Danon Demands UN Designate Hamas as Terror Organisation, Condemn Rockets Fired at Civilians. 

Israel's UN envoy urges Security Council to condemn the deadly rocket attacks on innocent civilians and to designate Hamas as a terrorist organisation. 

After Hamas fired 400 missiles at southern Israel - resulting in one death, several injuries and extensive damage - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel and the Palestinians "to exercise maximum restraint."

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, appealed to the Security Council Tuesday to condemn the firing of hundreds of rockets at Israel and to designate Hamas as a terror organisation.

"Hamas has fired 400+ rockets into Israeli civilian centers. I call on the #UNSC to condemn Hamas in the strongest terms for its indiscriminate attacks against innocent civilian populations. It is time this body acknowledges and designates #Hamas as a terrorist organization," he tweeted.

"After a day of rocket barrages, there is no room for any other definition of Hamas except that of terrorist organisation. To the world it presents its civilians as victims, but then uses them as human shields," the ambassador noted.

He added that "Israel cooperated with all international bodies, including the UN, but the aggressive escalation from Gaza indicates that there are elements pushing for another round of violence that will cause destruction and losses within the Gaza Strip."

Due to the escalating violence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening held a security consultation at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv with the Minister of Defence, the IDF Chief of Staff and senior members of the defence establishment and the IDF.

A similar meeting will be held with the Cabinet on Tuesday to decide on Israel's next steps. Overnight, there were several injuries and one fatality.

IDF 'Will Retaliate Against These Cowards'

The IDF has been streaming forces to the border with Gaza, including tanks and other armored vehicles. A ground incursion by the IDF into the Strip would constitute a significant escalation in the violence and essentially mean that Israel has launched another broad counter-terrorism operation.

"Hamas continues to fire indiscriminately at Israeli civilians as we speak. Hundreds of rockets have been fired already. We will continue to defend our civilians and retaliate against these cowards. Strategic military assets of Hamas are targeted," stated IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus.

As the violence persisted and even escalated on Tuesday, Israel kept several of crossings from Israel into Gaza open, ensuring the address of Gaza's humanitarian needs.

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Rockets Fired at Israel.

The war has begun. 

Today Hamas launched a barrage  of missiles at Israel, in keeping with the 1400 year hatred of all Jews and Israel held in the heart of every Muslim, murder is all these terrorists seek to carry out and they are being funded by the EU, Great Britain and Canada.

In Retaliation and self defence, Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on  Monday after one of over 200 rockets from the militant-controlled enclave hit an Israeli bus.

Israel's national emergency service said the strike on the bus left a 19-year-old man in critical condition. Ten Israelis were treated for injuries related to rockets from Gaza, the head of volunteer-based emergency service United Hatzalah said, adding that crews were dealing with a high volume of calls from people suffering from injuries and emotional shock.

Sirens sounded across southern Israel amid the latest escalation of tensions between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that has controlled Gaza since 2007.

"Our fighter jets have started striking terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip," Israel Defence Forces said on Twitter. More than 20 Hamas military targets throughout Gaza have been struck by Israeli military so far.

Health authorities in Gaza said three Palestinians were killed in the Israeli strikes, and six injured.

Israel's military said about 200 rockets had been launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, with about 60 intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system. The attack from Gaza appeared to be revenge after an Israeli raid on Sunday killed seven Palestinian militants.

Terrorists in Gaza have fired more than 100 rockets, mortars, and missiles at Israel today. Multiple injuries have been reported, and red alert sirens are sounding as far away as Be'er Sheva and Hebron.

Even as Israel chooses the path of life and peace, these terrorists continue to choose the path of death and destruction. Their hostility and hatred has Israel once again on the brink of war.
Hamas has warned Israel not to respond or else they will target God's eternal city, Jerusalem. We need every prayer warrior to intercede right now as the Iron Dome, Israel's rocket defense system, has failed to intercept all of the rockets and will not be able to intercept the mass amount of rockets Hamas is threatening to fire on Israel.
Today, we urgently ask you to pray for Israel. Pray that her people will be kept safe from harm. Pray for protection for Israel's fighting men and women who put their lives on the line defending the country they love. Pray for all the first responders who work to help the injured in the Holy Land.
Most of all, please continue to "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" (Psalm 122:6), with the assurance that God has not forsaken His children. 

