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1 MAY 10
A SABBATH BLESSING ON ALL PEOPLES! THIS IS THE FOURTH SABBATH AFTER THE WAVE OFFERING!
TENSIONS between Egypt and Hamas-Hezbollah on the rise. ynet US: Peace talks to begin next week. nyt THE Arab League agrees to endorse proximity talks on the condition that all illegal Jewish construction be
frozen. ynet
2 MAY 10 NEW YORK: TIMES SQUARE
CAR BOMBING AVERTED csm HAMAS condemns planned peace talks. presstv THE US refuses visas for the Iranian press as president Ahmadinejad leaves to attend NPT Conference at UN. presstv HAMAS cannot pay Gaza civil servants. ynet ABBAS lines up his position for talks as the collapse of the coming talks aleady looks likely. Israeli right vows construction
to continue and Abbas to demand Jordan Valley. [an Israeli red line, they want to keep the Valley to
prevent arms entering the new state]. ynet HEZBOLLAH announces it has completed its war preparations. ynet EIGHT ships will sail to Gaza in an attempt to break the siege in mid-May. Sailing
moved up two due to war fears. jordantimes JORDAN River becomes little more than an open air sewer. abc PROXIMITY peace talks scheduled to begin on Wednesday. ynet
3 MAY 10 UN Nuclear Riview opens today.
The US and Iran are using the meetings to lobby for their respective causes. washingtonpost US-RUSSIA-EGYPT set to propose nuclear weapons free Middle East. This would require Israel to giove up its suspected
nuclear weapons. asheva MAJORITY of US Jrews support Obama's Israel position. latimes MUBARAK-NETANYAHU hold 90 minute meeting. ynet In April there were 242,112 visits to this site. There is much more
news about the peace talks and the situation surrounding them at this page. EGYPT-ISRAEL agree: Iran-Hamas-Hezbollah issues must be resolved for Palestinian talks to
bear fruit. debka TheShiningLight has been proclaiming that for three years! OBAMA calls Netanyahu. ynet ISRAEL blitz's hungry Gaza with offers of $10
million for Shalit information. asheva
4 MAY 10 JAAFAR SADR emerges as a
co0mpromise candidate for Iraq Prime Minister as election recount goes forward. latimes PALESTINIANS blame Israeli settlers for destructive fires in West Bank. ap IRAN to hold another round of naval exercises in the Persian Gulf starting tomorrow. edge Today's Israeli Military Intelligence Estimate. ynet OBAMA renews sanctions on Syria. ynet GOOGLE releasing government censorship requests data. asheva
5 MAY 10 MITCHELL to meet with Abbas and
Netanyahu on Friday. PLO to meet Saturday to decide on talks. Israel setting up incitement index to prepare
excuses; for blaming Palestinians when talks breakdown. haaretz ISRAELI Deputy Prime Minister Meridor declares talks will fail. jpost WORLD Stock Markets fall on Greek bailout news. asheva ISRAEL claims M-600 missiles delivered to Hezbollah. naharnet ISRAEL raids Gaza and destroys abandoned Mosque. Settlers dump holy books on floor and burm them in Mosque in West
Bank [Israel later claims electrical accident caused fire; not settlers]. bernama GREEKS protest austerity measures imposed by IMF and Germany in EU bailout. jpost
6 MAY 10 LIKUD to debate and vote
on supporting construction freeze by end of June. ynet ISRAELI fire officials confirm Mosque fire as arson. haaretz PREPRATORY talks to set up the modalities of the proximity talks have begun. ap SHALIT talks stuck. haaretz GAZA entrepeneurs defeat Egyptian steel barrier. bbc GAZA generators prove deadly. afp LIVNI calls on Netanyahu to abandon his extremist coalition and join with her and Kadima in a coalition for peace.
haaretz
7 MAY 10 Al-Ahram on the coming war.
Al-Ahram is the semi official Egyptian paper. al-ahram LIVNI starts to make her move: beginning a campaign against the religious parties. ynet RELIGIOUS extremists to decide in two weeks to leave Likud.
This may mark the beginning of the coalition breakup. If Likud members bolt first the religious parties
cannot be far behind. asheva SEE today's Editorial Blog for more news and comments. PALESTINIANS demand US guarentees on Israeli construction halt before
entering talks. ynet HAMAS calls on the PLO to reject proximity talks with Israel. ma'an SLOW steady progress on Iran sanctions. ynet
8 MAY 10
A SABBATH BLESSING FOR THE FATHER'S CHILDREN! THIS IS THE FIFTH SABBATH AFTER THE WAVE OFFERING!
