Shalom, director of Argentina’s Anne Frank Center.
“The decades of impunity for past attacks show our vulnerability.”The
1994 bombing, Argentina’s most notorious cold case, still spreads
unease. After Hamas’s October 7 attack that triggered the war in Gaza,
the mood in the Jewish community went from worried to alarmed.Jewish
high schools requested that students stop wearing their uniforms, so as
not to identify as Jewish. Authorities jacked up security at synagogues.
Two bomb scares emptied out the AMIA building.“Security levels have
always been high but now there is a much greater sensitivity,” said Amos
Linetzky, head of AMIA.Government officials have also grown anxious,
lashing out at Iran and warning that the Israel-Hamas war has stoked the
embers of Islamic militancy and blown them all the way to Latin
America.Upon news of the first Iranian assault on Israeli territory on
April 14 — an attack with hundreds of missiles and drones that was
almost entirely intercepted — local media reported Milei’s pro-Israel
stance had made him a target. He cut his state visit to Denmark short
and flew home to convene a crisis committee alongside the Israeli
ambassador.Milei’s hardline security minister, Patricia Bullrich,
singled out left-wing neighbors Bolivia and Chile as Islamist hotbeds,
ordering reinforcements to Argentina’s northern border.“We are on high
alert,” Bullrich said, alleging that Bolivia — which last year struck a
defense agreement with Iran — teems with Iranian Revolutionary Guard
operatives. “Politically correct messages like calling for peace are not
Argentina’s position.”Without providing evidence, Bullrich also claimed
that Chile — home to the largest Palestinian population outside the
Arab world — hosts Iran-backed Hezbollah.The accusations, decried as
baseless by Bolivia and Chile, prompted both governments to pull their
ambassadors from Buenos Aires.On Saturday, the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation, a 57-member group describing itself as “the collective
voice of the Muslim world,” issued a furious denunciation of what it
described as Milei’s anti-Islamic rhetoric.For years, US and Argentine
intelligence services have subjected the Triple Frontier, where
Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet, to intense surveillance, scouring
the large population of Lebanese and Syrian immigrants for Islamist
sympathies.“One of the things I don’t think gets enough attention is how
long Hezbollah has had a presence in our hemisphere,” Senator Marco
Rubio, Republican of Florida, told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee
this spring.Washington claims Hezbollah funds its activities through
drug traffickers in the area. The US Treasury has sanctioned dozens of
individuals in South America over alleged ties to Hezbollah, most
recently last fall. Authorities have reported thwarting attacks, with
Israel’s Mossad spy agency helping Brazil arrest alleged Hezbollah
recruits last November.Hezbollah denies running operations in the
region.“What would Hezbollah want with Latin America?” the group’s
spokesperson, Rana Sahili, asked the AP. She accused Milei of playing
loose with facts to score points in a “political game.”Experts say the
true threat lies somewhere in the middle.“Some say Hezbollah’s presence
in Latin America is a complete fabrication, while others say the group
uses the region as a base and we’re doomed,” said Fernando Brancoli at
the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.“Neither is correct.”
LONG
EXPLANATION OF AMERICAS DESTRUCTION (NEW YORK POLITICAL BABYLON OF
REVELATION CHAPTER 18)(REVELATION CHAPTER 17 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
RELIOUS BABYLON THE VATICAN IN ROME)
JEREMIAH 51:29-32
29 And
the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall
be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of
Babylon (NEW YORK) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30 The mighty
men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in
their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have
burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
31 One post shall
run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king
of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32 And
that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and
the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are
affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)
LEVITICUS 26:30-34 (NY IS BUILT ON A GARBAGE DUMP)
30
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast
your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my (GODS) soul shall
abhor you.
31 And I will make your cities waste,(GARBAGE-DESTROYED)
and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the
savour of your sweet odours.
32 And I will bring the land into desolation:(RUIN) and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.
33
And I will scatter you among the heathen,(ENEMY NATIONS) and will draw
out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities
waste.
34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it
lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the
land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
2 KINGS 19:25
25 Hast thou
not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have
formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay
waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
ISAIAH 34:10
10 It
(NEW YORK-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the
smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it
shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
EZEKIEL 39:21
21
And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall
see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon
them.
ISAIAH 18:1-2
1 Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
2
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon
the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and
peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation
meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!(AMERICA)
JEREMIAH 50:11,37,12
11
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine
heritage,(ISRAEL) because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and
bellow as bulls;(BACKSLIDERS)
37 A sword is upon their horses, and
upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the
midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her
treasures; and they shall be robbed.(A NATION OF MINGLED PEOPLE)
12
Your mother (england) shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall
be ashamed:(MOTHER ENGLAND) behold, the hindermost of the nations shall
be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
JEREMIAH 51:13,7,53
13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
7
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the
earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the
nations are mad.
53 Though Babylon (NEW YORK) should mount up to
heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet
from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
REVELATION 18:3,5,7
3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,
and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the
merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her
delicacies.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
7
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much
torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen,
and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3
For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her,
which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they
shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a
snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(NEW YORK) and thou
wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast
striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK ATTACK ON NEW YORK)
REVELATION 18:9-11,15-21
9
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived
deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they
shall see the smoke of her burning,(NUKE ATTACK I BELIEVE FROM RUSSIA)
10
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that
great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment
come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
15
The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand
afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 And
saying, Alas, alas that great city, (NEW YORK) that was clothed in fine
linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious
stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to
nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors,
and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! (NEW YORK)
19
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing,
saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had
ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she
made desolate.(1 HOUR NEW YORK IS GONE)
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it
into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon
(NEW YORK) be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Russia
'would disable Britain's nuclear deterrent in one day' in 'Operation
Unthinkable' by targeting UK subs and base, expert claims - as Russia
plans bunkers in cities-Baranchik said strike 'must be done at time of
shift change in the White House' By James Reynolds and Will
Stewart-Published: 04:09 EDT, 1 June 2024 | Updated: 04:09 EDT, 1 June
2024
Russia would be able to disable Britain and France's nuclear
deterrents 'within one day' if World War Three breaks out, a Moscow
military expert has claimed.Dr Yuri Baranchik, Deputy Director of the
RUSSTRAT Institute, declared that within 24 hours of the conflict in
Ukraine hypothetically descending into nuclear war Russia would
'eliminate the nuclear potentials of Britain and France'.Writing on
Telegram, he said targeting British and French nuclear arsenals would
'[deprive] Europe of its military-geopolitical status' and reduce the
number of nuclear powers from nine to seven.'If we pull out the nuclear
teeth of Britain and France, then the NATO bloc will no longer have any
blackmail in the European theater of operations,' he asserted.Dr
Baranchik, who earlier this year urged an attack on a British Type 45
Destroyer capable of intercepting missile threats, said it would be
straightforward to defeat Britain's waning deterrent as 'its entire
nuclear potential since 1998' has been the four Vanguard-class
submarines based in Faslane, Scotland.The comments came as plans were
disclosed for 'mobile modular shelters' in Russian cities, planned to
'protect the population from the effects of all types of modern
weapons', including nuclear.Baranchik suggested Russia would be able to
knock out Britain's submarines 'within one day' Dr Baranchik wrote that
destroying the arsenals of Britain and France would allow Russia to give
the European Union 'an ultimatum', with the United States not willing
to engage Russia in direct nuclear conflict.'This must be done at a time
of shift change in the White House,' he assessed in a lengthy post this
week.The geopolitics expert stopped short of saying how Russia would
carry out attacks on Britain's submarines and bases, judging it a matter
for military officials, but noted the waning capacity of Britain's
deterrent stretched around the UK and undergoing repairs.He added that
France would be 'more complicated' to take out than Britain as its
deterrent is more widely spread.'But it is still solvable. Moreover,
within one day.''Instead of a protracted war of attrition, within one
day we deprive France and Britain of their nuclear weapons and destroy
the whole of Europe,' he wrote, before redacting the last clause.'We
deprive them of their status as nuclear powers and radically change the
entire security system in Europe.'The post highlighted the perceived
priorities of Russia, Dr Baranchik going on to suggest that such
measures would allow the Kremlin to strongarm the United States into
ending its military and financial support for Kyiv.Only last week, the
United States issued a new round of funding up to $275mn for Ukraine,
with Kyiv calling for desperately-needed missiles to push back the
Russian advances around Kharkiv.A Moscow-installed official in the
northern city today claimed Russian forced have taken control of
strategic hills near Lyptsi, allowing troops to 'control all supply
routes' in the Strilecha-Lyptsi area.Still, with the war now in its
third year, some European leaders have taken a stronger stance against
Russia, met with threats of nuclear retaliation from the Kremlin.Plans
have now been revealed for 'mobile modular shelters' in Russian cities
to 'protect the population from the effects of all types of modern
weapons including nuclear weapons'.The so-called KUB-M includes two
modules: sheltered rooms for 54 people and a technical block.The key
advantage of KUB-M over other civil defence structures is mobility,
according to plans revealed in Russia.'If necessary, they can be
transported by road or rail to a new location for construction and
connected to existing utility networks.'The KUB-M supposedly provides
protection for 48 hours from air shock waves and light radiation from a
nuclear explosion, penetrating radiation and radioactive contamination
of the area, high-explosive and fragmentation effects of conventional
weapons, falling debris from building structures, as well as hazardous
chemicals and fires.They are designed by the All-Russian Research
Institute of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations.Putin's mouthpiece,
and former president, Dmitry Medvedev again urged today that Russia's
constant nuclear war rhetoric was 'not intimidation or a nuclear
bluff'.'The current military conflict with the West is developing
according to the worst possible scenario,' he warned.'There is a
constant escalation in the power of applicable NATO weapons.'Therefore,
today no one can rule out the transition of the conflict to its final
stage.'With the US having now set aside $61bn in aid for Ukraine,
approved late April, and NATO seeking a minimum of $40bn a year from
members in additional support, Russia has looked to unsettle those
opposing the invasion with continued threats of Armageddon.Only on
Tuesday, Putin warned that western countries would suffer 'grave
consequences' if they allowed their weapons to be fired from Ukraine
into Russia.'In Europe, especially in small countries, they should be
aware what they are playing with,' the Russian president said during a
visit to Uzbekistan.'They should remember that, as countries with small,
densely populated territories... They should keep this in mind before
talking about striking Russia.'Among those staring down the Russian
invasion, Poland, which does not have a nuclear deterrent, has refused
rule out sending troops to meet its historic foe as it plans to field
the biggest army in Europe by 2035.Poland's foreign minister said the
country should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine
and should keep Putin in suspense over whether such a decision would
ever be made.'We should not exclude any option. Let Putin be guessing as
to what we will do,' Sikorski said in an interview with the Gazeta
Wyborcza daily when asked whether he would send Polish troops to
Ukraine.Earlier this month, President Emmanuel Macron echoed Sikorski's
sentiment, suggesting he would not be 'ruling anything out' - comments
that experts said reflected a will to play Putin at his own game of
'strategic ambiguity'. 'Putin doesn't take anything off the table;
neither should we. And that includes sending troops, in whichever
capacity that is feasible,' Vlad Şutea, founder and lead analyst at
early warning and threatcasting group T-Intelligence, told
MailOnline.'Macron is one of the few Western European leaders to
understand the value of strategic ambiguity,' he said.
'America
is definitely your ally; hope hostages back soon' Visiting Israel,
Michael Douglas suggests anti-Israel campus protesters ‘brainwashed’ On
solidarity trip, Oscar-winning actor-producer tours Oct. 7 massacre
sites; hosted by Herzog, describes shock of anti-Israel campus activism:
‘There’s no education, no knowledge’
By Amy Spiro-and Agencies 2 June 2024, 10:57 pm
Veteran
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas met with President Isaac Herzog in
Jerusalem on Sunday, after visiting the sites of Kibbutz Be’eri and the
Supernova massacre where Hamas carried out atrocities on October 7.“We
have met with families of the hostages, we spent the day today down in
the south in the area close to Be’eri, and we saw the Nova exhibition,”
Douglas told Herzog, according to the President’s Office.The
Oscar-winning actor, whose father, the late actor Kirk Douglas, was
Jewish, said it was “tough in Be’eri, seeing what happened” there. The
Gaza border kibbutz was one of the hardest hit in the October 7
onslaught, which saw some 3,000 terrorists burst across the border into
Israel by land, air and sea, killing some 1,200 people and seizing 252
hostages, mostly civilians, many amid acts of brutality and sexual
assault.Douglas met with members of the kibbutz and visited burnt-out
homes destroyed on October 7, where roughly 100 people were murdered and
30 taken hostage.“It’s a very difficult time. The deep shock of this
whole experience. We’re just happy to be here in support of Israel, and
to share with you the fact that America is definitely your ally as our
president has shared with you. I just hope that the latest negotiations
will be reached, and the hostages will be back soon,” the actor
said.During the meeting, Herzog presented Douglas with a yellow hostage
pin and a dog-tag necklace reading, “Our heart is held captive in
Gaza.”In his meeting with Herzog, Douglas also referred to feeling a
“big shock” from the wave of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests that
has swept US college campuses since October 7. He suggested that the
students involved underwent “brainwashing… because when you try to talk
to many of them, there is no education, there’s no knowledge.”Douglas
was the latest in a line of American celebrities and politicians who
have visited Israel and toured the southern area near the Gaza border
since the Hamas-led massacre, with star comedian Jerry Seinfeld recently
describing the trip as “the most powerful experience of my life.”Public
figures, including comedian Amy Schumer and ‘Seinfeld’ actor Jason
Alexander, have also been involved in social media campaigns to push for
the release of the hostages still held in captivity.It is believed that
121 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza — not all of
them alive — after 105 civilians were released from Hamas captivity
during a weeklong truce in late November, and four hostages were
released prior to that. Three hostages were rescued by troops alive, and
the bodies of 19 hostages have also been recovered, including three
mistakenly killed by the military.The IDF has confirmed the deaths of 37
of those still held by Hamas, citing new intelligence and findings
obtained by troops operating in Gaza.One more person is listed as
missing since October 7, and their fate is still unknown.Hamas has also
been holding the bodies of fallen IDF soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar
Goldin since 2014, as well as two Israeli civilians, Avera Mengistu and
Hisham al-Sayed, who are both thought to be alive after entering the
Strip of their own accord in 2014 and 2015 respectively.Times of Israel
staff contributed to this report.
