ISIS released a taped message on Saturday, 26 Dec. 2015, with a speech by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in which he threatened the Jewish State. "We are getting closer to you day by day," said the message. "Do not think that we have forgotten about you. It is the obligation of every Muslim to carry out Jihad. God has gathered you in Palestine so that the Mujahadeen can reach you soon and you will hide by the rock and the tree. Palestine will be your graveyard," he said. The audio message said air strikes by Russia and by a USA-led coalition had failed to weaken his army. It also slammed Saudi Arabia's efforts to set up a coalition of Muslim nations to fight his group. "If it was an Islamic coalition, it would have declared itself free from Jewish and Crusader lords and made the killing of Jews and the liberation of Palestine its goal," the message said. (J. Post) 

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.” 
Psalm 20: 7-8

OBAMA WANTS TO BRING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES INTO THE USA: PERHAPS NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA: 

Barack Hussein Obama wants to bring tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States, but is that really a good idea? First of all, ISIS has never been more popular in the United States than it is right now, and one recent survey found that approximately 13 percent of all Syrian refugees say that they fully support ISIS. Secondly, the vast majority of these refugees end up on public assistance for an extended period of time. So not only are we bringing in potential terrorists, we are paying for the privilege of doing so. Thirdly, many of these refugees have no intention of ever integrating into USA society. Even among those that are highly educated, many fully intend to continue to practice a form of radical Islam that is antithetical to the American way of life. Yes, there are lots of good people fleeing Syria that need help. In particular, Christians are running away from the tyranny that ISIS and other jihadist groups are trying to impose upon them. Believers in Yeshua are being enslaved, tortured, beheaded and crucified by ISIS. (InfoWars)

EXPELLED SHALIT DEAL PRISONERS FORMING TERRORIST CELLS IN JUDEA & SAMARIA: Palestinian security prisoners released by Israel as part of the 2011 Gilad Shalit deal and expelled to Gaza, Qatar and Turkey have been working to form terrorist cells in Judea & Samaria and east Jerusalem to launch attacks against Israel, Hamas sources said Thursday, 10 Dec 2015. The expelled Hamas prisoners use connections they made before they were arrested, providing their contacts in the territories with funding and guidance. The expelled prisoners have also formed a shadow organization to lead protests, marches and clashes with Israeli security forces, as well as encourage incitement. (Ynet) 

"Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.” Ps 141:10

ISIS RADICALS PLANNING TERROR ATTACKS ARE ENTERING THE CONTINENT HIDDEN AMONG MIGRANTS: Hans-Georg Maasen, a German federal police chief, claimed ISIS extremists hardened on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria are blending in with the migrants and are planning 'combat missions' in Europe. In the wake of the Paris attacks it was revealed several of the gunmen and suicide bombers - who helped slaughter 130 people - had reached the city via Greece posing as asylum seekers. Maasen said his office was aware of almost 8,000 Islamic radicals in Germany. He said all of these extremists advocate violence to advance their goals, with some trying to win over migrants, and his office receives one or two 'fairly concrete tips' of planned terrorist activity a week.

He described ISIS extremists as 'combat-hardened professionals' more dangerous than those from al-Qaeda. His warnings came just nine days after it emerged eight migrants have reached Europe using documents almost identical to those carried by one of the Paris suicide bombers. The passport, found near the body of one of those who participated in the massacre of 130 people, identified him as Syrian. It showed he claimed asylum on the Greek island of Leros last month with the fake Syrian passport in the name of 25-year-old Ahmad Almohammad. But nine days later, Serbian police revealed they had arrested a man carrying a Syrian passport which was almost a carbon copy of the one found on the ISIS bomber’s corpse. It had the same name, date of birth and place of birth. The only difference was the photograph. (UK Daily Mail)

ISIS AND MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SHARE ‘SAME IDEOLOGY WITH DIFFERENT ACTIONS’: ISIS “is not that different from other political religious movements, such as the Muslim Brotherhood,” in that they “share the same original ideology, but their actions differ in degree,” said Dr. Fehmi Jadaane, according to a video posted by MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute) on Sunday, 13 Dec. 2015. “When we transform religion, with its moral, spiritual and aesthetic essence into a domestic and external political conflict, we usher Islam into the world of war and destruction,” he said in the interview. “I believe that political Islam carries the religion of Islam towards the inferno of conflict, rather than being a source for calm and a happy society….” “Are we losing the humanity and morality of Islam?” the host asked. “Yes, absolutely,” Jadaane replied. Today, Islam is perceived as the cause of killing and “everything that is anti-life,” he said. Asked if there is moderation among any Islamic groups, Jadaane said moderation is found “among regular Muslims.” The Islamic Movement in Israel is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. (Jerusalem Post) 

