Knowing the story behind this painting has made it one of my favorite nativity paintings of all time.

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Frances Rose Robbins  Knowing the story behind this painting has made it one of my favorite nativity paintings of all time. If you read nothing else today, read the words I’ve added below from the artist, Jenedy Paige. I promise her words and perspective will touch your heart. “A few years ago, I began to feel that I should attempt a Nativity painting. This of course was a very daunting idea, but I figured the best place to start was with research. I began with Luke 2:7,“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and …

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Hezbollah has some 2,000 unmanned aerial vehicles – ALMA

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Hezbollah had 200 Iranian-made UAVs in 2013 and has since significantly increased its fleet. ANNA AHRONHEIMDECEMBER 22, 2021 15:05DECEMBER 22, 2021 21:55 Hezbollah has some 2,000 unmanned aerial vehicles, many of them advanced UAVs from Iran and others manufactured independently by the Lebanese terrorist group, a new report by the ALMA Research Center has found. […]

‘Good Shepherd’ Gold Ring Found in Roman-era Wreck Off Israel

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Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli researchers on Wednesday displayed a Roman-era golden ring with an early Christian symbol for Jesus inscribed in its gemstone, found in a shipwreck off the ancient port of Caesarea. The thick octagonal gold ring with its green gemstone bore the figure of the “Good Shepherd” in the form of a young […]

Israel Warns Against Iran’s ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ as US Seeks Joint Strategy on Nuclear Threat

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December 22, 2021 4:08 pm 0 Israel Warns Against Iran’s ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ as US Seeks Joint Strategy on Nuclear Threat  by Sharon Wrobel Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) meets with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem on Dec. 22, 2021. Photo: Ariel Hermoni/Israeli Ministry of Defense Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned […]

Biden’s Legacy: A Nuclear Iran

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Majid RafizadehDecember 22, 2021 at 4:00 am The Iranian regime is currently advancing its nuclear program at a rapid pace, spinning centrifuges and enriching uranium at a high level, all while the international community has no access to monitor the regime’s nuclear activities to check how far away the Iranian government is from obtaining nuclear […]

Biden aide Sullivan says U.S., Israel need joint strategy amid Iran diplomacy

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Reuters JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel are at a “critical juncture” on various security issues and should develop a joint strategy, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a Jerusalem visit on Wednesday. Bennett’s office, which issued video of the meeting, said in a […]

Iran developing a bomb under cover of Vienna talks – Herzog to Sullivan

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President Isaac Herzog promised to raise the issue of Homesh yeshiva in a meeting with the top Biden administration official. LAHAV HARKOV TOVAH LAZAROFFPublished: DECEMBER 22, 2021 10:05DECEMBER 22, 2021 11:36 Iran is using negotiations with world powers to buy time as it works on a nuclear weapon, President Isaac Herzog warned US National Security […]

Israel’s incoming Air Force chief: We can attack Iran tomorrow if needed

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Israel could successfully strike Iran’s nuclear program tomorrow if needed, said incoming IAF commander Tomer Bar. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: DECEMBER 22, 2021 09:25   Updated: DECEMBER 22, 2021 11:19 Israel could successfully strike Iran’s nuclear program tomorrow if necessary, incoming commander of the Israel Air Force (IAF) Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar said in an […]

Israel bombed a potential ‘Auschwitz’ in Syria – opinion

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The Washington Post revealed that two Israeli bombing raids inside Syria were part of a covert campaign to stop ‘a nascent attempt by Syria to restart its production of deadly nerve agents.’ RAFAEL MEDOFFDECEMBER 21, 2021 23:27DECEMBER 22, 2021 01:44 It has often been said that if only the State of Israel had existed in […]

Stakes too high for US to underestimate Iran threat – opinion

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Iran should not be rewarded with its demanded incentives. It needs to prove itself as something other than an active threat to America and its only proven ally in the Middle East – Israel. BRUCE PORTNOYDECEMBER 21, 2021 22:16 I have been a loyal American and friend of Israel for as long as I can […]

Biden said ignoring Bennett’s request for phone call, as US officials meet Herzog

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Report claims White House snubbed Israeli leader over frustration with settlement construction; US National Security Adviser Sullivan on 3-day visit to Mideast, focused on Iran By TOI staff Today, 1:40 am US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held talks Tuesday with President Isaac Herzog, his first meeting on a three-day trip to the region, that […]

Turkey, Russia working closely on Syria issue as US excluded – analysis

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Turkey, Russia and Iran have coordinated on Syria increasingly since 2017. SETH J. FRANTZMANPublished: DECEMBER 21, 2021 12:52 Turkey and Russia are meeting in Kazakhstan under the banner of the Astana talks that go back five years, hoping to continue their collaboration on Syria issues. Turkey, Russia and Iran have coordinated on Syria increasingly since […]

Iran’s Guard fires cruise missiles, drones in major military exercise

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Type and range of weapons not specified in report from military-linked media that says five missiles and a number of drones successfully hit their targets APTOI staffToday, 12:36 pm Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday fired cruise missiles during a major military exercise across the country’s south, media reported. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed […]