Israel at War: The Day of the Lord is Near: May 10, 2024
Obadiah 1:15
For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done (to Israel), it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
About 30 years ago, I begin to preach about the Day of the Lord is Near as found in the Book of Obadiah. In my best selling book As America Has Done to Israel, I included a chapter about the Day of the Lord. The Day of the Lord is a reference in the Bible to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Obadiah gives a clear indicator to the immanent Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The key event is when Israel enters into an all-out battle with the Palestinians in which none of them survive.
I believe the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war was the trigger for the battle described in Obadiah. This blog will keep you on the cutting edge of events leading to proving the Day of the Lord is Near and soon Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This can be proved by the Bible.
Obadiah 1:18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
Hamas even named the attack and war they started. It was call: Operation Al Aqsa Flood! This means the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. All the wars triggered by Hamas’ attack are heading towards Jerusalem where God will bring his final judgment on Islam. Incredible events are soon about to unfold, but if you understand Bible prophecy you know how it is going to end.
See my complete preaching and teaching about the Obadiah and the Day of the Lord is Near: McTteachingvideo.com Two of the videos follow:
Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
ISRAEL: Latest Update (The * is for the latest postings)
Biden ends the US-Israel alliance at a fortuitous moment
From article:”Although it is hard to see at first glance, given the seriousness of the circumstances we find ourselves in, it is fortunate that Biden and his advisers chose this time to openly turn against Israel. So far, Obama’s minions have not succeeded in turning the American people against either the Jewish state or the Jewish people. Five months of tracking polls by the Harvard-Harris polling firm have shown support for Israel holding steady at more than 80%.”
UNGA votes 143-9 to upgrade Palestinian statehood status
From article:”The United Nations General Assembly voted 143-9 to upgrade the Palestinian’s status as a non-member observer state, granting it all but voting rights with regard to all activities related to its plenum. Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Papa New Guinea, Palau, and the United States opposed the resolution.”
Tom Cotton: Impeach Joe Biden for Political Decision to Withhold Bombs from Israel
From article:”Biden’s decision to withhold bombs from Israel has political implications. Biden’s base wants him to defund Israel, while many moderate Democrats support Israel’s ability to defend itself against terrorists. Biden appears stuck in the middle during an election year as he trails in the polls. Some Republicans and establishment media pundits immediately characterized the commitment as a “political decision.” Democrats’ impeachment of former President Donald Trump was for allegedly withholding military aid from Ukraine for political reasons despite Congress authorizing it. “The House has no choice but to impeach Biden based on the Trump-Ukraine precedent of withholding foreign aid to help with reelection,” Cotton posted on X. “Only with Biden, it’s true.”
Netanyahu: ‘We will fight tooth and nail,’ even if alone
From article:”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to fight Hamas with his fingernails as he dismissed US President Joe Biden’s warning that he would not provide arms for a major military operation in Rafah. “If we need to stand alone, we will stand alone,” Netanyahu said in a message he issued on Thursday night. “I have said that if necessary – we will fight with our fingernails.” “But we have much more than fingernails and with that same strength of spirit, with G-d’s help, together we will win,” he said.
Inside the Campus Playbook To Build a Nationwide ‘Unity Intifada’ in Support of Hamas
From article:”Just a day after Hamas’s Oct. 7 rampage through Israel, the nation’s largest anti-Israel campus group snapped into action, issuing a call for “unity intifada” at colleges across the country and mobilizing its network of pro-Palestinian agitators for a “national day of resistance” that would “normalize” terrorism against Israel, according to a strategy document reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The materials provide insight into National Students for Justice in Palestine’s (NSJP) campus playbook and suggest the anti-Israel umbrella group anticipated a conflict in the Middle East and was prepared to unleash its army of adherents on college campuses across America.
“National liberation is near—glory to our resistance, to our martyrs, and to our steadfast people,” the document states. It includes a series of directions and guides to help students learn the “how-tos for the protest day of action and troubleshoot any support needed.” NSJP also ran “how to organize a protest” workshops and “highly encouraged” its network to organize “a sit-in, disruption, or educational event.” At every step in the process, NSJP was prepared to help its campus protesters foment anti-Israel unrest and “normalize the resistance,” according to the planning materials.”
