JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T
MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE
MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET
SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO
OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the
firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of
the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the
adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
WAR WITH IRAN - DAY 55 APR 23,26 - TRUMP INCREASES THE CEASEFIRE.
THE
NEXT US-ISRAEL HIT ON IRAN SHOULD BE VERSE 37. ALL OFFENSIVE NUKE SITES
MISSLES,DRONES,AND OF COURSE KHEMENI AND THE IRGC GUARDS.THEN AFTER
IRANS REGIME CHANGE. MUSLIMS COME TO JESUS BY THE MILLIONS.
JEREMEIAH 49:32-39 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITES AND ALL OFENSIVE WEAPONS DESTROYED IN IRAN)
Jeremiah 49:32-39
32
Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a
spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of
their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of
them, says Yahweh.
33 Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a
desolation forever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of
man sojourn therein.(Location & Size: It was strategically located
along the Via Maris (Way of the Sea), a major trade route connecting
Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.)
34 The word of Yahweh that came to
Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(IRAN) in the beginning of the
reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35 Thus says Yahweh of
Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS)
the chief of their might.(MISSLES AND NUKE SITES)
36 On Elam (IRAN)
will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will
scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where
the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(SINCE 1979 IRANIANS HAVE GOTTIN OUT
OF IRAN BECAUSE OF KHEMENI AND HIS APOCOPOLIPTIC DEATH CULT
BELIEF-BLACK HATER 12ERS)
37 I will cause Elam (IRAN) to be dismayed
before their enemies, and before those who seek their life;(ISRAEL THE
LITTLE SATAN AND THE U.S THE BIG SATAN) and I will bring evil on them,
(MISSLES) even my fierce anger,(FIRE) says Yahweh; and I will send the
sword after them,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) until I have consumed them;
(DESTROYED THEM ALL NUKE SITES,MISSLES ETC)
38 and I will set my
throne in Elam,(IRAN WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN NATION) and will destroy
from there king (KHEMENI, ISLAM) and princes, says Yahweh.(IRANIAN ARMY
GUARDS)
39 But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring
back the captivity of Elam,(IRAN) says Yahweh.(WERE IN THE LATTER DAYS
NOW)
WHEN ARE THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING TIME.(GET READY ISLAM TO BE BIRD SEED FOR THESE BIRDS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0bXU5Xqc5M
The
500 million migratory birds in Israel during the spring arrive from
Africa and head toward Europe and Asia, with the peak migration
occurring in March and April. While migration starts in late February,
the most intense movements, particularly of birds of prey, storks, and
pelicans, occur during the third week of March and continue into April.
Key Details on the Spring Migration
Peak Period: Mid-March through April.
Main
Migration Route: The birds use the Great Rift Valley, which includes
the Hula Valley and Eilat, acting as a "bottleneck" where millions of
birds fly through the narrow land bridge.
Best Spots: The Hula Lake
Park (Northern Israel) and the Eilat Birding Center (Southern Israel)
are primary locations for observing the migration.
Key Species:
Hundreds of thousands of white storks, along with black kites, raptors,
and pelicans, pass through over these months.
uration: The spring migration runs from late February and continues into June, though the heaviest traffic is in March/April.
The
500 million migratory birds fly over Israel in the fall between late
August and mid-December. The peak migration period for the autumn, when
the highest volume of bird traffic occurs, is typically October and
November.
Key Fall Migration Details
Location: The Hula Valley (Agamon Hula Park) in northern Israel is the premier spot to witness this phenomenon.
Timing: Migration starts as early as late June with some waders, but intensifies from mid-August through November.
Peak Festival: The "Annual Hula Valley Bird Festival" is usually held in November to align with the peak migration traffic.
Key
Species: Many birds of prey (raptors), including honey buzzards and
steppe eagles, cross during this time, along with massive flocks of
storks and cranes.
While roughly 500 million birds pass through in
the autumn on their way to Africa, the same number crosses again in the
spring (mid-February to May) on their way back to Europe and Asia.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23
Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they
have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the
sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath
seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of
war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I
will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it
shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN
DAMASCUS)
ONE OF THE
IRANIAN MUSLIMS THAT WEARS A BLACK KHEMEINI HAT EVER DAY HERE AT THE
VILLAGE WERE I LIVE. LEFT ME AN INTERESTING DRAWING BY MY COMPUTER.IT
WAS A HORSE HEAD WITHOUT A BODY. I KNOW SHES TELLING ME. I WANT YOUR
HEAD STAN. I AM ALWAYS YELLING AT THE T.V. WHEN ANY ISLAMIC DEATH CULT
STORY ESPECIALLY IRAN TALKING AGAINST ISRAEL.IS ON-AND WHEN THIS PERSIAN
AND OTHER MUSLIMS ARE WORKING ON THE SHIFT. THEY CAN HEAR ME OVIOUSLY.
BLACK HATES IN IRAN MEAN THEIR A DIRECT DECENDANT OF MOHAMMID. SO IN
IRAN. THIS PERSIAN EXTREMIST IS LOVED.AS A MAUDI ENDTIMER.SHES A IRANIAN
RADICAL MUSLIM MAUDI DEATH CULTIST. BUT OH SHE ACTS SO NICE TO ME.
EXCEPT SHE DOES ALWAYS SLAM MY DOOR WHEN SHE LEAVES MY ROOM. I KNOW IT
WAS HER BECAUSE SHE SOMETIMES CLEANS OUR ROOMS ON THE WEEKEND.AND NO
OTHER MUSLIM WORKER CLEANS ROOM HERE. I ALSO MAKE THE MUSLIMS MAD BY
PUTTING SCRIPTURES OF WHAT HAPPENS TO ISRAEL HATERS PLUS ON MY DOOR FOR
ALL TO READ.WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COME AGAINST JERUSALEM. AND ALSO HOW
ISRAEL WILL NUKE RUSSIA, MUSLIMS IN EZEK 38-39. SHE OUVIOUSLY HATES
WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO IRAN AND THEIR MUSLIM BUDDIES. SO SHE LAYS ME A
PLAIN HINT.STAN ISLAM AND IRAN WANTS YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR SHOULDERS.
AI
Overview-In the context of Shia Islam and specifically in Iran, a black
turban (or black head covering) worn by a person—typically men, such as
clerics—signifies that they are a Sayyid, meaning they are a direct
descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and her
husband Ali.
Here is the breakdown of what this means:
Claim to Lineage: The wearer is claiming a genealogical connection to the Prophet's tribe (Banu Hashim).
Sayyid
Status: In Iranian Shi'ism, those who can prove this lineage are
designated as "Sayyid" and often wear a black turban to distinguish
themselves, whereas non-descendant clerics wear white turbans.
Significance:
It is worn as a mark of honor and to signify a historical connection to
the Prophet’s family, rather than a claim to superiority.
Regarding Women Wearing a Black Turban in Iran:
It
is very rare and not customary for women in Iran to wear a black turban
in the same manner as male clerics. The black turban is a specific
clerical or male Sayyid tradition.
However, in instances of political
protest, such as in January 2025, women have been recorded removing a
mullah's turban and putting it on their own heads as a gesture of
defiance and resistance.
Note: Women from a Sayyid family in some
cultures might wear a green or black shawl or ribbon to indicate their
lineage, but not typically a rolled clerical turban.
Analysis
'It's a good way to fully, yet temporarily, block sites'Buried but not
out, Iran’s ballistic missile threat weathers US-Israeli strikes
intact-IDF says Tehran still has hundreds of launchers and 1,000
missiles, many of which are ‘plugged’ underground but not destroyed, as
Tehran looks to rebuild weapons stockpile-By Stav Levaton-Today, 5:53
am-APR 23,26
For six weeks, the United States and Israel pummeled
Iran’s military infrastructure — with US Central Command saying it had
struck over 13,000 targets, and Israel reporting some 4,000 of its own.
