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What Left Behind Left Out About Israel, Prophecy, And War

When I finished reading Left Behind, I was fully convinced of the central role Israel played in God’s plan for the nations. I was only 15 years old, but my imagination had been captured. Israel, in my mind, was the ticking clock of prophecy. To question this was to question God Himself.

Fast forward 23 years.

A concise explanation of a contentious topic concerning Israel and Protestantism.

I asked Grok …. What is the Catholic Church’s view of Israel? Is it dispensationalist?

The Catholic Church’s view of Israel is rooted in its theological understanding of salvation history, the covenant, and the relationship between Judaism and Christianity. It is not dispensationalist, as dispensationalism is a Protestant theological framework that the Catholic Church does not endorse.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIsrael

A Canada-Israel rift is widening over UN votes and sanctions

Carney and Islamophobia Tsar – gets assurance daughter won’t be tossed off roof.

Israel’s war with Iran has temporarily delayed a reckoning with some of its main Western allies, but seems unlikely to close what has become a yawning gap between them over its conduct in Gaza and the West Bank.

“The relationship’s not in great shape,” said former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen. “Frankly, it shouldn’t be.”

The gulf between the Canadian and Israeli governments widened further on June 12 as the Carney government took a firmer position against Israel’s war in Gaza than its predecessor, voting for a UN motion similar to one that the Trudeau government had abstained on in September.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Islam's Useful Idiot Apologists, Israel

Iran TV broadcasts apparently hacked with calls on public to rise up

Several television broadcasts in Iran are apparently hacked with pictures and calls on the public to rise up and take to the streets in protest against the government.

More … Ayatollah Tells Trump “We Will Never Surrender” In Televised Speech To Nation

It’s very difficult to know the truth of the Iranian people openly rebelling against the Mullah regime.

The Mullahs are well protected by the IRGC but if Syria is any indication their fall may be slow at first then all at once.

h/t Mauser, Hermes, patthedog, and XC

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

Iran threatens US involvement will lead to ‘all-out war’ — as Tehran reportedly prepping to strike American military bases

Iran bluntly threatened the US on Wednesday that any involvement in its conflict with Israel would trigger an “all-out war” — as Tehran reportedly started prepping missiles for retaliatory strikes on American bases.

“Any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei warned in an interview with Al Jazeera.

The foreign ministry spokesman stopped short of elaborating, but thousands of American troops are based in nearby countries within range of Iran’s weapons

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Iran, Israel, USA

How likely is regime change in Iran now?

The Israeli hope is for ordinary Iranians to rise up against a regime in disarray and free the Iranian people once and for all

The clue is in the name of Israel’s operation. “Operation Rising Lion” is a direct reference to the Pahlavi flag which shows a lion standing proud against the backdrop of a glowing orb, the sun. In Persian this is called the “Shir-e Khorshid.” For many years now, Netanyahu has sought to speak directly to Iranians, attempting to transcend the Islamic Republic, and to present himself as the savior of the Iranian people. These ongoing strikes are simply a continuation of this policy, and Israel’s determination to avoid civilian casualties (something we’ve not seen in Gaza) feeds into its desire for an anti-regime uprising caused by elite splits and popular rage.

Wishful thinking? Iranians are likely gun-shy. Obama turned a blind eye to previous anti-regime efforts.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel

Vance Warns Trump May ‘Take Further Action To End Iranian Enrichment’

The Trump administration has begun sending warning flares to Iran that might equal some in Tehran’s skyline these days about their future if they do not give up their nuclear ambitions. First, Donald Trump himself took a cease-fire off the table while Iran refuses to concede. Now J.D. Vance has followed that up with a stark warning of American intervention.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

Israel Just Ended China’s Great Power Status in the Middle East

Israeli air and drone strikes during the early hours of June 13th crippled Iran — and severely set back Tehran’s regional ambitions. The Israel Defense Forces hit nuclear weapons development facilities and ballistic missile sites, and killed senior military officers, including Major General Mohammad Bagheri, the armed forces chief of staff, and Major General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iranian media announced the death of Ali Shamkhani, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s top adviser.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", Iran, Israel

Iran was behind two assassination attempts on President Trump, Israeli PM Netanyahu claims in bombshell interview

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran Sunday of orchestrating the two failed assassination attempts on President Trump during his third presidential campaign last year.

