President Obama and Palestinian President Abbas
(June 3, 2009) I wrote an article on my website titled “The Coming Invasion of Israel” which describes a prophecy in Ezekiel. This prophecy declares that during the last days an invasion of Israel is going to take place by the countries surrounding it. The problem is that America has defended Israel since its rebirth in 1948. For this prophecy to be fulfilled I believe that America has to become economically or militarily impotent or be unwilling to protect Israel for whatever reason. Recent headlines seem to indicate that the United States may be in the beginning stages of turning its back on Israel:
The London Times: “Barack Obama hints at tougher line on Israel” (May 5, 2009) - “The Obama Administration has signalled a tougher approach towards Israel ahead of fresh talks on the Middle East peace process by insisting it must endorse the creation of an independent Palestinian state. ‘Israel has to work toward a two-state solution,’ declared Vice-President Joe Biden today in a speech to the annual conference of a powerful pro-Israel lobby group in Washington. ‘You’re not going to like my saying this,’ he warned the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) before adding that the Jewish state should not build any more settlements on Palestinian territory, and should ‘dismantle existing outposts and allow Palestinians freedom of movement’.”
Jerusalem Post: “Clinton to PM: No more settlement construction” (May 20, 2009) - “Sharp differences emerged between the US and Israel over the settlement issue on Wednesday – one day after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu concluded his first official visit to the White House – with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling for an absolute stop to all settlement activity and sources close to the prime minister saying the terms of a settlement freeze still needed to be defined.”
Jerusalem Post: “‘US never threatened Israel with punitive steps” (June 1, 2009) – “Israeli government sources downplayed reports Monday that the US was considering taking punitive measures, such as decreasing its support for Israel at the UN, if Jerusalem didn’t comply with demands to freeze settlements…When asked about the New York Times story, which said the US might not always veto UN Security Council resolutions opposed by Israel, State Department spokesman Robert Wood declined to discuss the details of conversations occurring between the two countries.”
Reuters: “U.S.-Israeli relationship takes new direction” (June 2, 2009) – “At odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Palestinian statehood and Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the new U.S. president will try to patch ties with the Muslim world in an address he will deliver in Egypt on Thursday…The U.S.-Israeli rift after eight years of a Bush presidency that pursued statehood only late in its second term and turned a blind eye to settlement building is raising questions over whether a close alliance will deteriorate into alienation.”
Jerusalem Post: “Obama: US must be ‘honest’ with Israel” (June 2, 2009) - “Although the US needs to maintain its “strong support” for Israel, Washington also has to be ‘honest’ with Israel regarding the direction in which the region is heading, even if this includes resorting to tough love, US President Barack Obama said Monday, three days before a highly-anticipated address to the Arab world in Egypt.”
CBS News: “Obama Reaches Out To Muslim World” (June 2, 2009) – “CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan reports that Muslims around the world are paying close attention to the overtures made by Barack Obama from his first moments as president. ‘To the Muslim world we seek a new way forward based on mutual interest and mutual respect,’ Mr. Obama said in his inauguration speech in January. That way forward begins in Egypt. ‘ This is the first time that an American president comes to a Muslim capital and wants to deliver a speech – a speech of reconciliation with the Muslim world,’ said Professor Mohammed Kamal of Cairo University.”
The Washington Post: “Obama says Iran’s energy concerns legitimate” (June 2, 2009) – “President Barack Obama reiterated that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy provided it takes steps to prove its aspirations are peaceful. In a BBC interview broadcast Tuesday, Obama also restated plans to pursue direct diplomacy with Tehran to encourage it to set aside any ambitions for nuclear weapons it might harbor. Iran has insisted its nuclear program is aimed at generating electricity. But the U.S. and other Western governments accuse Tehran of seeking atomic weapons. ‘Without going into specifics, what I do believe is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations. On the other hand, the international community has a very real interest in preventing a nuclear arms race in the region,’ Obama said.”
McClatchy Newspapers: “Israelis growing increasingly anxious about Obama policies” (June 3, 2009) – “Sirens blared across Israel on Tuesday as the nation carried out its biggest-ever ‘doomsday’ drill meant to simulate a catastrophic attack. The faux fears, however, were overshadowed by deepening anxiety in Jerusalem that Israel is heading for an unavoidable political showdown with President Barack Obama over the center-right government’s refusal to stop building Jewish homes in the predominantly Palestinian West Bank…The building apprehension comes as Obama is preparing to make a direct appeal to the Islamic world in Cairo on Thursday that’s widely seen as a chance for the U.S. to launch a new, more cooperative era with Arab nations in the Middle East. Central to the success of Obama’s attempts to reshape America’s image in the region will be a shift in U.S. policy toward Israel.”
London Daily Telegraph: “Barack Hussein Obama: US “one of the largest Muslim countries in the world” (June 3, 2009) - “It is important to note that ‘if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we’d be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world’. So says President Barack Obama. Or I should say: Barack Hussein Obama. That’s right: Barack Hussein Obama. Say it proud. Say it out loud. The middle moniker that dared not speak its name during the election campaign is now front and centre of the US president’s attempt to woo the Muslim world, the theme of his visits to Riyadh on Wednesday and Cairo on Thursday. Petrified of the potential political fallout of being branded a Muslim, Candidate Obama – a practicing Christian – never used the name ‘Hussein’ and its use was frowned upon as a forbidden code for the nutty accusation that he was some kind of Islamic Manchurian candidate.”
Taken as a whole these news stories do seem to indicate a possible shift in the way the United States deals with Israel and the Arab-Muslim world. If indeed this shift leads to rift between Israel and the U.S., one day the countries mentioned in the Ezekiel prophecy may become emboldened and invade Israel as the Bible says they will. Of course this will be their downfall but this event may possibly usher in the End-Times scenario that the Bible says is going to come upon the whole world.
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