WORLD AT WAR: 12.29.23 - A BIG EXPLOSION - PART 2

 Prophetic terrorism against Jews and Christians - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com The Judeo-Christian world is repulsed by the brutal, barbaric display of Hamas terrorism against Jews in Israel. On another continent, the Fulani are terrorizing Christiansvery similarly. Hamas and the Fulani share radical Islamic beliefs that teach it is their religious duty to rid the world of Jews and Christians. Over Christmas, the Fulani massacred some 150 Christian men, women and children as they slept in villages acrossNigeria’s Plateau State. The Fulani are a nomadic Islamic tribe that roams across West Africa grabbing land illegally and daring governments to stop them under the threat of terrorism. We have had such experiences in our food and clothing outreach in Ghana,West Africa. It’s what we face. Daily Jot ministry partner, Pastor William Agbeti reported in July 2021: “Fulani herdsmen residing in and travelling across Ghana, from Nigeria, in search of green pasturesfor their cattle, remain a major challenge to the nation and people of Ghana. Death, bloody confrontation, destruction of farms and properties, pollution of water bodies, rape, robbery, rampant theft and open disregard for authority, follow their trail whereverthey go. In Bosuafise where we have a physical presence of our ministry, the Fulani have set up a permanent camp, from where they launch out into neighboring villages with their cattle, destroying crops and degrading land.” The Islamists have become very boldin rural areas where there is little law enforcement and intimidation replaces rule of law. And it has not improved in two years, despite efforts to stop the Fulani. Pastor Agbeti’s report today is yet another reminder: “The Village and community of Bosuafise remain the only traditional hot spot in our fields of operation, where gangsof Muslims have physically settled and are causing havoc to life and property. A couple of Sundays back on a periodic distribution in the area, I was informed by the leadership of the local church we support that the situation has become much more serious.The leaders reported that Islamic land grabbers have come to encircle them, forcefully raising their own communities in their backyard on seized land. An Elder narrated a blood-chilling experience when he dared to stop the illegal and nefarious activitiesof the Muslims. He said they retaliated by coming to his house in a group and subjected his whole family, including himself, to severe beatings with iron rods.” We have seen Islamists and Hamas supporters rioting in the streets of New York City during Christmas. They have rioted in England and even Bethlehem (trying to appropriatethe blame on Israel). There is an international approach by Islam toward Jews and Christians. As the world approaches the end of times, the prophets of old—who were Jews—prophesy of the nations coming against Israel, and they are Islamic. They persecute supportersof Israel and believers in Christ. Psalm 83 speaks of those who sound much like the Hamas and Fulani terrorists today. Verse 4 says, “They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may no more be in remembrance.” Whether Jew or Christian, the times ahead are perilous for the enemies of God come to kill, steal and destroy. Be vigilant. Be strong. Sources: https://helsinkiherald.com/2023/12/terrorists-kill-150-in-christmas-eve-attack-on-sleeping-christian-villages/ https://www2.cbn.com/news/world/very-terrifying-christmas-140-villagers-massacred-christian-area-nigeria https://www.persecution.org/2023/12/26/at-least-96-nigerians-killed-in-christmas-eve-rampage-in-plateau-state/ ----------------------------- Watching The Deterioration Of Truth � By Amir Tsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/amir-tsarfati-no-jews-no-news-watching-the-deterioration-of-truth/ (Galilee, Israel) � Shalom from Israel! I trust that all of you had a blessed time celebrating the birth of the Messiah. It is because of God�s love for us that His Son, Jesus,came to this earth to live, die, and resurrect to new life. Through Jesus� sacrifice, we can receive eternal life, as we read in the gospels: John 3:16 KJV � �For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.� I pray that you take the joy and hope that come from a relationship with the Messiah with you into the new year. It is one that will certainly be interesting. I am optimisticwhen it comes to the things of God�s Word, because I know that He is working out His plan. However, I am very pessimistic when it comes to the state of the world. The influence of the enemy in all parts of the globe is steadily increasing, as people, evenmany inside the church, buy into his deceptions. I�ve watched this deterioration of truth firsthand, and I must admit that it has taken a toll on me. Being fully immersed in news of the massacre of October 7 and its long-reachingaftermath has been difficult enough. But to witness the widespread antisemitism, lies, fake news, and conspiracy theories makes it at times almost unbearable. As far as Israel is concerned, I believe that the worst of the war has not yet