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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

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URGENT PRAYER NEEDED

ARE WE LOOKING AT ANOTHER BLACK MONDAY?

Good – BBB passed

Bad – Saudi Arabia: secret meetings 

Ugly – Judea & Samaria

Good: budget deal

Legislative Breakdown: What’s in the Big Bill

  • Tax Cuts Extended: The Trump-era tax reductions that were set to expire are now locked in, benefitting individuals and small businesses.
  • Tipped Wage Tax Eliminated: A major win for restaurant and service workers — and a clear political nod to working-class Americans.
  • Border Security Surge: Billions in new resources for the southern border — fencing, surveillance, and detention capabilities.
  • Regulatory Rollbacks: Additional deregulatory provisions aimed at streamlining federal red tape across sectors.
  • Planned Parenthoods lose $1 Billion close 200 facilities

Bad: Secret meetings 

Will this Monday be a “black Monday”, will Israel be sold out and told to accept a deal that is not in their best interest?  A few weeks ago Prime Minister Netanyahu flew from Europe to get Trump’s blessing to attack the nuclear facilities in Iran.  Trump told him to stand down and allow the US to broker a deal with Iran.  No deal was reached and the attacks happened anyway.  My fear is the same for this Monday, Israel needs to be in on all talks that concern peace in the Middle East. They are our long-time partners.

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman secretly met with President Donald Trump and other key officials in the White House on Thursday to discuss de-escalation efforts with Iran, multiple sources confirmed with Fox News.

According to sources, the talks included discussions about de-escalation with Iran and getting to the negotiating table. The talks were also reportedly about ending the war in Gaza and negotiating the release of the remaining hostages – whether dead or alive – and about working toward peace in the Middle East. Although the talks were not exclusively about the possibility of normalization with Israel, sources said the conversation dealt with steps that needed to occur to get there.

The Saudis are in the process of finalizing a defense and trade deal with the U.S., and the message shared between the two allies, sources added, is that they see eye-to-eye on all issues.

  • Saudi Arabia – expansion of Abraham Accords
  • Likud Party deal to preserve Judea & Samaria
  • 60 day Hamas ceasefire
  • Who will rule Hamas?

Ugly: It’s all about the land.  

Remember James Carville ( insert crazy Cajun dialect) “It’s the economy stupid” to President Clinton on his re-election bid.  Well with Israel it is “all about the land.”

Fast forward to today: we are seeing signs of another round of Abraham Accord expansion, driven by geopolitical ambition and economic interests. Letters of warning have been sent to the White House by Pastors and Christian Conservatives, (myself included), but don’t yet know if they’ve reached President Trump’s desk. But the message remains the same

  • Genesis 15:18 (NKJV): On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.”
  • Joel 3:2 (NKJV): “I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter judgment with them there on account of My people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: they have divided My land.”
  • Likud Party ministers in the Knesset demand that Netanyahu annex the West Bank (Biblical Judea and Samaria) before the end of the month.

Let us watch closely. Let us pray fervently. What are his faith advisors telling him?  

  • Are they speaking Biblical truth to Trump?
  • Do they understand the severity of dividing the land??
  • Or is Trump not listening to his counsel?
  • And let us speak truth boldly — that no campaign, no peace deal, and no political ambition is worth compromising the eternal covenant of the Lord.

Wrap up

  • Pray for discernment.  Someone needs to get into the President’s ear.
  • How badly does Trump want peace ?
  • Are financial deals more important?
  • Investments are great, but can two walk together???
  • Intercede because God frowns on division of the land of promise (covenant?)
  • Honoring God’s covenant with Israel is MAGA or America first.
  • Israel is the best friend we have in the world & in the most volatile area of  the world is Israel.

Sage words from Ambassador Mike Huckabee : “Hamas has “no future” in Gaza, it would be like the Nazis rebuilding Germany after WW2

Prayer points below:

  • Discernment for President Trump
  • No division of the land
  • No two state solution
  • Safety for IDF and citizens of Israel
  • Hostages returned first before a cease fire
  • Psalms 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

The War of Tariffs: How Far Can Ego Go?

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By Tania Koenig

This is an excellent look at the turbulent times we live in and the uncertainty of our times. It truly is a war of the heavenlies. We must learn to fight the spiritual war. Rh

Donald Trump began his second term not just with political momentum, but with global reverence. At the 2024 reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, world leaders, kings, and queens stood to honor him—a gesture not born of ceremony, but of deep respect for his resilience. He had survived two assassination attempts, led a bold campaign against immense odds, and returned to the world stage carrying both gravitas and a defiant spirit.

Yet somewhere between honor and hubris, something shifted.

