HAWAII WILDFIRE KILLS AT LEAST 67 AND 1,000 STLL MISSING.

 HAWAII WILDFIRE KILLS AT LEAST 67 AND 1,000 STLL MISSING.

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)

DISEASES-ANIMAL TO HUMAN

REVELATION 6:7-8 (500 MILLION DEAD EACH FROM THE 4 JUDGEMENTS)(2 BILLION TOT DEAD HERE)
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) of (8 billion) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS)(500 million) and with hunger,(FAMINE)(500 million) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES)(500 million) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE)(500 million).

NOW THE DUMBDUMB DEMOLIBNUTS IN AMERICA ARE TRYING TO RUN OUT HUNTER BIDENS CHARGES BY DOING A FALSE SPECIAL COUNCIL. SO THEY CAN RUN OUT THE CHARGES AFTER 4 OR 5 YEARS I HEARD. THEN THE CRIMINAL CARTEL HUNTER , JOE AND 12 MEMBERS CAN ENJOY THAT 20+ MILLION THEY GOT FROM RUSSIA, EUCRANE, CHINA AND OTHER PAY TO PLAY COMMUNIST NATIONS. THESE IDIOTS WERE BLAMING INNOCENT TRUMP FOR ALL THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES THEY WERE DOING. AND COVERING THEIR DUNG UP WITH THE GOVERNMENTS 3 LETTER DEPARTMENTS. SO THEY CAN GET OFF SCOTT FREE.

US attorney general appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe-Garland names David Weiss, US attorney in Delaware who has been probing financial and business dealings of president’s son, as plea deal talks hit an impasse-By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Today, 12:32 am 0-AUG 11,23

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.Garland said he was naming David Weiss, the US attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial and business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son, as the special counsel. It comes as plea deal talks in Hunter Biden’s case hit an impasse.The attorney general noted the “extraordinary circumstances” of the matter in making the announcement at the Justice Department.Garland said that Weiss asked to be appointed to the position and told him that “in his judgment, his investigation has reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a special counsel.”“Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, I have concluded it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel,” Garland said.Hunter Biden’s attorney did not immediately return messages seeking comment on Friday.US Attorney David Weiss speaks during a press conference on May 3, 2018, at his district office in Wilmington, Del. (Suchat Pederson/The News Journal via AP, File)-The announcement of a special counsel is a momentous development from the typically cautious Garland and comes amid a pair of sweeping Justice Department probes into former President Donald Trump, who’s Joe Biden’s chief rival in next year’s election.It also comes as House Republicans are mounting their own investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings. The Republicans are struggling to connect the son’s work to his father, and so far they have not been able to produce evidence to show any wrongdoing.Justice officials did not explain what prompted the sudden move after years of investigating Hunter Biden, who used drugs and whose personal entanglements have trailed his father’s political career.Legal proceedings are dramatically shaping the 2024 presidential race in an unprecedented way. Garland has now named special counsels to investigate Trump’s handling of classified records and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as well as Friday’s announcement into Biden’s son.Garland said he expects Weiss, as special counsel, to work “expeditiously” and in an “even-handed and urgent manner.” He said Weiss will have “all the resources he requests” to probe the matter.Last month, Hunter Biden’s plea deal over tax evasion and a gun charge collapsed after U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was appointed by Trump, raised multiple concerns about the specifics.Republicans had derided that agreement as a “sweetheart” deal as they pushed their own probe.Rep. James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee, has been leading the congressional inquiry into Hunter Biden’s financial ties and transactions.Shortly after Hunter Biden reached an initial agreement with the government, Comer joined forces with two chairmen of powerful committees to launch a larger investigation into claims by two IRS agents who said the Justice Department improperly interfered in the yearslong case.The Republicans claimed Weiss was being blocked from becoming a special counsel. It’s a claim Weiss and the Justice Department denied.Since then, Comer has brought in a former business associate of Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, who provided fresh insight during closed-door testimony into how the Democratic president’s son capitalized on his relationship with his father, who was then vice president, to court foreign investors.Archer said Hunter Biden was using the “illusion of access” in Washington. But he offered no tangible evidence that Joe Biden played any role in his son’s work beyond saying hello during their daily family calls.By being named special counsel Weiss will have broader authority to conduct a more sweeping investigation across various areas.Weiss was nominated by Trump to serve as Delaware U.S. attorney in 2017 and was retained after Biden took over so he could continue to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation. He had been a prosecutor for years before, handling both violent crimes and white-collar offenses, and worked in private practice between stints in the federal prosecutor’s office.

Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen eyes run for US Congress as Democrat-Ex-lawyer, who recently settled lawsuit with his old boss, could challenge incumbent Jerry Nadler for seat covering part of Manhattan-By ToI Staff and AP Today, 8:51 am 2-AUG 11,23

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, said Friday he is considering running for a seat in US Congress as a Democrat.“I am interested and there’s a multitude of folks encouraging me to run,” Cohen told the Semafor news outlet.Cohen, who said he lives on Manhattan’s East Side, could potentially launch a primary challenge against the incumbent of New York’s 12th congressional district, Representative Jerry Nadler. The veteran Democrat has served in the House of Representatives since 1992 and as the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee since 2019.Nadler faced a challenge for his seat ahead of the 2022 midterm election after redistricting pitted him against long-time colleague Carolyn Maloney.Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to multiple charges, admitting that he lied to Congress, violated campaign finance laws through excessive political contributions, lied to multiple banks to obtain financing and evaded income taxes by failing to report more than $4 million in income. He was sentenced to three years in prison, although he served nearly two-thirds of it at home, released after the COVID-19 outbreak overwhelmed the nation’s prisons.The campaign finance charges came after he helped arrange payouts during the 2016 presidential race to keep the porn actor Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal from publicly claiming extramarital affairs with Trump. Trump has denied the affairs.He then became a key witness in the New York grand jury proceeding that led to Trump’s April indictment on charges of falsifying Trump Organization records to protect his 2016 candidacy by suppressing claims that he had had extramarital sexual encounters.Trump has denied those encounters and pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges. He cast the case as a Democratic district attorney’s attempt to blunt his ongoing campaign to return to the White House.In total, Trump has been indicted three times since he lost the presidency in 2020.Cohen and Trump came to a settlement in July after the latter sued his former lawyer, accusing him of violating a company confidentiality agreement and maliciously “spreading falsehoods.” A Cohen spokesman, attorney Lanny Davis, has argued Trump was abusing the legal system to harass Cohen.

300-year-old Sephardic Torah ornaments to be displayed at US museums for 1st time-Works by Abraham de Oliveyra, the first known licensed Jewish silversmith in London, are bought jointly by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and NYC Jewish Museum-By Penny Schwartz Today, 11:34 am 0-AUG 11,23

BOSTON (JTA) — In 1725, Abraham de Oliveyra was officially registered as a silversmith in London — the first Jew known to be given a license to practice the trade in the city.Jews had been let back into England just 70 years beforehand following an expulsion centuries earlier, and Oliveyra’s registration established him as a prolific maker of silver Judaica for the city’s synagogues.Now, nearly 300 years later, Oliveyra’s work will go on view in American museums for the first time. A pair of Torah ornaments made by the 18th-century craftsman have been bought jointly by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and New York City’s Jewish Museum.“The fact that Oliveyra is the earliest known Jewish silversmith active in England is quite monumental,” Abigail Rapoport, the Jewish Museum’s curator of Judaica, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The ornaments, she said, are a “masterpiece of historical Judaica.”The pair of ornaments are known as finials, or “rimonim” in Hebrew, and sit on top of the two wooden staves of a Torah scroll when it is not being read. Made in 1729 of partially gilded silver, the finials feature tiers of bells surrounding three flattened spheres that showcase Oliveyra’s distinctive openwork, or design made by creating patterns of holes or piercings in the precious metal.Oliveyra is also known for his use of the shell motif, a hallmark of the era’s nature-inspired Rococo style. While they were of their time, Oliveyra’s design of the gilded rimonim is a clear reminder of the finials’ Jewish context, in that it alludes to the royal status Jews traditionally confer on the Torah, Rapoport said.The rimonim are one of only 11 known pairs by Oliveyra. The only other rimonim by the artist in the United States belong to Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in Manhattan.“You want to touch them and trace the exquisite design with your fingers and imagine their centuries of precious use,” Rapoport said of the pair in the museum. “It’s almost intangible and magical.”Oliveyra was born in Amsterdam to a Jewish family of Portuguese descent that had settled in the Dutch city, which was known for its climate of tolerance, after fleeing religious persecution. By his early 30s, he had moved to London, where he and other Jewish artisans had become eligible for membership in professional guilds.That was unusual. Jews in Western Europe, Rapoport said, were typically excluded from artists’ guilds, including the silversmiths’ association, until the 19th century, so most European pieces of Jewish ceremonial art, though commissioned by Jews, were made by Christian silversmiths.Once Oliveyra began producing silverwork, he was frequently commissioned to create Judaica by Jewish communities in London, which was home to both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews. Rapoport said both communities bought Oliveyra’s work.“I like to think of him as the go-to-guy for finials,” she said.Rapoport told JTA the museums bought the finials from Gidon Finkelstein, son of the late Belgian diamond dealer and Judaica collector Bernard Finkelstein. They would not disclose the price. A different, less decorated pair of Oliveyra finials sold for $200,000 at auction in 2016, while less substantial finials that could not be authenticated as his handiwork sold at Sotheby’s in June for $25,000.Other rimonim made by Oliveyra are owned by London’s Sephardic Bevis-Marks Synagogue, which bills itself as “the oldest and most splendid Synagogue in Great Britain,” as well as the Hambro Synagogue, which largely served the city’s Ashkenazi Jews beginning in the 18th century. Several pairs are in the permanent collection of London’s Jewish Museum, with one pair on loan to the city’s Victoria and Albert Museum.The rimonim purchased by the two American museums are currently on exhibit at the Jewish Museum through late October and will be on view at the MFA beginning in December.The collaboration between the museums “enhances the opportunity that the rimonim will be viewed by broad and diverse audiences in two different cities,” said Simona Di Nepi,  the Judaica curator at the MFA.Both curators said the rimonim diversify their collections because Oliveyra was Sephardic. Most of the Judaica in their respective collections were made for Ashkenazi communities.“I really love the exuberance of these Torah finials,” Di Nepi said. “The intricate pierced silver on the body of the finials, and the exquisitely engraved staves.”

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.

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)

A look at the known Americans due to be freed by Iran under swap agreement with US-Islamic Republic moves five Iranian-American citizens to house arrest as part of deal, with the detainees including Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tabhaz-By AP Today, 8:14 am 0-AUG 11,23

Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea.Three of the five prisoners have been previously identified while two others have not been named publicly. Those identified include:Siamak Namazi,State of Jerusalem The Maqdasyin-Siamak Namazi, an energy executive, was arrested in 2015. He had been an advocate of closer ties between Iran and the West.Iran sentenced both Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, to 10 years in the country’s notorious Evin Prison on what the US and UN say are trumped-up spying charges.Baquer was placed under house arrest for medical reasons in 2018 but prevented from leaving Iran despite his family’s pleas that he travel to receive emergency heart surgery after suffering multiple hospitalizations. He ultimately left Iran in October 2022.Siamak is the longest-held Iranian-American held in Tehran. He appealed to US President Joe Biden in an essay in The New York Times in June 2022 as American and Iranian nuclear negotiators met for indirect talks in Doha, Qatar, demanding he intervene to “end this nightmare.”Emad Sharghi-The murky espionage charges against Iranian-American businessman Emad Sharghi came to light in early 2021, when an Iranian court announced that the venture capitalist had been sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison.His family says Iran had cleared him of spying charges in December 2019 after jailing and interrogating him for months. Iran says security forces then caught Sharghi on the country’s northwestern border and re-arrested him as he tried to flee Iran while free on bail.Morad Tabhaz-Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent, was meant to be released from prison on furlough as part of Iran’s deal with the UK to resolve a long-running debt dispute in March 2022.That agreement freed two high-profile detainees, charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and retired civil engineer Anoosheh Ashoori, who flew home to London. But Tahbaz remained stuck in Iran. Reports soon emerged that he was sent back to prison despite the furlough promise.Tahbaz was caught in a dragnet targeting environmental activists while visiting Iran in January 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Hezbollah member buried after deadly clashes in Lebanon over crashed munitions truck-Terror group holds funeral in Beirut after skirmish between Hezbollah gunmen and residents of Christian town; defense minister’s car hit by stray bullet-By AFP Today, 3:54 am 1-AUG 11,23

Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group on Thursday buried one of its members who was killed a day earlier when a truck carrying ammunition belonging to the Iran-backed organization overturned near Beirut, sparking clashes.Hundreds turned out for the funeral of Ahmad Ali Kassas in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, an AFP photographer said, adding that heavy gunfire rang out during the procession.The office of Lebanon’s Defense Minister Maurice Slim said a bullet hit the minister’s car as it passed through a district near the area, without harming him.Ruling out an assassination attempt, a military source and a security source told AFP on condition of anonymity that Slim’s vehicle was hit by “a stray bullet” whose origin was unidentified.Earlier Thursday, the Lebanese army said it seized munitions from a Hezbollah truck that had overturned in the town of Kahale near Beirut, leading to deadly clashes between Christian residents and members of the powerful Shiite Muslim terror group.The violence erupted on Wednesday evening after the accident in the town located in the mountains east of the Lebanese capital, on the road linking it to the Bekaa Valley bordering Syria.Kahale mayor Abboud Abi Khalil told AFP that residents had surrounded the truck demanding to know what was inside before Hezbollah members escorting it opened fire and killed one of them.BREAKING: @Reuters reports two people killed in clashes between Hezbollah & residents of Christian town on Beirut-Damascus highway-Residents gathered after a truck overturned, some suspecting it carried Hezbollah equipment. Social media video: pic.twitter.com/InzQHjbaO6-— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) August 9, 2023-Hezbollah said one of its members was shot and later died of his wounds.“A number of armed men… present in the area gathered and attacked” those escorting the truck, a Hezbollah statement said Wednesday.“They began by throwing rocks, and then opened fire,” the group added.Hezbollah supporters posted pictures on social media showing Kassas dressed in military fatigues in Syria, where Hezbollah has been fighting on the side of President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s civil war that erupted in 2011.The army confirmed in a statement on Thursday that two people had been killed and said ammunition had been seized from the truck.“The cargo of the truck has been transported to a military center, and an investigation has been opened by the competent judicial authorities,” it added.The army said its troops had removed the truck at dawn and reopened the Beirut-Damascus road which Kahale residents had blocked in protest.Hezbollah is the only Lebanese faction that kept its weapons after the end of the 1975-1990 civil war. It is considered a terrorist organization by many Western governments.In August 2021, angry residents of a mainly Druze village in southern Lebanon stopped a truck carrying a rocket launcher used by Hezbollah in an attack on Israel, accusing the Shiite movement of endangering civilian lives.

Some Democrats ‘dumbfounded’ by Biden’s willingness to hand major gifts to Netanyahu-Two lawmakers say timing not right to add Israel to Visa Waiver Program or to broker a Saudi normalization deal, actions that will bolster PM’s far-right government-By Jacob Magid 10 August 2023, 4:50 pm 71

With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline coalition passing the first piece of legislation of its judicial overhaul last month, US-Israel relations appeared to be dropping to one of their lowest points in years.US President Joe Biden had all but begged Netanyahu not to move ahead with the effort to radically curb the High Court of Justice’s power without at least some support from the opposition. But the prime minister plowed ahead anyway, and his coalition passed the “reasonableness law,” which curtails judicial review of government decisions and appointments, 64-0 on July 24, with the opposition boycotting the vote.The planned overhaul has kept Netanyahu from a coveted White House visit for seven months and counting; all the premier has at the moment is an assurance from Biden that a meeting will happen somewhere in the US by the end of the year.That isn’t to say that ties would improve dramatically if the overhaul were shelved. Even before it passed the reasonableness law, the Israeli government’s policies did enough damage to Biden’s relatively limited goal of keeping the two-state solution on life support that Washington summoned Israel’s ambassador for a dressing-down, the first of its kind in over a decade.But against that backdrop, the Biden administration is working to finalize in the coming months a pair of major initiatives deeply desired by Netanyahu: one to accept Israel into the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and another to broker a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.The administration has argued that the US relationship with Israel extends well beyond the current government and that both initiatives include elements that will improve Palestinian livelihoods and even boost the prospects for a two-state solution.But those arguments don’t appear to be convincing everyone in Biden’s party.Two Democratic lawmakers who spoke to The Times of Israel this week on condition of anonymity expressed a degree of “dumbfounded-ness” over the administration’s insistence on moving forward with both undertakings at a time when the Netanyahu government is seen to so egregiously undermine US interests in the region.‘Right moves, wrong time’Both lawmakers were quick to point out that they principally support Israel’s entry into the VWP as well as Jerusalem normalizing ties with Riyadh.“This is the most far-right government we’ve ever seen, and we’re talking about giving them something that will help solidify Netanyahu’s hold on power,” said the first Congress member. “I get that there are other factors at play here, but these seem like the right moves at the wrong time.”The two also sought to differentiate themselves from the Squad of eight or so progressives in the House of Representatives who would likely oppose both Biden initiatives regardless of which government was in power in Israel.“I’m deeply committed to the safety and security of Israel. As we’ve seen in the months since this far-right government came into power, Israel has been less safe and less secure. So why should the administration be bending over backward for Netanyahu and his allies, who have no intention of granting the Palestinians a state?” asked the second Congress member.Others in the party, however, appear to have less of an issue making such significant gestures to Israel now.House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries led an AIPAC-funded delegation of 25 Democrats to Israel this week, rubbing shoulders with Netanyahu and telling Israeli reporters that he “takes [the premier] at his word.”The same can’t even necessarily be said of Biden.Asked the day after the reasonableness law passed whether the US president trusts Netanyahu, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer. “What I can tell you again, as you just stated: They have a longstanding relationship. They speak candidly with each other.”The first Democratic lawmaker speaking on condition of anonymity agreed that there was a range of views in the party regarding the Netanyahu government, but insisted, “I’m far from the only one on my side of the aisle who’s uncomfortable with the kinds of things [the administration] is considering giving to this Israeli government.”“I tend to think I’m a lot closer to where a lot of my Jewish constituents are at on this, in terms of their opposition to this government, particularly over what it’s been doing on judicial reform,” said the second Democratic lawmaker.‘We should be very wary of the Saudis’The Times of Israel spoke to a third Democratic lawmaker who agreed to go on record, but refrained from criticizing the Biden administration’s decision to pursue the induction of Israel into the VWP and the Saudi normalization deal while the Netanyahu government remains in power.Like the two anonymous lawmakers, though, Sen. Chris Van Hollen stressed his principled support for both initiatives, while specifying that each should be conditioned on significant improvements in Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians.In the case of the VWP, he argued that Israel should only be accepted if it can commit to full reciprocity in its treatment of Arab-, Muslim- and Palestinian-Americans and took issue with the arrangement that the administration has reached with Israel on that matter, which he claimed allows “discrimination” to continue.As for the normalization deal, Van Hollen noted the “undemocratic Saudi regime’s” major demands: a NATO-like mutual security treaty that would obligate the US to come to its defense in the event of an attack, and a US cooperation in the establishment of a civilian nuclear program without significant safeguards.Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, at a Senate appropriations subcommittee, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)-Van Hollen acknowledged that a deal that would see Riyadh gradually detach from China would serve a major foreign policy interest for Washington.“But we should be very wary of the Saudis trying to exercise an excessive amount of leverage, by threatening to jump into China’s arms,” he said. “Every time they say, ‘Give us more or we’re going to move closer to China, we shouldn’t be like, ‘How high can we jump?’“This is like a triple bank shot, and [it] presumes that the Netanyahu coalition could continue, even in the face of the requirements that would be put on the table to address Palestinian equities and concerns,” added Van Hollen.“We’re putting a lot on the table for normalization, and we should want to frame this in a way that provides for a stable peace in the Middle East,” which the senator said would require major Israeli steps toward the Palestinians, including a settlement freeze, the dismantlement of all illegal outposts, and allowing the expansion of Palestinian towns in Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank.The administration defends its stance-The White House maintained that a normalization deal would be consistent with Biden’s longstanding policy in the region.“As part of our regional integration US foreign policy goals, we support normalization efforts with Israel, including Saudi Arabia, which would lead toward a more peaceful, secure, prosperous, and stable Middle East region,” a US National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement responding to a query on the matter. “Regional integration benefits US national security interests, the interests of our regional partners, the people of the United States, and the citizens of the region.”Still, the spokesperson clarified that “normalization and the details of any agreement reached have to be decided by two sovereign states,” indicating that the Palestinian component of the deal may be left for the Israeli and Saudi leaders to debate.Commenting on the effort to add Israel to the VWP, a US State Department spokesperson said in a statement that the “US is equally committed to taking steps in the bilateral relationship that benefit US and Israeli citizens alike. One such step is Israel’s entry into the Visa Waiver Program once it has fulfilled all requirements.”“Key among those requirements is the extension of reciprocal privileges to all US citizens and nationals – including allowing Palestinian-Americans to travel to and throughout Israel for short-term visitor stays (tourism, business, and transit). This includes allowing Americans on the Palestinian population registry the benefits of such visa-free travel,” the spokesperson added.“We welcome the changes to Israel’s travel policies announced by Israel to ensure equal treatment for all US citizen travelers, without regard to national origin, religion, or ethnicity, and expect further changes to be implemented.“While VWP is first and foremost a security partnership, the program also facilitates legitimate reciprocal travel, increases commerce, and strengthens our people-to-people ties,” the spokesperson said.A US official told The Times of Israel last month that Washington doesn’t take political considerations into account when adjudicating a country’s application for the VWP.The official did point out, though, that the decision to help Israel qualify for the program was made during the previous unity coalition, hinting that Biden might not have been as generous with the current one.

In surprise move, Palestinian leader Abbas ousts 12 West Bank, Gaza governors-PA president gives no explanation for move; committee will reportedly be formed to search for viable replacements-By ToI Staff and AFP 10 August 2023, 4:43 pm 7

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday ordered the removal of 12 out of the 16 regional governors in the West Bank and Gaza.Among those ordered to “retire” are the governors of northern Gaza, Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to the official Wafa news agency. These roles are symbolic and lack authority, since the Fatah-controlled PA was violently booted from the coastal enclave in 2007 by the Hamas terror group, which has ruled there ever since.In the West Bank, he ordered the removal of the governors of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Tubas and Jericho.No reason was given for the political upheaval, but the report said Abbas ordered the creation of a presidential committee to find suitable candidates to take over the positions.Observers have warned that the PA is close to financial collapse, and with the deeply unpopular government increasingly losing control of security in certain areas.In July, rival Palestinian political leaders meeting in Egypt decided to form a committee on intra-Palestinian reconciliation, a move that one analyst doubted would end their 17-year rift.Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met for rare face-to-face talks in the coastal city of El Alamein along with representatives of most Palestinian political factions.The latest attempt at reconciliation aims to bridge the gap between the parallel governments of Hamas in Gaza and of the PA in the West Bank.Abbas and Haniyeh were joined by the heads of other factions, except for Islamic Jihad and two other minor groups.Meanwhile, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is said to be refusing to sign off on economic measures to prop up the PA, despite Israeli commitments to the United States.Channel 12 reported Monday that the Religious Zionism chairman is adamant in his opposition to an Israeli agreement to delay the payment of PA tax debts, which total approximately $500 million. The report added that the finance minister will likely refuse to approve any other move intended to assist the PA.

OIL IN ISRAEL

JOB 29:6
6  When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

GENESIS 12:3
3  And I will bless them that bless thee,(ISRAEL) and curse (DESTROY) him that curseth thee:(DESTROY THEM) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

GENESIS 14:10
10  And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits;(CRUDE OIL) and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain

DEUTERONOMY 33:19,24
19  They (ISRAEL) shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
24  And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

DEUTERONOMY 12:3
13  He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields;(OIL) and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;




COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE ENEMIES OF ISRAEL AND THE WEST

EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA)(JORDAN) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
PSALMS 83:3-7 (COUNTRIES AGAINST ISRAEL)(EXCEPT JORDAN)
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
ISRAEL-WEST ENEMIES EZEK 38:4-6,15-19
4 And I (GOD) will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA-ARAB/MUSLIMS) thou, and many people with thee,(AFRICAN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES) all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
DANIEL 11:44 (CHINA WITH RUSSIA-MUSLIMS)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
EZEKIEL 39:1-6 ISRAELS ENEMIES DESTROYED
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED)
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 (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)



AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)(NUKED BY SNEAK ATTACK FROM RUSSIA)

IN REVELATION 17 & 18 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BABYLONS.IF YOU CAN NOT DECERN BETWEEN THE 2 BABYLONS IN REV 17 & 18.YOU WILL JUST THINK THEIR BOTH THE SAME.BUT NO-THERES A RELIGIOUS BABYLON (THE VATICAN IN REV 17)(AND THE POLITICAL BABYLON IN REV 18 (AMERICA OR NEW YORK TO BE EXACT)

ISAIAH 34:10
10  It (AMERICA-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

JEREMIAH 51:29-32 (CYBER ATTACK 1ST)
29  And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of Babylon (AMERICA) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30  The mighty men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
031  One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32  And that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)

COMPLETE SILENCE AFTER AN EMP GOES OFF
REVELATION 8:1
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(AMERICA) and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK CYBER,EMP ATTACK,THEN NUKE ATTACK ON AMERICA.