Yet even in the final days before a two-week ceasefire was announced,
ballistic missiles continued to be launched at Israel and other states
in the region.While Tehran’s rate of launches dropped sharply as the war
progressed — from roughly 80 missiles fired at Israel on the first day
to around 10-20 per day over the following weeks — the sustained attacks
have raised questions about the extent of the damage inflicted in both
the most recent war and an initial round of fighting in June.US Defense
Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told reporters that the US-Israel
bombing campaign had “functionally destroyed” Iran’s missile program and
rendered its military “combat ineffective for years to come.”Yet the
IDF says over the roughly six weeks of fighting, it managed to set back
Iran’s missile project only partially, owing in part to the hardened
nature of underground facilities, while slowing, but not significantly
halting, the buildup of the Islamic Republic’s stockpile.With ceasefire
talks between the US and Iran set to resume Tuesday, Israel is concerned
that the ballistic missile issue is not being included in the talks and
that the sides may come to an agreement that allows Iran to continue
building up its missile program, Army Radio reported Monday, citing a
senior Israeli source.Speaking to Reuters Monday, a senior Iranian
source said Tehran’s “defensive capabilities,” including its missile
program, were not open to negotiation with the United States.While
Israel believes it caused significant damage to Iran’s weapons program,
recent estimates by IDF intelligence officers indicated that Iran still
possesses around 1,000 ballistic missiles, down from roughly 2,500 at
the outset of the war, and will soon recover the ability to start
building up its stockpile again.According to figures released by the
Israel Defense Forces, the military also destroyed or disabled around
60% of Iran’s estimated 470 ballistic missile launchers. Around 200 of
the launchers were destroyed in strikes, while another 80 were
considered to be non-operational after the IAF struck tunnel entrances
to subterranean facilities where they are stored.Similar assessments
emerged after the 12-day war in June 2025, when Israeli officials said
roughly half of Tehran’s 3,000 ballistic missiles and 80 percent of its
500 launchers had been destroyed, according to a Washington Post report —
figures that underscore both the scale of the damage inflicted by
Israel and Iran’s apparent ability to replenish its capabilities, as
evidenced by its continued missile fire in the latest conflict.Israel
launched the war against Iran on February 28, alongside the US, with the
stated goal of destroying Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, as
well as its nuclear enrichment capabilities, while creating the
opportunity for regime change.The IDF has said that the most significant
blow during the war was to Iran’s arms production industry, with the
military reporting that it struck all of the key sites used to develop
weapons that threaten Israel. Israel has said that these strikes have
caused significant damage to Iran’s ballistic missile production
industry, and as a result, it currently cannot manufacture any new
missiles.However, in a briefing for reporters on Friday, senior military
officials said that they assess that Iran will quickly work to return
some manufacturing capabilities.According to the Military Intelligence
Directorate’s assessments, had Israel and the US not launched the war
against Iran, Iran would have built a stockpile of some 8,000 ballistic
missiles within a year and a half. Such a quantity of missiles would
challenge Israel’s air defenses and would be able to cause massive and
widespread damage in Israel.Instead, Iran is now believed to be on a
timeline that will only allow it to produce several thousand missiles
over the next few years, depending on how much it invests in the program
and its access to raw materials, some of which must be
imported.Temporary plugs-Speaking to The Times of Israel, former IDF
spokesperson and former chief of the military’s air defense array Ran
Kochav said many of Iran’s missile launchers and munition storage
facilities are located in underground bases, making them difficult to
destroy outright.In these cases, Kochav explained that the air force
uses a “plugging” method, targeting the entrances to underground
facilities in an effort to trap the weapons systems inside.Yet the
effect of such attacks can be shortlived, according to Jonathan Ruhe, a
fellow for American strategy at the Jewish Institute for National
Security of America.“Striking the entrances to underground facilities is
a good way to completely, yet only temporarily, block operations at
these sites,” said Ruhe, who noted that Iran is already recovering from
the damage.A March 20 CNN investigation into the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps’ underground bases, many of them embedded deep within Iran’s
mountainous terrain, offered some insight into the program’s
resilience. Using satellite imagery, the report found that US and
Israeli strikes have largely focused on entry and exit points to these
facilities.Out of the 27 tunnel openings reviewed by the news outlet,
77% were found to have been struck. But in several cases, satellite
imagery showed Iran beginning to clear the sites within 48 hours.A
subsequent New York Times report, citing US intelligence, appeared to
reinforce that assessment, saying that Iranian personnel have been
digging out bombed underground missile bunkers and silos from the
rubble, returning them to service within hours after being struck.Even
after the ceasefire took hold on April 8, those recovery efforts
appeared to continue.“I saw various reports… that the Iranians had
managed to reopen the tunnel doors relatively quickly,” Kochav
said.Satellite imagery published by digital map platform SoarAtlas on
Wednesday showed dump trucks engaged in “active debris removal” at
tunnel entrances to missile bases in Tabriz and Khomeyn that were hit in
US-Israeli strikes.US officials assess that Iran retains thousands of
missiles and are concerned Iran will work to rebuild its ballistic
capabilities during the break in the fighting with the US and Israel,
the Wall Street Journal recently reported.Ballistic missiles cannot be
fired without launch platforms, with Iran typically using mobile
transporter-erector-launchers, called TELs, providing them the
flexibility to fire from anywhere in the country. Such launchers are
designed to be reusable, meaning their loss can significantly limit
Iran’s ability to sling projectiles at Israel or others, even if it
retains a sizable missile stockpile.Like ballistic missiles, the
replacement of destroyed launchers is considered to be relatively quick
and inexpensive. Iran’s TELs are often based on modified commercial
trucks and carriers, allowing them to be produced at lower cost and
dispersed among civilian infrastructure.Beyond the tunnel networks
housing Iran’s missile program, far more deeply buried facilities
present an even greater challenge.Other underground installations —
including those tied to Iran’s nuclear program and so-called “missile
cities,” which serve primarily as command-and-control hubs for Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel and equipment — are carved into the
Zagros and Alborz mountain ranges far below standard missile facilities,
making them even more difficult to target.Kochav explained that during
the fighting, the IDF only handled such facilities located at what he
described as a “reasonable depth.”Deeper targets require advanced GBU-57
Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, commonly known as “bunker busters,”
which only the US is known to possess, meaning the Americans were tasked
with handling those sites.But some facilities are believed to be buried
as much as 500 meters (1,640 feet) beneath solid granite, well beyond
the reach of bunker busters, which can penetrate roughly 60 meters (200
feet) into the ground and significantly less into dense materials such
as granite.Compounding the challenge is a factor often overlooked:
weather.Iran’s rainy season, which typically runs from November through
April, brings heavy cloud cover, rain, snow and fog that degrade
visibility. These conditions can complicate efforts by US and Israeli
forces to identify and strike targets, while potentially giving Iran
greater cover to launch missiles.According to Kochav, operating during
the rainy season is “less favorable” than in the summer months —
particularly this year, as March saw especially heavy rain across Iran —
a factor that contributed to the decision to initially plan the
operation for June, before it was accelerated to late February following
mass anti-regime protests in the Islamic Republic.“Iran is a very
high-altitude country — there is snow in Iran. It’s not Israel,” he
said. “The best way to collect intelligence is through satellites and
electro-optical systems, which are affected by fog, clouds and
rain.”Ruhe noted that another challenge in striking missile sites stems
from Iran’s size and terrain.“Iran is a large and mountainous country,
with lots of missiles that can be fired from lots of places,” he said,
adding that the US-Israel campaign largely focused on targets in western
and southern Iran. “Many Iranian missiles can still reach the Gulf from
deeper inside the country, where Israel and the United States didn’t
operate as extensively.”With Iran’s missile program down but not out, it
remains a distinct possibility that the latest engagement was not the
last and that Israel, and perhaps the US, will need to reprise the
military campaign to pare back Iran’s capabilities.And there’s no
guarantee a future operation would see any more success, given Iran’s
demonstrated ability to adapt under pressure, refining its tactics in
real time to blunt Israeli and US efforts.“Iran adapts during war to
complicate US-Israeli targeting,” Ruhe said. “For instance, it dispersed
its launchers and switched up its firing tactics during the 12-day war
in response to Israel’s successes in targeting launchers.”