begun. Currently, there are only skirmishes taking place across our northern border. That willnot last. Both Hezbollah and their Iranian leaders, as well as the generals of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), have their strategies planned for an all-out war across the Lebanese and Syrian borders. Undoubtedly, Israel will be blamed for the conflict. Public opinion continues to deteriorate toward Israel. Those who take time to learn the history of the region, to studythe atrocities of October 7, and to accept as real the genocidal intentions of the Arab and Persian nations toward Israel will stand with Jerusalem and the people of the land. But the growing majority reject the truths contained in each of those areas, because,once again, they are buying into the lies of the great deceiver. It seems that everything that Israel does is vilified in the media and in international governmental settings. Yet, when other countries carry out true criminal acts and atrocities,the world is silent. I talk about this in a brief Breaking News Update I posted yesterday. As I�ve taken to saying, �No Jews � No News.� For instance, on Christmas Day a Greek Catholic Melkite Church in Iqrit, northern Israel, was struck by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile. The 80-year-old Christian who was guardingthe church was injured. Twelve Israeli soldiers rushed to rescue this Christian man. When they did, Hezbollah fired another anti-tank missile wounding all twelve IDF soldiers, one severely. The Muslim terrorists had intentionally used the Christian churchas bait to draw out the Jewish soldiers whom they knew would come to the man�s aid. Have you heard anything about this from the mainstream media? The United Nations and all the international courts, along with the liberal media, appear to be silent when it comes to 140 Christians in 20 Nigerian villages being brutalizedand slaughtered on Christmas day by Muslim extremists. They won�t tell you that Pakistan is deporting more than two million Afghans back into a war zone. Why? Afghans are not Palestinians, so who cares? In West Darfur, Sudan, a genocide has left more than9000 dead and 5.6 million people displaced. When is the last time you saw a story on West Darfur? Did you know that on Saturday the Turkish Air Force hit a clinic in their attack on 13 targets, killing innocent civilians? When was the last time you heard adetailed update on what Russian is perpetrating in Ukraine, or a mention of the fact that Moscow still has its military in Syria killing civilians? Rarely, if ever, will you hear about these stories of late. And, if you do, they are usually sandwiched between reports of Israeli supposed atrocities and its �indiscriminate� bombing in Gaza. Why? No Jews � No News. This is a trend that will continue. When you hear a lie long enough, it begins to sound like the truth. The �Jew bad, Palestinian good� narrative will continue to be drilledinto the minds of the masses, and the world will soon forget October 7 and only see Israel�s response. What once was considered a legitimate reply to the atrocities and a necessary action for future protection will then be viewed simply as Jewish aggression.Within the framework of biblical prophecy, this fits perfectly like a square block into a square hole. Skirmishes with Hezbollah Late Tuesday night, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck several Hezbollah-related sites in southern Lebanon. In response the next day, two rounds of rocket attacks were firedacross the border into Israel. The first round of 18 rockets was aimed near Rosh Hanikra, and the second of 16 was fired at Israel�s northernmost city of Kiryat Shmona. The Iron Dome intercepted most of the incoming missiles. However, some did penetrate theair defense and cause damage in Kiryat Shmona. Israel responded with more air strikes. Senior IRGC Leader Assassinated in Syria A brigadier general and senior member of Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by an Israel airstrike on December 25 in Seyida Zainab, just outside ofDamascus. Brig.Gen. Razi Mousavi was in charge of transferring weapons from Iran to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, so that they could be put to use against Israel. A couple missiles from the IDF ensured that the general�s employment was terminated.Hezbollah is the largest and most powerful of Iran�s proxy militias. If anyone ever doubted the connection between Hezbollah and the Islamist leadership of Iran, Mousavi could have been used as exhibit A. It�s Time to Shut Down the UNRWA The website for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will tell you that their �human development and humanitarian servicesencompass primary and vocational education, primary health care, relief and social services, infrastructure and camp improvement, microfinance and emergency response, including in situations of armed conflict.