Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts
An agent of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was executed in Iran on December 16, according to IRNA news agency. In addition, an Israeli hacker group has claimed to haveparalyzed gas stations across Iran in a cyber attack. So much has been written on the Israeli campaign on Gaza and the West Bank, the humanitarian disaster, and its consequences. However, there is yet another angle to it, namely the escalation of the long going fuel war and of the so-called shadow war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Jewish state, with even farther-reaching potential impacts globally way beyond the Red Sea and North Africa or the Middle East. One example of that is the fact that two of the largest shipping companies on the planet (Mærsk, and Hapag-Lloydhave) have just announced they are temporarily suspending their Red Sea routes after strikes carried out by the Iran-backed Houthis. This is no small matter: we are talking about one of the world’s main routes for fuel and oil shipments.
Speaking to the BBC on December 16, Mærsk stated that: “following the near-miss incident involving Maersk Gibraltar yesterday and yet another attack on a container vessel today, we have instructed all Maersk vessels in the area bound to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait to pause their journey until further notice.” The Bab al-Mandab strait, also known as the Gate of Tears, is located between Yemen (on the Arabian peninsula) and both Djibouti and Eritrea on the coast of Africa. It is through this route that ships reach the Suez Canal from south – all ships coming from the Indian Ocean, for example, have to pass through it. To avoid it means taking considerably larger routes, such as navigating around southern Africa – with larger costs.
The Houthi rebels control a large part of Yemen, and have been launching attacks on waterways almost daily as part of their campaign against Israel, which in turn has responded by deploying missile boats. Warships from the US, UK, and France have also shot down various missiles launched by the rebels. On December 15, a member of Houthi’s Ansarullah politburo, Ali al-Qahoum stated Yemen is “ready” to respond to any military actions made by Israel or the US, adding that the operations will go on. Commenting on Maersk halting Red Sea journeys, Marco Forgione, director general at the Institute of Export & International Trade, said: “This impacts every link in the supply chain… and will only increase the chances of critical products not making their destinations in time for Christmas.”
As I wrote before, Israel has high stakes in Africa, way beyond its “spyware” diplomatic endeavors (often described as “buying friends by selling weapons”), the Red Sea particularly being its “back door” to coastal states such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen etc. The 2020 US-brokered Abraham Accords and subsequent normalization agreements with Israel signed by countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UEA) paved the way for security and military cooperation, which materialized itself in the Israel-UAE joint naval drill in November 2021, for instance, thus increasing Red Sea tensions.
There has been an energy and fuel crisis in the Levant (made worse by US Treasury sanctions and the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019), affecting Lebanon particularly, and this context has empowered Iranian oil diplomacy, as well as Iranian-supported Hezbollah, with Tehran supplying fuel to allies abroad such as Syria, Lebanon, and even Venezuela. As part of such economic warfare, long before the bold ongoing Houthi campaign, several clandestine attacks on vessels had been taking place, with Syria accusing Israel of being behind them – this is the context of today’s Red Sea crisis. The Houthis seem to be willing to take this maritime proxy fuel war (and the proxy “shadow war”) to a whole new level, though.
For years now, a non-official war has been going on between Israel and Iran, two dominant powers in the Middle East. In July 2022, I asked whether such a local cold war could escalate into a major regional conflict, potentially even spiraling into a global confrontation. The current situation has arguably taken us a bit closer to such a catastrophic scenario.
It would be ill-informed to think of the Houthis in Yemen (or Hezbollah in Lebanon, for that matter) as mere Iranian pawns. Such groups obviously have their own popular base, agenda and agency as political and social actors. In any case, Iran does lend its support to them in a number of ways, and a larger Iranian-Israeli proxy war is indeed one of the angles to it. The level of alignment between the Islamic Republic and Hezbollah (also a Shiite organization) cannot possibly be compared to that between Iran and Hamas (a Palestinian Sunni group). However, Tehran’s cooperation with Hamas has been on the rise, with the latter’s leader Ismail Haniyeh having met with Iran’s foreign minister in Qatar last month. How far this cooperation goes still remains to be seen. Tehran cannot “control” its “proxies” – much the same way Washington cannot do so with its Israeli ally. In this complex equation, there is a large degree of unpredictability and ample room for backfiring.
It should be noted that the Persian nation is an emerging power and should not be underestimated. Due to its strategic location, for thousands of years, it played a key role as a route along the Silk Road for transporting goods from west to east. In the last decades, due to conflicts, sanctions and all kinds of infrastructures problems, such a potential has not been exploited. Current conditions are changing, though. The aftermath of Washington’s failed neocolonial nation-building in Iraq for one thing has been an empowered Tehran. There is also the promising North-South Transit Corridor (NSTC), which does have the potential not only to counter US endeavors to isolate Iran and Russia economically, but actually to create a new promising route and an alternative to the Suez Canal.
In any case, the West does not want full escalation: top US military leaders have traveled to Tel Aviv to pressure Israel into avoiding major combat and a wider regional war by restraining itself and maintaining a more limited campaign. It remains to be seen whether a radicalized and emboldened Jewish state will refrain from crossing yet another redline – and whether the other actors involved will do the same: managing tensions from fully exploding is no simple task.
The Israel-Palestine conflict has always been a polarizing issue in Africa and the Middle East, particularly, and now it is also dividing the West, with European authorities crushing pro-Palestine demonstrations. The intensification of it plus the escalation of the Israel-Iranian “shadow war” will offer the Western and pro-Israel political elites an opportunity to further push its demands for “alignmentism” (while eroding the Western narrative on “human rights”, as Tel Aviv’s campaign is facing unprecedent criticism), much the same way it will pose a diplomatic challenge to nations worldwide. There is just too much at stake, in humanitarian, ethical, religious, ideological, geoeconomic and geopolitical terms.
Uriel Araujo
PhD candidate (UnB), journalist
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On November 23, Alexander Sollfrank, a Lieutenant General in the German Bundeswehr and effectively the chief of logistics in NATO, proposed the urgent creation of what he called a “military Schengen”to ease the movement of NATO troops across the European Union. Sollfrank complained that the current bureaucratic rules are a major obstacle to operations in Europe and that they’re supposedly “jeopardizing everyone” due to the mythical “Russian threat“. It should be noted that this isn’t the first time a German high-ranking official or military officer has suggested that Europe should prepare for war with Russia. Since the start of the special military operation (SMO), Berlin has been extremely hostile to Moscow, evoking its genocidal policies of the first half of the 20th century policies.
Germany’s ideas of racial superiority and desire for global dominance led to both world wars that killed up to 100 million people, the majority of whom were Russians (nearly 30 million in WWII only). Just like Berlin feels responsible for committing the Holocaust against Jews, it should be no different in regards to other peoples it killed en masse, including Russians/Soviets, Poles, Serbs, Czechs, etc. However, for some reason, Germany doesn’t feel the same responsibility toward any of these nations, particularly the Russians. Worse yet, German weapons have been killing the people of Donbass for nearly a decade now, while its unadulterated support for the Neo-Nazi junta is more than disturbing enough, as it’s yet another proof that Berlin has never actually renounced its Drang nach Osten ambitions.
Interestingly, this has led to some crawling tensions between Poland and Germany, as the former isn’t exactly thrilled to see Berlin “take the driver’s seat”, which is perfectly understandable given the murderous history of German militarism, with Poles usually being its first target for approximately a thousand years. In fact, despite the virtually endemic Russophobia in Poland, the Germans have been a far greater threat to Polish survival, which is something many Poles still remember vividly. However, for the time being, Warsaw will certainly continue playing along as it perceives Moscow as “the bigger threat”. At the same time, despite numerous divisions and power play games, NATO is still fairly united in the idea of using Ukraine as a source of cannon fodder to be thrown at the Russian military.