Rafah op. influences Biden’s decision on conditioning Israel aid
From article:”In his weekly news conference, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said, “We’ll see what happens on the ground,” when asked about the US response to Israel’s full-scale ground operation in Rafah which the White House has opposed to for months. Aguilar said the caucus would “work with the Biden administration” to see how they responded. “The most important thing here, especially at this moment for that region, is [returning] of the hostages, defeating Hamas, and surging the humanitarian assistance to Gaza,” Aguilar said.”
Antisemitic persecution always happens in stages
From article:”The creation of chaos is the first of these signs. What seems like anarchy or rule-breaking is actually a well-thought-out strategy of creating an atmosphere that suspends rational thought and allows hate to thrive. In the absence of order, mutual respect turns to suspicion of the other, and eventually, hate. A second sign is the intellectual class creating justifications for antisemitism that disguise themselves as concern for the larger society. A third is the use of media to distort reality and further the narrative of justified chaos and hate. Lastly, division is sown between the non-Jewish society and the Jewish community through the use of false accusations and slander. And gaslighting is used to shield the accusers from charges of fabricating a narrative.”
IDF takes operational control of Rafah crossing Israel must finish the job!
From article:”The Israel Defense Forces took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Tuesday morning, as tanks from the 401st Armored Brigade of the 162nd Division rolled right up to the station. The Israeli flag was raised at the Rafah crossing and video showed an armored vehicle arriving at one of the buildings there, next to a sign that says “Gaza” in English. The IDF shared pictures and video of the moments that the Rafah crossing was captured.”
IDF strikes Hamas terror targets in East Rafah
From article:”The IDF Spokesperson said on Monday night that the military conducted precise, targeted strikes against Hamas terror targets in Eastern Rafah. The Prime Minister’s Office said earlier on Monday night that the War Cabinet had agreed to continue with Israel’s planned Rafah operation. “The War Cabinet unanimously decided that Israel continues the operation in Rafah to exert military pressure on Hamas in order to promote the release of our hostages and the other goals of the war,” the statement read.”
From article:”According to all of the media reports, CIA Director Bill Burns gave Hamas a guarantee that the U.S. will force Israel to accept a permanent ceasefire. This means that the Biden administration has totally abandoned Israel. It’s using the hostage talks to force Israel to surrender to Hamas.Then on Sunday news broke that the Biden administration cut off ammunition supplies to Israel as they attempt to appease the growing anger among the left of the Democratic Party over America’s support for the war against Hamas.”
Republican Senators Warn ICC Chief Prosecutor Regarding Netanyahu Arrest Warrant: “Target Israel and We Will Target You… You Have Been Warned” Wow, this is amazing. The Republicans actually stood against the ICC in a bold way for Israel. I was greatly blessed as I read this!!!
From article:”The letter explicitly threatens severe sanctions against Khan and the ICC, including ending all American support, should the warrants be issued. Read the letter below:
“We write regarding the reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may be considering issuing international arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. Such actions are illegitimate and lack legal basis, and if carried out will result in severe sanctions against you and your institution.
The ICC is attempting to punish Israel for taking legitimate actions of self-defense against their Iranian-backed aggressors. In fact, in your own words, you witnessed “scenes of calculated cruelty” conducted by Hamas in Israel following the October 7 attacks. These arrest warrants would align the ICC with the largest state sponsor of terrorism and its proxy. To be clear, there is no moral equivalence between Hamas’s terrorism and Israel’s justified response.
The ICC is also prohibited by its charter from proceeding in any case unless the relevant government is unwilling or unable to police themselves. You yourself have said that “Israel has trained lawyers who advise commanders and a robust system intended to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law.” By issuing warrants, you would be calling into question the legitimacy of Israel’s laws, legal system, and democratic form of government.
Issuing arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel would not only be unjustified, it would expose your organization’s hypocrisy and double standards. Your office has not issued arrest warrants for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or any other Iranian official, Syrian President Bashar al Assad or any other Syrian official, or Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh or any other Hamas official. Nor have you issued an arrest warrant for the genocidal General Secretary of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, or any other Chinese official.