The West Bank is divided into three areas: Areas A and B are under the PA’s civil control, and Area  C, which makes up 60 percent of the West Bank, not including east Jerusalem, is under Israeli military and civil control. It is presumed that any final-status agreement for a two-state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict would involve the transfer of portions of Area C to the Palestinians. Netanyahu has repeatedly said he will not uproot settlements, all of which are located in Area C. Last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly turned down a plan by Netanyahu to allow the Palestinians to build in Area C in exchange for stopping terrorist attacks in Israel and US acceptance of Israel’s right to build in the settlement blocs, which Israel believes will be part of its final borders in any final status agreement.  After hearing PM Netanyahu’s statement, government minister Haim Dagan called on the prime minister to publicly reject the idea of transferring territory to the Palestinians.  To execute such a plan in the midst of a wave of terrorism would be akin to rewarding Palestinian terrorism, Dagan said.  Netanyahu must order the Civil Administration to stop working on such plans, Dagan said.  Please pray that God will never allow any Israeli government to give away one dunam of His Holy Land

The British government unveiled several new bilateral cooperative programs with Israeli academic institutions as part of UK-Israel Science Day. British Ambassador David Quarrey said, "The UK is proud that more Israeli students and scientists will now be working together with their British peers. Both countries are science superpowers, with a great talent pool and academic infrastructure. Collaboration between British and Israeli scientists can have real impact in tackling global health challenges...as well as in protecting the environment and enhancing understanding of our societies." Elsewhere however, the National Women's Studies Association in the US voted recently to join the movement to Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) Israeli academic institutions. ICEJ News

MERKEL’S GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR EU LABELING OF SETTLEMENT PRODUCTS:  A spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday 7 Dec. 2015, she supports labeling of Israeli settlement products from the disputed territories of Judea & Samaria, east Jerusalem and Golan Heights. The spokesman said that Merkel responded to a recent EU resolution to affix such a label to such items appearing on store shelves. The decision was a significant setback for the Israeli government, which had sought Germany’s help in convincing EU member states to reject implementation of labeling. It also contrasted with the spirit of close ties as the countries were winding up a year of events marking 50 years of diplomatic ties. Merkel has repeatedly stressed her opposition in interviews and statements over the last year to boycotts of Israel, but has declined to offer a specific view on the labeling measure. (Jerusalem Post)

 Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, in Sep 2015 found something Donald Trump doesn’t win at - knowing his terrorists. “I’m looking for the next commander-in-chief, to know who Hassan Nasrallah is, and Zawahiri, and al-Julani, and al-Baghdadi. Do you know the players without a scorecard, yet, Donald Trump?” Hewitt asked the 2016 Republican candidate, referring to the respective leaders of Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS. “No," Trump said. "I think by the time we get to office, they’ll be all gone.”

Trump also mixed up the Quds Force, the elite foreign unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with the Kurds - the Middle Eastern ethnic group concentrated in northern Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria and Turkey. “Are you familiar with Gen. Soleimani?” Hewitt asked. “Yes, but go ahead, give me a little, go ahead, tell me.” Trump said. “The Kurds, by the way, have been horribly mistreated by …” “No, not the Kurds, the Quds Forces, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Forces,” Hewitt explained. “Many people would say he’s the most dangerous man in the world, and he runs the Quds Forces, which is their Navy SEALs," Hewitt elaborated. "Is he the gentleman that was going back and forth with Russia and meeting with Putin?" Trump asked. Hewitt responded: "That’s the guy." (Politico) The point being, Donald Trump is in no position to call the shots on Israel’s dealings with the Palestinians.

THINGS THE FRENCH CAN DO THAT ISRAELIS CANNOT: On Friday night, 13 November, 2015, French President Francois Hollande said in reference to the Paris terrorist shootings: “To all those who have seen these awful things, I want to say we are going to lead a war which will be pitiless.” An Israeli leader could never say that against Islamic terrorists. Such language would be used as evidence that Israel desires genocide. “Pitiless,” implies that some innocent people will be killed along with the terrorists. Isn’t that collective punishment, which we are told by human rights groups is a huge crime? Or are those are only crimes when Israel does it? Even though a major campaign to destroy ISIS’ control of land will kill many innocent civilians, the death of a single child to an Israeli bullet seems to betoken some failure in on the part of the Jewish state. France and the USA and NATO must not fret over the certainty that they sadly will kill children in their righteous war against Islamic terror, but Israel cannot allow a single child to die in their fight against the same Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Islamic extremism or else its entire claim to legitimacy is shattered. (Algemeiner) The death of any child is a tragedy! Pray for the protection of all children caught in war-time conflicts across the Middle East. Israel has been proven to go out of it's way to avoid the death of innocent civilians in self-defensive measures.