RECORD FLIGHT OF CHILDREN 231 GO HOME TO ISRAEL IN ALLYAH FLIGHT

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

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)

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. 

TROUBLE IN THE HOLY LAND

'Secret Obama plan' forfeits Temple Mount to Palestinians

Formula for Israel-Arab talks leaked to WND

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The proposed plan is part of the basis for U.S.-brokered talks that are set to resume in Washington next week after Secretary of State John Kerry announced that both Israel and PA President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to open negotiations aimed at creating a Palestinian state.Israel has not agreed to the U.S. plan over the Temple Mount, with details still open for discussion, stated the PA negotiator.The negotiator, who is one of the main Palestinian figures leading the Arab side of the talks, further divulged Kerry’s proposed outline for a Palestinian state as presented orally to Israel and the PA.He said Jordan has been invited to play a key role in the discussions surrounding both the Temple Mount and Jerusalem while it will be the PA, with some Jordanian assistance, that would ultimately receive control of some of those areas.WND was first to report in 2007 that Jordan had been quietly purchasing real estate surrounding the Temple Mount in Jerusalem hoping to gain more control over the area accessing the holy site, according to Palestinian and Israeli officials.Meanwhile, regarding the rest of Jerusalem, Kerry’s plan is to rehash what is known as the Clinton parameters. That formula, pushed by President Bill Clinton during the Camp David talks in 2000, called for Jewish areas of Jerusalem to remain Israeli while the Palestinians would get sovereignty over neighborhoods that are largely Arab. Most Arab sections are located in eastern Jerusalem.WND previously reported the Palestinians are building illegally in Jewish-owned areas of Jerusalem, resulting in Arab majorities in some neighborhoods.For the strategic Jordan Valley, Obama’s proposal calls for international forces to maintain security control along with unarmed Palestinian police forces, the PA negotiator said. Israel will retain security posts in some strategic areas of the Jordan Valley, according to the leaked plan.
When it comes to the West Bank, which borders Jerusalem and is within rocket range of Israel’s main population centers, Israel is expected to evacuate about 90 percent of its Jewish communities currently located in the territory, as outlined in Kerry’s plan.Israel would retain strategic security posts along with the West Bank’s main blocs, Maale Adumin, Ariel and Gush Etzion. In return, Obama is calling for an exchange of territory with the Palestinians in other locations inside Israel, with discussion being open for the Palestinians to possibly receive land in the Israeli Negev in the country’s south.The PA negotiator further said Israel rejected a Palestinian request that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree not to place the final peace plan up for referendum in the Knesset.Indeed, Netanyahu announced today any plan must receive final approval in a national poll.“I am committed to two objectives that must guide the result … if there will be a result. And if there will be a result, it will be put to a national referendum,” he said at the start of the cabinet meeting.
“Negotiations with the Palestinians will not be easy, but we are entering them with integrity, honesty and hope,” Netanyahu added.The PA negotiator, meanwhile, said Netanyahu agreed that as a gesture to restart talks, Israel will enact a temporary freeze on all Jewish construction in the West Bank outside the main settlement blocs. According to Israeli sources, such a freeze has largely already been in place for several months now anyway.The negotiator warned that one of the toughest issues centers on control of water, with Kerry already reaching out to Turkey about the prospect of selling water at a cheaper rate to a future Palestinian state.

Europe could label settlement products by year’s end

Letter by EU foreign policy head Catherine Ashton recommends creation of EU-wide guidelines on labeling products from beyond the Green Line

By Times of Israel staff July 23, 2013, 12:17 pm 2-the times of israel

The European Union is seeking to formulate guidelines for the labeling of products manufactured in Jewish West Bank settlements by the end of 2013, according to documentation published Tuesday. A July 8 letter sent by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to high-ranking European commissioners says that member states must adopt standardized guidelines and regulations for labeling settlement products, Haaretz reported.

The letter called for a “commitment toward ensuring the effective implementation of existing EU legislation relevant for the correct labeling of settlement products by adopting EU guidelines and other implementing acts where necessary” and noted that “an overwhelming majority of Member States have recently supported or openly demanded the preparation of EU-wide guidelines on this issue in order to implement EU law in a coherent manner,” the report said.The proposed guidelines would actually be non-binding for the most part and up to individual member states to implement, but the Foreign Ministry is reportedly afraid that because the settlements are viewed so negatively in Europe, the publication of EU-wide guidelines will lead to mass labeling or even a blanket boycott of settlement products.Two of the largest supermarket chains in the Netherlands recently removed from their shelves all products manufactured in Israeli settlements and another asked its suppliers to verify the origin of items marked “Made in Israel,” according to a Monday report in the Dutch daily Trouw newspaper, which noted that the moves came in response to renewed public debate around the Israeli “occupied territories.”Last week, the EU formally published new guidelines explicitly banning any EU funding of and cooperation with Israeli institutions operating in territories beyond the pre-1967 lines, amid vigorous Israeli objections.The new directive, to take effect at the start of 2014, requires the EU and its members to cease any joint activity or funding with Israeli entities working over the Green Line in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and in the Golan Heights.The measure also require any future agreements between Israel and the EU to include a clause in which Israel accepts the European Union’s position that all territory over the Green Line does not belong to Israel — a requirement that is anathema to Israel.The EU holds that Jewish settlements in territories such as the West Bank and east Jerusalem are illegal. The Palestinians claim those territories for their hoped-for state.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

EU seeks code on Israeli settler goods by end of 2013

Today @ 09:11 JULY 23,13

By Andrew Rettman

BRUSSELS - Foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton wants an EU code on retail labels of Israeli settlement products by the end of the year.She said in a letter to seven fellow members of the European Commission dated 8 July and seen by Israeli daily Haaretz that: "The guidelines could be adopted as a non-binding commission notice and published in the Official Journal of the EU before the end of 2013."She noted: "I would highly appreciate your support for a political commitment of the college [of all 28 EU commissioners] as a whole and for all further efforts needed from your services."The seven commissioners named in the letter - Viviane Reding, Antonio Tajani, Neven Mimica, Dacian Ciolos, Algirdas Semeta, Karel de Gucht and Michel Barnier - deal with portfolios ranging from consumer protection to anti-fraud.Ashton noted that EU institutions in January completed a review of existing EU law on the subject.Apart from the non-binding code of conduct on all products, the review said there should be "mandatory" labels on cosmetics, agricultural produce and some "non-food" items made by settler firms.The project stems from an EU member states' agreement in May last year to "effectively implement" EU legislation in the area.A group of 13 EU countries in a letter in April pledged political support for going ahead.The group includes: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the UK.
Three of them - Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK - already have domestic guidelines.Two retailers in the Netherlands - Aldi and Hoogvliet - earlier recently settler goods altogether in order not to confuse their customers.Ashton's end-of-year deadline for the EU labelling code comes after last week said it will no longer give grants to Israeli entities which are established on occupied land.The move prompted a furious reaction by Israeli politicians, including accusations of European "anti-Semitism."At the same time, the EU's decision on Monday to blacklist the military wing of Lebanese group Hezbollah - Israel's fiercest enemy in the region - drew Israeli praise.The various EU moves come amid a US effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.EU foreign ministers on Monday said they "will give active and concrete support to help ensure negotiations between the parties are successful."But in a nod to settlements, they also said they will "address all issues that put the viability of the two-state solution at risk."Some analysts believe the EU's tough line on settlements and its Hezbollah decision are linked to the US initiative, with Europe trying to goad and cajole the two sides into serious talks.But EU diplomats dismissed the idea on Monday."They are all separate issues, they are not connected," one contact told EUobserver.Israel over the past year approved 6,600 new housing units for settlers, while demolishing 535 Palestinian-owned structures on Palestinian land.More than half a million Jewish settlers now live on land conquered by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(TAKE OVER 3 WORLD REGIONS)

Bundesbank wants treaty change for banking union

Today @ 09:38 JULY 23,13

By Valentina Pop

Berlin - Germany's Bundesbank is concerned about the European Central Bank's mix of powers once it takes over supervision of banks next year, insisting on an EU treaty change as soon as possible.In its July report published Monday (22 July), the Bundesbank welcomed the creation of the so-called banking union, pooling at eurozone-level the supervision of large banks and, at a later stage, the power to tell banks to close down when they run into trouble."The banking union cannot solve the current crisis, but can bring a valuable contribution to making future crises less probable," the Frankfurt-based bank said in its report.The Bundesbank is sceptical about the legal anchoring of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), questioning whether the European Central Bank can have the ultimate say in bank supervision, while preserving its monetary policy independence.The setting-up of supervisory boards as well as assurances by ECB chief Mario Draghi that the two activities will have a "Chinese wall" inbetween have failed to convince the Bundesbank."An effective separation of monetary policy tasks and supervisory tasks is not possible without changes to the institutional framework of the ECB, as enshrined in the EU treaties," the report reads.
A further concern is that non-eurozone banks are not included in the new supervisory system: "A truly European banking supervisor, that would cover the entire single market, should comprise of a binding, single banking supervisor for all EU members."The Bundesbank urges politicians to "swiftly" proceed with EU treaty change that would put the banking union on a solid legal base.But such a process usually lasts a few years and opens a whole set of different requests from member states and the European Parliament, which would also be involved in the process.

Haredi MKs mourn as draft bill passes first reading

Knesset approves measure to enlist ultra-Orthodox by 64-21 vote; religious opponents recite psalms, blow ram’s horn, tear garments

By Ilan Ben Zion July 23, 2013, 6:49 am 15-the times of israel

A bill that would significantly increase enlistment among ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the IDF and national service passed its first reading in the Knesset early Tuesday morning, despite strident opposition by Haredi MKs during the marathon overnight session in the plenum.After hours of debate, MKs voted 64 in favor and 21 against the draft law, with members of the ultra-Orthodox parties voicing vehement opposition to the proposed legislation. Members of the governing Likud-Beytenu, Yesh Atid and Jewish Home parties voted in favor of the bill, as did the opposition Labor Party. The bill must now pass through two more votes on the Knesset floor before becoming law.The proposal gives the ultra-Orthodox population a four-year transition period, at the end of which all but an elect group of 1,800 students will serve either in the Israel Defense Forces or in national service. According to the plan, most ultra-Orthodox men will no longer be able to claim exemptions from military service based on yeshiva study by 2017.Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri (Yesh Atid), chairman of the eponymous ministerial committee that drafted the bill, presented the proposed legislation before the Knesset and said its approval would mark “an end to the era in which 50 percent of every graduating class doesn’t serve the country and doesn’t assume responsibility for the Israeli economy.”“It’s the end of the era in which we discriminate between secular Jewish blood and Haredi Jewish blood, while our enemies don’t make that distinction,” Peri said. During his speech, Haredi MKs exited the hall en masse in protest and, joined by some constituents in the adjoining hallway, read psalms and prayers of supplication, and blew a ram’s horn. After the first reading passed by a wide margin, the ultra-Orthodox lawmakers tore their clothes in a traditional sign of lamentation.MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) called Tuesday’s vote “a dark day” for Israel and said Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), who spearheaded the push for the bill, “a man with a smug, stinking smile.”In a theatrical display of protest at the podium, MK Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) handcuffed himself to the microphone, and it took Knesset ushers several minutes to extricate him from his fetters. Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein upbraided Porush and said he would be dealt with by the Knesset Ethics Committee. The ultra-Orthodox weren’t the only members of the opposition to reject the bill. Meretz chairwoman Zahava Gal-on addressed parliament, saying the legislation in its present form “has no equality in it and no real division of the burden.”

