Will Two-Thirds of Israelis Perish? - | Brian Hennessy ISRAEL TODAY

Will Two-Thirds of Israelis Perish?

Monday, February 01, 2016 

Brian Hennessy  ISRAEL TODAY

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There is a popular belief, even among Christian lovers of Israel, that according to Zechariah’s prophecy, two-thirds of the Jewish people in Israel “will be cut off and perish” (Zech. 13:8). This interpretation is tied to the belief of how God will bring about Israel’s ultimate salvation. The theory being, that nothing short of near annihilation will ever be able to overcome their stubborn resistance to accepting Jesus as the Messiah.

Quite frankly, I believe it is dispassionate theological interpretations of Scripture like this that only reinforce Jewish resistance to the gospel.  How can we loudly proclaim love for Israel one minute, and in the next breath, say, “oh well, it’s a shame, but up to four million more Jews must die before all Israel is saved.” I don’t buy it.

So - can Zechariah’s prophecy be understood another way? Let’s look at it. “It will come about in all the land, declares the Lord, that two parts in it will be cut off and perish; but the third will be left in it. And I will bring the third part through the fire, refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’” (Zech 13:8,9).

Like all prophecy, we never really know when or how it will be fulfilled until it happens. Who could have guessed the massacre of the children in Bethlehem would be a fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy of “Rachael weeping for her children?” (Matt. 2:18) Nevertheless, the Holy Spirit can and does give us advanced insight on Bible prophecy, often based on what God is doing in our day. And one thing that should be abundantly clear today, especially to a Christian Zionist, is that God is now squarely on Israel’s side. That their long exile is over and God is restoring all that the “gnawing … swarming … creeping … stripping locust has eaten” (Joel 1:4).

So when we read Zechariah’s prophecy, I believe it must be understood in light of God’s favor being shown to Israel today. Not in terms of the divine displeasure the nation has already suffered. If we look at the prophecy in full context we see it follows these words, “Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones” (Zech 13:7). We know this is speaking of Yeshua, as John informed us (John 26:31). So we can safely assume the judgment that follows is connected to that first-century rejection of him. 

Historians tell us that 1.1 million Jews died in the siege of Jerusalem, far less than two-thirds of the population needed to fulfill the prophecy. But who can say the counting didn’t continue over the centuries? When Zechariah said “in all the land,” it could mean the whole earth. In fact, I find it beyond coincidental that the number of European Jews murdered in the Holocaust is always said to be “two-thirds.” If we needed to have an obvious sign that God’s judgment spoken by Zechariah has been fulfilled, that did it for me.

More importantly, we know that just three years after the Holocaust the dark days of Jewish exile came to an end when the nation of Israel was resurrected from the rubble of history. Those who had ears to hear understood immediately God was once again restoring favor to His people. The winter was over. 

So does that mean Israel will avoid severe tribulation in the days ahead? Of course not. They are even now being “refined as silver” in their efforts to reclaim the land. Jeremiah states concerning the last days, “Alas! for that day is great, there is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s distress,but he will be saved out of it” (Jer. 30:7). 

It doesn’t take a military genius to see Israel is facing the battle of its life in the days ahead. And with the mass migration of Muslims to Western nations, it’s inevitable European and American Jewry will also soon face an explosion of anti-Semitism. Yes, God will no doubt use all the coming tribulation to bring His chosen ones to faith (and home), but it won’t be Israel that suffers the catastrophic judgment. 

Instead of forecasting doom and gloom upon Israel, Christians ought to see the handwriting on the wall regarding their own nations. As Jeremiah also told Israel: “I am with you, declares the Lord, to save you; For I will completely destroy all the nations where I have scattered you” (Jer. 30:11). 

Is there any nation on earth where a descendant of Abraham has not lived?

