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 99 JUNE 06,26 - POPE IN SPAIN AND MEETS WITH KING FILIPE AND THE QUEEN.
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)
Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes.
Tehran,
June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-Iran fired missiles at US allies Bahrain and
Kuwait on Saturday, after renewed American strikes against it, drawing a
furious response from the Gulf monarchies and further undermining a
fragile truce.Weeks of complex talks marked by threats and flare-ups of
violence have failed to secure a deal to end the Middle East war and
reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a global trade route and chokepoint for
Gulf oil and gas shipments.On Saturday the island kingdom of Bahrain,
which hosts the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, denounced the latest
attacks against its territory and Kuwait. US Central Command (CENTCOM)
said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles towards Kuwait and
Bahrain.Manama described the attacks, the second against both nations in
three days, as "blatant aggression" and "a flagrant violation of the
sovereignty of both countries".In the Bahrain capital, an AFP journalist
heard three explosions as air raid sirens sounded. In Kuwait, another
AFP journalist heard repeated blasts near the country's international
airport, which had been struck on Wednesday in an attack blamed on Iran
that killed one person.- 'Enemy bases' -"We woke up to a huge explosion.
The explosions were very loud," Reem, an Egyptian mother of two, told
AFP, after the latest blasts. "My children were terrified, and I
couldn't calm them down."Formally, a ceasefire in the war -- which was
triggered almost 100 days ago by US and Israeli strikes that wiped out
Iran's top leadership -- has been in place since April 8.But tensions
rose on Friday, when the US military said it struck radar sites in Iran
after downing drones headed towards the strait.Iran's Revolutionary
Guards said early Saturday they had targeted "enemy bases in the area"
with missiles in response to a US operation targeting the country's
Sirik and Qeshm islands."There are currently no reports of harm to US
personnel, and Iranian claims of damaging US 5th fleet headquarters in
Bahrain are false," CENTCOM said in a statement.The latest flare-up came
despite the United States moving ahead with allowing Iran's national
football team to travel to the FIFA World Cup it is co-hosting with
Canada and Mexico.US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed the visa
issuances, saying that "sports transcends borders, and we look forward
to welcoming competitors and fans from around the world".However, Iran's
Fars news agency reported that visas had yet to be issued for some
members of the team's "technical and executive staff". The country's
embassy in Turkey called their treatment "discriminatory" in a post on
X.An unnamed US administration official said in a statement: "We will
not allow the Iranian team to abuse this system to sneak terrorists into
the United States under false pretenses."The team is due to fly from
Turkey to Spain on Saturday before travelling on to their base camp in
Mexico, where they will arrive on Sunday.- Trading strikes -Kuwait's
military said early Saturday it was responding to "hostile" missile and
drone attacks, days after a strike on the country's international
airport killed one and wounded dozens.US President Donald Trump told NBC
News on Friday that Iran still retained roughly "21, 22 percent" of its
missile stockpile despite Washington's repeated insistence that
Tehran's military capacity had been crippled.That figure was higher than
the 18 percent Trump gave in May.Efforts to turn the truce into a
lasting settlement have repeatedly stalled, while the conflict has
rattled global markets and increased political pressure on Trump at home
ahead of midterm elections."The negotiations are at a deadlock and
Trump must break this deadlock," Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN in an
interview on Friday, as he called for the release of frozen Iranian
assets to the tune of "$24 billion".Lebanon -- which was drawn into the
Middle East war when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel on March 2 --
called Friday for Iran to stop interfering in its affairs.On Saturday,
Lebanon complained that an Israeli strike in the south of the country
had killed several of its soldiers.Israel and Hezbollah have traded
attacks after a new truce deal was flatly rejected by the militant
group. Iran, in its peace negotiations with Washington, has insisted
that the fighting in Lebanon and the war in the Gulf are inextricably
linked.bur/dc/axn
Iran says frozen funds key to progress in US talks.
Tehran,
June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-The release of frozen Iranian funds has
become a key issue in negotiations between Tehran and Washington aimed
at ending their war, a senior Iranian official said.Iran has been
subject to asset freezes and sweeping sanctions by the United States and
other Western countries since its 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled
the US-backed Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.In an interview broadcast on
Friday, Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps and an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said the talks were
failing over the release of Iranian assets."If he (Trump) wants to
reach an agreement with Iran, this $24 billion is a test of trust that
Iran wants to have with Trump," he told CNN, according to an English
translation of his remarks provided by the channel."This is a test that
America must pass and the path will be opened," he said, adding that
"this is our own money, not America's money".While there is no official
figure for the total amount of frozen Iranian assets, media reports have
estimated the sum at between $100 billion and $123 billion.Iran has
conditioned an agreement to end the war on several demands, including
the release of the frozen funds.Fighting broke out on February 28 when
the United States, backed by Israel, attacked Iran, killing former
supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military
commanders.The attacks prompted Iran to launch retaliatory missile and
drone strikes against Israel and US allies in the Gulf.A ceasefire took
effect on April 8 but diplomatic efforts to permanently end the war have
yet to produce a settlement.Among its conditions, Iran has also called
for an end to hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where
Tehran-backed Hezbollah fighters have been battling Israel.Despite their
ceasefire, tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington.Rezaei
warned that Iran would "drag the war" beyond the Gulf if the United
States resumed hostilities, bringing "another dimension to the war".But
he added that "the possibility of war is low".
US, Iran trade strikes despite visas for World Cup footballers.
Washington,
United States, June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-New attacks in the Middle East
on Friday threatened to unravel an already fragile US-Iran ceasefire,
even as American officials confirmed that Tehran's football players had
received visas for the World Cup.Weeks of complex talks marked by
threats and flare-ups of violence have failed to secure a deal to end
the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for global energy
flows.A ceasefire in the Middle East war, triggered nearly 100 days ago
by US and Israeli strikes that wiped out Iran's top leadership, has
been in place since April 8.But tensions surged again Friday when the US
military said it struck radar sites in Iran after downing drones headed
toward the strait.Shortly after, air raid sirens sounded in neighboring
Gulf nations Kuwait and Bahrain -- both US allies -- and AFP
correspondents in both countries heard explosions.Iran's Revolutionary
Guards said early Saturday they had targeted "enemy bases in the area"
with missiles in response to a US "invasion" of the country's Sirik and
Qeshm islands.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Iran launched seven
ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain.CENTCOM said six of the
missiles were downed while the seventh "did not reach its intended
target.""There are currently no reports of harm to US personnel, and
Iranian claims of damaging US 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain are
false," the command said in a statement.The latest flare-up came despite
the United States moving ahead with allowing Iran's national football
team to travel to the FIFA World Cup it is co-hosting with Canada and
Mexico.US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed the visa issuances,
saying that "sports transcends borders, and we look forward to
welcoming competitors and fans from around the world."However, Iran's
Fars news agency reported that visas had yet to be issued for some
members of the team's "technical and executive staff."An unnamed US
administration official said in a statement: "We will not allow the
Iranian team to abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United
States under false pretenses."The team is due to fly from Turkey to
Spain on Saturday before traveling on to their base camp in Mexico,
where they will arrive on Sunday.- Trading strikes -Earlier Friday,
CENTCOM said its forces also downed four Iranian drones headed toward
the Strait of Hormuz before striking Iranian coastal radar installations
in Goruk and on Qeshm Island."The attack drones posed an immediate
threat to regional maritime traffic," while the strikes on radar
installations "defend against further attacks," CENTCOM said in a
statement.Iranian state television IRIB reported early Saturday, local
time, that "several explosions were heard" in Sirik in southern Iran at
around 2:30 am (2300 GMT Friday)."Following the invasion of the
child-killing and terrorist US army into Sirik and Qeshm Island, enemy
bases in the region were hit by aerial missiles," IRIB reported, quoting
the Guards after the US strikes on Iran.Kuwait's military said early
Saturday it was responding to "hostile" missile and drone attacks, days
after a strike on the country's international airport killed one and
wounded dozens."Kuwaiti air defenses are currently responding to hostile
missile and drone attacks," the military said on X, without specifying
their origin.US President Donald Trump told NBC News on Friday that Iran
still retained roughly "21, 22 percent" of its missile stockpile
despite repeated claims from US officials that Tehran's military
capacity had been crippled.That figure was higher than the 18 percent
Trump gave in May.- Lebanon asks for 'mercy' -Efforts to turn the truce
into a lasting settlement have repeatedly stalled, while the conflict
has rattled global markets and increased political pressure on Trump at
home ahead of midterm elections."The negotiations are at a deadlock and
Trump must break this deadlock," Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN in an interview on
Friday, as he called for the release of frozen Iranian assets to the
tune of "$24 billion".Lebanon -- which was drawn into the Middle East
war when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel on March 2 -- called
Friday for Iran to stop interfering in its affairs.Israel and
Tehran-backed Hezbollah traded attacks after a new truce deal was flatly
rejected by the group.Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed
Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have
mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a
bargaining chip.""We are the people of a sovereign nation that refuses
to serve as... an open battlefield for their wars."Iran's Foreign
Minister Abbas Araghchi took aim at similar criticism from Lebanese
President Joseph Aoun early Saturday, calling on him to save Lebanon
from its "real foe."Iran, in peace negotiations with Washington, has
insisted that the fighting in Lebanon and the war in the Gulf are
inextricably linked.
US sanctions Iranian LPG export and 'shadow banking' networks.
Washington,
United States, June 5 (AFP) Jun 05, 2026-The United States on Friday
imposed sanctions on a network allegedly exporting Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG) from Iran to South and Eastern Asia by falsely flagging it as
originating in Oman, the Treasury said.The network used front companies
in the United Arab Emirates and China and a "shadow fleet" of vessels,
according to a Treasury statement.The system, designed to evade existing
US sanctions, moved LPG worth hundreds of millions of dollars, it
added.The United States has tightened sanctions on Iran since it jointly
launched its war on the country with Israel in late February.In
addition, Washington on Friday also sanctioned an Iranian currency
exchange house and individuals associated with it for allegedly helping
Iran facilitate billions in financial transactions."These sanctions are
part of the Administration's Economic Fury campaign, which maintains
maximum pressure on the Iranian regime and disrupts its ability to
generate revenue for weapons development, support for terrorist proxies,
and regional aggression," said US State Department spokesperson Tommy
Pigott.
Iran denounces 'political pressure' from UN nuclear watchdog.
Tehran,
June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-Iran on Saturday denounced as a "tool of
political pressure" a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) expressing concern over its lack of access to Iranian nuclear
sites.Tehran was engaged in discussions with Washington about its
nuclear programme when the United States and Israel attacked it on
February 28, sparking war in the region.Israel had previously struck
Iran in June 2025, also while Washington and Tehran were engaged in
nuclear negotiations, with Washington joining with later strikes before a
ceasefire was declared.During both conflicts, Iranian nuclear sites
were bombed repeatedly."If the agency wants to be part of a diplomatic
solution, it must refrain from turning a technical report into a tool of
political pressure," Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on
X.In a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday, the IAEA stated
that the lack of access to nuclear sites in Iran constitutes a
"proliferation concern"."While the agency acknowledged that the military
attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities and sites have created an
unprecedented situation, it is critical for the agency to conduct
verification activities in Iran without delay," the IAEA said in the
report.The IAEA has never condemned the Israeli-American strikes on
Iranian nuclear sites.Gharibabadi on Saturday said the Israeli-American
strikes are "not only a violation of Iran's sovereignty", but also "a
direct blow to nuclear safety"."One cannot bomb safeguarded facilities,
destroy the access and safety necessary for inspections, and then use
the consequences of that very attack as a grievance against Iran," he
argued.Western countries, led by the US and Israel -- Iran's sworn enemy
and considered by experts to be the only nuclear power in the Middle
East -- accuse Tehran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.Iran denies
having any such ambitions.In June 2025, the United States bombed three
nuclear sites in Iran, which, according to US President Donald Trump,
made it possible to "annihilate" the country's nuclear programme.The
exact extent of the damage is not known, however, and Iran cites
security concerns to justify refusing access to the sites.Prior to US
strikes in June 2025, the IAEA calculated that Iran was in possession of
approximately 440 kilogrammes of highly enriched uranium.Since June
2025, the fate of this stockpile, last seen by IAEA inspectors on June
10, 2025, has remained uncertain.sbr/apz/ris/jsa
Trump says Iran has '22 percent' of missiles left.
Washington,
United States, June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-Iran still has "21, 22
percent" of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said on Friday,
after Tehran fired dozens across the region during a week marked by
repeated violations of a fragile ceasefire."They still have capacity.
They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say, percentage
wise, maybe 21, 22 percent of their missiles," Trump told NBC News in an
interview.That estimate for Iran's remaining missile stockpile is
higher than the 18 percent Trump gave in May. He has often claimed to
have completely destroyed Iran's war-fighting capacity.Iran's military
said Friday it had fired "warning missiles" at two US destroyers in the
Gulf of Oman -- a claim promptly denied by the US military.Two days
earlier, Kuwait said it had intercepted 30 ballistic missiles fired as
part of "heinous Iranian aggression."Weeks of complex talks marked by
threats and flare-ups of violence have failed to secure a deal to end
the war.But Trump said Iran has "got no choice" except to reach an
agreement."They're strong, they're proud, there are things they never
thought they'd be doing that they're going to have to do," he told NBC.
UN nuclear watchdog raises 'proliferation' fears over Iran sites.
Vienna,
June 4 (AFP) Jun 04, 2026-The UN nuclear agency reaffirmed in a
confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday that a lack of access to
Iran's nuclear material posed a "proliferation concern" and called on
Teheran to act "constructively".The International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) has not seen any activity at key nuclear sites, judging from
satellite images, since the start of the Middle East war, a diplomatic
source said.But the IAEA has not had access to some key nuclear
facilities in Iran since Israel, joined by the United States, launched a
12-day conflict in June 2025 that included strikes on nuclear
sites.Nuclear facilities have also been hit in the war that erupted on
February 28. The IAEA has repeatedly urged access.According to a CNN
report on Sunday, satellite images show that Iran has unblocked 50 out
of the 69 tunnel entrances bombed by the US and Israel at 18 underground
missile facilities.A diplomatic source said the IAEA had detected "no
more movement" at key sites, such as Isfahan and Natanz, since the start
of the war.In its report, the IAEA said it conducted an inspection this
week at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, but not other sites.The
Bushehr plant was built and operated with Russian assistance for
civilian purposes but was targeted in the war.- 'Without delay' -"While
the agency acknowledged that the military attacks on Iran's nuclear
facilities and sites have created an unprecedented situation, it is
critical for the agency to conduct verification activities in Iran
without delay," the IAEA said in the report.The report is to be
discussed at an IAEA board of governors' meeting next week.Prior to US
strikes in June 2025, the IAEA calculated that Iran possessed
approximately 440 kilogrammes of uranium enriched to 60 percent, which
is close to the 90 percent needed to make a bomb and well above the
3.67-percent limit set by a 2015 now-defunct agreement with Iran.Since
June 2025, the fate of this stockpile has remained uncertain."The
agency's lack of access to verify the previously declared highly
enriched uranium and low enriched uranium for nearly a year -- which is
long overdue according to standard safeguard practices -- is a matter of
proliferation concern," it added.IAEA head Rafael Grossi "calls on Iran
to engage the agency constructively in order to facilitate the full and
effective implementation of safeguards in Iran," it added, evoking the
"utmost urgency".Israel and the United States have long accused Iran of
wanting to build a nuclear weapon, with President Donald Trump claiming
that threat as justification for attacking Iran.Trump has insisted that
Iran must accept in any deal to end the war that it will not have a
nuclear weapon and that the uranium is destroyed.Tehran has repeatedly
denied having any military ambitions, insisting on its right to the
technology for civilian purposes.
'It's not your country, it's
our country,' he tells Tehran-Lebanese president says Iran using his
country as ‘bargaining chip’ in talks with US-Aoun asks, ‘Aren’t you fed
up with war since 1948?’; Beirut parliament speaker backs pullout of
both ally Hezbollah and IDF from south Lebanon; IDF chief Zamir
reportedly tells ministers: Better a Lebanon ceasefire now, than in a
month under same terms-By ToI Staff and Agencies 5 June 2026, 8:21 pm
Lebanese
President Joseph Aoun accused Iran Friday of using Lebanon as a
“bargaining chip” in negotiations with the United States, and called on
both Hezbollah and Israel to embrace diplomacy in a bid to end the
fighting between them.His comments in an interview with CNN came after
Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew a truce in the conflict.
Hezbollah has rejected the ceasefire deal, but on Friday, Lebanese
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of the Iran-backed terror group,
said he agreed to its withdrawal from southern Lebanon as long as the
IDF also pulls out of the area.Israel and the Lebanese government both
support efforts to disarm Hezbollah and remove it from southern Lebanon.
But Iran has rebuffed those calls and has sought to tie a ceasefire in
Lebanon to its own peace talks with the US.Aoun has repeatedly sought to
distance Lebanon from regional conflicts and has said decisions
concerning the country’s sovereignty and security must be made by the
Lebanese state alone. Speaking to CNN, he slammed the Islamic Republic’s
interference in Lebanon, noting that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps opposed the truce deal.“It’s not your country, it’s our country,”
he said, referring to Iran. “It’s our obligation. It’s not your job to
interfere in our country… Our people [are] being killed, our people, our
house is being destroyed.”He added, “They are using Lebanon as a
bargaining chip in their negotiation with the United States. It’s
unacceptable.”In Wednesday’s ceasefire agreement, following
Israeli-Lebanese talks in Washington DC, the countries pledged to create
a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah
terrorists would be banned.A joint statement said the truce “is
contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation
of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River, and
said the deal would “enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and
security agreement.”But Hezbollah’s chief, Naim Qassem, rejected the
deal as “surrender.” Qassem said that his group would keep bombarding
northern Israel as long as strikes continue in Lebanon. Qassem also
urged the Lebanese government to quit the “farce” of direct talks with
Israel.Berri also criticized the agreement in written comments
distributed by his office, calling it unfair and saying it should have
included an “unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air.”But he added
that he “agrees to… Hezbollah’s withdrawal from south of the Litani
River, in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from the areas it
occupied.”Berri is the senior-most Shiite politician in Lebanon, and his
Amal Movement has historically had close ties to Hezbollah.In Israel,
meanwhile, a report said some government ministers were unhappy with the
ceasefire and had unsuccessfully demanded a cabinet vote on it. Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answered that he wouldn’t call a vote on the
latest iteration of the US-brokered truce until Hezbollah has accepted
its terms, the Ynet news site reported.Netanyahu told cabinet ministers
that there was no final agreement yet, and that the ceasefire had not
been completely formulated, Kan news reported.He also said that he
preferred a diplomatic solution to the conflict, and that the government
needed to allow the continuation of negotiations as desired by Trump,
since the US president is a strategic partner for Israel, Kan
reported.IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir also reportedly told
ministers that if a ceasefire with Lebanon is reached, it is better that
it happen now than in the near future under similar terms.“If we have
to reach a ceasefire now on the terms agreed in Washington, better that
it is now and not in a few months,” Zamir told cabinet members,
according to Channel 12 and Kan.Additionally, Channel 12 reported that
at a meeting with mayors and leaders of local councils on the northern
border on Thursday, Zamir said that “Hezbollah has not been destroyed
but is weaker now than ever,” and told the officials that the threat of
invasion from Lebanon had been removed.“Having accomplished very
significant military achievements, I very much hope this will lead to
political achievements,” Zamir reportedly said. “This is a time for
leadership, determination and perseverance.”Defending the deal on
Friday, a US official said that Wednesday’s agreement was the first step
in a process that must end with the demilitarization of Hezbollah, full
security control south of the Litani River by the Lebanese Armed
Forces, and the restoration of complete sovereignty to the Lebanese
government.The official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition
of anonymity, claimed that Iran had wanted to prolong the conflict and
“claim credit for saving the day” by trying to undermine the talks, but
that the June 3 agreement had “exposed that cynical strategy.”Aoun, for
his part, touted the negotiations and called on both Hezbollah and
Israel to choose diplomacy over fighting.“Hezbollah must understand that
[there is] no other way but to sit and talk, no other way to solve this
problem and to save what’s left except through negotiation and
diplomacy,” he told CNN.He also urged Israel to stop fighting in
Lebanon, and suggested his country was ready to consider a peace
deal.“Aren’t you fed up with war since 1948?” he said. “Do you want,
really, to live in peace? Let’s sit and talk. For the Israeli
government, it’s a time for the power of reason to prevail over the
reason of power. Military activities or [a] military solution will never
provide you with security and safety to the northern people [in
Israel]. We are ready to sit and talk.”The conflict between Israel and
Hezbollah reignited in March, days after the beginning of the US-Israeli
war with Iran, as the terror group began launching rockets and drones
at Israel. Israel responded with heavy airstrikes and by expanding its
ground troops’ presence in southern Lebanon.Israel and Lebanon have held
successive rounds of negotiations since then, but efforts at a
ceasefire have unraveled. Israel has expressed skepticism at the
Lebanese government’s capacity to disarm Hezbollah or uproot it from the
border area, despite its stated commitment to doing so.In the CNN
interview, Aoun said he was “committed to save the country.”“I’ll do
whatever it takes,” he said. “When there is a will, there is always a
way. I’m not saying that it’s very easy… Have you ever seen a 40-year
conflict or a 50-year conflict end in one day or overnight? But we have
to struggle in order to save what’s left of the country.”Lebanon
sentences activists for inciting Israeli attacks-In parallel with those
pledges, Lebanon’s judiciary charged two anti-Hezbollah activists in
absentia with inciting Israeli attacks against the terror group, and
sentenced them to 15 years in prison, a judicial official told AFP on
Friday.It was the harshest sentence yet against activists expressing
support for Israel. Lebanon has previously arrested people accused of
spying for Israel.The official, who requested anonymity, said the two
individuals, Ahmed Yassine and Joumana Gebara, both living outside
Lebanon, were charged with “collaborating with Israel and inciting it to
continue its military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon” by the
military tribunal, in a trial that began in November 2024.Yassine, a
Paris-based university professor, is accused of “inciting the Israeli
army to bomb the historic Baalbek Citadel by disseminating information
claiming that the citadel housed Hezbollah weapons depots.”Yassine also
has a YouTube channel where he shares political commentary to more than
140,000 subscribers.Gebara is accused of “praising Israeli army
spokesman Avichay Adraee and thanking him for the bombings of Lebanon,
as well as calling for normalization with Israel” during the
Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2024, the official said.
