Google is messing in their own pee pot by working with the media. I can’t edit this because Google is actually not allowing the words to be seen and is interfering with free speech.
When are the countries in the middle east going to stop using terrorists to fight their wars and killing innocent civilians who the terrorists line up their own families within the firing range of activity so the other side will be blamed for their killing. Terrorists have always done that.
Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, documentary evidence has emerged confirming what many observers already knew: namely, that Sinwar weaponized the death of Gazan civilians, especially women and children.
He understood that the media would emphasize these civilian deaths, attribute them all to Israel, and increase the pressure on the Israeli government to satisfy Hamas’s unreasonable demands. This is how the Wall Street Journalput it, following a lengthy investigation:
“Arab mediators hastened to speed up talks about a cease-fire… Sinwar in a message urged his comrades in Hamas’s political leadership outside Gaza not to make concessions and instead to push for a permanent end to the war. High civilian casualties would create worldwide pressure on Israel, Sinwar said.”
This “dead baby strategy” has been used by Hamas for decades. Their leaders regard increasing the reported number of civilian casualties among Palestinians as necessary to victory, both in the court of public opinion and in the courts of law. Hence, they declare these dead civilians to be martyrs and encourage civilians to remain in dangerous places and among Hamas combatants.
Without the support of the media, this strategy would not succeed. It requires that the media report Hamas-generated civilian casualty figures uncritically and without investigating the underlying components of the reported figures.
So the media report approximately 43,000 dead Palestinians. Although they could easily distinguish between combatant and non-combatant deaths, Hamas refuses to do so. Instead, they distinguish between male adults, women and those who they describe as “children.” They fail to acknowledge that many of these so-called children were also combatants. Hamas lists anyone under 19 as a child, regardless of whether they are 15, 16, 17 or 18-year-old terrorists who have been recruited and trained by Hamas to murder Israelis. They do the same with women, conveying the impression that only men are terrorists.
Moreover, they fail to distinguish friendly-fire casualties that resulted from rockets fired by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups whose rockets have a high failure rate, with many landing in Gaza.
They suggest that all non-Hamas members are innocent civilians. But many non-Hamas “civilians” were directly involved in the massacres, rapes and kidnappings of October 7, 2023. Others cheered on these barbarians as they returned to Gaza with their live and dead hostages. Still others allowed their homes to be used to imprison hostages. Many contributed to Hamas financially and in other ways. Then there are the human shields – some voluntary, some coerced – who died as a result of deliberately being placed in harm’s way pursuant to the Sinwar strategy of maximizing civilian de
Accordingly, no one really knows the precise number of completely innocent Palestinians who have been killed. It would not be surprising if a careful breakdown of the dead resulted in a figure below 10,000 for totally innocent Palestinians, whose deaths can reasonably be attributed to Israel, rather than to the Sinwar strategy. Even double that figure would be remarkably low in comparison with casualty figures in other urban wars fought by NATO and democratic countries. It would represent an approximate ratio of one civilian killed for every combatant killed. And it would mean that approximately one percent of Gaza’s civilian population died in a war started by Hamas and fought behind civilian shields. In comparable urban wars, the ratios have been worse for civilians.
Yet the media make it seem as if Israel is the worst offender in history. And useful ignoramuses on university campuses, along with bigots in international organizations, falsely accuse Israel of genocide, despite the successful efforts of the IDF to reduce civilian casualties to the minimum possible, consistent with achieving their military goals.
The time has come for credible investigations and evaluations of the actual numbers of Gazans in the various categories who have been killed. In the absence of an honest accounting, the media will continue to do Sinwar’s nefarious work in increasing Palestinian casualties in order to increase the pressure on Israel. The result of implementing the Sinwar strategy, even after his death, will be more Palestinian deaths, continuing warfare, and the demonization of Israel. This is precisely what Sinwar asked his followers to do after his death. He should not be permitted to achieve his murderous goals posthumously. Reporting the truth will prevent that from happening, because the Sinwar strategy relies on mendacious and selective reporting by the media.
Sadly, the media’s dangerous cooperation with terrorists tells us more about them than about the war about which they purport to be “reporting.”
Alan Dershowitz’s latest book is “War Against the Jews: How to End Hamas Barbarism.” Stein is a former president of the New York City Council. This column is republished from the Alan Dershowitz Newsletter, which can be viewed here.
The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Tampa Free Press.
