There’s a financial crisis Every Sabbatical year: This year primed to be mother of them all, Israeli economist warns
The current Hebrew year, 5782, began on Rosh Hashanna one month ago, beginning a new shemittah (sabbatical) year. Most people believe that the shemittah has implications only for farmers based in Israel however in Biblical times, all debts, except those of foreigners, were to be remitted. One Israeli economist has chronicled a correlation between the seven-year shemittah cycle and major economic events. If his theory is correct, the world is about to enter a major crisis.
Secret Yom Kippur War documents have just been declassified
The material now open to the public “makes it possible to follow the inter-governmental dynamics and consultations held by Prime Minister Golda Meir … and to delve into the exchanges, arguments and relations between the heads of state that led to the heavy fighting … to teach us a lot about the historical event that affects the State of Israel to this day,” the ISA said in a statement.
A little-known spaniard saved five times as many Jews during WW2 as Schindler: Now Spain wants to reward his descendants
Spanish officials are releasing the names of the Hungarian Jews who were shielded from the Nazis by Ángel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat known as the “Spanish Schindler.” Briz was recognized as a ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum back in 1966. The award acknowledged a brilliant legal maneuver he used to save over 5,200 Jews from being deported to Auschwitz from Hungary in 1944.
Now That You Have Survived The Facebook “Mini Apocalypse”, Are You Ready For A Real One?
A mini social media apocalypse unfolded Monday morning, and people were freaking out. With Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all hit by a massive global outage, everyone flooded Twitter to complain, commiserate and, of course, share memes. Even officials from Facebook and Instagram were using Twitter to update everyone on the crisis, and a lot of people found that to be quite humorous.
Minneapolis residents plead for state assistance as officer exodus continues
A group of north Minneapolis residents said they feel like they live in a “war zone” in an open letter to Gov. Tim Walz this week. “North Minneapolis, the most diverse part of the state, is a war zone, with a child murdered, a man killed when a barbershop was shot-up in broad daylight, a school teacher executed by fully automatic gunfire, a drive by shooting across an elementary school playground with children at recess, a bus evacuated after being shot at. All this in little more than a week,” says the letter. The 26 residents feel like they have been “left to twist in the winds of violence” for more than a year while the mayor and City Council have failed to act.
Minneapolis criminals seem to have machine guns now
There have been 78 instances of criminals firing fully automatic weapons in Minneapolis so far this year, according to ShotSpotter data. Machine guns account for about 0.1% of the 393 million guns in the U.S. However, in the grand scheme of things, the amount of fully automatic gunfire in Minneapolis pales in comparison to the amount of regular gunfire. In January through September of 2019, the city’s ShotSpotter technology detected 5,402 rounds fired across 1,533 activations.
IDF chief: Israel will pursue operations against Iran on all fronts
Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi stresses the importance of quality intelligence in the battle against the Iranian regime’s nuclear aspirations and says Israel’s operational plans “will continue to evolve and improve.”
Ancient Hebrew document could reveal why Dead Sea Scrolls were placed in Qumran
The Damascus Document is named after its many references to the Syrian capital, which was once governed by the ancient Hebrew King David. The document has been stored in the Cairo Genizah, a storeroom in a synagogue in the Fustat neighborhood in Cairo. New research now suggests that the Qumran region served as the site of a large annual ceremony of the Essenes, a mystical Jewish sect. According to this theory, members of this sect gathered at Qumran from cities and villages all over the land of Israel to practice an important ritual known as the Covenant of Renewal.
As alliances shift in the Middle East, Christians and Israel are increasingly less portrayed as enemies
Many leaders in the Middle East once thought that Christians and Israel were their primary enemies, but there is a “tectonic shift” taking place in the region, according to ALL ARAB NEWS Editor-in-Chief Joel Rosenberg. And with these shifting alliances and emerging threats, the Arab world is reassessing who is an enemy and who is a foe. “Look, Christians have always been thought of in the region as the problem,” Rosenberg said in a recent interview. “This is not the case currently. People see Iran as the main enemy, rightly so.”
Are winds of war brewing on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan? And how are Israel, Turkey and Russia involved?
Late in September Iran decided to hold its largest military exercise in two decades on its border with Azerbaijan setting the Azeri military on high alert and launching a ripple wave of concern through Turkey, Russia and south to Israel. But this Iranian display of artillery, drones and helicopters seems to be less about Azerbaijan and more about Israel. While Baku and Tehran have historically maintained good relations, Iran is becoming concerned with an apparent Israeli presence in Azerbaijan.
Key takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s Senate testimony
“Facebook has not earned our blind faith,” said former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower Frances Haugen in her opening statement before lawmakers. “There is a pattern of behavior that I saw [at] Facebook: Facebook choosing to prioritize its profits over people.”
One Democrat Senator is Standing Firm for Life
..US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is refusing to back …Biden’s massive, $3.5 trillion spending bill unless it includes the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding of abortion. The Biden reconciliation bill is, said the Senator, “dead on arrival” unless it includes the Hyde language.
Wars And Rumors Of Wars – Two Major Conflicts On The Horizon
Historically, the start of most wars has not been a surprise. Usually, there is a very clear build up before hostilities begin, and we are seeing the same pattern today. A “shadow war” has already been going on for quite some time, and at some point missiles will start flying back and forth between the two countries. Likewise, by now it should be exceedingly clear that China very much wants to invade Taiwan.
Facebook Says Major Outage Due to ‘Configuration Changes’
“Our engineering teams have learned that configuration changes on the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic between our data centers caused issues that interrupted this communication,” Facebook said in a blog post of the global outage on Monday.