On the other hand, the EU has definitely exposed its role long before the SMO. Officially an economic alliance, the loose bureaucratic superstate demonstrated that it’s nothing more than a geopolitical pendant of NATO, and by extension, of the US. The EU “broke the ice” last year by officially sending weapons to the Kiev regime and hasn’t stopped doing so ever since. Its de facto unification with NATO structures is effectively over and the belligerent alliance is now simply looking for ways to make it de jure, which would give its forces free rein over the entire continent. The process of militarization of Europe is perhaps best seen in the speedy NATO accession of Finland and soon Sweden (de facto it’s already done). Normally, it takes years or even decades for any given country to join the belligerent alliance.
For its part, Russia will surely not leave this escalation unanswered. The Eurasian giant certainly anticipated such moves, so it’s making adequate preparations. In such a hostile environment, the return to the path of a virtually unrivaled military superpower is the only way for Moscow, despite its initial reluctance. For decades, Russia has been trying to create a comprehensive, mutually beneficial partnership with Europe. During the Gorbachev and Yeltsin years, Moscow went through an unprecedented demilitarization process that is unheard of in the entire history of mankind. Never has a global power willingly renounced such military dominance over its mortal enemies. And yet, the Eurasian giant’s rivals saw it as a “victory”and an opportunity to escalate their all-out aggression against the entire world.
Russia could easily reactivate officially dormant projects such as the RS-26 “Rubezh” that would give it complete control over the entire European continent and ensure that no sizeable invasion force could be mustered with impunity. The missile is perfectly capable of carrying not just (MIRV multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles) warheads, but also HGVs (hypersonic glide vehicles) that would ensure the near-instantaneous destruction of any enemy.
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This article was originally published on InfoBrics.
Drago Bosnic is an independent geopolitical and military analyst. He is a regular contributor to Don’t Speak News.
Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant.
It seems increasingly clear that the conflict in Palestine is not an easy task for Israel. In addition to the difficulties of advancing on the battlefield and the heavy losses that the IDF has suffered during clashes with Palestinian troops, defeats at sea are beginning to occur. Yemeni forces, who previously declared full support for Palestine, captured an important Israeli merchant ship, taking new hostages and improving the Palestinians’ bargaining power in the prisoner exchange negotiation process.
Undoubtedly, Israel is stronger than its adversaries in the current Palestinian war. Tel Aviv is a state with a complex and organized structure, having a regular national army and sufficient strength to defeat armed militias such as Hamas and many other Palestinian armed groups. The problem is that the fighting is not happening symmetrically, and, despite territorial advances, Israel is clearly suffering significant damages, which could generate great difficulties in the near future.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, frequently announce the neutralization of Israeli soldiers and tanks. Several videos have been published on social media showing Hamas fighters using rockets and grenades against Israeli tanks and instantly disabling them. Confirming what had been predicted by analysts, Israel is having difficulty using its combat vehicles in an urban area full of debris. IDF’s bombings destroyed civilian buildings, making the ground in Gaza difficult terrain for tanks, which end up becoming an easy target for Hamas.
In the same sense, it is important to remember that Israel has not yet managed to enter the Hamas’ tunnels. The IDF claimed that the Palestinian Resistance was using Al Shifa Hospital and other civilian facilities as a human shield. With these excuses, several bombings were carried out against hospitals, but no bunkers were found. In practice, the IDF is unable to find the correct way to reach the enemy’s underground system. So, the bombings against civilians have really no strategic value.
However, the situation is complicated not only on the land battlefield. At sea, things are getting worse for the Zionist state, which is starting to suffer not only military but also commercial losses. On November 19, Yemen’s Houthi armed forces captured a major Israeli merchant ship in the Red Sea. The ship belongs to an Israeli businessman and was being operated by employees of German and Japanese companies on a voyage from Turkey to India.
Commenting on the topic on social media, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that the seizure was a response to the “heinous acts against our Palestinian brothers in Gaza and the West Bank”, adding that “if the international community is concerned about regional security and stability, rather than expanding the conflict, it should put an end to Israel’s aggression against Gaza”.
A number of 25 people were reported taken prisoner by the Houthis. None of the crew are believed to be Israeli citizens, which makes the case even more complicated. By capturing an Israeli vessel with foreign crew, the Houthis create a situation of diplomatic instability for Tel Aviv. Countries whose citizens have been captured will demand a quick and safe rescue operation, but this is almost impossible to be achieved by military means. Therefore, the bargaining power of the Palestinians is increased. To avoid a diplomatic crisis with the possible death of foreigners in a naval operation, Israel will have to agree to release Palestinian prisoners, withdraw militarily or meet any other request from the Yemenis.
All these factors lead Israel to diplomatically and militarily difficult circumstances. The IDF has to face long military attrition, heavy losses and, in parallel, Tel Aviv has great diplomatic and political instability. The Netanyahu government is the most harmed by this crisis as any of its actions turn against it. If Netanyahu increases attacks, he is criticized for human rights violations and fomenting war. If he reduces the intensity of the fighting, opponents call him a weak leader and incapable of achieving Israel’s objectives.
In parallel to all this, the chances of the conflict reaching an international level raise day by day. Recently, Hezbollah published a video on its social media with the message “We are coming”. This has generated expectations that the Lebanese militia’s troops will begin a full-scale attack soon. The group has been a de facto participant in the conflict since the beginning, using artillery and drones to destroy Israeli military and intelligence infrastructure on the border with Lebanon. Considering the massive military power of Hezbollah – apparently the largest non-state armed group in the world – the beginning of a land incursion would greatly harm Israeli plans.
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Israel’s plans for the Gaza Strip are becoming increasingly clear. Zionist pro-war propaganda relies on the narrative of a supposed “fight against Hamas” to convince public opinion, but Israeli officials are becoming explicit in their statements, making it clear that the “problem” they see in the region goes beyond of Hamas, having a dissatisfaction with the Palestinian control over that territory.
In a recent statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas has already lost territorial control of northern Gaza, adding that Zionist forces will remain in the region after the end of hostilities. According to Netanyahu, Tel Aviv will not allow Palestinians to teach their children to “hate Israel”, which is why there will be Zionist forces in the Strip to “supervise” the Gazans’ attitudes.
“There is no substitute for victory. We will eliminate Hamas and save our hostages (…) The IDF has completed the encirclement of Gaza City. They are on the outskirts of Shifa Hospital and have killed a lot of terrorists (…) Hamas has lost control in the north of the Gaza Strip. They have no safe place to hide. We will not stop until the mission is completed. We are doing everything to be worthy of their sacrifice and heroism. [Gaza] will not be a civil authority there that educates their children to hate Israel, to kill Israelis, or to eliminate Israel. There cannot be an authority who didn’t condemn the massacre. There will have to be something else, but in any case [it will be under] our security control. I stand by it and don’t intend to give up”, he said at a press conference on November 11th.
By saying that there will be no “civil authority” in Gaza, Netanyahu contradicted his own words, as a few days earlier the prime minister had mentioned that Israel’s objective was only to “demilitarize” – and not “govern” Gaza.
“What we have to see is Gaza demilitarized, deradicalized and rebuilt (…) We don’t seek to conquer Gaza. We don’t seek to occupy Gaza. And we don’t seek to govern Gaza”, he said on the 9th. However, on the same occasion he also said that the IDF should “enter Gaza and kill the killers [at any time, to] prevent the emergence of another Hamas-like entity.”
Apparently, Netanyahu is getting more and more explicit in his plan for Gaza. It is clear that the aim of the war against the Palestinians is not simply to defeat Hamas, but to ensure full Israeli control over the Palestinian-majority territories. By talking about not allowing a civil authority in Gaza and by calling for IDF readiness to enter Gaza and kill Palestinians at any time, Netanyahu is promising that the Gazans will not have the right to self-determination or the creation of self-defense militias. In other words, he is admitting that his war in Gaza is a war of occupation against the Palestinians.
There is nothing really “new” in what Netanyahu said, but it is noteworthy because of its explicitness. So far, the Zionist propaganda machine has managed to garner some support for the war because the excuse used by the Western media is a supposed “need” to “defeat Hamas.” However, with Zionist officials openly talking about maintaining the illegal occupation, it becomes increasingly difficult to justify support for Tel Aviv in the eyes of the Western public.
