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The Miscalculations of Iran
Retired Gen. Jack Keane warned on Saturday that Iran feels they have the advantage in dragging out the current war, seeing the extended ceasefire as a victory over President Donald Trump. Keane joined Fox & Friends Weekend and though he praised Trump as the United States’ best advantage in negotiations with Iran, he also warned… Read More The Miscalculations of Iran
Few Care For Terror State Iran, Many Hate Jews Viscerally.
“Flagrant public executions of protesters by the thousands by the Iranian regime in January moved residents to cheer on the initial days of attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces as Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28.” — More U.S. Bishops Call for Confronting Antisemitism Recognizing our bond with the Jewish people as brothers and… Read More Few Care For Terror State Iran, Many Hate Jews Viscerally.
Mearsheimer on Trump’s “Light Touch.” Venezuela and Iran. Opinion.
~~ What’s next for Venezuela and Iran? Venezuela and Iran have developed a strong relationship, particularly in areas like oil production and military cooperation, often positioning themselves as allies against U.S. influence. This partnership has intensified under leaders like Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, with both countries facing significant Western sanctions. Wikipedia, geopoliticalmonitor.com. “Thus far,… Read More Mearsheimer on Trump’s “Light Touch.” Venezuela and Iran. Opinion.
Tragic Death Tolls. Israel & the U.S. / Iraq
But did the U.S. have the moral justification that Israel had after decades of attacks?(1) Chilcot report: Iraq. Crystal clear, polite – but damning By Laura Kuenssberg Political editor It has taken longer than anyone expected. But the conclusions, reached with the weight of more than two million words, backed with evidence from thousands upon… Read More Tragic Death Tolls. Israel & the U.S. / Iraq
As Israel Goes, So Goes It For Christians
“These things that happened to them were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.— 1 Corinthians 10:11 From historian Tom Holland’s masterpiece, Dominion. “Not even the gift of the Promised Land had been able to keep Israel from idolatry. ‘They chose new gods.’ In book after book… Read More As Israel Goes, So Goes It For Christians
When Times Change Many Change.
As Witness: Nobel Peace Prize winner, Bob Dylan. Antisemites (even Christian ones) and Jihadists both call him a fraud. After all, he is not always on their side. And God knows he can’t think for himself! Opinion Courtesy of Electronic Intifadah 2016: Controversially, musical genius Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize for literature last week.… Read More When Times Change Many Change.
Will They Ever Stop if Not Stopped?
Wikipedia. “Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands[1][2][3][4] of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The attacks, widely condemned for targeting civilians, have been described as terrorism by the United Nations, the European Union, and Israeli officials, and are defined as war crimes by human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets to be illegal under international law.[5][6] Palestinian… Read More Will They Ever Stop if Not Stopped?
Food and Spiritual Sanity
Michael Savage earned his PhD in epidemiology and nutrition sciences from the Univ. of Cal. at Berkeley. Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame after over 26 years at the top of the talk radio format. Borders, Language and Culture are his pillars. A NY Times Best Selling author of over 30 books and… Read More Food and Spiritual Sanity
Fordow: Israeli report confirms nuclear site inoperable
And author Douglas Murray Slams online entertainer Nicolas De Balinthazy for supporting NYC Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani who has been labeled “Sub-AOC”. July 25, 2025. MxM News Israel confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. airstrike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site over the weekend caused severe damage, rendering the facility “inoperable.” Israeli officials say the operation… Read More Fordow: Israeli report confirms nuclear site inoperable
Catholic Teaching on Proportionality in War
Justice and War. The Catholic Church distinguishes between two types of justice concerning war: jus ad bellum and jus in bello. Most of the time, when people discuss just-war theory, they mean jus ad bellum (justice before the war). Jus ad bellum refers to those four conditions described by Saint Augustine through which we determine whether a war is just before we… Read More Catholic Teaching on Proportionality in War
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages, senior U.S. official says
January 15, 2025 at 12:27 p.m. EST “Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, in a major breakthrough that includes the release of Israeli hostages, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. The first phase of the agreement, brokered by the United States, Qatar… Read More Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages, senior U.S. official says
Antichristic Uncertainties
Trump joins other world leaders at “reopening” of Notre Dame Cathedral. What burned in that fire and what is possibly being reborn? Antichristic Uncertainties. 12/7/24 + March 2025. Christians reportedly suffering increasing persecution in Syria + UN ignores Persecution of Christians + “…more than two Christian monuments are targeted EVERY day in France” + At… Read More Antichristic Uncertainties
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire deal.
11.26.24. Jerusalem. Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire deal, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday. The agreement, which passed in a 10-1 vote in Israel’s cabinet, is set to take effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time, pausing the year-long conflict in southern Lebanon and northern Israel that has escalated in recent weeks. Still,… Read More Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire deal.
A Melkite Catholic Priest Bound to Infuriate Many.
Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, proportionality and preemptive strikes. Fr. Charles McCarthy, a Melkite Catholic priest in Massachusetts, argues that it might be a “mortal sin” to vote for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in this 2024 Presidential election, since each, he says, are in various ways complicit in “grave evil” by supporting and enabling… Read More A Melkite Catholic Priest Bound to Infuriate Many.
All Eyes on the Israel-Palestine Conflict
How Israel and Palestine Became Enemies According to Scripture *|* What’s next for Syria’s Christians After Assad’s Fall? (Opinion) “The complex and tumultuous history behind one of the world’s most enduring conflicts… How some Protestant-Evangelical [and some Catholics] see the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, exploring the key events, ideologies, and interests that have driven… Read More All Eyes on the Israel-Palestine Conflict
As It Was For Our Forefathers, So for Ourselves
“For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.”— Romans 11 Historian Tom Holland writes, “Not even the gift of the Promised Land had been able to keep Israel from idolatry. ‘They chose new gods.’ In book after book the same cycle was repeated: apostasy, punishment, repentance. Jews, reading of… Read More As It Was For Our Forefathers, So for Ourselves
Fearing Nuclear Proliferation JFK Sought to prevent Israel from going nuclear
“Seeing nuclear proliferation as a major challenge to American power, John F. Kennedy firmly believed that the United States should use its influence to prevent Israel from going nuclear.” “During 1963, President John F. Kennedy was preoccupied with issues such as Vietnam, the nuclear test ban negotiations, civil rights protests, and Cuba. It is less… Read More Fearing Nuclear Proliferation JFK Sought to prevent Israel from going nuclear
Christian villages were neutral in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. That didn’t save them.
*|* What’s next for Syria’s Christians After Assad’s Fall? (Opinion) Previous updates. MSN.com For much of the last year, as Hezbollah and Israel traded blows in an escalating tit-for-tat, the predominantly Christian village of Ain Ebel remained mostly out of the crossfire: Hezbollah cadres didn’t use the village as staging ground for attacks, and Israeli warplanes and… Read More Christian villages were neutral in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. That didn’t save them.
1979. Ayatollah Khomeini. Updates on Israel-Iran-Mideast War.
Updates. October 10. 1st February 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran after fifteen years in exile, and set about establishing the country as the world’s first Islamic Republic. Ruhollah Khomeini was born in the first few years of the twentieth century, in Kohmeyn, central Iran. His father was an Islamic religious scholar, and from an… Read More 1979. Ayatollah Khomeini. Updates on Israel-Iran-Mideast War.
Israel’s Multi-front Wars
India Today. New Delhi: What began as a localised conflict between Israel and Hamas has evolved into a multi-front war, with Israel now facing challenges across West Asia. The war has drawn in key regional players, including Iran, which recently escalated tensions by launching a ballistic missile strike on Israeli targets. This has widened the… Read More Israel’s Multi-front Wars
Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel
*|* What’s next for Syria’s Christians After Assad’s Fall? (Opinion) Previous. Hamas and Hezbollah. How They Were Formed and Which Nations Support the Terror Groups. Netanyahu speaks on Israel’s view of its own history. | Also Vantage with Palki Sharma 10/7/23 Hamas launched large-scale attacks into Israel. What is Hamas, the terror organisation that governs… Read More Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel
6000 terrorists infiltrated Israel: The real numbers.
Newly-revealed numbers show that 6,000 terrorists – including 2,200 Gazan ‘civilians’ – infiltrated Israeli territory on October 7, and 1,000 more fired on Israel from Gazan territory. Aug 31, 2024, 9:20 PM (GMT+3) On October 7, 6,000 (not 3,000) terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory, of them, 3,800 were Hamas Nukhba terrorists and another 2,200 were Gazan… Read More 6000 terrorists infiltrated Israel: The real numbers.
0ur Daily Bread. What did Our Lord eat on a typical day?
The short answer: a lot of bread. Bread was a staple in the typical daily diet in the first-century Greco-Roman world, supplemented with limited amounts of local fruits and vegetables, oil, and salt. Bread in first-century Galilee would have been made with wheat or barley flour. Cooks had to grind grain into flour by hand using a tool called a… Read More 0ur Daily Bread. What did Our Lord eat on a typical day?
October 7, Gaza and the Case for Israel
Opinion. Peter Robinson and Douglas Murray. The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, was published by Bloomsbury in May 2017. It spent almost 20 weeks on The Sunday Times bestseller list and was a Number 1 bestseller in non-fiction. It has subsequently been published in more than 20 languages worldwide and has been read and… Read More October 7, Gaza and the Case for Israel
Israel Has Been Facing Much Backlash from the Western Left. But History is Long & Has Its Warnings.
