Mideast Peace Agreement to be Signed in Washington…?

by Gary Kah

This November the United States will be hosting what could be the most significant “World Peace Summit” in history. The series of meetings are scheduled to take place in Maryland, just outside our nation’s capitol. The main purpose is a) to get Israel’s government and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to agree on dividing Israel into two separate states (nations) – one for the Palestinians and one for the Jews; b) to get Israel’s leaders to agree to give up a large portion of Jerusalem, which will become the capitol of the newly created Palestinian state; and c) to somehow facilitate world peace through this process.

These efforts represent “the beginning of the final push” for a comprehensive Mideast peace agreement and are part of President Bush’s “Roadmap for Peace” initiative. The current agreement, being brokered by the United States (at least publicly), has been carefully drafted while US diplomats have consulted behind the scenes with some of Israel’s greatest adversaries. At the writing of this article, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are both planning to be at the Washington summit. In fact, both men have been engaged in private pre-summit negotiations for several months.

As early as last July, PM Olmert released millions of dollars of frozen tax money into the Palestinian Authority’s coffers, and agreed to free 250 jailed Palestinian terrorists. According to Israel Today, Olmert said it is worth risking the lives of his fellow Jews in order to gain the diplomatic benefits he believes will accompany those “goodwill gestures.” Yet, previous decisions of this type have resulted in sharp increases in terrorist acts against Israel’s citizens.
On a similar front, Olmert has taken no action against thousands of Palestinians living in illegal outposts in the West Bank and Jerusalem. On August 3, WorldNetDaily revealed that,

…the city of Jerusalem, under orders from Olmert, deleted files documenting hundreds of illegal Arab building projects throughout eastern sections of Jerusalem housing tens of thousands of Palestinians, according to a report by the Jerusalem Forum, which promotes Jewish construction in the city. Aryeh King, chairman of the Jerusalem Forum, said Jerusalem municipal workers told him they were instructed by Olmert’s office to ignore illegal Palestinian construction in Jerusalem. “Ehud Olmert gave the order not to deal with the problem and not to put Israeli security forces to the duty of taking down the illegal Arab complexes,” said King. “Senior municipal workers told me Olmert said not to bother with the illegal Arab homes because eventually eastern Jerusalem would be given to the Palestinian Authority.”

It seems that Olmert has resigned himself to the fact that a major part of Jerusalem will be handed over. He is obviously receiving a lot of diplomatic pressure from his Arab neighbors as well as the UN, the Vatican and the United States. In fact, late last summer the US cut its aid to Israel by several hundred million dollars right when she needed it most. And, in our spring issue we documented the Vatican’s subtle, yet forceful actions in the “Old City” to prepare the way for East Jerusalem’s handover. All of these pressures have worked together to force Israel to the bargaining table.

Along with considering how the US-backed agreement will negatively impact Israel, my concern as an American is what might befall our country for forcing such a compromise on Israel. If Olmert signs this treaty, and Israel is carved up due to our President’s efforts, God’s judgment will certainly fall! We need only look at our summer of hurricanes in 2005 – after we forced Jews out of Gaza – to see the consequences of messing with Israel.

But what if Israel suddenly refuses to sign the accord, realizing it would undermine her ability to defend herself? In such a circumstance there would be near certainty of war. Israel’s enemies are poised to attack if Jewish leaders back out at the eleventh hour.

On the other hand, the PA could back out if it doesn’t get absolutely everything it wants. This could likewise precipitate an attack by radical Muslims united in their hatred against Israel. Most radicals do not want to reach an agreement, they simply want to destroy Israel altogether. Unfortunately, I see nothing good resulting from Washington’s attempts to forge a deal.

On a related front, the secular media has given little coverage to the current stand off between Israel and Syria. Syria’s President Bashar Assad has refused to come to Washington for the talks unless the Golan Heights is on the negotiating table. Syria has been placing intense military pressure on Israel for months, hoping to force Israel to surrender the Golan. It has done everything possible since last spring to provoke a war with Israel, even constructing a massive missile array aimed at Israel on the portion of the Golan Heights it still controls!
Finally, in September Israel launched a secret pre-emptive strike on Syria, aimed at destroying nuclear-related equipment it had obtained from North Korea, via Iran. The successful attack was only recently confirmed by Israeli Air Force officials. Israel’s political leaders, with few exceptions, have refused to publicly comment on the matter.

The following news items reflect the mounting pressure the Jewish nation is receiving from its Islamic adversaries to give up East Jerusalem. These developments are of biblical significance and are a clear sign of the times. Should God not intervene, things could begin moving forward quickly from this point on.
Isaiah had this to say concerning Damascus, the capitol of Syria. “Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.” (Isaiah 17:1) This prophecy is still awaiting fulfillment. As things stand, Damascus is the oldest major city in the world that has never experienced mass destruction. Some time between now and the return of Jesus, this city will be destroyed. The November summit, depending on its outcome, could help set the stage.
If you have a copy of my first book, En Route to Global Occupation, this would be a good time to re-read chapter seven – The Coming World Crisis.