US
intercepts Iran oil tankers in Asian waters as demining of Hormuz
expected to take months-Maritime security source says US Navy is working
to target Iranian ships away from the Mideast waterway due to threat of
mines, which Pentagon predicts could take 6 months to clear By Agencies
Today, 4:46 am-APR 23,26
The US military has intercepted at
least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting
them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka,
shipping and security sources said on Wednesday.Washington has imposed a
blockade on Iran’s trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to
prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the
entrance to the Middle East Gulf. Nearly two months after the US and
Israel launched joint strikes on Iran to begin the war, there is little
sign of peace talks resuming during an uneasy ceasefire.The closure of
the strait has disrupted supply of a fifth of the world’s oil and gas
supplies, and caused a global energy crisis. US forces have seized an
Iranian cargo ship and an oil tanker in recent days. Iran said it had
captured two container ships seeking to exit the Gulf via the Strait of
Hormuz on Wednesday after firing on them and another vessel, its first
seizures since the war began.The US has diverted at least three more
Iranian-flagged oil tankers in recent days, according to two US and
Indian shipping sources and two separate Western maritime security
source who spoke to Reuters on Wednesday.The US military did not
immediately respond to a request for comment on the interceptions.One of
the vessels was the Iranian-flagged Deep Sea supertanker, which was
part loaded with crude and last seen on its public tracking transponder
off Malaysia’s coast a week ago, according to the sources and ship
tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform.The smaller Iranian-flagged
Sevin, which had a maximum capacity of 1 million barrels and was
carrying 65% of its load, was also intercepted. The vessel was last seen
off Malaysia’s coast a month ago, ship tracking data showed.The
Iranian-flagged supertanker Dorena was also intercepted, fully loaded
with 2 million barrels of crude, and last seen off the coast of southern
India three days ago, according to the sources and ship tracking data
on the MarineTraffic platform.The US Central Command said on Wednesday
in a post on X that the Dorena has been under the escort of a US Navy
destroyer in the Indian Ocean after attempting to violate the
blockade.US forces may have intercepted the Iranian-flagged Derya
tanker, shipping sources said. The vessel failed to discharge its cargo
of Iranian oil in India before a US waiver on Iranian crude purchases
expired on Sunday. That vessel was last seen off India’s western coast
on Friday, according to MarineTraffic data.US Central Command said on
Wednesday that since the start of its blockade against ships entering or
exiting Iranian ports, US forces had directed 29 vessels to turn around
or return to port.The US military has not listed all the ships it has
intercepted and did not immediately respond to requests for comment
about the Deyra and the Deep Sea.A third maritime security source said
the US military was looking to target Iranian ships away from the Strait
of Hormuz and in open waters to avoid any risk of floating mines during
operations. According to a person familiar with the situation, the
Pentagon said during a classified briefing at the House Armed Services
Committee on Tuesday that it will likely take six months to clear mines
set in the strait.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
Trump
says Iran ‘collapsing’ over Hormuz blockade as IRGC attacks ships in
key waterway-Iranian minister denies American blockade effective, after
US president extended ceasefire indefinitely; Tehran executes man
accused of working with Mossad By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid 22
April 2026, 1:24 pm
US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday
that Iran was “collapsing financially” over the closure of the Strait of
Hormuz, as Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked three
ships in the vital waterway that is blockaded by both Washington and
Tehran.Trump’s comments came hours after he announced he was
indefinitely extending the two-week ceasefire with Iran, which had been
conditioned on Iran lifting its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran
last week briefly lifted its blockade following the Israel-Hezbollah
ceasefire, but reversed course after the US said it would maintain the
blockade it had imposed on Iran-linked shipping on April 13, five days
into the truce.“Iran is collapsing financially! They want the Strait of
Hormuz opened immediately,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The Islamic
Republic is “starving for cash” and its military and police were
“complaining that they are not getting paid,” he claimed, adding:
“SOS!!!”According to Trump, Iran was “losing 500 Million Dollars a day”
because the US closure was preventing Tehran from taxing ships sailing
through the Strait of Hormuz.“They want it open so they can make $500
Million a day,” Trump wrote in a separate Truth Social post early
Wednesday.Trump suggested the US blockade was crucial as leverage in
negotiations with Iran, saying that if he agrees to reopen the Strait of
Hormuz, “There can never be a Deal with Iran, unless we blow up the
rest of their country, their leaders included!”“They only say they want
it closed because I have it totally BLOCKADED (CLOSED!). They merely
want to save face,” he said, in an apparent departure from the
Pentagon’s original framing of the US blockade as targeting only
Iran-linked ships rather than the entire strait.Meanwhile, US Treasury
Scott Bessent said on X that the US blockade “directly targets the
regime’s primary revenue lifelines” by constraining maritime
trade.“Kharg Island storage will be full and the fragile Iranian oil
wells will be shut in,” said Bessent, referring to the Iranian shipping
hub that the US has targeted during the war with Iran and through which
90 percent of Tehran’s oil exports pass.In line with previous statements
about economic pressure efforts, Bessent also said Iranian funds will
remain frozen and any person or vessel facilitating the flow of funds to
Iran will risk US sanctions.However, Iran’s Agriculture Minister
Gholamreza Nouri claimed Tuesday that the US naval blockade had had
little impact on Iran’s ability to supply basic goods and food, citing
strong domestic production and alternative import routes.“Despite the US
naval blockade, we have no problem in supplying basic goods and food
because, due to the size of the country, it is possible to import from
different borders,” he said, in comments quoted by Iran’s official IRNA
news agency.“About 85 percent of agricultural products and basic goods
are produced domestically, so the country’s food security is
established,” said Nouri.IRGC says it seized two vessels for maritime
violations-Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which some
20% of global oil shipping passes in peacetime, has triggered a sharp
rise in energy prices around the world.In a bid to counter the surge in
fuel prices, Trump is considering extending the Jones Act waiver, which
allows foreign-flagged cargo ships to move fuel and other goods between
domestic ports, according to US officials cited by the Axios news
site.Trump waived Jones Act limitations for 60 days starting March 17,
hoping the move would help tame prices by increasing shipments from the
US Gulf Coast to other coastal markets in the country.Iran choked off
shipping in the strait, and launched missile and drone attacks across
the region, after the US and Israel launched a bombing campaign in the
Islamic Republic on February 28 in a bid to destabilize its regime and
destroy its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.There have been more
than 30 attacks on ships in the Mideast during the war.Although the US
focused much of its fire in the war on Iran’s navy, sinking and heavily
damaging dozens of vessels, the IRGC operates a fleet of small attack
boats, some of which apparently survived the war. Those vessels
typically carry mounted machine guns, and can be used for mining
operations.On Wednesday, Iran opened fire on a container ship in the
Strait of Hormuz, and a second was attacked a short time later,
according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade
Operations Center.Iranian state television later reported that both
ships, identified as the Liberia-flagged Epaminondas and Panama-flagged
Francesca, were attacked and seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps and were being taken to Iran for what the IRGC described as
maritime violations.The semiofficial Nour News, Fars and Mehr news
agencies then reported the Guard attacked a third vessel that had become
“stranded” on the Iranian coast, without elaborating. The vessel was
identified as the Panama-flagged Euphoria.The IRGC had vowed in an
earlier statement Wednesday to “deliver crushing blows beyond the
enemy’s imagination to its remaining assets in the region.”The Guard
“remains at peak readiness and determination to continue the fight,
prepared for a decisive, certain and immediate response to any threat or
renewed aggression,” the statement added.Iran judiciary says man put to
death for working with Mossad-The Islamic Republic judiciary’s Mizan
news outlet said Wednesday that Iran executed a man convicted of spying
for Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the latest in a string of
executions amid the war with the US and Israel.Mizan identified the man
as Mehdi Farid, saying he had held a position in a civil defense unit
within a sensitive organization and had used his access to gather and
transmit information to the Mossad.His death sentence was upheld by the
Supreme Court and carried out after legal procedures were completed,
Mizan said.Iran is the world’s second most prolific executioner after
China, according to rights groups based outside the country.Earlier this
month, Iran’s hardline judiciary chief urged courts to speed up
verdicts linked to the US-Israeli war, including capital punishment, as
activists sounded the alarm about surging hangings of convicts seen as
political prisoners.Most of those executed are young men, including
teens, alleged to have been either involved in the nationwide protests
in January that were brutally suppressed by the regime — with thousands
shot dead in the streets — or members of banned opposition
groups.Amnesty International has said that these executions have shown
the judiciary to be “a tool of repression sending individuals to the
gallows to spread fear and exacting revenge on those demanding
fundamental political change.”
Iran seizes pair of container
ships, in first since start of war with US and Israel-UK maritime agency
says Iranian forces also targeted a third vessel that they didn’t
capture; White House says seizures don’t violate truce as ‘these weren’t
US or Israeli ships’By Agencies Today, 3:31 am-APR 23,26
Iranian
forces targeted three container ships on Wednesday, seizing two, global
security monitors and the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
said, the latest incidents to threaten a crucial trade route in the
Middle East war.British maritime security agency UKMTO said an Iranian
gunboat fired at a container ship off the coast of Oman on Wednesday,
while a ship off Iran was also fired upon.The IRGC said separately that
its naval forces stopped two ships attempting to cross the Strait of
Hormuz and directed them to Iranian waters.It accused them of breaching
its blockade of the route and marked the first time Iran has seized
ships since the start of the Middle East war that erupted on February 28
with US and Israeli strikes.“The master of a container ship reported
that the vessel was approached by one IRGC gunboat… that then fired upon
the vessel, which has caused heavy damage to the bridge. No fires or
environmental impact reported,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade
Operations centre (UKMTO) said.It added that the incident took place 15
nautical miles northeast of Oman and all the crew were safe.According to
British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech, the vessel was sailing
under a Liberian flag and “had been informed it had permission to
transit the Strait of Hormuz.”Iranian news agency Tasnim said the ship
had “ignored warnings from Iran’s armed forces.”Iran taking control of
two ships didn’t violate truce terms because “these were not US or
Israeli ships, these were two international vessels,” White House press
secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Channel.Call for crews’
release-The IGRC said its naval force “this morning identified and
stopped in the Strait of Hormuz two violating ships.”In a statement, it
said the vessels “were seized by the IRGC’s naval forces and directed to
the Iranian coast.”The IRGC named the two ships seized as the MSC
Francesca and the Epaminondas, Iranian broadcaster IRIB said on
Telegram.It alleged that the Francesca was linked to Israel while the
Epaminondas lacked “the necessary permits” and had been “tampering with
navigation systems.” Technomar, the management company behind the
Liberian-registered Epaminondas, said it was “approached and fired upon
by a manned gunboat” off the coast of Oman, adding that the ship’s
bridge was damaged.There was no immediate comment from MSC, which owns
the Francesca.Ship-tracking platform MarineTraffic showed the two
vessels — both container ships — stopped near the Iranian coast on
Wednesday. No injuries to the crew of either vessel were reported.The
head of the UN’s International Maritime Organization condemned the
