Israel Signs $10 Billion Gas Deal with Jordan, Others to Come

Israel and Jordan have signed a second major deal in which Israel will supply 45 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Jordan. Following a 2014 deal in which Israel committed to provide Jordan significant supplies of gas from the Tamar gas field, they followed up earlier this week with a second deal, worth $10 billion, …

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Russia and Turkey Mending Fences

In the continuing saga of "What in the World is Going On," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what was clearly a fence-mending mission.  Following months of tension after Turkey downed a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet, and while standing on opposing sides in the Syrian …

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“Are You Ready” – Amir Tsafati’s Teaching at CC East Anaheim

UPDATE: Only a few days after Amir taught "Are You Ready" at CC East Anaheim, he gave the same message at CC Kanehoe HI.  Not only is the recording quality better, but the message was a bit better as well.  Catch "Are You Ready" from Kanehoe here. Hi friends!  I recently had the opportunity to …

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Reflections on a World Unraveling

We live in a different world today than a generation ago. Terrorist attacks have become commonplace (Wikipedia lists 94 so far in July 2016), governments throughout the Middle East are being challenged (Turkey just survived a coup attempt), much of the world is either threatening Israel (Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, others) or turning its back (Europe, …

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