CANADA, UK AND AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL ARE READY FOR JUDGEMENT AFTER AGREEING FOR AN IMAGINATIONAL PALESTINIAN STATE.VITNAM FACES EVERYONE TO TAKE THEIR BIOMETRICS OR NO BANKING, AIR TRAVEL ETC.

CANADA, UK AND AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL ARE READY FOR JUDGEMENT AFTER AGREEING FOR AN IMAGINATIONAL PALESTINIAN STATE.VITNAM FACES EVERYONE TO TAKE THEIR BIOMETRICS OR NO BANKING, AIR TRAVEL ETC.

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.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 
7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)

ISAIAH 14:12-14
12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14  I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)

And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.

Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF -  HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

HAPPY ROSH HASHANA ISRAEL AT 11.30AM EST.SEP 22,25.THE NEW YEAR IN ISRAEL.GOD BLESS ALL ISRAELIS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ua14uKgrD8
THE RAPTURE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SECOND-NOT JUST ON ONE DAY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2C8s4ibVZA

Netanyahu says world should 'wait' for Israeli response-Coalition figures push West Bank annexation as response to Palestinian state recognition-Hamas lauds UK, Canada, Australia for recognizing ‘Palestine,’ despite their insistence it sidelines terror group; opposition leaders blast PM for not preventing ‘diplomatic disaster’By Lazar Berman,Sam Sokol,Ariela Karmel,Nava Freiberg and Agencies Today, 10:06 pm-SEP 21,25

Israeli political figures from both the government and the opposition on Sunday condemned the decision by the UK, Australia, and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state, calling the move a reward for terrorism and a threat to Israel’s security.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies pledged to respond to the move, and doubled down on their opposition to the idea of a Palestinian state, with several in his coalition pushing for West Bank annexation as a response.Leaders of the opposition — while echoing the premier’s arguments against the step — blamed the premier for not preventing the “diplomatic disaster.”In making their announcements Sunday, the UK, Australia, and Canada each argued that recognizing a State of Palestine would sideline the Hamas terror group, with which Israel is at war in Gaza, and advance long-term peace between Israel and the Palestinians.But Netanyahu, in a Hebrew-language video statement, charged: “I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7 — you are handing a huge reward to terror.”The premier added: “It will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan.”Netanyahu boasted that under his leadership, Israel “doubled Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria — and we will continue on this course,” using a biblical term for the West Bank.“The response to the recent attempt to force a terrorist state upon us in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States,” said Netanyahu, who is set to depart for the US later this week to speak at the UN before meeting with US President Donald Trump. “Wait.”President Isaac Herzog also condemned the diplomatic decision, saying it “will only embolden the forces of darkness.”“After the atrocities of October 7, while Hamas continues its campaign of terror, and while it continues to cruelly hold 48 hostages in the tunnels and dungeons of Gaza, the recognition of a Palestinian state by some nations today is, not surprisingly, cheered by Hamas,” he wrote on X.“It will not help one Palestinian,” Herzog continued. “It won’t help free one hostage, and it will not help us reach any settlement between Israelis and Palestinians. It will only embolden the forces of darkness. This is a sad day for those who seek true peace.”Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced that he will propose annexing the West Bank, as a response to the Western nations’ move, declaring in a statement: “The recognition by the UK, Canada, and Australia of a ‘Palestinian’ state as a prize for the murderous [Hamas] terrorists, requires immediate countermeasures.”Ben Gvir called for “the immediate application of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, and the complete dismantling of the ‘Palestinian’ Authority.” He also announced his plans “to submit a proposal for the application of sovereignty at the upcoming cabinet meeting.”Ben Gvir was echoed by his Otzma Yehudit party’s Yitzhak Wasserlauf, who heads the Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience Ministry.“The Land of Israel belongs exclusively to the people of Israel – there is no Palestinian people and no Palestinian state,” Wasserlauf declared.Likud Transportation Minister Miri Regev tweeted on Sunday evening: “Sovereignty now! The land of Israel is ours, now and forever.” Economy Minister Nir Barkat, considered a more moderate member of the ruling party, wrote on X that Israel’s response should include “the application of sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.”Netanyahu’s office has in recent days sought to ease the pressure of advancing West Bank annexation by quietly briefing select Likud lawmakers and ministers, The Times of Israel has learned.On Sunday, i24 News reported that the briefings urged participants not to press publicly for “sovereignty now,” with the PMO warning that “it causes damage, the prime minister said he knows when and how to act.”The briefings were not given to the entire Likud faction, the report added, and appear to have had little effect, as seen by a number of public statements from party lawmakers on Sunday.PA calls move a necessary step, as Hamas lauds development-Despite the Western countries’ insistence that recognizing a Palestinian state would sideline, rather than embolden, Hamas, a senior official from the terror group hailed the move, describing it as a victory for the rights of Palestinians.“These developments represent a victory for Palestinian rights and the justice of our cause, and send a clear message: no matter how far the occupation goes in its crimes, it will never be able to erase our national rights,” Mahmud Mardawi told AFP.The Palestinian Authority, meanwhile, welcomed the move, calling it a necessary step toward peace.PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin called the recognitions “historic,” telling reporters in Ramallah. “It is a move bringing us closer to sovereignty and independence. It might not end the war tomorrow, but it’s a move forward, which we need to build on and amplify.”PA President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement praising Britain’s recognition, and “affirming that it constitutes an important and necessary step toward achieving a just and lasting peace in accordance with international legitimacy.”Opposition leaders blame PM for ‘diplomatic disaster’Opposition Leader Yair Lapid condemned the statehood recognitions, but blamed Netanyahu’s government, asserting that a competent Israeli leadership would have prevented the development.“The unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state by Britain, Australia, and Canada is a diplomatic disaster, a harmful step, and a reward for terror,” Lapid said in a statement.“A functioning Israeli government could have prevented this through smart and serious work, professional diplomatic dialogue, and proper public diplomacy. The government that brought upon us the worst security disaster in our history is now also bringing upon us the most severe diplomatic crisis ever.”Blue and White-National Unity chairman Benny Gantz echoed Lapid’s comments, declaring in a statement that recognizing a Palestinian state after the October 7 attack “ultimately only emboldens Hamas, extends the war, distances the prospects of a hostage deal, and sends a clear message of support to Iran and its proxies.”“If advancing peace & stability in the Middle East is what you seek, dear Western Leaders – and not buckling to domestic political pressure, then maximum pressure must be applied to Hamas to relinquish power and return the hostages before anything else,” the centrist politician posted on X, in English, following the Western countries’ announcements.The Democrats chairman Yair Golan called the statehood recognitions destructive” and “extremely damaging” to Israel, adding that while he had long supported a two-state solution to Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians, now was not the time to move forward with a Palestinian state.“After October 7 and Hamas’s heinous attack, talking about a Palestinian state is destructive,” Golan said in an interview with 103FM radio. “We should now be talking about a process centered on separation, with security responsibility in Israel’s hands, a significant and thorough period during which Israel ensures that the other side is capable of upholding a future agreement.”“I spoke with the French Foreign Ministry and tried to explain how harmful this is to the issues they want to promote, including solving the Palestinian problem,” Golan added. France has been leading the campaign for countries to recognize a Palestinian state, and will, together with Saudi Arabia, lead meetings on a two-state solution at the UN this week.Golan, like the other opposition leaders, blamed the recognition on the policies of Netanyahu’s government, accusing the premier of “ignoring the world” and “creating a modern Sparta,” referring to highly criticized remarks Netanyahu made last week in which he admitted that Israel was facing increasing isolation.“If we had managed this correctly, it could have been handled in a way that protects Israel and avoids unnecessary risks to national security,” said Golan.He added, at the same time, that annexing Gaza and its Palestinian population, as has been floated by the current government, is impossible: “No country in the world is ready, willing, or interested in absorbing two million Palestinians.”Arab MKs fume as Golan rejects talk of Palestinian statehoodArab parties and peace organizations condemned Golan’s statements, and, endorsing Palestinian statehood, declared themselves the only remaining representatives of Israel’s left.Arab-Jewish party Hadash said the Democrats “have become Likud prior to its partnership with Kahanists” — referring to Netanyahu’s party, and followers of an extremist, anti-Arab ideology, respectively.Hadash insisted that peace and shared prosperity can only come through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.“I have great respect for Yair Golan on many of his positions, but on this issue I am in complete disagreement,” said Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh.“Why ‘separation’ and not a peace agreement? Another unilateral disengagement? The only way is full recognition of the national rights of both peoples, including their right to self-determination.”Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman said Golan’s remarks show “there is no ‘left’ left in the Knesset beyond Hadash.“Precisely when many of Golan’s own supporters back the establishment of a Palestinian state and the advancement of peace, he himself lacks the vision and leadership to clearly declare the only path to end occupation, oppression, and destruction,” Touma-Sliman said.Peace Partnership, a coalition of Israeli and Palestinian groups, said that Golan’s comments “illustrate exactly the root of the problem: denial of the Palestinian people’s right to independence and freedom does not bring security – it deepens the conflict.”Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

Netanyahu says nations are 'handing a huge reward to terror'UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal announce recognition of Palestinian state; PM: Won’t happen-Netanyahu says Israel’s response will come after his US trip, settlements will expand; Hostages Forum says countries turning ‘blind eye’ to terror group still holding 48 captives-By Lazar Berman-and Agencies Today, 7:39 pm-SEP21,25

