Middle East - Solo Overland Travel

All Images By Rick Hemi

Transiting through the Middle East has always been complicated at the best of times, no matter which approach is taken. The complex situations regarding the on-going chaos and volatile upsurges are challenging from one day to the next.
 
Visa issues and duration of stay will solely depend on one's nationality. Keeping personal political agenda and comments out of any conversation with locals should be adhered to at all costs. One-sided heated debates can turn nasty quickly without any compromise to negotiate reconciliation. 
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The Sunni, Shia, radical Islamists, and Israelis all have their own points of view. Most foreigners passing through their turf will have biased opinions in one way or another, which in most cases will be different from the locals. Islamic splinter factions are the most dangerous to show any disrespect towards, if in their turf.
At times, it's wiser to agree rather than to disagree, even if you do disagree when transiting through volatile regions of the Mid East that contain different elements of insurgency or within locations with radical behavior.

In saying this, the Middle East has many positive sides that reflect the crossroads of history. Ancient ruins abound with relics from bygone eras that have left their footprint as solid from the day they were constructed. 

Transiting Through The Mid-East

It's almost difficult to beat Middle Eastern atmosphere, there's no other region on the planet like it. Jammed packed streets filled with hustle and bustle, passing chaotic traffic at the best of times, busy vegetable and meat markets, hawkers and street sellers with overdrive adrenaline, the epic sounds of high volume prayer call bellowing out across cities, the blistery midday heat with the taste of dust in your mouth becomes almost likeable. Relaxing in a vibrant side-walk cafe randomly sipping on black tea, or coffee and enjoying fresh goat curd and dates, and puffing on Shisha pipes becomes an everyday addiction. Safe and Red Zones are a part of any overland journey through the Mid-East. We're certainly not talking about isolated safe zones like Dubai, Doha, or Amman here. This is about crossing through the Mid East region either from Europe, Africa, or Asia using basic local overland transport.

When transiting through volatile regions through the Mid-East, it's always advisable to get the latest up-dates from locals in areas of intended travel. Red Zones are spread far and wide with new Red Zones appearing without notice. Mid-East terror cells have a habit of completely disappearing themselves into the desert sands, and then regrouping terrorizing at will at new locations. Transiting through regions along the Turkish-Syrian-Iraqi border may result with full-on interrogations including baggage searches of all foreign nationals. Foreign passport holders having visa exempt status to enter Israel can be denied entry at the Jordanian-Israeli border posts, if long duration periods of stay were in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq or Syria. If in doubt, go to the Israeli embassy in Amman for clearance approval before heading to the border. Sticking to main transit routes is far safer than taking short-cuts through the middle of nowhere through Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Foreigners taking risks passing though Red Zone regions can only blame themselves, if they're shot at, robbed, raped, or taken hostage. Just because a foreigner may have traveled through an area a week before without incident doesn't necessarily mean the following week will be the same. Getting dragged off local transport in the West is rare, but within Red Zones in the Middle East is the opposite. Selfie snap lovers who take images within Middle East Red Zones for social media acclaim have no value inside body bags.

Without doubt, the Middle East will continue down the path with more wars and chaos reaching unprecedented levels for control and power until there's a winner. But, who will be the overall successor? The stakes are the highest they have ever been, with Russia, EU, USA, Saudi, Iran, Israel and China playing chess with one another, like pawns. Turkey is certainly a main player, an EU subsidiary outpost. Traveling through the Mid East, one becomes accustomed to biased jagged debate and opinions from all sides of the political spectrum. Imagine the Iranians, the Turks, Kurds, Saudis, militia proxies, and the Israelis at peace with each other. Most governments, Western and Arab are to blame. Religious doctrine, and meddling nations outside the Mid-East require conflict for power, greed and profit.
Because of direct individual ties to religious belief systems, any debate for peace will be biased without compromise. Transiting through any of these countries undoubtedly gives the feel of isolation towards neighboring countries. Peace between Iraq and Iran, is still somewhat cloudy. The Tehran initiative. is to keep Iraq dominate with Shia presence, creating Baghdad a permanent Iranian proxy. The cold peace between Egypt and Israel, since 1982, has been an unbalanced affair. The lack of Egyptians visiting Israel over four plus decades stands below 3%. Iran has also had a hatred for the Jewish state since 1979, although there wasn't an issue for Israeli weapon shipments, secret training ops in exchange for oil and Iranian Jews through the Iraq Iran conflict. Syria was far more stable under Assad's father, who kept different religious faiths at peace with one another. That soon changed to a slaughter house under his son. Turkey's past has been somewhat of a mixed bag of historical genocide, of Armenians, and continuation culling of Syrian and Iraqi Kurds.
The Turkish and US governments have always denied supporting Isis. One has to ask how all those flash new 4WD Toyota's crossed into Syria and Iraq, including large volumes of ISIS controlled oil reaching Turkish sea ports for more than 5 years during Islamic State control? Turkey has also been funding, training militia militant proxies through northern Africa for years, and is ongoing. Will Turkey's future power resonate from its African alliance? Or will it be Europe's downfall caused by American interference? Meanwhile, Saudi's interesting secret relationship with Israel has been carpet friendly for years. It's more than logical to share friendship together with a supposed enemy, securing strength together against enemies they both commonly share. This also makes headway for a new trade route from Asia.
Now with UAE, Bahrain and Sudan siding with Israel, the Iranians are check-mated across the Gulf. Middle East alliances change faster than the wind. One only requires to research Middle East history. Turkey's anti-Israel campaign has been vividly expressed for decades, and will continue with green lights from its EU handlers. One doesn't require digging too deep into cross border influences. Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq have collapsed economies. Islamic Iran always uses proxy groups dealing the cards to subdue its foes in neighboring nations.  
​The Gaza conflict is simple to understand. It boils down to land control. Hamas overthrew the Fatah group, and began its assault at Israel in 2007. Let's not forget Israel had a hand with Hamas in the very beginning, to fracture, weaken Fatah. So what happened? Hamas hijacked the Gaza Palestinians controlling Gaza for only one purpose - to wage a continuous Islamic jihad with Israel until Israel is no more — funded and supported by Qatar, Iran and of late, donations from the EU and US. The latest Gaza napalming, by Israel will only lead to massive influx of refugees into Western nations — all by design. Why keep a problem when you can export that problem elsewhere to other countries under a spell. Lebanon has been a fruitcake of Islamic radicals for decades. There was a time Lebanon was Christian influenced. Hizbollah, like Hamas have been burrowing tunnels, stock piling missiles for one purpose only - to destroy the Zionist state. What's on the cards through the Mid-East in 2024-26, is anyone's guess. 

Militia and militant Islamic groups have kept the Mid-East, a hot bed oven. War creates mountains of cash for those making and supplying weapons. The 79 Afghan invasion by the Russians is a classic example of high-tailing it in the 80's - written-off as an obvious lost cause. Today, Russia is back, supplying weapons, air support and training to various Mid-East countries and proxies. The Americans and the EU are just as bad or even worse. The Iranian/Iraqi conflict clocked up a massive one million plus death toll over a decade. One has to ask who cashed in during this ten year conflict, making billions from it? Of course, it was the Europeans and Americans. European TIR trucks and air cargo were constantly working around the clock non-stop distributing payloads of product, military hardware to both countries. I had witnessed this with my own eyes, from hitching rides on board European TIR trucks to both countries. 
The US invasions into Iraq and Afghanistan was just a continuation of Geo-political control, the petro dollar, arms and drug industry.  Big pharma had a hand in Afghan opium i.e. opioid induced pill popping medicated culture, earning billions in profit. The direct creation of ISIS, and other militant Islamic groups, when Iraq was supposedly "liberated". You know, the yellow cake that never was. The fall of old monarchs in Iraq, Libya, Iran, Afghanistan, and Egypt hasn't made the Middle East any safer than it was four decades ago. The Mid-East, is a graveyard of many empires. Now, very soon,  It's China's turn. Like Russia, the US in 2021 evacuated from Afghanistan with their tail between their legs, and embarrassingly left behind 80+ billion in weaponry and pallets of cash — all by design. The US will no doubt create and fund new wars somewhere else, like in Ukraine or Taiwan to fuel their ATM war machine. The US under the latest administration certainly isn't running the show. Whoever is pulling the strings inside the White house smells more like deep state neocon globalist hierarchy.
The Mid-East region has now uncontrollable Islamic militia terror-cells calling the shots. In 2021, there were approximately over 20 different Islamic militia factions operating through the region, including mixed groups flowing down the coastlines and heartland of Africa, Europe and the US. Lebanon, once known as the Swiss of the Middle East now a desperate country.
​Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan have become desert burial wastelands without any solution to resolve stable peace. Any agreed peace plan drawn up by western global bodies isn't worth the paper it's written on.
A fine example, is the on-going Palestinian/Israeli conflict that has accumulated countless peace agreements and hand shakes over the decades, that become worthless even before the ink had dried. The Jewish state (Zionist controlled), for its small size has managed to survive through major conflicts since established in 1948. Whether or not Israel can maintain its land from full on attacks from all four sides, or cut up into pieces and divided is the big question. There's chatter of a new proposed canal to be built through the southern Negev. An historical pipe dream plan from the 1960s — survival and profit. No wonder Gaza has to be eradicated. Israel will most certainly push the majority of Gaza's population into Western nations — you see how it works? Creating and solving the problem of freeing up more land expansion without a cats whisper from globalist governments. This is an overland travel website, not a political website — enough said.

Archaeological Sites - Middle East Region

Getting around the Middle East visiting ancient ruins and archaeological sites solely depends on the amount of time one has reaching them. The easiest historical locations are in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan. Over-landing through these countries are simplified with open border agreements. In saying this, returning or entering into Israel will be met with security measures with baggage checks. Foreigners traveling overland through Iran via Iraq or Syria to the Israeli border should expect full on questionnaire grillings, especially those who have stayed in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Iran for long periods. As previously mentioned, a visit to the Israeli Embassy in Amman to enter the country may be required for some nationals. Foreigners have been turned away at Israeli border posts because of extended stays in these counties.
Reaching the ruins of Baalbek overland can only be done via the Syrian border into Lebanon, or by boat directly from Mersin-Turkey or Cyprus to Beirut. The ruins of Babylon are situated 95kms (59 miles) south of Baghdad, rather disappointing compared to other archaeological sites. Reaching Baghdad overland is through open borders from Jordan, Syria Turkey and Iran, Overland from Jordan or Syria to Iraq is still classified as a semi-Red Zone. Overland transit through Iran is relatively easy, including hitchhiking. Tourism in Iran is at its highest levels since the Shah days. Isfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, and Persepolis are on everyone's bucket list traveling through the country. Here's a good in-depth up to date link for those heading to Iran.
Egypt has numerous archaeological sights spread up and down the Nile. One requires plenty of time to visit them all, which will take about a month. Israel is the easiest country in the Middle East to travel in. The country has transportation connections in all directions with three overland border crossings into Jordan, one to Egypt. Haifa port did have a weekly ferry crossing to Cyprus. There are expensive cruise lines link from Ashdod to Limassol. With luck, hitching lifts on cargo vessels or private yachts in either direction depends on how much time and patience one has.​

Some may query where the best archaeological sites are situated in the Middle East. Personally, the top three that are still intact without collateral war damage, well worth visiting are Persepolis, Karnak and Petra. All three sites don't hold 20th century religious overtures, like other ancient sites located in Israel (Qubbat al-Sakhra, Masada, Nablus etc). Since the 2023 October 7th Hamas-Israeli incursion, and bombing of Gaza, global population have splintered into two groups choosing sides, inducing feverish hate against each other. As mentioned, keeping a low profile traveling through the Middle East, if you're not from the Mid-East keeps things simple. Instead of picking sides, one should instead look at the numerous red flags that allowed this escalation to take place.    

Persian Bas Reliefs - Iran

One of the oldest depictions of bas-reliefs in Iran. This particular bas-relief dates back to the Sassanid Empire (591-628 BC). This  bas-relief is relatively in good condition for its age (4x6 m). It shows King Shabdiz and nobles out on a deer hunting expedition. There are also other historical ancient relics in the Kermanshah region. Below, an original snap taken from an obelisk pillar at the Persepolis complex north-east of Shiraz.

Overland Transit Routes - Iran

Reaching Iran  overland is simple enough, but leaving the country is difficult. Most who have passed through Iran, and have actually spent a few months there would probably agree. Hospitality can't get better, including the abundance of archaeological sites, the ever changing landscape, and the vibrant atmosphere through the country. Choosing your own direction of transit whether it's east-wood, west, or northward will get you through Iran and across borders without any issues. The transit map above shows most border entries by name. Some may close while others reopen, it's advisable to check with locals ensuring a particular border post is open before departure. Hitchhiking in Iran is great, I've done it a few times grabbing lifts with private vehicles and truckies. A pile of cash dollars or Euros will go a long way in Iran, credit cards are useless anyway - just like in Venezuela and Cuba. Iran is far safer to travel in than neighboring countries, but after dark no where's safe if letting your guard down - happy travels.

Karnak Temple - Luxor

Personally, the best time visiting Karnak, and other ancient archaeological sites throughout the Middle East, is during the colder months. There is less dust, heat and obnoxious two week tourists. Having time and patience without rushing through these historical sites, is recommended. It may take years, or even decades returning to them.  

There's more than enough archaeological sites in and around Luxor to keep most occupied for at least a week or two  A few to mention, are the historical sites of Medinat Habu, Temple of Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, and Karnak Temple. Hiring a bicycle to get around is optional. Early morning balloon flights is trendy, although at your own risk. For great views of Luxor valley, a days climb up and around behind the Valley of the Kings to the highest point, is well worth the effort. The journey from Luxor to Hurghada, and onward through Suez to the Sinai is the usual overland route. There are weekly cargo ferry vessels to Saudi and Jordan for those wanting to bypass Israel. 

Persepolis - Fars

Persepolis is one of the main historical archaeological sites in Iran. One requires a full day or two exploring through this 2500+ year old location situated north of Shiraz. Don't arrive to Persepolis without camera gear.