attacks and seizures as “unacceptable.”“I once again call for these
reckless actions to cease and for any ships and innocent seafarers to be
released immediately,” the body’s Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez
wrote on X.Panama’s foreign ministry condemned the “illegal seizure” of
the Francesca, which sails under its national flag, saying it was
“forcibly taken” into Iranian waters and accusing Iran of violating
international law.The seizure “represents a serious attack on maritime
security and constitutes an unnecessary escalation,” the ministry
added.Cargo ship fired on-In a separate incident, a cargo ship eight
nautical miles west of Iran was fired upon and “stopped in the water,”
UKMTO said, adding there was no reported damage to the vessel.Vanguard
identified it as the Panama-flagged container ship Euphoria, which it
said was “transiting outbound of the Strait of Hormuz.” Iranian media
also reported the ship had been targeted.MarineTraffic later showed the
Euphoria had left the strait and was headed to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.It
said the Epaminondas and Francesca were operated by Swiss-based
shipping company MSC. The company did not respond to an emailed request
for comment.The Epaminondas was deployed on a shipping line connecting
India and the US East Coast, with intermediate calls in the United Arab
Emirates.The Francesca was operating on a route linking India, the Gulf
and the Mediterranean, MarineTraffic added.The ships “had both been
stuck in the Persian Gulf since the start of the conflict,” the platform
said on X.Shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz has been
heavily restricted by Iran since the start of the war with Israel and
the United States, while the US military is enforcing a counter-blockade
of Iranian ports.US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that
the truce with Iran would be extended after it first took effect on
April 8.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
Washington
indicates talks focused on nuclear file-US says it is awaiting
‘unified’ Iranian position, amid reports of fractured leadership-White
House offers no timeline for truce extension, as Israeli reports assert
deadline is Sunday; source close to Trump says he wants to exhaust all
options before again using force By Jacob Magid,Stav Levaton,Agencies
and ToI Staff Today, 12:52 amUpdated at 3:25 am-APR 23,26
US
President Donald Trump wants to see a “unified” response from Iran’s
leadership to US proposals to end hostilities, White House press
secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.Leavitt told reporters that
Trump had not set a deadline for an end to the ceasefire extension he
announced on Tuesday, and indicated that the talks were focused on
Tehran’s nuclear program.Axios, quoting a US official, reported that
Washington was giving the fragmented Iranian leadership a window of
three to five days to “get their shit together” and respond to a
proposed deal and return to negotiations, or risk the collapse of the
current ceasefire.An official told Axios that the window of time was
meant to give the Iranians time to come back with a unified response.“We
saw that there is an absolute fracture inside Iran between the
negotiators and the military — with neither side having access to the
supreme leader [Mojtaba Khamenei], who is not responsive,” the official
said.Israel’s Kan and Ynet outlets offered a similar timeframe, saying
the Israeli understanding was that Tehran was being given until Sunday
to offer a coherent position.Leavitt refuted the reports, saying “The
president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal,
unlike some of the reporting we’ve seen today.”In extending the
ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, Trump offered “a bit of flexibility” to a
regime suffering from “a lot of internal division” as a result of the
war, Leavitt said.“This is a battle between the pragmatists and the
hardliners in Iran right now, and the president wants a unified
response,” she added.In the meantime, “Operation Economic Fury” will
continue, Leavitt said, offering a new term for the sanctions and
blockade measures that Washington has taken against Iran.In the
meantime, Iran has adopted a defiant posture and has not committed to
resuming negotiations. On Wednesday, it fired on ships in the Strait of
Hormuz and said it had seized two.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
said an alleged US breach of commitments, its blockade of Iranian ports
and its threats were the main obstacles to “genuine negotiations.”“[The]
world sees your endless hypocritical rhetoric and contradiction between
claims and actions,” he said.Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher
Ghalibaf also decried the blockade and asserted that the US and Israel
“did not achieve their goals through military aggression, and they will
not achieve them through bullying.”Earlier in the day, Trump claimed
that Iran was “collapsing financially” over the closure of the
strait.Talks focused on nuclear file-Leavitt indicated that talks with
Iran were focused on the nuclear file.Fox News asked Leavitt whether
humanitarian issues would also be part of the talks.“Humanitarian issues
are of a great concern to this president, but with respect to the
negotiations that are ongoing, he has made his red lines very clear:
Iran can never obtain a nuclear bomb to threaten the United States and
our allies, and they must turn over the enriched uranium that’s in their
possession,” Leavitt sai“While it is very far into the ground thanks to
the success of Operation Midnight Hammer,” she said, referring to the
June 2025 US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites, “it’s important to the
president that they hand that enriched uranium over.”Iran has indicated
willingness to negotiate over the issue, but has reportedly offered to
down-blend the highly enriched uranium rather than have it transferred
out of the country.Leavitt notably made no mention of Iran’s missile
program and support for proxies, which Israel has insisted must also be
part of any deal reached with Tehran. According to a CBS news report
Wednesday, Iran maintains more military assets following the recent war
than the US has publicly acknowledged.Delayed negotiations-Earlier this
week, there were successive reports that US Vice President JD Vance, who
is leading the American negotiating team, was headed to Islamabad,
which hosted a round of marathon US-Iranian talks earlier this month.
But Iran never committed to showing up, so Vance didn’t travel.The Axios
report said the state of limbo has frustrated Vance, who had his bags
packed. His plane, Air Force Two, was reportedly ready to fly and
waiting for hours on the tarmac at the Washington-area Joint Base
Andrews.On Wednesday, the New York Post reported that a fresh round of
negotiations between the US and Iran could take place in Pakistan as
soon as Friday. The report cited Trump and unnamed Pakistani
sources.According to the Post, the sources informed the outlet that
following “positive mediation efforts with Tehran,” both sides could
return to the negotiating table within the next “36 to 72 hours.”Trump,
contacted by the Post for comment, replied that “it’s possible” that the
sides could gather in Islamabad within that time frame.An unnamed
source close to Trump told Axios that he seems to want to end the
war.“It certainly looks like Trump doesn’t want to use military force
anymore and has made a decision to end the war,” the source said.The
outlet, citing American figures close to Trump, said the president
appeared to believe the US had gotten all it could from military action
and seemed determined to try every other avenue before resorting to
force again.Israel, which Pakistan does not recognize, is not a party to
the negotiations and has remained vague about the timeline, Kan
reported. The report said Trump is not coordinating his steps with
Jerusalem.“We’ve only been staying updated on Trump’s moves recently
from the media and his social network,” an Israeli official told the
outlet.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on
Wednesday that the Islamic Republic appreciates Pakistan’s efforts to
end the war while “taking the necessary measures to safeguard Iran’s
national interests and security.”But in comments reported by state
television, he did not commit to a new round of talks.“Diplomacy is a
tool for securing national interests and security, and whenever we reach
the conclusion that the necessary and reasonable conditions exist to
use this tool to achieve national interests and to consolidate the
achievements of the Iranian nation in thwarting the enemies’ malicious
objectives, we will take action,” he said.Trump claims women’s
executions averted-Trump on Wednesday thanked Iran for purportedly
scrapping the executions of eight female citizens at his request.He had
claimed on Tuesday that Iran was planning to hang eight women, citing an
unverified post by a pro-Israel activist. A rights group later said
that at least two of the eight had already been released when Trump
issued the plea to Iran’s leadership.“Very good news! I have just been
informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed
tonight in Iran will no longer be killed,” Trump wrote on social media.
“Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one
month in prison.”“I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders
respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated
the planned execution,” Trump added.Iran’s judiciary described the claim
as “false news.”“Despite the claim from last night being exposed as a
lie, Trump, just minutes ago in another post, claimed that the death
sentences of eight protesting women who were supposed to be executed
tonight in Iran have been cancelled, and thanked Iran!” the judiciary’s
Mizan Online website posted on X.“Trump’s empty hand in the field has
led him to fabricate achievements from false news,” it said.
Iran
hangs former nuclear employee for allegedly spying for Israel, aid
groups say-Judiciary says Mehdi Farid, arrested in 2023, was executed
for ‘extensive cooperation’ with Mossad; NGOs say he worked for Iran’s
Atomic Energy Organization By AFP and ToI Staff 22 April 2026, 8:12 pm
PARIS
— Iran hanged a man on Wednesday convicted of links to Israel’s Mossad
spy agency, the judiciary said, with two NGOs based outside the country
saying he worked for the Iranian atomic energy organization.The
execution of Mehdi Farid was the latest in a number of hangings of
high-profile convicts in an accelerating trend that has alarmed rights
groups.“Mehdi Farid… was hanged this morning for extensive cooperation
with the terrorist spy service Mossad after the case was examined and
the final verdict was approved,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website
said, adding that he had been convicted of the capital offense of
“corruption on earth.”Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights, which monitors
executions in Iran, said Farid had been working for Iran’s Atomic
Energy Organization when he was arrested on May 31, 2023.It said he was
initially sentenced to 10 years in prison, but in a new trial in July
2025, was sentenced to death on charges of spying for Israel.The
US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) also said Farid, 55,
was an employee of the atomic energy organization and that the new
trial was a result of an appeal from the prosecutor.Iran executed a man
on Wednesday after the country’s judiciary alleged that he had
“extensive cooperation” with Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency,
judiciary-affiliated Mizan News reported.Mehdi Farid was “a manager in
the civil defense committee of one of the country’s…
pic.twitter.com/RSRekg2PXz— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En)
April 22, 2026-Mizan said Farid was a manager in the Passive Defense
Organization, a civil defense body, which issued a statement denying
that he had “any membership, responsibility or position” there.Iran has
carried out multiple executions since the start of the war with the
United States and Israel on February 28. A fragile ceasefire has been in
place since April 8.On Sunday, Mizan reported that Iran had executed
two men convicted of cooperating with Mossad. The two, identified as
Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to a
spy network linked to Mossad and had received training abroad,
including in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.Execution of Two Security
Defendants After Overnight Transfer Raises Fair Trial Concerns-Early
this morning, Mohammad Masoum (Nima) Shahi and Hamed Validi were
executed after being convicted on security-related charges, including
alleged cooperation with Mossad.The executions…
pic.twitter.com/KCexIyIUO2— Rojhelat Info (@RojhelatInfo_En) April 20,
2026-Iran is the world’s second most prolific executioner after China,
according to rights groups based outside the country, and Iranian
officials have warned there will be no leniency for anyone deemed to
have collaborated with Israel.Earlier this month, Iran’s hardline
judiciary chief urged courts to speed up verdicts linked to the
US-Israeli war, including capital punishment, as activists sounded the
alarm about surging hangings of convicts seen as political
prisoners.“You need to speed up the issuing of sentences for executions
and the confiscation of property,” judiciary chief Gholam Hossein
Mohseni Ejei told a televised meeting of senior judiciary
officials.Amnesty International has said that these executions have
shown the judiciary to be “a tool of repression, sending individuals to
the gallows to spread fear and exacting revenge on those demanding
fundamental political change.”
