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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Isaiah Isaiah 31 Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt 31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,     who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots     and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,     or seek help from the Lord. 2 Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster;     he does not take back his words. He will rise up against that wicked nation,     against those who help evildoers. 3 But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not...

President Donald Trump has landed in Tel Aviv ahead of talks during the second leg of his first foreign tour. The US President will hold separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he looks to revive long-stalled peace negotiations. He will also pay a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on Tuesday, and is expected to become the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall. Air Force One landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on Monday after flying directly from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A silence fell on Arab media outlets after publication of a report about the Gulf States’ plan for partial normalization with Israel. No official response by Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States or Qatar was heard. The regular pundits preferred to deal with other matters, as if they had neither heard nor seen the scoop in the Wall Street Journal. The usual government spokespeople in Israel were also apparently struck by a condition affecting the vocal chords. When similar reports emerged in the past, official spokesmen, Arab and Israeli alike, would quickly issue a denial. But this time there were no...

Who really gave Trump the leaked intelligence? Intelligence about ISIS allegedly leaked by US President Donald Trump to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during an Oval Office meeting last Wednesday was sourced by Jordanian spies, not Israelis, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday morning. According to the report, “veteran Jordanian intelligence officials” claimed the numerous media reports that the information Trump disclosed to the Russians originally came from Israel are false. Speaking to Al Jazeera anonymously, the Jordanian officials said they “don’t believe Israel has any high level spies” inside ISIS. “Unlike Jordan, [when it comes to...

The source was not a human, and Russia was already privy to the information In sharing intelligence with the Russian government given to him by Israel, President Donald Trump has not, in any way, shaken the foundation of the relationship between the United States and Israel. Those who think that the relationship has been damaged understand neither the nature of diplomatic relations nor the personalities of the leaders of these nations. That is not to say that underlings have not been hurt—they have been hurt. And it is not to say that the situation has given career bureaucrats an opportunity...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Donald Trump has cast the elusive pursuit of peace between Israelis and Palestinians as the "ultimate deal." But he will step foot in Israel having offered few indications of how he plans to achieve what so many of his predecessors could not.Trump has handed son-in-law Jared Kushner and longtime business lawyer Jason Greenblatt the assignment of charting the course toward a peace process. The White House-driven effort is a sharp shift from the practice of previous U.S. administrations that typically gave secretaries of state those responsibilities.Kushner and Greenblatt were to accompany Trump on his two-day...

Fifty years ago, on May 19, 1967, the Mirage V made its first flight from Melun-Villaroche airfield in France. Within context of events that were to follow ever the next few weeks, this date marked the birth not only of the modern-day French military aviation sector, but also what can be considered the birthday of the Israeli Aircraft Industries. The Mirage V was a result of close cooperation between France and Israel in the 1950s and 1960s. Its story could be traced back in time to the days when what was then officially designated the Israel Defense Force/Air Force was...

Pastor J.D. explains why Trumps trip abroad, which is being dubbed the “Trump Religious Pilgrimage,” is speeding up the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

All eyes are focused on the Middle East, and we've got a man on the ground reporting from the "Cup of Trembling". John gives us an on-the-scene update this week, recorded just a short time ago in Jerusalem.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke during Sunday's cabinet meeting about US President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Israel. Trump will arrive in Israel at 11:00a.m. on Monday morning, and will leave at 4:00p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. "US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will arrive tomorrow on an historic visit to the State of Israel," Netanyahu said. "Senior administration and White House officials will arrive together with them." "This is President Trump's first visit outside the US, and the honor is ours that he has chosen to come to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, and – of course...

Military tensions on Syria’s borders with Iraq, Jordan and Syria jumped another notch Monday, May 21, on Day 2 of Donald Trump’s foreign trip, with the arrival of the first Russian ground troops in southern Syria for taking up position opposite US and coalition elite units ... Saturday, as debkafile reported, the Syrian-pro-Iranian-Hizballah force in southern Syria renewed its advance on the Iraqi border, two days after sustaining heavy casualties from a US air strike on its convoys. Syrian military sources reported the captured the Suweida region and another 60 square kilometers. This brought them closer to the strategic Al-Tanf...

The first ALPHA - ELM-2258 radar installed on the first Hetz class Saar 4.5 missile boat. The new radar replaces the main search radar and, eventually, will augment and later replace the ELM-2221 weapon guidance radar seen on the right. Photo: IAI The Israel Navy has recently equipped the first Saar 4.5 (Hetz Class) missile boat with a new, multi-mission, digital phased array radar system developed and produced in Israel by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta Systems. The Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA, designated ELM-2258) radar system is the newest radar system installed on those missile boats, replacing the previous...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Isaiah Isaiah 30 Woe to the Obstinate Nation 30 “Woe to the obstinate children,”     declares the Lord, “to those who carry out plans that are not mine,     forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit,     heaping sin upon sin; 2 who go down to Egypt     without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection,     to Egypt’s shade for refuge. 3 But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame,     Egypt’s shade will bring you disgrace. 4 Though they have officials in Zoan     and their envoys have arrived in Hanes, 5 everyone will be put to shame     because of...

The United States is sailing in uncharted waters today as the intelligence-security community wages an all-but-declared rebellion against President Donald Trump. Deputy Attorney-General Rod Rosenstein’s decision on Wednesday to appoint former FBI director Robert Mueller to serve as a special counsel charged with investigating allegations of “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump,” is the latest and so far most significant development in this grave saga. Who are the people seeking to unseat Trump? This week we learned that the powers at play are deeply familiar. Trump’s nameless opponents...

While the beltway swamp-dwellers in Washington, D.C., slither amongst each other in lairs like Capitol Hill and CNN, President Trump is overseas reestablishing the United States as an unabashed superpower with a serious and forceful agenda.

Perhaps even more important in terms of Saudi daily life, the women in attendance at functions did not wear head coverings and abayas.  The entire nation saw this on television and understands that the fracking-created global oil glut changes everything, that the infidels no longer cower in fear of a cutoff of the oil Allah granted to the protectors of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.  The old arguments of the fanatics hold less water. Change is coming. The king signaled that the restrictions declared by the Wahhabi clergy are no longer the ultimate arbiter of personal behavior,...

Jan Markell and Eric Barger talk to Pastor Bill Randles about the Muslim world in prophecy. Islam makes headlines daily and is prominent as it concerns eschatology. Barack Obama opened this door with his June, 2009 speech in Cairo. Since then Islam-related prophetic events have been building and setting the stage for fulfillment.

Two veteran Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, who logged many hours together in failed efforts to strike a deal, said Saturday they are optimistic about President Donald Trump's Mideast bid. Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat and former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke in separate interviews on the sidelines of a regional World Economic Forum meeting. Erekat remains the chief Palestinian negotiator while Livni is a leading opposition member of Israel's parliament....

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Isaiah Isaiah 29 Woe to David’s City 29 Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel,     the city where David settled! Add year to year     and let your cycle of festivals go on. 2 Yet I will besiege Ariel;     she will mourn and lament,     she will be to me like an altar hearth.[a] 3 I will encamp against you on all sides;     I will encircle you with towers     and set up my siege works against you. 4 Brought low, you will speak from the ground;     your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the...