Abu Simbel - Ramses

Hieroglyphics - Egypt

Thebes dynasty, a section of Hieroglyphics that still remains intact having surviving a timeline of approximately 4500 years - Egypt

Petra - Nabatean

A favorite spot for many revealing the first glimpse of the pink pastel pillars of the Treasury temple in Petra. The Nabateans, a group of nomadic tribes were the grand designers of Petra, dating back to 2 BC, at the height of the Nabatean culture. The historical complex became a world heritage site only in 1985. Before then, Petra was unheard of with very little tourism. Early and late morning visits on a 3 -5 day pass is recommended. Below, mid afternoon, a local with a cup of tea in hand visiting the monastery.

Mid East - Scorching Desert

Scorching hot Saudi coastline is nothing, but rugged mountain chains mingled with patches of desert sand that has no end. With a valid issued Saudi e-Visa, there are numerous land border and sea port crossings entering the country. Reaching Saudi Arabia from the African continent is easily done using ferry links from Suez-Egypt, Port Sudan-Sudan, or from Massawa port in Eritrea. Depending on the ongoing war conflict between Saudi and Yemen, border posts can be shut down for days, weeks, or permanently closed. When applying for Yemeni visas, the Republic of Yemen refuses entry and transit facilities to holders of Israeli passports, or foreigners containing valid or expired visas for Israel, or any indication, such as entry or exit stamps, that shows the holder has visited Israel.​

Hitching lifts through Saudi is relatively easy for western foreigners. As usual, like anywhere else around the planet, the best location grabbing rides are at busy gas stations on the outskirts of towns and major cities. The normal African sea route crossing for foreigners with motorbikes and vehicles to or from Saudi is from Suakin - Port Sudan with Namma shipping lines. The ferry from Suez to Duba also works both ways. Onward visas and other necessary paperwork formalities should be in order well in advance for Iraq, Oman, Yeman, Jordan, and Sudan.
Saudi-e-visas has made it far less uncomplicated to travel and transit through the country, ending the historical 3 day transit visas which was far too short and a pain in the butt!
​Overland transit routes through to Asia haven't changed. From Saudi, two main transit directions are through Iraq, Iran to Afghanistan, or by weekly ferry from Muscat to Gwadar-Pakistan.  

It's up to the individual to ensure their passports have at least two years validity and visas have the correct entry exit dates before arriving to land border crossings. The majority of international border crossings through the Mid-East are located in the middle of nowhere.

Typical overland transit highway landscape through the Middle East. If you like hot scorching weather, anywhere within southern Iraq, Saudi, Oman and Yemen will freely offer more than enough heat during summer. Image, hitched lift snap.   

There's numerous Mid East transit ferry boat connections from Africa and central Asia. Even though the Gulf of Hormuz is a hot spot of sporadic intentional attacks, ferry boats to and from Iran, and Pakistan are not targeted. The Duba, Jeddah and Jazan ferry routes are all rapid crossings. Djibouti to Yemen is only by private vessels only, good luck on that.        

Hitching lifts through the Middle East is something I'm familiar with. I've jumped on board trucks, vans, and private vehicles with no issues. I personally hitch most lifts at gasoline stations on the edge of cities and towns. Knowing the driver's last stop is imperative for not becoming stuck in the middle of nowhere, especially after dark. Truck drivers normally drop you off along highways at crossroad junctions on the outskirts of cities.

Mid East - Wilderness

Isolation, barren wilderness, stunning desert sunsets - The Middle East has you covered in every country.

Middle East - Getting There

Ferry boats from Alexandria to Limassol port Cyprus have ceased for the time being. The chances of hitching on cargo ships from Alexandria or Port Said to Cyprus is difficult, but with luck and patience anything's possible. Ferries operate from Cyprus to Rhodes, and may still operate from Rhodes to Marmaris Turkey. The Greek Cyprus/Haifa route to Israel ceased a while ago, but there is the odd cargo ship, and private yachts that may allow passage. Having plenty of time and patience on your hands is required for any of the above mentioned routes. The Cyprus/Crete/Beirut shipping lines have also ceased.
​Greek shipping line bookings for Crete/Turkey/Rhodes/Morocco/Albania.
Ferry boats still sail twice a week from Tripoli to Mersin - Info: General Sales Agent Lebanon Al Tawfic Travel and Tourism, Mr. Abdel Razzak Deeb email: [email protected] mobile: 961 (0)3 456035 Tripoli: 961 (0)6 432042
Things change quickly through the Mid East, nothing stays the same, checking for latest fresh overland transit information on the ground has always worked for me. Never rely on outdated travel data from global guide books. ​

Middle East overland travel journeys begin from various directions with Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan as three examples. Because of on-going conflicts, refugee migration, and other looming scenarios through the region, ferry connections from Israel/Egypt/Cyprus are almost non-existent. Landing into Istanbul will give a clear overland transit route through to Singapore via Iran, Pakistan and India. Arriving into Cairo allows an overland passage through to Jordan via Sinai to Israel, or by boat from Nuweiba to Aqaba port, and from Suez to Duba on the Saudi coast. Sudan port has been a favorite transit point to Saudi Arabia for years. The weekly ferryboat link from Muscat to Gwadar, Pakistan is the only central Asian gateway option.

Cargo passage vessels - Suez - Duba : Port Sudan - Jeddah : Muscat - Gwadar : Doha - Bandar Abbas : Djibouti - Aden

There are numerous ferryboat transportation hubs through the Mid-East. Saudi has direct crossings with Sudan and Egypt. Always use official registered ferryboats, and never risk crossing into other Middle Eastern countries on dhow boats with or without appropriate visas and documents. Those playing out tourist Rambo in the Middle East will end up being heavily interrogated, jailed, fined and deported if caught entering countries onboard on unofficial illegal boat transportation. Saudi, Iran, Sudan, Oman and Yemen do not have Netflix chill out jail accommodation - Got It?        

Overland Transit Routes - To The Mid East

Main overland transit routes through the Middle East are either from Turkey, Pakistan or Egypt. Due to the ever changing political climate within the Middle East, any directional transit routes should be rechecked well in advance before departing from the following cities or countries. Cairo to Amman via the Sinai : Iran to Turkey via Iraq : Islamabad via the Khyber pass, through Afghanistan to Mashhad : Aden to Amman via Saudi Arabia : Kuwait to Turkey via Iraq : Beirut to Tehran via Damascus and Baghdad. All above overland transit routes are done at your own risk and peril. Overland travel and transit journeys through Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are  "Mid East Red Zones". Random baggage searches, strip searches, hostile confrontation insurgency attacks, and air raids can happen at a moments notice.
Pakistan issues online e-Visas for air arrivals, sooner or later Pakistani eVisas may extend to land border entries from Iran, China, Afghanistan and India. The Gwadar-Muscat ferry operates weekly. From Oman there are various overland transit routes through Saudi to choose from. Iraq and Jordan, or catching the ferry boat from Duba port-to Suez, or from Jedda to port Sudan. Onward entry visas should be in order.

Overland Transit Routes - Turkey

The western gateway into the Middle East begins from Turkey, I've transited overland through Turkey countless times using any available land transport without issues. Main border entries are Kipoi/Ipsala (Greece), Hopa/Batumi (Georgia), Dogubayazit/Barzargan (Iran), Silopi/Ibrahim Khalil (Iraq), Kilis/Kobani (Syria), Rhodes/Marmaris (Greece). Ships also sail once a week to Odessa-Ukraine, and there's also a direct link from Trabzon to Russia. Getting directly to Lebanon is from Mersin port, or from Cyprus by ferry to Beirut. Middle East main overland  transit routes usually never close, unless washouts occur, or when militia groups sporadically attack certain routes. Consulates, and Embassies do close unexpectedly. Never leave any required visa to the last minute. Today, the Mid-East is a hot bed of Red Zones (except UAE,Qatar,Kuwait) without knowing what could suddenly cause border closures, or road route deviations. Gathering the latest information on the intended direction of transit is priority. This is easily done by chatting with locals, or other foreigners who have recently arrived from an intended overland route.

Overland travel and transit through the Mid-East is just like a blind maze without knowing where the next terrorist attack will take place within an instant. An attack can happen on the bus you're on, or down a side street, or within a market place, or at a hotel, in a hospital, or when eating at restaurants. The risk of transiting through Mid-East Red Zone regions containing insurgency, is solely at the discretion of foreigners deciding to travel through them. Although, there are some Mid-East countries that are probably more safer than taking a stroll after dark in Baltimore, London and Cape Town. The UAE for example, is a Mid-East "safe trap" tourist ghetto destination.

Solo Western females who plan to transit through Red Zone regions through Islamic controlled militia territories is entirely at their own risk! Don't cry victim, if something happens to you. No-one, not even locals, will be able to assist or help if taken hostage within any areas under Islamic militia control - You're on your own! ​

Travel and transit plans through the Middle East (apart form Jordan, UAE, Dubai) may require updating from one day to the next. Sporadic attacks, and new upheavals happen without notice every week. Hitchhiking, or taking random street snaps within remote regions without prior approval is recommended. Never think, just because one particular location of local inhabitants having positive interactions, that the next stop-off wherever it maybe will have the same vibe. The level of danger in militant controlled regions varies, and usually known by locals residing in the area which group controls the zone. There is a continuous on-going integrated hostage taking terror network among splinter factions in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Local military and police security at control check points may refuse western foreigners to pass into these territories. Those who do pass into Red Zone regions are doing it on their own accord with minimal safety measures without local assistance. Some "stupid" foreigners thinking they can do what ever they wish do get caught, and have suffered heavy interrogations with jail-time and deportation. An Australian couple, who were "travel bloggers" arrested in Iran. They were using a drone without permits or permission. The couple ended-up in Evin prison for a few months before being deported. Their private vehicle, camera gear, drone and other items were probably seized. The last idiot hasn't been born yet - Don't become one, unless hardcore interrogation and jail time is your thing.

Overland Transit Routes - Egypt

Reaching further into the Middle East from Africa can be done through Sudan or Egypt. Egyptian visas are issued on arrival from all border entries. Egypt in general is still a safe zone to travel, but the country has had its fair share of terrorist attacks through the decades aimed at westerners. The northern region of Sinai is a Red Zone. The area has various radical islamic militia groups. Transiting along the coastal route of Sinai has a strong presence of Egyptian military. The quicker road route from Suez through Nekel to Taba is as far north one should travel unless it's trouble you're looking for. In the south into Sudan, there are 2 options. Either by bus from Aswan, but picked up in Abu Simbel (a pre paid ticket from Aswan), or with direct boat from Aswan to Wadi Halfa. I've been through here a few times, and would recommend the weekly boat. The option of crossing into Libya is from the Mediterranean coastal border town of Salum. Travelling through Libya isn't for the faint hearted, the country is riddled with terror cell networks ravaging at will whom they please. Traveling through Libya to Chad or southern Algeria is entering the volatile Sahel region. The Nuweiba-Aqaba ferry sails daily. The Taba land border with 3 border crossings into Jordan from Israel are constantly busy. The direct ferry link to Duba-Saudi from Suez takes nine hours.

Drug Smuggling Middle East - No Brainer Straight To Jail

Getting caught smuggling any type of narcotics or other illicit drugs into or out of Mid-East countries will either end up as long lengthy jail terms in a hot jail cell, losing your head on a chopping block, or hanged. Saudi, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, UAE, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar hand-out severe penalties for drug smuggling. The Iranian government as of Sept 2018 had stated that they may consider moving towards softer punishments for drug smuggling, although this may or may not have any bearing with western foreigners, if caught with drugs. The best advice if you want to keep your head on your shoulders — Don't transit, travel with any form of Drugs.

Traveling With Drugs - Don't Even Think About It!

So, you've just arrived into Beirut, or Baghdad. The ease and temptation of purchasing local Hashish, Opium or Ganja is readily available with most foreigners already acknowledging this. Small-time drug sellers hit you-up on the street, offering different grades of hashish with a free bag of Ganja on purchase. Other street hawkers spot you from a distance, pulling from their pockets quantities of raw Opium - for unbelievable give away prices. This is how it is, an endless soft-drug supply readily available, that most western foreigners cannot resist. The relaxed safety umbrella smoking yourself to Pluto becomes easier day by day without even thinking about the consequences that may lay waiting further up or down the highway.
After a week or two, it's time to move on to another destination. Packing baggage is simple, but what about the leftover hashish or opium? The hardball question for many, is to give it away, trash it or carry it? This is where some foreigners make the grave mistake, packing their unused street drugs into their baggage knowingly what risks could eventuate en-route, but what the hell.
All it takes is one routine control check from out of 20 check points to be stopped by an official, who are familiar with foreigners looking stoned out of their heads high as kites, or have the appearance of those carrying drugs. He will already know where the normal hidden cavities are inside baggage, or on person. If caught, even with small amounts of soft drugs, a bribe may result, if the officer is having a bad day. On the other hand, if stopped by a group of officers, larger bribe pay offs is inevitable. What can also happen, which is normal procedure when locals are busted, is an arrest, into court, and fined or jailed or both. A worse case scenario is to be fined, lashed, and deported. Deportation of foreigners is nothing new in the Middle East. The worst possible outcome is severe, ending in death for those caught with large quantities of drugs, no matter the type of drug.
​The simplest way avoiding the above scenarios, is not to travel overland through Middle East counties with drugs. The supply and usage of soft-drugs through the Middle East may feel very relaxed, without anyone blinking an eye-lid, but don't expect the same treatment when leaving one location to another, especially when crossing international borders into Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Syria or Saudi. Iraq's new form of terror - drugs : Iran's narco drug problem :  Syria's narco kingdom : Lebanon's drug boom

Egypt - British female jailed for opioid trafficking : Lebanon - 80 year old woman drug mule busted with 31Kg of Cocaine Dubai - Afghani male jailed 10 years busted with 1Kg Heroin : UAE - British female jailed 10 years : Dubai - Nigerian male busted smuggling 18.2Kg of Crystal Meth : Dubai - 365 kilo Meth Heroin drug bust :  Israeli drug mules busted 2.1 million dollar of MDMA Christchurch airport : Dubai - US traveler busted transiting airport with CBD Oil. Below, wild weed like this, is spotted in Lebanon, northern Syria and Iraq.