Clearing Hormuz Strait mines could take six months: report.
Washington,
United States, April 23 (AFP) Apr 23, 2026-A Pentagon assessment said
it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of
Iranian-laid mines, which could keep oil prices high, the Washington
Post reported on Wednesday.Iran has all but blocked the vital waterway
since the start of a war with the United States and Israel, sharply
driving up oil and gas prices and disrupting the global economy.The
strait -- through which one-fifth of the world's oil and gas passes in
peacetime -- has remained largely closed during a shaky ceasefire, with
the US imposing its own blockade.Even if hostilities end and the
blockade lifts, it could take months to clear the waterway of mines,
according to a Pentagon assessment, the Washington Post reported citing
officials close to the discussion.The assessment added that it was
unlikely such an operation would begin before the end of the war.The
six-month estimate was shared with members of the House Armed Services
Committee during a classified briefing, the Post reported.Lawmakers were
told that Iran may have placed 20 or more mines in and around the
strait, some floated remotely using GPS technology which makes them
harder to detect, according to the report.AFP has contacted the
Department of Defense for comment.Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told
the Washington Post that its information was "inaccurate."Iran's
Revolutionary Guards have warned of a "danger zone" covering 1,400
square kilometres -- 14 times the size of Paris -- where mines may be
present.Iran's parliament speaker said the Islamic republic would not
reopen the strait as long as the US naval blockade remained.A spokesman
for German transportation giant Hapag-Lloyd cautioned last week that
shippers needed details on viable routes as they remain fearful of
mines.When the Hormuz strait briefly reopened at the start of the
ceasefire this month, only a few ships trickled through amid fears of
attacks or mines.Earlier in April, the US Navy said its ships transited
the waterway to begin removing the mines, but that claim was denied by
Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which threatened any military vessels
attempting to cross the channel.London hosted talks with military
planners from over 30 countries starting Wednesday on a UK and
France-led multinational mission to protect navigation in the Strait of
Hormuz once hostilities end.The "defensive" coalition is set to discuss
plans to reopen the strait and conduct mine clearance operations.
PROOF
HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON
EARTH) (DO NOT EVER LISTEN TO ANYBODY THAT SAYS THE WORLD IS ENDING.ITS
NEVER GONNA HAPPEN-4 BILLION WILL BE LEFT ON EARTH TO GO INTO JESUS"
1000 YEAR RULE)(THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE END OF THE WORLD TO ANY
ONE, DOES IT-NOT ME.THE EARTH IS JUST RENOVATED.NEVER ENDED.
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that
sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given
unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with
sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE
DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18
By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the
fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE
17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS
KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE
BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND
DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in
that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN
WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4
billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against
Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten
by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE
SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE
CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH
IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the
earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(CAN YOU SAY
TORNADOES,HURRICANES,VOLCANOES,EARTH QUAKES,LANDSLIDES,FLASH
FLOODING,EXPLOSIONS,SNOW STORMS,THEN FINALLY NUKESAND ANY OTHER
JUDGEMENTS THE EARTH CAN VOMIT THE SINNERS OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
WITH.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there
shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and
troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE
SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great
signs shall there be from heaven.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,
being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
LUKE 21:25-26
25
And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in
the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the
stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations,
with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE
WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for
fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with
child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF
THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And
he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS)
man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be
against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against
him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL
ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his
brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the
morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars
of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the
sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF
THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that
whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM
MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
And here are the
bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or
peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels
land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the
future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan,
Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq
west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe
23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN
THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE
FUTURE.
Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN
HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A
TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - HALF OF EARTHS
POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations,
and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead
with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have
scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And here are
the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war
or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only
Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land
in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel,
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half
of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18,
Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY
OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND
IN THE FUTURE.
Israel and Lebanon set to hold second round of
talks in DC-Body of journalist for pro-Hezbollah daily pulled from
rubble of home struck by IDF-Military says it targeted building ‘to
which terrorists fled’ after striking one of their cars in Israeli-held
security zone; photographer accompanying Amal Khalil suffers head wound
By Emanuel Fabian,Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 6:40 am-APR 23,26
The
body of a Lebanese journalist killed by an Israeli airstrike was pulled
from under the rubble of a building in an Israeli-held security zone in
southern Lebanon late Wednesday night, hours after the attack.The
Israel Defense Forces said it had targeted Hezbollah operatives who
crossed its “forward defense line” — in southern Lebanon, demarcating
the IDF’s new security zone — and that the details regarding journalists
being hit were “under review.”The pro-Hezbollah daily Al-Akhbar
newspaper confirmed that its reporter, Amal Khalil, was killed by the
strike on a house in the village of at-Tiri, where she took cover after
an earlier Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in front of the car she was
traveling in with another colleague.The Lebanese health ministry said
the first strike killed two people whose bodies were retrieved by rescue
workers, who were also able to get to Faraj. It claimed that the
rescuers were then targeted by Israeli fire, forcing them to halt
attempts to reach Khalil. Her body was retrieved shortly before
midnight, at least six hours after the strike.The head of the Union of
Journalists in Lebanon reported that Faraj suffered a head
wound.According to the IDF, the incident began when troops identified
two vehicles setting out from a building known to be used by Hezbollah
in the at-Tiri area.“The terrorists crossed the forward defense line and
approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat,” the
military said.“After being identified as violating the ceasefire,” the
IDF said, the Israeli Air Force struck one of the vehicles and then a
building “to which the terrorists fled.”The military said it then
received reports that two journalists were injured as a result of the
strike.“The IDF is not preventing rescue forces from reaching the area
at this stage,” the military said, after Reuters reported that an
Israeli drone dropped a grenade on rescuers trying to lift one wounded
journalist from rubble.The military also stressed that it “does not
target journalists and acts to mitigate harm to them while maintaining
the safety and security of its troops,” while adding that “the map of
the forward defense line has been published and the area has been
evacuated.”Khalil’s death comes on the eve of the second round of direct
talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington, DC, on
extending the ceasefire that went into effect last Friday. Her death was
denounced by Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who said the
targeting of journalists and the obstruction of relief efforts
constituted “war crimes.”“Lebanon will spare no effort in pursuing these
crimes before the relevant international bodies,” he said on X.Khalil,
who was from southern Lebanon, had been covering the area since 2006 for
Al-Akhbar. Her latest reporting was about Israeli demolitions of
Lebanese homes in villages where the IDF is now positioned inside
Lebanon as part of a buffer zone.Her death brings to nine the number of
journalists killed in Lebanon so far this year. At least 2,300 people
have been killed in Israeli strikes since the latest Israel-Hezbollah
war erupted on March 2, according to Lebanese figures that don’t
differentiate between civilians and combatants. The IDF has said that it
has killed some 1,700 Hezbollah operatives during the fighting,
including hundreds of members of the terror group’s elite Radwan
Force.In late March, an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed
three journalists covering the conflict, which began when Hezbollah
attacked Israel amid the US-Israel war with Iran. Hezbollah’s al-Manar
TV said its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed. The IDF
confirmed it targeted Shoeib, accusing him of being a Hezbollah
intelligence operative.Also killed in the same strike was reporter
Fatima Ftouni, who worked for Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen TV, along
with her brother Mohammed Ftouni, a video journalist.Days earlier, an
Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed Mohammed
Sherri, the head of political programs at Hezbollah’s at Al-Manar TV,
along with his wife.
Second French soldier dies of wounds
sustained in Hezbollah attack on UN peacekeepers-Macron says Cpl. Anicet
Girardin succumbed to injuries in France after being hit by gunfire in
attack on base in south Lebanon last week-By AFP and ToI Staff 22 April
2026, 7:02 pm
A second French soldier has died of wounds suffered
in a weekend ambush against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon blamed on
Hezbollah, French President Emmanuel Macron announced
Wednesday.“Corporal Anicet Girardin… brought home yesterday from
Lebanon, where he was badly wounded by Hezbollah fighters, died this
morning of the consequences of his wounds,” Macron posted on X.Another
French soldier, Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio, was killed in the
attack on April 18, which occurred when the UNIFIL peacekeepers were
clearing unexploded ordnance in a village in southern Lebanon.Three
other troops, including Girardin, were wounded in the incident, with one
more described as being in serious condition.Girardin, a member of a
specialist dog-handling unit, was part of a mission “to clear a route
booby-trapped with an improvised explosive device,” Armies Minister
Catherine Vautrin posted on X.“Coming under sustained fire from
concealed Hezbollah fighters at very close range, he moved to aid his
section leader who had just fallen, only to be seriously hit in turn,”
she added.Macron and Vautrin offered their condolences to Girardin’s
family and loved ones.He is the third French soldier to die since the
start of the recent round of fighting in the Middle East, after Montorio
and the killing of Arnaud Frion last month by an Iranian drone in
Iraq’s Kurdistan region.Both Macron and UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres have blamed Iran-backed Hezbollah for the Saturday attack on
peacekeepers belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
(UNIFIL).French soldiers in UNIFIL “are working bravely and determinedly
in service of France and peace in Lebanon,” Macron wrote.While France
and the UN leader named Hezbollah in their statements on the attack on
the peacekeepers, UNIFIL itself refrained from doing so explicitly,
instead blaming “non-state actors,” code for the Iran-backed terror
group.Hezbollah has denied any involvement, expressing its “surprise at
positions that rushed to make baseless accusations” against the
group.During a visit to Paris on Tuesday, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf
Salam said he was personally following the investigation into the
incident.“I have instructed the police force to carry out all necessary
inquiries in order to identify those responsible and bring them to
justice,” he said.France, which has deep historical ties to Lebanon, has
about 700 troops as part of the UNIFIL mission.Girardin’s death adds to
the growing toll of UNIFIL troops killed recently in southern Lebanon.
