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Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna, end within an hour

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Assessment: The talks had broken off last Friday, with European officials saying that Iran’s demands were unrealistic and expressing concerns that Iran was stalling while advancing its nuclear program …

Talks to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal formally resumed on Thursday, with a meeting of the remaining parties to the deal, which does not include the United States, Russia’s top envoy to the talks said on Twitter. The meeting ended within an hour.

“The meeting of the Joint Commission is over. It was rather short and constructive,” Mikhail Ulyanov tweeted. “The participants observed a number of important commonalities in their positions, including with regard to the need to finalize the #ViennaTalks on restoration of #JCPOA successfully and swiftly.”

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme. You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars” Ez. 38:10-11

The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that the parties decided during the meeting to continue discussions on the documents proposed by Iran at various levels. The report stated that Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani explained the basics of Iran’s proposals and emphasized Iran’s “seriousness and goodwill in the talks.”

“Iran will continue to engage seriously & is determined to reach a good deal that secures our nation’s rights & interests,” wrote Kani in a tweet earlier on Thursday.

The talks had broken off last Friday, with European officials saying that Iran’s demands were unrealistic and expressing concerns that Iran was stalling while advancing its nuclear program.

On Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, stressed that Iran was only negotiating the lifting of sanctions and was not considering a temporary or interim agreement. He added that Iran is “not in a hurry” and would not allow anyone to “play” with their time and energy in Vienna.

Read More @ JPost HERE

Kansas City Chabad house vandalized during Hanukkah

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Assessment: The Chabad house is raising money for repairs, and a search is underway for a temporary building for the community center while plumbing and electrical work takes place …

A Jewish community center in Kansas City, Missouri was vandalized during Hanukkah, with the vandals trashing books and papers, destroying electrical wiring and leaving extensive water damage.

“There is nothing more disturbing than walking into the Chabad house for an early morning Torah class and finding the place torn up,” Rabbi Yitzchak Itkin posted to Facebook. “That was my reality this week.”

“The Chabad house is raising money for repairs, and a search is underway for a temporary building for the community center while plumbing and electrical work takes place.

“Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey” 1 Sam. 15:3

The vandals caused thousands of dollars worth of damage, including throwing around books and paper, destroying electric wiring and leaving water damage, the Associated Press reported

In some rooms, cabinet doors were ripped off their hinges, and there were areas full of standing water, according to a report from KSHB news.

Kansas City Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of broken glass and a black SUV parked outside the building. Later in the day, officers spotted what they believed was the same SUV but it drove away when they attempted to stop it.

Rabbi Itkin said that the Torah and other religious texts did not sustain damage.

Read More @ Arutz Sheva HERE

Biden Succeeds In Pressuring Israel To Stop Building In Judea; ‘Environmental’ Concerns Cited As Excuse

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Assessment: The building committee decided to put the brakes on the project due to US/UN pressure for a two state solution …

The Jerusalem district planning and building committee delayed a settlement project in Atarot, an area of eastern Jerusalem.

The planned settlement was given preliminary approval last month. It would contain about 9,000 homes and be located within Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries, reported Reuters.

The building committee decided to put the brakes on the project on Monday, saying that an environmental study is needed.

Every spot on which your foot treads I give to you, as I promised Moshe. Joshua 1:3 (The Israel BibleTM)

According to the report, the Palestinian foreign ministry called the plan a bid to finalize “the separation of Jerusalem from our outlying Palestinian area.”

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the project.

Read More @ Israel 365 HERE

Powell’s fourth major shift raises questions about the Fed’s policy credibility

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Assessment: This would be at least the fourth such shift for an institution that prides itself on forecasts and communication, providing what it hopes to be a reliable road map for market participants and the public …

If the Federal Reserve meets expectations next week and announces a more aggressive unwind of the measures taken to boost the economy, it will mark an important policy shift for the U.S. central bank and Chairman Jerome Powell.

Again.

The Powell Fed, in fact, has become almost as known for its abrupt changes in direction as it has for the unprecedented levels of stimulus it has provided during the pandemic.

“What the Fed has proven is the difficulty in forecasting by both committee and consensus,” said Joseph LaVorgna, chief economist for the Americas at Natixis and former head of the National Economic Council under former President Donald Trump. “In market parlance, the Fed has bought the high and sold the low. So I do think there will be a credibility issue going forward.”

