Israel Report - Saturday 20 April 2024
The Hand of God
After Iran's missile barrage last week against Israel, many people who endured the explosions and sirens during that night were both relieved and stunned to learn that 99+ percent of the more than 300 drones and missiles fired at them were shot down, and most did not even make it into Israeli airspace.
Many people are touting the country's military prowess and the nation's advances in defensive technology; others are grateful for the alliance with the U.S., the U.K., and even Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Yet, the prevailing sense – even in a country that is largely secular – is that Israel was blessed with a divine intervention.
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre put it best when he said, "We were all witness to nothing short of a miracle of biblical proportions."
Meanwhile, tech columnist Hillel Fuld reports it's not just religious leaders who see the hand of God in the protection of Israel.
Fuld points to some analysis he obtained by a professor of physics named Maximilian Abitbol who says there's no earthly explanation for the fact that Israel was able to successfully fend off 99.9% of the incoming missiles and drones – a nearly perfect rate.
Abitbol, who is also reportedly a defence industry expert, uses his knowledge in technology and physics to determine that there's no way to achieve a 99.9% success rate without divine intervention.
"What happened in Israel on last Motzaei Shabbat was not less than the scale of the splitting of the Red Sea," Abitbol reportedly stated. and of God in Israel's escape from the historical and foolhardy Iranian missile onslaught……..
Nothing but the TRUTH....
The following was written and sent to us during this week by a Muslim living in the state of Israel - and needs to be shared widely in these greatly anti-Semitic days;
"Apartheid" implies institutional racism in which rights are trampled. In Israel, Arab Muslims are represented in the Knesset, serve as Supreme Court justices, have the same rights as Jewish Israelis, and are exempt from serving in the military. There is no apartheid in Israel.
Some claim that Israel is an “occupier” on land that is not theirs. Yet by legal standards, Biblical standards and historical standards, the land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people.
In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip, leaving a beautiful land filled with fertile fields, lush greenhouses and an incredible beachfront.
The area was becoming the Riviera of the Middle East. If occupiers, why would Israel have given up prime real estate to an adversarial group? Israel is not an occupying force.
Though invading kibbutim and raping, maiming and murdering innocent Israeli citizens is deemed acceptable, for some reason Israel is accused of mistreating [Arab] Palestinians in Gaza.
Be reminded that Israel has no limits on the number of aid trucks bringing food and medical aid to Gaza.
The IDF happens to be the most moral military on planet earth. What other army clearly warns the enemy of when and where they will attack, then provides an escape route for innocent civilians?
Name the last nation to trade hundreds of hardened, imprisoned criminals for only a handful of hostages.
BTW – when [Arab] Palestinians need the best medical care, where do they go? You got it…Israel. (Case in point, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s life was saved [from a brain tumour] thanks to medical procedures in Israel.)
Neither Arabs nor [Arab] Palestinians are mistreated, and no, Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza.
Know the facts and be bold to share them in situations when fake news runs rampant and Israel is under verbal attack.
Arabs and [Arab] Palestinians living in Israel hearken to the fact they live free, and a much better life in Israel than any other place in the Middle East.
They know a good thing when they see it.
An Eventful Week??
The Biden Administration has agreed to Israel’s planned incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, after receiving assurances that Israel wouldn’t carry out a large-scale strike against Iran, the Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.
“The American administration showed acceptance of the plan previously presented by the ... government regarding the military operation in Rafah, in exchange for not carrying out a large-scale attack against Iran,” an Egyptian official told the outlet.
The U.S. government has opposed the long-planned Israeli operation in the town that is Hamas’ last major stronghold in the enclave.
Now that can proceed and American support will not be withheld. Nevertheless the arrogance shown by the Biden administration in its efforts to save HAMAS will not have gone unnoticed in heavenly places.
In the end the attack a few hours ago on Iran’s Isfahan air base was an incredibly ingenious operation - revealing Israel’s capacity to evade Iran’s defence systems and land missiles within a few kilometres of nuclear research facilities.
