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Around the World
EU mulls vaccination passports to resurrect tourism after COVID-19
European Union leaders will agree on Thursday to work on certificates of vaccination for EU citizens who have had an anti-COVID shot, with southern EU countries that depend heavily on tourism desperate to rescue this summer's holiday season.
Technology Executives Say All Evidence Points To Russia In Major Hack Of Computer Networks
Executives of U.S. technology companies told lawmakers on February 23 that a recent breach of corporate and government networks was so sophisticated that a nation had to be behind it and said all the evidence points to Russia.
Nearly 8 million people suffering hunger in Central America, up from 2.2 million in 2018
The United Nations has reported a massive increase in the number of people suffering hunger in Central America over the last two years, Voice of America (VOA) reports.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli green pass system has gone into effect – leaving many Israelis barred from certain locations
Israel’s Health Ministry rolled out its “green passport” program requiring that citizens show their green badge in order to enter places such as registered gyms, swimming pools, hotels, theaters, places of worship and concerts. Restaurants and bars are expected to join the program in March.
Netanyahu: We aim to open the economy completely in April
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a special statement from Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer ahead of Purim, in which he also listed the five stages until the full opening of the economy after the closure.
Knesset passes law to give cities info on unvaccinated residents
The Knesset gave final approval on Wednesday to controversial legislation allowing the Health Ministry to give local authorities personal details of residents who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Inside the United States
Federal judge in Houston indefinitely blocks Biden’s 100-day deportation pause
A federal judge in Houston late Tuesday banned the Biden administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations.
‘Fairness for All’ Seen as Equality Act Alternative: Civil Liberties for LGBTQ, Protections for People of Faith
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are getting ready to decide on a landmark piece of LGBTQ legislation that would crush religious liberty.
Minuteman III ICBM test launch hits its target, 4,200 miles away
A test of a Minuteman III missile, fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and landing 4,200 miles away, was a success, the Air Force said on Wednesday.
Survey: Majority of Biden voters do not believe God is all-powerful Creator
A survey published last week reveals that 63% of Biden voters do not believe "God is the “all-powerful, all-knowing, perfect and just creator," although a majority identify as Christian, the Christian Post reports. The finding was made in the 2020 Post-Election Survey conducted by The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University.

Christian News
Indonesia: Pentecostal congregation allowed to build a church as local official calls for religious tolerance
A Pentecostal church in Yogyakarta, Indonesia has again been granted permission to build a worship center after a previous construction permit (IMB) was revoked by local authorities in 2019, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Renewing permission to build a church, the local regent also called for tolerance of other religions in the community.
Reported attack on youth leader highlights continued vulnerability of Christians in Sudan
Earlier this month a Christian youth leader in Sudan was reportedly detained and beaten by suspected national security forces because he spoke out against the January 3 burning of a church building, Morning Star News reports. The case highlights the continued vulnerability of Christians at a time of national transition from the brutal regime of Islamic dictator Omar al-Bashir (who was ousted in 2019) toward a government that seeks to root out long-term corruption and end religious intolerance in the country.

