Welcome back! As Israel heads toward celebration of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), we are taking a look at what that day represents. It is in celebration of victory in the Six Day War of 1967, and this year marks the Jubilee Year (50th anniversary of that all-important victory). Yesterday, we focused on Israel’s Greatest Hour …
Tag: Iraq
Chemical Weapons Discovered in Mosul
ABC News (among others) is reporting that chemical weapons, along with Russian-made surface-to-surface missiles, were found by Iraqi troops in Mosul yesterday. Officials believe ISIS converted a lab at Mosul University into a chemical weapons lab. Once discovered, the chemicals were tested and confirmed to be a mustard agent. Iraqi special forces Brig. Gen. Haider …
Did ISIS Attack US Troops with Chemical Weapons?
In August 2012, US President Barack Obama stated that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line," and that it would "change the calculus" for the president, as he considered rogue actions by evil regimes. Yet, a year later, when Assad blatantly crossed that red line by killing 1,400 of …
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Isaiah 19 – Highway of Hope
Hi everyone! I recently came across a 3 1/2 minute video regarding the passage from Isaiah 19, where the prophet Isaiah prophesies about a time when a highway linking Egypt and Assyria (parts of modern-day northern Syria, Iraq, and Iran; and southern Turkey) via a highway through Israel. This will be a highway of hope …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 