Netanyahu characterized Trump as the greatest threat to Iran and its ambitions for acquiring a nuclear weapon — claiming that’s why the rogue regime tried to murder him, in a shocking moment during an interview with Brett Baier of Fox News.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

A Battered Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities With Israel and Negotiate

DUBAI—Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs, sending messages to Israel and the U.S. via Arab intermediaries, Middle Eastern and European officials said.

In the midst of a ferocious Israeli air campaign, Tehran has told Arab officials they would be open to return to the negotiating table as long as the U.S. doesn’t join the attack, the officials said. They also passed messages to Israel saying it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.

But with Israeli warplanes able to fly freely over the capital and Iranian counterattacks inflicting minimal damage, Israeli leaders have little incentive to halt their assault before doing more to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites and further weaken the theocratic government’s hold on power.

What would the point of this be? Regime change seems the best course of action. This is nothing more than a Hail Mary by the Mullahs in my view.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

Israel chose to act now, whether Trump likes it or not

It has been clear that there has been growing tension between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump over the possibility that Israel would launch an attack on Iran.

Trump has been telling the Israeli leader that he doesn’t want him to do this now and to wait, while the US administration continues nuclear negotiations with the Iranians.

But the Israelis clearly thought that they had their opportunity to act.

They believe that the Iranians are as debilitated as they are going to be in the region after last year’s degradation of Hezbollah in Lebanon – that took away a huge deterrent factor from Israel.

Mixed signals.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

Israel preparing to strike Iran, US officials told

American officials have been told that Israel is “fully ready” to launch an operation into Iran and anticipates that Iran could retaliate on US sites in neighbouring Iraq.

CBS News reported that Israel was poised to begin an operation in Iran, prompting the United States to scale down its embassy staff in the Middle East. Further reports suggest that Israel is preparing an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The partial withdrawal was announced by President Trump, who said he was less confident now that negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal would succeed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, Israel, USA

Jewish outrage at RCMP war-crimes probe of Canadian IDF soldiers

The RCMP’s “structural investigation” into whether Canadian citizens serving with the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza may have committed war crimes has sparked outrage in the Jewish community and its leaders, who accuse Ottawa of political targeting.

“It’s funny how law enforcement in our cities have watched tens of thousands of people illegally protest and harass Jews while the RCMP tells us they want to play global cop and pour resources into finding bogeyman crimes,” said Toronto-based Israel Ellis, whose son Eitan is an Israeli soldier guarding a humanitarian corridor in Gaza.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Israel

Canada investigates dual-citizens serving in IDF for war crimes, fueling concerns of growing hostility toward Israel

Canadian citizens who have recently served in Israel’s army are being quietly investigated for war crimes, according to the Toronto Star. 

Canadian media reported on Tuesday that individuals involved in combating Iranian-backed terror in the war triggered by Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack are now facing criminal investigations. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are reportedly questioning Canadian citizens – both active-duty and reservist members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – regarding allegations of committing crimes against humanity during their service.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Israel

How Canada’s relationship with Israel went from ‘best friend’ to breakdown

Canada’s relationship with Israel has travelled a long way since 2015, when prime minister Stephen Harper and aspiring rival Justin Trudeau competed to claim the title of best friend of the Jewish state.

After winning his majority in 2011, Harper realigned Canada’s votes at the United Nations, joining a firmly pro-Israel bloc comprised of the U.S. and a group of Pacific island microstates that normally follow Washington’s lead.

That bloc would often be joined by a wider circle of pro-Israel nations; on the most controversial matters, however, its core members voted alone with Israel against overwhelming majorities.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Israel

Anand says she’ll swag finger at Israeli ambassador after IDF fired shots near Canadians

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she’ll relay Canada’s “serious concerns” to Israel’s ambassador after members of the Israeli army fired shots near a diplomatic delegation, which included Canadians, in the West Bank on Wednesday.

In a social media post the new minister confirmed four Canadian personnel were part of a tour in the city of Jenin when members of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) fired in their vicinity. Anand’s office later that two were Canadian and two were local staff.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Israel, WTF?