JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
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.)
JOEL 2:3,30
3 A
fire devoureth (ATOMIC BOMB) before them;(RUSSIAN-ARAB-MUSLIM ARMIES
AGAINST ISRAEL) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the
garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea,
and nothing shall escape them.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(ATOMIC BOMB AFFECT)
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12
And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the
people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume
away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and
their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)
and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM
ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD
PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that
day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they
shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand
shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN
WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say
to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the
Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour
every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall
not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be
burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor
their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath;
but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for
he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC
BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be
stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of
hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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
IDF team aiding search at Brazil dam disaster
met with praise and criticism-While many welcome the 130-strong Israeli
contingent, some dismissed the effort as a ploy to distract from the
conflict with the Palestinians-By Marcus M. Gilban-TOI-JAN 31,19
RIO
DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Less than one month after Benjamin Netanyahu gained
pop star status across Brazil for blending in with the locals during the
very first visit of a sitting Israeli prime minister, Israel is making
headlines in the land of samba once again.A 130-strong Israeli military
and search-and-rescue team landed here on Sunday and has been working
against the clock to find survivors of a dam collapse last Friday around
a mining operation in a rural area of the Minas Gerais state.The
humanitarian delegation has earned wide praise, but also criticism from
critics of Israel who say it represents a diversion from its conflict
with the Palestinians.“It’s amazing how people in the streets are
sympathetic, asking for selfies with us. They are grateful for the
Israeli army and the Jewish people,” Rabbi Nissim Katri, of the Chabad
House in Belo Horizonte, told JTA. “They seem amazed with this type of
solidarity that is not so common in our modern world.”The dam collapse
that left 65 people confirmed dead and nearly 300 missing took place not
far from the city.The Israeli mission includes soldiers and reserve
officers, among them engineering specialists, doctors and rescue
personnel. Hosted by the Brazilian army, they are lodged at a military
base, where Katri’s synagogue has been providing kosher food, religious
services and more.“I offered that Israel would dispatch aid to the
disaster site and assist in the search for survivors. We agreed that an
Israeli mission would leave within 24 hours,” Netanyahu tweeted after
talking to Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday.Netanyahu
attended Bolsonaro’s inauguration on Jan. 1, when the ardently
pro-Israel Christian politician reiterated his promise to soon move the
Brazilian embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Last Saturday, he
highlighted the Israeli humanitarian aid to the media and through social
media channels.“By phone the 1st Minister of Israel, @netanyahu offered
us help to search for missing people in the Brumadinho. We welcome and
appreciate this Israeli technology at the service of humanity,”
Bolsonaro tweeted.Mud and mining waste has buried everything for miles
around the iron ore mine. The number of missing is rising fast and
chances of finding survivors are low and decreasing by the hour. In
addition to the dam used to store mining byproducts that burst on
Friday, a second water dam is said to be at risk of breaking, making the
rescue work even more tense.Brazil’s 120,000-strong Jewish community is
also mobilizing to gather donations for victims of the dam breach and
to help the Israeli workers.Rabbi Uri Lam, who has just ended his nearly
four-year term as spiritual leader of the Congregacao Israelita Mineira
synagogue in Belo Horizonte, feels a personal connection to the
disaster. The inn where he used to stay with his family in Brumadinho
has been buried by the mud. Owners, guests and employees are all
missing.“Jewish communities across Brazil are mobilizing to donate