Three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed last month, with a preliminary
UN investigation finding one was killed by Israeli tank fire, while the
two others were killed by an improvised explosive device likely planted
by Hezbollah.Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East conflict on March 2
when Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel to avenge the death of
Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with Israel responding by firing
waves of strikes at Hezbollah targets and launching a ground offensive. A
10-day ceasefire was declared by the US last week, following direct
talks in Washington between Israeli and Lebanese envoys, and Beirut is
currently pushing for an extension of the truce to allow for further
negotiations.UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor
hostilities along the border. The mission, which will be halted at the
end of 2026, has been sporadically caught in the crosshairs of both
Israel and Hezbollah over the last few years.Israel has long argued that
the observer force has failed in its mission, doing little to block
Hezbollah from building up its forces near the Israeli border over the
decades.
Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power.
Hanoi,
Vietnam, April 22 (AFP) Apr 22, 2026-Vietnam's top leader To Lam hosted
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday, announcing a
dozen cooperative agreements including on tech innovation and
development of nuclear power plants.South Korea is Vietnam's biggest
source of foreign investment and one of its top trading partners, with
two-way commerce topping $90 billion last year.Lee's visit showed "high
political trust" between the two countries, Lam said during the meeting
at the presidential palace."Vietnam welcomes South Korean companies to
make new investments and expand existing projects, with a focus on the
development of infrastructure, smart cities, semiconductors, AI data
centres, nuclear power, smart seaports," the Vietnamese leader said.It
was the second meeting in less than a year between the two Asian
leaders, following Lam's visit to Seoul in August.After Wednesday's
agreements, South Korea's Lee said that with geopolitical uncertainty at
"unprecedented heights" and technological competition intensifying, "we
hope that the peoples, businesses and governments of both countries
will build on the quantitative achievements we have forged together".-
Cooperation for development -Hanoi wants more South Korean investment in
infrastructure, advanced electronics manufacturing, semiconductors,
artificial intelligence and renewable energy.Among the agreements signed
on Wednesday was a framework for a Vietnam-South Korea "master plan on
cooperation in science, technology and innovation".Other agreements
dealt with digital cooperation, intellectual property and the
development of nuclear power plants.Lam, who became president this month
in addition to Communist Party boss, is pushing a "new growth model"
that prioritises digital and technological innovation as Vietnam aims to
escape the "middle-income trap".The World Bank said in its 2024
development report that countries usually hit such a "trap" when they
reach around 10 percent of annual US GDP per capita, which can prove
tough to move pastVietnam and South Korea have set a target of achieving
$150 billion in bilateral trade by 2030.South Korean giant Samsung is
Vietnam's largest foreign corporate investor, having sunk more than $23
billion into the Southeast Asian country, according to the finance
ministry.Samsung Electronics is planning to invest another $4 billion in
a chip packaging factory in northern Thai Nguyen province, according to
recent reports.
One year on: India, Pakistan and the deadly Kashmir attack-
Srinagar,
India, April 21 (AFP) Apr 21, 2026-Relations between nuclear-armed
neighbours India and Pakistan plummeted last year after an attack in
Indian-administered Kashmir killed 26 men, mostly Hindu tourists,
leading to their worst conflict in decades.India blamed Pakistan for
backing the attack -- a charge Islamabad denied -- triggering
tit-for-tat diplomatic measures and a sharp military escalation that
included airstrikes, drone swarms and heavy mortar fire.More than 70
people were killed on both sides.- What is in dispute in Kashmir?
-Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan
since their independence from British rule in 1947, and both claim the
territory in full.Rebel groups have waged an insurgency against Indian
rule since 1989, demanding Kashmir's independence or its merger with
Pakistan.India blames Pakistan for arming and training militant groups
in Kashmir, allegations Islamabad denies.Tens of thousands, mostly
civilians, have been killed in the conflict, which has at times
spiralled into armed clashes.- What happened? -Gunmen burst out of
forests near the resort town of Pahalgam on April 22 and raked crowds of
visitors with automatic weapons.Survivors said the gunmen separated the
men from the women and children and shot them at close range before
fleeing into dense jungle.No security personnel were deployed in the
small Himalayan meadow of Baisaran, unlike other tourist spots in the
territory, witnesses told AFP.Those killed included 24 Indians and one
Nepali -- all Hindus -- and a local Muslim tour guide.- Who were the
attackers? -A group called The Resistance Front (TRF) that was believed
to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a UN-designated terrorist
group based in Pakistan, initially claimed responsibility.They later
issued a denial following widespread public condemnation.Indian security
forces said in July that they killed three Pakistani gunmen during a
firefight in a national wildlife park outside Srinagar, the main city in
Indian-administered Kashmir.India's Home Minister Amit Shah said in a
speech in parliament that "those who attacked in Baisaran were three
terrorists and all three have been killed".Shah said forensic evidence
showed that the weapons found on the gunmen had been used in the
Pahalgam attack.- How did the rivals respond? -Indian police in Kashmir
detained about 1,500 residents for questioning during a sweeping
investigation.They arrested two local men in June for allegedly
harbouring the attackers.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said
"the two men had disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists
involved in the attack" during their interrogation.The pair also
confirmed the gunmen were "Pakistani nationals" from LeT, it
said.Retaliatory measures by India and Pakistan included expelling
diplomats, restricting trade and closing their respective airspaces to
each other.India halted the crucial 1960 Indus Water Treaty with
Pakistan, and Islamabad in turn suspended the 1971 Simla Agreement that
says the two nations should resolve the Kashmir dispute through
bilateral negotiations.New Delhi launched airstrikes deep inside
Pakistan on what it called "terrorist infrastructure" in May.Islamabad
responded immediately, sparking a four-day conflict that was the
deadliest since fighting on the icy Himalayan heights of Kargil in
1999.- What did India's probe reveal? -The three men killed in the
firefight outside Srinagar and the two in custody were among six people,
and the LeT/TRF group, charged by the NIA in December with planning and
executing the attack.The whereabouts of the sixth, a "Pakistani
handler", are not known."For all practical purposes, the investigation
is complete after the three Pakistani terrorists were killed," a senior
security official told AFP on condition of anonymity because they were
not authorised to speak about the case."Now only the Pakistani
conspiracy remains to be proved in the court."
Mamdani
administration won’t use a codified antisemitism definition,
representative says-Head of City Hall office for combating
discrimination against Jews says IHRA outline junked by Mamdani will not
be replaced; NYPD says ‘kill Zionists’ graffiti not necessarily a hate
crime By Luke Tress-Today, 2:36 am-APR 23,26
NEW YORK — The head
of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s antisemitism office on Wednesday
said that City Hall will not replace a widely-used antisemitism
definition that Mamdani scrapped on his first day in office.The
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of
antisemitism equates some forms of anti-Israel rhetoric with
discrimination against Jews.The definition is opposed by anti-Israel
activists, who argue that the outline conflates political criticism of
Israel with discrimination. Mamdani and members of his administration
are harsh critics of Israel.Former New York City mayor Eric Adams,
Mamdani’s predecessor, adopted the definition for the city government
last year by executive order. Mamdani revoked the order, along with
other Adams executive orders, when he assumed office, sparking questions
about how City Hall would recognize anti-Jewish discrimination.The
issue is significant because discrimination against Jews is often not
clear-cut, but sometimes associated with Israel or “Zionism,” and
political rhetoric against Israel is protected speech, even though Jews
often experience anti-Zionist activity as discrimination. Mamdani has
shown himself ready to condemn “classic” forms of antisemitism, such as
swastikas or tropes about Jewish greed, but unwilling to label
anti-Zionist activities as discriminatory.Phylisa Wisdom, the head of
City Hall’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, testified before a City
Council antisemitism task force on Wednesday, in one of her first public
appearances since she took up the role last month.Adams also
established the Mayoral Office to Combat Antisemitism, while the
Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Antisemitism was set up by the City
Council, which is independent of the mayor’s office. City Council
Speaker Julie Menin, who is Jewish, is leading a broad effort to rein in
antisemitism in the city, including the task force. Jews are targeted
in hate crimes in the city more than all other groups
combined.Wednesday’s hearing was the first by the task force, co-chaired
by Democrat Eric Dinowitz of the Bronx and Republican Inna Vernikov of
Brooklyn.“We will not be the government that sits silently by. We will
not be the government of inaction that allows Jews to be persecuted
because we’re looking the other way,” Dinowitz said in his opening
remarks.The hearing focused on the reporting of hate crimes. In addition
to Wisdom, NYPD representatives and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric
Gonzalez testified before a panel of lawmakers. Vernikov said the
district attorneys of each borough were invited to attend the hearing,
but Gonzalez was the only one of the five to show up.Vernikov asked
Wisdom about Mamdani’s repeal of the IHRA definition and which
definition the antisemitism office would use. In addition to IHRA, there
are several other definitions of antisemitism, some of which are more
permissive toward anti-Zionism.“We don’t believe there needs to be a
codified definition,” Wisdom said. “The policy of this administration is
we will continue to not have any codified definition of any form of
hate.”“Bias and hate, it’s really sticky and extremely serious stuff,
and it’s case by case,” she said.The office will understand antisemitism
as “prejudice, violence and discrimination against Jews because they
are Jewish,” she said.Councilmember Simcha Felder, an Orthodox Democrat
from Brooklyn, stormed out of the hearing.“That’s crazy, unconscionable.