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.
LUKE 19:40
40 And He answered and said unto them, “I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
North Korea's Kim stresses stronger naval nuclear deterrent.
Seoul,
June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the
naval destroyer Kang Kon to oversee a navigation test, state media said
Saturday, stressing the need to enhance the navy's capability to deter a
nuclear war.The Saturday report came as Beijing and Pyongyang announced
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea from June 8 to 9,
after Xi hosted back-to-back summits with US President Donald Trump and
Russia's Vladimir Putin last month.Kim has in recent years vowed to
strengthen North Korea's naval capabilities, and in May last year
oversaw the botched launch of the destroyer Kang Kon, which was later
repaired and relaunched a month later.During the trip on Thursday, Kim
stressed the importance of rapidly developing the naval force into a
force "capable of reliably taking charge of a part of the nuclear war
deterrent", Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
said.Building a navy capable of delivering a "deadly blow" to enemies
above and below the water is a core goal of the ruling party's current
five-year defence development plan, Kim said.The North Korean leader
visited the vessel with top officials and his daughter, Ju Ae, images
released by Pyongyang's state media showed.Since North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un's 2019 summit with Trump collapsed over the scope of
denuclearisation and sanctions relief, Pyongyang has repeatedly declared
itself an "irreversible" nuclear state.Kim has since been emboldened by
the war in Ukraine, securing critical support from Moscow after sending
thousands of troops to fight alongside Russian forces.Last year, Kim
appeared alongside China's Xi and Russia's Putin at an elaborate
military parade in Beijing -- a striking display of his new, elevated
status in global politics.
Russia says downed hundreds of drones from Ukraine.
Moscow,
June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-Russia said Saturday it intercepted hundreds
of Ukrainian drones including near Saint Petersburg, where Moscow is
hosting a major economic forum, as Ukraine reported at least three
people killed by Russian strikes.Moscow and Kyiv have intensified drone
strikes on each other in recent months as US-led diplomatic efforts to
end the war, now in its fifth year, remain stalled over the conflict in
the Middle East.The Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum
(SPIEF) -- once dubbed "Russia's Davos" -- ends on Saturday, a day after
the event featured a speech by Russian President Vladimir
Putin."Eighty-six UAVs have been shot down over Leningrad region. Combat
operations continue," said Aleksandr Drozdenko, governor of the region
whose major city is Saint Petersburg and which also includes key Baltic
ports.On the first day of the summit, Ukrainian drones hit an oil
complex and military base in Saint Petersburg, which is also Putin's
home city.Overnight, Russia's defence ministry said its air defence
downed a total of 376 Ukrainian drones "over Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga,
Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk,
Tver, and Tula regions, Moscow region, Crimea Republic, Abkhazia
Republic, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas".In southern
Ukraine, authorities found the bodies of two men who had been
unaccounted for following an attack on Zaporizhzhia, according to
regional governor Ivan Fedorov.One person was killed and three wounded
in Russian drone and artillery attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, regional
governor Oleksandr Ganzha wrote on Telegram.A fire broke out at an oil
depot in the city of Ust-Labinsk in southern Russia following a drone
attack, according to local authorities, with no reports of
wounded.Russian forces also downed nine Ukrainian drones headed for
Moscow on Saturday, according to earlier updates by the city's mayor
Sergei Sobyanin.
Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli strike, army says.
Beirut,
Lebanon, June 6 (AFP) Jun 06, 2026-Several soldiers have been killed in
an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon, Beirut's military said
Saturday, days after the two countries announced a conditional truce
following talks in the United States."A number of military personnel,
including an officer, were martyred in a barbaric Israeli raid targeting
a military vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road," the Lebanese army
said in a statement posted to X.A ceasefire that was supposed to end the
fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed militant group
Hezbollah took effect on April 17, but has not been respected.Hezbollah
and Israel have frequently exchanged accusations of violating the truce,
with each side justifying its attacks with alleged violations committed
by the other side.A further conditional truce was announced by Lebanese
and Israeli envoys this week in Washington.It would require Hezbollah
to stop firing, withdraw from near the Israeli border and would see
Lebanon's army deploy to new "pilot zones" in the area, where it will
exercise exclusive control.But Hezbollah has rejected the agreement,
calling for a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.On
Saturday, Israel renewed evacuation orders for five villages in
Lebanon's south and east, telling residents to move north of the Zahrani
River."In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire
agreement, the IDF is forced to act against it with force," the Israeli
military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on
Telegram.Lebanon was drawn into the wider Middle East war when Hezbollah
attacked Israel on March 2 to avenge the February 28 killing of Iran's
supreme leader.Israel responded with an extensive campaign of airstrikes
in Lebanon and a ground invasion.Iran insists Lebanon be included in
any agreement with the United States to end their wider war.Lebanese
President Joseph Aoun said in an interview with CNN that aired on Friday
that Iran must stop interfering in Lebanon."It's not your country, it's
our country," he said. "It's not your job to interfere into our
country.""They are using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in their
negotiation with the United States. It's unacceptable," he
added."Hezbollah must understand that (there is) no other way but to sit
and talk, no other way to solve this problem and to save what's left
except through negotiation and diplomacy," Aoun added."The majority of
the Lebanese people are fed up with war."lk/axn/dc
Russia, US and nuclear: What to expect from Xi-Kim summit.
Beijing,
June 5 (AFP) Jun 05, 2026-China's President Xi Jinping will visit North
Korea on Monday as he seeks to cement Beijing's influence in its own
backyard, following summits with US counterpart Donald Trump and
Russia's Vladimir Putin.Here's what to expect during Xi's summit with
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un:- What happened during past meetings?
-In 2019, Xi became the first Chinese leader to visit North Korea in 14
years.Thousands waved flags as the two leaders drove through Pyongyang
in an open-topped limousine, and watched performances depicting Chinese
and Korean soldiers fighting together in the Korean War.Xi hailed the
two countries' "unbreakable friendship", and analysts will be watching
for similar pageantry next week.Kim had said a year prior that North
Korea and China were "like family", keen for close ties to the Asian
giant his country relies on economically.But Kim has sought to balance
that dependency in recent years by growing ties with Russia.China-North
Korea exchanges shuddered to a halt when Pyongyang shuttered its borders
during the Covid-19 pandemic.Direct air and rail travel between the two
countries is only gradually re-opening from March this year.The two
leaders last met in Beijing in September, when Kim attended China's huge
military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War
II.- Why now? -After hosting meetings with Trump and Putin, Xi is
"moving swiftly to establish a 'mediator's veto' on the Korean
peninsula", according to Seong-Hyon Lee of the George H. W. Bush
Foundation for US-China Relations.Trump has said he is open to meeting
again with Kim, who he met three times during his first term."By
inserting himself into Pyongyang now, Xi is ensuring that any
resurrected Washington-Pyongyang diplomatic track cannot bypass
Beijing's core interests or alter the region's security architecture
without his concurrence," Lee told AFP.Beijing also wants "balance by
keeping the increasingly close relationship between North Korea and
Russia in check", said Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National
Unification in Seoul.Pyongyang's recent touting of new nuclear
facilities and missile tests may also worry Beijing.Kim vowed on
Wednesday an "exponential" increase in nuclear military capabilities,
Pyongyang's state news agency KCNA said.Diplomatically isolated North
Korea is already under heavy international sanctions over its nuclear
activity."Beijing recognises an urgent need to manage this friction
before Kim's actions force an irreversible, automated expansion of US,
South Korean, and Japanese military assets into China's immediate
periphery," Lee said.- What do Xi and Kim want? -Xi's visit will be his
first foreign trip this year, after hosting dozens of world leaders in
recent months.Visiting North Korea is "a deliberate visual rebuttal to
the prevailing read in Western capitals that Pyongyang had quietly
migrated into Moscow's orbit", according to Lee.Xi will seek to assert
China's central role in the region, while for Kim, just the "visual
deference of a visit on North Korean soil" is a win, Lee said.The visit
is also part of a wider effort by China, Russia and North Korea "to
present a united front against the US and Japan", according to Lim
Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at the South's Kyungnam
University.Nevertheless, North Korea has "few options to turn to for
diplomatic recognition by a major power", and may seek more development
aid from China, according to James Char of Singapore's Nanyang
Technological University.- What could it mean for the region? -"This
summit represents Beijing's tacit endorsement of Kim's nuclear status,"
Lee said."China is increasingly willing to absorb the rising 'cost of
tolerance' for North Korea's nuclear advancements because an assertive
Pyongyang effectively ties down American and allied military
resources."But Beijing is still keen to limit Pyongyang's potentially
destabilising actions in the region."If North Korea acts in a
provocative and belligerent manner, it could trigger regional conflict,
which could run counter to China's interests," said Hong Min.South Korea
has said it hopes exchanges between North Korea and China contribute to
peace and stability."We can expect future ties to be highly
transactional," Lee said."North Korea will provide geopolitical friction
against the US and its allies, and in exchange, China will provide the
structural, economic lifeline necessary for regime survival."