Finally, neither Israel nor the United States are members of the ICC and are therefore outside of your organization’s supposed jurisdiction. If you issue a warrant for the arrest of the Israeli leadership, we will interpret this not only as a threat to Israel’s sovereignty but to the sovereignty of the United States. Our country demonstrated in the American Service-Members’ Protection Act the lengths to which we will go to protect that sovereignty.
The United States will not tolerate politicized attacks by the ICC on our allies. Target Israel and we will target you. If you move forward with the measures indicated in the report, we will move to end all American support for the ICC, sanction your employees and associates, and bar you and your families from the United States. You have been warned.”
From article:”Mothin Ali, 42, who shouted “Allahu Akbar!” in front of a Palestinian flag and cheering supporters after winning the Gipton and Harehills ward in Leeds in Britain’s local council elections last week, was one of dozens of candidates to be elected on a pro-Palestine ticket, declaring that his victory was a “win for the people of Gaza”. “We will not be silenced. We will raise the voice of Gaza. We will raise the voice of Palestine. Allahu Akbar!” he said in his victory speech.”
From article:”Pocketing Sudan would provide Iran with more oil, gold and rare minerals, as well as another port on Red Sea from which to continue blocking maritime commercial passage. Sudan would also provide Iran with proximity to Israel, and serve as an additional launching pad from which to swarm Israel with more lethal drone attacks – at least until its nuclear weapons program is complete. Iran could also add Sudan to the list of the four other countries it already effectively controls in the region: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. Sudan, with Iran’s backing, would then be well on its way to being another Hamas, al-Qaeda or Taliban, and spreading its inclinations to the rest of the African continent.”
From article:”The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios. It is the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that the U.S. has stopped a weapons shipment intended for the Israeli military. The incident raised serious concerns inside the Israeli government and sent officials scrambling to understand why the shipment was held, Israeli officials said.”
Mounting political pressure on Netanyahu to order Rafah invasion
From article:”A number of Israeli politicians, including from within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s Likud party, issued on Sunday political threats in an attempt to pressure the prime minister to order an immediate invasion of the southern Gazan city of Rafah. The threats joined similar comments made during the past week, and indicate mounting public pressure amongst Israel’s right-wing to stop negotiating with Hamas to release the Israeli hostages and instead push forwards with an attack on the final significant Hamas stronghold in Gaza. Economy Minister Nir Barkat (Likud) said in a statement that “a government that does not destroy Hamas has no right to exist.” Barkat connected his call to Holocaust Remembrance Day, arguing that Israel had to use all of the tools at its disposal in order to ensure that “another Holocaust does not happen.”
Politico mocked for being surprised on who is funding anti-Israel protests: ‘Surprising to who?’
From article:”Anti-Israel protesters who have descended on college campuses are reportedly getting funding from several big-name Democratic donors, according to a report, that have backed President Biden’s re-election efforts. Democratic donors such as George Soros, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, David Rockefeller Jr., who sits on the board of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Susan and Nick Pritzker, who own the Hyatt Hotel corporation, have funded pro-Palestinian efforts to protest the Israel-Hamas war, Politico reported. Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow are the main organizations behind the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, as well as other campuses, according to the outlet. They are backed by the Tides Foundation, which receives a substantial amount of funding from Soros, as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, and distributes money to left-wing causes. The Rockefeller Fund donated $300,000 to the Tides Foundation in 2022, according to Politico. The Tides Foundation has given $500,000 to Jewish Voice for Peace, a far-left, anti-Zionist organization, who blamed the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the U.S., rather than Hamas.”
Rafah operation must take place—even in defiance of the US
From article:”In this operation, the security establishment will be required to achieve five objectives:
• Dismantle Hamas’s regional brigade, with its four battalions, killing or arresting its commanders and most of its personnel, and seizing or destroying its command centers, strategic assets, weapons and production facilities, both above or below ground;
• Kill or arrest senior members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad who fled from other areas to Rafah;
• End Hamas’s civilian control in this area, striking Hamas’s governing mechanisms including police and internal security forces, prisons and courts, as well as “civilian” committees for managing emergency affairs;
• Take control of smuggling routes and shaping a new security reality along the border strip, preventing smuggling from Sinai to the Gaza Strip; and
• Advance the release of the captives—either by seizing opportunities during the fighting or through negotiations following increased pressure on Hamas.”
