Israel Report Weekly - Saturday 08 January 2022
2022 - Hanging by a Thread
08 January 2022
If there was ever a year that could be described in adavance as a time when so many things hung in the prophetic balance it would have to be 2022.
Never before in human history have so many preparations for so many events been laid down as in 2021 demanding an imminent fulfilment.
As we lurch into a new year so many global events are about to be triggered as to stagger the average mind.
We are about to be microchipped, socially credited, concentrated in quarantine, digitalised, crypto-ised, fully vaxxed, photo-ID'd, social-distanced, masked, PCR and Antigen tested, boosted, surveilled, tracked, face-recognised, and controlled on a truly and massive global scale.
It would seem the reality of societal collapse is now becoming less and less of an abstract academic or entertainment-based curiosity, and more of a pragmatic one.
The threat of this comes from the intentional and relentless promotion of globalism, open borders, mass migration of displaced peoples, and the erosion of the rule of law.
And all these are on top of an already strained global economy saddled with a pandemic.
If anything, 2020-21 has given western civilization a small taste of the pending destruction that is on the horizon. It can no longer be denied that the western empires are on the wane and the eastern powerhouses are now firmly in control of world events.
The trigger for the final scene is most likely to be squeezed in the powderkeg that is the Middle East - and now all the prophetic players are on stage there awaiting their certain curtain call.
Israel, Iran, Russia, the Arab nations, all stand at the ready and esconced on Israel's borders. The conflicts foretold in Psalm 83, Isaiah,17, Jeremiah 49, Ezekiel 38/9, Obadiah and elsewhere we feel will begin in the coming year.
It is past time to seek the Lord God of Israel for salvation whilst the offer remains - because that door could be very well be closed in the days just ahead?
Hamas sets an Ultimatum for Next Week......
08 January 2022
Hamas and Islamic Jihad threaten a military confrontation if Israel does not meet their demands by January 13.
Senior Egyptian sources told the Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper on Thursday that Hamas and Islamic Jihad are pessimistic about the indirect negotiations with Israel and are accusing the Jewish state of procrastinating when it comes to implementing the understandings on the lifting of the “siege” on the Gaza Strip and promoting reconstruction of the Strip from the fighting in May of last year.
In an interview with the newspaper, these sources said that the Egyptians had separate talks with the leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in which they discussed the "deteriorating situation" in the Gaza Strip.
According to the report, the Palestinian Arab terrorist organizations have agreed to issue an ultimatum to Israel next Thursday, January 13, by which it must take practical steps to ease the siege and remove all obstacles to reconstruction operations.
Senior members of these organizations made it clear to the Egyptian mediator that their patience with Israeli policy in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip and in prisons was running out, and if Israel continues its policies of "provocation" and "procrastination", then on January 13 "all possibilities would be open."
This “angry message” was conveyed to Israel by the Egyptian mediator who is working to prevent another round of military confrontation, the report said.
Tehran Promises “Fresh Ideas” for Vienna Talks......
January 7, 2022
To go along with the negotiating track being pursued by six world powers and Iran in Vienna. Military Intelligence (Aman) director Major General Aharon Haliva [pictured above] argued that even if they decided to renew the bad 2015 nuclear accord, some limits would remain to curtail Iran’s nuclear activity and Israel and the IDF would win time to properly prepare for a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program.
This view is not accepted by the Chief of Staff and most of the generals, who assert that the IDF is already now adequately prepared for this mission.
Chief of Staff Lieutenant. General Aviv Kohavi and Mossad chief David Barnea are of one mind on insisting that a deal with Iran would only be acceptable if the 2015 accord was rewritten and substantially improved.
Since they realize that this objective is unattainable, they favour following the path of a military strike right away.
Israel now finds itself revisiting the hot, unresolved debate of 2012, which hampered the decision a decade ago on whether or not to attack Iran in order to cut short its drive for a nuclear weapon.
The Biden Administration’s stance is not clear. However, Iran appears to be signalling a readiness for some flexibility with an offer to bring “new ideas” to the table in Vienna.
None of the powers taking part in the talks is clear about what Tehran is really driving at but are ready to wait and see what new ideas are forthcoming.
The common factor in the current state of play regarding the handling of Iran’s nuclear ambitions is a deep fog of uncertainty surrounding the next steps ahead, whether by the US, Israel or Iran.
Antisemitism is Again on the Rise Globally....
08 January 2022
Poll: 80% of Israelis are concerned by growing antisemitism worldwide.
More than half of the Israeli public thinks the country's COVID-19 policies will harm relations with Diaspora Jewry, the survey also reveals.
A recent Israel-wide survey has found that almost 80% of Israelis are concerned about antisemitism globally, with almost three-quarters (73%) believing antisemitism is widespread.
More than half (61%) believe that the problem of antisemitism has only grown stronger during the past five years.
The survey of more than 500 Israeli citizens, commissioned by World Likud and conducted by the Shiluv i2r Institute, also found that 58% of Israelis feel that Israel's relations with the Diaspora have been harmed by the current government policy not to allow Diaspora Jews to enter due to COVID-19.
More than 60% think that Jews living abroad should be allowed to come to Israel during the pandemic and that the government should open Israel's doors under humanitarian circumstances and in conjunction with COVID-19 requirements.
Israel's former Ambassador to the UN and Chairman of the World Likud Danny Danon, said, "The results of the survey emphasize that many Israelis are expressing solidarity with Diaspora Jews and think that we need to establish special circumstances for Jews who wish to visit Israel, especially in humanitarian cases".
IDF tank fire drives off pro-Iranian forces approaching Syria-Israel border.....
January 7, 2022
During an operation in the central Golan, IDF troops early Thursday observed unidentified forces taking up position close to the Syria-Israel border nearby.
The forces fled after the troops opened up with tank guns and flares.
Syrian sources and the Hizballah-controlled Al Mayadeen TV described the incident as caused by IDF cross- border tank fire on Hurriyah village in the Quneitra region of the Syrian Golan.
Israeli aircraft were said to have hovered overhead. There were no casualties in the incident.
A local Syrian journalist reported that the targets were Iranian or Iran-backed forces which had advanced into new border positions.
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