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ISRAEL | MIDDLE EAST ALERT
FRIDAY WATCH-FIRE |
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AUGUST
FIRST FRIDAY PRAYER AND FASTING
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PM OLMERT WON'T RUN IN PRIMARIES,
WILL RESIGN AFTER NEW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a nationally
broadcast message from his residence, announced
that he would not compete in the Kadima party's
upcoming primary, and would resign from office
after a new government is formed. With six
criminal investigations opened against him on
various corruption charges, Olmert evidently
decided that this would be the most graceful way
out.
THE CONTENDERS TO BE ISRAEL'S NEXT PRIME
MINISTER:
Tzipi Livni, Shaul Mofaz, and Bejamin Netanyahu
are the top three politicians most likely to
succeed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Tzipi Livni
- Foreign Affairs Minister. A lawyer who was
first elected to the Knesset, Israel's
Parliament, in 1999. Left the Likud Party in
2005 and helped form the Kadima Party. Critical
of Ehud Olmert's handling of the 2006 Hezbollah
war. She is favored to become prime minister.
Shaul Mofaz
- Minister of Transportation. Mofaz served a
distinguished career in the Israeli Military and
was promoted to major general in 1994. He served
as the minister of defense from 2002 until 2006.
Member of Kadima Party. In June, Mofaz said
Israel would attack Iran if they continued their
nuclear weapons program.
Benjamin Netanyahu
- Chairman of the Likud Party and Olmert's top
political rival. Served as prime minister from
1996-1999. If elected, vows to "bring down"
Hamas in the "terrorist enclave" of Gaza.
Netanyahu has called for general elections to be
held now. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
AP, Jerusalem Post 7/31/08) |
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Intercede for political and spiritual leaders of
Israel and the United States - that every
decision, action or plan to pressure Israel to
give up land or evacuate its people from any
territory would be frustrated and abandoned.
May God raise up leaders in the U.S. and Israel
who would support His end-time purposes for the
Jewish people. Intercede for Messianic believers
in Israel and for the establishment of religious
freedom.
Intercede for the revelation of Jesus as Messiah
in the Middle East and for "the peace of
Jerusalem." (Ps 122)
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Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz:
IRAN HEADING TOWARD NUCLEAR 'BREAKTHROUGH'
"We don't want war, we want peace," Mofaz said.
"But we will not let the second Holocaust take
place."
Iran is on a path toward a "major breakthrough''
in its nuclear program that is "unacceptable,"
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz told a
Washington audience today. "It is an existential
threat,'' Mofaz said at a forum on Iran at the
Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "We
have to make sure we are prepared for every
option.''
Mofaz is heading the Israeli team taking part in
a strategic dialogue with the U.S. this week in
Washington, a forum in which the sides meet
every few months to discuss regional threats.
Israel is seeking to be integrated into an
American early warning system to help alert it
to the firing of long-range missiles in the
region. Iran test-fired such a missile earlier
this month. (Bloomberg 8/1/08)
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ISRAEL NEEDS RAIN DESPERATELY
Lord God Almighty:
- Perform a miracle in this season and replenish
the water supply.
- Give the leadership wisdom to know how to meet
the water needs.
- May the people be responsible in the use of
their water.
- Fill the Sea of Galilee and the aquifers to
normal levels.
- May Israel trust in You and have vision for
their water demands now
and in the future. As You are bringing Your
people back to the land,
they need water. (Intercessors for Israel
www.ifij.org)
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ISRAEL:
WORST WATER CRISIS IN THE NATION'S HISTORY
Israel's water problems look grave with the
Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)
dropping to new lows. Jordan suffering from
severe drought.
The water problem in Israel is "very serious,"
said Uri Schor, spokesman for the Water
Authority, which last Tuesday released a
short-term emergency plan to stem the "worst
water crisis in the nation's history."
The plan will raise prices on water used for
gardening to reduce usage and will pump water
from tributaries that flow into the Kinneret.
"The main concern is to cut down the demand for
water," Schor said. In addition, the Water
Authority plans to invest NIS 12 billion in
infrastructure, desalination, sewage treatment
and conservation education over the next five
years.
Some experts do not think the emergency plan
will be effective. "We have no other plans [this
year] except to increase as much as possible
desalination of sea water and brackish water, to
stop pumping from Lake Kinneret, restrict the
pumping from the acquifers, and hope that God
will be kind and nice to us next year," said
Eilon Adar of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water
Research.
Jordan is also suffering from severe drought
after an especially dry season drained the dams
that usually supply the country with water.