Arguing that the move sidelines Hamas and advances peace, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal all announced on Sunday their formal recognition of a Palestinian state.“Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two-state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognizes the State of Palestine,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer proudly declared in a video statement.He insisted that the two-state solution “is not a reward for Hamas, because it means Hamas can have no future, no role in government, no role in security.”“Hamas is a brutal terror organization. Our call for a genuine two-state solution is the exact opposite of their hateful vision,” said Starmer.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney proclaimed that the “current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established.”And Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that his decision reflects Canberra’s “longstanding commitment to a two-state solution, which has always been the only path to enduring peace and security for the Israeli and the Palestinian peoples.”He stressed that “the terrorist organization Hamas must have no role in Palestine.”The coordinated announcements from the three countries came a day before the opening in New York of the annual United Nations General Assembly, which will feature a significant focus on the recognition of a Palestinian state and a two-state solution. Saudi Arabia and France are hosting a summit on Monday in New York, at which more leaders are set to recognize Palestinian statehood.Later Sunday, Portugal said it also recognizes a Palestinian state.“Recognizing the State of Palestine is therefore the fulfillment of a fundamental, consistent, and widely agreed policy,” Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel told reporters in New York.“Portugal advocates the two-state solution as the only path to a just and lasting peace, one that promotes coexistence and peaceful relations between Israel and Palestine,” he added.As expected, Sunday’s announcements set off a wave of furious denunciations from across the Zionist political spectrum in Israel.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday morning, ahead of the formal announcements, that Israel will respond to calls to establish a Palestinian state, calling for a “fight” against the move, which he said would “endanger [Israel’s] existence.”Israel’s response to the recognition will come after the premier returns from the US next week, said Netanyahu later on Sunday.“I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7 — you are handing a huge reward to terror,” said the prime minister in a video statement.“It will not happen,” he continued. “A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan.”Netanyahu boasted that under his leadership, Israel “doubled Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria — and we will continue on this course.”“The response to the recent attempt to force a terrorist state upon us in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States,” said Netanyahu. “Wait.”In July, the Knesset voted 71-13 in favor of a non-binding motion in support of applying sovereignty to the West Bank — a move firmly backed by the two far-right parties in the coalition. Netanyahu is believed to be considering annexing part of the West Bank in response to the moves to recognise Palestinian statehood.Netanyahu is slated to fly to New York on Wednesday night, and then to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump next Sunday. He is expected to be back in Israel by next Wednesday.The recognition of a Palestinian state by Commonwealth countries “not only rewards the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust by a terror organization that is calling and acting for the annihilation of Israel, but also solidifies the support Hamas enjoys,” said the Foreign Ministry. “Israel will not accept any detached and imaginary text that attempts to force it to accept indefensible borders.”Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar charged that the countries “are taking a step that is not only mistaken, but also outrageous and immoral.”Calling it a “diplomatic disaster” that a different Israeli government could have prevented, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid called the move “a harmful step, and a reward for terror.”Yair Golan, chairman of the left-wing Democrats party, said recognition is “destructive” and “extremely damaging” to Israel.Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas praised the move, saying it was “an important and necessary step toward achieving a just and lasting peace in accordance with international legitimacy.”The Hostages and Missing Families Forum blasted the three countries for the “unconditional recognition of a Palestinian state while turning a blind eye to the fact that 48 hostages remain in Hamas captivity.”“As families who deeply want peace in the region, we believe that any discussion about recognizing a Palestinian state must be contingent upon the immediate release of all hostages,” the forum said, calling it a “moral and humanitarian imperative.”The forum urged other nations to “act responsibly and ensure that any ‘day after’ discussions occur only after our loved ones are brought home.”France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, and San Marino are also expected to recognize the state of Palestine this week at the UN.In protest of announcements that a wave of Western countries would recognize a Palestinian state, the Trump administration in Washington said last month that it would bar Abbas and other PA officials from attending the General Assembly. The UN voted overwhelmingly on Friday to let Abbas deliver his speech virtually.Trump said during a state visit to the United Kingdom last week that he disagreed with Starmer’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state, amid reports that Starmer was gearing up to do so once the US president has departed the country.Speaking at a press conference alongside the British leader outside London, Trump said he had “a few disagreements with the prime minister on that score, one of our few disagreements, actually.”Starmer said that he and Trump nevertheless agreed on the ultimate aim of peace in the region.Around three-quarters of the 193 members of the United Nations already recognize the state of Palestine, which the General Assembly approved de facto recognition of in 2012 by upgrading its observer status at the world body to “non-member state” from “entity.”Several other European nations, such as Spain and Norway, have announced recognition of a Palestinian state since the outbreak of the Gaza war, sparked by the devastating Hamas onslaught on October 7, 2023.

Ahead of recognition, French town halls divided over whether to fly Palestinian flag-Socialist leader urges Macron to give towns discretion over flag, after interior minister tells communities to take it down for sake of neutrality-By Sami Acef 22 September 2025, 12:16 am

PARIS, France (AFP) — French politicians bickered on Sunday over whether it is appropriate to hoist Palestinian flags outside town halls on the eve of the country’s planned recognition of a State of Palestine.Ahead of the landmark move, set to be finalized at the United Nations General Assembly in New York starting Monday, the government told town halls not to fly the flag and take down any Palestinian banners that they had already put up.Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau argued that the hoisting of Palestinian flags “seriously undermines the principle of neutrality of public services.”His office has urged local prefects to take the matter to the administrative courts — though they cannot order the police to take the flags down.But Socialist leader Olivier Faure — whose party’s support France’s new government will likely need to survive — urged President Emmanuel Macron to allow mayors’ offices to fly the flag if they so wished.“It would not only be a strong gesture towards all those committed to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but consistent with France’s position internationally,” he said.Faure argued Retailleau was playing politics to undermine Macron’s push for recognition.“It is not the flag [Retailleau] is against… It is the head of state’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state,” Faure told BFMTV Sunday evening.‘Cheap community politics’Boris Vallaud, the Socialist Party’s top lawmaker in the National Assembly, the lower house of France’s parliament, also pushed back against what he called Retailleau’s “incorrect” interpretation of neutrality.He pointed out that town halls had “rightfully raised the Israeli flag” after Hamas’s October, 7 2023 attack that began the war in Gaza, while “there are also Ukrainian flags” on some buildings in the wake of Russia’s invasion.“A flag on the front of town hall has never killed anyone, while in Gaza the Israeli army kills each day,” Greens leader Marine Tondelier told a Sunday rally in Paris.But Philippe Ballard, a lawmaker with the far-right National Rally party, accused municipalities of practicing “cheap community politics” with the hoists, while his colleague Jean-Philippe Tanguy called the initiative “illegal.”Even town halls on the left are divided over the issue.The Socialist mayor of Creteil, outside of Paris, said that he would refuse Faure’s call as he had a responsibility to “preserve social cohesion.”In the capital proper, the Eiffel Tower was to be lit up with a projection of both the Israeli and Palestinian flags — alongside a dove of peace — ahead of the recognition move, the mayor of Paris said.

Saudi Arabia said to warn Israel that West Bank annexation is red line, as Jerusalem weighs response to Palestine statehood tsunami-By Lazar Berman-SEP 21,25

The Saudis have sent a message to Israel that there will be “major implications in all fields” if it annexes any part of the West Bank, Channel 12 reports. They did not delineate what steps they might take, but they could declare the prospect of Saudi-Israeli normalization dead or once again close their airspace to Israeli flights, which they opened in 2022, the TV report says.Annexation could also harm the under-the-radar security and trade relations between the two countries. The report also says annexation risks endangering the Abraham Accords.People around US President Donald Trump are indicating that they do not wish to see annexation, the report adds. “It’s the last thing they need,” especially after Israel’s September 9 strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, the report says.Saudi officials will discuss how the war in Gaza can be brought to an end, and the scenarios for the “day after” in Gaza, with Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly this week, along with leaders from the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey, according to the outlet.Trump will also hold a separate session with Gulf leaders — from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait — who want to hear his stance on the Qatar strike.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting today to discuss possible responses to Western countries recognizing a Palestinian state this week. Potential responses include changing the classification of parts of the West Bank’s Area A to Area B, meaning from Palestinian security and civil control to Israeli security control and Palestinian civil control, and parts of Area B to become Area C, meaning under Israeli civil and security control.Other responses could include closing the consulates of some countries that recognize an independent state of Palestine, particularly that of France.Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir were reportedly not invited to the meeting.In the meeting, Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer stressed that no matter what, full coordination with the US must be maintained.As such, no decision will be made until Netanyahu returns from his meeting with Trump next week, the prime minister said in a video statement earlier this evening.The Channel 12 report says Netanyahu told visiting US Secretary of State Mario Rubio last week that he is under coalition pressure to annex Area C, which constitutes 60 percent of the West Bank.Rubio reportedly responded that the focus right now needs to be on ending the war in Gaza and getting back the hostages, and nothing else.Senior European officials have indicated to Israel that further states are gearing up to recognize Palestine, and have warned that Israeli annexation would be considered “collective punishment” of the Palestinians, and would endanger the Abraham Accords, the same TV channel says.“Israel will be making a mistake if it responds to our recognition [of a Palestinian state] with harsh diplomatic steps,” it quotes European officials telling Israel. “It would be unfortunate if we were dragged into a further response. We will not take annexation lying down.”“If Netanyahu and his government are interested in destroying the stable thing we have built in the Middle East, they will bear the consequences.”