Chinese spies pose as recruiters to glean state secrets: western agencies.
London,
June 4 (AFP) Jun 04, 2026-Chinese spies are posing as job recruiters to
trick staff in western governments into disclosing sensitive
information, the Five Eyes alliance of security agencies has
warned.China's military intelligence services advertise false jobs such
as foreign policy or defence analysts on platforms including LinkedIn,
the spy agencies of Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada and
New Zealand said jointly late Wednesday.The agents pretend to be HR
consultants or employees of "legitimate-looking" private consultancies
or think-tanks that claim to be located outside of China.They pressurise
candidates into revealing "non-public" information during the interview
process, including by writing a report, the intelligence agencies
said.People with security clearance, military personnel, journalists and
academics are among those targeted, the Five Eyes added.Military staff
may be asked about their roles and unit activities, home base or naval
vessel.Recruits receive anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand
dollars per report, and may be offered more money in return for
increasingly sensitive information, the agencies said.They warned that
"while applicants often have no direct access to classified information,
even unclassified information" can be helpful to the Chinese
government."Certain types of data can place the lives of frontline
military or other personnel at risk, can weaken our economic prosperity,
and enable interference in our democratic processes," the agencies
wrote.They said they had identified people who had been duped by the
scam, "leading to criminal prosecutions, job losses, and
security-clearance revocation".Western spy agencies have repeatedly
warned of the threat of espionage from China, as well as from Russia and
Iran, in recent years.Last month, two Chinese-British dual nationals
were convicted by a jury in London of spying on Hong Kong dissidents on
Beijing's behalf. They are awaiting sentencing.pdh/jkb/phz
US nuclear start-up marks mini-reactor breakthrough.
New
York, June 5 (AFP) Jun 05, 2026-A nuclear start-up working on
mini-reactors for the US military has announced a crucial first step in
producing a model that could be deployed at bases and other strategic
sites within a few years.Antares said Thursday that it had achieved
initial criticality for its Mark-0 prototype, meaning it triggered a
controlled, self-sustaining fission chain reaction for producing
electricity.It said it was the first private company to achieve the
breakthrough for smaller reactors, which countries are increasing
considering to supplement their shifts to low-carbon energy grids.The
Mark-0 is one of 11 microreactor projects selected by the US Energy
Department as part of an initiative to bring several models to
criticality by this year's July 4 celebrations marking the country's
250th anniversary.US Energy Secretary Chris Wright hailed an "important
milestone."The "achievement is proof that the United States still leads
the world in innovation -and that America's nuclear renaissance is well
underway," Wright wrote on X.Antares said it conducted the test at the
Idaho National Laboratory research and testing facility.The Mark-0 does
not use water to cool the reactor cool like most US commercial power
plants, but rather liquid sodium.That improves efficiency and avoids the
risk of overpressure and steam explosions like that seen in the 1986
Chernobyl disaster.Sodium does require specific safety measures,
however, because it ignites on contact with air and explodes on contact
with water.Antares said it planned to have operational reactors ready
for US military sites by September 2028."We went from concept to a
critical reactor, safely, in less than 12 months," Antares CEO Jordan
Bramble said.To be commercially viable, the Antares reactor, which
currently has a special authorization from the Energy Department,
requires approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Only one
reactor design, by the start-up NuScale, has been given that green light
so far.The Energy Department said it expected other companies to reach
criticality by July 4.tu/gmo/cms/js
Japan aims to replace 14 ageing nuclear reactors by 2050s.
Tokyo,
June 5 (AFP) Jun 05, 2026-Japan's industry ministry said on Friday the
nation needs to replace up to 14 ageing nuclear reactors by the 2050s,
as Tokyo turns back towards atomic energy more than 15 years after the
Fukushima meltdown.The proposal comes as Japan rushes to secure enough
power generation capacity to meet surging electricity demand, especially
for new technologies such as artificial intelligence, data centres and
semiconductor factories.Under the draft plan, as introduced to a panel
of experts, the ministry stressed that Japan needs to replace up to five
nuclear reactors by the 2040s and a total of around 14 by the 2050s.The
scenario assumes that nuclear would meet about 20 percent of Japan's
energy demand during those periods, compared with just under 10 percent
now, the ministry said."We will promote this initiative with a view to
replacing at least this number (of reactors) in order to ensure a stable
supply" of electricity, the proposal said.This is the first time that
the government has outlined specific targets for reactor replacement,
Kyodo News reported.Relevant ministers will review the draft at another
time, according to local media.Japan's power industry estimates that by
the 2040s, the nation will see a shortfall of 5.5 million kilowatts,
roughly equivalent to the power generated by five reactors, Kyodo
said.Japan pulled the plug on all nuclear power after a colossal
earthquake and tsunami sent three reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant
into meltdown in 2011.But it now wants to revive atomic energy to
reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
and meet growing energy needs from AI.Before the Fukushima crisis,
nuclear used to cover around a third of Japan's electricity needs.
'Being
anti-Israel in today’s GOP is not a path to success'Tucker Carlson is
down, say some Jewish Republicans; others warn he’s not out-Antisemitism
and anti-Israel sentiment in party spark debate at RJC gala as Rep.
Randy Fine says biggest threat now comes from the left; watchdogs fear
toxic rhetoric still being normalized-By Joseph Strauss Today, 4:59
pm-JUN 6,26
JTA — At the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual
gala last November, much of the discussion centered around right-wing
antisemitism. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned that there was “an existential
crisis in our party” as figures such as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens
and Nick Fuentes built their online audiences, while right-wing
firebrand Rep. Randy Fine of Florida slammed Carlson as an antisemite.At
the RJC’s “America 250” gala six months later, the mood was cheerier,
and the cautionary words gave way to declarations that emerging
antisemitism on the right was being dealt with properly.Fine reminded
the audience at the RJC event held in Manhattan on Sunday that in his
speech to the RJC in November, he’d called Carlson “the most dangerous
antisemite in America.” Now, he said, “I don’t know that that’s true
anymore.”Fine and other Republicans at the RJC gala told the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency that enough Republicans — most significantly, US
President Donald Trump — had spoken out against Carlson and his ilk to
damage their image and dampen the threat they might pose. They also
pointed to major GOP critics of Israel who had lost their seats in
recent months.But others have warned that it’s a mistake to celebrate
too soon, or to think Carlson’s star has really faded, especially amid
speculation that he might launch a presidential run as a Republican.Fine
told JTA in a text that he now believes the country’s “most dangerous
antisemite” is Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s anti-Zionist mayor. In
contrast, he said, Carlson’s impact had only plummeted in the past
half-year.“I think that brand has been destroyed [in] the last six
months,” he wrote, attributing the change to politicians like himself
calling Carlson out, as well as “the damage he has done to himself.”A
number of speakers at the RJC who lauded Republicans’ response to
antisemitism in the party also pointed to the recent primary defeat of
outspoken Israel critic Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie. Brooks said to loud
applause that the group spent $5 million in that race, and called the
effort “a fight worth having and a victory worth celebrating.”Speakers
also recounted the resignation from Congress of Marjorie Taylor Greene
in January, maintaining that the Republican Party is squashing its
anti-Israel voices, while the Democratic Party is electing them.“Being
anti-Israel in today’s Republican Party is not — unlike the Democratic
Party — a path to success,” said RJC CEO Matt Brooks during his remarks.
Brooks later told JTA that Carlson, Owens and Fuentes’ “influence and
credibility is less than it’s ever been” and that “they don’t represent”
the mainstream of the MAGA movement.But the Anti-Defamation League
warned that it would be a mistake not to see the audience and impact of
Carlson in particular as worthy of continued concern.Oren Segal, the
ADL’s vice president of counterextremism and intelligence, said in an
interview with JTA that his organization’s biggest worry regarding
Carlson is “not merely his relationship with any conservative or elected
officials” but also the “normalization” of his views.Segal pointed to
the accusation that an Israeli attack on an American spy ship during the
1967 Six-Day War was intentional — used by conspiracy theorists as
proof that the Jewish state cannot be trusted — despite US
investigations determining that it was a mistake.“No one’s been a bigger
boon to the USS Liberty Conspiracy of late than Tucker Carlson,” he
said.Segal added that it would be “absurd” to count out anyone as a
potential presidential contender, while several political observers have
speculated that Carlson may be weighing a run.New York University
professor Scott Galloway recently said on his New York Magazine podcast
“Pivot” that the former Fox News host could be a serious contender.
There is an “enormous lane,” he assessed, for a candidate who, like
Carlson, has “very conservative values, an enormous media platform, an
enormous army of acolytes that he could weaponize right away, and is
anti-Trump and anti-the war on Iran.”Some of Carlson’s allies are
gunning for a campaign. Speaking Thursday on Russian state television
during a trip to St. Petersburg, Owens said she personally did not plan
to run for office but said Carlson would be a great candidate for
president.“I would love for him to run,” she said, adding, “I would
gratefully get behind someone like Tucker Carlson.”Back in March, TV
host Piers Morgan asked Carlson whether he has White House ambitions.
Carlson said that politics is “not what I do,” adding, “The whole idea
of, ‘I’ve been a successful cable news host, I should be president!’ —
that whole way of thinking is disgusting to me.”Asked about the
possibility of Carlson running for president, Brooks told JTA in a
statement that the RJC would continue to push back against Carlson and
similar anti-Israel figures.“There is only one party where American Jews
can be proudly pro-Israel, and it is the Republican Party — and those
who imperil that will have to come through the RJC first,” Brooks
said.Others who attended Sunday’s RJC gathering felt the possibility of a
Carlson candidacy was overblown. Shabbos Kestenbaum, a prominent Jewish
conservative activist who sued Harvard University over alleged
antisemitism, dismissed concerns that Carlson could be a serious
presidential candidate.In an interview, he pointed out that Carlson’s
support of Massie and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch did not
yield electoral success. Putsch, who has a history of dog whistling to
neo-Nazis, received 17.5% of the vote in Ohio’s Republican gubernatorial
primary. Unlike Massie, Carlson did not issue an endorsement for
Putsch, but he did host Putsch on his podcast last year.“His
endorsements mean absolutely nothing, and outside of the ‘Podcastistan’
universe, his words carry very little weight,” Kestenbaum said of
Carlson.Brooks said in an interview with JTA that he feels “very
pleased” with how the party has responded to voices like Carlson’s.