Israeli Stamp - Still A Stigma In Passports 2020s

The dilemma of Israeli stamps in passports still continues today through most of the Middle East. Many Arab Nations also carry restrictions for their own citizens as seen below. This includes various countries through Africa and Asia (Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia) and goes as far back as 1948. Foreigners even caught with simple images like above in SD cards, cell phones, laptops, or social media posts proving they have been to Israel can result in deportation from the big 3 - Iraq, Iran & Syria. UAE recently broke the anti-Israeli chain. This will eventually open up dialogue for Bahrain, Oman and Saudi to join unilateral open free trade with Israel in the foreseeable future.

Image snaps like above found on SD, flash cards, and smart phones can get you arrested and deported from Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen & Libya 

Using dual passports is an option, but if caught carrying passports containing used Israeli stamps in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Libya will likely end up with interrogation and deportation. For decades, the Israeli immigration have stamped entry and exit formalities on a separate paper - if requested. Crossing the Egyptian and Jordanian borders with an Israeli stamp in passports is not an issue. Applying for future visas to other Mid-East countries containing Egyptian/Jordanian entry/exit stamps from the Israeli border will automatically be denied - which does happen. It's normal procedure for Syrian, Sudanese, and Iraqi Embassy and Consular staff to browse thoroughly through pages in passports looking for evidence of Israeli stamps before visas are granted - take this as good advice. Transiting through the Sinai from mainland Egypt is usually via Sharm el Sheikh, Dahab and Nuweiba to Taba. Traveling along the Sinai Mediterranean coastal route is optional. You may be stopped at Egyptian security checkpoints enroute to Gaza. This overland route, is at your own risk and peril, due to various militia groups operating in the northern Sinai region. Entering Gaza through the southern entry maybe refused. A stay of three weeks is ample time inside Gaza. Any signs of being in Gaza found by Israeli border officials when entering through other border entries into Israel will deny entry. Western nationals refused entry will be automatically placed on a data base. 

Overland travel crossing certain Middle Eastern land borders carrying any Hebrew inscriptions or items like coffee or letterheads originating from Israel will give more problems and issues, than sinking a ship. If caught with items from Israel, expect interrogation and deportation, including being black banned to reenter or revisit Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi, Iran, Libya, Algeria, Kuwait and Yemen. Middle East politics is complicated at the best of times.

Since 1948 the expansion of Israel has created the 'Zionist' initiative to subdue, infiltrate possessing land grabs from Palestinians. Israel has played the 'victim' card far to long having no remorse of their atrocities spanning 75 years. The destruction of Gaza, as collective punishment is nothing more than GENOCIDE of an entire population, namely called Amalik, by the Israeli government. Apparently Zionist Israel are the chosen ones, who can take land, destroy entire towns and kill anyone they please — Really? This is the  first live stream in history, the West cannot hide from, they cannot claim ignorance. Nobody on Earth can't say they didn't know. Israeli military soldiers posting humiliating videos inside Gaza (peeing on deceased, wearing female underwear, looking for Palestinian babies to kill etc) uploaded to their social media platforms, is beyond insanity. As for Antisemitic labeling, the following comment from a former Israeli cabinet minister is the icing on the cake.
"Antisemitic, It's a trick. We always use it" to stifle legitimate criticism of Jews and Zionist Israel. When from Europe, if someone is criticizing Israel. we bring up the Holocaust. When in this country (USA), people criticizing Israel then 'they are antisemitic'
Former Israeli minister, Shulamit Aloni, August 14, 2002.

No international borders or occupied territory have been added to the above map — it would look like a jigsaw puzzle.

Middle East overland travel is complicated when Israel is placed into the equation. The booming tourism flow to and from Egypt has dwindled down to almost nothing with only the exception of Jordan having a vibrant cross flow traffic of foreigners passing through three official border crossings between both countries. The political atmosphere within the region is nothing new since the creation of the Israeli state in 1948. The only safe buffer zone around Israel's territory, is between Jordan and Israel, which at times is on shaky ground. Anywhere else in the region contains elements of volatile skirmishes, attacks, and terrorism. Northern Sinai attacks 2020
Historical facts and data up till the 1967 six day war shows Egypt and Jordan had full control of Gaza and Jerusalem. This would mean for 2 decades (1948-67) both countries had no dialogue whatsoever with the Arab inhabitants in these territories they controlled to actually create a Palestinian homeland. One has to question why not? A larger problem even before the creation of Israel, was breaking up Palestinian's landmass in half in 1922. The Council of the League of Nations recognized Trans-jordan (now Jordan) as a state under the British Mandate for Palestine and the Trans-jordan memorandum. It excluded the territories east of the Jordan River from the provisions of the mandate dealing with Jewish settlement 28 years before Israel was created. This historical occurrence plays a major roll of what has been fueling the fire for decades. Both sides have shed decades of innocent blood. I'm neutral, this is an Israeli-Palestinian war — not mine.

Iranian Jewish craftsmanship in Iran. The Iranian Jews I had met in Iran were direct descendants dating back to the Cyrus dynasty. They refuse migrating to Israel preferring to reside in Iran. Below, an apparent historical granite pillar, apparently from Solomon's time period with ancient Hebrew inscriptions showing the location crossing of Moses in Sinai. A second granite marker across in Saudi was destroyed and removed. The Saudi pillar was within close proximity to the split rock of Horeb, and black top mountain — Jebal al-Lawz, the real location of Moses mountain. Locals within this region have known about this through their own generations. Middle East news links Memri : The Syrian Observer : Jerusalem Post : Arab Times : Haaretz : Middle East Monitor : Gulf News : Arab News : Other

Barren - Wilderness

If you're looking for peace and quiet, the Middle East has plenty of chill-out spaces without another soul in sight. The Egyptian deserts, Sinai peninsula, Wadi Rum, the Negev, Saudi coast, Fars, and Baluchistan all have their own desert wilderness serenity.

Overland Border Crossings - Afghanistan

Overland transit into or out of Afghanistan can be done through six different countries bordering around the country. The direct land border crossing to China through the Wakhjir pass is classified as a grey border that exists for locals only. Chinese visas maybe denied if visa itineraries show the overland route is entering via Xinjiang State. In general, visa issues for neighboring countries around Afghanistan have limited time validations. Duration time will depend on where, and who is issuing visas. Red Zone regions through Afghanistan and neighboring countries are alive and active. You can be lucky enough to transit through all these countries without issues. Red Zones regions have one thing in common - where western foreigners are located. Normally, local chit chat about foreigners within isolated zones spreads like wildfire.
The usual overland route regarded as a safe passage, is through Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to China, and then via the Irkeshtam pass on the Karakoram highway. Although in 2018, a group of 4 cyclists from Holland, Switzerland and the USA were deliberately mowed down and killed in Tajikistan. Crossing Pakistan to India is only through the Wagah border via Lahore to Amritsar. Entering Afghanistan from Iran is normally via Mashed to the Taybad-Islam Qala border. Avoiding Afghanistan completely is via the  Mirjaveh - Taftan border to Pakistan.
As always, fresh up to date travel and transit data is only by being within locations determining if chosen routes are safe passage ways to transit through.

Roll Film Cameras - Middle East

Most classic roll film cameras I've seen in markets through the Middle East had seen better days. The majority of older cameras have been abused, butchered, and neglected. The chances of finding rarity lenses have already been swept up by collectors decades ago. Even the Nikon F3 below, looked like something from a train wreck. The earlier model F2 was actually in good working condition, but wasn't for sale. Classic roll film cameras can be found within sprawling markets where electronics are sold, or within dusty little camera shops. Tehran, Baghdad, Tel Aviv and Cairo all have surplus amounts of roll film cameras.          

Self-Check Baggage - Or Suffer!

It doesn't matter what type, model, or size cartridges one may find in the sands through the Mid-East - leave it behind, or suffer the consequences when crossing international borders, or arriving through airports. Asian, Mid East, and African custom officials have caught westerners carrying live and spent ammo in baggage through the years. Some foreigners have been dragged through interrogation, court proceedings with fines and deportation.

War Tourism - Avoid It - Don't Do It!

In 2022, there's Zero grey area for anyone posting images online of themselves holding any kind of weaponry no matter the caliber, especially western foreigners offshore traveling within Red Zones. Forget about those hardcore locations taking image snaps brandishing machine guns some where in the middle of nowhere. Those who ignore this warning will eventually get an unexpected knock on door by their government. War tourism is defined as recreational travel to active or formal war zones for purposes of thrill-seeking within predominate dangerous Red Zones. Traveling to these regions is at your own risk and peril.
Below, a classic mid-80's snap of an Ouzi 9mm that was probably part of a larger shipment of Israeli small arms found in Iran and Afghanistan during both war conflicts (Iran-Iraq / Russia-Mujahedin). A full uncropped image made it to the printing press with other selected images of a full page editorial on Middle Eastern affairs during the 1980s.                

Below, a 35+ year old low res image of Imam Mosque in Isfahan. Image captures like this  are always remembered for obvious reasons. It was taken during the height of the Iran-Iraq war. Getting there was an overland journey all in itself. There were zero foreign tourists just like the first '83 journey in Iran. Iranian visas were difficult to get, but were easily extended month by month once inside the country. $3 US dollars got excellent superb hotel accommodation.
In general, Iranian hospitality overall was humbling compared to western culture with endless invitations from locals staying in their homes throughout the country. Following Iranian Islamic rules and regulations in public was imperative for a hassle free journey. Overland travel and transit page is worth a look.

Social Smoking - Middle East Hookahs

Baghdad - Damascus - Amman - Jerusalem - Cairo

Some century old habits never die, and alive and well, like these Shisha (hookah) pipes on display. Smoking water-pipes is a part of the culture and tradition in most Mid-East countries. Social smoking can be done with a single or double hookah, and sometimes the need for triple or quadruple hose hookahs are required when groups hang out together in cafes, or at party gatherings. Street Hookahs in the above image are easily spotted on the streets of Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo.
Forget playing chess in the Middle East, screams and shouts with lightning speeds through a game of backgammon is normal sporting behavior amongst locals.  Learning how to play like a shark and join in the fun only takes a few days. Some backgammon boards are brilliantly designed with artistic flair of mosaic designs.

If you haven't self brewed and sipped on Israeli coffee - you haven't drank real Mid East coffee!

Random Street Snaps - Mid-East

Like it's been said decades ago, getting out on the streets capturing random snaps, like above, using anything with a lens on it, is better than nothing (not smartphone junk). Never worry about what other overland travelers capture. Honestly, most don't take images beyond archeological sites, food, and selfies.      

Low budget accommodation virtually has the same washing amenities like above. Scrub and wash, pack and move on. 

Middle East random street photography is easier than what most assume. It's only a matter of getting out on the street or finding a good place to sit near a busy street where locals causally pass-by. Having a reasonably long zoom lens will capture images like the above all day non-stop. Getting close up portrait snaps will depend on how good your interaction levels are. ​

Interaction levels with locals differ through the Middle East region. Capturing close-up snaps in touristic zones in Jordan, Israel, and Egypt is straight forward. Other countries are more sensitive prone towards westerners totting around the streets grabbing random close-up snaps, and will require higher interaction skills. Street communication and interaction with locals is different between foreign male and female visitors. Countries containing an internal presence of on-going conflicts can literally without warning explode into chaos from one day to the next. Westerners walking around with photo-gear in these regions can be dangerous. It's these zones that are actually the best areas to capture random street portraits of locals and transients. It's advisable to keep distance away from Mosques in "Red Zones" due to sensitivity. Randomly photographing certain people will have different side effects with onlookers who may also request to be photographed. Don't expect everyone to have open arms with smiles. Capturing close-up street snaps of anyone can go either way. If positive interaction is implemented, with the invitation to do so, don't hesitate - Go for it. Everyday on the street is different, you never know what to expect or who you'll meet.

Overland Transit - Iraq Syria Jordan Saudi

 Take your pick, sizzling street shawama, fresh market fish or sweet ripe dates — DSLR  Mid-East street snaps RH 

Slowly, Iraq is getting back to normal. There's still a long way to go for security of the population. Transiting on major highway routes is recommended. Border crossings into and out of Iran have been stable with minimal issues. An online Iranian e-Visa, or visas issued from Embassies and consulates allows the green light to enter from various border posts into Iraq - check the latest updates before hand. The Iraqi-Jordanian border was reopened a few years ago through to Amman. This gives direct overland passage all the way through to South Africa (I've completed this entire overland route).

Traveling into Syria from Iraq from the northern districts, is entirely at your own risk. Never think nothing will happen to you. Foreigners and locals in the past have made this grave mistake. Militia groups are always on the move, regrouping, establishing new hideouts through the region. They don't follow border rules and regulations - keep that in mind! This is an on-going issue along the Turkish-Syrian border. Before travel, check by getting the latest information on the ground — not from information inside guide books that has already expired before printing. In Kurdish controlled northern regions of Iraq, border entries from Iran and Turkey have been secure, in both directions. Crossing into Saudi territory, is through two main border entries. All areas, and regions through Iraq are classified as Red Zones, due to ongoing internal insurgency.  

Obelix Hieroglyphics - Karnak

Images showing partial sections of hieroglyphics on the last remaining obelisk at Karnak. The obelisk was built by Rameses and has a height of 25m (80 foot). The solid granite was quarried near Swenett, the ancient city known today as Aswan. The majority of granite statues and monolithic shrines throughout Egypt originated from the Swenett quarries.

