BELGIUM FELL ASLEEP AT THE GUARD POST: Western intelligence services repeatedly warned Belgium of a serious and imminent terror threat. They even gave the intended targets, the airport and the underground system, but Belgian security services failed to take the necessary preventative measures that may have stopped the huge loss of life and injury on 22 March, 2016 in Brussels. As one Israeli counter-terror source said, “they fell asleep on guard duty even after being told the enemy was about to attack them.” Whether the Belgians either did not take the warnings seriously, or they did not know what to do with the intelligence, it does seem, when adding other cases of Belgian dismissal of counter-terror warnings that there is deep rooted problem in that country. Last November’s, 2015 deadly terror outrage in Paris showed that Belgium was the base of the terrorists operations. A top USA counter-terror official travelling in Europe was turned down when he requested to meet his Belgian counterparts. He was told that they were “too busy” investigating the Paris atrocity. This brush-off was one small sign of USA frustration over Belgian handling of their growing Islamic terror threat. This frustration has stretched to Turkey which, last year, deported one of the Paris suicide bombers, Brahim Abdeslam, back to Belgium. He, apparently, slipped off the Belgian security radar, allowing him to travel to France and perpetrate his deadly attack. (INN)

PALESTINIAN SOCIETY SUPPORTS TERROR: Terror cannot exist in the long term without support from the society from which it emerges and in whose name it operates. Palestinian society, on all levels, is giving the current wave of terrorism a warm embrace, and maintaining its momentum. President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership justify terror attacks as "popular resistance" in statements of support of the supposed "martyrs," who are looked up to as heroes and whose families receive financial benefits. Full color posters with their pictures are distributed in cities and villages. The funerals of these "martyrs" include escorts fit for a king - accompanied by an armed and uniformed honor guard and surrounded by thousands of supporters chanting slogans supporting the "struggle." There are rallies about once a week on university campuses in support of the "heroes." In this atmosphere, there is no chance that Mahmoud Abbas or any other Palestinian leader will condemn terror, let alone call for an end to violence. (Ynet) 

KERRY DETERMINES ISIS GROUP COMMITTING GENOCIDE: WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG? Secretary of State John Kerry formally declared ISIS' slaughter of Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims in Iraq and Syria a “genocide” on 17 March 2016, following in the footsteps of Congress and the European Parliament. ISIS committed the atrocities at the core of the declaration in August of 2014, when it killed as many as 5,000 Yazidi men, kidnapped as many more women, and trapped 50,000 followers of the religion on Sinjar Mountain near the border of Syria. A recently published 280-page report also identified by name more than 1,100 Christians who had been killed by ISIS. It also detailed numerous instances of people kidnapped, raped, sold into slavery and driven from their homes, along with the destruction of churches. But it took the Obama administration 19 months to arrive at this week’s determination as it weighed the legal ramifications of calling the massacre a genocide . Although the United States is involved in military strikes against ISIS and has helped prevent a few incidents of ethnic cleansing, the decision does not carry the legal implication of a verdict of guilt or conviction on genocide charges. Kerry underscored this several times in his remarks. “Such decisions will be left to international or other tribunals such as the International Criminal Court, ICC,” said Kerry. (UK Daily Mail) 

Can it be denied that although the Obama administration has agreed that the obvious term “genocide” can be applied to the massacre, rape, enslavement, and loss of homes to thousands of Christians and other people groups by ISIS, that in the same breath they are careful to legally guard themselves from having to do anything about it? On 29 Feb. 2016, it was disclosed that the USA government has admitted 651 Syrian refugees into the United States since ISIS terrorists attacked Paris last Nov. 2015. Only three of those (0.46%) are Christians. Please continue to pray for the downfall of the brutal ISIS terrorist organizations and for the deliverance of all who are besieged by it.

HOW EU USES DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY TO GRAB ISRAELI LAND: Newly published documents show the EU spends tens of millions of Euros from public funds to build illegal settlements and roads for Palestinians within the designated Israeli sections of Judea & Samaria. The documents outright state that the construction is designed to "pave the way" for Palestinians to take control of more land. The EU does not deny its actions, nor that they violated the Oslo Accords. Instead the European organization tries to justify them by claiming they are in accordance with the body's belief that all of Judea & Samaria should be "part of any future Palestinian state."

