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Eye on the World May 29, 2021 This compilation of material for “Eye on the World” is presented as a service to the Churches of God. The views stated in the material are those of the writers or sources quoted by the writers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the members of the Church of God Big Sandy. The following articles were posted at churchofgodbigsandy.com for the weekend of May 29, 2021. Compiled by Dave Havir Luke 21:34-36—“But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with self-indulgence, and drunkenness, or the anxieties of this life, and that day come on you suddenly, like a falling trap; for it will come on all dwellers on the face of the whole earth. But beware of slumbering; and every moment pray that you may be fully strengthened to escape from all these coming evils, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man” (Weymouth New Testament). ★★★★★ An article by Deborah Brand titled “5 Facts You Need to Know About the Israel-Gaza Conflict” was posted at breitbart.com on May 20, 2021. Following are excerpts of the article. __________ Gaza has spent millions on terror rockets, but has no money for vaccines or education. Everyone talks about the disproportionate numbers of dead. Everyone for- gets to mention the small fact that most are terrorists. Israel warns Gaza civilians ahead of strikes to get out. Progressive Democrats have no idea what they’re talking about. Sheik Jarrah [a neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem], Al Aqsa Mosque [on the Temple Mount] and the Violence has nothing to do with Jerusalem and everything to do with Palestinian terrorism. ★★★★★ “Eye on the World” comment: The following headlines involve articles that are considered international. The articles were not posted, but the headlines give the essence of the story. 2 of 42 / Eye on the World • May 29, 2021 Churchofgodbigsandy.com __________ Biden and Harris transition An article by Tim Murtaugh titled “All Biden Needed to Not Screw Up the Presi- dency Was Stay in His Basement” was posted at thefederalist.com on May 21, 2021. An article by Brie Stimson titled “VP Kamala Harris, not Biden, Called Jor- dan’s King Abdullah About Israel-Gaza Deal” was posted at foxnews.com on May 21, 2021. A video and an article by Craig Bannister titled “Watch: Confused Biden Bumbles While Trying to Figure Out What He Was Saying About Billion-Dollar FEMA Spending” were posted at cnsnews.com on May 24, 2021. Comments about Vatican An article by Dennis Sadowski titled “Faith-Based Groups Welcome Wider Dia- logue on Climate With Government” was posted at ncronline.org on May 24, 2021. An article titled “Authorities in Northern China Arrest Underground Bishop, [10] Priests” was posted at ncronline.org on May 25, 2021. An article by Doreen Abi Raad titled “Syriac Catholic Patriarch Says Situation in Syria ‘Humanly Unbearable’ ” was posted at ncronline.org on May 25, 2021. Comments about Israel A video and an article by Deborah Brand titled “Watch: Gaza Palestinian Tells IDF Soldier: ‘If the Children Need to Die, Then They’ll Die’ ” were post- ed at breitbart.com on May 20, 2021. A Reuters article by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams titled “Egyptian Mediators Try to Build on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire” was posted at reuters.com on May 22, 2021. An article by Ian Hanchett titled “Israel’s Ambassador to U.S.: Biden Supported Us, But We Disagreed on Timing of Cease-Fire and We’ll Have to See If We Deterred Hamas” was posted at breitbart.com on May 22, 2021. An article by Chris Enloe titled “Report: Biden Officials Made Requests to Israel That Mirrored Demands From Hamas Terrorists” was posted at theblaze.com on May 23, 2021. A Reuters article by Jonathan Saul, John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi titled “Israel’s Gaza Challenge: Stopping Metal Tubes Turning Into Rockets” was posted at reuters.com on May 23, 2021. An article by Shawn Fleetwood titled “Netanyahu Calls on Biden Adminis- tration to Reject Rejoining Iran Nuclear Deal” was posted at thefederalist.com on May 25, 2021. An article by Shelby Talcott titled “Netanyahu Publicly Rebuffs U.S. Efforts to Re-Enter Iran Nuclear Deal in Front of Blinken” was posted at dailycaller.com on May 25, 2021. Churchofgodbigsandy.com Eye on the World • May 29, 2021 / 3 of 42 Politicians and Media reactions An article by Susan Jones titled “McConnell on Israel-Hamas Conflict: ‘There Is No Moral Equivalency Here’ ” was posted at cnsnews.com on May 19, 2021. An article by Guy Benson titled “Analysis: The Squad Can’t Stop Repeating Hamas Propaganda” was posted at townhall.com on May 21, 2021. An article by Patrick Goodenough titled “Pakistan’s Israel-Bashing FM [For- eign Minister] Faces Awkward Questions About Failure to Condemn China’s Xinjiang Abuses” was posted at cnsnews.com on May 21, 2021. An article by Patrick Goodenough titled “More Than 1 in 4 Urgent Sessions of UN Human Rights Council Have Targeted Israel; More Coming” was post- ed at cnsnews.com on May 21, 2021. An article by Sanjana Karanth titled “Bernie Sanders: Progressives Should ‘Tone Down’ Calling Israel an ‘Apartheid’ State” was posted at huffpost.com on May 23, 2021. Comments about Iran An article by Deborah Brand titled “Former President George W. Bush to Fox: Iran Driving Violence in Israel and Gaza” was posted at breitbart.com on May 20, 2021. A video and an article by Ryan Morgan titled “Pics/Video: Iran Reveals New Long-Range Combat Drone Named ‘Gaza’ After Terrorist Attacks on Israel” were posted at americanmilitarynews.com on May 21, 2021. An article titled “Iran Says Inspectors May No Longer Get Nuclear Sites Images” was posted at apnews.com on May 23, 2021. An article by Patrick Goodenough titled “Blinken: Iran Funds ‘Extremist Groups,’ but Biden Wants to Return to Nuclear Deal Anyway” was posted at cnsnews.com on May 24, 2021. An article by Wendell Husebo titled “Iran Takes Further Responsibility for Gaza War Via State Media, Bucking the [U.S.] Left’s Narrative” was posted at breitbart.com on May 25, 2021. Comments about Saudi Arabia An article by Gabrielle Reyes titled “Saudi Arabia to Require Coronavirus Vaccines to Enter Indoor Spaces” was posted at breitbart.com on May 19, 2021. An article by Luis Martinez titled “U.S. Military Presence Has Deterred Iranian Aggression on Saudi Arabia: General [Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the Top U.S. General in the Middle East]” was posted at abcnews.com on May 23, 2021. An article by Staff titled “Saudi Arabia Temporarily Closed Airspace to Is- raeli Flights” was posted at jpost.com on May 25, 2021. 4 of 42 / Eye on the World • May 29, 2021 Churchofgodbigsandy.com Comments about China An article by Kate Larsen, Hannah Pitt, Mikhail Grant and Trevor Houser titled “China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Exceeded the Developed World for the First Time in 2019” was posted at rhg.com on May 6, 2021. An article by Helen Raleigh titled “China’s Own Population Data Reveals Disturb- ing Evidence of Genocide” was posted at thefederalist.com on May 19, 2021. An article by Staff titled “More Than 20 Runners Killed as Sudden ‘Disas- trous Weather’ Hits Cross-Country Mountain Race in China” was posted at telegraph.co.uk on May 23, 2021. An article by Caroline Delbert titled “China Is Building Two Secret Nuclear Reactors; Scientists Are Worried” was posted at popularmechanics.com on May 25, 2021. An article by Evie Fordham titled “China Toying With Biden Administration at Every Turn” was posted at foxnews.com on May 28, 2021. Comments about Russia An article by Matthew Lee titled “U.S. Tells Russia It Won’t Rejoin ‘Open Skies’ Arms-Control Pact [Mutual Surveillance Treaty]” was posted at apnews. com on May 27, 2021. An article by Lorne Cook titled “As Russia Tensions Simmer, NATO Con- ducts Massive War Games” was posted at apnews.com on May 28, 2021. Comments about other international nations An article by Daniel Capurro titled “Secret El Salvador Murder Ring Sus- pected as Up to 40 Bodies Found in Ex-Policeman’s Garden” was posted at telegraph.co.uk on May 21, 2021. An article by Abdul Sattar titled “Bomb Targeting Islamist Leader’s Car Kills 7 in Pakistan” was posted at apnews.com on May 21, 2021. A Reuters article titled “61 Dead in India After Cyclone Sinks Barge” was posted at reuters.com on May 22, 2021. An article by Gabrielle Reyes titled “Indian Police Kill at Least 15 Maoist Terrorists in Jungle Shootout” was posted at breitbart.com on May 22, 2021. An article by Breitbart London titled “Spain: New Catalan Leader Vows to Keep Up Independence Fight” was posted at breitbart.com on May 22, 2021. A Reuters article by Alicja Ptak and Ali Kucukgocmen titled “Poland to Become First NATO Country to Buy Turkish Drones” was posted at reuters.com on May 22, 2021. An article by Breitbart London titled “One Killed, Four Wounded in Amsterdam Stabbings; Suspect Arrested” was posted at breitbart.com on May 22, 2021. Churchofgodbigsandy.com Eye on the World • May 29, 2021 / 5 of 42 An article by Erin Walsh titled “NBA Announces Formation of NBA Africa” was posted at yardbarker.com on May 24, 2021. An article titled “Mozambique: Hundreds Continue to Flee Palma Despite Army Reassurances” was posted at africanews.com on May 24, 2021. An article by Jean-Yves Kamale titled “Death Toll From Congo Volcano Erup- tion Rises to at Least 32” was posted at apnews.com on May 24, 2021.
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