Remember brothers and sisters, these attacks upon innocent people, which especially target children, their only offence being that they are Jews, is being funded by Teresa May of Britain. (May recently doubled Britain´s contribution of international aid to the PA in response to President Trump de-funding the Hamas terrorists.) The European Union, which still includes Great Britain, is also heavily funding the terror cells of Gaza, which means Britain is making a greater contribution to international terrorism than anyone else and the fundamentalist Islamic Jihadists are reaching new heights of hatred. Merkel of Germany, Macron of France and the unparalleled brain dead lunatic Justin Trudeau of Canada are responsible for literally thousands of murders worldwide under the guise of Islamic appeasement.

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Anti-Semtism and Christianity.

Christian anti-Semitism, oh boy...where do I even start regarding this foolishness.

There are lots of foolish things on the earth but this problem is one of the hardest to believe. I mean seriously, what other religion on earth believes that God took the form of an Israeli Jewish Rabbi, that the next life includes a glamorous New Jerusalem decorated with the names of the Twelve Tribe of Israel and yet have people who claim to believe this who also hold anti-Semitic views?

This is the sort of thing that happens when people don't read the Bible for themselves and just repeat what they have been told. As unfortunately many professing Christians don't pay attention to their own Bible. Now I am not saying all Christians are anti-Semitic many aren't but even then there are perceptions that some Christians traditionally hold that are unconsciously influenced by it. One of those believes included the distorted view that the Jews rejected Jesus (Yeshua) and God rejected them completely ignoring the fact that he and the most of his believers where Jews as well-at first anyway.

And Jesus himself said, "You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews." John 4:22 If you want the salvation of God you must recognize that as a Christian you must believe in the God of the Jews according to your own Bible. "I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says...?...For I speak to you Gentiles... For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, 'Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.' Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either." Romans 11:1-21

Biblical Christianity (not the modern tradition based or Westernised Christianity we may be familiar with) was originally considered and should still be considered a branch of Judaism. Christians didn't consider themselves anything other than Jewish, even Gentile converts to Christianity were considered to be "grafted in to the faith" of the Jews, not a completely new religion. So please, don't fall for some ignorant pastor's comments and say stupid things about Jewish people. And by the way, replacement theology-the concept that the church replaced Israel-is not Biblical.

Yes the New Testament says, "For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God." Romans 2:28-29 but this is misunderstood because people don't know the context of scripture and what was already said in the Old Testament "...if their uncircumcised hearts are humbled, and they accept their guilt-then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember; I will remember the land." Leviticus 26:41-42

God's covenant with Israel was always based on the heart rather than appearance, that is not an New Testament concept that means physical Jews are no longer Jews, that was a quote based on the Torah regarding what makes someone a good Jew and Biblically believers in Yeshua (Jesus) still considered themselves Jewish so hating Jews make no sense.

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The Middle East "Truce": Why Hamas Cannot Be Trusted

Hamas, why would they not betray any oath they swear, after all, THEY ARE MUSLIMS AND THEREFORE LIARS!!!

These benefits for Hamas are exactly why the proposed truce is dangerous and sends the wrong message to Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists. A truce now says that if you engage in violent, extortionate acts, you get what you want.

This victory for Hamas will, of course, only increase the terrorists' appetite and motivation to continue their attempts to kill as many Jews as possible. They will see any truce as a retreat on the part of Israel in the face of violence and terrorism.

Hamas will now have more time to prepare for the next war against Israel. The proposed truce will give Hamas breathing space to smuggle more weapons into the Gaza Strip, dig new tunnels and recruit thousands of Palestinians to its ranks.

A real truce between Israel and the Gaza Strip will be achieved only after the jihadi terrorists are removed from power, and not rewarded for violence and threats.