Tens of thousands of Israeli pilgrims head to Ukraine to mark Jewish new year-Despite initial reports that Israel would spend millions to bolster infrastructure to smooth path for worshipers, ‘there is no deal and there is no money,’ says Moldovan sourceBy Sam Sokol-Today, 11:47 pm-SEP 21,25

Despite a sharp spike in arrests of draft dodgers at Ben Gurion Airport and the difficulty of traveling to a country in the midst of a massive ground war, nearly 30,000 Israeli pilgrims have made their way to the small central Ukrainian city of Uman in recent days as part of an annual pilgrimage.Every year, tens of thousands of Jews, mainly Hasidim, head to Uman from all around the world to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) for Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — celebrated this year on September 23-24.While the pilgrimage was largely halted in 2020 due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, it restarted with a vengeance the following year and continued to grow, even in the face of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which led Kyiv to close its airspace, forcing pilgrims to fly to neighboring countries such as Moldova and Poland, and then drive to Uman.Speaking with The Times of Israel on Sunday, Ukrainian Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk said that 28,000 pilgrims had already arrived in his country with more on the way, and that 40,000 may end up spending the holiday in Uman.Aside from a massive increase in security, the Uman municipality’s pilgrimage-related expenses are not covered by the Ukrainian central government, which Korniychuk said is hard-pressed to provide additional police in the middle of a full-scale ground war.This, he said, has led Kyiv to consider introducing a “pilgrimage visa” in the coming years, especially seeing that Jerusalem had offered neighboring Moldova millions of shekels just to facilitate the transit of pilgrims to Ukraine.Uman Mayor Iryna Pletnyova did not respond to multiple request for comment.The logistics of pilgrimage-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has itself reportedly dismissed the idea of charging outgoing pilgrims a fee to help pay for the expenses of securing their speedy transit through Ukraine’s neighbors. The suggestion had generated significant pushback among Israelis who were angry that their leaders would direct taxpayer funds toward a pilgrimage abroad — in particular for a sector that largely does not serve in the IDF — in the middle of Israel’s own two-year old war in Gaza.According to media reports, the fee would have gone toward compensating Moldova for assisting with logistics for transiting Israelis, after Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean had informed Netanyahu that Israel will need to cover the cost of logistics and security to assist Israelis who wish to travel through his country.In response, Israel advanced a plan to give Moldova an estimated NIS 20 million ($5.3 million), NIS 8.7 million ($2.6 million) of which would be spent on the construction of a temporary terminal in Chișinău — with the rest going toward food, policing, and security, including a support team of 90 security guards during flights, 24 police officers and 50 translators.Talks eventually broke down, however, and Moldova ended up declining to authorize additional flights from Israel.“There is no deal and no money,” a Moldovan government source told The Times of Israel. “There is no money, not 10 million, not 20 million. Nothing was transferred to Moldova and nothing will be transferred.”But while Moldova did not receive any logistical help from Israel in the end, Ukraine did in the form of a small police delegation, similar to that provided by Jerusalem in previous years.Speaking earlier this month, Korniychuk and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir agreed on a plan that will see dozens of Israeli police officers and medics sent to Uman for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, according to the Ukrainian embassy in Israel.According to the ambassador, Ben Gvir promised 15 uniformed officers as well as additional plainclothes police, totaling up to 100 personnel, although Ukraine was unable to secure portable bomb shelters or other requested equipment from Jerusalem.Speaking with The Times of Israel, Israeli Ambassador to Kyiv Michael Brodsky said that 10 police officers had arrived in Ukraine and he was “not aware of any other investments.”Neither Ben Gvir’s spokesman nor the Israel Police answered requests for comment.Celebrating Rosh Hashanah behind bars-Over the past several weeks, the ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism parties have lobbied Netanyahu and military officials to allow draft-dodging yeshiva students to take part in the annual pilgrimage without fear of arrest, after the IDF started cracking down on Haredi draft evaders in recent months.However, the Attorney General’s Office said that the government had no right to create a mechanism to let ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers leave Israel, writing a letter to the government late last month asserting that it would be illegal to allow draft evaders to leave Israel for Uman. Those evading conscription are prohibited from leaving the country.This has led to a spike in arrests at the airport, with the extremist Jerusalem Faction group announcing on Sunday that around 100 Haredi draft dodgers were being held in military prison.In a statement, the ultra-Orthodox group, which is vociferously opposed to the military enlistment of yeshiva students, said that over the last few days, dozens of evaders have been arrested and sent to prison, while some have since been released.An expensive trip-For those who do make it to Uman, the pilgrimage often means crowded quarters and significant expenses as worshipers compete for a limited pool of rental apartments.According to David Axelrod, an American-Israeli from Beit Shemesh who runs a hostel in Uman known as the “Uman Ranch,” pilgrims can be expected to pay between $600-1000 for a flight, $200-350 for bus rides and $300-700 for lodging.All pilgrims are also required to pay a $27 fee to the Uman municipality itself in order to be allowed into the city.Surprisingly, many of the worshipers paying these fees are not actually Hasidic or even ultra-Orthodox.,This general view shows Hasidic Jewish pilgrims on a street next to the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, in Uman, central Ukraine, on September 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Genya Savilov/AFP/File)According to the Israel Democracy Institute, around eight percent of all Jewish Israelis over age 18 have visited Uman. Of those who have visited, 23.5% are ultra-Orthodox, while 20% are national religious, 15% are traditional religious, 28% are traditional non-religious, and 13.5% are secular.Among those who are Haredi, 21% of Sephardic Jews have reportedly visited Rebbe Nachman’s tomb at least once, compared to 15% among Hasidic Jews and 9% of so-called “Lithuanian” non-Hasidic Haredim.Voters for the Sephardic Haredi Shas party (19%) are also more likely to have visited Uman than UTJ voters (13%), which represents both the Hasidic and Lithuanian communities.

IDF troops push deeper into Gaza City, as half a million residents said to have left-Military urges UN, aid groups to pick up supplies it says are waiting inside Strip; Hamas authorities say Israeli strikes kill 40, including 19 women and children By Emanuel Fabian-and Agencies Today, 11:30 pm-SEP 21,25

More than half of the estimated one million Palestinians residing in Gaza City have evacuated to the Strip’s south, the military said Sunday, as Israeli troops moved deeper into the city amid an expanding offensive against Hamas in the area.“Our operations against Hamas have moved deeper into Gaza City, targeting their main stronghold. We are engaged in combat, facing terrorists both above and below ground,” Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said in an English-language video statement Sunday evening.His remarks came after, earlier that day, two rockets were fired from northern Gaza at Israel, causing no injuries.Defrin added that “Israel continues to ensure that corridors remain open for civilians to move south, toward safer areas. Until now, 550,000 people have moved south.”“The IDF is continuing to enhance the humanitarian area and encourage residents to leave the combat zones. At Kerem Shalom crossing, thousands of tents and supplies are waiting right now for collection by the UN and international organizations,” he continued.“We call on the international organizations to take this aid and deliver it directly to the Gazan people. In recent weeks alone, Israel has enabled the entry of over 24,000 tents into Gaza. Israel is ensuring civilians can keep out of harm’s way, enabling access to food, shelter and medicine,” Defrin said.Defrin asserted that this week, “Hamas opened fire on a UN team, and used stolen UN vehicles to block the construction of a new road for future aid trucks,” as well as “robbed four UNICEF aid trucks at gunpoint — depriving 2,700 infants of baby formula.”“Hamas continues to violently obstruct civilians from evacuating combat zones. Hamas doesn’t protect Gazans; they sacrifice them,” he said. “Hamas has shown the world its true strategy: to exploit its own people and prolong this war. That strategy will not succeed.”He asserted the IDF has “no other choice but to fight for our future. Our forces are working day and night, turning over every stone, to bring our hostages home, dismantle Hamas’s terror networks, and secure a safer region for all.”The IDF spokesman pointed out that, “as the Jewish New Year arrives, 48 hostages remain in the grip of Hamas. Their captivity is an unfinished chapter of this war — and we will not close it until they are home. We have no other choice.”Around one million Palestinians were estimated to be residing in Gaza City before the IDF launched its new offensive. The military has ordered Palestinians in all areas of Gaza City to evacuate to an Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” in the Strip’s south.The IDF said Sunday that despite its efforts, it has identified attempts by Hamas to prevent civilians from moving to southern Gaza, “in violation of international law, while cruelly exploiting the civilian population as a human shield for terror activities.”Three IDF divisions, the 162nd, 98th and 36th, completed their entry to Gaza City in recent days, and have begun “operations in the Hamas terror strongholds” in the area, the army said SundayHamas-controlled authorities say 40 killed across Gaza-Gaza’s Hamas-controlled health authorities said Sunday that Israeli strikes killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children. The figures cannot be independently verified and do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.Health officials at Shifa Hospital, where most of the bodies were brought, said the dead included 14 people killed in a strike late Saturday, which hit a residential block in the southern side of the city. Health staff said a nurse who worked at the hospital was among the dead, along with his wife and three children.Another strike that targeted a group of people in front of a clinic in the Bureij refugee camp (historically named, with no relation to war refugees) in central Gaza killed at least eight Palestinians, according to the Al-Awda Hospital. The dead include four children and two women, the hospital said. Another 22 people were wounded, it said.Israel did not immediately comment on the individual strikes.The war in Gaza began October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists invaded southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, amid acts of brutality and sexual assault. Terror groups in the Strip still hold 48 captives, of whom 20-22 are believed by Israel to be alive.The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 65,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed over 22,000 combatants in battle as of August and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught.Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 469. The toll includes two police officers and three Defense Ministry civilian contractors.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

Egyptians outraged after pharaoh’s bracelet stolen from museum, melted for gold-3,000-year-old bangle belonging to Pharaoh Amenemope was taken from restoration lab of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which had no security cameras, sold to gold worker for some $4,000 By Samy Magdy Today, 6:24 pm-SEP 21,25

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians reacted with outrage this week after officials said that a 3,000-year-old bracelet that had belonged to an ancient pharaoh was stolen from Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum and then melted down for gold.Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy said in televised comments late Saturday that the bracelet was stolen on September 9 while officials at the museum were preparing artifacts for an exhibit in Italy. He blamed “laxity” in implementing procedures at the facility and said that prosecutors were still investigating.The bracelet, containing a lapis lazuli bead, belonged to Pharaoh Amenemope, who reigned about 3,000 years ago. Authorities said it was taken from a restoration lab at the museum and then funneled through a chain of dealers before being melted down. The minister said the lab didn’t have security cameras.Four suspects have been arrested and questioned, including a restoration specialist at the museum, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said.According to the ministry, the restoration specialist who was arrested confessed to giving the bracelet to an acquaintance who owns a silver shop in Cairo’s Sayyeda Zainab district. It was later sold to the owner of a gold workshop for the equivalent of about $3,800. It was eventually sold for around $4,000 to a worker at another gold workshop, who melted the bracelet down to make other gold jewelry.The suspects confessed to their crimes and the money was seized, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.The ministry also released security camera video showing a shop owner receiving a bracelet, weighing it, and then paying one of the suspects.The loss of a treasure that had survived for three millennia was painful to many people in Egypt, where there is great esteem for the nation’s ancient heritage.Some questioned security measures at the museum and called for tightening these measures around the country’s treasures.Monica Hanna, a prominent Egyptian archaeologist, called for suspending overseas exhibits “until better control” is implemented to secure the artifacts. Hanna is the dean at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, and campaigns for the return of Egyptian artifacts exhibited in museums overseas.Malek Adly, an Egyptian human rights lawyer, called the theft “an alarm bell” for the government and said better security is needed for antiquities in exhibition halls and those in storage.Amenemope ruled Egypt from Tanis in the Nile Delta during Egypt’s 21st Dynasty. The Tanis royal necropolis was discovered by the French archaeologist Pierre Montet in 1940, according to the Egyptian Museum.The necropolis’s collection exhibits about 2,500 ancient artifacts, including golden funerary masks, silver coffins and golden jewels. The collection was restored in 2021 in cooperation with the Louvre Museum in Paris.The theft reminded some of past cultural losses, including the brief disappearance of Vincent van Gogh’s “Poppy Flowers” — then valued at $50 million — from another Cairo museum in 2010. That painting was recovered within hours.

