Why the Israeli voter reelected Binyamin Netanyahu and strengthened his Likud - http://www.debka.com/article/24470/Why-the-Israeli-voter-reelected-Binyamin-Netanyahu-and-strengthened-his-Likud
Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party owed its March 17 election lead of 30 seats as much to its rivals' myopia as to the prime minister's stunning last-ditch campaign blitz. The writing had been on the wall for weeks. On Feb. 13, debkafile reported that Netanyahu had taken to using Facebook to depict a semi-comic character on video clips that were catching on fast. But most pundits and the Tel Aviv-based political and academic establishments insisted that Bibi had had his day and the voter was bound to usher him to the exit.
This assumption, which drew heavily on personal dislike, was reflected in all the opinion polls and the media. With one voice, they hailed the Yitzhak Herzog-Tzipi Livni partnership, whose parties merged to form the left-leaning, dovish Zionist Union (former Labor party), as Israel's great white hope and the next heads of government after Netanyahu's long years at the helm.
While they admittedly operated in a widespread climate of popular despondency and hankering for change, Likud's rivals also missed the strong underlying trends:
1. Negative electioneering rarely works. The opposition kicked off its campaign with the "anyone but Bibi" slogan and smear tactics against the prime minister, his wife Sarah and their personal lifestyle, as justification for Likud's ouster and the left-wing camp's installment in government.
The tactic's very intensity boomeranged, when Bibi craftily turned it into an asset. He reached out to the voter as the underdog who had been unjustly vilified by the "haves."
2. Another opposition tactic which misfired was the campaign to demonstrate Israeli society as exploited and abused by a bad government which, for example, had run the health and education systems into the ground.
The average Israeli has plenty of cause for complaint in terms of the crippling wage gap, lack of affordable housing, and a soulless bureaucracy. Clamors to address these malaises must and will be addressed.
But by and large, many of the public services on offer are of a high standard compared with most Western countries. Unemployment is down to 5 percent, food prices are falling and the currency is strong.
Potable water is in unlimited supply as a result of huge government expenditure on desalination plants; a highway and road network connects all corners of the country and a rail system is finally being built. Communications rates are cheap.
Although the housing shortage for the average home-buyer far pre-dated the Likud-led government, the outgoing administration was on its way to providing solutions in response to popular pressure.
Three of the five parties Netanyahu quickly approached to join his new coalition ran on a social ticket and are deeply committed to making life better for young families and the middle class at large.
3. Opposition parties claimed they lost the election because security issues overshadowed the economy. This too was groundless.
The average voter not only re-elected Likud for another term, but shrank the smaller right-wing parties. This boosted Netanyahu's support in parliament from a low 18 seats to thirty. With this setup, he need no longer be prey to the harassments of small partners, but will enjoy greater leeway for his government to get important jobs done.
4. A common convention has always been that an Israeli prime minister who falls out with an American president must go and make way for a politician able to heal the rift and restore good relations with Washington.
This presumption has been superseded by four changes:
--- The average Israeli is a lot better informed on events taking place in the Middle East countries around his country's borders, where he sees hotbeds of instability, civil war bloodbaths and galloping Islamic radicalism. In his six (interrupted) years as prime minister, Netanyahu established sophisticated defense fortifications in the north and the south. Vast national resources were also invested in upgrading the operational capabilities of the army, air force and navy. Therefore, another slogan hurled against him that national security declined on his watch failed to connect.
--- The Israeli voter was not so much worried by the way Netanyahu stood up to President Barack Obama's policies in the Middle East as he admired his pluck in defending national interests.
Herzog and Livni's pledge to improve relations with the Obama administration, instead of being a vote-catcher had the opposite effect. While better relations are desired, the average Israeli is not prepared to pay for them by concessions on security.
--- The two most recent waves of immigrants to Israel from Russia and France have altered Israel's demographic makeup and colored its perception of national and security issues. Neither group is stranger to brushes with radical Islam, on the one hand, or arguments with the United States, on the other. Both prefer pro-reactive responses to hostile challenges rather than knuckling under. Groups with this attitude tend not to be attracted by dovish, left-leaning politicians.
--- For all these reasons, the conflict with the Palestinians became sidelined in the election campaign as a non-issue.
From Tel Aviv to Turtle Bay - By John Hudson, Colum Lynch - http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/18/from-tel-aviv-to-turtle-bay-israel-palestinians-un-resolution/
The White House hoped a new Israeli prime minister would resume peace talks with the Palestinians. With Netanyahu holding on, the administration is weighing a turn to the U.N. to help force a deal.
After years of blocking U.N. efforts to pressure Israelis and Palestinians into accepting a lasting two-state solution, the United States is edging closer toward supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution that would call for the resumption of political talks to conclude a final peace settlement, according to Western diplomats.
The move follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decisive re-election Tuesday after the incumbent publicly abandoned his commitment to negotiate a Palestinian state - the basis of more than 20 years of U.S. diplomatic efforts - and promised to continue the construction of settlements on occupied territory. The development also reflects deepening pessimism over the prospect of U.S.-brokered negotiations delivering peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Shortly before this week's election, the United States informed its diplomatic partners that it would hold off any moves in the U.N. Security Council designed to put Israel on the spot at the United Nations in the event that Netanyahu's challenger, Isaac Herzog, won the election. But U.S. officials signaled a willingness to consider a U.N. resolution in the event that Netanyahu was re-elected and formed a coalition government opposed to peace talks. The United States has not yet circulated a draft, but diplomats say Washington has set some red lines and is unwilling to agree to set a fixed deadline for political talks to conclude.
"The more the new government veers to the right the more likely you will see something in New York," said a Western diplomat.
Netanyahu's government will likely be made up of right-wing and Orthodox parties adamantly opposed to making concessions to Palestinians. According to a statement from Netanyahu's office, the Israeli leader has already consulted with party leaders he plans to add to his coalition, including Naftali Bennett of the pro-settlement Jewish Home party, Avigdor Lieberman of the far-right nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, and leaders of the ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism parties.
On Wednesday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not rule out the possibility of the United States supporting a U.N. resolution on Israel-Palestine.
"We're currently evaluating our approach. We're not going to prejudge what we would do if there was a U.N. action," she told reporters.
For decades, Democratic and Republican administrations have resisted a role for the U.N. Security Council in dealing with the Middle East crisis. They have argued consistently that an enduring peace can only be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties. Israeli leaders have also strongly opposed giving the world body a greater role in bringing about a deal.
However, the prospect of direct negotiations appeared to evaporate with Netanyahu's pre-election declaration that he would never allow the creation of a Palestinian state. The comment completely reversed the Israeli leader's previous support for an independent Palestine as part of a permanent peace deal between the two sides.
The deliberations over the future of the U.S. diplomatic efforts are playing out just weeks before the Palestinians are scheduled to join the International Criminal Court, a move that is certain to heighten diplomatic tensions between Israel and the Palestinians. On Wednesday, the Palestine Liberation Organization's top diplomat in the United States told Foreign Policy the Palestinians would move forward with plans to use the ICC to try to hold Israel accountable for alleged war crimes during last summer's war in Gaza. (Israel says it worked hard to avoid civilian casualties, of which there were many, and blames Hamas militants for taking shelter in populated areas.)
"The fact that we have a government in Israel publicly opposing a two-state solution just reinforces our position that this conflict must be handled by the international community," Maen Rashid Areikat said.
Ilan Goldenberg, a former member of the Obama administration's Mideast peace team, told FP that Washington might be inclined to support a Security Council resolution backing a two-state solution as an alternative to the Palestinian effort to hold Israel accountable at the ICC.
"If it was done, it could protect Israel from a worse outcome," he said.
Under this scenario, the United States would seek guarantees from the international community to hold off on ICC activity in exchange for a Security Council resolution outlining international standards for a final peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians.
"The Israelis will probably resist and say this is a bad idea, but they could also be convinced that this is better than the alternative," said Goldenberg.
The window for this type of U.N. initiative is small. U.S. officials are unlikely to act during the contentious Iran negotiations, which are set to end in late June, Goldenberg said. But the administration will not want to wait until the 2016 presidential race kicks into high gear, as any Democratic nominee would likely advise the White House against upsetting the party's influential pro-Israel supporters.
"Don't expect anything to move until the summer," said Goldenberg.
European and Arab governments, including France and the Palestinians, will likely want to move more quickly at the United Nations.
The Palestinians had been pressing the U.N. Security Council for months last year to adopt a resolution demanding that Israel end its occupation of Palestinian lands within three years. But the United States vetoed the Palestinian initiative. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power called it "unbalanced" because it failed to take into consideration Israel's security concerns.
But France, which is seeking a broader diplomatic role in the Middle East, had also been pushing for a separate resolution, which calls for the resumption of political talks between Israelis and Palestinians in order to conclude a comprehensive peace settlement. In December, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Paris and other European governments that the United States would block the resolution if it were put to a vote before the Israeli election.
But one European diplomat said that there was "a broad understanding" at the time "that this was something that could be revisited post-election." So far, U.S. talks with European allies have taken place in Washington and other capitals. There have been no substantive talks in New York among Security Council members.
France, however, recently renewed its appeal to the United States to consider taking up the issue before the council, according to diplomats familiar with the matter.
The United States, according to the diplomats, gave no firm commitment. But the administration indicated that it was willing to consider action in the council once a coalition government is put into place.
"I think they probably just want to see how it pans out," said one U.N.-based diplomat. "But certainly the message we got back in December was that they might be able to show more flexibility after the election."
Security Council diplomats say there remain significant differences between the U.S. approach and that of France. "There are discrepancies between the U.S. and European positions but I think they will bridge them soon," said an Arab diplomat. "The key elements are the same: a framework for a peaceful solution that leads to the establishment of a Palestinian state ... plus guarantees for Israel's long-term security." The United States is unlikely to hit Israel or the Palestinians with punitive measures if they fail to comply.
During a recent meeting of U.S. and European officials in Washington, a senior State Department official said the United States was considering a draft resolution at the Security Council but that no decision had been made.
Of course, two other options lie before the Obama administration with regard to the Israel-Palestine issue: continuing to reflexively back Israel at the United Nations, and simply enduring the widespread criticism of the international community, or raising the pressure on Jerusalem by abstaining from a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements.
In 2011, the United States vetoed a resolution demanding that Israel's settlement activity cease immediately - even though it was in line with U.S. policy. The measure was sponsored by nearly two-thirds of the U.N.'s membership and received a 14-1 vote on the Security Council.
"If there was a settlement resolution, would the U.S. abstain? I could see that as a possibility," said Goldenberg.
In the wake of Israel's election, U.N. and Israeli officials exchanged sharp words after U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq called on the new Israeli government to halt "illegal settlement-building in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
In response to the statement, Ron Prosor, Israel's ambassador to the U.N., snapped back: "If the U.N. is so concerned about the future of the Palestinian people, it should be asking ... why Hamas uses the Palestinian people as human shields."
White House threatens US-Israeli relations, no congrats - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com
White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday that the "president" did not congratulate Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his decisive election victory--not this time, nor the time before. Earnest said, "The President at this point has not telephoned Prime Minister Netanyahu...Just as a relevant piece of recent historical context is that there have been two Israeli elections during the [this] administration. In both situations, in the aftermath of both elections, the President did not telephone Prime Minister Netanyahu until he'd already been directed by the Israeli President to begin the process of forming a coalition government." Telephoning is not necessarily congratulating.
Earnest said that Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned Netanyahu to congratulate him. The signal sent by having Kerry congratulate Netanyahu is that Netanyahu is not worthy of a US president's attention in the matter. This coincides with reports that the "president" walked out of a meeting with Netanyahu to make him think about the error of his ways while the "president" had dinner with his wife in March 2010. While there are various accounts of this report, the "president" demonstrated his disappointment in Netanyahu by not taking a joint picture for the media during that visit. There have been many other reports of the "president" slighting Netanyahu.
Moreover, Earnest said, "There's one other thing that I anticipated might come up that I just did want to mention as it relates to the Israeli elections. Specifically, there has been a lot of coverage in the media about some of the rhetoric that emerged yesterday that was propagated by the Likud Party to encourage turnout of their supporters that sought to, frankly, marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens. The United States and this administration is deeply concerned by divisive rhetoric that seeks to marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens. It undermines the values and democratic ideals that have been important to our democracy and an important part of what binds the United States and Israel together."
The US "president" and his minions can claim "its just politics" when they stir riots with their hate speech and support the Black Panthers in preventing whites from voting, but when it comes to Netanyahu encouraging Israelis rather than Arabs/Muslims to vote, it threatens the ideals that "binds the United States and Israel together." Earnest said that despite Netanyahu's promise of no Palestinian state, the US knows such a state is in the best interest of the Israeli people--talk about threatening democratic ideals. Of this Administration, it seems Isaiah 59:7 applies: "Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood, their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths."
FLASHBACK - 2012 TIME crowns Netanyahu as the 'King of Israel'...FASTFORWARD - Bibi Still Reigns as the 'King of Israel' - By Jim Nash ~ A Watchman http://watchmansview.com/Commentary.html
"For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God" Romans 13:1b
Tuesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared an election victory against all odds. The odds?...Last Tuesday, Netanyahu said in broadcast remarks, there was a "huge, worldwide effort" to ensure he loses the closely contested election...A powerful U.S. Senate investigatory committee has launched a bipartisan probe into American nonprofit OneVoice Movement funding of efforts to oust Netanyahu after the Obama administration's State Department gave the OneVoice Movement taxpayer-funded grants of $350K - A subsidiary of OneVoice is the Israel-based Victory 15 (V15) campaign, which is guided by top operatives of Obama's White House, which seeks to "replace the government" of Israel, and is headed by Obama's 2012 field director Jeremy Bird. ...Disgraceful!! "I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you" Genesis 12:3
Does everyone get the message? "God appoints authorities" Rom. 13:1 ..."He removes kings and raises up kings" Dan. 2:21 ..."the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses" Dan. 5;21 ...it is very apparent like Queen Esther, God has appointed Bibi as the present day King of Israel "for such a time as this."
Netanyahu's campaign platform: If I'm elected, there will be no Palestinian state. Netanyahu said Monday that after the election, Israel will face international pressure to pull back to the 1967 lines - "We must establish a strong national government headed by Likud in order to fend off these pressures." He warned that any areas that came under Palestinian rule would subsequently become a Hamas stronghold. The prime minister vowed to increase construction in East Jerusalem, and said the city would never be divided. "We will continue to build in Jerusalem, we will add thousands of housing units, and in the face of all the (international) pressure, we will persist and continue to develop our eternal capital." God honored Netanyahu's commitment to the land - In Genesis 17:7-8 God established an "everlasting covenant" with Abraham - God gave the land to the Israelites. Jerusalem should never be divided for any reason as it is the God given property of the people of Israel. Bibi Netanyahu understands the Abrahamic Covenant and God's promises - the Zionist Union Labor party and their leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni do not respect God's covenant promises, and ran on a platform of establishing a Two-State solution, returning to the pre-1967 lines with east Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state...GOD Wins! Bibi remains the King of Israel!
Not only a victory against all odds, but a stunning and crushing victory, with Netanyahu's Likud party garnering an astounding 30 seats out of a possible 120..."For the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory." (Deuteronomy 20:4)..."With your help, and with the help of God, we will build a nationalist government that will protect the state of Israel," stated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now the longest-serving Israeli Prime Minister since David Ben-Gurion, the founding father of Israel. Israel's first anointed King was Saul (whose name means "desired"). Benjamin means "son of the right hand" and/or "beloved of the Lord" and has also been given by Rabbis the meaning of one "who devours his enemy." Netanyahu in Hebrew means "YAHWEH (or Jehovah) has given." Has Jehovah God given Benjamin Netanyahu to Israel "for such a time as this" like in the story of Queen Esther, possibly to devour Israel's enemies - and specifically Persia (Iran)? Note in the picture of the Time Cover, the subscript "He's conquered Israel, But will Netanyahu now make peace - or war? PM Netanyahu made it crystal clear in his speech to the U.S. Congress this month, which was focused on the pending P5+1 Iran Agreement to be consummated this month... "But I can guarantee you this, the days when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over...We are no longer scattered among the nations, powerless to defend ourselves...we, the Jewish people, can defend ourselves...even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand" ...and the God of Israel will stand with the Apple of His eye! "Like birds hovering overhead, the LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem; he will shield it and deliver it, he will 'pass over' it and will rescue it." Isaiah 31:5. And if its war with Iran, here is the promise of the God of Israel "For I will cause Elam (Iran) to be dismayed before their enemies (Israel) And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them (Iran), My fierce anger,' says the Lord; 'And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them." Jeremiah 49:37
Saul being the first anointed King of Israel, has some interesting connections to the name "Benjamin." The tribe of Benjamin is described in Jacob's blessing (Gen. xlix. 27) as warlike - Benjamin formed part of the camp of the sons of Joseph, the tribe counted 35,400 warriors, and later on 45,600 men (Num. i. 36; ii. 22, 23; x. 22-24; xxvi. 41). The tribe of Benjamin was destined to a prominent place in the history of Israel as it gave the nation its first king, in the person of Saul, son of Kish (I Sam. ix. 1); and when Saul died, his son, Ish-bosheth, reigned for two years over Benjamin and the other tribes, except Judah (II Sam. ii. 8, 9). Benjamin remained loyal to the house of David (I Kings xii. 21), and therefore shared the destinies of Judah at the time of the restoration (Ezra iv. 1, x. 9). Mordecai (tying back to the story of Esther) the loyal Jew, was a descendant of Saul of the tribe of Benjamin (Esth. ii. 5). The name "Benjamin" is given various meanings by the Rabbis. According to some, is equivalent to ("son of days"). The Rabbis lay stress on the name, "beloved of the Lord," by which Benjamin is distinguished (Deut. xxxiii. 12; Sifre, l.c.). A comparison is also made to the ravening wolf (Cant. R. to viii. 1), "who devours his enemy."
Source: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2947-benjamin
The thought strikes me, is it possible that Saul being the First anointed King of Israel is in contrast to "Benjamin" (Netanyahu) possibly being the Last of the Kings of Israel, as it appears the Church Age is quickly coming to a close, and the time of Jacobs Trouble is at hand. Has he been appointed for such a time as this? Time will tell.
"For if you [Bibi] remain completely silent [He spoke up before Congress and the World] at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you [Bibi] have come to the kingdom [re-elected as PM and King of Israel] for such a time as this?" Esther 4:14
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7
Pray for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and the formation of his coalition government, that it be strong and supportive of the PM and for the peace and safety of Israel. May they also be like "the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do" I Chronicles 12:32
God's Victory - By Kit R. Olsen - http://www.raptureready.com/soap2/olsen8.html
The Leftist coalition sent to Israel has fallen apart (for now). Despite the Obama Administration's intense interference, Obama's Chicago-style radical Alinsky sanctioned attempts to destroy Prime Minister Netanyahu, and Israel's sovereignty-did not work.
