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Iron Dome hits cruise missile in first test of Israel’s triple-tier missile shield

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Concerns over the Iranian threat drove Israel this month to conduct its first ever combined tests of its multitier missile defense system’s ability to intercommunicate for the simultaneous interception of a mix of incoming threats, including rockets, UAVS, ballistic and cruise missiles.

Iron Dome - Wikipedia

(Iron Dome, short range)

The tests, rated a resounding success, provided valuable data for the ongoing development of the medium-range David’s Sling air defense system, by pitting it against ballistic missiles, as well as showcasing the new capabilities of the Iron Dome. This system, a joint Israel-US project was initially developed to shoot down primitive short-range rockets and mortar fire, mainly from the Gaza Strip. These tests showed Iron Dome to have matured into a weapon capable of intercepting cruise missiles. Batteries were recently acquired by the US for securing overseas bases.

David's Sling Missile System -⚔️ New Israel Missile Defense System [Review] - YouTube

(David’s Sling, mid range)

The mid-altitude David’s Sling and short-range Iron Dome both proved they could work in smooth tandem together and with the top tier of the system, the Arrow, which is designed to hit large ballistic missiles at high, exo-atmospheric altitudes, and whose long-range radar arrays were also tested. Read More

European stocks and U.S. equity futures rise on Brexit progress and stimulus hopes

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European stocks made strong gains early on Wednesday, as the European Union reported progress toward a post-Brexit trade deal.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 SXXP, 0.95% rose 0.9%, the German DAX DAX, 1.61% was 1.6% up, and the French CAC PX1, 0.72% moved 0.9% higher. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 UKX, 1.15% also enjoyed gains, as it rose 1.3%.

U.S. stock futures YM00, 0.33% ES00, 0.35% NQ00, 0.30% pointed higher after Tuesday’s late rally, as investors remained hopeful of a new COVID-19 stimulus package by the end of the year. A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a new proposal earlier this week and a group of Democratic and Republican leaders met face-to-face on Tuesday night — a move welcomed in the markets. Read More

History Made as Bhutan Recognizes Israel

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Israel and Bhutan have signed an agreement on normalizing diplomatic relations between the two countries for the first time in history.

The Kingdom of Bhutan and Israel has signed the establishment of full diplomatic relations. The signing ceremony was held at the residence of the Israeli Ambassador to India, Dr. Ron Malka,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

In the Tri-Junction Entanglement, What Does Bhutan Want?

It added that Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and his Bhutanese counterpart, Tandi Dorji, held talks last weekend, during which the sides discussed a plan for cooperation between the countries in the field of water management, agriculture, and health.

“The establishment of relations between us and the Bhutan Kingdom will serve as another milestone in deepening Israel’s ties in the Asian region,” Ashkenazi said, as quoted in the statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the news, saying the talks with other countries wishing to join the process of normalizing relations with the Jewish state were underway. Read More

U.S. Bishops Say Catholics Have ‘Moral Responsibility’ to Be Vaccinated Against Coronavirus

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Leaders of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference (USCCB) declared Monday that Catholics have a “moral responsibility” to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

“Receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines ought to be understood as an act of charity toward the other members of our community,” state Fort Wayne Bishop Kevin Rhoades, chairman of the U.S Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, and Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, in a joint statement.

“In this way, being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good,” the bishops state.

Bishops of the United States: the basics | National Catholic Reporter

“Given the urgency of this crisis, the lack of available alternative vaccines, and the fact that the connection between an abortion that occurred decades ago and receiving a vaccine produced today is remote, inoculation with the new COVID-19 vaccines in these circumstances can be morally justified,” they declare. Read More

Exposed: Chinese Psyops Against America – One Hell Of A Success

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Some stories have a shelf-life of maybe a few hours. Others are still relevant after a year or many years have passed. This one was written a year ago, but it’s still fresh as a daisy. Thank you Eric Swalwell.

Revelations about Congressman Swalwell – a stalwart on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee – and his female Chinese “friend” are entertaining – and given his self-righteous hectoring of President Trump for supposedly colluding with Russians, the words “karma” and “schadenfreude” come to mind. But Swalwell is just a reminder that Americans have been getting into bed with the Chinese – literally and figuratively – for a good long while now. And somehow it’s the Chinese who come out on top.

