A Peace Agreement with the Palestinians is Meaningless - Todd Strandberg -
The leaders of the Palestinian Organization have had a series of childish fits in the wake of Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem. Palestinian leaders recently voted to suspend recognition of Israel until it reciprocates by recognizing a Palestinian state and recognizing Jerusalem as their capital. Now the Palestinians are saying they will go to the UN Security Council for a statehood vote.
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has endless energy when it comes to complaining about Israel. Last week, he went on a 2 ½ hour rant in which he called for discarding all past agreements with Israel. Abbas' Castro-esque speech was laced with fake history about Israel being a colonial project of the Europeans. He thinks the Palestinians are under constant attack by Israel even though they now live completely walled off from each other.
Abbas doesn't even know how to run a government. The Palestinian Organization is supported by Western and Arab donations. Most of the money is stolen or diverted to the production of tunnels and weapons. The liberal media ignore his support of terrorism and the payment of money to terrorists' families. He called murderers "heroic brothers" when they were released by Israel in 2013 as a condition for restarting peace talks. In December Abbas urged the Organization of the Islamic Conference to reconsider its recognition of Israel.
It has already been proven that Abbas doesn't want to be the responsible leader of a free nation. Under Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, he was offered an independent state in 2008. Abbas didn't take the offer. Instead, he asked to study the maps. Yasser Arafat turned down a similar offer because both men knew that the conflict with Israel is the only way to maintain their power.
There hasn't been an election in the West Bank for 13 years because Abbas knows that Hamas would win the election and then have him killed. He needs Israel for protection. Since most of the jobs come from the Jewish state, the boycott movement is doomed to failure.
When it comes to dealing with the Palestinian problem, liberal Jews are one of Israel's worst enemies. The Soros-family-funded advocacy group, J Street, touts itself as pro-peace and pro-Israel, but it does everything it can to undermine Israel's government. It released this statement on the Abbas speech: "Sunday's speech by President Abbas no doubt reflected his own and the Palestinian people's deep despair at the ever-deepening occupation and the lack of diplomatic progress toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
There is no logical reason for why so many world leaders kiss up to Mahmoud Abbas. The attention given to this buffoon is like if, during the Cold war, we found the closest living member of the Romanov family and declared them to be the legal head of Russian government. Moscow would mock such an effort to undermine the authority of the Communist government. Abbas represents people that don't even have a genetic link to the land they claim. The true Palestinians are Jews from the second and third century.
The Palestinian leader's meeting calendar is always full. Former Secretary of State John Kerry recently paid a visit to urge Abbas to resist President Donald Trump, telling the PA leader to 'stay strong' and 'play for time' - while suggesting he may make a second bid for the White House. I hope he does run on the Democratic ticket. Trump would have a great chance of winning against someone who is only running to solve the problems of a Middle Eastern terrorist organization.
It would be pure folly for Israel to enter into a peace agreement with the Palestinians, but the day will eventually come when its leadership will make such an unbelievable error. The Antichrist will be one of history's most cunning dealmakers. The reason why the peace process has been the longest-running negotiation process in living memory is because spiritual forces are at work to produce the seven-year covenant. We don't know the timing, but it is clear that we are drawing close to the climatic end.
"I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive" (John 5:43).
"And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate" (Daniel 9:27).
Trump's Peace Proposal - By Daymond Duck -
Pres. Trump promised a peace proposal in early 2018. He gave some of the Arab leaders a preliminary proposal (more than 90 pages) in early Dec. 2017, but at the time of this writing (as far as I know) he hasn't issued an official proposal.
Some of the terms in Pres. Trump's preliminary proposal have leaked (no right of return; PA self-government in part of Israel, but no PA military; PA will get some land in the Sinai instead of land the PA wants in Israel, etc.). Others terms have been kept confidential.
It has been reported that what some leaders say in public is different from what they say in private. The situation is fluid and constantly changing. But this article contains my understanding of what I have read up to this time.
