Could This Be True
? Is the Answer in Damascus
?
July 23, 2006
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Anyone, who h as
attempted to predict what is going to happen in a given situation in Middle East dealings, learns quickly the prediction usually
has more questions than answers. If, by some miraculous chance, this latest attempt to being a temporary false peace between Israel and the Palestinians should succeed, it will only do so if the real leader of the Hamas terrorist government, Khaled Meshal, who resides in Damascus, sanctions the Egyptian-brokered deal.
Begin Haaretz Article
Fatah Claims Hamas willing to accept Deal with Israel
By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent
July 22, 2006
Senior Fatah sources in Gaza said on Saturday Hamas is ready to accept a deal that involves freeing abducted soldier Gilad Shalit, a joint cease-fire and an end to IDF actions in the Gaza Strip.
What is not clear is whether Khaled Meshal, the Hamas leader in Damascus, will sanction the Egyptian-brokered deal.
The initiative, proposed by Egypt and discussed by Palestinian leaders in Gaza in the last few days, consists of freeing Gilad Shalit, a joint cease-fire and the cessation of the IDF’s assassinations in the Gaza Strip and freeing Palestinian prisoners later on.
The deal also includes understandings to set up a national unity government.
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met Hamas parliament members and leaders in Gaza, urging them to accept the deal before American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s arrival this week.
Most Palestinian factions, including the Hamas leadership, agreed to the deal in principle, but argued that Israel is not ready for a cease-fire as long as Shalit is held captive. Fatah’s leadership also rejects a unilateral cease-fire at this stage.
Egypt, meanwhile, is continuing its efforts to persuade Hamas leaders overseas and in Gaza to free Shalit in exchange for Egyptian guarantees to release Palestinian prisoners later on, as part of a comprehensive cease-fire deal.
Dr Salah al-Bardawil, head of the Hamas parliamentary faction, told Haaretz that if Israel stops its actions in Gaza, most streams would accept a cease-fire.
He added, however, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh already proposed a unilateral cease-fire and Israel rejected it.
Hamas leaders in Gaza are interested in separating the negotiations over the Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit from Hezbollah’s negotiations over Lebanese prisoners. Bardawil stressed that there is no cooperation between Hamas and Hezbollah about the prisoner exchange negotiations.
“We don’t intend to reach a joint deal. Hezbollah entered the picture after Hamas was already in it, they want their prisoners and we have ours,” he said.
It is not clear whether Meshal is also in favor of a separate Hamas deal with Israel.
Fatah sources said that Hamas’ Gaza leadership does not want its name mixed up with the fighting in Lebanon, especially in view of the sharp international criticism of Hezbollah.
Hamas leaders believe Hezbollah has harmed the Palestinian cause by its actions and are striving to reach a separate deal with Israel.
However, Fatah officials are doubtful about the chances of reaching an agreement, due to the unclarity of the position of Hamas’ overseas leadership, headed by Meshal.
End Haaretz Article
Based on many past performances, Middle East situations bubble, then explode, then sputter, then drizzle, then go to a single drip. It will take time to go through this process, but it will happen.
As I have stated for the last ten days, the current situation in the Middle East is not going to explode into a war that terminates in the battle of Armageddon – All the ingredients and elements are not yet in place for that, but they soon will be. Events like these have so many repeat performances in the Middle East they have established a rather predictable pattern, with a common question always being the single focus and most important question of each new repeat performance, namely, “How long will this episode last?”
There is a danger to the precedent pattern of the previous paragraph. A day is coming when a new incident kicks off a repeat performance and, as usual, the world will ask: “Wonder how long it will last this time?” But, on this particular future occasion, it will bubble then explode, and all Hades will break out.
Israel will be shocked when she finds herself driven south into her war contingency evacuation area in the Negev south of Beersheba, a truce will be called, Israel will remain boxed in the Negev for some three and one-half years, then a massive army of millions of men and women will be gathered by the Antichrist to a final battle of Armageddon against Israel.
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.
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.
Revelation 16:13-16 – And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. [14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. [15] Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. [16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Daniel 11:45 to 12:1 – And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none
shall help him. [1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
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.
Jeremiah 30:7 – Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
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.
So, where are we now in the current Middle East mess in Israel? We have passed the “bubble” and entered in the “explode” stage, which will slowly phase into the “sputter” stage. Some sort of a false peace plan stands a chance of being agreed on in the “drizzle” stage, and could be put in place in the “drip” stage. My best guess for the “drip” stage to suddenly “explode” into the last three and one half years of tribulation is at some point in time between 2008 and 2012.
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