� Sounds lovely. Humanitarian work at its apogee.However, in a recent interview, a Gazan man told the IDF that Hamas essentially ran the UNRWA. All the money and humanitarian supplies are filtered through Hamas, which takes all it needs and wants before passing on the small remainder to those in need. Thisis no surprise to anyone in the know. UNRWA has long been suspected of having ties to Hamas. This was confirmed recently when Hamas tunnels were discovered near UNRWA facilities, and reports came in of a UNRWA worker holding prisoner one of the October 7 hostages.It�s time the UNRWA was either completely revamped or, preferably, shut down. Do I have any expectation that the UN will do the right thing? No. Why am I skeptical? Well, the august international body, in their great wisdom, just made Dutch Deputy Prime MinisterSigrid Kaag the new Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza. It will be her job to ensure the aid trucks to Gaza don�t carry non-humanitarian goods. Kaag�s husband was a deputy minister in the PLO under Yasser Arafat. What could possibly go wrong? Houthis Continue to Fire Missiles Within a ten-hour window on Tuesday, the American destroyer USS Laboon and USAF F/A-18 fighter jets shot down 12 suicide drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and twocruise missiles, all fired by the Iran-supported Houthi rebels in Yemen. The terrorist weapons were all aimed at Israel or at shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthis have firmly established themselves as the irritating blister on the heel of middle eastern maritimetransport. For some companies, they�re painful enough to cause a temporary shutdown in business in the area. Even though they are currently just an irritation, they can very quickly turn deadly if one of the cruise missiles aimed toward Israel makes it pastthe defense of the US fleet and Israel�s missile barrier systems. By the way, how often have you heard of the dire humanitarian water crisis in Yemen as a result of the Houthis? No Jews � No News. American Base in Erbil Attacked As Washington strives to cuddle up to Tehran, the Iranian proxy militia, Kataib Hezbollah, used a suicide drone to attack the American Erbil Air Base in Iraq on Monday morning.Three US troops were injured in the provocation. The American military responded with airstrikes on three facilities used by the terrorist group. Unfortunately, hitting the terror group without punishing their Iranian masters is akin to blowing your nose andclaiming to have cured your cold. Japan Solidifies End of Pacifism Tokyo announced Friday an increase in their military budget of 16%, bringing it to over $56 billion. Additionally, they will spend another $300 billion through 2027, and willbring their annual military budget up to a level that will make them the third-biggest military spender after the United States and China. With the growing threat of Beijing just across the East China Sea and the North Korean leader�s penchant for shootingoff missiles, this increase is a necessary separation of Japan from Article 9 of their constitution, also known as the �pacifist clause.� ------------------------------------ Caroline Glick Warns Israel Perilously Dependent on U.S. Munitions, Biden�s 2-State Plan Would �Annihilate� Israel � by Joshua Klein - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/28/exclusive-caroline-glick-warns-israel-perilously-dependent-munitions-bidens-2-state-plan-would-annihilate-israel/ Israel has become dangerously dependent on American munitions, according to conservative Middle East analyst and commentator Caroline Glick, who is calling for Israeli self-sufficiency,while slamming the Biden administration�s push for a �hideously anti-Israel� two-state solution policy, declaring it a �plan to annihilate Israel, piece by piece.� Speaking with Breitbart News on Wednesday, Glick lamented Israel�s current state of reliance on America in terms of military production capacity. �Right now, we�re pretty much dependent on the United States,� she said. �We have some independent production capabilities, but it�s far from sufficient for our needs duringwar.� Glick addressed former President Barack Obama�s $38 billion 10-year aid package to Israel, which includes strict terms and limitations, while mandating all funds be spenton U.S. suppliers by the end of the deal. �Israel managed to put itself into a position in recent years, clearly since the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) went into force, which essentially and deliberatelyrequired her to spend about 95% of the U.S. military assistance in the United States,� she said. �So, it�s really just a subsidy to U.S. military industries that forced the closure of a lot of the Israeli plants that were getting the contracts and moved production linesto the United States, [essentially] gutting Israel�s domestic military production capabilities because of the failures of a deliberate policy by Barack Obama,� she added. The MOU military aid package, signed in 2016, went into effect in 2018, and is set to last over a 10-year period until 2028. According to Glick, to the extent that it is able to, Israel �should not sign another one.