Tracking Bible Prophecy Headlines - 05/17/2025 From pariah to partner: How US President Trump changed his perception of Qatar - Once accused of financing terrorism, Qatar is now celebrated by Trump as a key US ally, announcing mega-investment deals allisrael.com/from-pariah-to-partner-how-us-president-trump-changed-his-perception-of-qatar Meeting Syrian FM, Rubio welcomes Damascus calls for peace with Israel Arab leaders praise US decision to lift sanctions on Syria www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/arab-leaders-praise-us-decision-to-lift-sanctions-on-syria/ Syria-Israel contacts said to intensify in wake of Trump-Sharaa meeting & lifting of US sanctions - Israel reportedly cautious but not opposed to US sanctions relief for Syria New Syrian president told lawmakers he wants to move his country away from Iran, China and Russia Trump says he did not consult Israel before restoring ties with Syria's Sharaa - 'We want Syria to succeed,' US president says as he wraps up 4-day Mideast tour that skipped Israel, which is deeply suspicious of Damascus's new Islamist leader www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-he-did-not-consult-israel-before-restoring-ties-with-syrias-sharaa/ Analysis: Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of new Mideast it helped create - On regional tour that skipped Israel, US president says he 'didn't ask' Jerusalem before lifting Syria sanctions, the latest in a series of moves that seemed to sideline Netanyahu Trump: Iran given draft deal proposal, 'I don't know' if Netanyahu can get hostages out President Trump reiterates plans to take over Gaza Strip, turn it into 'freedom zone' - Hamas is 'going to have to be dealt with,' Trump adds allisrael.com/president-trump-reiterates-plans-to-take-over-gaza-strip-turn-it-into-freedom-zone Report: Trump Admin Considering Moving 1 Million Gazans to Libya UN rights chief: Apparent 'push for permanent demographic shift' in Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing IDF Launches 'Operation Gideon's Chariots' to Clear Hamas from Gaza IDF launches major new Gaza op, 'seizing' key areas; Palestinians: Dozens killed in strikes Intensified Naval and Air Strikes Pound Gaza Strip, Over 100 Reported Dead As IDF initiates new Gaza op, Hamas says fresh truce talks underway 'without preconditions' www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-17-2025/ Israel agrees to increase number of Gaza aid distribution zones as food stores expected to run out allisrael.com/israel-agreed-to-increase-the-number-of-aid-distribution-zones-in-gaza Arab leaders call for more pressure to 'end the bloodshed' in Gaza, ensure entry of aid Spain's Prime Minister Labels Israel a "Genocidal State," Escalates Diplomatic Tensions www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/spains-prime-minister-labels-israel-genocidal-state-escalates/ Israel turns tables on UN official claiming 'genocide' in Gaza with basic questions - Danny Danon says humanitarian chief's remarks 'shattered any notion of neutrality' www.foxnews.com/world/israel-turns-tables-un-official-claiming-genocide-gaza-basic-questions Rashida Tlaib bursts into tears on House floor during demand for US to condemn founding of Israel - "I pray the ongoing Nakba against the Palestinians will end." NYU pauses diploma of anti-Israel student who blasted Gaza war as 'genocide' during graduation speech Chaos at UCLA as anti-Israel activists attempt to establish new Gaza encampment New England City Triggers Outrage With Plan To Raise Palestinian Flag Over City Hall www.aol.com/england-city-triggers-outrage-plan-154105648.html Bernie Sanders: Democrats 'not speaking up' on Gaza due to fear of pro-Israel lobby More Hollywood stars join protest letter over Gaza 'genocide' - Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Juliette Binoche and director Guillermo del Toro amog those condemning 'propaganda that constantly colonizes our imaginations' Israel Defies pro-Hamas Protesters to Qualify for Eurovision Final 'Gatekeepers Are Dead': Kanye West's Antisemitic Song Plays On Despite Takedowns Joe Rogan claims banning Kanye's 'kinda catchy' Hitler song 'kind of supports' what he says about Jews www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joe-rogan-kanye-west-hitler-song-jews-b2752149.html Russell Brand defends Ye's 'Heil Hitler' music video www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-853864 Police officer stabbed in Old City of Jerusalem, assailant shot dead www.timesofisrael.com/police-officer-stabbed-in-old-city-of-jerusalem-assailant-shot-dead/ ICC prosecutor Khan on leave amid sexual misconduct probe - UN investigation into alleged assault by the prosecutor, who is behind arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, reportedly nearing its end www.timesofisrael.com/icc-prosecutor-khan-on-leave-amid-sexual-assault-probe-court-sources/ Einav Zangauker: Netanyahu is 'angel of death' dragging Israel to 'political war' that will kill hostages and soldiers Ultra-Orthodox rabbi says Haredi students will flee Israel if threatened with arrests for IDF draft dodging - Haredi parties threaten to bring down government over draft orders and arrests IDF says it killed Hezbollah commander in drone strike in southern Lebanon www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-killed-hezbollah-commander-in-drone-strike-in-southern-lebanon/ IDF pounds Houthi ports in Yemen, threatens to kill leader, after missile, drone attacks Flights resume at Sanaa airport, 11 days after Israeli strikes 'completely disabled' it - Flight from Jordan lands at Yemen's Houthi-controlled main airport only week-and-a-half after strike destroyed the terminal and six planes, and left craters on its runway www.timesofisrael.com/flights-resume-at-yemens-saana-airport-more-than-a-week-after-israeli-strikes/ US and Iran are 'close' to deal & 'long term peace' Trump says as US presents first written proposal Over 200 Republican Lawmakers Urge Trump to 'Dismantle' Iran's Nuclear Program Amid Negotiations Trump: Iran Doesn't Need a Civil Nuclear Power Program www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/05/16/trump-iran-doesnt-need-a-civil-nuclear-power-program/ Khamenei: Trump lies about bringing peace to region; Israel a 'cancerous tumor' www.timesofisrael.com/khamenei-trump-lies-about-bringing-peace-to-region-israel-a-cancerous-tumor/ 16-year-old Israeli arrested for carrying out tasks on behalf of Iranian agents Indian and Pakistani Christians Fear War, Not Each Other www.christianitytoday.com/2025/05/india-pakistan-conflict-war-partition-persecution-peace/ Kim Jong Un supervises North Korea's air drills, pushes for enhanced war preparation - Kim Jong Un called for 'all units in the entire military' to create 'a breakthrough in war preparation' www.foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-supervises-north-koreas-air-drills-pushes-enhanced-war-preparation US bolsters defense with $1 trillion to revamp nuclear weapons Terrifying satellite images show Russian army at Finland's border as WW3 fears surge www.the-express.com/news/world-news/171911/russia-finland-border-satellite-nato-ww3 Ukraine calls on allies to keep pressure on Russia after talks yield no ceasefire Zelensky slams 'scared' Putin as Russian leader runs away from crunch meeting www.the-express.com/news/world-news/171907/zelensky-calls-putin-scared-following?int_source=nba EU president Von der Leyen says Putin 'does not want peace' after absence in Turkey www.the-express.com/news/world-news/171920/putin-absence-from-peace-talks Washington Floats Revival of NATO-Russia Council as Trump-Backed Peace Push Gains Momentum www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/washington-floats-revival-nato-russia-council-as-trump/ Political Sabotage: The Democrats' Obstruction of Trump's Foreign Policy Wins Trump: 'China Would Have Broken Apart' if We Didn't Do Deal, Won't Do Deals with Everyone U.S. Import Prices Rose in April, Suggesting No Tariff Supply Shock Consumers are getting hit by surprise tariff bills www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ar-AA1ETysx Moody's Downgrades US's Credit For First in Over a Century www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/here-we-go-moodys-downgrades-uss-credit-trump/ Financial Reckoning Hits Universities: Pay Cuts, Layoffs and No Coffee - With Trump pulling funds, schools are eliminating everything from desk phones to coffee in the faculty lounge www.wsj.com/us-news/education/university-spending-cuts-layoffs-pay-budget-trump-9f261d14 Promises Made, Promises Kept: FBI Director Kash Patel Announces He is Shutting Down the Infamous Agency's Current Headquarters in DC www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/promises-made-promises-kept-fbi-director-kash-patel/ "FAFO": Top Trump Aide Dan Scavino Calls Out James Comey for Posting "a Plea to Bad Actors/Terrorists to Assassinate the POTUS While Traveling Internationally" www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/top-trump-aide-dan-scavino-calls-james-comey/ James Comey Disables Comments on His Instagram After '86 47 [Take Out Trump]' Post Backfires Brennan: Comey Would Never Advocate Violence, '86' Doesn't Mean Assassinate Former FBI Director James Comey meets with Secret Service after controversial '86 47' post James Comey to be Escorted by