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In this week’s 5 minute update, we focused on:
1) The current status of the Israel / PLO peace process
2) The prospects for war with Syria and Iran
Israel and the Palestinians are currently not holding peace talks. They last held them in January in Jordan. The Palestinians have warned that they are ready to present a letter to Israel blaming Israel for the failure of the January peace talks. The letter is expected to state the PLO demand that they will not resume direct peace negotiations with Israel unless Israel agrees that these talks will be based upon a PLO state on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital and that Israel must freeze building Jewish homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. If Israel doesn’t agree to these demands, the Palestinians are threatening to seek recognition of a PLO state at the United Nations through the UN Security Council or the UN General Assembly. The US is concerned about the tone of the potential letter and that explicit threats will cause Israel to abandon the peace process and impose penalties upon the PLO.
An agreement to divide Jerusalem and establish a PLO state is a tribulation event.
The link to these articles are as follows:
1) U.S., Jordan urge Abbas to refrain from threats to dismantle Palestinian Authority
2) Erekat: Quartet Must Hold Israel Accountable for Stalled Peace
The Syrian army has now crushed a major part of the Syrian opposition groups. The Syrian army has retaken previous rebel strongholds in the north near Turkey in addition to the strategic city of Homs in central Syria. This is a monumental victory for the Assad government. It mainly came about from Russian and Iranian support for Assad. Russia says that it will continue to sell arms to Syria. Furthermore, Russia and China continue to support the Assad government at the UN Security Council. The crushing of the Syrian opposition is a victory for Russian influence in the region. Because of Russia’s support for both Syria and Iran, it also strengthens Iran in their potential talks in April with the P5+1 countries over its nuclear program. At the moment, US President Barack Obama is ruling out the possibility of direct Western military intervention to change the current situation in Syria. However, he is open to the possibility of doing so in the future should Assad remain in power. In order to divert attention from the situation in Syria, Iran has been advising Syria to focus things toward Israel.
A war with Syria where Damascus is destroyed (Isaiah 17) is a tribulation event.
The link to these articles is as follows:
1) Syrian regime gains momentum against rebels
2) Russia says it will keep selling weapons to Syria
3) Russia and China block British attempts at UN to end Syria bloodshed
4) Assad’s Success Gives Russia the Edge over the US in the Middle East
5) Obama: Syria Military Intervention Premature
6) U.S. ‘seriously’ Considers Strike on Syria
7) Report: Iran officials told Assad to focus on Israel to divert attention from Syria crisis
The United States has asked Saudi Arabia to increase their oil output to offset the impact of a July Iranian oil embargo in Europe. However, Saudi Arabia is reluctant to do so. The international SWIFT financial network based in Belgium has started to block Iranian financial institutions from electronically transferring global funds. This will put a major squeeze on the Iranian economy.
British Prime Minister David Cameron stated that now is the time to increase the pressure upon Iran to stop its nuclear program and allow sanctions to enable the change in Iranian thinking. As a result, Cameron said that there is no present justification for Israel to attack Iran right now.
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton warned Iran to agree to stop their nuclear program when talks begin in April or risk being militarily attacked by the United States. US President Barack Obama warned Iran that the window to resolve the crisis over its nuclear program is diplomatically shrinking and that Iran would face consequences if it didn’t take fresh talks seriously. However, Russian and Iranian help in enabling Syrian President Bashar Assad to defeat major strongholds of the Syrian opposition groups in the past week is expected to strengthen the Iranian resolve over the issue in the upcoming talks.
Iran is threatening to bombard Northern Israel with missiles by working in cooperation with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel says that it has a right to bomb Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon even if the US objects to it. At the moment, a majority of the Israeli security cabinet supports an Israeli military strike against Iran. Meanwhile, a White House official said that Israel will only strike the Iranian nuclear facilities in September or after the United States presidential elections in November.
A US war with Iran is a tribulation event.
The link to these articles is as follows:
1) U.S. asks Saudis to lift oil output from July
2) Saudi Arabia reluctant to replace Iranian Crude
3) SWIFT financial network to cut ties with Iran banks targeted by EU sanctions
4) U.K’s Cameron: No justification for Israeli attack on Iran
5) ‘US warns Iran: Accede or be attacked’
6) Obama: Window for diplomacy in Iran shrinking
7) Iran’s Syrian Win Strengthens Its Position at Nuclear Talks
8.) Iran threatens N. Israel with bombardment from Lebanon
9) PM: Israel will protect itself even if America objects
10) Most of Israel security cabinet backs Iran strike: report
11) Israel to delay strike on Iran until after US elections?
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
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