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Jerusalem Terror Attack Leaves 4 Jews Dead, 8 Seriously Wounded and the 2 Palestinian Attackers Dead Utilizing a pistol and meat cleaver, two Palestinians committed an act of vicious and murderous hatred on a prayer gathering of 25 in a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem. The amount of blood at the scene gives a sense of the terror and the atrocity committed there.  Word is that this in the pre-1967 portion of Jerusalem, not what the Palestinians often call "occupied" Jerusalem. Fifth person dies Abbas condemns (but calls for end to Jewish provocations) Hamas justifies, applauds and calls for more ( source ) Palestinians Celebrate in Gaza with treats in the streets The  4 Killed Were Rabbis, 3 with dual US Citizenship and the 4th with British-Israeli citizenship 4 Widows and 24 fatherless with one act of terror Russian Ministries Becomes Mission Eurasia outspoken ministry in the Ukrainian conflict changes its name to avoid confusion a

Ever Heard of "The Chicken Kiev" Speech ? It presents an interesting historical context to the present conflict in Ukraine The Slavic Gospel Association gives you several points of prayer and the perspective of the Ukrainian Church in the midst of the crisis:   Prayer Update: Heartbreaking Violence in Odessa Prayer requests excerpted from the article:  Odessa Theological Seminary, pic courtesy of SGA Odessa is home to the Slavic Gospel Association-sponsored Odessa Theological Seminary , as well as SGA missionaries According to Pastor Pavel . . . Odessa’s Christians are mourning. They have united in prayer for peace and stability, calling people to forgive and love like Jesus Christ, and they ask fellow believers around the world to pray for the country. In addition, Pastor Valery Antonyuk (first vice president of the Ukrainian UECB and a graduate of the SGA-sponsored Irpen Biblical Seminary ) wrote to me to share several needs experienced by missiona

Update: Putin Asks Russia’s Senate to Use Military Force in Ukraine By ALISON SMALE and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN   MARCH 1, 2014 As Russian-backed armed forces effectively seized control of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula on Saturday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia requested — and received — authorization from the Russian Senate to use military force in Ukraine. My opinion:  I think President Obama should send rapid reaction forces to the Ukraine.  We need to follow the George H.W. Bush model in the Persian Gulf War -- a build-up of forces (perhaps with NATO allies) to secure the rest of the Ukraine against a Russian takeover (like he protected Saudi Arabia from Iraqi invasion with the goal of the removal of troops from Kuwait).  We should set a red line at the border of the Crimea and do all we can internationally to get the peaceful withdrawal of Russian forces from the Crimea peninsula.  I don't think we should threaten war over Crimea, unfortunately, but I do think we