*|* What’s next for Syria’s Christians After Assad’s Fall? (Opinion) Opinion. The other side of the story: Robert Spencer: The Roots of the Hamas-Israeli War. What the Left doesn’t care to Face. “Robert Spencer was baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church and joined the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1984.[21][22] Spencer has stated that, under the reign of President Mustafa Kemal… Read More Israel Has Been Facing Much Backlash from the Western Left. But History is Long & Has Its Warnings.
Biden Tells Netanyahu US Won’t Support Attack On Iran
President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US wouldn’t join Israel in any offensive action against Iran, multiple media outlets have reported. US officials are touting Israel’s defense of Iran’s attack as a victory, and that’s the message Biden conveyed to Netanyahu, a sign the US doesn’t want the situation to escalate. Iran… Read More Biden Tells Netanyahu US Won’t Support Attack On Iran
Americans Are Paying A Massive Price To Maintain Empire
MIC Fleecing of American taxpayers Matthew Hoh Two press reports stood out to me this morning: the release of the names of two US Navy SEALs who drowned two weeks ago in the Arabian Sea and the Air Force’s production authorization for the B21 Raider bomber. Both stories symbolize an imperial inertia that defines American… Read More Americans Are Paying A Massive Price To Maintain Empire
Why Recognizing Jesus as the Messiah Is the Culmination of My Jewish Faith
“… several years after my Bat Mitzvah, I started to ask myself deeper questions: What is the real purpose of our human existence? What really happens when we die? And God, why do YOU feel so far away? I felt like I received a fantastic introduction to God, but I was still, somehow, craving more: I wanted a… Read More Why Recognizing Jesus as the Messiah Is the Culmination of My Jewish Faith
Pope Francis has called for an immediate halt to the conflict in Gaza
No food, no water, no electricity, no escape as attacks intensify overnights Pope Francis repeated his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and called on Hamas to release hostages, invoking God, in a series of tweets addressing the conflict on Sunday. “In God’s name, I beg you to stop: cease using weapons,” Francis said. “I hope that avenues will… Read More Pope Francis has called for an immediate halt to the conflict in Gaza
Hamas Is to Blame for Gaza’s Problems
National Review: “Billions of dollars of aid have flown into Gaza while it has been under Hamas’s control, but instead of going to help alleviate the suffering of its people, the money has been diverted by Hamas to fund its terror operations. The group has dug up water pipes to repurpose them as rockets to… Read More Hamas Is to Blame for Gaza’s Problems
Genocidal Hamas
If the West has too often acted unjustly throughout the world —and it certainly has— this fact can never make genocidal Hamas right. “Hamas never wanted peace with Israel.” The Christian Post. “It was — and is — the mission of Hamas to obliterate Israel, not make peace with Israel. As noted in an October… Read More Genocidal Hamas
‘The left has really let us down.’ Why many American Jews feel abandoned.
“The left has really let us down.’ Why many American Jews feel abandoned Like many American Jews, Jonah Goldman sides politically with the left, including its push for the rights of Palestinians. During college, he was active in J Street, the liberal Jewish advocacy group that opposes the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and lobbies… Read More ‘The left has really let us down.’ Why many American Jews feel abandoned.
Biden’s Highly Scripted & Disastrous Middle East Trip.
Ron Paul. “On the eve of what was to be a highly-scripted visit by President Biden to Israel and Jordan, an apparent bombing of a hospital in Gaza tore the plan to shreds as anger at Israel and the US exploded in the region. The Arab leaders he was scheduled to meet in Jordan all… Read More Biden’s Highly Scripted & Disastrous Middle East Trip.
Israel and Palestine Today. Dershowitz–Finkelstein.
The Palestinian Argument Today. Context, 2004. Dershowitz: The Case for Israel and Palestine. Debate: Norman Finkelstein vs. Alan Dershowitz (2003). Image Source: Politico “The Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair was a public controversy involving academics Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein and their scholarship on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2005. Shortly after the publication of the book The Case for Israel, by Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz, Norman Finkelstein… Read More Israel and Palestine Today. Dershowitz–Finkelstein.
Massive Intelligence Failure on Israel’s Part
— France24 Report. “Ground incursions expected”. — Israel’s high-tech spies and $1bn Iron Dome defences failed to stop Hamas massacring civilians in ’embarrassing failure’ — 12 Hours Later. Developments. — Some 300 dead and counting — Regional Leaders React. RFJ Jr. Calls for “Sustained Military Campaign” in Response to Unprovoked Hamas Attack on Israel. Kennedy… Read More Massive Intelligence Failure on Israel’s Part
The Exodus: Patterns of Evidence
“For more than 50 years, the vast majority of the world’s most prominent archaeologists and historians have proclaimed that there is no hard evidence to support the Exodus story found in the Bible. In fact, they say that the archaeological record is completely opposed to the Bible’s account. This view of extreme skepticism has spread… Read More The Exodus: Patterns of Evidence