Report: Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with Israel
From article:”U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about progress toward a Jerusalem-Riyadh detente at the World Economic Forum special meeting in the Saudi capital on Monday, emphasizing the importance of a Palestinian state despite former Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen saying last August that it was not a major obstacle for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who met with Blinken on the sidelines of the summit.”
Plan to Bring Gazan Refugees to U.S. Is National Security Insanity
From article:”The White House is reportedly considering opening the U.S. to refugees from Gaza. These would be people fleeing a war that will soon end: Israel’s active operations will wind down once the IDF goes into Rafah and eliminates the remaining Hamas cadre there. Refugees almost always want to go home when they can; enticing them to start putting down roots nearly 6,000 miles away is the worst kind of “help.” In addition, with antisemitism soaring, this would import migrants from a populace that’s been indoctrinated with Jew-hatred since childhood. We don’t need to import more hate.”
UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies: Celebrating October 7th
Isaiah 34:8 For it is the day of the LORD’S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
From article:”She went on to heap praise on Hamas and their paragliders who have become a symbol of terror for Jews and Israelis: “So for many of us, the question is, how did they learn that? How did they develop those paratroopers? Where did they get those skills? How, how, after a hundred years of having a military boot on your neck, could you still develop the technique and the resilience to literally fly? That is what Oct. 7 means to many of us. And I just want to be very frank about it and not be in the least bit apologetic of the violence of the oppressed or the occupied.”
Instead of condemning Dr. Masri’s words, other speakers voiced their agreement with the Reverend Mark Davidson proclaiming, “I agree with everything my colleagues have said” and UNC doctoral student Kylie Broderick, who also served as a panelist, nodding along to Masri’s statements. Lest celebrating October 7th wasn’t a clear enough signal of Jew-hatred, Masri labeled Zionism a “cancer,” and called President Biden a “racist Zionist.” “Let us demand the eradication of Zionism. Let us have that be our goal,” Masri declared, promoting the destruction of the world’s only Jewish state.”
Trump Casts Doubt on Palestinian State, Given ‘Hatred’ Against Jews
From article:”“There was a time when I thought two states could work. Now I think two states is going to be very, very tough. I think it’s going to be much tougher to get. I also think you have fewer people that liked the idea. You had a lot of people that liked the idea four years ago. Today, you have far fewer people that like that idea,” Trump said in an interview with TIME Magazine.”
University of Tehran professor says protesters at US colleges will support Iran in American conflict
From article:”Professor Foad Izadi, who, according to the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy, earned his master’s degree from the University of Houston, was seen in a video being interviewed about the protests in the U.S. “Sooner or later, this kind of support for the Zionist regime by the American regime will diminish. It might not stop completely, but its diminishing is important,” he said. “This is why the demonstrations [on U.S. campuses] are important.” Izadi spoke as a member of the Islamic Republic, and oftentimes said, “we,” referring to him and the republic.”
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu Responds to Potential War Crimes Arrest Warrants from International Criminal Court (VIDEO) Please take time to watch the video. It is very good.
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Back Israel over Hamas Terrorists This is wonderful news and it give Netanyahu leverage over Biden as he tries to hurt Israel.
From article:”Americans overwhelmingly support Israel in its war against the Hamas terrorist group by a margin of four-to-one despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling streets and campuses across the country, a poll released Tuesday reveals. The Harvard CAPS-Harris survey shared with The Hill found 80 percent of registered voters back Israel more in the conflict while just 20 percent say they support Hamas more.”
Israel gears up for potential ICC warrants over Gaza actions, Foreign Minister warns of backlash
From article:”Israel instructed its embassies abroad to prepare for a severe antisemitic backlash should the International Criminal Court issue arrest warrants against top Israeli leaders and army brass over their actions in Gaza, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and IDF Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi. Foreign Minister Israel Katz (Likud) issued messages on the matter both to Israeli missions abroad and to Jewish organizations, suggesting that the latter work with local authorities to increase security.”
