Signs of the Times (Part 4): Wars, Earthquakes, Famines,
and Plagues
Dr. Peter Wyns, Antioch International Church
Published on Oct 4, 2018
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Steve Shultz: I thought this was a Strange word from God - THE ELIJAH LIST
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Tough year? Some are asking...
“Is God angry with me?”
Nov. 30, 2017
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Dear Friend of Elijah List Ministries, Can I be really HONEST with you?
I mean it! It just makes me mad at the devil--and sometimes other well meaning Christians--who put it "on you" to make you feel and believe that God is fed up with you, impatient with you or just downright angry with you.
Come on my dear friends, I want to quickly get past that! OK? Deal?
Now first let me tell you straight... God is up to big things and He has accomplished more things for you in your life (if you could only see it) than most of you would dare to believe right now.
And NO: God is not mad at You! (Nor impatient or frustrated with you!)
Beyond that, what has happened behind the scenes in our government (things both horrible and wonderful) have paved a way for that Great Awakening in America and yes, throughout the earth. God is up to BIG THINGS for America and for you!
God is not only NOT ANGRY WITH YOU but the Father, His Son Jesus and Holy Spirit are about to have a party concerning your life and the life of Believers on the earth...
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"But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet." Mark 13:7
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We must not forget that wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines and pestilences (including fires, floods and earthquakes) were all predicted by Jesus Himself to His disciples as He walked the earth. What we are experiencing here in America is an intense season (like many other seasons that have come and gone) where these very things have been prophesied by the Messiah Himself.
Jesus kindly warned us that these things MUST HAPPEN. He never told us to ponder if they were from Him or the devil...He simply explained that they will happen and they must happen.
A significant number of prophets are prophesying a great reformation, a renaissance on the earth, and a Great Awakening to Jesus...the likes of which the world has NEVER SEEN. Jewish people are coming to Christ in unprecedented numbers--Muslims too. The Chinese underground Church is flourishing like never before. The Spirit of God is on the move.
Take heart! Have hope. The Church's most exciting days are straight ahead and YOU ARE PART OF GOD'S CHURCH!
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Scripture makes it clear: Jesus would leave the 99 sheep if you were the one lost sheep--or even "temporarily walking away from the other sheep." Yes, He'd leave them all to come find you and me!
You would have to work much harder than you could possibly imagine for God to be "done" or "angry" with you. He's just NOT the way many picture Him to be.
During this holy season of Thanksgiving and Christmas on earth, commit yourself to ENJOY OUR SAVIOR who loves you so much that He would leave everyone and everything to come find YOU and YOU ALONE and rescue you from whatever is discouraging you or hurting you.
Sometimes I just sit and REVEL IN THAT TRUTH!
Grab hold of it, my friend. His love and patient endurance toward us is far past grasping!
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God is Moving Massively & Miraculously with Explosive & Growing Mass Communication - to Prepare for & Usher in a Great Awakening! |
Honestly, it's as if God waved His hand over ELIJAH LIST MINISTRIES and "all of God's intentions broke loose" on us. Suddenly, what we have tried for and even STRIVEN for in the two decades of our existence (yes, it's been 20 years this year) ...is suddenly happening now!
Doors flung open in March and by July, I was speaking at Harvard University, sponsored by the Harvard Faculty Club. God told me 5-6 years ago that I would be speaking at Harvard and suddenly this year, it manifested. I was speaking to a real, worldly crowd and I LOVED it and GOD LOVED IT. Jesus said, "Go into ALL the world." That includes the Harvard world!
The purchase of two studio cameras was made possible by your generous donations and we've been creating programs right and left. Many of you have seen them these last few weeks.
