Month: December 2021

Whoa! It’s time for a reality check.

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How well will your car perform if you’ve removed one wheel? Would you sit down in a chair with a leg missing? Do you trust a plane with only three of its four wings?These questions seem absurd, but they each have something in common. In each case, 25% of something important is missing. No reasonable person would willingly choose to put themselves in these situations.So why do we regard the Bible differently than we would regard the car, the chair, or the plane? I’ll pose the same question another way, but with greater relevance this time: “Why do so many …

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These 12 ambassadors to the UN arrived in Israel

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“They [the ambassadors] can see Israel with their own eyes and learn about our challenges and contributions to the world,” said Erdan. JERUSALEM POST STAFFPublished: DECEMBER 15, 2021 19:10 A delegation of 12 ambassadors to the UN and their spouses arrived in Israel Wednesday for a week’s visit. The envoys from Albania (who will begin […]

US holding off on reopening Jerusalem consulate amid strong pushback from Israel

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But the US Embassy’s Palestinian Affairs Unit is now reporting directly to DC, as the shuttered Jerusalem mission did until 2019, in a partial revival of the pre-Trump status quo It’s been seven months since US Secretary of State Antony Blinken notified Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the […]

Iran, IAEA reach partial deal on disputed nuclear issues

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Though a partial deal has been reached, some disputes between Iran and the IAEA are still unresolved. YONAH JEREMY BOBDECEMBER 15, 2021 13:54DECEMBER 15, 2021 20:09 Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday reached a partial deal on nuclear issues that had been in dispute between the sides, while leaving other disputed […]

Iran to return UN cameras to nuclear centrifuge site, but keep footage – state media

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Karaj was the target of a sabotage attack in June that Iran blames on Israel By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell Today, 2:53 pm   TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will allow the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to reinstall cameras damaged at a site where it has centrifuge parts and manufacturing material, semiofficial Iranian news […]

Blinken says US ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE

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Speaking at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Blinken said Washington had to conduct some reviews. DECEMBER 15, 2021 06:23DECEMBER 15, 2021 07:18 The United States is prepared to move forward with the sale of F-35 fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, […]

Tehran Times Warns Israel: ‘Just One Wrong Move’

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David Israel11 Tevet 5782 – December 15, 2021 Photo Credit: Screenshot “An intensification of the Israeli military threats against Iran seems to suggest that the Zionist regime has forgotten that Iran is more than capable of hitting them from anywhere,” a Tehran Times front-page editorial screamed Tuesday night, alongside the map of Israel that’s covered […]

UAE suspends talks with US on $23 billion deal for F-35s, drones

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Emiratis say America still their ‘preferred provider for advanced defense requirements,’ but reject Biden administration’s conditions on how and where the aircraft are used By NOMAAN MERCHANT Today, 10:13 pm Edit WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday suspended talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 planes, armed drones and […]

After Israel reported to hit Syria chemical site, minister says WMDs unacceptable

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Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern refuses to directly comment on Washington Post story claiming Israel struck facilities after identifying Assad effort to restart program TOI staffToday, 10:36 pm Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern said Tuesday that Syria cannot be allowed to obtain chemical weapons, a day after a report claimed that Israel targeted chemical weapons facilities in […]

Iranian ‘Drone Armies’ Step Up Attacks on US as Nuclear Talks Languish, GOP Lawmakers Say

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Adam Kredo • December 14, 2021 5:00 pm Iranian “drone armies” are behind a surge in attacks on U.S. positions and allies in Iraq, according to a group of Republican lawmakers who are demanding answers from the Biden administration about how it is working to counter these threats amid ongoing negotiations with Tehran over a […]

IAEA head: ‘There might be gaps’ in oversight of Iran’s nuclear program

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December 14, 2021 Nuclear watchdog only has “blurry picture” of what’s happening in Iran’s atomic facilities, IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi admits.  By Donna Rachel Edmunds, World Israel News Advances made by Iran with its nuclear program since the 2015 deal collapsed mean that it will not be possible to simply recreate that deal afresh, […]

Israeli official: Syria must not have chemical weapons

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The New Arab Staff & Agencies 14 December, 2021 The Israeli intelligence official made the comment after a report emerged stating that Israel targeted Syrian chemical weapon facilities. Israel’s intelligence minister said Tuesday that Syria cannot be allowed to obtain chemical weapons, after a report emerged that Israel targeted the country’s chemical weapons facilities. In […]