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Brian Hennessy is the author of Valley of the Steeples, available at:ketchpublishing/BrianHennessyBooks.htm

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Stop the Boycott of Israeli Goodies - Buy Israeli Hoodies! I DID! - Steve Martin, LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE, INC.

Stop the Boycott of Israeli Goodies
 - Buy Israeli Hoodies! 

I DID! I DO!

The nations have been practicing anti-Semitism since day one, and now they have started another form of it. Governments in Europe, and now the USA, are enforcing laws stating that any goods produced in the so-called "West Bank" (Judea and Samaria) must carry a label saying "Made in the West Bank", rather than "Made in Israel". Thus any product not having that "West Bank" label will not be sold in their countries.

BDS, standing for "Boycott, Divestment and  Sanctions",  is at the forefront of this law. It also includes pulling all investments from Israel, in stock, bank deposits, and other financial forms. Sanctions prohibiting purchase of Israeli-produced goods continues to be pushed and accepted in these anti-Semitic nations. All of this is under the guise of supporting a "Palestinian State", or "Palestine".

One way we can combat this, as supporters of Israel, is to buy Israeli goods, directly from the Israeli merchants. Many have a website for that purpose.

We have shown our support for our Israeli friends by purchasing online, and in person when in the land itself, where these goods are produced and sold by our friends. We urge you to do the same.

Bless Israel,

Steve Martin

Founder

Love For His People, Inc.

Here is where I got some of my hoodies, 
direct from Israel: World of Judaica

Steve Martin, Founder of Love for His People

I bought one for each of my son-in-laws (2). They now have an IDF hoodie.

My two sons also have them, along with my good wife (Hebrew University logo), daughter (Coca-Cola in Hebrew), grandsons and my one and only granddaughter (IDF hoodies) for kids.

Buy other Israeli-made goods!!!

Shop here for items below: ISRAEL TODAY SHOP

Israeli-made hoodies in my home office

Love For His People, Inc.

Steve Martin with Israel-made hoodie 

in the Vision For Israel gift shop

Fort Mill, SC  USA

Another Israeli-made hoodie, 

with our Dachshund Zoe looking on!

Here is where I got my hoodies, 

direct from Israel: World of Judaica

And if hoodies are not your thing, here is an Israeli organization we support, having other ISRAELI-MADE goods:

Click here: Israel365 Store with Rabbi Tuly Weisz

We support Israel. We prove it by buying Israel-made goods. You can too!

Stop the BDS (Boycott Divestment and Sanctions) boycott of Israel. Buy their goods!

Steve Martin

Founder

Love For His People, Inc.

Charlotte, NC  USA

P.S. We receive "no commission" or other remuneration for this. We just support Israel and want to see our Jewish friends blessed. I hope you do too, and act on it.

I buy Israeli! 

Steve Martin

Or buy Israeli-made watches.

(This is one I wear all the time.)

Buy here: IsraeliProducts.com

In time Love For His People will have hoodies to purchase,
with proceeds going to bless families in Israel.

Why Is Obama Flooding Small Towns In The Most Conservative Parts Of America With Refugees? - Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG

Why Is Obama Flooding Small Towns In The Most Conservative Parts Of America With Refugees?

Posted: 31 Jan 2016  Michael Snyder  THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG

Why are small towns in conservative states being specifically targeted for refugee resettlement?  Of course the Obama administration will never publicly admit that this is happening, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what is going on.  Just look at the uproar that refugee resettlement is now causing in small communities in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and Kansas. 

The Obama administration has deemed large cities such as Washington D.C. to be “too expensive” for the refugees, and so large numbers of them are being dispersed throughout smaller communities all over the nation.  If you drop a few hundred refugees into a major city of several million people, it isn’t going to make much of a difference.  But if you drop a few hundred refugees into a small town that has only a few thousand people living there, you can start to fundamentally alter the character of the whole area.  Could it be possible that this is yet another way that Barack Obama is attempting to “fundamentally transform” America?

