Headlines today show the continued forming of alliances mentioned in the Psalm 83 prophecy.
Jordan and Syria call for Israeli withdrawal from all Arab lands
Abbas: ‘I don’t have to recognize Israel as a Jewish state’
Jordan has joined the ranks and has stepped up its involvement in the region. Now they are joining with Syria in calling for Israel to give up the land it won, in the 6-day war in 1967.
This land is key from a military strategic value due to its elevation relative to Israel. This is why Israel’s PM has been so strong about giving it up without security guarantees.
On a side note, how do you negotiate with, let alone trust, someone who won’t even acknowledge your existence as a country?
This common sense fact, is why I know we are seeing God harden hearts and maneuver countries & leaders to fulfill his plan.
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Jordan and Syria call for Israeli withdrawal from all Arab lands
Leaders of both states say that Israel must return to pre-1967 borders in order to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jordanian King Abdullah II and Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday stressed the need for Israel to pull out from all Arab territories it occupied in the 1967 war, if peace with the Palestinians is to be achieved.
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, receives King Abdullah II of Jordan, as he arrives in Damascus, Syria, Monday, May, 11, 2009 Photo by: AP Abdullah made a whirlwind visit to Damascus to brief the Syrian leader on the outcome of his talks in Washington last week with United States President Barack Obama, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a royal court statement said.
The monarch had attended the six-way meeting on the eve of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians being relaunched Thursday.
Abdullah and Assad “emphasized that resolving the Palestinian- Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state vision requires the regaining of all Arab rights in accordance with … the Arab peace initiative,” the statement said.
The Arab peace initiative offered Israel recognition by all Arab states if it pulled out from all Arab territories it occupied in the 1967 Six-Day Warr, including East Jerusalem.
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Abbas: ‘I don’t have to recognize Israel as a Jewish state’
In an interview with the Palestinian media, PA president says he refuses to compromise on any of the major issues: Settlements, borders or refugees.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he would not recognize Israel as a Jewish state in an interview with east Jerusalem newspaper Al-Quds.
When asked about Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s demand that the PA recognize Israel as a Jewish state, Abbas said “Israel can call itself whatever it wants. We don’t have to recognize those definitions.”
Abbas repeatedly told the interviewer, on his trip from Libya to Jordan, that he will not compromise, especially when it comes to settlements and 1967 borders.
Abbas complained that the “historic compromise” that Netanyahu mentioned in his speech is a request for Palestinians to “withdraw all the issues, especially with the occupied territories in 1967.”
“We reject this because we see the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip as indivisible,” Abbas said
The PA president also said that the US should continue its role. “The US was close to the negotiations, but did not enter the negotiation rooms,” he explained.
“There is no doubt that we and the Israelis differ on many issues since the start of negotiations. There are fundamental differences on many issues,” Abbas said, “but we must sit at the negotiations table to clarify the positions.” He added that the refugee issue as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners must be resolved.
Abbas also commented on the divisions between Hamas and Fatah, calling on them to compromise and join forces.
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