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Aug 30th, 2017
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Time for Trump to Follow Footsteps of Cyrus the Great
Indeed, twice in the opening verses, Cyrus is quoted as referring to “Jerusalem, which is in Judah,” as if to stress that the most powerful man in the world at the time was recognizing to whom the city truly belonged. Even now, thousands of years later, the Persian king is still held in high regard in the annals of the Jewish people. With a stroke of his pen, Trump can add his name to the pantheon of Jewish heroes by conferring US recognition upon Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state and moving its embassy accordingly.

Tropical Storm Harvey takes aim at New Orleans 12 years after Hurricane Katrina
Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall again early Wednesday, this time hitting Louisiana — and potentially putting New Orleans in the path of yet another devastating storm, just 12 years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.

Minister Ariel: “All Israelis Should Visit Temple Mount”
All Israelis should visit the Temple Mount, Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel, who served as the first head of the Beit El Regional Council during the 1980s, said Tuesday evening, following a “trial” earlier in the day during which police allowed sitting MKs to visit the holy site for the first time since 2015.

Berkeley Mayor Says Antifa Should Be Classified as a Gang
A day after far-left Antifa extremists violently attacked Trump supporters and conservatives in Berkeley, the mayor called for designating the group as a gang.

Abbas Tells Trump He Won’t Stop Giving American Money to Terrorists
The Arabic-language newspaper Al-Quds reported that Abbas’ response was to “inform Kushner that he would never stop paying these salaries until his dying day, even if this cost him the presidency.”

Juncker’s mysterious sixth scenario for future of Europe after Brexit: ‘It will save EU’
In an apparent act of brinkmanship, he refused to disclose precisely what this sixth option was – seemingly in retaliation to David Davis and the UK Brexit team’s reluctance to “show its hand” in previous Brexit talks.

Guterres in Ramallah: We’ll do everything to realize two-state solution 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on his first visit to the Palestinian territories since taking office in January, embraced a two-state solution on Tuesday… “I want to express very strongly the total commitment of the United Nations [and] my personal total commitment to do everything for a two-state solution to materialize,” Guterres told a joint press conference in Ramallah, alongside Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah.

North Korea: ‘Japan missile was first step in Pacific operation’
North Korea says its firing of a missile over Japan was “the first step” of military operations in the Pacific, signalling plans for more launches. State media also repeated threats to the US Pacific island of Guam, which it called “an advanced base of invasion”. The missile launched on Tuesday crossed Japan’s northern Hokkaido island, triggering public alerts to take cover, before landing in the sea.

India floods: Toddlers killed in Mumbai rains
Monsoon rains have killed at least five people, including two toddlers, in Mumbai as India’s financial capital ground to a halt under flooding. Roads were hit by waist-deep flooding, flights cancelled and train services suspended, stranding tens of thousands. More rain is expected but the situation has improved for now, the BBC’s Suranjana Tewari says. The rains in Mumbai follow devastating floods across a swathe of South Asia, which have killed more than 1,200.

Houston floods: Night curfew bid to stop robbery and looting
The US city of Houston is under a night-time curfew as it battles the impact of Hurricane Harvey. The storm has dumped record rainfall, leaving large parts of the Texas city underwater, homes destroyed and more than 20 people reported dead. Houston mayor Sylvester Turner said the curfew was needed to head off looting.

US tests ‘most dangerous nuclear weapon ever produced’ amid North Korea row
THE United States has carried out a second test of a bomb, described as the most dangerous nuclear weapon ever produced, as tensions with North Korea escalate. US authorities confirmed the test was successful and the B61-12 gravity bomb is expected to go into production within three years. The B61-12 gravity bombs were ‘inert’ but they were dropped from F-15E fighter jets at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada on August 8, the National Nuclear Security Administration said.

Earthquake strikes Guam hours after Kim Jong-un promises to target a US military base on the island
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck Guam just a day after Kim Jong-un promised to target a US military base on the island. The US Geological Survey says the earthquake hit at 8am on Wednesday and that the epicenter was 51.7 miles (83.4km) southeast of Inarajan Village, a community of about 2,300 people. The earthquake had a depth of 6 miles (10km) and comes amid a period of intense hostility on the Korean peninsula.

Nearly 3-mile wide asteroid to pass close by Earth Sept. 1
A large rock will fly past Earth on Sept. 1, 2017, at a distance of 4.4 million miles (7 million kilometers). Asteroid 3122 Florence, named after modern nursing founder Florence Nightingale, is the largest object to make a close-encounter since NASA began tracking near-Earth objects (NEO) in the 1990s.

Israel’s ambassador returns to Egypt after 8 months away
Israel’s ambassador to Egypt has returned to his post, eight months after he and his small staff returned home because of unspecified security threats. Cairo airport officials say the ambassador, David Govrin, flew back to Cairo on Tuesday with eight staff members. The ambassador and his staff are expected to resume work from the envoy’s suburban Cairo home.

Harvey makes landfall again, Texas death toll mounts from record floods
Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall again on Wednesday near the Texas-Louisiana border, adding more rain after a record downpour that has caused catastrophic flooding and paralyzed the city of Houston. The storm that first came ashore on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least 17 people and forced tens of thousands to leave their deluged homes.

Why Google Made The NSA
“The origins trace back to a secret Pentagon-sponsored group, that for the last two decades has functioned as a bridge between the US government and elites…The results have been catastrophic: NSA mass surveillance, a permanent state of global war, and a new initiative to transform the US military into Skynet.”

Hurricane Harvey Likely To Destroy More Cars Than Katrina: “This Is Bad; Real Bad”
Hurricane Harvey’s historic flooding in Texas is set to wreak havoc on the auto industry and its insurers with analysts now predicting the storm could damage more vehicles than Hurricane Katrina.

Calfornia closer to allowing third gender on state IDs 
California could become the U.S. state with the most fluid definition of gender on its official state IDs if a bill making its way through the legislature becomes law. The California Senate has already passed SB179, which would introduce a third gender option for state identification. Currently, driver’s licenses and other forms of official identification only contain options for male or female. The bill would allow a third option, which would likely be ‘X,’ according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

DNC Forced In Court To Admit that they Purposely Rigged the 2016 Primary Elect
Bernie Sanders supporters worst nightmare came true when the DNC had to admit in a court of law that they did rig the election and were shocked to find out they felt they had the right!

ACORN Sues California To Allow More Illegals To Vote
An ACORN offshoot and other left-wing pressure groups are suing California in federal court because the state hasn’t made it easy enough for Democrats to flood voter rolls with illegal aliens and foreign nationals who aren’t legally eligible to vote. Throughout the years Mickey Mouse, Mary Poppins, and celebrities living and dead were registered to vote because now-defunct ACORN and its allied groups were allowed to pollute the voter rolls.

Joel Osteen’s Houston Megachurch To House Displaced When ‘Shelters Reach Capacity’
After receiving heavy criticism for keeping its doors closed while thousands remained without shelter, Pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch will open its doors on Tuesday to residents who have been displaced by the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Floods in India Claim Over 500 Lives
Aug 30th, 2017
Daily NewsJOL
Categories: Contemporary Issues

At least 514 people were killed in recent days due to the extensive floods in India. According to the local authorities, about 17 million people in 29 different districts have been directly affected by the floods in the eastern part of the country. In addition, thousands have been evacuated from their homes.

Floods are common in the region during this time of year, between the months of July and September. However, local officials are stressing that this year has been the worst in regard to the extent of the floods compared to recent years.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the flooded areas of eastern India last week. During his trip, he announced that a $78 million aid package would be granted to the eastern state of Bihar.

Finger Pointing Begins: You're One of Them!
Aug 30th, 2017
CommentaryJASON & DAVID BENHAM/WND.COM
Categories: Contemporary Issues

Today in America, if you stand against the hard left's new definitions of values and virtue, you will be insulted and falsely accused in the most aggressive way.

The attacks are relentless – accusing conservatives and Christians of being white supremacists, xenophobes, racists, bigots and haters. We're supposedly now part of the "alt-right," and the minute you speak biblical principles that stand against their agenda – "You're one of them!"

Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, but, unfortunately, the horror of Charlottesville provided a spark that lit the fuse of a fomenting fire of false accusations.