Prophecy Unfolding: Why Today’s World Looks Exactly Like The Bible Warned
By Britt GilletteOctober
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Almost two thousand years ago, Peter prophesied about the last days. He said just before Jesus returns, people will openly mock the Second Coming. They’ll say, “What happened to Jesus? I thought He was coming back? Yet everything remains the same as it has since the world first began” (2 Peter 3:3-4).
I’ll bet you’ve heard this argument many times. But is it true? Is the world of today “the same as it’s always been”? Absolutely not. In fact, it’s absurd to say it is.
Why? Because the truth is the exact opposite. Our generation is unlike any before it. Not only can we point to clear signs of His Return, but almost every sign the Bible says to look for is present right now. Some signs are completely fulfilled (such as the re-establishment of Israel as a nation state).
Others seem to be in an early stage of fulfillment (such as the emergence of a revived Roman Empire in the form of the European Union). Regardless of the stage of fulfillment, some form of almost every end times sign is converging in our time. Nevertheless, most people remain ignorant of these signs. And that’s a shame.
Remember, Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His time for their failure to recognize His coming. He said they knew how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but they didn’t know how to recognize the signs of the times:
“He replied, ‘You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow; red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times!'” Matthew 16:2-3 (NLT)
Jesus expected the religious leaders of His day to recognize the signs of the coming Messiah. In the same way, Jesus expects us to recognize the signs of His Second Coming.
So let’s take the same approach. Just as you know a storm is coming when you see dark clouds on the horizon, these signs will alert you to His return:
1) Israel Back in the Land
In A.D. 70, Roman soldiers put down a rebellion, sacked Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple, and carried the Jewish people to the farthest corners of their Empire to serve as slaves. They tried to eliminate every trace of the nation of Israel, even renaming the land Palestine in honor of Israel’s historical enemies, the Philistines. Rome intended to erase the memory of Israel forever.
Fortunately, God had other plans. Thousands of years ago, He foretold the long exile of His people. He promised to call them from “among the nations” (Ezekiel 39:28), from “the farthest corners of the earth” (Isaiah 11:12), and from “north, south, east, and west” (Psalm 107:3). He promised to welcome the Jewish people home from the lands where they were scattered (Ezekiel 20:34), and He promised to restore them to the land of Israel from distant lands (Jeremiah 30:2, 10). And this is exactly what He did.
Every person on earth is an eyewitness to the modern miracle of Israel. Long ago, the prophets said this restoration will precede a monumental event – the coming of the Messiah to set up His everlasting Kingdom (Isaiah 35, Joel 3, Jeremiah 23, Micah 4). In other words, Israel’s existence in our day and time is a sign the Second Coming is near.
Think about that. Then think about this… For 1,878 years, Christians could not point to this sign. Israel didn’t exist, and the Jewish people were not in the land. But today? Jewish people from around the world return to Israel on a daily basis.
2) The Jewish People Back in Jerusalem
When the disciples asked Jesus to reveal the signs of His coming and the end of the age, He gave them one of the keys to understanding the timing of His return. He told the disciples this: Jerusalem “will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles come to an end.” And then? After that, Jesus promised to return (Luke 21:24-28).
So when did this time period begin? The Gentile trampling of Jerusalem began with the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70 by Titus and the Roman legions. For centuries thereafter, Gentile kings and kingdoms held complete control over the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem. However, in June 1967, the Six-Day War concluded with Israel in control of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount for the first time since A.D. 70. And according to Jesus, the Jewish repossession of Jerusalem will immediately precede His return.
For 1,897 years, Christians could not point to this sign. The Jewish people did not control Jerusalem. For those 1,897 years, numerous Gentile kingdoms ruled over Jerusalem. But today? Today, Israel controls Jerusalem.
3) Israel’s Neighbors Out to Destroy Her
More than three thousand years ago, the prophet Asaph claimed the surrounding nations would be unanimous in their contempt for Israel. He said they will say:
“Come, let us wipe away the nation of Israel. Let’s destroy the memory of its existence.” (Psalm 83:4)
And
“Let us take for ourselves these pasturelands of God.” (Psalm 83:12)
Do these statements sound familiar? They should. They’re almost word for word what we hear in the Middle East today. And we’ve heard these same declarations from the Muslim world over and over again since May 14, 1948.
Ezekiel predicted these same neighbors would say “God has given their land to us” (Ezekiel 11:14-17), and “Israel and Judah are ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care if their God is there?” (Ezekiel 35:10). Isn’t this what we read in the headlines each day? It is.
