Egypt Cozies up to Israel and the US, while Russia and Iran Grow Tighter

Have you noticed what's going on in the world the past few days?  While evangelical Christians met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, signaling an ever-growing relationship between Egypt and the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Tehran for key meetings with the Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. While discussions in Egypt centered around …

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Life in a Dangerous and Unfriendly Neighborhood

As we know, Israel will ultimately face difficult challenges from Russia, Iran and their coalition.  Let’s finish this week’s study by looking further at news regarding Ezekiel 38 Who’s Who nations.  We’ll focus on Syria, Lebanon and Turkey, all northern neighbors of Israel.  Review the map below to get a good sense of where those …

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Sweden Signs 5 Memorandums of Understanding with Iran

According to news sources such as the Times of Israel, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven spent the weekend meeting with Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and other Iranian officials in Tehran.  Prior to international sanctions, Sweden and Iran were significant trade partners.  Now that sanctions have been dismissed by the recent Iran nuclear deal, …

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Netanyahu, Abbas, Rouhani all Speak at UN General Assembly

I was able to catch about half of Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN live earlier this morning.  In it, the Prime Minister addressed the threats from Hamas and Iran, and indicated that Israel will not accept the UN "dictating our security."  He vowed never to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons.  In addition, he …

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