“The law the government presents is a bluff that pushes it off four years and entrenches shortened service for religious soldiers,” she said. Although his party backed the new law in its first reading, MK Itzik Shmuli (Labor) said the “Peri draft is far from perfect,” and that it merely pushes responsibility for the problem onto the next government.Before the second and third readings of the bill, which are done together, the legislation returns to committee. So it’s unlikely to become law before the current Knesset session ends next Wednesday. The bill passed a preliminary cabinet hurdle earlier in the month with 14 ministers voting in favor and four abstaining: Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Yair Shamir, Sofa Landver and Uri Ariel.The bill has been vehemently opposed by portions of the ultra-Orthodox community, many of whom have vowed to fight the new law and go to jail rather than serve in the military. Community leaders fear enlistment in the army will make it harder for the ultra-Orthodox to keep a strict interpretation of Jewish law and will cause spiritually perilous mixing with the secular population. Tuesday morning’s vote came amid a spate of violent assaults on ultra-Orthodox soldiers by members of their community who oppose enlistment of Haredim into the military.

But lawmakers and others say drafting the ultra-Orthodox is essential to integrating that community and will also help “equalize the burden” of military service across Jewish Israeli society.Until last year, the ultra-Orthodox could claim an exemption under the Tal Law, which granted open-ended deferments of service for yeshiva students. However, the High Court of Justice declared that law unconstitutional last year, setting politicians and military brass scrambling to come up with a solution for drafting Haredim into the army.

Aaron Kalman contributed to this report.

Israel at last to choose its next chief rabbis, probably

Arguably the most contentious and bitter rabbinical contest in Israel’s history is supposed to be resolved on Wednesday

By Debra Kamin July 23, 2013, 11:27 am 5- the times of israel

A small cadre of Israelis is set to elect two new chief rabbis — one Ashkenazi and one Sephardi — on Wednesday, and for many in this country’s fractured religious inner sphere, the vote cannot come soon enough.No one can promise that the vote will be held on time, and even the details of the ballot are hazy. Ten candidates made their bids public, but one is having his candidacy challenged and another dropped out this week. There has been a wealth of dirty talk and a bit of talk about a revolution, and there has been no shortage of bribes, badmouthing and backstabbing.If it sounds like the script from a reality show, that’s because the race for the two top state authorities on Orthodox Jewish life in Israel has been the bitterest, and most revealing, in this nation’s short history.On the Ashkenazi side of the aisle, there are two front-runners in a race of three. Angling for control over the direction of all Jews of Eastern European descent, Rabbi David Stav, a professed free thinker with goals of pushing Israel’s rabbinate straight into the 21st century, is duking it out in the ring with the more conservative Rabbi David Lau, whose black hat and legacy connections to ultra-Orthodox rabbis make him a more traditional choice than the knitted-kippa wearing Stav.

Rabbi David Stav, June 20, 2013. (photo credit: Flash 90)

Barring a major upset by Rabbi Yaakov Shapira, either Stav or Lau will fill the seat unceremoniously vacated by former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Rabbi Yona Metzger, who stepped down last month in the wake of a massive fraud investigation. Metzger, who has been accused of pocketing untold amounts of donor cash earmarked for NGOs, denies the allegations but nevertheless chose to take his exit early.A fourth candidate, Rabbi Eliezer Igra, bowed out of the race on Monday evening, after realizing his chances of winning were too slim.Metzger’s predecessor, Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, is the father of Rabbi David Lau and was known for his ability to connect with both Haredi Jews and the Modern Orthodox. The junior Lau, who is currently the chief rabbi of the religiously diverse city of Modiin, has pledged the same sort of inclusiveness as his father. Stav, meanwhile, the current chief rabbi of Shoham, is being touted by the public as a modern man of God and a true beacon change.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, performing the ritual ‘search for leavened bread’ before the Passover holiday in 2009. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90).

Stav is the co-founder and chairman of Tzohar, an organization committed to helping couples maneuver the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate’s complicated maze of requirements on the path to religious marriage. He serves as the spiritual leader of Ma’aleh, a Jerusalem film school with a religious bent, and his contemporary, moderate take on Jewish life has led to a vicious backlash from more conservative sectors of society. A group of youths attacked him at a wedding in June, and that same month Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef labeled him “wicked” and “dangerous to Judaism.”While Stav has been embraced by many Israelis weary of the ultra-Orthodox’s strict, iron-clad grip on Judaism, Lau says that his opponent’s platform of change is not something that should be supported.“I represent all kinds of groups, and he represents only a group of the national-religious, this is the difference,” Lau told The New York Times on Sunday in a rare interview. “You need to think about a rabbi who can speak with the other rabbis, not fight with them. To speak is better than to fight, I think.”In the race for Sephardi chief rabbi, who represents all Jews in Israel of Middle Eastern origin, it is still unclear exactly which candidates are running to replace Rabbi Shlomo Amar, who did his very best, but failed, to finagle a new law that would allow him to stay on beyond his term’s 10-year limit.

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, a head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva and a member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages, called Modern Orthodox Jews “Amalek.” (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Rabbis Eliyahu Abergil, Ratzon Arusi, Tzion Shalom Boaron, Yehuda Deri, Shmuel Eliyahu and Yitzhak Yosef all officially submitted their candidacy last week. Rabbi Eliyahu’s candidacy was okayed Monday by the Supreme Court following a challenge by Meretz MK Isawi Frej, who submitted a petition claiming the rabbi had incited violence against Arabs and made racist comments in the past. The court said there was not enough time to consider the allegations; Frej vowed to pursue the matter should the rabbi win the election.

Rabbi Yosef, who is the son of the aforementioned Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, scraped onto the official list thanks only to an eleventh-hour ruling by the Council of the Chief Rabbinate who extended his authorization to serve as a municipal rabbi, a shingle which all candidates must carry.As if that weren’t complicated enough, Shas this week scrambled to run damage control on the comments of rabbinical council member Shalom Cohen, who last week referred to modern Orthodox Jews as “Amalek,” which according to the Bible is a vicious, genocidal nation that needs to be scorched off of the earth.There is no guarantee that Wednesday’s elections, which have been rescheduled a number of times, will happen on time. But if they do, the committee — which comprises local rabbis, religious court judges, a sprinkling of Knesset members and only two women — is facing its greatest scrutiny ever, and a public that is ever skeptical that Israel even needs one chief rabbi, let alone two.

LUKE 21:28-29
28 And when these things begin to come to pass,(ALL THE PROPHECY SIGNS FROM THE BIBLE) then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption (RAPTURE) draweth nigh.
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree,(ISRAEL) and all the trees;(ALL INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES)
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.(ISRAEL LITERALLY BECAME AND INDEPENDENT COUNTRY JUST BEFORE SUMMER IN MAY 14,1948.)

And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.

Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.

12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE

Record-Breaking “Children’s Aliyah Flight” Touches Down

Gilad Schalit accompanied 231 North American Olim aboard this summer’s first Nefesh B'Nefesh charter Aliyah flight.-By Arutz Sheva-First Publish: 7/23/2013, 1:33 PM-israelnationalnews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naZRXQHsQqU 

Gilad Shalit with the kids on "the Children's Flight"-Peter Halmagyi

El Al flight LY3004 landed this morning at Ben Gurion Airport with 231 new Israeli citizens aboard - including a record number of children.
Even before they took off, the passengers knew not to expect getting much sleep, as close to 50% of the occupants were children - a new record for a Nefesh B'Nefesh aliyah flight, in cooperation with The Jewish Agency for Israel.The 106 young Olim are joining a whopping 989 children who will be making Aliyah throughout 2013 with Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, The Jewish Agency for Israel and JNF. This is an increase of 20%, compared to 822 children that made Aliyah in 2012.In anticipation of the arrival, Nefesh B’Nefesh prepared reinforcements to help parents watch over their children and keep them occupied during the long flight and at the arrival ceremony. Among the activities that awaited the children were Aliyah coloring books, games and custom-made t-shirts. Former Israeli IDF captive, Gilad Shalit, also joined the flight as a show of support and appreciation for the thousands of North American Olim who are fulfilling their dream to return to Israel and their contribution to the State of Israel.
"Modern-day pioneers"
Also on board were 41 families, including the 106 children as well as 54 singles - 13 of whom will be joining the IDF. Also of note were the 41 Olim moving to Israel’s periphery as part of the Nefesh B’Nefesh and Keren Kayemeth L’Israel's "Go North" and "Go South" programs.“As we welcome our 35,000th Oleh, it is exciting to see so many children among the modern day Zionist pioneers, who are helping to build and secure the future of the State of Israel”, said Co-Founder and Chairman of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Tony Gelbart. “This new generation is joining young adults volunteering for the IDF and Olim moving to Israel’s North and South to help strengthen the periphery, to infuse the country with renewed passion and idealism.”“I am happy to welcome over 100 children who are making Aliyah today through Nefesh B’Nefesh and joining us here in Israel,” said Minister of Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver. “Aliyah from North America is extremely important and makes us stronger as a nation.”The Chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel, Natan Sharansky said: “The Jewish Agency, which brings tens of thousands of Olim from across the globe sees Nefesh B’Nefesh as a dedicated partner in this important work. The children and their parents who are arriving on this Olim flight from North America represent the future of Israel and every one of them strengthens Israeli society.”Hundreds of families and friends as well as Israeli dignitaries gathered at Ben Gurion Airport to welcome the country’s newest citizens at the arrival ceremony. Those present included: Minister of Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver; Member of the House Committee and the Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs MK Dov Lipman; Chairman of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky; World Chairman of KKL-JNF, Effie Stenzler; Vice President Global Sales of El Al, Offer Gat; Vice Chairman of Nefesh B’Nefesh Erez Halfon and Co-Founders of Nefesh B’Nefesh Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart.

Photo: Peter Halmagyi

ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11  In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12  Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13  The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14  And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.

JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23  Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24  Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25  How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26  Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27  And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)

EGYPT

ISAIAH 19:1-5
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)

JEREMIAH 47:1-7
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN/ARABS) before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
2  Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north,(NORTHERN TSUNAMI POSSIBLY) and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3  At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,(ISRAELS ARMY) at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;(ISRAEL POSSIBLY NUKES GAZA)
4  Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN FAKE ARABS) and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5  Baldness is come upon Gaza;(NUKED POSSIBLY) Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
6  O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7  How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? (MEDITTERANEAN SEA) there hath he appointed it.