Jordan opens West Bank crossing three days after attack, then Israel shuts it again-Israeli authorities say they don’t know when Allenby Crossing will reopen following assault last week by aid truck driver who killed two IDF soldiers-By Emanuel Fabian,Sharon Wrobel,ToI Staff and Agencies Today, 4:07 pm-SEP 21,25

Israeli authorities abruptly closed the Allenby Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank on Sunday, forcing travelers to turn back after Jordan had briefly reopened the bridge in the wake of a deadly terror attack three days earlier.Israel initially closed the bridge on Friday, a day after a Jordanian truck driver carrying Gaza-bound humanitarian aid opened fire and killed two Israeli military personnel there. Jordan condemned the attack and said it had launched an investigation that identified the assailant, whom it described as “a civilian who had been working for three months as a driver delivering aid to Gaza.”The closure has meant that trucks are unable to transport aid between Jordan and Gaza, though supplies continue to reach the enclave from other places. Some 7 percent of all aid to the Strip, over 144,000 tons, has crossed via Allenby since the beginning of the war nearly two years ago.Allenby, the only passageway between Jordan and the West Bank, is primarily used by Palestinians in the West Bank to travel abroad without passing through Israel.On Saturday, Jordanian authorities had announced that the bridge would reopen to foot traffic but not to cargo. That appeared to be the case on Sunday morning, as Jordanian state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka reported heavy traffic in both directions starting early in the day.But hours later, Israel’s Airports Authority, which oversees the crossing’s opening, said it would remain closed. Israel said the closure was being enforced in coordination with Jordanian and Palestinian authorities.Reached by The Times of Israel on Sunday afternoon, the IAA said it did not know when the crossing would open, which it described as a day-to-day decision.It is likewise unclear whether the bridge will be open on the upcoming Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah on Tuesday and Wednesday. The regular schedule would have seen the crossing open for part of each day.On Saturday, IDF officials said the military would be bolstering its West Bank division with eight additional companies ahead of the holiday. After their deployment tomorrow, the Judea and Samaria Division will be staffed by the equivalent of 23 battalions.The additional forces will remain in the West Bank until after the Jewish holiday season ends in mid-October.The other two crossings between Israel and Jordan were also partially or fully closed after the attack. On Friday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military would learn lessons from the attack, while praising Israeli security coordination with Jordan.“This is a serious and difficult incident. We will thoroughly investigate it and draw lessons from it,” Zamir said during a visit to the border alongside senior officers, adding: “We must remember that the strategic-security cooperation with Jordan contributes greatly to the IDF and must be preserved.”

Third IDF division deployed to Gaza City-Two rockets fired at Ashdod; IDF says ‘many’ Hamas fighters killed in Gaza City push-IDF kills sniper it says was Shifa Hospital chief’s brother; Hamas-run health ministry says 75 more killed; 10 soldiers lightly injured when vehicle flipsBy Emanuel Fabian,Agencies and ToI Staff Today, 2:32 pm-SEP 21,25

Two rockets were launched from the northern Gaza Strip at the southern Israeli port city of Ashdod on Sunday, a rare barrage that came as the Israel Defense Forces expanded its offensive in Gaza City.One rocket was intercepted by air defenses, while the second struck an open area, according to the IDF, the first time Ashdod experienced an attack since April 6. There were no reported injuries or major damage, and no immediate claim of responsibility for the rockets.Rocket fire from Gaza was once an intermittent fact of life for southern Israel. But such salvos, especially long-range attacks with multiple projectiles, have become increasingly rare as the war has progressed, with terror groups’ launching capabilities hindered by the IDF’s ground offensive.On Sunday, shortly after the missiles were intercepted, the IDF claimed to have killed “many” terror operatives over the past day who were planning to carry out attacks on troops during operations in Gaza City, currently the main theater of the nearly two-year war.The Hamas fatalities came via airstrikes and ground operations in the Israeli offensive in the city, which began earlier this month. The IDF also announced that it had deployed a third division, the 36th, to Gaza City, as the offensive there expanded. The move added tens of thousands more troops to the ground operation.The 36th Division was withdrawn from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis earlier this month, and its troops spent two weeks preparing for the Gaza City offensive. The IDF said that in recent days, dozens of targets in Gaza City were struck to enable the 36th Division to enter the area.The government has depicted the city in the north of the Strip as Hamas’s last stronghold, and has ordered the estimated 1 million civilians there to evacuate to a humanitarian zone in the south.Hamas-linked local officials have reported dozens killed daily, as Israel says around half of the residents have fled. Those evacuating describe an arduous journey, while Israel accuses Hamas of firing at aid workers and preventing the opening of an evacuation route out of the city.One of the more notable recent Hamas casualties came Saturday when, the IDF said, it killed one of the terror group’s snipers, whose brother is the director of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital. According to the military, Majed Abu Salmiya was killed in an airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati camp, as he was set to carry out an “imminent” attack on Israeli forces in the area.The IDF said it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike, “as much as possible,” including by using a precision munition, aerial surveillance, and other intelligence.Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, his brother, is the Shifa Hospital director who was detained by Israel in November 2023 on suspicion of having allowed Hamas to use the Gaza City hospital as a center of operations, before being released in July 2024.Abu Salmiya said he had been working in the emergency department on Saturday when his brother and sister-in-law’s bodies were brought in. He told AFP he rejected the military’s accusation regarding his brother as “a lie, slander and an unacceptable justification for targeting civilians with direct missile strikes.”“My brother is a 57-year-old man who suffers from several illnesses such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and he has severe vision impairment — and they claim he was a sniper? This is pure fabrication,” he told AFP, noting his brother’s family had been displaced several times since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.In addition, over the past day, according to the military, troops of the 98th Division spotted a cell of armed operatives near Israeli forces and directed an airstrike against them. In another incident in the area, the IDF said several operatives and weapons were identified at a site, which was then struck from the air.The IDF said the 162nd Division, which is also operating in Gaza City, killed several more operatives and destroyed Hamas infrastructure, including booby traps. The Navy’s 916th Patrol Squadron likewise killed an operative who “posed a threat to the ground troops,” the military said.Meanwhile, the IDF said the 99th Division, operating elsewhere in northern Gaza, struck several buildings used by Hamas, along with operatives. And the Gaza Division, operating in the Strip’s south, located a Hamas surveillance command center, which was targeted in a drone strike, killing the operatives inside.The military estimates it has demolished up to 20 Gaza City tower blocks over the past two weeks. Hamas estimates that since August 11, Israel’s military has destroyed or damaged more than 1,800 residential buildings in Gaza City, and destroyed more than 13,000 tents housing displaced families.Over the past day, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, 75 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 were wounded by Israeli fire in the Strip. Gaza authorities do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.The ministry also said that four more people died of malnutrition and starvation in the enclave, raising deaths from such causes to 440 people, including 147 children, since the war started. Israel has disputed claims of widespread famine in Gaza, but has admitted “there are issues of access to food” in some areas.On Sunday morning, 10 IDF soldiers were lightly injured when a military vehicle they were in overturned during operations in northern Gaza, the military said. The troops were taken to a hospital in Israel for treatment.The war began with the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 hostages were abducted. Forty-eight hostages are still held by terror groups in Gaza, including some 20 thought to be alive.The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 65,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed over 22,000 combatants in battle as of August and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught.Israel has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques. Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza and in military operations along the border with the Strip stands at 469.Israel has continued to urge people to evacuate Gaza City, and says approximately half a million people have left. Hamas disputes this, saying just under 300,000 have left and around 900,000 remain.The journey has proven difficult for some families. Recently, along the coastal Wadi Gaza route, those too exhausted to continue stopped to catch their breath and give their children a much-needed break from the difficult journey.“No water, electricity, or internet. People are forced to leave with nothing,” said Seif Abu Oomsan. “They target us with things you wouldn’t imagine, like science fiction. They target us with missiles that we have never heard of.”“We are headed toward the unknown. Nobody knows where they are going,” said Faris Swafiri.Aid groups have warned that forcing thousands of people to evacuate will exacerbate the dire humanitarian crisis. COGAT, the Israeli defense agency that oversees aid in the enclave, said earlier that Hamas fired at UN teams on Saturday and prevented the opening of a new humanitarian route in the southern Gaza Strip.Hamas categorically rejected the claims, saying criminal gangs granted protection by Israeli firepower and air cover are attacking aid trucks, looting and stealing. The UN was not immediately available to comment.

