by Tim Buck | Oct 10, 2025 | Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Nations, Palestinians, President Trump, Syria
Peace Deal Made!
How would you feel if all your friends told you that you better do the number one thing in the world that you want to do least? If you don’t, they’ll be done with you forever. Not sure what emotions you might experience? Then, find one of the leaders of Hamas, buy him a cup of coffee, and let him tell you just how miserable he is right now, because that is currently the terror group’s situation.
President Trump has presented his 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan [see below] to initiate phase one for ending the Israel-Gaza War. Hamas was doing their usual hemming and hawing, trying to draw out the process until it broke down. Only this time, instead of supporting them, their best friends, the Qataris, along with the Turks and the Egyptians, told them you better sign or we’re cutting you off. That’s what it took and Hamas signed on to Phase One of the deal which is to release all 48 of the remaining hostages this weekend, both the dead & alive.
If there are no last-minute snags, this should finally bring the remaining hostages home, though there’s the potential that some who are deceased may not be recovered for some time.
Achieving this milestone is no surprise to President Trump or Prime Minister Netanyahu. In fact, it is the culmination of a brilliant strategy that began exactly one month ago with the “failed” Israeli air attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar. What the media loves to portray as a botched assassination attempt was actually a key step that scared the Qataris and others into forcing Hamas’s hand.
The magnificent scheme was cooked up by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu that is worthy of a Netflix mini-series. And it worked like a charm by putting fear into Qatar which Trump used to bring Qatar into agreeing on his 20-Point Peace Plan.
President Trump is likely heading to Egypt soon for the Israel-Hamas signing agreement and then to Jerusalem to speak in the Knesset. All the rumors of the rift between Trump and Netanyahu were part of the scheme.
In the next 72 hours, the hostages will be returned home. On Sunday, 20 innocent Israeli hostages will be returned and on Monday the remaining fallen hostages will come home. In return, the terrorists will receive 250 of their imprisoned members.
And, in case you are wondering, none of the terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre will be among those returned. In return, Israel will pull back their troops from their present positions in Gaza but will remain in the Philadelphi Corridor and inside the borders of Gaza. Hamas has it in their mind that this is the end of the war, but Israel says, “We’ll see.” This agreement is just phase one of the process. If the terrorists fail to keep any part of the agreement to the letter, Israel will have full permission to destroy them.
Once the agreement is fully set in motion, Israel and the United States will be open to focus on other areas. That means that Iran needs to be looking over their shoulders. The U.S. has already moved massive forces into the Persian Gulf area. The Houthis also need to prepare for some visitations, since Israel can now put their primary focus on dealing with those terrorists.
Pause Not Peace
We need to remember that Hamas is the Palestinian chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood who opposes Israel and would like to see them completely destroyed. They see ‘peace’ as more like a ‘pause’ to reload. Genuine peace with the “Zionist enemy” is something that is anathema to the Jew-hating, genocidal Islamist death cult like Hamas.
Even if they put on the appearance of doing so, Hamas will never really disarm. They will never relinquish power. They will never renounce terrorism. They will never fully retreat into exile. It’s just not in the blood of those who are perpetually ‘blood drunk’ by the divine dictates of their ‘faith.’
“When it is possible to achieve such an aim by lying but not by telling the truth, it is permissible to lie if attaining the goal is permissible … and obligatory to lie if the goal is obligatory…“ – Reliance of the Traveler: A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law
Backed into a corner, giving up hostages was a relatively easy compromise to make. If Hamas refused then Israel’s onslaught would have been unrelenting and Hamas would have likely lost many of the hostages, either by them getting killed during combat or in rescue attempts. And fewer hostages means far fewer terrorists released from Israeli prisons in any exchange.
It was really the only choice Hamas could make, one that was made easier now that their largest supporters Turkey and Qatar (both now suddenly on the receiving end with the promise of significant military upgrades and security guarantees from the US, respectively) — were now exerting significant pressure on Hamas to accept.
Flotilla Flop
I am writing this story under protest, because the ridiculous flotillas to “break the blockade on Gaza” are technically news. But, oy vavoy, I hate giving these people any recognition at all. Sure, they did provide a little comedy relief, like when Greta Thunberg got demoted to a different boat and one of the organizers resigned after some bullying by a trans contingent.
And then there was that meme that said that Greta was the first hostage victim in history whose kidnappers’ only demand is that she leave. Actually, I guess based on entertainment value alone, the flotillas weren’t such a bad thing after all.
Syrian’s New Target
Now that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has slaughtered Alawites, Christians, and Druze, he is in search of a new target to mollify his murderous ISIS gangs. It appears he may have found it in the Kurds of Aleppo.
Deadly fighting broke out on Monday between the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian government forces. Because the SDF is backed by the U.S., if this conflict continues it could draw America into the conflict to a certain extent.
Macron’s Mess
At just 27 days, French President Emmanuel Macron’s latest Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu became the shortest tenured PM in the history of the Fifth Republic when he resigned his office on Monday.
