He pointed out that the 8th of August was the 7th of Av, the day that Babylonian forces broke through the Temple walls in their final attack on the Temple in Jerusalem (its destruction took place on the 9th of Av), and like many looking towards the Jewish calendar for hints of Redemption, he asked, "Is this the beginning of the War of Gog and Magog [the final war that is supposed to precede the coming of the messiah]?" Let's leave aside the Biblical implications and what they may portend for the future for the moment, and just look at the straight news story out of Debkafiles Friday. The story as of Friday read as follows: Georgian tanks and infantry, aided by Israeli military advisers, captured the capital of breakaway South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, early Friday, Aug. 8, bringing the Georgian-Russian conflict over the province...
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