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Syrian Sanctions Lifted

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Not sure how this will play out, Syria is run by a former Al Qaeda terrorist. Israel and Syria seem to be trying to work out some sort of peace arrangement, and Trump is all in on the Syrian President. Hard to believe a leopard can change its spots. Trust but verify. Rh

Syrians are celebrating: Between Wednesday and Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives announced that it had approved the Defense Authorization Bill, which includes a provision lifting the sanctions imposed on Syria under the Caesar Act.

These sanctions were originally placed on the Assad regime for crimes against humanity committed during the civil war that erupted in the previous decade. The Senate is expected to approve the bill within the coming days, after which it will be sent to President Donald Trump for final signature.

The Caesar Act is named after the alias of a former Syrian military photographer who risked his life to smuggle out thousands of images documenting torture and executions of political prisoners by the Assad regime. Since fleeing Syria, he has devoted his life to seeking justice for the victims of Assad’s brutality.

Passed in late 2019, the Act enabled the United States to impose sweeping sanctions on the Assad regime for its crimes against humanity, including the use of chemical weapons and the torture of detainees. It also targeted individuals and entities that supported the regime, with the goal of weakening its economic capabilities.

The Defense Authorization Bill, which includes the repeal of the Caesar Act sanctions, is expected to take effect on January 1, 2026. However, in its current form, the bill grants the U.S. President the authority to impose new sanctions if circumstances require.

This marks a significant political victory for the government of Ahmad al-Shar’a. Despite the involvement of Islamist governing factions in mass atrocities against Alawites and Druze, al-Shar’a has continued to enjoy support from the Trump administration.

Following the de facto repeal of the Act, thousands of Syrians poured into the streets in celebration, as the sanctions had placed severe strain on the local economy. Celebrations were reported in Damascus’s Umayyad Square, as well as in Aleppo, Homs, and Latakia.

Syrian Tourism Minister Mazen al-Salhani stated that “the repeal of the Caesar Act is a historic turning point that corrects the path of international justice and opens wide horizons for the national economy.” Speaking to the state news agency, he added: “The tourism sector is still recovering. Lifting the restrictions will expand investment opportunities and ease the movement of tourism delegations. This will strengthen Syria’s position on both the regional and international tourism map.”

Syria’s Minister for Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed al-Salh, also welcomed the development: “For the first time in decades, Syria is free of American sanctions. The repeal of the Caesar Act ends a long era of isolation and punitive measures for which Syrians paid twice – suffering under the crimes of the previous regime and then enduring the economic and institutional collapse that followed.”

Preventing not Containing Wars

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The following article is by Alma Research Center. The Alma Research and Education Center is a non-profit organization focused on researching security challenges along Israel’s northern borders with Lebanon and Syria.

This new approach to Israel’s security is working. Act before your enemies can cause damage and death. Israel is becoming more proactive in their security issues, since the Muslim and Arab world loves the cowardly sneak attack. Rh

Following October 7, there has been a shift in Israel’s strategic outlook — from a policy of containment to a proactive, preventative approach: neutralizing threats at an early stage in order to prevent the enemy’s buildup and to avoid a deterioration of the security situation.

This policy is regularly criticized by regional governments, international actors, and foreign media, who portray it as Israeli aggression and reckless behavior.

A return to a containment policy would be a mistake. The policy Israel is implementing today prevents dangerous escalation and contributes to regional stability.

(Alma research center)

WWII Vet Stuns UK TV Anchors by Telling Them the War Wasn’t Worth It – The Freedom He Fought for Is Gone | The Gateway Pundit | by Samuel Short, The Western Journal

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A veteran of World War 2 made a startling admission about the United Kingdom now when looking back on his fight for freedom.
— Read on www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/wwii-vet-stuns-uk-tv-anchors-telling-war/

What a sad state of affairs that those who fought against Hitler and his minions, would now call out the nation they saved. WW2 veterans were definitely the greatest generation. They fought face to face and in hand to hand combat not from a screen on a computer or from thousands of feet in the air. They gave their life and limbs for freedom, now they watch, as many others do, helplessly as their country is overrun by the same mindset of the Nazi’s. Rh

Israeli Diaspora minister: Erdogan a ‘sworn enemy’ of Israel, West

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly ruled out Turkey’s participation in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza.

(Oct. 21, 2025 / JNS)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a “sworn enemy of Israel and the West, a jihadist in a suit,” Amichai Chikli, the Jewish state’s minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, charged on Monday.

The Jewish state “will not tolerate a Turkish presence” on its southern border with the Gaza Strip or northern frontier with Syria, Chikli tweeted, slamming Ankara’s potential involvement in U.S. President Donald Trump’s recently-launched peace plan for the Middle East.

“‘May Allah, for the sake of His name … destroy and devastate Zionist Israel.’ This sentence was not uttered by a Hamas or Hezbollah leader, it was said in a public prayer on March 30, 2025, by the President of Turkey,” the Israeli Cabinet minister noted in his post on X.

Erdogan “is consistently trying to undermine the Jewish people’s eternal bond with their capital,” according to Chikli, who said that the Muslim leader “likely never opened the Quran nor heard of King David and Solomon, both praised in Surah Al-Anbiya and other chapters.”