This leaves the beleaguered president with a choice. Does he appoint yet another sacrificial prime minister? Does he take a chance and dissolve parliament, hoping for better luck with new elections? Or does he just resign? I know my choice for him.
by Tim Buck | Aug 7, 2025 | Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Palestinians, Syria
Days Away From Death!
As Hostages Fade, Israel Faces A Terrible Choice.
The image above is almost too painful to describe: Evyatar David, once a vibrant young man, now a living skeleton, slumped in a Hamas tunnel, scratching his desperate tally marks into a calendar like a prisoner on death row.
He is gaunt. Pale. Hollow-eyed. Similar to those pictures we’ve seen of the death-camp Jews during the Holocaust.
In the video released by Hamas, Evyatar whispers in a weakened voice, “I haven’t eaten for a few days in a row.” At one point, (center picture) he’s forced to dig what he fears is his own grave.
And yet, somehow, the Western media yawns as the Hamas PR game roles on!
Contrast this with the daily flood of media photos depicting hunger in Gaza. Every image of a child clutching a bag of flour is amplified to make global headlines as Every accusation–real or manufactured–against Israel’s humanitarian policies is paraded with outrage.
But when Hamas releases proof of its barbarism–proof of deliberate starvation, captivity, and psychological torture of Jewish civilians–the story is buried deep in the back pages, if it’s acknowledged at all.
Why? Why does the suffering of Israeli hostages not evoke the same empathy? Why are Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski less worthy of compassion than those in Gaza?
The bias comes because “the prince of the power of the air” (Eph. 2:2) manipulates the world to oppose Israel.
And it is deadly.
ISRAEL’S LEADERS MUST FINISH HAMAS!
Please keep Israel’s leaders in your prayers so that the Holy Spirit will insert God’s will and counsel into the hearts and minds of the decision makers. It seems like Israel has “fought to win” (in Gaza and elsewhere) ONLY when she was forced to and allowed to (by the USA).
For nearly two years Israel has conducted their wars on 7 fronts with a lot of “half-measures” and “politically correct” maneuvers, delaying its inevitable outcome and prolonging the suffering. May God remove the stumbling blocks and bless Israel’s leaders with wisdom and the courage to finish Hamas, for everybody’s sake.
DRUZE AUTONOMY IN SYRIA?
Israel backed the Druze population in Syria militarily and politically against Syria’s new Sunni regime’s genocidal assaults. While the world at large IGNORED the plight of these Druze and kept “negotiating” with the new Syrian (ISIS & Al Qaeda graduates) terrorist regime, Israel stood by her promise to the Druze.
Their plight is still ongoing as hundreds of Druze women and children are still missing, having been kidnapped by Sunni gangs, and Druze territory is still under partial siege by hostile Sunni government forces. Keep them in your prayers please.
The small, yet intense Druze Middle Eastern minority have been Israel’s brethren and friend for many years now. France’s brethren are the “Palestinians,” and Paris is surely beginning to look more like Gaza with every passing day.
Israel’s Druze brothers took a hard blow from the Islamic Syrian regime, yet they did not surrender. With Israel’s backing, they will rebuild, align themselves with Israel, and secure the strategic biblical territories of Bashan (eastern Golan Heights and southern Syria).
This is not over yet, and Israel may be forced to take the land the Druze control. Zionism is the true human rights movement of the Middle East, yet most of the world is blind to the facts because it does not have love for the truth. Still, God’s Church is breaking through even in the Middle East as the Lord has promised that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church.”
GLOBAL RECOGNITIONS OF A PALESTINIAN STATE BACKFIRE
Global announcements for recognizing a Palestinian State by France, the UK, Canada and others are but empty and meaningless words meant mostly to pacify Muslim voters and progressive coalition partners inside those countries.
Pay no attention to fools. In fact, you need to understand that, from God’s perspective, the nations of the world are presently being tested and evaluated by how they position themselves regarding the Arab/Israeli conflict.
The international community is deceived by the enemy and pushing hard for a Palestinian state!
2500 years ago, the Bible predicted this would happen, saying that Jerusalem would be caught up in an international controversy that centers around the notion that Judea and Samaria, along with Jerusalem no longer belong to Israel.
Therefore, the land and city of God should be taken away from Israel and given to a people (Palestinians) to whom it doesn’t belong.
Zechariah 12 warns of catastrophic consequences to all nations who seek to divide God’s land and meddle with the status of Jerusalem.
In spite of Israel’s left-leaning politicians, and in the face of the international “woke choir,” the land will continue to come back to its rightful possessors. This may include territory in Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, the Jordan Valley and Gaza. The existential wars that are being forced upon Israel will likely only serve to increase their territory and expand their borders just as it did in the wars of 1948, 1967 and 1973.
While the international “woke choir” keeps chanting “free Palestine,” Gaza is being erased, Hamas is desperate to make it to another day, and the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria is bankrupt and weakening. The fact is that while fighting this just war, the State of Israel is moving slowly but surely, toward massive annexation of Land.
