Terry James: Unusual Signs In The Heavens

Prophetic Stellar Signals

Terry James

People throughout the world have been reporting the strange lights from the heavens for millennia. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and most every other civilization and culture have recorded sightings that are unusual.

However, today, an increasing number of anomalous sightings is reported nearly every hour of every day. Many are recorded with and through the ever-improving technologies for catching the UFOs, now called “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAPs).

The 1947 reports of a crashed extraterrestrial flying disc at Roswell, New Mexico, opened the modern world to setting the stage for what has come since. The movie industry has greatly expanded public awareness of and fascination with the things from “out there” somewhere.

From the 1952 film The Day the Earth Stood Still to the Star Trek TV series and movies and the Star Wars franchise of films, ET, and others to all the recent US governmental probing into all things extraterrestrial, the strange things taking place in the heavens are front and center in the headlines today. Gary Ritter’s and my series of novels beginning with The Rapture Dialogues (hope you will consider getting them on Amazon) is meant to lay out developments in past and coming stellar prophecy unfolding.

One such front-and-center report of things appearing in the skies is presented in the following:

The Mysterious Interstellar Object Appears to Be Pulsing in a “Heartbeat Pattern”

The pattern is repeating every 16 hours.

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is just weeks away from reaching its closest point to Earth: it’s expected to pass within just 170 million miles of our home planet on December 19, giving astronomers an unprecedented opportunity to take a closer look as it whizzes past.....

As Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb points out in a new blog post, they’ll be building on intriguing existing observations from ground telescopes — including a paper published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics in October by a team of researchers in Europe and Africa that found signs that it’s radiating a “heartbeat” pulse of light that repeats every 16.16 hours.

While that may sound like an intriguing new fold in Loeb’s longstanding efforts to support the theory that the object could be an extraterrestrial spacecraft visiting the solar system, there’s likely a much more mundane explanation: that it’s spinning, pulsing us with light like an interstellar lighthouse.…

We recently looked at the following prophecy given by Jesus:

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring. (Luke 21:25–28)

We previously dealt with the latter part of the prophecy–“nations in distress, with perplexity” and “the sea and the waves roaring.” We looked at all the rioting among the peoples of the US and other tumultuous cities of the planet, and at how the people seem to have been given over to the “reprobate mind” of Romans 1:28.

Now we examine the first part of Christ’s prophecy—”And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” (Luke 21:25a).

Jesus said that as the time of His return to establish His millennial kingdom on earth nears, there would be unusual signs in the heavens.

With reports such as the one above and many others, even if just considering that we now have the technological capability to record them, the words of the Lord certainly ring true. There are indeed “signs in the sun, moon, and stars.”

Undoubtedly, we’ve only begun to see this particular signal of the coming Tribulation and the return of the King of Kings. Such signs will almost certainly increase in the days and nights just ahead.

As I’ve said on many occasions, I believe the reports of the strange sights in the skies are prophetic. They are the warnings Jesus gave. I believe they’re setting the stage for when the False Prophet (Revelation chapter 13) calls down fire from Heaven in the sight of the image of the Beast.

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Genocide In Nigeria

The Genocide Of Christians In Nigeria

There’s a genocide happening in Nigeria. While this may sound sensationalized, it’s a sober reality backed by years of data, eyewitness testimony, and independent documentation.

While Christians are being slaughtered, abducted, and displaced, another war has just begun. It’s a war of propaganda intent on convincing the world that nothing out of the ordinary is happening.

I’ve personally walked through ravaged villages in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, and I’ve seen the grief this denial causes.

Two of the most visible voices in that campaign emerged this month. African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told reporters flatly that “there is no genocide in northern Nigeria.” Days earlier, on “The Tucker Carlson Show,” attorney Bob Amsterdam, who was introduced as a defender of persecuted Christians, claimed that the crisis was “more tribal than religious.” Carlson nodded along, giving him airtime to minimize one of the world’s gravest humanitarian catastrophes.

Neither man mentioned that Amsterdam previously represented Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, whose administration presided over a pattern of lockdowns and massacres that left Christian villages defenseless against Fulani militant attacks. Under El-Rufai’s rule, entire communities such as Goska were burned on Christmas Eve while government restrictions prevented residents from fleeing.

These are just a few among many who deny the devastating conditions in Nigeria. Denial is the ammunition fueling this war of propaganda, and when it’s perpetuated by those in power, it becomes even more difficult to discover the truth.