Is Joe Biden leading wicked scheme to oust Netanyahu? If this is true, then I hope the Lord will move quickly against Biden in direct judgment and not against America. I so hope this is not true!
From article:”As Israel’s relationship with the United States – or with the Biden administration specifically – continues to deteriorate from brittle to disastrous, reports have emerged that the American superpower is behind moves encouraging the International Criminal Court, or ICC, to issue arrest warrants against Israel’s leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to British author and journalist Douglas Murray – who has spent much of the last few months since Oct. 7 in Israel to cover the war – fellow Brit Karim Khan, an ICC prosecutor, is gearing up to bring a war-crimes case against Israel. “Specifically, Khan wants to bring individual cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and a head of the Israeli army, most likely the chief of the general staff,” Murray wrote in the New York Post.”
Antisemitic agitators rage on at campuses across the country
From article:”Antisemitic agitators continued protesting at college campuses across the country Sunday as police made arrests and attempted to clamp down on the takeover. The anti-Israel movement started at Columbia University and quickly spread up the East Coast, to the Midwest and as far as Texas and California.
The Silky Hand of Qatar Targets Jordan I watch what’s happening in Jordan everyday. According to Bible prophecy, Jordan will be come Israel’s major antagonist in the end times!
From article:”
- The Jordanian authorities have accused the Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoot, Hamas, of seeking to destabilize security inside the kingdom.
- Behind both Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, of course, is the terrorist-sponsoring emirate, Qatar, and its propagandizing television bullhorn, Al-Jazeera.
- Jordan’s leaders are doing exactly what many other Arab regimes and heads of state have long been doing: radicalizing their people and inciting them to violence against Israel as a means of distracting them from problems at home.”
From article:”Ukraine bombed the Russian oil field in the Smolensk region inside Russia on Wednesday. This was the same day that Speaker Mike Johnson, Democrats, RINOs, and Joe Biden signed over another $60 billion to the eastern European nation in its now — offensive campaign — against Russia. Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday an aid package providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine, capping months of negotiations and debate. Then Ukraine blew up a Russian oil field.”
Israeli Columbia professor: ‘The worst is yet to come’
From article:”“There is a process of brainwashing here with doctrine,” said Davidai. “Like how lawyers, doctors, and journalists in Germany suddenly supported the extermination of Jews and Hitler. We’re talking about students and faculty who underwent a brainwashing process,” he added. “This is indeed a similar process to what happened in Germany, but it is more accelerated due to social media and because the universities have given it their seal of approval,” he said.
Vladimir Putin dealt major blow as key weapon proving to be ‘major flop’ The key weapon in the article is drone warfare, but it is actually all of high tech warfare! Russia is a third world army when it comes to high tech.
Jamaica follows Barbados in recognizing Palestine as a state Are these nations recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of this Palestinian State? I think they will have to recognize Jerusalem and clearly shows the prophetic hour the world is in!
From article:”Jamaica followed its Caribbean neighbor Barbados in unilaterally recognizing the state of Palestine over the last week, giving the Palestinian Authority two diplomatic victories as it pushes for Western countries to take such a step. “Jamaica continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding conflict, guarantee the security of Israel and uphold the dignity and rights of Palestinians,” Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith said on Tuesday in a statement her office issued.”
Iran’s main goal: Destroy the world as we know it, impose Shia Islam globally
From article:”Its purpose is not to achieve power for power’s sake. Its intention was expressed by the regime’s original Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. He affirmed repeatedly that the foundation stone of his philosophy, the very purpose of his revolution, was to destroy Western-style democracy and its way of life, and to impose Shia Islam on the whole world. He identified the United States and Israel as his prime targets but included what was then the USSR.“We wish to cause the corrupt roots of Zionism, capitalism and communism to wither throughout the world,” said Khomeini. “We wish, as does God almighty, to destroy the systems based on these three foundations, and to promote the Islamic order of the Prophet.” By this he meant his strict Shia interpretation of Islam, for elsewhere he had declared that the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, situated in the heart of Sunni Saudi Arabia, were in the hands of “a band of heretics.”