FAKE GAZA “HUNGER CAMPAIGN”
As the fake photos and manipulated media are being exposed, the opposite effect is taking place. Pressure on Egypt is increasing to open the Rafah border crossing, thereby allowing Gazans safe migration options. Simultaneously, pressure on European institutions is also increasing to accept Gazan refugees. We pray for Gaza to be emptied of hostiles; for the monster-city to be destroyed and leveled to the ground; and for the land to return to Israeli farmers and builders.
The fairytale of “Land for Peace” has run its tragic course and has been proven unattainable. Peace in the Middle East is found only in strength. Please pray for the IDF troops and remaining hostages who are still chained in Hamas tunnels as Israel is preparing to launch what we hope will be the final campaign in Gaza.
“PALESTINIANISM” – GLOBAL PONZI SCHEME
This global ponzi scheme involves the world’s Islamic and progressive regimes. While it has shiny marketing, effective media, and an endless money supply – there is no actual product behind the campaign.
The “State of Palestine” is a fake notion invented in recent decades by anti-biblical forces. Now, after nearly 100 years of constant struggle with the lie, Israel is being forced to reshape the Middle East in order to survive.
The 1916 “Sykes-Picot Agreement” (signed by Britain & France with the backing of Russia) that shaped the Middle East after WW1 is now being replaced by Israel and the USA.
IRAN CURSED
Zayandeh-Rud Drying Up
God warned in Genesis 12 that whoever curses Israel will be cursed.
Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, no nation has cursed Israel more than Iran! Now they are facing the divine consequences of a severe drought with public water supplies drying up.
Pray with us that the money train that supports this fountainhead of deception and lies will DRY UP, even as the legendary Zayandeh-Rud River in Iran is drying up.
Iran’s Capital Tehran and Iran’s Military Center, Isfahan, Faces ‘Day Zero’ Water Crisis as Dams Run Dry
ABRAHAM ACCORDS EXPANDING
The first wave of the Abraham Accords came into reality in 2020 by President Trump after threats of Israeli land annexation.
The next wave of the Abraham Accords may come to pass after the coming land annexation and the recognition that Israel is the only stable and credible player in the Middle East who can secure the world’s most important logistical and energy trade routes. Peace is made out of respect, not out of spineless PR marketing campaigns.
GOSPEL IN ISRAEL GROWING
Messianic witness is increasing in Israel. Messianic congregations are growing in every city and town in Israel; discipleship youth and children camps are hosting hundreds of believing youngsters throughout this summer vacation all across Israel. And Israel is experiencing growing interest and openness for Social Media Hebrew outreach campaigns.
The veil that God placed upon the eyes of Israel is growing thinner. This can only mean one thing… we are on the cusp of the Rapture and the 7-Year Tribulation.
Thank You for your prayers and support. God’s promises are good and sure to come to pass.
“Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.”
Luke 12
by Tim Buck | Jun 6, 2025 | America, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Nations, Palestinians, President Trump, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
Gazans Turning Against Hamas
Imagine going to an aid station to buy your weekly supply of food. Your money is in your hand, but the person distributing the supplies refuses to take it. “It’s free,” he tells you. “This aid has always been free.” With your heavy box on your shoulder, you walk away stunned.
For months, you’ve been paying exorbitant prices for meager supplies, but now you have a package that is at least twice as heavy and free. That’s the moment you realize that the previous people at the aid stations (Hamas) who said they were your friends were really your enemies, grifting enormous amounts of money from you and your people.
That is the experience that thousands of Gazans are currently having about Hamas. These people who said they were their friends and protectors are actually the ones who are the authors and sustainers of their suffering. A growing percentage of ordinary civilians are fed up with it. This past week, a large number of southern Gaza Bedouin tribes and clans have declared, “Enough is Enough.”
They put out a manifesto holding Hamas fully responsible for the devastation in Gaza. Demanding an end to Hamas rule, they are calling for new leadership. While Hamas is doing their best to fight back against these dissenters from their tyranny, they no longer have the strength or numbers to keep their opponents down.
As the IDF’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots continues to roll, it won’t be long before Hamas runs out of places to hide and people who will take them in.
Netanyahu Fighting for His Political Life
There is a soft coup that is being attempted in Israel. Liberal members of the Knesset are rejecting Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership, while the judiciary has him in court at least 12 hours a week and on trial for bogus corruption charges. This is the enemy at work, who is doing everything possible to take the prime minister down before Hamas is fully destroyed.
All this is taking place while the Israeli economy is booming. Defense exports have once again hit an all-time high reaching 52 billion shekels ($14.795 billion USD). This is despite some European nations, such as Spain, saying that they’ll no longer import arms from Israel. That’s okay – Germany will happily take whatever they can get.
Meanwhile, you have Macron, the antisemitic French president pushing hard for a Palestinian state, even while Muslims burn his capital city following a football victory. Seriously? Europe is in the midst of a gradual Muslim invasion that is destroying the very culture of the once great continent. If the liberals in Israel would have their way, the same would happen to them.
