MIDEAST UPDATE: 7.22.23 - Surrounded By Enemies

 Worldview with Amir Tsarfati: Surrounded By Enemies – By AmirTsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/worldview-with-amir-tsarfati-surrounded-by-enemies/ Israelis once again took to the streets and blocked major thoroughfares as the bill to remove the judiciary’s “reasonableness” review of laws and decisions passed its firstreading. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters say that this ability within the courts to determine “reasonableness” gives the judicial branch of the government way too much power. Ultimately, it means the courts rather than the legislature have the final say in the laws of the land. No other country gives their judiciary that much power. Unfortunately,the media buys into the lies of the liberal left, and the people eat it up. For the sake of the country, judicial change must happen. But it is going to be a long battle. IDF Busy on Three Fronts The Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked an area near Damascus, Syria, Wednesday night. The targets were warehouses which stored “advanced Iranian weapons.” Closer to Israel’sborder, three Lebanese suspects attempted to damage the fence between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF used non-lethal weapons to chase them away. Finally, in the West Bank city of Nablus, two men suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack on June 5 were killed in a shootout with Israeli security forces. This, sadly,has been indicative of the State of Israel since its inception in 1948. We are constantly surrounded by our enemies, forced to strike either preemptively or in retaliation for what is perpetrated upon us. War with Hezbollah Nears It is almost inevitable that a war between Israel and Hezbollah will break out soon. And, because Hezbollah has so much power within Beirut’s government, the entire countryof Lebanon will likely be brought in. Currently, Lebanon is a rudderless ship. There is no sitting president. The terrorist group Hezbollah is looking for regime change and seeking to bring it about by installing their own candidate in the country’s top spot.It is quite possible that we will soon see assassinations within the country itself, as the Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah seeks to rid itself of competition. Meanwhile, the terrorists are continually antagonizing Israel along the border seeking to draw Jerusalem into a shooting war. We are now at a place where the best option maybe to give them what they want. At least if Israel launches hostilities, they will be able to do it in their time and in their way, rather than being in a reactive position. Israeli Citizen Kidnapped in Ethiopia An Israeli in his late 70’s was kidnapped from the Gondar region of Ethiopia this past week. A voice message from the victim indicated that he was being held in a very rainyportion of the jungle, and that he was not being given food. The kidnappers originally demanded millions of shekels for his release but have since lowered their asking price to hundreds of thousands of shekels. Just last week, the Prime Minister’s office announced the ongoing rescue work to bring back Elizabeth Tzurkov, whose story I led with in the last newsletter. She is beingheld in Iraq by the Shi’ite terrorist militia Kataib Hezbollah (“Brigades of the Party of God”). Iran Behind Attempted Attack on Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan Israel has officially blamed Iran for a foiled plot against the Israeli embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said in a statement, “Iranian terror is a globalthreat, as we saw in the past few days in Azerbaijan in an attempted attack against the Israeli Embassy in Baku, as well as in recent months in Cyprus and Greece in attempted attacks against Israelis and Jews.” Earlier this week, an Afghan national was arrested for the plot. So far, Israeli intelligence has done well thwarting Iran’s terror attempts. But all it will take is one missedattack to bring devastation to many people. Syrian Lira Hits All-Time Low – Again It seems there is no rock bottom for the failing Syrian lira. In February of this year, it had fallen to 7000 lira to the US dollar. In the last five months, the currencyhas lost another 40% of its value, hitting an all-time low of 10,000 lira per US dollar. And still, there is no economic hope in sight for Bashar al-Assad’s failed regime. Tension Builds Between Moscow and Reelected Erdogan Government It seems that the love story between Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit some choppy water. Since his reelection, the Turkish president has voiced hissupport of the liberation of Crimea, vowed to help Ukraine’s acceptance into NATO, freed some of Ukraine’s Azov fighters to return home, agreed to back Sweden’s inclusion in NATO, and renewed his interest in Turkey becoming part of the EU. Meanwhile, Putinis back in Moscow saying, “Recep, my man, what gives?” For those of us, however, who understand Bible prophecy and the Ezekiel 38 coalition, we know that this is not a breakup. Soon enough, the two world leaders will kiss andmake up before setting their eyes southward toward a little country called Israel. Bulgaria to Sell Russian Nuclear Reactors to Ukraine Half a decade ago, Bulgaria purchased two nuclear reactors from Russia. The plan was to install them at their Belene nuclear power plant project with the help of Moscow. Butnow Putin has decided to withhold Russia’s assistance. Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said, “Okay, Vlad, if it’s like that, then we’ll just sell these nuclear reactors to Ukraine.” The EU, who are always looking for a way to poke Putin in the ribs, jumped up and said, “Hey, we’ve even got €600 million laying around we could put toward that.” Said a spokespersonfor the EU Commission, “Ukraine can use EU funds to buy nuclear reactors from Bulgaria, as this would help strengthen the Ukrainian economy.” France Continues to Burn Violence, looting, vandalism, and arson are still filling the nights in many French cities. It all began with the death of 17-year-old Algerian, Naher Merzouk, shot by policein a Paris suburb. Now most major cities, along with many smaller villages which in the past were immune to this type of unrest, have been rocked by the riots. “Unfortunately, the increase of uncivil behavior, of violence, is developing even in modest towns like ours…. It’s very hard to solve,” said Philippe Van-Hoorne, mayor ofL’Aigle in Normandy. It certainly is a hard problem to solve. After years of open immigrations policies, the cultural and religious makeup of France has changed dramatically. What we are seeingis the result of these leftist policies, and, unfortunately, it is likely too late to do anything about it. ---------------------------------- Escalation Will Continue Until One Side Or The Other Goes All In � Amir Tsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/worldview-with-amir-tsarfati-escalation-will-continue-until-one-side-or-the-other-goes-all-in/ Tensions continue to rise as Hezbollah�s secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, uses both words and actions to try to get a rise out of Israel. Not only has Israel had to dealwith Nasrallah�s fiery rhetoric, but intentional incidents have also been taking place along the Lebanon/Israel border. An attempt by Hezbollah to damage the security fence last Friday resulted in the wounding of several members of the terrorist organization when Israeli security employed non-lethalmeans to repel them. These incidents will continue to escalate until one side or the other goes all in. Prime Minister Netanyahu should be the one to make a preemptive first strike. Otherwise,Israel will be put in reactive mode having to clean up the damage and loss of life that Hezbollah will cause. Health Scare for Netanyahu The Israeli press went crazy on Saturday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was admitted to Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. Many members of the media were verydisappointed when he was subsequently released the next day having been only diagnosed with dehydration. Sorry, all you protesters and naysayers, 73-year-old Bibi was given a clean bill of health by the medical team, so you�re going to have to put up with him and his judicialreform for a while longer. Israeli President Meets with US President On Tuesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog joined US President Joe Biden for a meeting in the White House. Biden emphasized America�s commitment to Israel, while reiteratingthe concerns his administration has over Prime Minister Netanyahu�s judicial reforms. The two also discussed the US president�s commitment to a two-state solution and his disagreement with the expansion of Israeli settlement in the West Bank. For his part,President Herzog thanked Biden for being �a huge friend� of Israel. The day before this visit, Biden and Netanyahu had a phone conversation in which many of the same topics were discussed. That call included an invitation for an official visitby the prime minister to Washington later this year. Israeli Missiles Strike in Syria Early Wednesday morning, a barrage of Israeli missiles hit Iranian-backed militia targets near Damascus, Syria. Two of Iran�s proxy soldiers were reportedly killed, as wasone Syrian soldier. The targeted building sustained damage. US and Iran Build Up for Conflict in Syria Both the US and Iran appear to be preparing for conflict in Syria. A large number of US troops are being sent to Syria and the Persian Gulf. To counter, Iran is deployingan extensive array of Quds Forces, Syrian army, and the Shia Afghanistan �Fatemion� brigade. The intended point of conflict appears to be the Tehran-Beirut �corridor�. Meanwhile, the US is also sending a warship and more fighter jets to the area around theStrait of Hormuz. Russia and Iran Feuding Tehran was none too happy when a joint statement was released last week by Moscow and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council encouraging negotiations to resolve the disputeover three islands in the Strait of Hormuz � Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb. Iran considers these islands to be an eternal possession of their country, and they resent the interference by Putin�s government. Never one to miss an opportunity for pettiness, Iran announced on Tuesday that they do not recognize the annexation of any Ukrainian territories by Russia, and they feel thatthe conflict needs to end immediately. Maybe if Iran stopped supplying attack drones to their erstwhile Russian friends this conflict would have a better chance of ending sooner rather than later. Suicide Boat Blows Crimea Bridge A bridge connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland that was spectacularly damaged in a video that went viral last October was once again attacked early Monday morning. The12-mile-long Kerch Bridge was damaged when Ukrainian naval drones exploded underneath the span. Two people were killed, and their daughter was wounded in the strike. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for the �terrorist attack�.