PLO endorses peace talks, date not yet set. Mitchell leaves region tomorrow. times APPROVAL based on American guarentees. ynet HEZBOLLAH now ready for war. csm A Bible Study on Romans is now up and a new post has been placed on our Blog! TURKEY bombs Kurds. ap TALIBAN pre-empts American Kandahar offensive by announcing an offensive of it's own; to begin on 10 May. Karzai
in Washington for five days of fence mending. heraldsun GAZA rocket strikes Ashkelon. ynet
9 MAY 10
A possible Liberal-Democrat coalition with the British Conservatives is being complicated by deep divisions on European policy.
guardian THE US Administration has announced that it will not unvail any mediation proposals or peace plan until DIRECT
talks begin. haaretz PROXIMITY talks in recess until Mitchell returns in about ten days. asheva HAMAS offers collaborators with Israel Amnesty of they come forward between 8 May and July 10. palestinenote AFTER filling its arsenal at Diego Garcia, the US is now releasing a large shipment of deep penetrator bombs to Israel.
debka The Euro is in freefall as Finance Ministers attempt to rescue. ynet marketoracle EURO problems mirror Dollar problems, potential exists for worldwide economic crisis. ctv MITCHELL has announced that Israel has committed to a two year building halt in East Jerusalem. ynet NETANYAHU tries to placate his coalition by promising that "planning" will continue. ynet ISRAELI coalition partners demand proof that Jerusalem construction will not be paused; as a
condition for continued coalition support. ynet POLICE try to limit Jerusalem Day march. ynet GERMANY'S ruling coalition gets trounced in regional elections over economic bailout of Greece. The coalition
loses its majority in the Upper House of Parliament as EuroCrisis sweeps the EU. bbc Besides economics; the Afghan war was a big issue.
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MAY 10 ISRAEL bombs Gaza aljazeera PEACE talks in jeopardy as Palestinians protest the start of 14 new Jewish homes in East Jerusalem; just two days after
agreeing to talks on the basis of a construction freeze. Jerusalem Mayor repudiates freeze. haaretz jta EAST Jerusalem construction to continue: Israel. ap ISRAEL'S Palestinian citizens are holding a large rally in Haifa this evening to protest the systematic descrimination
of the government. haaretz THE EU sets up one trillion dollar fund to defend Euro. jpost OBAMA to announce Jewish woman as Supreme Court Justice. jpost
11 MAY 10 ISRAELI Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser
announces: "Building is expected to begin soon in Har Homa ... and Neve Yaakov, where (construction) bids have been issued."
worldap TURKEY supports Gaza bound flotilla. Israel to deport its own citizens [duel Israeli-US] to the US after they tried
to bring food to Gaza by ship last week. ynet Gorden Brown resigns; David Cameron asked to form new government in Britain. bbc
12 MAY 10 DEBKA paints Israeli military as eager
for battle after the completion of Lebanon invasion rehearsals. Israeli delays have been to allow
all the preparations to be completed. debka NETANYAHU vows to continue construction in East Jerusalem. He is trying to straddle the divide
between his coalition and the remainder of the world. Sooner or later he must make a decision and stick to it.
ap PLANS for the construction of 12,000 illegal Jewish housing units on Palestinian land at the southern
edge of Jerusalem were revealed today. ma'an ISRAEL to resume demolition of "illegal" Palestinian homes. Allegedly built without permits [Israel
refuses to issue permits to most Palestinian applicants] jpost JERUSALEM DAY activities. jpost
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13 MAY 10
ISRAEL raids Gaza. presstv MORE on Israel's planned super settlement. presstv JERUSALEM Planning Commission to meet soon to discuss new East Jerusalem construction proposals.ap THE US is accusing Iran of releasing detained al Qaeda men. ynet HANAS fears Shalit rescue effort. haaretz TURKEY-BRAZIL to hold weekend meeting with IRAN over nuclear issue. haaretz US tries to prevent non-sanctions solution to the impasse. ynet ISRAEL'S Labour party losing patience with coalition. voa BENEDICT draws 500,000 in Portugal. inthenews PAPAL schedule for 2010. cns
14 MAY 10 THE shape of the coming war in Lebanon.
ynet OBAMA MEDVEDEV discuss Iran and MidEast peace talks.jpost AMERICA forces East Jerusalem demolitions to be put on hold. jpost RUSSIA to supply Syria with arms. haaretz OBAMA to fund Israeli Iron Dome rocket shield; to speed deployment. fox ISRAEL disperses it's supply stores as war preparations continue. debka
15 MAY 10
HAVE A BLESSED SABBATH! THIS IS THE SIXTH SABBATH AFTER THE WAVE OFFERING! THE SUNDAY AFTER THE SEVENTH
SABBATH IS THE FEAST OF FIRST FRUITS [PENTECOST]!