That’s because the Israeli judiciary, media, and liberal members of the Knesset hate Netanyahu and all he stands for more than they love their own country. It’s truly appalling. But God has His own providential plans for Israel!
From the Mouth of the Dragon
On May 19, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher told the BBC that due to Israel allegedly holding back five trucks of humanitarian aid, “there are 14,000 [Gazan] babies that will die in the next 48 hours.” People went crazy! The media ran with the horrific accusation! The next day, two staffers of the Israeli embassy were executed on a Washington, D.C. street. Too late for the murdered couple, the United Nations clarified the statement saying that Fletcher meant 14,000 Gazan babies may suffer malnutrition in the next year if they don’t receive aid. Dead vs. malnourished. 48 hours vs. one year. But because of the “prince and power of the air,” everyone is ready to believe the worst if it’s about Israel.
One more example: On Sunday, more than 30 people were killed near a U.S. aid site in Gaza. Hamas claimed that the IDF opened fire on innocent civilians, and the media immediately ran with it. Everyone was up in arms, and that same day, a deluded Kuwaiti antisemite in Boulder, Colorado, threw Molotov cocktails and used a homemade flamethrower to seriously injure six elderly Jews who were part of a march to bring home the hostages held by Hamas.
Retractions of this fallacious story were much slower in coming, and, when they did, most media made it sound like “well, they may not have done it this time, but this is certainly the kind of thing those Jews would do.” Sadly, most people get their news from the major media sites and, as a result, are easily deceived in their web of lies.
Israel Holds New Syria Responsible
On Tuesday, rockets were fired from Syria toward Israel. Soon after, the Israel Defense Forces hit back hard, targeting seven locations in southern Syria. Despite it being evident that the Syrian military was not behind the rockets, some of the sites belonged to new president Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government. When the smoke cleared, Israel made it clear that it would hold Damascus responsible for activities that took place within Syria’s borders, even if they were carried out by rogue militias.
Al-Sharaa’s people said they were investigating the origins of the rocket firing, denied knowing anything beforehand, and condemned Israel’s actions. Interestingly, in their statement, they included the phrase, “…firing at the Israeli side.” The rockets were aimed at the Golan Heights, and any reference to this area in the past would have been to “the occupied Golan.” This is a hopeful development from the new government.
Iran says, “No Deal!”
The media will try to tell you that having centrifuges is normal for any country that wants to have nuclear power, but that is false. It is far cheaper to buy uranium enriched to the necessary 3.5% than it is to make it yourself.
The only reason to have a vast array of centrifuges is if you want to enrich uranium all the way up to the 90% required for nuclear weapons. That is why both President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu say that Supreme Leader Khamenei is being disingenuous when he says that his centrifuges are simply for the power grid.
Currently, it appears that Trump and Netanyahu may have different views as to what to do about Iran’s centrifuges. Trump says he wants to make a deal. The president seems to be willing to allow Iran to temporarily keep the centrifuges if they are closely monitored by a Middle Eastern watch team to ensure that they don’t enrich beyond 3.5%.
The goal will be to bring Iran into what will ultimately become a Middle Eastern consortium of nations which will enrich its own power grade uranium in a location other than Iran. This uranium will be distributed within the consortium nations for their own power grids.
Netanyahu, on the other hand, doesn’t trust Khamenei as far as he can throw the old Islamist. He feels more drastic measures are needed. However, this doesn’t constitute a break between Trump and Netanyahu. They agree on the final outcome; they just disagree on the methodology.
All of it is moot right now anyway, because Khamenei and many of his cronies have this week made it clear that their centrifuges will not be touched. This will only cause more problems for the failing nation. Their economy is crashing, and more sanctions will lead to even more financial insolvency. Since last year, their oil exports to China have dropped by 1.1 million barrels a day, which is a 20% decrease. Too much more and the economy could collapse.
Ukraine’s Secret Attack on Russia
A semi-truck pulled up near a Russian military base. Panels in the roof of the trailers opened and drones zoomed up into the air. The explosive-laden UAVs raced toward the airfields, then detonated as they hit plane after plane. Thirty aircraft at numerous sites were completely destroyed, including two command and control aircraft, two cargo aircraft, and 26 bombers. Many others were damaged.
It took the Ukrainian military a year-and-a-half to prepare and place the 117 drones for Sunday’s Operation Spider Web, and the brilliant stealth attack caused more than $9 billion in losses for the Russian military.
What will the Russian reaction be? Many European countries are concerned that Moscow might actually go nuclear in their response. Those fears were heightened even more on Tuesday when Ukraine damaged with underwater explosives the foundations of the Kerch Bridge that connects Russia to the Crimean Peninsula.
On Monday in Istanbul, peace talks between the two sides ended after only one hour. Following yesterday’s bridge attack, it would be surprising to see them talking again any time soon.
Two-State Solution Coming Fast
As Israel’s devastating war in Gaza has ground on, the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict somehow keeps gaining traction! It has now been fully revived and could become reality later this month through the UN Two-State Solution Conference called,
“Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and Implementation of the Two-State Solution.”