It is no secret that most of the Arab countries do not trust the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. President Mahmoud Abbas's Palestinian Authority, for instance, as well as many Palestinians, do not have any confidence in Hamas, particularly after the summer of 2007, when the Islamist movement violently seized control of the Gaza Strip. Earlier this year, Abbas threatened that "shoes will be pouring" onto the heads of Hamas leaders.

Now, however, Israel is being asked to trust Hamas. This request is coming from Egypt, Qatar, and the United Nations, whose representatives have been working hard the past few weeks to arrange a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas.

According to unconfirmed reports, the proposed truce calls for reopening all the border crossings between the Gaza Strip on one side, and Israel and Egypt on the other. The truce also apparently calls for expanding the fishing zone off the Gaza Strip coast to 9 miles; paying salaries to thousands of Hamas employees, and increasing fuel supplies to the only power plant in Gaza. Qatar -- a country that has long been supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoot, Hamas -- will be required to pay for the fuel and the salaries, according to the proposed truce agreement.

What will Israel get in return? Calm. This means a Hamas promise temporarily to stop launching terrorist attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip. This promise by Hamas also includes temporarily halting the weekly, Hamas-sponsored, violent riots along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Last weekend, there were already signs that Hamas was interested in reaching a deal with Israel. The protests that Hamas launched on November 2 along the Gaza-Israel were less violent than the previous ones. This change was the result of direct orders issued by the Hamas leaders, who have apparently reached the conclusion that a truce agreement, at this stage, will be good for their group.

"The restless efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the UN to end the blockade on the Gaza Strip are nearing success," said senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya. Hamas and the other Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip, he added, were now waiting for Israel's response to the mediation efforts made by Egypt, Qatar, and the UN.

Hamas has excellent reasons to be happy with the proposed truce with Israel. The agreement does not require Hamas to make any real concessions other than temporarily to stop its terrorist attacks on Israel.

The proposed accord does not require Hamas to disarm or dismantle its militia. Hamas is not being asked to relinquish control over the Gaza Strip, or pave the way for the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza. Hamas is not being asked to destroy the terror attack tunnels it has dug along the border with Israel. Hamas is not being asked to stop smuggling weapons, for use against Israel, into the Gaza Strip. Hamas is not being asked to renounce violence or recognize Israel's right to exist. Hamas is not being asked to accept a two-state solution or abandon its dangerous, genocidal ideology.

All that Hamas is being asked to do is to sit quietly and behave nicely so that the group and its supporters can get salaries and fuel, and enjoy other privileges, such as economic and humanitarian aid.

These benefits for Hamas are exactly why the proposed truce deal is dangerous and sends the wrong message to Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists. A truce now says that if you engage in violent, extortionistic acts, you get what you want.

Hamas will see any truce with Israel as a victory. The agreement will come after seven months of violent riots along the border with Israel. It will be seen by Hamas as a victory because it will look as if the violent protests, including the launching of thousands of rockets, mortar shells, and incendiary kites and balloons towards Israel have finally achieved their goal: forcing Israel and the international community to ease restrictions imposed on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

What is disturbing is that Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip already view the current mediation efforts to achieve a truce with Israel as a reward for the past few months' deluge of anti-Israel terrorist attacks.

They apparently believe that without the violent demonstrations and terrorist attacks, which began last March, the international community would not have moved to seek a solution to their economic and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

This victory will, of course, only increase the terrorists' appetite and motivation to continue their attempts to kill as many Jews as possible. They will see any truce as a retreat on the part of Israel in the face of violence and terrorism.

When terrorists are smiling and celebrating what they perceive as victory, the world needs to worry.

Israel is again taking a big gamble by considering a truce. It also taking a big risk by putting its faith in the Egyptians, Qataris and the UN: Hamas has repeatedly and consistently violated previous cease-fire agreements with Israel.

By continuing to dig terror tunnels along Gaza's border with Israel, Hamas has violated previous cease-fires. By continuing to conduct daily rocket tests, Hamas has violated virtually all of the previous cease-fire agreements. By dispatching Palestinians to plant explosive devices, infiltrate the border with Israel, and launch arson kites and balloons, Hamas has violated every previous cease-fire. In recent months, Hamas has repeatedly broken even temporary cease-fires with Israel.

