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A nuclear-armed Iran would undermine US interests and power, but it would not constitute an unbearable threat to the United States. The Iranian bomb constitutes an existential threat to Israel, not to America. So Israel has good reasons to suspect that the current US Administration is bluffing when it says that all options are on the table to prevent Iran from getting the bomb. The US badly wants out of the Middle East. The war in Iraq is over, and the war in Afghanistan will be over soon. The US does not want to be part of another war. Many...

More than 30 years ago, I anointed a young man named Benjamin Netanyahu and prophesied that he would be the Prime Minister of Israel. At the time, he was not involved in politics, and I went to Prime Minister Menachem Begin and recommended Netanyahu for his first appointment. Today my old friend is indeed the Prime Minister, and he has just accomplished something never before seen in Israel’s history. Israel’s government is a parliamentary system (like England’s) with many political parties. The Prime Minister has just created the strongest coalition government Israel has ever known by bringing the largest opposition...

My heart is heavy as I reflect on last week’s meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu, and I want to share with you the truth about what happened that you won’t hear from the liberal media. Despite President Obama’s call for more stringent sanctions against Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for “the Zionist regime” to be taken to pieces. He has declared that “anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation’s fury.” When I arranged an exclusive interview with him for the Fox News Network, he said to me, “America is the...

I am in Washington D.C. with top Israeli leaders. In a few hours, I will be in a meeting with the Prime Minister. As I write, the meeting between President Obama and my old friend Benjamin Netanyahu is still going on. Mr. Obama is desperately attempting to persuade Israel not to attack Iran before the U.S. elections this November. The threat posed to Israel by an atomic Iran is no secret. The radical Islamists have made it more than clear that they want to see Israel “wiped off the map.” Israel must take action soon, or Iran will pass into...

Here is a thought God laid on my heart last week in Israel that I wrote down to share with you today: I was in Galilee where Jesus called His disciples and where he lived. Nazareth is not far from Capernaum where I was staying. There is a Hebrew word bayit which means “house.” It has a wide range of meanings; it refers to a house, a temple, a family, a lineage. King David wanted to build a bayit for God. The Lord declares to you, “The Lord himself will establish a bayit (house) for you.” The Apostle Paul talked...

Shalom from the Golan Heights. I just finished a time of special prayer for you at the Mount of Beatitudes. The last time I was at this spot was during the Hezbollah War in 2006. Red hot missiles rained down on Galilee from Lebanon. It will happen again very soon without divine intervention. The generals I have spoken with all believe that war is not months or years away, but weeks…perhaps even days. They are making preparations for the most serious assault launched on Israel since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. As much as half the population will be...

The United Nations Security Council has scheduled a meeting for November 11, and sources indicate the resolution for Palestinian statehood will likely be voted on that day. Though the US has threatened to veto the measure, the Palestinians hope to get the nine votes necessary for approval, forcing the U.S. to step in to stop it. Currently eight of the nine countries needed have declared support for the measure. My sources in Israel fear that a US veto will be the trigger for a new outbreak of violence and perhaps even full-scale war. Iran has spent hundreds of millions arming...

I have a word a warning that I must share with you today: War is coming to Israel. Over the years, I have written and spoken many things about the future—things which have come to pass. I told Benjamin Netanyahu nearly thirty years ago that he would be prime minister of Israel twice…He is now in his second term. I wrote that Osama bin Laden would attack the United States; he did. I wrote that there would be an Islamic revolution which would spread through Egypt, Libya, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries; it happened. I told you that I...

The reality is that the entire world is crying for the Palestinians to be given a state. I say, “Yes, let’s give them a state.” Now that we are agreed on that though, the first thing we must do is to identify who the real Palestinians are. Neither they nor Palestine are mentioned in the Koran. Why? A little lesson in history: The etymology of the word “Palestinian” in English is derived from the Old French word “Philistin,” from Late Latin it is “Philistinus,” and from Late Greek, “Philistinoi.” They were not an Arab or a Semitic people, but were...

The invisible economic war against Israel has already begun. Some countries are planning to impose new sanctions against Israeli products, while others will raise tariffs and make trade more difficult. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called this week for the nations of the world to “put pressure” on Israel to force them to make concessions in the name of peace. This is a deliberate attempt to destroy Israel’s economy. This is new warfare for the modern age—before the rockets fly and the tanks roll, and the boycotts and economic sanctions fall. The OPEC nations are using their vast oil wealth...