DANIEL 11:40-43
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south ( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) 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.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS-MUSLIMS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them,(BEFORE THE NUKE GOES OFF) and behind them a desolate wilderness;(AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB GOES OFF) yea, and nothing shall escape them.(EVERYTHING NUKED)
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate,(SIBERIAN DESERT) with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

JEREMIAH 8:7
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times;(MIGRATION TIME) and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming;(IN MIGRATION SEASON) but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.(WW3 MIGRATING BIRDS EAT ISRAELS ENEMIES FLESH AND BLOOD)

Congress Okays Initial Arms Shipments to Syria Rebels

House and Senate Intelligence Committees give green light to send CIA weapons to rebels, despite concerns over Al Qaeda.-By Gil Ronen-First Publish: 7/23/2013, 1:10 PM-israelnationalnews

Syria fighting

Israel news photo: Flash 90

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the U.S. will use money already in the CIA’s budget and transfer it to operations in Syria, as part of a plan announced last month by the Obama Administration. The plan involves the providing of small arms and ammunition to some of the 1,200 groups of Syrian rebels, some of which have known affiliations with al Qaeda.The infrastructure is already in place and arms are expected to start coming in the next several weeks, said the Post.
Members of the House intelligence committee who had initially balked at the plan said Monday that their concerns had largely been alleviated."The House Intelligence Committee has very strong concerns about the strength of the administration's plans in Syria and its chances for success," Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., chairman of the House panel, said in a statement Monday. "After much discussion and review, we got a consensus that we could move forward with what the administration's plans and intentions are in Syria consistent with committee reservations."Sen. John McCain (R-Az) has long advocated arming Syrian rebels, and has also called for taking out Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's air assets to create a safe zone for the Syrian opposition."I know that we have the military capability to impose a 'no-fly' zone, to crater their runways and their fixed installations where fuel and parts are, and establish a 'no-fly' zone with Patriot missiles," McCain said last month.However, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey said in a letter released Monday that U.S. military involvement in Syria would likely cost billions of dollars and carry a range of risks."It is no less than an act of war," Dempsey wrote in the letter to Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Syrian rebels target regime supply lines in north

BASSEM MROUE 25 minutes ago - JULY 23,13

BEIRUT (AP) — An al-Qaida-linked group has warned civilians to stay off a road linking central Syria with the northern province of Aleppo, declaring it a military zone, as the rebels try to cut one of the regime's main routes for supplying its forces in the north, activists said Tuesday.The warning comes a day after rebels went on the offensive in Syria's north, seizing three villages in the province where a military stalemate has been in place since last summer.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Aleppo Media Center said that Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Nusra Front, is threatening to target any vehicle using the road starting Wednesday. A copy of the warning was posted online.The regime uses the route to ferry supplies to its forces in the north because the rebels already have severed the main north-south highway that connects Damascus with the embattled city of Aleppo, where regime forces have battled rebels in vicious street fighting for a year. The desert road was paved and opened by regime forces earlier this year.The statement, which was stamped with the Nusra Front emblem, said the Syrian military "opened this road to civilian cars and trucks when in fact it is a military road.""There are daily clashes and military operations there. Holy warriors have booby-trapped the road," it said, instructing civilians not to use the road and claiming that the army will be using them as "human shields to cover its movements."If the rebels succeed in cutting the road, it will be a major blow to the regime, making it more difficult to bring in military reinforcements as well as other supplies to Aleppo province, most of which is under rebel control.On Monday, rebels captured three villages southwest of the provincial capital of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and former commercial center. The villages are close to the road the Nusra Front is trying to cut, and include the strategic village of Khan al-Assal.
Located just west of Aleppo, Khan al-Assal has been a major front in the fight for the city itself. In March, chemical weapons were allegedly used in the village, killing more than 30 people. The Syrian government and the rebels blame each other for the attack.In the capital Damascus, the Observatory reported clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk. It said the fighting was between rebels and the pro-government Palestinian Popular Committees.The fighting in Yarmouk, the largest camp in Damascus, first broke out last year. Palestinians are divided between supporters and opponents of the regime.In May, the head of a U.N. aid agency said Syria's fighting has uprooted more than half of the country's 530,000 Palestinians — descendants of refugees from the conflict surrounding the creation of Israel — and their situation is becoming increasingly desperate.More than 93,000 people have been killed since the Syrian uprising started in March 2011, according to the United Nations.

At least six killed in new Cairo violence

2 hours ago - JULY 23,13

CAIRO (Reuters) - Six people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday in violence between supporters and opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, state-run media reported.The violence broke out before dawn near a Brotherhood protest at Cairo University, where Mursi supporters have been camped out since the army removed the Islamist politician from power on July 3 following protests against his rule.The Brotherhood described it as an attack on peaceful protesters. Police sources said hundreds of Mursi supporters clashed with local residents, street vendors and others near the sit-in. They said gunshots were fired and stones were thrown.The state-run Al-Ahram newspaper quoted a health ministry official as saying six people had been killed and a further 33 people were injured. It brings to nine the number of people killed in political violence in the last two days.About 100 people have died in violence since the army deposed Mursi and replaced him with an interim administration led by the Adli Mansour, the head of the constitutional court. The Brotherhood accuses the army of orchestrating a coup.The Brotherhood said on its website a total of seven "martyrs" had been killed overnight in two separate attacks on Mursi supporters, one at Cairo University and another on a march near a bigger sit-in in the north of the city.The Brotherhood says it will maintain the sit-in until Mursi, held by the army in an unknown location since his overthrow, is reinstated.
"Leaders of the military coup continue to terrorize the peaceful protesters in Egypt," the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said in a statement.Some residents close to the Brotherhood's main protest area in Nasr City have filed a complaint with the public prosecutor asking for the removal of the protesters. A security source said the case is expected to be taken to a court and ruled upon soon "to give the army a legal basis to end the protests".The National Salvation Front, an alliance of liberal and leftist parties that supported Mursi's removal from power, condemned what it described as attacks by Brotherhood supporters on protesters over the last three weeks.(Reporting by Tom Perry, Asma Alsharif, Yasmine Saleh and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

Iran condemns EU's blacklisting of Hezbollah

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh listen to a journalist …-JULY 23,13

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran condemned on Tuesday the European Union's decision to put the armed wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist and said the move was "contrary to all political and legal norms, surprising and unacceptable".Hezbollah was set up with the help of Iranian funds and military advisers some three decades ago and, along with Syria, is still Tehran's most important ally in the region, positioned as it is on the "frontline" with Iran's sworn enemy Israel.Pressed by Britain and the Netherlands, the European Union blacklisted Hezbollah's military wing on Monday over accusations it was involved in a bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israelis and their driver a year ago, and its deployment of thousands of fighters to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turn the tide of Syria's civil war.Many EU capitals had previously resisted lobbying from Washington and Israel to blacklist the group, warning such a move could fuel instability in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon where Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese government and has dominated politics in Beirut in recent years."To label a resistance group which has campaigned against invasion and occupation and has a legal presence with the people's support in the government of Lebanon shows it is based on loose logical foundations," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a statement on the ministry website."This action was accomplished with the direction of some influential members of the European Union and is contrary to all political and legal norms, surprising and unacceptable," he said.Israel, which welcomed the EU decision, would be the main beneficiary, the Iranian foreign minister said."This action will be to be benefit of the illegitimate Zionist regime and its supporters."

While there may be a softening of Iran's tone towards Israel once outgoing hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is replaced with moderate President-elect Hassan Rouhani on August 4, Tehran's official hostility to the Jewish state is very unlikely to change.(Reporting by Marcus George; Writing by Jon Hemming; Editing by Alison Williams)

07/22/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

Young Chinese at WYD to deepen faith and pray with Pope

Young Chinese at the last World Youth Day

Many young Chinese join an estimated one to two million young people from over 150 countries in preparing to welcome Pope Francis to the World Youth Day in Rio

By Gerard O’Connell Rio de Janeiro  

Hundreds of thousands of young people from more than 150 countries, including mainland China, have already arrived in Rio de Janeiro for  the 28^th World Youth Day (WYD).Together with more than one million young Brazilians, they are preparing to give Pope Francis a tremendous welcome this Thursday afternoon,  July 25, when he meets them for the first time at the Copacabana beachfront just before sunset.Apart from the Brazilians, the next largest group of young people at this WYD is from  Argentina, the pope’s homeland. 43,000 have come to greet, listen to and pray with their beloved “Padre Jorge”, now Pope Francisco, who arrives at Rio airport at 4.00  p.m.( local time), this hot and humid Monday afternoon, July 22.On the eve of his arrival there were few Vatican flags and no photos of the Pope to be seen along the route from the airport into city. Nevertheless everyone is aware that the first Latin American pope in the history of the Church is arriving in this city of 6 million people, and one can sense the growing feeling of excitement and enthusiasm hours before he arrives.I found that enthusiasm and joy particularly evident among a small group of young Chinese from Xian, the capital of Shaanxi province, in mainland China, where one of them proudly carried the red flag of China while others sat under the shade of trees with some friends. They had come with Fr. Stephen, a Chinese priest from this area who had studied in Rome. He had floated the idea on the internet of attending the WYD  and nine of them responded: all university students or graduates, four men and four women.   They were happy to talk with me about the reasons why they decided to come here, but they preferred to give their Christian names only, less they run into problems in the future for what they might say.“We are all coming to the World Youth Day for the first time, and we really appreciate this possibility to deepen our faith, and to meet and talk with other young people from the universal Church”, Fr Stephen told me.Martha, who is studying Human Resources management at university, echoed his words.  ”I have come to improve my faith and to be with other young people from the worldwide Catholic Church”, she said.  She is excited too because she will see the Pope for the first time, and  “he is the leader of the universal Catholic Church”.  Like all her friends, she had seen his photo on the internet and in the press, but it is another thing to see him in person.  She particularly likes him because he is “humble and easy going”.Another university student, Theresa, came here “to know more about Jesus who loves us”.  Pope Francis is helping people “to feel the love of Jesus”, she said. She’s very happy because  “he is close to young people” and “this is good for us, because the young people are the future of the world”.  She was very moved when she learned that the Pope had asked Catholics worldwide “to pray for the Church in China”.  She hopes Catholics will do just that,  “We need his and their prayers”, she stated.This small group from Xian are not the only Chinese Catholics present in Rio for WYD. At least 16 other young Chinese Catholics have come from 10 dioceses in mainland China, from both the ‘open’ and ‘underground’ Church communities.  An official Chinese delegation had attended the WYD in Manila in 1995, but “It’s the first time that a delegation of this kind has attended a WYD from China”, Elizabeth Zhang, the organizer told UCA News, the main Catholic news agency in Asia.  Another group of young Chinese Catholics – more than 20, have come from Hong Kong together with Fr. Charlton Plateros S.V.D, a Filipino priest.  So too has Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, who has spoken at previous WY days and who connects very well with young people. This vast gathering of young people from the five continents are all looking forward to meeting their fellow Catholics from other parts of the world in these days, and to sharing experiences about what it means to be “a disciple of Jesus” in their respective countries. On the eve of his departure from Rome, Pope Francis insisted that “the young people are the real protagonists of this week in Rio”, but all the young people I have spoken to since coming here are deeply impressed by his humility and openness, and are looking to him for inspiration and hope.  They eagerly await what he will say to them in the coming days.