IDF to deploy reinforcements in West Bank in preparation for Jewish holiday season-Additional companies to remain deployed until mid-October, bolstering Judea and Samaria Division to equivalent of 23 battalions-By Emanuel Fabian-Today, 6:32 am-SEP 21,25

The Israel Defense Forces will bolster its presence in the West Bank with eight additional companies during the upcoming Jewish holiday season, military officials said on Saturday, in light of heightened security risks.The additional companies will be deployed on Sunday and will remain in the West Bank until after the holidays in mid-October, the officials said.With the additional troops in place, the Judea and Samaria Division will be staffed by the equivalent of 23 battalions.The move comes amid tensions in the West Bank following a deadly attack in Jerusalem earlier this month carried out by two Palestinian terrorists.Six people were killed in the attack at Jerusalem’s Ramot junction, and several more were wounded.Another deadly attack took place at Allenby Crossing this week, though that area is under the responsibility of the 96th “Gilad” Division.The perpetrator of Thursday’s attack at Allenby Crossing, between the West Bank and Jordan, arrived at the crossing from the Jordanian side and opened fire at soldiers using a handgun.He then got out of the truck and, after his gun apparently jammed, stabbed two soldiers repeatedly until security guards at the crossing opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.The slain soldiers were named as: Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, a reservist in the Civil Administration from Jerusalem, and Sgt. Oran Hershko, 20, a liaison officer with foreign forces in the IDF’s Tevel international cooperation unit, from Tel Mond.The crossing was closed on Thursday to pedestrian and cargo traffic, but was set to reopen to pedestrian traffic only on Sunday.Separately on Friday, the IDF said it had caught a Palestinian terror cell in the Ramallah area of the West Bank that had been building rockets intended to be launched at Israeli targets.In recent years, there have been several attempts by Palestinian terror groups to develop and launch crude rockets from the West Bank at Israeli settlements and at Israel, though with little to no success.

Iran halts IAEA cooperation after Europe triggers UN sanctions snapback-Tehran says European powers’ decision to reimpose UN sanctions derails recent monitoring deal and deepens nuclear standoff-By AFP Today, 12:33 am-SEP 21,25

Iran’s top security body said Saturday that action by Britain, France and Germany to reimpose UN sanctions will “effectively suspend” its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.“Despite the foreign ministry’s cooperation with the (International Atomic Energy) Agency and the presentation of plans to resolve the issue, the actions of European countries will effectively suspend the path of cooperation with the agency,” the Supreme National Security Council said in a televised statement.The announcement comes after the Security Council voted on Friday to reimpose frozen UN sanctions after the European governments activated the “snapback” mechanism in a decade-old nuclear agreement, accusing Iran of non-compliance.The vote means that the sanctions, which were suspended in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear activities set out in the 2015 deal, will take renewed effect on September 28 unless Iran can persuade the council to relent in the next week.Tehran said the action by the European powers undermined months of engagement with the IAEA aimed at resuming monitoring and ensuring compliance with international rules.Earlier this month, Iran and the IAEA reached an agreement in Cairo that would have allowed inspections of Iranian nuclear sites to resume.Iran had suspended them after Israel and then the United States attacked its nuclear facilities in June in a sweeping assault on Iran’s top military leaders, nuclear scientists, uranium enrichment sites, and ballistic missile program Israel said was necessary to prevent the Islamic Republic from realizing its avowed plan to destroy the Jewish state.Tehran has criticized the IAEA for failing to condemn the Israeli and US strikes.The European governments have said they will not delay the reimposition of UN sanctions unless Iran resumes full cooperation with the IAEA and reopens nuclear talks with the United States, which have been suspended since June.Iran has consistently denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. However, it enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear facilities, and expanded its ballistic missile capabilities. Israel said Iran had recently taken steps toward weaponization.Iran retaliated to Israel’s strikes by launching over 500 ballistic missiles and around 1,100 drones at Israel. The attacks killed 31 people and wounded over 3,000 in Israel, according to health officials and hospitals. In all, there were 36 missile impacts and one drone strike in populated areas, causing damage to 2,305 homes in 240 buildings, along with two universities and a hospital, and leaving over 13,000 Israelis displaced.

CHARLEY KIRK J CAHN
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Erika Kirk Rejects Revenge for Husband's Killer-Published Sep 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM EDT

Thousands Of Charlie Kirk Supporters Head To Memorial Service Before Sunrise-By Adeola Adeosun-Weekend Night Editor-Erika Kirk, 36, has given her first extensive interview since her husband Charlie Kirk's assassination, revealing deeply personal details about his final night and taking a surprising stance against the death penalty for his killer.The hour-and-a-half interview with The New York Times took place Thursday, just eight days after the 31-year-old ultra-conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder was gunned down at Utah Valley University.Kirk has also announced she would replace her husband as the organization's chief executive, marking a dramatic transition for the $96 million conservative powerhouse.Why It Matters-This new interview provides unprecedented insight into the personal aftermath of a political assassination that has dominated national headlines and sparked debates about political violence in America.Erika Kirk's opposition to seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old charged with her husband's murder, represents a significant moral stance that could influence public discourse around justice and forgiveness in high-profile cases. Her ascension to lead one of America's largest conservative youth organizations also raises questions about the future direction of the movement.What To Know-Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on September 10 while debating students during his "American Comeback Tour." The night before his death, Kirk was "too excited to sleep," preparing intensely for what he considered an "Olympic event."Despite receiving numerous death threats and traveling with security, Charlie Kirk had refused protective measures like bulletproof vests or speaking behind glass.Erika Kirk was in her mother's hospital room in Phoenix when she received the devastating call at 11:23 a.m. local time. Against the sheriff's advice, she insisted on seeing her husband's body, describing his expression as having "this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile."What Did Erika Kirk Say About the Death Penalty? Erika Kirk has taken a notably compassionate stance regarding her husband's killer, despite prosecutors announcing their intent to seek the death penalty for Tyler Robinson. During The Times interview, she revealed her theological reasoning for opposing capital punishment in this case."I've had so many people ask, 'Do you feel anger toward this man? Like, do you want to seek the death penalty?' I'll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this," she explained. "I do not want that man's blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: 'Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?' And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?"Erika Kirk views her husband's death through a spiritual lens, describing it as "God's plan" and seeing divine logic in his martyrdom.Kirk Family: Charlie Left Behind Wife Erika, Two Children-The assassination has left the former Miss Arizona to raise two young children alone: a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son. Kirk acknowledged that while devastating, single parenthood is "actually the least traumatizing thing for me," since she was raised by her mother after her parents divorced when she was young.The couple married in May 2021 after meeting at a Turning Point event in 2018. Erika described their relationship to The Times as an "Ephesians 5 marriage," following traditional Christian roles where "the wife submits to the husband, who in turn protects and cherishes the wife." Charlie would leave handwritten notes every Saturday asking how he could best serve her—questions she never answered, preferring to create what she called "a sacred landing space for him."Their bond was built on shared Midwest origins, basketball backgrounds, and conservative values, though Erika considered herself more conservative than her husband. "I was his vault," she said, describing their intimate partnership despite his public persona.When is Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service? What We Know-Kirk's memorial service commenced Sunday in Arizona at State Farm Stadium, with President Donald Trump and nearly every major conservative figure expected to attend.The service promises to be a significant gathering that will "sanctify her husband" and cement his legacy within the conservative movement. Trump, who has called Erika twice since the shooting, described Charlie as being "like a son to him" and has pledged continued support for the widow.The memorial is being livestreamed via Kirk's Rumble account, since 11 a.m. ET.Erika Kirk on her grief process: "I'm allowing myself to feel this so deeply, without medication, without alcohol. The Lord is giving me discernment."On her husband's excitement before the trip: "His adrenal glands were just going off. He'd been waiting all summer to begin touring. The visits to college campuses were like an Olympic event for him. He trained for them. He had whiteboard sessions for hours. Mock debates. He was just so excited."On seeing her husband's body: "His eyes were semi-open. And he had this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile. Like he'd died happy. Like Jesus rescued him. The bullet came, he blinked, and he was in heaven."On the death penalty: "I do not want that man's blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: 'Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?' And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?"On accepting God's plan: "I'm a strong believer that this was God's plan. And it's so clear-cut. It couldn't be more Charlie."On her promise: "No one will ever forget my husband's name, and I will make sure of it."

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, (SLAVE) 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

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).G5516-GO TO G4742-666 - STRONGS NT 4742: στίγμα - στίγμα, στιγματος, τό (from στίζω to prick; (cf. Latinstimulus, etc.; German stechen, English stick, sting, etc.; Curtius, § 226)), a mark pricked in or branded upon the body. According to ancient oriental usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or stamp of their master or commander branded or pricked (cut) into their bodies to indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were even some devotees who stamped themselves in this way with the token of their gods (cf. Deyling, Observations, iii., p. 423ff); hence, τά στίγματα τοῦ (κυρίου so Rec.) Ἰησοῦ, the marks of (the Lord) Jesus, which Paul in Galatians 6:17 says he bears branded on his body, are the traces left there by the perils, hardships, imprisonments, scourgings, endured by him for the cause of Christ, and which mark him as Christ's faithful and approved votary, servant, soldier (see Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, the passage cited). (Herodotus 7, 233; Aristotle, Aelian, Plutarch, Lcian, others.) 

THE INVENTOR OF THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT-CARL SANDERS MICROCHIP ENGINEER LEADER
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Digital ID: Vietnam to delete 86 MILLION “unverified” bank accounts.SEP 18,25    

Starting this month, banks all across Vietnam will begin deleting over 86,000,000 bank accounts that have not been “verified” under the countries new digital ID scheme.The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) are calling it a “system clean-up measure”.This “clean up” is part of the government’s “digital transformation” plan, a drive to “modernise” the country’s information infrastructure, and more specifically a drive to promote non-cash payments.Speaking at a press conference promoting “Cashless Day” earlier this year, Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Payment Department at the SBV called it “a data-cleansing revolution”.Central to this “revolution” is the new “Decree on Regulations for Electronic Identification and Authentication”, passed in July of 2024 and coming in to force July 1st of this year.Under this new law, all bank accounts – corporate and personal – need to be biometrically verified in one of two ways:Using an NFC chip-based identity card, where the facial image is stored in the embedded chip.Through a level 2 account in the government’s VNeID app. A level 2 account requires submission of a fingerprint scan.Any bank account not verified in this way by September 1st was subject to freezing, and then termination.So, here we are. 86 MILLION bank accounts forfeited and shut down. What is the justification? Simple, they are fake bank accounts for criminal enterprises.It aims to prevent common fraud schemes recently, such as fake accounts for receiving money, withdrawals from accounts without proper ownership, or money laundering via digital banking channels.To quote Pham Anh Tuan again…all accounts without biometric data will be closed to prevent scams and fraud.For reference sake, the total population of Vietnam is estimated to be about 101 million people. The SBV estimates there were roughly 200 million personal bank accounts before the “clean up”, there are now 113 million.So, the official position is that fully 43% of all the bank accounts in the country belonged to “fake people” and were being used for money laundering or other criminal activities.…does that really seem likely? Does it not seem rather more likely that a good portion of those accounts belonged to people who were either unwilling or unable to verify their account? Who are these millions of people suddenly, potentially, without access to their money? We don’t know, and none of the articles care enough to even ask.They are simply swept aside, labelled “fake people” or money launderers or something equally shady. They are non-people now.That’s a little flash of how Digital ID schemes are going to work for all of us.