Archaeology-Flint tools for
butchering deer were developed in Israel 400,000 years ago – study-TAU
researchers say the stone scrapers originated near Mount Ebal and Mount
Gerizim in the Samarian hills, which were likely sacred sites for
prehistoric humans in the area-By Gavriel Fiske-Today, 5:56 pm-JUN 3,24
Tel
Aviv University researchers have identified a group of prehistoric
stone tools discovered in central Israel as 400,000-year-old implements
designed for butchering and processing fallow deer, the university said
Monday, making the artifacts “the earliest appearance worldwide” for
this specific type of tool.The flint scrapers were discovered at both
the Jaljulia Cave and Qesem Cave prehistoric sites, well-explored areas
located near each other in central Israel. The tools were found to be
made of flint traced to sites about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of the
caves, Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim in the Samarian hills, locations
that were at the time breeding grounds for the fallow deer the scrapers
were designed to process.A paper on the tools, “The Stone, the Deer, and
the Mountain: Lower Paleolithic Scrapers and Early Human Perceptions of
the Cosmos,” was published in the journal Archaeologies in February.
Research was led by Vlad Litov and Prof. Ran Barkai of the Tel Aviv
University Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern
Cultures.The tools belong to a class called Quina scrapers, named after
the site in France where artifacts of this kind were first discovered.
Quina scrapers are “characterized by a sharp working edge shaped like
scales, enabling users to butcher their prey and also process the
hides,” the researchers said.For more than a million years, the primary
source of food, hides and other animal-derived necessities prehistoric
humans needed were elephants and other large herbivores. But “about
400,000 years ago, following the elephants’ disappearance, hunters
turned to a different kind of prey, considerably smaller and quicker
than elephants: fallow deer,” the university statement said.The
transition to smaller prey caused a great change in human society and
technology, including the development of the Quina scrapers.“We found a
dramatic change in the human diet during this period… Clearly,
butchering a large elephant is one thing, and processing a much smaller
and more delicate fallow deer is quite a different challenge. Systematic
processing of numerous fallow deer to compensate for a single elephant
was a complex and demanding task which required the development of new
implements. Consequently, we see the emergence of the new Quina
scrapers, with a better-shaped, sharper, more uniform working edge
compared to the simple scrapers used previously,” author Litov said.The
origin sites of the flint used to create the Quina scrapers are believed
by the researchers to have had a spiritual significance for the early
humans in the area. These sites at the time “were a home range of fallow
deer and thus considered a source of plenty. We found a connection
between the plentiful source of fallow deer and the source of flint used
to butcher them, and we believe that this link held perceptual
significance for these prehistoric hunters,” said Prof. Barkai.“They
knew where the fallow deer came from and made special efforts to use
flint from the same area to make tools for butchering this prey. This
behavior is familiar from many other places worldwide and is still
widely practiced by native hunter-gatherer communities,” he
continued.“When the locals realized that the elephant population was
dwindling, they gradually shifted their focus to fallow deer.
Identifying the deer’s plentiful source, they began to develop the
unique scrapers in the same place. This is the earliest instance of a
phenomenon that later spread throughout the world,” Litov said.The Mount
Gerizim location, near Nablus, is especially important because numerous
fallow deer bones were found there at an ancient altar site. As Gerizim
is associated with the Israelite’s entry into the Land of Israel and is
considered a sacred site by the local Samaritan community, “apparently,
the Mountains of Samaria gained a prominent, or even sacred status as
early as the Paleolithic period, and retained their unique cultural
position for hundreds of thousands of years,” the researchers said.
GENESIS 6:11-13
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the
earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
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)(50% OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE)
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.
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 32:18-29 (NOTICE ALL THE COUNTRIES LAND PROMISED ISRAEL BY GOD ARE IN THE JORDAN VALLEY BURIED)
18
“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the
daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those
who descend to the Pit:
19 Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised! (IN HELL FIRES)
20 They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is appointed! Let them drag her away along with all her multitudes.
21
Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her
allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those
slain by the sword.’
22 Assyria (SYRIA) is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.
23
Her graves are set in the depths of the Pit, and her company is all
around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who
once spread terror in the land of the living.
24 Elam (IRAN) is there
with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen
by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who
once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their
disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.
25 Among the slain they
prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves
all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword,
although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They
bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed
among the slain.
26 Meshech and Tubal (RUSSIA) are there with all
their multitudes, with their graves all around them. All of them are
uncircumcised, slain by the sword, because they spread their terror in
the land of the living.
27 They do not lie down with the fallen
warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose
swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their
bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the
living.
28 But you too will be shattered and lie down among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.
29
Edom (JORDAN) is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite
their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with
the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.THIS IS RIGHT FROM
93:
PSALMS 83:1-8 (GODS LAND PROMISED TO ISRAEL)
1 O God, do not remain silent;do not turn a deaf ear,do not stand aloof, O God.
2 See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.
3 With cunning they (ARAB,MUSLIMS) conspire against your people;they plot against those you cherish.(ISRAELIS)
4 “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”
5 With one mind they plot together;(TREATIES) they form an alliance against you—
6
the tents of Edom (JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites, (EGYPTIAN ARABS SO
CALLED PALESTIANS) of Moab (JORDAN) and the Hagrites,(EGYPT)
7 Byblos,(HEZBOLLOH) Ammon (JORDAN) and Amalek,(SYRIAN ARABS IN THE SINAI) Philistia,(ARABS) with the people of Tyre (LEBANON).
8 Even Assyria (SYRIA) has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants.
DR SAMUEL DOCTORIANS VISION - SECOND ANGEL: MIDDLE EAST
Then
I saw that the second angel had a sickle in his hand, such as is used
in harvesting.The second angel said: "Harvest time has come in Israel
and the countries all the way to Iran."I saw those countries in a few
split seconds."All of Turkey and those [inaudible] countries that have
refused me and refused my message of love shall hate each other and kill
one another."I saw the angel raise the sickle and come down on all the
Middle East countries. I saw Iran, Persia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, all of
Georgia - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, all of Asia Minor - full
of blood. I saw blood all over these countries. And I saw fire; Nuclear
weapons used in many of those countries. Smoke rising from everywhere.
Sudden destruction – men destroying one another. I heard these
words:"Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come." The angel said,
"The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The Spirit of
God shall prepare the children of God."I saw fires rising to heaven.The
angel said: "This is the final judgment. My church shall be purified,
protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from thirst. Water
shall be scarce all over the Middle East. Rivers shall dry up, and men
will fight for water in those countries."The angel showed me that the
United Nations shall be broken in pieces because of the crisis in the
Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the
sickle shall reap the harvest.
ANC loses majority in South African elections for first time since apartheid
Party,
which has led international legal campaign against Israel over war with
Hamas, must now build coalition to remain in power after ruling alone
for three decades
By Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 7:41 pm
JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa — The African National Congress party lost its
parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts
South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of
the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.With more than
99 percent of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just
over 40% in Wednesday’s election, well short of the majority it had held
since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought
it to power under Nelson Mandela. The final results are still to be
formally declared by the independent electoral commission that ran the
election, but the ANC cannot pass 50%.At the start of the election, the
commission said it would formally declare the results by Sunday, but
that could come earlier.While opposition parties have hailed the result
as a momentous breakthrough for a country struggling with deep poverty
and inequality, the ANC remained the biggest party by some way. However,
it will now likely need to look for a coalition partner or partners to
remain in the government and reelect South African President Cyril
Ramaphosa for a second and final term. Parliament elects the South
African president after national elections.“The way to rescue South
Africa is to break the ANC’s majority and we have done that,” said main
opposition leader John Steenhuisen.The way forward promises to be
complicated for Africa’s most advanced economy, and there’s no coalition
on the table yet.Steenhuisen’s Democratic Alliance party was on around
21% of the vote. The new MK Party of former president Jacob Zuma, who
has turned against the ANC he once led, was third with just over 14% of
the vote in the first election it has contested. The Economic Freedom
Fighters was in fourth with just over 9%.More than 50 parties contested
the election, many of them with tiny shares of the vote, but the DA and
MK appear to be the most obvious for the ANC to approach, given how far
it is from a majority. Which coalition the ANC pursues is the urgent
focus now, given Parliament needs to sit and elect a president within 14
days of the final election results being officially declared. A flurry
of negotiations are set to take place and they will likely be
complicated.Steenhuisen has said his centrist party is open to
discussions. The MK Party said one of their conditions for any agreement
was that Ramaphosa be removed as ANC leader and president. That
underlined the fierce political battle between Zuma, who resigned as
South African president under a cloud of corruption allegations in 2018,
and Ramaphosa, who replaced him.“We are willing to negotiate with the
ANC, but not the ANC of Cyril Ramaphosa,” MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo
Ndlela said.MK and the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters have called
for parts of the economy to be nationalized. The Democratic Alliance is
viewed as a business-friendly party and analysts say an ANC-DA coalition
would be more welcomed by foreign investors, although there are
questions over whether it is politically viable considering the DA has
been the most critical opposition party for years.An ANC-DA coalition
“would be a marriage of two drunk people in Las Vegas. It will never
work,” Gayton McKenzie, the leader of the smaller Patriotic Alliance
party, told South African media.Despite the uncertainty, South African
opposition parties were hailing the new political picture as a
much-needed change for the country of 62 million, which is Africa’s most
developed, but also one of the most unequal in the world.South Africa
has widespread poverty and extremely high levels of unemployment and the
ANC has struggled to raise the standard of living for millions. The
official unemployment rate is 32%, one of the highest in the world, and
the poverty disproportionately affects Black people, who make up 80% of
the population and have been the core of the ANC’s support for years.The
ANC has also been blamed — and now punished by voters — for a failure
in basic government services that impacts millions and leaves many
without water, electricity or proper housing.Nearly 28 million South
Africans were registered to vote and turnout is expected to be around
60%, according to figures from the independent electoral
commission.South Africa maintained diplomatic relations with Israel
after the ANC took power in 1994, despite Israel’s significant
cooperation with the apartheid regime. However, owing to its
identification with the Palestinian national movement, the party has
been fiercely critical of Israel over the years due to its policies
toward the Palestinians.Following Hamas’s October 7 terror onslaught
that triggered the war in Gaza, the South African parliament voted to
cut off relations with Israel until the fighting ends. In March, the
country’s foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, said South African citizens
serving in the IDF would be arrested upon returning to the country.In
December, South Africa filed a case against Israel in the International
Court of Justice, claiming that Israel is committing genocide in the
Gaza Strip. In its ruling, the ICJ ordered Israel to take actions
necessary to prevent violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention, but did
not order Israel to its offensive in Gaza, which began following
Hamas’s October 7 attack in which terrorists killed some 1,200 people,
mostly civilians, and kidnapped 252.Following a request by South Africa
in May, the ICJ gave an ambiguous order calling on Israel to halt
operations in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, that risk destruction of
civilian population. The judges disagreed between themselves regarding
whether the order requires Israel to immediately halt its ongoing
operation in the city.
Hezbollah downs IDF drone over south
Lebanon, fires heavy rockets at base in north-Hermes 900 UAV seen
crashing after being hit by surface-to-air missile; damage caused in
attack on Kiryat Shmona; military hits ‘significant assets’ in overnight
airstrikes
By Emanuel Fabian-Today, 3:41 pmUpdated at 5:27 pm-JUNE 1,24
An
Israeli military unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by Hezbollah
over southern Lebanon on Saturday, hours after the terror group launched
rockets with heavy warheads at an army base adjacent to the northern
city of Kiryat Shmona.The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that one of
its drones was brought down by a surface-to-air missile while operating
over southern Lebanon.Hezbollah, in a statement, said it had intercepted
a Hermes 900, a large surveillance and attack UAV used by the Israeli
military in Lebanon, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and other fronts.The
IDF said the incident was being investigated.It marked the fourth IDF
drone to be shot down by Hezbollah over southern Lebanon amid the war.
In all, two Hermes 450 drones and two Hermes 900 models have been downed
by the terror group in recent months.Earlier Saturday, Hezbollah
claimed responsibility for launching heavy “Burkan” rockets at a
military base adjacent to the northern border town of Kiryat Shmona.
Such rockets have a relatively short range but a large warhead,
estimated in the low hundreds of kilograms of explosives.Gibor Camp, the
headquarters of the IDF’s 769th Brigade, was heavily damaged in the
attack, footage showed.The Kiryat Shmona municipality also said damage
was caused to nearby infrastructure, property, and vehicles.The IDF said
no injuries were caused in the attack, and a short while after, it
struck and destroyed a rocket launcher used to launch the two
projectiles with heavy warheads.Hezbollah claims responsibility for
launching heavy "Burkan" rockets at a military base adjacent to Kiryat
Shmona a short while ago.According to the Kiryat Shmona municipality,
heavy damage was caused to infrastructure, property, and vehicles in the
area.The IDF says no… pic.twitter.com/d0HZGRy7-Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
(@manniefabian) June 1, 2024-In another attack Saturday, two rockets
were fired from Lebanon at the northern community of Yiftah. The IDF
said both projectiles landed in open areas.Also Saturday morning, the
IDF said it also struck two Hezbollah operatives who were spotted in
southern Lebanon’s Majdel Selm.It published footage of the strike.The
attack on Kiryat Shmona and the drone incident came after a wave of
overnight fighter jet strikes against “significant assets” belonging to
Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the IDF said.The military said the
strikes, carried out in Ain Qana, Hmaileh and Aadloun, were a response
to rocket attacks on northern Israel on Friday.Also overnight, fighter
jets struck Hezbollah observation posts in Tayr Harfa; buildings used by
the terror group in Jebbayn and Khiam; a rocket launcher in Majdal Zoun
used in yesterday’s attack on northern Israel; and other infrastructure
in Rachaya al-Foukhar, the IDF added.Since October 8, Hezbollah-led
forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the
border on a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to
support Gaza amid the war there.So far, the skirmishes on the border
have resulted in 10 civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the
deaths of 14 IDF soldiers and reservists. There have also been several
attacks from Syria, without any injuries.Hezbollah has named 326 members
who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in
Lebanon but some also in Syria. In Lebanon, another 62 operatives from
other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and dozens of civilians have
been killed.Israel has expressed openness to a diplomatic solution to
the conflict, but has threatened to go to war against Hezbollah to
restore security to the north of Israel, where tens of thousands of
civilians are currently displaced.