American imam claims that right now, fall of Israel is ‘imminent’ This article is typical Muslim rhetoric about destroying Israel and the Jews. If you notice after 
reading it, there is no mention of any prophetic verses from the Koran quoted about Jerusalem and Israel, while the Bible loaded many prophetic verses and what is going to happen when nations try to destroy Jerusalem and Israel! Please see my brochure titled: The Final Battle Over Jerusalem and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
From article:””So we can begin to change our perspective and not analyze things from a worldly perspective alone, but also drawing in a way of analyzing politics from the lessons of the Quran and the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad. … The only way we can do this is if we analyze and go back to the raids of the Prophet Muhammad, a genre of the biography of the Prophet Muhammad, which has been largely forgotten by American Muslims in a post 9/11 world. This makes us incapable of addressing war, assessing conflict, when we no longer have knowledge of how the Prophet Muhammad was a warrior.”
The Hadith Of The Stones And The Trees – About The Muslims Killing The Jews Ahead Of The End of Days – In The Hamas Charter And In A Publication Of The Hamas-Affiliated Palestine Scholars AssociationI want you to realize that what is being used my Muslims to justify killing Jews in not the Koran but secondary writing called the Hadithes which were written 250 years after the death of Muhammad. There is virtually no prophecy in the Koran including the rebirth of Israel and Jerusalem. The Bible has the prophecy which is being fulfilled before our eyes and proves it is the Word of God!
From article:”There is currently much discussion of the murderous methods used by Hamas in its October 7, 2023 attack on localities in southern Israel, methods that resemble those of the Islamic State (ISIS) organization in their cruelty and brutality. This article questions whether the religious philosophy of ISIS, especially its perception of its struggle against the infidels as a war that heralds the End of Days, helped radicalize the religious outlook of the Palestine Scholars Association, whose heads are members of Hamas.[1]
The connection between the current jihad against the Jews and the war at the End of Days is mentioned already in Hamas’ 1988 founding Charter. This document presents the war against the Jews as part of ongoing jihad that will not stop until the End of Days, when the Muslims finally kill all the Jews. But today it is pertinent to ask whether there are some who encourage Palestinians to regard their struggle against the Jews as part of an eschatological war that has already begun, and in which the Jews will ultimately be annihilated.
Such influence is perhaps reflected in a document posted on April 16, 2023 on the website of the Palestine Scholars Association that describes the war at the End of Days. Titled “The End of the Jews and the Future of Jerusalem According to the Hadith of the Prophet,” this lengthy document (of about 3,000 words) describes the imminent and complete annihilation of the Jews, first in Palestine and then in the rest of the world. The document is based on several Prophetic hadiths, and thereby presents its message as unassailable truth and as a religious source that must be obeyed. Among the hadiths cited are the abovementioned Hadith of the Stones and the Trees, which is presented as the most important of the traditions mentioned. The document stresses that the Jews know their end is near, and therefore plant many gharqad trees in the places where they live (a claim that is frequently repeated today in educational materials, in propaganda and in the media).[13]
“[Before the founding of the State of Israel,] the hadith [that says that] ‘the hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews’ often gave rise to the following question: How can the Jews even be fought, when they are riff-raff, scattered in groups all over the world, in accordance with what Allah the Almighty said [in Quran 7:168]: ‘ We dispersed them through the land in groups’? They do not form a collective, or have a center where they all congregate together. Nor do they have a state. So how can war be waged against them? But today, the matter has become clear to all: The Jews came from all over the world and congregated in this blessed land [of Palestine]. And that is what the Messenger of Allah, peace and prayers be upon him, meant when he said that ‘the hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews… and the stone and the tree will say, Oh Muslim…’ These words of the Prophet indicate that the Jews will be massacred all together and the land will be purged of their filth – and even those who try to flee for their lives will be pursued. And the fighting will not be only against those who live in the land where the war will take place [i.e., in Palestine]. On the contrary, the Jews will be pursued in every corner of the world, and those who try to hide, the very stones and trees will open their mouths [and reveal their presence].”
