Hezbollah fires 200 rockets in major attack on north

Hezbollah fires 200 rockets, launches 20 drones in major attack on north

The Israel Defense Forces said it was carrying out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday after Hezbollah launched a major rocket and drone attack on northern Israel earlier in the day.

Sirens sounded across communities in Israel’s north throughout Thursday morning as Hezbollah launched its massive attack, one of the largest in the nine months of skirmishes.

The IDF said the terrorist organization had fired some 200 rockets and 20 explosive-laden drones at Israel, confirming the group’s own reports on the assault.

It said some of the rockets and drones were shot down by air defense and fighter jets.

Fires were sparked as a result of some of the rocket and drone impacts, the military said. One fire was recorded at a mall in Acre, near Haifa, seemingly sparked by shrapnel from an interception.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said that it treated two people who were lightly hurt by falling while running to shelters.

Hezbollah said the attacks were launched as a response to the killing of its senior commander Muhammad Nasser in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday. Nasser commanded one of Hezbollah’s three regional divisions in southern Lebanon.

Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, speaking at an event in Beirut commemorating Nasser, indicated his group would widen its targeting.

“The series of responses continues in succession, and this series will continue to target new sites that the enemy did not imagine would be hit,” Safieddine said.

In response to the attack, Israeli fighter jets struck several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon’s Ramyeh and Houla, the army said.

The IDF published footage of some of the strikes in Lebanon and some of the interceptions.

It also said earlier on Thursday morning that Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, including a building in Shihine and infrastructure in the Jabal Blat area, were struck by fighter jets overnight.

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The paradox of ‘Queers for Palestine’

Steve Rosenberg

Don’t let antisemitism allow you to align yourself with those who would kill you at the first opportunity.

In the mosaic of global LGBTQ advocacy, few stances appear as paradoxical as the support some LGBTQ groups extend to Palestinian groups like Hamas, a stance popularly encapsulated by the movement “Queers for Palestine.”

This perspective seems to stand in stark contrast to the actual policies and societal norms that govern life in areas controlled by Hamas and others, especially when compared to Israel, which is known for its vibrant LGBTQ community and progressive rights. Anyone who has ever been to Israel knows firsthand the freedoms that exist there and the incredible support for gay rights.

First and foremost, it’s crucial to understand the legal and social landscape of LGBTQ rights in the Middle East. In Gaza, where Hamas has governed since 2007, the rights of LGBTQ individuals are severely restricted.

Homosexuality is illegal under the current laws inherited from Egyptian rule of Gaza and punishable by imprisonment. Social stigma, fueled by conservative interpretations of Islamic teachings, can lead to harsher unofficial punishments, including honor killings and violence against LGBTQ individuals. Those who claim to be in the “Queers for Palestine” camp would last less than 10 minutes in Gaza. They’d be killed for their views. This is further proof that intersectionality is not a one-size-fits-all panacea for the world’s ills.

“Queers for Palestine” raises profound questions about the alignment of advocacy and real-world conditions. Such movements might argue that their stance is pro-human rights, standing in solidarity with all oppressed groups, including Palestinians. This could be a valid and noble position that emphasizes the universality of human rights were it not for the fact that Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood and other organizations rooted in terror and evil have been torturing innocent Israeli Jews for decades. Furthermore, it seems to overlook the dire implications for LGBTQ Palestinians under Hamas rule, where neither rights nor protections are afforded to them.

This oversight might stem from a broader tendency within certain advocacy groups to focus on anti-Israel and antisemitic false narratives, viewing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a lens that primarily sees fault in Israeli policies. While criticism of Israel’s government and certain policies is legitimate and necessary for meaningful dialogues and peace efforts, supporting a Hamas regime that fundamentally oppresses LGBTQ individuals and rapes and kills innocent women and babies appears incongruous.

Delusions Of The ‘Palestine’ Supporter

The Reprobate Delusion Of The ‘Palestine’ Supporter

Robert Gottselig

Last week, I discussed how those who hate the Jewish State consistently accuse Israel of actions they themselves commit or desire to commit. These anti-Israel claims line up precisely with what we read in Isaiah 5:20 when God says, “Woe unto those that call evil good and good evil.”

