Unfortunately For Our President,
All seven assumptions are Correct,
AS STATED BY MAJOR General Eiland!
Existence of these seven Assumptions,
Is Sufficient To Insure Only a False Peace
Is Possible In The WILD, WILD Middle East!
May 27, 2009
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
The following Scriptures are not Assumptions:
THIS IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AT SOME POINT IN TIME BETWEEN 2010 AND 2015.
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.
Zechariah 13:8 – And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Isaiah 26:20,21 – Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for
a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
[21] For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Matthew 24:21,22 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. [22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Luke 21:25,26 – And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
FORTUNATELY, IT EVENTUALLY DOES HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.
Luke 21:27,28 – And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
[28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Zechariah 13:9 – And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
Zechariah 14:9 – And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
Begin Excerpt from YNet News Via Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert
Seven Mistaken American Assumptions
Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland
(Ynet News)
May 26, 2009
Assumption 1: “Establishing a Palestinian state in line with the 1967 borders is the essence of the Palestinians’ national aspiration.”
The Palestinians could have secured such a state many times in the past, including at the Camp David talks in 2000. What is the basis for assuming that the Palestinian ethos, which is premised on a “desire for justice,” “need for revenge,” recognition of their “victimhood,” and mostly the “right of return,” has changed all of a sudden
?
Assumption 2: “Gap between the Israeli and Palestinian positions is bridgeable.”
Reality is different. The maximum any Israeli government can offer the Palestinians is far from the minimum that any Palestinian government would be able to accept.
Assumption 3: “Egypt and Jordan want to see Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolved.”
Reality is different. As long as the conflict exists, Egypt has the ultimate excuse for all domestic troubles. For the Jordanians, a neighboring Palestinian state – likely under Hamas’ rule – would mark the end of
the Hashemite Kingdom.
Assumption 4: “A final-status agreement would bring stability and security to the region.”
The exact opposite is true.
There is no chance that the small and divided Palestinian state would be viable. The frustration created by such a situation, and with Israel being stripped of “defensible borders,” is an obvious foundation for instability.
Assumption 5: “We have an opportunity that must not be missed.”
The chance of securing an agreement back in 2000 was much greater than it is currently, yet it didn’t happen. Is it more possible now to reach an agreement when Hamas is the dominant Palestinian movement
?
Assumption 6: “Progress on the Palestinian front is vital in order to enlist the support of Arab states against Iran.”
Arab states such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia have a supreme interest in curbing Iran, irrespective of the Palestinian issue.
Assumption 7: “There’s only one solution to the conflict – the two-state formula.”
There are alternate solutions whereby the Palestinian are no longer under Israel’s control.
The writer chaired Israel’s National Security Council from 2004 to 2006.
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