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Russia to veto UNSC resolution calling for observers at Aleppo evacuation

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Russia, a staunch ally of Assad, has vetoed six Security Council resolutions on Syria since the conflict started in 2011 Russia’s UN ambassador has said that his country will veto a French-drafted resolution aimed at ensuring that UN officials can monitor evacuations from Aleppo and the protection of civilians who remain, according to Sky News Arabia. “We cannot allow it to pass because this is a disaster,” Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters. However, he said “there could be another thing which could be adopted today by the Security Council which would accomplish the same goals,” without elaborating. Follow سكاي نيوز عربية-الآن ✔@SkyNewsArabia_B …

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Iran discusses nuclear ships plan with IAEA chief

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Construction of boats, which would likely breach permitted uranium-enrichment level, seen as retaliation over renewed US sanctions BY AFP December 18, 2016, Iran discussed its plans for nuclear-powered ships with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiyo Amano on Sunday, saying it would present details within three months, Iranian media reported. Amano did not comment on the plans to produce nuclear-powered engines, but said Iran had so far met all of its commitments under last year’s nuclear deal with world powers. “We discussed the nuclear-powered engines in detail,” said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, adding that he …

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Netanyahu scores diplomatic home run in Iran’s backyard

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12/15/2016 Israel’s prime minister has completed a landmark visit to two of the world’s wealthiest Muslim nations. You wouldn’t know it from the front pages of newspapers in Israel, but its prime minister has completed a landmark visit to two of the world’s wealthiest Muslim nations. Largely eclipsed in the Israeli media by sexual harassment scandals, the Knesset dress code and the impending evacuation of Amona, Binyamin Netanyahu’s state visit this week to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan nonetheless represents a diplomatic coup against Iran. It also underlines Israel’s ability in recent years to punch holes in the former taboo in the …

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Will Netanyahu’s visits to Muslim countries bring Israel’s secret ties out of the closet?

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Azerbaijan, located in the Caucasus region, and Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, are Muslim republics. Friendly relations with both of them, and especially the strategic alliance with Azerbaijan, should not be taken for granted.  The short but productive visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan had two purposes. One was to improve the bilateral relations between Israel and the two nations. This is a goal that was achieved by emphasizing the strong military, oil and general trade ties and reaching understandings to enhance them in the future in the fields of agriculture, hi-tech and medicine. Azerbaijan has been …

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Amona Rejects Deal With Government, Forcing Bibi’s Hand

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Orit ben Tzvi December 15, 2016 Whether or not the government raises Amona is yet to be seen, but one thing is clear, the village’s residents understand that their mission is not personal but one that is national. The residents of Amona rejected the deal forged between Bibi Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett last week in which the Regulation Law will be passed on the back of Amona’s destruction.  The government wants the country to believe that they offered the residents of Amona an amazing deal where they would be moved 100 meters and stay on the hillside. Yet, that is not …

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Russia: Loss of Iranian nuclear deal would be ‘unforgivable’

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12/15/2016 Russian ministry also says it was disappointed by plans by the US to extend its Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years.  MOSCOW – It would be unforgivable if a deal over Iran’s nuclear program was lost, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, the Interfax news agency reported. The ministry also said it was disappointed by plans by the United States to extend its Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years. Meanwhile on Thursday, the White House said the bill extending US sanctions against Iran for 10 years will become law without President Barack Obama’s signature, but will not affect implementation …

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Russia: The Syrian government has re-established control over eastern Aleppo

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Russia announces Aleppo under Assad’s control as rebel forces and civilians evacuate city; Over 200 executions reported Tuesday night 12/14/2016 Aleppo is under entire control of Assad’s regime as of Tuesday in an apparent end of Russia and Assad regime’s large-scale offensive of the Syrian city since November. Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin announced Tuesday evening that “military activities in east Aleppo have stopped,” confirming that “the Syrian government has re-established control over eastern Aleppo.” According to reports from the Russian Ambassador, Syrian rebels have reached a ceasefire with Russia and Assad’s regime to end all military …

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The Feast of Shavuot, God's Perfect Timing

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You shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths.  You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord.”  (Leviticus 23:15-16)     Traditionally, both Jews and Christians have thought of Shavuot as a “birthday”.  For the traditional Jewish community, this feast was first celebrated around the time when God gave Israel the Torah at Mount Sinai, about fifty days after leaving Egypt (Ex. 19:1). Therefore, …

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A True Friend

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1 Samuel 23:14–18 14 David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him. 15 One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him. 16 Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” Jonathan reassured him. “My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be …

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The Seventy Weeks of Daniel

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By Jack Kelley The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. It is found in Daniel 9. The chapter begins with Daniel praying for Israel, acknowledging the nation’s sins against God and asking for God’s mercy. As Daniel prayed, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of Israel’s future. The Divisions of the 70 Weeks: – In verse 24, Gabriel says, “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city.” Almost all commentators agree that the seventy “sevens” should be understood as seventy “weeks” …

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Legalism, License, or Liberty

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Reflections     You will often hear that life in Christ is a balance between legalism and license. This is patently false. The Truth is outside of both. Life in Christ is exactly what the word suggests: It is LIFE. But most folks are blind to the fact that Christ is in us, and that He is to be our life – that is, that we are to live from out of Him by faith. And frankly, if I am blind to that I can practice either legalism or license until I am blue in the face and it will …

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Cave Dwellers

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1 Samuel 22:3-23 3 And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me.” 4 And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. Saul Kills the Priests …

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"We love him because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19

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  There is no light in the planet but that which proceedeth from the sun; and there is no true love to Jesus in the heart but that which cometh from the Lord Jesus himself. From this overflowing fountain of the infinite love of God, all our love to God must spring. This must ever be a great and certain truth, that we love him for no other reason than because he first loved us. Our love to him is the fair offspring of his love to us. Cold admiration, when studying the works of God, anyone may have, but …

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