Worthy Watch
Time always reveals hypocrisy!
Tucker Carlson: Left’s ‘disinformation’ campaign is destroying America
Key Biden aide said pandemic was ‘best thing that ever happened to him’, book says
How to deal with the media … Give my regards to your puppet master!
Around the World
UK, France and Germany condemn Iran over UN inspection limits
Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday said they “deeply regret” Iran’s decision to restrict site inspections by the UN’s nuclear watchdog after a US refusal to lift existing sanctions.
IAEA: Iran enriched uranium stockpile 14 times over the limit of 2015 deal
Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is now more than 14 times over the limit set down in its 2015 deal with world powers, the UN's nuclear agency reported on Tuesday.
Third of freshwater fish threatened by extinction with habitats in ‘catastrophic decline’
Nearly a third of fish living in rivers and lakes around the world are facing extinction as their habitats are in "catastrophic decline", a report has warned.
Italy’s ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy
Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was shot and killed Monday when his UN convoy was ambushed by militants as it traveled close to the borders of Rwanda and Uganda, Sky News reports.
Canada lawmakers: China is committing “Genocide” against Uighur Muslims
Canada’s House of Commons has passed a non-binding motion declaring that China is committing “Genocide” in its treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority community in Xinjiang, DW reports. The motion was introduced by opposition conservative lawmakers on Monday and passed by 266-0 votes; Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abstained, as did his cabinet.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Palestinian Authority paid terrorists over $150 million in 2020
The Palestinian Authority paid more than NIS 512 million ($157m.) in salaries to incarcerated or released terrorists in 2020, Palestinian Media Watch reported Monday.
Netanyahu Sends Message to White House, Iran: ‘We Are Not Pinning Our Hopes on Any Agreement With an Extremist Regime’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to send a message to both Iran and the White House on Tuesday, pledging that Israel will prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons even if Iran concludes a deal with the US.
Health Ministry Revokes License of Doctor Who Warns against using Covid Vaccine
Israel's Health Ministry revoked the medical license Tuesday of (now former) Dr. Aryeh Avni, an anti-vaccination doctor and current political candidate running as head of the Rapeh Party, according to Health Ministry statement.
UNRWA schools continue to teach hatred against Israel
Schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reportedly continue to teach hatred against Israel despite a pledge to end such incitement, according to a new report released by the IMPACT-se research institute last week.

Inside the United States
DHS warns ICE to ‘Prepare for border surges now’
The Biden team is talking a tough game on new illegal immigration, but behind the scenes it’s making frantic efforts to get ready for what it expects to be massive “border surges” of migrants streaming north over the next months, according to an internal Homeland Security Department email.
House Democrats Lobby to Cancel Fox, Newsmax and OANN as a ‘Destabilizing Threat’ to America
Now that the Democrats are in charge in Washington, critics say they've started to use their power to censor those who don't see things the way they do, especially on social media and cable news.

Christian News
Pakistani Christians Face Death Penalty For Blasphemy
Two Christians could face execution in Pakistan after being summoned by police for evangelizing among Muslims, Christians confirmed.
India: Hindu nationalists attack separate church gatherings on same day; pastor arrested
Two Christian congregations in central India were attacked on the same day by around 100 radical Hindu nationalists who stormed each of their worship gatherings on February 7, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. While there are no reports of the attackers being arrested, the pastor of one of the churches attacked was arrested and detained before being released on bail.
Sudan Authorities Threaten To Kill Christian Leader After Church Attack
Sudanese authorities detained, mistreated, and threatened to kill a Christian leader who wants to rebuild a church destroyed in an arson attack, Worthy News learned late Monday.

Worthy Watch
Democrat Pork Projects Adds $1 Trillion to Coronavirus Bill
Missouri county legalizes the arrest of feds who try to violate citizens Second Amendment rights
Merrick Garland on Border Security
Biden’s Human and Health Services Nominee on Puberty
Around the World
US wants to ‘strengthen’ Iran nuclear deal
The United States and its partners will work to "lengthen and strengthen" the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged at a UN-backed disarmament conference in Geneva on Monday.
Khamenei: If we wanted nukes, nobody, including ‘Zionist clown,’ could stop us
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei claimed Monday that his country has no interest in a nuclear weapon, but said that if it wanted one, no one — including Israel — could prevent it.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US’s Blinken Stresses Two-State Solution to Palestinian Conflict in Call With Israeli Minister
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Israeli counterpart on Monday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was best for the future of Israel, the US State Department said.
World Council of Churches leader threatens Israel and supporters; says blood with be sought for brutalized Palestinians
In a scathing attack on Israel and its supporters, Rev. Frank Chikane, a leader of the World Council of Churches (WCC) told activists on a zoom call this month that “blood will be sought” from people who “support Israel to brutalize Palestinians,” Algemeiner reports. The list of participants to the February 6 call included highly influential activists such as Naim Ateek, founder of Sabeel, anti-Zionist authors Gary Burge and Don Wagner, Brian Grieves formerly a staffer with the Episcopal Church and Tom Getman, formerly of World Vision.