For this reason, American officials asked Netanyahu for clarification about his speech. On the 12th, Israeli TV channels, citing unidentified American sources, stated that Netanyahu’s words left American decision-makers “perplexed.” According to Kan, a state-owned Israeli TV network, American partners are demanding explanations from Netanyahu about what exactly he is referring to when he talks about controlling Gaza after the conflict.
Recently some frictions of this type have occurred. For example, John Kirby, spokesman for US National Security, stated that the US is against an Israeli occupation of Gaza. Obviously, the US does not support Palestine, but Washington’s position is based on a rational pro-Israel strategy. The more occupation of Palestinian territory, the more conflict there will be – and therefore the more difficult it will be for Americans to continue helping the Zionist state.
What is happening is a clash of different views on what is best for Israel. Westerners support a more “humanitarian” solution for Gaza because they need to reconcile their unrestricted Zionism with the values spread in their propaganda machine. On the other hand, a more radical Israeli wing defends a final solution, with ethnic cleansing and military occupation. And the more Tel Aviv becomes explicit in its alignment to this radical view, the more its international isolation increases.
In addition to promoting genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, the Zionist regime is resorting to nuclear blackmail against the Palestinians. In a controversial recent statement, an Israeli top official admitted that using atomic bombs in the Gaza Strip is a “possibility” for Tel Aviv. These words shocked the world and showed the level of unpredictability and irrationality in the Israeli government’s actions.
The statement was made by the Israeli Minister of Heritage, Amichai Eliyahu, during an interview with local Israeli media. Eliyahu stated that a nuclear attack against the Gaza Strip “is one of the possibilities” that Israel could use in its alleged “war on Hamas.” According to the minister, “there is no such thing as uninvolved civilians in Gaza”, which is why all Palestinian citizens in the region should be punished by the IDF.
Eliyahu, in addition to admitting the nuclear possibility, stated that no humanitarian aid should be given to civilians in Gaza. He compared Gaza’s inhabitants to the German Nazis who killed Jews in WWII and said that the Jewish people “wouldn’t hand the Nazis humanitarian aid.”
The minister’s controversial words led the government to react sharply. Eliyahu was suspended from his post by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In this same sense, his office made a post on social media “denying” his speech, “clarifying” that “Eliyahu’s statements are not based in reality” and adding that Israel’s IDF is “operating in accordance with the highest standards of international law to avoid harming innocents” – which is clearly untrue, as can be seen in the massacre of civilians in Gaza.
Also, Israel’s defense chief, Yoav Gallant, condemned Eliyahu and called his nuclear threat “baseless and irresponsible words.” Expectedly, Netanyahu’s opposition also spoke out on the case, with Yair Lapid calling Eliyahu an “extremist” and hardening his criticism of Netanyahu’s administration team, making the matter a dispute between the different wings of Israeli Zionism.
Internationally, there was also strong pressure as a result of the statement. Arab countries reacted by severely condemning the ministers’ irresponsible statements. For example, UAE spokespersons said in an official report: “These statements constitute a violation of international law, as well as incitement to commit grave violations of International Humanitarian Law, such as war crimes, and raise grave concerns of an intent to commit genocide”.
The Jordanian government did something similar, releasing a statement asserting that Eliyahu’s words are a “call for genocide and a hate crime that cannot be ignored”. In the same sense, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit declared: “Israel possesses nuclear weapons, which is an open secret (…) [The minister’s comments] confirm the truth of the racist view Israelis hold against Palestinians (…) This is the true face of the occupation government.”
Although Eliyahu has already been “punished” for his remarks, it is impossible for there to be “normality” after such declarations. There is an atmosphere of distrust regarding Israeli actions, with a real fear that Eliyahu is not the only official in Tel Aviv thinking about this type of “possibility” for Gaza. With so many war crimes committed by Israel in recent weeks and the deliberate killing of innocent civilians in a “collective punishment” plan against Gaza, it is very likely that Eliyahu’s mentality is not uncommon among Zionist decision-makers.
It is possible that the real intention behind Eliyahu’s suspension is an attempt to silence him – not for having told a “lie”, but for having said something that should not be said. Instead of simply showing that he does not think like his minister, Netanyahu could simply be responding to the pressure of criticism by suspending him. In other words, there are no real guarantees that the Israelis will not consider the “nuclear possibility” against Gaza.
From a rational and strategic point of view, it makes no sense to talk about nuclear weapons in a regional conflict occurring within such a short territorial limit. Radioactive contamination would not be restricted to the Strip but would also reach the territory occupied by Israel. However, unfortunately, there does not seem to be much rationality in the Zionist regime’s decisions.
The very initiative to launch a brutal offensive that is killing thousands of civilians seems absolutely irrational. Israel is becoming an international pariah and is being seen as a genocidal regime by a large number of countries, in addition to more and more states cutting their relations with Tel Aviv. But none of this seems enough for Netanyahu and his advisers to change their minds regarding the supposed “need” to “invade Gaza to destroy Hamas.”
Clearly, revanchism, anti-Palestinian racism and unlimited expansionism are the true guidelines of Zionist foreign policy. The decision-making process is not based on strategic calculations, which makes the situation very unpredictable and worrying. So, in practice, regardless of whether Israel is already considering using nuclear weapons or not, it is very possible that there will soon be this “demand” on the part of the most radical Zionist militants.
Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant.
Analysts are debunking Israel’s narrative about neutralizing Hamas without generating civilian casualties. In a densely populated region and with the Resistance’s forces knowing the terrain much better than the Israelis, the IDF will certainly have serious problems to achieve its objectives – at least in an ethical, legal and humanitarian way.
According to retired US Army general Robert Abrams, it is highly “unlikely” that the IDF will be able to defeat Hamas without creating a bloodbath in Gaza. He says the fighting will be hard and intense in the midst of a highly populated area, making Gaza a scenario unlike anything the IDF or American troops have seen in recent decades.
“I think it’s going to be what I would consider nearly impossible, to destroy Hamas, to eliminate their capability to do harm to Israel and Israeli people, while simultaneously protecting what some people have estimated as to be a million Palestinians who are in harm’s way and they can’t get out of harm’s way (…) This is going to be a very difficult task for the Israeli Defense Forces, that the defense that Hamas will put up in that very dense urban terrain, unlike anything that we’ve seen in recent years, is going to require some very siege fighting, and simultaneously trying to ensure that the Israelis do not target unwittingly the locations of the hostages (…) This is going to prove to be a very difficult task and we’ll just have to see how their plan plays out here over the coming days”, he said.
These difficulties were previously predicted by other analysts and currently appear to be the main concern of the American armed forces. The US wants to prevent its ally in the Middle East from promoting a massacre that would make it even more difficult to circumvent international political and diplomatic pressure against Tel Aviv. Therefore, despite supporting Israel militarily, including sending special troops, the US repeatedly insisted that the ground invasion plan should not go ahead.
In addition to the massacre of Palestinian civilians, which has become commonplace in Gaza, there are risks for Israeli citizens held as prisoners by Hamas fighters. Both in its incursions on the ground and in its incessant bombings, Israel puts the lives of prisoners at risk, with dozens of them having reportedly died as a side effect of these attacks. The result of this is that Israeli society itself tends to criticize the government for its actions and demand an end to the attacks on Gaza, since, instead of “destroying Hamas”, Israel is only killing Palestinian and Jewish civilians.
The main problem, however, is that Netanyahu has promised real revenge and is in a politically uncomfortable situation. All paths seem to result in unfavorable scenarios for his government. Military actions, if carried out, will lead to the death of civilians and damage the international image of the Zionist regime. On the other hand, a military retreat will make Netanyahu look like a weak leader incapable of defeating his enemies – which could lead to an unprecedented political crisis in Tel Aviv.
The most rational attitude on the part of Tel Aviv would be to obey the requests for a total ceasefire and begin to change its policy towards Palestine, stopping apartheid, ethnic cleansing and expansionism so that there is no longer a military reaction against Israel. But irrationality and anti-strategic revanchism seem to be more prominent in Tel Aviv than political realism.