The exposure of their vulnerability must be of extreme embarrassment to the Mullah’s who rushed to assure the Americans, Britons and Israelis that there would now be no need for a further retaliation.
So, presently everything is in a state of flux in the Middle East - and Israel has been freed from any international shackles against its inevitable victory over HAMAS in Gaza - an incursion on Rafah cannot be far away now as reports are already coming in of tanks and troops amassing in the area.
Next - Hizbollah must be neutralised - and when that is accomplished Iran’s only protection will be Russia and Turkey - and possibly the Chinese? Where have we been told of that?
Tumultuous times??
Combat Debut of Navy’s SM-3 Interceptor against Iranian Ballistic Missiles.....
U.S. warships and fighters, specifically F-15E Strike Eagles, [above] played a major role in the defence of Israel during Iran’s barrage.
A variety of US and other foreign military assets, including US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers helped shoot down Iranian missiles and drones heading for targets in Israel.
A pair of U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea were reportedly among the assets employed to shoot down Iranian missiles and drones headed toward Israel the other night.
There are strong signs these ships may have fired Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) anti-missile interceptors in the course of those operations, which would mark the first use of those weapons against real incoming threats.
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) says a total of 350 Iranian missiles and drones were launched at Israel overnight and that their warheads contained a combined total of 60 tons of explosives.
The IDF had said earlier that Iran's aerial onslaught included approximately 120 ballistic missiles, 30 cruise missiles, and 170 drones fired at targets in Israel and that 99 percent of them were shot down, the vast majority before they even entered Israeli airspace.
Multiple reports citing unnamed Israeli officials say that these figures include launches from sites in Iraq and Yemen, as well as Iran itself. It is unclear whether Iranian personnel in Iraq and Yemen or Iranian-backed proxy forces were responsible for the launches outside of Iran.
Of those incoming threats, "the U.S. Navy shot down at least three ballistic missiles using the Aegis missile defence system aboard two guided-missiles destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean," according to a report from CNN.
The Arleigh Burke class USS Carney [above] knocked down at least three ballistic missiles itself, while the USS Arleigh Burke destroyed at least one more, according to Fox News.
US stops UN from Recognizing a Palestinian state through Membership…
The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing an Arab Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security Council to deny the Palestinian Authority full membership of the world body.
The United States says an independent [Arab] Palestinian state should be established through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and not through UN action.
It vetoed a draft resolution that recommended to the 193-member UN General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations." Britain and Switzerland abstained, while the remaining 12 council members voted yes.
The moves come as EU leaders meeting in Brussels have vowed to ramp up sanctions on Iran to target its drone and missile deliveries to proxies in Gaza, Yemen and Lebanon.
The U.S. sanctions target individuals and entities that produce engines that power drones and are involved in steel production.
The latest British measures target several Iranian military organizations, individuals and entities involved in Iran’s drone and ballistic missile industries.
Biden makes new push for Historic Israeli-Saudi normalization deal……
The Biden administration is intensifying efforts to broker a groundbreaking deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, aiming to solidify an historic normalization of relations, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the White House is actively engaging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to commit to a renewed push for Palestinian statehood. In exchange, Riyadh would extend diplomatic recognition to Israel.
So, if Israel agrees to the establishment of a terrorist state within its borders, a great deal of it now reduced to rubble, governed by leaders bent on the destruction of Israel itself, the Saudis would agree to recognise the FACT that Israel actually exists?
You just couldn’t make this stuff up?
ICC considering issuing war crimes arrest warrants for Netanyahu, others……..
The International Criminal Court may be considering issuing international arrest warrants in the relatively near future against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials for alleged war crimes, it was reported Thursday night.
Around 125 countries are members of the ICC, including essentially all of Europe, and are bound by treaty law to honour the ICC’s arrest warrants, though there have been examples of countries protesting such warrants and refusing to honour them.
If this atrocity went forward the PM of Israel would be arrested if he ever again set foot in Germany?? Does 1945 & 1948 have no meaning or gravity to these people?
US parades 12 nuclear stealth bombers......
