Two Important Related Events in the Middle East Today!
February 1, 2006
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Two significant events, regarding the possibility of a time of “peace and safety” for the Israeli population, occurred today.
Egypt began to try to barter a peace agreement between Hamas and Israel and, according to an article by Yoav Stern.
Haaretz correspondent, and the Associated Press, “for the first time Egypt is demanding the P.A. stop violence as a precondition for peace talks, as stated in the Road Map Peace Plan.” Early on Wednesday (Israeli time zone), “Egyptian Intelligence chief and number two in the Egyptian government, said that Hamas must promise to end the violent tactics, recognize Israel and honor previous diplomatic agreements made by the P.A.” All of this would not be too significant if a statement had not been made by Hamas on Wednesday.”
The first event becomes significant by a statement that came out of the meeting by Hamas deputy leader Moussa Abu Marzouk.
Associated Press, Jerusalem Post, carried the following brief article.
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“Hamas: Cease Fire Could be Used to Placate West
February 1, 2006
“A Hamas Leader on Wednesday offered to renew the terrorist group’s cease-fire with Israel to ease international concerns over the radical Palestinian movement’s triumph in Palestinian elections.
The Hamas Deputy Leader Moussa Abu Marzouk said Hamas would alter some positions and policies, but that the group will remain committed to the fundamental principles.”
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Hamas needs time to pull together a disjointed body of Fatah, Islamic Jihad, and Al-Aksa Martyr’s Brigades, into a government. And they do not want to have the IAF peppering them
with air strikes while they attempt this difficult task.
Also, they need money, lots of
money.
Iran will continue to increase its financial support to them, but they are also supporting many terrorist groups internationally.
They need European money to develop a concrete government made up of a state where the man-in-the-street can feed, cloth, and educate his children.
If they can pull that off the Palestinians will be united behind them. If they decide to take this route, then they must stop the violence long enough to do it, and they may be able to do it if they can convince all the other terrorist groups that it is only temporary.
We are moving toward the time frame of 2007 to 2012, when I believe a Jihad will be launched against Israel from the north.
If a time of false peace comes out of this meeting, and is maintained for a brief period of time, it could mark the beginning of “peace and safety.”
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.