The conference is the largest gathering ever conceived by the international community to unite against Israel for the sole purpose to divide God’s land.
It is also the first Middle East peace conference not resided over by the President of the U.S.
The conference will be held under the auspicious of the United Nations in New York on June 17-19 and be hosted by French President Macron and the defacto King of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salmon (MBS).
French President Emmanuel Macron is pressing the UK and Germany, along with other European nations to jointly recognize a Palestinian State at the ‘high-level’ UN conference in mid-June, focused on achieving a two-state solution. Macron has called such recognition a “political necessity.”
Countries outside Europe are feeling the pressure, too. Australia has reaffirmed its view that recognition of Palestine should be a “way of building momentum towards a two-state solution.”
Did you catch that Ausie 2-step there? … Step ONE – Recognize a Palestinian State… Step TWO – Move to adopt the Two-State Solution!
During Macron’s visit to Indonesia in late May, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made a surprising pledge to recognize Israel if it allowed for a Palestinian state. This is concerning because Indonesia is the world’s most populated Muslim nation and one of about 28 nations that don’t currently recognize Israel.
France, Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea are among the approximately 46 nations that don’t recognize a Palestinian state.
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In decades of teaching and reporting on Israel, the Middle East, and the End-Times, I have never witnessed such tense and dramatic prophetic-related-developments as we’ve seen since President Trump came back into office.
President Trump says that, “he’s on a mission from God.” Well guess what! I think there’s a lot more truth to that than he may realize so please keep President Trump and his family in your prayers.
This has been unlike anything we’ve seen and marked by international peace efforts, urgent diplomacy, prophetic tremors, and high-stakes alliances.
While most Churches and Christians aren’t paying attention, what’s happening in our world are headlines on the crucial movements about the Bible’s last-day nations.
From Russia to Iran, from Turkey to China, from the Arab Gulf states to the U.N. and to the shifting posture of Syria and the United States, the stage is being set.
Just as prophesied, Israel is now center stage and the world is embarking on its most dangerous escalation yet to divide the promised land and gang up against the Jewish people.
Showdown time is almost here!
by Tim Buck | Apr 25, 2025 | Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Syria
Syria
Syria’s new jihadist President Ahmad al-Sharaa, says he wants peace with Israel. And claims he wants to join the Abraham Accords.
Two U.S. Republican congressmen sat with him face to face. He said he’s open to peace — but with conditions. Of course. Always conditions.
His condition is that Israel should be nice and hand over the Golan Heights. That’s not happening. The Golan makes up 5% of Israel’s already tiny territory, but it is 100% non-negotiable. It’s a critical military and strategic high ground — that the enemy would love to see Israel surrender. But Israel won’t give it up, not now, not ever.
The Golan protects northern Israel from both Syrian and Iran-backed terror militias and gives the IDF a direct view into southern Syria. Giving it away would be national suicide. Sharaa may have swapped his jihadi robe for a suit, but Israel isn’t stupid. And they don’t trust him.
Iran
Iran is back at the negotiating table, pushing for a nuclear deal — again. President Trump says talks are going well, but the Iranian regime is stalling, lying, and aiming at enriching uranium to dangerous levels. The US shouldn’t fool themselves again, they don’t enrich uranium because they want to end all wars, they enrich uranium because they want the war of wars.
Let’s be honest: They don’t want peace; they want leverage. They’re bleeding economically and desperate for sanctions relief, but they refuse to stop their terror export business.
Iran is terrified of Trump’s unpredictability and strength. That’s exactly how it should be. This is how peace is won — through strength, not begging.
Antisemitism
Europe is on fire with antisemitism — and the world pretends it’s nothing. In the Netherlands, antisemitic incidents hit a 40-year high. Jews hunted down in the streets of Amsterdam for supporting Israel. Mezuzahs torn down. Cemeteries desecrated. Jews make up just 0.3% of the Dutch population — yet they are 37% of hate-crime victims.
This isn’t about “Israel-Palestine.” It’s about pure Jew-hatred. Again. History is repeating itself, and the world is yawning.
And still, governments shrug and say “education” is enough. It’s not. This is a crisis, and crisis means action. Ban the hate groups. Cut off funding to institutions that promote hate. Make antisemitism a career-ending crime — because that’s how you fight evil.
Gaza and Hostage Deal
In Gaza, Israel is fighting a terror army that uses babies as shields and hospitals as command centers. Every day, IDF soldiers risk their lives to protect Israeli civilians — and Palestinian civilians too. Yesterday, the IDF announced that another IDF soldier fell in a battle in northern Gaza.
Israel’s IDF heroes are fighting street by street, dismantling terror tunnels, working to bring the hostages home, because Hamas is using them as bargaining chips.
Despite world opinion, Israel is not the bad guys. Hamas is hoarding aid, torturing its own people, and still holding innocent Israeli hostages.