JOEL 3:2 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED)
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 (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)





US CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY
https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/money-and-payments-20220120.pdf

HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER

JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.(IN 1 HR THE STOCK MARKETS WORLDWIDE WILL CRASH)
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed:(CONFISCATED) their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

MARK OF THE BEAST (engraved microchip in your hand or forehead)

REVELATION 13:16-18
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 16:1-2
1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

I KNOW THIS MARK WILL BE A MICROCHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4-ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA, KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE-(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM 5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E (BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUMVALLATION IN A SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO "GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING, -TEN).

THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD.

LEVETICUS 19.28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.

Gartner graduates OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect to the ‘Plateau of Productivity’2023 Hype Cycle for Digital Identity tracks the trends-Aug 11, 2023, 5:38 pm EDT-| Beverly Crawford-Westre

Digital ID protocols OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect have matured to the point of readiness for mainstream adoption, according to Gartner’s recently-released 2023 Hype Cycle for Digital Identity report. The Gartner Hype Cycle charts the progression of new tech innovations, offering insights to avoid premature adoption or missed opportunities.The report is presented in five stages. An “Innovation Trigger” is a significant event, such as a tech breakthrough, that generates initial buzz. Then there is the “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” the “Trough of Disillusionment,” and the “Slope of Enlightenment,” in which early adopters see benefits, and others begin to understand the potential the given technology offers. At the “Plateau of Productivity” the tech achieves mainstream acceptance and delivers broad-based benefits.By understanding these phases, businesses can better time their tech investments. The report indicates marked changes in technology expectations. Continuous access evaluation profile (CAEP), a technology promoting the sharing of risk signals and enabling adaptive access, is still an innovation trigger. Meanwhile, technologies like zero-knowledge proofs, IoT authentication, decentralized identity, machine identity management, and identity wallets have transitioned from peak hype to the trough of disillusionment. Conversely, systems for cross-domain identity management (SCIM) rose from the trough to enlightenment on the cycle. OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect have settled into the plateau of productivity. Social identities were removed from plateau status due to their maturity and broad market penetration.The report underscores an uptick in cross-organizational use of identities, such as federation and portable identities, spanning over two decades. A surge in identity wallets, promoting selective data sharing while preserving privacy, is anticipated to sustain this trend.Digital identity today transcends physical presence, spanning multiple systems and entities. A significant challenge for companies is overseeing machine identities. Gartner emphasizes the burgeoning ecosystem where people, machines, and organizations share and safeguard identity fragments using trusted infrastructures to access resources or validate assertions. This landscape is ripe for ongoing innovation, facilitating novel business models.A transformative wave in this year’s Hype Cycle revolves around DCIs and verifiable claims (VCs). These tools foster trust in digital identities while granting users control over their virtual personas. Although maturing, the scalability and practicality of these technologies remain topics of debate, with competing specifications. Establishing trust mandates a mediator, emphasizing business models where third parties validate identity data.Digital identity management of machines, encompassing devices and workloads, emerges as a universal concern. Achieving harmony between trust levels and user experience remains paramount. Alternatives to traditional passwords, such as biometric-enhanced FIDO methods, offer superior authentication experiences. CAEP further exemplifies this by facilitating risk signal sharing, paving the way for adaptive access and ongoing session management in distributed frameworks.

Apple files patents to enhance iris biometrics authenticator, let systems read lips-Aug 11, 2023, 5:20 pm EDT-| Masha Borak

Apple has had three patent applications published that could enhance its biometric authenticator Optic ID feature and equip its devices to reads lips.The first two patent filings could be used in its mixed-reality headset Vision Pro, according to trade publication Patently Apple.The first patent published describes a multi-camera biometric imaging system while the second one describes the “automatic selection of biometric based on the quality of acquired image.” Both patents are designed for biometric authentication and eye tracking. The two patent documents were published by the European patent office last week.The Vision Pro was revealed in June at the company’s annual developers’ conference. It uses the iris-identifiying Optic ID, enabling owners to unlock the Vision Pro by putting it on. Eye tracking is performed by two infrared cameras and a ring of LEDs in the mask. The headset is expected to ship early next year for US$3,499.Apple’s third patent filing was published by the U.S. patent office and describes how devices, and presumably its digital assistant Siri, could use motion sensors to detect a user’s mouth. The “Keyword Detection Using Motion Sensing” patent could save power as accelerometers and gyroscopes expend relatively little power compared to audio sensors such as microphones. The patent was unearthed last week by Apple Insider.Other recent Apple patents include innovations in facial recognition software that could help combat poor eyesight in its mixed-reality headsets. In May, Apple was also awarded a U.S. patent for binding a person to their digital ID with selfie biometrics.

Biometrics enrollment partners of Nigeria’s digital ID project claim payment backlog-Aug 11, 2023, 1:37 pm EDT-| Ayang Macdonald

Some private partners licensed by the National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) to enroll citizens for the country’s national identification number (NIN) program have reached out to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for help over unpaid debts.In an open letter published by Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper on August 8, one of the agents, Ibrahim Usman, writing from Kaduna, says he is among those who have not been paid by the NIMC for the past one year and eight months.In the letter addressed to Tinubu, Usman says they toiled in villages, towns and cities of the country to enroll citizens for the NIN, but their claims for payment for their services, for nearly two years now, have yet to be paid by the NIMC. The agency blames the delay on an ongoing wait for funds to be disbursed by Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance.Per the letter, the NIMC entered into an agreement with some agents in 2020 to carry out NIN enrollment at the cost of $1 per successful registration, and the partners were expected to prefinance some of the cost by procuring biometric equipment for the exercise.“We have contributed immensely to the realization of over 100 million NINs captured in the NIMC database, which was widely celebrated by the then Minister of Communications and Digital Economy without finding it necessary to settle the real foot soldiers that carried out the exercise,” Usman writes.He adds that many of the agents are young graduates who underwent training for the enrollment using their own funds. “Individuals sourced loans from banks, relations and other financial institutions and purchased the necessary equipment and spent lots on logistics for the success of the exercise, but we are being abandoned with no any communication from both licensees and NIMC,” a portion of Usman’s letter reads.“We have lodged several complaints with the NIMC, Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy and other identified stakeholders to consider our plight but to no avail. Your Excellency, we now find it difficult or almost impossible to continue with the exercise due to backlogs of financial burden and our debtors are now in legal battles with us.”The NIMC recently reported that the NIN enrollment had reached 101.6 million as of July, with a drop in the monthly enrollment figure to below one million for that month. It is not clear if the drop is linked to the grumbling by the unpaid licensed agents.In his letter, Usman is beseeching the president to use his good offices to call for an acceleration of the payment.Ibrahim Usman, the letter writer, tells Biometric Update that there are more than 200 licensed agents seeking delayed payments. Those payments, he says, amount to 20 billion naira (US$26 million) or more, depending on the exchange rate used.Biometric Update reached out to the NIMC via email for comments on these claims, but had yet to receive a response at the time of publishing this article.

eConnect and CasinoTrac integrate facial recognition to improve casino experiences-Aug 11, 2023, 3:07 pm EDT-| Beverly Crawford-Westre

eConnect has collaborated with CasinoTrac, integrating real-time casino data with facial recognition. This joint venture, recently rolled out in what the partners describe as a major Native American casino in Texas, promises heightened Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and security measures, streamlined surveillance, and an improved experience for valued patrons.While many casinos heavily invest in surveillance, they often lack a consolidated facial recognition system. Conventionally, venues have had to match individuals with reference pictures manually. This process is time-consuming and lacks comprehensive data correlation with identity databases in disparate areas of the casino.eConnect’s facial recognition system integrates with all major casino systems, automating the identification process and collating all the data into a central database, according to the announcement. This allows for speedy and automatic recognition of employees, VIPs, and bad actors. This system provides immediate alerts to staff in the event of suspicious activity. Additionally, when high-stake players arrive, the system instantly notifies the host, enabling casinos to provide tailored services, from personal greetings to complimentary offers.Henry Valentino III, eConnect’s CEO, describes the partnership as transformative for the gaming and hospitality sectors. “The integration of real-time data from CasinoTrac’s CMS amplifies our facial recognition capabilities. We can now swiftly identify high-value patrons, bolstering security and simplifying surveillance operations,” stated Valentino.Chad Hoehne, President of Table Trac Inc., which designs, develops, and sells CasinoTrac, praises the swift market introduction of the project, adding, “Making real-time data accessible to operators and third-party associates should be the norm, and we’re thrilled to pave the way.”This collaboration showcases the potential of harnessing facial recognition technology to provide patrons with a secure, tailored experience while bolstering the gaming industry’s security and operational effectiveness, according to the announcement.Konami’s facial recognition for player identification and loyalty programs was licensed by an Australian gaming machine supplier earlier this year.

Japan trying to get it right with national digital ID, public losing faith-Aug 11, 2023, 3:45 pm EDT-| Masha Borak

After a series of high-profile data leaks and registration errors in Japan’s digital IDs, the program is undergoing a government inspection to prevent further problems and public backlash.Tuesday, government officials issued an interim report that found 1,000 new cases in which the My Number national identification cards were mistakenly linked with the medical information of others. Kyodo News reports that 7,400 cases have already been made public, .Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers to examine all data on My Number cards by the end of November.The troubled digital ID system, which provides citizens and foreign residents with a 12-digit number linked to their personal data, has been one of the factors behind a significant drop in Kishida’s cabinet’s approval in recent months, according to Bloomberg. Last week, the prime minister apologized for problems with ID cards but said that he wouldn’t necessarily back down on plans for integrating them into the healthcare system.“What Japan is aiming for is to become the world’s most advanced, smart government,” said Kishida. “To that end, we must work on digital infrastructure and government systems.”My Number includes data such as photo and names and can be used to access government services, including tax and social security records, as well as some bank accounts. Citizens can choose to use face biometrics provided by RealNetworks.As of late July, 77 percent of the population, 89 million people, had applied for the cards. But the system has met resistance, especially among Japan’s aging population.To kickstart use of the cards and a larger digital transformation, the government came up with a plan to merge health insurance cards with the My Number cards last October. Digital Minister Taro Kono proposed integrating national insurance certificates with My Number cards by fall 2024.That plan, however, has caused a backlash. In February, doctors took the government to court over My Number use. The Japan Times cited a June survey of medical and dental practitioners that found nearly 60 percent of Japanese medical institutions had experienced problems, including insurance data linked to the wrong card.Many of the issues with erroneous linking are connected with manual data entry. Parents, for instance, have been applying for cards for their children, but then registering their own bank accounts with their children’s accounts, in an effort to state benefits directly. Some residents, however, have discovered their ID cards are linked to unrelated personal information. While 55 million people have linked their cards to their bank accounts, at least 130,000 cases resulted in someone other than the cardholder being linked.This week’s interim report also showed that 20 percent of prefecture and major cities have registered My Number cards with someone else’s personal information on disability certificates.Polls conducted in July by media outlets Yomiuri and NNN also showed that 58 percent of respondents were against using ID cards for healthcare purposes, while 80 percent said they did not believe that the government could fix the problem. Kishida’s approval was at 35 percent, the lowest since winning election in 2021.Despite the setbacks, government officials say they will continue merging the My Number system with health insurance cards by the deadline. They want to neutralize criticism that they lag behind peer countries in digitalization. Kishida said that those who do not complete the My Number merge will receive a separate certificate that could be used for a maximum of five years.