Pope all smiles as Brazilians swarm his car in Rio

NICOLE WINFIELD and BRADLEY BROOKS 6 hours ago -JULY 23,13

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis wants to ignite the passion of Roman Catholics for their faith while on his first international trip, and the boisterous, sometimes frenzied welcome he got on his first day in Rio seemed to fill those hopes.Returning to his home continent for the first time since becoming pontiff, Francis smiled broadly as thousands of people rushed his car Monday after it became stuck behind buses and taxis when his driver made a wrong turn on a main avenue in Rio's center.It was a nightmarish scene for security officials, but clearly a delight and another opportunity to connect for this pope, who was scheduled to take a day off Tuesday for rest and private meetings.The ecstatic throngs forced his motorcade to repeatedly come to a standstill, weeks after violent protests against the government paralyzed parts of Brazil. Francis' driver turned into the wrong side of a boulevard at one point, missing lanes that had been cleared. Other parts of the pope's route to the city center weren't lined with fencing, giving the throngs more chances to get close, with uniformed police nowhere in sight to act as crowd control.The three dozen visible Vatican and Brazilian plainclothes security officials struggled to keep the crowds at bay. Francis not only looked calm but got even closer to the people. He rolled down his back-seat window, waved to the crowd and touched those who reached inside. He kissed a baby a woman handed to him."His secretary was afraid, but the pope was happy," said the papal spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi.The pope is here on a seven-day visit meant to fan the fervor of the faithful around the globe. That task has grown more challenging as Catholics stray, even in strongholds of the religion such as Brazil, yet it seemed to come easily to Francis even on the drive from the airport to an official opening ceremony.After finally making it past crowds and blocked traffic, Francis switched to an open-air vehicle for a cruise along main streets past crowds of people who screamed wildly as he waved and smiled. He left his popemobile — the bulletproof one — in the Vatican garage so he could better connect with people during the church's World Youth Day.Vatican officials insisted they had no concern for the pope's safety as his vehicles eased through the masses, but Lombardi acknowledged there might have been some "errors" that need correcting."This is something new, maybe also a lesson for the coming days," Lombardi said.Many in the crowd looked stunned to see the pope, with some standing still and others sobbing loudly."I can't travel to Rome, but he came here to make my country better ... and to deepen our faith," Idaclea Rangel, a 73-year-old Catholic, said, choking through her tears after the pope passed by.As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth fest, a seemingly tailor-made event for the Argentine-born pope, who has proven enormously popular in his four months on the job. But the fervor of the crowds that regularly greet Francis in St. Peter's Square was nothing compared with the raucous welcome in Rio.Popes generally get a warm welcome in Latin America; even the more aloof Pope Benedict XVI received a hero's welcome when he visited Mexico and Cuba in 2012. John Paul II frequently received rock star treatment, and during one 1996 visit to Venezuela, his motorcade was similarly mobbed when he stopped to greet well-wishers.Outside Rio's Guanabara government palace where the pope was officially welcomed, Alicia Velazquez, a 55-year-old arts teacher from Buenos Aires, waited to catch a glimpse of the man she knew well when he was archbishop of her hometown."It was so amazing when he was selected, we just couldn't believe it. We cried and hugged one another," Velazquez said. "I personally want to see if he's still the same man as simple and humble whom we all knew. I have faith that he's remained the same."Francis displayed that humility in greeting President Dilma Rousseff, saying he understood that to really know Brazilians, one must pass through their heart."So let me knock gently at this door," Francis said in Portuguese at the official welcoming ceremony. "I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ."On the plane trip to Rio, Francis had lamented that an entire generation of young people risked not knowing what it's like to work thanks to an economic crisis that has seen youth unemployment skyrocket in many European countries while leaving the poor of the developing world behind."People get their dignity from work, they earn their bread," he told reporters aboard the plane. "Young people in this moment are in crisis."Francis arrived at a tense time for Brazil, as the country reels from sometimes violent demonstrations that began last month as a protest against public transport price hikes and mushroomed into a wave of protests against government corruption, inefficiency and spending for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.Those protests continued after Francis' arrival. Police and anti-government protesters clashed outside the government palace.
The government has spent about $52 million for Francis' visit, but he does not appear to be a focus of protesters' rage."We've got nothing against the pope. Nobody here is against him," said Christopher Creindel, a 22-year-old art student and Rio native protesting outside the government palace. "This protest is against our politicians."Lombardi confirmed that a homemade explosive device was found Sunday by Brazilian authorities in a public toilet near the basilica at Aparecida, a Marian shrine that Francis is to visit Wednesday. Vatican security was informed of the device but didn't think it was aimed at the pope, Lombardi said."There are no concerns for security. The concerns are that the enthusiasm is so great that it's difficult to respond to so much enthusiasm for the pope. But there is no fear and no concern," he told reporters.
Francis' weeklong schedule underscores his commitment to make his pontificate focus on the poor. He will walk through one of Rio's shantytowns, or favelas, and meet with juvenile offenders, an extension of his call for a more missionary church that goes to the peripheries to preach.He will also pray at Aparecida, an indication of his strong Marian devotion that is shared in much of Latin America. And, in a rather incongruous matchup, he will preside over a procession re-enacting Christ's crucifixion on the beach at Copacabana, ground zero of Rio's Sin City.Alex Augusto, a 22-year-old seminarian dressed in the bright green official T-shirt for pilgrims, said Monday that he and five friends made the journey from Brazil's Sao Paulo state to "show that contrary to popular belief, the church isn't only made up of older people, it's full of young people. We want to show the real image of the church."___Associated Press writers Jenny Barchfield, Vivian Sequera and Marco Sibaja contributed to this report.___Nicole Winfield on Twitter: www.twitter.com/nwinfield

07/19/2013 VATICAN INSDER

The Pope’s move to rationalise Vatican expenses

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica

After establishing a commission to look into the IOR’s activities, Francis has set up another one to investigate other institutions that manage Vatican assets and contracts

Andrea Tornielli vatican city The Pope wants to get in the know not just about the Vatican bank’s (IOR) activities, but about the Holy See’s economic and administrative activities as a whole. To do this, he has issued a chirograph – similar to the one issued for the IOR commission - announcing the establishment of another commission that will investigate APSA, the Governorate and other Holy See institutions.The chirograph dated 18 July says that the new commission will gather information, report to the Pope and work with the Council of cardinals to examine the Holy See’s organisational and economic problems. The aim is to introduce reforms to the institutions of the Holy See “for the simplification and rationalisation of the existing bodies and more careful planning of the economic activities of all the Vatican Administrations.” This is in order to “avoid the misuse of economic resources, to improve transparency in the processes of purchasing goods and services; to refine the administration of goods and real estate; to work with ever greater prudence in the financial sphere; to ensure the correct application of accounting principles; and to guarantee healthcare and social security benefits to those eligible.”As is the case with the IOR commission, “professional secrecy and other possible restrictions established by law shall neither curtail nor restrict the access of the Commission to documents, data and information necessary for the fulfilment of the duties entrusted to it.” The workgroup will keep the Pope up to date on its findings and will deliver its entire results’ archive over to the Pope when the investigation is complete.The commission will be made up of lay people, legal, economic, financial and organisational experts who have previously worked as consultants or auditors for Vatican financial or ecclesiastical institutions. The commission’s only cleric will be its secretary, Mgr. Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See. The other members are: Joseph F.X. Zahra (Malta), the commission’s president; Jean-Baptiste de Franssu (France); Enrique Llano (Spain); Jochen Messemer (Germany); Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui (Italy); Jean Videlain-Sevestre (France) and George Yeo (Singapore). Zahra and Messemerare international auditors of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.The commission along with its IOR counterpart were set up for similar reasons. The emergency decision to establish the IOR commission was taken in light of new developments in the judicial inquiries. But the IOR is not the only institution that deals with the Holy See’s assets: the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See (APSA), makes investments and manages a significant portion of the Holy See’s assets. The Governorate is responsible for the every day running of the Vatican City State and therefore handles contracts for the maintenance, construction and management of the State’s structures. The investigation is key to helping the Vatican manage expenditure in a rational way, avoid wasting resources which could be put to better use elsewhere and paying a higher price for contracts than it should. Apart from APSA and the Governorate, which also looks after the Vatican Museums, there is also the issue of the management of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide’s properties.According to the last Curia reform, the Holy See’s Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, headed by Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi - who is close to Bertone – should have had the same role as the Italian Court of Audit, similar to the U.S.’s Government Accountability Office. In other words, a sort of general inspectorate that has the authority to intervene in the financial running of other institutions. This never happened and this is partly why commissions are needed, to collect information and come up with proposed solutions.Francis wants to reform these institutions and most importantly he wants cut waste and useless spending, as quickly as possible. The work of the new commission will be invaluable when combined with that which will be carried out by the commission of eight cardinals who have been given the task of looking into a reform of the Roman Curia and helping Francis in the government of the universal Church.The commission will set to work as soon as possible. An initial meeting is expected to take place when Pope Francis returns from Brazil. Francis “hopes for a happy and productive collaboration between the Commission and the Vatican Administrations associated with its work”.

EARTHQUAKES

ISAIAH 42:15
15  I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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

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

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide

29 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2013-07-23 07:59:10 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)

1. 4.4 32km ENE of Akutan, Alaska 2013-07-23 06:35:29 UTC-04:00 52.4 km
2. 4.6 15km NE of Coishco, Peru 2013-07-23 05:48:51 UTC-04:00 78.4 km
3. 4.1 80km S of Vrangel', Russia 2013-07-23 05:18:08 UTC-04:00 475.7 km
4. 2.9 65km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2013-07-23 04:16:38 UTC-04:00 108.3 km
5. 4.6 245km SE of Lambasa, Fiji 2013-07-23 04:12:37 UTC-04:00 556.3 km
6. 4.3 113km ENE of Iquique, Chile 2013-07-23 01:11:20 UTC-04:00 90.5 km
7. 2.9 102km W of Cantwell, Alaska 2013-07-23 00:18:40 UTC-04:00 16.3 km
8. 2.6 42km W of Whittier, Alaska 2013-07-23 00:09:52 UTC-04:00 102.4 km
9. 4.5 South of the Fiji Islands 2013-07-22 23:21:01 UTC-04:00 529.9 km
10. 5.3 16km E of Ishikawa, Japan 2013-07-22 23:02:11 UTC-04:00 6.1 km
11. 4.8 144km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia 2013-07-22 22:19:49 UTC-04:00 147.5 km
12. 4.5 70km E of Namie, Japan 2013-07-22 22:03:47 UTC-04:00 54.9 km
13. 4.9 142km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines 2013-07-22 21:46:34 UTC-04:00 67.2 km
14. 2.9 63km W of Cordova, Alaska 2013-07-22 21:12:57 UTC-04:00 138.1 km
15. 4.6 102km NE of Hasaki, Japan 2013-07-22 19:24:47 UTC-04:00 36.2 km
16. 4.6 110km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia 2013-07-22 19:07:44 UTC-04:00 220.6 km
17. 5.1 North of Ascension Island 2013-07-22 18:51:05 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
18. 5.2 North of Ascension Island 2013-07-22 18:19:06 UTC-04:00 9.9 km
19. 5.2 North of Ascension Island 2013-07-22 18:15:11 UTC-04:00 9.7 km

75 DEAD IN CHINA 5.6 QUAKE

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

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http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2013/07/kerry-announces-resumption-of-peace.html

ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

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

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)

PSALMS 137:5-6
5  If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6  If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

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)

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.

Feiglin: No "Palestinian Nation"

Likud MK says Israel is losing its own legitimacy by acknowledging “Palestinian” rights to the Jews' land.