whatever is needed. The presence of the Israeli forces also fills the
Brazilian Jewish community with pride. We know that in any part of the
world where there are major disasters, whether in countries with or
without diplomatic relations with Israel, Israelis will mostly always be
the first to offer help,” the Sao Paulo-born rabbi told JTA.The Jewish
federation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state that
borders Uruguay and Argentina, has sent its security manager and crisis
and disaster management expert Ezequiel Gotlib, who is now supporting
the Israeli delegation.“Israel’s action is of great value and shows that
the ties between both countries are increasingly strengthened. We hope
Gotlib’s expertise will be useful in helping to locate all the victims
who are still missing,” the federation’s president Sebastian Watenberg
told JTA.The humanitarian mission could not, however, deflect criticism
of Israel and a Brazilian government that has sought to reverse strained
ties with the Jewish state. Lieutenant Pedro Aihara, from the Minas
Gerais Fire Department, spoke up on Monday to deny recent articles in
the Brazilian press that said the Israeli rescue equipment would not be
helpful.“The cooperation with Israel has been extremely effective,” he
said, adding that Israeli equipment will be useful for finding people
located deeper in the mud and need only minor adaptations to move
about.Israeli ambassador Yossi Shelley blamed the negative press on
“jealousy” and highlighted that five bodies were found in a matter of
hours.“Israel has all the necessary equipment to save lives, including
plunging into the mud. This news out today is fake news,” the diplomat
told Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.“We will leave aside the people who want
to fight, we will do the work that needs to be done and the results
will come over the next few days. Our actions show the great cooperation
and great heart of Israel. We won’t listen to those who are jealous. We
do everything with our hearts,” Shelley replied.The 16 tons of
equipment brought by the Israelis include a mobile signal localization
system, high-quality submarine sonars, voice/echo detectors and
drones.“In other countries, we receive only praise, as in Mexico, in the
Philippines. Whoever misses the poor relationship between Israel and
Brazil needs to get used to a new reality and eat their hats,” Shelley
added, using a literal translation from Hebrew meaning that opponents
will be frustrated.Brazil’s president’s son, congressman Eduardo
Bolsonaro, echoed Shelley’s remarks.“Israel does this because it is a
friendly country. It was always around, but was always mistreated by
former governments,” he wrote on Twitter. “Excuse me, but for all the
bad guys on duty, you just have keep quiet and look how much good comes
of this approach.”Cartoonist Carlos Latuff, a frequent critic of Israel
and Zionism, released a drawing in which President Bolsonaro welcomes an
Israeli military unit whose hands are stained with blood. They answer,
“Sorry for the delay! We were busy killing Palestinians.”“Latuff is an
anti-Semitic racist, who uses Israel to distill hatred against the
Jews,” Israel’s honorary consul in Rio, Osias Wurman, told JTA. He noted
that the Simon Wiesenthal Center included the cartoonist on a list of
“top ten” anti-Semitic incidents in 2012.Leandro Spett, a Jewish
cartoonist, posted a drawing in response Latuff’s, which quickly went
viral in social media. As Brazilian and Israeli rescuers struggle to
reach a survivor’s hand sticking out of the mud, a Palestinian
cartoonist watches the scene. The Brazilian shouts, “You stay there and
don’t do anything? Go get help! Go!” The smiling cartoonist continues to
depict the scene and writes: “Israeli kills a survivor.”“This is
probably one of the lowest, [most] vile and disgusting cartoons I’ve had
the displeasure of seeing in my entire career as an illustrator and
cartoonist,” said Spett, referring to Latuff’s drawing. “I think nothing
was as low, soulless and devoid of moral compass. There is not a drop
of humanity in his work.”“We will no longer accept anti-Semitism, racism
or any other form of aggression against the Jews and Israel,” he added.
“No matter how much it hits, we’ll hit it back. The time to lower your
head is over.”The Ultimo Segundo news portal joined Wurman and Spett by
publishing an article titled “Cartoonist disrespects Brumadinho victims
with rude drawing.”“The anti-Zionist media in Brazil tried to disqualify
the work of the Israelis in Brumadinho. But the news broadcasters have
listened to the Brazilian authorities who are at the scene of the
tragedy and everyone was unanimous in acknowledging that the Israeli
team is highly qualified in disasters,” Wurman told JTA.The Israeli
humanitarian aid seems to be the first outcome of Netanyahu’s historic
five-day visit to Latin America’s largest nation earlier this month,
when he met Bolsonaro as a guest of honor. They called each other
“brothers” and promised a new era of friendship ties between both
countries.