� �Whether we�re going to be able to fight Hezbollah or not � and to what extent � really is the question,� she explained, owing to Israel�s dependence on the U.S. for munitions. The U.S. is reportedly restraining the Jewish state from striking Hezbollah amid increasing tensions in Israel�s north. In an urgent call, President Joe Biden persuaded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt a planned pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah in order to avoid escalatinginto a wider Middle East conflict, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and terrorist group, poses significant security concerns to Israel and has contentious relations with the United States. Hezbollah�s military strength has grown considerably, at times surpassing the capabilities of the Lebanese Army. With support from Iran and political backing from Syria, thegroup has expanded its activities beyond Lebanon, notably participating in the Syrian Civil War alongside the Assad regime. The United States, along with several other countries and international organizations, designates Hezbollah a terrorist organization due to its involvement in terror activities,including attacks against American, French, Israeli, and other targets. In 1983, Hezbollah bombed the Beirut Marine barracks in Lebanon, killing 241 American servicemen in what was one of the deadliest pre-9/11 attacks against the U.S. Speaking at a White House event marking the 35th anniversary of the attack in 2018, then President Donald Trump stated that, �No terrorist group other than al Qaeda has moreAmerican blood on its hands.� The United States� provision of aid to Israel serves a range of strategic, political, and economic interests. Key among these is Israel�s role as a crucial strategic ally in the Middle East, a region of great geopolitical significance. This alliance facilitates vital intelligencesharing, especially on regional threats and counterterrorism, enhancing U.S. national security. The collaboration in military research and technology, leveraging Israel�s advanced military capabilities and combat experience, is invaluable for U.S. defenseinnovation. Additionally, the relationship bolsters regional stability and supports the U.S. policy of promoting democratic values in a predominantly volatile area. Economically, the U.S. benefits significantly as most of the aid is channeled back into the American defense industry, supporting domestic jobs and technological advancements.Politically, the U.S.-Israel alliance maintains American influence in Middle Eastern affairs and helps in navigating complex international diplomacy, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. U.S. military aid to Israel, with a significant portion dedicated to missile defense and other cooperative defense programs, constitutes less than 0.1% of the U.S. federalbudget of over $6 trillion in 2022, and is minimal compared to the vast U.S. military budget of approximately $705 billion in 2021 and the significant foreign aid provided to other countries for various purposes. However, Glick argues that Israel should stop taking U.S. military aid, claiming its reception corrupts the country�s leadership and policy choices � influencing Israeli defensepriorities to align more with Washington�s interests than Israel�s own strategic needs. Instead of being a client state vulnerable to changes in U.S. leadership, the American-Israeli columnist maintains that Israel needs to move the relationship to that of a �strategic partnership� that preserves the alliance and boosts Israeli independence. Glick is not alone in her stance, with others also expressing opposition to Israel�s dependence on U.S. aid. In July, an essay published in Tablet Magazine argued that U.S. military aid to Israel ultimately compromises its autonomy and economy, suggesting that ending the Jewish state�sdependency could lead to a healthier, more balanced partnership. Previously, former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren wrote that there are �more secure and mutually advantageous alternatives,� suggesting that stopping military aidwould put the US-Israel relationship on a �more equitable and durable foundation.� Glick also slammed the Biden administration�s continued push for a two-state solution, which she described as �hideously anti-Israel policy,� insisting the plan would �neverplay out.� �The policy itself is a hideously anti-Israel policy and it really must be acknowledged at this point that the two-state solution is not a peace plan � it�s a plan to annihilateIsrael piece by piece,� she said. According to Glick, coexistence hinges on removing any Palestinian hope of harming Israel, effectively shedding their destructive societal goals: The only way that we�re going to reach some sort of a coexistence that�s at all peaceful with the Palestinians is if they have absolutely no hope of ever being in a positionto hurt us again, because this is a society that�s organized solely around the principle and the aspiration that Israel has no right to exist and that they must seek and work towards its physical annihilation. �So until they�re divested of all hope of ever achieving their dreams, of achieving their goals, they�re going to continue to try to murder us because there�s no positivenarrative that currently animates Palestinian society,� she added. Citing a biblical phrase, expressive of the ultimate tranquillity and security in the future, she contrasted the hopes of Israelis with those of the Palestinians. �We have a proverb that in the time of redemption, everybody will live in peace under his fig tree and his vine � that we will all live in peace in our homestead essentially,� she said. �The Palestinians can have no such thing because they don�t have any dream of living in peace.