You would think that there would be more employment opportunities, cultural attractions and government services available for refugees in major metropolitan areas.  So it would seem natural to resettle them in those areas.  But instead, there seems to be a major push to resettle large numbers of them in small towns.

Needless to say, this is creating a huge uproar in many areas.  In fact, on Monday there is a major protest planned in Missoula, Montana.  The following comes from Leo Hohmann of WND…

Another big battle is brewing over Syrian “refugees” sweeping into small-town America.
Rural folks in Montana are pushing back against plans by urban elites to plant hundreds of Muslims from the Third World into Helena and Missoula. They plan a protest rally at 10 a.m. Monday in front of the county courthouse in Missoula. And if the pattern holds of similar rallies in Twin Falls, Idaho, and Fargo, North Dakota, a contingent of pro-refugee people will show up to counter protest.

Well funded pro-immigrant NGOs have been searching out local politicians that are willing to work with them to invite the Obama administration to resettle large numbers of Islamic refugees in their areas.  Unfortunately for residents of Missoula, politicians there seem quite willing to open the door…

Here in “Big Sky Country” local politicians in Missoula, working with pro-immigrant NGOs, are inviting the federal government to begin sending Syrians, comparing them to the Hmong refugees who fled Vietnam’s communists in the late 1970s. They have not been deterred by the fact that 98 percent of Syrian refugees are Sunni Muslims, the vast majority of whom FBI Director James Comey admits are impossible to vet for ties to terrorism.
Despite Comey’s warnings, the Missoula Board of County Commissioners sent a letter on Jan. 13 to the U.S. State Department requesting Syrian refuges. “We look forward to seeing approximately 100 refugees per year resettled in Missoula,” the letter states.
“Missoula is an ideal city for resettling refugees,” the letter continues. “Our community enjoys good schools, incredible natural beauty, and a low unemployment rate, among other factors.”

We have all seen the chaos that has erupted in Europe as massive waves of Islamic immigrants have been allowed in and resettled in large numbers in small communities.  Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about the epidemic of rape that is sweeping across formerly peaceful countries like Norway and Sweden.

And I am sure most of you have already read about the extremely alarming sexual crimes that Germany is dealing with now.  But many of us don’t seem to be connecting the dots.  What is happening over there could someday happen to our own wives and daughters.
Fortunately, there are some communities that are still willing to step up and take a stand against what the social engineers in Washington D.C. are trying to do.  One of those communities is Sandpoint, Idaho…

Sandpoint City Council members voted Wednesday night to withdraw a resolution supporting refugee resettlement, bringing an end to a heated, month-long controversy.
Cheers erupted from the audience when newly elected Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad asked the council to withdraw the resolution from consideration. A measure meant to counter statements from Bonner County commissioners and Sheriff Darryl Wheeler opposing the resettlement of refugees, the resolution was intended to restate Sandpoint’s commitments to human rights, according to Rognstad.
“This resolution has only served to divide us and this community,” said Rognstad, as he requested the withdrawal. “That saddens me.”
Once again, anti-refugee activists turned out in force to oppose the resolution and, once again, the council meeting procedure was punctured by applause and shouts. When Rognstad called for order, the crowd responded with catcalls.

But other small communities in Idaho are not so fortunate.
Just consider what is happening in Twin Falls…

Beginning the next fiscal year (October 1), some 300 Muslim refugees, primarily from Syria, will arrive in Twin Falls, Idaho, the Twin Falls Times reports.
But this miniature exodus from the Middle East to the small southern Idaho town of 45,000 people is believed to be just the tip of the iceberg, according to WND, which indicates that many more refugees from Iraq, Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and likely Syria, are on their way. The conservative news site received reports that community leaders were told at a recent Boise State University conference held for “stakeholders” — including church groups and social service providers — that a couple thousand refugees are planned to a arrive statewide soon.

Look, I am all for assisting people that need our help.