The data makes the case. The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) reports that more than 52,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, including over 7,000 in just the first seven months of 2025. More than 18,000 believers have been abducted, and at least 20,000 churches and Christian schools have been burned or destroyed. Open Doors International ranks Nigeria seventh on its 2025 World Watch List, warning that “jihadist violence continues to escalate” and that Christians “are particularly at risk from targeted attacks by Islamist militants.” These statistics paint a gruesome picture of the orchestrated campaign to eradicate Nigeria’s Christian community.

The perpetrators have said as much. Boko Haram’s late leader Abubakar Shekau openly vowed, “We will kill every Christian in the area.” His successors in ISIS-West Africa and radical Fulani militias continue to act on that pledge. The group times their raids for Christian gatherings, shouting “Allahu Akbar,” killing men, raping women, abducting children, and burning churches. This is targeted religious cleansing carried out with chilling consistency.

In Nigeria’s Middle Belt states (Plateau, Benue, and Southern Kaduna), the pattern is unmistakable. Militias descend on Christian farming villages at night, torch homes, and slaughter families. Survivors often return to find their farmland seized and their churches reduced to ash. Amnesty International describes a “mounting death toll amid unchecked attacks by armed groups.” The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom continues to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for “systematic, ongoing and egregious” violations of religious freedom (USCIRF, July 2025).

Yet voices like Youssouf’s and Amsterdam’s insist this is something else. They describe it as “complex,” “tribal,” “shared.” It’s a narrative designed to protect the powerful: Nigerian officials who have failed to defend Christian citizens, Western governments that prefer strategic silence, and media figures who mistake contrarianism for courage. Their rhetoric is meticulously crafted to conceal the truth and keep the world in a bubble of ignorance.

The facts on the ground are brutal. Earlier this year, at least 40 people in the Zike community, a group of Christian farmers, were killed by Fulani herdsmen who had their sights set on the Zike’s land resources.

In June 2023, coordinated Fulani militia attacks swept through villages in Plateau State, leaving more than 150 Christians dead and hundreds of homes reduced to ash. Entire communities were wiped out in a single night, while security forces never arrived.

In 2022, Deborah Yakubu, a Christian college student, was stoned by classmates after being accused of “blasphemy” on WhatsApp. Her killers walked away free. Twelve northern states still enforce blasphemy laws that can carry a death sentence, and Christians live in daily fear of mobs.

Under the U.N. Genocide Convention, genocide means acts committed “with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.” Nigeria meets that definition. Christians are targeted for their faith, their communities obliterated, their worship outlawed by terror. The government’s paralysis — and, at times, hostility — completes the picture.

It’s not a stretch to call this genocide. Rejecting that term, as Youssouf and Amsterdam have done, is moral blindness. When influential voices repeat the fiction that this is merely “tribal conflict,” they give killers the one thing they crave most: the world’s indifference.

Qatar, Turkey, and a deal undone:

Qatar, Turkey, and a deal undone: How Doha, Ankara are taking over Trump’s Gaza plan

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki

The Gaza plan championed by the Trump administration is on the verge of being hijacked – not by Israel, but by the very states that have spent years arming, financing, and glorifying Hamas. At the Doha Forum, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey dispensed with diplomatic subtleties and openly demanded changes that would render the entire plan meaningless. Their proposed “revisions” would force an Israeli withdrawal before Hamas disarms, insert an international force that refuses to confront Hamas, and hard-wire Hamas’s continued rule into the future of Gaza.

The astonishing part is not that Qatar and Turkey are attempting this maneuver – it is that Washington is allowing it. The US is ignoring the plainly anti-Western ideological motives of its supposed partners, and in doing so, it is sleepwalking into a strategic catastrophe.

The speeches delivered in Doha could not have been more transparent. Qatar’s prime minister announced that mediators must “force the next phase” of the plan and insisted a ceasefire “cannot be completed unless there is a full withdrawal of the Israeli forces.” Egypt’s foreign minister echoed the line, accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire and demanding that an International Stabilization Force deploy immediately – not to restrain Hamas, but to restrain Israel. Both stressed that the ISF should deploy on the Israeli side of the “yellow line.”

Meanwhile, Turkey declared that the transition to a Gaza governance system must precede Hamas disarmament. Hamas, never one to miss the joke, reiterated that it will only give up its weapons to a new Palestinian government. In other words, they would give their weapons to themselves, and pretend they aren’t Hamas anymore.

