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Overall, the Zionist-dominated American media is silent, thus keeping the American people ignorant regarding the apocalyptic-type fires that are burning in Israel.

In the summertime, wildfires are common in the Western United States (and Western Canada), as those of us who live in the West can testify. Fires are typically started by either human negligence (campers not extinguishing their campfires, smokers discarding burning cigarettes in tinder environments, etc.) or by nature, most notably lightning strikes.

But the United States is an extremely large country, including millions of acres of natural habitat that is intrinsically highly flammable. On the other hand, Israel is a tiny country, about the size of the State of New Jersey—or even smaller. While wildfires in the Middle East are not uncommon, the endemic forests and wildernesses are not of the highly combustible varieties as are grown here in the U.S. and Canada.

Since the advent of the State of Israel in 1948, the Zionist state has planted hundreds of millions of non-native plants, trees and shrubbery that are highly combustible and have contributed to an increase of wildfire disasters not previously known in the region of Palestine—including Israel.

See this report in the Jerusalem Post.

But the current wildfires raging in Israel are unprecedented in their furor. This column will contain a couple of videos of the fires raging in Israel that I hope readers will take the time to watch. When you see them, I think you will agree with me that the fires are not only terrifying, but they possess an almost apocalyptic aura about them.

I'll begin with a transcription of this video report:

Israel Now! Worst Wildfire in Jerusalem's History Forces Thousands To Evacuate & Left Devastations

Jerusalem, Israel, April 30-May 1, 2025

On April 30, 2025, flames surged across Highway 1, the main artery between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, forcing terrified drivers to abandon their vehicles and flee on foot as smoke turned day into night.

This was not a scene from a disaster film. It was the grim reality when one of the most devastating wildfires in Israel's history erupted just west of Jerusalem.

In a matter of hours, the fire advanced rapidly, threatening entire communities. Over 10,000 residents from at least 10 villages, including Beit Meir, Shoresh, Giv'at Ye'arim and Ramat Raziel, were forced to evacuate. The situation was chaotic as firefighters struggled to control the inferno, while entire families fled their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs.

The Eitanim Psychiatric Hospital was also evacuated, with two patients initially reported missing amid the disorder.

Thick black smoke blanketed the capital, causing severe air pollution and triggering health alerts across the region.

Meanwhile, crucial highways, like Route 1, the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv route, were shut down, leading to heavy traffic and delays in evacuation efforts.

By the end of the day, the fire had consumed more than 17 square kilometers of land, devastating forests, agricultural land and natural reserves. The firestorm had reached near-catastrophic proportions, with wind speeds exceeding 50 kilometers per hour, pushing the flames rapidly through dry, overgrown vegetation. At least 20 homes were reported lost, and thousands more were left in danger. It became one of the largest wildfires in Israel's history, underscoring the vulnerability of the region to such climate-related disasters.

Fire and Rescue Services Commissioner Dedi Simchi confirmed that the fire was man-made but stressed that investigations were ongoing. No formal arrests have been made as of yet, and the authorities are careful not to draw any conclusions before the investigation is complete. It is important to note that anyone arrested in connection with the fire is innocent until proven guilty, and further investigations will determine the exact cause.

In typical Netanyahu fashion, the Israeli prime minister was quick to blame the fires on Hamas. Israelis are experts at feigning perpetual victimhood status while hiding their own criminal aggression.

The region has experienced heightened temperatures and strong winds, both of which contributed to the rapid spread of the flames. Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg linked the fire to broader climate change patterns, warning that these types of fires are becoming more frequent and intense across the country, especially as the climate crisis continues to take hold.

As the blaze raged on, emergency services were stretched to their limits. Israel declared a state of national emergency in response to the escalating crisis. Over 120 firefighting teams were mobilized, including specialized search and rescue units from the military. Twelve firefighting aircraft were deployed to contain the blaze, with support from international firefighting crews. Italy and Croatia sent planes to help extinguish the flames, while other countries, including Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria, were also asked to send additional firefighting planes to help fight the fires. But reports say that Greece and Cyprus refused to help. [Emphasis added]

Despite their best efforts, the firefighting teams struggled to access the worst-hit areas, as roads were closed and visibility was severely reduced due to smoke and ash.

In addition to the firefighting teams, medical emergency units were deployed across the region to assist evacuees and those trapped in the fire zone. At least 20 people were injured, most suffering from smoke inhalation or burns. Medical teams reported that the conditions were particularly dire for elderly people and young children, who were at higher risk due to the hazardous air quality.

Ambulances and rapid-response motorcycle units were stationed along key roads, ready to assist the injured and transport them to hospitals. These units worked tirelessly to evacuate civilians from the most dangerous zones, but the chaos of the situation made rescue operations extremely difficult. Some residents were forced to shelter in place, waiting for emergency services to arrive.

The damage was severe. The fire destroyed homes and businesses and inflicted lasting harm on the natural environment. Vast areas of forest in the Jerusalem hills, home to rare plant species and wildlife, were reduced to ash. The Environmental Protection Ministry issued high-pollution alerts, urging residents, especially those with respiratory issues, to stay indoors. Large sections of natural reserves and national parks were devastated, with critical habitats lost and ecosystems left in ruin. Recovery of these areas will take years.

As the fires came under control, focus shifted to relief. The Israeli government approved $21 million in emergency aid for shelter, medical care and immediate needs. Thousands of displaced residents were placed in temporary housing, supported by local councils and volunteers providing food, water and essentials.

But experts warn the recovery will be long. Rebuilding homes and infrastructure will take months. And restoring the damaged land will require major environmental efforts.

Again, I urge readers to watch the 9-minute video from which this transcription was taken.

As I watched this video and others, including this one, the thought that immediately came to my mind was "Sodom and Gomorrah."

Contrary to the unscriptural assertions of evangelicals, modern Israel is anything but a "holy land." Israel is a cesspool of debauchery, corruption and criminality rivaling anything found in the seven condemned Canaanite nations during the days of Moses and Joshua.

Israel is the abortion capital of the world; it is the sodomite capital of the world; it is the pornographic capital of the world; and it is the genocidal capital of the world. If God spares Zionist Israel, He will need to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.

But God is Just. And Zionist Israel will not be spared His justice. Neither will Israel's puppet-state: America.

The blood of millions of innocents shed by seventy-seven years of pillage, rape, mass murder, genocide and ethnic cleansing by Jewish Zionists and their Christian Zionist collaborators in America cries out of the ground for justice. God hears those cries, and He will answer.

I, again, urge readers to read the book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe. I mean it when I say, if you have not read this book, you are ignorant of the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank today.

I can say that because I thought I understood the Middle East, until I read Pappe's blockbuster book. I then realized I knew almost nothing about Palestine—even after traveling there and seeing the land for myself. Albeit I did learn and can personally testify to the compassionate, kind and genuine Christ-like spirit of the tens of thousands of Palestinian Christians living in the land. They make America's "Christians" look like heathens. And by virtue of the enthusiastic support of America's "Christians" for Israel's genocide in Gaza, they are proving that they are.

Pappe is one of Israel's most renowned historians, and this book might be his pinnacle achievement.

Find Pappe's book here.

In my third message in the Old Covenant Wars series last Sunday entitled Israel's Laws of War Against The Seven Canaanite Nations, I showed the historical reality that indeed "God is no respecter of persons."

The iniquities of the seven Canaanite nations that God used Israel to destroy were replicated in Israel itself. Accordingly, God used the Assyrians, Babylonians and Romans to do to the Hebrew nations of Israel and Judah what God used Israel to do to the Canaanites.

Again, God is no respecter of persons—or nations.  And that includes Zionist Israel.

Since the U.S. government—controlled by the Israel lobby—and evangelical Christians have shown no interest in holding Israel accountable to the "laws of Nature and of Nature's God," the government of Heaven itself will doubtless be obliged to hold that iniquitous, murderous state to account.

The fires in Israel today could be a precursor to the fire of God's judgment upon satanic Israel—fire that may make the fire and brimstone of Sodom and Gomorrah look like child's play.

If I were John Hagee, Robert Jeffress, John MacArthur and Greg Laurie, I would start preparing sermons explaining how the next destruction of Jerusalem fits into their propagandistic prophecy doctrines of Christian Zionism before the smoke starts rising, because by then no one will believe anything they have to say.

And the way things are going, that day might not be that far away.

P.S. Today I am announcing the release of my third message DVD in the Old Covenant Wars series that I delivered last Sunday entitled Israel's Laws of War Against The Seven Canaanite Nations.

This one message, by itself, obliterates the prophecy doctrines of Christian Zionism. It shows the truth from the Old Testament of God's divorce from Biblical Israel, how God cast Israel "out of [His] sight" and how God destroyed Israel in the same way and for the same reasons that He destroyed the Canaanite nations. Again, God is no respecter of persons—or nations.

I trust that after you watch this message, you will want to share it with as many people as you can.

Here is the message DVD.

Here is the archived message on YouTube.

© Chuck Baldwin

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