I’m amazed at how the world stands alongside Hamas instead of Israel. As I have said before, if the world can’t see the stark difference, they must have been handed over to a reprobate mind that is incapable of thinking clearly.

Such was the case last week when Palestine Solidarity in Regina organized a lecture at the city’s downtown public library film theater. As I previously reported, the event was canceled after Israel-loving individuals, myself included, voiced our concerns. Unfortunately, the Israel-bashing night was back on the schedule shortly after.

As I attended the event, the theater was packed, with only room for those standing. From the applause of the people there for Jeet Heer, the keynote speaker, it was evident that they were not there to support Israel.

Throughout Jeet’s almost hour-long lecture, Israel was referred to as colonizers committing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the land. He likened Israel to an old-fashioned colonial settlement similar to the old West, with Israeli forces everywhere holding guns. Well, I say, thank goodness for the Israeli forces keeping the peace. We need law and order in our countries.

Heer also insisted that Israel has become a selling and testing ground for US weapons.

Of course, throughout the entire evening, he received many rounds of applause with some laughter at his light humor. None of that surprised me. I was taken aback by the fact that the demographic majority was not Palestinians.

Jeer opened up the event at the end for a Q&A, which I was thankful for because I was able to make a few points followed by a question:

[You say Israel is] colonialist, they are committing genocide, but geopolitically, Israel has a right to the land because the Belford Declaration of 1917 became international law in 1920 in San Remo… Then, the UN, as you know, partitioned the land in 1947. So, internationally speaking, they have a right to the land—certainly historically.

Everywhere we look today, where they stick a shovel in the ground, you find archaeological evidence to support that the Jewish people were there. In fact, even though the diaspora happened in 70 through 135 AD there was always a Jewish presence there in Hebron, Jerusalem, Safed, and Tiberias… Also, Biblically—of course, I’m a Christian here—but biblically, God said He would scatter them, and that’s why we see the Jewish people scattered today. But He also said He would regather them in the latter days, and that’s what we see today, and He would rebuild their waste cities.

My question is very simply: what do you make of the mantra “From The River To The Sea, Palestine Will Be Free”? Because that means no Jews allowed in that land. Do you acknowledge a Jewish presence?

It’s pretty sad that the majority of the people could care less about what I said. When the point about the Bible was brought up, it was mocked with ease. Again, I wasn’t surprised, but I was saddened by such ignorance.

He never really answered my main question. Do the Jewish people not have a right to the land of Israel? The mantra “From The River To The Sea” says no Israel, and, therefore, no Jew allowed. People chimed in with their displeasure to my question. But what else could that mantra mean? Show me anywhere on an Arab map where Israel and so-called Palestine are shown together. You won’t find it. This mantra calls for Israel’s destruction, and ultimately, that means the destruction of the Jewish people—plain and simple.

On May 14th of this year, I joined the Jewish Community for a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall, where they raised the Israeli flag in honor of Israel’s rebirth as a nation in 1948. It was wonderful to be there with my Jewish friends. We sang Hatikvah, Israel’s national anthem, together as the flag was raised on high.

It was not long, however, before protesters came by with their Palestinian flags, demanding that the city take down Israel’s flag. This small group of people rallied their troops to challenge the city about raising the flag of a country they falsely claim is “committing genocide.” That small voice resonated loud enough to have the city debate whether they should continue to raise the Israel flag every year. While I haven’t heard the outcome of that debate, I hope that the city doesn’t fall into the pure nonsense that Israel is “committing genocide.”

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TREASON' filmmaker JJ Carrell issues urgent warning

TREASON' filmmaker JJ Carrell issues urgent INVASION warning for America

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Why are Hamas’s crimes ignored by Western media?

Why are Hamas’s crimes ignored by Western media?