According to the Oslo agreement, Judea & Samaria were divided into three sections, known as A, B and C. The Palestinian Authority was given civil and security control of Area A, only civil control of Area B, and Area C remained under Israeli control. Despite this, the EU has illegally paid for over a thousand buildings for Palestinians in Area C. Israel regularly destroys the illegal constructions, but the EU continues to send more taxpayer money to rebuild them. PM Binyamin Netanyahu has pointed out that "When we take down these illegal constructions, we are then again condemned, so it's a Catch-22. This is a clear attempt to create political realities. I think we need to re-set our relationship with the EU." Regavim CEO Ari Briggs says, "The EU is attempting to establish a de-facto Palestinian State on Israeli territory, with mountains of European taxpayers' money. They act as if they are above the law and are now attempting to hide behind diplomatic immunity. These actions would not be acceptable anywhere else on Earth, and the EU must be held accountable." (Arutz-7)

ISIS ‘STUDIED NAZI METHODS’ TO CREATE OWN VERSION OF HITLER YOUTH AND TRAIN CHILDREN TO BE KILLERS FROM BIRTH: ISIS is indoctrinating children from birth through an extremism-based education similar to that taught by the Nazi regime in a bid to create a generation "more lethal than themselves", a study has revealed. The report outlines how indoctrination by ISIS through schools and training camps - which sees children encouraged to watch public executions, hold up decapitated heads and carry out killings - has been influenced by elements from Nazi Germany. "Islamic State’s approach to education reflects elements of Nazi Germany in the way that children and pedagogy are perceived," states the report. Elements from Nazi Germany can be glimpsed in the systematic indoctrination of children through ISIS schools and training camps. The concepts used by the Nazis are perfectly applicable to ISIS . According to Quilliam, the London counter-extremism thinktank that produced the report, ISIS as been quick to seize control of the education system in Syria and Iraq in a bid to prepare a new, stronger second-generation mujahedeen who are conditioned to extreme values from birth. (Independent) 

Continue to intercede that the diabolical ISIS terrorist group will be utterly defeated and torn down - and that the women and children being held captive, raped, brutalized, and turned into murderers will be set free. “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” Isa 61:1

"Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just.” Ps 7:9

HOUSE DECLARES ISIS IS COMMITTING GENOCIDE AGAINST CHRISTIANS: The House approved a resolution Monday 14 March 2016 that declares ISIS is committing genocide against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East - putting even more pressure on the Obama administration to do the same ahead of a deadline later this week. The resolution passed the House with a unanimous vote of 383-0. The resolution came to a vote after the release of a graphic new report by the Knights of Columbus and In Defense of Christians on ISIS atrocities which disclosed widespread violence such as beheadings, crucifixions, rapes and sexual enslavement. The report made the case that the terror campaign against Christians and other minorities in Syria, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East is, in fact, genocide. “When ISIS systematically targets Christians, Yezidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities for extermination, this is not only a grave injustice - it is a threat to civilization itself,” said Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb. “We must call the violence by its proper name: genocide.” The resolution was voted on ahead of a congressionally mandated 17 March 2016 deadline for Secretary of State John Kerry and the White House to make a decision on whether to make such a declaration. The administration has so far declined to take an official position. A 1948 UN treaty on genocide requires signatories, including the United States, to "undertake to prevent and to punish” acts intended “to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group." (Fox) 

REPORT: OBAMA MULLS USE OF UN TO DIVIDE JERUSALEM: In waning days of his presidency, USA President Obama is reportedly looking to the UN Security Council to force Israel to divide Jerusalem. With about 10 months left in office, Obama is considering unprecedented moves to implement a two-state solution, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Senior USA officials revealed that the President is looking to initiate a final negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority using UN Security Council resolutions, a step that would obligate not only Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but effectively determine the direction of USA policy for the president’s successor as well. According to the plan described by senior USA officials, Obama is considering reviving the dormant Middle East Quartet, a diplomatic body including the US, UN, EU, and Russia, to apply pressure to Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume active negotiations.

