SUCCOT GREETINGS: The festival of Succot, the last of the Jewish fall holidays, starts this year at sunset on Wednesday September 26th. Tabernacles (Succot) is a week long occasion of gratitude and praise to the God of Israel. All nations will join in the annual Succot celebration during the Kingdom age. Warmest holiday blessings from Vision for Israel & Joseph Storehouse staff members.

ARCHEOLOGISTS FIND 2ND TEMPLE QUARRY: In a major archeological discovery, an ancient quarry that supplied huge high-quality limestone for the construction of the Temple Mount has been uncovered in Jerusalem. The quarry, located four km northwest of Jerusalem's Old City, was used two thousand years ago during the construction of the Second Temple. The discovery comes as the state-run archeological body is immersed in a bitter controversy over recent Islamic work on the Temple Mount, which Israeli archeologists say has damaged antiquities at the site. ( J.Post) "A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them." Ecclesiastes 3:5

ISRAEL ON HIGH ALERT ON SYRIAN BORDER: Israel has been on high alert for an outbreak of military hostility from Syria following an Israeli air force raid on a nuclear installation in Syria, September 6th 2007. Israeli intelligence spent months gathering evidence of North Korean nuclear equipment being installed in the country. Arabic-speaking Israeli soldiers disguised as Syrian soldiers gained access to the facility housing the equipment. Washington allegedly gave a green light to the Israeli raid upon being presented with evidence of the nuclear activity. Officials in Damascus have said they are eager to respond to that attack, and Israel is taking the threat of war seriously. (IHC) "Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch." Zechariah 9:9

CRASHED SYRIAN FIGHTER CAUSES SCARE IN ISRAEL: During the Yom Kippur fast on Saturday September 22nd, Israel air force fighter jets were directed to the northern border with Syria after a Syrian military plane disappeared from IDF radar systems. Shortly thereafter the missing aircraft was discovered to have crashed on the Syrian side of the border. Israeli officials decided it was not intended aggression against the Jewish State. (Israel Today)

NEW WEB SITE PREPARES ISRAELIS FOR MISSILE ATTACK: The Home Front Command this week announced a new website with information in English, Arabic and Hebrew. The website describes in detail threats facing the Jewish nation, including long-range missiles, mortars, Qassam rockets, chemical and biological weapons and terror attacks. The website instructs about chemical and biological substances and how to counter their effects. It encourages families to discuss website information even with their younger members, while conveying a sense of confidence and ability to cope as a family unit. (INN) "...the noblest of Israel, all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, prepared for the terrors of the night." Song of Songs 3: 7, 8

ISRAEL DECLARES GAZA TO BE AN ENEMY ENTITY: Israel's security cabinet last week officially declared Hamas-controlled Gaza to be an enemy of the Jewish State. The decision came days after Palestinian rocket fire wounded 67 IDF young people in a mid-night attack on their basic training camp in southern Israel. Security ministers also approved sanctions against Gaza in retaliation for unceasing Qassam rocket assaults upon the southern Negev town of Sderot and other residential centers in the area. (Israel Today) "But the Lord will take away her [Gaza's] possessions...and she will be consumed by fire." Zechariah 9: 4

FATAH HINTS AT RECONCILIATION WITH HAMAS AFTER NOVEMBER: The supposedly repentant Fatah terrorist entity has secured millions of dollars of foreign aid money, the release of several hundred of its members serving time in Israeli jails, and loads of foreign munitions to bolster it against rival terrorist group Hamas. Fatah leaders are now hinting, or perhaps the word is "threatening", to make up with Hamas following the Washington DC Olmert-Abbas-Bush conference in November. One Fatah spokesman said if Israel did not make enough concessions, Fatah would choose "the path of Hamas." Hamas officials are confident they will inherit concessions Fatah manages to extract from Israel in Judea and Samaria. Mahmoud Abbas weeks ago promised US leaders there would be no reconciliation with Hamas. (INN/IHC) "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them." Psalm 2:4

JEWISH GROUPS WELCOME TRAVEL INSURANCE LAW: Jewish groups are celebrating the passage of a bill last week in the US congress banning insurance companies from discriminating against travelers to Israel. Travelers repeatedly find they are rejected for coverage by life insurance companies, or given options of paying inordinately high policy fees, upon listing Israel as their destination. (JTA)

Succot 2007: Plan early to join us, September 25 - October 7, for the 7th year anniversary of the Succot Celebration and 40 years of a united Jerusalem. This is going to be a very special year for Israel. Our coming Succot event will be a combination of teaching and worship and touring the Land during the one major Feast that has not yet been fulfilled by Yeshua. For more details go to the website: www.succotcelebration.com. The USA price is now listed at the tour page of the website, but we have only 40 seats available from the USA on flights reserved. So pray, don't delay. First come, first served.

Review current events taking place in the Middle East, updated weekly, and summarized for your reading convenience at: www.jnnnews.com . Be sure to click on the report of Uncle Sam,  Wake Up America,  on the lefthand side. Filled with facts, this is a visual expose on radical Islam. It's devastating. Turn the volume up as well.

Visit the new www.greetingsfromjerusalem.com site to purchase Messianic and Judaica gifts, a wide assortment of books, praise and worship music, videos, jewelry and other study materials. This is a tangible way to show support and solidarity with the people of Israel. People in North America can purchase on-line now.

Special Request: If you are visiting Israel soon we have an urgent need to receive supplies of vitamins and toiletries at The Joseph Storehouse. If you have spare luggage capacity we would be really grateful if you would bring some with you. Please visit www.visionforisrael.com for more information.

Blessings from Jerusalem,
Barry Segal with the Editorial Staff