📢 Forum Update - Hello everyone! I've made an improvement to the forum that should make following active discussions much easier. Beginning today, forum topics will display the most recent replies first (while keeping the original topic post at the top), so you no longer have to navigate through multiple pages to find the latest conversation. This change also helps improve the browsing experience in long-running discussions with many pages of replies. If you notice anything that doesn't seem to be working correctly or have any feedback, please let me know. — Richard G. Tracking Bible Prophecy Headlines - 3/8/2019 Jason Greenblatt urges outside parties to back peace plan, not undermine it https://www.timesofisrael.com/jason-greenblatt-urges-outside-parties-to-butt-out-of-peace-plan/ Jason Greenblatt urges outside parties to butt out of peace plan: We will be presenting a plan that is fair, realistic and implementable. There will have to be compromises of course. Yair Lapid Outlines Four Demands for Peace With Palestinians Palestinian negotiator calls for boycott of new US embassy unit Abbas expected to tap longtime Fatah ally as next PM, officials say https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-expected-to-tap-longtime-fatah-ally-as-next-pm-officials-say/ Western Wall Rabbi: Refrain from bringing your war to the Wall https://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=582827 Orthodox groups warn of 'Reform conquering Western Wall' https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5475449,00.html Women of Wall forced to move service amid 'violent' ultra-Orthodox protest Israeli forces gird for fresh violence as tensions mount in Jerusalem, Gaza Netanyahu warns Hamas over uptick in Gaza border violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-warns-hamas-over-uptick-in-gaza-border-violence/ Netanyahu: Israel will strike Gaza doubly hard for every Hamas attack https://www.jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=582768 Future conflicts will bring 'widespread missile fire on Israel,' cautions former IAF chief Settler says outpost neighbors torched her house due to romance with Palestinian Under threat of indictment, Netanyahu enters campaign's final weeks https://www.france24.com/en/20190308-under-threat-indictment-netanyahu-enters-campaigns-final-weeks US House passes resolution against anti-Semitism, bigotry after Omar remarks Full text of House Resolution against hate, including anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-house-resolution-against-hate-including-anti-semitism/ US Jews divided by House resolution condemning anti-Semitism, bigotry https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jews-divided-by-house-resolution-condemning-anti-semitism-bigotry/ Emotional Meghan McCain slams anti-Semitism: 'What Ilhan Omar is saying is very scary' Omar retweets post blasting Meghan McCain for 'faux outrage' in response to Omar's remarks on Israel 'A lesson for life': Holocaust survivor educates California teens after 'horrible' party Holocaust survivor who is stepsister of Anne Frank says swastika-party teens apologized Lebanon Warns Israel Not to Violate Maritime Borders in Construction of Gas Pipeline Syria war: Lawyers submit first war crimes cases against Assad https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-47483714 Tulsi Gabbard Slams 'Regime Change Wars' Using Footage of Assad Bombings Waves of people still leaving Islamic State's last Syrian enclave https://news.yahoo.com/waves-people-still-leaving-islamic-states-last-syrian-143457293.html Heads bowed to the ground, suspected IS members surrender https://apnews.com/5ea82551520e413eac5bd391b4a41892 Top US general warns of 'calculated' ISIS retreat from Syria amid ongoing battle for remaining territory https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-us-general-warns-calculated-isis-retreat-syria/story?id=61532554 Egyptian forces kill seven militants near Cairo, says government Algeria's Bouteflika warns of 'chaos' ahead of protests against him https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47487113 Four dead in Somali capital car bombing, says police Germany charges couple who tested ricin on hamster with plotting Islamist attack Guards set fire to tires, block gates to 18 prisons in France after 'terror attack' Iran strives to be a 'regional hegemon': US Commander US urges UN to impose sanctions on Iran - warns Security Council that Iran's recent missile-related launches could be capable of delivering nuclear weapons Saudi Arabia rebuked over detention of women activists at UN forum https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47482779 For Kremlin, Ukrainian election a choice between lesser of three evils Afghanistan: Explosions target political gathering in Kabul India and Pakistan Are Flirting With Nuclear Disaster https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-and-pakistan-are-flirting-with-nuclear-disaster-11552002765 As Its Conflict With Pakistan Heats Up, India Looks to Israel for Arms, Tactics https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/281455/india-looks-to-israel-for-arms Pakistan seizes religious schools in intensified crackdown on militants Taiwan seeks new warplanes from U.S. as tension with China mounts https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taiwan-seeks-new-fighter-jets-from-us-as-tension-with-china-mounts/ North Korea Escalates Rhetoric Following Reports of New Nuclear Activity North Korea condemns US-South Korea military drill https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/north-korea-condemns-u-s-south-korea-military-drill U.S. open to North Korea talks despite missile program activity https://news.yahoo.com/movement-north-korea-icbm-plant-viewed-missile-related-032058350.html Jimmy Carter offers to visit North Korea to try and break nuclear stalemate https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/07/jimmy-carter-north-korea-1210723 Trump's Venezuela envoy vows sanctions on banks backing Maduro Venezuela hit by major blackout, government blames 