Trump has publicly cast Carlson aside since his former ally sharpened
his objections to the administration’s war in Iran.“It’s been
marginalized,” Brooks said of the party’s anti-Israel wing. “They tried
to hijack the term MAGA. Groups like ours, but equally important, the
president, has made it clear they are not MAGA.”Asked about Vice
President JD Vance, who has not offered a condemnation of Carlson to
some Jewish Republicans’ chagrin, Brooks said, “When you have the
president speaking, that’s the voice that matters right now.”
Lebanon
considers its largest amnesty in 35 years but some are
protesting-Measure would release over 3,000 prisoners and reduce
thousands of sentences amid prison overcrowding while reopening debate
over fate of former Israeli-backed militia members-By BASSEM MROUE
Today, 9:45 am-JUN 6,26
BEIRUT (AP) — Samira Bou Saab had hoped
to see the execution of the man who was sentenced to death for killing
her son. Instead, he eventually could be released under a sweeping draft
amnesty law in Lebanon that is revealing the country’s complex history
of loyalties and conflict.Lebanon’s largest amnesty since the end of its
devastating 1975-90 civil war is expected to occur in the coming weeks,
once parliament approves it and the president signs it.The law would
replace death sentences, reduce life sentences and eventually lead to
the release of convicted militants and drug dealers while excluding
crimes such as rape, human trafficking, corruption, funding acts of
terrorism and premeditated murder. Those convicted of killing Lebanese
troops could see reduced prison terms.Even as Israel’s latest invasion
of Lebanon in pursuit of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group has
delayed parliamentary elections, lawmakers have said they are pressing
ahead with the amnesty law because of overcrowding in jails.Over 3,000
of nearly 8,600 detainees would be freed, including those in jail
without trial for at least 14 years.But some in Lebanon oppose the
amnesty. Recently, families of fallen soldiers protested by placing
dozens of empty military boots outside parliament in Beirut.The proposal
again exposes sectarian tensions-Bou Saab’s son, George, an army first
lieutenant, was one of 18 military members killed in clashes with
followers of radical Sunni Muslim cleric Ahmed al-Assir in the southern
city of Sidon in 2013.Bou Saab asked whether al-Assir, who has served 11
years under a death sentence, would have the right under the amnesty to
see his children and family, “while my son is buried under the sand and
his children don’t know him.” If the law is approved, the death
sentence would be gone, and he would have 10 more years to
serve.Al-Assir’s wife, meanwhile, blasted the amnesty, saying her
husband is an innocent victim of a conspiracy orchestrated by the Shiite
Muslim Hezbollah, which she said ignited battles between the cleric’s
supporters and the Lebanese army.“He is being executed slowly,” Amal
Shamseddine said of her husband’s sentence, adding, “Had there been
justice in our country, they (detainees) would have been released and
gone home a long time ago.”Lebanon’s last major amnesty was in 1991,
with the aim of facilitating reconciliation after the civil war left
150,000 people dead. The conflict drew in multiple militias, many of
them sectarian, plus Palestinian factions. Syria’s military intervened,
and an Israeli invasion in 1982 reached Beirut.After that amnesty, most
militia leaders became part of Lebanon’s ruling class, which was later
blamed for decades of corruption and mismanagement, leading to an
economic meltdown in 2019.As the current amnesty law was drafted, the
country’s deep sectarian divisions were clear in the legislature. Sunni
lawmakers demanded the release of Islamists, Shiite ones sought the
release of drug dealers, mostly from Lebanon’s eastern,
cannabis-planting Baalbek region.Christian legislators demanded amnesty
for hundreds of citizens who fled to Israel after its forces withdrew
from Lebanon in 2000. Many have links to the Israeli-backed South
Lebanon Army militia that was dissolved when Israel withdrew.“The draft
law has entered the road of political bargains,” said lawmaker Nabil
Badr, a strong supporter of the amnesty, adding that many legislators
are using it to make political gains.New fighting with Israel has
created a challenge-Maryam Younnes was 5 when she fled with her family
to Israel in 2000. She hopes the amnesty will allow her to return to
Lebanon, where she can meet her grandmother again and visit her father’s
grave. He had been an SLA commander and his body was brought to his
hometown for burial after he died in 2013.But political considerations
remain.-“We will return once Lebanon is cleared of (Hezbollah), illegal
weapons, and once there is peace between Lebanon and Israel,” Younnes
said. Hezbollah, which emerged in southern Lebanon in 1982 in response
to Israel’s invasion, was allowed to keep its weapons after the civil
war to fight Israeli forces.After Israel withdrew, hundreds of SLA
members stayed in Lebanon and received jail sentences, with some later
released.The draft amnesty law says Lebanese citizens living in Israel
would be treated in accordance with a 2011 law saying members of the
pro-Israel militia will be detained upon their arrival in Lebanon and
given “a fair trial.”But Younnes declared: “Our people are not
criminals.”As Lebanon and Israel hold their first direct talks in more
than three decades, while a new conflict grows, Younnes hopes for an
eventual peace treaty with open borders.“I am confident the situation
will change, and I want to return to my country,” she said.
Lebanon
inaugurates a second international airport amid Israel-Hezbollah
war-Qlayaat airport near Syrian border to be converted from airbase to
passenger hub as government looks to shift traffic from the Beirut
airport, near Hezbollah’s Dahiyeh stronghold-By AFP and ToI Staff Today,
4:58 pm-JUN 6,26
QLAYAAT, Lebanon — Lebanon launched the
rehabilitation of its second airport on Saturday, in preparation for an
opening within months, at a time when the country faces constant
fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.Lebanon currently has one
international airport, in south Beirut next to Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah
stronghold that has been subjected to heavy Israeli bombardment during
successive wars.The new airport, in the town of Qlayaat in Lebanon’s
northernmost province of Akkar, near the border with Syria, has been
used as a military base by the Lebanese army for decades.Lebanese
Minister of Transport and Public Works Fayez Rasamny inaugurated the
airport on Saturday “after more than fifty years of promises, delays and
waiting.”“Today we are moving from promise to execution,” Rasamny said,
adding that the goal is for the airport to be “operational in a few
weeks” to serve travelers to Mersin, Istanbul and Dubai, adding there
are plans to expand the destinations to Saudi Arabia, Cairo and Athens
at a later stage.Lebanon is also in contact with low-cost airlines, such
as Ryanair and Pegasus, he said.Rehabilitation is due to begin next
week and will take at least three months, going through a pilot phase
before the airport is put into full service in November 2026, according
to local media.The work is being carried out by the Lebanese company Sky
Lounge, which on Saturday posted on its Instagram page a video of a
test flight between Beirut airport and Qlayaat airport.In a speech
during the opening ceremony, the company’s chairman, Ziad Munla, said
the passenger terminal will be completed “within 90 days after
completing the required approvals and licenses.”The airport will be able
to handle about 114,000 passengers in its first year, rising to more
than 600,000 by its fourth year, he said.The opening of the airport aims
to create jobs in Akkar, one of Lebanon’s poorest governorates with a
high unemployment rate.Rene Mouawad Airport, named after a former
Lebanese president who was elected in the 1980s, was built by the French
army as an airstrip in the 1930s.It was used for civilian purposes in
the 1960s and was bombed by Israel during an earlier war between Israel
and Hezbollah in 2006.Beirut airport has continued to operate during the
several wars that have struck the country since 2023, only closing
briefly during periods of major escalation.Lebanon has been forced to
repeatedly pursue international guarantees that Israel will not target
Beirut airport, which it has previously accused Hezbollah of using to
transport money and weapons.Lebanese authorities have repeatedly denied
the Israeli allegations, though Beirut has reportedly conducted a
large-scale purge of Hezbollah’s presence at the airport, doing enough
to even satisfy Israel and the US, according to US and Lebanese
officials.The latest round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
began on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel two
days after the US and Israel attacked its main backer, Iran. Since then,
26 IDF soldiers and one Defense Ministry civilian contractor have been
killed in southern Lebanon, 14 of them since a ceasefire was introduced
on April 16. Two civilians were also killed by Hezbollah rockets, and an
Israeli civilian was mistakenly killed in the north by Israeli
artillery shelling.Israel has thus far refrained from striking Beirut
during the current conflict at the request of the White House, which
fears it would harm Washington’s efforts to secure a ceasefire extension
with Iran — which is conditioning a deal on a truce in Lebanon.