THE NEW MOON HAS BEEN OBSERVED! SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY
OF THE THIRD BIBLICAL MONTH!
IRAN very close to nuclear deal. afp IRAQI Shia offer conciliation to Maliki. khaleejtimes
16 MAY 10 ON Wednesday May 26 Israel is to hold its fourth nationwide Home
Front exercise. All persons will be required to enter shelters at 11 AM as Israel practices a reginal war. asheva PROXIMITY Peace Talks will resume on Tuesday with a Mitchell-Abbas meeting. afp ISRAEL opens new desalinization plant at Hadera. ap BRAZIL-TURKEY sign trade deals with Iran. Nuclear agreement expected to be announced tomorrow. haaretz NUCLEAR swap to take place in Turkey. ynet As the possibility of Security Council sanctions evaporate; Russia warns the US against imposing
unilateral sanctions. reuters
17 MAY 10 IRAN agrees to exchange of nuclear material
in Turkey. jpost Iran will ship its low enriched uranium to Turkey within one month of the signing of a deal. voiceofrussia WILL the US and its allies accept the deal reached in Tehran? ISRAELI Labour's
view of peace. ynet FREE-GAZA flotilla begins with first ship sailing. aljazeera
18 MAY 10 US Administration furious at
Iran deal; even though they got what they were asking for. They will continue to seek sanctions. Approval of more
sanctions is now very unlikely. antiwar ISRAEL demands European nations restrain their citizens from sending food-medicine to Gaza. haaretz North Korea calls a Special Session of parliament for June sixth; with the Leader ailing and the South set
to accuse the North of sinking a SK ship. reuters ISRAELI officials prepare Military Occupation Administration for Gaza; in anticipation of a full Israeli takeover.
This will eventually be followed by handing the strip over to the Palestinian Authority with international
peacekeepers maintaining order and building an effective administration; as in Kosovo. imenc ASIA TIMES now speculating on the need for Israel to take out Hezbollah to deal with Iran. You
saw that story here some three years ago. atimes ISRAEL opens fire on Gaza. palestiniantelegraph ISRAEL to observe the Feast of First Fruits on Tues evening Wednesday [by the nonBiblical;
Babylonian based Rabbinic Calendar]. asheva See our Biblical Calendar page. THE US insists that: 1 The Brazil-Iran deal is not good enough; and, 2 They have a deal for further
Iran sanctions with the permanent members of the Security Council; which was circulated to the other members today.
guardian WILL UNSC agreement be reconsidered in the light of the new situation. haaretz RUSSIA, CHINA, LEBANON, TURKEY AND BRAZIL oppose any tough sanctions, and after four to six more weeks of discussions they
will be whittled down to nothing. debka
19 MAY 10 AN excellent analysis of Iran's
nuclear stockpile and potential. antiwar PRESIDENT ABBAS to seek NATO forces to keep the peace in any deal. jpost ABBAS-MITCHELL hold final status talks. The idea is to have an agreement by the UNGA meeting
in Sep. haaretz ROCKET strikes Eshkol region. haaretz HAMAS sets its conditions for a 10 year truce. arabnews
20 MAY 10 ISRAEL expects large number to
flee high risk areas during the coming war; creating a serious internal refugee problem. haaretz THE Israeli Navy is ordered to interdict the Free Gaza convoy as it nears Gaza next weekend. jpost THE USS Truman Carrier Battle Group sails for Iran tomorrow. Her sailing is
to be the beginning of a massive US Naval buildup in the region expected to be completed by late July. Ultimately as
many as four Carrier Battle Groups may arrive off Iran. [With one more off Syria]
debka ISRAEL bombs Gaza in response to rocket strike. ynet IN an indication of the level of American support for Israel, the Congress votes overwhelmingly to fund the new Israeli
missile defense system. haaretz SECOND round of Mitchell talks complete. ap SUBJECTS discussed: water and peace keepers on the West Bank. haaretz
21 MAY 10 Iran likely to cancel nuclear deal
with Brazil/Turkey of a new round of sanctions is passed. reuters USS Truman deploys. wvec OUR Special Music in honour of the Feast of First Fruits [Pentecost] this Sunday is now up. This program
will be removed after the weekend. TWO Gaza militants caught entering Israel surrounded by the IDF and killed. haaretz HEAVY fighting taking place in Khan Younis. ynet THREE tunnels into Israel were bombed last night. asheva HEZBOLLAH goes on alert for coming nationwide Israeli exercise. jpost US SENATE passes financial reform bill. cbn ISRAELI soldier wounded by Gaza sniper. haaretz
22 MAY 10
TODAY is the seventh Sabbath after the Wave Offering! The Feast of First Fruits
[Pentecost] is on Sunday and begins at the sunset ending the Sabbath! May all enjoy a blessed Sabbath and High Holy
Day! ENJOY OUR SPECIAL MUSIC THIS WEEKEND AND VISIT OUR MATERIAL ON THE WAVE OFFERING AND PENTECOST!