The President is also considering use of a UN Security Council resolution to forcibly extract concessions from Israel and the PA. The USA has until now vetoed any such resolutions, though Obama has in the past threatened to allow them to pass. A Security Council resolution would be binding upon all parties, unlike General Assembly measures which are non-obligatory. Such a resolution would remain in force even after the president leaves office next January, effectively shaping the future of USA policy in the region for Obama’s successors. The resolution would require Israel cease construction over the Green Line and would force Israel to recognize eastern Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. At the same time, the Palestinian Authority would be obliged to officially recognize Israel as a Jewish state and would be pressured to give up the long-standing demand for a right of return. (Arutz-7)

THE GAZA STRIP WITHDRAWAL: A BRIEF REVIEW: Former PM Ariel Sharon decided to test the hypothesis that Israelis could trade "land for peace." In August 2005, he ordered the evacuation of all Israelis from Gaza - forcibly removing those who refused to quietly leave homes, thriving businesses, community hubs and synagogues. He hoped Gaza would become a peaceful place for the Palestinians whose leaders would focus on economic development. If that had happened, the argument for Israeli withdrawal from the Judea & Samaria would have become compelling. Instead it led to wars between Gaza and Israel in 2008, 2012, and 2014. Gaza became a base for terrorist groups and to this day, Israel’s southern and coastal communities remain victims of terrorist rocket fire and now terrorist tunnel threats. Based on this experience, most Israelis rightfully fear that withdrawal from Judea & Samaria would be disastrous. From Judea & Samaria, all of Israel's major population centers could be targeted with projectiles.

Many residents of Jewish communities expelled during the 2005 Gaza Disengagement are still unemployed and living with their families in cramped caravans or small crowed apartments. Jewish refugees dispelled from their land by the Sharon Administration left behind empty houses and mature enterprises for Gaza Arabs to take over. Thousands of Palestinians had years of experience working for Jewish employers. With innovation and work from Arab farmers, what the Jews left behind could have been a paradise of industry and financial support for Gazans. Instead they broke up greenhouses and sold the parts, neglected the agriculture and destroyed the houses. A few former Jewish worship centers – those that were left standing, continue to be used as terrorist training camps in which kidnapping and urban warfare is practiced. Israel’s leaders have learned hard lessons regarding the lie of attempting to pay the full price for peace with those who are their avowed enemies. (Washington Post/Ynet)

NETANYAHU HAILS REPORT RANKING ISRAEL EIGHTH WORLD POWER:PM Binyamin Netanyahu on Mon. 29 Feb. 2016 celebrated a recent report listing Israel as the 8th most powerful country in the world. The report was published by US News & World Report based on a survey of 16,000 people from four regions who were asked to associate 60 countries with specific characteristics. It found that while Israel came out an overall 25 out of the 60 total, in the field of "Power" Israel came in 8th. "Israel was ranked as the number eight power in the world based on three things: military power, international influence, and international alliances,” said Netanyahu. "For a long time I've been telling you that we are witnesses to two trends – one is the front of delegitimization of the state of Israel, and we are fighting it. Another front is the strengthening of the alliances of the state of Israel," said Netanyahu. He noted that earlier Mon. he met with the Egyptian ambassador, as well as with African ambassadors "to strengthen the union between the countries of Africa and Israel.” He continued that Israel is also strengthening ties with many world powers in Asia and Latin American countries. (INN) 

“The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people. Praise be to God!” Psalm 68:35

Israeli security guards at the Kerem Shalom border crossing into the southern Gaza Strip and Shin Bet operatives recently foiled an attempt to smuggle drones into the Palestinian enclave, the Defense Ministry announced Sunday.  During a search of an Israeli vehicle carrying toys, security guards found several drones of different sizes and types, all of which were equipped with quality cameras. Additional smuggling attempts of drones have been foiled by the Shin Bet in recent weeks.  The drones were apparently set to be used for spying on Israeli targets, the Defense Ministry said. Israeli authorities launched an investigation into the smuggling attempts.  
  
 In December 2014, Hamas’s military wing launched a locally manufactured drone during a Gaza City march in honor of the founding of the group, prompting the Israel Air Force to summon jets to the area, but no shots were fired at the unmanned aircraft. During the 2014 war in Gaza, as IDF forces battled Hamas in the Strip, Hamas launched two drones that were both blasted out of the sky by IAF-launched Patriot missiles soon after they crossed into Israel. 

PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE 150 DAYS OF INTIFADA: Palestinian activists on Sat. 27 Feb. 2016, launched a mass media campaign celebrating the 150th day of the “Al-Quds intifada,” also known as the “knife intifada” as the current terror wave has come to be called. The media campaign focuses on expressing support for the intifada and its “achievements” in the "struggle" against Israel by distributing explanatory material on the internet and on social networks tagged as “Intifada 150." The activists called on the public to support the intifada stating that, "The media is one of the most important tools in helping the intifada.” From 13 Sep. 2015, to 26 Feb. 2016, 33 people were killed, and 359 people were injured by Palestinian terrorists. The attacks included 192 stabbings, 75 shootings and 39 vehicular attacks. (INN)