As a candidate for Pres. of the U.S., Mr. Trump promised to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Some said he would never do it. Some said he would start WW III, if he did, etc.
At some point, Pres. Trump realized that every effort to negotiate a peace treaty failed for three reasons: 1) Possession of Jerusalem; 2) PA refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish nation; and 3) The UN, U.S., EU, Arab nations and others were giving the PA hundreds of millions of dollars per year with no strings attached.
Concerning Jerusalem, on Dec. 6, 2017, Pres. Trump decided to keep his promise to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. He understood that this would cause turmoil, but he believed the turmoil would eventually subside and the door would open for peace negotiations.
Concerning PA recognition of Israel as a Jewish nation, Pres. Trump decided the PA would never recognize the existence of Israel as a Jewish nation; so he decided to seek the recognition of the Arab League instead. Recognition of Israel's existence as a Jewish nation by the Arab League would make PA rejection meaningless.
Concerning the hundreds of millions of dollars that are being given to the PA with no strings attached, Pres. Trump decided that one reason the PA keeps refusing to sign a peace treaty is because the PA doesn't want the influx of money to stop. Pres. Trump decided that it is foolish to keep giving the PA large sums of money without getting something in return. Why agree to a peace treaty, if the money is going to be reduced or stopped?
When Mahmoud Abbas learned what is in Pres. Trump's preliminary proposal he went ballistic. He abandoned the peace process. He rejected Pres. Trump as a fair negotiator. He walked away from the negotiating table.
He spent part of his millions of U.S. dollars traveling around Europe searching for anti-Israel allies. Most told him he would get nowhere without the U.S. and Pres. Trump.
Pres. Trump said Mr. Abbas must return to the negotiating table and stop refusing to negotiate or he (Pres. Trump) will shut down the PA office in Washington, the U.S. will not have anything else to do with the PA, and the U.S. will give the PA no more U.S. money. Pres. Trump even threatened to try to cut off the PA's income from other nations and entities.
Pres. Trump thinks it will take time, but the PA will eventually change their mind. If they don't, Pres. Trump will continue the peace process without any input from the PA. It appears that he may already have the approval of the Arab League to do this.
Anyway, the PA has abandoned the peace process, but most of the remainder of the Arab League hasn't. Most want to get past Pres. Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move on with the peace process in exchange for U.S. and Israeli help in dealing with Iran's nuclear weapons program.
It has been reported that Egypt is actually downplaying Pres. Trump's decision, and one government official has asked some of the media to convince the Egyptian people to accept it.
Jordan is struggling with Pres. Trump's decision on Jerusalem, but many think Jordan will come around.
Pres. Trump said his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will cost Israel. The Arabs want to hear what this means.
This writer is not suggesting that Pres. Trump will betray Israel, but Pres. Trump needs to be very careful about this. The Bible clearly teaches that what nations do to Israel as the Tribulation Period nears will come back on them (Obad. 1:15).
Concerning Israel, Prime Min. Netanyahu knows that Israel will be called upon to make some painful concessions. He wants the government in Gaza replaced with a government that can control the terrorists and be a reliable peace partner.
He wants a phased agreement that will gradually change things over a period of time (not all at once; could it be 7 years?). He is refusing to give up Jerusalem and Israel's right to defend itself.
God alone knows the future. But it looks like Pres. Trump will continue to develop his peace proposal; Mr. Abbas is probably on his way out; the 1967 borders are no longer a factor; the Arab League is ready to recognize the existence of Israel as a Jewish nation; the Arab League is ready to make peace; it is ready to establish a regional government in Gaza; it is ready to do what is best for the Palestinian people instead of the terrorists in Fatah, Hamas, etc.
It must be understood that Pres. Trump's peace proposal is not the treaty that will begin the Tribulation Period. But his proposal will have the potential to morph into a peace treaty that will gain global acceptance and be confirmed by the Antichrist. That would begin the Tribulation Period.
Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc.
Daymond & Rachel Duck
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