MOSCOW'S payoff for agreeing to Iran sanctions. washingtonpost IRAN to notify IAEA in writing of the nuclear deal with Brazil/Turkey; on Monday. presstv THE risks of statin drugs. presstv The National Post [Canada] is already trying to lay blame for the coming war on Hezbollah. nationalpost THE Israeli Home Front drill which begins Sunday and features all Israelis going to shelters at 11 AM Wednesday is
considered essential to winning the next war. ynet LIVNI reaching out to the religious [not extremist] Jews with a Conferance on the Jewish Identity of Israel
next Thursday. jpost
23 MAY 10 ENJOY A BLESSED FEAST OF FIRST FRUITS [PENTECOST]! MAY GOD POUR OUT HIS SPIRIT UPON ALL THOSE
WHO OBEY HIM WITH WHOLE HEARTEDNESS!
ISRAEL redeploys it's Special Forces from the Jordanian/Egyptian
borders; sending them to more militant fronts. almasry EGYPT completes five day Sinai military exercise. Ostensibly an Israeli invasion exercise;
this is a practice to control Sinai against a breakdown of the Gaza/Egypt border. wfp ISRAELI nationwide Home Front drill starting today is preplanned and is not a mobilization for war, assures Netanyahu.
This is but one step in the process of war preparations that has been going on for several years.
ynet COMMANDER of the Northern Command assures Northern City Councilers that Israel can go to a full scale war in hours.
ynet
24 MAY 10 US/TURKISH relations troubled
by Iran issue rift. washingtonpost ISRAEL/TURKISH relations still worsening; now over Gaza Flotilla. Debka tries
to place its own spin on the attempted delivery of supplies by saying that Israel allows such supplies into Gaza. This
is NOT true. Israel has a very short list of materials allowed into Gaza. debka US proclamation that China agreed to new Iran sanctions wishfull thinking. China/US to discuss Iran/NKorea beginning
today. ap IRAN delivers letter on nuclear deal to IAEA. xinhua A new article has been written on the developing economic crisis in Europe and how it is building into a worldwide crisis. There is also more information at today's Editorial page. AMERICAN soldiers with a conscience are once again seeking refuge in Canada
while hundreds are finding peace in suicide. usatoday global IRAN again offers to overlook friction with the US and assist with Gulf oil disaster. upi ISRAEL makes positive gestures on West Bank. ap
25 MAY 10 US set to permit open homosexuality
in the military. nytimes US forces in Afghanistan now exceed those in Iraq. bbc ISRAEL gearing up for big illegal construction push when freeze ends Sep 26th, asheva DECLINING Euro to affect Israeli economy. asheva TWO mortar shells fall in Netiv Haasara. jpost WITH North Korea's President ill and the country facing a leadership change; the South has accused it of sinking
a war ship and sabres are rattling. debka SOUTH Korea announces it is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships
and adopting a newly aggressive military posture toward its neighbor. cnn The North suspends mutual assurances of non aggression and severs all relations with the South, ejecting
all citizens of the South. bbc ISRAELI coalition right wing rejects construction freeze extension possibility. ynet ISRAEL bombs Gaza airport. m&c ISRAEL also bombs Mosque and agricultural land in North Gaza. paltelegraph NETANYAHU visits Canada/Washington starting Friday. haaretz
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26 MAY 10
US Special Forces in Iran to prepare for attack. times PETRAEUS also approved reconnaissance flights last Sep 30th. jpost US Congress to pass unilateral sanctions bill by the end of June. afp ISRAEL preparing Bill to outlaw sex under 16. ynet ONE rocket, two mortar shells land in South Israel today. ynet LEBANON fires upon intruding Israeli aircraft. xinhua ABBAS believes that a peace deal could be reached in a week if the Israeli coalition wanted it. irishtimes Iran/Syrian missile tactics. debka
27 May 10 ISRAELIS take up
combat positions near Fatmeh Gate and in the groves adjacent to Kfar Kila on Lebanon border. presstv LEBANON deploys Army in South. ynet SYRIA deploys its missile forces on a war footing. debka THESE response exercises to the Israeli Drill do not necessarily mean a conflict at this time.