Inside the United States
Rise in Migrant Children Tests Biden Border Strategy
The Biden administration is looking for ways to stave off a fresh humanitarian crisis at the southern border as the number of unaccompanied children arriving to seek asylum is beginning to rise again, this time amid a global pandemic, according to government officials and others familiar with the conversations.
President Biden delivered remarks as coronavirus fatalities in the U.S. have now surpassed 500,000
President Joe Biden delivered remarks from the White House on Monday evening as the nation has now surpassed the grim milestone of half a million COVID-19 fatalities and continues to grapple with the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
U.S. Says It Won’t ‘Lash Out’ After Blaming Iran For Rocket Attack On U.S. Embassy In Baghdad
A State Department spokesman has said the United States will hold Iran "responsible" for a rocket barrage on February 22 that targeted the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital.
Planned Parenthood abortions reached record level in 2019 as gov’t funding rose: annual report
Planned Parenthood performed the highest number of abortions in over a decade in 2019, received a record amount of government funding and saw net assets increase compared to the previous year, the organization's latest annual report shows.
Arkansas Senate approves bill banning nearly all abortions
The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a measure banning nearly all abortions in the state, despite objections to the ban not including exceptions for rape or incest.
House Democrats push TV carriers to stop hosting Fox, OAN, and Newsmax, citing ‘misinformation’
Two House Democrats on Monday questioned 12 television and content providers about why they carry Fox News, One America News Network, and Newsmax, blaming the right-leaning outlets for spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories.
US Supreme Court agrees to decide on legality of Trump restriction on abortion referrals
The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider the legality of a 2019 Trump adminstration regulation that bars health clinics from receiving federal funding through Title X of the 1970 Public Health Services Act if they provide abortion referrals, Reuters reports.
Homeland Security plans to gut immigration enforcement arm
The Biden administration might not need to abolish ICE. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has floated a plan to reorganize the federal deportation agency to the point where it’s not doing much arresting and deporting from inside the country anymore.
Supreme Court tosses Pennsylvania election challenges in blow to Trump supporters
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out several of the remaining election challenges raised after former President Donald Trump's loss to President Biden.
Supreme Court Will Not Halt Trump Tax Record Turnover
In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York prosecutor.

Christian News
Canada Pastor remains in police custody after refusing to stop holding COVID-19 defiant services
A Canadian pastor is in police custody in Edmonton, Canada, after he refused to stop holding church services in defiance of local COVID-19 regulations, Christianity Today reports. Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church handed himself in to police on Tuesday last week, and twice refused bail conditions that he stop holding services that defy regulations.
Pakistan: Persecution against Christians included murder and forced marriage in second half of 2020
Murder and forced marriage are included in at least 38 documented incidents of persecution against Pakistan’s Christian population in the second half of 2020, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Leading Rights Activist Faith McDonell Advocacy Director At GKI Global Amid Massive Persecution (Worthy News Focus)
Leading Christian rights activist, broadcaster, and author Faith McDonnell, has become director of advocacy at the U.S.-based Katartismos Global (KGI Global) charity. The group says it "exists to equip the Church for mission and ministry" by supporting persecuted Christians and other believers in need.

Worthy Watch
‘Citizens Deserve Better’: Justice Clarence Thomas Dissents In PA Election Case
Is Censorship on the way? As Big Tech collaborates …
Merrick Garland Says Antifa Attacks May Not Be Domestic Terrorism
Trump Tried to Warn Us, Now It Looks Like China Will Use Our Dependence on This Resource to Push Biden Around
Sky News Australia Says “Biden is Struggling with Dementia”