Vietnam reaches 70M enrolled in biometric national ID database-Dec 30, 2024, 8:10 pm EST    | Masha Borak

Vietnam has successfully enrolled 70 million citizens into its national ID database over the last two years thanks to a combination of adaptable software and portable devices, fingerprint sensor maker Integrated Biometrics says in a newly published case study.The South Asian country’s Digital Transformation Plan laid out a scheme to create a digitally centralized national biometric identity system and enroll over 16 million people. The issuing of chip-based physical ID cards began in 2021. The government also launched digital IDs complemented with the VNeID mobile app.Since July, Vietnam citizens have to submit fingerprints, iris and facial biometrics to apply for an ID card.The biggest challenge for the Vietnamese government was the country’s geography. Nearly two-thirds of the population lives in rural areas, many of them in the hilly and mountainous forest regions. To create an AFIS (automated fingerprint identification system), the country worked with a spinoff of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Integrated Biometrics.The U.S. company, which designs and manufactures FBI-certified fingerprint sensors for government and commercial use, provided its 10-print (FAP 60) Kojak fingerprint scanner while the HUST spinoff Bach Khoa created an embedded portable device (BKCA) to reach citizens in far-flung areas. Today, Vietnam uses Integrated Biometrics’ Sherlock scanner to identify citizens in the field, the company says in the case study.Vietnam is also exporting its model for national ID enrollment abroad – more specifically, in neighboring Laos where it is collaborating with the government on creating a resident and citizen identity management system. Earlier this month, a Vietnamese delegation visited the country to discuss the project’s progress, according to the Vietnamese News Agency (VNA).

New chip-based biometric passports to accelerate customs procedures-March 01, 2023 - 14:50

The chip has encrypted data with both the passport holder's and the issuer's signature. In addition to standard information such as name, date of birth, and nationality, the chip also includes biometric data like fingerprints, facial recognition, and blood type.HÀ NỘI — Starting March 1, Vietnamese citizens will experience faster and more streamlined entry and exit procedures with the implementation of the new biometric passports.The chip embedded in the new passports contains encrypted data including both the passport holder's and the issuer's signature. In addition to standard information such as name, date of birth, and nationality, the chip also includes biometric data like fingerprints, facial recognition, and blood type.This upgraded technology ensures that passport information is stored accurately and systematically, streamlining customs procedures. Furthermore, foreign agencies will give priority to e-passport holders when granting visas.According to the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security, over 100 countries have switched to electronic passports.The chips in passports help improve security by making it difficult for information to be copied, forged, stolen, or tracked, said the department.This modern technology meets security requirements, anti-counterfeiting risk and ICAO standards.There are not many other changes in size, colour and pages to the existing passport. A symbol of a chip is placed on the front cover page, though the chip itself is on the back cover.The place of birth is added to the page of personal details.Vietnamese citizens over 14 years old can choose either e-passports or ordinary passports for registration.Passports with and without e-chips will be used simultaneously.Procedures to apply for a chip-based passportOn the first day of rollout, crowds flocked to the Hà Nội immigration office in anticipation of the new biometric passport. However, the overwhelming turnout and a lack of familiarity with the registration process resulted in wait times of up to two hours for many attendees.In response to the bottleneck, an officer advised those with ordinary passports with more than six months left before expiration to wait before obtaining the new e-passport.Instead, the office is prioritising individuals whose passports have less than six months of validity for expeditious processing.To reduce administrative procedures and save time, citizens can make a declaration to apply for a passport through the Public Service Portal of the Public Security Ministry via the following link: https://dichvucong.bocongan.gov.vn/Alternatively, citizens can apply for a passport at any immigration office in the province or city. Those who still use identity cards must go to the immigration office where they register permanent or temporary residence.If citizens apply for a passport from the second time onward, they can choose to carry out the procedures for passport issuance at the Immigration Department or the immigration office of any provincial-level police station.Passports will be issued within eight working days if the procedures are done at the localities' immigration office and five working days if the passport is registered at the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security. — VNS

Innovation-17 Sep 2025-BBVA expands instant payments to inbound cross-border transfers from outside the eurozone

BBVA has launched a new service that enables financial institutions outside Europe to send payments to Spain in just seconds, at any time of day and on any day of the year. The service significantly enhances efficiency for sending banks while allowing recipients to access funds instantly, helping corporates optimize treasury management and offering retail customers a seamless experience.Leveraging Iberpay’s new One‑Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) rail, BBVA now processes inbound payment orders to Spain in real time under its BBVA Directa service.The service operates 24/7/365 with no cut‑off times. Payments are executed within seconds and can be tracked end-to-end through SWIFT’s GPI Tracker. Issuing banks retain full flexibility, deciding which payments to route via the instant rail, enabling them to optimize both liquidity and costs.Importantly, no additional technical developments are required: BBVA maps incoming orders to the OCT Inst standard and settles them immediately. Beneficiaries receive funds instantly, strengthening companies’ cash and reconciliation processes and improving the overall customer experience.Spain and BBVA at the forefront of instant-payment innovation-Cross-border instant payments are emerging as a major growth driver for global transaction banking. Volumes are expected to accelerate, driven by new One-Leg Out schemes and increasing demand from multinationals for real-time liquidity.Thanks to Iberpay’s payments infrastructure, the Spanish banking community has led Europe in adopting the OCT Inst scheme. Within this framework, BBVA has been an early mover, acting as an intermediary for international institutional clients. This achievement underlines BBVA’s commitment to its global transaction banking business and its role as a trusted partner for retail, corporate, SME, and financial-institution clients.Guided by a global vision and a client-centric approach, BBVA continues to evolve toward industry‑specific service models, powered by artificial intelligence, advanced data capabilities, and agile tools—anticipating client needs and delivering tailored solutions.

HUMAN MICROCHIP IMPLANTATION-Charles Smith (1)-(1) Mesa State College. cesmith@mesastate.edu. Phone Number (970)254-0443

Abstract-Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has generated a lot of attention in recent years as a method of replacing the barcode. This paper will begin by examining some of the origins of RFID technology. From there it will look at several applications of RFID technology within the health care industry. Next, privacy and legal issues will be examined. Lastly the result of a local student survey.Keywords: Microchip Implantation, Privacy, RFID, Electronic Product Code (EPC)
Introduction:RFID technology had humble beginnings in WWII to Allied airplane identifies. From there, RFID technology was used to nuclear track material and animals. The technology taken another jump current and is used to trackitems through the supply chain.A RFID chip is a microchip that can transmits a static identifler or serial number for a short distance. Research is being done to help people medically with RFID technology. Microchips can help advance prosthetics use, help hear better, or even help paralyzed people move. The technology is available and used to used implant people with microchips. Some issues arise with implanting people with microchips though. Issues include, being able to track a person's previous and previous current location, their habits purchasing, legal and privacy concerns, as well as hacking their personal and financial infor-mation.Problem:There are both potential problems and associated benefits with human microchipping. One problem is that a person's privacy could be violated upon severely. This could happen because the person's movements, both physical and financially, could be tracked. Personal data about a person could be sold or hacked into. A third potential problem could be who have access to the information, and who stores the information.There are potential health problems as well. For example Non-lonizing Radiation from microwave radio frequency and magnetic fields could cause various health issues. (Covacio, 2003) A potential benefit could include a person's complete medical history, or at the bare minimal the theories that they are taking are to. (Fuhrer & Guinard, 2006)

History:RFID technology began in WorldWar II with an "Early Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems where it was possible for Allied fighters and anti-aircraft systems to distinguish their own return bombers aircraft from sent by the enemy." (Garfinkel & Holtzman, 2005, p. 15) Then short afterWWII, Henry Stockman, who was an engineer, had a paper published called "Communication by Means of Reflected Power" where I have meat up with the idea for passive RFID chips. (Garfinkel & Holtzman, 2005, p. 16) In 1960, RFID technology was used to and monitor hazardous identity material and nuclear power. (Miller, 2007)The first commercial application with RFID was the Electronic Article Surveillance for anti-theft birds.There were early taps in 1960 in RFID technology. For example, in 1963 Robert Richardson created remotely activated radio frequency powered devices. In 1968 J. H.Vogelman was working on Passive DataTransmissionTechniques Utilizing Radar Beams. Then in 1969 Otto Rittenback was working on Communication by Radar Beams.