By Gil Ronen-First Publish: 7/22/2013, 3:53 PM-israelnationalnews

MK Feiglin-Israel news photo: Flash 90

As “peace talks” between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are set to restart, MK Moshe Feiglin (Likud) says it is the proponents of the supposedly pragmatic “two state solution” who are the truly delusional ones.
“The very recognition that there is a 'Palestinian nation' that has rights in our country's heartland is a tragedy in and of itself,” Feiglin wrote Sunday. “When you recognize that a different nation has rights in your land, you lose your own legitimacy. When you surrender your sovereignty on the Temple Mount to the Muslim wakf and then you do not build at all in Jerusalem, which is what is happening now, you lose your legitimacy in Sderot, Tel Aviv and Holon. In universities in London and Paris they are already explaining that there is no legitimacy for a Jewish state anywhere in the world. That is the result of these rounds of talks.
"Rivers of blood"
Feiglin is well-known for his in-your-face brand of politics.On Wednesday, in response to a speech by a left-wing MK, he declared,"I am one of those delusional types you spoke about, I am one of those dreamers, those delusional types, those dangerous extremists.”Feiglin pointed to the Menorah symbol on the Knesset podium and asked: “Do you see this Menorah here? This is the Menorah of the Temple here. See? I do not forget it. It is the reason for my being here. I want it to be rekindled, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. I am a dangerous delusional dreamer type."I know of another delusional dreamer,” he said, and pointed to the portrait of Theodor Herzl, which also hangs in the plenum. “Do you know what he wrote in his book, Altneuland? That he wants a Temple. What will you say about that? Attempts to establish a two-state solution have exploded in the face of their initiators, Feiglin said, resulting in rivers of blood."The Arab nation has received 22 states,” he went on. “They are not enough for it. Now they are falling apart and you want to establish another state for it?”"This is our Land because G-d gave it to us,” he said. While it is true that Jews – descendants of Isaac, and Arabs – who are descendants of Ishmael, share a common father in Abraham, Feiglin explained, “He bequethed the Land of Israel to the lady of the house, and gave the son of the maidservant gifts and sent him to Saudi Arabia."This is our land, and it is all mine,” he stated. “I am not willing to give up a single grain of sand.”Feiglin said that while the leftists forced Jews out of their homes in exchange for compensation – he is offering Arabs incentives to leave the land without forcing them to do so. The ones who remain, he said, can receive all the rights accorded to residents, without receiving citizenship.
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Abbas threatens ‘all options open’ if US-led diplomatic bid fails

Amid ongoing confusion about terms for new talks, PA president hails UN’s November upgrade of ‘Palestine’ as greatest achievement in years

By Elhanan Miller and AP July 22, 2013, 4:11 pm 5-the time of israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned in comments published Monday that “all options are open” if there is no substantive progress in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.The comments, Abbas’s first since US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday that peace talks would resume after a hiatus of almost three years, may be an attempt to exert pressure on the US and Israel to meet Palestinian demands on the terms of formal negotiations.Kerry said Israeli and Palestinian representatives would meet in Washington within days to resume the negotiations. “We have reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming negotiations,” he said. But Abbas’s two spokespeople contradicted the secretary on Sunday, saying in separate interviews that the path to resumed negotiations had not yet been cleared, and that the imminent meetings in Washington were aimed only at seeking to finalize the terms for the new negotiations.

Israel’s leaders, by contrast, have indicated that they hold to Kerry’s declaration, and are anticipating resumed negotiations without preconditions.In his comments, Abbas did not name his other options, but referred to last year’s upgrade of the Palestinian status at the UN. At the time, the General Assembly accepted Palestine as a nonmember observer state, in a largely symbolic gesture that was vehemently opposed by Israel and the US but overwhelmingly endorsed by the Assembly.Palestinian officials have said that in the absence of negotiations with Israel, they would seek further UN recognition, including membership in UN agencies and possible redress against Israeli policies at the International Criminal Court.Israel fears that the Palestinian could make further gains in international bodies and use those positions to act against the Jewish state.In his interview with Al Ra’i, Jordan’s largest pro-government daily, Abbas portrayed last year’s UN recognition as “the most important achievement for the Palestinian state in the past years.”“If there is no agreement to push peace forward, all options are open,” Abbas added, referring to a possible collapse of Kerry’s mission.The Jordanian newspaper spoke to Abbas on Friday and did not explain why it only published his comments Monday.Despite Kerry’s upbeat announcement last week, it remains unclear if preliminary Israeli-Palestinian meetings in Washington will lead to a resumption of actual negotiations on the terms of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh said Sunday night that the path to formal negotiations with Israel is still blocked.The Washington talks are meant to “overcome the obstacles that still stand in the way of launching negotiations,” he said.Earlier on Sunday, senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Abed Rabbo, Abbas’s second authorized spokesman, told Palestinian radio that the PA leadership was currently engaged in dialogue with the American administration, and would only announce the resumption of negotiations depending on the outcome of those talks.He said a number of issues were still pending for talks between Israelis and Palestinians in Washington later in the week, during which a framework for negotiations would be created, he added.Gaps remain on three issues Palestinians say need to be settled before talks can begin — the baseline for border talks, the extent of a possible Israeli settlement slowdown and a timetable for releasing long-detained Palestinian prisoners.Kerry’s upbeat statement Friday indicated these preconditions had been resolved. The Palestinians’ comments since then indicate that they have not.Israel has been insisting that peace talks resume without preconditions and that all issues be resolved through dialogue. Israeli ministers said Saturday that the government had held firm to its insistence on there being no preconditions for resuming the negotiations, while indicating Abbas had given ground. According to the ministers, the talks would resume without Israel agreeing to a settlement freeze, without Israel agreeing to negotiations for a Palestinian state on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, and without there first being a release of longtime Palestinian prisoners. Still, Israel would release Palestinian prisoners, with Israeli blood on their hands — up to 350, according to some sources — in phases as the talks continued, they said.

Unnamed American sources quoted in the Israeli media on Monday, however, indicated that the talks would indeed resume shortly — “no later than August 4,” according to a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth daily. At the start of the first session, this report said, Kerry would read out his proposal “for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” and specify the pre-67 lines as the basis for negotiation on Palestinian statehood. Kerry, it said, would also note that land swaps based on the pre-67 lines would be on a one-for-one ratio. In other words, any adjustment to the pre-67 lines enabling Israel to expand sovereignty into the West Bank would be offset by an equivalent-sized Israeli territorial concession to the Palestinians from Israeli sovereign territory.Tzipi Livni, Israel’s chief negotiator, said talks are “complex” but vital.“There is an opportunity not just to hold a dialogue with the Palestinians in order to end the conflict but a chance to form an alliance with the moderates in the region … in order to act against the extremists,” Livni told members of her Labor Party on Monday.

Both Abbas’s spokesmen say no deal yet to restart talks

Contradicting Kerry, Ramallah says path to negotiations not cleared, insists basis for discussions must be pre-1967 lines

By Elhanan Miller and AP July 22, 2013, 9:25 am 13-the times of israel

A senior Palestinian official said the path to formal negotiations with Israel is still blocked, adding his voice to those of a number of other Palestinian leaders denying that agreement has been reached for US-brokered peace talks to resume.Contradicting Secretary of State John Kerry, spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a statement late Sunday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to send a delegate to Washington merely to continue lower-level preliminary talks with an Israeli counterpart about the terms for negotiations.

A second Abbas spokesman, Yasser Abed Rabbo, had made similar comments earlier Sunday. Abu Rudeineh and Abed Rabbo are the only Palestinian officials authorized to speak on the matter.Unnamed American sources quoted in the Israeli media on Monday, however, indicated that the talks would indeed resume shortly — “no later than August 4,” according to a report in Yedioth Ahronoth. At the start of the first session, this report said, Kerry would read out his proposal “for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” and specify the pre-67 lines as the basis for negotiation on Palestinian statehood. Kerry, it said, would also note that land swaps based on the pre-67 lines would be on a one-for-one ratio. In other words, any adjustment to the pre-67 lines enabling Israel to expand sovereignty into the West Bank would be offset by an equivalent-sized Israeli territorial concession to the Palestinians from Israeli sovereign territory.In Amman on Friday, Kerry announced that “We have reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming negotiations,” and that he was looking forward “to seeing my friends from this region in Washington next week” or shortly after. He specified that top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Netanyahu’s envoy Isaac Molho would come to the US to restart the talks.But Abu Rudeineh said for actual peace talks to resume, Israel must first accept the pre-1967 lines as a baseline for negotiations on a Palestinian state and halt settlement building — familiar Palestinian preconditions which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently rejected.Abu Rudeineh said the Washington talks are meant to “overcome the obstacles that still stand in the way of launching negotiations.”Earlier on Sunday, senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Abed Rabbo and Fatah Central Committee member Mohammed Ishtayeh also indicated that the US was premature in announcing the resumption of peace talks, after a three-year hiatus. Netanyahu confirmed in a statement on Saturday night and again to his cabinet on Sunday that the talks were indeed to resume.Abed Rabbo told Palestinian radio that the PA leadership was currently engaged in dialogue with the American administration, and would only announce the resumption of negotiations depending on the outcome of those talks.He said a number of issues were still pending for talks between Israelis and Palestinians in Washington later in the week, during which a framework for negotiations would be created, he added.According to Fatah Central Command member Abbas Zaki, speaking to Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood newspaper As-Sabeel, the Palestinian delegation set to head for Washington later this week was not tasked with relaunching negotiations. “The visit is nothing more than consultations; it has nothing to do with launching negotiations,” he added.All these comments, which directly contradict Kerry’s upbeat announcement of a Palestinian agreement to resume talks, reflect an atmosphere of deep Palestinian skepticism regarding the prospect of negotiations with Israel.An op-ed Sunday in the official Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam dubbed US Secretary of State John Kerry “a master of self-deception,” claiming that both sides agreed to meet in Washington only to please the American official, knowing that nothing of substance would come of the talks.Another Palestinian official, Fatah Central Committee member Mohammed Ishtayeh, said in a press release Sunday that negotiations could only resume following an Israeli commitment to recognize the 1967 lines as the basis for a future Palestinian state, to release prisoners, and to freeze building in the settlements.Confusion has grown since Kerry’s announcement, with some Palestinian officials claiming Kerry gave Abbas a letter guaranteeing that the talks would be held on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, and a Western official telling The New York Times on Saturday that there would be no Israeli recognition of the 1967 lines as a basis for talks.Israeli ministers said at the weekend that the government had held firm to its insistence on there being no preconditions for resuming the negotiations, while Abbas had given ground. According to the ministers, the talks would resume without Israel agreeing to a settlement freeze, without Israel agreeing to negotiations for a Palestinian state on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, and without there first being a release of longtime Palestinian prisoners. Still, Israel would release Palestinian prisoners — up to 350, including more than 80 pre-Oslo accords “serious” terrorists, according to some sources — in phases as the talks continued, they said.

Despite PLO dissent, new talks a likely boon for Abbas

More than an Israeli commitment to the 1967 lines, the PA president wants to see veteran Palestinian prisoners released

By Avi Issacharoff July 21, 2013, 8:04 pm 6-the times of israel

As expected, the Palestinian Authority’s apparent agreement to return to the negotiating table with Israel caused a wave of angry reactions. The Islamist organizations, most prominent among them Hamas, wasted no time condemning PA President Mahmoud Abbas.One relatively surprising reaction, however, came from a man who had almost disappeared from the Palestinian political map — Mohammad Dahlan. The former Fatah strongman had taken upon himself a vow of silence in recent years when it came to anything that had to do with the PA and Abbas. Two years ago he was expelled from the territories after Abbas suspected him of organizing a coup. Since then he has been living in the United Arab Emirates, becoming one of the closest confidants of the royal family. His standing as a businessman also grew in recent years as he accumulated assets and cash.And thus, Dahlan, marked as Abbas’s No. 1 enemy, understood that the announced new talks created a unique opportunity for him to embarrass the Palestinian leader — especially given the acute anger among the PLO and Fatah leadership toward Abbas over his ostensible capitulation to American and Israeli dictates. “This is political suicide,” Dahlan wrote in a statement posted on his behalf. “Abbas’s private agreement is borne of surrender to international pressure and misleads his Palestinian compatriots.”

One can explain Dahlan’s statement against the backdrop of the open personal enmity between the two. But he isn’t the only one expressing such critiques.In the last 48 hours, many senior figures in the PLO, and even Fatah, have been coming out against Abbas’s surprising announcement that he would renew negotiations. This is, among other reasons, because of what is being interpreted as an attempt by Abbas to ignore the PLO leadership’s decision from last Thursday afternoon that ruled out the possibility of a return to talks absent an official American letter sent to both sides defining the 1967 borders as the framework for talks. This letter was apparently sent only to the Palestinian side, but not the Israeli… if, that is, it exists at all. The PLO leadership also demanded a commitments from the United States to an Israeli settlement freeze.