But it's OK – we've seen this before, in Scripture and with our dad when we were kids.

As for Scripture, Christ said, "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me" (Matthew 5:11).

And King David – a man after God's own heart – prayed on three separate occasions:

"Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations" (Psalm 27:12).

"All day long they distort my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil" (Psalm 56:5).

"May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie; but I shall meditate on Your precepts" (Psalm 119:78).

So false accusations and distortions of reality to target defenders of truth are nothing new.

Our dad was targeted too when we were juniors in high school. Because of his national pro-life influence, he was hit with a malicious distortion of truth. Yet he stood firm, despised the shame and refused to back down.

Here's part of his story:

On March 1, 1993, I was jailed for two counts of misdemeanor criminal trespass (laying down in front of abortion mill doors to be a voice for the unborn). Judge Gandy sentenced me to 90 days and a $1,250 fine for the first count, and 60 days in jail and a $1,500 fine for the second. Pretty stout stuff for misdemeanor trespass. He also laid down a $30,000 cash bond to keep me off the streets.

While in jail, I also had a massive lawsuit filed against me by one of the most prestigious lawyers in the Dallas, Windell Turley. He had made millions and was looking to help his friend, Norman Tompkins (a local abortionist), get me off of the streets for good.

This lawsuit meant that I would be transported daily from the Bill Decker County Jail to the courtroom downtown. Then, on March 10, 1993, Michael Griffin shot and killed abortionist David Gunn, which was the first documented murder of an abortionist in our country. The media went apoplectic, and now they had all the ammo they needed to depict me and other pro-life Christians as wild-eyed lunatics bent on blowing up clinics and shooting abortionists. There was absolute glee in the reportage that finally it could finally paint, with a broad brush, pro-life Christians as dangerous fanatics.

After the shooting, I remember all the media coming in with their satellite trucks, cameras and lights to film me walking into court, day after day, with my feet in chains, my hands cuffed, sporting my white jumpsuit with "DALLAS COUNTY JAIL" written in all caps on the back. Next to my footage were pictures of Michael Griffin being arrested. He also was wearing a white jumpsuit, hands cuffed and feet in shackles. The media had their straw man (Michael Griffin), and now they were painting me – and every other pro-life Christian – with the crime he committed.

Many times, the media would call me for an interview, and they would ask, "Are you the guy that believes in shooting abortionists?" When I would say, "Absolutely not," they would then ask me if I had the information to get in touch with someone who did.

The media didn't want the truth. They wanted the narrative. Griffin gave it to them – and off they went, lumping in faithful believers with faithless murderers.

I wrote a letter during my time in jail, encouraging Christians to stand strong in the face of such distorted lies:

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ from the Bill Decker County Jail. The inmates here find it difficult to understand why rescuers are given such stiff sentences for Class B misdemeanors. I tell them that it is the price one pays for being a Christian in a society that is rebelling against God.

There are two events I want to share with you. The first is the tragic shooting of abortionist David Gunn by Michael Griffin. It is imperative for us know murder is never the solution – the ends do not justify the means in God's kingdom. He is looking for us to walk with Him by faith; and, often times, He is more concerned with the means we use than the ends we achieve. When man does things his way rather than God's, severe consequences are the result.

Jesus did not come with a Molotov cocktail in one hand and a dagger between His teeth. He came as a lamb led to slaughter to lay His life down for His friends – not take others' lives. Michael Griffin was wrong.

The second event concerns a lawsuit filed by abortionist Norman Tompkins. This case presents a clear desire by the plaintiff to censor the Christian message and reduce Christianity to something that can be practiced only in the church and in the home. This is not only a direct violation of First Amendment rights but also a violation of Jesus' command to His disciples to, "go into all the world and make disciples of all nations."

Tompkins' attorney has attempted to portray us as being ‘prone to violence.' The media has been a more than willing partner in this endeavor.

But we must not allow their deceit to back us into the four walls of the church. To read the news or see it on TV one would almost believe that abortionists are the most peaceful people on earth – and we are, indeed, the violent ones. Yet they are the truly violent ones, tearing apart the most vulnerable among us.