Canadian
Jews divided by PM Carney’s new council tasked with addressing
antisemitism-Critics say council’s general targeting of ‘hate’ is too
broad, object to some of its members and call on Canada ‘to recognize
anti-Zionist extremism as a driver of hostility’By Shira Li Bartov
Today, 6:42 am-JUN 6,26
JTA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
has announced a plan to fight antisemitism, but Canadian Jews are
debating whether it’s enough.Carney said on Monday that the country was
“failing Jewish Canadians” as antisemitic hate crimes rose to the
highest levels seen in Canada since World War II. In a speech at
Toronto’s Holy Blossom Synagogue, he announced a new Ministerial
Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion to guide the
government in combating all forms of hate and racism, with the “first
responsibility” of addressing antisemitism.Pressure was mounting on
Carney to stem the tide of attacks since 2023, which have included
gunfire at Jewish schools and synagogues and attacks on Jewish
businesses and community centers.Carney’s response has exposed
faultlines among Canadian Jews over what tackling antisemitism should
look like. Carney, the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party who recognized a
Palestinian state last year, joins a growing number of left-leaning
world leaders to grapple with fighting antisemitism while preserving
room for Israel critics in their political tents.Some Jewish groups are
criticizing the council’s bureaucratic mandate and Carney’s general
targeting of “hate,” saying his proposal is too broad and ineffective
for Jews in need of urgent protection. Some Conservative politicians and
Jewish leaders also targeted the makeup of the council, whose seven
members include one prominent Jewish politician alongside a lawyer
representing pro-Palestinian campus activists and a former Liberal Party
lawmaker and ex-chair of the Canadian Arab Federation. The last
especially has been criticized by some pro-Israel voices.Other Jewish
groups support Carney’s move to unite efforts against antisemitism,
Islamophobia and other forms of racism under one umbrella. Liberal and
progressive leaders including Maytal Kowalski, head of the group
JSpaceCanada, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that attacks on the
council’s Arab member were “rooted in racism.”Carney said the new
council will assess the nature, scale and drivers of antisemitism, align
federal policies and public safety programs to confront hate, and
improve data collection on hate incidents.Those measures did not satisfy
B’nai Brith Canada, the country’s oldest Jewish advocacy group, which
called for stronger enforcement and prosecution.“Absent was a clear
commitment to mobilize all levels of government, law enforcement,
prosecutors, security agencies, educational institutions, and civil
society around a coordinated national response,” the group said in a
statement.Melissa Lantsman, a Jewish Conservative MP, said Carney showed
Canadian Jews “he thinks you are stupid.”“‘Canada’s civic compact is
failing Jewish Canadians’ is an extraordinary admission,” Lantsman said
on X. “It should have been followed by concrete actions and concrete
consequences for those doing the failing. Didn’t happen.”Some Jewish
groups also objected to how Carney defined antisemitism. B’nai Brith
Canada, which promotes Zionism and Israel, pressed him to condemn
anti-Zionism as a root of the crisis.“Anti-Zionist manifestations of
antisemitism have become increasingly legitimized and normalized,” said
CEO Simon Wolle. “A government cannot successfully fight antisemitism
while refusing to confront one of its most prevalent contemporary
forms.”The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, an advocacy arm of the
Jewish Federations of Canada, similarly said that Canadians “needed to
hear” Carney address anti-Zionism. “It is essential to recognize
anti-Zionist extremism as a driver of hostility toward Canadian Jews
since the Hamas-led October 7 terrorist attacks,” the group said in a
statement.Carney acknowledged the shadow of Israel in his speech, though
he never explicitly named the country. He urged Canadians not to
“transpose foreign conflicts onto each other” and ensure that “no
Canadian child goes to school being seen as a representative of any
foreign state.”Attacks on Canadian Jews have surged since the Hamas
attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza, which
has deeply soured Canadian views of Israel.Rather than identifying
political ideologies, Carney pointed to a broader threat of hatred
spreading “when conspiracy becomes discourse.”That statement was
applauded by Jewish leaders like Kowalski, who said that conspiratorial
thinking and polarization lay at the root of dangers not only against
Jews, but all minority groups.“I think that it is a mistake to say that
it is Israel or anti-Zionism, or the war in Gaza, or what is happening
now in Lebanon or Iran, that is causing the rise of antisemitism,” said
Kowalski, whose liberal Zionist organization, JSpaceCanada, advocates
for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I think,
quite frankly, that’s giving antisemites too much credit. It’s saying
once these things end, they will cease to be antisemitic, and that is
simply not true.”Independent Jewish Voices, a progressive group, also
told JTA that it welcomed the government’s decision to “bring together
the fights against antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of
organized hate.”The council’s makeup has been closely scrutinized by
Conservative politicians and Jewish leaders.Carney announced the
appointment of Marc Gold, a lawyer and Jewish community leader who
retired last year from the Senate of Canada, to join the body. The
council will be chaired by Marc Miller, the minister of Canadian
identity and culture. It also includes former Liberal MP Omar Alghabra,
the first Syrian-born Canadian elected to the House of Commons and
previous chair of the Canadian Arab Federation, and Avnish Nanda, a
lawyer who is representing pro-Palestinian activists in a lawsuit
against the University of Alberta.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
singled out Alghabra, telling reporters on Tuesday, “I’m not sure he’s
the right guy to combat antisemitism.” He accused Alghabra of “lobbying
me before he was in politics to keep Hezbollah legal.” Poilievre did not
respond to a request for more information about his allegation and
Alghabra did not respond to a JTA request for comment.During a
parliamentary debate in 2016, Alghabra said that Hamas was a “terrorist
organization” and called for “peaceful dialogue and consultations to
reach a peaceful resolution to the two-state outcome that we would like
to achieve.”Alghabra’s appointment was also decried by Rabbi Zolly
Claman of Montreal’s Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation. Claman
told Fox News on Thursday that he was “truly shocked” because Alghabra
“publicly mourned the death of Yasser Arafat and remained silent when
asked to condemn the attacks of October 7.”Alghabra condemned the
attacks on October 13, 2023, saying on X, “The terror attacks committed
by Hamas against Israelis are horrific and unjustifiable.” He added,
“The images of mass destruction of Gaza are horrifying. Civilians in
Gaza are defenseless and Israel has obligations under international
law.”The Fox piece linked a video recorded by a member of the far-right
website Rebel News, in which a videographer followed Alghabra while he
walked on a street and asked whether he condemned the attack. Alghabra
did not answer or acknowledge the videographer’s questions.After the
2004 death of Arafat, the first president of the Palestinian Authority
who both oversaw terror campaigns against Israel and negotiated a
framework for peace with it, Alghabra told the Globe and Mail that
Arafat “played a tremendous role in highlighting the Palestinian
struggle for independence and making it visible in the international
arena.”Kowalski said many critics of Alghabra’s appointment were
“writing someone off because they are Arab.” She worked with Alghabra on
a panel hosted by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz last year, during which
she said that he contributed a “great voice” to discussions about
Canada’s relationship with Israel.“It’s very upsetting to me, because he
is someone who has always been a great ally to the Jewish community,”
said Kowalski, who told JTA that Alghabra was not doing interviews after
he did not respond to a request for comment.Nanda is currently
representing two Palestinian Canadian alumni and a Jewish American
professor in a lawsuit against the University of Alberta. They allege
that the school violated their freedom of expression, assembly and
association by directing police to forcibly remove a pro-Palestinian
encampment in May 2024, according to the CBC.B’nai Brith has not
explicitly addressed the claims made about members of the council, but
has said the group “lacks the mandate and expertise to lead the fight
against antisemitism in Canada.”Kowalski argued that the stakes of
combating hatred called for a diverse coalition. “If such a council were
to be built for anti-Palestinian racism, I would equally hope that they
would have Jews on that council,” she said.
Suspect arrested for
arson at Montreal synagogue, amid surging antisemitism in Canada-Window
smashed, minor burn damage caused to Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, which
was targeted last year with swastika graffiti. ‘We are unfortunately
not surprised,’ says rabbi-By ToI Staff Today, 5:34 am-JUN 6,26
Canadian
police arrested a suspect Friday morning after an overnight arson
attack on a synagogue in Montreal, the latest act of violence targeting
the Jewish community as antisemitism surges in Canada.There were no
injuries in the attack on Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, which suffered
minor burn damage before the fire was extinguished. A window was also
smashed, with the apparent aim of setting a blaze inside the
synagogue.The CBC public broadcaster identified the suspect as Steven
Luu, 38. Among the charges he faces are arson and possession of
incendiary and explosive materials, but is not currently suspected of a
hate crime, though police said the investigation was continuing.The
synagogue was also targeted last year when a swastika was spray-painted
on the building.In an email to Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom congregants,
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow decried “the scourge of antisemitism” and called for
law enforcement to do more, saying that “responding requires being
proactive, not reactive.”“Naming the ways in which external conflicts
are being imported. Recognizing that while criticism of Israel can be
legitimate, when the Jewish state and those who love it are libeled,
violence against Jews is the result,” she said. “Politicians need
courage. Law enforcement needs support. Neighborhoods need good
neighbors.”. @bnaibrithcanada is horrified after an arsonist targeted
Montréal's beloved @templemontreal , one of the city's oldest
synagogues, in the heart of Westmount. We are in touch with community
leaders and our partners in law enforcement. We have urged them to
investigate the… pic.twitter.com/HzJwGGy42z Advertisement — Paola Samuel
(@PaolaSamuel) June 5, 2026-Speaking with the Canadian Jewish News,
Grushcow added that “we are unfortunately not surprised” by the
attack.“We cannot ignore the broader issues and the unmistakable rise of
antisemitism in our city and our country. We also know that we are
seeing an escalation: a swastika spray-painted on our building last
spring, and now, an arson attack,” she said.The incident at Temple
Emanu-El-Beth Sholom came the same week Prime Minister Mark Carney said
Canada was failing its Jews and the community is being brutally targeted
by hate, as he announced a new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights,
Equality and Inclusion that will examine the nature, scale and drivers
of antisemitism. It will measure its impacts and investments in
education, prevention and community safety will follow, his office
said.Carney noted that last year over two-thirds of all
religion-motivated hate crimes were directed at Jewish Canadians. Jews
make up only one percent of the population.In an email Friday to the
Canadian Jewish News following the synagogue attack in Montreal, the CEO
of the local Federation CJA Yair Szlak said “our community does not
need another study to tell us what we already know and live every day,”
calling for the government to take on “radical extremism. A failure to
name it and deal with it will destroy the Canada we know today.”His
group also released a joint statement with the Centre for Israel and
Jewish Affairs linking the arson to “a toxic antisemitic climate” while
warning the Jewish community “cannot wait for a ‘Bondi Beach’ in
Montreal,” referring to the terrorist attack in December when killed 15
were shot dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
THE FALSE VATICAN POPE LEO 14TH
ISAIAH 23:15-17
15
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten
seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of
seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
16 Take an harp, go
about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody,
sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
17 And it shall
come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit
Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with
all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.(COULD THIS BE
70 YEARS AFTER ISRAEL BECAME A NATION IN 1948)(IF SO THIS SATANIC ONE
WORLD WHORE CHURCH WILL MINGLE TOGETHER BY 2018)(AND NOW ISLAM AND
CHRISTIANITY AND ALL RELIGIONS ARE MINGLING AS ONE PEACE-LOVE-JOY-GET
ALONG RELIGION LEAD BY THE VATICAN RIGHT NOW 4 YEARS FROM THE 70 YEAR
TIME WHEN ISRAEL BECAME A NATION).AND IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM.
REVELATION 13:11-18
11
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN
POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he
spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR
FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast
before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell
therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE
WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE
NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those
miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to
them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the
beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had
power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the
beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the
image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth
all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a
mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM
REVELATION 17:1-18
1
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and
talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the
judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:(VATICAN)
2
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN
POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with
the wine of her fornication.(THATS PEDOPHELIA-FORNICATION IS SINGLES
HAVING SEX OUT SIDE OF MARRIAGE)(AND SINCE PREISTS CAN NOT MARRY IN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS FALSE CHURCH GOES AGAINST THE
BIBLE.THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BECOMES A HOMOSEXUAL HAVEN OF PEDOPHILIAS
FACTORY).