Senior Fatah officials told The Times of Israel that, midday on Thursday, Abbas succeeded in obtaining the support of the Fatah Central Committee for the renewal of dialogue. Almost all the meeting’s participants agreed with Abbas’s position; only two dissented: Tawfik Tirawi and Othman Abu Arbiye.But afterwards there was a meeting of the PLO Executive Committee, which comprises representatives from the various Palestinian factions. Mere minutes before that meeting commenced, news of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Israel would not agree to talks on the basis of the pre-1967 lines reached the delegates. This contradicted the position that had been presented in the Fatah Central Committee’s meeting — that the United States would force Israel to agree to this demand. The ensuing indignation among the representatives resulted in the decision at the end of the meeting not support the US initiative.

On Sunday, in addition, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Palestinian People’s Party, two of the PLO member parties, released an announcement denouncing the return to the negotiating table, calling the decision “a mistake.”Abbas, naturally, expected all the internal criticism. It seems that his assessment last Friday afternoon, when he agreed to John Kerry’s proposal to make do with a letter sent just to the Palestinian side (if that), was that he preferred to expose himself to a few domestic attacks than be blamed for the failure of the talks and see American aid suspended.The Palestinian president also knew that Israel would agree to release dozens of veteran prisoners seen as symbols among the Palestinian public (according to Walla political reporter Amir Tibon, Israel agreed to release 80 prisoners incarcerated before the Oslo Accords, out of a list of 104. The others all hold Israeli citizenship). To Abbas, the equation in these circumstances is quite clear: Once Israel starts freeing the first veteran Palestinian prisoners, likely within two weeks (for the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of Ramadan), the criticisms from Dahlan and others will be drowned out by the cries of joy from the freed prisoners’ families.

Peres, Livni Commend EU Hizbullah Ban as ‘Wise Step’

Pres. Shimon Peres commended the European Union’s partial ban of the Hizbullah terrorist organization as a “necessary, wise step.”-By Chana Ya'ar-First Publish: 7/22/2013, 4:48 PM-israelnationalnews

President Shimon Peres

Israel news photo: Flash 90

President Shimon Peres commended the European Union’s partial ban of the Hizbullah terrorist organization Monday as a “necessary, wise step” aimed, he said, at “preventing the spread of terrorism” in every corner of the earth.
The EU’s 28 member nations decided in a majority vote that was not unanimous to list the organization as a terrorist entity – a compromise on strong requests from Israel and the U.S. to list the entire group as a terror organization. Peres said in his response to the vote, “Your decision sends a determined message to terrorist organizations and countries that sponsor terrorist groups in their territory.”The president sent a special communique to the member governments and institutions who had attended the meeting in which the vote was cast, expressing Israel’s gratitude for the EU’s support in the fight against terrorism.“This is a necessary, wise step that is aimed at preventing the spread of terrorism that is not just limited to the Middle East, but does damage in every corner of the earth, including European soil,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, we saw this last year after the murderous attack in Burgas, Bulgaria, as well as attempts to harm innocent European civilians in large cities throughout the continent.”Also praising the vote was Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. "Finally, after years of deliberations, the claim that Hizbullah is a legitimate political party has rightfully failed. Now it is clear to the entire world that Hizbullah is a terrorist organization", she said in a statement.Livni's initial statement did not mention the fact that the EU refused to include Hizbullah's political arm in the list of terror groups.Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, however, was less than happy with that fact. "As is their habit,” he said, “the Europeans contented themselves with going only half way and reaching a partial and unsatisfactory decision. The military and political arms of Hizbullah are two sides of the same coin,” he explained. Both arms are headed by the same person – Hassan Nasrallah. Portraying the organization as having a “moderate” wing and a “militant” wing is like saying that a cannibal can also be a vegetarian, he added.Arab nations in the Gulf were ahead of the Europe in discussions to label Hizbullah as a terrorist entity, and the nation of Bahrain has already done so, having blacklisted the terrorist group in April.The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprised of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman announced last week that they were willing to blacklist Hizbullah as well, but were examining “correct procedures” on how to officially carry out the measure in order to prevent discrimination against Lebanese citizens who are not members of the terrorist group.Hizbullah operatives have been caught in illegal activities as far away as South America, where the terrorist organization is involved in illicit drug operations to raise money for the guerrilla warfare it wages against Israel.The group has also set up terrorist training bases in the Sinai Peninsula, and has been involved in training operatives in Gaza.

Bennett: Referendum Law or No Budget

Bayit Yehudi supports Netanayhu initiative to bring any “peace deal” to a plebiscite. Livni, Lieberman unite in opposition-By Gil Ronen-First Publish: 7/22/2013, 11:59 AM-israelnationalnews

Naftali Bennett-Israel news photo: Flash 90

The chairman of the Bayit Yehudi party, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, is expected to announce Monday in the faction's weekly session that the party will demand that a Referendum Law be passed, as a precondition for supporting the national budget in the Knesset. The law will mean that any political agreement which involves the surrender of Israeli territory will need to be brought before the electorate in a direct referendum.
“No more 'Mitsubishi agreements,'” Bennett proclaimed on his Facebook page. He was referring to the Oslo Accords, which were made possible by the promise of a political position involving a Mitsubishi official car to a corrupt MK in exchange for his support."Let's not be naïve,” he explained. “An agreement, if one is bought, will be a historical crossroad in the history of Zionism, no less. It will have implications for what our security and that of our grandchildren will look like; for the nation's unity on the face of the difficult challenges that will follow such an agreement; for the ideological and value-related DNA of the state of Israel. And above all – our Land was given to us thousands of years ago. It is unacceptable that a political maneuver at a specific point in time will decide its fate.“Only the nation can decide something like this.”
Prime Minister pledges referendum
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to bring any agreement he reaches with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to a national referendum.“I believe this is necessary,” he said. “I do not think decision like these can be reached – if an agreement is, indeed, reached – through some kind of coalition-related maneuver. Rather, this thing needs to be brought to the nation, for it to decide.”A Referendum Law mandating plebiscite approval for any ceding of national land already passed in the previous Knesset, but it does not currently apply to Judea and Samaria, which were never officially annexed after their liberation in 1967, and therefore fall outside the current law's parameters.Likud MKs Ofir Akunis and Yariv Levin initiated further legislation turning that law into one of Israel's few "Basic Laws", and Netanyahu would like to see the process of legislation sped up so that the new law can pass before the Knesset goes into its summer recess, next week.However, opposition to the law has been leveled from all sides of the political spectrum.
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni of the left-wing Hatnua party, has said that she will oppose the bill, even though it appears in the coalition agreements she signed. Livni said in April that the Referedum Law is coated by “a veneer of cuteness and hypocrisy”.Livni noted that while the Referendum Law allows the public to disqualify a Knesset decision to cede land, it does not do the opposite. That is, it does not enable the public to say that it supports ceding land, if the Knesset votes against such a deal. She insisted that the only referendum applicable for decisions such as these is the national election.One the other side of the political spectrum, Avigdor Lieberman, who heads the right-wing Yisrael Beytenu faction that merged with Likud in the latest elections, also opposes the referendum."Referendums are a way for decision makers to avoid responsibility,” he explained in April. Referendums should either be held for all major decisions, as in Switzerland, he said, or they should not be used at all.Labor head MK Shelly Yachimovich also opposes the Referendum Law, insisting that “There is not an ounce of democracy behind the idea of holding a selective referendum,” she explained, “only an attempt to torpedo in advance” any peace deal.
MK Zehava Galon of the far-left Meretz party, called the idea of a plebiscite to approve the ceding of land "cowardly," and added that “if a government has the authority to make war, it can certainly approve a peace agreement and make peace.” The Israeli public, and especially the nationalist sector, view government-negotiated peace deals with great suspicion, ever since the Oslo Accords were approved in the Knesset in 1993 by a razor-thin majority, as a result of corrupt political wheeling and dealing by the Labor government that involved the "Mitsubishi" scandal mentioned by Bennett, among other political bribes to certain Knesset members.When Ariel Sharon came up with the Disengagement Plan in 2003, he brought it to an internal Likud referendum – and then split Likud and formed a new party when the idea was voted down in that referendum.At a meeting of the Bayit Yehudi faction Monday, Bennett said that the while negotiations were inevitable, major withdrawals from Judea and Samaria were not. “We cannot escape the likelihood that negotiations will take place, but we will be following them closely,” he said. “We oppose the establishment of a terrorist state that will threaten Israel, and we oppose the handing over of Israeli land to our enemies, period.”Earlier, Bennett expressed strong support for the idea of a referendum on any proposed deal with the PA, in the face of opposition to the idea by various MKs, notable Tzippy Livni and Avigdor Lieberman. Addressing them, Bennett said that a referendum was the only way to avoid a dangerous split in the nation between supporters and opponents of a deal. “You who oppose the referendum say that 'the people' are with you,” and would agree to withdrawals. “If so, I ask you – what are you afraid of? Why not have a referendum?”

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; 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
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.

New Brunswick towns clean up after possible tornado

Environment Canada investigators to assess storm's damage today

CBC News-Posted: Jul 22, 2013 10:05 AM AT-Last Updated: Jul 22, 2013 10:03 AM AT

Residents of the Grand Lake area in central New Brunswick are cleaning up after a possible tornado touched down on Saturday night.The violent storm left a path of uprooted trees, damaged buildings and displaced vehicles.Residents in Cambridge Narrows, Whites Cove and Juniper reported damage by the powerful winds.Environment Canada investigators are heading to the communities, about 40 kilometres east of Fredericton, on Monday to investigate whether it was in fact a tornado that caused so much damage Saturday night.Harold Jones said the storm destroyed three of his buildings and damaged several vehicles.
He said he doesn’t know how long it is going to take to clean up, but he said it will be expensive to repair the damage."I haven't got a clue [what’s next]," he said. "I know I'm going to be busy for a few days cleaning up."The winds were so powerful that a dump truck in the area was blown the length of a football field.
Ronald MacLean has been living in the Grand Lake area for 67 years and has never witnessed such a powerful storm before.On Sunday morning, the impact of the storm was all too evident. Wood and twisted metal from MacLean’s tractor shed were scattered across his farm.MacLean said the cleanup will take a long time."We might get some insurance, because we got it all insured," he said. "It hurt the outhouse some too, tore the shingles off that. And they can be repaired. I'm lucky I'm standing. It could have been a lot worse."Patrick Bennett was also out surveying the storm’s damage on Sunday.

'From what we've seen so far after the fact, it certainly looks like it was a tornado that hit that area on Saturday evening.'— Bob Robichaud, Environment Canada

He’s going to be spending a lot of time cutting trees and branches that have been left scattered around his mother’s property, including the ones that landed on top of her truck.After looking at the damage inflicted by the storm, he said people in the area are lucky the scale of the damage was not worse."Just amazing nobody's house is really damaged," he said. "It was outsheds and buildings. Nobody was hurt, so that's the main thing."Bennett, who was visiting Cambridge Narrows from Nova Scotia on the weekend, said he was stunned by what he saw on Saturday night."I went to the back window and looked out, and you could see the funnel cloud actually starting to lift …. And we watched the neighbour's garage go tumbling across the neighbour's field," he said."It didn't touch the field. It was up in the air. So once we went outside and looked around and checked on the neighbours, they weren't home, but it was quite intense there for a few minutes."