'sabotage' https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-blackout-idUSKCN1QO2SN Rubio: Starving Venezuelans about to suffer in 'a way we have not seen' Senators push Trump on emergency legal status for 74,000 Venezuelans Trump reverses Obama-era policy requiring US to report on civilian casualties in drone strikes White House prepares for Robert Mueller's report, whatever it says 'Humiliated and ashamed': Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison Manafort sentencing marks rare reprieve for Trump world in Mueller probe https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/politics/donald-trump-paul-manafort-sentencing/index.html Mike Huckabee: Manafort sentencing has zero, zilch, nada, nothing to do with Russian 'collusion' Manafort legal woes to continue with DC sentencing next week, possibly new charges in NY Trump: I did not break campaign finance laws https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433007-trump-i-did-not-break-campaign-finance-laws Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization over legal fees https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47488268 U.S. judge dismisses Stormy Daniels' hush-money agreement case vs Trump Stormy Daniels' nondisclosure lawsuit dismissed; may have to repay Cohen $130G: report Trump Threatens to Block News Networks From Holding Future Debates Commentary: Facebook's new move isn't about privacy. It's about domination https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/07/facebook-privacy-domination Russian lawmakers pass bill to punish online sites for spreading 'fake news' New Russian bill introduces punishment for insulting state https://apnews.com/deee15f58b824168b9491ad068821605 China chat log leak shows scope of surveillance https://www.france24.com/en/20190307-china-chat-log-leak-shows-scope-surveillance The mind distracted: technology's battle for our attention https://news.yahoo.com/mind-distracted-technologys-battle-attention-034909034.html Restaurants are now employing robots – should chefs be worried? https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/mar/07/food-tech-the-march-of-the-robots-reaches-the-kitchen Philadelphia Is First U.S. City to Ban Cashless Stores https://www.wsj.com/articles/philadelphia-is-first-u-s-city-to-ban-cashless-stores-11551967201 US households see biggest decline in net worth since the financial crisis More than 1,100 stores closures were announced in a single day as fallout from the retail apocalypse picks up steam Stocks fall for fourth straight day as European Central Bank flashes warning signs https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-march-7-2019-134722577.html China's 21% plunge in exports shows weakening global economy https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/business/china-exports-fall-february/index.html Oil Spill In Solomon Islands Threatens World Heritage Site https://www.npr.org/2019/03/06/700668277/oil-spill-in-solomon-islands-threatens-world-heritage-site 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Coquimbo, Chile https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000jbws/executive 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000jbxf/executive 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000jbwr/executive 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Taitung City, Taiwan https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000jc88/executive 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Abepura, Indonesia https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000jc9b/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Atka, Alaska https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000jbsv/executive Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft http://www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 23,000ft https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH19/POPO/2019C080235.html Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH19/FUEG/2019C071840.html Kerinci volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft http://www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Historic avalanche danger causes havoc in Colorado mountains https://apnews.com/4c8057fc785b4e89b8990a201d2f784c South Korea plans artificial rain to reduce Seoul air pollution Worldwide student strike is coming to the U.S. on March 15, as global climate protests cross the rising oceans How CRISPR could save 6 billion chickens from the meat grinder More Americans under the age of 40 are having heart attacks https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heart-attack-risks-for-americans-under-the-age-of-40-2019-03-07 Patients Experiment With Prescription Drugs To Fight Aging https://khn.org/news/patients-experiment-with-prescription-drugs-to-fight-aging/ Teen who defied anti-vax mom says she got false information from one source: Facebook https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/03/06/ethan-lindenberger-mom-anti-vax-facebook-groups/ Facebook steps up fight against vaccine misinformation https://apnews.com/1c11717e88ca44fba7e1ddabb8a824e7 Violence Impeding Fight Against Ebola in Congo, Group Says 22 states sue Trump rule stripping Planned Parenthood of Title X funding Georgia heartbeat bill takes step closer to passage after clearing state House committee https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/health/georgia-heartbeat-bill-abortion/index.html Utah Legislature Passes Bill to Legalize Sex Outside of Marriage https://www.newsweek.com/utah-legislature-passes-bill-legalize-sex-outside-marriage-1354791 A Catholic school refused to admit the child of a same-sex couple. More than 1,000 Catholics signed a protest petition. Majority of churches in decline or flatlining; nearly half see dip in giving, study says Killer Mike, Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill to Supreme Court: Pittsburgh rapper's lyrics are not 'a true threat of violence' https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/politics/supreme-court-first-amendment-rappers/index.html Birth Pang Tracker Link: http://www.trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php 