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the
wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of
names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the
woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN
COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN)
and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup
in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:(THE
VATICAN GOES AGAINST A PRIEST MARRING A WOMAN-LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS-AND
WHATS AN ABOMINATION AGAINST GOD-HOMOSEXUALITY AND PEDOPHILIA JUST LIKE
THIS SCRIPTURE SAYS-FORNICATION IS THE SINGLE HOMOSEXUAL PRIESTS IN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH HAVING UNMARRIED FORNICATION OR SEX WITH SINGLES-IN THIS
CASE ITS SEX WITH CHILDREN OR PEDOPHILIA)
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the
blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great
admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou
marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that
carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast
that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless
pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall
wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the
foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is
not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven
heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS
BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
10 And there are seven kings: five are
fallen,(1-ASSYRIA,2-EGYPT,3-BABYLON,4-MEDO-PERSIA,5-GREECE) and one
is,(IN POWER IN JOHNS AND JESUS DAY-6-ROME) and the other is not yet
come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.(7TH-REVIVED
ROMAN EMPIRE OR THE EUROPEAN UNION TODAY AND THE SHORT SPACE IS-THE
EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE WORLD CONTROL FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS.BUT WILL
HAVE ITS MIGHTY WORLD POWER FOR THE FULL 7 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR
TRIBULATION PERIOD.AND THE WORLD DICTATOR WILL BE THE BEAST FROM THE
EU.AND THE VATICAN POPE WILL BE THE WHORE THAT RIDES THE EUROPEAN UNION
TO POWER.AND THE 2 EUROPEAN UNION POWER FREAKS WILL CONTROL AND DECIEVE
THE WHOLE EARTH INTO THEIR DESTRUCTION.IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY THE BLOOD
OF JESUS.YOU WILL BE DECIEVED BY THESE TWO.THE WORLD POLITICIAN-THE
EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR.AND THE FALSE PROPHET THAT DEFECTS
CHRISTIANITY-THE FALSE VATICAN POPE.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received
no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:
for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him
are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The
waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and
multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE
WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the
beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her
desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.(GOD
HIMSELF GIVES THE OK TO NUKE THE VATICAN)
17 For God hath put in
their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom
unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.(VATICAN)
HOW THE FALSE POPE IS ELECTED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3Qnr_30Z4
POPE FRANCIS SISTER (PEDOPHILIA WAY WORSE THEN THOUGHT) (CARDINAL MATEO TERESCO-THE NEXT COVERUP POPE OF PEDOPHILIA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usFshfmBPmY
FALSE POPE LEO 14TH 2012 INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXVkJ5TQi1s
POPE 14TH WILL BE WORSE THAN FRANCIS.
https://banned.video/watch?id=681cf97a22a2c8ae0e09b5d0
VISIT TO KING,QUEEN SPAIN
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-06/pope-leo-xiv-addresses-authorities-in-madrid-spain.html
Pope
in Spain: 'I come to affirm and renew fidelity to the Gospel'Addressing
authorities and the diplomatic corps in Madrid, Pope Leo XIV says he
traveled to Spain to encourage faith in the Gospel among believers, and
reiterates that religious freedom and freedom of conscience must be
protected.By Deborah Castellano Lubov
"I come among you to
affirm, encourage and instill a renewed fidelity to the Gospel among
believers, as well as a deeper reconciliation and collaboration among
the various elements of this nation."Pope Leo XIV expressed this when
addressing authorities and the diplomatic corps on Saturday at the Royal
Palace in Madrid, Spain, where he is making a week-long Apostolic
Journey to the European nation.A great country that has welcomed the
Gospel for nearly two millennia-In his address, the Pope thanked Spain
"for its faithful adherence to international law and multilateralism,"
which he said "is reflected in an active commitment to peace and
solidarity among peoples.""At the same time," the Holy Father also
encouraged the nation "to cultivate dialogue and civic friendship within
your own country, to take into account the perspectives of the poor and
the young when envisioning the future, to harmonize the claims for
autonomy and unity, and to advance the cause of unity in Europe — not in
opposition to other powers, but as a gift to the entire human
family."The Pope expressed his gratitude to Spain for inviting him and
for being present among them for this Journey to "a great country that,
for nearly two millennia, has welcomed the Gospel. Tradition has always
linked the initial evangelization of the Iberian Peninsula to the
preaching of the Apostle James the Greater."Popular piety brings people
of Spain in contact with Jesus-The Pope said that this connection is of
considerable theological importance, for it expresses the local Church’s
awareness of its continuity with the apostolic mission that began at
Pentecost.He also noted that the ancient bond between the Christian
faith and this land has profoundly shaped their culture and represents a
source of hope and direction amid the challenges we must face together
as a human family today."I think of the expressions of popular piety
that stand as an authentic dramatization of salvation in every city and
town, in step with the rhythm of the year and life’s various
contexts."Along with the artistic and musical heritage, as well as the
many confraternities and charitable associations, Pope Leo said they
"bear witness to the fruitful encounter between Jesus Christ and your
people, a passionate people who love life and express it!"The Pope said
he has come to encourage this faith among believers.Must protect
religious freedom and conscience-The Holy Father also noted he wishes to
call the nation to a "deeper reconciliation and collaboration" among
Spain's various elements, noting Spain's history suggests "that a
culture of encounter, not confrontation, is what fosters stability and
prosperity."In this respect, the Pope recalled St. John of the Cross and
St. Teresa of Ávila, whose passion for the divine Mystery brought them
together as friends. He recalled that the two prominent figures from
Spain enriched the life of the Church and the spiritual journey of many
for five centuries, even beyond the borders of Spain. The Pope also
reflected on St. Ignatius of Loyola.As the Pope reflected on the saints,
Pope Leo observed, "Our age, seemingly shaken by terrible imbalances
and conflicts, cries out from its depths for peace, for a new
understanding of the human person and its inviolable dignity, for a
civilization of love.""Saint Teresa describes this same process using
the image of the interior castle. As one moves from room to room toward
the innermost chamber — that is, toward one’s own heart, the sanctuary
of truth — the space enlarges, the mind opens, challenges are overcome,
tensions dissipate, others find their place, and the universe becomes a
home. This is not an escape into the self, but a radical openness to the
Totus Alius et Semper Novus achieved when we return to ourselves.""This
dimension of the human person," Pope Leo said, "is the reason why
religious freedom and freedom of conscience must be protected."Need to
confront growing polarization-Today, Pope Leo lamented, the temptation
to gain popularity by fanning the flames of polarization seems to have
grown rather than diminished, and human dignity continues to be
violated."This is why we need culture, interiority, and free quality
education; we need transcendence. And yet, even in these dark nights,
men and women who are faithful to the truth have been driven to advance
from one room to another until justice and peace embrace in their
conscience. It is through their freedom," he said, "that we learn to be
free."Pope Leo told those before him that the Catholic Church is at the
service of the thirst of the human heart."It is a service not marked by
imposition," he said, "but rather the Gospel witness attested to by a
multitude of martyrs and saints. Today the Church is ready to place
herself at the service of the future of a people in search of
reconciliation and peace."For the love of truth, Pope Leo said, he
invites everyone "to set aside the divisive and polarizing narratives of
your societal reality and history, so as to overcome sterile
simplifications through the fruitful appreciation of complexity." Here,
he said he sees a vocation particularly suited to Europe, "in which
Spain plays a unique and fundamental role."Qualitative leap forward
required-He called on the nation to appreciate and study complexity,
learning not to deny it but to embrace it as a blessing.The Pope went on
to observe that new technologies "have created an artificial
environment where our fundamental choices are put to the test,
prejudices are magnified, critical thinking is weakened and dominating
interests spread death wishes," but said that nevertheless, "goodness
can prevail and spread.""It is essential, particularly on the part of
those with economic, political and institutional responsibilities," he
insisted, "to make a qualitative leap forward — a change of direction in
investment in schools, universities and research, as well as in local
communities and civil society as a nurturing ground for participation
and cultural mediation."The Pope reflected on the need for Spain to
contribute to peace and harmony."Security, which we all too often expect
to find in weapons and walls," Pope Leo argued, "is in fact best
achieved by learning to move forward alongside one another, growing
together, side by side."Grateful for commitment to peace,
multilateralism, and international law-"Your own history," he said,
"bears witness to this."As the Holy Father acknowledged that the
presence of Islam on the Iberian Peninsula has constituted "a
long-standing political, cultural, and religious reality," he encouraged
the country to move forward in peaceful coexistence and dialogue among
religions.The Holy Father went on to thank Spain for its commitment to
peace, multilateralism, and international law, and encouraged the nation
to promote peace and harmony within and beyond their country."God bless
Spain!" Pope Leo said.