We're doing an upgraded version of FACEBOOK Live each Thursday and people are simply loving it. We're only 3 or 4 weeks in, and our audience has well more than doubled and by the time you see this, it may have tripled. Every day, people around the globe read articles or videos that we've sent to almost 300,000 email addresses who have asked to hear from us. (That probably includes you!)We have 3 foreign language translations now of our prophetic words: Spanish, French and German, and as of this writing we are closing the negotiations on a KOREAN-LANGUAGE addition that will be ready, not only for South Korea but also for North Korea, the moment that door opens... and it's going to be very soon now!
We've just introduced SUNIL ISAAC who has agreed to come aboard. After our dear friend Kim Clement went home to Jesus, there was a place here for Sunil. You may recall he did a session each week called, "CODE BREAKERS!" with Kim.
Now with us, Sunil will be doing the same thing but it will be concerning MANY PROPHETS' revelations. He will be researching and showing how these words are coming true.
This new part of our broadcast is called, "PROPHETIC DECODERS!" Our readers and viewers are going to simply love it and I can't wait to watch these special one-of-a kind reports myself!!
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Here's a Personal Word for You This
Thanksgiving and Christmas! |
As I sat preparing to write this personal letter to you, I stopped and asked the LORD for a specific and encouraging word just for you, one of our loyal supporters. He started with one word: "Candelabra!"
As I looked I saw, as if a camera was showing all kinds of Candelabras—not only the Menorah type but also many other types, with 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 or whatever CANDLES Believers will be using this Christmas/ Hanukkah season...
The Lord said this...
Whether you display a menorah or any other type of simple candelabra (no matter how many Candles are on it—electric or real fire-candles) you are pointing to Jesus as the LIGHT OF THE WORLD and "I LOVE THAT!"
Remember ELIJAH LIST MINISTRY friends, What Jesus loves, He blesses, honors AND REWARDS! Prepare to be blessed this Thanksgiving and Christmas Season!!
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During this Holiday Season and as part of your year-end giving, would you help us "launch out into the deep" in 2018? That's what I hear God saying: this is our year to totally launch into the deep things of the Spirit this year with Elijah List Ministries.
Many don't realize that year-end giving for a ministry like ours is beyond important, beyond crucial. People often give the biggest gift of the year at this time and this happens to be the EXACT TIME we need your financial support LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN OUR 20-year history!
If you are built up and blessed by this ministry would you stop right now and make your best year-end gift to ELIJAH LIST MINISTRIES? It's completely tax deductible and with your gift, you are LITERALLY GOING INTO ALL THE WORLD WITH US TO SHARE THE GOSPEL! That means you share in the reward. That is a fact and a promise; God said so! Derene and I love you DEARLY and we pray for
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November 30, 2017
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
A Golden Year Ahead! - Charles Gardner ISRAEL TODAY
A Golden Year Ahead!
Wednesday, October 05, 2016 | Charles Gardner ISRAEL TODAY
As Israel mourns the passing of Shimon Peres, the last of their founding fathers, I pray for the dawning of an even brighter era that will bring light to their path and sweetness to their souls.
And as Jews everywhere rejoice in their New Year festival of Rosh Hashanah, I feel there is something of an apocalyptic, end-time significance about this particular anniversary.
It ushers in the year 5777, which has a resonance of its own with three sevens – the latter being the ‘perfect’ number in biblical terms. And in the Gregorian calendar which most of us follow, we will soon be welcoming 2017, a date of huge relevance to Israel on three counts.
First, it will mark the jubilee, or golden anniversary (50 years), since the Six-Day War of 1967 when the Old City of Jerusalem – the holiest property in all Judaism – was restored to Jewish hands for the first time in more than 2,000 years. Some scholars have suggested that this awesome event represented the fulfilment of “the times of the Gentiles” referred to by Yeshua when he said: “Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” (Luke 21.24, New Testament)
The new year will also mark 70 years since the historic United Nations vote to recognize Israel when, although Arab states opposed the resolution, the required two-thirds majority was achieved which set the scene for the re-birth of Israel the following year.