The world can scream “ceasefire” all it wants — but there is no ceasefire until the hostages come back home and Hamas is in pieces.
ICC
For once, the International Criminal Court did something right. It overturned a biased lower court ruling and gave Israel a chance to defend itself in court. This isn’t a victory — it’s just a breather. But it’s a reminder: the world will always try to drag Israel through the mud.
Israel’s crime? Surviving. Defending themselves. Existing. They should never apologize. They’ll fight in court, fight in the media, and fight on the battlefield — because history has shown what happens when Jews stay silent.
Israel is surrounded by enemies, smeared by cowards, and defended by heroes. And they will not back down.
Show your support — stand with Israel.
by Tim Buck | Jan 14, 2025 | Israel, Palestinians, President Trump, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, United Nations
Global Alliance Meeting in Saudi Arabia
Top News Stories To Watch
Setting The Stage
For The Tribulation Period!
1/11/25 By Tim Buck
Fotet.org
We are living in the days that the prophets spoke about with rapid signs converging like birth pains and coming one right after the other. Not one… not two… not three… but so many end-time signs are bursting forth now it’s hard to keep up with them all! The prophets declared that events would appear at a more rapid pace in the run-up to the return of Jesus. And that’s precisely what we’re seeing today.
Below are some key news stories from the past year that continue to shout the message that we live in the last days leading up to the start of the Tribulation period.
1. Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Peace Initiative
Amid the high tension in the Middle East over the lingering crisis between Palestine and Israel, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new initiative aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state and advancing the implementation of a two-state solution.
The announcement comes after decades of failed international efforts to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, which has brought the region to the verge of full-scale war. Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, spearheaded the inaugural Global Alliance meeting in October last year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the “Implementation of the Two-State Solution.” Founded by the Saudi Kingdom, the alliance includes over 90 governments and international organizations.
The purpose was to begin the process of establishing a Palestinian state by means of a seven to ten-year peace agreement with Israel. The next meeting is scheduled for June 2-4, 2025, at the UN.
The interest of so many nations in the fate of Jerusalem tells us that the fulfillment of Zechariah 12:1-3 is happening before our eyes. It’s more than a little stunning that the result of this initiative could eventually lead to the prophesied seven-year peace accord with Israel. How close might we be to the fulfillment of Daniel 9:27 and the start of Daniel’s seventieth week and the Tribulation period?
Is it not significant that the world is now planning for the dividing of Israel and Jerusalem that the Scriptures declare will trigger the start of the Tribulation?
2. Donald Trump’s Reelection as President
Donald Trump’s election victory is good news for Israel as well as for the American people. Once he takes office, the congress-approved weapons will more flow freely to Israel.
His win will likely enhance the peace negotiations already taking place. Once in office, Trump will likely revitalize his “Deal of the Century” plan from 2020 whereby he sought to resolve the Palestinian issue.
How might Trump’s reelection effect negotiations for Israel?
First, Israel will feel more secure with him as the U.S. President and as a result, may have a greater willingness to accept an agreement with the Palestinians under better terms.
Second, many in Israel view Trump as sympathetic with their desire for a third temple. His election increases the probability that the third temple will be a part any future peace covenant. We’ll have more on this topic in our March 11 class, “Third Temple, Coming Soon.”
3. Continuing Attacks Against Israel
If Israel is to one day accept the peace deal in fulfillment of Daniel 9:27 and Matthew 24:15, we would expect to see the nation besieged by warfare and continual threats of deadly attacks. If they were at peace with their neighbors, they would have no reason to enter into such a covenant. In other words, their current experience is exactly what we would expect to see in the months or years leading to their acceptance of peace.
Despite delivering crushing blows to both Hamas and Hezbollah in 2024, these terrorist organizations remain active and capable of deadly attacks. There’s also the threat of another Iranian missile attack on Israel. The continuing threats will eventually lead to a war-weary Israel agreeing to the terms of peace to divide Israel for a Palestinian State. The new regime in Syria will also pose a new threat to Israel in the future.
4. The Fall of Syria
The rapid fall of Syria to the rebel coalition surprised many. The concern over the weapons left behind by the deposed government under Bashar al-Assad led to 300 Israeli airstrikes against the leftover armaments of Assad’s military. There’s an ongoing concern about the chemical weapons that the former regime possessed and used.
The new leaders of Syria seek to portray themselves as moderate, but they are ISIS and Al Qaeda in a new face – that’s all. Although many in Syria rejoice at the removal of the wicked and brutal Bashar al-Assad, this new bunch of radical Islamists may be even worse at bringing in greater dark and chaotic days ahead for the nation.
5. UN 2.0
In September, the UN member nations voted to significantly strengthen the power of the UN. The summary of the approved proposal used the phrase “UN 2.0” to refer to its enhanced authority over the nations.
Although we have yet to see the impact of this, it signifies the growing acceptance of most nations of the necessity of a strengthened UN. This provides the structure needed for the enemy to pressure Israel at every turn and their continued opposition to everything Israel does.
