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  The various levels of international political games confuse the pundits commentating on the geopolitical landscape.   From a biblical end-of-days viewpoint, a One World Government will govern from Jerusalem.    Many people think that "Israel will reign" eschatology is just mythical thinking.  Instead, they believe Israel is going to be wiped off the map very soon.  Prophecy Numerous individuals, even many Christians, believe that the state of Israel exists today because of a self-fulfilling prophecy being fostered by the Zionists, who have taken biblical verses related to the return of the scattered Israelites and used these to justify their actions.  There are many more biblical texts, but here is one such text:  This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:   “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my p...

  Greg Reece points out Israeli leaders have an agenda that includes creating  Greater Israel , which includes: Lebanon, Jordan and parts of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq and Turkey.   However, many of the pundits commenting on Israel's conflicts are predicting the nation's imminent destruction, especially after attacking Lebanon and killing many civilians.    How long will Israel be able to survive after its leaders have made such brash predatory predictions of extending its borders into neighboring lands?   Alistair Crooke, for one, believes  disaster is coming for Israel  rather than victory, unless the USA is drawn into its defence.   Colonel McDouglas tells us  Israel is a write off without American support . Former Israeli politician, the political scientist and historian  Professor Ilan Pappé  believes that  the end of Zionism is upon us . Israel will go the way of apartheid South Africa and collapse in its curre...

  Docker, longshoreman, stevedore, wharfie are just some of the names for a port worker handling cargo on the wharves or docks.  They are required to work in extremes of weather, depending upon the location, from scorching heat to biting cold, with irregular hours and extended shifts.  Port workers are in charge of the gateway through which goods are exported and imported from country to country. Without them, there would be no international commerce, as we know it today via the waterways and seas of this planet.   The perks of the job are higher pay than in other comparable occupations, generous employer retirement fund contributions and, in certain ports, paid strike allowance.    The known lurks have been:   collecting the wages of dead employees or ghost workers,  taking graft for overseeing the passage of contraband and illegal immigrants,  holding up the movement of goods, so overtime can be obtained.   Und...