One marvels at what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has accomplished. And no, it’s not the Shenzhen skyscrapers or the new Beijing airport. Rather, the CCP has pulled off the most successful psychological operations campaign in history over the last four decades. It managed to neuter the United States – the only country that might have prevented it from building an economy and a military able to challenge and conceivably defeat the Americans.

Nancy Pelosi defends colleague Eric Swalwell amid report linking him to suspected Chinese spy | South China Morning Post

And it didn’t have to fire a shot. Read More

Pelosi invites congressional leaders to a meeting on Covid relief and government funding

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  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to a Tuesday meeting on government funding and coronavirus relief.
  • Congress is running out of time to avoid a government shutdown and send another round of aid to Americans.
  • Congressional leaders have so far failed to craft a plan that could get through both chambers of a divided Congress.

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UK: Transgender tyranny is getting chaotic, like the French Revolution

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The debate about transgender persons has been transformed in the U.K. by a ruling of the High Court that children of 13 or less are very unlikely to be capable to giving consent to “puberty-blocker” drugs, and consent from older children is also fraught with difficulty. As the homosexual newspaper Pink News put it:

Puberty blockers are widely deemed safe, reversible and medically necessary, lawyers for the Tavistock [medical clinic] maintained. Lawyers for [plaintiffs] Bell and Mrs A argued that trans teens should have to go before a court before being able to access the medication.

Since the ruling, the consensus that puberty-blockers are “safe, reversible, and medically necessary” has vanished like snow on the desert.

The U.K.’s National Health Service, and also the BBC, has systematically removed links to the radical transgender-affirming charity Mermaids, which represents the view condemned by the High Court. The two entities have also edited out the suggestion that the extremely powerful drugs used to prevent puberty taking place can be reversed; as a matter of fact, the scant research done on the subject suggests the opposite.

Even more significantly, they have removed emotive references to suicide. It is the link to suicide that is the basis for the claim that interventions with the aim of gender transitioning can be “medically necessary.” Read More

“A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 22:5

See Got questions (.org) here for “What does the Bible say about transsexualism / transgenderism? Is gender identity disorder / gender dysphoria the result of sin?”

NETANYAHU: “WITHOUT HANUKKAH, THERE WOULDN’T BE JUDAISM….OR CHRISTIANITY”

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The week before Hanukkah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed by Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute. Doran opened the interview by suggesting that former President Barack Obama’s flawed Iran deal was the negative impetus that led to President Trump’s ability to broker the Abraham Accords normalizing relations between Israel and Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

Netanyahu agreed, claiming that “the nuclear deal with Iran was endangering them. Obviously, it endangered our very existence, but it also endangered them. And that it was probably against American interests as well…”

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 essentially paved the way for an Iranian nuclear weapons program, allowing them to openly produce an unlimited number of nuclear weapons four years from now.

Immediately upon signing the JCPOA, Iran received an influx of billions of dollars, allowing them to sponsor terrorism and engage in regional expansion that includes a strong military presence in Iraq and Syria. Iran is also supporting the Houthi rebellion in Yemen which has created a major humanitarian crisis.

The Iranian military has been testing intercontinental ballistic missiles despite the program being in contravention of agreements with the UNSC. President Trump removed the US from the agreement whereas Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have explicitly stated their intention to return to the deal. This nuclear program of the Shiite non-Arab Iranian regime posed a threat to Israel but also to the Sunni Arab Gulf states whose oil lifeline passed through the Strait of Hormuz which is geographically dominated by Iran. Read More

Big Tech Sees Big Dollar Sign in Cuba — and Biden Will Give it to Them

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You didn’t think the social media giants were on Team Biden just for his glowing personality, did you?

Should Joe Biden become president in January, he’s made clear that he wants to reverse the Trump administration’s Cuba policy and would instead normalize relations with the communist island nation.

As Politico notes, this would be a big win for the U.S. tech industry, which views Cuba as a highly lucrative potential market. It’s safe to say that the mainstream social media platforms’ support for Biden and suppression of pro-Trump content that touches the issue of voter fraud is no coincidence given Silicon Valley’s vested financial interest in a Biden presidency.

Conservatives React Harshly to Obama Photo in Front of Che Guevara Mural - The Atlantic

(Obama sparks fury over photo in front of Che Guevara mural in Cuba)

When Barack Obama was president (with Biden as his VP), the administration announced a “reset” of Cuba relations that included “loosening of restrictions on the sale of telecommunications equipment.”