Below, original ancient Middle Eastern artifacts throughout the centuries have been plundered from their archeological sites by numerous western nations. One only requires visiting museums in London, Berlin, and Vienna reveling countless relics originating from the Middle East. This Persian artifact from Darius's timeline may have been ignored due to irreparable damage and ignored - Persepolis Iran       

Desert Camping - Sunsets & Cosmos

The Middle East has no shortage of desert landscape with some regions being more awe-inspiring than others. The massive rock cliff formations at Wadi Rum is certainly one of these locations. The desert landmass within Wadi Rum is a clash of high rugged cliff faces surrounded with open desert. It gives the visitor endless amounts of panoramic views with brilliant sunsets, and the night sky revealing the cosmos - what more does one need?
Wadi Rum is perfectly isolated with plenty of space to relax and chill-out for a week or two. There are numerous camps at different locations, some are very basic, with others offering the full monty with a private driver and lavish meals.
Wadi Rum is still one safe zone Middle East desert region. Although trodden down by locals and foreigners for decades, Wadi Rum still holds an ambience of desert quiet wilderness. Managing your own supplies, vehicle, and self driving to this desert jewel for a few weeks escaping from chaotic reality is well worth the effort. ​
Jordan has had an increasing amount of tourism over the last few decades. This could change rapidly, due to increased tension of Middle East neighboring influences and growing local backlash. The Jordanian economy is also on the brink of collapse with an external debt now surpassing 40 billion threatening political stability.

Overland Camera Gear - Middle East

Some complain carrying point & shoot cameras through countries and continents, which seems trivial compared to the stuff I've personally traveled with, and still travel with. I've stuck with Nikon-gear through the decades, because nothing I've used has ever failed, apart from the odd fungus removal from a couple of lenses. If I were to pick and choose an updated lens and body in the 2020s, it would probably be an AF-s 800mm f/5.6 & D4s body. Have you ever regretted arriving at locations without photo gear? Over the years, I've met many that have, and had wished they had brought something that was able to capture images more superior than smartphone junk. This isn't a bash at smartphones. I've used smartphones for location snaps on numerous occasions through the years. I call smartphones wannbee cameras.

In the Mid East, it's sometimes easier capturing long shots of locals, like above. I will normally use full frame DSLR Zoom lenses with enough zoom range capturing distant subject matter. The below AF-S 200-400 1:4G VRII has worked extremely well, my go to to lens for 100 meter distant shots. The lens gives a 600mm value when used in DX format. I do mention numerous times through this website the importance of traveling with reliable camera gear. This lens is one of them. It's never failed since 2010, more on this lens in the photo gear page.
The Middle East, is one region that's well worth the investment and effort traveling with camera gear. There's more than enough random street images, people shots, temples and historical sites for anyone considering to purchase, upgrade camera gear. Best advice, travel with at least one body, a DSLR or mirrorless with a few lenses. Imagine all the awesome image captures that can be mounted on the wall in canvas or glass. Don't even think to travel through the Middle East only using smartphone junk. Become disappointed has no room here.

Overland Middle East - Random Snaps

Typical random snaps are what they are and may have no appreciation until years later. Seasoned overland travel street photographers take thousands of random snaps during journeys, just like these examples. At times, just simple random shots that have been neglected may have value and used years later for different projects. Best advice, take endless amounts of random street images during overland journeys.

Snakes & Scorpions - Sinai

I've passed through the Sinai countless times through to Egypt, Israel and Jordan, stopping at various isolated locations free camping for weeks on end. A surplus food and water supply is required if venturing alone. The coastal side of the Sinai along the Red sea is still "a safe zone" (2019) which has good diving spots near Dahab. The only issue free camping without a tent in the Sinai are the snakes, and scorpions, and the odd wild dog wanting your food scraps. Image: A part of the mountainous desert formations between Dahab and Nuweiba situated along the Red Sea peninsula.

The Mediterranean side of the Sinai has lost all credibility as a safe overland transit route, including the interior by-pass road at night from Suez to Taba, due to various militia groups running amok doing their thing. The northern Sinai is used as a weapons smuggling route by Hamas, Al Qaeda, and Isis into the Gaza strip. There's more action during the hours of darkness in this Red Zone region. Traveling, or wandering through the Sinai above the Suez-Nekhel-Taba route is at your own risk.
​Below, if you're into isolated cliff face rock climbing and abseiling, the Middle East has numerous desert regions of huge rock formations. Saudi, Jordan, Sinai and Israel are the pick of the bunch, including remote areas in Northern Iraq, and Iran. Bringing your own gear, or hiring equipment are optional choices.   

Boundaries  - Photographing Women

It's advisable not to photograph women unless by invitation or consented to do so!

Any region globally no matter where it is, one has to interact with individuals to get close-up shots. The Middle East is no different bar one rule that should be adhered to through the entire region - Never photograph women unless by invitation or consented to do so. Photographing women is normally a taboo unless you're a female yourself holding the camera.

Quick snaps like above in the Middle East together with local Muslim Uni students is an exception, and only because it's on a ship. This type of closeup behavior with the opposite sex in public is frowned upon in most Mid-East countries. Although even the most innocent of snaps are what they are. A warning to foreign western males, forget about taking similar snaps on the streets through Iran, Saudi, Kuwait, Yemen, Sudan and Libya — it's not worth the hassle or confrontation with watchful moral police.       

Western males taking random street snaps of Muslim woman through the Middle East can turn to trouble faster than lightning. Local woman don't muck around with western foreigners who blatantly ignore customary rules grabbing snaps without  formal consent.

Different forms of aggressive outbursts can happen to those pushing the limits. If men, husbands, or other locals become involved, expect a brutal confrontation without compromise. Some maybe asking, if I've personally experienced issues myself? No, I learnt that rule book back in the early 1980s how to interact with certain people and when not to.

Open markets, side street chai stalls, and bazaars are all good locations to find local subjects to photograph. Like I've mentioned several times through this website, the importance of interacting with locals will give positive results taking close-up people shots. This local had showed his ID as proof that he was actually 110 years of age. He is probably one of the oldest subjects I've photographed.

It's always advisable to follow the local rule of law as a foreigner when taking close-up portrait snaps of females in public. This will guarantee freedom from being harassed or abused by the women themselves, or from their husbands. I've witnessed first hand foreigners who did cross the line taking street snaps of Muslim women. They had received aggressive warning threats, and were forced to delete any images taken. Others have had their cameras smashed by aggressive police, because of taking images of street people living in squalor. 
Sticking and abiding by Mid-East rules is the best option to avoid trouble. Mid-East locals take street snaps of each other all the time, but they already know how to abide by their own rule book. These are cautionary measures and valid in Saudi, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It's also advisable to avoid taking random street snaps throughout the Middle East in sensitive zones of military compounds, navy ports, government buildings and certain airports.
​Mild Mid-East countries like Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, UAE, and Gulf States that have established tourism and contingents of foreign workers are much more relaxed towards all types of street photography.

Through the Middle East, western rules don't apply, each country follows their own sets of rules and regulations. Crossing the line can result in direct confrontation, abuse, and humiliation in front of a crowd of bystanders. Taking random snaps of local females in public may sound trivial by westerners, but don't complain if caught taking quick-snaps of female subjects by their brothers, husbands, or other locals if no consent was given to do so. ​

Photographing people, especially women in Israel is very much the opposite compared to neighboring countries. Israelis in general are far more open and vibrant. Being street savvy, with good interaction skills works in this little Jewish state. Like in most countries, permission to take closeup street portraits of Israeli females must have positive dialogue, good interaction skills with consent and approval first.         

Head Wear - Mid East

Arab male headdress is known as the keffiyeh or shemagh and used as protectors against strong sun, sand, and wind. The style of headdress reveals the wearer’s nationality, status, and religion. Tribes throughout the Middle East normally wear their own traditional colors. A plain white headdress with a black aqal are commonly seen and worn in Gulf States. Red and white Keffiyeh are heritage colors of Saudi, Jordanian and Palestinians. Black and white keffiyeh are mainly worn by Saudi and Yemeni. Turban cloth head wraps like below are traditionally used by Shia Muslims worn by locals scattered throughout the Middle East from North Africa through to Pakistan. ​

keffiyehs for sale in different colors can normally be found in open bazaars, markets and down side streets.  

Interacting With Strangers - Middle East

Tourist overflow in UAE, Jordan, Israel and Egypt make fine examples of easy interaction with locals. Stepping out of these countries into Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan has a rougher edge out on the streets. Blending in as foreigner dressed like locals will go a long way in non-tourist zones. This opens up positive dialogue with chit-chat among individuals, and avoids creating an entire street watching every move one makes. Learning basic Arabic and Farsi which isn't difficult will also add even more positive reaction and interaction. Capturing close-up random street portraits with strangers then becomes reality capturing street portraits like these two examples. The possibilities are endless using good interaction skills.

Street photography within the Middle East is unpredictable most of the time, but there are occasions when a local like the above will give you the option for a quick portrait snap before disappearing into a crowded market. The majority of locals through the Middle East are generally photogenic, having a mix of shyness with a touch of hardness at the same time. Locals who resent to be photographed will certainly pre-warn you well in advance with hand signals and serious looks across their faces - never cross the line. ​

Desert Nomads - Bedouins

Bedouins are nomadic Arabs who still inhibit desert environs throughout the Middle East. They are known as desert dwellers, and have their own clans, tribes, and land territories. Their roots and history are traced back to Biblical times known as Qedarites in the Old Testament. ​

Group Shot - Classic Snap

A classic snap during an early overland visit taken during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. These Afghans were gathering medical supplies for their comrades. The war effort against Karmal and Soviet troops with the help of foreign military aid eventually managed to force the Russians to retreat from Afghanistan, although heavy casualties among freedom fighters and civilians were in the ten's of thousands. In total, the Soviet invasion in 1979 led to a decade-long war that killed over two million people. The destruction of almost the entire infrastructure of the country took its toll within a very short time period. The Afghanistan conflict still continues today amongst rival war-lords battling it out for supremacy against the established government. The overland route from Mashed-Iran through to Kabul to Peshawar via Herat has been open to foreigners for some years now, with a trickle of westerners heading east who have been lucky enough to have received onward visas into Pakistan, China or to India.
The volatile situation in Afghanistan still remains unstable in certain regions off main transit routes. The latest updates en-route before transiting through any isolated region in the country should be taken seriously. Red zones are many in Afghanistan, don't take anything for granted. A solo western foreigner taken hostage, or shot is nothing out of the ordinary. kidnappings remain rampant and foreigners are sought-after targets. Couch surfing tourists have no real way of knowing if their host families are connected to militia groups or criminals. 
Taken Hostage  : Kabul 3 foreigners killed : Ambushed tourists : held captive five years : Herat German tourist killed : List of foreign hostages : Afghan News

Middle East Hospitality - Enjoy It

Transiting through the Middle East one easily finds plenty of hospitality, although it will depend on your own personality, preferences and interaction capabilities with locals. Keeping biased opinions on political issues and religious debate should be contained, unless agreed upon before openly chatting in public with locals. Invitations to sit at tablets sharing meals, or to be invited joining a group sipping chai and smoking shisha is quite common. This opens up all types of conversation and chit-chat. Some locals will even go out of their way offering a place to stay, if they have room. Invites from uni students, artists, writers, shop owners, and others may surprise many through Iran, Saudi, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel. This also opens up doors for an added bonus to visit places that are off the beaten track that most foreigners wouldn't even know it existed. Using basic interaction skills are a must, and will certainly go a long way ending up with positive vibes.

Grabbing street snaps of locals  in the Middle East is like anywhere else if the right vibes are positive. 

Mid East - Random Snaps

Out and about capturing random street snaps like above with DSLR camera gear is more than simple.

After dark snaps like above are found inside trendy market bazaars in Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo.  

One doesn't need to go far capturing sunrise and sunsets in the Mid East. Just a quick stroll out the door grabbed the above snap. The mistake with this shot was laziness using a point and shoot instead of DSLR gear.

We've all captured those don't care quick snaps through travel journeys, the above is one of them using a point and shoot

A quick on the go snap at the side of a building of a quote in English, Arabic and Farsi. 

Out & About Snaps - Mid East

The first object one spots crossing Mid East borders are national flags mounted at elevated levels fluttering in the wind. The above, an Iranian flag was captured on my way out of Iran on a second journey totaling two and half months.

Construction workers are seen far and wide through the Mid East, either repairing damaged buildings, or seen at new building sites.  

The Middle East is one great tribal zone with some regions stuck in time. In general, most Muslims will go out of their way to assist or help foreign visitors. As always, precaution, using street instinct, and remaining vigilant are the key factors traveling through the Mid-East. Transit routes well off the beaten track should be first thoroughly scrutinized in advance of departure. Asking locals for the latest updates of isolated areas to visit is priority through Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
It's at your own risk and peril deviating off major highway routes into the middle of nowhere. Security in known Red Zone regions doesn't exist. Each day, each week through the Mid East has different outcomes. For verification - Just ask locals.​

Open fire sipping down brewed chai has been normal procedure in the middle of nowhere throughout the Mid East for centuries. It's common practice for locals to collect scraps of wood, branches and twigs en-route along isolated highways for cooking and camping. 

Transit Snaps  -  Mid East

Small terror cell networks are notoriously known of appearing out from desert sands in the middle of nowhere, and then disappearing back into desert wilderness without trace. Getting hypnotized watching dusk sunsets close-by to Red Zones may feel hypnotizing, but hanging around to long after dark maybe the last sunset you'll see for a while.

Below, random DSLR snap during one of many sea crossings on board ferry boats through the Middle East region. 

In Transit - International Border Crossings

Crossing international land borders like the above is straight forward, if one has the appropriate visa to pass over. The border security fence was constructed by the Iranians decades ago. It heads northward towards the tri-borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. Smuggling has always been an issue in this region especially across the remote Granite mountains in the distance. The Baluchistan province is known for militant activity. Local insurgents campaigning for an independent homeland is ongoing. The region has been used for decades by various cartels smuggling Afghani opium and heroin to global markets. Of late, the region has become a cash cow smuggle Iranian diesel fuel across to Pakistan packed on mules transported through the mountains. A liter of Iranian diesel is cheaper than a bottle of mineral water.