The enemies of Israel claim the land belongs to them, that “the mountains of Israel have been given to us” (Ezekiel 35:12-13). Syria, which lost the strategically important Golan Heights in the Six-Day War joins a chorus of Israeli critics in claiming “the Golan Heights belong to us” (Ezekiel 36:2).
Again, for 1,878 years, this sign didn’t exist. Israel’s neighbors weren’t out to destroy her because Israel as a nation state didn’t exist. But today it does, and the Bible tells us this hatred toward Israel will take place “when the time of Israel’s iniquity comes to an end” (Ezekiel 35:5). In other words, when God brings His people back into the land after a long exile.
4) Israel With An Exceedingly Great Army
In his Valley of the Dry Bones vision (where God breathes life back into the Jewish people), the prophet Ezekiel saw the Jewish people come to life and stand up as “an exceedingly great army” (Ezekiel 37:10). Zechariah repeated this promise, speaking of a day when Israel is like a fire among sheaves of grain, burning up the neighboring nations (Zechariah 12:6). In fact, he claims even the weakest soldier among them will be like David (Zechariah 12:8). Do we see this today? We sure do.
What are the odds of Israel winning four conventional wars in a 25 year period? Israel barely cracks the Top 100 nations in terms of population, but its military consistently ranks among the most powerful in the world. The whole country is less than 13,000 square miles (approximately the size of New Jersey). That’s less than one-tenth of one percent of the land mass of the surrounding nations that wish to destroy her. Does this sound like a recipe for “an exceedingly great army”?
Yet, that’s exactly what the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is. Surrounded on all sides, a brand new nation that didn’t even have a formal military emerged victorious in a multi-front war in 1948. With Syria, Jordan, and Egypt preparing for war, the Israelis struck preemptively in 1967. The result? They achieved overwhelming victory in just six days.
Caught by surprise on Yom Kippur in 1973, her enemies almost cut Israel in half within 48 hours. But the IDF quickly won back all the territory it lost in the opening days of the war, and the world brokered a truce with the IDF at the gates of Cairo and Damascus. Against all odds, Israel always seems to come out on top.
Just looking at the last few weeks Israel’s military has demonstrated not only it’s military power but it’s tactical genius in taking out some of the worlds top terrorist leaders.
And what does the Bible say about the timing of Israel’s emergence as a world military power? When does it say Israel will have an “exceedingly great army”? You guessed it. The Bible says, “when God’s people are re-gathered in the land just before the Messiah returns” (Ezekiel 12, 36, 37). When the Jewish people have been “brought back from the nations where they were scattered, and given the land of Israel by God Himself” (Ezekiel 11:17).
5) An Increase in Travel and Knowledge
Approximately 2,600 years ago, an angel told the prophet Daniel to keep his visions secret until a later date. What later date? The angel said, “Until the end times, when travel and knowledge will increase” (Daniel 12:4). In other words, a significant increase in travel and knowledge will mark the end times and the time just prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Have we seen such an increase? I think the answer is obvious. For all of human history right up until the early 19th Century, the fastest mode of land-based transportation was a horse. Yet today, we can travel to the other side of the earth in a matter of hours. As for an increase in knowledge, think about how much information is on the Internet. In 1990, there was only one website. Six years later, the Internet featured more than one hundred thousand. And a decade later? One hundred million. Today, estimates place the number of websites at somewhere around six hundred million.
6) The Rise of a Revived Roman Empire
The Bible repeatedly states a revived version of the Roman Empire will ascend to power in the end times (Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Revelation 17). This will be the final world empire before Jesus returns. According to Daniel, it will be a ten nation alliance made up of weak and strong nations. Some parts will be as strong as iron, while other parts will be as weak as clay. Do we see this empire today? No. Not yet. Do we see an alliance of strong and weak nations in the area of the old Roman Empire. Absolutely!
It’s called the European Union, and its entire purpose is to collectively strengthen the member nations through alliance – just as the statue’s iron and clay feet and toes would attempt to strengthen themselves through “intermarriage” (Daniel 2:43).
As of this writing, the European Union contains the world’s 3rd and 7th largest economies (Germany and France) – but it also contains the world’s 100th, 106th, and 118th largest economies (Estonia, Iceland, and Malta). Individually, no EU nation is a world power. Together, the combined nations of the EU are the world’s leading economic power. And this is precisely the type of arrangement the Bible says will exist in the time just prior to Christ’s return.
