Prologue Journal – Page 21 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kiev

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In the Ukrainian capital, von der Leyen intends to discuss defense issues, as well as G7 lending to Ukraine https://tass.com/world/1845523

Seven people killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank — news agency

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Israeli troops stormed Qabatiya with the support of army special vehicles as well as fighter jets and drones https://tass.com/world/1845521

Qatar campus of Georgetown University hosts Hamas-affiliated media personality

Jerusalem Post Keynote speaker Waddah Khanfar, an ex-Al-Jazeera official, is identified by many as a Hamas member himself, raising questions as to the private US university’s proximity to the Hamas axis. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820993

European Commission President arrives in Kyiv

Pravda Ukraine Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has arrived in Kyiv on a visit. Source: Ursula von der Leyen on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda Details: Von der Leyen posted a morning photo from the Kyiv railway station on her Twitter account, with EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová…

Russians launch over 60 attacks on Kurakhove front: 226 combat clashes occur on battlefield

Pravda Ukraine A total of 226 combat clashes occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with Russian forces most actively storming the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 41 and 63 attacks, respectively. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 20 September Details:…

Israeli actions in Gaza Strip kill 11 Palestinians overnight — news agency

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Two people were killed when the Israeli servicemen opened fire on a civilian vehicle at the entrance to the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip https://tass.com/world/1845519

Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election

Jerusalem Post The Trump campaign has made winning over Jewish voters in key battleground states a priority. https://www.jpost.com/us-elections/article-820991

At Emotional Event With Oprah, Kamala Harris Hits Core Campaign Themes

New York Times Vice President Kamala Harris spoke off the cuff, as guests included a teenager shot at her school and the family of a woman in Georgia who died as a result of the state’s abortion ban. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/us/politics/kamala-harris-oprah-winfrey-event.html

With little fanfare, IDF pulls off 2nd largest official attack of Hezbollah of year

Jerusalem Post This many rockets mostly in southern Lebanon significantly impacts what Hezbollah can do to counter strike Israel for the events of this week. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-820990

Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples now able to legally register marriages in Taiwan

Hong Kong Free Press Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan, Taipei said Thursday, recognising cross-strait unions for the first time. Taiwan has long been at the forefront of Asia’s burgeoning LGBTQ rights movement, becoming in 2019 the first place in the region to legalise marriage equality. LGBT flags.…