Major highways through the Middle East resemble like isolated landing strips without seeing other vehicles in either direction for hours on end. These desert tarmacs can turn into military highways at the drop of pin moving mass amounts of military gear quickly when conflict arises along border lines. Saudi Arabia has just completed a full on hi-tech security border fence with neighboring Iraq. Brand new or up-graded bitumen highways are seen through Jordan to Iraq, Iraq to Saudi, Iran to Pakistan and Iraq, Saudi to Oman and Jordan, and Sinai to Egypt.

Getting through the Middle East reaching international borders is with any available transportation. Border crossings from one country to another can be within short distances of each other, or lengthy gaps dividing border exit entry formalities. Whatever transport used, the need of getting passports officially stamped in and out is compulsory. Quick snaps heading to international borders.

Naan - Get It While It's Hot

Naan, hot and fresh direct from the oven, naan bakeries are seen throughout the entire middle East with some bakeries offering a variety of different flavors with ingredients of garlic, butter, or spices. You can smell a naan bakery street blocks away - just follow your nose.

Bas Reliefs - Persepolis

The ancient site of Persepolis constructed by Darius is situated north west of Shiraz. It's one of the major historical attractions in Iran. Many of the original bas-reliefs have survived through time spanning over 2500 years. The image above of Darius era bas-reliefs (518 BC) displays horse chariots and noblemen chiselled from solid marble rock slabs.

Balloon Tombs - Your Risk!

Life can be a gamble at times when the unexpected happens from one second to another. Cruising across the sky on board hot air balloons sounds like blissfulness, until the balloon you're in suddenly bursts into flames. This isn't a bad rap on fetish balloon tourism, but those willing to take the risks sailing across valleys without knowing prior knowledge of safety maintenance on the balloons they've boarded can lead to fatal disaster. Personally I avoid them even in my own country. According to reports, the pilot, Lance Hopping apparently had cannabis in his system. Shoddy maintenance and drugged out pilots increase the gamble stakes towards certain death - Got It?
Below, climbing rock formations just for ego narcissistic social media likes, is beyond stupidity. Think, use your brain when in the middle of nowhere taking unnecessary risks that could be avoided!     

Meat Lovers - Middle East

Freshly hung slices of beef ready to cook and sizzle on an open fire - lamb, goat and beef is plentiful through the Middle East.
Just head on down  to any open meat market to purchase your own meat and cook it they you like it.

​Nabatean - Petra 2 BC

Petra was virtually unheard of until Hollywood productions used the ancient ruins as a follow-up sequel of Indiana Jones. In the 1980's Petra was relatively free from any heavy tourism overload with no regulations or restrictions. My first visit to Petra in '83 was when one could camp, and sleep freely anywhere one wished. The original hollowed out baths from solid rock were still overflowing with spring water straight out of the ground just like they were 2300 years ago. Today the original Petra springs are non-existent, and have totally dried up. This is what happens when tourism cash dollars is pushed to the limit. In saying that, the Petra complex is still worth a visit, preferably in the "off-season" if there is one.

Two major land border crossings were reopened in late 2018 from Jordan into Iraq and Syria. Both countries still contain sporadic levels of insurgency. Transiting through Iraq and Syria beyond main routes controlled by pro-government military is deemed unsafe and is entirely at your own risk.  ​

Persian Architecture - Isfahan

The Persians through their historical timeline were busy creating their architecture that's scattered far and wide across the Middle East, and witnessed as far as India (The Taj Mahal). Persian designed bridges would have to be among the most spectacular river crossing designs that are still intact, and used daily, and well worth viewing. The image above of Khan Bridge was constructed by the Shah Abbas Dynasty in 1632 AD - Isfahan, Iran

Rameses II - Abu Simbel

The historic Pharaoh Rameses II monument at Abu Simbel, Southern Egypt. The ancient complex was constructed after Rameses defeated their Nubian neighbors to show a dominating presence of Egyptian authority in the region. Rameses in various historical records show he was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty​ (1250 BC). The temple was discarded and abandoned in 6BC, and rediscovered in 1813 by a Swiss orientalist. Is Abu Simbel worth visiting? In my own opinion, yes, if you're already in Aswan. An overnight stay at the location is beneficial before the complex becomes crowded with tourists.

Arabian Coast

A custom designed dwelling built right on the beach front with a touch of Arabian architecture. Below, this is what happens with shoddy workmanship. This newly constructed building tilted from its foundation. It wasn't caused by an earthquake. It was probably caused by soft ground subsidence that could've been avoided if the base foundation was placed deeper.

Middle Of Nowhere - Midnight Chai

When alcohol is forbidden, the taste of sipping hot chai around an open fire in the middle of nowhere is normal reality.  

Karnak - Luxor

Is Karnak worth a visit? Yes, Karnak is one gigantic air museum of ancient splendor from the Thebes era. Construction of Karnak went through 30 Pharaohs, with each Pharaoh adding their own sections and features. The size and complexity of Karnak is totally unique with its towering pillar columns,  architraves and friezes. Karnak temple is one of the finest complexes of ancient Egyptian heritage that's still in existence today.​

Winged Disc - Iran

One of the earliest bas-reliefs depicting a winged disc through ancient history. The bas-relief remains in its original design and position dating back to 500BC. The unusual design of what most are led to believe appears to be either an eagle or phoenix rising or about to land. One question arises why the relief was designed with circular pods instead of talons? They reassemble more like landing pods. 

Overland - Middle East

Getting around out and about anywhere in the Middle East is best by 4WD vehicles. The majority of "must see" locations are situated in the middle of nowhere. One can also use local public transportation, but don't expect drop off points to be anywhere close to historical locations. Renting 4WD's through the Middle East is the logical way of getting there. Those without driving permits can barter prices with local drivers.

Many think the Middle East is all about oil production, sand dunes and desert terrain. Fertile landscape is commonly seen along major rivers of the Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan and Nile. Getting to visit and explore these four water catchments requires time.    

Pyramids - Giza

Visiting the Giza complex is of course best just before sunset. This can be difficult with security police trying to chase you out the gate. How things have changed at Giza, on a previous visit decades ago, it was relatively easy to pay $5 bucks bakshesh to scale up Cheops to view sunrise views. The best time for a peaceful camel ride avoiding the crowds is during the late afternoon around three hours before closing time. Most visitors flock into Giza early in the mornings and wear themselves out by noon.

Taq-e-Bostan - Kermanshah

An impressive relief, Sassanid king Khosrau II 591-628 BC mounted on a charger arrayed in full battle armor - Kermanshah region

Mules & Camels

If you can handle riding horses all day, riding camels is a breeze. Camels are still used in rural regions as workhorses from Somalia through to India. Camel meat is also eaten through the Middle East, including Morocco, Eritrea, Somalia and Pakistan.

Mules and camels are still the most common four legged animals used for transporting cargo in remote regions. Camels can carry more than half of their weight all day long through blistering heat without flinching or complaining. Mule and camel owners certainly know the value of their animals ensuring there's enough food and water at hand.

Workhorse camel markets are located on the outskirts of rural farming towns. Camel breeding for meat consumption is mainly exported with high demand to Saudi, UAE, and Oman. Live export of camels to the Mid East come as far away as Australia.  

Nothing has changed in the 2020s,  camels and mules have been put to good use since the beginning of time.

Out & About - Mornings Versus Afternoons

Historical sites in the Mid-East set their own opening closing times. In some instances. arriving early as possible at daybreak, or late afternoon avoids congestion. Desert haze during summer months is normal. The timing in accordance with the sun's position changes at each location. A second visit maybe required a some sites to capture angles with minimal shadows. For example, the location below was completely shaded until the late afternoon.

Papyrus - Lightweight Souvenir

Is the Egyptian museum worth a visit? Yes it is. Nothing much has changed inside the museum since the first visit back in '82. I actually took some great inside snaps of numerous relics, but those images are in deep storage. A lazy day slowly strolling around is more than enough. The dusty storage rooms located in the back filled with boxed up and unwrapped items should definitely not be missed. Below, some foreigners are addicted shopping freaks offshore, I'm certainly not one of them. There's an endless assortment of different souvenirs through the Middle East, like this water colored hand drawing on papyrus from Egypt. It's probably the lightest paperweight memorabilia to cart around.​

Jebel-el-Lawz - Saudi

One difficult place to reach is the region of Jebel-el-Lawz near Horeb (the real mountain of Moses and split rock). For the moment, special permits are required to visit inside this area. There is word that the Saudi government will open this entire archaeological site up to foreign tourism in the near future. The location may then become one of the most sought after ancient sites to visit in the Middle East. Why you may ask? because of the direct connection to the Biblical timeline period of the Hebrews wandering 40 years through the wilderness. Moses black top mountain (Mount Sinai), Elijah's cave, hundreds of original petroglyphs of animals, menorah, and footwear, including paintings depicting ancient Hebrew script, including the original sacrificial alter where a golden cow was worshiped are at this location. The five story high split rock at Horeb, reveals water did gush out from the bottom of it, by the smoothness of rocks below it. Local Bedouins living in the area will become very aggressive if anyone is spotted crossing over into fenced off-zones. This secret archaeological site has been hidden from world view for more than 3500 years. Below, ancient Hebrew clearly visible on rocks at Gebel-el-Lawz.

Original petroglyphs and ancient Hebrew inscriptions — Jebel El Lawz, Saudi Arabia

Since the 4th century, traditional maps have shown the Mount Sinai location to be in the southern region of the wilderness of Mizraim (Egypt). There is no archaeological evidence at this location for it to be named "The Mountain of Moses". Various Biblical Scriptures point further east to Arabia. Also, the Red Sea crossing suggests Nuweiba is the only location to place Pi-Hahiroth as the point of looking across the sea to Baal-Zephon in Midian. The following stops at Marah and Elim were then completed within Midian territory before reaching Horeb (split rock)
The Al-Lawz Mountain is also recognized by its rare char-coaled black burnt top is the only mountain like it within the entire region. There's more than enough evidence of archaeological finds, including ancient Hebrew inscriptions on rocks, which include a menorah, sandals and cattle petroglyphs, a solid rock alter, Elijahs cave, and numerous other artifacts that still remain at this location. Why are Jewish and Christian Biblical scholars ignoring this evidence? Because it will change the entire fake make believe they want your to follow instead of actually reading what the Bible had originally recorded.   
The Exodus out of Egypt was fast and furious with Pharaoh in hot pursuit. Moses had already been to Arabia - His wife was a midanite. Moses already knew the fastest route to Midian out of Egypt. Why has the global religious order of faiths (Jew-Christian-Muslim) been covering up the true location of Moses mountain? All the evidence one needs is staring right in front of your face.     

The split rock of Horeb, still positioned in the same location - Just a coincidence right?  Do your own research! 

Did Jewish Scribes Change Birth Date Chronologies - Post AD 2?

The Greek Septuagint was translated in 250 BC direct from Hebrew text. The original Hebrew texts were still being used and quoted up until 1 AD. What happened to these original Hebrew scrolls? Did they just vanish into thin air after 1 AD? or were they purposely hidden to coverup the original texts that would expose fraudulent future translations? ie The Hebrew Masoretic text is an 11th century copy from the Leningrad codex. An example before the Lenigrad/Masoretic text. 
Exodus (12:40) Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt and Cannan was four hundred and thirty years. All Biblical OT editions since the 11th century are translated copies from the Masoretic Text. "and Cannan" has been erased. The Israelites were only in Egypt for 215 years - not 430 years.
Gen 15:13 The Lord said to him, know that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated 400 years ie Cannan. Abraham's seed (Issac & Jacob in a land not of their own)   

The above scroll was found by accident sticking out from the ground at an isolated location in the kermanshah region, close to the Iraqi border. The hand written scroll was still tightly rolled up inside a small brass vessel. These were usually worn around the necks of boy soldiers during the clearing of mine fields during the first few years of the Iran Iraq conflict.

Original Global Qibla's - Point To Petra

In the early time period of Islam, mosques up until 772AD that weren't unaltered have their Qibla pointing to Petra — not to Mecca

If you're an atheist transiting through the Middle East, it will either harden your atheism, or may open a window with dialogue and discussion on different faiths, history and future prophetic events. Most foreigners prefer to remain naive on ancient doctrine, and rather enjoy wandering through historical sites and leave at that. Unless one has studied and is familiar with Scripture, any debate on different doctrines of faith will probably be fundamental confusing and biased to most. Heated debates on religious view points is certainly nothing new, it has been a vicious cycle of mayhem through the Mid-East for centuries.
​For example, discussing New Testament doctrine among Orthodox Jews will abruptly end as fast as it started, even though Jesus was a Jew himself. Asking Muslims if they question the Quran of its authenticity is a direct red line insult, and should be avoided. When in the Middle East, it is advised to respect different belief systems, unless locals themselves are open minded open to discussion of different doctrines of faiths. Submission and tradition through the Middle East is deeply ingrained without reconciliation to those who walk away from it. 

Today, there's more than enough data, and information regarding all types of ancient doctrine, some deep and intensive with various insight and understanding for anyone with an open mind.

Trying to figure who was who, who did what, what was spoken, and who originally wrote and recorded ancient texts is by referring to original unmodified scripts and texts. Oral tradition has always been problematic. Can it be trusted? certainly not.
​It is written, that knowledge and understanding will be increased in the later days of all things past, present and future. Today, the ease of identifying historical events, prophecy, and counterfeits by reference checks from various original scripts, and sources that haven't been removed or altered are still available online - But for how much longer? Within a few years from now, most sort after data and historical information will evaporate, disappear, and probably replaced with fake research data. Libraries around the planet have already been wiped clean, depleted and pillaged of genuine historical books. A fake false global future narrative with minimal history data is the direction where it's headed.