US cyber safety board wants feds more involved in eliminating passwords-Aug 11, 2023, 4:19 pm EDT-| Jim Nash

A U.S. cybersecurity agency has issued a full-throated endorsement of private – namely FIDO Alliance — and government standards-making to end the use of passwords once and for all.It is calling for a significant change in how government has interacted with the data industry since at least the birth of the public internet.Members of the Cyber Safety Review Board have published a far-reaching report calling for, among other things, national rules to safeguard identity. They are calling for a “secure authentication roadmap.”A lack of universally adopted standards is a situation that U.S. government and businesses can no longer tolerate. The review board is a body with the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency.The board writes that the “roadmap should include standards and frameworks, guidance, tools, and technology specific to organizations’ needs and circumstances that account for size, industry, threat profile, as well as privacy and civil liberties considerations.”While the federal government creates or adopts all kinds of standards for industry – for drinkable water, for instance – it has largely left the information technology industry to compete its way to effective digital identity standards. That’s especially true with foundational matters requiring coordination.It’s doubtful the executive, legislative or even judicial branches will go along with the proposed activist role in an age when state and local governments are buffeted by fractious electorates who do not even agree on the danger of Covid.That probably leaves CISA officials doing what they can to support the FIDO Alliance and like organizations.The review board calls for application developers to make consumer devices FIDO2 compliant with hardware-backed components by default, for example.Another guideline mentioned, this one aimed at reducing social engineering, is to make it a requirement to create an explicit authentication process using FIDO2-compliant tokens or other phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication methods.

Aware, Signzy and iDenfy strike deals to deploy face biometrics for gambling compliance-Aug 11, 2023, 12:17 pm EDT-| Chris Burt

Companies providing gambling both online and in-person are embracing biometrics as a tool for complying with regulations and preventing fraud, and new agreements have been reached by Aware, Signzy and iDenfy to extend face biometrics to more betters.Las Vegas-based online gambling and casino advisory SCCG Management has agreed to a distribution deal with Aware to bring the latter’s face biometrics enrollment, authentication, and identity verification to the gaming industry.The strategic partnership announcement notes the potential of biometrics for seamless transactions and easier logins.“From identity verification to frictionless logins, Aware is excited to help gaming operators improve their player’s experience while ensuring the best in compliance and security with simplified biometrics,” says Aware CFO Dave Barcelo.SCCG Management Founder and CEO Stephen Crystal refers to Aware’s biometric software as “best-in-class.”“SCCG Management is perfectly positioned to distribute these advanced KYC solutions to our extensive network of industry operators,” he adds. “This partnership aligns with our mission to provide cutting-edge solutions that not only improve the user experience but also uphold the highest standards of security and compliance.”Signzy has signed a strategic partnership with Slots Temple, a popular website for virtual slot machines and online tournaments. Under the agreement, Signzy’s APIs for identity verification with selfie biometrics and liveness detection will be integrated into Slots Temple’s gaming platform.The collaboration includes location verification, age verification and identity verification to mitigate the risk of fraud and unauthorized users.“By utilizing our AI-driven verification solutions, Slots Temple demonstrates its commitment to player safety, responsible gaming practices and meeting compliance requirements,” says Signzy CEO Ankit Ratan.Bulgaria-based online casino and sportsbook operator Alphawin has signed up with iDenfy to ensure compliance with know your customer (KYC) regulations.iDenfy will perform identity verification and age checks as part of a fully automated customer onboarding process for Alphawin. The process includes iDenfy’s four-step identity verification with selfie biometrics and liveness detection, which the company says can catch fraud attempts with pre-recorded videos, deepfakes and masks, as well as manual review by iDenfy’s in-house KYC experts.“Our mission is to help Alphawin proactively prevent fraudulent attacks before they happen with our automated identity verification solution,” notes iDenfy CEO Domantas Ciulde. “At the same time, we ensure compliance while maintaining a user-first approach, which is an emerging trend and a new industry standard for their industry.”

WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)

EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18

REVELATION 13:16-18 (WORLD ECONOMY RUN BY THE EUROPEAN UNION)
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 17:12-13
12 And the ten horns (NATIONS) which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.(SOCIALISM)
13 These have one mind,(SOCIALISM) and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

REVELATION 6:1-2
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(PEACE) and he that sat on him had a bow;(EU DICTATOR) and a crown was given unto him:(PRESIDENT OF THE EU) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(MILITARY GENIUS)

2 THESSALONIANS 2:9-12
9 Even him,(EU WORLD DICTATOR) whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,(THE FALSE RESURRECTION BY THE WORLD DICTATOR) that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

GENESIS 49:16-17-POSSIBLY A JEW FROM DAN KILLS THE DICTATOR AT MIDPOINT OF TRIB
16  Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17  Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

REVELATION 13:3,7,8 (WORLD GOVERNMENT, WORLD ECONOMY, WORLD RELIGION)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(THE EU AND ITS DICTATOR IS GODLESS)
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(DICTATOR COMES FROM NEW AGE OR OCCULT)
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;(MURDERERD) and his deadly wound was healed:(COMES BACK TO LIFE) and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE WORLD THINKS ITS GOD IN THE FLESH, MESSIAH TO ISRAEL)
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,(BEHEAD THEM) and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.(WORLD DOMINATION)
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.(WORLD DICTATOR).

World ID – Changing the world or sci-fi dystopia? Aug 3, 2023, 12:33 pm EDT-| By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence

Would you let a shiny metal orb scan your iris for Crypto and a T-shirt printed with “unique human” written on it? Well, over two million people around the world have signed up to Worldcoin (WLD), an iris biometric cryptocurrency project developed by San Francisco and Berlin-based Tools for Humanity and co-founded by Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT.The crypto-focused project aims are to create a global unique digital identity (World ID), a global currency (Worldcoin token, WLD) and an app (Word App) that enables payment, purchases and transfers using its token. Central to these three components is the Orb, an iris-scanning device that verifies proof-of-personhood (PoP).World ID is an open and permissionless identity protocol that can be used anonymously to prove uniqueness and humanness.If Altman wanted to generate a ton of noise surrounding Worldcoin, he has certainly achieved his ambition. Not all of the noise is positive though, with questions over the actual use of the Worldcoin token and privacy concerns raised by a number of data protection and privacy regulators including France’s CNIL and the UK’s ICO.There is so much to unpack in this story and a lot has been already said about the merits of the project and the reaction from the world’s regulators. I will concentrate this article on my thoughts on the World ID ‘Technical Implementation’ white paper, including how the biometric components operate.How does World ID work? The first step for someone wanting to get a World ID is to download the World App, a mobile wallet designed to bring digital ID and global finance to all. When the World App works in verified mode, the Orb is used to verify proof-of-personhood (PoP).Enrollments starts with the user creating a Semaphore keypair on their smartphone, referred to as the World ID keypair. The Orb associates the public key with a user’s iris code, whose current sole purpose is to be used in the uniqueness check.Proof-of-personhood answers the question, “are you human and unique?” It doesn’t answer the question of “who are you?” (identity verification), or “are you who you say you are?” (authentication). For the purposes of this project, World ID’s creators believe that this is an adequate level of verification.The Orb is used to verify World ID users based on proof-of-personhood principles. The Orb is a custom device that has taken three years to develop by an in-house team at Tools for Humanity. The decision to engineer a device in-house was taken because the team believed that off-the-shelf technology, including smartphones, were insufficient for their requirements. The white paper states that “smartphone cameras are insufficient for iris biometrics due to their low resolution across the iris, which decreases accuracy.”Iris is a good choice for World ID as if you are looking for a biometric modality that can scale to billions of users with a very low false match rate, then iris is currently the best choice. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) states that “Iris recognition is considered to have a very low false match rate and is often selected to be used where population sizes are large.” As Worldcoin has lofty aspirations of reaching billions of people globally, then the product and engineering teams have chosen an excellent modality.The white paper goes into great lengths to detail the design and operation of the Orb. The Orb’s iris system uses multi-angle and multi-spectrum cameras to create a high-quality image and to prevent spoof attacks. All iris codes captured by the Orb are signed by a secure element to ensure they have been collected by an authorized device. The device is powered by an Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX that enables running several AI algorithms at the edge in real time that can distinguish spoofing attempts from genuine humans based on the input from those sensors locally.According to the white paper, “no images are stored unless users give explicit consent to help improve the system for everyone.” I am assuming this refers to training reasons, but it does seem to blow a hole in the privacy claims if iris images are being stored. As the Orb is being used around the world in areas where literacy may be low, I am not too sure if whether a World ID user will be qualified enough to make an educated decision on whether to permit their iris image to be stored or not. Several data protection and privacy regulators have expressed concern on this process and have started to enquire about the detail of biometric data and storage. CNIL, the French data protection authority, said in response to a Reuters question on Worldcoin “The legality of this collection seems questionable, as do the conditions for storing biometric data.”The enrollment process for generating a World ID and verifying at an Orb is described in the white paper and is as follows:-Person downloads the World App and generates a World ID keypair-Person visits an Orb and verifies their account by generating a QR code on the World App and presenting it to the Orb-Orb checks person is human, alive and non-fraudulent, and captures both irises-The Orb takes the iris images and converts them (hash function) into the iris code-Orb computes iris code locally and signs it using the Orb’s secure element-Images from the sign up are destroyed “unless explicitly approved by the user for training purposes”World App randomly generates secret key, and from it the identity commitment-Key is stored locally-Checks the iris code is far enough from all previous ones (based on the Hamming distance calculation), and Orb signature-Stores the new iris code on Blockchain-The contract is created by inserting the new identity commitment into the Merkle tree.Thoughts and conclusion-For World ID, the use of iris biometrics in a strikingly designed metal orb is statement of intent for its backers. One that has certainly attracted a lot of attention, even though some of it not so positive. It is a supremely ambitious project, one that has had many critics. I recently posted a question to my LinkedIn network “Is the Orb an expensive gimmick or is it the most viable solution for ensuring that a person is unique when onboarding for World ID?” I received a lot of comments with most of the respondents saying that it was a gimmick. It is definitely dividing opinion and is very similar to the polarization of opinion that we are seeing for Cryptocurrency, SSI and a number of other blockchain-based initiatives. There is also a threat that, despite publicly advocating privacy preserving design and Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) principles, It falls into the trap of portraying biometrics as part of a wider surveillance dystopia. The device itself looks like it fell out of a William Gibson book.I also believe that a problem for Tools for Humanity is that they have developed a very heavily engineered solution to solve one part of the identity conundrum; are you a unique human? From what I take from the white paper, they haven’t solved the ‘what human are you?’ question. I understand that this may go against some of the foundational pillars for decentralized identity and the coin community but if you want a world identity that can be used for voting, for setting up a bank account or for receiving universal basic income (UBI) then I believe you need to know what person is bound to that identity.You would also expect an ambitious global project of this sort to be managed by an established world authority such as the World Bank or the United Nations, not by a group of tech entrepreneurs.I do think that there are positives that can be taken from the project. The project does chime with a number of important trends that I am seeing in the biometric industry that include the importance of biometrics to digital identity and to the growth of stand-alone biometric devices supporting a wide range of applications including travel, hospitality, sports and entertainment, and retail. I believe that this is a positive step as it pushes biometrics into mainstream press and biometric vendors and suppliers could positively ride on the back of this noise.I am sure this story will run and run and I shall definitely be following how the project proceeds as part of my continued research into biometrics and digital identity.

Accessible face biometrics can boost financial inclusion, iProov argues-But injection attack defense needed-Aug 11, 2023, 12:31 pm EDT    | Chris Burt

Identity verification through video calls is susceptible to attacks, and like CAPTCHAs risks limiting accessibility for certain groups, according to a report from iProov. It makes the case that biometrics and liveness detection are the technologies that can enable secure and accessible digital identity.“Unlocking Financial Inclusion with Digital Identity and Biometric Verification: European Digital Identity Wallet Use Case” is a 14-page paper that starts with explanations of why legal identity is important, and how digital identity can boost financial inclusion. It proceeds to a review of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) and the pilots being conducted with it.Any financial inclusion project takes on the risk of onboarding people new to the financial system, providing ideal cover for fraudsters, the paper points out. That means strong binding to the official document used as Personal Identification Data (PID) is necessary.iProov goes on to explain why liveness detection is more secure than video call verification, which can be spoofed with generative AI and a forged ID document. Presentation attacks and digital injection attacks are compared, and the imbalance in testing regimes explained.The final section applies these observations to the challenge of increasing the inclusivity of digital identity in the European Union. iProov notes that 24 percent of EU citizens have some form of disability, and 10 percent belong to racial or ethnic minorities, while technology literacy varies heavily from country to country.This makes the convenience and ease-of-use of face biometrics and liveness detection appealing, the company argues.The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) already provides a best practice standard for making digital interactions accessible to all that biometrics vendors can use to improve their software.Compliance with WCAG and other accessibility standards plus strong defense against injection attacks will allow the EU to meet its inclusivity goals with face biometrics, iProov concludes.Ajay Amlani, President and head of Americas for iProov, discussed the need to protect against injection attacks in a recent email to Biometric Update.