Bassam Tawil

If you think that the Palestinian Authority (PA) or any Arab state would agree to take control of the Gaza Strip as long as the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas has not been totally destroyed and removed from power, you would be wrong.

Removing the military and governing capabilities of Hamas, however, unfortunately cannot be achieved as long as the Biden administration and Western countries keep exerting pressure on Israel to halt the war, which erupted after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack that resulted in the murder of 1,200 Israelis and the abduction of more than 240 others as hostages.

The Palestinian Authority and other Arab governments have been reminded in recent days of the reasons why entering the Gaza Strip after the war would be risky, if not impossible, unless Hamas’s military capabilities are first destroyed and the terrorist group is completely ousted from power.

According to reports from the Gaza Strip, Hamas has murdered a number of Palestinians who it believed had indicated willingness to be part of a new government that would replace the terrorist group after the war.

The most recent victim of Hamas’s measures to prevent the emergence of new leaders in the Gaza Strip is a prominent member of the Abu Amra clan.

Earlier this week, Hamas terrorists shot and killed him in the Al-Zawaida neighborhood in the center of the Gaza Strip.

The man was reportedly accused of expressing readiness to “collaborate” with Israel and other countries in distributing humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Abu Amra clan retaliated by killing two Hamas terrorists. The feud between the Abu Amra clan and Hamas included shooting, and burning property, houses, and cars.

Because Hamas and the PA have reportedly been stealing most of the food and medicine for their own members, it opposes other Palestinians getting engaged in the humanitarian aid distribution process.

Several Palestinians, as well as aid workers, who nevertheless defied Hamas and took part in the distribution of food and medicine in the Gaza Strip were murdered or wounded by the group’s terrorists.

Hamas, apparently, does not want food or medication to reach the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip, particularly not via Israeli border crossings.

This situation is most likely caused by Hamas’s desire to prolong and aggravate the suffering of the Palestinians and create a “famine” so it can place the blame on Israel.

This plan, in fact, seems to be why Hamas terrorists have been firing rockets at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

The assassination of the Abu Amra clan member and the theft of humanitarian aid are only a few of the Hamas atrocities that are often “overlooked” by the mainstream media and those in the West who describe themselves as “pro-Palestinian.”

Foreign journalists apparently do not care when Hamas drags Palestinians into the streets and executes them in cold blood. These journalists, it appears, do not think it is worth covering such stories because Israel is not at fault.

The most recent murder of the clan member was not the first incident of its kind.

Earlier this year, Hamas terrorists beheaded the leader of the powerful Doghmush clan in the northern Gaza Strip after reports claimed that he had expressed a desire to get his family to oversee the distinction of aid to the Palestinians.

Hamas has also murdered, wounded and arrested PA security officers from the West Bank who allegedly tried to enter the Gaza Strip under cover of securing aid trucks.

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The next six months may be the most dangerous of our lifetime

The next six months may be the most dangerous of our lifetime

Jonathan Gault

The next 6 months may be the most dangerous of our lifetimes. As the likelihood of a Trump victory increases, so, unfortunately, does the potential for societal disruption.

 As the US Borders and the fabric of civilized society have systematically eroded since JB was installed as President, we have heard relatively little from the jackbooted Antifa and BLM stormtroopers who terrorized the country into silence for most of 2020 while our “media” and three-letter security overlords gaslighted and silenced us into “accepting a Biden victory.” That silence is ominous.

 Of course, the Antifa and BLM crowd’s passivity may be because the DOJ took over from them by suppressing dissent through pressure on social media and frivolous arrests and prosecutions. The DOJ also made life generally miserable by co-opting sometimes fearful, sometimes gleeful, often high-tech businesses into de-banking, refusing to serve, and otherwise discriminating against opposing viewpoints.

The spooks of the FBI and CIA understand that they may be in an existential struggle, so expect them to increase covert influence operations. Having been politicized and “wokefied,” the top echelon of the Armed Services also realizes that, due to their recent performances—including the utter failure in Afghanistan, jailing and discharging critics, forced vaccination or discharge of unwilling servicepeople—they could be vulnerable, and even reasonably be accused and found guilty of treason.