Possible tornado

People are cleaning up after a possible tornado ripped through the Grand Lake area. (Matthew Bingley/CBC)There have been several reports from citizens saying they saw a funnel cloud in the area.
Environment Canada had issued a tornado warning in the area on Saturday. The agency will be surveying the storm’s impact on Monday and will make a final decision on whether the storm was actually a tornado.
The agency has already looked at videos of the storm, such as the one taken by Matt Rideout and Alex Hache. It showed a twister touching down on Washademoak Lake.The video has been widely circulated on social media since it was posted.Bob Robichaud, the warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada, said he’s watched the video, and he said “it is pretty clear" that it was a tornado."From what we've seen so far, after the fact, it certainly looks like it was a tornado that hit that area on Saturday evening," he said.If investigators determine a tornado did hit the area, they will also be able to confirm its intensity on the Enhanced Fujita tornado damage scale.

EARTHQUAKES

ISAIAH 42:15
15  I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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

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

75 dead, 459 injured in China earthquake

14 people still missing after shallow quake in rural Gansu province

The Associated Press-Posted: Jul 21, 2013 8:44 PM ET-Last Updated: Jul 22, 2013 9:12 AM ET

China state Xinhua News Agency said 75 people have been killed, 459 were injured and another 14 remain unaccounted for. (China Daily/Reuters)A strong earthquake that shook an arid, hilly farming area in northwest China sparked landslides and destroyed or damaged thousands of brick-and-mud homes Monday, killing at least 75 people and injuring more than 450, the government said.The quake near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province toppled brick walls and telephone lines, shattered mud-and-tile-roofed houses and sent cascades of dirt and rock down hillsides that blocked roads and slowed rescue efforts by crews trying to reach remote areas.Hospitals set up aid stations in parking lots to accommodate large numbers of injured, while hundreds of paramilitary People's Armed Police fanned out to search for victims in the region of terraced farmland where the quake struck about 1,200 kilometres west of Beijing.

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"I saw the bulb hanging from the ceiling start swinging wildly around. I woke my two friends and we ran into the bathroom to hide," said arts student Li Jingui, 21, who was on the fourth floor of a school dormitory in Dingxi when the shaking started."After the strongest tremors were over, we were worried that there would be aftershocks so we packed our stuff and ran out into a large clearing," Li said in a telephone interview.
In addition to the 75 confirmed dead, there were 14 people missing and 459 injured, the central government's China Earthquake Administration said.

Shoddy construction partly to blame

Damage was worst in Min county in Dingxi's rural southern portion, where scores of homes were damaged and telephone and electricity services knocked out, Dingxi Mayor Tang Xiaoming told state broadcaster CCTV. All but three of the deaths, all the missing and most of the injured were in Min, a likely result of shoddy construction.Residents said the shaking lasted about one minute, but wasn't strong enough to cause major damage in urban areas, where buildings are more solidly built."You could see the chandeliers wobble and the windows vibrating and making noise, but there aren't any cracks in the walls. Shop assistants all poured out onto the streets when the shaking began," said a front desk clerk at the Wuyang Hotel in the Zhang County seat about 40 kilometers from the epicentre. The clerk, surnamed Bao, refrained from identifying herself further, as is common among many Chinese.Tremors were felt in the provincial capital of Lanzhou 177 kilometers north and as far away as Xi'an, 400 kilometres to the east.

Rock slides slow rescue

The government's earthquake monitoring centre said the initial quake at 7:45 a.m. (23:45 GMT Sunday) was magnitude-6.6 and subsequent tremors included a magnitude-5.6.The quake was shallow, which can be more destructive. The centre said it struck about 20 kilometres beneath the surface while the Gansu provincial earthquake administration said it was just six kilometres deep. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude of the initial quake as 5.9 and the depth at 10 kilometres.Initial measurements of an earthquake can vary widely, especially if different monitoring equipment is used.Su Wei, leader of a 120-member rescue team from the paramilitary People's Armed Police, told state broadcaster CCTV that they were on their way to the epicentre, but progress was being slowed by mud and rock slides blocking the road.The Chinese Red Cross said it was shipping 200 tents, 1,000 sets of household items, and 2,000 jackets to the area and sending teams from both Lanzhou and Beijing to help with relief work and assess further needs.

More than 14,000 homes without power

Heavy rain is expected in the area later in the week, raising the need for shelter and increasing the chance of further landslides.Almost 2,000 homes were either destroyed or heavily damaged, with thousands more suffering partial damage, according to the Dingxi government website. It said 14,066 households were without power, and five county and township roads had been cut.Gansu province, a region of mountains, desert and pastureland with a population of 26 million, is one of China's more lightly populated provinces, although the New Jersey-sized area of Dingxi has a greater concentration of farms in rolling hills terraced for crops and fruit trees. Dingxi has a total population of about 2.7 million.China's worst earthquake in recent years was a 7.9-magnitude temblor that struck the southwestern province of Sichuan in 2008, leaving 90,000 people dead or missing.

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide

28 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2013-07-22 09:46:31 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)

1. 5.0 South Indian Ocean 2013-07-22 08:32:57 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
2. 2.6 75km W of Willow, Alaska 2013-07-22 07:45:03 UTC-04:00 57.5 km
3. 2.7 17km SSE of Waikoloa Village, Hawaii 2013-07-22 04:04:44 UTC-04:00 10.6 km
4. 2.7 45km N of North Nenana, Alaska 2013-07-22 03:10:06 UTC-04:00 0.1 km
5. 6.1 244km WNW of Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands 2013-07-22 03:01:42 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
6. 2.7 55km SW of Ferndale, California 2013-07-22 02:05:10 UTC-04:00 4.9 km
7. 4.7 112km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines 2013-07-22 00:50:35 UTC-04:00 109.2 km
8. 2.5 20km SE of Weldon, California 2013-07-22 00:12:50 UTC-04:00 9.4 km
9. 3.3 5km NE of Cabazon, California 2013-07-21 21:59:48 UTC-04:00 18.0 km
10. 5.6 9km NNE of Chabu, China 2013-07-21 21:12:35 UTC-04:00 10.1 km
11. 3.1 10km WNW of Greenville, California 2013-07-21 20:54:03 UTC-04:00 0.0 km
12. 4.7 14km SW of Xinsi Zhen, China 2013-07-21 20:09:43 UTC-04:00 9.4 km
13. 5.1 South Shetland Islands 2013-07-21 20:05:05 UTC-04:00 14.8 km
14. 5.4 81km SW of Las Heras, Argentina 2013-07-21 20:03:14 UTC-04:00 21.1 km
15. 4.9 44km NW of Talcahuano, Chile 2013-07-21 20:02:43 UTC-04:00 21.5 km
16. 5.9 13km E of Chabu, China 2013-07-21 19:45:56 UTC-04:00 9.8 km
17. 4.6 43km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand 2013-07-21 18:47:23 UTC-04:00 4.3 km
18. 4.3 10km S of Ihsangazi, Turkey 2013-07-21 17:43:42 UTC-04:00 10.7 km
19. 3.1 9km WNW of Greenville, California 2013-07-21 17:37:05 UTC-04:00 0.0 

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

A FALSE PROPHET COMES FROM THE VATICAN ALSO AT THIS TIME.

REVELATION 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, 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 17:1-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

11/28/2011 VATICAN INSIDER

How Popes used to dress

Papal dress

An original piece of research that combines the study of costume and of sacred objects related to the history of the papacy has been the object of much discussion in Genoa. This is following a presentation of the study in Rome, attended by the Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi

Luca Rolandi Turin
Le vesti dei Papi I parati della Sacrestia Pontificia (Papal dress and the apparel worn in the Papal Sacristy) is a book written by Professor Marzia Cataldi Gallo, a scholar of international renown, who specialises in the field of old textiles and the history of costume. This is the first work that presents the rich heritage of the Papal Sacristy, located behind the Sistine Chapel.

The Sacristy’s spacious chestnut wardrobes hide treasures that have been woven and embroidered over the centuries: from the garments worn by Paul V Borghese (1605-1621) to the pieces worn by the Pope today. The papal vestments make for an incredibly rich heritage that remains unknown to date, especially the papal outfits which are sporadically published in books discussing golden and silver furnishings or occasionally shown in exhibitions. The first book on the topic gives readers the chance to experience two centuries of papal and Church history.

The study of preserved vestments is combined with the analysis of a number of archived documents that reveal the importance of the old outfits and the various stories that led to their preservation or destruction. The analysis of thoroughly kept inventories and account books made it possible to reconstruct the identities and activities of many artists and artisans: embroiderers, the “banderari” – middle class artisans who tailored the vestments and the merchants who supplied the finest materials. All these individuals worked in the service of each respective Pope over the centuries, producing embroidered garments that were then copied all over Europe.

The archive documents are illuminating as they provide accounts of life in the Papal household. On the one hand they reveal information about the considerable expenses incurred and on the other, they show the “recycling” which took place, through the common tradition of Popes re-using their predecessor’s coat of arms, to save on materials. Besides the papal vestments, other components of the Popes’ “daily” dress were also analysed. In particular the superb white cassocks of the Blessed Pope Innocent XI (1676-1689). More that one century since the last complete inventory was made in 1906, this extraordinary and previously unknown heritage is finally revealed. This is also thanks to the precious help of the photographic equipment available.

In a statement to Vatican Insider, the author of the book said: “My desire to carry out this research grew after 30 years of working in the Ligurian sacristies, as a conservator for Liguria’s Regional Board of Artistic and Historical Heritage. My work involved cataloguing and restoring a great number of liturgical vestments (as well as other pieces of art of course). But my passion for old textiles and the history of costume goes back a while before this.”

Mrs. Cataldi Gallo who worked as a civil servant (1984-2008) and head of Liguria’s Regional Board of Artistic and Historical Heritage (2003-2006) commented on the photographic equipment that was of great help to her in this splendid reconstruction, saying: “The photos I used in my study were invaluable in helping me weave my way through the various parameters and in trying to work out which pontificate each piece of clothing belonged to. Daria Vinco’s beautiful photos are vital in presenting this unknown heritage to the public.”

Marzia Cataldi Gallo, Le Vesti dei Papi. I parati della Sacrestia. Pontificia - Seicento e Settecento (Papal dress and the apparel worn in the Papal Sacristy); De Ferrari publications, Genoa, 2011

07/21/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

The Pope accompany me with prayer to the World Youth Day in Rio

Angelus

Tomorrow morning departure for Brazil for the 28th World Youth Day Youth Week renamed from Bergoglio

Vatican Insider Staff Rome

On the eve of his departure to Brazil for the World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis from the window of the apostolic palace asked those present in St Peter’s Square to accompany him spiritually in prayer for this his first Apostolic visit He also entrusted what he called “this new stage of the great pilgrimage of young people across the world”, to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who he added, is so loved and venerated in Brazil.The Holy Father was speaking following the recitation of the Angelus underlining that at this time, young people should listen to the voice of Jesus. The week of World Youth Day said the Pope could also be called “World Youth Week as it is a week devoted to youth.Peering down at the huge crowds in St Peter’s Square Pope Francis noticed a banner held up by a group of pilgrims, which read “Buon Viaggio” or “have a good trip”. He smiled and thanked them for their good wishes.The Pope on Sunday also focused his attention on the Gospel reading from Luke which recounts the story of Martha and Mary and their brother Lazarus.Pope Francis described how both sisters offered hospitality to Jesus on his visit to their house, but in different ways. Mary places herself at the feet of Jesus while Martha is busy preparing things. The Holy Father explained that both of these disciplines, service and prayer are needed to serve the Lord, “they are not two opposing attitudes but, on the contrary both are two aspects essential to our Christian life aspects that should never be separated, but lived in profound unity and harmony.”Even in our Christian lives, continued the Pope, prayer and action are always deeply united. A prayer that does not lead to concrete action towards a poor brother, who is sick, and in need of help, is a prayer that is sterile and incomplete. But, equally, Pope Francis said, when in ecclesial service you are careful only to give more attention to objects, functions, and structures, and forget the centrality of Christ, you are likely to serve these earthy things and not God.At the end of the Angelus.