President Trump’s initial diplomacy toward Vladimir Putin gave way to frustration. After weeks of behind-the-scenes talks, he told NBC News he was now “very angry” with Putin, threatening a 50% tariff on countries purchasing Russian oil unless a ceasefire in Ukraine is reached. Curiously, however, Russia and Belarus—central actors in the conflict—were not included in the retaliatory tariffs announced earlier this month.

Markets took note. So did the nations.

The American dollar tumbled. The euro surged to $1.30, shaking investor confidence. U.S. consumers are bearing the brunt of rising costs. The tariffs, intended as leverage, are beginning to resemble self-inflicted wounds.

This is no longer just a war of policy—it’s a war of pride. And ego is proving to be the most expensive currency of all.

Trump famously declared, “This war should have never happened—and it wouldn’t have happened if I were President.” But today, with no ceasefire in Ukraine, no progress in Gaza, no clarity with Iran, and no breakthrough with Putin, those words ring hollow.

Let’s be clear: Iran is not a place for simplistic posturing. The Iranians are masterful negotiators, many holding PhDs in international relations, law, and economic strategy. But beyond academic credentials lies a deeper reality: they are heirs of the Persian Empire, one of the most sophisticated civilizations in history.

From the days of Cyrus the Great to the intricate diplomacy of the Safavid and Qajar dynasties, Persians have wielded power not just with might—but with strategy, patience, and psychological brilliance. They understand time as an ally, not an enemy. They see the West’s rush for resolution as a weakness, not a virtue. In every negotiation, they think in centuries, not election cycles.

You don’t outtalk Iran. You outlast them—if you can.

And China? Xi Jinping isn’t reading The Art of the Deal. He’s studying The Art of War by Sun Tzu—a manual on subtlety, misdirection, and calculated control. Xi doesn’t shout; he waits. He lets the West play a loud, short game while he plays a quiet, long one.

This is not just a political reckoning—it’s a spiritual one.

The Bible warns us: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” — Proverbs 16:18

This is the moment the Church must rise—not to take political sides, but to take spiritual position. We must step into the role of watchmen, discerning the times, praying with authority, and calling leaders back to humility and wisdom.

Because this war—whether in Gaza, Ukraine, or global markets—will not be won in press rooms or tariff threats.

It will only be turned by divine intervention.

When diplomacy becomes theater, when world leaders are moved more by ego than wisdom, it is the Church that must return to the wall in prayer.

Because if the course ahead is left to ego, the world will fracture.

But if it is turned over to the Lord, we may yet see the kind of breakthrough that only Heaven can orchestrate.

Hostages Bodies Rescued

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The Israel Defense Force has announced that in a Joint Operation with Shin Bet, they have Successfully Recovered the Bodies of Six Hostages who were Kidnapped on October 7th and Murdered by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, with the Bodies being discovered in a Tunnel beneath the City of Khan Yunis in Southern Gaza. The Bodies include 79-Year-Old Haim Perry from Nir Oz, 80-Year-Old Yoram Metzger from Nir Oz, 79-Year-Old Avraham Monder from Nir Oz, 51-Year-Old Nadav Popplewell from Nirim, 34-Year-Old Yagev Buchshtav from Nirim, and finally the 75-Year-Old Polish-Israeli Historian Alexander Dancyg from Nir Oz. Per Amir Tsafati, Behold Israel

My fear is that none of the hostages are still alive. Praying for their safety. Rh

Israeli General to CBN News: Israel Has No Choice but to ‘Attack with All Our Capabilities’

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Chris Mitchell CBN News

JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel stands ready to defend itself against any enemy attack. There is also the possibility that the Israel Defense Forces will go on the offensive.

Netanyahu sees the situation as a seven-front war where Iran and its proxies are trying to strangle the Jewish state.

“Their visible aggression is insatiable, but Israel is not helpless,” Netanyahu said. “We are determined to stand against them on every front, in every arena, far and near. Anyone who murders our citizens, anyone who harms our country, will be held accountable. He will pay a very heavy price.”

Some anticipate Iran will launch a bigger attack than April 13th, when some 350 missiles and drones rained down across Israel, resulting in only minor damage.

The Alma Research Center in northern Israel estimates a combination of “ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs from many sites in western Iran” could be launched.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dispatched a fighter squadron to the Middle East, and the head of the Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, is already here in the region.

Retired IDF General Amir Avivi tells CBN News Kurilla is expected to play a valuable role in helping coordinate a similar coalition effort that protected Israel in April.   

“It enables to really assist Israel to deal with all the different threats – whether it’s ballistic missiles, a UAV, and any other capability Iran might shoot at Israel or Hezbollah – and it increases dramatically the chances of really being able to secure Israel in the best way possible,” Avivi explained.

He added, “There is no 100 percent, but it definitely improves a lot – the chances of really dealing very well with most of the capabilities Iran and Hezbollah have.”

