Israel will relinquish another 11% of Judea and Samaria to Palestinian control over the next five months.
Israel will quarantee safe-passage corridors through Israeli territory for Palestinians between Gaza and the West Bank.
Both sides will establish a framework for final peace talks by Feb. 15, 2000.
The Palestinians get the go-ahead to build their seaport in Gaza.
The Palestinians promise to implement security commitments, which include collecting illegal weapons, arresting and detaining Palestinian fugitives, and providing Israel with the names of all Palestinian Police.
Perhaps some degree of optimism could be entertained if all parties intended to keep their promises. However, based on past performances, we can be virtually certain that this will not be the case. History tells us that Israel gives land and risks security in deals with people who will never be happy until they have it all. This is not doomsday rhetoric. Islamic militants, led by Yasser Arafat, tell the world this very thing at every opportunity. They make their intentions abundantly clear.
According to the Sunday Telegraph, the Iranian regine has significantly increased its funding of the Hamas terror organization to permit an escalation in attacks at a time when the government of Israel is working to advance implementation of the Wye River land withdrawals.
According to the UK weekly, several weeks ago Iran deposited three million pounds sterling in a Hamas account in Damascus. The payment was only a first of many planned payments.
Taken from: Israel My Glory...Nov. '99 p.4
The Bible tells us of nations that will rise against Israel. The Bible also tells us that "no weapon formed against thee shall prosper." In Genisis 12:2,3 "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
Final peace will come to the Earth only when the Prince of Peace returns to establish His kingdom. It is then that His chosen people will recognize Jesus as the Messiah. It is then that Israel's enemies will be destroyed. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
Pray that the U.S. will remain an ally with the nation of Israel. To turn against this nation is to bring God's curse upon this nation. Pray that this nation will again turn to God for moral guidance and leadership. It is an urgent time for born-again believers. The fields are certianly "white unto harvest" but the "laborers are few."