7) The Gospel Preached Throughout the World
In answering His disciples, Jesus described many signs to look for. Among them, He said this:
“And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14 (NLT)
Think we’re getting close to that day now? I do. The Bible is available in hundreds of languages. Satellites broadcast Christian programming throughout the world. And every day, missionaries carry the Gospel to people who have never heard it before. We’re not there yet, but we’re getting close.
Unfortunately, while this sign is all around us, most people don’t see it as a sign. They don’t think the global reach of Christianity is a big deal. But think about it. The promise to see the Gospel preached throughout the world was made by a Jewish carpenter with some fishermen as followers nearly 2,000 years ago. That’s a bold proclamation, and its fulfillment is something the world takes for granted.
Even after 1,500 years of Christianity, the message of Jesus was largely confined to the European continent. But today, the Gospel is preached in every nation.
The Converging Signs
All the signs mentioned here – the re-establishment of Israel, the Jewish back in Jerusalem, the dramatic increase in travel and knowledge, and many more – point to the nearness of His return. Not a single one of these signs existed for almost the entire history of Christianity – and now they all do! Think that matters? I do.
When the disciples approached Jesus and asked Him, “What are the signs of your coming and the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3). Jesus replied by giving them a list of signs and events to look for – signs such false prophets, earthquakes, wars, and desecration of the Temple. But Jesus said one sign in particular is cause to “look up” because your redemption draws near. Our generation is witness to that sign. So what is it?
Convergence.
That’s right. The most significant sign of all is not a single sign, but the convergence of all the signs Jesus, Moses, and the Old Testament prophets said to look for. Jesus said, “When you see all these things occur, look up. For your salvation is near!” (Luke 21:28). Note that Jesus didn’t say, “When you see these things, I might come back in a couple hundred years.” No. He said, when you see all these signs, I’m “right at the door” (Mark 13:29).
The convergence of so many specific and detailed events – events Jesus told us to look for – should command the attention of even the most hardened skeptics. Why? Because for more than 1,800 years following the crucifixion, these signs were noticeably absent. But today? Today, we see them all around us. For the first time ever, each of these signs is present – and all at the same time. Think that’s a coincidence? I don’t. It’s not a coincidence. And time will prove it’s not. Jesus is coming. Now is the season of His return.
Britt Gillette is the author of several books on bible prophecy and the end times. You can find more of his work at brittgillette.substack.com
Michelle Obama Launches Vile Attack On Trump – ‘Obvious Mental Decline’
Where’s the proof? Didn’t realize she was a doctor?
I bet she has been taking lessons from Obama and learning how to be a community organizer. Wonder what she was paid for giving this speech. Understand her fee is $600,000. What does a speech cost “if you go HIGH?”
Michelle says she’s angry. Well, I am angry, too, LOOK at the mess her husband left in our country and Trump had to clean it up. After that you know what your husband did to “his friend – Biden” – he and Pelosi/Clooney back-stabbed him and stole his candidacy ticket/cash and replaced it with Kamala Harris’ name on it. Now, you know that is not the way it is suppose to work according to the Constitution.
We are now just over one week away from Election Day. The race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump currently appears to be closer than ever.
The close polls have caused Democrats to go into full panic mode, as they had thought that Harris would trounce Trump in this election. That’s why they pulled out the big guns on Saturday and had former First Lady Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail.
Obama spoke at a campaign event in Michigan. There, she launched an attack on Trump that was nothing short of vile.
From Sky News: “I hope you’ll forgive me if I’m a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted felon,” she said. “A known slumlord, a predator found liable for sexual abuse, all this while we pick apart Kamala’s answers in interviews he doesn’t even have the courage to do.”
“So, I am praying that those of us contemplating voting for Trump or not voting at all will snap out of whatever fog they are in. In any other profession or arena, Trump’s criminal track record and amoral character would be embarrassing and shameful and disqualifying.”
So much for “when they go low, we go high,” huh, Michelle?!
For Obama to accuse anyone of having an “obvious mental decline” is truly rich. After all, her husband and his fellow Democrats spent years covering for what many would argue was Joe Biden’s “obvious mental decline.”
Indeed, for the bulk of Biden’s presidency, Democrats told the American people not to believe their lying eyes and ears when it came to the president’s apparent cognitive failings. Barack Obama and his fellow Democrat power players pushed the narrative that any claims that Biden was not mentally sound were nothing more than rightwing conspiracy theories.
That all changed when it finally came time for Biden to debate Trump in June. Democrats could no longer protect Biden when he took the debate stage. There, his apparent mental decline became obvious to the world.