The shameful interference of the White House has been circumvented by God Almighty. Make no mistake about it, God should be given all the credit and glory for this important win. In this extremely intense battle between good and evil, God has given us this gift of great encouragement in these very trying, last days.
The Obama Administration's attempt to transform Israel into a Leftist menagerie has been given a good swift kick. All good Christians and Jews should be celebrating Netanyahu's victory; for it is God's victory. And the same God of the Bible has sent a very strong message: God is not mocked and despite all the efforts of the devil's representatives, He rules like no other.
We have been given hope in these dark days when out-of-control liberalism (which is nothing less than a serious mental and spiritual disorder), has seeped into every nook and cranny of our lives. The moral depravity engineered by Satan's representatives may be having a field day throughout the world but their days are numbered.
The King of Kings and Lord of lords is alive and well. I wonder if the angels in heaven are cheering. I can only imagine the disdain and shock of the Leftists who tried to dismantle Israel. All the money and manipulations used by the Obama Administration were made ineffective by God Himself. The problem for the administration and those who oppose Israel's sovereignty is this:
They do not understand they are opposing the God of the universe, the Great I AM, God Almighty, the Creator heaven and earth. The radical vermin are totally out of their league. They are fighting a losing war, a war they ultimately cannot win. They will win some skirmishes and battles but we all know that they will never defeat God and His prophetic plan for Israel and mankind.
I ask all those who love our Messiah Jesus, the great Messiah of Israel, to fall on your knees and praise Him and thank Him for we have been given a small glimpse of a heavenly victory.
We know Israel has some very rough days ahead during the coming Tribulation. But the fact that God did not allow, at this time, the radical Leftists from Obama's cadre of godless cohorts to tear apart His Holy Land-should give us all hope. Hope, that when it is all said and done every prophetic utterance in the Bible will be fulfilled exactly as intended by God.
Consider Netanyahu's win in the Israeli elections a preview of one of God's soon coming attractions-when he tears down those who oppose Him and His beloved Israel-when the battle of Ezekiel 38 and 39 takes place. All these same anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, anti-God elitists will be shaken to the core when God intervenes and saves Israel from the Russian-led Islamic coalition.
This coalition of nations will be destroyed by God Almighty Himself-who stops them in a spectacular divine action (Ezekiel 38:22). The defeat of this coalition will be so unbelievable that the nation of Israel will get a serious wake-up call that God is alive, and many will come to understand that YAHWEH is their God (Ezekiel 38:23; 39:7, 22, 28). The defeat of these enemy nations that vastly outnumber Israel will also show the people of the world that their destruction was a divine act.
"And all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains," says the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be against his brother. And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone" (Ezekiel 38:21-22).
"And I [God] will send fire on Magog [Russia] and those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the LORD. So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel" (Ezekiel 39:6-7).
So get ready, Jesus is coming soon! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Prophetic implications of Netanyahu victory - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a decisive victory in the Israeli elections despite the US "president's" efforts to unseat him, and having to fight a hostile media. Netanyahu's Likud party won 30 seats to the leftist Zionist Union's 24 seats, affording Netanyahu the opportunity to form a conservative coalition government. In the immediate short term, these results have significant prophetic implications. First and foremost, the pace rushing toward apocalyptic confrontation with Islamic/Arab traditional enemies of Israel appears to have been slowed by the human factor that impacts prophecy--at least from electing those opposing appeasement to Islamic objectives. The impact, however, may be the opposite.
The victory means, if Netanyahu keeps his pre-election promise, that the world's folly of having a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel, actually cutting Israel in half, will not be realized any time soon. The so-called "peacemakers" will have a much more difficult time coopting Israel's support for allowing Iran nuclear capabilities. The pace of "all things Islam" kept by the US "president" may be slowed in the short term, hindered by a newly realized public perception in Israel that enemies should be kept at bay. All this could bring tensions to a head faster. The Islamic side would seemingly be more energized, more blatantly (if that is possible) aggressive, culminating in hostilities.
Already the spin-masters at the White House and Democratic Party circles are putting on the face that US-Israel relations are too strong and deep to be affected by any animosity between the "president" and his foreign policy nemesis Netanyahu. As of the time of this writing, there is no message of congratulations from the White House. What this all means is that the Islamic human factor will be inflamed, energized and spoiling for a fight with Israel. As events play out, hardliners against appeasement will likely take strong and emboldened stands against Islamic aggression, accelerating hostilities. This, in contrast to having appeasers give in to Islamists, fomenting a faster establishment/stronghold of Islam.
Irrespective of the election, God will have His way. The players on the world stage are such that prophecy will continue to march ahead, the layers revealing themselves with each passing day. On one hand, the dark side appears to be dealt a human setback with the Israeli elections. On the other hand, the circle of darkness and the evil intent of many leaders hearts' will be eager to press Israel and force their way. Nahum 1:3 says, "The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet." We must remain focused on the mission. Make disciples. Explain the times. Bring people to the full knowledge of the Lord.
