17/12/2011: DAILY NEWS

Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

•  Hamas Warns of ‘Price Tag’ Intifada
•  U.S. Proposal: Aid for the PA, but No More Pushing at UN
•  Israeli tank fire kills one in Gaza
•  Obama to US Jews: We stand with Israel 
• 'Palestinians won't stop pressing for UN seat' 
• EU concerned over Israel’s Arab minority: report

Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

•  Russia, India reject anti-Iran sanctions
•  Syria: Security Forces Fire at Protesters Around the Country
•  Russia Surprises West With Harder Syria Stance
•  ‘Syria in danger of repeating Libyan scenario’
•  S Korea adopts new anti-Iran sanctions 
•  Syrians protest against Assad after Russia U.N. move
•  Syria deploys Russian anti-sea missiles on coast, Scuds on Turkish border

Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

•  Egypt: Two Dead in Clashes Between Military and Protesters
•  Yemenis want Saleh prosecution
•  Dozens of Bahraini protesters injured
•  Stateless protesters attacked in Kuwait
•  Jordanians call for democratic reforms

Babylon, Iraq (Jeremiah 50:9, 13) (Jeremiah 51:6, 29, 37, 55, 64) (Revelation 18)

•   U.S. withdrawal in Iraq rolls into final act

The Magog Invasion (Ezekiel 38-39)

•  Turkey's FM: Our Policies "Made Israel Kneel Down"
•  Iran-bound radioactive luggage seized at Moscow airport
•  Iran: Factory blast death toll reaches 16
•  Officials: Downed US drone was on CIA mission
•  Iran to exhibit seized Israeli, US drones

Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14)

•  Divide widening between US rich, poor

Immorality (2 Tim 3:2-4) 

•  Dutch church hit by sex abuse scandal

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Ezekiel 39:9,10) / Nuclear Contamination (Rev 8:10-11) 

•  Russia seizes Iran-bound radioactive metal material; Tehran dismisses report as ‘lie’