Bear in mind what Jesus said about the lesson learned from the fig tree, which is symbolic of Israel. He said that when it buds and blossoms at a time when the world is in great upheaval with wars, famines and earthquakes, we would know that his coming is near. Then he said: “This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.” (Matthew 24.34)
In other words, the generation (possibly lasting 70 years, man’s allotted lifespan according to Psalm 90.10) witnessing these extraordinary events would live to see “all these things” happening. Could that include his actual return? We cannot be certain, but it’s a distinct possibility. And as one born the year after the state of Israel, I find that both hugely exciting as well as rather scary.
But neither of these hugely historic anniversaries would have been possible without Britain’s Balfour Declaration of 1917, which effectively cleared the path for Israel’s restoration. The centenary of this crucial milestone in the Jews’ long journey home is in danger of being lost in the mists of political correctness, but it needs to be celebrated with gusto. It may not be as topical as our current Brexit endeavours, but it is also something for which Britain can be justly proud.
It amounted to a British government promise, from Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur James Balfour, to do all in its power to facilitate the creation of a homeland in Palestine (as the region was then known) for the Jewish people. And it came about largely through the efforts of 19
th century evangelical Christians, allied to the rise of Zionism under Theodor Herzl. When all is said and done, it was the preachers and politicians who knew their Bible – and the God of the Bible – who undoubtedly most influenced the government of the day. They clearly saw that it was our duty as a Christian nation to love and support the Jews, and to facilitate their return to their ancient homeland.
They also knew – and this was crucial to their support – that it wasn’t just about land, but about the Lord; that though the Bible clearly speaks of a restoration of Israel from every corner of the globe, such restoration would precede their national return to the God of Israel, the Father of the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Christ, which would in turn usher in our Lord’s Second Coming. Ezekiel prophesied: “I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land…And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” (Ezek 36.24-27)
It was this truth, above all, that drove our British forefathers to pray, proclaim and work towards fulfilment of the Zionist dream.
God is seeking a bride with whom he wishes to rendezvous back in their ancient land where he first ‘courted’ her as they learnt to walk in his ways and when the prophets tried, often in vain, to encourage faithfulness to the one true God.
When the Balfour promise was made back in November 1917, the Holy Land still belonged to the Turkish Ottoman Empire, which had ruled the region for 400 years, but within weeks it was in British hands, which handed on a plate the opportunity for us to make good our pledge.
But because we reneged on many of our promises and dealt treacherously with the Jews as we made repeated concessions in a bid to appease Arab demands, it took another three decades – and the death of millions at the hands of the Nazis – before the founding fathers were finally in a position to re-create the state of Israel.
Please forgive us, and meantime rejoice that even without our help in more recent times – though certainly with God’s help – you have come this far.
May God’s love surround you at this special time and cause you to know the fear of the Lord and his decrees, which are “sweeter than honey” (Psalm 19.10).
In this beautiful psalm of King David, we see how much he loves the law, the statutes, the precepts and the commands of the Lord. “They are more precious than gold…and sweeter than honey.” And all of this is perfectly fulfilled in Yeshua, who told the crowds on the Mount of Beautitudes at Capernaum: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law and the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5.17)
Charles Gardner is author of Israel the Chosen, available from Amazon, and Peace in Jerusalem, available from olivepresspublisher.com
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Israel Rocked by Earthquakes
The Jordan Rift Valley in Israel is part of the Dead Sea Rift, a geological
boundary that separates the Arabian plate from the African plate deep under the
earth's surface.
Israel Rocked by Earthquakes
“Tell us, they said, when will this happen, and what will be
the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age? ...
There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.” (Matthew 24:3, 7–8)
the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age? ...
There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.” (Matthew 24:3, 7–8)
After a string of earthquakes hit Israel’s north,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for
heightened emergency preparedness, ordering the IDF
Home Front to ensure that citizens understand
procedures for coping with a major tremor. (Times of Israel)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for
heightened emergency preparedness, ordering the IDF
Home Front to ensure that citizens understand
procedures for coping with a major tremor. (Times of Israel)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the Knesset (Israel's
parliament) last week with officials to discuss preparedness in the event
of an earthquake.
