Israel Hit With Several Earthquakes: Earthquakes in Divers Places

Story Source Israelandstuff.com 

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Israel’s North on Tuesday morning, the fifth tremor to hit the area in the last week. 

No injuries or damage were reported in the earthquake.

The Geophysical Institute of Israel said that the quake’s epicenter was some five kilometers northeast of Kibbutz Ginosar near Lake Kinneret.

In light of the recent rash of earthquakes to hit the North, the IDF on Monday sent out a statement, calling on citizens to refresh their knowledge of earthquake procedure.

According to the Home Front Command instructions, citizens should attempt to abandon any structure in favor of an open outdoor area in the event of an earthquake, particularly if they are in a one-story building, or on the ground floor of a multi-floor building.

If exiting the structure is not possible, the Home Front Command instructs citizens to enter the building’s bomb shelter with the door remaining open.

If the building does not have a bomb shelter, it is safest to enter the building’s stairwell, advancing toward the building’s exit as much as is possible.

Those who are found at the beach during an earthquake are instructed to leave immediately to avoid a possible tsunami. Citizens are instructed to stay at least one kilometer from the beach, or if that is not possible, to rise to at least the fourth floor of a nearby building.

It is advised to stay away from the beach for approximately 12 hours after an earthquake.

Professor Amotz Agnon, a Geology and Geophysics expert working at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, believes a major earthquake in the near future could kill thousands.

Speaking in an interview with Army Radio, Agnon said that a strong earthquake in Israel could “lead to thousands of deaths. From experience, we know that everything depends on the time of day an earthquake occurs. The cities of Safed, Tiberias, Kiryat Shmona, Beit She’an and Eilat, unfortunately, are all built above the Syrian-African fault-line.”

Adding to the problem is the fact that these towns and cities do not seem to have the financial means necessary to address concerning building issues.

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Subcommittee for Home Front Preparedness will hold a meeting next Monday, following the wave of earthquakes.

Subcommittee chairman Eli Yishai said the earthquakes “require a thorough examination the country and the home front’s readiness for any scenario that could occur as a result of earthquakes. We cannot ignore this phenomenon.”

Yishai added that the subcommittee will point out shortcomings in the way the government deals with the issue and demand they be fixed.

Luke 21:11

King James Version (KJV)

11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Mark 13:8

King James Version (KJV)

8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

Matthew 24:7

King James Version (KJV)

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Israel Moves Towards Cashless Society

Article Source taxationinfonews.com

JERUSALEM – Reducing the use of cash for everyday transactions will directly help Israel to fight tax evasion, and to eliminate money laundering.

On September 17th the Cabinet of Israel launched a new committee charged with the task of finding new means and measures of encouraging taxpayers to use of electronic payment methods instead of cash, as, it is believed, that the shift will help reduce the occurrence of tax evasion and unreported incomes.

Explaining the benefit of a “cashless” society, the appointed head of the committee Harel Locker said that a significant number of everyday transactions currently remain unreported and untaxed, however, expanding the uptake of electronic payment methods will increase tax authorities’ abilities to investigate tax evasion and to uncover activity on the underground economy.

The committee will initially look into the feasibility of introducing “fee-less electronic charge cards” to be used for everyday purchases and transactions, to be provided freely to anyone who currently receives welfare or to anyone who does not have a bank account.

Research will also be conducted into methods to restrict the use of checks, and to limit high-value cash transactions, while establishing new protocols for the sharing of information between the Tax Authority and the Authority for the Prohibition of Money Laundering.

The committee is scheduled to issue its first report to the prime Minister within 90 days.

Earthquake in Divers Places: Honshu Island Japan Earhquake

By Aljazeera(Source)

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off the south coast of Japan's main Honshu island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The quake hit at 12:22pm local time (03:22 GMT) on Sunday, 644km south of Tokyo, at a depth of 424km, the USGS said.

Japan's Meteorological Agency said there was no risk of a tsunami.

Tokyo and its suburban Kanto region were rocked by minor tremors, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the agency said.

"We have received no reports of damage to properties nor reports of injuries so far," a spokesman for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said.

The area is prone to earthquakes.

Mark 13:8

King James Version (KJV)

⁸ For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.