In particular, I would love for our country to take in Christians from Iraq and Syria.  The things that ISIS has been doing to those that believe in Jesus Christ are almost too horrible to put into words, and yet Barack Obama has been almost totally silent on the matter.

Instead of taking in persecuted Christians, it has been estimated that well over 90 percent of the refugees from Syria are Sunni Muslims, and surveys have found that a significant percentage of them actually have a favorable view of ISIS.

In the mainstream media, we are told quite often that the number of refugees being brought in is 10,000 a year.  But that simply is not accurate.  In a previous article, I documented the fact that the White House has admitted that the number of refugees being resettled in this country has been increased to 100,000 per year.  The following is a message that was tweeted by the official White House Twitter account on September 28th…

I don’t see how there could be any confusion.  Barack Obama himself says that we are bringing in 100,000 refugees a year for the next two years.

Not all of these refugees are coming from Syria, but the vast majority of them are coming from countries where a radical version of Sunni Islam is practiced as a way of life.

When large numbers of refugees are injected into a small community, the character of that community can be fundamentally altered.  And at this point, it appears that there is a concentrated effort to funnel large numbers of these refugees into small towns in some of the most conservative states in the country.

If you are concerned about what is going on in places like Missoula, Sandpoint and Twin Falls, you might want to check on what your own local politicians are doing.

An insidious agenda is at work, and I have a feeling that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Obama to Pay First Official Visit to US Mosque By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz - BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

(Photo: Pete Souza/ White House Official Photo)

Obama to Pay First Official Visit to US Mosque

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz January 30, 2016  BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

“As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.” (Genesis 17:20)

The White House announced on Saturday that US President Barack Obama will make his first official visit to a mosque on Wednesday. The visit is intended to promote religious tolerance and combat the anti-Islamic rhetoric that links the religion to terrorism. The president will visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore, one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest Muslim centers. The visit was confirmed by an announcement on their website.

White House spokesman Keith Maley said in an e-mail on Saturday that the president is making the visit “to celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life.”

“The President believes that one of our nation’s greatest strengths is our rich diversity and the very idea that Americans of different faiths and backgrounds can thrive together – that we’re all part of the same American family. As the President has said, Muslim Americans are our friends, and neighbors; our co-workers, and sports heroes – and our men and women in uniform defending our country.”

President Obama has visited mosques outside of the United States when abroad on official visits. He toured the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta in 2010.

The Islamic Society of Baltimore has been the victim of threats in recent months, including one telephone bomb threat. The Washington Post reported it was the mosque of the family of Adnan Sayed, who was convicted for the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999. The trial was the subject of the podcast Serial in 2014, which brought international attention to Syed’s trial.

Theresa Phillips: "A Rise of Defiant Ones for the Kingdom" THE ELIJAH LIST

Theresa Phillips: "A Rise of Defiant Ones for the Kingdom"

THE ELIJAH LIST  Jan 31, 2016

From the desk of Steve Shultz:

My friend Theresa Phillips has some of the most deep encounters with the Lord...as you'll read below. Just reading this should make us all hunger for more ourselves!

We really are in a time of seeing the power of God move as never before in this new season...many have been saying this!

Theresa shares this exciting word from the Lord:

"The gifts of the Spirit are about to EXPLODE with many signs and wonders. I will begin to use those who have surrendered to My presence at will! I will use the aged to the very young. I will use men, women, and children – I will even use that cat and that dog. Yes, I am going to speak in various ways and do many new things!

Let the Lord make ALL THINGS NEW for you in this season!

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"A Rise of Defiant Ones for the Kingdom 2016"

Dr. Theresa Phillips, Saint Charles, IL

What is God Going to Do in this New Day? (Hint: It has to do with the gifts of the Spirit)

I sat in the church. I was just thinking, when I saw the hand of the Lord come down on the people. It was such a blessing to see Him touching the ones assembled, when I noticed something amazing...a flash in His hand, like a spark. I knew right then and there we had shifted into a new realm, a new day, a new atmosphere. It was amazing.

