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Re: Ezekiel 36 and the Mountains of Israel Pt II
Here are two msgs from Bridges for Peace Newsletter that comment a bit n what is happening in Israel as to their thoughts on the Judea/Samria area:
COMMITTEE FINDS: WITHDRAWAL FROM YESHA DANGEROUS
A committee appointed by Foreign Minister Tzippy Livny has found that a unilateral disengagement from most of Judea and Samaria [West Bank] would be dangerous and of little or no value.
Livny, during her tenure as Justice Minister several months ago, appointed the committee to look into various aspects of a unilateral withdrawal from most of Judea and Samaria, as planned by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
The committee found a series of problems with the plan, as reported today [August 15] by Aluf Benn in Haaretz. Among them are legal, security, financial and diplomatic issues, which render the plan essentially non-executable. They include the following:
. In leaving certain areas, such as eastern Jerusalem, Maaleh Adumim, and Ariel, under Israeli control, the international community is not likely to support the plan, and pressure will continue to be exerted upon Israel.
. Similarly, the Arabs of the Palestinian Authority [P.A.] will not be satisfied and will continue terrorist activities against Israel.
. Jordan fears that handing over the area will lead to unrest amongst its own Palestinian population and instability in the entire country.
. Hamas will use the areas to fire rockets into Israel, as it is doing in Gaza.
The committee found that the costs of relocating 15,000 families would be tremendously high, but affordable. It was not assigned to look into aspects, such as the social rift, that would be caused in the country as a result of such a move.
The committee listed a series of some 20 differences between the Gaza disengagement and Olmert's planned withdrawal from Yesha [Judea, Samaria, and Gaza], each of which works to the detriment of the latter. Among them are:
. the desire not to give up the entire contested area;
. the higher altitude of Yesha as compared with Israel's large
population centers, giving terrorists a military advantage;
. important water sources in Yesha;
. ecological damage in Yesha that could negatively affect Israel,
unlike in Gaza where the effects on Israel are negligible.
The conclusions have been submitted to Prime Minister Olmert.
Leading politicians not necessarily associated with the right-wing have come to similar conclusions. Less than two months ago, President Moshe Katzav said that a unilateral pullback from Yesha should not be construed as constituting a diplomatic solution and even had strong criticism of the unilateral nature of the pullback from Gaza.
A minister in Olmert's own government and party, Housing Minister Meir Sheetrit of the Kadima party, recently expressed his opposition to a unilateral withdrawal from Judea and Samaria [West Bank]. One of the first to join former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in forming Kadima last year, Sheetrit said, "For one thing, in Gaza, we withdrew all the way to an internationally recognized border, whereas that will not be the case in Judea and Samaria. So what would be the point?"
In addition, MK Yossi Beilin, head of the ultra-left Meretz party, said he has warned Olmert not to count on his party's five Knesset votes for his withdrawal plan. Beilin opposes it because the Jews of Yesha would not be transferred out, but would rather remain in large settlement blocs in Yesha.
Just yesterday [August 14], opposition politicians Binyamin Netanyahu, Avidgor Lieberman, and others said that a clear conclusion from the fighting in Lebanon is that any plan to unilaterally withdraw from territory has no place in Israeli diplomacy.
"We left Lebanon to the last centimeter," Netanyahu told the Knesset yesterday, "and they are firing. We left Gaza to the last centimeter, and they are firing. What we have learned is that if they lay down their arms, there will be peace-but if we lay down our arms, they will slaughter us."
(By Hillel Fendel, Arutz 7, www.israelnationalnews.com, August 15, 2006)
PRAYER FOCUS
Pray that God will give wisdom to Prime Minister Olmert, and the members of the government. Pray that they will not move ahead with actions that will limit their ability to provide security for the nation in the years to come. Pray that they will realize that they can trust the Almighty to care for Israel.
SCRIPTURE
"And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the LORD of hosts, their God'" (Zechariah 12:5).
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4) KNESSET MEMBERS TO PRIME MINISTER-CONVERGE THIS!
Several Knesset Members [MKs] in the government coalition, and even some in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's own Kadima party, are now saying that the Convergence Plan may now be Olmert's undoing. The Convergence Plan was the centerpiece of the Kadima platform and calls for Israel's unilateral withdrawal from much of Judea and Samaria [West Bank], destroying a yet unknown number of communities and removing an estimated 65,000 Israelis from their homes.
One year after the disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria and six years after the withdrawal from Lebanon, some MKs are beginning to realize that unilateral moves only lead to more terror and violence against Israel.
Labor MK Colette Avital asked, "How, after everything we have seen in the past month, could anyone suggest that unilateral steps lead to peaceful solutions?" Avital went on to say, "In Gaza and Lebanon, we've seen what happens with unilateral steps...They create a vacuum that simply leads to more violence."
Many people in Israel are questioning Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz's handling of the war, and an investigative committee has been set up to look into this. Israel Defense Forces [IDF] Chief of Staff Lt. General Dan Halutz is also being looked at for several stock sales that he made immediately after the two IDF soldiers were kidnapped by the Hizbullah, but before the market took a severe hit with the beginning of the war.
MK Nissan Slomiansky from the National Union-National Religious Party said, "Given the general public atmosphere desiring a change of government, it seems that the cabinet no longer has a coalition majority." A fellow MK from his party, Uri Ariel, has filed a motion to disperse the Knesset and call for early elections.
(By Will King, BFP News and The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2006)
PRAYER FOCUS
Pray that God will reign over Israel.
SCRIPTURE
"Daniel answered and said: 'Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding'" (Daniel 2:20-21).
