Rabbi says Bible shows Iran will attack Israel within months

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A rabbi who studies Biblical verses to find “secret messages from God” has predicted that Iran will attack Israel this year. Matityahu Glazerson picked every 10th letter in a verse to spell out the words “Iran Titkof” – which he translates as “Iran will attack”. He also claims to have found scriptural predictions of the coronavirus crisis.

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