Now Obama wants us to believe that she’s a credible person when it comes to diagnosing someone else’s mental decline. Yeah, right!
Obama also gushed over Harris like it was her job during this speech. She praised the vice president for “building a remarkable campaign in record time.”
It should be noted that Harris built her campaign after being anointed as Biden’s replacement by the Democrat establishment. Voters never had the chance to vote for a replacement for Biden in a traditional primary. Instead, the Democrat elites picked her themselves. The mainstream media immediately followed suit by fawning over Harris like crazy.
Thankfully, this now appears to be blowing up in Democrats’ faces. Harris simply isn’t a likable candidate, which is partly why she is still struggling to win over voters as Election Day nears.
Obama and her fellow liberal elites can gush over Harris and attack Trump all that they want to, but it won’t change how the average American votes. In the end, Democrats might want to brace themselves for one big loss come Election Day.
Key Takeaways:
Michelle Obama campaigns for Kamala Harris.
Obama claims Trump has an “obvious mental decline.”
Democrats covered Biden’s apparent mental decline for years.
Question: Which party has been playing dictator? Who hasn’t been following the oath they took to follow the Constitution/Bill of Rights? Who has been persecuting Trump for over eight years? Which party caused Jan6? Who placed their nominee on the ticket by back-stabbing Joe Biden? Which candidate did not win her Primary and stole Biden place on the ticket? Which party has been stating that the Republicans were a threat to democracy. Which party gives money to terrorists/Hamas? Who weaponized our country/government/military?
Who hid their leader, Biden, during the 2020 election/kept him the basement and are still saying he is not sick and said he was doing a great job but replaced him with Kamala?
HARRIS/DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT/MARXISTS – of course.
They are playing this game called “Nazi’s” trying to tread water to keep Harris from explaining what her policies are so they can do a BAIT AND SWITCH LIKE BIDEN DID on our country.
All of the above are what Nazi’s do and are now done by the Democrat MARXISTS. They call it a cover up.
Former Trump aide Nick Ayers calls out General John Kelly’s Hitler claims as “patently false,” exposing yet another attempt to smear the former president with Nazi comparisons.
At a Glance
Nick Ayers, ex-chief of staff to Mike Pence, refutes John Kelly’s claims about Trump praising Hitler
Kelly alleged Trump spoke positively about Hitler and wanted “German generals”
Ayers describes Kelly’s comments as “patently false”
The New York Times and The Atlantic continue to push Trump-Hitler comparisons
The Latest Hitler Hysteria
In what seems like the millionth attempt to paint former President Donald Trump as the second coming of Adolf Hitler, we’re now being treated to tall tales from none other than General John Kelly. Because apparently, comparing Trump to Hitler never gets old for the left and their media lapdogs.
Kelly, in his latest attention-seeking move, claims Trump once said, “You know, Hitler did some good things, too.” But hold onto your MAGA hats, folks, because Nick Ayers, former chief of staff to Mike Pence, isn’t letting this slice of fiction slide.
Ayers Calls Bullshit
Ayers, who typically steers clear of the White House gossip mill, felt compelled to set the record straight. In a move that surely sent shockwaves through the Trump-hating media complex, Ayers declared Kelly’s comments “too egregious to ignore.”
“I’ve avoided commenting on intra-staff leaks or rumors or even lies as it relates to my time at the White House but General Kelly’s comments regarding President Trump are too egregious to ignore,” Ayers said.
But Ayers didn’t stop there. He went on to deliver a knockout punch to Kelly’s credibility, stating, “I was with each of them more than most, and his commentary is patently false.” It’s almost as if being in the room and actually hearing conversations trumps making stuff up for political points. Who knew?
The Left’s Obsession with Hitler Comparisons
While rational people might think comparing a democratically elected president to one of history’s most notorious dictators is a bit of a stretch, the left just can’t seem to help themselves. The New York Times and The Atlantic, bastions of unbiased journalism (insert eye roll here), have been pushing the Trump-Hitler narrative harder than a used car salesman trying to offload a lemon.
The Atlantic, not content with just one dictator comparison, decided to throw Stalin and Mussolini into the mix. Because why stop at Hitler when you can have a totalitarian trifecta? It’s like they’re playing Dictator Bingo over there.
Let’s call this what it is: a desperate attempt to dehumanize Trump and his supporters. By constantly drawing these absurd parallels, the left hopes to paint anyone who dares to support Trump as a closet Nazi. It’s a tactic straight out of the playbook of, well, actual totalitarian regimes.
By Britt GilletteOctober 
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