Six tremors were felt as far north as Safed
in the Galilee and as far south as the southern
port city of Eilat, which sits on the Gulf of Eilat,
also known as the Red Sea.
in the Galilee and as far south as the southern
port city of Eilat, which sits on the Gulf of Eilat,
also known as the Red Sea.
On two separate days, tremors of a magnitude of
3.6 on the Richter scale were felt in the north,
including two on the same day in Tiberias,
where the walls of older apartment buildings
cracked causing residents concern for their safety.
3.6 on the Richter scale were felt in the north,
including two on the same day in Tiberias,
where the walls of older apartment buildings
cracked causing residents concern for their safety.
Quakes measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale were experienced in Eilat and further south in the Red Sea. (Times of Israel)
Tiberias is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
(also called the Kinneret).
One Tiberias Municipality employee, Madleine Sror, 47, said that
her computer moved and tea cup shook.
her computer moved and tea cup shook.
"My daughter, who works in a different part of the city,
called in a panic,” Sror said. “I heard her frightened coworkers
on the phone. Four hours later, there was another earthquake—
we thought we were imagining it, but we felt the movement and
everyone started screaming, 'Did you feel it? Did you feel it?'”
called in a panic,” Sror said. “I heard her frightened coworkers
on the phone. Four hours later, there was another earthquake—
we thought we were imagining it, but we felt the movement and
everyone started screaming, 'Did you feel it? Did you feel it?'”
One of our Bibles For Israel team members was
also in the thick of it.
also in the thick of it.
“I was sitting at my desk in Tiberias hard at work, when
my chair began to move back and forth and my stereo
speakers began to rock, but not from playing music,” he said.
my chair began to move back and forth and my stereo
speakers began to rock, but not from playing music,” he said.
The general manager of the Geophysical Institute
of Israel, Dr. Uri Frieslander, said a bigger earthquake
would not necessarily follow the string of smaller ones.
of Israel, Dr. Uri Frieslander, said a bigger earthquake
would not necessarily follow the string of smaller ones.
“The sequence of earthquakes does not indicate
anything about the future. We can’t rule out a
stronger earthquake, but it is certainly possible
that these small quakes will not lead to anything,”
he said. (Israel HaYom)
anything about the future. We can’t rule out a
stronger earthquake, but it is certainly possible
that these small quakes will not lead to anything,”
he said. (Israel HaYom)
Israel, however, sits on top of a fault line
that stretches from northern Syria down to
East Africa and combines several rifts running
through the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and
the Red Sea which meet up with the East African Rift.
that stretches from northern Syria down to
East Africa and combines several rifts running
through the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and
the Red Sea which meet up with the East African Rift.
This entire system is subject to seismic activity.
The Jordan Valley along the Sea of Galilee.
"We are heading to an earthquake,” Amotz Agnon,
a geology professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University said (jn1tv).
a geology professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University said (jn1tv).
“I cannot tell you when, I cannot tell you exactly where
will be the next one. But since the Jordan Valley,
the Dead Sea, the Arava Valley, this stretch of 200
kilometers hasn't seen a really big event in the last,
say, almost thousand years may suggest that we are
closer to an event. It definitely tells us that the level of
energy is high. But we don't know yet when the next
catastrophe will come," he continued.
will be the next one. But since the Jordan Valley,
the Dead Sea, the Arava Valley, this stretch of 200
kilometers hasn't seen a really big event in the last,
say, almost thousand years may suggest that we are
closer to an event. It definitely tells us that the level of
energy is high. But we don't know yet when the next
catastrophe will come," he continued.