What these leaders are proposing is not a small modification. It is a total inversion of the 20-point plan Israel actually signed. The deal’s sequencing is explicit: Hamas is removed and disarmed first; stability is established second. Once these steps have been carried out, the ISF enters the Strip, and Israel gradually withdraws its forces “based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization.” Doha now wants the opposite: withdrawal first, international force second, and Hamas disarmament… never.

This is where Washington’s strategic failure becomes glaring. For years, American policymakers have clung to the fantasy that Qatar and Turkey are “moderating influences,” countries that can rein in extremist groups. This is willful blindness. Qatar and Turkey do not moderate extremists – they sponsor them. They do not want a stable, demilitarized Gaza – they want a Gaza in which the Muslim Brotherhood retains its foothold.

This ideological reality is not hidden. Qatar shelters Hamas leadership, glorifies Hamas on Al Jazeera, and bankrolls Muslim Brotherhood movements across the region. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, praises Hamas as “freedom fighters,” calls for Israel’s destruction, and funnels support to Brotherhood-aligned groups everywhere. Both regimes view the Muslim Brotherhood not as a threat but as the engine of their regional vision.

And yet, American policymakers continue to treat them as if they were the UAE or Saudi Arabia – responsible actors who seek a more moderate Islam that cooperates with Western interests.

This is not naivete: It is negligence.

The consequences are unfolding in real time. While Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia are backing away from participating in the ISF, Turkey is lobbying aggressively to insert its military into Gaza. This is not out of altruism or a desire to secure peace. Ankara wants a permanent presence on Israel’s southern border for the same reason it seized influence over Israel’s northern border through its Syrian proxy, Ahmed Al-Sharaa: regional hegemony. A Turkish-led ISF in Gaza would give Turkey long-term strategic leverage over Israel – and an opportunity, down the road, to empower Hamas under the veneer of international legitimacy.

Meanwhile, Qatar is working around the clock to push the process into “the next stage” before Hamas is disarmed – because a premature transition is precisely what guarantees Hamas’s survival. Qatar knows perfectly well that once an international force is positioned between Israel and Hamas-controlled territory, Israeli military action will become all but impossible. Hamas would emerge battered but unbroken, shielded by foreign troops and diplomatic pressure, ready to rebuild under the watchful eyes of its patrons in Doha and Ankara.

And yet, Washington still refuses to say the obvious: Qatar and Turkey are not partners in security – they are partners in Hamas’s survival.

This is why the upcoming Netanyahu–Trump meeting is so critical. Turkey is counting on President Donald Trump to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into allowing Turkish troops into Gaza. Netanyahu has already said flatly that “there will be no Turkish troops deployed in Gaza.” He must hold that line with absolute firmness. Allowing Turkish participation in the ISF would be a strategic calamity of generational proportions.

If the Trump administration truly wants its Gaza plan to succeed, it must stop allowing Qatar and Turkey to dictate the terms. Instead, it should turn to the regional actors who genuinely oppose the Muslim Brotherhood and genuinely seek stability: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and others who have repeatedly designated the Brotherhood – and by extension Hamas – as terrorists. These are the states that genuinely seek a less radicalized, more pro-Western Middle East.

“Scripted Reality”

“Scripted Reality” And Predictive Programming

Ramon Tomey

• Predictive programming is a deliberate strategy used in cinema and media to condition public acceptance of future policies, technologies and social changes by introducing them first as fictional concepts.
• Its methods include soft disclosure, normalization and cultural conditioning, making shocking ideas feel familiar, inevitable and normal through repeated exposure in entertainment.
• The link between Hollywood and globalist institutions is documented, with organizations like the RAND Corporation and the Council on Foreign Relations using films as tools to shape geopolitical narratives and public opinion.
• Historical examples show a pattern of “fiction” preceding reality, such as The Manchurian Candidate and mind control experiments (MKUltra) or Network and modern media consolidation, suggesting these are rehearsals, not coincidences.
• Awareness and critical viewing are the antidotes; by recognizing patterns, questioning narratives and sharing insights, the public can break the spell of manipulation and resist conditioned acceptance.

Imagine sitting in a dark theater, popcorn in hand, as the screen flickers to life. You’re there to escape – to laugh, to cry, to feel. But what if the story unfolding before you isn’t just entertainment? What if it’s a carefully crafted message designed not just to reflect the world, but to shape it?