I could sense Holy Spirit was about to speak, and He did!

"I am releasing great exploits of signs and wonders and miracles in the next season. I am about to show Myself an extraordinary GOD who loves to lavishly spoil My children."

I then started to see the number nine...yes, a "9," as if it was a hologram, in the room. I sensed His presence stronger. Wow, the power gifts of the Spirit are nine in number! My heart was beating so fast! I was getting really thrilled at this Presence, which I was watching engulf us, when then...I heard more: (Photo via Pixabay)

"The gifts of the Spirit are about to EXPLODE with many signs and wonders. I will begin to use those who have surrendered to My presence at will! I will use the aged to the very young. I will use men, women, and children – I will even use that cat and that dog. Yes, I am going to speak in various ways and do many new things!

"Oh, get ready, Church, for I love you to LIFE, and life beyond the now."

The Meaning of Numbers: The Number 9

About seeing the number 9, here is some information (according to Biblestudy.org):

Used 49 times in Scripture, the number 9 symbolizes divine completeness or conveys the meaning of finality. Christ died at the 9th hour of the day, or 3 p.m., to make the way of salvation open to everyone. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is the only one of God's annual Feast days of worship that requires Believers to fast for one day. This special day, considered by many Jews to be the holiest of the year, begins at sunset on the 9th day of the seventh Hebrew month (Leviticus 23:32).

Nine also represents the fruits of God's Holy Spirit, which are Faithfulness, Gentleness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Long suffering, Love, Peace and Self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). (For more meanings on the number nine from biblestudy.org click here.)

"I Will Raise Up My Warriors to Pray, Fast, and Drive Out the Enemy"

"I know the afflictions have been many, and I am sorrowful over them. Yet I am awakening My people, yes, those who will arise and take My Kingdom by force. 

Yes, for My Heavenly Kingdom is suffering a violent attack, and I will raise up My warriors to pray, to fast, and to drive out the enemy. I am giving Spirit-led strategies to do this.

"Get ready, those of you who have been waiting...for here I AM. I will show you how to overtake the enemies of our Kingdom. Listen and do.

"The weapons will be new. They will be released, for they have been forged on the anvils which are in the Heavens. Prepare yourself. Arm yourself. Gird yourself. For I have need of you! 

(Photo via Pixabay)

"Don't shake your head in despair. Lift up your head, O ye gates; lift up, you everlasting doors."

Psalm 24:7 Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

"Yes, I am releasing a wave of glory (My divine presence) that will cause a humbling and an excitement at the same time. This glory cannot be reproduced. It cannot be faked. It will be Me," says the Lord,"and man cannot deny it, though many will try, then their knee will bend.

What are the Spirit-Led Strategies the Lord Will Give?

"I am about to share with some of My prophets strategies of winning. Yes, the winner's circle is nearby, and you will see in the elections ahead a major shift BECAUSE I have caused the prayer of the righteous to BE HEARD. Have you felt it? Sensed it? The prayer language has shifted from the needs of man to the needs of Heaven. I am crying over you and through you.

"The violent men have been radical, but many of them will be tamed but not converted. Do not confuse this. Unless they confess Me, they are not converted. Look for conversions, not a taming. Wisdom, cry out for wisdom.

"For the next six months I will send Holy Spirit to speak in small congregations and large. It will be noised abroad all over the world. The Kingdom is suffering.

"Now I shall give you but a few weeks rest. Then when you hear the call, arise and do what I bid you do...and watch Me move through the land," says the Lord.

Matthew 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.

"My Heavenly realm is being mocked and driven, as if to be paraded like a lamb to the slaughter.

"You see, I shall stir My brothers and sisters with power and insight to defend My realm. They will use the gifts of My Spirit to gain the attention of the world. 