The Bible does predict a huge end-time earthquake
in Israel, as well:
in Israel, as well:
“It will come about on that day when Gog comes
against the land of Israel,” declares the Lord God,
“that My fury will mount up in My anger. In My
zeal and in My blazing wrath, I declare that on
that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.” (Ezekiel 38:18–19)
against the land of Israel,” declares the Lord God,
“that My fury will mount up in My anger. In My
zeal and in My blazing wrath, I declare that on
that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.” (Ezekiel 38:18–19)
Many of Israel’s buildings were not built
with quakes in mind.
with quakes in mind.
"A big chunk of Tel Aviv has buildings from the 50s,”
Agnon said, adding that they stand on pillars without
any support. “You have all these parking lots under
buildings ... and they will collapse. You don't need a
huge earthquake for this."
Agnon said, adding that they stand on pillars without
any support. “You have all these parking lots under
buildings ... and they will collapse. You don't need a
huge earthquake for this."
Tel Aviv architecture is characterized by a charming mix of
Oriental Eclectic, Bauhaus, Art Deco, classical, and modernist,
among other styles.
Although Israel invested a couple of years ago in
an earthquake alert system that will notify the public
of a quake ahead of time, it will not be operational until 2016.
an earthquake alert system that will notify the public
of a quake ahead of time, it will not be operational until 2016.
The last major earthquake to hit Israel was in 1927.
It measured 6.2 on the Richter scale, killing 500 and
injuring 700.
It measured 6.2 on the Richter scale, killing 500 and
injuring 700.
In 1837, a major quake left 5,000 dead.
Such quakes are known to hit the country
on average every 80 years,
meaning that Israel may be due for another
serious event. (Times of Israel)
Such quakes are known to hit the country
on average every 80 years,
meaning that Israel may be due for another
serious event. (Times of Israel)
The epicenter of the 1837 earthquake was just north of the
Sea of Galilee.
Israel is not the only country this month to
experience earthquakes.
experience earthquakes.
The Philippines experienced its most deadly
earthquake in 23 years, in which 222 were
reported dead, eight missing, and 797 injured.
Over 67,000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
earthquake in 23 years, in which 222 were
reported dead, eight missing, and 797 injured.
Over 67,000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
Both Crete and Mexico also experienced 6.4-
magnitude quakes.
magnitude quakes.
Yeshua (Jesus) prophesied in Matthew 24:3–8
that there would be earthquakes in the last days.
that there would be earthquakes in the last days.
In the Book of Revelation, in John’s vision of the
Apocalypse, earthquakes are connected with the
opening of the Seven Seals:
Apocalypse, earthquakes are connected with the
opening of the Seven Seals:
“I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and
there was a great earthquake and the sun
became black as sackcloth made of hair, a
nd the whole moon became like blood.”
(Revelation 6:12)
there was a great earthquake and the sun
became black as sackcloth made of hair, a
nd the whole moon became like blood.”
(Revelation 6:12)
“Then the seventh angel poured out his
bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came
out of the temple from the throne saying,
‘It is done.’ And there were flashes of
lightning and sounds and peals of thunder;
and there was a great earthquake, such as
there had not been since man came upon
the earth.” (Revelation 16:17–18)
bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came
out of the temple from the throne saying,
‘It is done.’ And there were flashes of
lightning and sounds and peals of thunder;
and there was a great earthquake, such as
there had not been since man came upon
the earth.” (Revelation 16:17–18)
People cross the water using a makeshift foot bridge in the Philippines
after an earthquake struck on October 15, 2013.
Shunning BDS Pressure,
Pop Sensation Rihanna
Performs in Tel Aviv
Pop Sensation Rihanna
Performs in Tel Aviv
“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)
In spite of pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions (BDS) movement not to perform in Israel,
over 50,000 fans of pop singer Rihanna enjoyed
her music in an open-air concert at
Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park.
Sanctions (BDS) movement not to perform in Israel,
over 50,000 fans of pop singer Rihanna enjoyed
her music in an open-air concert at
Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park.
Seats went for $100 apiece and up when
she appeared as a part of her “Diamonds” world tour.
she appeared as a part of her “Diamonds” world tour.