Jerusalem fire that damaged
Israel Museum building being investigated as arson-Authorities locate
three separate places from where fire is believed to have been started
in Valley of the Cross-By ToI Staff Today, 2:46 pm-JUN 3,24
Authorities
are investigating the fire that broke out in Jerusalem’s Valley of the
Cross as suspected arson, Hebrew media reported on Monday.The fire
started in the valley around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday. Investigators have
identified at least three locations from which the fire is believed to
have started, according to the Kan public broadcaster.From the valley,
which is home to an 11th-century monastery and named for a tradition
connecting it to the cross on which Jesus was crucified, according to
Christian belief, the fire was carried in the direction of the Israel
Museum, amid high winds and exceptional heat.No further information
about the investigation was available.Some 23 firefighting teams were
called to the scene of the fire, along with eight firefighting planes.
It was brought under control shortly before 4 p.m., the Fire and Rescue
Services on Sunday.Nobody was hurt in the Israel Museum, all staff were
evacuated and the museum is closed to visitors on Sundays.The museum
later confirmed that although some damage was caused to the roof of the
youth wing, nobody was injured and none of the museum’s works were in
danger.The Israel Museum is the country’s largest cultural institution,
and in 2021 was listed as the world’s 17th largest museum.It houses some
500,000 works, ranging from prehistoric to contemporary art, as well as
an extensive Biblical and Holy Land archaeology collection, which has
earned it a reputation as one of the world’s leading art and archeology
museums.It is also home to the Dead Sea Scrolls, a set of ancient Jewish
manuscripts dating back to the third century BCE. They are kept in the
museum’s Shrine of the Book wing, along with several other ancient
Jewish manuscripts.
Yemen’s Houthis training to invade Israel,
but need a way to get there – report-Yemeni journalist tells Israeli
network that attack drills using mockup of Israeli town Dimona are fully
serious, and also aim to prepare for potential defense against US,
alliesBy ToI Staff Today, 2:29 pm-JUN 3,24
Yemen’s Houthi rebels
have in recent months carried out a series of training exercises to
prepare for a potential invasion of Israel, with a local Yemeni
journalist telling Israel’s Kan public broadcaster that the maneuvers
are being carried out seriously.The broadcaster aired footage of Houthi
forces in a live fire exercise it said was training to conquer the
southern city of Dimona in Israel.Armed men were seen running house to
house in a large mockup of an urban area that included over a dozen
two-story buildings, apparently to represent the kind of apartment
buildings the Houthis envision attacking.According to the report, the
terror group has held many similar exercises in recent months against
the background of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.A
local journalist in Yemen, speaking to Kan on condition of anonymity,
said he had spoken to some of those who participated in the exercises
and they reported that they are engaged in serious preparation.The
journalist noted that the drills are also aimed at preparing for any
direct confrontation with the US, UK, UAE, Israel or any other military
force that they believe could attack them.Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in
Yemen have launched repeated drone and missile strikes against Israel
and in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden since
November in what they say is a show of support for Palestinians, as the
Israel-Hamas war continues.Israel’s offensive against the terror group
began on October 7 when thousands of Hamas gunmen invaded Israel’s
south, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.The Houthis say
the strikes are in solidarity with the people of Gaza.The Iran-backed
Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa in 2014 and control large
swaths of the country, are part of Iran’s “axis of resistance” against
Israel along with Hamas — which is also sponsored by Tehran.The Kan
report included an undated recording of Houthi leader Abdulmalik
al-Houthi saying that 296,000 people have undergone training and that
the Houthi army can muster 350,000 fighters. He also claimed that the
Houthis have carried out 719 training exercises although in the
recording he didn’t specify for what purpose.Yemen is 2,000 kilometers
(1,240 miles) from Israel. Kan also played a recording of Houthi leader
Abdul Malik al-Houthi saying that a request had been made to the
countries between Yemen and Israel that they “open land passages for the
movement of hundreds of thousands of my people in order to carry out
jihad in Palestine.”Al-Houthi noted that no country has responded to the
request.Former Houthi senior official Ali Al Bukhaiti told Kan that the
threats to invade Israel are a propaganda exercise rather than a
realistic plan, as the Houthis have no navy to carry the troops to
Israel and the countries in between won’t let them pass through.It is,
he said, “ridiculous” to imagine the Houthis carrying out a major
invasion by sea, considering the air and naval military power that
Israel wields.UK-based Bukhaiti, a former spokesman for the Houthis who
left the group after becoming disillusioned with it, said the Houthis
had taken encouragement from the widespread reporting in the Arab and
Muslim world of their threats to attack cities in Israel, which gained
them praise and support.He added that the rebel group has no compunction
against bombing civilians.“They are not restrained from killing tens of
thousands of people,” Bukhaiti said. “They have already killed
thousands of civilians.”He noted the Houthis are not worried about the
consequences of any attack they may carry out, even if it draws massive
retribution, believing the citizens of Yemen will weather whatever
befalls the country.In January, Bukhaiti warned that eventually the
Houthis will try to strike Tel Aviv.The Houthis are currently engaging
in an recruitment drive to build their manpower and tying the effort to
support for the Palestinians, Kan reported.Also, on Sunday, Channel 12
broadcast footage filmed for the network by a person inside Yemen who
opposes the regime.The person, who greeted Channel 12 and Israelis in
the videos, recorded footage from mass marches in Kahlan al-Sharaf
district held in support of the Palestinians during which chants of
“Death to America, Death to Israel” could be heard.Filming in the
capital Sanaa, the person said, “The economic situation is very bad and
there is a fear of outbreaks and disturbances in the streets due to the
economic situation. People are already tired and oppose wars, people are
discouraged” and worried that even if the ongoing civil war in the
country is resolved, “Yemen may enter into another war with America and
Israel.”But, he said, “the supporters of the Houthis are interested in
war, even if the entire nation is killed and everything is
destroyed.”Asked to provide visual evidence of the animosity to Israel,
the person showed signs near Sanaa University reading “Boycott American
and Israeli products” and a Houthi flag on which was written “Death to
America, Death to Israel” and “God’s curse on the Jews.”“It is
everywhere,” the person said.On Monday Israel’s air defense systems
intercepted a missile apparently fired by the Houthis at the southern
port city of Eilat.The Israel Defense Forces said the surface-to-surface
missile, fired “from the direction of the Red Sea,” was headed toward
Israel, likely aimed for Eilat, when it was shot down using the advanced
Arrow system.The IDF has described past attacks from Yemen as “from the
Red Sea direction.”The Iran-backed group did not immediately claim
responsibility for the attack.There were no reports of injuries.The
Houthis have fired several ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and
drones at Eilat in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of
the Iran-backed group’s projectiles have been intercepted by Israeli air
defenses or missed their target. Only one Houthi projectile, a cruise
missile, struck Israel, hitting an open area near Eilat.In the Red Sea,
the Houthis have fired on commercial and military ships dozens of times
since November.The Houthis say they are targeting ships over Israel’s
offensive in Gaza against Hamas. But they have frequently targeted
vessels with tenuous or no clear links to Israel, imperiling shipping in
a key route for global trade between Asia, the Middle East, and
Europe.Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.
Apparent Houthi
ballistic missile fired at Eilat downed by Arrow system —
IDF-Surface-to-surface projectile from ‘direction of Red Sea’ downed by
long-range interceptor; no injuries-By Emanuel Fabian-Today, 11:11
am-JUN 3,24
Israel’s long-range Arrow air defense system shot
down a ballistic missile, apparently fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in
Yemen, over the Red Sea on Monday morning, the military said.Footage
from Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat showed smoke trails in the sky
from the aftermath of the interception.The Israel Defense Forces said
the surface-to-surface missile, fired “from the direction of the Red
Sea,” was headed toward Israel, likely aimed for Eilat, when it was shot
down using the advanced Arrow system.Sirens had sounded in Eilat
warning of incoming missiles amid the incident.The IDF has described
past attacks from Yemen as “from the Red Sea direction.”The Iran-backed
group did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack on
Monday.There were no reports of injuries.Footage shared on social media
purportedly shows a smoke trail from the Arrow interceptor missile over
the Eilat area. pic.twitter.com/7XiAqHaeYB— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
(@manniefabian) June 3, 2024-Yemen’s Houthis have fired several
ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Eilat, in solidarity
with the Gaza Strip, where Israel is battling Hamas terrorists. The vast
majority of the Iran-backed group’s projectiles have been intercepted
by Israeli air defenses or missed their target. Only one Houthi
projectile, a cruise missile, struck Israel, hitting an open area near
Eilat.The Iran-backed Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa in 2014
and control large swaths of the country, are “part of the axis of
resistance” against Israel along with Hamas — which is also sponsored by
Tehran.Houthi rebels have expressed support for the Palestinians and
threatened Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. The Iranian-backed group’s
slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse the Jews, Victory to
Islam.”In the Red Sea, the Houthis have fired on commercial and
military ships dozens of times since November.The Houthis say they are
targeting ships over Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas. But they
have frequently targeted vessels with tenuous or no clear links to
Israel, imperiling shipping in a key route for global trade between
Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.Other Iran-backed groups, in Iraq and
Syria, have also claimed to have launched dozens of drones and cruise
missiles at Israel during the ongoing war sparked by Hamas’s devastating
October 7 terror onslaught, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah has attacked
communities and IDF positions in northern Israel on a near-daily
basis.Iran itself also carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel in
April with hundreds of drones and missiles.Agencies contributed to this
report.
At UN nuclear meeting, European powers seek to censure
Iran for lack of cooperation-Draft resolution demands Iran readmit IAEA
inspectors, restore camera surveillance at nuclear sites; diplomats say
US opposes action, seeking to avoid tensions before Nov. election-By AFP
and ToI Staff Today, 9:48 am-JUN 3,24
Britain, France and
Germany will seek to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the
UN nuclear watchdog at its board meeting on Monday despite US
opposition, diplomats told AFP.According to the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), Tehran is the only non-nuclear weapon state to
enrich uranium to 60 percent, while it keeps accumulating large uranium
stockpiles.That is approaching the enrichment levels of 90 percent
needed for atomic weapons. It is also well above the authorized 3.67
percent used for nuclear power stations.Iran has always denied wanting
to acquire a nuclear weapon, but the rapid expansion of its nuclear
program has no “credible civilian justification,” said one diplomat who
asked not to be named.Diplomats told AFP that submitting a motion
against Iran at the Vienna meeting was driven by an “urgency to react to
the gravity of the situation.”The planned resolution comes after the
IAEA board passed the last one of its kind in November 2022.Even though
Iran continued to significantly ramp up its nuclear program since then,
the IAEA’s board has refrained from a censure.At the last board meeting
in March, European powers decided to shelve their plans to confront Iran
due to a lack of support from Washington.The United States denies it is
hampering European efforts to hold Tehran accountable but fears a
censure could aggravate Middle East tensions ahead of presidential
elections in November, diplomats say.Tensions in the Middle East are
running particularly high amid the ongoing war in Gaza sparked by
Hamas’s October 7 terror onslaught, and as other Iranian armed proxies
in the region target Israel along with US and Western targets.In April,
Iran launched a massive drone and missile attack in its first ever
direct assault on Israel, which in turn was reported to strike a radar
system near a secretive nuclear strike.‘Essential and urgent’Cooperation
between Iran and the IAEA has severely deteriorated in recent years,
with the UN nuclear watchdog struggling for assurances that Iran’s
nuclear program is peaceful.Diplomats say maintaining the current policy
of inaction amid Iran’s escalation is no longer tenable and the US
position could change ahead of the vote scheduled for later this week.In
May, IAEA head Rafael Grossi visited Iran in a bid to improve
cooperation, calling for “concrete results… soon.”In the meantime, the
death of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month
has put negotiations on hold.Diplomats, however, suggest Iran is using
the accident as an excuse to stall.The draft resolution obtained by AFP
covers all the points of contention.The confidential draft says it is
“essential and urgent” that Tehran provides “technically credible
explanations” for the presence of uranium particles found at two
undeclared locations in Iran.Furthermore, Iran has to “reverse its
withdrawal of the designations of several experienced Agency
inspectors,” and “without delay” reconnect the cameras used to monitor
nuclear activities.The draft also notes the “concerns” surrounding
“recent public statements made in Iran… regarding its technical
capabilities to produce nuclear weapons and possible changes to Iran’s
nuclear doctrine.”‘Wider impasse’Iran has gradually broken away from its
commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with the United
States, China, Russia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.The
landmark deal provided Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on
its atomic program.But it fell apart after the unilateral withdrawal of
the United States under then-president Donald Trump in 2018.Efforts to
revive the deal have so far failed.“The US has reportedly been hesitant
to endorse a resolution because Tehran has previously tended to double
down on the very activities that are prompting censure,” Naysan Rafati,
an Iran analyst at the Crisis Group, told AFP.But Washington “will also
be reluctant to publicly break with its European allies,” he added.“A
showdown at the board reflects a wider impasse over Iran’s nuclear
activity, with little diplomatic activity but increasing concern over a
program that continues to expand in scale under limited international
oversight,”
Rafati said.Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s ambassador to
the international organizations in Vienna, wrote on X on Sunday that the
IAEA board meeting was likely to become a turbulent one.Ulyanov wrote
he hopes an “anti-Iranian resolution” will not be brought to a vote,
since it risks “seriously deteriorating the situation.”Syria says
several killed in alleged Israeli airstrike on Aleppo area-Unverified
report from monitor claims 12 members of pro-Iran militias slain in
attack on copper plant in town north of Aleppo-By ToI Staff and Agencies
Today, 5:46 am-JUN 3,24
Several people were killed in alleged
Israeli airstrikes outside of Aleppo, Syria’s defense ministry said
early Monday.According to reports, the attack targeted a copper plant in
the town of Hayyan, north of Aleppo in northern Syria.Video purporting
to show the aftermath of the apparent strike showed large flames
shooting out of a building.“The Israeli enemy launched an air attack
from the southeast of Aleppo, targeting some positions,” Syria’s defense
ministry said in a statement carried by state-run media shortly after
the attack at about 12:20 a.m.“The aggression led to a number of martyrs
and some material losses,” it added.No specific toll was given.The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,a Britain-based opposition war
monitor, claimed that attack killed at least 12 fighters belonging to
pro-Iran militias.The watchdog, which says it maintains a vast network
of sources inside Syria, has been accused in the past of inflating
regime losses. According to the Observatory, Hayyan is “controlled by
pro-Iranian groups composed of Syrians and foreigners.”There was no
comment on the strike from Israel, which has carried out hundreds of
strikes inside Syria since the outbreak of that country’s civil war,
mainly targeting attempts to transfer weapons to the Hezbollah terror
group, an Iranian proxy, or to keep Iranian fighters themselves from
gaining a foothold near Israel’s border.Aleppo sits on the opposite side
of Syria from Israel, and is further than most previous attacks
attributed to Israel, though Jerusalem is thought to have ordered
strikes in the region before.The last alleged Israeli strike in Syria
occurred on May 29, in an attack that was blamed for the death of a girl
in the coastal city of Baniyas. According to the observatory, three
Hezbollah members nearby were also killed in a concurrent strike. It
blamed shrapnel from the Syrian interception of an Israeli missile for
the girl’s killing.Alleged Israeli strikes have ramped up since the
Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip began on October 7, when the
Iran-backed Palestinian terror group launched a massive cross-border
attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians.Israel
responded with a military offensive to destroy Hamas and free 252
hostages that terrorists kidnapped from Israel during the October 7
onslaught and took as hostages to Gaza.Hezbollah has been exchanging
near-daily fire with the Israeli army since the day after the Hamas
attack. Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and
military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the group
saying it is doing so to support Gaza amid the war there.