It is also necessary to emphasize that even Israeli experts are already warning the Netanyahu government about the catastrophic consequences of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and demanding a change in the strategy against Hamas, asking that, instead of military measures, political actions be implemented to facilitate a dialogue with Palestine.
For example, IDF veteran and political activist Benzion Sanders recently wrote:
“For years, many of us on the left in Israel have been warned that we will never have peace and security until we find a political agreement in which Palestinians achieve freedom and independence (…) It isn’t just human rights activists taking this position: Even Ami Ayalon, the former head of the Israeli security service Shin Bet, has argued for years that Palestinian terror can be defeated only by creating Palestinian hope.”
Regardless of his government’s delicate situation, Netanyahu should pay attention to the experts’ analysis and prioritize a humanitarian solution. It remains to be seen how Netanyahu will react to critical opinions, although evidence indicates that he will ignore them.
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Wow repent the day of the Lord is at hand! Here is the latest video from brother Leeland Jones as he shows us where we are in the prophecy timeline. The video is being transcribed and this post will be updated accordingly.
Blessings to you! Time is short, prayed up and prepped up! Here is the transcription from international best selling author Jennifer Heath. You can find her work at https://overcominglymedisease.com
Leeland Jones video posted on October 20, 2023, transcribed:
This is Armageddon! We are going to show you the proof that we are in Joel chapter 3, this is Armageddon. Glory to His name! What exciting times to be alive.
First off, we want to demonstrate to you, we’ve done this in a previous video {Please watch War [WW3] Desolations Determined – Cup of Indignation – 62 Weeks, the link is at the bottom of this blog post.}. It was 2 1/2 years ago, where we knew War and Desolations were Determined.
And we were led by The Most High, that there was a significance between the Cup and the Bomb. Why you see the Same Colors are on this Cup and this Bomb, and we were led to the understanding, the Cup is the ‘Cup of His Indignation’. When the ‘Cup of His Indignation is Poured Out’, it means the Sword, it means Bombs.
So what it says in Jeremiah, it says, ‘Cause them to Drink the Wine in the Cup. Cause the Nations to Drink the Wine and they shall be Drunken.’ Now we knew that they would be Drunken, because it lists the Actual Nations, and these are the ones that are the Islamic Nations going to War against Israel.
What was our Trigger Event that we knew something was going to happen, that the Nations would be Drunk?
It was the Hospital!
The Hospital Event has Caused the Nations to be Angry and to Drink.
We also showed you that the Cup is an Offering, it’s a Libation when the Wine is poured out. The Wine is Poured Out, and This is the Cup of His Indignation that He is Pouring Out, and it’s Causing the Nations to be Drunk. This is what it says in Jeremiah 25:15.
Jeremiah 25:15 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. 16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
They will be Mad and Drunk, and Go to War. Now this repeats. Once it lists the Nations, it lists 24 Nations that are essentially the Islamic Nations looking to go to War against Israel.
Jeremiah 25:28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
And this is ALL Nations, NOT just Islamic Nations. ‘Ye shall certainly drink.’
Jeremiah 25:29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.
So we showed you in the previous video, that I was led by The Most High, that He gave me these 2 articles and they have the Same Exact Colors. Meaning, that when the Cup of the Wine is poured out, that it would bring Bombs. I didn’t paint this, I found it here. And it’s just so happens, it’s the Same Exact Colors in this Bomb as we see on this Cup, leading us to the understanding of, It is the Cup of His Indignation.
Now the other thing that we want to show you, is that Yes, we are now in Joel chapter 3. Joel chapter 3 is certainly going to come Alive,…. hopefully, hopefully! We saw the Solar Eclipse {October 14, 2023}. We saw the Solar Eclipse taking place, and we can see that this Solar Eclipse is in Joel chapter 3.
Our brother Daniel, he was actually recording it, and we also want to share that with you {the link to brother Daniel’s video is at the bottom of this blog post}.
So here’s our brother Daniel, he has recorded the Eclipse. And he said he was using the glasses, you know you’re not suppose to look directly at it, you have to have the glasses. And he used his phone, and he is recording the Eclipse, the Ring of Fire. Amazing!
Yes, this Eclipse is coming at the 6th Bowl.
The Eclipses MARK the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls, PRECISELY in the intervals of 6 Months.
Now the reason this is Joel 3, is because it’s Followed by a Lunar Eclipse 2 Weeks AFTERWARDS.
So a week from the time of this video recording, there will be a Lunar Eclipse {October 28, 2023}. It’s not a Full Lunar Eclipse, which is called a Blood Moon. The reason it’s Joel 3, is Joel 3 says, The Sun and Moon shall be Darkened.
{Joel 3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. }
Now he’s got Joel chapter 2, it also talks about a Lunar Blood Moon {the moon into blood}. But this is a Partial Lunar Eclipse that’s coming up. So this is actually Joel chapter 3, that’s this Eclipse, The sun will be darkened….Solar Eclipse. 2 Weeks later we have a Lunar Eclipse. Yes, that is what’s happening, precisely in Joel chapter 3.
And we’re very, very excited, as it’s one of the many, many confirmations that we are IN Armageddon.
Now if you are unfamiliar with this channel and the message, we know that each Eclipse is going to MARK a Seal, Trumpet or Bowl.
So here we are, the Apocalypse is 14 Years, and we are entering the fulfillment of ALL the Prophecy related to the 6th Bowl. The 6th Bowl is Armageddon.
And you can see here there’s an 8 and a red circle, which means a Lunar Eclipse. There are 2 Diagrams like this, one is the 1st 7 Years of the Tribulation or Apocalypse, and then the Last which could be viewed as the Great Tribulation.
But if we look here, we can see that the Order of the Eclipses started in {April 15} 2014, with the 4 Blood Moons. And then Every 6 Months, there’s a different Solar or Lunar Eclipse. And what it is doing, is it’s Marking the 7 Seals, which you can see. And then it begins to Mark the 7 Trumpets, which you can see. And then it Marks the 7 Bowls.
So this particular Eclipse is MARKING Bowl #6. And then it is Bowl #7 {March 24, 2024 Lunar Eclipse, followed by a Full Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024}.
And then it is, “It is Done”.
When we look at Joel chapter 3, the thing that led us to Joel chapter 3 and Knowing that this Was the Time that we are presently IN for sure, is the Greeks. In our previous video, which we hope you watched, the Gaza War we showed you how The Most High said, that He would raise up the sons of Zion against the sons of Greece {Please watch, Gaza War in Zech 9 and Amos 1, the link is at the bottom of this blog post}.
And it’s an interesting Statement, and we find This Statement repeated in Joel chapter 3. So this is the Principal of His Word being Fulfilled in Prophecy; Line upon line, precept upon precept.
{Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:}
So that led us to the understanding, here in Joel chapter 3, that this is ALSO talking about the Gaza War. And once we have this Proof, we have this Clear Connection, we can clearly see that we are IN Armageddon. That is What we are Proving in this video.
{Joel 3:6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.}
Verse 6, ‘The children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have sold to the Grecians.’ So this is referring directly to: He has raised up the sons of Zion against the sons of Greece. So This IS Armageddon, and that’s what we’re going to show you and prove to you, that the Details that are happening in Joel chapter 3 are Armageddon.
They are happening NOW, you are Living IN It! This IS the Hour and Time of HIS Judgments.
We also want to talk about the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
So we see this expression, the Valley of Jehoshaphat. It’s very important for us to understand. It’s also repeated in verse 12.
Joel 3:12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
What is the Valley of Jehoshaphat? It is actually the Story of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah. We find this Story in 2 Chronicles chapter 20. And in 2 Chronicles chapter 20 essentially what happens is, Ammon and Moab which is modern-day Jordan, they assemble a Huge Army in the Valley around the Dead Sea and begin to form this Alliance with Mount Seir to go into Jerusalem and to attack Judah.