Send us Bitcoin, cash-strapped Hamas pleads-Amid
financial isolation, terror group’s military wing says donations of
digital currency will help ‘support the resistance financially’By
AFP-JAN 31,19
GAZA CITY — Hamas, which has fought three
wars with Israel and faces financial isolation, called on supporters
Tuesday to send funds via Bitcoin.A spokesman for the Palestinian terror
group’s military wing sent out a message calling for support to be sent
in the virtual currency.“Support the resistance financially through the
Bitcoin currency,” it said, adding the exact mechanism would be
announced later.Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip and seeks to destroy
Israel, is considered a terrorist organization by Israel, the United
States, the European Union and others.It has faced financial woes in
recent years as banks have sought to ensure they have no dealings with
the organization.The statement accused Israel of seeking to cut Hamas’s
access to finance.Hamas has also faced increasing financial pressure as
the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority has also cut off much of its
funding to the Strip.Hamas officials say its military wing receives
significant support from Iran, although the routes through which these
funds are transferred are opaque.Bitcoin has faced criticism in the past
over underground websites where people have used the currency to buy
drugs and guns.There was no immediate reply from Bitcoin.ToI Staff
contributed to this report
Top Venezuelan opposition figure
asks Jewish expats to return-Maria Corina Machado thanks Netanyahu for
recognizing Juan Guaido as interim president; says she hopes many who
were forced to leave will now come back to rebuild nation-By TOI
staff-JAN 31,19
A top Venezuelan opposition figure on Monday
asked Jews who left the country for Israel and other countries over the
past years, to return and join the effort to oust President Nicolas
Maduro.Maria Corina Machado, the national coordinator of the
center-right Vente Venezuela party, thanked Israel for recognizing
National Assembly President Juan Guaido as the oil-rich nation’s
president, and backed the reestablishment of ties between the
countries.“I want to reaffirm the valuable contribution the Jewish
community has given to the development of Venezuela through decades. And
even though many have been forced to leave our country, we want and
expect that they come back to rebuild our nation,” she said in an
English-language video statement given to Israeli public broadcaster
Kan.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized Guaido as
Venezuela’s leader on Sunday, drawing an almost instantaneous expression
of gratitude from Guaido. The move followed the United States, Canada
and most Latin American countries backing the upstart rival.“Prime
Minister Netanyahu joins our many allies in the hemisphere and the world
in welcoming Venezuela back to the bloc of Western democratic nations
that oppose despots and oppression. We certainly have a common enemy
with Israel: the criminal forces that undermine freedom and peace in the
world,” Machado said.She also touted Venezuela’s history of support for
Israel and hoped for the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, which were
cut by President Nicolas Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, during the
2008-9 Gaza war.“Venezuela was one of the nations that back in 1947 in
the General Assembly of the United Nations supported Resolution 181 that
led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Since then, we’ve
had good and strong diplomatic relations. That’s why we, the Venezuelan
people, look forward to the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with
the State of Israel,” she said.Venezuela official cut ties with Israel
in 2009, but has been a strident critic of the Jewish state for
decades.Despite pressure from the US, Netanyahu was reportedly initially
reluctant to extend recognition to Guiado, fearing the Maduro regime
could respond negatively against the Venezuelan Jewish community.While
Venezuela once had one of the largest Jewish communities in the region,
numbering some 25,000 in 1999, only about 6,000 Jews are believed to
remain in the country, with many having fled to Israel, Canada, the US
and elsewhere.In her statement, Machado said Israel can be a “genuine
partner” in helping rebuild Venezuela following years of economic
mismanagement and hyperinflation, while also noting the significance of
the January 27 date on which Netanyahu made the announcement.“I want to
express how meaningful it was for the Venezuelan people that this
recognition [by Netanyahu] for the genuine government of Venezuela came
precisely on the day of Holocaust recognition,” she said.Sunday was
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the
liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, by Soviet troops.“I myself
look forward to visiting the state of Israel as soon as we [acquire] our
freedom. We will prevail,” Machado added.Late Sunday, Guiado thanked
Israel for recognizing him as Venezuela’s leader and linked his
political struggle with the end of the Holocaust.“Seventy-four years
ago, the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated, and today, just as
our country is also fighting for its freedom, we thank the Prime
Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu for the recognition and the
support,” Guaido tweeted.Agencies contributed to this report.
WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
OH
BY THE WAY WHEN THE MEDIA SAYS ALLU-AK-BAR MEANS GOD IS GREAT LIE. IN
ISLAM ALLU-AK-BAR MEANS OUR GOD IS GREATER OR GREATEST. THIS IS HOW THE
MEDIA SUCK HOLES UP TO ISLAMIC-QURANIC-MUSLIMS. BY WATERING DOWN THE
REAL MEANING OF THE SEX FOR MURDER DEATH CULT ISLAM. TO MAKE IT SOUND
LIKE A PEACEFUL RELIGION (CULT OF DEATH AND WORLD DOMINATION).
