A very significant event occurred on Monday when Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognized sovereign independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, two Ukrainian republics. Taken without a shot fired, Russia shrewdly established casus belli (reason for war), by setting up a strawman of Ukrainian resistance from those republics, only to "heroically" knock it down when Putin …
Continue reading Is the Russia-Ukraine Dispute a Smoke Screen?
All signs point to an imminent Russian invasion into Ukraine. Virtually all foreign embassies have recalled ambassadors and citizens out of Ukraine, and phone calls between Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, including Joe Biden, have been fruitless. Meanwhile, while the world focuses on Ukraine (and Americans focus on some meaningless football game), …
Recently, The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck went to the Golan Heights to talk Bible prophecy with Amir Tsarfati. In a very concise, but detailed explanation, Amir and host, Mati Shoshani, describe precisely what we see on Israel's border with Syria today. While literally gazing into Syria, they discuss the roles of Russia, Iran and Turkey …
Continue reading A Picture of Bible Prophecy from the Golan Heights
While all eyes have turned to the Russian-Ukrainian border and the Arabian peninsula, a boiling caldron continues to heat up in and around Israel. First, the US and Israeli forces (as well as other allies, at times) have held many joint military exercises very regularly over the past few months, including Desert Falcon that wrapped …
Continue reading What’s Boiling Beneath the Surface in Israel?
