EGYPT AND SYRIA ARMIES ENEMIES SINCE ALEXANDER FELL
EGYPT WON’T BE ONE OF DANIEL TEN TOES OR TEN HORNS
IN THE ANTICHRIST INITIAL ATTACK AGAINST THE ISRAELIS
BUT HE WILL ESTABLISH CAIRO AS CAPITAL OF CALIPHATE
AFTER HE BYPASSES JORDAN TO PUSH ISRAEL INTO NEGEV
THEN WEST ACROSS NORTHERN SINAI TO CONQUER EGYPT
November 10, 2011
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Daniel 8:21,22 – And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. [22] Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
When the He Grecian horn Alexander was broken (suddenly died), his four little horn generals stood up for him and divided his kingdom among them. Two of the kings and their successors, up to the Roman Empire, became known as the King of the North (Syria) and the King of the South (Egypt). Israel was, at the first division, a part of the King of the South’s Kingdom.
Daniel 11:40-43 – And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. [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. [42] He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. [43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Begin Excerpt from Arutz Sheba
Cairo’s Junta Tightens its Stranglehold on Power
As Egypt rushes towards elections on November 28, Cairo’s interim junta has moved to ensure its authority – and budget – are protected.
By Gavriel Queenann
First Publish: 11/7/2011, 8:50 PM
As Egypt’s first electoral contest since the February 11 ouster of President Hosni Mubarak approaches,
the interim ruling junta has moved to silence critics and polish its public image, Al Masry Al Youm reports.
Activists and politicians in Cairo fear the military, which used its status as a revered public institution to step in and assume power in the vacuum left by Mubarak, will refuse to submit to whatever government emerges from parliamentary elections slated to begin November 28.
Concerns came to a head last week when the military-backed interim government laid down parameters for writing Egypt’s future constitution, which included Cairo’s generals selecting 80 per cent of the membership for the constitutional committee.
The parameters also state that Egypt’s defense budget would be kept secret and the military would be the “guardian” of the constitution, raising the possibility of corruption and intervention in legislative and presidential affairs.
The Egyptian military’s power highlights the bizarre dissonance of Cairo’s ‘Arab Spring,’ in which a popular uprising against Mubarak’s 30-year police state resulted in military rule.
But millions of Egyptians, worried about rising radicalization amid a flagging economy, support the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces as a powerful force for stability that can not only maintain order, but address the challenges of the future.
State television and newspapers have portrayed Field Marshal Mohammad Hussain Tantawi in a flattering light, echoing portrayals of Mubarak during his rule, including coverage of the ‘Egypt Above All’ movement that has pasted posters of the field marshal across Cairo.
And, last month, a video clip of Tantawi taking an evening stroll in a business suit without his bodyguards gave rise to speculation he would run in the next presidential elections – in 2013.
Since Egypt’s independence from British colonial rule in 1952, its three presidents — Jamal Abdul Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Mubarak — have come from senior military ranks.
But critics say the military’s current demeanor brushes aside pretensions of a civil state that may have existed in the past and baldly telegraphs a move towards military guardianship.
Tantawi denied he would run for office — insisting the military has no interest in holding power after parliamentary elections — but he will remain at the helm until presidential elections are held.
Observers say that gives him plenty of time to change his mind, and note a political cabal who’s funding has not been publicly declared is campaigning for Tantawi to seek office.
The interim junta’s move to consolidate its hold on power has resulted in silence from Western leaders who previously applauded Mubarak’s ouster and the seeming momentum in Cairo towards democracy.
At the core of Western unease, analysts say, is the fact that the military — heavy addicted to US military aid dollars — represents a strategic and economic status quo oriented towards cooperation with the West.
Begin 3 Excerpts from The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert
Excerpt 1 – Ynet News
Israel Encouraged by Egyptian Cooperation
Attila Somfalvi
(Ynet News)
October 28, 2011
Israel is drawing encouragement from the cooperation with Egypt’s ruling Higher Military Council over the recent deals to free Gilad Shalit and Ilan Grapel.
Diplomatic sources said Thursday that “all in all the relationship with the council is a good one and it is completely clear at the moment that Egypt’s interest is to maintain the peace treaty.”
A senior Israeli official stressed that the Egyptians demanded that the negotiations for the release of Ilan Grapel be held directly with Israel and not through an American intermediary. “There is an important message from the Egyptians who are signaling that they are interested in continuing cooperation.” Diplomatic sources emphasized that “both Israel and Egypt have joint challenges in the terror and Islamization departments.”
Diplomatic sources also stressed that “the Muslim Brotherhood was gaining strength but they failed in presenting a presidential candidate, and the interest of any elected president would be to maintain the peace treaty. At this time, all the candidates are stating that
they are committed to
the treaty. The Egyptians know that without a peace treaty, the U.S. will withhold aid to Egypt and so in the short term the treaty is not expected to disintegrate.”
They also emphasized that Israel and Egypt have a joint interest in not allowing Iran to expand its hegemony in the Middle East, as well as preventing weapons from reaching the Sinai Peninsula.
Excerpt 2 from Al-Abram-Egypt-Al Arabiya
Poll: Egyptians Support Peace Treaty with Israel
Abdel Monem Said
(Al-Ahram-Egypt-Al Arabiya)
Whenever there were Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, observers would inevitably ask whether a peace agreement would survive a change in Arab leadership.
There have always been Arab political forces opposed to the very idea of peace with Israel and that saw the conflict with that state not as a territorial-border dispute but as an existential clash.
However, history has proven that peace agreements with Israel can withstand changes in Arab leaderships.
A recent opinion poll conducted by the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies is instructive.
Only 4% of Egyptians favor recourse to war for various reasons while 7% are for abolishing the peace treaty with Israel, 12% for expelling the Israeli ambassador from Cairo, and 11% for recalling the Egyptian ambassador from Israel.
62% would like to see the peace agreement to continue, but with amendments intended to enhance Egyptian security. Another 23% wants the peace treaty to remain exactly as it is.
Began Excerpt 3 from AFP
Egypt-Israel Gas Flow Resumes
(AFP)
The flow of natural gas from Egypt to Israel has resumed after a cut of several months due to repeated militant attacks, Israel’s National Infrastructure Ministry said on Sunday.
Egypt’s Sinai desert pipeline has been attacked by militants six times this year.
Egypt supplies 43% of Israel’s natural gas, which generates 40% of Israeli electricity.
Egypt’s Oil Minister Abdullah Ghurab said in early October that there would be “a large increase in the price” of its gas exports to Israel.
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