Month: September 2020

Time Is Short, You Need To Make A Decision

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Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved! In the New Testament, a jailer at Philippin asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). Paul and Silas answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). What does it mean to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? What does it mean to be saved? First of all, it means being saved by faith, not works, Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not …

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What’s Actually in the Abraham Accords?

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 by Alan Baker / JNS.org JNS.org – Considerable discussion has been generated in the international and local media, as well as in political circles, since the September 15 signing of the normalization documents between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain at the White House. The following analysis attempts to clarify some misconceptions and misunderstandings […]

84 Sennacherib Invades Jerusalem

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    This very long, two-chapter story tells about a time of imminent danger concluding with an awesome miracle, the invasion of Sennacherib and the overnight decimation of his army. The basic story about this event is found in the Books of II Kings 18-13- 20:19 and II Chronicles 32:1–33. These events are told in […]

Turkey criticizes Armenia after clashes with Azerbaijan, supports Baku

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Armenia declared martial law and mobilized its male population after the clashes, which Yerevan and Baku blamed on each other and in which both sides reported fatalities.   Turkey sharply criticized Armenia on Sunday after clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces, saying Yerevan was an obstacle to peace and vowing to continue its support for […]

Assad sends out feelers for peace deal with Israel – report

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Sep 27, 2020 @ 13:06 Syrian President Bashar Assad, evidently disinclined to be left out in the cold by the Arab world’s pursuit of peace with Israel, has put out his own feelers, according to the influential Saudi Sharq al-Awsat of Sunday, Sept. 27. He is considering climbing on the bandwagon driven by the Trump […]

New US threats to Iraq widen rifts, leave PM exposed

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Issued on: 27/09/2020 – 04:38 US President Donald Trump(R) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on August 20 SAUL LOEB AFP Baghdad (AFP) Enraged by near-daily attacks on its interests in Iraq, Washington has threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad, in a blow […]

Czech Republic inks deal with Israel to buy air defense system

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Sale worth hundreds of millions of dollars of Rafael’s SPYDER surface-to-air missile battery is meant to update Prague’s aging, Soviet-era anti-aircraft weapons Judah Ari GrossToday, 11:49 am The Czech Republic has signed a deal with Israel to purchase a new air defense system from a state-owned defense contractor, the Defense Ministry said. The ministry announced […]

Fighting erupts along Azerbaijan-Armenia border over disputed land

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Nagorno-Karabakh has declared martial law, and has ordered the total mobilization of the male population. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN, AARON REICH SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 10:59  Fighting broke out in the early hours of Sunday between Armenian-controlled Karabakh and Azerbaijan. The reports early Sunday were unclear as to how the fighting began, but it follows months […]

Iran slams US and Israel in high-level meetings with Iraq

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Iraq wants to reduce tensions between US and Iran-backed militias even as video shows IRGC Quds Force commander Ghaani in Iraq. SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 00:52 Iran is pushing Iraq to eject US troops, but is wary of carrying out attacks that could cause casualties to US personnel in Iraq. On Saturday, Iraqi […]

German police threaten Israeli with crime for show of Israeli flag

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German Muslims call young Israeli musician a ‘Nazi’ By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 02:00 The police in the German city of Frankfurt launched a criminal investigation against the young Israeli musician Ana Agre for her display of an Israeli flag at an anti-Jewish state demonstration  organized by a pro-BDS group that supports convicted Palestinian […]

Has Hezbollah defeated France in Lebanon?

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France had wanted to reduce the sectarian nature of the government, but Hezbollah has increased its clout in recent years. SETH J. FRANTZMAN SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 01:27 A month and a half after a massive explosion in Beirut caused a crisis in Lebanon that saw the government fall, France’s decision to try to push for […]

US is beefing up forces in eastern Syria to counter Russian harassment

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BEHIND THE LINES: Parallel to the campaign of harassment, the Russians are seeking to slowly and incrementally draw the Kurdish ruling authorities in this area back under their political patronage. JONATHAN SPYER SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 08:37 The United States this week reinforced its military presence in northeastern Syria. Six Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles were deployed […]