As for Egypt, Qatar, and the UN, they are acting strictly out of concern for their own and Hamas's interests. Egypt wants a truce between Hamas and Israel because it wants quite along its shared border with the Gaza Strip. Qatar wants the truce because this wealthy Arab emirate wants to bolster the standing of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas in the Arab and Islamic world. The UN, for its part, wants to prove to the world that it still relevant, influential and capable of contributing to stability, security and peace.

Not one of the three parties is trying to achieve a truce in the Gaza Strip out of love for Israel or a genuine concern for anyone's security.

Hamas will be the biggest winner if and when an agreement is reached through Egypt, Qatar and the UN. Economic and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip will absolve Hamas of its responsibilities towards the Palestinian population there. Hamas will no longer have to worry about poverty and unemployment because the international community will now be taking care of the people in the Gaza Strip. Hamas will no longer have to worry about paying salaries to thousands of Palestinian employees or purchasing fuel needed to keep the power plant operating. Qatar has already pledged to cover the expense of the fuel and employees' salaries.

Hamas will now have more time to prepare for the next war against Israel. The proposed truce will give Hamas breathing space to smuggle more weapons into the Gaza Strip, dig new tunnels and recruit thousands of Palestinians to its ranks. Hamas will not take advantage of the truce to build hospitals and schools or create new job opportunities or improve the living conditions of the Palestinians under its rule. All Hamas wants is a break so that it will be able to strengthen itself in preparation for the next war against Israel. Egypt, Qatar and the UN are now pressuring Israel to give Hamas an opportunity to amass more weapons and terrorists.

Israel is being asked to give those who seek its destruction yet another chance. Israel is being asked to give those who seek its destruction more fishing areas that will facilitate their mission of smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip. Israel is being asked to open its borders to oblige those who call for its destruction day and night. Israel is being asked to send fuel and medical aid to those who burn its flags and, on a daily basis, in the mosques and public squares of the Gaza Strip, call for its obliteration.

Israel is being asked to make all these gestures to Hamas at a time when most Arabs have stopped trusting the terrorist group years ago. The Syrian regime dumped Hamas shortly after the beginning of the civil war in 2011 because of its support for the anti-Bashar Assad opposition forces. In 2012, the Syrian authorities closed down Hamas offices in Damascus and expelled several leaders of the terrorist group.

Jordan also shut down the Hamas offices in Amman two decades ago, and in 1999 expelled several Hamas officials from the kingdom.

The Egyptians cordially hate Hamas: they consider it a "threat" to their national security because of its affiliation with Muslim Brotherhood and terrorist groups fighting against the regime of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Some Egyptians have also accused Hamas of working with the Islamic terrorist groups in the Sinai Peninsula.

Saudi Arabia has gone even further by denouncing Hamas as a terrorist organization.

These are only a few examples of how Arab countries view and deal with Hamas. Israel, meanwhile, is being asked to help Hamas by easing restrictions on the Gaza Strip. It is a request that poses a severe threat to Israel's security. Ironically, the threat to Israel that this truce presents is far more severe than the current assaults Israel is undoubtedly hoping that the truce will stop. If Hamas's Arab brothers do not trust this terrorist group, why should Israel?

The proposed truce may bring calm along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, but only in the short term. Hamas is not going to change its ideology or policies as a result of any temporary truce. It will always continue to work towards achieving its goal of seeing to it that Israel is "removed from the map."

This goal is why Israel needs to remain on high alert even if a truce is reached. Hamas's goal is also why the international community needs to understand that striking deals with terrorists simply emboldens terrorists and their friends in ISIS and other jihadi groups. The only way to deal with Islamist terrorists is by making sure that they are the first to "disappear from the map." A real truce between Israel and the Gaza Strip will be achieved only after the jihadi terrorists are removed from power, and not rewarded for violence and threats.

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Lamentations 3. Our Ways.

Lamentations 3 - Search & try our ways.

             Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky.