Prophecy News Watch - February 3, 2022
Around the World
Biden orders 3,000 U.S. troops to Europe to support allies in Russia-Ukraine conflict
President Biden has ordered the Pentagon to send over 3,000 U.S. troops to assist in the defense of European allies amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Intelligence experts: ‘Plausible’ Havana Syndrome caused by electromagnetic energy
An intelligence community expert panel concluded the so-called Havana Syndrome could be caused by “pulsed electromagnetic energy,” but it did not weigh in on the possibility a foreign enemy was behind it.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel upholds use of surveillance technology on protesters
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has upheld the Shin Bet security agency's use of mobile-phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site last year.
Inside the United States
U.S. Army plans to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID vaccine
The U.S. Army announced plans Wednesday to discharge unvaccinated soldiers who do not have an "approved or pending" COVID vaccine exemption request.
Winter Storm Landon Spreading a 2,000 Mile-Long Mess of Heavy Snow, Ice From Texas to the Midwest and Northeast
Winter Storm Landon is underway with a widespread mess of snow, sleet and freezing rain spreading from the Rockies to the Plains, Midwest and parts of the Northeast through Friday. The storm will create major travel headaches and could have ice accumulations heavy enough to knock out power and cause tree damage.
Florida: Jews blamed for pandemic in flyers sent to homes, Nazi demonstrators stage anti-Semitic protest
Flyers blaming the COVID-19 pandemic on Jews were hand-delivered to hundreds of homes in Florida on January 22-23 while, that same weekend, a group identifying as Nazis demonstrated at an intersection in the state’s Orange County, shouting anti-Semitic slurs against Jews.
US opioid crisis: Native American tribes to receive up to $665 million in settlement with major drug companies
A group of pharmaceutical companies, including Johnson & Johnson (J&J), will pay up to $665 million in settlement of lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among Native American tribes, the Washington Examiner reports. The companies had already agreed to a $26 billion global settlement, and part of the money for the tribe will come from that settlement.
Florida Judge Grants Teenager Appeal to Have Abortion Without Parental Consent
A Florida judge has granted a 17-year-old Tampa teenager her appeal to seek an abortion without parental consent.
Biden orders 3,000 U.S. troops to Europe to support allies in Russia-Ukraine conflict
President Biden has ordered the Pentagon to send over 3,000 U.S. troops to assist in the defense of European allies amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Intelligence experts: ‘Plausible’ Havana Syndrome caused by electromagnetic energy
An intelligence community expert panel concluded the so-called Havana Syndrome could be caused by “pulsed electromagnetic energy,” but it did not weigh in on the possibility a foreign enemy was behind it.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel upholds use of surveillance technology on protesters
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has upheld the Shin Bet security agency's use of mobile-phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site last year.
Inside the United States
U.S. Army plans to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID vaccine
The U.S. Army announced plans Wednesday to discharge unvaccinated soldiers who do not have an "approved or pending" COVID vaccine exemption request.
Winter Storm Landon Spreading a 2,000 Mile-Long Mess of Heavy Snow, Ice From Texas to the Midwest and Northeast
Winter Storm Landon is underway with a widespread mess of snow, sleet and freezing rain spreading from the Rockies to the Plains, Midwest and parts of the Northeast through Friday. The storm will create major travel headaches and could have ice accumulations heavy enough to knock out power and cause tree damage.
Florida: Jews blamed for pandemic in flyers sent to homes, Nazi demonstrators stage anti-Semitic protest
Flyers blaming the COVID-19 pandemic on Jews were hand-delivered to hundreds of homes in Florida on January 22-23 while, that same weekend, a group identifying as Nazis demonstrated at an intersection in the state’s Orange County, shouting anti-Semitic slurs against Jews.
US opioid crisis: Native American tribes to receive up to $665 million in settlement with major drug companies
A group of pharmaceutical companies, including Johnson & Johnson (J&J), will pay up to $665 million in settlement of lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among Native American tribes, the Washington Examiner reports. The companies had already agreed to a $26 billion global settlement, and part of the money for the tribe will come from that settlement.
Florida Judge Grants Teenager Appeal to Have Abortion Without Parental Consent
A Florida judge has granted a 17-year-old Tampa teenager her appeal to seek an abortion without parental consent.