Will Message Produce Temporary Peace and Safety
?
April 30, 2008
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I think it is quite possible that the message carried by the destruction of the Syrian Nuclear Building may bring a type of false peace to the Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas, and Israel section of the Middle East.
However, if this happens to be the prophetic “peace and safety” of I Thessalonians 5:3,4, then after you read the two following articles, one thing is certain – It can only be very temporary in duration!
I Thessalonians 5:3,4 – For when THEY shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon THEM, as travail upon a woman with child; and THEY shall not escape. [4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Ezekiel 38:8,9 – After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains OF ISRAEL, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and THEY SHALL DWELL SAFELY ALL OF THEM. [9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Daniel 11:41 – He shall enter also into THE GLORIOUS LAND, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
Revelation 12:6 – And THE WOMAN fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Begin Jerusalem Post Article
Bush: Disclosing Syrian reactor details a message to Iran
Hilary Leila Krieger, Washington DC, THE JERUSALEM POST
April 29, 2008
US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he waited to disclose information concerning Israel’s September 6 attack on an alleged Syrian nuclear site to reduce the likelihood of conflict in the Middle East.
He also said the decision to disseminate the information now was partly intended to send a message to Iran and Syria,
and in order to rally the world to do more to stop them from nuclear activities and support for terrorism.
“We were concerned that an early disclosure would increase the risk of a confrontation in the Middle East or retaliation in the Middle East,” Bush said at a Rose Garden press conference, explaining that now he felt that risk was “reduced.”
He said that disclosing Syria’s covert nuclear program “shows that these programs can exist and people don’t know about them.”
That, he continued, America hoped would encourage greater international efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions through the United Nations Security Council.
He also declined to criticize former president Jimmy Carter’s recent conversations with Hamas leaders, despite widespread criticism in Israel and even from his secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice.
“The problem is Hamas,” he said in response to questions about whether Carter had helped or hindered the administration’s efforts in the Middle East. Bush added that it was important to provide an alternative vision for Palestinians. That made the process of creating a Palestinian state even more important, he stressed, which he gave as a key purpose of his trip to Israel to celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday next month.
Begin Excerpts from Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
April 29, 2008 No. 1911
Hamas Leader Khaled Mash’al: Our Proposal for Tahdiah (‘Calm’) is Tactical
Following is an interview with Hamas leader Khaled Mash’al, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on April 25, 2008:
To view this clip on MERMI TV, visit:
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1750.htm.
To view MEMRI TV’s page on Khaled Mash’al, visit:
http://www.memritv.org/subject/en/507.htm .
“IF THE SIEGE IS NOT LIFTED… WE WILL EXPLODE IN THE FACE OF EVERYBODY”
Khaled Mash’al: “Our only real motive for seeking tahdiah [‘calm’] and for our willingness to deal with the Egyptian efforts, which were generated in order to achieve a tahdiah, with full knowledge of the Americans, of Rice, and David Welch, and through the efforts Egypt has exerted vis-à-vis the Israeli side, is to put an end to the aggression against our people in Gaza and the West Bank, and to get the siege lifted and the border crossings opened.
“Let me tell you that without all this, all options will be available for us. When the [Egyptian] minister Omar Sleiman comes, he will meet with the other factions, in order to develop a general Palestinian position. Then he will move on to the Israeli occupation, and if they accept [the tahdiah], we are ready, but if the Israelis reject it, then it was not us who offered them this tahdiah to begin with, and the Israeli rejection will be vis-à-vis Egypt.
“Egypt bears the responsibility, and no one in the world will be able to blame us when we take two measures: We will defend our people and our land in the face of the Israeli aggression, and we [will carry out] the explosion in Gaza, of which we have warned.
Yes, if the siege is not lifted, the Gaza Strip will explode in the face of all those besieging it.”
Interviewer: “Including the Egyptians?”
Khaled Mash’al: “No, we don’t blame the Egyptian for this. We will explode in the face of everybody. By ‘explosion,’ I mean that the Palestinian people will choose its own options.” […]
“The Tahdiah is a Tactical Means; It Is a Step Within the Resistance, And Is Not Detached From It”
“People should not assume that in the management of this conflict, we are moving from a phase of resistance and battles to a phase of calm. No. According to our concept of the management of this conflict, the tahdiah is a tactical means. It is a step within the resistance and is not detached from it.
“It is only natural for any resistance movement, which cares about the interests of its people, to bear in mind the general Palestinian condition. At times, it generates an escalation, and at times, it withdraws a little. It is a process of ebb and flow, going up and down. This is how you run a battle. Hamas is renowned for this.
” In 2003, we began a tahdiah, and later renewed the operations.
The same thing happened following 2005.
Hamas conducted resistance from within the government, as well as when it was not in the government. This is a method of conflict management.
[…]
“My brother Muhammad, if a tahdiah is achieved – the Gaza Strip was, is, and will continue to be part of this homeland. People in Gaza would be able to recover, and the siege would be over. This would be an accomplishment.
[…]
“They are worried that Hamas and the other resistance factions will use the tahdiah to grow stronger, both in terms of weapons and training, and that the people will recover and prepare for the next round
of resistance, because we are talking about a tactical tahdiah, within the constraints I have mentioned. But the resistance, in pr
inciple, is not directed against the aggression only. In principle, the resistance is directed against the occupation. As long as there is occupation, there must be resistance.”
“In The Face Of Resistance, In The Battlefield, Israel Will Be Forced To [Withdraw]”
Interviewer: “Israel is not so naïve that it would give you what you want, just like that, so that you can recover, and prepare for the next round. What would make Israel do this, notwithstanding all the important things you just said?”
Khaled Mash’al: “Herein lies the important paradox, my brother Muhammad.
At the negotiating table, since Israel holds all, or most, of the cards, Israel will not give us anything.
It is not naïve, and will not give anything out of generosity.
But in the face of resistance, in the battlefield, Israel will be forced to do so. Otherwise, what made Israel reach the April ’96 understanding with Hizbullah? What made it leave South Lebanon? What made it leave Gaza
? It did not withdraw as a result of any understandings. The balance of power on the ground forces Israel to do so.”
[…]
Interviewer: “Carter stated on your behalf – and later you clarified this – that you agree that if President Mahmoud Abbas reaches a settlement, a referendum would be held on it following a national reconciliation.
You agree to accept the results of the referendum, even if they do not reflect your views. This was considered a sign of openness and moderation on the part of Hamas.
“However, shortly afterwards, Sami Abu Zuhri said, ‘We are not obliged to accept the results of this referendum.’ There were contradictory statements within Hamas. We would like a clarification.
“If Mahmoud Abbas reaches a settlement, which he himself accepts, and it is preceded by a national reconciliation, and a referendum is held over it among the Palestinian people – will you accept the results, yes or no?”
“[A] Referendum [Over A Settlement Reached By Abbas] Must Include All Our People, At Home And Abroad – Not Just Within [Palestine]”
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