Even more work on RFID chips started in the I970's. In 1972, Kriofsky and Kaplan filed a patent application for an "inductively coupled transmitter-responder."( Garfinkel & Holtzman, 2005, p. 16) The system had two separate coils, one to receive power and another one to send the signal. In 1979 Beigel filed a new patent combining the two coils, which was allowed for the small size of an RFID chip.The tag could be implanted any into into and that is for sale. Chips would hold a single bit, if the bit was turned off the alarm system wouldn't go off, but if the bit was left on then an alarm would go off. (Jechlitschek, 2006) Inthe 1970'sand I980's researchers, universities, and even government agencies worked on RFID technology to make the chips, cheaper, and able to transmit the frequency farther. Each tag could be preprogrammed with some basic functions that may include:"A kill command- disables the tag permanently-A sleep command- the tag no longer responds to queries, ex-cept upon receipt of a wake command.Read- sends ID to a reader-Write- takes information from reader and stores it." (Fran-com, 2007, pg. 337) In the I970's the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory created a handheld receiver that could receive encoded messages from the chip. It is said that technology was secure because it was so dark.One of the first uses for RFID technology was in the agriculture industry. Tags were implanted into cattle. There were two reasons for implanting cattle. The first was approximate one-third of the hide damaged was when the cattle were branded, meaning which less wearable leather. The chips allowed the farm to track and their animals from other people's cattle with the instead branding. Second was for automated feeding. With the chip, automated feeding was allowed without worrying about if the cattle would be overfed. (Miller, 2007) RFID went from implanting animals to the railroad industry. Originally railroad cars were tracked with boatde on the side of the cars but were were to read to difficult in adverse or if the boats haddy. RFID chips were put on cars and antennas were put along tracks. With the RFID chips railroad companies may ber track the cars, which in turned help with scheduling of the cars and they have been needed to ship, as well as reducing congestion along the tracks. (Miller, 2007)In the I980's RFID off taken with automated payments. For example, Norway and several U.S. states used RFID chips for toll collections on the road, with systems like EZ-Pass. The toll collection system in turn LED to collection systems for the ski industry, purchasing gas, money cards, and more. (Jechlitschek, 2006) Health Care:Within the medical field there are different that ways RFID can be incorporated. For example RFID chips can be used to track equipment a hospital. Plus, with RFID tags drug manufacture can better manage the drugs through the supply chain, for the simple fact "that the pharmaceutical industries the between $10 and $30 billion per year to drugs counterfeit versions of."( Castro & Wamba, 2007, p. 4) Pharmaceutical companies can embed RFID chips into bottle prescription caps, cases or pallets to track the drug through the supply chain. For example, CVS Corporation, in 2002, tea-med up with the Auto-ID center at MIT and started a project in 2003 called "Jump Start," (Hildebrandt & Meints, 2006) for a full trial of RFID implementation. The list list contains some of the main that reasons CVS wanted to include RFID:"Pharmaceuticals are high valued goods,Pharmaceuticals may have a long shelf life (depending on turnove r rate),In the United States tamper-proofness of pharmaceuticals in the logistic chain and the shops is an issue since theTylenol scandal in 1982, where Tylenol was adulterated with cyanide and as a consequence a number of consumers died. CVS is using RFID on a peritem basis. CVS is tagging both individual botties and the packing that the botties are shipped in. There are a number of potential improvements in processes at CVS. Some include:Improvement of drug management at the manufacturer and in the distribution centres of CVS; errors in the delivery such as wrong types or numbers of drugs can be detected easily;Improvement in drug management in the stores; the central systems know how many goods are left in the smart shelves even in cases where they are at the wrong place in the shelf (supply management);Improved handling of outdates, recalls, returns and damages;EPC stored on RFID can be used to detect certain types of mistakes or manipulations of drugs for example in cases where already used or cloned RFID tags are used." (Hildebrandt & Meints 2006, pg. 24-25)Wristbands with an RFID embedded chip can help hospitals with patient safety requirements. Medical personnel can read the chip to get instant access to the patients' medical history such has allergies, medications and dosages, and specimen results. (Castro & Wamba, 2007) Hospitals can also use RFID to implant chips into people with forms of dementia or newborn babies, that way if people leave a certain area, it will trigger an alarm alerting the staff. Medical staff would be able to react and stop the person before left the hospital or specific ward. The person with would dementia not be able to leave the ward, or a baby would not be abducted. With an RFID chip there would be a small much chance of babies being swapped by mistake.An benefit added is an embedded chip or RFID wristband can include both patient information, allergies, and currently medication the patient is taking or taking a doctor will prescribe to the patient. With the band, an RFID reader, and a wireless connection,a doctor or nurse can polish up the patient's information, or even update the patient information in real time. Some benefits of this include less patient mix-up, able to access the patient information in real time, and mistakes due to human error in entering the data at nurse a's station. A scanner could be used to enter in the updated information. Productivity would increase since doctors and nurses wouldn't have to go to a computer to enter in the updated information. This would allow doctors and nurses can see more patients.There is a wide array of medical uses for microchip implants. One example is using the implants with prosthetics. An RFID chip could be placed on top of the brain to improve movement orfunctionality of the prosthetic. With the implant, the would have both input input and output capabilities. The downside to the brain implant is that the operation is more invasive. As alternative an, doctors could place an electrode on the limb iter that would act on electrical impulses from the brain. The operation is less invasive, but the electrode would have very limited input capabilities.Myoelectrical limbs are another possible use of RFID. With a myoelectrical limb, the limb can detect and amplify electrical signals. The limb then deciphers the signals and movements of the muscles to determine how the limb should react. For example the signals indicate if the limb should move horizontally or vertically, or if the hand should open or close.A third possibility is to control prosthetic limbs or give com-mands for computers is with electroencephalogram (EEG). Electrodes are placed on many different areas of the brain that are used to sense activity from the brain. When the user is trained they could move the cursor across the screen. With this application, patients have to be trained to control their neural activity to achieve the intended result. With neuroelectronic interface chips that are implanted directly onto the top of the brain.the users don't have to be trained. The chip can translate the neural activity into the desired result.One example of the Neuroelectronic Interface being used is with a paraplegic named John Nagle. "Nagle showed an ability to perform a number of tasks with his mind: control aTV, move a mouse cursor on a screen, and command an artificial hand to open and close grip." (Chan,2007, p. 13)There are limitations at this time for the Neuroelectronic Interface. The first is the amount of neurons available for the device. The less amount of neurons there are, the less likely that the device will work. Also the devices are not wireless, which means that there are wires coming out of the brain.There are health risks associated with being implanted with a microchip. Some health issues include "adverse tissue reaction, migration of implanted transponder, electromagnetic interfe-rence, electrical hazards, and magnetic resonance imaging incompatibility " (Gad, 2006, p. I)Laws:There are legal and legislative issues as well dealing with RFID technology. Even though the scanner that reads the sensor has to be close to the body to read the chip, there still is the possibility of identity theft. Having the chip implanted has been compared to carrying your Social Security Number under your skin.Legal issues with neuroelectronic interface enhancements have risen as well. Currently there is no governmental agency that control neuroelectronic interface enhancements. As it stands today, the one agency that could control RFID and neuroelectronic interface devices is the FDA, because it has broad regu-latory jurisdiction over medical devices. The FDA defines a medical device as "the diagnosis ... treatment or prevention of disease" or as something used "to affect the structure or any function of the body."(Chan, 2007, p. 24) Within the FDA, the Centerfor Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) regulates the approval and manufacturing of all medical devices within the U.S. which includes the post market period.Issues law maker's would have to keep in mind could include: What information should be placed on a device to be able to identify the person-Who would have access to the personal information-Who would be able to read the information with a scanner-What would be a punishment with people stealing the information with a scanner-At what level of government should the laws should be en-actedo Local laws may be too narrow to include all the problems with RFIDo National laws may be too broad, or be too cumbersome for business' and stifle innovation-Constitutional restrictions apply only to governmental actions but not to private enterprises or individuáis.One thingthat lawmakers need to keep in mind is to enact laws that encompass both the government and private sectors. Take for example the Privacy Act of 1974,"the most comprehensive U.S. law pertaining to privacy applies only to government actors.Therefore, private corporations are not bound by the fair information practices, open-access rules, and data-ownership principies embodied in the Act." (Peek, 2006 pg. 136)The U.S. Federal Government does not have a privacy comprehensive law; instead are privacy laws for specific industries. For example there is the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Graham-Leach-BlileyAct (GLBA) forfinancial data, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIRAA). The Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment dealing with privacy are not much help either. At present the Supreme Court has not performed the Fourth Amendment to include things like "GPS, RFID, or real time cell site monitoring." (Hebert, 2006, pg. 417) There are" four reasons given by theACLU and Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (CASPIAN) on the ethical concerns of RFID:1. The tags are hidden and unknown. 2. Tags provide an id system of everyitem,thus allo-wing a universal product registration system. 3. Aggregation of massive amounts of data. 4. Allows tracking of individuals." (Francom, 2007, pg 337) Part of the problem is security, confidentiality and data integrity. The system storing the data and the tag have to be secure. The person's information cannot be disclosed to unauthorized people or entities. There has to be data integrity or that the data has to be complete and consistent. Federal, state, or local laws have to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the personal information.Conclusion:This paper presented the timeline for RFID advancements. It also discussed how RFID can be used within the health care industry. Privacy issues and laws surrounding RFID were looked at. There is a need for more laws dealing with RFID to protect privacy and protecting consumer's information. The hard part will be to enact laws that protect consumers while not stifling innovation of RFID technology. From the survey results a majority of the respondents believe that if people got implanted with a RFID chip, that their right's to privacy, and not to incriminate themselves would be violated. A majority of the respondents would notget implanted with an RFID chip either.Notes-1 Figure Description: Figure one is a picture showing the size of an RFID chip.References:CASTRO, L, Wamba, S.F. (2007) An Inside LookAt RFID Technology. Journal of Technology and lnnovation,Volume 2, Issue I. Pg.4.CHAN, E. (2007) The FDA and the Future of the Brain-Computer Interface: Adapting FDA Device Law to the Challenges of Human-Machine Enhancement. John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law Volume 25 Issue I. Pg. 13, 16, 24. http://works.bepress.com/eric_chan/1/. Retrieved 11-02-07COVACIO, S. (2003) Technological Problems Associated with Subcutaneous Microchips for Human Identification (SMHId). Informing Science.FEDER, B.,ZellerJr.,T (2004) Identity BadgeWorn Under Skin Approved for Use in Health Care. NewYorkTimes. Retrieved 11-30-07.FRANCOM Joseph (2007) RFID:A Survey Of Ethical And Privacy Concerns. Issues in Information Systems.V3 Issue 2i. Pg. 337.FUHRER, R, Guinard D (2006) Building a Smart Hospital using RFID technologies. European Conference on eHealth. Pg. 5. http://diuf.unifr.ch/people/guinard/docs/wp_smarthospital.pdf. Retrieved 10-28-07.GAD, L. (2006) Human Microchip Implantation. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Pg. 1. www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb. Retrieved 9-28-07.GARFINKEL, S., Holtzman, H. (2005) Understanding RFID Technology. Pg. 15-16. Garfinkel BookHERBERT, W. (2006) No Direction Home: Will The Law Keep Pace With Human Tracking Technology to Protect Individual Privacy and Stop Geoslavery? IIS: A Journal Of Law And Policy Volume 2 Issue 2. Pg. 417. Retrieved 10-15-07.HILDEBRANDT, M., Meints, M. (2006) FIDIS Future of Identity in the Information Society. pg. 24-25. FIDIS Consortium.JECHLITSCHEK, C.(2006) ASurvey Paperon Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Trends. Pg. 2. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jain/cse574-06/ftp/rfid.pdf. Retrieved 10-15-07MILLER, S. (2007) What is RFID? (Dissertation, Purdue Univer-sity, 2007) Retrieved 08-26-2007-PEEK, M. (2006) Information Privacy and Corporate Power:Towards a Re-Imagination of Information Privacy Law. Seton Hall Law Review Vol. 37 Issue 127. Pg. 136. Retrieved 01-09-2008.Appendix A-RFID Implantation Questionnaire-You are being asked to complete this survey as part of a of a research study by a Computer Information System student. Parti-cipation is this survey is voluntary. The survey is anonymous. Please do not put your ñame anywhere on this survey. While we would like you to answer all of the questions on this survey, you are not required to do so. You may end your participation in this survey at any time. By completing this survey, you give your consent to particípate in this research project. Your responses will be held confidential. Data will be reported only in aggregate.Appendix B-Survey StatisticsThe survey responder's are a sample population of business faculty and students. From the survey though can I be determined the factors contributing to the way the questions were answered. Possible factors could familiarity with technology in general, education level, or degree earned, to name a few.From the respondents, the average age of professors is 50 years old, and for students the average age is 27 years old.Question I. What is your level of knowledge about RFIDTechnology? On average professors ranked 3 or being in the middle on your family on RFID. Students, males and females ranked 2 on family with RFID-Question 5. Would an RFID chip violates person's right to privacy?A of the survey population believes that implanting people with RFID chips would be an invasion of their privacy. Again from the survey though cant it be determined the factors contributing to the knowledge of RFID. Possible factors could familiarity with technology in general, education level, or degree earned, to name a few.Question 6. Would an RFID chip see you at person's right not to incriminate seven? Over half of the professors and students believe that RFID technology would incriminate sein. Where as there is a big-ger spiit between males and females. Where moremanes believe that the technology would incriminate them.Question 7. Should RFID chips be implanted in people?A of the survey population believes that people should not be implanted with KFID chips. The population student was the only ones that are close evenly spiit between answering yes and no on the question.Question 8. Would you get implanted with an RFID chip? A of the survey would workers no get implanted with an RFID chip. Even with professors being more familiar with the technology they are more more not to get implanted with a chip.Received March 3,2008/Accepted July 14,2008