Jordan, where water sources are already scarce,
will be left to rely largely on water pumped in
from Israel and Syria. (Haaretz) |
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Whoever would draw near to God must believe that
He exists
and that he rewards those who seek him. -
Hebrews 11:6
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to those who
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PRAYER CALENDAR
August 16
The Call - The National Mall in Washington, DC
www.thecall.com
September 11
CRY
OUT AMERICA
http://www.awakeningamerica.us/
September 24, 2008
See
You at the Pole
http://www.syatp.com
Ongoing
Praying Through The Window 9
Global terrorism, world religions, and lawless
regimes in the 10/40 Window.
www.win1040.com
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HOMELAND SECURITY
Let us agree in prayer that the Lord will expose
and thwart the spread of nuclear materials,
devices, missiles, and bombs. Pray for all in
intelligence agencies who are "on watch" against
nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorist
devices and plans. Pray that any terrorists who
would be attempting to detonate nuclear or other
weapons of mass destruction be exposed, arrested
and brought to swift justice and to redemption.
Pray
for wisdom for security directors in U.S.
cities. Remember borders, ports, nuclear and
chemical facilities, roads and infrastructures,
energy grids, stadiums, fairs and large public
gatherings. Pray that our enemies would fail to
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15 DAYS TO
GO
THE CALL DC AUGUST 16, 2008
A brief glance at the headlines of our daily
newspapers exposes the frailty of the moral
fabric of our nation as the corruption of sin
digs its claws deeper and deeper into the hearts
and minds of our young people.
Abortion continues to claim over 1.6 million
unborn lives every year in the U.S., wiping out
nearly one-third of an entire generation born
since 1973.
The growing slave trade of pornography,
homosexuality, human trafficking, and sexual
perversion - not only accepted by the culture,
but now shamelessly promoted by it - has claimed
countless young men and women, pilfering the
Kingdom of the Lord's inheritance.
In 2000, 400,000 people, both young and old,
gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC
to fast and pray believing the dream that a
nation can change. That gathering and many
others have imprinted tens of thousands of young
people, initiating a 24-hour prayer revolution
and inspiring a dream in their hearts that they
could be a voice and real agents for change. Our
nation continues in crisis and we feel it is
time for TheCall to go to a national scale in
another historic gathering in our nation's
capital.
TheCall isn't a conference or a festival; it is
a solemn assembly - a gathering of all ages,
races and denominations. The 12 hours of TheCall
are spent primarily before the Lord in the place
of repentance, prayer, and worship. The hour is
late and the time is urgent. Our nation is in
desperate need of revival. We are seeing some
signs of God moving, but we do not have what we
need. Full-scale revival is only ushered in
through the collective body of Christ uniting in
repentance and prevailing prayer.
When there seems to be no remedy, when there
seems to be no hope for a nation, God still has
a holy prescription . . . God has a dream. "Blow
the trumpet in Zion, gather the people, call a
fast." (Joel 2:12-18)
See you from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the DC
National Mall on Saturday, August 16th! Pre-Call
conferences are also convening.
- Gary Bergel, IFA President, TheCall DC
Advisory Council
TheCall has invited churches and small groups to
join us for a
National Live Pre-Call Rally with Lou Engle
Regional Pre-Call Rallies
Saturday, August 2, 5 p.m., Paducah, KY
Sunday, August 3, 6:30 .p.m, Melbourne, FL
Contact information:
TheCall
10524B Grandview Road
Kansas City, MO 64137
Phone: 816.285.9351
Email:
Response@TheCall.com
Web page:
http://www.thecall.com/Groups/1000000220/TheCall.aspx
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U.S. SENDS $48
BILLION FOR AIDS AS FAMINE LOOMS
With the stroke of a pen Wednesday, President
Bush did more for the battle against AIDS than
any other leader, past or present.
The new law allocates an unprecedented $48
billion over the next five years to help treat
and prevent AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Of
those funds, $39 billion is slated exclusively
for the fight against AIDS, up from the $15
billion spent by the President's Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) over the past five
years.
In the Horn of Africa - where the global food
crisis and a current drought threatens to leave
more than 15 million people hungry - aid workers
and officials are concerned that Bush's quest to
leave a legacy is overshadowing the most
pressing needs.
"What is the use of keeping people alive with
AIDS if they are just going to die of
starvation?" says one high-ranking U.S. official
in Addis Ababa.
Click here to read more
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KEEPING TOBACCO FROM
RAVAGING THE DEVELOPING
WORLD; COULD KILL 1 BILLION THIS CENTURY
Diseases caused by tobacco killed an estimated
100 million people during the 20th century and
could kill 1 billion in the 21st if nothing is
done to restrain tobacco companies from pushing
their products in the developing world. Those
companies show no sign of slowing their
marketing campaigns on their own; Philip Morris
International's sales, for example, were up 18.5
percent this year over the same period last year
in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Tobacco companies are bringing a new public
health disaster to countries that can least
afford one.