GENESIS 6:11-13
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the
earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with
child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF
THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And
he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS)
man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be
against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against
him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL
ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his
brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the
morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars
of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the
sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF
THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that
whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM
MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
Abbas
accepts Hamdallah’s resignation, asks government to stay on for
transition-PA president reportedly set to begin consultations to name
new ministers from PLO, ending unity bid with Hamas-By Adam
Rasgon-TOI-31 January 2019
Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of his prime minister
Tuesday, but asked the government to stay on until a new one is
formed.PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and his government tendered
their resignations earlier Tuesday, marking the end of a failed unity
bid with rival Hamas.Abbas accepted the resignations but assigned
Hamdallah and his fellow ministers the task of maintaining the PA
government’s operations until the formation of a new one, the official
PA news site Wafa reported.The government’s decision to resign came two
days after the Fatah Central Committee recommended the formation of a
government made up of representatives of factions in the Palestine
Liberation Organization and independent personalities, leaving out
Hamas, a terror group that is the de facto ruler of the Gaza Strip.Hamas
spokesman Fawzi Barhoum condemned the government’s resignation on
Tuesday, saying it was aimed at paving the way for the establishment of
“a new separatist government” that serves Abbas and his Fatah party’s
interests.Abbas was set to begin consultations to form a government made
up of PLO factions, with the goal of preparing for new legislative
elections, Wafa reported. It is not clear who will be tapped as the next
prime minister.Abbas and other PA officials have recently pledged to
hold new parliamentary elections in the coming six months, but how that
would be possible in the Gaza Strip is unclear. Hamas has controlled the
coastal enclave since ousting the Fatah-dominated PA in 2007 from the
territory.Fatah Central Committee Member Azzam al-Ahmad said on Sunday
that the Palestinians planned to form a new government in response to
Hamas not handing over the Gaza Strip to the PA.“We plan to form a new
government of factions soon in response to Hamas’s failure to undertake
its national responsibility in handing over the Gaza Strip to the
legitimate PA,” the senior Fatah and PLO official told The Times of
Israel. “Hamas helped form the last government. This time, it will not
participate in its formation or be a part of it.”The Palestinians formed
the current PA government in 2014 with the support of Fatah and Hamas.
Since its establishment, however, Abbas has carried out at least two
cabinet reshuffles without Hamas’s consent.Fatah and Hamas have been in
disputes since 2007, when the terror group forcibly ousted the
Fatah-dominated PA from Gaza.While the two rival parties have signed
multiple agreements to advance reconciliation and bring Gaza and the
West Bank under one government, they have not implemented them.A Hamas
official in Gaza said on Sunday the formation of any new government
without consulting the terror group would be “weak” and
“unrepresentative of the Palestinian people.”Hamdallah, a former
president of An-Najah University, where he was once an English
professor, was expected to return to academic work, according to a
Palestinian official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Abbas
freezes social security law after months of protests-Palestinian leader
orders talks with unions and others continue amid fears PA-created
institution can’t be trusted with workers’ money-By Adam Rasgon-TOI-31
January 2019
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas ordered a freeze on the implementation of a new social security
law after months of protests against it.Abbas announced the move late
Monday, responding to demonstrators who had taken to the streets for
months amid mass anger over the law, saying they did not trust
Palestinian bureaucrats to manage their money.The PA began implementing
the law on January 15, requiring some business owners and their
employees to pay part of their monthly salaries to the Palestinian
Social Security Institution, which the legislation created.The
Ramallah-based government had planned to mandate the rest of the
Palestinian private sector to make payments to the body at later
dates.In return for making at least 180 payments, the now-frozen version
of the law said the Social Security Institution would deliver pensions
to Palestinians in the private sector who have reached the age of 60.It
also said the institution would provide workplace injury insurance and
maternity benefits to Palestinians in the private sector.“The president
of the State of Palestine decided to stop the implementation of the
law…regarding social security and its amendments,” Abbas’s order read.
“The dialogue between all relevant parties will continue in order to
achieve a national consensus about the law and its implementation
date.”In recent weeks, PA government ministers have said they were
holding a dialogue with union leaders, experts and others about amending
the social security law.Abbas’s decision to halt the law’s
implementation came a day after the Fatah Central Committee recommended
freezing it for a limited period of time.The PA government said on
Tuesday that it would abide by Abbas’ decision.Fatah and Palestine
Liberation Organization officials have praised Abbas for his decision.
PLO Executive Committee member Ahmad Majdalani called the move “wise,”
according to a statement published on the official PA news site Wafa on
Monday.For the past several months, protests against the Social Security
Institution have taken place in Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and other
parts of the West Bank, with several Palestinians demonstrating for the
first time in their lives.Protesters have said they do not trust a
PA-created institution to handle their money.“Everyone here wants a
social security system, but with rampant corruption in our government we
cannot trust an institution created by it,” 30-year-old Nidal Quran, a
teacher, said on the sidelines of a December protest in Ramallah. “What
if the government one day takes our money we give to the institution to
deal with what it says is a financial crisis?”An overwhelming majority
of Palestinians view PA institutions as corrupt, according to polls
conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
(PCPSR).For some 15 years, the PA has attempted to establish a social
security institution.In 2003, the Ramallah-based body passed a law to
establish a social security body, but following international criticisms
about its sustainability, the PA canceled it.The PA subsequently sought
the assistance of the International Labor Organization, foreign
governments and other international bodies to write a new law. After
years of consultations, in late 2016, Abbas signed the law, whose
implementation he just suspended.Many protesters have also expressed
concerns about making ends meet without part of their monthly salary.“I
hardly have enough money to make it through each month,” Nader Qusa, a
42-year-old businessman, said on the margins of the protest in Ramallah.