This is the unsettling reality of predictive programming, a deliberate strategy woven into cinema and media to condition public perception long before policies, technologies, or social shifts become reality. Dennis Schultz’s “Scripted Reality: The Hidden Hand of Cinema and the Art of Predictive Programming” elaborates on this subtle tactic.

Predictive programming isn’t new. Its origins trace back to psychological warfare experiments in the early 20th century, when governments realized that controlling beliefs was more effective than brute force. During World War II, films like Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” series weren’t just propaganda – they were blueprints for selling war to a reluctant public. By the Cold War, Hollywood had evolved into a testing ground for controversial ideas.

From screen to society: How entertainment shapes reality

To understand predictive programming, we must define key tactics:

• Soft disclosure: Gradually introducing shocking ideas through entertainment, making them feel familiar by the time they appear in real life. “Minority Report” (2002) normalized pre-crime policing, while “Contagion” (2011) primed audiences for pandemic lockdowns years before COVID-19.
• Normalization: Making the unthinkable seem ordinary. “Gattaca” (1997) framed genetic discrimination as inevitable; “Black Mirror” episodes about social credit systems now feel eerily prescient as China punishes dissenters with digital scoring.
• Cultural conditioning: Slowly reshaping societal values. Notice how nearly every modern blockbuster includes interracial couples or LGBTQ characters – not for organic storytelling, but to redefine family structures and social norms.

The connection between Hollywood and globalist institutions isn’t conspiracy – it’s documented. Defense contractor RAND Corporation openly studied how media narratives shape public opinion. Its 2001 report explored using films to “educate” the masses on military interventions and domestic policies.

The key is pattern recognition. When George Orwell’s “1984” warned of mass surveillance in 1949, it was fiction – but by the time “Enemy of the State” (1998) depicted National Security Agency-style spying, the infrastructure was already being built. When “V for Vendetta” (2005) showed a government fabricating a virus to justify tyranny, it was a dress rehearsal for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Repetition is critical: The mere exposure effect means the more we’re exposed to an idea, the more acceptable it becomes. That’s why themes like pandemics, artificial intelligence overlords and social credit systems appear across decades of films. It’s not creativity—it’s conditioning.

Predictive programming only works if audiences remain passive. But once you see the pattern, you can’t unsee it. Watch films critically, and ask the following questions:

• Why is this theme appearing now?
• Who benefits from this narrative?
• What are they preparing us to accept?

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AI Hype Or Crock?

AI Hype Or Crock?

Robert Gore 

Never has humanity expended so much on an endeavor for which it will receive so little as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) project. Its design rests on the assumption that the human intelligence (HI) it is attempting to mimic and surpass is analogous to its own operating protocols. In other words, humans take in data and process it in definable ways that lead to understandable outputs, and that is the essence of HI.

AI designers reverse the scientific process of exploring reality and then defining, modeling, and perhaps deriving something useful from it, instead assuming that the reality of HI conforms to the AI model they’re building. It’s like expecting a clock to reveal the nature of time. This may seem surprising because among AI designers are some of the brightest people in the world. However, they demonstrate a profound lack of those qualities that might lead them to further understanding of HI: self-awareness, introspection, humility, wisdom, and appreciation of the fact that much of HI remains quite mysterious and may always remain so. Alas, some of them are just plain evil.

AI looks backward. It’s fed and assimilates vast amounts of existing data and slices and dices it in myriad ways. Large language models (LLMs) can respond to human queries and produce answers based on assimilated and manipulated data. AI can be incorporated into processes and systems in which procedures and outcomes are dependent on data and logically defined protocols for evaluating it. Within those parameters, it has demonstrated abilities to solve problems (playing complex games, medical diagnosis, professional qualification exams, improving existing processes) that surpass HI. There is, of course, value in such uses of LLMs and AI, but that value derives from making some of the more mundane aspects of HI—data assimilation, manipulation, and optimization for use—better. Does that value justify the trillions of dollars and megawatts being devoted to AI? Undoubtedly not.

AI has been presented as a labor-saving miracle. But many businesses report a different experience: “work slop” — AI-generated content that looks polished but must be painstakingly corrected by humans. Time is not saved — it is quietly relocated.

Studies point to the same paradox:

• According to media coverage, MIT found that 95% of corporate AI pilot programs show no measurable ROI.

• MIT Sloan research indicates that AI adoption can lead to initial productivity losses — and that any potential gains depend on major organizational and human adaptation.