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Here are two msgs from Bridges for Peace Newsletter that comment a bit n what is happening in Israel as to their thoughts on the Judea/Samria area:
COMMITTEE FINDS: WITHDRAWAL FROM YESHA DANGEROUS
A committee appointed by Foreign Minister Tzippy Livny has found that a unilateral disengagement from most of Judea and Samaria [West Bank] would be dangerous and of little or no value.
Livny, during her tenure as Justice Minister several months ago, appointed the committee to look into various aspects of a unilateral withdrawal from most of Judea and Samaria, as planned by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
The committee found a series of problems with the plan, as reported today [August 15] by Aluf Benn in Haaretz. Among them are legal, security, financial and diplomatic issues, which render the plan essentially non-executable. They include the following:
. In leaving certain areas, such as eastern Jerusalem, Maaleh Adumim, and Ariel, under Israeli control, the international community is not likely to support the plan, and pressure will continue to be exerted upon Israel.
. Similarly, the Arabs of the Palestinian Authority [P.A.] will not be satisfied and will continue terrorist activities against Israel.
. Jordan fears that handing over the area will lead to unrest amongst its own Palestinian population and instability in the entire country.
. Hamas will use the areas to fire rockets into Israel, as it is doing in Gaza.
The committee found that the costs of relocating 15,000 families would be tremendously high, but affordable. It was not assigned to look into aspects, such as the social rift, that would be caused in the country as a result of such a move.
The committee listed a series of some 20 differences between the Gaza disengagement and Olmert's planned withdrawal from Yesha [Judea, Samaria, and Gaza], each of which works to the detriment of the latter. Among them are:
. the desire not to give up the entire contested area;
. the higher altitude of Yesha as compared with Israel's large
population centers, giving terrorists a military advantage;
. important water sources in Yesha;
. ecological damage in Yesha that could negatively affect Israel,
unlike in Gaza where the effects on Israel are negligible.
The conclusions have been submitted to Prime Minister Olmert.
Leading politicians not necessarily associated with the right-wing have come to similar conclusions. Less than two months ago, President Moshe Katzav said that a unilateral pullback from Yesha should not be construed as constituting a diplomatic solution and even had strong criticism of the unilateral nature of the pullback from Gaza.
A minister in Olmert's own government and party, Housing Minister Meir Sheetrit of the Kadima party, recently expressed his opposition to a unilateral withdrawal from Judea and Samaria [West Bank]. One of the first to join former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in forming Kadima last year, Sheetrit said, "For one thing, in Gaza, we withdrew all the way to an internationally recognized border, whereas that will not be the case in Judea and Samaria. So what would be the point?"
In addition, MK Yossi Beilin, head of the ultra-left Meretz party, said he has warned Olmert not to count on his party's five Knesset votes for his withdrawal plan. Beilin opposes it because the Jews of Yesha would not be transferred out, but would rather remain in large settlement blocs in Yesha.
Just yesterday [August 14], opposition politicians Binyamin Netanyahu, Avidgor Lieberman, and others said that a clear conclusion from the fighting in Lebanon is that any plan to unilaterally withdraw from territory has no place in Israeli diplomacy.
"We left Lebanon to the last centimeter," Netanyahu told the Knesset yesterday, "and they are firing. We left Gaza to the last centimeter, and they are firing. What we have learned is that if they lay down their arms, there will be peace-but if we lay down our arms, they will slaughter us."
(By Hillel Fendel, Arutz 7, www.israelnationalnews.com, August 15, 2006)
PRAYER FOCUS
Pray that God will give wisdom to Prime Minister Olmert, and the members of the government. Pray that they will not move ahead with actions that will limit their ability to provide security for the nation in the years to come. Pray that they will realize that they can trust the Almighty to care for Israel.
SCRIPTURE
"And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the LORD of hosts, their God'" (Zechariah 12:5).
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4) KNESSET MEMBERS TO PRIME MINISTER-CONVERGE THIS!
Several Knesset Members [MKs] in the government coalition, and even some in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's own Kadima party, are now saying that the Convergence Plan may now be Olmert's undoing. The Convergence Plan was the centerpiece of the Kadima platform and calls for Israel's unilateral withdrawal from much of Judea and Samaria [West Bank], destroying a yet unknown number of communities and removing an estimated 65,000 Israelis from their homes.
One year after the disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria and six years after the withdrawal from Lebanon, some MKs are beginning to realize that unilateral moves only lead to more terror and violence against Israel.
Labor MK Colette Avital asked, "How, after everything we have seen in the past month, could anyone suggest that unilateral steps lead to peaceful solutions?" Avital went on to say, "In Gaza and Lebanon, we've seen what happens with unilateral steps...They create a vacuum that simply leads to more violence."
Many people in Israel are questioning Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz's handling of the war, and an investigative committee has been set up to look into this. Israel Defense Forces [IDF] Chief of Staff Lt. General Dan Halutz is also being looked at for several stock sales that he made immediately after the two IDF soldiers were kidnapped by the Hizbullah, but before the market took a severe hit with the beginning of the war.
MK Nissan Slomiansky from the National Union-National Religious Party said, "Given the general public atmosphere desiring a change of government, it seems that the cabinet no longer has a coalition majority." A fellow MK from his party, Uri Ariel, has filed a motion to disperse the Knesset and call for early elections.
(By Will King, BFP News and The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2006)
PRAYER FOCUS
Pray that God will reign over Israel.
SCRIPTURE
"Daniel answered and said: 'Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding'" (Daniel 2:20-21).
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Is Solana working with this resureccted roadmap in his meetings or is this a seperate issue?
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