Warning: Any individual person around the planet ridiculing the Quran or Hadith writings either verbally or online can be arrested, fined and jailed i.e. "My message to you all YouTuberss and the youth active in the media is to seriously avoid making any insults to Islamic sacred values" - Ajmal Haqiqi, Afghan You Tube celebrity 2022.
"No one is allowed to insult or ridicule the verses of the Quran, the Prophets Hadiths, or Islamic sanctity under the rule of the Islamic system" - Taliban intelligence agency 2022.
Warning: Don't insult Islam — you will get punished

The Bible 2020s, Anyone may ridicule, defame, and abuse Biblical Scripture without punishment. Cursing Jesus name in vain is permitted and tolerated in public, in movies, and social media. Bible pages can be used for toilet paper, to roll up joints (gunja, hemp, dope), or for lighting fires keeping warm without Christians, government or social media platforms twitching an eyelid.

False Doctrine Timelines Are Many!

Any doctrine following the heliocentric model is already corrupted — Believe Nothing Question Everything!  

Does anyone remember prophetic books written in the 1970s-1980s? The majority of timeline events they wrote about never happened. Many had used exact year dates i.e. 1948 + 40 years, 1948 + 70 years, 1967 + 40 years, and still pending 1967 +70 years. So far three timeline have expired for end time tribulation events and rapture — It didn't happen. The last, 2037 will also be a dud. Why? Because anyone placing prophetic timelines on the establishment of Israel, are following a deceived notion everything equates on a nation first declared in Nov, 1917 between Rothschild and Arthur Balfour. The original reads
"Dear Lord Rothschild, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to and approved..."
Prophetic doctrine using any form of data with specific dates that then expires, is dangerous. It causes people to follow false narratives, who then end up confused, falling away giving up their faith. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 gave warning of just that.
Biblical doctrine related to futuristic events by "watchmen" continues at full speed today. New with old data is redone, shuffled, minced using different dates and timelines, but still nothing comes of it. The above charts reveal all kinds of prophetic data, and includes using Earth's heliocentric model with star mapping and positioning. The heliocentric timeline, rapture and tribulation events on these charts expired in 2016 and 2019. No doubt this particular watchman will update, once again, with fresh dates and timeline, even though all the past specific dates were misleading. Anyone following the heliocentric model have been indoctrinated and brainwashed chasing ghosts. Another flop, were the 2015 blood moon events. This created a lot of book selling profit gain for some.
As for a spinning globe Earth, why did Joshua stop the Sun & moon moving instead of Earth? And if Earth is spinning around the sun, why did God wait till the fourth day creating the Sun? What was Earth doing before then? And how were there already three days & nights even before the Sun was created? As it's written, knowledge shall be increased in the latter days. Deception believing false doctrine, is at your own peril. This pastor gets it.

A Biblical perspective of the rise of the Aryan nations and the lost tribes of the House of Israel :  Ashkenazi — Who are they?

Christian Zionists have been led down a deceptive path following false doctrine of Judeo-Christian togetherness. Israel has been a Zionist controlled nation since its creation (Bolshevik Kazakh roots). Part of the great falling away during the end times through pure deception. Israeli Jews, including historical Jews migrating to Israel have no connection, and forbidden to have any belief structure connected to Christianity. The hatred of Yeshua, is clearly written in the Talmud. The Talmud is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and Jewish theology. The Talmud is the oral law of legal commentary of the Torah of how commandments are to be carried out.
Jesus (Yeshua) in Matthew 23:37 "מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎" (Matityahu) which means 'Gift of Jahveh' — Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wing, and you were unwilling.
Most have heard and read about the 6 million, the 6 million Jews that were claimed to have been slaughtered during World War 2 by the Third Reich (1939-45). You have to ask questions why various major newspapers had reported on that magic number well before WW II began. In other words, the '6 million' has no claim of 6 million Jewish deaths happened between 1939-1945. — original papers

1) The Sun (New York), 6 June 1915, page one, fifth section 'Horrors Worse Than Kishineff Charged Against Russia To-Day"
2) The New York Times, 18 October 1918, page 12 '$1,000,000,000 Fund To Rebuild Jewry'
3) The New York Times, 8 September 1919, page 6 'Ukrainian Jews Aim To Support Pogroms'
4) The New York Times, 12 November 1919, page 7 'Tells Sad Plight Of Jews'
5) The Atlanta Constitution 23 February 1920, page 1 (cont on page 3) '$50,000 Raised To Save Suffering Jews'
6) The New York Times, 7 May 1920, page 11 'Jewish War Aid Gets $100,000 Gift'
7) The New York Times, 20 July 1921, page 2 'Begs America Save 6,000,000 In Russia'
8) The Gazette Montreal, 29 December 1931, page 6 'Six Million Jews Face Starvation'
9)The New York Times, 31 May 1936, page 14 'Americans Appeal For Jewish Refuge' (European Holocaust pre WWII)
10) The New York Times, 23 February 1938, page 23 'Jewish Teachers Chided By 'Isaacs'

Zionist 'Christians' don't even realize Ezekiel 39 is the destruction of Israel for their iniquity —  that time is coming very shortly. 

As for the latest bombings of Gaza, most Christian Zionists do support this. One has to ask themselves the following — If Yeshua was perched  at the Israeli- Gaza border, watching the napalming of Gaza, watching untold amounts of children dying from the bombings, by Israelis, do you think He  would be impressed, and join in the dance and celebrations of the innocents being killed with no compassion? If so, you require brushing up what Yeshua said about harming children. Do you want the blood of innocent slaughtered children on your hands when judgement day comes around?
Below, some real data the Moon rapidly rotates 90° in clockwise anti-clockwise directions — within seconds. I've personally captured 8+ rapid  90° Lunar rotations, including 15° anti-clockwise clockwise rotations, since 2016. All RAW NEF images, including original RAW EXIF data can be viewed here.

Was it the Earth moving, rotating, spinning further away from one day to the next, or was it simply just the Moon moving further back? If the Earth moved this distance you would of felt it move. Images Nikkor 800 5.6 ED AIS DX format.

NASA, the gatekeepers of fake space. No one has been past low Earth orbit. Everything about space was established to keep the masses busy and blindfolded. Nothing is what most assume they think it is. For more rapid 90° degree Lunar rotations, RAW NEF EXIF Metadata and other interesting info that has been hidden from decades of deception and lies — titled 'A Street Photographer's Viewpoint' here 

Since 2016, I've captured on numerous occasions, the Moon rapidly rotating 90° anti-clockwise and clockwise within seconds. The above rapid rotations had all occurred within 20 minutes. There were different lag times between still shots (adjusting focus etc). What does this tell you? The NASA Apollo 1969-72 Lunar landings never happened. There are far too many embarrassing discrepancies debunking Apollo missions, including ongoing CGI glitches, air bubbles etc. Sorry, the truth hurts, especially for those with overinflated egos. To further trigger those out there — North is center. Polaris is stationary. This is also why it's known all migratory birds fly south. South is 360° from center north. Do you really think all the ancient domed golden copper roofs, large pillars, cupola structures, all with octagonal designs through Europe, north America, and Asia were mosques, temples and churches? If so, you're really fast asleep. Cathedrals were originally cathodes. They were combined designed engine resonators, generators using sound vibration.

Large octagonal designed structures before the 20th century were probably part of free power energy sources — ethereal, electromagnet collection of Ions from the sky. Everything of that era running free energy was dismantled and covered up. Crosses and crescents were once seen together on large structures, now separated on purpose by design. Just looking at the metal, Mercury symbol, a combined crescent and cross tells you Mercury was a main substance, by using its abilities for alternating current flow, including electromagnetic frequency signals. This isn't a bash at religious values. It's about what happened, why the coverup separating these symbols? Cross and crescent symbolism were entwined together. The deception is that big, most won't believe it. As for the swastika, this was used as negative deception in 1936-45. The swastika, is in-fact Ursa Major in its four positions centered around Polaris through the seasons — a circling spinning magnetic current giving positive energy charge. Rupes Nigra, the negative current on Earth — center north. No wonder they banned travel to Antarctica in 1959. The ice shelf, is actually in every direction from center north. It's written, knowledge shall increase in the latter days. There's no excuse, you will either wake up or stay asleep believing in pulp fiction heliocentric indoctrination. Deprogramming begins by reeducating yourself.
1st rapid 90° rotation — clockwise 02:14:12 to 02:15:04 ( 52 seconds), 2nd rapid 90° rotation — anti-clockwise 02:15:04 to 02:25:54 (10 minutes 50 seconds), 3rd rapid rotation —02:32:32 to 02:34:10 (1 minute 38 seconds). Total duration from 02:14:12 to 02:34:10 — 19 minutes 58 seconds.

Tanak Torah Talmud Koran New Testament - Jigsaw Prophecies

Only fools believe and follow fake traditions in tooth ferries, santa claus, and Christmas — Are you one of them?

The clash of ancient Middle Eastern texts has no borders or boundaries. Each religious faith contain their own collective historical and futuristic prophecies embedded within them. When Christianity went to Greece, it became philosophical, when it arrived to Rome, it became institutionalized, and when it reached America, it became a booming business investment.
A few examples of future events according to the three major ancient texts are as follows, in the Koran, a future Al-Mahdi will arise (12th Imam) The Mahdi is expected to re-appear when the world is in utter chaos and rebellion to bring peace.
Who is actually initiating global chaos to quicken the return of the Al-Mahdi and Moshiach? Go figure.
The Torah/Tanakh has future prophetic events of major conflicts that includes Russia, Turkey (Magog Gog), Syria, Iran, Iraq (Persia), Ethiopia, Libya (Cush) surrounding the hills of Jerusalem in the latter days.

In the New Testament, it's written, pestilence (diseases and viruses), earthquakes, famines and floods will increase as precursor events just before the closure of this age i.e. Pisces to Aquarius. If one researches, they will find that the Aires age finished in BC. Why do all world maps still use Cancer and Capricorn tropical names? There has been one complete Age (2160 years) passed since then — Pisces. Why haven't the tropical latitude names been changed? Or being more wake than asleep, where are all the original maps through the entire Age timeline of Pisces gone? That's a deep rabbit hole worth exploring. In the Tanakh, it's written, a future global leader will initiate a seven year peace plan establishing a covenant with "numerous nations". According to Daniel's writings, the treaty is annexed half way through its seven year term (3.5 years). The Tanakh also states a coming Messiah will be accepted, by a future Jewish state (Israel) under the pretext of global peace.
The Book of Revelation, the Christian New Testament, it is written, that an upcoming new global establishment under one leader showing powerful signs and wonders will initiate, and eventually force everyone rich or poor, free and bond to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead, to buy and sell. This future global leader, is identified by his own name and comes in his own name with the numerical number 666 (Hebrew letter Vav has a numerical value of 6).
In a quick prognosis without diving too deep, today's combined AI and global functioning blockchain establishments throughout the world, is an initial process for any futuristic control to empower itself over all people. For example, in Sweden. Swedish Rail allows passengers to pay via embedded microchips by BioHax. This Swedish company uses NTAG216 microchips. Aschi to Hex check converter reveals BIO is #hex 69-62-6F & 216 is 6x6x6=216 — just coincidental?

666 Signature Symbolism - It's Everywhere! 

The heliocentric model is overflowing with 666 signatures. The curvature of earth per mile squared —.666.  The circumference of the earth — 600x6x6 nautical miles. The diameter of the moon — 6x6x60. Sunset is divided by 3 degrees — 6°+6°+6°. The distance to the moon — 6x60x666. Speed of earth orbiting around the sun — 66.6K MPH. Earth's axis orbital inclination around the sun — 66.6°. The force of gravity on earth — 666 Newtons. The speed of sound — 666 knots per second.   

A major UAE telecom provider linked with Visa, tested implanted hand chips with success. In Feb 2019, Sabadell bank held a 4YFN Global conference in Spain live streaming a hand implant chip connected to Visa. The planet is certainly fast tracking towards a complete cashless system where implants will become fashionable, accepted, and then forced upon everyone to buy or sell.
The digital tech groundwork has already embedded itself deep into global commerce, health and travel. From 2021 onward, it's about division, control, vaccines, QR-Codes and whispers of the upcoming personal DNA mark boarding a flight with an implanted NTAG-216 chip. Swedish microchip implant now stores Covid vaccine passport Dec 2021 

Symbolism Codes : Bio Control : DNA Alteration : Transhuman Transformation : Meta Hive Mind Generation

Above, three out of thousands of examples around the planet showing the increased surge of 666 coding since 1974. Below, Microsoft Technology Licensing (cryptocurrency system using body activity data)  Patent Pub W0/2020/060606
Just check the latest monster energy drink "Beast Unleashed" symbolism on their own website - splash page

Microsoft could have easily used digit sequences 010101, 010203, 020202, 030303, 040404 etc, but instead they used 060606. The beast system is 666, so like Google and other big tech companies, they are part and parcel of the upcoming purge on all humanity to control and remove all critical thought to eradicate the original human genome, DNA and link to the Biblical God Head. By 2030, Bibles will be publicly banned, and those caught using Scripture will be classified as radical outcasts. The coming global purge of full control over populations is by deign following the Chinese CCP system. The SARS-CoV-2 is a Beta event of submission control. More sinister events will eventuate to create the necessary global control on all nations. "You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy,” Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. It began with WW 1 (League of Nations) WW2 (United Nations), and the grand finale coming soon WW3 (The NWO structured out from the ashes)

Above, UPC 666 Barcode Data Breakdown - The New Money System By Mary Stewart Relfe Published 1982

Cash must be first eradicated as a means to buy and sell throughout the entire planet, before any global establishment can fully implement hand/forehead (Bio-quantum implant chips or laser MMQR coded chips) to fully function on a global scale. Cash deposits in bank accounts will become worthless in the near future unless switched to CBDC. No, the vaccine is not the mark, neither is CBDC. They are both forerunners leading up towards the mark. Covid lock downs and vaccines was a Beta test, placing people into submission by using fear. Cash must be eradicated and eliminated first. The CBDC will take care of that! Anyone who agreed taking mRNA clot shots and boosters will also be the first in line joining CBDC, and accepting the mark further down the path. They have lost all self-critical thinking, exactly what Globalist governmental bodies have slowly planned through the last five decades. Relying and trusting more on government is the agenda.
Those with CBDC accounts who falter against the system in any way will have their accounts shutdown. Both Western and Brics nations will be using CBDC by 2025 — aka Globalist NWO.
As soon as Central Banking Digital Currency has become operational, give or take two to three years, the roll out of individual right hand-forehead mark will commence. As described in REV 13:16-18. This will allow those with implanted ID to buy and sell, to move freely without hindrance in and out from smart cities. How far away this is to actually happen? It's close, It's already coming down the pipeline - think agenda 2030
Biblical verses explicitly say - in the right hand, not the left hand. This would suggest smart phones and wearable direct payment technology in the future will coordinate with under the skin embedded Quantum activated implants, or laser MMQR codes. Under the skin technology will switch humans to semi-transhuman within smart cities controlling populations within that system. Anyone living outside this system will be classified as undesirables, finding it difficult to survive. Climate change forced lock downs and depopulation control plays a roll here. The UN mafia are already switching their "climate change" rhetoric to "global boiling". There will be rewards hunting down unchipped people. They will be publicly humiliated, bashed, beaten, raped, paraded and executed — beheaded. The European pagan witch hunts are nothing in comparison to what's coming. You'd think that when a mark rolls out, and it;s on the right hand of humans, used to buy and sell, people would wake up — Forget about it, the human race has already been thoroughly brainwashed!