“We remind the ignorant dictator Erdogan of one simple truth,” Chikli wrote. “Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel since the days of King David 1,500 years before the birth of Muhammad, and 2,500 years before the imperial-colonial Ottoman occupation.”

Erdogan’s remarks were “not slips of the tongue. They are the words of dangerous enemy,” he concluded.

In a statement backed by Trump last week, Erdogan pledged support for Washington’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip, committing to supporting post-conflict management in the coastal enclave after the war ends.

Under the plan, Turkey has committed to deploying search and rescue teams to Gaza to help recover the bodies of slain hostages and clear up the rubble. Ankara is also expected to join a multinational task force overseeing the ceasefire and assisting in the training of local forces.

However, according to an Israel Hayom report on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out Turkey’s participation in the International Stabilization Force, defining it as Israel’s “red line.”

Netanyahu has reportedly also communicated reservations about Turkish companies participating in the reconstruction of the Strip.

Israel Hayom cited political sources as saying that Netanyahu’s mention of “new threats” in a Knesset speech on Monday referred to the growing influence of Turkey and Qatar. Trump is said to hold Ankara and Doha in high regard, while Israel views both nations as destabilizing forces.

Ze’ev Elkin, who serves as an additional minister in the Israeli Finance Ministry, told the nation’s Kan Reshet Bet radio station on Tuesday that Jerusalem “must act” to limit Turkish involvement in the Gaza Strip.

“We all hear Erdogan’s statements,” the minister said, adding that while “the Emirates can be trusted a bit more, ” he did not have faith in their ability to effectively disarm Hamas as required under Trump’s plan.

Turkey is believed to have been among the issues discussed during Netanyahu’s meetings on Monday with Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, and his Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, Israel Hayom reported. Reported by JNS News

Prophetic News Update

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China, Russia, & N. Korea

We know all too well that Russia will be a big player in the end time events surrounding Israel in the Middle East. And we also know that China has been helping build different infrastructures throughout some of the moderate Middle Eastern Arab nations. China could also be the player that brings the 200 million man army across the dried up Euphrates river in the book of Revelation. North Korea is another despot that quite frankly no one knows how to deal with. With these three major players coming together in a show of strength and solidarity, no matter how fleeting it may be, is troubling not only for civilized countries, but it also sparks interest in prophetic events pertaining to the latter days.  Let us continue to be watchful and prayerful as we see possible prophetic events in the world playing out right before our eyes.  Rh See article below 

https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=8721

EXPOSED: Deep Inside Iran — The Mossad Struck First. And Struck Hard.

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For months — maybe years — the groundwork was quietly laid.

Surgical planning. Precision infiltration. Unseen firepower.

Then, in one synchronized moment, the Israeli strike lit up the Iranian night.

In central Iran, Mossad commando teams had pre-positioned deadly accurate missile systems in open fields near surface-to-air missile (SAM) batteries. As the Israeli Air Force launched a nationwide airstrike, these hidden weapons came alive — firing in unison, shattering Iran’s air defenses with chilling precision.

Elsewhere across Iran, seemingly ordinary civilian vehicles were in fact mobile platforms of destruction. Secretly modified by Mossad operatives, they carried advanced strike technology — and when the operation began, they unleashed a storm of devastation on Iranian radar sites, blinding the skies for Israeli jets.

But the most daring revelation?

The Mossad had built a kamikaze drone base — inside Iran.

Deep beneath Tehran’s shadow, hidden within Iranian soil, agents had quietly set up a launch site months ago.

When the moment came, the drones soared — targeting ballistic missile launchers at Esfajabad, one of Iran’s top threats against Israeli cities.

This wasn’t just a strike. It was a masterclass in modern warfare.

Three fronts. Total surprise. Unparalleled coordination between the Mossad, the IDF, and Israel’s defense industries.

Israel didn’t just respond. Israel rewrote the rules.

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Hegseth denies China’s claim that Golden Dome is ‘offensive’: ‘Protecting the homeland’

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Hegseth also says appealing to God is ‘longstanding tradition’ in military dating back to George Washington

By Morgan Phillips Fox News

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied China’s claim the Golden Dome would turn space into a “war zone.”

 All we care about is protecting the homeland,” Hegseth told Fox News Digital while departing from a trip to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

President Donald Trump has said for a long time defense of the homeland is critical to his “America First” policy, and the Golden Dome is a generational investment. 

Chinese Foreign Minister Mao Ning claimed this week the Golden Dome has a “strong offensive nature and violates the principle of peaceful use in the Outer Space Treaty.”

Of course the communist of China would think a dome to protect America would be a bad idea, for them. Remember the old adage “me thinks thou protest too much.” I remember Reagan and the “Star Wars” idea of protection. When you are in politics and your opponent or in this case your enemy says it’s a bad idea, then you know it is worth doing.

We have seen the effectiveness of the Iron Dome in Israel, and their other defensive weaponry that has saved countless lives during the Hamas invasion. Now if we could just get something done about a possible cyber attack, which many experts tell us is a very likely possibility I would rest must easier. And by the way the leftist went ballistic over Pete’s prayer. I say that is what we need, much more prayer. This battle for our country is a battle for the soul of America, and that my friends is a spiritual battle! Rh