“You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.” Haggai 1:6

At its two-day meeting next week, the Fed is expected to say it will double the pace of its bond purchase taper, while also likely hinting at more aggressive interest rate hikes coming in 2022. The moves are coming in response to inflation that is stronger and longer-lasting than Fed officials had anticipated.

But LaVorgna worries that the Fed, after months of calling inflation “transitory,” is now making the mistake of overestimating its duration and tightening at the wrong time. That could necessitate officials again having to change back next year, if the current inflation trend runs out of steam.

Will Iran Emerge the Winner in Vienna Nuclear Talks?

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Assessment: Jerusalem readies itself for western surrender when talks begin again on Thursday Dec. 9 …

On Monday, November 29, 2021 the five powers (Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia) and Iran assembled in Vienna, Austria to resume talks on returning to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after a five-month gap. Iran broke those talks in June, 2021. In Vienna, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, will not be sitting with the six negotiating delegations, but will be staying at a nearby hotel. He will be briefed on the talks by the diplomats from the five participating powers.

The states engaged in the negotiations have their own agendas. For Iran, their single objective is to lift the sanctions. From statements made by Iranian leaders, it is clear that they will object to dealing with issues of concern to the US, or the Israelis, who are not participants, but are facing an existential threat from a nuclear Iran.

“I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.” Ez. 38:4 NIV

These issues include Iran’s development of ballistic missiles, and their nefarious regional activities. Iran demands assurances that the new JCPOA will bind future US administrations. It is not easy to predict whether the Iranian negotiating team will stick to its maximalist demands, or show some flexibility. It is clear, however, that Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, will seek a tough stand against the US. With the Chinese and Russian delegations at Iran’s side both in and out of the negotiation room, Tehran is unlikely to budge.

The first day of the negotiations is perhaps indicative of what is to come. The Iranian top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, dictated the agenda, and the western powers dutifully complied. The topic was the lifting of the sanctions against Iran, and not returning the Islamic Republic to its nuclear commitments under the JCPOA.

Another early piece of evidence of Iran’s dictating the agenda came from Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. He stated that, “The US could receive a ticket for returning to the room if it agrees to the real lifting of sanctions.” The arrogance of the Iranians is apparent, and meant as an insult to the US.

Read More @ Front Page Mag HERE

Top US Shale CEO “Worried” Years Of Underinvestment Could Boost Oil Over $100

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Assessment: He was mind-boggled last month when the Biden administration requested OPEC to increase crude output to suppress prices, overlooking U.S. oil/gas companies …

After half a decade of U.S. oil drillers underinvesting in projects and returning money to shareholders, it could take years to resume pre-pandemic production levels that could further roil oil markets for years to come.

“Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb” Gen. 49:25

“I’m worried that it may get too high, above $100 (per barrel),” according to Scott Sheffield, CEO of shale explorer Pioneer Natural Resources Co., who was speaking to Reuters in an interview at the Petroleum Congress in Houston on Tuesday.

“I hope it stabilizes between an $80 to $100 range over the next several years. We need stability in the oil markets,” he said.

Sheffield said U.S. oil production would only increase by 3% annually because oil companies return cash to shareholders rather than boost CAPEX. In that case, he added oil prices would continue to bid more than $70 a barrel for the foreseeable future.

He was mind-boggled last month when the Biden administration requested OPEC to increase crude output to suppress prices, overlooking U.S. oil/gas companies.

“The Biden administration called up OPEC to increase production and didn’t ask the U.S. to do it,” he said. 

Sheffield’s outlook differs drastically from the Biden administration, desperately trying to squash oil prices amid plunging poll numbers due to high inflation ahead of the midterms.

 

Amazon: $10 in credit for enrolling your biometric data in its palm print recognition system

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Assessment: Amazon is offering $10 in credit if you enroll your biometric data in the company’s palm print recognition system, Amazon One. The promotion, spotted by TechCrunch, says people must connect their palm print to their Amazon account to claim the reward… 

“He causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead” Rev. 13:16

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Printing And Borrowing Always Ends Badly

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Assessment: Governments always want to believe that they will be able to disguise their imbalances with monetary debasement, but the effect is the opposite …

As more countries copy the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy without the global demand of the US dollar, financing trade and fiscal deficits printing a weakening currency, nations become more dependent on the US dollar.