By controlling the Deep State, the Dems still have many levers to pull in their quest to avoid a second Trump administration. They could, perhaps, seek a plausible excuse to defenestrate JB if, in his stubborn, senile intransigence, he refuses to step aside. Not to put any ideas into the Deep State’s collective head, his physical frailty leaves openings for bad actors.

Unfortunately, and this is where things get scary, we’re in an increasingly dangerous situation for President Trump, too. If JB continues to insist that he “ain’t goin’ nowhere” and, like Mr. Magoo, avoids all pitfalls, he could be the candidate right up until the election itself.

As JB struggles with the angel of death (politically speaking, of course), Trump is a hurricane, swirling offshore, absorbing energy, and gaining strength. Even the BEST Democrat candidate would have to mount a flawless 4-month campaign from scratch.

Kamala, who is perhaps the worst democrat candidate, would be forced to campaign, which will require public speaking. And while she has been able to string together complete sentences, the electorate would be treated to her word salad rather than JB’s alphabet soup.

Might the Dems acquiesce to co-opting RFK Jr. as a last resort? Perhaps, believing him better than Trump, but RFK Jr. has one hell of an axe to grind with a former “president” and his party of deep-state socialists that not only refused to allow him to compete in their primary but wouldn’t even give him Secret Service protection.

And if all else fails, will the CIA and FBI spooks, in desperation, go rogue and make a play on President Trump’s life? Aside from the horror of all political assassinations, what would the ultimate consequences be from that?

I am not John Grisham. I’m Jonathan Gault

Net Zero will Destroy Everything

Net Zero will Destroy You, Your Family and Everything You Love

Dr. Vernon Coleman

The drive towards Net Zero is fuelled by the climate change myth and is based on a delicately balanced raft of pseudoscientific evidence and fake news material which are used by professional propagandists and skilled conspirators to sustain the notion that fossil fuels are threatening our world and our very existence.

The myth they have created has been propagated with absurd enthusiasm by small but vocal teams of compliant and easily led enthusiasts, most of whom almost certainly believe that the lies they have been told are the truth and that if we do not make substantive changes to our way of life then we have no future. They’ve been taught that the seas will boil and rise up to engulf the land, life as we have known it will become impossible and the human race will be doomed.

As a result of this nonsensical belief (which is no better established in science than the equally absurd but far less dangerous and damaging theories that the Earth is flat, there are no germs and that gravity does not exist) governments around the world now argue that they have no choice but to take drastic action to save us from doom. Aided and abetted by gullible, easily led, virtue-signalling leaders of charities, lobby groups, bankers and investment groups, action is, therefore, being taken to halt the use of all fossil fuels and to change every aspect of the way we live.

The Supreme Court in the UK has ruled that a local council should have considered the climate impact of burning oil before allowing new wells. This will put all future oil and gas projects in doubt both in the UK and in the EU. A Swiss woman won a victory at the European Court of Human Rights to force Switzerland to do more to deal with the myth of climate change. This is all insanity.

The best joke of the century so far is that China is selling solar panels and electric vehicles to the West and burning coal to create the electricity to make them.

And as we in the West are encouraged by the lunatics to condemn fossil fuels no one is allowed to mention that 84% of global energy comes from fossil fuels. (That is just 2% less than in 1973, by the way.) Without oil and gas, we would have to survive on 16% of the energy we use now. Oh, and you can’t make fertiliser or fly planes with solar power or ugly, bird-crunching windmills.

It is absurd that it should be suggested that we abandon fossil fuels. To do so would mean being prepared to alter every aspect of our lives. Without fossil fuels, we will have very little food, no schools, no hospitals, very little transport (except what is provided by horses and bicycles), no computers, no television, no magazines or newspapers, no air conditioning, no mobile phones, little or no lighting, little or no heating and little or no cooking. Like it or not we will be dragged back (by 2030, if the fanatics have their way) to the 19th century. Solar panels and windmills will not stop this happening. I wonder how many of those who support the idea of Net Zero know what will happen.

