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SPECIAL ISRAEL TRIP REPORT
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In this week’s 5 minute update, we focused on several things:
1) The current status of the Israel / PLO peace process
2) The current situation with Iran
After failing to reach an agreement with Israel to extend the settlement freeze in the West Bank for an additional 3 months, Hilliary Clinton proposed that Israel and the PLO have separate talks with the US for six weeks to determine how to go forward with a negotiated peace agreement. During these proposed talks, the US wants Israel to define their vision for the borders of a PLO state. If these talks fail, the US said that they would be willing to offer bridging proposals. However, the PLO rejected having talks about the peace process as long as Israel continues to build in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Instead the PLO along with the Arab League proposes that the UN Security Council will pass a resolution condemning Israel building in the West Bank and East Jersualem. Furthermore, the PLO would like to have the EU recognize a PLO state based upon 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. The EU said that they would recognize a PLO state “when appropriate” but prefers negotiations in the immediate future. The US is not applying political pressure against Latin American countries who have started the process to recognize a PLO state based upon 1967 borders. The US violated diplomatic protocol by speaking with Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the US recently to meet with Hilliary Clinton regarding the peace process. By doing this, the USA was sending a clear message to Netanyahu that they are displeased with how he is handling the peace process. Recognition by the international community of a PLO state through a UN Security Council resolution will most likely lead to a regional war in the Middle East as Israel would rebel from such a unilateral declaration. If Israel does not achieve a peace agreement with Israel in the next several months, the Labor party headed by Ehud Barak is threatening to leave the Netanyahu government.
An agreement to divide Jerusalem and establish a PLO state is a tribulation event.
The link to these articles are as follows:
1) Israel pleased Clinton rejects idea of imposed solution
2) Clinton: A negotiated Palestinian state is inevitable
3) Mitchell proposes ‘parallel’ but separate US talks with Israel, Palestinians
4) PA Rejects Clinton’s Plan for Indirect Peace Talks
5) Despite fresh US approach, Palestinians say no Mideast talks without settlement freeze
6) Arab League to turn to UN for anti-settlement resolution
7) Erekat calls on EU to recognize a Palestinian state
8) Palestinians turn to Europe for statehood recognition
9) Obama encouraging ‘diplomatic assault’ on Israel ?
10) Livni: Israel should have accepted freeze deal
11) Clinton meets Livni in US ahead of speech on Mideast talks
12 Palestinians are planning to make Netanyahu sweat
13) A Palestinian state mean war
14) Ben-Eliezer: Without peace talks, Labor will leave Netanyahu government
Regarding Iran, they are placing medium-range missiles in Venezuela which would be able to reach the USA.
A US war with Iran is a tribulation event.
The link to this article is as follows:
1) Iran placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela: Can Reach the US
From a Biblical prophetic perspective, the reason why the God of Israel would allow these events to happen is because it will result in the end of the exile of the house of Jacob and the reunification of the 12 tribes of Israel (Ephraim and Judah).
We will to be “watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem” and we will not rest until the God of Israel makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62).
Shalom in Yeshua the Messiah,
Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int’l