In the history of New York City, there was never a problem figuring out
what hate is. We will have to define each time whether an incident was
hateful or not?” he said.The task force also pressed NYPD
representatives about the distinction between anti-Zionism and
discrimination against Jews.Dinowitz asked Michael Gerber, the NYPD’s
deputy commissioner of legal matters, about a hypothetical kosher
restaurant vandalized with the words “kill the Zionists.” Gerber said
“it’s going to depend” on an investigation to determine whether such an
incident would be a hate crime.“If it wasn’t pure political motivation,”
Gerber said, “we have to be able to prove that.”If a kosher restaurant
was vandalized with “kill the Jews,” though, Gerber said, “That’s a hate
crime right there. That is clearly because of a perceived Jewish
identity.”“We’ve seen time and time again the word ‘Zionist’ is used as a
proxy for ‘Jew,'” Dinowitz said. “There should be no question that
those would be hate crimes and I think what you’ve delivered is sort of
the ‘out.’ If you just use the word ‘Zionist’ instead of ‘Jew’ then you
might be okay.”“We have to follow the law, and the law does distinguish
between crimes because of one’s religious identity and ones because of
political viewpoints,” Gerber said.Hate crimes are enhancements to
underlying crimes that increase punishments because hate crimes are seen
as targeting not only an individual, but a protected group.
Vandalization of a restaurant, for example, would still be prosecuted as
a crime, but an added hate crime enhancement would stiffen the
penalty.Hate crimes are difficult to prosecute because, unlike other
offenses, investigators must determine that perpetrators were motivated
by animus against a protected group, a high legal bar.Gerber also said
the NYPD does not use a specific definition of antisemitism, but works
to determine whether victims of suspected antisemitic incidents were
targeted because they were Jewish.Wisdom’s predecessor, Rabbi Moshe
Davis, who was at the hearing, criticized the Mamdani administration for
lacking an antisemitism definition.“You cannot ensure the safety of
Jewish New Yorkers while remaining willfully blind to the sources of the
hatred directed at them,” he said.The antisemitism/anti-Zionism fault
line is a major battleground in discourse surrounding Jews and Israel in
the US, with implications stretching across law enforcement, education,
politics and the court system.Many Jews consider anti-Zionism
discriminatory, while opponents view the movement as political advocacy.
A growing movement in the Jewish community is pushing to reframe
anti-Zionism as the contemporary iteration of discrimination against
Jews, using different tropes, but the same structures and patterns, as
past forms of hatred.Wisdom, who became the head of the antisemitism
office six weeks ago, said the office has a staff of two, and plans to
expand to three or four. The staffers are conducting a listening tour of
Jewish community leaders and when that is finished, will have a
framework for the office’s activities and release a report around the
end of the summer, she said.The office is still getting off the ground,
and much of its plans and activities, such as public messaging and
accessibility to the public, have not yet been determined, Wisdom
said.“I take very seriously the safety of every single Jewish person in
this city across religiosity, identity, race and understand very acutely
the differences between how they experience antisemitism,” she said.
Alan
Dershowitz leaves Democratic Party, calling it the ‘most anti-Israel’
in US history-High-profile attorney, whose clients have included Trump
and Epstein, says party let hard-left fringe go mainstream; joins GOP,
which he says has kept antisemites on the sidelines By Grace Gilson 22
April 2026, 9:46 am
JTA — Alan Dershowitz, the prominent
pro-Israel American attorney whose clients have included US President
Donald Trump and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, announced on
Monday that he was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as a
Republican.Describing himself as a “lifelong Democrat,” Dershowitz wrote
in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that he had decided to “bite the bullet
and register as a Republican,” citing Democratic support for an arms
embargo on Israel last week and the Michigan Senate candidate Abdul
el-Sayed’s anti-Israel rhetoric.“There is no denying that the hard left,
anti-Israel wing of the Democratic Party has moved from the fringe to
the mainstream,” Dershowitz wrote, adding that “Republicans have their
own antisemitic fringe, but for now it remains a fringe.”The
announcement formalized a political evolution for Dershowitz, who
defended Trump during his first impeachment and has increasingly broken
with Democrats over Israel in recent years.In 2021, Dershowitz nominated
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, and Avi Berkowitz, Trump’s top
Middle East envoy during his first administration, for the Nobel Peace
Prize over their hand in shaping the Abraham Accords.Dershowitz — who
has recently faced scrutiny over his ties to Epstein, and previously
denied allegations of sexual misconduct made by one of the disgraced
financier’s accusers — panned the Democratic Party as the “most
anti-Israel party in US history” in the op-ed.“I believe that the
Democratic Party’s hostility to Israel represents a deeper and more
dangerous shift away from the center and toward a radical approach that
is bad for America and the free world,” Dershowitz wrote, adding that he
intended to “work hard to prevent the Democrats from gaining control of
the House and Senate.”Dershowitz’s comments are in line with Trump’s
statements about Jews and the Democratic Party. The US president has
repeatedly expressed amazement at how any Jews could vote for the
Democrats, considering his own record on Israel.Times of Israel staff
contributed to this report.
FINALLY THE SOOTHER PINEHEAD LYING
CULT OR (SPLC IS FINALLY CHARGED)(I HOPE MONKEY EARS GETS NAILED)(THE
REAL HATE GROUP IS THE SPLC)
DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law
Center over paid informants-April 22, 2026 Updated Wed., April 22, 2026
at 9:34 p.m.By Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein washington post.
The
Justice Department on Tuesday accused the Southern Poverty Law Center, a
storied civil rights organization, of defrauding donors and stoking
“racial hatred” through payments it made to informants working for a
variety of hate groups.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced
that a grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, returned an 11-count
indictment against the nonprofit, charging it with bank fraud, wire
fraud, conspiracy and money laundering. The SPLC’s chief denounced the
investigation as an effort to weaponize the Justice Department against
groups unfriendly to President Donald Trump.“We are outraged by the
false allegations levied against SPLC – an organization that for 55
years has stood as a beacon of hope fighting white supremacy and various
forms of injustice to create a multi-racial democracy where we can all
live and thrive,” interim president and CEO Bryan Fair said in a
statement. “Taking on violent hate and extremist groups is among the
most dangerous work there is, and we believe it is also among the most
important work we do. To be clear, this program saved lives.”Speaking at
a news conference in Washington, Blanche said the SPLC paid more than
$3 million between 2014 and 2023 to at least eight individuals working
inside groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the National Socialist
Movement. In some instances, Blanche said, the source of the money was
disguised through accounts associated with fictitious businesses.“It was
doing the exact opposite of what it told its donors it was doing – not
dismantling extremism but funding it,” Blanche said.He declined to
comment on the origins of the Justice Department’s investigation, but
said it began during a previous administration and was later closed
during Joe Biden’s presidency.The civil rights organization had revealed
the existence of the Justice Department probe earlier Tuesday in a
video message from Fair, who said prosecutors appeared to be preparing
legal action against some of its employees.“Today the federal government
has been weaponized to dismantle the rights of our nation’s most
vulnerable people and any organization like ours that tries to stand in
the breach,” he said, adding later, “We will not be intimidated into
silence or contrition.”In his statement, Fair said the SPLC began paying
informants to infiltrate those organizations as a means to protect its
staff and gather intelligence on hate groups that posed a threat. In
1983, the organization’s headquarters was firebombed, and it has
received multiple credible threats in the years since, he said.“When we
began working with informants, we were living in the shadow of the
height of the civil rights movement, which had seen bombings at
churches, state-sponsored violence against demonstrators and the murders
of activists that went unanswered by the justice system,” Fair said.The
SPLC has since abandoned the practice of paying infiltrators, a
spokesperson for the organization said.Specifically, the indictment
accuses the organization of defrauding its donors by not telling them it
was using money they provided to pay informants who were employees or
members of, hate groups. It does not name any informants or accuse any
specific SPLC employees of wrongdoing.“They’re required to under the
laws associated with a nonprofit to have certain transparency and
honesty in what they’re telling donors they’re going to spend money on
and what their mission statement is and what they’re raising money
doing,” Blanche said.One of the informants referenced in the charging
document was an organizer of the 2017 Unite the Right protest in
Charlottesville that resulted in the death of a counterprotester. The
SPLC paid him $270,000 to inform on planning for the event, the
indictment alleges.In another case, prosecutors said, the organization
paid $1 million to a member of the neo-Nazi group National Alliance.