Cardinal Parolin: Pope in Spain to foster
communion and encounter-The Cardinal Secretary of State talks to
Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV’s fourth Apostolic Journey, explaining
that as Pastor of the Church, he wishes to meet his flock, but also all
people of good will, inviting everyone to walk together toward a common
destination.By Massimiliano Menichetti
Pope Leo XIV has arrived
in Spain for his fourth international journey, taking him to Madrid,
Barcelona, Montserrat and the Canary Islands. Cardinal Secretary of
State Pietro Parolin explains its significance to Vatican News.Your
Eminence, what is the principal message that the Holy Father wishes to
bring to Spain during his fourth international Apostolic Journey?The
logo of the Apostolic Journey to Spain—an open circle formed by human
figures united with one another and oriented upwards—already reveals the
Holy Father’s intention. As the Pastor of the Catholic Church, he
wishes to meet his flock, but also all people of goodwill. With
everyone, he seeks to encourage, promote and strengthen, ever more
deeply, communion and encounter. This unfolds in a twofold movement:
within the Church and within society.It is not simply a matter of being
together, but of walking together toward a common destination. We should
also emphasise the unique gift that the Church longs to offer humanity:
the invitation to welcome the answers that Jesus Christ gives to the
profound questions every human being asks about the meaning of life,
death and suffering. Christ offers us the possibility of attaining that
fullness of humanity which we Christians call eternal life. This, in
turn, becomes the source of the hope and joy with which the Holy Father
seeks to serve humanity and encourage Christians.Pope Leo XIV will meet
with the Spanish Parliament. What are the Holy See’s diplomatic
priorities today in its dialogue with Mediterranean Europe? Lawmakers
should always take as their fundamental point of reference the dignity
of the human person and the common good when drafting legislation and
shaping the kind of society they wish to build. The Mediterranean
region, with its millennial tradition of culture, art and values, also
represents an important point of reference for Christianity.In its
dialogue with Mediterranean Europe, the Holy See supports a
compassionate and coordinated approach to migration, emphasising the
inherent dignity of every migrant. Its position is grounded in four
fundamental principles: welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating
migrants and refugees.As for demographic trends, the northern shore of
the Mediterranean, unlike the southern shore, is experiencing a dramatic
decline in birth rates. Addressing this crisis requires placing at the
centre the fundamental dignity of every person and the role of the
family within society.The question of regional independence movements
has also had repercussions within local ecclesial communities. How can
the Church—and what message might the Pope bring during his visit to
Spain—avoid polarisation and promote communion? As Catholics, we believe
that “the Church is in Christ like a sacrament or as a sign and
instrument both of a very closely knit union with God and of the unity
of the whole human race” (Lumen Gentium, 1), and that the Pope, “as the
successor of Peter, is the perpetual and visible principle and
foundation of unity both of the bishops and of the faithful” (Lumen
Gentium, 23). It therefore belongs to his very nature to promote the
unity of the Church and unity within the Church.As Father and Shepherd,
he is concerned for the unity of his children and of his flock. At the
same time, he promotes the mission entrusted to the whole Church, the
Mystical Body of Christ, namely, to foster communion and unity in
diversity among the peoples of the earth.While the Holy Father’s message
can never depart from his mission of unity and therefore of peace,
neither does it seek to replace the responsibilities that belong to
States in governing their citizens. From this principle it follows that,
although the Pope’s message may have political implications—precisely
because the Catholic Church is composed of the citizens of nations—the
Successor of Peter proclaims the Gospel and seeks, from that
perspective, to illuminate every aspect of human life without
intervening in the internal politics of countries.The prayer vigil with
young people in Madrid is one of the central events of the journey. In a
country experiencing growing secularization, what change can younger
generations bring, and how? To answer this question, I would like to
recall what the Holy Father told the many young people gathered for the
Jubilee Vigil at Tor Vergata, in Rome, on 2 August. He encouraged them
to be passionate in seeking the truth, courageous in allowing themselves
to encounter Christ, and generous in living the Gospel concretely.The
world in which we live pushes them to do many things, often in a
hyperactive and fragmented way. At the same time, it tempts them to
entrust thinking, evaluating and deciding—according to an outdated
scientistic mindset—to artificial tools that can at times be easily
manipulated.Young people can respond by choosing and promoting a
different and freer way of living. By making room for silence,
reflection, meditation and prayer, they can use with enthusiasm, wisdom
and rightly ordered charity the many tools at their disposal, and which
they know how to use so well, for the good of every person and of the
whole person.Young people are capable of this; indeed, they are
especially inclined toward it. It is important to help them, through
faith, to deepen and live these values, so they become prophets of
peace, justice and authentic love for their future and ours.In
Barcelona, the Mass at the Sagrada Família and the inauguration of the
Tower of Jesus Christ will be among the most symbolically significant
moments. Can this event be seen as an encouragement to reveal the beauty
of the Gospel to Spain and beyond? Certainly. By blessing the Tower of
Jesus Christ, the Holy Father will mark an important milestone in the
construction of the Basilica of the Sagrada Família. This architectural
element demonstrates that the Church is a living construction site of
“living stones,” continually growing throughout history.The height of
the tower invites everyone to lift their eyes toward God, who in the
sign of the Cross reveals His love for humanity. As a beacon of
redemption and hope, this structure is therefore itself an act of
evangelisation. Its beauty reflects the centrality of Christ in the life
of the Church.The new tower brings to completion the vision of Gaudí,
its architect, who was profoundly inspired by faith. He understood art
above all as a form of proclaiming the Gospel and as a privileged
language of the Church’s mission. In this work, Spain finds not only a
magnificent monument that enriches its cultural heritage, but also a
testimony to the faith that united the nation for centuries.The Canary
Islands leg of the journey focuses particularly on migration and
integration. In your view, is the world moving toward greater welcome,
or is it increasingly “looking the other way”?The vast majority of
people do not migrate across borders; a much larger number migrate
within their own countries. Moreover, international migration is not
uniform throughout the world, but is influenced by economic,
geographical and demographic factors.Migration supports labour markets
and helps address skills shortages. Through remittances, migrants also
remain a fundamental source of support for their countries of
origin.Concerning welcome, there is a widespread tendency today to focus
solely on the interests of limited communities. As Pope Leo XIV has
emphasised, this represents a serious threat to the sharing of
responsibility, multilateral cooperation, the pursuit of the common good
and global solidarity for the benefit of the entire human family.In
this context, the Holy See consistently upholds the inalienable dignity
of every person. It is important to remember that every migrant is a
human being and, as such, possesses inalienable rights that must be
respected in all circumstances, both in his or her homeland and wherever
he or she may move.Such a complex phenomenon must be addressed with
political will, generosity and a spirit of solidarity. The hope is for a
renewed, firm commitment to fraternity, grounded in empathy and
cooperation, which opens the path to encounter and mutual enrichment.In
your view, what face does Spain present today, and what role could it
play in Europe? Spain today bears the face of a people that still
preserves deep Christian roots, demonstrating a strong bond and sincere
affection for the Successor of Peter. Despite the challenges of
contemporary society, it is home to a living and dynamic Church, capable
of bearing witness to the Gospel and making a significant contribution
to the spiritual and social life of the country.Spanish society is
experiencing profound tensions and transformations, yet it continues to
seek paths of encounter, reconciliation and the common good. It needs to
rediscover the centrality of the human person, social dialogue and
reconciliation as foundations of democratic coexistence.As for the
contribution Spain can make to Europe and the wider world, I would
highlight its support for multilateralism and its promotion of human
rights, peace and international security. It can also serve as a bridge
for dialogue with the countries of Latin America and North Africa.
'Construction
in E1 is annexation in its clearest form'85 House Dems urge Trump to
back up anti-annexation rhetoric with action against E1 settlements-In
letter to Rubio obtained by ToI, US lawmakers warn ‘window for
meaningful intervention’ against project, which cuts off Palestinian
contiguity in the West Bank, is rapidly closing By Jacob Magid-5 June
2026, 6:39 pm
Eighty-five Democrats in the US House of
Representatives signed onto a letter urging President Donald Trump’s
administration to back up its rhetoric against Israeli annexation of the
West Bank with action in order to prevent the rapidly approaching
construction of the controversial E1 project that would severely
undermine Palestinian territorial contiguity beyond the Green Line.“We
write to strongly urge the administration to use every available
diplomatic tool to halt the advancement of settlement construction in
the E1 area of the West Bank,” reads the letter, obtained by The Times
of Israel, which was organized by progressive Reps. Mark Pocan and Jan
Schakowsky, and which was sent to Rubio on Friday.Trump last year
declared that he wouldn’t allow Israel to annex the West Bank, the
letter recalls. It argues that “construction in E1 is annexation in its
clearest form.”Construction of a settlement in the 12-square-kilometer
corridor east of Jerusalem would bisect the West Bank and cut off
Palestinian communities in Ramallah from those in Bethlehem, while
completing an unbroken band of Israeli-controlled territory from
Jerusalem through E1 to the Ma’ale Adumim city settlement.“In doing so,
it would cement Israeli sovereignty over the geographic heart of the
West Bank,” the letter states.Given that the Democrats don’t currently
control Congress or the White House, the letter is likely to be ignored.
However, the party could take over at least one body of Congress after
the November midterms, giving it more power to influence foreign
policy.Moreover, Pocan and Schakowsky’s ability to secure the support of
both progressive and more moderate lawmakers in the party highlights
the consensus among Democrats against Israeli settlement expansion. This
could further complicate US ties with Jerusalem if the party returns to
the White House in two and a half years.The number of Democrats who
signed onto the letter was still short of a majority of the 212 members
in the House, with some of the most centrist members holding off on
joining, along with the most hardline progressives, for whom the letter
may not have gone far enough.Those who did sign on included prominent
progressive Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Greg Casar
and Jamie Raskin. Joining them were several more moderate Democrats who
are less known for harshly criticizing Israel, such as Reps. Seth
Moulton, Mike Levin and Jason CrowArguing that the E1 project “has
reached a critical and final inflection point,” the Democratic lawmakers
note that Israeli authorities have in recent months granted final
approval for the construction of 3,401 homes in the area, and this past
Monday were supposed to open the project for contractor bids.To date,
the tender has not yet been opened, leaving open the possibility that
the government will issue an official postponement notice.The delay in
the plan’s advancement came weeks after a warning issued by Italy,
France, Britain and Germany last month that businesses that bid for
construction tenders in E1 or other settlement developments face “legal
and reputational consequences… including the risk of involving
themselves in serious breaches of international law.”In addition to the
advancement of E1, the Democratic lawmakers also called out the Israeli
government’s advancement of plans to pave what it dubs a “Sovereignty
Road” that would permanently divert all Palestinian vehicle traffic away
from E1, effectively sealing off roughly 3 percent of the West Bank to
Palestinian access, and potentially enabling the displacement of dozens
of Palestinian Bedouin communities living in the area.Those hamlets
include Khan al-Ahmar, which has long been under threat of demolition by
Israeli authorities due to its location adjacent to the E1 community.
Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich last month ordered authorities to
begin preparations to demolish Khan al-Ahmar, in response to a report
that the prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court had
requested an arrest warrant be issued against him.The planned
construction in E1, the paving of the Sovereignty Road and the order to
demolish Khan al-Ahmar “are mutually reinforcing and are being advanced
concurrently and urgently, a coordinated effort to establish
irreversible facts on the ground,” the letter to Rubio states.“We
strongly urge the State Department to communicate clearly — and at the
highest levels — that the United States views the acceptance of these
construction bids as a direct contradiction of the president’s stated
policy, and that you use every diplomatic tool at your disposal to halt
this process before any bids are awarded,” the lawmakers add.The West
Bank settlement movement recorded an unprecedented year of advancement
in 2025, with records broken — and in some cases surpassed by wide
margins — across multiple measures of expansion in the contested
territory, according to figures from an anti-settlement watchdog.An
annual review by the Peace Now organization earlier this year found that
a record number of legal settlements were either approved or
retroactively legalized in 2025; a record number of illegal settlement
outposts were established; a record number of housing units were
approved in the planning process; and tenders for the construction of a
record number of housing units were published.