Lohrmann on Cybersecurity-NSF and NVIDIA Partner to Enable Fully Open AI Models-The National Science Foundation announced a new partnership with NVIDIA this past week that will enable advances in scientific discovery through artificial intelligence.August 17, 2025 • Dan Lohrmann

On Aug. 14, 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that a new NSF and NVIDIA partnership will enable Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation. Here’s how the story begins:“The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a partnership with NVIDIA to develop a set of artificial intelligence models that will transform the ability of America's scientists to leverage AI, advancing scientific discovery and ensuring U.S. leadership in AI-powered research and innovation. NSF will contribute $75 million, with NVIDIA providing an additional $77 million, to support the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Science (OMAI) project, led by the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2). The collaboration will create a fully open suite of advanced AI models specifically designed to support the U.S. scientific community.“This public-private investment advances priorities set forth in the White House AI Action Plan to accelerate AI-enabled science and ensure the United States is producing the leading open models that enhance America's global AI dominance.“'Bringing AI into scientific research has been a game changer,' said Brian Stone, performing the duties of the NSF director. 'NSF is proud to partner with NVIDIA to equip America's scientists with the tools to accelerate breakthroughs. These investments are not just about enabling innovation; they are about securing U.S. global leadership in science and technology and tackling challenges once thought impossible.'”The story later goes on to say, “Initial applications of Ai2's work will include AI breakthroughs to accelerate the discovery of new materials, improve protein function prediction for biomedical advancements and address core weaknesses in today's large language models.“The project will provide a path forward to a future paradigm of AI-accelerated scientific discovery, supporting reliable and rigorous science and building an innovation ecosystem that benefits every American.”While I was at the Black Hat Conference last week in Las Vegas, there were several stories and demonstrations of how vulnerable large language models are to various types of cyber attacks. You can see some of those examples in this piece: “Black Hat USA 2025 featured over 100 sessions on LLM and agentic AI exploits, AI provider vulnerabilities, and AI supply chain risks. Attendees saw high-profile demos — including a live hijacking of smart homes via Google Gemini — and received critical disclosures on zero-day vulnerabilities in CyberArk Conjur and HashiCorp Vault.”The new White House AI Action Plan contains many components, but perhaps the most important may be the many partnership opportunities with the private sector to allow the U.S. to win in the global race surrounding AI. Here's an excerpt from the action plan's introduction:“Winning the AI race will usher in a new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people. AI will enable Americans to discover new materials, synthesize new chemicals, manufacture new drugs, and develop new methods to harness energy—an industrial revolution. It will enable radically new forms of education, media, and communication—an information revolution. And it will enable altogether new intellectual achievements: unraveling ancient scrolls once thought unreadable, making breakthroughs in scientific and mathematical theory, and creating new kinds of digital and physical art—a renaissance.“An industrial revolution, an information revolution, and a renaissance—all at once. This is the potential that AI presents. The opportunity that stands before us is both inspiring and humbling. And it is ours to seize, or to lose.”NSF RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES-The National Science Foundation offers many funding opportunities for universities and others to engage in cutting-edge research. Some of those related opportunities can be found here.One example that I would like to highlight is this NSF grant for Washington State University, which will support international research in cybersecurity for AI: “Washington State University researchers have received a three-year National Science Foundation grant that will train U.S. and Swedish students in cybersecurity research for artificial intelligence (AI) applications.“The $450,000 grant from NSF’s International Research Experiences for Students program will support semester-long exchanges for WSU undergraduates to conduct cybersecurity research with a cohort at Sweden’s Linköping University (LiU). Separately funded by Sweden, the LiU student cohort will visit WSU in a subsequent semester. The program aims to foster international research, cultural exchange, and collaboration.”FINAL THOUGHTS-This is slightly off topic, but while I was researching NSF activities related to state and local governments, AI and more, I found this webpage from 15 years ago archived on GovTech. The short piece announced a new partnership working on improving digital government nationwide by the NSF:“The partnership, known as 'dg.o,' or DigitalGovernment.Org, brings together computer science researchers with federal, state and local agencies to improve the quality and scope of online government services.”Sadly, the website no longer exists, but it is wonderful to see the partnerships continuing in new areas of technology and cybersecurity.

New visa rules shatter the American dream for many Indians.

Bengaluru, India, Sept 21 (AFP) Sep 21, 2025-Indian aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington's sudden and expensive change to its skilled worker visas.Friday's changes to the prized H-1B visas, which included a new $100,000 fee, rattled the tech industry and left US companies scrambling to figure out the implications.Hasty clarifications from the White House that the new charge would be a one-off payment rather than the annual fee announced by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday only added to the uncertainty.The fee change rattled students like Kashyap, who hoped to get into an American university and from there the US jobs market.Kashyap, a 21-year-old from the southern Indian tech hub of Bengaluru, had pictured himself going to a top-tier American university, with Stanford his goal."Back when the fee was lower, it was still something that you could pin hopes on, it would be easier to convert the student visa to an H-1B," Kashyap told AFP."I am very disappointed... my main dream is derailed as things stand now," he said.H-1B visas allow companies to sponsor foreign workers with specialised skills --- such as scientists, engineers, and computer programmers -- to work in the United States, initially for three years but extendable to six.The United States awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system, with India accounting for around three-quarters of the recipients.Lutnick detailed the new measure as he stood beside Donald Trump in the Oval Office, where the US president also introduced a $1 million "gold card" residency programme he had previewed months earlier.Several leading companies quickly advised their employees holding H-1B visas not to leave the country while they figured out the implications. Some who had already boarded planes disembarked for fear they might not be allowed to re-enter.- The American dream -Data released by the US Department of Homeland Security showed there were 422,335 Indian students in the United States in 2024, an increase of 11.8 percent on the year before.India's IT industry association Nasscom said soon after Friday's initial announcement that it was concerned by the new visa measures.It said "business continuity" at technology companies would be disrupted, and was quick to point out how Indian IT firms contributed to the US economy and were "by no means" a security threat.Shashwath VS, a 20-year-old chemical engineering student in Bengaluru, said the new fee was too high for companies to think about sponsoring a foreign candidate."I will now explore other countries... going to the US was a priority for me, but not anymore," Shashwath said.He said many like him might try to find places elsewhere, such as Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.Indians, he said, "contribute significantly to the American economy -- be it students who go there or people who work there"."So they (the US) will also be hit, in one way or the other."- Immigration crackdown -Trump has had the H-1B programme in his sights since his first term in office, and the current visa iteration has become the latest move in a major immigration crackdown in his second term.Silicon Valley companies rely on Indian workers who either relocate to the United States or come and go between the two countries.India's own vast outsourcing industry has also depended on the work permits for decades, even though that has softened in recent years.Industry leader Tata Consultancy Services alone received approval for more than 5,000 H-1B visas in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year.Sahil, a 37-year-old senior manager at an India-based consultancy firm, returned from the United States last year after living there on an H-1B visa for almost seven years."I can tell every second or third person in the IT sector dreams of settling in the US or visiting to work," he said."We will see fewer Indians migrating to the US in the future. That possibly means those people will now start looking at other countries."