Arizona nonprofit, DoT work to provide homeless with state IDs-Aug 11, 2023, 11:44 am EDT-| Masha Borak

U.S. states are continuing their piecemeal introduction of state-issued identity cards with a new project in the state of Arizona attempting to provide IDs to homeless people.The Arizona Department of Transportation will open a new Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) office at the Human Services Campus in Phoenix, which assists people living on the street with access to housing, employment, health services and more.The initiative was launched by Homeless ID, a nonprofit whose mission is to get as many homeless people a state-issued ID as possible, Arizona’s Family reports.In the United States, identity documents are typically issued by a patchwork of offices, with most citizens relying on regional state-issued driver’s licenses or identity cards. This also means that the country has seen a wide variety of digital ID projects with several U.S. states launching pilots​​ to explore mobile driver licenses. Federal efforts have been limited.Lacking an ID card, however, is a significant barrier for people who are on the streets and need to access government social services and regain their self-sufficiency, according to Homeless ID. The organization has so far helped provide 8,000 state-issued IDs and is hoping to increase this figure to more than 17,000 ID’s this year.“You can’t get a job, you can’t get housing, can’t cash a check, can’t open a bank account, can’t enter rehab programs,” says Rick Mitchell, executive director of the Homeless ID Project. “You’ve got to have an ID if you want to change your life.”Similar efforts have also been seen in some developing nations where many people lack identification documents. In the Philippines, the government has launched a central database of homeless individuals that relies on biometrics.The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Oplan Pag-Abot Project aims to issue its own ID cards which will not have the status of “government-issued” IDs but can be used to connect people with social workers and essential services such as medical and financial assistance, food, transport and work opportunities.The country has launched its digital identity scheme, the Philippines Identification System (PhilSys), and plans to use it alongside its identity card PhilID to fast-track the distribution of social benefits and the digital transformation of government services.

AuthID, Enacomm, 1Password, Microsoft and Videosign announce executive appointments-Aug 11, 2023, 11:04 am EDT-| Masha Borak

Businesses providing identity verification and biometrics have added c-suite leaders and high-ranking executives to help build up their customer bases. Prominent among them is a voice biometrics pioneer switching to the company that acquired his last one.AuthID is continuing its hiring spree as it strives to avoid being delisted from the Nasdaq. The company announced its new Chief Financial Officer Ed Sellitto, who will succeed current CFO Annie Pham. Selitto will join the biometric authentication and verification company after serving as vice president of revenue operations at Zero Hash, a company that provides infrastructure for digital assets.In March, AuthID named Rhon Daguro its new CEO. Daguro previously worked alongside Selitto at digital identity verification firm Socure. The company also appointed three new sales VPs focusing on providing authentication services to enterprises.Enacomm CRO-Fintech solution provider Enacomm has named its new chief revenue officer, Stacey Zuniga, who will be tasked with striking strategic partnerships among financial institutions. This includes promoting Enacomm’s artificial intelligence (AI)-backed virtual assistant with voice authentication for banking applications called Emerie launched in May.This is Zuniga’s second stint at the Tulsa, Oklahoma-headquartered company after leaving his former position to join fintech-focused Iridium Payments Group. Enacomm says that Zuniga will focus on developing technology partnerships and channel relationships and play a key role in driving a strategic vision for the firm’s financial suite of products.1Password CMO-After announcing its foray to biometric authentication, 1Password has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Melton Littlepage. Littlepage will bring his experience to the password manager software maker from its executive roles at sales execution platform Outreach and cybersecurity firm Tenable.“Melton is the perfect fit for Chief Marketing Officer at a pivotal moment in the 1Password growth story,” says CEO of 1Password Jeff Shiner as the firm plans to broaden its product offerings to serve increasingly complex customer needs. In July, 1Password announced a private beta test for biometric passkey account access on iOS and iPadOS with plans for rollouts on other platforms.Microsoft GM of security and biometrics-Microsoft is also continuing its push into biometrics by naming Brett Beranek its new general manager for security and biometrics. The executive is taking a new position with the tech giant after more than a decade at Nuance Communications. Nuance was acquired by Microsoft in a $19.7 billion deal completed last year.Beranek said in a LinkedIn post that his mission will be to “hyper-scale” Microsoft’s voice biometrics authentication. In July, Microsoft also outlined how its Azure AI Face can provide face biometrics services and technologies across the verification industry.Videosign head of business growth-Finally, UK-based digital signature software company Videosign has announced it will be expanding its sales and marketing division which will be led by Nina Hinton as its new head of business growth.Videosign provides an online meeting platform with the built-in ability to sign and witness documents remotely and verify identities using facial recognition, preventing fraud and identity theft. The expansion plans come after the firm raised around $1.4 million from investors in April to develop its online security platform.“Videosign was created for signing documents, but we’re interested in how else we can use it – for instance, we have seen a trend of clients using Videosign for exam invigilation,” says Hinton.

ROC.ai scores high mark with fingerprint segmentation algorithm in NIST evaluation-Aug 10, 2023, 8:05 pm EDT-| Chris Burt

A tenprint fingerprint segmentation algorithm from Rank One Computing has topped the results of an evaluation by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for accurate segmentation of biometrics, and placed the company in the top 3 worldwide, according to an announcement.The Slap Fingerprint Segmentation (SlapSeg) Evaluation performed on ROC.ai’s algorithm on July 5 showed 95.7 percent accuracy for detecting 8 fingers with three-inch identification flats. Seven other vendors have scored accuracy between 95.2 percent and 95.6 percent for the same task.Fingerprint segmentation is a process in which an image of the friction ridge structure of a subject’s hand is separated into individual images of the tops of each finger. NIST’s evaluation also covers two-inch, five-inch and eight-inch scansThe result demonstrates ROC.ai’s status as a developer of advanced biometric software and leadership in the domestic market, the company says.“We’re elated with the standout results we’ve achieved with this nascent capability,” says ROC.ai CEO Scott Swann. “The commendations we’ve received both domestically and internationally speak volumes about the precision and dependability of our fingerprint segmentation algorithm. It’s a tribute to our team’s incredible skill, commitment, and trailblazing ethos.”The algorithm tested by NIST is the one provided in ROC SDK v2.5.0.ROC.ai says it will enhance the SDK this year, along with its live video biometrics and analytics platform, ROC Watch.Benji Hutchinson was hired by ROC.ai as its chief revenue officer in July.

Sentry merges with X-Core to combines biometric smart card, manufacturing capabilities-Aug 10, 2023, 12:30 pm EDT-| Chris Burt

Sentry Enterprises has merged with X-Core Technologies to combine the technologies for biometric smart card development and manufacturing held by each.X-Core’s patented “Prelaminate Core Sheet” technology enables scaled manufacturing of complex and ultra-thin microelectronics with hot lamination, according to the announcement. Sentry sells biometric smart cards for crypto cold storage, physical access control, and converged identity access management.The merged companies already had a close relationship, with Sentry investing an undisclosed amount in X-Core to become its largest shareholder late in 2021. That strategic investment was announced at the same time as Sentry’s $13 million series D funding round-The X-Core brand will continue, and its offices in Westchester, Pennsylvania maintained, but the combined entity will do business under Sentry’s name.“This merger will allow Sentry Enterprise to offer unrivaled capabilities and products to a global market,” comments Mark Cox, CEO of X-Core. “We made a strategic decision early on to partner with Sentry and together we plan to unveil solutions in the identity, payment, access control, and crypto markets that the world has never seen.”Sentry’s biometric cards use fingerprint sensor modules from Fingerprint Cards and secure elements from Infineon.“As a deep tech company, we have always recognized the need to be aggressive as a market disruptor,” says Mark Bennett, Sentry’s CEO. “The combination of our biometric hardware and software ecosystem, in conjunction with X-Core’s patented technology, will position Sentry as the leader in the rapidly growing trillion-dollar digital identity market with expertise in access control, Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), crypto, payment, healthcare, and beyond.”The terms of the merger were not disclosed.

JESUS SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US THAT WE CAN BE SAVED FOREVER.AND DURING WW3 PEOPLES BLOOD WILL BE SHED AS A JUDGEMENT FOR HATING HIM AND ISRAEL.GOD IS NOT MOCKED.

ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2  I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3  I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

PSALMS 97:3
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

EZEKIEL 5:15-17
15  So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the (ARAB/MUSLIM) nations that are round about thee,(ISRAEL) when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
16  When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17  So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts,(WHEN RUSSIA/MUSLIMS GET DEFEATED THIER BODIES GET EATEN BY BIRDS,ANIMALS IN ISRAEL MIGRATION SEASON) and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee;(NUKES) and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.

REVELATION 14:18-20
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city,(JERUSALEM) and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.(200 MILES) (THE SIZE OF ISRAEL)

ISAIAH 66:15-18
15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire,(NUKES) and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:(GOD/ISRAEL HATE AND BRAKING OF HIS COMMANDMENTS) the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die - 3 BILLION).

ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)

EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;(FROM ATOMIC BOMBS) and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

REVELATION 9:18
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.(ATOMIC BOMBS)(RUSSIA CHINA DESTROYED BY ISRAELS ATOMIC BOMBS)

REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)(NUKED BY SNEAK ATTACK FROM RUSSIA)

IN REVELATION 17 & 18 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BABYLONS.IF YOU CAN NOT DECERN BETWEEN THE 2 BABYLONS IN REV 17 & 18.YOU WILL JUST THINK THEIR BOTH THE SAME.BUT NO-THERES A RELIGIOUS BABYLON (THE VATICAN IN REV 17)(AND THE POLITICAL BABYLON IN REV 18 (AMERICA OR NEW YORK TO BE EXACT)

ISAIAH 34:10
10  It (AMERICA-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

JEREMIAH 51:29-32 (CYBER ATTACK 1ST)
29  And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of Babylon (AMERICA) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30  The mighty men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
031  One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32  And that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)

COMPLETE SILENCE AFTER AN EMP GOES OFF

REVELATION 8:1
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(AMERICA) and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK CYBER,EMP ATTACK,THEN NUKE ATTACK ON AM

JOEL 3:2 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED)
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 (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)

EZEKIEL 38:1-23
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2  Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3  And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4  And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5  Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6  Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7  Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8  After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9  Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
10  Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11  And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12  To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13  Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?(OIL IS IN SPOIL-I BELIEVE THATS WHY RUSSIA,ARAB/MUSLIMS MARCH TO ISRAEL)
14  Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15  And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16  And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17  Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18  And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19  For in my jealousy and in the fire (atomic bomb) of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
20  So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21  And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
22  And I will plead against him with pestilence (biological,chemical,nuclear) and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.(NUKED,THEN MIGRATING BIRDS EAT RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS FLESH)
23  Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

EZEKIEL 39:1-29
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
2  And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee,(300 MILIION RUSSIA-ARAB-MUSLIMS GET NUKED BY ISRAEL) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3  And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4  Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou,(RUSSIA) and all thy bands,(RUSSIA SUPPORTED WITH WEAPONS-ARAB/MUSLIM COUNTRIES) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5  Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6  And I will send a fire (ATOMIC BOMB) on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7  So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
8  Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
9  And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
10  So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
11  And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.
12  And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
13  Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
14  And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
15  And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.
16  And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
17  And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
18  Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
19  And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
20  Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
21  And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
22  So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
23  And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
24  According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
25  Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
26  After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
27  When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
28  Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
29  Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

JEREMEIAH 49:35-37 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITE SOME BELIEVE)
35  Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRAN/BUSHEHR NUCLEAR SITE) the chief of their might.(MOST DANGEROUS NUKE SITE IN IRAN)
36  And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven,(IRANIANS SCATTERED OR MASS IMIGARATION) and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(WORLD IMMIGRATION)
37  For I will cause Elam (IRAN-BUSHEHR NUKE SITE) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger,(ISRAELS NUKES POSSIBLY) saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:(IRAN AND ITS NUKE SITES DESTROYED)

ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11  In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12  Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13  The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14  And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD KILLED IN OVERNIGHT RAID) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.