� �Their sole aspiration is Israel�s annihilation,� she added. �They don�t have anything beyond that.� She also argued that providing Palestinians with statehood or a military force amidst their current state only encourages terror. �So long as this society is organized in this way � and that goes for the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) as well as the Palestinians in Gaza � there�s noprospect for peace at all,� she said, adding that �any effort to empower them with statehood, with sovereignty, or with an army, is essentially a U.S.-sponsored terror network against Israel.� The two-state solution, largely seen as a staple of foreign policy by U.S. administrations prior to President Donald Trump, has been widely lambasted as a colossal failurethat overlooks the actual facts. Criticism of the push for a Palestinian state using Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and his ruling Fatah party as peace partners centers around severalkey issues, chief among them being the broad support from Palestinians and their official factions across the board for terrorism. Furthermore, Glick took the opportunity to address Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez�s (D-NY) Christmas Eve post claiming the story of Jesus Christ�s birth paralleled the plight oftoday�s Palestinians, inverting the facts about both Jesus and contemporary Israel. �Christ was born in modern-day Palestine� as �part of a targeted population indiscriminately killed to protect an unjust leader�s power,� Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Instagram. �Thousands of years later, right-wing forces are violently occupying Bethlehem as similar stories unfold for today�s Palestinians,� she claimed, adding that Jesus and hisfamily would be �Jewish Palestinians� if Christianity�s central figure had been born today. Hitting back at the remarks, Glick noted that, today, Jesus wouldn�t dare reside in Bethlehem due to entry restrictions on Jews. �If Jesus were alive today, he wouldn�t be living in Bethlehem because no Jew is allowed to enter Bethlehem today, and Jesus was of course Jewish,� she said. �So there�s noway he would be in Bethlehem.� She also highlighted how, since the Palestinian Authority�s takeover of the Nativity City in 1996, the Christian population has drastically declined due to persecution, withmany being forced out of their businesses and properties, significantly altering the city�s demographic and cultural landscape. In fact, the Christian majority in Bethlehem, which was 87% in the 1950s, dwindled to just 20% in 2001, and 12% by 2016. Since the Palestinian Authority assumed control ofBethlehem in 1995, the Christian population has significantly decreased, with only about 10,000 Christians currently residing in the city of roughly 75,500 people today. Glick then addressed the true motivation to �cancel� Christmas in Bethlehem this year. �They forbade Christian decorations for Christmas starting in the middle of November,� she said. �No celebrations for Christmas were allowed to take place this year, becausethey had to show solidarity for the jihadists in Gaza who just erased the Christian population of Gaza after they took over.� WATCH: https://youtu.be/5su3Ad2Ifks She dismissed pro-Palestinian sentiment as �duplicitous double talk� owing to the fact that the Christians �understand that the Jews are protecting them, but they also knowthat the Jews won�t do anything bad to them.� In reality, she continued, Christians in Bethlehem are �terrified� of Palestinian terrorists from the Palestinian Authority who would �slaughter� them over any pro-Israelsentiment. On Friday, Glick criticized the shift from a large, traditional army to a smaller, technologically advanced IDF, aimed at adapting to post-Cold War realities, arguing thatsuch a move has backfired, leaving Israel vulnerable, with its once robust domestic defense industry weakened and its military autonomy compromised. Earlier this month, Glick argued that the Biden administration is proposing an �Israeli defeat� in the country�s north and effectively �standing with Hezbollah against Israel,� while slamming a newly proposed resolution to the Israel-Lebanon conflict, warning it could strengthen the terrorist group and threaten both Israel and the U.S. She also suggested that such a push puts the U.S.-Israel relationship on a �collision course� which can only be avoided if the current administration abandons its �delusions� about Lebanon. Last month, she accused President Biden of being the �primary obstacle to Israeli victory� against Hamas in Gaza. In May, Glick warned of the existential threat to Israel posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, presenting a calculated strategy to defeat the two. ----------------------------------