Shin Bet says it foiled Hamas suicide bombing plot directed from Turkey-By Emanuel Fabian-JUN 3,24
Israel
says it foiled a recent attempt by Hamas to carry out a suicide bombing
attack in Israel, directed by members of the terror group in
Turkey.According to the Shin Bet security agency, on March 15, Anas
Shurman, a Palestinian man originally from the West Bank city of
Tulkarem but who resides in Jordan, was detained in Nablus over his
suspected involvement in the bombing plot.The agency says his
interrogation revealed that in December 2023, he was recruited by Imad
Abid, a Hamas operative living in Turkey, though also originally from
the West Bank.Shurman agreed to carry out a suicide bombing on behalf of
Hamas, with the target set to be in Israel proper, the Shin Bet
says.The Shin Bet says that as part of the plans ahead of the attack,
the would-be suicide bomber filmed a last will, took motorcycle lessons
that he would have used in the attack, and received funds and
instructions to carry out the bombing, including where to collect the
explosive device from a hidden location in the West Bank.The large
fragmentation bomb, weighing some 12 kilograms, was seized by the Shin
Bet from a spring in the West Bank, the agency says. Next to the bomb,
the Shin Bet says, it found written instructions on how to carry out the
attack.Additional Hamas members involved in the plot were also
detained, with the Shin Bet saying they were part of a terror network in
Nablus.The agency says those Hamas members were involved in
manufacturing the bomb and hiding it for Shurman.Shurman was charged
with several severe security offenses, including “attempting to
intentionally cause death” — the equivalent of attempted murder under
military law — as well as membership in a terror group.Five more Nablus
residents were hit with similar charges, the Shin Bet says.The agency
says its investigation “reveals the entrenchment of Hamas… in Turkey and
its involvement in directing terror attacks in Israel.”
Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf launches presidential bid-By AFP-JUN 3,24
The
conservative speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,
has registered his candidacy for the snap presidential election on June
28.The election was originally to be held in 2025 but was brought
forward following the unexpected death of ultraconservative president
Ebrahim Raisi on May 19.Raisi and seven members of his entourage,
including foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were killed when
their helicopter came down on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern
Iran.Like all the other hopefuls, Ghalibaf now has to wait until June 11
to see if his candidacy is approved by the Guardian Council, a
conservative-dominated, 12-strong body of jurists, either appointed or
approved by the supreme leader, which vets all candidates for public
office.This is Ghalibaf’s fourth run at the presidency, following bids
in 2005, 2013 and 2017. On his last attempt, Ghalibaf withdrew in favor
of Raisi, who finished second at the time to the moderate incumbent
Hassan Rouhani.“If I don’t run for election, the work that we have
started in the last few years to solve the economic problem of the
people… will not be completed,” he says after submitting his
registration.He adds that if he did not believe that Iran’s economic and
social problems could be solved he “would never have entered the field
of competition.”
Hamas suspicious of latest truce proposal, believes time is on its side — WSJ-JUN 3,24
Hamas
expects a detailed written proposal of the truce deal Israel is
offering, in line with the one presented by US President Joe Biden, Arab
mediators tell The Wall Street Journal.The paper says Hamas wants a
deal that is unambiguous and will not allow Israel to resume the war
after the release of hostages — which Jerusalem has said it will indeed
do.The WSJ says Hamas feels time is on its side, with Israel
increasingly suffering on the global stage and ostensibly becoming a
pariah state over the ongoing war.The terror group is growing confident
it can survive the Israeli offensive due to the growing international
pressure, the report says.
Hezbollah says it launched dozens of rockets at Golan Heights; no reports of injuries-By Emanuel Fabian-JUN 3,24
Hezbollah
takes responsibility for launching dozens of rockets from Lebanon at
the Golan Heights a short while ago.The terror group claims to have
targeted a military position in the area.There are no reports of
injuries, and sirens did not sound in any towns.Hezbollah also claims to
have launched an explosive drone at the Metula area earlier today.
IDF confirms Lebanon airstrike that killed Hezbollah official-By Emanuel Fabian-JUN 3,24
The
IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike against a vehicle in southern
Lebanon this morning, killing a member of the Hezbollah terror
group.Hussein Sabra was targeted while driving near the village of
Kauthariyet al-Rez, in the Sidon District, Lebanese media reported.
According to the IDF, Sabra was a member of Hezbollah’s force build-up
unit, and was involved in efforts to improve the terror group’s air
defense unit, including by equipping it with new means.The military
publishes footage of the strike.Separately, the IDF struck several
buildings in southern Lebanon’s Qotrani, which it says were used by
Hezbollah’s air defense unit.
Ben Gvir: Netanyahu ‘whitewashing’ contents of hostage deal proposal-By Sam Sokol-JUN 3,24
National
Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of
whitewashing the contents of the latest hostage deal proposal after the
premier allegedly refused to disclose the full contents of the hostage
deal outline announced by US President Joe Biden on Friday
night.Addressing reporters at the Knesset, Ben Gvir says Netanyahu
insisted that the actual proposal differs from the version presented by
Biden and that “there will be no reckless deal and an end to the war
without the collapse of Hamas.”“I asked him if I could look at the draft
of the agreement, and he agreed and said that I could come to his
office so that I could see the draft with my own eyes,” Ben Gvir says,
but yesterday when he arrived he was told “there is no draft” by
Netanyahu’s assistants.“This morning I also went to the Prime Minister’s
Office, and there, once again, they refused to present the draft
agreement to me,” he says, asserting that National Security Adviser
Tzachi Hanegbi likewise denied that such a draft existed.“If the deal is
not reckless and does not include a commitment to end the war for
Hamas’s collapse, why do you refuse to present it to me?” the far-right
minister asks, accusing Netanyahu of “whitewashing” the outline.“If you
sign a reckless deal that will bring an end to the war without the
collapse of Hamas, Otzma Yehudit will dissolve the government,” he says.
Netanyahu tells Knesset committee Gaza war won’t end before Hamas is dismantled-By Lazar Berman-JUN 3,24
Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee that Israel will not end the war in Gaza until it
achieves its three war aims, an Israeli official tells The Times of
Israel: the destruction of Hamas’s military and civil governance
capabilities; the release of all hostages; and ensuring that Gaza
doesn’t pose a threat to Israel.The official adds that Israel will not
agree to the second phase of a deal — which would include the complete
end to the war, according to US President Joe Biden in his Friday speech
— if it clashes with those goals.Repeating what officials close to
Netanyahu have been saying since Biden’s address, the official says that
Israel’s proposal allows it to resume fighting at any time if it
concludes that Hamas is buying time in the talks without intending to
release all the hostages.
Maldives set to bar Israelis from
visiting; Foreign Ministry issues travel warning-Israeli passport
holders in Indian Ocean archipelago advised to consider leaving, as
nation’s president also declares ‘Maldivians in Solidarity with
Palestine’ fundraising campaign-By Lazar Berman-and Agencies 2 June
2024, 10:23 pm
The Foreign Ministry on Sunday recommended that
Israelis — including those with other passports — avoid traveling to the
Maldives, after the island nation announced that Israeli passport
holders will be banned.Israel also recommended that citizens living in
the Indian Ocean archipelago weigh leaving, as it would be difficult to
assist them should they find themselves in danger.“For Israeli citizens
already in the country, it is recommended to consider leaving, because
if they find themselves in distress for any reason, it will be difficult
for us to assist,” the Foreign Ministry ministry said in a
statement.The Maldives government on Sunday announced a cabinet decision
to change laws to prevent Israeli passport holders from entering the
country and also establish a subcommittee to oversee the process, as
public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the ongoing
war in Gaza.The tiny Islamic republic of more than 1,000 strategically
located coral islets is known for its secluded sandy white beaches,
shallow turquoise lagoons and Robinson Crusoe-style getaways.Nearly
11,000 Israelis visited the luxury tourist hotspot last year, accounting
for a tiny 0.6 percent of the Maldives’ total tourist
arrivals.President Mohamed Muizzu has “resolved to impose a ban on
Israeli passports,” a spokesman for his office said in a statement,
without giving details of when the new law would take effect.He also
announced a national fundraising campaign called “Maldivians in
Solidarity with Palestine.”In December, Israel issued a travel warning
to Israelis against visiting the Maldives, citing increased anti-Israel
sentiment during the war with Hamas. The warning came “due to the
heightened anti-Israel atmosphere, including public comments by
officials. ”Israel does not have diplomatic ties with the
Muslim-majority nation after they were suspended in 1974. However,
Israelis have been allowed to visit the country famed for its island
atolls since the Maldives lifted a previous ban on Israeli tourists in
the early 1990s and moved to restore relations in 2010, though that
diplomatic effort was abandoned in 2014.The war in Gaza erupted after
Hamas’s October 7 massacre, which saw some 3,000 terrorists burst across
the border into Israel by land, air and sea, killing some 1,200 people
and seizing 252 hostages, mostly civilians, many amid acts of brutality
and sexual assault.Vowing to destroy Hamas and return the hostages,
Israel launched a wide-scale military campaign in Gaza that has drawn
international ire as the death toll mounts and a humanitarian crisis
looms in the densely-populated coastal enclave.Times of Israel staff
contributed to this report. War cabinet deliberates latest
hostage-for-ceasefire deal.
Gallant vows war won’t end until
Hamas is destroyed; IDF advances further in Rafah-Defense minister says
Israel ‘advancing an alternative’ to terror group’s rule; troops find
rocket launchers, arms near Egypt border; fighter jets hit over 30
targets across Gaza-By Emanuel Fabian-and ToI Staff 2 June 2024, 8:16 pm
Defense
Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that Israel was working on finding a
replacement for Hamas’s rule in the Gaza Strip, vowing that the war will
not end until the terror group is dismantled of both its military and
governmental capabilities.“In any process of ending the war, we will not
accept Hamas rule. We are advancing an alternative government to Hamas,
within the framework of which we will isolate areas, remove the Hamas
members and bring in other forces that will enable a different
government,” Gallant said following an assessment at the Southern
Command in Beersheba.
“On one hand, military action, and on the
other, the ability to change the regime [in Gaza], will lead to the
achievement of two of the goals of this war: the dismantling of the
Hamas government and its military power, and the return of the
hostages,” he added.Gallant’s comments came after US President Joe Biden
on Friday presented what he described as the latest Israeli proposal
for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the war in Gaza. The US
president’s address triggered shockwaves in the Israeli government,
where far-right parties threatened to bring down the coalition if Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to see it approved.The war cabinet
convened Sunday evening to discuss the proposal and its possible
implementation, given international and domestic pressure to accept the
deal aimed at securing the release of 121 hostages believed to be held
by Hamas in Gaza since being kidnapped on October 7.Despite Netanyahu’s
insistence that there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until
Hamas’s military and governing capabilities are destroyed, the heads of
the government’s two ultranationalist parties, Finance Minister Bezalel
Smotrich of Religious Zionism and National Security Minister Itamar Ben
Gvir of Otzma Yehudit, both threatened Saturday night to bring down the
government if the new deal is adopted.War cabinet minister Benny Gantz
has also issued an ultimatum to Netanyahu, demanding last month that the
premier commit to an agreed-upon vision for the Gaza conflict that
would include stipulating who might rule the territory after Hamas’s
defeat, and warning that he would bolt the coalition should this not
happen by June 8.The deliberations came as the Israel Defense Forces
pushed on with its campaign to root out Hamas in Gaza’s southernmost
city of Rafah. The IDF said on Sunday that troops had recently begun to
operate in the Yabna camp in central Rafah, adjacent to the border with
Egypt.Troops of the Givati Brigade killed several terror operatives and
located military infrastructure during recent operations in the area,
the IDF said, adding that soldiers also located many weapons, including
anti-aircraft machine guns.Troops of the 9th Armored Battalion,
operating under the Givati Brigade in the area, located several rocket
launching pits on the Gaza-Egypt border.Israeli fighter jets struck more
than 30 targets across Gaza over the past day, according to an IDF
update on Sunday morning. The targets included Hamas infrastructure,
weapon depots and cells of gunmen.Nahal Brigade troops in Rafah also
directed an airstrike against a rocket launcher, moments after it was
used to attack troops in the area. There were no injuries in the rocket
attack.The IDF published images of rocket launchers and a weapons depot
discovered by Nahal Brigade troops in Rafah in recent days. The troops
used a small drone to scan a suspicious building, where several barrels
packed with explosives were located, according to the military.Over the
weekend, the IDF announced the names of a number of “prominent” Hamas
operatives who were killed in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in recent
days.On Thursday, fighter jets struck in central Gaza’s Nuseirat,
killing Mansour Adil Mansour Kashlan, whom the IDF said was involved in
advancing terror attacks in Israel and in the West Bank.“The terrorist…
advanced and carried out terror activities, as well as engaged in
coordination and cooperation with terror groups in the Gaza Strip and
other countries,” the military said.In another strike this past week in
central Gaza, carried out by a drone, Walid Abed Abu Dalal was killed.