So what happens is, Jehoshaphat cries out to The Most High and he is given a Prophetic Word: “Don’t be afraid, The Most High is with you.” So what Jehoshaphat does, is he actually Prays, and he goes forth. The Most High or Yahweh {YHWH} says to, “Go forth, don’t be afraid.”
So they assemble their Army, and they go into this Valley. Now when they go into this Valley, they don’t get involve in any Combat, they send the Singers and Musicians. The Worship Goes Forth! And When the Worship Goes Forth, the different armies begin to fight each other. And that is what happened in this Valley, that’s the Story of, What is the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
It is when the King of Judah, who is a Righteous King, CRIED Out to The Most High, that he sent the Singers and Musicians…the Worship. And that’s a Song, we actually have a Song that we recorded as part of this:
“Rejoice, Daughter of Zion”. We posted that, and we will have a link in the description field of the video {Link also at the bottom of this blog post}. And this is the Great Rejoicing, because the King is coming on His White Horse.
We should do the Same Thing! We should REJOICE In This Time! We should Rejoice in this Day!
{Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.}
It’s says, “Rejoice, daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: your King comes lowly, righteous, riding on a colt.” Glory to His name!
Remember, Scripture is understood and interpreted, “Line upon line, precept upon precept.” We’ve already compared Amos chapter 1 and Zechariah chapter 9, to Prove That This IS the Gaza War. This Gaza War IS Armageddon! And that’s what we are very excited to share with you, and I really encourage you to Share This and get this out! This video will be posted on LeelandJones.com, at which point you can find it on the different platforms; Vimeo and Bitchute.
But, WHY is Armageddon the War in Gaza? Well, it’s right here, we are in Joel chapter 3. What you’re looking at is on one side of the screen we have King James {on the right}, and on the other side of the screen we have the Greek Old Testament, the Apostolic Bible Polyglot. And we’ll show you Why there are some reasons to use both, and we’ll explain.
But first off, Joel 3:4 “What have I to do with you, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coast of Palestine?”
What is the War? It’s Israel against the Palestinians.
So this is talking about, Palestinians! People from Palestine! The Coast of Palestine. Now Tyre and Zidon, as we explained in the last video, that is Southern Lebanon. So from the last video we saw All the Nations that would be part of this War, it just STARTS in Gaza, but then it Spreads. And it spreads through the Drunk Nations.
Do we see the Drunk Nations here in Joel chapter 3? Yes! Joel 3:3 “They sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.” So here we are getting the Wine that they Drink, and YHWH causes them to be Drunken and to bring about the Sword.
That’s what it’s talking about here, in verse 2, “I’ll gather all the nations, and bring them into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and plead with them there. They have cast lots for my people, they have given a boy for a harlot.” So this is the Harlot, this is Mystery Babylon. They have sold Wine that they might Drink, and these are the Drunk Nations.
Clearly the Nations it’s specifically talking about, is the Coast of Palestine, this is the Gaza Strip.
Tyre and Zidon, this is Southern Lebanon.
Now the other thing is we also have {Joel 3:6}; “The children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have you sold to the Grecians.” Now this is what we were explaining before, that this was our Key to understand that this is fully connected with Zechariah 9. ‘He will raise up the sons of Zion against the sons of the Greek.’
Here we can see that, Yes, YHWH will bring Nations to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. He brought Ammon and Moab, He brought the Nations into a place of Judgment. And He delivered King Jehoshaphat, King of Judah WHEN THEY WORSHIPPED.
Let’s continue, we’ll go to Joel chapter 3, we’ll continue until verse 7. Actually verse 8, “They shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people that are a far off.” So that means that there will be more Refugees, as a result of this War, It’s Just BEGINNING.
Joel 3:9 “Proclaim this among the Gentiles {or the Nations}; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men.” Prepare War, Wake Up the Mighty Men. Now one of the reasons we are using the Greek example here, is because it has slightly different wording. And it has very insightful things as well, that we can see here, especially in this verse 9. Actually, let’s go back to verse 6.
Joel 3:6 “And the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem you rendered to the sons of the Greeks.” That is what we saw, He raises the sons of Zidon against the sons of the Greeks. Now the other verse that we want to show your attention to, {Joel 3:9} “Proclaim these things among the nations! Sanctify a War!” Sanctify a War, in the Greek here, we get the word Sanctify: hagazo {hag-ee-ad-zo}, this word means to make something Holy.
Or, we could also say, ‘This is a Holy War.’ And that is in Islam called, Jihad. It is a Holy War when the Muslims go and make War with Israel. There was a Black Flag raised over a Mosque in Persia….in Iran at a major Mosque, and it’s a very rare occasion of Mourning, and it is also calling for Jihad and the Holy War.
So that’s what we can see when we read the Greek, is that verse 9 says, “Sanctify a war!” Or, a Holy War. Sanctify means to make something Holy. So that’s slightly different wording that we see in the King James.
Joel 3:10 “Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: and cause the mighty ones to come down, O LORD. 12 Let the heathen be awakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat.”
So this is NOT just a Physical Place, but it’s a Spiritual Idea of the Whole World coming and fighting The Lamb.
That is what was happening to Jehoshaphat, King of Judah. That area was by the Dead Sea, and you had Ammon and Moab which is in modern-day Jordan, and they were coming over to take Jerusalem.
Now the other thing that happens here, is we have the Great Harvest. It says, {Joel 3:13} “Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.” So this begins to connect Joel chapter 3 to Revelation 14, when we have 2 Harvests. We have the Wheat Harvest, and that’s what this is talking about, “Put you the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.” That is the Wheat Harvest.
There’s a 2nd Harvest called the Grape Harvest. {Joel 3:13} “For the press is full, and the fats overflow.” Again when we look at this, it makes it more clear in the Greek, that the Press is a Wine Press.
Here it is in verse 13, “Send out your sickles! for stands by the gathering of the crops. Enter in! Tread! for the wine that is full and the wine vats overflow.” So that’s for the Multitude that are Evil! So that’s the Evil Harvest of the Grapes, in Revelation 14.
So this is actually saying, “When you see these things come to pass, this is the time of the Great Harvest.” Amazing! You can see how exciting the Times are that we are living in, as the Prophecy continues to unfold.
Joel 3:14 “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision.”
And amazingly enough this word Decision: charuts, it is also used in….when we search for it, in Zechariah chapter 9 and Amos 1.
You see it right here in Joel 3:14 “Multitudes, multitude in the valley of decision”. “For three transgressions of Damascus.” That’s in Amos 1:3. And it’s in Zechariah 9:3 “They leaped up silver as the dust and gold.” So this word is actually translated to Gold, in Zechariah. And in Amos, it’s Instruments of Iron. So it’s an interesting word translated to Decision, means to be decisive, to cut something.
Joel 3:14 “Multitudes, multitude in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.”
That’s this Valley of Decision, the Valley of Jehoshaphat, ALL the Nations are being Gathered.
And as we mentioned before, the Nations are being gathered to come against Jerusalem. Now this Day, the Valley of Decision is marked by a Solar Eclipse and a Lunar Eclipse. That’s what you can see in verse 15, “The sun and the moon shall be darkened.” Those are Eclipses. “The stars shall withdraw their shining.”
The Sun and Moon shall be Darkened, so we have a Solar Eclipse {October 14, 2023} that took place a week after the War in Gaza started {October 7, 2023}. And then 2 weeks AFTER that, we have a Lunar Eclipse, and this is Marking the 6th Bowl {October 28, 2023}.
So Yes, clearly what we see here is the Connections to Zechariah chapter 9, the War in Gaza. And what happens is YHWH assembles His Army. It says in Joel 3:16 “The LORD shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem.”
THIS IS IT! He’s on His White Horse, He is Coming!
Joel 3:16 “The heavens and earth shall shake: but YHWH shall be a hope of his people, and strength for his children of Israel.” So the Believer’s of The Lord Jesus Christ that are a part of His Army, that are assembled around The Lord of Hosts, they are the ones dwelling in Zion.