AMOS 1:5
5  I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:(IRAQ) and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir,(JORDAN) saith the LORD.(I belive ISIS-DAMASCUS GET NUKED BY ISRAEL)

CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)(THIS WILL BE WW3 DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD I BELIEVE.2 BILLION DIE ON EARTH IN THIS NUKE WAR)

REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THE TURKEY ATATURK DAM ON THE EUPHRATES CAN BE SHUT AND DRIED UP ALREADY BY TURKEY)
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)

DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)

REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE-2 billion)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)

EZEKIEL 39:6
6  And I will send a fire on RUSSIA (Magog,) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

SECOND ANGEL: The Middle East DR DOCTORIAN
Then Isawthat the second angel had a sickle in his hand,such asis used in harvesting. The second angelsaid, “Harvest time has come in Israel and the countries all the wayto Iran.” Isawthose countriesin a fewsplitseconds. “All of Turkey and those other countries that have refused me and refused my message of love shall hate each other and kill one another.” I saw the angel raise the sickle and come down on all the Middle East countries.I saw Iran, Persia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, all of Georgia – Iraq, Syria,Lebanon,Jordan, Israel, all of Asia Minor – full of blood. Isaw blood all over these countries. And I saw fire; nuclear weapons were used in many of those countries. Smoke rising from everywhere. Sudden destruction – men destroying one another. I heard these words, “Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come.”The angel said, “The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The Spirit of God shall prepare the children of God.” I saw fires rising to heaven.The angel said, “This is the final judgment My church shall be purified, protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from thirst. Watershall be scarce all over the Middle East. Rivers shall dry up, and men will fight for water in those countries.” The angelshowed me that the United Nationsshall be broken in pieces because of the crisisin the Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB) and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.(DISOLVED FROM ATOMIC BOMB)(BECAUSE NUKES HAVE BEEN USED ON ISRAELS ENEMIES)(GOD PROTECTS ISRAEL AND ALWAYS WILL)
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)(THIS IS AN ATOMIC BOMB EFFECT)

Suspect confessed, was not deemed a threat, agency indicates-Jewish Iranian stopped at airport on spying suspicions, sent back to Iran – Shin Bet-Agency says man, who has family in Israel, was instructed by Iran’s security services to spy on various targets in country; was given empty tissue box to hide spy tech-By Emanuel Fabian Today, 4:49 pm 0-AUG 11,23

A Jewish Iranian man was questioned at Ben Gurion Airport and deported on Friday over suspicions of attempting to carry out espionage on behalf of Iranian intelligence, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency said.The man, who has relatives in Israel, was detained by Shin Bet agents early Friday morning upon landing, the service said. The agency claimed that the man admitted to being in Israel to spy for Tehran and was promptly sent back to Iran via a third country, apparently after it was determined that he was not a threat.The agency declined to say which country he had arrived from.According to the Shin Bet, the man was instructed by Iranian security operatives to spy on Israel before he flew to the country. The agency said he was given an empty tissue box that would be used to hide surveillance equipment, including a cell phone and a mobile power bank.“It is estimated that these means were handed to him in order to carry out secret espionage on targets in Israel,” the Shin Bet said.The agency added that he was instructed to use his time in Israel to gather information on various targets, the addresses of which were to have been given to him by his Iranian handler after he landed.“This incident is part of a broad Iranian effort to establish espionage and terror [networks] in Israel, alongside the influence on the internet to widen social divides,” the Shin Bet said.The announcement appeared to break with standard operating procedure for the Shin Bet, which normally waits weeks or months before announcing developments in international spy cases regarding Iran, and is not thought to regularly send spies it nabs back to their home countries.Defense sources told The Times of Israel that because the suspect was thought to have been pressured to spy on Israel by Iranian intelligence and also motivated by a large payout, he was not arrested.A defense official said that there was “low probability” that he would have been charged in the Israeli legal system, as he was not an Israeli citizen.“He was stopped before he could do anything. And this is in addition to other operative considerations,” the official added.This handout photo from the Shin Bet shows a tissue box allegedly given to a Jewish Iranian man who was instructed to spy on Israel, after he was detained at Ben Gurion Airport, August 11, 2023. (Shin Bet) Iran has been engaged in a shadow war with Israel for years, with Tehran accusing Jerusalem of being behind a series of sabotage attacks and assassinations targeting its nuclear program, carried out alongside the US. Israel in turn, has accused Iran and its proxy groups of attempting to target Israelis and Jews abroad, and has also accused it of carrying out numerous cyberattacks against the Jewish state.The Islamic Republic has also been accused by the Shin Bet of attempting to recruit Israelis of Iranian origin to spy for Iran’s security services.On Wednesday, two Israelis were cleared of charges that they spied for Iran, while a third was convicted on a related charge, wrapping up a case that began with serious espionage accusations against five nationals with either personal or family ties to the Islamic Republic.The investigation and resulting indictments shed light on the rare and little-discussed phenomenon of Jews from Iran traveling to Israel to visit family.

Air force head warns damage to military readiness worsening amid overhaul split-After military confirms some harm to ‘competence,’ Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar tells dozens of protesting reservists that calls to not show up for duty are hurting the army-By Emanuel Fabian Today, 1:12 pmUpdated at 6:18 pm 5-AUG 11,23

The chief of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, met Friday with dozens of reservist pilots who have declared they would no longer show up for volunteer duty to protest the government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary, warning them that the readiness of the force was “worsening.”As the coalition advanced the first major piece of related legislation last month, more than 10,000 reservists who frequently show up for duty on a voluntary basis said they would no longer do so. The reservists, many of whom acted on their threats, have warned they will not be able to serve in an undemocratic Israel, which some charge the country will become if the government’s overhaul plans are realized.The Friday meeting with some 60 reservists, which took place at the military’s headquarters in Tel Aviv, was the latest attempt by senior military officers to convince protesting pilots to show up for duty despite the government advancing the judicial overhaul.In excerpts provided by the military from the meeting, IAF chief Bar said that “the current assessment is that the Air Force is competent, but there is harm [to its readiness] that is worsening.”“We shoulder the responsibility for security…While some of you may have issues, we expect you to keep coming,” Bar told the reservists.Bar told the reservists that the calls to not show up for volunteer duty “harm the IDF.” At the same time, he spoke out against figures criticizing the reservists over their stances, while noting that his job was to keep the force free of any political influence.“The chief of staff and I condemn in every forum the slander of reserve personnel, as well as all service members,” he said.According to the Ynet news site, Bar told the reservists that the protesters’ absence was most being felt by training and drill squadrons as well as operational and air control units. He warned it would take time to train replacements, likely hurting plans for large-scale exercises in the fall, according to the unverified comments.“Unity has been very much harmed,” he was quoted saying. “The air force won’t be that same as it was, even if everyone came back tomorrow.”Bar last met with reservist pilots in July, before the government advanced the first major judicial overhaul bill.The Israel Defense Forces has said some damage has been caused to its “competence” by the protesting reservists, many of whom are in the IAF and other key positions.It is unclear exactly how many of the 10,000 reservists have already stopped showing up for volunteer duty. Organizers of a letter of nearly 1,200 IAF  reservists who announced their intention to end their volunteer service said last month that some 60 percent had notified their commanders that they would no longer show up for duty, after the first overhaul bill was passed.The military fears further damage could be caused to its battle readiness should more protesting reservists act on their threats. Amid those fears, senior officers have been regularly calling on the protesting reservists to show up for volunteer duty.The IDF relies heavily on volunteering reservists, especially pilots, for its routine activities. Unlike most reservists who are called up for duty with a formal order for several days a year, pilots and other special forces are expected to train and carry out missions more frequently and in a voluntary manner due to the nature of their positions. The IAF and other top units also rely on veterans to volunteer and train the newer generation with their expertise.Defense officials have said pilots could harm their competency by taking breaks from their frequent training exercises, and it would take a significant amount of time to restore their flying abilities.

Palestinian trio indicted for seriously wounding man in Jerusalem terror stabbing-Teens from Bethlehem, one of them a minor, accused of illegally entering Israel before setting out to Gilo neighborhood to find a Jew to murder-By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Today, 12:59 pm 3-AUG 11,23

Three Palestinian teenagers were indicted Friday for seriously wounding an Israeli man during a recent terror stabbing in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood.According to prosecutors, 18-year-old Muhammad Alabiyat, 19-year-old Wizan Abiyat and a 17-year-old minor from the West Bank city of Bethlehem purchased three knives on July 20 and after praying at a mosque, traveled to nearby Gilo to commit an attack.The suspects allegedly drove from the Palestinian town of Beit Jala on a dirt road, then got out and continued by foot to Gilo.After reaching the Jerusalem neighborhood, they searched for a Jewish victim to stab while keeping their knives concealed, a statement from prosecutors said.The group eventually approached a young man on the street and began to converse with him to ensure he was Jewish, and upon realizing he was stabbed him several times being fleeing back toward Bethlehem, the indictment alleged.One of the knives remained lodged in the back of the victim, 25-year-old Or Sayer, while another was found by security forces at the scene. Prosecutors said the third blade remained with one of the suspects.Israeli forces detained the suspects two days later in a cave, where the prosecution said they hid out following the stabbing after first changing clothes.The trio was charged with committing a terrorist act of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a knife and unlawful entry into Israel.Prosecutors requested the Jerusalem District Court order they remain in custody until the end of proceedings.Sayar has remained hospitalized at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center since the attack. The hospital said that upon arrival, he was in very serious and unstable condition, and was taken into surgery. It later said he was stable but still in serious condition, sedated and intubated, in the intensive care ward.The attack came as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been high for the past year and a half, with the military carrying out near-nightly raids in the West Bank amid a series of deadly Palestinian terror attacks.

Israel rescues some 200 citizens and Jews from Ethiopia conflict region-Flights bring group to Addis Ababa, from where new immigrants will continue to Israel; PM: ‘Israel looks after its citizens wherever they are’-By Lazar Berman and AP 10 August 2023, 7:21 pm

Israel extracted some 200 citizens and local Jews from conflict zones in Ethiopia Thursday, the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office announced, amid fighting in the African country’s northern Amhara region.According to a joint statement, Israel rescued 174 Israelis and Ethiopians eligible to immigrate from the city of Gondar in Amhara, home to thousands of Ethiopians waiting for permission to move to Israel.Another 30 Israelis were rescued from Amhara’s capital city of Bahir Dar.Officials did not say how many of those extracted were citizens and how many were not.Four flights brought the evacuees to Addis Ababa, from where those immigrating to Israel will travel on to the Jewish state. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said the Israelis will stay in the Ethiopian capital until deciding to return home or remain in the country.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “Israel looks after its citizens wherever they are,” while thanking those involved for a “quick, silent and most importantly, successful” operation. He pledged that Israel will “warmly” welcome the new immigrants.Cohen also hailed the rescue.“The State of Israel will not stand by and will not leave a single Israeli behind,” he said.“This is the result of successful cooperation and close coordination with the Prime Minister’s Office, the NSA and the Jewish Agency,” he added. “I am proud of the people of the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Ethiopia for their swift and high-quality action.”Earlier this week, after a meeting with Cohen and other officials, Netanyahu instructed National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi to prepare the rescue operation.During the operation, the Foreign Ministry’s situation room was expanded to include representatives from the Jewish Agency and IDF soldiers of Ethiopian descent who speak Amharic.The operation came several days after a number of Israelis were reportedly rescued from the area. Last week, the Foreign Ministry urged Israelis in Amhara to remain at secure locations and try to maintain contact with the embassy in Addis Ababa, while calling on others to reconsider travel plans to the country.It also came a day after the Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry announced it would hold a protest Sunday outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem to call for the government to bring in greater numbers of Ethiopian Jews who are eligible to immigrate to Israel.According to Ethiopia’s government and residents, the country’s military has recaptured several areas in Amhara from local militia fighters as details of dozens of civilian deaths began to emerge from the region amid an internet shutdown.The military reclaimed control of six towns, including the regional capital, Bahir Dar, and Amhara’s second-largest town, Gondar, according to a government statement issued Wednesday night. The statement said a curfew was imposed in those areas but flights were set to resume.The federal government declared a state of emergency in Amhara on Friday after regional authorities lost control and asked for help. The violence erupted over attempts by Ethiopia’s federal government to disband Amhara regional forces after the end of a two-year conflict in the neighboring Tigray region. Amhara forces and militia fought alongside Ethiopia’s military in that conflict.Residents told The Associated Press there was fierce fighting between military personnel and militia members in Bahir Dar and Gondar until Tuesday. Around 20 civilians killed during clashes with the military were buried Monday in the Lideta area of Bahir Dar, a resident said.Bahir Dar, Gondar and Lalibela were calm Thursday morning, with government troops in control, the residents said. In several areas, roadblocks were getting cleared from the streets.Analysts fear the Amhara militia, known as Fano, may continue its struggle in the countryside using guerrilla tactics.The United States, the United Kingdom and other countries have advised their citizens not to travel to the Amhara region.The violence is a blow to Ethiopia’s recovery from the Tigray conflict, which killed hundreds of thousands of people and spilled into the Amhara region, causing widespread damage.Human Rights Watch has said the new state of emergency rules in Amhara, which include a prohibition on protests and increased powers of arrest, undermine basic rights.Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission has called for peace, while Ezema, a main opposition party, criticized the government’s handling of the crisis.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

