As the American media focuses on what appears to be an imminent America forces strike against Syria, Israel is quietly moving the nation to wartime status. The “pit” in the Defense Ministry is already operating on emergency status, Walla News reports. In addition, the IDF’s Intelligence Units have heightened operational status as the military monitors events. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz has spoken with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Martin Dempsey on the encoded phone, reportedly receiving final details of the American strike plan.
The IDF Homefront Command is working to notify residents in certain area as the Patriot, Arrow and Iron Dome missile intercept systems are on high alert, with the areas around the defense batteries being fortified.
Air force pilots have been ordered to high alert, able to respond in second instead of minutes. The IDF is moving to wartime alert without alarming the nation.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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get ready
start your tefillos everyone, EY is going to need them
i truly beileve that obama does not have what it takes to engage i think this is all bluff soo in my honest opinion its just precautions but EVERYONE has SOO overextended themselves in the past that noone will have the capability to do anything its going to be a showy tantrum is all…
i wouldnt write developing until the actual missile goes in the air
Let them tell all chariedim instead of going to the military go back to the yeshivas and say t’hilim.
Yeshayahu- Isaiah – Chapter 17
1. The harsh prophecy concerning Damascus; Behold Damascus shall be removed from [being] a city, and it shall be depth of ruins. א. מַשָּׂא דַּמָּשֶׂק הִנֵּה דַמֶּשֶׂק מוּסָר מֵעִיר וְהָיְתָה מְעִי מַפָּלָה:
Wishing Eretz Yisroel and America much success!
May this be the final war of Gog U’Magog to usher in Mashiach b’karov!!!
recite tehillim – autocorrect.
We are all going to need the tefilos. No coincidence this is happening right before Yom Hadin. If Israel, does a Pre-emptive strike, the anti-Semitism around the whole world will be un-leashed. The Goyim hate us already, as you all can see, anything we do, we get world condemnation. If we attack in the defense, I’d be very afraid. No joke, Damascus WILL be destroyed. It’s in Yeshaya. All this is happening because all Hashem wants is for us to turn to Him and we have too.
#2 You’re right. America with Obama as their leader has become a paper tiger and Syria sees it so too.
From a purely political and military point of view this attack makes no sense at all. America is bleeding from the war in Afghanistan, and there is NO public support for more war.
Obama is being led by Hashem into this foolish confrontation with Russia, Syria’s close ally and arms supplier.
Iran is getting ready to move, and who can predict what Egypt will do, given the chaos there.
It all reminds me of the manner in which World War I started, without anyone really wanting to start it. Event overtook event, and suddenly, everyone was involved in total war.
Perhaps, this is the beginning of the era of Gog Umagog–the final war before Moshiach.
Let us strengthen our Torah and Gemilus chasodim, as the Talmud advises us, to survive the gehinnom that may soon enguld the world, H”YRM.
#8 At the most, Obama will do what Israel generally does – bomb a few empty buildings just to show he’s doing something.
Insane, take people away from the Torah learning, what is going to protect them?!
#4 & #7: Study the entire perek. Nisht azoy pashut.
#s 4, 7, and 9 – This all sounds so scary!
Although I do hope #2 is right about Obama.
#12 – can you please explain/elaborate a bit?
We were yotzei milchemes gog umogog in 1940s and more the enough chevlei moshiach, moshiach can come without the world blowing up