Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Prime Minister, has now become Turkey's first directly elected President. This does not bode well for Israel, or for US interests in the Middle East. Once one of Israel's trusted allies in the Middle East (and a military partner of both Israel and the US), Turkey has very rapidly and very intentionally …
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In a Sunday phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American President Barack Obama issued a "clear strategic imperative" to Israel: an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. In 19 days of Operation Protective Edge, Gaza has fired more than 2500 rockets into Israel, and Israel has discovered dozens of terror tunnels dug from Gaza into …
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Despite recommencement of rocket fire by Hamas into Israel, Israel has agreed to extend the ceasefire until midnight Sunday. According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel's security cabinet will meet again on Sunday to discuss future steps. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry is entertaining ceasefire ideas from Qatar and Turkey, two key Hamas allies …
Continue reading Israel Extends Ceasefire; North Korea Emerges as a Partner to Hamas
As the Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip continue, are we seeing further evidence of the Ezekiel 38 coalition building? Let me explain! Ezekiel 36-37 records a prophecy the Lord gave to Ezekiel regarding the re-birth of Israel. In 70 AD, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and Jews were scattered literally all over the world. …
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