“I already cannot afford all of my expenses. The last thing I want to
do is give away more of my salary.”The now-halted law said business
owners would be required to pay 10.9 percent of the first NIS 14,500
($4,000) of their monthly salaries to the body and employees would be
obliged to contribute 7.2 percent.
Amnesty calls on web
giants Airbnb, TripAdvisor to boycott West Bank settlements-NGO also
singles out Expedia and Booking.com, saying they are benefiting from
‘war crimes’; Israel slams ‘anti-Semitic BDS campaign-By TOI staff and
AFP-JAN 31,19
Amnesty International on Tuesday urged a
boycott of tourism in Israel’s West Bank settlements and singled out
digital tourism giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor,
saying they were profiting from “war crimes” by offering services
there.The British-based NGO’s “Destination: Occupation” study called on
the companies to stop listing tourist accommodation, activities and
attractions in settlements in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem.“They
are doing so despite knowing that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank,
including East Jerusalem, is governed by international humanitarian law
under which Israeli settlements are deemed illegal,” said the report.“In
doing business with settlements, all four companies are contributing
to, and profiting from, the maintenance, development and expansion of
illegal settlements, which amount to war crimes under international
criminal law.”Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 Six
Day War. Today, more than 400,000 Israeli settlers live in the West
Bank. Most of the international community considers the settlements
illegal and an impediment to the creation of an independent Palestinian
state. Israel sees the territory as disputed and says the fate of the
settlements must be resolved in peace negotiations with the
Palestinians.Israel annexed East Jerusalem, including the Old City and
its holy sites, and considers the whole city the undivided capital of
the Jewish state. The Palestinians claim the eastern part as the capital
of a future state.The rights group accused the firms of “normalizing”
settlements.“To boost bookings, many listings in settlements boast of
their proximity to areas of natural beauty in the occupied territories,
such as the Dead Sea, nature reserves and the desert,” it added.“By
listing and promoting these natural features and nature-based activities
and attractions the digital companies are increasing the attractiveness
of the listings, securing greater numbers of tourists and ultimately
benefiting financially from the illegal exploitation of Palestinian
natural resources,” it said.Airbnb announced in November that it would
delist 200 properties and cease its operations in Israeli settlements
“that are at the core of the dispute between the Israelis and
Palestinians.” Last week, the vacation rental company delisted
properties in South Ossetia and Abhkazia, two contested autonomous areas
in the republic of Georgia.Amnesty said that TripAdvisor “is the main
focus of this campaign because of the company’s relative importance to
the tourism industry in Israeli settlements.”There was no immediate
comment from the companies.Amnesty launched a campaign in 2017 calling
on governments to prevent businesses based in their countries from
operating in settlements.“Governments worldwide must take action to
regulate companies or activities over which they have control,” urged
the report.The campaign launched on its website was accompanied by a
parody-style travel clip narrated by a Palestinian and showing scenes
from the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and holy sites as well as clashes between
Palestinians and Israeli security forces.“Learn how to fight with
Israeli army soldiers in illegal settlements on the occupied West Bank,”
the video narrator says.Israel officials were quick to condemn the
Amnesty report.“Amnesty has become a leader in the anti-Semitic BDS
campaign, and tonight’s report on Israel is an outrageous attempt to
distort the facts, deny Jewish heritage and delegitimize Israel,”
Strategic Affairs and Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan said in a
tweet.Israeli Tourism Minister Ze’ev Elkin said he regretted that
Amnesty chose a “classic anti-Semitic template.”“Amnesty decided to
engage in denial of the historical truth and to act against Jewish
heritage sites,” Elkin told Hadashot TV news. “The last time we saw
intentional activity against these heritage sites was the activity of
Da’esh in Syria,” he said referring to the Islamic State by its Arabic
name.The Jerusalem-based watchdog group NGO Monitor blasted the Amnesty
campaign, calling it “pure hatred and bigotry reminiscent of some of the
darkest periods of the past.”The @amnesty campaign solely targets these
companies working in #Israel and ignores their activity in every other
conflict area/disputed territory throughout the world. #China? fine.
#Syria? No problem. #Israel? #NoJewsAllowed 2/8— NGO Monitor
(@ngomonitor) January 29, 2019.
Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to 8 counts of 1st-degree murder-[CBC]-YAHOONEWS-January 31, 2019
Bruce
McArthur pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder when the
67-year-old appeared in a downtown Toronto courtroom today and admitted
to killing eight men between 2010 and 2017.The self-employed landscaper
was arrested in January 2018 after years of speculation within
Toronto's Gay Village neighbourhood that missing persons cases were
connected.From then on in, McArthur, a grey-haired, bearded and stocky
man, was referred to as an alleged serial killer, in a case that gripped
the city and was covered by media outlets around the world.Ultimately,
McArthur was charged in the deaths of Selim Esen, Andrew Kinsman, Majeed
Kayhan, Dean Lisowick, Soroush Mahmudi, Skandaraj Navaratnam,
Abdulbasir Faizi and Kirushna Kanagaratnam.When he entered his pleas
before Justice John McMahon in Superior Court on Tuesday morning,
McArthur looked gaunt, with his beard and head shaved. As the name of
each of his eight victims was read out, he replied "guilty" in a quiet
voice.Michael Cantlon, a lawyer for the Crown, revealed some details of
the killings, telling the court that each murder included planning and
deliberation, and that six were sexual in nature.He said that during a
search of McArthur's bedroom, police found a bag containing duct tape, a
surgical glove, rope and zip ties. Canton also said McArthur "staged"
some of his victims after they were murdered and kept some of their
items as souvenirs, including jewelry.According to the Crown, sentencing
will take place next week, when more details of the case will be
revealed.Read the full brief statement of facts read in court:-'This
isn't closure' Family of the victims and others impacted by the case
will have the opportunity to file victim impact statements before
McArthur is sentenced.The court will have Farsi, Tamil and French
intepreters on hand to assist family members who aren't at ease in
English.Haran Vijayanathan, executive director at the Alliance for
South Asian AIDS Prevention, has been deeply involved in supporting the
victims' families and organizing community reaction.He said Tuesday the
hardest part for many families may be yet to come."They're going to have
to relive all that loss again as they put these victim impact
statements together. Whenever you have to recount the details, it brings
everything back up." Kinsman's friend Nicole Borthwick said the guilty
pleas have left her feeling angry."This isn't closure," she told CBC
News.First disappearance in 2010-The McArthur case dates back years.The
first man to go missing was Navaratnam, who was last seen in September
2010 and who McArthur had a relationship with for a number of years.A
complete timeline of the McArthur investigation can be found
here.Kinsman was the last man to go missing, a day after Toronto's Pride
weekend in June 2017.His disappearance proved to be a turning point in
the police investigation, with the lead investigator, Det.-Sgt. Hank
Idsinga, saying that if Kinsman had not been reported missing within 72
hours, police may have missed a key piece of evidence that led them to
McArthur.On Tuesday, it was revealed that piece of evidence was a video
of Kinsman getting into McArthur's van. Kinsman's DNA was found inside
in November 2017.McArthur was arrested two months later.Over time,
police went on to recover the remains of seven of the men in large
planters at a residential property in midtown Toronto where McArthur
worked. The remains of the eighth man were found in a nearby
ravine.Controversy over police handling of case-The police drew heavy
criticism for their investigation of the missing men, including for
comments made by police Chief Mark Saunders in December 2017 — a month
after McArthur became a suspect in the murder of Kinsman — that police
had no evidence of a serial killer operating in the Gay Village.In the
wake of that criticism, Toronto police created the service's first-ever
missing persons unit.How the Toronto police handle cases involving
missing people will also be subject to an independent review set up by
the Toronto Police Services Board. The review is being advised by a
panel of representatives from the LGBTQ community and other marginalized
groups.Det. David Dickinson, one of the lead investigators in the
McArthur case, said he believes McArthur pleading guilty "is the best
possible outcome for the families and the community."Asked about the
review, he said "if there were mistakes, then we should learn from
them."