Joel 3:17 “So shall you know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain.” Very, very exciting Prophecy. It talks about the Judgments on Egypt and Edom, in verse 19. So we know Edom and Jordan will have a role in this War. We know that it’s Syria. We can see from Jeremiah 25, Iraq is involved.
So that’s when the Nations were Drunk, they are stirred to go to War, they are stirred by the Events happening to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. We had talked about in the other video, the Specific Cities. And we saw events happen in those Specific Cities, when the War broke out.
But we have the cusp of Israel doing a Ground Invasion into Gaza, so this is going to stir more Nations, it’s going to bring out more and more things.
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Leeland Jones video posted on October 10, 2023, transcribed:
Alright, here we go! This is the major escalation we were watching for in the 6th Bowl, Armageddon, the War in Gaza. What we seek to do is to prove on this message, on this channel, that we are in the End of Days. And we will look at the Scriptures, and the let the Scriptures interpret themselves.
You’ll see very clearly as we do in this presentation, that the Gaza War is definitely in the Minor Prophets. As you see maybe from the title, we have Zachariah chapter 9 and we have Amos chapter 1, discussing this War.
Now first off, we are saying clearly we are in the 6th Bowl!
Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up {Leeland: the Euphrates river is dried up right now}, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
We saw precisely on the 1st Day of the Feast of Trumpets {per the Enoch Calendar, September 13, 2023}, we saw in Mexico they released the ‘Frogs’ ….’Alien corpses’, precisely on that Day! Some of these Prophecies are very, very accurate to the Day. We will look at them, we’ll show it to you.
Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Now, Armageddon is already going on. Armageddon is already Ukraine, and you can see it is the Whole World. There’s going to be places in fronts of the War that are all over the World. It’s already Started, it’s already WW3, it’s already Armageddon. But once we arrive at this 6th Bowl, we know that we will have multiple Fulfillments, and that is exactly what we are seeing.
Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments {Leeland: this is Yom Kippur}, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Armageddon is two Hebrew words combined: Har which is a Mountain, and Megiddo it is a Place, it is a Valley mentioned in the Old Testament. So that is a Place, OBVIOUSLY in the land of Israel. So we would have War…..Yes, it’s going to go forth into the Whole World, but it’s going to be in Israel.
‘And they gathered them to a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.’ So now what we’re gonna do, we’re gonna look at something so simple, some of you have a hard time understanding Prophecy. I am gonna do something so simple, I’m gonna read the Bible and I’m gonna show it to you on Google Maps.
Quickly, before we go to the Scriptures and we go to Google Maps, I strongly encourage you to use these documents all the time in your Studies in looking for the 2nd Return of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are here on LeelandJones.com, as you can see, and the diagrams I just want to show you, I just want to show you how to find the information.
You go to Video Courses, and click on Charts & Diagrams at the bottom.
It’s going to bring up Charts, Calendars and Timelines. We are going to click on the Revelation Timeline. Click on this, and this is going to bring us to this view.:
And what this is, it takes the 14 Years of the Apocalypse and breaks it down to sections.
Now what we’re doing is, we’re looking at the Great Tribulation. You can see that it is this Year, 2023 {#13}. Many years ago we published this information, and now here it is coming to pass.
We saw many things in the 5th Bowl come to pass. The Beast, his 42 Months EXPIRED, and his seat and his throne was Darkness. That’s the 5th Bowl, Trump the Antichrist concluded his 42 Months with his arrest. The indictments coming, so many. Then, this time period is Passover 2023 {at the #13 circled in blue}. This time period is the 7th Month {Between the #13 and #14}. We get to the 6th Bowl {#14 circled in green}, it’s Armageddon, it is the Frogs.
Now yes, some of you may wonder, is there some significance to the Eclipses coming up? Yes! Each Eclipse MARKS a Seal, Trumpet or Bowl. We have 2 Eclipses coming up in the 8th Month: a partial Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a partial Lunar Eclipse on October 28, 2023, and they are MARKING Armageddon.
We were watching, we knew there would be an escalation of Armageddon.
Was it going to be Ukraine? Was it gonna expand? It is the Gaza War!
Here we go, on one side of the screen you can see we have set up Zechariah chapter 9. And then on the other side you can see we have Google Maps. First off, as we read this, we want to make it clear that THIS Prophecy is an End of Day’s Prophecy.
It is clearly talking about the 2nd Return of the Lord Jesus Christ!
That’s why this War is exciting. It says it clearly in verse 8.
Zechariah 9:8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army {Leeland: This is YHWH’S Army ….the LORD of Hosts Army}, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
This is Christ coming on His white horse!
Clearly this is what this is talking about. He is Coming! It had an aspect in His 1st Coming, Yes!
But the 2nd aspect we can clearly see in verse 13, where it is talking about the Son of Man coming in the Clouds!
{Zechariah 9:13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.}
Verse 13, ‘and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece’. Now amazingly, Greece has sent 5,000 troops to Israel, to assist in the War against Hamas. 13 ‘and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
Zechariah 9:14 And YHWH (the LORD) shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning..’ This is the SIGN of the Son of Man coming, flashing is Lightning. The Cherubim flashes Lightning. ‘and the Lord GOD {YHWH Elohayhem} shall blow the trumpet’. THIS is the Last Trumpet, and the Trumpet shall sound and the Dead in Christ shall be raised! ‘and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.’
So clearly the contexts of these verses is talking about Christ coming in the Clouds! The 2nd Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ on His white horse! Definitely you can see that. With that being said, the War that’s described in the verses preceding these Prophecies, is talking about this present Gaza War.
Now let’s state this: This War we saw a couple years ago, it did flare up, there were a lot of missiles, but it wasn’t a ground Invasion. So we didn’t announce this War just yet, because it wasn’t a ground Invasion. It wasn’t fully what we expect to see.
But what you will see here, is These Cities are definitely the Cities presently engaged in conflict. That is the major purpose of why we’re telling you this, and conveying this message.
Zechariah 9:1 ‘The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus’. Damascus! It is the same Damascus in the Bible as it is today, as the capital of Syria. ‘shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward YHWH {the LORD}.
The modern state of Israel is NOT all the Tribes. It is Judah, it is Levi, but you will not hear anyone say they’re the 10 Northern Tribes, as part of the modern state of Israel. THIS says clearly, ALL THE TRIBES, of which it’s talking about the 144,000 {Revelation 7:4-8}. THEY shall be towards YHWH.
Zechariah 9:2 ‘And Hamath also shall border thereby’. Hamath, we’ll show it to you on the map, it’s in Syria. ‘Tyrus {Tyre}, and Zidon, though it be very wise.’ Tyre and Zidon is in Lebanon. 3 ‘And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.’
Beirut used to be the Financial Center of the Middle East. They were the Banking Center BEFORE the destruction of fire that happened. And that destruction of fire is right here: verse 4 ‘Behold, YHWH {the Lord} will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.’
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is the big explosion that happened in the harbor of Beirut just a few years ago. We have video’s that cover it. This is, by the way, a part of our Armageddon playlist {Link at the bottom of this blog post}.
{Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.}
Zechariah 9:5 ‘Ashkelon shall see it, and fear.’ Ashkelon is in the state of Israel, presently. What we begin to see is that some of these Cities; Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, Ashdod, these use to be part of the Philistines. The Philistines Cities that existed at the time of this Prophecy. But, the Philistines cease to exist, and their modern Fulfillment is the Palestinians.
Now, some of the Palestinians are going to be in the Gaza Strip, but some of these Cities that they have invaded that we see in Scripture, they’re in the state of Israel. So the Prophecy is not necessarily talking about Nation States there, its’t talking about the Cities. The Ancient Cities would exist in the End of Days once again, and there would be a War there.
“Ashkelon shall see it” Ashkelon has a major prison and many Palestinians are held there. And Hamas is trying to take it to Free those prisoners, to get more fighters. verse 5 “Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful” Yes, Gaza! The very Gaza Strip, the very Gaza War, IS IN THE Scripture right here, clearly. We are going to see most of these Cities in Amos chapter 1, as well.
verse 5 “and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed.” Ekron is in the state of Israel. “and the king shall perish from Gaza”. Does this mean that the leadership of Hamas is taken out in some way? We’ll see, we’ll watch. “and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.” Ashkelon is in the state of Israel, and it is under, I believe, evacuation orders.