6. America’s National Debt
America’s gigantic national debt is a ticking time bomb that will someday explode and bring economic devastation to the U.S. and the world. The future U.S. debt explosion will be a key factor that leads to the dire conditions of famine and economic implosion described in Revelation 6:5-6.
Recently, America’s debt level reached thirty-six trillion dollars with 1.4 trillion needed each year just to cover the interest. It’s only the Lord’s restraining hand that keeps this from bringing financial ruin to the US and the rest of the world.
Despite the dedication of President-elect Trump and his team to bring the runaway government spending under control, it’s likely too late to avoid the economic Armageddon that lies ahead for the US.
The only question is will this occur before or after the Rapture of the church?
7. NATO’s Permission for Ukraine to Fire Missiles into Russia
In November, President Biden led the way in approving Ukraine’s use of America’s missiles to strike within the territory of Russia. Once NATO missiles begin to cause death and destruction with his nation, Vladimir Putin may retaliate by attacking Europe. Although such a large-scale response has not yet happened, many claim that we are on the edge of a catastrophic war.
Is this not another sign that the red horse of war will soon ride across the planet (Revelation 6:2-3, 7-8)? Although the Lord continues to restrain this future catastrophic eruption of violence, we now have a clearer picture of what lies ahead for the world after the Rapture. At the moment, the Biden Administration is doing all it can to spark a deadly conflict with Russia.
As we await our departure from earth to the place that Jesus is preparing for us in Heaven, the above sampling of headlines from 2024 tells us that we are ever so close to meeting Him in the air. The stories from the past year paint a picture of a world on the edge of the Day of the Lord, which will quickly follow the Rapture.
by Tim Buck | Jan 10, 2025 | America, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Current Status of Israel in Gaza
Middle East Tensions
Gaza, Hezbollah, Syria,
Shifts in 2025
1/10/25 By Tim Buck
Fotet.org
MidEast Update
This Update explores the ongoing challenges in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Russia. From the fall of Syria to Israel’s operations in Gaza with Hamas, to fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Middle East surrounding Israel remains a hotbed of conflicts.
Latest on Gaza
The Hamas terrorists had hoped that their actions on October 7, 2023 would be the beginning of the end for the Israeli regime. That didn’t happen. Their Plan B focused on getting world opinion against Israel as Hamas fought hard against them. That also didn’t pan out. Sure, much of the world and the United Nations turned against Israel, but that was bound to happen anyway. But the UN could never find a way to shut Israel down.
However, it must be admitted that after 15 months Hamas still exists. But credit cannot go to them for their survival. That honor is reserved for the Biden administration. This is Israel’s big disappointment in this conflict. Israel could have gotten back the hostages and finished off Hamas months ago, but the American government slow played everything. Biden’s cronies used the threat of an arms embargo to force Israel into fighting with only one hand, while the other hand they demanded be used to provide humanitarian supplies to the Gazans. Because all humanitarian aid goes through Hamas, Israel became the first nation in history forced to feed and supply the enemy they were fighting. Incoming president Donald Trump has promised that it will be very different with him, promising that there will be “hell to pay” if the hostages are not immediately returned. We pray that it is true.
Meanwhile, the fighting in Gaza continues. Currently, much of the battle is taking place in the northern part of the region. The IDF raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Hania last month, causing an international uproar. The usual international community quickly condemned Israel for their policy of consistently attacking innocent places designated for healing. More than 240 terrorists were arrested from within the hospital. Just a few days ago, one of these prisoners admitted in an interview that the Kamal Adwan Hospital was a hideout for terrorists, a stash for weapons of all types, and a base from which raids were carried out. It’s time this war is over. Hopefully, after January 20 things will change.
Lebanon Worried About Syria
There is concern in Lebanon on several fronts. First, they thought that Israel would have left the south of their country by now but they still see the flag of Israel waving. People question, “Weren’t they supposed to be out by now?” Yes, according to the ceasefire, Israel was to move out of Lebanon. However, there was a caveat added that during the withdrawal, any enemy war materiel found that could be used against Israel would be destroyed by the IDF. Unfortunately for Hezbollah, Israel keeps finding rockets and missiles and all sorts of weapons stashed everywhere along their path. So, the IDF must take out the Hezbollah troops who are hiding the weapons, then we must destroy the weapons themselves. That progress is taking place. The Lebanese army is moving into Naquora, just to the north of the Israeli border, even as the IDF is moving out.
But it isn’t the Israelis that the Lebanese need to be most worried about. Rather than looking south, the Lebanese should be keeping their eyes to the east on Syria. The new de facto head of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, no matter how much he seeks to moderate his look and his tone, is al-Qaeda and/or ISIS at heart. Numerous radical groups are currently having their way in the broken-down country, but they aren’t content to stay on their side of the Syria/Lebanon border. Said one radical terrorist last week, “We can take Lebanon in two hours.” Said another, “All of the coastline of Lebanon is Syrian.” With strong leadership, it’s possible to stand up against a terrorist onslaught. But Lebanon has no leader. Despite attempting to elect a president a dozen times, Lebanon’s presidency has remained vacant since 2022. Today, parliament is gathering once again to elect a president. One candidate is pro-Hezbollah, one is anti-Hezbollah, and one is a military candidate who could be a compromise between the two. Will the thirteenth vote elect a president?