Newly-found Iranian cyber-espionage may pose ‘real threat’ to Israel
Iranian threat actors are running a highly-targeted cyber-espionage operation against global aerospace and telecommunications companies, stealing sensitive information from targets around Israel and the Middle East, as well as in the United States, Russia, and Europe…
Hamas pushes for prisoner swap, warns of ‘explosion’ during Egypt visit
A Hamas delegation headed by the movement’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, continued efforts to reach an agreement of calm and prisoner swap, while warning against “violations” of Jerusalem and Palestinian prisoners, during a visit to Egypt on Tuesday.
Is Iran threatening Azerbaijan over Israel ties?
Iran’s media has begun to up the rhetoric against Azerbaijan, with a headline claiming that Baku has “denied the presence of the Zionist regime near the border with Iran,” a claim that appears to contrast with its insinuation that Israel’s close relationship with Azerbaijan is a threat to Tehran.
Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee
A former Facebook employee has told US politicians that the company’s sites and apps harm children’s mental health and stoke division in society. Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former product manager turned whistleblower, heavily criticised the company at a hearing in the Senate. Facebook has faced growing scrutiny and increasing calls for its regulation.
Flash floods hit Marseille after 2 months’ worth of rain overnight, France
Flash floods hit parts of the city of Marseille in southern France on October 4, 2021, after 173 mm (6.8 inches) of rainfall fell overnight, with most of it in the space of 2 hours. The amount represents 2 months’ worth of the city’s average October rainfall. Travel was disrupted in the region and a number of train services were suspended.
Italy breaks national 6-hour rainfall record with 496 mm (19.5 inches)
A weather station in Cairo Montenotte, Province of Savona in the NW Italian region of Liguria, recorded 496 mm (19.5 inches) of rain in just 6 hours on October 4, 2021, breaking the country’s 6-hour rainfall record of 472 mm (18.6 inches) set in 2011. While rain was recorded across the country yesterday, the storm unloaded most of its power in the Savona area.
Robots Take Over Italy’s Vineyards as Wineries Struggle With Covid-19 Worker Shortages
Last year’s grape harvest was a harrowing scramble at Mirko Cappelli’s Tuscan vineyard. With the Italian border closed because of the pandemic, the Eastern European workers he had come to rely on couldn’t get into the country. The company he had contracted to supply grape pickers had no one to offer him. He ultimately found just enough workers to bring the grapes in on time.
Congressional Report: Baby Food Industry Knowingly Sold Products Contaminated With Heavy Metals
A new congressional report released Wednesday revealing the baby food industry has failed to keep products with heavy metals off the shelves spurred calls for federal authorities to enact swift action and tough limits on toxin levels.
Pope Francis Holds Special Gaia One World Religion Meeting With Chrislam Co-Founder Grand Muslim Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb At Vatican Today
Back in February of 2019, we showed you how Pope Francis flew to Abu Dhabi to present the end times covenant of Chrislam to Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, how both men signed this document and then sealed their pact by a kiss on the mouth. Today, Ahmed al-Tayeb was present and accounted for at the Vatican as part of Rome’s preparation for their upcoming participation in the COP26 UN Climate Conference in Glasgow in November.
Melbourne cases hit record despite two months of lockdown
Melbourne’s COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings to watch a key sporting event for the spike as a hard lockdown to combat the spread of the Delta variant neared two months.
Canadian Police ARREST Mother in Front of Crying Children After Failing to Show Proof of Vaccination
Footage out of Canada shows Canadian police arresting a mother in front of her children for the crime of not showing her Covid vaccine passport.
School boards want national anti-terror laws used on parents!
A group representing school boards across the country asked President Joe Biden to enforce federal statutes that combat terrorism to address violence and threats directed toward school board members and public schools in a Wednesday letter.
Australian Deputy Premier: Those Declining Vaccines Will “Lose Their Freedoms”
John Barilaro continues to mandate and enforce stay-at-home orders in the former penal colony, years after the arrival of the coronavirus to Australia and mass circulation of the disease.
Israel just nullified vaccine passports for all double jabbed people… now only the triple jabbed get “freedom”
After earlier claiming that only two injections would be necessary in order to obtain a “green pass,” the government of Israel is now forcefully demanding that all Israelis received a third jab of the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to maintain the “privilege” of buying and selling.
China PCR test orders soared before first confirmed COVID case
Purchases of PCR tests in China’s Hubei Province surged months before the first official reports of a novel coronavirus case there, according to a report by Australia-based cybersecurity company Internet 2.0.
Denver Police Officer Forced to Take COVID Vaccine, Now He Says He Lost the Ability to Walk
In early August, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. He declared that all city employees, and even some private-sector employees who worked in “high-risk settings,” must be vaccinated by Sept. 30, according to the government’s website.
Company that Handles Billions of Text Messages from Major Cellular Carriers Says its Database was Hacked for Years
Syniverse, a company that handles billions of text messages from cellular carriers, quietly admitted during its filing dated September 27th with the US Security and Exchange Commission that its database was hacked for 5 years.
VERITAS: Pfizer Scientists Admit Natural Antibodies Beat COVID-19 Vaccine, Call Company ‘Evil’
Project Veritas has obtained video of Pfizer scientists admitting the massive pharmaceutical corporation is “evil” and questioning the efficacy of the experimental jabs.
Denver Police Officer Forced to Take COVID Vaccine, Now He Says He Lost the Ability to Walk
In early August, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. He declared that all city employees, and even some private-sector employees who worked in “high-risk settings,” must be vaccinated by Sept. 30, according to the government’s website.
Dr. Francis Collins Stepping Down as Head of NIH
The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is stepping down amid lingering questions regarding his agency’s funding of research in China.
Students Sue St. John’s University Over Vaccine Mandate, Citing Use of Aborted Fetus Cells in Testing
A group of students at St. John’s University (SJU) in New York are suing the school over its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, which they say violates their religious belief regarding abortion.