More wars and rumors of wars…
Matthew 24:4-8 (NIV) – “4Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.”
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Jordan’s king warns of war by year’s end
In Daily Show interview, Abdullah says if issue of settlement construction freeze is not resolved, violent conflict could break out by end of 2010. He also criticizes Iranian involvement, saying Palestinian issue ‘hijacked by non-Arab elements’
In line with US President Barack Obama’s speech, the Jordanian king stressed that there was no other regional crisis with a greater influence on global security and stability. There is no other crisis which has been on the UN’s agenda longer or has frustrated peace makers more, he said.
WASHINGTON – Several hours after describing what Israel and the Palestinians are expected to gain from peace in his UN General Assembly address, Jordan’s King Abdullah warned Thursday night that if the settlement construction freeze issue would not be solved, a violent conflict could break out by the end of 2010.
“If we don’t get past the 30th, which shows sincerity that the Israelis and Palestinians are going to move forward,” expect a war by the end of the year, the Jordanian king told Jon Stewart on the Daily Show.
He expressed his fear that dealing with the settlements instead of solving the core issues would harm the peace talks.
People are waiting for us to fail, he said, in order to tell us there is no chance for a dialogue with Israel and violence is the only way.
‘Most people will vote for peace’
Abdullah said he was pleasantly surprised by the seriousness demonstrated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Everyone knows what needs to be done, he said, adding that it was the best deal both sides could achieve.
The king said he believed that if the public was given the option of voting for peace or for war, most people on both sides would vote for peace.
He implicitly criticized Iran’s involvement in the Middle East, saying that the Palestinian issue “has been hijacked by some non-Arab elements and that the moderates have very little to say.
According to Abdullah, solving the conflict will end the Iranian involvement.
Speaking before the UN General Assembly earlier Thursday, Abdullah turned to Israel and the Palestinians in a desperate demand for reconciliation, warning of the ramifications of continuing the conflict.
He didn’t talk about the occupation, the liberation of Jerusalem or “Israel’s murderous crimes” – as the Turkish and Iranian presidents did before him, but mentioned the Arab peace initiative, which will allow the normalization of relations between Israel and 57 Arab and Muslim states – one-third of the United Nations.
“We’re all going to lose if the talks fail,” he clarified, adding that everyone would gain if peace was achieved. “Our collective influence is the key.”
“All of us need to support swift action, hard choices and real results. The alternative is more suffering, deeper frustrations, with spreading, more-vicious warfare. Such a catastrophic scenario will continue to drag in the whole world, threatening security and stability far beyond the borders of the Middle East,” he warned.
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Abdullah: If freeze issue not settled, war may follow
Jordan’s King Abdullah warned Thursday that if the issue of the building moratorium in West Bank settlements was not solved a regional war could break out by the end of the year. King Abdullah’s comments came in an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
“If we fail on the 30th [of September], expect another war by the end of the year. And more wars in the region over the coming years,” Abdullah said.
Abdullah said he feared that dealing with the settlements rather than focusing on the core issues would doom the peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians to failure.
“If the issue of settlements are still at the table on 30th, then everybody walks away. If they do, how are we going to get people back in the near future. I don’t see that happening,” Abdullah said. “We are at a defining crossroads of whether we are going to go down in the abyss or not.”
The Jordanian leader praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for their seriousness at trying to arrive at a peace agreement.
He hinted at his displeasure with Iran involving itself in the Middle East peace process, stating that the Palestinian issue had been “hijacked” by some non-Arab elements that were preventing moderate elements from voicing their opinion. He expressed his belief that a resolution to the conflict would end Iran’s involvement in the issue.
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