My good friend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been in New York City for the past several days desperately struggling to defend his country against the weight of the world. Yesterday when he took the podium at the United Nations, the sense of hatred could be felt in the room. There were cheers and applause and a warm welcome for PA President Abbas when he spoke…not for the leader of Israel. So many nations have disguised their anti-Semitism behind a hatred of Israel. The enemies of the Jewish state want nothing less than the utter destruction of Israel, and they...

Please pray for me. I am in meetings with Iranian leaders at the hotel where Ahmadinejad is staying, giving them my testimony! Bill O'Reilly has asked for my help arranging an interview for tomorrow on Fox News. I am standing for Israel as your ambassador. Almost thirty years ago when I anointed Benjamin Netanyahu with oil and prayed with him, I told him he would be prime minister of Israel twice. My prayer ended with, “the second time will be the gravest days of Israel’s history.” The following day, I shared the prophecy with then Prime Minister Menachem Begin and...

Today the Durban III Conference will be held in New York City. Imagine with me what was going on in the spirit-realm during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. That is the best example I can give for what will happen during this planned crucifixion of the nation of Israel. I was praying this morning at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00 AM. I have such a burden over this. When Durban II was held in Geneva, I was there defending Israel. I sat in one of the empty chairs where the Israeli delegation would have been seated as the world’s...

Last Sunday was the tenth anniversary of the most horrible day in America’s history. I have been here in New York City praying and getting ready for the gravest battle we have ever seen; in just 7 days the proclamation of Palestinian statehood will be voted on at the United Nations. The ideological, political, military, and strategic questions of why 9/11 happened have all been exhausted. The spiritual question has not been addressed. Without a doubt, God’s hand of protection was lifted from America on 9/11. Hundreds of glassy-eyed prophets of doom have come up with thousands of reasons why...

I have finally had a moment to write a brief summary of my trip to Israel, and I wanted to share it with you. We have been in the trenches all spring and summer battling principalities and powers, thanks to your support. I believe this is, without question, the most significant battle facing America and the world today because it is being waged over Jerusalem and prophecy. It is a battle that is ultimately about binding Satan’s power. Satan declared that he would make the Temple site ground zero for his battle: “For thou hast said in thine heart, I...

A frightening report from Israel’s Ambassador to the US Michael Oren raised the specter that the tottering Assad regime in Syria might lose control of its extensive stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons to Hezbollah terrorists. The Assad government is believed to have killed at least 3,000 of its own people and tortured and injured tens of thousands more in its desperate attempt to cling to power. The Syrian stockpiles are missile-ready—and Hezbollah already has highly accurate D-class Scud missiles capable of striking any city in Israel. They would simply need to put the two together—a matter of a couple...

The recent protests against the repressive Assad regime in Damascus have seen thousands killed by the Syrian army and security police. But the unrest has also given Iran the excuse to pour thousands of secret police, undercover agents, and members of the Revolutionary Guard into Damascus and the surrounding countryside to prop up the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. In turn, this gives them a prime position on Israel's border, poised to attack at any moment. This in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars Iran has given to Hezbollah terrorists in Syria and Lebanon to use against the Jews....

A terrorist organization is at the center of gravity in a newly proposed Middle East peace plan fashioned by the European Union. It is no surprise that the Liberal Left in America is in full agreement. President Obama has scheduled a July 11 summit in Washington instead of just “saying no” to Mahmoud Abbas and his plan for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. Each time Israel is summoned to a farsical meeting such as this, she loses land, people, and bargaining power. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being dragged to Washington once again...

The media isn't telling us the truth! The Middle East is in a spiritual battle driven by Islam. Over 500 million youth are unemployed and poor. The battle is being waged in mosques, madrasas, and by mullahs. The center of gravity is the bazaar. Who is fueling this battle? The New Age secular, Liberal Left media in the U.S. run by ideologues from the 1960's revolution is in the forefront. It kills the soul while the body is left to the jihadists. For example, CNN might go to the Palestinian Authority and request they plan their riot at 11:00 a.m....

I've been in Washington D.C. for the past few days to give you an inside "behind the scenes" look at what's going on and to tell you the truth no one else will. What the media is telling you is incomplete and often completely misleading. A declaration of Palestinian statehood would not be merely a symbolic act at the UN. Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak warned his compatriots that a pro-Palestinian, diplomatic tsunami was about to crest. Presently the Palestinians have observer status at the UN, as do the Vatican and the EU. The desire to be a sovereign member...