The IDF said Abu Dalal served in the terror group’s military wing,
alongside his role as head of the technology department in Hamas’s
internal security forces.The military noted that Hamas’s internal
security forces, and especially its technology department, “harm the
IDF’s freedom of action in the Gaza Strip, and are also a significant
part of Hamas’s counter-espionage attempts.”In a separate strike, on
Friday, also in Nuseirat, Tareq Darwish was killed. According to the
IDF, Darwish was a prominent member of the Nuseirat Battalion’s aerial
array. The military said he was killed following attempts in the past
month to “impede the IDF’s freedom of aerial action” in Gaza.The IDF
released footage of the latter strike.In another strike last week, the
IDF said it killed Salame Baraka, a member of Hamas’s East Khan Younis
Battalion, who also served as head of the finance department in the
terror group’s police.The military said that it also targeted a building
belonging to the Al-Noor organization in Gaza City last week week.
According to the IDF, Al-Noor is classified as a terror group, due to
its funding of Hamas.The military said Al-Noor transferred millions of
dollars to Hamas for terror activity in the West Bank, as well as
distributing funds to the families of Hamas operatives killed or jailed
by Israel.The strike against the organization’s building in the area of
Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods took place on Thursday.Also
in Gaza City, the IDF said it launched a new pinpoint raid against Hamas
in the Sabra neighborhood this past week, carried out by the
Multi-Domain, or Ghost Unit, alongside the Carmeli and Yiftah reserve
brigades, under the 99th Division.Troops of the elite Ghost Unit,
alongside other forces, killed dozens of gunmen and demolished a weapons
depot in Sabra over the past two days, the IDF said, adding that
soldiers also located weapons and many tunnel shafts during sweeps of
the area.The IDF first operated in the Sabra neighborhood during the
beginning of the ground offensive last year, after Hamas started the war
with its October 7 massacre, which saw some 3,000 terrorists burst
across the border into Israel by land, air and sea, killing some 1,200
people and seizing 252 hostages, mostly civilians, many amid acts of
brutality and sexual assault.Talks on reopening Rafah
Crossing-Meanwhile, a meeting between US, Egyptian and Israeli officials
was scheduled to take place on Sunday in Cairo to discuss the reopening
of Gaza’s Rafah Crossing, according to a high-level source quoted by
Egypt’s state-linked Al Qahera TV.Egypt is insisting that Israel
withdraw its forces from the crossing, according to Al Qahera, after the
IDF seized the Palestinian side of the crossing in May.In a weekly
humanitarian aid summary, meanwhile, the IDF said on Sunday that 1,858
trucks carrying humanitarian aid had entered the Gaza Strip after being
inspected by Israeli authorities.It said the trucks — carrying food,
water, medical equipment, and shelter equipment — entered Gaza via the
Kerem Shalom Crossing in the Strip’s south and the Erez West Crossing in
the north of the territory.The numbers include 764 trucks from Egypt,
the IDF says. Egypt had briefly halted humanitarian aid deliveries after
the IDF took over the Rafah Crossing last month, before agreeing, in
coordination with the United States, to resume deliveries via Kerem
Shalom.Weekly summary of ongoing humanitarian efforts
(26.5-1.6):????1,858 trucks entered via the Kerem Shalom and Erez West
Crossings. Including:????764 Egyptian trucks-????312 flour trucks by
@WFP.????124 Jordanian trucks-13 tankers carrying over half a million
liters of fuel.We… pic.twitter.com/94hxAiJro7 — COGAT (@cogatonline)
June 2, 2024-There was no mention of airdrops of aid to Gaza, where the
United Nations has warned of “imminent famine” among many of the
densely-populated coastal enclave’s 2.3 million population.The Hamas-run
Gaza health ministry says more than 35,000 people in the Strip have
been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though only
some 24,000 fatalities have been identified at hospitals. The toll,
which cannot be verified, includes some 15,000 terror operatives Israel
says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000
terrorists inside Israel on October 7.A total of 294 soldiers have been
killed during the ground offensive against Hamas and amid operations
along the Gaza border. A civilian Defense Ministry contractor has also
been killed in the Strip.Agencies contributed to this report.
2
hurt as Hezbollah shells north, launches explosive drones after wave of
IDF strikes-Some 40 projectiles fired in series of attacks that sparked
massive fire in Golan Heights; in first, drone impacts in Nahariya,
causing small blaze-By Emanuel Fabian-2 June 2024, 6:17 pm
Lebanon’s
Hezbollah bombarded northern Israel with some 40 rockets in several
separate barrages on Sunday, after the Israeli military carried out a
wave of overnight strikes against the terror group.Explosive-laden
drones were also launched from Lebanon on Sunday, as the terror group
continued its attacks on the north amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in
the Gaza Strip.The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday morning that it had
carried out an overnight airstrike with fighter jets against a
Hezbollah compound in northeastern Lebanon’s Baalbek.Baalbek, an area
identified in the past as a Hezbollah stronghold, is around 100
kilometers (62 miles) from the Israeli border.The IDF said the strike
came as a response to Hezbollah shooting down a military drone over
southern Lebanon on Saturday.In addition to the compound, the IDF said
fighter jets also struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern
Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil, and command rooms in Qana and Baraachit.On Sunday
morning, two explosive-laden drones were launched from Lebanon, striking
open areas near the city of Katzrin in the Golan Heights, the military
said.The drones sparked a fire that was extinguished a short while
later. The IDF said there were no injuries in the incident.Hezbollah
claimed to have targeted an Iron Dome battery in the area with several
explosive drones.Sirens had sounded throughout the area during the
attack, as the military attempted to intercept the devices.Later on
Sunday, a barrage of at least 15 rockets was fired at Katzrin, striking
open areas and sparking a large fire south of the city, according to the
IDF and the Fire and Rescue Service. There were no reports of injuries
in the attack.Hezbollah claimed to have fired dozens of rockets at an
IDF base in the area.In other barrages on Sunday, 15 rockets were fired
at the Kiryat Shmona area, and another eight were launched at the
largely evacuated border community of Margaliot. According to the IDF,
all of the rockets were intercepted.Another rocket attack on Kiryat
Shmona lightly wounded two people, the municipality said.The city said
that at least three impact sites were reported in the city, also
resulting in damage.The military later said it carried out a strike
against a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon’s Houla, used
to launch the attack on Margaliot.Lebanese media claimed that two
shepherds were killed in the Houla strike.In a separate attack, a
building in the border community of Metula was damaged by anti-tank
missile fire from Lebanon, the IDF said.Also Sunday, several suspected
drones were identified by the IDF as crossing into Israel from Lebanon,
heading toward the Nahariya area on the coast. Sirens had sounded in the
area amid the incident.Footage purportedly from the area showed an Iron
Dome interceptor missile engaging one of the drones.The IDF said the
sirens were triggered after an interceptor missile was launched at “a
target suspected of being a suspicious aerial target.”The military later
said the incident was over and under investigation, without elaborating
further on whether or not the apparent drones were intercepted.Later in
the day, another explosive drone was launched from Lebanon toward the
northern coastal city, with the IDF reporting that it had attempted to
intercept the device.The interception attempts failed, and the drone hit
an area in the city, causing a small fire that was being extinguished
by firefighters, the military added.It marked the first time amid the
war that an explosive drone hit Nahariya. Footage from Nahariya appears
to show an explosive-laden drone impacting near the coast, following
Iron Dome interceptions in the area. pic.twitter.com/qEK2CGJFeg— Emanuel
(Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) June 2, 2024-There were no injuries in
both incidents, which Hezbollah did not immediately claim responsibility
for.The IDF said it also launched a strike Sunday against a Hezbollah
weapons depot in southern Lebanon’s Mays al-Jabal.The strike was carried
out after a Hezbollah operative was spotted entering the site. A short
while later, a fighter jet struck the building, the military said.The
IDF said secondary blasts were seen after the strike, indicating the
site was used to store munitions.Since October 8, Hezbollah-led forces
have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on
a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support
Gaza amid the war there.So far, the skirmishes on the border have
resulted in 10 civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the
deaths of 14 IDF soldiers and reservists. There have also been several
attacks from Syria, without any injuries.Hezbollah has named 326 members
who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in
Lebanon but some also in Syria. In Lebanon, another 62 operatives from
other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and dozens of civilians have
been killed.Israel has expressed openness to a diplomatic solution to
the conflict, but has threatened to go to war against Hezbollah to
restore security to the north of Israel, where tens of thousands of
civilians are currently displaced.On Sunday, the IDF announced that it
had completed a war simulation exercise over the past week, as part of
preparations for an escalation in northern Israel amid daily attacks by
Hezbollah.The drill, carried out by the Northern Command and other
General Staff directorates and wings, included “many scenarios that
simulate the expansion of the war in the northern arena, and multi-front
war scenarios,” the military said.
from the blogs-The genocide
claim against Israel doesn’t add up-The ratio of combatant-to-civilian
casualties in Gaza should be recognized as a historical achievement of
protecting civilian lives-By Shlomo Cohen and Yaacov Samet 2 June 2024,
4:41 pm
“The genocide in Gaza” cause has been roiling university
campuses in the US and around the globe. The genocide accusation is the
subject of a lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel at the
International Court of Justice and has been repeated by a few other
countries, some scholars, endless activists, and one US congresswoman.
Its political importance is not restricted to Israel. President Biden,
it is argued, might be punished in the upcoming elections by progressive
voters for complicity with this alleged genocide. The accusation could
thus exert tremendous influence on world politics. This is a fascinating
socio-political phenomenon since it is easy to prove that there is no
genocide. Here we present a once-and-for-all clear-cut refutation. To
sustain the charge of genocide, the Genocide Convention (1948) requires
that one prove both an “intent to destroy” a group and that acts were
committed to implement that intent. Since intent is elusive, battles of
narratives with respect to it can be interminable. Implementation, on
the other hand, refers to empirical facts, and here the numbers swiftly
refute the possibility of genocide – indeed, they attest to the exact
opposite.It is widely admitted that Israel has a right to retaliate
against the perpetrators of the October 7 massacre and to seek to free
its hostages, yet Israel is accused of leading a military offensive that
resulted in an excessive – and therefore unjustified – level of
civilian casualties in Gaza. While no one seems ready to offer a
criterion for “excessiveness,” one parameter that would be flatly
incompatible with genocide is an inordinately low combatant-to-civilian
ratio. That this is precisely what the numbers show has been intimated
but never properly demonstrated.Numbers provided during war are never
accurate, but let us work with the numbers we have. On February 29, the
Gaza authorities reported a total of 30,035 Gazans dead. On the very
same day, the Israel Defense Forces tallied the number of killed Hamas
militants in Gaza at “over 13,000.” (Multiple analyses – e.g. here,
here, and here – make the numbers released by the Hamas-run Gaza Health
Ministry extremely hard to believe, but we’ll treat them as accurate
anyway; and if, for argument’s sake, we believe Hamas, it behooves us to
believe Israel too.) During war people do not stop dying of
non-war-related reasonsNow thirteen thousand militants out of 30,000
total dead spells a combatant-to-civilian ratio of 13:17. During war
people do not stop dying of non-war-related reasons, however. The CIA
World Factbook assesses 3/1000 deaths yearly in the Gaza Strip. This
translates to about 2,500 non-war-related deaths between October 7 and
February 29 (given a population of 2.1 million). Since Hamas militants
make up about 1.5% of the Gazan population, virtually all these 2,500
deaths are civilians. Hence the war-related combatant-to-civilian ratio
drops to 13:14.5. Of course, not all civilians who died of war-related
reasons died because of Israel: Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
fired some 12,000 rockets during this war, roughly 12% of which fell
within the Gaza Strip. That’s 1,440 rockets falling indiscriminately on
civilians. Hamas also opened fire on civilians who tried to follow IDF
instructions and evacuate the fighting zones so as to stop serving as
Hamas’ human shields. And so on. We do not know how many civilians died
in these ways, but it is reasonable to conclude that the
combatant-civilian death ratio stands at about 13:14, which is less than
1:1.1. And now the crucial question: What should we make of this
figure? It can only be evaluated meaningfully by comparison to
historical references. The combatant-to-civilian ratio of wartime
casualties varies widely according to the character of the war theater. A
wide comparative historical analysis suggests a (conservative) ratio of
1:1 on average. Crucially, however, in urban warfare the ratios climb
very sharply. The Washington DC-based Center for Civilians in Conflict
reports that “In cities […] civilians account for 90 percent of the
casualties during war.” Similarly, in its global survey of armed
conflicts from 2011 to 2020, the NGO Action on Armed Violence found that
“91% of those reported killed or injured by explosive weapons in
populated areas were civilians.” Even when attacks were “explicitly
coded as targeting armed actors” specifically, civilian casualties in
populated areas still accounted for 69%. The (less than) 1:1.1 ratio of
combatant-to-civilian casualties of war in the inordinately densely
populated Gaza Strip is astonishingly low in historical comparison. Not
only is this conceptually incompatible with genocide – it is its very
polar opposite.Notice also that since the 1:1.1 ratio is inordinately
low compared to the norm in urban warfare, then even if, hypothetically,
the final true numbers turn out to be doubly worse, they would still be
low in historical comparison and therefore incompatible even with a
prima facie suspicion of genocide. Since nobody attributes to the IDF
extreme ineptitude in killing, the 1:1.1 ratio of combatant-to-civilian
casualties achieved in Gaza should be recognized as a historical
achievement of protecting civilian lives. Thus the numbers also testify
to a lack of genocidal intent.War is invariably replete with human
tragedies. Nothing written here overlooks this. Our point is only that a
historically low overall ratio of combatant-to-civilian casualties
refutes the possibility of genocide. Stories of specific tragedies are
surely an important aspect of the coverage of war; but focusing
exclusively on those at the expense of the overall statistics amounts to
informational manipulation.The conclusions presented here are based on
simple reasoning and information available to all. That the ICJ judges
in The Hague, who proceed with the genocide trial, cannot produce simple
reasoning is deeply disturbing. If they can, yet proceed, this is
alarmingly worse. The Jewish people and the Jewish State have been
repeatedly victims of blood libels. This looks like yet another one – if
you just do the math. –– Shlomo Cohen is an associate professor of
philosophy at Ben-Gurion University, specializing in ethics, and a
medical doctor. His book The Concept and Ethics of Manipulation is
forthcoming with Cambridge University Press.Yaacov Samet is a vascular
surgeon. He is a major in the IDF, who has served for months in the Gaza
Strip during Iron Swords.
Firebomb thrown at Israeli embassy
in Romania, no injuries or damage-Police say incident not linked to Gaza
war, attack motivated by ‘personal grievances’ over visa rejection;
suspect also tries to light himself on fire outside-By Lazar Berman-and
Agencies Today, 4:51 pm-JUN 3,24
A foreign citizen was detained
in Romania’s capital on Monday after allegedly attacking the entrance of
the Israeli Embassy with a Molotov cocktail, causing a small fire but
no casualties, local media and police reported.The 34-year-old man was
apprehended by antiterrorism officers from the Romanian Intelligence
Service before police arrived on the scene, Bucharest police said,
adding that the suspect also tried to set himself on fire.Israel’s
Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the suspect had pulled out the
Molotov cocktail while going through a security inspection, and
proceeded to throw it at a door leading into the lobby.Local media
reported that the suspect was a Syrian national, and a police
spokesperson told local news channel Digi24 that the incident was
motivated by “personal grievances” and not by the international context
of Israel’s ongoing war against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza
Strip.The man had failed to “obtain a certain visa,” the spokesperson
said by way of explanation but noted that an investigation into the
man’s motives is still underway.The Israeli embassy confirmed the
incident in an official statement, saying that the man threw the Molotov
cocktail after he was approached by security.The embassy thanked the
Romanian security and police forces for their “swift and efficient
response.”Security was increased at Israeli embassies around the world
following the unprecedented October 7 terror onslaught carried out in
southern Israel by Hamas, and amid the subsequent war in Gaza.Last
month, gunfire was heard near Israel’s embassy in Stockholm, and in late
January, a bomb squad destroyed an explosive device inside the grounds
of the embassy.Last week, an official from the Mossad intelligence
agency said that Iran was behind a string of terror attacks on Israeli
embassies by criminal networks in Europe, including the attempted attack
on the embassy in Stockholm.Sweden later confirmed the Mossad report,
saying that Iran has been carrying out activities inside the country for
several years.In March, Dutch police also arrested someone suspected of
throwing a burning object at Israel’s embassy in The Hague.Times of
Israel staff contributed to this report.
After Khamenei praises
October 7, PA says the war won’t help it gain independence-Iranian
supreme leader says Hamas’s attack happened at the right moment for the
Middle East and put Israel on the path to destruction
By Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 6:30 pm-JUN 3,24
The
Palestinian people do not need wars that do not serve their ambitions
for freedom and independence, the office of Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday in response to remarks by Iranian
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praising the timing of the
October 7 attack.Khamenei said Monday morning that the Hamas-led
onslaught on Israel had happened exactly at the moment the region needed
it, when there had been a plan “by the US, Zionist individuals, their
followers and some of the region’s countries to change the equation in
the region.”The Palestinian presidency responded by saying such remarks
were clearly aimed at sacrificing Palestinian blood and would not lead
to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.Khamenei, 85,
was speaking at an event to mark 35 years since the death of ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, which replaced a
US-backed monarchy.He said the October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist
terror group “was a decisive blow to the Zionist regime” and put Israel
“on the path that will only end in its destruction.”Khamenei, who spoke
to thousands gathered in the Khomeini mausoleum near Tehran, also said
that “the Zionist regime is gradually melting before the eyes of the
people of the world.”Palestinian Authority President“Sooner or later,
America will have to withdraw its support,” he said.Since the 1979
Islamic Revolution, Iran, the main Shiite Muslim power, has emerged as a
bitter enemy of Israel and Israel’s Western allies, the United States
and Britain.Iran is under international sanctions over its contested
nuclear program, which it insists is for civilian purposes despite
evidence to the contrary.While Israel and Iran have long fought a shadow
war of killings and sabotage, Iran funds various proxy terror groups
across the Middle East, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in
Lebanon, to fight the Jewish state directly.As the fighting in Gaza
between Hamas and Israel raged after October 7, Tehran launched a
barrage of rockets and missiles at Israel, most of which were
intercepted with the help of Israel’s allies.Iran has said it had no
advance knowledge of Hamas’s October 7 attack but has praised it
since.The war in Gaza was launched by the unprecedented attack, in which
Hamas terrorists murdered some 1,200 people and took 252 hostages.In
response, Israel launched a ground invasion in the Gaza Strip with the
proclaimed objectives of dismantling Hamas and getting the hostages
back.The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 36,000 people in
the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far,
though only some 24,000 fatalities have been identified at hospitals.
The toll, which cannot be verified and does not differentiate between
terrorists and civilians, includes some 15,000 terror operatives Israel
says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000
terrorists inside Israel on October 7.The Israeli army has lost 294
soldiers during the ground offensive against Hamas and amid operations
along the Gaza border. A civilian Defense Ministry contractor has also
been killed in the Strip.It is believed that 120 hostages remain in Gaza
— not all of them alive.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25
And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in
the moon,(MAN ON MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC)
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) for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
THE FIRST
JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST
GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING (BUT WILL NOT KILL EVERY BODY WITH
WATER)(BUT 50% OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE (4 BILLION PEOPLE) FROM NUCLEAR
WAR)(THE BIBLE SAYS BY FIRE OR ATOMIC BOMBS THIS TIME)
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the
seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the
great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
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.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
through
which the world at that time was destroyed by being flooded with water.
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for
fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly
people.
June 3, 2024
Severe thunderstorms will threaten parts
of the Plains and Midwest early this week as disturbances combine with
plenty of moisture. Damaging winds, large hail and a couple of tornadoes
are possible.
'The bigger the fire, the slower the restoration'
Hezbollah rockets spark fires burning 10,000 dunams of open areas in
north-Nature and Parks Authority official says it will take years for
local flora to repair itself after Sunday blaze destroyed parts of
Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian-Today, 4:06 pm-JUN 3,24
Rockets
fired by Hezbollah at the north of the country on Sunday caused
bushfires that consumed 10,000 dunams of foliage in open areas,
including nature reserves, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority
said.Dozens of firefighters worked for hours to gain control of the
blaze that was started by a barrage of rockets fired at the town of
Katzrin on the Golan Heights and other areas. Some areas were still
burning on Monday.Sharon Levi, director of INPA’s Golan District, told
the Ynet news outlet on Monday that the fire had caused damage to the
Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve, burning areas that include hiking
trails, and the reserve’s Black Canyon.Though the trails will soon be
reopened, it will take the flora a long time to recover, he said.“A fire
of 10,000 dunams (2,471 acres) is a big fire,” Levi said.Though “nature
has the ability to restore,” he added, “the bigger the fire — the
slower the restoration.”Levi explained it takes time for trees to regrow
and for animals to repopulate affected areas.“Some things are restored
within a year, and some are restored within several years, but in the
end, the area will be restored,” he said.Hezbollah fired at least 40
rockets in several barrages on Sunday after the Israeli military carried
out a wave of overnight strikes against the terror group.A barrage of
at least 15 rockets was fired at Katzrin, striking open areas and
sparking a large fire south of the city, according to the IDF and the
Fire and Rescue Service. There were no reports of injuries in the
attack.Hezbollah claimed to have fired dozens of rockets at an IDF base
in the area.It took 15 fire trucks and crews and six firefighting planes
to gain control of the blaze.In other barrages on Sunday, 15 rockets
were fired at the Kiryat Shmona area, and another eight were launched at
the largely evacuated border community of Margaliot. According to the
IDF, all of the rockets were intercepted.Another rocket attack on Kiryat
Shmona lightly wounded two people, the municipality said.In the area of
Kiryat Shmona, Yiftach, and Aniam a further 1,200 dunams were burned
due to fires started by rockets. Of those, 750 dunams were from the
Mordot Harei Naftali nature reserve, Eran Himes, director of the Upper
Galilee division of the INPA, said in a statement.The fire damaged one
of the oldest Mount Atlas pistachio trees in the reserve, he noted. Some
of the trees in the area are at least 400 years old.There have also
been fires on the Lebanese side of the border due to IDF retaliatory
strikes at Hezbollah.On Monday, more rocket fire started another blaze
in the north.A large fire blazed in the Ramim Ridge area, near Kiryat
Shmona, reportedly as a result of rocket impacts in the area over the
previous 24 hours. The Fire and Rescue Services said nine firefighting
teams were called out to tackle the fire. Meanwhile, the service said
firefighting efforts also continued dealing with the fire that started
the day before near Katzrin.Since October 8, Hezbollah-led forces have
attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a
near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support Gaza
amid the war against Hamas there.So far, the skirmishes on the border
have resulted in 10 civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the
deaths of 14 IDF soldiers and reservists. There have also been several
attacks from Syria, without any injuries.Hezbollah has named 326 members
who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in
Lebanon but some also in Syria. In Lebanon, another 62 operatives from
other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and dozens of civilians have
been killed.Israel has expressed openness to a diplomatic solution to
the conflict, but has threatened to go to war against Hezbollah to
restore security to the north of Israel, from where tens of thousands of
civilians are currently displaced.
Subduction zone splay faults
compound hazards of great earthquakes-Date:May 20, 2024-Source:Virginia
Tech-Summary:Groundbreaking research has provided new insight into the
tectonic plate shifts that create some of the Earth's largest
earthquakes and tsunamis.
Groundbreaking research has provided
new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of the
Earth's largest earthquakes and tsunamis."This is the first study to
employ coastal geology to reconstruct the rupture history of the splay
fault system," said Jessica DePaolis, postdoctoral fellow in Virginia
Tech's Department of Geosciences. "These splay faults are closer to the
coast, so these tsunamis will be faster to hit the coastline than a
tsunami generated only from a subduction zone earthquake."Subduction
zones around the world, areas where one tectonic plate shifts under
another, create the largest earthquakes -- those over magnitude 8.0 --
triggering tsunamis and altering ecosystems in their wake. DePaolis,
along with Tina Dura, assistant professor of natural hazards, and
colleagues from the United States Geological Survey, found evidence that
splay faults, the crustal faults connected to the subduction zones, may
shift during subduction zone earthquakes and contribute to local
coastal destruction and ecological change more regularly than previously
realized.Such a shift of the splay fault underwater can create a
tsunami that could reach the nearest shores in 30 minutes or less,
DePaolis said.Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid
Earth, the study should affect hazard awareness at subduction zones
around the world. Splay faults exist at subduction zones bordering
Ecuador, Cascadia, Chile, and Japan, suggesting they may contribute to
tsunami hazards at those locations as well.When tectonic plates shift at
a subduction zone, it occurs miles under the ocean surface. Because
splay faults are connected to these zones, their location makes
researching them a challenge.Fortunately, secondary, or surface level,
effects of these shifts have been geologically recorded on Montague
Island in Prince William Sound in Alaska, making it the only current
land mass to sit atop a splay fault to exhibit such effects in its
soil.Typically, the resultant lifting of land from the tectonic plate
shifting beneath it, called uplift, from subduction zone earthquakes can
be as much as 1 to 3 meters. This is true for most onshore locations
impacted by the 1964 earthquake, which hit 9.2 on the Richter scale.
However, on Montague Island, splay faults created 11 meters of uplift
and initiated drainage of a coastal lagoon, effectively altering its
ecosystem from a marine lagoon to a freshwater bog."The island is kind
of stuck in the middle of these splay faults, so anytime these splay
faults rupture, it's actually recording the uplift," DePaolis said. "It
has this exaggerated uplift that's just not common in subduction
zone-only earthquakes."DePaolis and her team examined the effects of the
splay fault ruptures on Montague Island. By analyzing 42 sediment
cores, they found stratigraphic evidence of the 1964 earthquake and a
secondary shift caused by the splay fault. They noticed there was a
clear sedimentary change from pre-earthquake lagoon silt to
post-earthquake rooted soil."There are definitely islands that uplift
with subduction zone earthquakes, but they don't necessarily have faults
going through them causing that exaggerated uplift, so it's a really
unique place," said Dura, an affiliated faculty member of the Global
Change Center and the Fralin Life Sciences Institute.Researchers have
believed that a secondary shift from the splay faults was possible. But
that idea has been only theoretical until now because this is the first
known land mass to record the stratigraphic evidence.Team members also
utilized diatoms, a type of siliceous microalgae preserved within the
sediments that is sensitive to changes in salinity, to reconstruct the
paleoenvironmental changes that occurred following the 1964 earthquake.
They found a clear shift from a highly saline marine lagoon environment
out of the reach of tides, indicating uplift of the coast.Comparing the
findings of the 1964 earthquake core samples to samples deeper in the
coastal stratigraphy, the research team discovered sedimentary and
diatom evidence of three other instances where the splay fault ruptured.
This evidence correlated with four of the last eight documented
subduction zone earthquakes in the region."There's a huge amount of
displacement on these faults that can create those really quick, local,
large tsunamis," DePaolis said. "So you have that local tsunami coming
in really quickly and right behind that, you're going to have the
tsunami that was created by the subduction zone itself. All of a sudden
you're having these massive and destructive tsunamis kind of coming in
rapidly one after another."Story Source:Materials provided by Virginia
Tech. Original written by Felicia Spencer. Note: Content may be edited
for style and length.Journal Reference:Jessica M. DePaolis, Tina Dura,
Robert C. Witter, Peter J. Haeussler, Adrian Bender, Janet H. Curran, D.
Reide Corbett. Repeated Coseismic Uplift of Coastal Lagoons Above the
Patton Bay Splay Fault System, Montague Island, Alaska, USA. Journal of
Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2024; 129 (5) DOI:
10.1029/2023JB028552-Chicago-Virginia Tech. "Subduction zone splay
faults compound hazards of great earthquakes." ScienceDaily.
ScienceDaily, 20 May 2024.
<www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240520122721.htm>.
Lake
tsunamis pose significant threat under warming climate-Date: May 6,
2024-Source:Seismological Society of America-Summary:The names might not
be familiar -- Cowee Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon --
but they mark the sites of recent lake tsunamis, a phenomenon that is
increasingly common in Alaska, British Columbia and other regions with
mountain glaciers. Triggered by landslides into small bodies of water,
most of these tsunamis have occurred in remote locations so far, but
geologists say it may just be a matter of time before a tsunami swamps a
more populated place.