In its efforts to hook new smokers, the tobacco
industry continues to outspend the public health
community. But thanks to stepped-up public
health advocacy, not all the trends are
negative; more countries, for example, are
banning smoking in public places (Washington
Post 7/31/08)
Click here to read more
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WAR IN IRAQ | WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Pray that wisdom and strategy be granted to U.S.
commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan. Intercede
for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan
government, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
(Kurdish), Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
(Shiite Muslim), the Parliament, and all
officials that a form of good government
representative of all Iraqi and Afghan
socio-religious ethnic groups is established and
maintained. Intercede for all troops deployed
and for their families-for protection, good
health and morale. Intercede for all Christians
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CAN IRAQ'S NEW CALM
HOLD?
July could see fewer American fatalities in Iraq
than any other month
since the war began in March 2003.
After more than a year of taking a
wait-and-watch approach to the surge of US
forces in Iraq,
military commanders and independent experts now
seem more confident that it could be the
beginning of the end for the insurgency in Iraq.
Top US commanders have said the surge of forces
will have met their goals only if the improved
security on the ground is "irreversible." The
fear remains that the gains could all slip away
if the Iraqi government doesn't cement the
progress with political reconciliation on key
issues and an increased level of governance.
Only ten of 18 provincial governments hold lead
responsibility for security. And, according to
the Defense Department, less than 10 percent of
Iraqi security forces
were at the highest levels of readiness and
therefore capable of conducting military
operations without U.S. support,
While the government of Iraq has passed major
legislation, there is still disagreement over
key issues such as sharing of Iraq's vast oil
revenues, disarming militias, and holding
provincial elections, scheduled for this fall. (CSM
7/31/008)
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Prayer Surge Now Invites You to the Weekly
JOINT PRAYER MEETING ACROSS AMERICA
Saturday Morning, August 2, 2008
"The Latest in Overturning Roe V Wade"
Conference Call Prayer Begins Promptly at 4:30
a.m. Pacific / 7:30 a.m. Eastern
PSN Conference Call & Access Numbers
1-712-432-9998 & 526338#
(Alternate No: 1-712-432-1690 & 399430#)
Agenda for Saturday, August 2
7:30 a.m. Eastern
Open Prayer: Facilitated by Dai Sup Han, PSN
Coordinator
Intercession for Our Nation & Military
8:00 a.m. Eastern
Special Update: Allan Parker, Justice Foundation
& Operation Outcry
"The Latest in Overturning Roe V Wade"
www.txjf.org
&
www.operationoutcry.org
Operation Prayer Surge Prayer Points: Tom Smith
& Al McCarn
Report from Washington DC: Dick Simmons, Men for
Nations
8:40 a.m. Eastern
Intercession: Please Pray in Your Prayer Groups
or Remain on PSN Line
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CRY OUT AMERICA, SEPTEMBER 11
Every State, Every County, Every Heart
Preparations for Cry Out America, a county by
county prayer initiative scheduled for
September 11, 2008 are gaining momentum. The Cry
Out America addition to the Awakening America
website was recently launched.
The Awakening America Alliance is currently
taking applications of those interested in
serving as a coordinator of this historic event
in their county. If you have a heart to see this
nation and your county experience a Christ
awakening, please prayerfully consider
participating in Cry Out America. For more
information click
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U.S. HOUSE FANS THE OLYMPIC FLAMES
They may have succeeded at reducing the smog,
but China hasn't managed to clear the air on its
record of human rights abuses.
Mere days before the Opening Ceremonies in
Beijing, the U.S. House hopes to take one last
stand against the violent practices of this
year's Olympic host.
This week, representatives passed a resolution
(419 to 1) introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
that condemns the regime for its record on
coerced abortion and sterilization, repression
in Tibet, and support of likeminded tyrants in
Myanmar and Sudan. Although Democrats play down
the horrors in China, pastors continue to suffer
for their faith under the brutal practices of
the government. Unfortunately, persecuted
Christians are not mentioned in the resolution,
but it wasn't for lack of trying.
Family Research Council (FRC) has never heard
back from the State Department on the plight of
the Chinese pastors now sentenced to remote
labor camps. Although our pleas have been
ignored, it appears that those of a small group
of Chinese-American Christians have not.
President Bush met with five leaders of China
Aid before his trip to the Games. If the
President insists on attending the Olympics, we
continue to encourage him to speak openly about
the need for religious freedom and
accountability on human rights. (Family Research
Council)
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Israel | Middle East Editorial Team:
Gary Bergel | Brian Miller | Cecelia Gleason |
William
Lee | Linda Watkins
THE MISSION OF INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA:
Uniting Believers in Effective Prayer and
Fasting for America
INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA
P O Box 915 Purcellville, VA 20134
Phone 540-751-0980
ifa@ifapray.org
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