The BDS movement regularly pressures artists,
universities, companies, and organizations of all
types to put economic pressure on Israel with
regard to the Palestinian question. Although
many artists refuse to appear in Israel because
of such pressures, many others do, and
Rihanna is one of them.
universities, companies, and organizations of all
types to put economic pressure on Israel with
regard to the Palestinian question. Although
many artists refuse to appear in Israel because
of such pressures, many others do, and
Rihanna is one of them.
Rihanna joins leading artists, such as
Madonna, Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga,
all of whom have also resisted BDS
threats to perform in Israel.
Madonna, Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga,
all of whom have also resisted BDS
threats to perform in Israel.
Among those who have given in to online
BDS campaigns through social media and
threats of poor ticket sales at other locales
are the Pixies, Jon Bon Jovi and Elvis Costello.
BDS campaigns through social media and
threats of poor ticket sales at other locales
are the Pixies, Jon Bon Jovi and Elvis Costello.
Rihanna
Qatar Shows Unsportsmanlike
Bias Against Israel at World Cup
Bias Against Israel at World Cup
The Qatar organizers of the 2013 World Cup have
been accused of violating International Swimming
Federation (FINA) standards with unsportsmanlike
discrimination against Israel that included the
removal of the Israeli flag outside the stadium
during the event.
been accused of violating International Swimming
Federation (FINA) standards with unsportsmanlike
discrimination against Israel that included the
removal of the Israeli flag outside the stadium
during the event.
The Israeli flag was also whited out by state
TV in graphics used to broadcast the
international swim meet. (Israel HaYom)
TV in graphics used to broadcast the
international swim meet. (Israel HaYom)
Such discrimination is a violation of the FINA
Code of Ethics that bars discrimination on
the basis of gender, race, religion, or
political affiliations. (Israel HaYom)
Code of Ethics that bars discrimination on
the basis of gender, race, religion, or
political affiliations. (Israel HaYom)
The results of the qualifying meets in which
Israel appeared were never reported in order
to hide the presence of the Israeli swimmers
at the event, according to Israel’s top
swimmer, Gal Nevo.
Israel appeared were never reported in order
to hide the presence of the Israeli swimmers
at the event, according to Israel’s top
swimmer, Gal Nevo.
The 26-year-old swimmer said that every
effort was made to erase Israel’s presence
from the event. In several of the races the
initials ISR were used instead of naming
Israel as the competing country. (Swim Vortex)
effort was made to erase Israel’s presence
from the event. In several of the races the
initials ISR were used instead of naming
Israel as the competing country. (Swim Vortex)
Amit Ivry
“I watched the broadcast on television of the
race in which Amit Ivry won a medal. She swam
in lane 1, but the broadcast focused completely
on the other half of the pool. Of course, there
weren’t any results [announced] and it was
impossible to know whether she’d finished in
third place,” Nevo said.
race in which Amit Ivry won a medal. She swam
in lane 1, but the broadcast focused completely
on the other half of the pool. Of course, there
weren’t any results [announced] and it was
impossible to know whether she’d finished in
third place,” Nevo said.
In response to complaints lodged with FINA,
the organization released the following statement:
the organization released the following statement:
“FINA gave a warning to the organisers of the two
FINA Swimming World Cup meets and reminded
them that the FINA rules must be equally applied
by all FINA National Federations. Moreover,
FINA guarantees that all steps will be taken
in the future for such acts not to occur again.”
FINA Swimming World Cup meets and reminded
them that the FINA rules must be equally applied
by all FINA National Federations. Moreover,
FINA guarantees that all steps will be taken
in the future for such acts not to occur again.”
This unsportsmanlike conduct, however, raises
concern that Israel will receive similar treatment
at the 2022 World Soccer Cup to be hosted by Qatar.
concern that Israel will receive similar treatment
at the 2022 World Soccer Cup to be hosted by Qatar.