Aug 2022: WEF Pushes Idea Implanting Chips For Children "Chip Implants Will Eventually Become Just A Commodity"

Mandatory Vaccines : Global CBDC Beast System :  Controlled Food Stocks : Mark Right Hand Forehead.

The Greek word pharmakeia appears in Galatians 5:20, and Revelations 18:23. Terms from the same root word appear in Revelation 9:21, 21:8, 22:15. These are typically translated into English as Sorcery, Witchcraft, or Sorcerer. Ancient Greek word Pharmakeia mirrors the generic modern English word — drugs; the same Greek root word produced English terms such as pharmacy and pharmacist. What does this all mean? Anyone taking pharmaceutical drugs and vaccinations have stronger belief using medicated drugs for healing abilities than the power of Yeshua. It equates to the end time falling away deception of believers.

I personally assume more powerful related catastrophes must be released on purpose subduing global populations into complete submission of accepting what the globalist hierarchy dish out. Fear, submission and snitching will spread rampantly throughout the planet. This is all about power over populations, using fear controlled tactics as the primary weapon. The middle class, private businesses, and home ownership will disappear before 2030. Food stocks will be controlled, fossil fuels will be banned and all undesirables will be shamed and eradicated. The fast push depopulating the planet will be the result from limited food stocks, disease and health complications by controlled viruses and vaccines. The altering and dilution of human red blood cells to pollute a persons DNA - with or without consent, is one of many agendas. infecting meat and food stuffs with mRNA is already happening. Don't have an accident, hospital blood banks and needed blood transfusions will already be infected. During this  time, the internet of things will be  linked to the upcoming 6G. It will control, reprogram a persons mind by electro high frequency. Trans-humanism will become the new norm as a promise to immortality. Like sheep, people will actually believe it. Amazon has you covered, their new "pay with your palm" is a prototype of what's up ahead before the releases of the high tech bio-mark on the right hand or forehead. The mark will become an innovated hit, everyone will want it, and those who don't will fast become outcasts. No mark - no food. No mark - no income No mark - no travel. No mark - no access to nothing — Never forget the 2020 -22 Beta test regulations that were forced on global population. What did they say? two weeks to flatten the curve, we're all in this together. No, the 1% purposely destroyed the industrialized world, food chain supplies, and personal freedoms, all in lockstep enriching themselves.  What's coming ahead, is far more sinister than what most can fathom — Do your own research.

Dsruptive Subdermal Spain About Page - Dsruptive is a deep tech company specialized in implantable microelectronics. We have a long experience in the human implant industry with expertise in technology, business, service design, communications, and medical aspects of subdermal implants. Dsruptive implants under the skin. 

The above, a nucleolus of what will become a global roll out of an end designed human chip under the skin to buy and sell. It will become difficult to buy and sell without CBDC, and later, receiving the chip. Before this happens, all forms of global monetary cash will be replaced with digital cash, aka beast system digital prison planet dependency.  The More You Know By Shaking My Head Productions. 

Above, like UPC codes, all QR-codes use numerical numbering sequences. By coincidence, six is the main body digit used within the three finder squares. The usage of the same number sequence throughout the planet is in plain sight. AI human connection to the Internet of things is the final stage. QR-Codes are an integrated part of the global beast system.
Below, my own Bluetooth code tests at an isolated outside cafe table in Asia registered the below 6 x 2 double digit MAC addresses. The MAC address signals were distinctively coming from people sitting and standing within 8 meters distance within a time period of 42 minutes. Try your own Bluetooth experiments with unvaccinated and vaccinated mRNA subjects to self-check results.

Stepping back to the early 2020s, an IBM commercial was already setting the standard towards a fully functional cashless system. The planet is now at this point of no return, controlled by globalist elites in lockstep with their central banking digital rollout. Their joint expedition, is able to shut down, remove and delete anyone they desire with one click at a moments notice. WEF's Yuval Harari did say "Humans will become hackable animals containing under the skin advanced programmable technology". The rapid way of receiving nano bot enhancing technology inhibitors under the skin, is by needle injection. Humans have become forced domesticated like sheep. 15 minute smart cities will be nothing more than open air prisons living under full surveillance 24/7. Monitoring your every move by TV, computers, laptop, smart phones and street cameras is old news. The future is clear, humans are the product, they will be auto-monitored with AI brain transparency, and soon controlled with under the skin tech using various forms of signal wave energy current via wifi, 5G/6G. The upcoming Transhuman genetic edited cloud controlled hive mind human will override the old human. Those rebelling against the system will find it impossible to live within the system. They will become outcasts, probably hunted down trophies, and publicly exterminated. By creating realistic threats to populations, people will do anything to remove them. Anyone opposing that idea will be shamed and ridiculed. This technique has worked successfully through the ages, by dividing populations, race, and religions against one another. Modern society has become so fake that the truth actually irritates most people.
Below, Bluetooth registered Mac addressed humans onboard a flight 2023.

No matter what one believes or disbelieves, the future of promised peace under one global future leader will be short lived according to Biblical Prophecy. Those who rebel against the upcoming order will have no choice, but to flee from cities, leave their employment, give up their employment, and hide wherever possible to survive. Anti pro one world deniers during this time period will become the hunted, the persecuted. The buying of food, the freedom of travel, and to live within the new global order will become almost impossible for those who rebel against the up-coming system.
One from many coming scenarios, is the eradication of the entire global debt and fiat currencies i.e. "you'll own nothing and be happy about it" WEF Klaus Schwab. This would mean an integration of all people controlled under one umbrella of global commerce to buy and sell using the same system. The global model would began by divided into 3-4 groups working on social credit scores like the Chinese system. The more social credits the more freedom to travel and purchase food. The less social credits, the less freedoms and lack of food. The start of Universal Basic Income (UBI) under the control of CBDC will be rolled out.
The creation of sheep herding populations into 15 minute smart cities will have limited to no rights to leave their locations without being under the full control of the digital CBDC NWO beast system. Depopulation of the planet on a gradual scale is ongoing. Those receiving global personal ID codes will no doubt, be used as useful idiots to snitch, dob in, and hunt down those against the approaching global order.
Christians, (excluding the Vatican), older generations and anti globalist people will become prime targets and eliminated. A combined Nero Hitler Stalin Mao controlled planet in the making.
It's called Communist capitalist unification 2.0. Public torture and beheadings will rekindle itself once again within nations, a fetish hunger games in waiting. People during this time period with right hand or forehead ID will happily enjoy watching such events taking place. Although, according to Biblical Prophecy, all those with the mark, end up receiving a noisome and grievous sore - Rev 16:1
Although many in the 2020s regard the Bible, as nothing more than historical poetry, Satanic groups and businesses are popping up across the planet wanting souls — even by selling beverage drinks.   

The Great Reset aka New World Order - Leo Zagami details all the data in his books.

The great delusional deception is already in sequence, nothing can or will stop it. These future prophetic events were written thousands or years ago through to the end timeline when global populations will ignore all the signs of Biblical prophecies. Christians waiting for the Rapture event will fall away from their faith because the Rapture didn't happen at the appointed time they thought it would happen. So many rapture preaching pastors through the decades are guilty of preaching false doctrine. When cash is eliminated and food can only be purchased by personal biotech ID, and the mark goes global to buy and sell, what will rapture pastors then say to their brethren? Pastors will probably say this has nothing to do with Biblical events - just like the vaccine jabs. Many will fold to keep their earthly lifestyles and possessions from collapsing receiving the end time mark. The mark of the global beast system - the "Great falling away" is now materializing at full speed. Pastors and Christians who have already received mRNA vaccines and booster jabs caused by their own internal fear will no doubt receive the Mark whenever it arrives. One has to question, do you really think Jesus would take mRNA jabs, or tell his followers to take  vaccines to heal and protect themselves? In other words, Christians receiving man made vaccines trust the power of vaccines more than what Jesus offers.
Pharmakia 'sorcery' is identified by it's form, nature and substance of what it was intended for. The following was written over a century ago.
"In the future, we will eliminate the soul with medicine. Under the pretext of a 'healthy point of view', there will be a vaccine by which the human body will be treated as soon as possible directly at birth, so that the human being cannot develop the thought of the existence of soul and spirit" — Rudolf Steiner 1861-1925.
This great separation between lukewarm believers and those standing fast walking away from global submission. God did not create vaccines - Big Pharma did, making multi-billions in profit gain. Those with fear and afraid of losing their earthly possessions will succumb to the Mark. The dividing and separation today is similar to the separation of Hebrews during the time of Moses and the golden calf in the wilderness. 
In the near future, a type of high tech mini micro personal DNA QR code created by advanced technology will roll out into the world. The Mark will bypass smartphones, thus eradicating false fraudulent hack uploads and those refusing to use smartphones. The Mark will allow access to enter work places, to use public transport, shop in supermarkets, to exit or enter countries, crossing international borders. Let's not fool ourselves, SARS-CoV-2 isn't the last planned virus or for other pre-planned smoke clouds to materialize. It goes something like this, create various global plandemics forcing populations into submission, use trauma based mind control fear, force mandated vaccines, crash economies, destroy industry, small businesses, eradicating all forms of cash, banning all forms of barter, banning gold and silver, and then offering solutions i.e. rolling out Personal DNA QR-Code WEF/UN controlled ID. The grand finale, to issue everyone with some form of super advanced personal ID Nano based Mark, either on the right hand or forehead to buy, sell, Approximate timeline 2027-2033.

Sept. 2021, massive 9.5 quake registered in Argentina. Original data was removed downsized to M 6.0 — why the coverup?

Forget about saving the world, tree hugging, and jumping on board with climate change. Increased sun energy, sea and land volcanic and seismic events are hitting all time highs. The close of this age was already foretold with the increase and intensity of earthquakes, famines and floods, written in Matthew 24. It's already in motion and no one can stop it according to Biblical scripture.

Caution is required reading any book regarding Biblical prophecy. Each writer has their own view points of what they assume.

666 is nothing but numerical digits randomly selected and used out from its original source (Rev 13:16-18) for global numerical sequencing on every item sold around the planet since 1974. There's nothing to worry about here - Yes? It's only coincidental.
The majority of the planet have already been reeducated led to believe prophetic events are only fables of history written inside Bibles. Nostradamus Good - Bible Bad, Koran Good - Bible Bad, Torah Good - Jesus Bad,  China Good - Nothing Bad. Individual critical thinking - Bad, Group think - Good. Socialism Good - Got It?
​Future global populations will become goat flocks following each other believing what ever feels and sounds good from their puppet masters and handlers they follow. Division and fear will be the new norm. Families will come against one another. Food stocks and production of food will falter, oil fossil energy production in western nations will shut down to cripple rich countries, thus eradicating the middle class. Dependency on government is the goal. Control on populations will severely tighten with forced diversion tactics dividing older generations from newer generations. Erasing history records as we know it, and reinvent a total fake history. Eradicating all historic library archives will repeat itself as it did through history. By destroying the past, it will create a new world belief system on the old Babel Order. There is no grey area left, no more sitting on the fence, free thought and critical thinking, and even hiding inside cupboards will be banned. One will have to decide which side of the fence one will jump. ​Many have scoffed thinking this was total whacko in the 1980s in regards to the 666 beast coding. Not so whacko now eh? Are we in the latter days referred in Biblical Scripture? You will know by when the globalists shut down industry, ban fossil fuels, eradicate middle class, private business, and remove global cash replaced with their own digital system. The Globalists require to destroy the entire commerce power of Western civilization. They will first accumulate raping all the global wealth, land, control all the food supply, and all the energy resources. Approximate timeline - 2027-2035.  Bio Bar-codes hidden in GMO foods 

Fact Check - The original 666 data was written over 2000 years ago in the Book of Revelation 13:16-18

Fact Check - There is zero evidence or data of right hand or forehead coding to buy and sell in human history.
The personal ID 666 mark, is blowing in the wind directly on people's faces without most acknowledging the amount of data relating it to the up coming global beast system. It's called denial and subversion to truth - 2 Timothy 3: 1-5. Supposed conspiracies theories have now become reality within shorter time periods than the past, because exposure and knowledge of data has increased.