Thousands evacuated after builder uncovers a WWII bomb in a Polish town-Some 14,000 moved out in Lublin to allow military experts to remove unexploded ordnance-By AP Today, 5:50 am 0-AUG 12,23

WARSAW, Poland — Some 14,000 people were evacuated Friday in the eastern Polish town of Lublin to allow military experts to remove a massive unexploded bomb believed to be from World War II.City authorities said on the X platform later Friday that the bomb had been successfully removed and residents could return home.The police, Territorial Defense troops and city transport helped in the evacuation. Military engineers then took the bomb away for neutralization, according to town hall spokesperson Katarzyna Duma.Roads in the area were closed to allow for the safe transportation of the explosive.Military experts believe it is a World War II aerial bomb, but must examine it more closely to be sure, according to Lublin police spokesperson Kamil Golebiowski.Duma told The Associated Press that the residents were taken to safety at the Lublin Arena, care centers and a high school that was empty for summer vacation.Residents had been instructed to turn off gas, water and electricity in their homes, close the windows and doors and take their IDs and necessary medication with them.Builders uncovered the 250-kilogram (550-pound) bomb buried in the ground Thursday while working on a new residential area. The site held a Polish airplane factory and an airport before World War II, and could have been the target of wartime bombings. Under Nazi German occupation there was a prison and a labor camp there, and at one point, belongings seized from Jews were sorted out there.World War II bombs are still regularly found during earthworks in Poland, which was the site of heavy fighting. A construction boom amid Poland’s growing economy has increased the number of such occurrences.

WEATHER EVENTS

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences;(BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR) and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

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)
REVELATION 16:21 80-120LB HAIL ON HUMANS
21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120 LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

FAMINE

EZEKIEL 5:16
16  When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:

REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 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, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

DEUTORONOMY 28:24
24  The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

LOCUSTS (DEMONIC) TORTURES SINNERS 5 MONTHS
REVELATION 9:1-6
1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke (DEMONIC) locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

FEARFUL SIGHTS AND GREAT SIGNS FROM HEAVEN

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

OZONE DEPLETION JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH DUE TO SIN
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,(7X OR 7-DEGREES HOTTER) as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,(ISRAEL) and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

MATTHEW 24:21-22,221 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened,(DAY LIGHT HOURS SHORTENED) there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake (ISRAELS SAKE) those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)(THE ASTEROID HITS EARTH HERE)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

WELL LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS HAPPENING WILL CATCH PEOPLE OFF GUAARD. LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT BREAKING INTO YOUR HOUSE. YOU ARE CAUGHT OFF GUAARD.AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGGININGS OF JUDGEMENTS TO COME ON THE EARTH. JUST THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN GODS PURE WRATH CATCHES PEOPLE OF THE EARTH OFF GUAARD FROM HERE AND INTO THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD IN THE FUTURE.

Estimated 1K People Missing in Hawaii amid Wildfires: It Was ‘Impossible’ to Warn Them-Nikki Dobrin-Fri, August 11, 2023 at 10:47 p.m. EDT

It's the "greatest emergency we've seen in decades," said the governor of Hawaii who revealed the death toll will rise as an estimated 1,000 people remain missing.Hawaii officials say an estimated 1,000 people are missing amid devastating wildfires as they admit it was "impossible" to quickly warn residents.With a current death toll of 67 people, large areas of the island of Maui decimated and the historic town of Lahaina in ruins, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green warned that the death toll will rise as first responders reach parts of the island that had previously been inaccessible due to multiple ongoing fires."We are seeing loss of life," Gov. Green said at a Thursday news conference. "We will continue to see loss of life." He added that the fires were the "greatest emergency we've seen in decades."While Maui County Police Chief John Pelletier approximated the number of missing people to be around 1,000, he did caution that "honestly we don't know.""Doesn't mean that's how many that we have that have passed. I'm not saying that number at all," he clarified at Thursday's news conference. "But because we can't contact them, and because they can't come into the greater valley as quickly or as much as we'd like, because they're actually in shelter, until we get some of those basic things set up, we're not going to have that number."Lahaina, a resort town of about 13,000 residents located on the northwest coast of Maui, has been utterly devastated, according to officials, who said that power, water, and internet access remain down.When asked for specific numbers on how many structures had been burned within historic Lahaina, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen responded, "I'm telling you, none of it's there. It's all burned to the ground."Ventura added that the fire moved so quickly from brush to neighborhoods that it was "physically impossible" to get messages to the emergency management agencies in time.Bissen echoed that message.“The fires came up so quickly and they spread so fast,” Mayor Bissen told NBC's TODAY on Friday. "I think this was an impossible situation.""The gusts were up to 80 miles an hour. Some sustained between 45 and 60, 65," he said. "Everything happened so quickly. I can't comment on whether or not the sirens sounded or not, but I know that the fires came up so quickly and they spread so fast."Police Chief Pelletier also addressed questions about the warning system on Thursday, stressing that "nobody saw this coming, period."Gov. Green noted that the tragedy was especially difficult to anticipate because it "came in the night with high winds," adding that the state is short on firefighting resources and personnel. Several outlets report that within Maui County there are at most 65 firefighters working at any given time, and that they are responsible for fighting fires on three islands."Climate change is here, and it's affecting the islands, and I think that's what you're seeing with this fire," Green said.Utility company Hawaiian Electric is currently coordinating with state and county emergency response efforts in Maui, with the utility provider posting the following message on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Crews geared up this morning to continue work in safely accessible areas to assess damage and make repairs in Upcountry and West Maui. Hawaiian Electric has deployed equipment and workers from Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Hawaii Island and Oahu to assist with restoration efforts."Hawaiian Electric is asking Maui customers to prepare for extended power outages that could last "several weeks."County officials are urging people to remain patient and heed local safety warnings as search and rescue efforts get underway aided by teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA."I know that you guys don't have some of the supplies, you don't have power," Pelletier said. "But we have to respect the fact that we've got loved ones in that earth and we've got to do the right thing and get them out the right way. That's going to take time."Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura warned there are still 3 active fires on the island and with the present weather pattern, there is the potential for rapid fire progress. He advised everyone to remain out of the burn zone, which remains a safety hazard, especially given the fallen telephone poles, he added.The American Red Cross has resources available to help reconnect loved ones. A Red Cross Emergency App has also been updated to let loved ones know you are safe.Below is a list of several other organizations accepting donations to help those affected by the wildfires:Hawaii Community Foundation: The Office of the Governor of Hawaii directed donors to this fund to support communities affected by the wildfires on Maui.-Maui Mutual Aid Fund: This group of volunteers accepts donations to support Maui families, elderly residents, people with disabilities and those with limited or no insurance--The Salvation Army’s Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division is accepting donations to provide meals for people displaced in Maui emergency shelters.Maui Relief Fund: Aloha United Way, a Honolulu-based nonprofit organization, created this fund that will go directly toward efforts supporting victims of the fires.Maui Food Bank: While the organization has staff on the grounds helping those affected, they are accepting donations to help with relief efforts.Together Rising: Kerry Washington directed her followers to Together Rising, which vows that every "penny [they] receive will go to urgent relief and vital support."

Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui after Hawaii wildfires kill over 60-Island’s Jews are among the evacuated; Governor Josh Green: ‘Likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history’By Ron Kampeas Today, 2:00 am 0-AUG 12,23

JTA — Jewish groups in the United States and in Hawaii are launching relief efforts following the devastation caused by wildfires that have killed dozens so far.Officials said Friday afternoon that the death toll had risen to 67.The wildfires have all but destroyed the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, which Hawaii’s Jewish governor, Josh Green, toured on Thursday with Brian Schatz, the state’s senator who is also Jewish.“What we saw today was likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history,” Green said in a statement.The fires have had consequences for Hawaiians well beyond the fire zone.“It’s with much gratitude and humility to share that the Jewish Congregation of Maui and its grounds are safe,” the non-denominational synagogue wrote on its website. “However, many in our community have lost their homes, businesses and also a loved one from the devastation of the fires.”Experts say that higher temperatures and reduced rain as the result of climate change have made Hawaii more vulnerable to wildfires, while changes to agriculture in the state have contributed fuel. The state is the site of the country’s second youth-led climate change lawsuit; brought by 14 teens, mostly Native Hawaiians, the suit against the state’s transportation department got a trial date just days before the fires erupted.There are 2,000 to 3,000 Jews in Maui, eJewishPhilanthropy reported, with two synagogues: the Jewish Congregation of Maui, which was not in the evacuation zone, and Chabad of Maui, which was.The rabbis of both synagogues told eJewishPhilanthropy and the Forward that congregants are among those evacuated. Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky, the Chabad rabbi, told the Forward that volunteers were standing by to reach the synagogue and rescue Torah scrolls if needed.The Jewish Federations of North America on Thursday launched a Hawaii Wildfire Fund to bring to the evacuees toiletries, first-aid kits, non-perishable foods, baby supplies and other supplies.“Not only is support needed in Maui, but people are fleeing to Honolulu where Jewish communal organizations will be working to support those in need,” Alisa Bodner, the JFNA spokeswoman, said in an email.Rabbi David Kosak of Portland, Oregon’s Congregation Neveh Shalom was vacationing in Maui, in a safe zone. He told his hometown TV news outlet, KGW8, that he had connected Portland’s Jewish community with Maui’s to accelerate assistance to the evacuees.Portland’s Jewish federation was already on the job, its community relations director, Bob Horenstein, told KGW8, as part of the JFNA’s national effort.Yesterday, our elected officials surveyed Lāhainā. We could not have a better team than Mayor Bissen, Gov Green, and senators Lynne DeCoitte and Brian Schatz ❤️???? @GovJosh GreenMD @brianschatz #mauifires-Banyan tree, sugar cane train ???? our history is forever changed. pic.twitter.com/ehKzZ5xFnL Judi Riley ????‍♀️???????? (@TikiTales) August 11, 2023-Horenstein noted that Oregon had suffered its own share of wildfires recently. “We can empathize with the people of Maui and the big island and we could be supportive of what their needs are. It’s really important that we respond just from a humanitarian point of view,” he said.Schatz filed reports from Lahaina, where he was with Green, on social media.“Lahaina Town has been reduced to ashes,” he said of the historic area. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking. The recovery process will be long, but we’re committed to these families and communities.”AFP contributed to this report.