• Even McKinsey — one of AI’s greatest evangelists — warns that AI only produces value after major human and organizational change. “Piloting gen AI is easy, but creating value is hard.”

This suggests that AI has not yet removed human labor.
 It has hidden it — behind algorithms, interfaces, and automated output that still requires correction.

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'Ukraine is Black Hole Absorbing EU Money, Future' - Slovak PM

'Ukraine is Black Hole Absorbing EU Money, Future' - Slovak PM

Sputnik

 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday compared Ukraine to a black hole that absorbs money and the future of the European Union. 

"Ukraine is a black hole absorbing billions of euros, rational economic thinking, and the sustainable future of the European Union," Fico said on the social media. 

In November, the Slovak prime minister expressed his concerns over the proper management of European funds provided to Kiev, given the recent corruption scandal in Ukraine.

Death toll in Sydney massacre at Hanukkah event rises to 16, says minister

Death toll in Sydney massacre at Hanukkah event rises to 16, says minister

TOI

The death toll in the massacre at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia has risen to 16, an Australian minister says.

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park is cited by the Sydney Morning Herald saying that 16 people have died, including a child who died of their wounds in a hospital.

Earlier, a Jewish community leader said that the victims included a 12-year-old girl who had succumbed to her wounds.

It is not clear if the figure of 16 includes one of the gunmen who was killed. Earlier, the death toll had stood at 11 victims and one of the perpetrators.

“This is absolutely horrendous for the community broadly, but particularly the Jewish community, but for Australians,” Park says on Nine’s Today show, according to the news outlet.

Australia said to be investigating if Sydney attack was part of larger Iranian plot

Lazar Berman

The Mossad notified Australian intelligence about Iranian-backed “terror infrastructure” in the country planning to carry attacks on Jewish targets about a month ago, Channel 12 reports.

Almost all of the infrastructure was taken apart by Australian authorities after receiving the Israeli warning, according to the report, and Australian intelligence is investigating whether the perpetrators of today’s attack were part of the Iranian effort.

In October, the Mossad released details about a trans-national terror network run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which was behind a string of recent attacks on Jewish sites in Western countries, including Australia.

According to Israel’s spy agency, senior IRGC-Quds Force commander Sardar Ammar heads the network, which intensified its efforts to attack Jewish and Israeli sites around the world since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel.

Iran vows to continue to ‘resolutely support’ Hezbollah against Israel

Iran vows to continue to ‘resolutely support’ Hezbollah against Israel

AFP

A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says the country will “resolutely support” Hezbollah, its ally in Lebanon, in the terror group’s efforts to confront Tehran’s regional foe, Israel.

The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati come as Lebanon faces pressure from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah, which engaged in more than a year of hostilities with Israel following the outbreak of the Gaza war.

“Hezbollah, as one of the most important pillars of the resistance front, plays a fundamental role in confronting Zionism,” state news agency IRNA quotes Velayati as saying to Hezbollah’s representative in Tehran.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran, under the leadership and orders of the [supreme] leader, will continue to resolutely support this valuable and selfless group on the front lines of the resistance,” he adds.

Iran has for years supported what it calls the axis of resistance, a network of anti-Israel armed groups that includes Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Velayati recently drew sharp criticism from Beirut after he said in late November that the “existence of Hezbollah is more essential for Lebanon than the daily bread.”

Germany Detains Five Over Suspected Christmas Market Attack Plot

Germany Detains Five Over Suspected Christmas Market Attack Plot

Stefan J. Bos

German authorities have detained five men in southern Germany over an alleged plot to carry out a “possibly Islamist-motivated attack” on a Christmas market, officials confirmed late Friday.

The suspected attack targeted a Christmas market in the Bavarian city of Dingolfing and was thwarted following a tip from a foreign intelligence service, according to German media reports and prosecutors.

Authorities said the alert prompted an urgent police operation, leading to the arrest of five suspects on Friday. The Munich public prosecutor’s office confirmed that those detained include a 56-year-old Egyptian national, a 37-year-old Syrian national, and three Moroccan nationals aged 22, 28, and 30.

German newspaper Bild and other outlets reported that the alleged plot was uncovered after German security services received specific intelligence from a foreign intelligence service. Officials have declined to identify the country involved or the precise nature of the information.

German police said the tip was considered credible enough to justify immediate intervention, particularly given heightened security concerns surrounding Christmas markets, which have previously been targeted in deadly attacks service.