Israel: What Does The Future Hold? - Belle Ringer - http://www.salvationandsurvival.com/2015/03/israel.html
Yesterday morning, as I awoke, I was keenly aware that the nation of Israel was deciding on its next leader. And just as in the days of old, the decision they would make would have important consequences.
For most of its early history, the nation of Israel was led by judges and prophets. The prophets relayed the word of God, while the judges counseled the people in times of peace, and led them to battle in times of war. Then in the year 880 BC, after 400 years of being led by prophets and judges, the people approached the Prophet Samuel, desiring a king "like all the other nations." Although God was disappointed in their lack of faith in relying on Him to reign over them, He nevertheless allowed Samuel to anoint Saul as Israel's first king. We know the rest of the story ... Saul fell out of favor with God for disobeying His command to wipe out all the inhabitants of the Nephilim tribes in the Promised Land. God then anoints David, a young shepherd, as King over Israel. It is through his line that the true King of Israel, Jesus Christ, would be born. God is Sovereign in all that He does and allows to happen.
And that is what I am telling myself this morning, as it appears that Benjamin Netanyahu has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Israel. The choices couldn't have been any more stark, or any more grave. Netanyahu had vowed that there will be no more concessions to terrorists while on his watch. His primary opponent based his election promises on Socialism and Negotiations; both of which would have been injurious to Israel and the rest of the world. They've been there before, and it did not work in their favor.
In fact, the Bible records the consequences of Israel splitting their nation in two after the death of King Solomon in 796 B.C. The unified nation of Israel had been strong and able to hold its own against the nations that surrounded them. But the division came as a result of tribal discord and political unrest. This left the once strong, unified nation a weak, divided nation; and it fell prey to the re-emerging empires of Egypt, Assyria and later, Babylon. The peoples of the Northern Kingdom, Israel; and the Southern Kingdom, Judah, were carried off into captivity and scattered across the world.
Now, after 2,000 years, they have returned to their homeland, and even recaptured Jerusalem, the City of David, where the Lord will one day sit upon His earthly throne. But political unrest and discord have once again settled upon the land of Israel. The nations of the world have sought concessions of "land for peace", while continuing to plan Israel's total destruction.
I believe the future of the nation of Israel hung in the balance yesterday during the nation's elections. Depending on who won, Israel would either determine victory over her enemies -- or assure her own eventual extermination. At the crux of the issues facing Israel is the Palestinian state. As Breitbart.com points out, "The 'two-state solution' for peace-which is the only platform largely supported by the international community-has shown to be a complete failure in securing peace for both Israel and the Palestinian people. With the signing of the 1993 Oslo Accords, Israel became the first country to give Palestinians self-governing land. In 2005, Israel forcibly removed all Jews from the Gaza Strip in exchange for hopes of an elusive peace. In both instances, and other "land for peace" endeavors, the result has always been the same: the creation of hostile Palestinian entities that have chosen to seek Israel's destruction through militant conquest and delegitimization practices."
In ancient history, the nation of Israel had to live in fear of being conquered by Egypt, Assyria and Babylon. Today, they are surrounded by state sponsors of terror like Iran and the emerging Caliphate of ISIS. We saw what happened nearly 2600 years ago when they did not strengthen themselves from within -- their weakened state left them vulnerable to oppressive regimes. Today, the same holds true; only the stakes are higher. If Israel weakens their position, making further concessions or withdrawals, they won't just be scattered across the world -- they could very well be totally decimated by a nuclear Iran, or Iran's proxies.
Voter turnout in Israel was relatively high, showing that the people are aware of the gravity of this election. (Of course, we cannot ignore the fact that busloads of Arab voters were transported in -- seems as if voter fraud knows no national boundaries). But ultimately, with the apparent victory of Benjamin Netanyahu, -- who has declared there will be no Palestinian State as long as he is in office -- the nation has secured (for now) the unconditional, eternal covenant that YHWH made with their ancestor Abraham -- to be restored to, and possess, the land He gave them. Let's pray that they have elected the best man; one who will honor that sacred covenant. And let them remember that they are not to be like "all the other nations". It is prophesied by the Apostle Paul that Israel will one day come into its full purpose of world leadership. Is Netanyahu the man who will fulfill that prophesy? Only God knows the "big picture" ... but when the final victory is declared, we will have a pretty good idea of where their immediate future lies.
Jeremiah 23:1-4 "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord."
Israel elections--Speculative or prophetic? - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com
I never have been a fan of speculative journalism--that is coming of with a scenario and discussing it as if it were fact. In journalism, we are supposed to write about the facts. Problem is these days, that there is so much deception that it is difficult to get to the facts. Now prophecy is another animal altogether. Prophecy is the facts yet to come and the events surrounding what will bring them about as they play out. The current situation in Israel is a prophetic one. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held the line on negotiating with terrorists and has been strong on the protection of Israel. He has been like a candle in the wind of nonsensical liberal dogma seeking to destroy Israel.