The names might not be familiar -- Cowee
Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon -- but they mark the sites
of recent lake tsunamis, a phenomenon that is increasingly common in
Alaska, British Columbia and other regions with mountain
glaciers.Triggered by landslides into small bodies of water, most of
these tsunamis have occurred in remote locations so far, but geologist
Bretwood Higman of Ground Truth Alaska said it may just be a matter of
time before a tsunami swamps a more populated place like Portage Lake
near Whittier, Alaska.When he estimates where the risk of an Alaskan
lake tsunami is highest, Portage Lake "is pretty much at the top of my
list," Higman said.Other sites in Alaska where the risks of lake
tsunamis coincide with human activity and infrastructure include
Eklutna, Seward, Valdez, Juneau, Grewingk Lake in Kachemak Bay State
Park and Index Lake near Glacier View.At the Seismological Society of
America (SSA)'s 2024 Annual Meeting, Higman discussed the importance of
assessing sites like Portage Lake for the possibility of lake tsunamis,
in part by using distinctive seismic signals connected to
landslides."There are some cases where there are dramatic and very
distinctive precursory seismic signals that precede a catastrophic
landslide, sometimes by as much as days," Highman noted. "If we could
get to the point where we understood these and knew how to detect them,
they could be really useful."Higman calls lake tsunamis "an emerging,
climate-linked hazard." The geological conditions that underlie the
events in places like Alaska are usually similar. Higher temperatures
melt the glaciers that buttress the walls of the valley that cradles the
shrinking glacier. Without the glacier in place to hold them up, the
valley walls are more prone to landslide, either into an existing body
of water or a new lake created by the glacier melt. In other areas,
warming conditions are weakening permafrost that may be important to the
stability of slopes above lakes."This is something that historically
has been a pretty rare event, but in the last few years there have been a
really surprising number of these," said Higman.The 2020 Elliot Creek
tsunami in a glacial valley in British Columbia, for instance, featured a
landslide measuring 18 cubic million meters in volume and a tsunami
runup of more than 100 meters.Forest and salmon habitat were the main
casualties of that tsunami, but Higman and his colleagues are looking at
these remote but dramatic events to find ways to prepare for tsunamis
in places with more infrastructure. "There are places where we see the
same kinds of geologic instability that preceded these other events, but
there are a lot of people exposed," said Higman.Higman said there are
some parallels between the tectonic faults that seismologists usually
study and "the behaviors that we're seeing in the failure surface of
these very large landslides," suggesting that they also offer one way to
study fault dynamics in miniature.Story Source:Materials provided by
Seismological Society of America. Note: Content may be edited for style
and length.Seismological Society of America. "Lake tsunamis pose
significant threat under warming climate." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6
May 2024.
<www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240506131516.htm>.
Researchers
introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides-Date: April 26,
2024-Source:Rochester Institute of Technology-Summary: Landslides are
one of the most destructive natural disasters on the planet, causing
billions of dollars of damage and devastating loss of life every year. A
global team of researchers has provided help for those who work to
predict landslides and risk evaluations.
Landslides are one of
the most destructive natural disasters on the planet, causing billions
of dollars of damage and devastating loss of life every year. By
introducing a new paradigm for studying landslide shapes and failure
types, a global team of researchers has provided help for those who work
to predict landslides and risk evaluations.Rochester Institute of
Technology Ph.D. student Kamal Rana (imaging science) was a lead author
on a paper recently published in Nature Communications announcing the
research, along with co-author Nishant Malik, assistant professor in
RIT's School of Mathematics and Statistics. Kushanav Bhuyan, from the
University of Padova and Machine Intelligence and Slope Stability
Laboratory, was also a lead co-author.Current predictive models rely on
databases that do not generally include information on the type of
failure of mapped landslides. By using the aerial view and elevation
data of landslide sites combined with machine learning, the researchers
were able to achieve 80-94 percent accuracy in identifying landslide
movements in diverse locations around the world. Specifically, the study
introduces a method of examining slides, flows, and fails, finding
distinct patterns.Researchers studied landslides around the world, like
the 2008 disaster in Beichuan, China, to develop a new paradigm to
understand their movements and failure types."Our algorithm is not
predicting landslides," explained Malik. "But the people who are in the
business of predicting landslides need to know more information about
them, like what caused them and what mechanisms they were."Various
locations were studied, including Italy, the United States, Denmark,
Turkey, and China. The wide array of countries helped confirm the
strength of the findings, since they can be successfully utilized in
diverse regions and climates."It was quite exhilarating when we saw the
success numbers," said Bhuyan. "We got the results, which are really
good, but we need to be able to connect this to reality."The real-world
application of this research has a personal impact for Rana, who is from
the Himalayan region of India."I have seen so many cases when
landslides have occurred," said Rana. "The roads are blocked for two or
three weeks. There is no communication from the cities to the villages.
It blocks people from going to their jobs or students going to
school."The hope is that this deeper understanding of failure movements
will help those who work to predict deadly events and enhance the
accuracy and reliability of hazard and risk assessment models, which
will help save lives and reduce damage.Along with Rana, Bhuyan, and
Malik, co-authors of the paper include Joaquin V. Ferrer, Fabrice
Cotton, and Ugur Ozturk from the University of Potsdam, and Filippo
Catani from the University of Padova.Story Source:Materials provided by
Rochester Institute of Technology. Original written by Mollie Radzinski.
Note: Content may be edited for style and length.Journal
Reference:Kushanav Bhuyan, Kamal Rana, Joaquin V. Ferrer, Fabrice
Cotton, Ugur Ozturk, Filippo Catani, Nishant Malik. Landslide topology
uncovers failure movements. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI:
10.1038/s41467-024-46741-7-Rochester Institute of Technology.
"Researchers introduce new way to study, help prevent landslides."
ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 April 2024.
<www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240426165216.htm>.
Surprising
insights about debris flows on Mars-Research pushes the presence of
water on Mars further into the past-Date:March 14, 2024-Source:Utrecht
University-Summary:The period that liquid water was present on the
surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously thought. Channel
landforms called gullies, previously thought to be formed exclusively by
liquid water, can also be formed by the action of evaporating CO2 ice,
according to a new study.
The period that liquid water was
present on the surface of Mars may have been shorter than previously
thought. Channel landforms called gullies, previously thought to be
formed exclusively by liquid water, can also be formed by the action of
evaporating CO2 ice. That is the conclusion of a new study by Lonneke
Roelofs, a planetary researcher at Utrecht University. "This influences
our ideas about water on Mars in general, and therefore our search for
life on the planet." The results of the study are published this week in
the journal Communications Earth and Environment."The Martian
atmosphere is 95% CO2," Lonneke Roelofs explains. "In winter, air
temperatures drop below -120 degrees Celsius, which is cold enough for
CO2 in the atmosphere to freeze." In the process of freezing, CO2 gas
can change directly to CO2 ice, skipping the liquid phase. The process
is similar to frost on Earth, where water vapour forms ice crystals and
blankets the landscape in a white film. Warmer spring temperatures,
combined with the thin Martian atmosphere, causes CO2 ice to evaporate
directly back to gas, again skipping the liquid phase. "We call that
'sublimation'. The process is extremely explosive due to Mars' low air
pressure. The created gas pressure pushes sediment grains apart causing
the material to flow, similar to debris flows in mountainous areas on
Earth. These flows can reshape the Martian landscape -- even in the
absence of water."Scientists have long hypothesised that CO2 ice could
be a driving force behind these Martian landscape structures. "But those
hypotheses were mainly based on models or satellite studies," Roelofs
explains. "With our experiments in a so-called 'Mars chamber', we were
able to simulate this process under Martian conditions. Using this
specialised lab equipment we could directly study this process with our
own eyes. We even observed that debris flows driven by CO2 ice under
Martian conditions flow just as efficiently as the debris flows driven
by water on Earth."Extraterrestrial life"We know for sure that there was
once water on the surface of Mars. This study does not prove the
contrary," Roelofs says. "But the emergence of life likely needs a long
period where liquid water was present. Previously, we thought that these
landscape structures were formed by debris flows driven by water,
because of their similarity to debris flow systems on Earth. My research
now shows that, in addition to debris flows powered by water, the
sublimation of frozen CO2 can also serve as a driving force behind the
formation of these Martian gully landscapes. That pushes the presence of
water on Mars further into the past, making the chance of life on Mars
smaller." And that makes us even more unique than we thought.Why Mars?
But what makes someone interested in landscapes 330 million km away?
"Mars is our closest neighbour. It's the only other rocky planet close
to our solar system's 'green zone'. The zone is precisely far enough
from the sun to allow for liquid water to exist, a prerequisite for
life. So Mars is a place where we possibly can find answers to questions
about how life developed, including potential extraterrestrial life,"
answers Roelofs. "Plus, studying the formation of landscape structures
on other planets is a way for us to step outside our Earthly context.
You ask different questions, which leads to new insights on processes
here on Earth. For example, we can also observe the process of
gas-driven debris flows in pyroclastic flows around volcanoes, here on
Earth. So this research could contribute to a better understanding of
terrestrial volcanic hazards."Story Source: Materials provided by
Utrecht University. Note: Content may be edited for style and
length.Journal Reference:Lonneke Roelofs, Susan J. Conway, Tjalling de
Haas, Colin Dundas, Stephen R. Lewis, Jim McElwaine, Kelly Pasquon, Jan
Raack, Matthew Sylvest, Manish R. Patel. How, when and where current
mass flows in Martian gullies are driven by CO2 sublimation.
Communications Earth & Environment, 2024; 5 (1) DOI:
10.1038/s43247-024-01298-7-Utrecht University. "Surprising insights
about debris flows on Mars." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 14 March 2024.
<www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240314122141.htm>.
Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Hurricane Season Prediction-Rebecca Norris-Sat, June 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
It’s
unofficially summer which means hurricane season is kicking into full
gear. Every June to November, meteorologists study the earth’s
atmosphere to calculate just how treacherous hurricane season might be.
This year, it looks like unprecedented storms are on the way for the
Atlantic coast.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, there’s an 85 percent chance that the 2024 Atlantic
hurricane season will be above average, a 10 percent chance that it will
be average, and a 5 percent chance that it will be below average. More
specifically, NOAA hypothesizes there will be 17 to 25 named storms with
winds above 39 miles per hour, with eight to 13 of them projected to
become actual hurricanes with winds 74 mph or higher. But that’s not
all. NOAA also expects there to be four to seven major hurricanes that
rank as category 3,4, or 5 with winds above 111 mph.Before you start to
panic, know this: Forecasters are only 70 percent confident in these
ranges. Still, considering one of the strongest El Niños ever observed
is dwindling and Atlantic temperatures are at near record highs,
researchers can’t help but consider how it will affect La Niña
conditions, and how they can help prepare the communities bound to be
most impacted by an enhanced hurricane season.“With another active
hurricane season approaching, NOAA’s commitment to keeping every
American informed with life-saving information is unwavering,” NOAA
Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., said in a statement. “AI-enabled
language translations and a new depiction of inland wind threats in the
forecast cone are just two examples of the proactive steps our agency is
taking to meet our mission of saving lives and protecting
property.”Additionally, this season, NOAA will be able to send out
immediate storm warning updates, as opposed to the typical 6-hour cycle.
This modification will make for more accurate storm communication,
which will in effect protect communities along the coast, as well as
those more inland.All in all, while summer fun ramps up, make sure to
keep an eye on the forecast, especially if you live along the coast.
Being proactive about your storm plan is the best way to avoid a
hurricane season disaster.
Planetary parade to light up morning sky in coming days-CBC-Mon, June 3, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. EDT
Waterloo
region skywatchers are in for a celestial treat this week.Six of the
solar system's planets will be lined up in the early-morning hours, with
most of them visible without a telescope."It's basically just by
chance," said Roan Hagger, postdoctoral fellow and outreach coordinator
with the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics."All of the planets orbit
around our sun," he said. "They move around the sun in these big
circles, and it means sometimes they're on one side of the sun,
sometimes on the other side of the sun.""It just happens at the moment
that six of them are all round the same side of the sun, and so from
here on Earth, it looks like they're in the same patch of the night
sky."Hagger said all planets except Venus will be visible, but a
telescope or pair of binoculars will be needed to see Uranus and
Neptune."The other four, as long as you're under the right conditions,
then you should be able to see them with the naked eye," he said.Hagger
said events like this help people "realize our place in the
universe.""It's one of the times when the things that we learn about in
quite an abstract way, you can actually see in real life, right?" he
said. "We all learn about the planets when we're in school. We see these
posters of them all lined up, but it's a very different thing to
actually go outside and see them in the night sky with your own eyes and
look at them lined up across the sky."The parade, Hagger said, will be
visible shortly before sunrise over the next few days in the east, or
southeast, portion of the sky.The planets will also be very low, near
the horizon, so a viewing spot that offers a clear view of the eastern
horizon will be key.However, it will be difficult to see in places with
lots of light pollution, so Hagger advises people to get away from towns
and cities for the best view.In any case, NASA has advised people to
temper expectations when attempting to view the parade of planets."Some
online sources have shared excitement about a 'parade of planets'
visible in the morning sky in early June (June 3 in particular)," the
agency wrote. "In reality, only two of the six planets supposedly on
display (Saturn and Mars) will actually be visible.""In early June,
Jupiter and Mercury will be at or below the horizon in morning twilight
and not visible; Uranus and Neptune are far too faint to see without a
telescope, especially as the morning sky brightens. The closest thing to
a planet parade will be June 29, when Saturn, the Moon, Mars, and
Jupiter will line up across the morning sky."In any case, there's some
good news for those who miss this month's event."This is kind of a bit
of a warm-up, my opinion, to next year in February when we're going to
be able to see all seven planets in the night sky at the same time,"
Hagger said. "That's a much-rarer thing."
HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a
witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that
great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment
come.(IN 1 HR THE STOCK MARKETS WORLDWIDE WILL CRASH)
17 For in one
hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all
the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood
afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping
and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich
all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one
hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast
their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be
removed:(CONFISCATED) their silver and their gold shall not be able to
deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy
their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the
stumblingblock of their iniquity.
MARK OF THE BEAST (engraved microchip in your hand or forehead)
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
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.
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.