Secret Service to DC Field Office For Interview Over Trump Assassination Post www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/breaking-james-comey-be-escorted-secret-service-dc/ House Republicans introduce legislation that would bar Comey from federal positions - The resolution comes after Comey shared a post on Instagram that appeared to call for the removal or assassination of President Donald Trump ODNI Tulsi Gabbard Calls For James Comey to be Put Behind Bars Over Trump Assassination Post www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/odni-tulsi-gabbard-calls-james-comey-be-put/ House Democrat pushes to impeach 'authoritarian' Trump - 'I stand where I have stood on impeachment, which is a question of conscience, even when the odds are against me' www.foxnews.com/politics/house-democrat-pushes-impeach-authoritarian-trump Disturbing Audio of Robert Hur's Interview Showing Biden Repeatedly Struggling to Remember Names and Dates Released www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/breaking-audio-robert-hurs-interview-showing-biden-repeatedly/ Conservatives react to leaked Biden audio on social media: 'This is painful' - Conservative figures react to recordings showing president couldn't remember when his son died or when Trump was elected www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-react-leaked-biden-audio-social-media-this-painful Biden's autopen use questioned amid released audio from Special Counsel Hur interview - 'It questions who was actually making the decisions,' said GOP House Oversight Chairman James Comer Greg Gutfeld on the Joe Biden Mental Decline Scandal: 'This Makes Watergate Look Like a Parking Ticket' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/greg-gutfeld-joe-biden-mental-decline-scandal-this/ Air Traffic Fail Exposes Biden Chaos gatewayhispanic.com/video/air-traffic-fail-exposes-biden-chaos/ NATCA Sabotages Secretary Duffy's Plan to Fix Air Traffic Control Crisis - Woke Union Votes to Punish Veteran Controllers Who Agree to Stay on the Job www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/natca-sabotages-secretary-duffys-plan-fix-air-traffic/ Joe Rogan Guest Reveals Facebook's Secret Experiment That Manipulated 700,000 Users Without Warning www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/joe-rogan-guest-reveals-facebooks-secret-experiment-that/ M6.0 earthquake hits central Peru at intermediate depth watchers.news/2025/05/17/earthquake-ayacucho-peru-m6-0-intermediate-depth/ 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Cartagena, Philippines earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pzrk/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Angoram, Papua New Guinea earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pzrm/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the southern East Pacific Rise earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pzt7/executive High-level eruption at Sheveluch volcano, Russia watchers.news/2025/05/17/high-level-eruption-sheveluch-volcano-russia/ Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 40,000ft ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/TextData/2025/20250517_30027000_0035_Text.html Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 23,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/RUIZ/2025E171422.html Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 21,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/POPO/2025E170854.html Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/SANGAY3/2025E162354.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/FUEG/2025E170656.html Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/REVE/2025E170925.html Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/SANTAMA/2025E162140.html Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Poas volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 10,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/POAS/2025E161255.html Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/TextData/2025/20250516_28208001_0224_Text.html Severe hailstorm damages 12,360 ha (30,550 acres) of crops in Valencia and Castellon, Spain Deadly tornado outbreak leaves at least 21 dead across Kentucky, Missouri www.foxweather.com/weather-news/deadly-tornado-outbreak-ohio-valley-kentucky-missouri-indiana Tornado hits St. Louis metro area, leaving 5 dead and causing widespread damage watchers.news/2025/05/17/tornado-st-louis-missouri-fatalities-damage/ State of Emergency declared in Mayville after tornado outbreak in Wisconsin watchers.news/2025/05/16/state-of-emergency-mayville-tornado-outbreak-wisconsin/ First-ever Dust Storm Warning issued for Chicago, visibility