Neither domestic nor international citizens demand local currency, and governments continue to build large fiscal and trade imbalances believing the magic money tree will solve everything.

“And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A [b]quart of wheat for a [c]denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” Rev. 6:6

However, as confidence in their domestic currency collapses, global US dollar-denominated debt soars because very few investors want local currency risk and central banks need to build US dollar reserves to cushion the monetary debasement blow.

Implementing aggressive so-called expansionary policies almost always backfires because the impact on growth of large spending plans is minimal, and the destruction of purchasing power of the currency rises.

Governments always want to believe that they will be able to disguise their imbalances with monetary debasement, but the effect is the opposite.

It is, therefore, no surprise that most global currencies have depreciated against the US dollar even in a year of high Federal reserve injections and commodity price rises. When a commodity exporting country sees its currency collapse despite rising exports, you know that -again- the myth of modern monetary theory has evaporated.

As the domestic economy and currency in countries like Brazil, Argentina or Turkey get worse, governments turn the blame to the International Monetary Fund.

Read More @ Zero Hedge HERE

ISRAEL CONSIDERS GIVING JEWISH TOURISTS SPECIAL STATUS BRINGING INGATHERING OF EXILES CLOSER

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“Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the world, from there Hashem your God will gather you, from there He will fetch you. Deuteronomy 30:4 (The Israel BibleTM)

Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid) addressed the issue of restrictions on tourists that have been in place for much of the pandemic at the regular cabinet meeting on Sunday. He explained his suggested reforms in an interview with Jerusalem Post.

MINSTER SUGGESTS NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR JEWISH TOURISTS

Perhaps the most revolutionary suggestion by Stern called for special classification to be added for visas granted to Jews for coming to visit Israel as tourists.

“We need to act and to emphasize that we need to give the right to come to Israel to Israeli citizens, foreigners, and also to the Jewish world,” Stern said on Monday. “There should be an extra definition [status category], which falls between that of an Israeli citizen and that of a foreigner.”

Non-Israeli citizens are not currently approved to enter the country and this has been the case sporadically throughout much of the pandemic.  The travel ban is in place until at least December 13.

“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.” Ez. 34:11-12

Stern noted the imperative to open the gates to young Jews visiting Israel, some for the first time.

“There are youths in the Diaspora who have not been able to ever visit Israel because their school trips, or their gap year, didn’t happen when they were supposed to,” said Stern. “This is a massive gap we’re creating in the Jewish people, and it will be difficult to restore this sense of connection to the State of Israel, so we have to get to grips with this because this won’t be the last pandemic or variant of concern. We cannot disconnect Jewish youth, Jewish students and Jewish-identity trips from the Jewish national home for so long.”

He also noted the importance of visits by relatives of new immigrants to Israel.

Read More @ Israel 365 HERE

Papal Source… Pope Francis is dying…

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Assessment: Francis himself alluded to the conclave after his operation: “I am still alive, even though some people wanted me to die …

Vatican Preps for Conclave as ‘Pope Is Dying’

Pope Francis’ health condition is so serious that people close to him do not believe he will live past next year, says Newsmax chief political columnist and White House correspondent John Gizzi.

Gizzi cites Vatican sources, including “the secretary of one of the most powerful Vatican cardinals.”

In fact, the pope underwent surgery due to the ailments of diverticulitis, a disorder of the colon wall, in July, and it also appears that at nearly 85 years of age, he “is physically and perhaps mentally not well,” Gizzi adds.

“Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.” Rev. 13:11

“There is a very significant detail that many in these hours underestimate, ignore or manipulate: the disease that has struck Pope Francis is severe and degenerative. It could also be chronic,” Luis Badiolla Morales, who is close to Francis and has good contacts, shared in those days.

Gizi added that Vatican officials are already in “pre-conclave mode” and preparing the logistics for Francis’ passing.

Because of that surgery he remained confined in a hospital in Rome for 10 days, and although officially it was not mentioned that he had cancer, for some his ailment is much greater than what has been reported.