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Arsonists Running the Fire Department

Arsonists Running the Fire Department

Clayton J. Baker, M.D., and Brian Hooker, Ph.D.

Imagine if you will, an exceptionally ambitious city fire department, located in a city with very few naturally occurring fires.

These ambitious firemen don’t have nearly enough work, prestige or pay for their liking. Uninterested in simply polishing their trucks, lifting weights and cooking chili, these firemen want more. A lot more.

They construct a plan. They will start a research program, funded by taxpayers, whereby they will develop an arsenal of the biggest, scariest, most flammable products on earth.

They will justify this program under the pretense that these destructive creations are absolutely necessary for the development of bigger and better fire extinguishers. Incidentally, they will also develop, market, and sell these fire extinguishers themselves.

These proprietary fire extinguishers will net the ambitious firemen an incredible fortune — if they can just get every man, woman and child in the city to buy one.

The fire department, working with the corporations that would manufacture their miracle extinguishers, actively publicizes the supposedly tremendous, ever-increasing risk of fires that they claim threaten the population.

According to the ambitious firemen, risk factors for worsened fires are everywhere and are ever-increasing — global warming, population growth, take your pick — and the next “big one” is just around the corner.

Credulous, fearful citizens and heavily lobbied politicians fall for their story, pumping ever more tax dollars into the fire department’s research and development program.

The fire department develops and grows its stockpile of manufactured fire super-hazards, until one day …

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The War on Farming Continues – Denmark to Tax Cattle

The War on Farming Continues – Denmark to Tax Cattle

Martin Armstrong

The globalist cabal needs to control the food supply in order to control the masses. The World Economic Forum proposed ending gardening in general. Every nation is watching their farmland bought in bulk, with places like America seeing land taken away through eminent domain laws. The UK imposed a tax on chickens simply to prevent people from having the ability to source their own food. Now, Denmark is implementing a tax for cow ownership.

Denmark has imposed a 672 krone ($145) tax per cow owned by any individual in an attempt to combat climate change. People must pay the government for the luxury of owning livestock as they are threatening the climate. The government has paid for scientists to back these claims and falsified studies that state that gardening or owning livestock of any kind threatens the existence of planet Earth. Like COVID, we are blindly forced to trust “the science” when it is clear propaganda.

This is a massive issue for Denmark where 63% of the total land area is used for agricultural production. The dairy cow population is about 546,800, declining 1.74% from 2022 to 2023, and the nation hosts 2.5% of all dairy cows in the European Union. About 3.6% of all milk consumed in the EU comes from Denmark. Yet, Denmark is pushing full speed ahead to meet asinine climate targets. The nation plans to reduce 70% of all emissions by 2030, in alignment with Agenda 2030, before becoming climate neutral in 2050.

Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen praised Denmark for becoming the first nation to impose a carbon tax on agriculture. The plan, per usual, is to continue increasing this tax, as the levy will reach 1680 per cow by 2035. The billions in revenue will circulate back into the green agenda.

Farmers across the EU have been protesting against these climate initiatives for a long time. They’re being forced to change their feed and use less fertilizer. Everything they’re asked to abide by only makes their industry less competitive compared to foreign nations that are not and will never abide by the green agenda.

This will do nothing to change the climate or the weather. This will, however, prevent small farmers from operating and give few more control over the agriculture industry.

Climate change is the premise to tax us into oblivion. No one is able to question the climate agenda, and there is no limit on how much carbon they claim they need to reduce to save the planet. Slowly but surely, every law imposed will curb our God-given ability to utilize the land to feed ourselves. Governments are absolutely tyrannical with power and are attempting to control the most basic of human needs.

Russians bomb Ukrainian airbases for third day: Su-25, MiG-29 and Mi-24 destroyed - 25 pilots and technicians dead

Russians bomb Ukrainian airbases for third day: Su-25, MiG-29 and Mi-24 destroyed - 25 pilots and technicians dead

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For the third day, the Russian Air Force is bombing Ukrainian airports. It appears that the Russians have set up a 24-hour surveillance system of Ukrainian air bases due to the imminent arrival of the F-16s.