That informant allegedly stole more than 25 boxes of records which were
later used by SPLC to expose the hate group’s activities in 2014.The
SPLC later paid another informant within the group $6,000 to take
responsibility for the theft, the indictment alleges.Founded in
Montgomery in 1971, the SPLC was established with the goal of ensuring
that the civil rights law passed by Congress and enshrined by the courts
would become a reality on the ground. It is known for its efforts to
monitor and take legal action against white-supremacist groups.Tuesday’s
charges follow years of Republican-led congressional inquiries into the
SPLC. GOP lawmakers have demanded that the Trump administration
investigate funding for the group, which critics on the right have
accused of coordinating with the Biden administration to unfairly malign
Christians and conservatives exercising their First Amendment
rights.More broadly, the Justice Department under Trump has launched
probes of several people and organizations viewed as politically
unfriendly to the president. That has included groups such as ActBlue,
the Democrats’ main fundraising platform, as well as outspoken critics
from his first administration and law firms that represented Trump’s
political adversaries.Trump fired Blanche’s predecessor, Pam Bondi,
earlier this month in part out of frustration over the slow pace of
those investigations. Since taking the Justice Department’s helm,
Blanche has worked to show he is moving quickly to meet the president’s
expectations.He has pushed to accelerate ongoing probes of some of some
of the president’s critics, including former CIA director John Brennan,
who during the Obama administration helped investigate alleged ties
between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Last week,
Blanche released the first report from the department’s Weaponization
Working Group, detailing what he described as the Biden Justice
Department’s improper targeting of antiabortion protesters.Conservative
criticism of the SPLC reached its peak following the assassination of
conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year. The SPLC had identified
the organization he led, Turning Point USA, as an epitome of the “hard
right” in a 2024 report on hate and extremist groups. And FBI Director
Kash Patel announced in October that the bureau was severing ties with
the organization, which had long worked with agents to identify and
provide tips on domestic extremist groups.Still, Blanche insisted
Tuesday that the charges filed against the SPLC had nothing to do with
partisanship. “There is nothing political about this indictment,” he
said.Fair, in his statement, said the Justice Department’s actions would
not shake his organization’s resolve.“SPLC will vigorously defend
ourselves, our staff and our work,” he said. “We will continue to fight
hate; and we will continue to envision and create a safer and more just
world.”Local journalism is essential.
Southern Poverty Law Center
indicted for fraud, money laundering-The nonprofit accused the Trump
administration of "weaponizing" the Justice Department.By Cheyanne M.
Daniels04/21/2026 03:54 PM EDTUpdated: 04/21/2026 06:45 PM EDT
The
Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on fraud charges for its
use of paid informants to monitor and track racist organizations, Acting
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday.The indictment was
handed down by a federal grand jury in Alabama, where the organization
is based. The SPLC faces 11 counts including wire fraud, bank fraud and
conspiracy to commit money laundering.Blanche, speaking alongside FBI
Director Kash Patel at a news conference, said the organization paid at
least eight people, including those affiliated with violent extremist
groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi organizations, at least $3 million
between 2014 and 2023.“The SPLC was not dismantling the groups,”
Blanche said. “It was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to
oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred.”Patel said that the
SPLC “used the money they raised from their donor network to actually
pay the leadership of these very groups.”“This is a serious and
egregious violation of a group that purported to dismantle violent
extremist groups, but in turn, actually only fueled the hatred,” Patel
said.Earlier on Tuesday, SPLC’s interim CEO Bryan Fair revealed the
group was under criminal investigation, though at the time he said the
details of the investigation were unknown.Only the organization itself
was charged in the indictment, although officials said the investigation
is ongoing and individuals could face charges.Fair accused the
administration of “weaponizing” the legal system.“Today, the federal
government has been weaponized to dismantle the rights of our nation’s
most vulnerable people, and any organization like ours that stands in
the breach,” Fair said.The SPLC, founded in 1971 to fight white
supremacist groups, has a wider mandate beyond its hate group tracking,
including filing litigation on voting rights and prisoner rights.The
organization has previously criticized the Trump administration and has
argued that Cabinet members have used their power to “roll back civil
rights, deepen racial injustice, and rig the system against us.”During a
December congressional hearing, House Republicans accused the group of
“being partisan and profitable.” In October, Patel severed FBI ties with
the nonprofit, alleging that it “long ago abandoned civil rights work
and turned into a partisan smear machine.”The SPLC says it has used
informants when tracking and exposing hate groups, including white
supremacists. Fair on Tuesday said that the organization “frequently”
shared insight from informants with local and federal law enforcement,
including the FBI, but that the nonprofit no longer works with paid
informants.“These individuals risked their lives to infiltrate and
inform on the activities of our nation’s most radical and violent
extremist groups,” Fair said. “When we began working with informants, we
were living in the shadow of the height of the civil rights movement,
which had seen bombings at churches, state-sponsored violence against
demonstrators and the murders of activists that went unanswered by the
justice system.”Fair vowed that the SPLC would “vigorously defend
ourselves, our staff and our work.”
Archaeology Earliest evidence
of use of controlled fire outside Africa-Rare ancient charcoal shows
how prehistoric ‘Israelis’ were already grilling 780,000 years ago-A new
study testifies to how hominins at Gesher Benot Ya’akov took advantage
of their environment to fuel fires, showing advanced cognitive
abilities-By Rossella Tercatin-22 April 2026, 4:12 pm
Almost
800,000 years ago, early humans living in the area of northern Israel
were likely collecting driftwood from the ancient predecessor of the
Hula Lake to regularly fuel fires, according to a new study published in
the June 2026 issue of the Quaternary Science Reviews journal. The
research suggests that early inhabitants of the area knew how to use
environmental resources more efficiently and with greater sophistication
than previously thought.Prof. Naama Goren-Inbar of the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, one of the study’s authors, explained that for
the first time, the team of Israeli and international scholars
identified a large number of charcoal fragments at Gesher Benot Ya’akov,
a rare find at an ancient site.Gesher Benot Ya’akov offers the earliest
evidence for the use of controlled fire outside Africa.“Gesher Benot
Ya’akov is the only site [from this period] with secure evidence of
fire,” she told The Times of Israel over the telephone.“In the past, we
had identified fish teeth that had been exposed to heat, indicating that
the fish was cooked, and also clusters of burnt flint fragments,” she
added. “Now we have charcoals, so we have three lines of evidence.”Asked
whether fire had been used for purposes other than cooking, Goren-Inbar
said it is probable, but the researchers have not identified any direct
evidence of it.Gesher Benot Ya’akov has been excavated for several
decades. The site has been dated using the Earth’s magnetic field — a
constantly shifting invisible shield stemming from magnetic ore in the
Earth’s core. Archaeologists found evidence testifying to the shift that
occurred around 780,000 years ago.They also identified some 20
archaeological layers, indicating that early humans had returned to
Gesher Benot Ya’akov continuously for approximately 100,000 years. The
site is considered an example of the Acheulean culture, based on the
shapes of stone tools unearthed there.According to Goren-Inbar, finding
charcoal from such a long time ago is very rare.“In sites that ancient,
you don’t usually find charcoal, but our site is very unique because it
is a wet site,” Goren-Inbar said.Charcoal normally deteriorates over
time, but in this case, the sediments of the ancient lake helped
preserve it.The researchers analyzed over 260 fragments.Familiar
flora-Previous studies focusing on the plants and seeds consumed at
Gesher Benot Ya’akov in the same period documented a wide variety of
species, including acorns, cereals, legumes and aquatic plants.By
analyzing the type of plants that the charcoal derives from, the
scientists were surprised to see how the wood used to fuel fires
included an even larger variety, such as ash, willow, grapevine,
oleander, olive, oak, pistachio, and pomegranate (the study also
provides the earliest evidence of pomegranate’s presence in the
Levant).“We had never found these species before,” noted Goren-Inbar.
“Basically, we have many of the present-day species [of that area]
already growing there three-quarters of a million years ago.”Based on
drainage patterns documented in different areas of the ancient lake,
Goren-Inbar and the authors suggested that the early humans occupying
the site were likely collecting fallen branches and logs deposited along
the shore close to where they lived, which would have provided an
abundant, readily available fuel supply. This smart choice, rather than
collecting wood in other, more time-consuming ways, testifies to
advanced cognitive abilities.“In my interpretation, all the wood used as
combustible for fire is driftwood that came to the lake from a system
of rivers and trees that grew on the water’s edge,” she said.The theory
is also supported by the fact that, among the (non-burnt) wood remains
found in the same sediments, the archaeologists identified cedar, which
must have come from the Golan Mountains.Out of Africa-The earliest
evidence of fire use in prehistory was unearthed at sites in Africa
dating back to some 1.2 million years ago. It would take several hundred
thousand years for ancient humans to learn to light their own fire,
with the most recent discoveries placing the development at around
400,000 years ago.Gesher Benot Ya’akov stands on the Levantine Corridor,
or the route out of Africa and into Eurasia taken by early humans, who
could be found in northern Israel as early as 1.9 million years
ago.Usually, scholars identify those early humans as Homo erectus.“We
have never found human bones in our excavations,” said Goren-Inbar.
“However, Homo erectus is the first type of hominin that left Africa,
and in African sites, there are elements that suggest an association
with Acheulean sites.”The archaeologist explained that as additional
proof of controlled use of fire, the charcoal provides further evidence
of the connection between the early humans living in African prehistoric
sites and those from Gesher Benot Ya’akov.“It further roots fire as a
component of the [human] culture already three-quarters of a million
years ago,” Goren-Inbar said. “The discovery is very important.”