drops to near zero across metro area watchers.news/2025/05/17/dust-storm-warning-chicago-visibility-near-zero/ Severe dust storm engulfs Ouargla, Algeria, reducing visibility to near zero watchers.news/2025/05/16/severe-dust-storm-ouargla-algeria-near-zero-visibility/ Camp Mabry breaks 100-year-old record as early-season heatwave grips south-central Texas watchers.news/2025/05/16/camp-mabry-heat-record-texas-heatwave/ Fire breaks out near Jerusalem as extreme heat could reach 25-year high www.timesofisrael.com/fire-breaks-out-near-jerusalem-as-extreme-heat-could-reach-25-year-high/ 10 Inmates, Including Murderers, Escape From New Orleans Jail - May Have Had 'Inside Help' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/10-inmates-including-murderers-escape-new-orleans-jail/ Javier Milei Announces Overhaul of Notoriously Open Argentine Immigration System SCOTUS Punts on Alien Enemies Act, Says Gangsters Deserve Time to Hire Lawyers Supreme Court blocks Trump from deporting Venezuelan gang members under Alien Enemies Act in 7-2 ruling Trump Slams SCOTUS for Ruling on Alien Enemies Act: 'This Decision Will Let More Criminals Pour' In Trump bashes Supreme Court over AEA ruling, praises Alito, Thomas for dissent - Trump accused the Supreme Court of not letting him send "criminals" out of the country in a series of posts on Truth Social, and claimed the order will allow more illegal migrants to flood across the U.S. border South Africans dispute claims of genocide against white farmers in their country - The Trump administration welcomed 59 white South African refugees to the U.S., saying they were fleeing racial discrimination and land appropriation 'Apartheid 2.0': Musk torches South Africa's '100+ racist laws against non-blacks', urges sanctions AfroTech report blames Trump cuts to DEI programs for major job losses for black women FCC Brendan Carr Successfully Moves Verizon to Ditch Diversity Policies Verizon terminates all DEI policies effective immediately - "Verizon recognized that some DEI policies and practices could be associated with discrimination," the company wrote in a letter thepostmillennial.com/verizon-terminates-all-dei-policies-effective-immediately?utm_campaign=64494 Trump administration defunds autism research in DEI and 'gender ideology' purge Colorado's Democrat Governor Signs Law That Makes it Illegal to 'Deadname,' 'Misgender' Transgender People in 'Certain Places' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/colorados-democrat-governor-signs-law-that-makes-it/ Christian camps sue Colorado for gender identity rules as state faces SCOTUS trifecta of losses Leading BLM Activist Busted Trying to Meet Child For Sex - Once Worked as Brand Ambassador For Top English Soccer Club www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/leading-blm-activist-busted-trying-meet-child-sex/ Ex-NFL Player Slams Minnesota AG Ellison for His Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Over Ban on Boys Playing Girls' Sports www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/ex-nfl-player-slams-minnesota-ag-ellison-his/ Pop Star Lorde: 'I'm a Woman Except for the Days When I'm a Man' Pope Leo XIV confirms marriage is between a man and a woman - The pope emphasized his commitment to help foster peace, justice and truth to other civilizations justthenews.com/nation/religion/pope-leo-xiv-confirms-marriage-between-man-and-woman Pope Leo XIV: A Family Is 'A Stable Union Between a Man and a Woman', the Unborn and Elderly 'Enjoy Dignity as God's Creatures' www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/pope-leo-xiv-family-is-stable-union-between/ Grandmother arrested at abortion clinic warns of expanding free speech 'buffer zones' www.foxnews.com/world/grandmother-arrested-abortion-clinic-warns-expanding-free-speech-buffer-zones South Carolina Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Heartbeat Law Coming to a Brain Near You: A Tiny Computer - In the next 12 months, the number of people with a brain-computer interface is set to double www.wsj.com/tech/brain-implant-musk-als-tbi-neuralink-f733998f Health Secretary RFK Jr. to End COVID Vaccine Recommendations for Children, Teens, and Pregnant Women www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/good-news-health-secretary-rfk-jr-end-covid/ Most voters believe prescription drugs expensive mainly due to Big Pharma greed, poll finds Federal Judge grants preliminary injunction to pause $11 billion cuts in public health funding - Judge Mary McElroy determined the Trump admin "clearly usurped Congress's authority to spend and allocate funds" when it suddenly terminated $11 billion of public health grants on March 24