Vows jets are ‘ready to strike anywhere, any time’ amid Middle East tensions.
In a spectacular show of American airpower, the US got together almost its whole fleet of B-2 Spirits - the most expensive aircraft ever built
The rarely-seen £1.6 billion aircraft were amassed as part of 'Spirit Vigilance' amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran
THE US gathered almost its entire fleet of nuclear stealth bombers in a massive show of force as the Middle East teeters on a knife’s edge.
The B-2 Spirits - saved only for the "most important missions" - are "ready to execute a global strike anytime, anywhere," the US Air Force warned.
The rarely-seen aircraft were amassed as part of the "Spirit Vigilance" training exercise which focuses on increasing the readiness of the airmen to carry out a stealth bomber mission.
The impressive aeronautic challenge involves the jets taxiing together in close formation and a minimal interval takeoff.
The aircraft, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, were seen on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri on Monday. [above]
UKRAINE
Russian Air Defence Systems Struck In Crimea..........
Major Damage At Russian Airbase In Crimea After Ukrainian Attack.......
As well as being home to an S-400 air defence system, [pictured above] the base at Dzhankoi accommodates attack aircraft and is a major logistics hub.
Photos and videos, as well as satellite sensor imagery, suggest that Ukrainian forces have once again struck the Russian airbase at Dzhankoi, in the northern part of Crimea.
Reportedly, the attack, which seems to have involved a ballistic missile strike, led to the damage or destruction of several of Russia’s prized S-400 and S-300 air defence systems.
Dzhankoi Air Base, which is home to multiple helicopters, tactical jets, and high-end ground-based air defence systems, came under a Ukrainian attack two evenings ago.
Ukrainian channels subsequently claimed that between three and five S-400 and S-300 air defence systems were hit, with various sources reporting a high price in life and other assets lost.
Meanwhile, Russian sources said the attack on the base was prosecuted by the U.S.-supplied MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). We now have high-resolution satellite imagery that can confirm some of those claims.
The base, located around 90 miles from the front lines, is a major operating hub for air combat operations over Ukraine.
Just as importantly, Dzhankoi’s S-400 and S-300 air defence systems can threaten Ukrainian air operations over a significant area.
Claims from the Russian side suggest that as many as a dozen ballistic missiles were launched against the airbase and that up to 22 personnel may now be missing.
Meanwhile, the pro-Ukrainian Crimean Wind Telegram channel reports that up to 30 Russian personnel may have been killed and another 80 injured.
Russian "Turtle Tank" Revealed....
A new example of a Russian 'turtle tank' [above] with a shed-like metal cover on top to help protect against drone attacks, especially by highly maneuverable first-person view (FPV) kamikaze types, has emerged on the battlefield.
Three of these field-modified monstrosities have now appeared just in the past week or so, and this one looks to have the largest covering seen to date.
This particular example is also equipped with an omni-directional counter-drone electronic warfare jammer with eight antennas, a design that has been increasingly seen on other Russian tanks and armoured vehicles.
The newest turtle tank is said to have been involved in an attack on Ukrainian positions near the city of Krasnohorivka in the country's eastern Donetsk region. This is the same area where the first Russian tank configured in this way emerged early last week.
The West refuse to acknowledge this war as lost….and a draft legislation has been drawn up by the Ukrarina parliament to further lower the age of conscripts - so that another 500 thousand troops can be sent into this meat grinder that is also gobbling up billions of U.S. dollars each and every day.
Germany and France are now voicing their opinion that their troops should soon be found on Ukrainian soil…this is not going to end at all well.
WORLD NEWS BRIEFING ..with Greg Denham and John Randall - 18 April 2024
Israel Report
Hi Nicholas! God's eyes are always upon Jerusalem. Not to too sure about Washington?? If Obama and Joe keep up their current treatment of Israel I can see a hand being lifted soon enough? Blessings! Mike
Macron and his war supporting leaders lost their mind; they will not go to fight themselves but will burn in their safe believed compounds when the Russian nuclear missiles will explode above them…