Palestinians say no peace talks without '67 borders agreement

Ali Sawafta and Allyn Fisher-Ilan 4 hours ago-JULY 22,13

RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians played down on Monday the significance of an imminent meeting in Washington of their top peace envoy with his Israeli counterpart, saying formal negotiation would not begin unless their opening terms were satisfied.The Palestinian position seemed to run counter to U.S. hopes that bringing together Saeb Erekat and Israel's Tzipi Livni in the coming days would kick-start peacemaking stalled for almost three years over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.In another setback to the negotiators' meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned first to seek cabinet-level approval for the prospective new talks, which were announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday.At the time, Kerry, winding up months of intensive and discreet mediation, predicted Erekat and Livni would join him in Washington "to begin initial talks within the next week or so".But that appeared unlikely as Netanyahu, facing skepticism within his rightist governing coalition at the diplomatic drive, wanted to await the next full sitting of his cabinet on July 28 or possibly an earlier session of the smaller security cabinet."It looks like negotiations will begin only next week, not this week," an Israeli official said late on Sunday, disclosing Netanyahu's plans to win over recalcitrant ministers.Netanyahu says the new talks must be held without "preconditions", especially regarding the borders of the state Palestinians want to found in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, which Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.Though it withdrew from Gaza in 2005, Israel deems all of Jerusalem its undivided capital - a status not accepted internationally - and wants to keep swathes of West Bank settlements under any eventual peace accord.Yet the Palestinians insist no negotiations can be held until all sides agree the pre-1967 borders would be their basis.Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdaineh said Erekat had yet to be invited to Washington. When he goes, Abu Rdaineh said, it would be first to determine the framework of any future negotiations."If they reach an agreement over the details, in accordance to the Palestinian demands, then the launch of negotiations will be announced," Abu Rdaineh told Reuters on Monday.
PRISONERS, PLEBISCITES
He said that those demands, relayed by Abbas to Kerry, included Israel's recognition that the two-state solution was predicated on the 1967 borders, and clarifications about its planned release of Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture.Even the latter was dogged with dispute, however.Israel said that, starting in September, it would free 82 Palestinians jailed before 1993, when the sides signed interim peace accords. But Qadoura Fares of the Palestinian Prisoners Club said Abbas wanted 103 long-serving inmates released.
Interviewed by Jordan's Al-Rai newspaper, Abbas said Kerry had "taken our proposal regarding the resumption of the peace process with him" to Washington.Abbas held out the possibility that, should diplomacy remain mired, Palestinians, defying pressure by Israel and the Obama administration - would again appeal to the United Nations at its annual assembly in September to support their borders claim.Denouncing the West Bank settlements as illegal - a view shared by most world powers - Abbas told Al-Rai that Israel should "get out of Palestinian land completely" though he voiced willingness to find a formula addressing its security concerns.A major focus of these is Gaza, which is now under the control of armed Hamas Islamists who spurn coexistence with the Jewish state, question Abbas' authority, and enjoy grassroots support among some Palestinians in the West Bank.Alluding to the risk of Abbas' U.S.-backed administration one day falling to Hamas, Netanyahu has said revived peacemaking could prevent the emergence of a West Bank "terror state".Opinion polls suggest narrow majorities among Palestinians and Israelis for the two-state solution, and both Abbas and Netanyahu plans to put any eventual peace accord to referendums.Even in the absence of a deal, Netanyahu sees value in the effort as "a strategic process to tighten relations with the United States", the Israeli official on condition of anonymity.According to the official, Netanyahu would, in convening Israeli ministers on the talks, emphasize the importance of sticking close to Washington to cope with the overarching threats posed by Iran's disputed nuclear program and by spreading strife in Syria and Egypt.(Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Alison Williams)

Abbas: 'All options open' if peace talks fail

IAN DEITCH 1 hour ago -JULY 22,13

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned in comments published Monday that "all options are open" if the U.S. fails to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.The comments, Abbas' first since U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced last week that peace talks may resume for the first time in five years, may be an attempt to exert pressure on the U.S. and Israel to meet Palestinian demands on the terms of formal negotiations.Israeli and Palestinian representatives are to hold preliminary talks in Washington soon. There, the sides are to work out the final details of what Kerry portrayed as broad agreement on the framework for restarting peace talks that collapsed in 2008.Abbas did not name his other options, but referred to last year's upgrade of the Palestinian status at the U.N. At the time, the General Assembly accepted a state of Palestine in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem — lands Israel captured in 1967 — as a non-member observer state in a largely symbolic gesture.Palestinian officials have said that in the absence of negotiations with Israel, they would seek further U.N. recognition, including membership in U.N. agencies and possible redress against Israeli policies at the International Criminal Court.Israel fears that the Palestinian could make further gains in international bodies and use those positions to act against the Jewish state.In an interview with Al Ra'i, Jordan's largest pro-government daily, Abbas portrayed last year's U.N. recognition as "the most important achievement for the Palestinian state in the past years."The Palestinians want a state in the borders endorsed by the U.N. last year."If there is no agreement to push peace forward, all options are open," Abbas added, referring to a possible collapse of Kerry's mission.The Jordanian newspaper spoke to Abbas on Friday and did not explain why it only published his comments Monday.
Despite Kerry's upbeat announcement last week, it remains unclear if preliminary Israeli-Palestinian meetings in Washington will lead to a resumption of actual negotiations on the terms of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh said Sunday night that the path to formal negotiations with Israel is still blocked.The Washington talks are meant to "overcome the obstacles that still stand in the way of launching negotiations," he said.Gaps remain on three issues Palestinians say need to be settled before talks can begin — the baseline for border talks, the extent of a possible Israeli settlement slowdown and a timetable for releasing long-detained Palestinian prisoners.Israel has been insisting that that peace talks resume without preconditions and that all issues be resolved through dialogue.Tzipi Livni, Israel's chief negotiator, said talks are "complex" but are vital."There is an opportunity not just to hold a dialogue with the Palestinians in order to end the conflict but a chance to form an alliance with the moderates in the region ... in order to act against the extremists," Livni told members of her party Monday.___Associated Press writer Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, contributed reporting.

ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11  In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12  Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13  The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14  And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.

JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23  Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24  Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25  How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26  Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27  And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)

EGYPT

ISAIAH 19:1-5
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)

JEREMIAH 47:1-7
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN/ARABS) before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
2  Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north,(NORTHERN TSUNAMI POSSIBLY) and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3  At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,(ISRAELS ARMY) at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;(ISRAEL POSSIBLY NUKES GAZA)
4  Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN FAKE ARABS) and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5  Baldness is come upon Gaza;(NUKED POSSIBLY) Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
6  O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7  How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? (MEDITTERANEAN SEA) there hath he appointed it.

DANIEL 11:40-43
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south ( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) 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.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS-MUSLIMS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them,(BEFORE THE NUKE GOES OFF) and behind them a desolate wilderness;(AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB GOES OFF) yea, and nothing shall escape them.(EVERYTHING NUKED)
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate,(SIBERIAN DESERT) with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

JEREMIAH 8:7
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times;(MIGRATION TIME) and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming;(IN MIGRATION SEASON) but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.(WW3 MIGRATING BIRDS EAT ISRAELS ENEMIES FLESH AND BLOOD)

Syria accused of gassing Palestinian refugee camp

22 reported dead at Yarmouk camp in Damascus; scores of rebels reportedly slain in battles around capital

By Gavriel Fiske and AP July 22, 2013, 12:54 pm 5-the times of israel

A camp for Palestinian refugees in Syria has been bombed by chemical weapons, a Syrian opposition group based in Turkey said.The National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces said Sunday that the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus had been gassed by regime forces amid heavy fighting.According to Israel Radio, at least 22 people were killed in the Sunday attack, the majority from inhalation of toxic gases, according to Palestinian sources cited in the report.“[Bashar] Assad’s forces are using chemical and toxic gas bombs to shell the Yarmouk Palestinian Camp,” the opposition group said on its Facebook page. “The strategic, systematic use of chemical weapons in order to achieve military gains only proves the desperate state that Assad’s regime has reached.”The umbrella opposition group condemned the attack and said it had video proof of the incident.It also called for international intervention to “protect the civilians against Assad’s systematic use of chemical weapons… The Syrian Coalition reminds the US — that pledged a serious, strong response to Assad’s use of chemical weapons — of their obligations to protect civilians.”Yarmouk, established in the 1950s in what was then the outskirts of Damascus, is today home to over 100,000 UNRWA registered Palestinian refugees.

Assad’s forces are in the midst of a major offensive in the Damascus area. On Monday, Syrian activists said government troops had killed at least 75 rebel soldiers over 24 hours in battles for control of the capital.

The death toll reported by the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights included 49 rebels killed in an ambush in Damascus’s northeastern suburb of Adra early Sunday. The group said an elite unit loyal to Assad ambushed the rebels as they were trying to push into the city.Syrian state news agency SANA reported the ambush Sunday, without giving a casualty figure.The Observatory reported that another 17 rebels died in fighting Sunday in central Damascus, while another nine were killed in its suburbs.

It was one of the deadliest days for the opposition in the 2-year-old conflict, which has killed over 93,000 people according to the UN.

EU to discuss blacklisting Hezbollah

Today @ 09:21 JULY 22,13

By Nikolaj Nielsen

BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels on Monday (22 July) are set to discuss blacklisting the military wing of the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah.Listing it as a terrorist organisation requires unanimous agreement by all 28 ministers.Sanctions could include possible travel and asset bans. EU officials and leaders would not be allowed contact with any of its members.Hezbollah was established as an organisation in 1982 to spread the late Ayatollah Khomeini’s “Islamic Revolution” among Shiites in Lebanon and throughout the Arab region.The group sees Europe as a base to help finance its activities.Already banned in the Netherlands, the group also endures a number of restrictions elsewhere in the EU.Broadcasts from its Al-Manar TV station are blocked in France, Germany, and Spain.Bulgaria’s Minister of the Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov accused the group of a 2012 bomb attack on a bus in Burgas, which killed five Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian driver.Investigations into the attack are still ongoing, casting doubts on the evidence of the group’s involvement and Tsvetanov’s finger-pointing.Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s open support of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his brutal two-year campaign to stamp out rebel groups may have increased the pressure in Brussels to place them on the EU terrorist watch list.The UK wants to separate the civil and military wing of the group and ban the latter.The idea has gained the support of Germany and France.
But other member states express concerns a ban could undermine Lebanon’s fragile stability.Along with the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy and Poland, Austria voiced concerns in June over British moves to put the group on the EU terrorist list.Both Austria and Ireland have peacekeepers stationed at the Golan Heights and are concerned that a more radical Hezbollah would increase tensions in the region.For its part, Lebanon says the ban could radicalise the movement and urged Brussels on Friday not to place it on its EU terrorist watch list.It described the militant group as an "essential component of Lebanese society."

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