As soon as a helicopter or fighter is spotted, the base is immediately bombarded. Now, the overriding question is where will the Ukrainian F-16s land?

This time, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the Dolgintsevo airfield in the Krivoy Rog region of Dnepropetrovsk.

Su-25 and MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force were there.

It is noteworthy that even in this case a Russian unmanned aircraft was carrying out unhindered aerial reconnaissance.

After the Russian ED drone first videotaped the parts of the airport where the air force and other military equipment were located, the data was then transferred and quickly processed.

The targets were then hit with an Iskander-M ballistic missile.

As a result of the strike, two Su-25 aircraft and a MiG-29 fighter used to carry out attacks in Crimea with British and French long-range missiles were seriously damaged.

Two Army vehicles and a lot of aviation ammunition intended to be loaded onto one of the aircraft were also hit.

The Russians also report the deaths of several Ukrainian pilots and airfield technicians. Total 15 people.

Russian "Iskander" attacks continue to cause serious damage to the Ukrainian air force while at the same time hindering the preparation of airfields to receive F-16 fighters.

First the Russians hit the Starokonstantine airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, and then the Mirgorod, Dolgintsevo and Kulbakino airbases.

Yesterday, the Russians also hit the Poltava air base. The Russians claimed that at least one Mil Mi-24 was destroyed while engineers, technicians, crew of the Ukrainian Air Force were killed. Total 10 people.

Corporate Media Admits ‘Unelected Oligarchy’ Is Running Country, NOT Biden

Corporate Media Admits ‘Unelected Oligarchy’ Is Running Country, NOT Biden

Frank Bergman

The Democrats’ corporate media allies have finally started admitting that President Joe Biden is not really in charge and an “unelected” team of “governing oligarchy” is actually running the country.

Following Biden’s disastrous debate performance, liberal talking heads immediately began ringing the alarm bells.

Many have since been calling for Biden to bow out of the presidential race, including the president’s favorite news show, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

The New York Times editorial board called for him to stop running the day after the debate.

As Slay News reported Tuesday, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) became the first congressional Democrat to go public and call for Biden to drop out.

And now, Biden’s allies are breaking from him and admitting to the world that he’s not in charge.

Axios, who within the last year has run headlines about Biden’s “vigor,” outlined the president’s puppet masters in a Wednesday run-down.

The article casts his wife Jill Biden, his sister Valerie Biden, and his longtime friend Ted Kaufman alongside a group of White House advisers as his unofficial handlers.

The outlet refers to this group of unelected handlers as a “governing oligarchy.”

“This decades-long kitchen cabinet operates as an extended family, council of elders, and governing oligarchy,” the outlet wrote.

“These allies alone hold sway over decisions big and small in Biden’s life and presidency.”

Regime media suddenly admits an unelected “oligarchy” surrounding Biden is really in charge of the country. “This decades-long kitchen cabinet operates as an … governing oligarchy. These allies alone hold sway over decisions big and small in Biden's life and presidency.”

Meanwhile, NBC News reported that Biden’s son Hunter joined him in the White House following the president’s return from a family gathering at Camp David over the weekend.

The report lends credence to Axios’ hypothesis.

Hunter, who has no official role in the administration, has reportedly been sitting in on high-level meetings with aides.

The unusual situation is leading Biden staffers to ask “What the hell is happening?” a source told NBC News.

Additionally, a former Obama administration official appeared to give credence to the puppet master theory.

On Tuesday, former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson chose to emphasize the handlers pulling Biden’s strings while trying to quell the media maelstrom.

Johnson mentioned the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and USAID Administrator Samantha Power as reasons for voters to be hopeful.

He continued by claiming that “a presidency is more than just one man.”