Investigators believe the suspects may have planned to ram a vehicle into a crowded Christmas market, a tactic used in past extremist attacks in Europe.

Yet authorities stressed that it remains unclear how advanced or operational the plans were, and no specific date for a possible attack was confirmed.

Prosecutors said the investigation is ongoing and that charges have not yet been finalized, as evidence is still being assessed.

Germany traditionally increases security around Christmas markets following a series of attacks in Europe in recent years, including the 2016 Berlin Christmas market attack, which killed 12 people.

Officials emphasized that the swift action in Dingolfing demonstrates improved intelligence sharing and rapid response capabilities, though they cautioned against drawing premature conclusions about motives.

Authorities urged the public to remain calm, saying there is no indication of an immediate threat to other Christmas markets at this time.

Prophetic Stage-setting Continues

Prophetic Stage-setting Continues

Terry James

Another stage-setting matter that leaps from recent news concerns the ongoing development of the Gog-Magog coalition that will bring about that disastrous assault, according to Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.

Despite the recent reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran, Turkey has called for closer diplomatic and trade relations with the Iranian regime, as both countries seek to bolster their influence in the Middle East while openly targeting Israel.

In a new interview with the semi-official Iranian news outlet ISNA, Turkey’s Ambassador to Iran, Hicabi Kırlangıç, said Ankara was working to expand bilateral cooperation with Tehran by leveraging existing capabilities to increase economic ties between the two countries…

The Turkish diplomat’s latest remarks followed Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit on Sunday to Tehran, where he also pushed for stronger bilateral cooperation between the two countries and denounced what he called “unfair sanctions” on Iran.

In a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Fidan reaffirmed Turkey’s support for Tehran while calling for the country’s nuclear program to be addressed through dialogue amid ongoing discussions to restart nuclear talks with the West. (“Turkey Pushes for Closer Ties with Iran Despite Mounting Sanctions as Both Countries Pursue Regional Ambitions,” Algemeiner.com)

It is more than interesting that the ties that are bringing Turkey (Togarmah) together with Iran (Persia) in a close, mutually advantageous relationship involve economy. Both nations are hurting in the world trade wars that are ongoing.

When thinking on Russia, the third major nation/entity of the future Gog-Magog assaulting force, it is economy that is most troubling to the Putin regime. Sanctions and other financial calamities continue to embroil the Russians.

The prophet Ezekiel said these three nation/entities will assault Israel in order to “take great spoil.” It is for economic reasons–at least partially—that the Gog-Magog force coalesces to come to plunder riches from Israel.

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Death toll climbs to 12 in Bondi Beach terror

Death toll climbs to 12 in Bondi Beach terror

CAITLIN POWELL

ASHLEY NICKEL

Twelve people, including children, are dead after two gunmen armed with rifles opened fire at Bondi Beach on Sunday afternoon, in an act of terrorism targeting a Jewish holiday celebration.

Witnesses said two men stepped out of a vehicle on Campbell Parade, near Bondi Pavilion, and opened fire about 6.40pm on Sunday with footage showing blast after blast on the tourist strip. Some witnesses report more than 30 shots.

Video and photos taken by a Daily Mail photographer show a gunman, later identified as Naveed Akram, 24, from Bonnyrigg in Sydney's southwest, opening fire from an elevated bridge.

A festival for Hanukkah, named Chanukah by the Sea, advertised as a night of family fun, was taking place, with children attending the event when the gunmen, one of whom was on the terror list and known to authorities, opened fire. 

NSW Premier Chris Minns confirmed 12 people were killed in a press conference late on Sunday.

Up to 29 injured people, including two police officers in critical condition and a child, have been taken to various hospitals in Sydney. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned the shooting, which has been confirmed as an act of terrorism.

'This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah – which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith,' he said.

'An act of evil antisemitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation... An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian.'

Akram was shot, arrested and remains in custody, where he is being treated by emergency services. The second gunman has been shot dead.

Akram's home in Bonnyrigg was raided by police, as a crowd watched from the pavement. His family has owned the property for a year.

At least three residents were then drawn out of the home at gunpoint by police with their hands up.

It was also confirmed late on Sunday evening that a number of suspicious items had been found near the bridge where the gunmen fired rounds, including an improvised explosive device (IED).

The IED was removed by bomb squad specialists, driven away in an armoured car.

