Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog - What to watch in 2019: Russia building dangerous military alliance with Iran, Turkey, Libya and other enemies of Israel as U.S. withdraws from Syria.

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What to watch in 2019: Russia building dangerous military alliance with Iran, Turkey, Libya and other enemies of Israel as U.S. withdraws from Syria. by joelcrosenberg (Jerusalem, Israel) -- As 2019 begins, I will be writing a series of columns on leaders, countries and global trend lines to keep a close eye upon. Chief among them: Russian President Vladmir Putin's diplomatic and military activity in recent months. Putin is steadily building strategic alliances with Israel's worst enemies, from the leaders of Iran who long to create a nuclear-armed Persian empire to President Recep Erdogan of Turkey who sees himself as a modern day sultan longing to create a new Ottoman empire. Note: On November 24, 2017, Putin, Iranian President Rouhani and Erdogan held a summit together in Sochi, Russia. On April 4, 2018, the three met for a summit in Ankara, Turkey. On September 7, 2018, the three met for a summit in Tehran, Iran. On December 28, 2018, it was reported that the Russian, Iranian and Turkish leaders would hold their next summit in Moscow in early 2019. This would be cause for concern enough if the U.S. superpower was playing a robust and proactive role in the Epicenter. But it is all the more concerning with President Trump's recent decision to remove all U.S. forces from Syria in recent months and his statement yesterday that Iran "can do what they want there (in Syria), frankly,” It's still more concerning when you look at the other countries in the Middle East and North Africa that the Kremlin is selling arms to and building alliances with. I will provide more analysis on this soon. For now, take a look at these recent headlines and you'll get a sense of what Putin is up to. Iran, Turkey, Russia threaten Israel in Eastern Mediterranean (Jerusalem Post) An emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran alliance could reshape the Middle East (FPIF) Syria faces brittle future, dominated by Russia and Iran (New York Times) Three things the Tehran summit exposed about Russia, Turkey, Iran alliance (Al-Monitor) Russia to hold Mediterranean drills as Syria tensions rise (Times of Israel) Russia Has a Plan for Libya—Another Qaddafi; Vladimir Putin is working to fill voids left around the world as Donald Trump puts America first. (Bloomberg Czar Vladimir? Putin Acolytes Want to Bring Back the Monarchy -- Pro-Kremlin activists want to restore Russian traditions—and hope for a longer reign for Mr. Putin (Wall Street Journal)  Russia's game in Libya (Pravda) Russia set up two military bases and sent troops on ground in east Libya(Libyan Express) Algeria has bought half of the Russian weapons sold in Africa (Middle East Monitor) What is behind Sudan's 'rapprochement' with Russia? Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir paid a visit to Russia in a desperate attempt to stay in power.(Al-Jazeera) Russia and Sudan look to develop military cooperation (Middle East Monitor) For some, this may sound like a political thriller of mine -- The Ezekiel Option or The Kremlin Conspiracy. But what makes it chilling is that these headlines are all too real. Stay tuned. —————————– PRE-ORDER — To pre-order a copy of THE PERSIAN GAMBLE, please click here.  To order a copy of The Kremlin Conspiracy — the New York Timesbest-selling political thriller, now available in paperback, hardcover, e-book and audio formats — please click here, or order from any of your favorite general market or Christian bookstores. To order copies of the new mass market paperbacks of the J.B. Collins novels — my most recent trilogy of novels about ISIS plotting attacks on the U.S., Israel, Jordan and Egypt — please click here. —————————- Would you like to make a generous, tax-deductible investment in The Joshua Fund (www.joshuafund.com)? This is the non-profit organization that my wife, Lynn, and I founded in 2006 to educate and mobilize Christians to bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, to care for the poor and needy in Israel (both Jews and Arabs) with food and other humanitarian relief, care for Holocaust survivors, care for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and strengthen the Church in the epicenter. The Joshua Fund is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Please click here to learn more. Thanks so much! Visit Joel’s website at www.joelrosenberg.com and sign up to receive up to three novels by Joel absolutely free. Sign up to get every blog Joel writes delivered immediately to you by email — just click here and enter your email address in the RSS feed section (see top right-hand section of the blog’s homepage. This post is ad-supported ​ joelcrosenberg | January 3, 2019 at 5:06 am | Categories: Epicenter | URL: https://wp.me/piWZ7-8K6

'Enemies of Israel Will End Up in Ash Bin of History' Netanyahu Says - CBN News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, screen capture

'Enemies of Israel Will End Up in Ash Bin of History' Netanyahu Says

CBN News 01-27-2017

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning enemies who threaten Israel that they will end up in the "ash bin" of history. 

The prime minister spoke to a crowd at a Holocaust memorial on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

He said there's anti-Semitism in the West, but the greatest danger comes from Iran. 

Netanyahu told the gathering at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem that President Trump understands the dangers of the Iran nuclear deal. 

In 2015, Iran agreed to a deal with world powers including the U.S. to limit its ability to enrich uranium in exchange for the removal of international economic sanctions. 

Netanyahu said Israel will take all the necessary measures to stop Tehran from getting nuclear weapons, including working with the Trump administration. 

Trump vowed at times during the presidential campaign either to walk away from the deal or to renegotiate.

It is not clear what action he will take now that he is in office.

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