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Drumbeats of a Greater Israel War

Drumbeats of a Greater Israel War

David Haggith

So said an article posted below from Zero Hedge over the past weekend. This could, of course, have been nothing more than Hezbollah’s typical saber rattling, rather than a true warning. However, Charles Nenner, a former Goldman Sachs technical analyst who now runs Charles Nenner Research Center, lives on Israel’s northern border, and says he believes all hell is about to break loose.

He is certain we are about to see “full-scale military aggression” by Israel, though he might not use Iran’s terms in calling it “aggression.” He believes that, if Israel decides it has to do what it is now preparing to do, it is finally going all the way to end its northern problem:

If this really goes, Lebanon is going to disappear from the map. . . . How do I know these things? I know these things because I work with several governments in the world. . . . In the 1960’s, there was a war, and half of Cyprus ended up Turkish and half of Cyprus is Greek. Turkey never accepted that. . . . Israel is using airfields in Cyprus. . . . 

If this really gets going, Turkey is going to take over Cyprus because they support Hamas (and Hezbollah). Turkey will invade Cyprus, and this will lead to a war between Greece and Turkey.  Of course, Iran is going to be involved also. Big boats are heading to Israel, so America is going to be involved….

I don’t think Americans have any clue what is going on there, and they have no background. They are only busy with trying to win the election, and it’s going to lead to catastrophe. If there is a war, Turkey is going to be involved, Cyprus is going to be involved, NATO is going to be involved, and it is going to be much more serious than people think.

This is just one man’s opinion, of course. Though he does have close familiarity with the situation, that doesn’t mean he knows better than other people how other nations will respond to Israel if it makes the full-frontal assault it has warned several times now it is preparing for. However, Nenner has some strong agreement from The Economist,which also said today that the next terrifying war is Israel v Hezbollah.

Several countries including America are telling their citizens to leave Lebanon. Israel’s leaders talk of war as though it is inevitable. It would be the most intense conflict in the region in decades—a calamity for Israel and a disaster for Lebanon….

American and European diplomats continue to shuttle between Israel and Lebanon, hoping, with less and less optimism, to persuade Hizbullah to withdraw 7-10km away from the border.

Since diplomatic talks are not looking promising, the US also moved an amphibious assault ship into the area. The US says the ship is for “deterrence.”

Hezbollah’s second in command said today that it will stop its warring along the Lebanon border if Israel gets completely out of Gaza, but there is little likelihood of Israel doing that soon, as talks of a cease-fire in Gaza have faltered in recent weeks:

“If the war stops, this military support will no longer exist….”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to make such a commitment until Israel realizes its goals of destroying Hamas’ military and governing capabilities and brings home the roughly 120 hostages still held by Hamas….

Hezbollah, meanwhile, is far more powerful than Hamas and believed to have a vast arsenal of rockets and missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel.

Several other articles today give similar warnings:

In recent weeks, cross-border attacks between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia firing rockets and drones from southern Lebanon deeper into northern Israel and the Israeli air force striking deeper into southern Lebanon.

 

Both sides have also ratcheted up their rhetoric and threats, raising fears that all-out war could be imminent.

After more than eight months of low-scale conflict, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are threatening all-out war….

Hezbollah is the Arab world’s most significant paramilitary force with a robust internal structure as well as a sizeable arsenal. Israel sees it as its most direct threat, and estimates that it has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles, including precision-guided missiles.

The drums of war echo once again in the Levant, as Israel reportedly readies itself for a daring incursion into Lebanon, According to Germany's Bild newspaper, Israeli forces are set to launch a ground operation against Hezbollah in the waning days of July, a move that could reshape the region's fragile balance of power.

Unnamed diplomatic sources, speaking in hushed tones of an "extreme scenario," paint a picture of a nation steeling itself against Hezbollah's threats of "war without limits." One source, their words heavy with the weight of impending conflict, declared, "Israel's push into Lebanon looms closer than ever before. A date is set."

Iran vowed on Tuesday to back the terrorist organization Hezbollah "by all means" against Israel if Jerusalem launches an offensive in neighboring Lebanon.