Never stop speaking the truth in love. So let's gird up our loins, strengthen our feeble arms and weak knees and proclaim the Gospel that brings life. We must despise the shame and run the race marked out for us. The wolf is in the sheepfold; expose him. The sheep are in the sheepfold; protect them. Those that have gone before us have run their lap of the race. It is our turn NOW.

Barcelona Chief Rabbi to Jews: Get Out, Go to Israel
Aug 30th, 2017
CommentaryTsvi Sadan - Israel Today
Categories: The Nation Of Israel

Following the Barcelona terror attacks in which 14 people were killed and some 130 wounded, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) asked the Spanish city's chief rabbi, Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen, what he thought of the future of Jews there.

Generally speaking, European Jewish leaders are extremely cautious, and would seldom, if ever, dare to call upon Jews of their respective countries to pack their belongings and move to Israel. The negative backlash to Netanyahu urging Jews to leave Europe following the January 2015 attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris is still well remembered. "To all the Jews of France, all the Jews of Europe, I would like to say that Israel is not just the place in whose direction you pray; the State of Israel is your home," said the Israeli leader at the time. 

Netanyahu made a similar plea just a month later following the February 2015 attack outside a Copenhagen synagogue that left a Jewish security guard dead.

These calls to immigrate, which were made by other Israeli officials as well, were criticized by many European Jewish leaders. Rabbi Menachem Margolin, director of the European Jewish Association, argued that encouraging Jews to leave Europe "severely weakens and damages the Jewish communities that have the right to live securely wherever they are." Chief Rabbi of Denmark, Yair Melchior, likewise criticized Israel by stating that "if the way we deal with terror is to run somewhere else, we should all run to a deserted island."

The ISIS attack on Barcelona has elicited a similar reaction, but this time it's not Israeli officials urging Jews to flee to their ancestral homeland. It's coming from a prominent leader in the European Diaspora. Rabbi Bar-Hen firmly concluded that "Jews are not here permanently. I tell my congregants: Don’t think we’re here for good. And I encourage them to buy property in Israel. This place is lost … Europe is lost."

Bar-Hen wasn't referring only to the terror attack. He says that Spain is not only reluctant to confront Islamic terror, it fails to recognize the danger of Muslim fanaticism, as the case of Leila Khaled has clearly demonstrated. Khaled, a Palestinian terrorist convicted for hijacking airplanes in 1969 and 1970, was allowed to participate in the latest Barcelona "Revolution Means Life" book fair in May. Khaled was scheduled to speak at the launch of Sarah Irving's book Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation.

This wasn't an oversight by Barcelona's municipality. Five months ago, the city, led by Mayor Ada Colau Ballano of the far-left en Comú party, issued a statement supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The city's official declaration from last April states that the "Barcelona City Council puts an end to the complicity of the city of Barcelona in the flagrant, systematic human rights violations of the colonizing occupation and expansion of the State of Israel in Occupied Palestinian Territories, and recognizes the right to BDS."

A city welcoming BDS and convicted terrorists is enough for Bar-Hen to reach the conclusion that European Jewish communities are doomed. But, as was always the case, most Jews are the last to recognize their own precarious situation. So it's little surprise that we now hear Barcelona Jewish Community spokesman Victor Sorrenssen saying, "We Jews will not leave our city," and that "we are living a revival of Jewish culture." 

Abbas Tells Trump He Won't Stop Giving American Money to Terrorists
Aug 30th, 2017
Daily NewsIsrael Today
Categories: The Nation Of Israel

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has rejected American demands that he stop using foreign financial aid to pay stipends and salaries to the families of jailed Palestinian terrorists.

Abbas met last week with US envoys Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to restart Middle East peace talks.

According to Israeli journalists present at the meeting, Kushner, who is Trump's son-in-law, reiterated the long-standing demand that the Palestinian Authority not reward terrorism with financial gain.

Congress has repeatedly threatened to halt all foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority over the payments to jailed terrorists, nearly all of whom are incarcerated in Israel for carrying out attacks on Jewish men, women and children.

The Arabic-language newspaper Al-Quds reported that Abbas' response was to "inform Kushner that he would never stop paying these salaries until his dying day, even if this cost him the presidency."