We asked the general about Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah’s threat that he may hit Tel Aviv or other civilian centers in Israel, and how Israel would respond if it happened.

Avivi replied, “If Hezbollah will shoot Israeli centers? This is a full-scale war. We have no other choice but to attack with all our capabilities. And I can tell you that Israel can inflict huge, huge damage on Hezbollah and also Lebanon. Overall, if (they would fire on) Israeli cities and infrastructure. Israel would destroy all the infrastructure of Lebanon, and they need to take that into account.”

Like a spy thriller: Amazing details about assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran begin to emerge

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Israelis woke up on Wednesday morning to the shocking report that not one, but two of their greatest enemies had suddenly died overnight.

Some hours after Israel struck Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s military chief – which would remain unconfirmed until late at night – reports of the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran began to emerge.

The initial reports were based on statements from Iranian media citing regime officials and declarations from the Hamas terrorist organization. The reports suggested that the arch-terrorist had been killed in an Israeli airstrike, with media suggesting that a missile attack had been launched from outside the country.

Although the circumstances of Haniyeh’s assassination in a guest house belonging to the Iranian regime, in the heart of its capital, were already deeply humiliating, Thursday evening brought even more embarrassing reports from Western media.

Reports of a drone or missile attack now seem to have been disseminated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), who were responsible for the security at the guest house, in an attempt to shift blame onto another security force within the country.

Instead, The New York Times reported – and other outlets like The Jerusalem Post confirmed – that Haniyeh was killed by a bomb that had been hidden, several weeks earlier, inside the room where the senior Hamas leader was staying, and that the bomb was activated remotely by Israeli Mossad agents who were on Iranian soil at the time.

Later on Thursday evening, IDF spokesman Brig.-Gen. Daniel Hagari indirectly confirmed this report when he stated that “no additional air strike” was launched by Israeli forces on the night Shukr was killed by the IDF.

There was “not a missile nor an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle in the entire Middle East that night,” Hagari reiterated, before adding an unusual comment in which he didn’t elaborate.

“In recent years, Iran has been managing a terrorist infrastructure for the transfer of Iranian explosive devices to Israeli territory, for the purposes of terrorist attacks,” the IDF spokesman noted, possibly hinting that Israel had killed Haniyeh in the same manner.

“We will continue to act against Iranian terrorism with determination,” he added.

According to sources of the Jerusalem Post , the bomb had been smuggled into Iran and hidden in the guest house as far back as June. The house is located in an IRGC compound in a high-end suburb of northern Tehran.

During his frequent visits to Tehran over the past decade, the Hamas leader often stayed at this exact guest house, providing a clear target location for his assassination.

The explosive device and its activation utilized similar cutting-edge remote technology to that used in the assassination of Iranian nuclear chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh several years ago, according to the Post

The device was allegedly calibrated with such precision that the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, survived the blast despite be located in an apartment next door.

The Jerusalem Post report added one more highly interesting piece of information to the puzzle.

Contrary to the widely accepted and reported opinion that the main obstacle to progress in the hostage release negotiations was Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar, the Post reported that in recent weeks, it was often Haniyeh who, through his opposition to certain aspects of the deal, prevented an agreement.

This makes the elimination of Haniyeh, no matter how it was ultimately carried out, even more significant and potentially beneficial for Israel. Shared from All Israel News Staff

PURE EVIL: Iran-Backed Hezbollah Terrorists Kill At Least 11 in Israel Including Several Children After Rocket Strikes Playground – Israel Vows Revenge by Cullen Linebarger

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On Saturday, Israel experienced the worst attack on its soil since the Hamas invasion on October 7th, which left 1,200 people dead and 240 others kidnapped by the terrorists.

The New York Post reported that at least 11 people, primarily children and very young adults, were slaughtered when a Hezbollah rocket hit a soccer field in Israel-controlled Golan Heights.

Israeli officials confirmed that the attack by Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese terror group, targeted the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams.

In addition to the 11 killed, 40 morewere reported injured in the attack, with some listed in critical condition.

The Post reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now racing back to Israel from Washington, DC. Netanyahu was still in the nation’s capital on Saturday after addressing Congress Wednesday and meeting with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he discussed the cowardly terror strike with Netanyahu. He also declared that “Hezbollah crossed all red lines” and Israel was now “facing an all-out war” with the terror group.

Katz then warned Hezbollah would pay a high toll for its actions and was confident Israel would have the full support of the United States and Europe when they decided to ultimately retaliate.

Given Hezbollah’s close ties with Iran, this attack raises the possibility of an eventual all-out war between Iran and Israel. This possibility dramatically increases should Democrats seize another four years in the White House with Kamala Harris as the new regime leader.