Interpol issues call for biometrics firm to provide mobile data collection devicesMay 27, 2024, 2:33 pm EDT-Joel R. McConvey
Interpol
has issued a tender for mobile biometric collection (MBC) devices for
collecting fingerprints and facial images. Specifically, the project
focuses on two “lots” – “Highly Mobile Search Only Devices” and
“Portable Search and Store Devices.”“The objective of this call for
tender is to issue a framework contract for 5 years with suppliers to
procure and deliver various MBC devices (hardware & software
solution),” says the document. “Biometrics are a critical identification
tool, utilized by both Interpol and Member Countries on an
international and national level. The value of biometric data is
directly linked to the quality of that data; collection of high-quality
biometric data is therefore key.”For both lots, fingerprint and face
biometric quality control are essentials, as is a clean bill from
Interpol’s security audit. Per the Terms of Reference, “the devices must
be capable of capturing good quality fingerprint and facial image data,
packaging that data in an Interpol-compliant NIST that can then be
extracted and be compared against Interpol’s biometric databases. It is
important to note that in both scenarios, the ‘search’ will not be
performed locally on the device. The ability to perform identification
or verification locally on the device will be considered an optional
‘nice to have’ feature.”In other words, the product can be either a
software SDK to be installed on Interpol devices, or a self-contained
hardware device with integrated biometric functionality. All equipment
and software is to be delivered “as complete and ready for immediate use
upon delivery” to the Interpol General Secretariat in Lyon, France, or
to a recipient member country specified by Interpol.At the end of the
open call, “the Organization shall draw up a list of one or more
approved suppliers per each Lot.” Suppliers will be expected to deliver
“training on the equipment being supplied and to indicate the
maintenance and support procedure, and the warranty period.”A nugget
buried in the Terms of Reference hints at an extra opportunity for
interested biometrics and digital ID providers. “In addition to the
equipment requested in these Technical Specifications,” it says,
“Bidder(s) are allowed to present a catalog of products that, even if
not explicitly listed in ‘Annex 1 List of biometric collection
equipment’, may be deemed beneficial to Interpol.” The international
crime fighting organization is apparently not opposed to a little
impulse buying.Full technical and financial specifications are available
in a downloadable document package.Deadline for submission of bids is
June 28, 2024. Questions pertaining to the call are due by June 14,
2024.
Kenya says digital ID backlog problem resolved, urges collection of abandoned cards-Jun 3, 2024, 1:19 pm EDT-Ayang Macdonald
There
are still complaints in Kenya that digital ID cards applied for many
months ago are still to be issued by authorities.In response, the
government has explained that the ID issuance process faced a snag
following a court injunction placed on the Maisha Namba process in
December, prompting a huge backlog to grapple with, local portal Kenyans
reports. However, it says the problem almost now a thing of the
past.The high court in Nairobi had halted the process of issuing Maisha
Namba digital IDs following a lawsuit related to data protection and
privacy. However, the injunction was lifted in February.According to
Huduma Kenya – the government project which oversees the country’s
digital transformation strategy – the problems have now been sorted out
and issuance will get back to normal very soon.“The issue has been
resolved, and we are working to reduce the backlog and have your ID
ready soon,” the body said in a statement quoted by the media.Also, as
announced by Interior Secretary at the end of last year, Huduma Kenya
has reiterated that anyone seeking to replace their national ID card
must pay the sum of 1,000 Kenyan shilling (US$ 7.5).In the meantime,
Huduma Kenya also raised concerns, as reported by The Star, about the
huge number of uncollected identity credentials, urging applicants to
look out for their national IDs, birth certificates or driver’s
licenses.The office said there are at least 138,000 uncollected national
ID cards, over 54,000 birth certificates, and over 40,000 driver’s
licenses still idling in the drawers.Last month, Kenya announced the
opening of new digital ID registration centers and the involvement of
local chiefs in sensitization campaigns as part of efforts to ramp up
registration for birth certificates and the Maisha digital ID.In April,
authorities also set a target of issuing at least three million ID cards
and one million passports before the end of this year.
Understanding and combating online gaming fraud-Jun 2, 2024, 5:20 pm EDT-By Mohini Sahu, marketing executive at IDcentral
The
world of online gaming is booming, with millions logging in daily to
battle, build, and explore. But alongside the fun comes a dark side:
fraud. Fraudsters are as creative as game developers, constantly
concocting new schemes to exploit players and gaming companies
alike.This blog delves into the world of online gaming fraud, exploring
the factors contributing to its rise, the different types of scams
plaguing players and developers, and the essential steps you can take to
stay safe.The exponential growth of online gaming: A breeding ground
for fraud-The online gaming industry is experiencing explosive growth. A
recent report by Newzoo estimates the global gaming market to reach a
staggering $218.7 billion by 2024. This growth is fueled by several
factors:Accessibility: The rise of mobile gaming has made participation
more accessible than ever. Players can now access their favorite games
on the go, further blurring the lines between the real and virtual
worlds Free-to-Play Model: Many popular games adopt the free-to-play
model, where basic gameplay is free, but in-game purchases fuel
additional features, cosmetics, or progression. This model attracts a
wider audience but also creates a lucrative black market for virtual
goods.Evolving In-Game Economies: Many games feature complex economies
with virtual currencies, tradable items, and character customization
options. These economies hold real-world value, making them attractive
targets for fraudsters.The sheer volume of players and the financial
value associated with in-game assets create a breeding ground for fraud.
Between 2022 and 2024, fraud in the online gaming sector increased by
64% year-over-year. Fraud losses for mobile casinos and betting
platforms alone totaled $1.2 billion between 2022 and 2023. These
fraudulent activities not only result in direct financial losses but
also lead to reputational damage and increased scrutiny from
regulators.Exposing weaknesses in online gaming-Several factors
contribute to the vulnerability of online gaming platforms to
fraud:Account Security: Weak passwords, phishing attacks, and a lack of
two-factor authentication can leave player accounts vulnerable to
takeover. Once compromised, fraudsters can steal valuable in-game items,
disrupt gameplay, or even sell the account on the black market.Payment
Systems: The convenience of in-game transactions can also be a
double-edged sword. Fraudsters can exploit weaknesses in payment
processing systems to steal credit card information or use stolen
details to purchase virtual goods.Botting: Bots are automated scripts
that can perform repetitive in-game tasks. While some bots might be used
for harmless purposes, malicious bots can unfairly dominate matches,
farm in-game currency, and manipulate the virtual economy.Chargebacks:
The ease of initiating chargebacks on digital purchases can be abused by
players who dispute legitimate transactions. This can lead to
significant financial losses for game developers.Unregulated In-game
Marketplaces: Some games allow players to trade virtual items with each
other. These marketplaces can become breeding grounds for scams, with
fraudsters selling fake items or using stolen accounts to make
transactions.These vulnerabilities highlight the diverse range of
threats players and developers face in the online gaming landscape.Case
studies of online gaming fraud and prevention strategies-Here are some
detailed case studies of online gaming fraud that illustrate the various
methods fraudsters use and the measures companies have taken to combat
these threats:Sportsbet’s fraud reduction-Sportsbet, an Australian
online betting company had to tackle its high fraud rates. By
integrating advanced fraud detection tools, Sportsbet reduced fraud
losses by over 80% and chargebacks by more than 82%. The strategy
involved using real-time insights to distinguish between legitimate and
fraudulent activities without disrupting the user experience. This
approach combined strong customer authentication, payment optimization,
and sophisticated fraud and abuse prevention measures.Gamer arena’s
risk intelligence-Gamer Arena, an esports platform in Turkey, faced
significant challenges with users creating multiple accounts to exploit
sign-up bonuses. By implementing advanced device fingerprinting and risk
indicators, Gamer Arena was able to identify and block users who were
using proxy servers, automated scripts, and anti-fingerprinting tools to
create fake accounts. This not only protected their sign-up bonus
system but also enhanced overall platform security.Money laundering in
online games-Online games have been used for money laundering due to
their virtual currencies and in-game items that can be exchanged for
real money. For instance, Linden Lab’s Second Life required all users to
register with its subsidiary Tilia Inc., a money service business, to
comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. This case
highlights the necessity for gaming companies to implement robust KYC
(Know Your Customer) and AML controls to prevent financial
crimes.Common types of fraud in online gaming-Fraudsters employ a
variety of tactics to exploit online gaming platforms. Here’s a closer
look at some of the most common ones:Account Takeover (ATO): Fraudsters
trick or coerce players into revealing their login credentials or
exploit weak security measures to gain access to their accounts. This
constitutes a form of identity theft, granting them unauthorized access
to a player’s virtual identity. Once in control, they can steal valuable
in-game items, disrupt gameplay, or even sell the account for
real-world money.Phishing Scams: Phishing emails or messages disguised
as official game communications are a common way to steal login
credentials. These messages often lure players with promises of free
in-game items or exclusive content, tricking them into clicking on
malicious links or entering their login details on fake websites.Payment
Fraud: This involves the unauthorized use of credit cards or other
payment methods to purchase in-game items. Stolen credit card details
can be used to make fraudulent purchases, or compromised accounts can be
exploited for the same purpose.Chargeback Fraud: This occurs when
players initiate a chargeback on a legitimate transaction, claiming they
did not authorize the purchase. This can be particularly damaging for
game developers, as they may lose revenue and incur fees associated with
disputed transactions.Virtual Item Scams: Fraudsters may advertise or
sell fake in-game items through unofficial channels. These items may not
exist, or players may receive worthless substitutes after paying
real-world money.Match Manipulation: This can include throwing matches
for betting purposes, colluding with opponents to fix the outcome, or
using hacks and exploits to gain an edge. These actions not only ruin
the competitive integrity of the game but also erode trust within the
gaming community.The future of online gaming: A collaborative effort
against fraud-The booming online gaming industry, fueled by mobile
accessibility, free-to-play models, and complex virtual economies,
presents a double-edged sword. While these factors contribute to its
popularity, they also attract fraudsters. Players face a range of
threats, from account takeovers to fake item sales. Developers grapple
with botting, chargeback fraud, and match manipulation.However, the
future of online gaming isn’t written in stone. By working together, we
can create a more secure environment for everyone. Players can take
proactive measures like using strong passwords, enabling two-factor
authentication, and remaining vigilant against scams. Developers can
implement robust security measures, educate their player base, and
collaborate with payment processors to combat fraud.KYC verification: A
cornerstone of security-Verifying user identities during account
creation remains a cornerstone of online gaming security. KYC (Know Your
Customer) verification strengthens this foundation. Automated KYC
checks and AI-powered document verification ensure real people are
behind the accounts, significantly reducing the risk of account
takeovers and fake profiles. This translates to a safer and more
trustworthy environment for players, fostering a loyal and engaged
community. Remember, a secure platform not only protects your players’
virtual assets but also builds trust and loyalty – key ingredients for a
thriving online game.
Déjà vu BIPA lawsuits filed against
Walmart, Target-Judge recommends against Amazon dismissal motion-May 31,
2024, 4:53 pm EDT | Chris Burt
Three of the largest retailers
in America are each facing accusations of violating Illinois’ biometric
data protection law in court. One lawsuit is recommended to proceed to
trial, a potential class action follows a familiar pattern, and another
is a near-replica of a complaint filed earlier this year.Amazon should
face allegations of Biometric Information Privacy Act violations for
services it provided to Take-Two Interactive, a federal judge
recommended this week, Law360 writes. Magistrate Judge Michelle L.
Peterson directed the recommendation to District Judge Tana Lin, who is
hearing argument for the case’s dismissal.Peterson says that Amazon’s
assertions that it did not have access to the plaintiff’s biometric data
and was not aware it possessed his data cannot be granted as fact at
the pleading stage. The court is obliged to consider plausible factual
allegations as true-The plaintiff’s biometrics were captured for the
game NBA2K21 on Xbox One, and allegedly passed on to Amazon without the
proper disclosure and consent.Amazon is also being sued for alleged BIPA
violations with its employee time and attendance system.A former
Walmart employee accuses the company of violating BIPA’s informed
consent and data sharing rules with its fingerprint time-tracking and
payroll system, Top Class Actions reports.Plaintiff Joann Davis alleges
in a Federal Court lawsuit that she was informed her fingerprint
biometrics would be used by the employee management system, but not of
the details BIPA requires.Walmart has already settled a BIPA case
against former employees, agreeing to pay out $10 million back in
2021.Target has been accused in the Northern District of Illinois by
three people of collecting biometrics for theft-prevention without
gathering informed consent, in a complaint spotted by Law360.The three
named plaintiffs allege that Target employees say the retailer sometimes
waits for shoplifters to reach a certain dollar amount before
apprehending them, tracking them over multiple visits with facial
recognition.A very similar complaint was filed against Target in Cook
County Circuit Court in March.The extent of damages applicable in each
case does not depend on the fate of BIPA amendments that are one step
away from becoming law, because it does not apply retroactively. Baker
Donelson Of Counsel David J. Oberly explained the prospects and
implications of the bill to Biometric Update when it passed the State
Senate in April.Oberly has just released the 2024 Edition of his
Biometric Data Compliance & Best Practices book.
DISEASES-ANIMAL TO HUMAN (500 million Dead )
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that
sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given
unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 billion) of (8 billion)
to kill with sword,(WEAPONS)(500 million) and with hunger,(FAMINE)(500
million) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES)(500 million) and with the
beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE)(500 million).
DRUG PUSHERS AND ADDICTS
1 PET 5:8
8
Be sober,(NOT DRUGED UP OR ALCOHOLICED) be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he
may devour:
REVELATION 18:23
23 And the light of a candle
shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and
of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants
were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (DRUGS) were all
nations deceived.
REVELATION 9:21 (RAGE OF THE LAST DAYS AGE SATAN WORSHIP AND DRUG SELLING AND JUNKIES)(THEY REFUSE TO REPENT OF THESE SINS)
21
Neither repented they of their murders,(KILLING) nor of their sorceries
(DRUG ADDICTS AND DRUG PUSHERS), nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE
MARRIAGE OR PROSTITUTION FOR MONEY) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
I
WATCHED THE 3 HOURS+ OF THIS PUSS LIE FILLED DEMOCRAPS WORSHIPING FAUCI
DUNG.WHILE THE REPULICANS WERE ASKING THE REAL QUESTIONS.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?536025-1/dr-fauci-testifies-us-response-covid-19-pandemic&live