Netanyahu is in the way. The occupant of the Oval Office and other leaders around the world that are trying to guide into existence an end time caliphate against Israel need a weak, leftist minded, Islamist Marxist-trusting leader at the helm in Israel. They need someone who will give in to having a hostile terrorist state cutting across the midsection of Israel. They need Iran to have nuclear power. They need the Islamic State to advance. They need to topple Bashar Assad's Syrian government. They need to topple any stable government that stands in the way of the Islamic State and Iran's upcoming Persian-Assyrian empire. They need it, not because they believe in prophecy playing out, but because they hate Israel.
I do not want to give the impression that I favor the US "president" or the Islamic State because they are advancing prophecy. Those who know me and read my posts know that I renounce and deplore all they stand for. But I do see them as tools of the dark side in advancing end time prophecy. It is just that we as a people, as Christians and Americans, should not have leaders that favor satan and his move toward the Beast government of the end times--no matter how much we want Jesus Christ to return. It does not bode well for us. As the prophet Zechariah writes in 12:3, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces."
The Lord also says in Zechariah 12:9, "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem." The US "president" has done all within his power to bring about that day where the enemies of Israel come against Jerusalem--he has destabilized the Middle East, helped birth the Islamic State, empowered the Muslim Brotherhood, and has campaigned against Netanyahu. He has taken America on a fast track to the prophetic dark side, a journey that is sure to have prophetic ramifications for each of us. We are to: never become weary in doing good; to overcome evil with good; to let our light so shine before men that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven. This does not mean hastening prophecy by allowing evil to advance. Making disciples is a more acceptable path.
IF NETANYAHU LOST ELECTIONS:
The Prophetic Significance of Netanyahu's Defeat or Re-election Next Week - By: Andy Woods - http://thewordonpolitics.com/the-prophetic-significance-of-netanyahus-defeat-or-re-election-next-week/
Next week on Tuesday March 17th, Israelis will go to the polls in order to decide if they will re-elect their current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Recently, Netanyahu confessed that "he saw 'a real danger' that he might lose next week's closely contested election and asserted that there was a worldwide effort to ensure such an outcome." Netanyahu continued, "...it is a very tight race. Nothing is guaranteed because there is a huge, worldwide effort to topple the Likud government."1 As an evangelical, Bible-believing Christian, I find next week's election extraordinarily important for at least two reasons.
First, the global effort to defeat Netanyahu fits into the pattern predicted in the Scripture that all nations will eventually turn against Israel. Netanyahu, who just last week gave a well-received speech before a joint session sponsored by the House of Representatives, has been a stalwart for the idea that Israel should not enter into "bad deals" in exchange for the illusory promise of peace from her hostile Middle Eastern neighbors that are committed to driving tiny Israel into the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, Netanyahu has been a staunch critic of the Obama Administration's recently discovered ambition to enter into a "bad deal" with Iran, which allows the latter to even more quickly cross the nuclear finish line.2 Since Netanyahu's policies in this regard contradict global opinion, the global community has become a cheerleader for Netanyahu's opponent Isaac Herzog of the left-of-center Zionist Union party.
In fact, I am embarrassed to admit my own country's complicity in the global effort to unseat Netanyahu. Obama recently demonstrated his animosity for the Prime Minster by refusing to even meet with Netanyahu last week when the Prime Minster came to America to deliver his speech.3 Such hostility is also evidenced by the Obama Administration's recently discovered new policy of shooting down Israeli airplanes sent by Israel for the express purpose of taking out Iran's imminent nuclear capabilities.4 These are certainly strange ways for an American presidential administration to treat a longstanding ally and the only Democracy in the region. As if all of this was not bad enough, the Obama Administration has gone so far as to dispatch its own campaign operatives to Israel in order to ensure that Netanyahu is not re-elected.5 Such behavior does not bode well for America in the long run given God's promise to curse those who curse Israel. As recorded in Genesis 12:3, God is very clear about this promise when he said, "And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse."
As the international hatred for Israel grows, we certainly see the stage being set for the eventual fulfilment of Zechariah 14:2. This verse says, "For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city" (italics added).
Second, the defeat of Netanyahu will inevitably pave the way for the eventual further division of the Land of Israel as well as the division of the City of Jerusalem. "In footage of the event obtained by Reuters Television, Netanyahu said Herzog would seek to renew peace talks with Palestinians and negotiate about 'dividing Jerusalem, giving back territory.'"6 The prophet Joel predicted that such a division is the very thing that will kindle the wrath of God thereby bringing about His end time judgments. Joel 3:2 says, "I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land" (italics added). According to this prophecy, apparently God will finally enter judgment against the nations in the end times based upon their mistreatment of His people Israel. The final and italicized clause in this prophecy indicates the straw that will break the camel's back, thereby pouring forth divine wrath upon unsuspecting humanity, will be the intentional division of Israel's land. Interestingly, God here refers to this tract of real estate as "My land." Such division is exactly what the global community, the Obama Administration, and Netanyahu's opponent Isaac Herzog are seeking to accomplish. Thus, Netanyahu's defeat and Herzog's victory will bring us just one step closer toward the fulfillment of this terrifying prophecy.