(Photo by Jennifer Page "Love's Preservation"via elijahshopper.com)

"Remember, a new wave of My glory will fall, and many will be under this weighty power for some time. While under this presence, they will see the miraculous they had only heard about.

"NO longer will we say, 'Oh, I heard that before.' Many will begin to say, 'I have seen and now I believe.' For once, many were unbelieving; now they will believe and go forth and show the world who I Am," says the Lord.

Let's Pray!

Pray with me: "Dear Lord, I am willing to be Yours. I surrender all I am and will be to You. I ask You to allow me and each reader to be used in this wave of glory – Your presence. O, Lord, I surrender my past mistakes and pray for fast conviction when I make new ones. O Lord, then Forgiver of all, My Redeemer, and My King, use me for Your glory, in Jesus' name. Amen."

Dr. Theresa Phillips
Founder and Chief, Editor, Global Prophetic Voice
Email: GlobalProphetic@aol.com
Website: GlobalPropheticVoice.com

Dr. Theresa Phillips is Senior Pastor and founder of Kingdom Global Impact Center and Dean of Praise Christian Seminary in St. Charles, Illinois. She is known as a prophet to many nations, is an itinerate speaker, author of 22 books, and has been featured on many prophetic sites. She is the owner and managing editor of Global Prophetic Voice and the developer of Royal Scents A Kings Oil. Her ministry spans more than 28 years, seeing many signs and wonders, including eight risen from the dead. Her knowledge of God's glory and His ever-advancing monarchy of Heaven is known by many.

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Prophetic Dream: The Year of Authentic Identity - RYAN JOHNSON CHARISMA NEWS

Do you want to be the wheat? (Lightstock )

Prophetic Dream: The Year of Authentic Identity

 1/31/2016 RYAN JOHNSON  charisma news

Recently I had a quick but very intense dream of a large field filled with wheat swaying back and forth with the wind.

In the dream, I specifically saw large, rolling hills of wheat going up and down through the large amount of land. It seemed to be covering every aspect of land that I could see in every direction.

As the wind picked up, the wheat naturally began to take the impact of the effects. It was then in the vision that I began to notice a distinct sound due to the wind hitting the wheat. It was almost like a scene from a movie but the wheat became enlarged to my eyesight and I noticed that the wheat was taking a beating from the tares that were in the field as well.

The noise I heard appeared to be coming from the tares themselves. It was an odd noise in which that the only way I can describe it was like an abusive attacker. As the wind picked up, the tares keep thrashing the wheat that began to go lower than the tares. It appeared that the tares were actually beating the wheat down to the ground.

As this was happening for a while the wheat became superimposed again, but this time when I saw the wheat (because it was so close to my eyes), I could no longer see the tares. It was then that I realized that the tares were not actually beating the wheat down, but the wheat where becoming prostrate and, through that, the wheat were producing fruit. Immediately when I saw this, I yelled out in my dream, "Lord I know this! I recognize that the wheat will produce fruit and bow down."

Immediately the wind stopped and I heard in my spirit, "Son, I am going to use the wind of my Spirit in such a way that the year before you will be a year of authentic identity. What has seemed like a battle from those who only appear righteous, is a part of what I am releasing. I will position many to be brought forth from the field, from the depth of hills and valleys, where no man has seen or recognized the voice of the fruit they will bear. They will no more be hidden and what has appeared to be violent at the hands of those who desire to see the wheat fail, I am using the wind of my spirit to raise authentic fruit from a prostrate position."

In my dream, I began to weep as I heard the voice of the LORD and as I wept, I began to say over and over, "Lord, I want to be that wheat. I want to be that authentic identity." As I was doing this, the wind began to pick up again, but this time it felt like it was surrounding me. It was then I woke up.

I have weighed this dream in my spirit and I believe that the LORD is calling every son and daughter of God to realize the importance of being real—not what a denomination says you are to be. Not what a group says you are to be. Not what the TV evangelist, your pastor, the guest speaker and so on. ... God is calling you to be who you are to be ... authentic.