Other major global smoke screens, like the 2020 SARS-C0V-2 will eventuate. Crashing the US economy back to 1929 are certain probabilities to push forward a new global order under the CBDC umbrella. Industries and commerce will cease in Western nations. Global basic income is another coming illusion.
A powerful man of peace, is what the world has been waiting for. He will be accepted with open arms without compromise. Even Israel will call Him the man of peace, which may assume this person is of Jewish decent.
This is exactly what the globalist elites and other hidden illuminati require to prop up their global world order. Cabal foundations WHO/UN/IMF/CFR/World Bank, Club of Rome, the Feds, BlackRock, Trilateral Commission, World Economic Forum, Vanguard, the Vatican, and the Rockefeller institute (including many others), all have strategic global agendas to unify together gaining control and power by the proposed 2030 timeline. Depopulation of the planet has been ongoing for decades.
Taking global control and dominance over the entire planet is no doubt the future Globalist partnership backed by US Deep State, EU & China. US and EU middle class citizens are in for a rude awakening. The fall of western civilization has already begun collapsing, with 90% of these populations in debt up to their necks. Eradicating the middle class is a work in progress. Freedom as we've known it is now in the past. By 2030, freedom will only be pipe dreams.
Today, no matter where we live, we reside within a world of make believe blissfulness fully controlled, functioned, and orchestrated ​by globalists. The world begged for globalism. Look at the mess it created. You wanted Chinese made junk — You got Chinese made junk. Don't scream further down the road when all your freedoms and western values are completely stripped and shredded. As each year closes in towards 2030, the majority of western nations will become poorer with citizens of these countries more dependent on government - all by design. That's been the Globalist goal plan. The main 2030 agenda initiative, is to create a world hierarchy ruled by elites and globalist using various forms of depopulation, lab released viruses, smart dust in food, controlled climate change, and increased indoctrination programs by any means necessary. The writings on the wall, a soon be planet of group think slaves that own nothing, depressed and dependent on government, totally brainwashed, eating bugs, snitching on one another for survival. It's called dog eat dog. The weak will perish, suicides will skyrocket, looting and plundering will fester, evil across the earth will spread like a plague, mankind will become heartless to one another.
​An event widely known by Christians is "a future rapture" a disappearance of Believers all in one hit around the planet. The rapture prophecy has been heavily debated among Christians for decades of when this event will occur. Some say it will happen at the beginning of a future seven year peace plan, while others believe the rapture will take place in the middle of this seven year peace plan - (3-1/2 years-mid week rapture) at the time of "Antichrist" (man of peace) who will reveal himself - the abomination of desolation spoken by Daniel the Prophet. 
Let's say both timelines are incorrect, maybe this event will only be fulfilled when "the great falling away" happens (Christians giving up their faith accepting the Mark), and the start of mass public beheadings of those refusing to accept the mark to buy and sell. Without the Rapture event fulfilling when many thought it would, the test of faith will cause many to receive the "mark" to buy and sell, to survive, to feed themselves and their families. Revelation 14: 9-11

Today, 666 codes are embedded everywhere right in front of your face, but finding 555, 444, 222, 777, 999 etc is virtually impossible. Is it coincidence 666 is alive and well throughout the planet? 666 is used within all types of commerce, binary, advertising, media, film and the music industry. Google chrome logo 666, Cern 666, Disney 666, NIH 666, AMA 666, Trilateral Commission 666, WWW (Hebrew letter Vav x 3 = 666) etc. Do your own research and decide for yourself. One things for sure, there's too many coincidences to right-off everything mentioned above as fear fake mongering data.

The above books published in the 1980s gave an in depth insight of what was coming. We are now living inside that realm.
The New World Order by A Ralph Epperson 1989 - Introduction: 
​The Family: Homosexual marriages will be legalized, parents will not be allowed to raise their children (the state will) all women will be employed by the state and not allowed to be “homemakers”, divorce will become exceedingly easy and monogamous marriage will be slowly phased out.
The Workplace: The government will become the owner of all the factors of production, the private ownership of property will be outlawed.
Religion: Religion will be outlawed and believers will be either eliminated or imprisoned, there will be a new religion: the religion of man and his mind, all will believe in the new religion.

The Mark on the Right Hand or Forehead is mentioned in four separate chapters in the Book of Revelation.

Rev {13:16} And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: {13:17} And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. {13:18} Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.
Rev {14:9} And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, {14:10} The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: {14:11} And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
​Rev {16:2} And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshiped his image.
Rev {19:20} And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image.

Subliminal messaging and MK ultra has been used as an invisible weapon since the 1960's. Hollywood and the fashion industry have been at it for decades.
: if we are led to believe there's no Biblical God, and the Bible has no power, then why does Hollywood, Netflix, the music and fashion industry promote all different kinds of Satanic, Demonic and Witchcraft agenda that the Bible records through Scripture?  

Hollywood, even though it has lost its status of late, it's still being used as it was intended for, as a red carpet bloodline for underworld glamour elites. Holle, or Holly-wood (Hel-wood, the “place of magic”) a Druid witchcraft Nimrod foundation. Above image - screen shot from Natural Born Killers 1994. Remember when Satanism worship was called conspiracy theories in the 1980s? Satan in the Grammies 2023 Baal worship Commonwealth games 2022 UK So they weren't conspiracy theories, they were warnings of what's coming down the pipeline.

February 17, 1950, CFR James Warburg stood before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in which he said "We shall have world government whether or not we like it. The question is only whether world government will be achieved by consent or by conquest"

I had first caught on about the US dollar cloaked symbolism during the early '80s. Since then, I've watched the deck of cards being slowly played out through the decades. Now the 2020's, the Great Rest - aka NWO is in full swing at the cusp of global domination by the bankers, big tech, government and globalist hierarchy. One has to ask - why is the US $1 bill still in circulation in the 2020s? Why wasn't it replaced with a coin decades ago? Why was the $1 designed with an Egyptian pyramid with 13 steps? Why Ancient Roman Latin? Why an unfinished pyramid? Why so many 13s and why the perfect fit of both seals fitting over each other revealing even more symbolism when rotated? The US dollar reeks of Masonic occult symbolism. Placing the seals on top of each other and rotating them around reveals how clever the design actually is. The forming together of a united globalist government is all but years away. This would suggest the US one dollar symbolism, is actually the continuation of the Old World Order, and is not fully completed until the capstone is complete. The all seeing eye can only be the eye of Horus by it's position and alignment above a non-completed pyramid. Agenda 2030 will almost reach the completion of what was already in progress on the back of the U.S dollar bill from its first exposure in 1935. Globalists and their minions have the habit of advertising what their next future plans are well in advance.

Top left, negative energy symbolism : Top right, positive self healing electromagnetic energy by Dr Alphonzo V. Monzo. 

Symbolism has been used through the centuries. Nothing has changed. Notice the vav, vav vav (666) and other symbolic signatures that are embedded into the Warp Speed logo. Who designed this logo? It looks to suggest 'Operation War on Seed'. The Aleph-Tav body system, by Dr Alphonzo V. Monzo, is a compressive in-depth manual on self-healing touch frequencies with ancient Hebrew letters (pictograph). The process works by using your own hands i.e. the left hand is negative and right hand positive giving two different polarities. When touching two control points on the body, the energy will move from negative to positive — electromagnetic healing. More detailed info here             

WW1 created the League of Nations and the Council on Foreign Relations, WW2 created the UN and WHO. WW3 is required to create the most powerful World Order in history. It will rise up out of the ashes. Who are they? WEF and WEF Government, UN, WHO, CFR, IMF, World Bank, IFC, Freemason and Rhode Scholar Groups, International Bank of Settlements, Tavistock Institute, the Committee of 300, Trilateral Commission, Club of Rome, Bilderberg Group, Rand Group, Rothschild Group, Soros Group, Vanguard, BlackRock, Big Tech, the Fed, Affiliated NGO groups, Multi-Corporations, EU and Vatican. NATO will become the global enforcer. The USA American dream is already disappearing. The country is being dismantled from within - all by design. Its own Government and military may be used to turn on its own people. All those FEMA camps spread throughout the country weren't created for nothing. Even if Trump were to be successful in 2024, the Deep State will use all its power, energy and control to cripple the country beyond repair. New virus releases, major red flag scenarios, martial law and lock downs in Red States is something I wouldn't put past the Democrats love for power initiating a civil war.

"No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferain Initiation." David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations.

1876 English Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli "The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all government plans."

1799 Marquis de Lafayette "It is my opinion that if the liberties of this country, the United States of America are destroyed, it will be by the subtlety of the Roman Catholic Jesuit priests, for they are the most crafty dangerous enemies to civil and religious liberty, they have instigated most of the wars in Europe."

By design, speeding full steam ahead towards 2030, fossil fuel will vanish, food expense and food shortages will spread, cash will be totally eradicated, small private businesses will close. New under the skin technology to buy, sell and freely travel will probably roll out around 2027. Countries and populations that will be most affected will be people living in Western nations. They have more to lose with most laden with debt i.e. property mortgages, bank loans, and unpaid assets. Downsizing now getting rid of all debt shouldn't be delayed. Moving out far away from big cities into rural regions is the best advice for peace and survival. Learning how to hunt, catch fish, plant vegetables, chop wood, cook, and living with basic amenities is where it's it, If you think the increased urban crime and chaos is bad now, just wait till 2024-25.   

"Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it."
David Rockefeller

Why a miniature microscopic owl was placed perched on the top right corner on the front side of the one dollar bill is unknown. The owl wasn't put there to combat counterfeiting, because different colored hairlines were printed through notes. And who would want to waste time and energy counterfeiting one dollar bills rather than using larger denominations. Owl symbolism dates back through the Roman and Greek periods. The owl is used in occult, magic, and masonic circles. One things for sure, the U.S. one dollar backside has more than enough symbolism to ponder over. March 2022 Biden quietly signs Executive Order 14067. The provision sets the stage for 1) Legal government surveillance of all US citizens 2) Total control over your bank accounts and purchases 3) the ability to silence all dissenting voices for good.

How ironic, or is it? all these well known actors, models and musicians are influenced using one eye symbolism. How can that be? Who is controlling all of them, and what deals did they make to reach fame?  100s of more one eye symbolism here.

Recently, I had found a marine fossil (cephalopod) @ 4400 meters altitude (14435 feet) in the Himalaya. It reveals this part of the planet was severely pushed and moved to this position. It had caused oceans and atmospheric downpours during the event by the velocity of the impact. Historical data from Egyptian, Babylonian, and Biblical time periods suggest a 180 degree tilt shift rotation had occurred (west to east sun rise) caused by large meteorite asteroid impacts - Yeshua confirming the flood : The day the sun stood still.

The continuing slow release to the global populace of UFO contact has hit all time highs of late. This will probably become one of the greatest deceptive events in modern times, even greater than the first apparent moon landing in 69. Retired Israeli general and space security chief Prof. Haim Eshed recently stated during an interview with Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot, that extraterrestrials have been in contact with the governments of the United States and Israel for years - December 2020 Jewish Press News

The herding of global population towards a direction of despair, chaos and tyranny is developing right in front of your eyes! There is little grey area left to maneuver freely, to voice one's personal opinions with an open mind. The transforming process of manipulating global population, to round them all up like sheep controlling them is the Globalist pipe dream of dreams. In the 2020s, we are now at these crossroads. Coming soon, forced vaccinations for every fake virus invented will become mandatory. All forms of cash will be eliminated making headway towards a one single global digital currency controlled by the NWO cabal system. Smart phone technology will become integrated into humans. 6G along with innovated high tech human chips will directly transact to buy and sell, to travel and move. Without the human chip, it will become increasingly difficult to buy food, to purchase items, and impossible to receive NWO basic wages. Before any of this materializes, new global viruses, the control of fossil fuels, and the total control of food stocks and food grain must be diminished. The eradication of useless eaters around the planet must be wiped out in order for the Globalist takeover.

By approximately 2030, those reading this will experience some form of hardship of everyday living caused by their own governments who're in lock step with NWO protocols. Western countries will suffer greatly with increased crime, increased cost of living, increased poverty with most freedoms gone that were taken for granted in the 1980s and 90s. All the warning signs of the upcoming global order cabal were already exposed  40+ years ago. No one was interested, and even still today, no one really cares as long as they live within their own comfy bubbles. This is going to drastically change, and rapidly with no safety nets in place for those who are living with mountains of debt.  The Real World page on this website is worth a look.                

You are The Problem : You Are The Virus - Globalist Agenda — To Eradicate You!

 : Since 1999, Bill Gates has given over 30 billion dollars to depopulation control groups.

: "In the event if I were reincarnated, I would like to return to earth as a deadly virus in order to contribute something to solve overpopulation." Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, leader of the World Wildlife Fund.
Reported by Deutsche Press Agent (DPA) August 1988.

: "In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 people per day. It is a horrible thing to say, but it is just as bad not to say it." J. Cousteau, 1991 explorer UNESCO courier.

: "A total world population of 250-300 million people; a 95% percent decline from present levels would be ideal." Ted Turner, Interview, Audubon Magazine.

A group in 1991 led by R.C. Christian, spent tens of millions of dollars to erect an American Stonehenge in Elberton, Georgia, referred as the Georgia Guide Stones -  destroyed in 2022. "Maintain humanity under 500 million in perpetual balance with nature." 85% global depopulation.

: "World population needs to be decreased by 50%." Henry Kissinger.

: "The elderly are useless eaters." Henry Kissinger, quoted in the book The Final Days.

: "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people." Henry Kissinger.

: "US strategy deliberately destroyed family farming in the US and abroad and led to 95% of all grain reserves in the world being under control of six multinational agribusiness corporations." Henry Kissinger.

: "Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine from a very early age. To produce the sort of character and the sort of beliefs that the authorities consider desirable, and any serious criticism of the powers that be will become psychologically impossible." Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society.

: "Population Time Bomb, published 1968, Authors Professor Paul and Anne Ehrlich.

: "Limits to growth published 1972 Club of Rome, Authors Donelle H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jorgen Randers, William W. Behrens III

: The depopulation "Global 2000 document for President Jimmy Carter was prepared"

: "A cancer is an uncontrolled multiplication of cells; the population explosion is an uncontrolled multiplication of people. We must shift our effort from the treatment of the symptoms to the cutting out of the cancer. The operation will demand many apparently brutal and heartless decisions." Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich, The Population Bomb.

: "In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like, would fit the bill... but, in designating them as the enemy, we fall into the trap of mistaking symptoms for causes. All these dangers are caused by human intervention and it is only through changed attitudes and behavior that they can be overcome. The real enemy, then, is humanity itself." Alexander King, Bertrand Schneider - founder and secretary, respectively, Club of Rome, The First Global Revolution, published 1991.