Gal Nevo
Netanyahu to Kerry:
“Don’t Lift Sanctions”
“Don’t Lift Sanctions”
On Monday, Dr. Olli Heinonen, a former deputy director
of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
warned that Iran has passed the point of no
return in its nuclear weapons program.
of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
warned that Iran has passed the point of no
return in its nuclear weapons program.
While Israel has repeatedly urged the dismantling
of Iran's nuclear capabilities, warning the world
about Iran's rogue nuclear program, Iran has
continued in the last year to install more
sophisticated centrifuges in its nuclear enrichment
facilities.
of Iran's nuclear capabilities, warning the world
about Iran's rogue nuclear program, Iran has
continued in the last year to install more
sophisticated centrifuges in its nuclear enrichment
facilities.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said Iran currently has the ability to enrich
uranium from 3.5% to 90% within a few weeks.
said Iran currently has the ability to enrich
uranium from 3.5% to 90% within a few weeks.
“You have to have seen the ISIS report from
David Albright last week, which now says that
this breakout time can be one month," Heinonen
said. "And I believe that if certain arrangements
are made, it can even go down to two weeks.” (JNS)
David Albright last week, which now says that
this breakout time can be one month," Heinonen
said. "And I believe that if certain arrangements
are made, it can even go down to two weeks.” (JNS)
Dr. Olli Heinonen is a Senior Fellow at Harvard
University's Belfer Center for Science and
International Affairs.
Last week in Rome, Netanyahu met with
US Secretary of State John Kerry, stressing
the importance of preventing Iran from attaining
nuclear weapons.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, stressing
the importance of preventing Iran from attaining
nuclear weapons.
He also stressed the importance of sanctions
against Iran, which have brought the
country to talks with the world powers.
(Jerusalem Online)
against Iran, which have brought the
country to talks with the world powers.
(Jerusalem Online)
The US Secretary of State expressed appreciation
for Iran’s new “diplomatic openness” while
emphasizing that Iran must not acquire a nuclear
bomb and must “prove that its nuclear program
is for peaceful proposes.”
for Iran’s new “diplomatic openness” while
emphasizing that Iran must not acquire a nuclear
bomb and must “prove that its nuclear program
is for peaceful proposes.”
Kerry said that diplomacy is the preferred approach,
and this Monday at a Ploughshares Fund Gala at the
US Institute of Peace, he said that it would be “the
height of irresponsibility” to let “fear tactics and
forces that suggest otherwise” block negotiations.
(Times of Israel)
and this Monday at a Ploughshares Fund Gala at the
US Institute of Peace, he said that it would be “the
height of irresponsibility” to let “fear tactics and
forces that suggest otherwise” block negotiations.
(Times of Israel)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with
US Secretary of State John Kerry in Rome last week.
Irish Journalist Tests Sweden’s
Anti-Semitism by Wearing a Kippah
Anti-Semitism by Wearing a Kippah
Irish journalist Patrick Reilly recently tested
the waters of anti-Semitism in Sweden by
publicly appearing to be Jewish for a few
hours in the southern Swedish town of Malmö.
the waters of anti-Semitism in Sweden by
publicly appearing to be Jewish for a few
hours in the southern Swedish town of Malmö.
In response to complaints about anti-Semitism made
by the local Jewish community and Jewish tourists,
Reilly put on a kippah (head covering), an identifiable
symbol of Judaism, to see firsthand what those
who are visibly Jewish experience. (HaAretz)
by the local Jewish community and Jewish tourists,
Reilly put on a kippah (head covering), an identifiable
symbol of Judaism, to see firsthand what those
who are visibly Jewish experience. (HaAretz)
One local Jewish resident, Shmuel Goldberg, one of
ew who dare to appear in public wearing the traditional
Jewish head covering, warned Reilly to be careful.
ew who dare to appear in public wearing the traditional
Jewish head covering, warned Reilly to be careful.
Goldberg knows only too well that the wearing the
kippah has resulted in verbal abuse and in one incident,
he was almost physically attacked.
kippah has resulted in verbal abuse and in one incident,
he was almost physically attacked.
A Jewish man wears a kippah while praying at
the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem
Reilly made a point of avoiding areas of the city
known for racial discrimination and even violence,
areas tourists usually wouldn’t visit anyway.
known for racial discrimination and even violence,
areas tourists usually wouldn’t visit anyway.
“The idea was to go about my normal day
and also visit places which a potential
tourist may go to, albeit with one major
difference—the kippah clipped to the back
of my head.” (The Local)
and also visit places which a potential
tourist may go to, albeit with one major
difference—the kippah clipped to the back
of my head.” (The Local)
Approaching the market area of the city that
also houses the local bars that draw a night
crowd, he said he immediately sensed he was
being watched.
also houses the local bars that draw a night
crowd, he said he immediately sensed he was
being watched.
“It didn’t take long before I got the feeling
that I was on display,” Reilly said.
that I was on display,” Reilly said.
Noting that he had walked down the same
street numerous times in the past without
drawing any notice, he felt as if he now had
“two heads” as he drew constant backward
stares.
street numerous times in the past without
drawing any notice, he felt as if he now had
“two heads” as he drew constant backward
stares.
“As I passed a well-known bar, I spotted some
lunchtime coffee drinkers looking open mouthed
in my direction,” he said.
lunchtime coffee drinkers looking open mouthed
in my direction,” he said.
Malmo, Sweden
Reilly reported that giggles were mixed with the stares
as if the appearance of the small white head
covering was humorous and deserving of laughter.
as if the appearance of the small white head
covering was humorous and deserving of laughter.
The stares continued in the center of town, he said,
but were less menacing.
but were less menacing.
The Irish reporter said he had almost forgotten he
was wearing the kippah when a husky man walked
in his direction and mouthed to his friend “f***ing Jew.”
was wearing the kippah when a husky man walked
in his direction and mouthed to his friend “f***ing Jew.”
“It was a reminder that making your Jewish
identity in Malmö obvious carries its own risk.
Frankly, it was a relief to take it off,” he said.
identity in Malmö obvious carries its own risk.
Frankly, it was a relief to take it off,” he said.
Malmo Synagogue, the only synagogue in Malmo, was bombed in
July 2010.
Reilly, who has lived in Malmö for the last two years,
said he has never felt threatened until he wore the
kippah for a few hours.
said he has never felt threatened until he wore the
kippah for a few hours.
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre, which watches over
the interests of Jewish communities worldwide,
issued a travel advisory against visiting Malmö three
years ago due to a surge of anti-Semitism and hate crimes.
the interests of Jewish communities worldwide,
issued a travel advisory against visiting Malmö three
years ago due to a surge of anti-Semitism and hate crimes.
For instance, in 2010, Malmö’s only synagogue was
ombed. Last year, a local Jewish community building,
which houses a kindergarten, meeting halls and apartments,
also was bombed.
ombed. Last year, a local Jewish community building,
which houses a kindergarten, meeting halls and apartments,
also was bombed.
We live in a world where it is increasingly difficult to be
identifiably Jewish. Like Patrick Reilly, however, most
of us will never know just how difficult that can be until we
walk a mile in the shoes (or in this case, kippah) of the
Jewish People.
identifiably Jewish. Like Patrick Reilly, however, most
of us will never know just how difficult that can be until we
walk a mile in the shoes (or in this case, kippah) of the
Jewish People.
We all can, however, stand against anti-Semitism
wherever we see it and stand WITH the Jewish People
today and always.
wherever we see it and stand WITH the Jewish People
today and always.
"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her
hard service has been completed, that her sin has been
paid for, that she has received from the LORD's hand double
for all her sins." (Isaiah 40:2)
hard service has been completed, that her sin has been
paid for, that she has received from the LORD's hand double
for all her sins." (Isaiah 40:2)
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