Nagel Committee Warns Israel Must Prepare for War with Turkey
In a REPORT recently submitted to the Israeli government, the Nagel Committee warned that Israel must prepare for a war against Turkey. The committee, established by the government, warns that Turkey’s ambitions to restore its Ottoman-era influence could lead to heightened tensions with Israel, possibly escalating into conflict.
Turkish President Erdoğan who sees himself as the head of Islam has always had a passionate hatred for Israel, but now he is closely aligned with the new leaders in Syria with Damascus providing him with the front door to Israel’s border.
Russia & Iran, Out of Syria
When Russian President Vladimir Putin came to help Bashir al-Assad defeat the rebels in the Syrian civil war in 2012, he assumed that his nation would receive the fat contracts during the rebuilding of the country. That’s not happening. In fact, Russia is clearing out of Syria as quickly as they can. They have enough to deal with in Ukraine, and the last thing they want is to get drawn into a battle with the Islamist crazies who are setting up camp in Syria. For Russia, Syria was a huge pit that they dumped massive amounts of cash into only to now have to write it off as a loss. Iran is in the same place as far as pouring money into Syria, but they dumped their cash into building a network of Hezbollah radicals. Those, too, have collapsed and Iran is left with empty hands.
But Iran also understands that the time for their nuclear aspirations is very short. In-coming President Trump will not allow Iran to go nuclear. So, whether he does anything about it himself or he just takes the shackles off of the Israeli Air Force, the party is about to end for Tehran. The ayatollahs are scrambling to protect their nuclear program, recently touting new secret air defense systems around sensitive areas. They better be good, because sometime in the near future they might be tested.
Liberal Left… not Good!
Goodbye, Prime Minister Trudeau. We’ll consider you the first world leader casualty of the new Trump era. The near decade you have been in office has greatly changed Canada. Let’s see if the conservatives who are currently leading the polls will have the ability and alliances to change it back. It won’t be easy.
A reactionary conservative swing isn’t only taking place in Canada. In Germany, the right is leading polls. In Austria, the president has tasked a far-right leader with forming a government, while in the Netherlands the right has already taken over the government. Why is this happening? People are finally realizing what open borders, anti-police, nanny state, immigrant-favoring, soft justice, environmentally radical, word-canceling policies will get you. They now know because they see what a disaster those policies bring to their country. The Islamists, who have made quiet immigration part of their soft invasion and takeover of Europe, are realizing that they’ve been discovered. Expect there to be a lot more Islamic violence in western Europe, Canada, and the United States in the months to come as the invaders likely shift tactics from quiet to loud.
American’s, Ready for Change
The November elections in America created a political explosion with a blast wave that swept over the entire earth. We are in unprecedented times witnessing unprecedented events. Already, world leaders have forgotten about Biden and are going to pay their respects to the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago. Putin, Xi, Khamenei, Erdoğan, Kim are all now forced to look at the timetables for their international intrigues to see if they need to speed them up, slow them down, or scrap them altogether.
This is also why we need to be praying so hard for the safety of President Trump. Although God saved him from assassination, we should not take him for granted!
Iran is still determined to avenge the death of Qassem Soleimani. Al-Qaeda has infiltrated the United States and is undoubtedly planning something. Abdul Rahman Al-Qaradawi, son of Sharia extremist Yusuf al-Qaradawi, visited the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus after the fall of Assad and said that the al-Aqsa flood would reach the entire world. The “al-Aqsa flood” was what Hamas called their October 7 attack. The number of terror attacks are increasing, and it is reasonable to assume they will become more coordinated as an ever-growing number of terrorist personnel infiltrate the west. We must pray for God to thwart the evil plans of these murderous beasts before they happen.
As rosy as it looks for America with the change in Washington, there is one area that is very disappointing now. That is Los Angeles. Wildfires have swept through the vast metro sprawl destroying vegetation, homes, and businesses. In many areas, there is still no containment in the spread of the flames. High winds and unusually dry conditions created the perfect conditions for the devastation.
However, it wasn’t all natural. The crazy policies of the liberal left seeded the ground for this inferno. Controlled burns, brush clearing, and better control of water in reservoirs all would have kept fuel low and firefighting resources high, but each area has been hugely hindered by leftist, environmental activism. In addition, money was denied to firefighting preparations that would have allowed the purchase of large planes that could have dropped massive amounts of water on the fires. Instead, the fires were fought with the limited shots of water that helicopters could spit at them, and that could only take place the second night due to the high winds. For those affected by the fires, a huge portion of them have had their wildfire insurance canceled over the last four years leaving them now dependent upon a broken state system that is going to collapse under the weight of this devastation. Leftism is a mental disease and we are seeing in California the natural results of their policies.
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