Many of the Border Cities around the Gaza Strip have been evacuated. And as we mentioned, we are anticipating a Land War, boots on the ground from Israel into taking the whole Gaza Strip. That’s what we anticipate happening Now. It’s been approved, basically, this War through the state of Israel, now it’s just a matter of watching. “Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.” It shall be evacuated.
{Zechariah 9:6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.}
Zechariah 9:6 “And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod”. Ashdod is also in the state of Israel, it’s a little bit north of Ashkelon. I will show you all these. “and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.” So again, this is talking about the Philistines, this is going to be the Palestinians.
Zechariah 9:7 “And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah”. In the Millennium, The Lord Jesus Christ will divide up His Kingdom to His Leadership, and to the Governors.
verse 7 “and Ekron as a Jebusite.” Ekron exists, it’s in the state of Israel. Jebusite is the ancient Jerusalem. The Jebusites inhabited Jerusalem.
{Zechariah 9:8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.}
Zechariah 9:8 “And I will encamp about mine house because of the army”. Here we are, very simple with Google Maps, you can see this is the Gaza Strip.
This is the Gaza Strip, and over here {where Hebron is} is the the West Bank. There has been rumors that what they’re trying to actually do, is connect the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. Most of the weapons and the missiles, is in the Gaza Strip, it’s not in the West Bank. But, there’s more people, more Fighters that could assist, so…this is crazy to think this. But, this is what they are attempting to do.
So, verse 5 “Gaza also shall see it”. North of Gaza, we heard about Ashkelon. So this is the border of the Gaza Strip, then we get Ashkelon in the state of Israel. verse 6 “Ashdod”. We saw Ashdod mentioned. {in verse 5} We saw Ekron mentioned.
Here it says, Kiryat Ekron. So there’s Ekron. These Cities EXIST, amazingly!
Now once we go North of the state of Israel, this is the Border right here to Lebanon.
Once we go to the Border, there you can see clearly Tyre.
And then North of that, Sidon. Amazing! Yes, the Same Cities that we just read about, THEIR SAME PRECISE LOCATION PROVEN THROUGH ARCHEOLOGY: Tyre in Lebanon, we have Sidon in Lebanon.
And then we have Beruit.
And then we begin to see the Border of Lebanon with Syria.
And then Hamath is here.
So what we did, we’ll do a recap here, we kind of taken screen shots of these. And what we’ve done, is we circled them and we’ll look at them in the Scripture. So what we have here is Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod. We’ve got the Gaza Strip and North of it is Ashkelon. North of that is Ashdod. We see those in Zechariah 9 and Amos 1, and we have Ekron.
Then, if we head a little bit North we can still see them. Here is Jerusalem, and here is Ammon, Jordan. Capital of Jordan is Ammon, we’ll see that also when we read Amos chapter 1. But once we go North we begin to see, Tyre and Zidon in Lebanon.
And then once we go North of Tyre and Zidon, we get Damascus the capital of Syria. Then we get Hamath also in Syria. These are ALL the Places that we would anticipate the War expanding, into a conflict with Lebanon, into a conflict with Syria in some way. These are all in the News at the present time, but we are just pointing out that as we read the Scriptures, particularly what we’re focused on is Zechariah chapter 9 and Amos chapter 1.
We’re just making this as simple and clear as possible, the Gaza War is an End of Days War that happens. It’s connected to Armageddon. Armageddon is in the Whole World, it’s NOT just one location. But this is a War in Prophecy, specifically detailed around the 2nd Coming of Christ when He comes on the white horse. This War would be a Land invasion from the state of Israel, into the Gaza Strip.
The thumbnail of the video as you can see, it’s a Mosque that was destroyed in the Gaza Strip, that was made to look like the Dome of the Rock. The Muslims are rallying around what they believe is the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, that’s part of this War. They chose Yom Kippur, specifically, October 6, 1973…that War…Yom Kippur War, was an attack on Egypt and Syria. Simultaneously, catching the state of Israel off guard.
They launched this War on October 7th, 2023, on the 8th Day of Sukkot {Feast of Tabernacles} that the Jews are celebrating. So they’re doing the Same Thing, they are catching them doing the Feast, and the Israel’s are caught off guard. But, let’s look at this War, and again we are saying, It’s Armageddon!
{Amos 1:14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:}
So we are in Amos chapter 1, and here is verse 14: “shouting in the day of battle”, He will kindle a Fire, He will devour the Palaces. Is it the Palace the Al-Aqsa Mosque? “with shouting in the day of battle”. So this is Armageddon. “with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:”
Now again we are saying, THIS IS ARMAGEDDON, and this is what the context of these Scriptures are talking about. When we look at Amos 1:1, we will see that there is a connection to a Great Earthquake. So that when this War happens, it’s connected to the 7th Bowl when there was a Great Earthquake.
Amos 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Now we know that in those days, he says, 2 days before the earthquake, that’s the Great Earthquake at the time of Uzziah. “two years before the earthquake.” And we are anticipating THAT Earthquake very soon. What exactly is it? Is it the Great Earthquake in Turkey? We’re not saying, but we’re saying, We’re in the Time!
{Amos 1:2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.}
And then it says, “YHWH shall roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem”. This is the same thing, the Trumpet blast that we just read in Zechariah 9. He is Coming! This is the Great Day of the Battle, that we read about in the 6th Bowl of Revelation chapter 16. “and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.”
Now, let’s get into the Prophecies of the Specific Cities.
Amos 1:3 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
verse 5 “I will break also the bar of Damascus”. Again, we have shown you Damascus, which we see here, and that is one of the clear Places in these Prophecies. “and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria”. We would have Syria be a part of this. “shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith YHWH {the LORD}.”
Amos 1:6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
GAZA! And, ‘the whole captivity’. This is speaking of the captivity that Hamas is doing by taking hostages. Taking the Israel hostages from the places that they are attacking and they’re taken captive, the whole captivity….they’re taking the people captive into Gaza. “For three transgressions of Gaza.” Why? “because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:” That’s Jordan.
Amos 1:7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:
There is Fire on the wall of Gaza, the wall of Gaza is what Hamas….they broke down the wall in many, many places, and that’s how they began their invasion. We’re going to have lots of developments, but I’m not going to get into all of them. The purpose of this video is not to provide ‘News’, it is to provide the fact that ‘THIS is a Prophetic War in the Bible.’
{Amos 1:8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.}
Amos 1:8 ‘And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod.’ We saw Ashdod. Ashdod is going to be North of Ashkelon, and we can see here that that is also discussed here in Amos chapter 1. “and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon.” Again, these are the Ancient Philistine Cities, but it’s talking about conflicts in THESE Cities. “and I will turn mine hand against Ekron:” And Ekron is here, to the North and the East of Ashdod: Kiryat Ekron. “and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.”
Amos 1:9 “Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;” In our graphic here, you can see Tyrus or Tyre, Lebanon. “because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:” That’s talking about Jacob and Esau, Esau is Edom.
Amos 1:10 “But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.” When we see Tyre, you can see that it’s not far from the border of Israel. There we expect something to happen with Hezbollah, that they would also be engaged in this conflict in the North of the state of Israel coming from Lebanon, in the South of Lebanon at the border Wall.
{Amos 1:11 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:}
And then we get Edom, “he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity,”
Amos 1:12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Then we get Amman.
Amman, Jordan the capital.
Amos 1:13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
Now, this isn’t presently happening in Jordan, but this of course is the innocent civilians that are just being massacred in the state of Israel. And He talks about it here even, ripping up the pregnant women.
Amos 1:14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
Now, there is another passage I want to read, which actually gives us a more definitive detail of the Prophecy and it’s outcome. Is this exact? We’ll watch, we’ll see.
But we are here in another Minor Prophets, called Zephaniah chapter 2. We’re going to start at verse 1, but we’re going to stop at Moab. But basically, we get the Same Cities. So we just want to read it, is this what happens?
Is this the Purpose that YHWH has?
HE DIRECTS THE AFFAIRS OF MEN, that is what we’re trying to say.
He has written IN Prophecy, exactly what will happen in the current events.
Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; 2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of YHWH {the LORD} come upon you, before the day of YHWH {the LORD’S} anger come upon you. 3 Seek ye YHWH {the LORD}, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger. 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Same Things we have showed you numerous times, These Cities. “they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.” We just read all These Cities, didn’t we?
Zephaniah 2:5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan,” This is Canaan, this is the Land Promised to Abraham. “the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. 6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah;”
The Remnant of the house of Judah, that is what it’s saying, Who is going to take These Cities in this War. “they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”
So that gives us a little bit more incite, than some of the other ones. We get the Same Exact Cities: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and we get the Philistines. So, we’re just watching!
We’re just watching!
The purpose of this is to show you, that THIS War is definitely Armageddon!
It’s definitely connected to The 2nd Coming of Christ.
This is part of our playlist on Armageddon. We fully expect Armageddon to be in the Whole Earth, and there will be Hotspots! We have many of the Hotspots that are triggering multiple Places. There are so many, it’s hard to count. But, the one that is going to be in our face, is in the Middle East. It’s going to make Ukraine {go on the} back burner, it’s going to draw the World’s attention to what’s happening in the Middle East.
We are watching with these Prophecies! The Son of Man is Coming in the Clouds!
So let’s read what it said in Zechariah chapter 9, it gave us exactly what to do.
What do we do in these End of Days?
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation;” ….Riding On His White Horse!
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I’ve decided to start a blog post about the war in Israel with updates throughout the day today. We will start with this breaking news that I just found on Telegram.
🇮🇶🇺🇸 Iraqi militas in Iraq stated they will target all US military assets in Iraq proper if the United States militarily support Israel.
🇮🇱🇺🇸 BREAKING: The United States Navy sends an aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean Sea to support Israel
This innocent Israeli family was absolutely Terrorized by Hamas terrorists. They broke into their home, and killed one the sisters of the little girl while the family had to watch. Then, continued to hold the family hostage…
The look on that little boy’s face says it All.
Absolutely HEARTBREAKING. 💔
Pray for these people! 🇮🇱🙏🏻
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From Hal Turner
The Israeli army issued orders to close all resorts near the border with Lebanon.
Most interesting this morning so far: : US weapons left behind in Afghanistan were used to attack Israel.
A high-ranking Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commander said US weapons left in Afghanistan by the Biden administration were found in the hands of Palestinian groups active in the Gaza Strip.
Also
This morning, the Israeli Security Cabinet invoked Article 40A of the “Law on Emergency Situations” — WAR.
So this morning, it is absolutely “official” Israel is at war. This is the first time that this Article has been invoked in Israel since the 1973 war!
Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi told the Russian Government
Israel sees Tehran as one of the culprits of the Hamas attack.”
He then went on to tell Russia “This is how we quietly approached the threshold of the real use of Israeli nuclear weapons against Iran, and a demonstration of what the term “threat to the existence of the state” means . . . from the Russian “Fundamentals of State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence.”
I can now also positively __confirm__:
There are some 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip. About half being men. If that half – or a good portion of it, were to come out into Israel bearing arms, the Israelis would be over run. Thus, the Ambassador to Moscow told the Russians that Israel is considering the use of smaller, “Tactical” nuclear bombs against Gaza, in case Israel is over-run. Same with the West Bank.
Very interesting 🤔 indeed. This war is going from bad to worse fast!
Now Hezbollah and the IDF are exchanging artillery fire.
Below is a brief review of major events over the last several hours, courtesy of Academy SITREP:
Early this morning, Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel firing thousands of rockets in a coordinated air and land assault.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country was now “at war” and has retaliated with massive airstrikes on Hamas targets.
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia organization that fought a war with Israel in 2006, said that it was monitoring the situation but has not yet pledged its support to join forces with Hamas in this attack on Israel.
An adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that Iran supported the cross-border operation by Hamas, which is not surprising and could partially be in response to the ongoing Saudi Arabia /Israel diplomatic talks.
Netanyahu has spoken with President Biden and Secretary of Defense Austin said that “The Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.”
While still early, initial reports are coming in indicting over 40 Israelis have been killed along with hundreds more injured.
Meanwhile, US Neocons clamoring for war and escalation by saying an attack on Israel is an attack on America…
This is not just an attack on Israel—this was an attack on America.
NO, STOP IT. This was a barbaric, savage attack on ISRAEL, not America.
While President Biden on Saturday pledged full support to PM Netanyahu as Israel embarks on a fresh Gaza war, which could be the biggest in decades, there remains the potential for direct US military involvement if things spiral out of control.
After all, Americans are being reported among the dead and kidnapped (likely many who dual US-Israeli citizens) after the devasting Hamas raid into southern Israel. In some pockets, fighting may be ongoing.
Israeli airstrikes continue to decimate whole blocks inside the Gaza Strip…
This is the very selective bombing of Gaza, not Mariupol, so I guess it doesn’t matter pic.twitter.com/CCjGxmcXE0
Intel sources are now urgently reporting that Muslims will be on the rampage in Europe shortly; burning every major city in protest of the coming Israeli offensive into GAZA.
The authorities running Gaza know they cannot withstand a full Israeli military onslaught, so they have reached out to Muslims in Europe to have THEM cause trouble, making the Gaza problem, Europe’s problem too. The thinking is that Europe will be able to call-off a full blown Israeli wipeout of Gaza.
Intelligence sources say worst hit will be Paris, Brussels, London, and Marseille.
Have you noticed the intense propaganda here in the West in favor of Israel? Have you noticed how Israeli citizens are now being kidnapped and how Israel is using that as their pretext to basically exterminate the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank? It’s not the first time the Zionists have sacrificed their own to meet their endgame goals, in this case WW3 so that they can implement their NWO. Here is more from Henry Makow.
The claim that the attack was a surprise is the biggest tell that this war was contrived by Israel. Indeed Netanyahu called it a “Pearl Harbor moment” referring to another false flag used to justify the US entry into World War Two. Is this war designed to touch off WW3? Veterans of Israeli intelligence say there is no way this attack was a surprise. The Israelis have informers in Gaza. They monitor it electronically. They must have known this was coming and decided to sacrifice hundreds of Israelis for political ends. They did the same thing in 1973.
It’s a cliche that politicians start wars to effect change. Netanyahu needed a war to unite a nation badly divided by his judicial reforms. The WEF/Rothschilds/Communists need a war to evade responsibility for the creeping COVID-19 genocide and to stop Trump in 2024. They also need a distraction from the fact that the banking system is bankrupt and broken, and the Ukraine war has been a debacle. The worst-case scenario is that Israelis will overreact and arouse the anger of the Muslim world who would then intervene, and fulfill Albert Pike’s prophecy.
We should distinguish between the policies of the right-wing Israeli government and the beliefs of individual Israelis who have no more control over their government than we do. We have been fed a daily diet of Israeli abuse of the Palestinians – settlers burning olive orchards, snipers shooting children. An Israeli mob just overran the Al Aqsa mosque.
I think most Israelis would adopt a two-state solution given the chance.
Israelis are being victimized again by their own government. Jews had to be tricked into invading Palestine by the Zionists who sponsored anti-Semitism and Hitler.
Jews never needed a “Jewish homeland.” Antisemitism was caused by Organized Jewry. The people of the West needed national homelands that were/are being destroyed by Masonic Jewish globalism. The best course would be for Israel to exercise restraint and compromise to save the hostages and avert a wider war. (It’s clear that Henry Makow doesn’t know where we are in prophecy but he speaks the truth nonetheless)
Taking a break for now as I’ve been at this for hours already. Stay tuned and stay ready!