Cryptocurrency thefts, scams hit $1.7 billion in 2018: report-[Reuters]-YAHOONEWS-By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss-January 31, 2019
NEW
YORK (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed
from investors surged more than 400 percent in 2018 to around $1.7
billion, according to a report from U.S.-based cyber security firm
CipherTrace released on Tuesday.Of the $1.7 billion, the report, which
looks at criminal activity in the digital currency market, said $950
million constituted thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges and
infrastructure services such as wallets, up nearly 260 percent from $266
million in 2017.Korea and Japan were home to most of the thefts from
exchanges, or 58 percent, throughout 2018.The numbers on crypto theft
surprised many observers given the price declines in digital currencies
in 2018. The market capitalization with more than 1,600 digital
currencies was $112 billion in January, 2019, down more than 80 percent
from its peak a year earlier.In addition to those thefts, the research
found that investors and exchange users lost about $725 million in
cryptocurrency in 2018 to exit scams such as fraudulent initial coin
offerings, phony exchange hacks, and Ponzi schemes.In 2017, the exit
scams totaled just $56 million, according to CipherTrace."These numbers
only represent the loot from crypto crimes that CipherTrace can
validate; we have little doubt that the true number of crypto asset
losses is much larger," the cybersecurity firm said in the
report.Whereas in the first three quarters, thefts by hackers dominated
the crypto crime scene, the fourth quarter was mostly about inside jobs
or fraud, CipherTrace said."We have been seeing new types of crimes that
involve money laundering," said Dave Jevans, chief executive officer of
CipherTrace, told Reuters in an interview.Jevans is also the chairman
of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, a global organization that aims to
help solve cyber crime."So we have seen in 2018 a lot more exit scams
where companies disappear and steal people's money. There's huge
increase in that," he added.Jevans noted that in all likelihood the bulk
of the $1.7 billion in stolen and scammed cryptocurrencies has already
been laundered."These bad actors are clearly flocking to jurisdictions
with weak AML (anti-money laundering) and know-your-customer (KYC)
regimes, because in our Q3 report we published the results of research
showing 97 percent of criminal bitcoin flows into unregulated
cryptocurrency exchanges," the CipherTrace report said.(Reporting by
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by David Gregorio)
French yellow vest movement dogged by intolerance, extremism-[The Canadian Press]-YAHOONEWS-January 31, 2019
PARIS
— Intolerance and conspiracy theories have haunted the margins of
France's "yellow vest" movement since the first protests over fuel taxes
roused the discontented middle of French society. The men and women in
fluorescent safety vests blocking traffic and intimidating shoppers on
the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue vent a range of grievances against the
government. But over 11 weeks of yellow vest protests, views from the
fringes have bubbled through the diffuse and leaderless movement and
have been amplified: anti-Semitic rants about banking, a Holocaust
survivor harassed on the subway, assaults on journalists, and claims the
government concocted terrorist attacks or deadly accidents to divert
attention from the demonstrations. There has been scattered violence at
the protests, with clashes between participants and riot police, and
authorities worry that the extremists have taken over the centre of the
movement, risking a return to the darker episodes from France's past. On
Saturday in Paris, a man in a yellow vest turned toward a journalist
filming at the sidelines of an otherwise quiet match, hurled a
homophobic epithet and added: "You work for the Jews." No one in the
march joined in, but neither did they contradict him. In a more positive
sign, a group of several hundred protesters forming a human chain in
central Lyon inadvertently converged with a Holocaust commemoration that
was planned separately by the city. After the boisterous protesters
largely complied with a moment of silence for Holocaust victims, Deputy
Mayor Jean-Dominique Durand, who organized the memorial, urged the group
to "clean house" of any extremist views. "It was an important moment to
show that anti-Semitism has no place here," said yellow vest protester
Thomas Rigaud, according to Europe 1 radio. Marchers at one of the first
yellow vest rallies in Paris in November held the French flag aloft
while chanting "This is our home!" — a double-edged slogan that
resonates with the far-right National Rally party, whose leader Marine
Le Pen calls it a "cry of love" for France; critics see only
anti-immigrant overtones. In December, a group of marchers in Paris'
bohemian Montmartre neighbourhood proffered an anti-Semitic salute. They
sang lyrics associated with Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, a French comedian
convicted several times of racism and anti-Semitism. The hand gesture
and song are both called the "quenelle," with the gesture mimicking an
inverted Nazi salute and the song hinting at Zionist plots. Dieudonne
describes them as anti-establishment symbols. On that same day, men in
yellow vests harassed an elderly Holocaust survivor on a subway train
when she asked them to stop making the gesture, and one of them replied
that the gas chambers that had killed her father never existed. A
journalist who saw the exchange said no one took the woman's side.
France's interior minister said the train operator was trying to
identify the men, saying "whether hidden by a yellow vest or in the
anonymity of Twitter, anti-Semitism must be fought with all strength."
Some of France's most notorious anti-Semitic personalities have been
seen at the forefront of some of the Paris protests. One of them, Herve
Ryssen, appeared on the cover of the weekly Paris Match, facing police
as he stood before the Arc de Triomphe. Ryssen has been convicted
repeatedly of anti-Semitism and provoking acts of discrimination. He was
convicted again last week for Holocaust denial, a crime in France for
decades that harkens back to the country's history of surrendering
French Jews to the occupying Nazis to be killed. Government spokesman
Benjamin Griveaux acknowledged that protests varied from town to town,
but said last week that some were marked by "paramilitaries close to the
extreme right." Among them were Victor Lenta, a former soldier who
fought alongside pro-Russian separatist forces in Ukraine. Maxime
Nicolle, a YouTube personality who goes by the handle Fly Rider, and
Eric Drouet, a trucker who was among the early yellow vest organizers,
also have emerged as prominent voices. The Jean Jaures Foundation, a
think-tank connected with the Socialist Party, studied online activity
by Drouet and Nicolle, and said both are tacitly affiliated with
France's far-right party. It said Drouet shared anti-migrant videos and
provided a Facebook platform for discuss plots involving Zionists,
banks, and the media. The study said Nicolle had repeatedly liked videos
linked with the party that lost to President Emmanuel Macron. Nicolle
has publicly expressed doubts about French authorities' account of a
gunman killing five people near a Strasbourg Christmas market in
December. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack,
which derailed the next weekend's yellow vest protest. He, like others
in the yellow vest movement, said he did not believe it was terrorism
and mused that the government benefited from the timing. "I don't trust
anything I cannot see," he said. Organizations that track racist and
anti-Semitic incidents in France say more of both were reported in 2018,
though they haven't finished compiling the data. SOS Racisme, a
coalition of groups co-founded by French intellectual Bernard-Henri
Levy, said it received 587 reports last year, compared with 508 in 2017.