One of Netanyahu's campaign posters during the 2009 Israeli legislative elections which stated that he would be the best choice for Israel's economy and security.
One of Netanyahu's campaign posters during the 2009 Israeli legislative elections which stated that he would be the best choice for Israel's economy and security.
Elections have consequences, and I believe Tuesday's election in Israel will be prophetically significant for the two reasons that I have articulated. The times and the seasons remain under the sovereign control of our omnipotent God. However, from a human point of view, I believe the re-election of Netanyahu will play a significant role in slowing down the progress of evil by thwarting the global community's ambition to further shrink Israel's borders to a non-defensible political expanse. Therefore, for the next few days, I am going to make a point of interceding in prayer to our merciful God on behalf of Benjamin Netanyahu and his re-election team. I hope you will join me.
Endnotes
1.https://ca.news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-says-sees-worldwide-effort-topple-him-114542253-business.html [?]
2.http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2015/03/3/netanyahu-criticizes-obama-s-bad-deal-in-front-of-congress.html [?]
3.http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/03/us-usa-israel-idUSKBN0LZ0BS20150303 [?]
4.http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/report-obama-threatened-to-shoot-down-israeli-jets/ [?]
5.http://nation.foxnews.com/2015/01/27/obama-campaign-team-arrives-israel-defeat-netanyahu-march-elections [?]
6.https://ca.news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-says-sees-worldwide-effort-topple-him-114542253-business.html [?]
Why Israel Needs Benjamin Netanyahu for One More Term - Geoffrey Grider - http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=31695
It's now nearing Midnight in the valley of decision
"I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land." Joel 3:2 (KJV)
For exactly 1,878 years, the land of Israel, God's holy land, lay empty of it's Jewish inhabitants. This is the very land that God promised to Abraham, Issac and Jacob, and to Moses as well. Eretz Israel, the land of promise to God's chosen people, the Jews.
Netanyahu recently said that there will be 'no concessions and no withdrawals" of any of the land of Israel to the Palestinians. That, my friends, is what we call the "one state solution".
On May 14, 1948, the United States of America, under president Harry S. Truman, officially and formally recognized the regathered nation of Israel and in the blink of an eye, bible prophecy from both the Old and New Testaments was gloriously fulfilled. Israel was regathered according to the word of the Lord!
The prophet Zechariah said that in the last days, Israel would be the focus of the entire world, with Jerusalem in particular riveting people's attention:
"The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." Zechariah 12:1-3 (KJV)
The God Of Abraham has a One State Solution
While the precise time period Zechariah refers to will happen during the time of Jacob's trouble, what Matthew calls the Great Tribulation, we are so close to that time now that we are already seeing the "birth pangs" for those events. All the nations of the world, including America, are saying that if Israel will just "part their land" and give it to the Palestinians, then we can finally have peace in the Middle East. They call this the Two State Solution. Well, the nations of the world might think it's a good plan, but the bible says that God hates it. Read the scripture quote at the top of this article from the prophet Joel. God Himself comes down to fight all the nations that have "parted His land". The entire battle of Armageddon will be fought over who controls the land.
"I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory." Isaiah 46:13 (KJV)
Why Israel needs Netanyahu for one more term. More than any other issue, even more than the idea of Iran getting a functional nuclear weapon, there is no greater issue for the nation of Israel in 2015 and beyond than who controls the land. All the land of Israel. What Israel needs is a champion who will not give in to the demonic Two State Solution, and boldly stand up and declare, against any and all opposition, that Israel shall not be divided for anyone.
The bible clearly declares that Israel shall be divided in the end times after they have been regathered, but woe unto them by whom it's divided. Israel needs Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister because, whatever his faults and failings may be, he will never allow any of the land of Israel to be divided and given to the Palestinians. For that reason, and for that reason alone, Israelis must reelect Bibi to another term in office.
God is not so much concerned with which leader will institute what social programs, fund or not fund the military, or create or not create economic reforms. The bible clearly shows that God is jealous for His land of Israel, and that it stays with His people the Jews.
Yitzhak Rabin wanted to divide the land of Israel and create a Palestinian state. God allowed him to be shot and killed by one of his own people on November 4, 1995. Ariel Sharon wanted to divide the land to create a Palestinian state, and God allowed him to be taken down by a stroke in 2006 and eventually die in a coma.
The number one issue in Israel today is who controls the land. Reelect Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister for an undivided Israel with Jerusalem as it's capital.
Am Yisrael Chai!
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