The time of imitations, echoes and Internet sermons is coming to an end. God is calling forth those who have been planted to be exactly who He created, destined and dreamed you to be. With that, I believe that 2016 is the year of Authentic Identity. God, unlike days before, is establishing authentic apostles, prophets, teachers, pastors, evangelists, deacons, elders, revivalists, pioneers, forerunners, worshippers, dancers, artists and authors through a distinct wind of His Spirit.

Ryan Johnson is a part of New Breed Revival Network (nbrevival.com), which is under the leadership of Ryan LeStrange, Jennifer LeClaire, Joe Dawson, Ken Malone and Barbara Yoder. Ryan has been a part of crusades in Chile and Nicaragua; Missions Home Building Project with YWAM in Mexico, guest speaker in many different churches, conferences, and/or special events throughout the United States.

For the original article, visit ryanjohnson.blog.com.

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US to Begin Enforcing Labeling of West Bank Products By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz - BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

View of Ma’ale Adumim, an Israeli community in Judea and Samaria, on May 26, 2014. (Photo: Serge Attal/Flash90)

US to Begin Enforcing Labeling of West Bank Products

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz January 29, 2016  BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.” (Proverbs 19:1)

After months of heated debate over the European Union (EU) labeling products made in Judea and Samaria, the US is now quietly doing the same, but without the fuss or discussion.

The US Customs Department released a statement last Saturday reminding importers of a regulation from 1995 that goods produced in the West Bank must be labeled as such, and not labeled “Made in Israel”.

“Goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza Strip shall be marked as originating from ‘West Bank,’ ‘Gaza,’ ‘Gaza Strip,’ ‘West Bank/Gaza,’ ‘West Bank/Gaza Strip,’ ‘West Bank and Gaza,’ or ‘West Bank and Gaza Strip’. It is not acceptable to mark the aforementioned goods with the words ‘Israel,’ ‘Made in Israel,’ ‘Occupied Territories-Israel,’ or any variation thereof. Goods that are erroneously marked as products of Israel will be subject to an enforcement action carried out by US Customs and Border Protection,” the memo read.

State Department spokesman Mark Toner was asked at a press conference if this was intended as a rebuke to Israel for recent settlement expansion.

He responded that it was “simply a restatement of previous requirements” and does not “impose additional requirements”. He stressed that it was in no way a boycott.

It was pointed out that the policy had not been enforced in 20 years.

Toner claimed the decision to enforce it now came as a result of recent complaints, but he declined to specify where the complaints originated.

Toner was then asked if this was a move towards a universally stricter adherence to customs regulations and labeling, for example in the case of “Transnistrian products going to the US [labeled] as made in Russia”.

He responded that no changes were anticipated in regards to any other countries.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) told the Forward it doesn’t object to the reminder being issued.

“This long-standing Customs policy, in contrast to the actions of the European Union, was not intended to stigmatize Israeli products but to merely facilitate duty free access to the US market for Palestinian goods,” said AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittman. “It does not distinguish among manufacturers in the territories.”

This may be true, but the US policy carries a sting the EU policy does not. The EU policy does not bear a fine for non-compliance, but the US Customs policy carries a fine of 10% the value of the product, which the US Customs Department will presumably remember to begin enforcing.

It is true that this policy, passed through Congress and duly legislated, was a result of the Oslo Accords and as such, was welcomed by Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, but it is unwelcome by the Israelis in its new incarnation.

An Israeli official told YNet, “It is hard to believe that customs officials would randomly decide to publish a notice just because someone complained that guidelines are not being enforced. It’s convenient for them to present it as being a technical issue but in the US things never happen just by chance.”

He added that “under the guise of a technical notice the Americans are taking a political step. Israel will have to decide whether this is a technical reissuing of guidelines or a politically important directive.”