A black and white flag could be seen abandoned on the bonnet of a silver Honda at the scene. It is unknown what the flag means.

Larisa Kleytman was with her husband when he was shot dead while trying to protect her.

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At least 11 killed as gunmen open fire on Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

TOI STAFF and AGENCIES

Dozens more wounded in terror attack on Chabad event, one of deadliest attacks on Jews outside Israel in decades; Australian authorities accused of failing to combat antisemitism; Chabad emissary among victims

Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday at a Hanukkah event being held at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark the first night of the Jewish holiday, Australian authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Jews outside Israel in decades and the worst on Jews abroad since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack.

Jewish leaders in Australia and Israeli officials described the deadly shooting as an outgrowth of rising antisemitism globally since October 7, 2023, with many accusing the Australian government of doing too little to protect the country’s Jewish community.

Australian officials declared the incident a terror attack, and the country’s prime minister vowed to “eradicate” antisemitism.

Among those killed was Rabbi Eli Schlanger, an emissary of the Chabad Lubavitch movement who has worked there for 18 years, according to Chabad sources.

At least 29 people were confirmed wounded, including two police officers, said Mal Lanyon, the police commissioner for New South Wales state, where Sydney is located.

Lanyon said the death toll was “fluid” and that wounded people were still arriving at hospitals.

The scene unfolded late Sunday afternoon as two men in black opened fire at the famed beach, with footage showing dramatic scenes of people scattering along the sand and into nearby streets and parks.

Eyewitnesses said they heard around 50 shots as the shooting went on for around 10 minutes.

The attack occurred as hundreds were gathering at a playground next to the beach for an event called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the eight-day Hanukkah holiday.

“This attack was designed to target Sydney’s Jewish community,” said the New South Wales state’s premier, Chris Minns. The massacre was declared a terrorist attack due to the event targeted and weapons used, Lanyon said.

Police said the event had drawn more than 1,000 people. It was advertised as having live entertainment, food for purchase and games for children, all culminating in a grand menorah lighting.

Haim Levy told Israel’s Channel 12 news that he had been sitting with his wife, son and daughter at Bondi Beach when the shooting started.

“It was immediately clear that something [terrible] was happening,” he said. The three ran for cover, hiding behind cars in a parking lot as bullets whizzed overhead. Levy said he tried to keep his 2-year-old son quiet as they hid for fear the terrorists would hear and come and kill them. “Thank God we survived, when bullets were flying in all directions… It seemed never-ending.”

One gunman was killed and a second was taken into custody in serious condition, authorities said.

Dramatic footage, apparently filmed by a member of the public and broadcast on Australian television channels, showed someone appearing to tackle and disarm one of the gunmen, before pointing the attacker’s weapon at him. In the footage, a second person can be seen standing on a bridge and firing at people hiding between cars.

Another video captured from the air appeared to show the moment one of the gunmen on the bridge was shot. Footage also showed two men pressed onto the ground by uniformed police on a small pedestrian bridge. Officers could be seen trying to resuscitate one of the men. The footage could not be immediately verified.

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U.S. Soldiers Killed In Ambush Near Palmyra

U.S. Soldiers Killed in Ambush Near Palmyra as Syria Fighting Intensifies Again

Kaley

We have some tragic news to report.

An ISIS attack in Syria has killed two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter.

A lone gunman ambushed the American soldiers in the town of Palmyra.

In addition to the multiple deaths, three were wounded.

After the attack, reinforcements began to flood into the area — including fighter jets and helicopters.

U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN SYRIA, AND NOW PALMYRA’S A WARZONE AGAIN

Official U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Pentagon statements confirm 2 U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian (interpreter/contractor) was killed, plus 3 U.S. personnel wounded in an ambush by a lone ISIS gunman near Palmyra during a joint patrol with Syrian forces.

Now, American reinforcements are pouring into the area, backed by helicopters and fighter jets, as the Pentagon gears up for what looks like a full-scale military operation to clear the area.

Syrian army forces in the Al-Tanf area, which had been acting as agents for the Americans, appear to be excluded from this operation, as their role is limited to escorting convoys and deploying to close roads only.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell states on X:

“Their mission was in support of on-going counter-ISIS / counter-terrorism operations in the region… the soldiers’ names, as well as identifying information about their units, will be withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin notification.

This attack is currently under active investigation.”

President Trump mourned the loss of the soldiers and interpreter who were killed and vowed serious retaliation in a statement on Truth Social.

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