The government has not made its final figures public for the year. "I
would not say that the movement is anti-Semitic, but I say that these
mass movements are always exploited by anti-Semites," said Francis
Kalifat, president of CRIF. That was a danger sign for France that the
movement "will try to win in the streets what they lost in the vote," he
said. Conspiracy videos about the Rothschilds, a French Jewish banking
family that frequently is at the centre of global conspiracy theories,
appear prominently on many of the yellow vest Facebook feeds. Macron —
the chief target of the weekly protests because of policies seen as
benefiting the wealthy — used to work for the family's investment bank.
The Jewish banker-as-scapegoat theme came up repeatedly in conversations
with yellow vest marchers Saturday in Paris. Still, several peaceful
marchers expressed concern about actions by the radical fringe. The
grassroots movement is increasingly seeing divisions between its
moderates and extremes. To join two of the most popular Facebook groups
for the yellow vests, members must agree to rules including being kind
and courteous, and to not incite hatred or harass or insult other
participants. On Saturday, at a meeting in northern France, there was
little the about 100 delegations could agree upon except an affirmation
that they were "neither racist, nor sexist, nor homophobe" — an apparent
pushback against the recent allegations. That hasn't stopped Dieudonne,
on his 10-minute YouTube shows, from selling his own version of a
yellow vest printed with a vulgar reference to Macron and the song heard
on the steps of Montmartre. He said he has sold out of the vests, but
has ordered another shipment. ___ Associated Press writer Angela
Charlton contributed. Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH IN NOAHS DAY(BECAUSE OF SIN,VIOLENCE AND GODLESS PEOPLE)
GENESIS 6:11-13
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the
earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
HOSEA 4:1-3
1 Hear
the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a
controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth,
nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein
shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of
heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
DEUTORONOMY 28:22-24
22
The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and
with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword,
and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until
thou perish.
23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25
And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in
the moon,(MAN ON MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC)
and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION)
the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing
them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those
things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
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.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with
blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees
was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
More than 130 African migrants feared drowned off Djibouti: U.N.[Reuters]-YAHOONEWS-January 31, 2019
GENEVA
(Reuters) - More than 130 African migrants were missing off Djibouti
after two overloaded boats capsized in rough seas on Tuesday, the United
Nations migration agency said.The vessels were heading to Yemen, a
gateway to Gulf countries where many migrants hope to find jobs and
better lives, said Joel Millman, spokesman for the International
Organisation for Migration (IOM).Alerted by local residents, a team of
gendarmes found two survivors and the bodies of five migrants. The boats
were believed to have capsized off Godoria, in Djibouti's Obock
region.IOM staff identified an 18-year-old male survivor believed to
have among 130 passengers on the first boat, but he had no information
on the second craft, the IOM said.(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay;
Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Another round of snow expected for northwestern New Brunswick this week-[CBC]-YAHOONEWS-January 30, 2019
Here
we go again. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the
northwestern parts of the province this week, which could see between 15
and 20 centimetres of snow between Victoria and Restigouche
counties.The national weather agency said the low pressure system is
expected to develop over southern New England early Wednesday morning
and track toward the Maine and New Brunswick border by Wednesday
afternoon.Then, the weather system is expected to travel toward Quebec
by Wednesday night."Snow will develop early Wednesday morning over
northwestern New Brunswick and continue through the day Wednesday," the
weather agency said in a statement.Tina Simpkin, a CBC meteorologist,
says other parts of the province can expect about 5 millimetres of rain
and up to 10 mm of rain in the Saint John area.As a result, snowfall
totals won't be as significant in other parts of New Brunswick."Rain in
these areas will limit the snow," she said.Environment Canada is also
reminding motorists to adjust their driving with changing road
conditions.