Israel hit by new heat wave: Country to swelter for several days-Temperatures and humidity will rise and stay high until Monday at least; officials urge public to take extra care outside-By ToI Staff and AP Today, 6:44 am 0-AUG 12,23

Israel was set to go through yet another searing heat wave starting on Saturday, with rises in temperature and humidity throughout the country.Tel Aviv could expect 31-32°C (88-89°F), with Jerusalem at 36°C (97°F) and temperatures in Eilat, Tiberias and Beit Shean crossing 40°C (104°F).Temperatures were expected to rise even further on Sunday, though scattered showers were also possible. Monday will see the heat abate only slightly, with further relief later in the week.Medical officials urged the public to avoid the sun during peak hours, drink plenty of water and give particular attention to children and the elderly.Earlier this week the European climate monitoring organization officially confirmed that July was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.July’s global average temperature of 16.95°C (62.51°F) was a third of a degree Celsius (six-tenths of a degree Fahrenheit) higher than the previous record set in 2019, Copernicus Climate Change Service, a division of the European Union’s space program, announced Tuesday.Normally global temperature records are broken by hundredths or a tenth of a degree, so this margin is unusual.“These records have dire consequences for both people and the planet exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events,” said Copernicus deputy director Samantha Burgess.There have been deadly heat waves in the southwestern United States and Mexico, Europe and Asia. Scientific quick studies put the blame on human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.File: Men shower at a public beach as they take refuge from a summer heat wave in Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo)The month was 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer than pre-industrial times. In 2015, the nations of the world agreed to try to prevent long-term warming — not individual months or even years, but decades — that is 1.5 degrees warmer than pre-industrial times.Last month was so hot, it was 0.7°C (1.3 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the average July from 1991 to 2020, Copernicus said. The world’s oceans were half a degree Celsius (0.9°F) warmer than the previous 30 years and the North Atlantic was 1.05°C (1.9°F) hotter than average. Antarctica set record lows for sea ice, 15% below average for this time of year.Copernicus’ records go back to 1940. That temperature would be hotter than any month the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded and its records go back to 1850. But scientists say it’s actually the hottest in a far longer time period.“It’s a stunning record and makes it quite clearly the warmest month on Earth in ten thousand years,” said Stefan Rahmstorf, a climate scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research in Germany. He wasn’t part of the Copernicus team.Rahmstorf cited studies that use tree rings and other proxies that show present times are the warmest since the beginning of the Holocene Epoch, about 10,000 years ago. And before the Holocene started there was an ice age, so it would be logical to even say this is the warmest record for 120,000 years, he said.“We should not care about July because it’s a record, but because it won’t be a record for long,” said Imperial College of London climate scientist Friederike Otto. “It’s an indicator of how much we have changed the climate. We are living in a very different world, one that our societies are not adapted to live in very well.”

HOMOSEXUALS.(SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERS)

LEVITICUS 20:13
13  If a man also lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

LEVITICUS 18:22
22  Thou shalt not lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as with womankind: it is abomination.

2 TIMOTHY 3:3
3 Without natural affection,(HOMOSEXUALS) trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

1 CORINTHIANS 6:9,
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,(HARDENED SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERRS) nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

PSALMS 14:1
1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY,AND ALL SEX SINS)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:(LESBIENS)
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,(SODOMITES) and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

GOD CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE IN MARRIAGE

GENESIS 1:27-28
27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,(HAVE LOTS OF CHILDREN) and replenish the earth,(HOMOSEXUALS CAN NOT REPLENISH THE EARTH WITH CHILDREN)(BY HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER) and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

GENESIS 2:21-24
21  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

MATTHEW 19:4-6
4  And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5  And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6  Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Matthew 23:12   
Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled,And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Jeremiah 50:31   
“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,”Declares the Lord God of hosts,“For your day has come,The time when I will punish you.

Isaiah 14:11   
SHEOL (HELL)-Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you And worms are your covering.’




JOEL 3:2
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(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).

WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

 1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)

JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20  And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22  And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23  And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)
 
Lapid said to tell US lawmakers: Giving Saudis uranium for peace ‘endangers Israel’Opposition leader, who shares view on TV network too, reportedly tells visiting Dems that Riyadh enrichment capabilities would harm region-By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid 10 August 2023, 11:29 pm 0-AUG 11,23

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid told Democratic Party lawmakers visiting Israel he opposes a potential Israel-Saudi Arabia normalization deal that allows Riyadh to enrich uranium, according to a Thursday report.The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that a potential deal under discussion would see the US provide aid on developing a civilian nuclear program and give major security guarantees to Saudi Arabia, while Riyadh would take major steps to distance itself from China and Israel would take significant action toward creating an independent Palestinian state.“I oppose any agreement that includes uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia. The deal at the moment endangers Israel’s security and the region. It is forbidden to give Saudi Arabia any level of uranium enrichment,” Lapid told the congressional representatives, according to a Channel 13 report that did not provide a citation.The report said Lapid came to the conclusions after meeting with security officials on the matter. Israeli officials have expressed apparent discomfort with the Saudi demand for a civilian nuclear program, which could eventually be appropriated for military purposes and set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.Lapid made similar remarks publicly in an interview with Channel 12 news Thursday.“I have no problem with a civilian nuclear program. There are Middle Eastern countries that have civilian nuclear programs. What they don’t have is uranium enrichment on their soil. This is what is on the table now and it cannot be allowed to be on the table. Israel can’t agree to uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia, because it endangers Israel’s security,” he said.Lapid added that he was supportive of a deal with Riyadh but not at such a cost, warning: “It will harm our struggle against Iran. It will lead to a regional [arms] race.”Former national security adviser Eyal Hulata also told Kan news Thursday that Israel could not support a civilian nuclear project in the Middle East that includes local enrichment.“To give legitimacy for uranium enrichment on the soil of [other] countries in the Middle East poses a danger to Israel,” he said.The Likud party responded to Lapid’s remarks Thursday, saying “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought four historic peace agreements that only strengthened the security and standing of the State of Israel, and that is what he will continue to do.”Under his previous government, Netanyahu inked normalization deals with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. Sudan also committed to forging ties, but that process has since stalled.“It would be better for Lapid, who gave Hezbollah free Israeli gas reserves, not to preach to Prime Minister Netanyahu,” the statement read, referring to a deal that demarcated a maritime border between Israel and Lebanon that was signed under Lapid’s government in 2022.After the WSJ report was released, both an Israeli official and the White House emphasized that there had been no major progress toward a deal.Additionally, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly told aides that he is not ready to fully normalize ties with Israel and is not eager to reach an agreement with the current hardline government under Netanyahu.On July 27, The New York Times also reported that US President Joe Biden had yet to decide whether he would ultimately sign off on the maneuver but had still instructed his aides to try and reach a deal.Saudi Arabia is seeking a NATO-like mutual security treaty that would obligate the US to come to its defense if the latter is attacked; a civilian nuclear program monitored and backed by the US; and the ability to purchase more advanced weaponry from Washington such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) antiballistic missile defense system, which could be used to combat Iran’s increasing missile arsenal, the NYT said, confirming previous reporting in The Times of Israel.In exchange, the US is looking for Riyadh to offer an unprecedentedly large aid package to Palestinian institutions in the West Bank, curtail deals with Chinese technology firms like Huawei, use US dollars instead of Chinese currency to price oil sales, reject a Beijing plan to establish a military base on Saudi soil and bolster the truce that ended the civil war in Yemen.As for the specific steps Israel will have to take vis-a-vis the Palestinians, those have not yet been hashed out. A diplomat familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel Tuesday that Riyadh is not yet familiar enough with the issue in order to come up with specific demands.The diplomat said the issue is not “burning” for MBS and that he has little appetite for the current leadership of the Palestinian Authority. However, the crown prince also recognizes that he cannot reach a deal with Israel that neglects the Palestinians, given the public sentiment in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom’s view of itself as the guardian of Muslim holy sites, the diplomat said.For his part, Netanyahu maintained this week that the Palestinian issue is merely a box “you have to check… to say that you’re doing it,” indicating that he did not anticipate that the demands on that front would be particularly steep.National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told the Journal that Israel has yet to be presented with any terms. “At the moment, we don’t even know where to begin. [The US and Saudi Arabia] are still dealing with basic issues between them, so apparently it’s premature even for them to discuss it.”Still, Hanegbi said he has “full confidence” that “whatever the United States will decide” on the issue would address Israeli concerns.Foreign Minister Eli Cohen penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday in which he posited that if the United States were to agree to a defense pact with Riyadh as part of a potential normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it would reassure Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations that they are protected from Iranian aggression, rendering their nuclear ambitions “unnecessary.”

Still no measurable progress on Saudi deal, Israeli official says-In wake of WSJ report that US, Riyadh have agreed on broad terms, source tells Channel 13 that US wants to wrap up a deal by next March, but there is no firm framework-By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid 10 August 2023, 7:21 pm 0

After a report Wednesday that US and Saudi officials have agreed on the broad terms of a potential Israel-Saudi deal, an Israeli official has said there has been no tangible progress on normalization.At the same time, the official told Channel 13, “We are working around the clock on moving the process forward.”The source’s position lines up with White House reaction to The Wall Street Journal report that a deal would see the US make major security guarantees to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh take major steps to distance itself from China, and Israel take major steps toward creating an independent Palestinian state.US officials told the paper that specific details would hopefully be hammered out in the next nine to 12 months, though they stopped short of suggesting that a deal would also be signed in that time period.The Israeli official said that the Biden Administration had presented Jerusalem with a timeline that would try to secure a deal between December 2023 and March 2024, before the US presidential election kicks into high gear.Regarding demands that Israel make significant gestures to the Palestinians, the Israeli source told Channel 13: “We have not reached agreements on what is called ‘concessions to the Palestinians.'”“We will absolutely agree to discuss the various issues, but there are no agreements.”The official also spoke about Israel’s position on the reported Saudi desire to have a civilian nuclear project on its soil: “We are discussing it. There are conceivable scenarios — but we are also definitely not dismissing it.”According to The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told aides that he is not ready to fully normalize ties with Israel and is not eager to reach an agreement with the current hardline government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.While US officials have stressed that their approach to an Israel-Saudi deal is not all or nothing, and that they also back interim steps that bring the sides closer to full normalization, the stance attributed to the crown prince in the paper appeared to be the first time a Saudi official was suggesting that such intermediate moves might be as far as Riyadh is willing to go, and that it’s not ready for an accord akin to the one Israel signed with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in 2020.And while US officials have privately acknowledged that opponents of Palestinian sovereignty — who make up a clear majority in Netanyahu’s government — will complicate efforts to secure a normalization deal, since it will require significant moves to revive the two-state solution, the report was also the first time discomfort with the idea of making any sort of deal with the current coalition was expressed by Riyadh.At the same time, the Journal noted that bin Salman — known colloquially as MBS — has given conflicting messages to different audiences and that US officials still believe the Saudi leader is serious about trying to reach an agreement.The White House flatly denied the report. “There is no agreed-to set of negotiations, there’s no agreed-to framework to codify normalization or any of the other security considerations that we and our friends have in the region,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said in response to a question on the matter during a phone briefing with reporters.“The reporting has left some people with the impression that the discussions are farther along and closer to some sense of certainty than they actually are,” he added.Kirby clarified, however, that Biden had indeed directed his top aides “to see what was in the realm of the possible when it comes to pursuing Israel-Saudi normalization” and that “there is a commitment by the administration to keep talking and to keep trying to move things forward.”The broad terms presented by The Wall Street Journal have been reported in recent months.On July 27, The New York Times also reported that US President Joe Biden had yet to decide whether he would ultimately sign off on the maneuver but had still instructed his aides to try and reach a deal.Saudi Arabia is seeking a NATO-like mutual security treaty that would obligate the US to come to its defense if the latter is attacked; a civilian nuclear program monitored and backed by the US; and the ability to purchase more advanced weaponry from Washington such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) antiballistic missile defense system, which could be used to combat Iran’s increasing missile arsenal, the NYT said, confirming previous reporting in The Times of Israel.In exchange, the US is looking for Riyadh to offer an unprecedentedly large aid package to Palestinian institutions in the West Bank, curtail deals with Chinese technology firms like Huawei, use US dollars instead of Chinese currency to price oil sales, reject a Beijing plan to establish a military base on Saudi soil and bolster the truce that ended the civil war in Yemen.As for the specific steps Israel will have to take vis-a-vis the Palestinians, those have not yet been hashed out. A diplomat familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel Tuesday that Riyadh is not yet familiar enough with the issue in order to come up with specific demands.The diplomat said the issue is not “burning” for MBS and that he has little appetite for the current leadership of the Palestinian Authority. However, the crown prince also recognizes that he cannot reach a deal with Israel that neglects the Palestinians, given the public sentiment in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom’s view of itself as the guardian of Muslim holy sites, the diplomat said.For his part, Netanyahu maintained this week that the Palestinian issue is merely a box “you have to check… to say that you’re doing it,” indicating that he did not anticipate that the demands on that front would be particularly steep.National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told the Journal that Israel has yet to be presented with any terms. “At the moment, we don’t even know where to begin. [The US and Saudi Arabia] are still dealing with basic issues between them, so apparently it’s premature even for them to discuss it.”Still, Hanegbi said he has “full confidence” that “whatever the United States will decide” on the issue would address Israeli concerns.At the same time, other Israeli officials have expressed apparent discomfort with the Saudi demand for a civilian nuclear program.Foreign Minister Eli Cohen penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday in which he posited that if the United States were to agree to a defense pact with Riyadh as part of a potential normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it would reassure Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations that they are protected from Iranian aggression, rendering their nuclear ambitions “unnecessary.”