They do indicate a serious buildup of tension that will sooner or later explode. IRAN: If US rejects nuclear deal;
[indicating that they were negotiating in bad faith] all nuclear negotiations will cease. antiwar RUSSA to support Iran deal. presstv THE US in Bahrain to stay. m&c ISRAEL unvails massive new public transportation plans for Jerusalem. asheva PRESIDENT Barack Obama to release new national security strategy. He will declare the total distruction of al
Qaeda as his goal. ynet GAZA Flotilla confrontation news. haaretz THE Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has invited the Flotilla to unload at Ashdod and promises to forward
the cargo on to Gaza. [to avoid a confrontation]. IMFA
28 MAY 10 ABBAS to meet Obama on 9 Jun to discuss
upgrading to Direct Talks [Netanyahu to meet Obama next on 1 Jun to discuss regional security and upgrading
to Direct Talks]. m&c KOREAN Naval Safeguards Agreement ended; as South Korea holds Naval Exercise in disputed waters. antiwar ISRAEL prepares to board Gaza bound ships. List of articles permitted in Gaza. gisha THIS weeks Drill and war preparations. jpost THREE infiltraters caught entering Israel from Gaza Thursday. asheva IXRAELI Apache helicopters on Thursday fired two rockets into Gaza City; six injured, presstv TWO rockets fired from Gaza as Egyptian operation discovers seventeen tunnels. asheva IRAN prepares to block Persian Gulf shipping. asheva CHINESE investigation proves that North Korea did not sink Southern ship. Most likely suspect is US mine. The
evidence. northamericanmedia SIX day battle rages in Eastern Afghanistan. ap IRAN tracks US nuclear sub in Persian Gulf. debka
29 MAY 10 A
SABBATH BLESSING FOR ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN! ISRAEL bombs Gaza. FREE Gaza ships set to arrive
Sunday. edge SPAIN passeds austerity measures by one vote. onepage IMF says: Not good enough. mercopress SPANISH credit rating falls; so does euro. jpost US Markets fall menafn US brushes off Iranian deal and continues to demand that Iran cease its [legal] enrichment of uranium. haaretz RAFSANJANI criticizes government ahead of Jun 12 vote annaversary. afp TRAGEDY in Gaza as six killed many injured when gas canisters explode in tunnel. Israel conducts five bombing runs.
cnn
30 MAY 10 JAPANESE Prime Minister gives North
Korea as the reason for the new Okinawa Base Agreement. reuters ISRAELI Labour Organizations to boycott Turkey. haaretz ISRAEL deploys Dolphin submarines with nuclear cruise missiles off the Iranian coast. times ISRAEL rejects call for Mid East nuclear talks. bbc THE irony of a nuclear armed Israel rejecting the NPT, nuclear talks and threatening Iran with
nuclear weapons; while Iran is condemned for exercising its legal right to enrich uranium for nuclear power is not lost on
most of the world. AFGHAN forces make "tactical retreat" from village under Taliban assault.mcclatchy VIDEO Gaza convoy situation. bbc ISRAEL bombs Gaza after two rockets fired yesterday. afp NETANYAHU to ask US to block nuclear pressure on Israel. haaretz That would be a part of his price for a total settlement freeze to start Direct Talks. See today's
Editorial.
31 MAY 10 HEAVY fighting breaks out with many deaths as
Israel interdicts Gaza Convoy in International Waters. Israel goes on alert for backlash. aljazeera theage THE EU calls for an inquiry. ynet TURKEY withdraws its Ambassador to Israel and calls for an emergency Security Council meeting;
pressure builds demanding Israel allow the free flow of goods to Gaza. ap UTUBE news video. ABBAS condemns bloody attack declares three days of mourning; Council to meet over further response
jpost HUGE diplomatic repercussions. afp IN a surprise move German President Horst Koehler resigns [not over Israeli attack]. metro NETANYAHU cancels Washington visit. haaretz LATEST: Peace Activists had two pistols and a few knives. Hardly the vicious terrorist
ambush Israel claims. They could have filled the ships with weapons; instead a couple of people carried pistols for self defense.
Or were they Hamas suiciders infiltrating to start something? Is this meant to sabotage the peace process? bbc video report Warnings that this incident could inflame the region and lead to war. hindu UN Security Council to meet at 1 pm Eastern Time today. reuters NATO to hold emergency meeting tomorrow at Turkish request. ynet ROCKET strikes Negev. ynet ISRAEL urges citizens in south to seek shelter as Gaza rockets expected. ARAB League to
hold emergency meeting tomorrow. debka
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