Chapter 38 of Ezkiel clearly reveals
the Hebrew people will be living in the land of Israel before the Messiah
comes.
And say to them, Thus says the Lord
God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from among the nations, where
they have gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their
own land;
22. And I will make them one
nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to
them all; and they shall be no more two nations, nor shall they be divided into
two kingdoms any more at all;
23. Nor shall they defile themselves
any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of
their transgressions; but I will save them in all their dwelling places, where
they have sinned, and will cleanse them; so shall they be my people, and I will
be their God.
24. And David my servant shall be king
over them; and they all shall have one shepherd; they shall also follow my
judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
25. And they shall dwell in the land
that I have given to Jacob my servant, where your fathers have dwelt; and they
shall dwell in it, they and their children, and their grandchildren forever;
and my servant David shall be their prince forever.
26. And I will make a covenant of
peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will
place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them
for evermore.
27. My tabernacle also shall be with
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
28. And the nations shall know that I,
the Lord, sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for
evermore.
Friends, keep in mind the attacks in Paris were a sacrifice to the god of war - Mars.
The
defense ministry in Moscow confirmed one of its jets was downed by Turkish
forces. Russia said it was flying sorties against rebels over Syria and was
shot down by Turkish artillery. Ankara says it was shot
down violating Turkish air space by Turkish F-16s The fate of
the pilots is unclear. Some sources report that one of the pilots was captured
by a Syrian rebel group. Turkish media broadcast video footage of the
plane crashing into mountains near the border with Hatay province.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin met Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on
Monday in Tehran, with Syria dominating the agenda as their countries tighten
military cooperation in support of embattled Syrian President Bashar
Assad. The two leaders also discussed possibilities for joint
efforts in other fields following Iran's nuclear deal with Western powers,
reports said. The two leaders criticized Western and other countries
for pushing for Assad's removal. “No one can or should force any form of
government upon the Syrian people from the outside, or decide who should rule
them,” Putin said during the talks. “This should be decided only by the Syrian
people.” Khamenei said Russia is playing an important role by
countering US influence in the region, adding that Tehran will only hold
bilateral talks with Washington regarding the nuclear issue. Putin
is making his first visit to Iran since 2007 to attend a meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.
The Russian president is also scheduled to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan
Rouhani. Tehran is one of Moscow's main allies in the Syrian conflict,
with forces from the two sides already engaged in joint operations.
In the first-ever US
worldwide travel alert, the State Department warned Monday that "Current
information suggests that ISIS (aka Daesh), Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and other
terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions,
"US citizens should exercise vigilance when in public places or using
transportation… Be aware of immediate surroundings and avoid large crowds or
crowded places. Exercise particular caution during the holiday season and at
holiday festivals or events." The alert is in effect until February
24. Brussels remains at the highest alert level due to a
"serious and imminent" threat.
Palestinians opened fire on an Israeli border police post next
to Qalandia in the West Bank on Monday night, and the border police
returned fire. None of the policemen were wounded.
French warplanes from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle carried out
airstrikes against ISIS targets in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Mosul on
Monday, marking the first such attacks since the carrier was deployed to the
region last week in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. The French military
said the targets were destroyed, but did not elaborate further. The
nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle is considered the centerpiece of the French
navy.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon have
been at loggerheads with Israel’s military and Shin Bet chiefs on how to grapple
with the wave of Palestinian terror sweeping the country for more than two
months, with knives, firebombs and vehicular attacks and rising Israeli
casualties. The two ministers are convinced that the Palestinian terrorists
will eventually succumb to attrition and throw in the sponge.
Personally I challenge this thought. It seems the Palestinians have found a
method of attack that is hard to stem. The current wave is not only not dying
down it is gaining traction. Its methods are such that purely military measures
can’t get to grips with the persistent attacks, which are often just hours
apart in different locations.
In the last 24 hours, the
terrorists have spread their wings from Hebron, last week’s hotbed, to places
further north. If they are not stopped, they may well move across
the Green Line into the coastal districts around Tel Aviv and the northern
Afula Plain and Jezreel Valley. At that point, the Fatah’s armed wing, the Tanzim, is more
than likely to join the action with firearms, instituting a full-fledged armed
uprising against the Jewish State.
To pre-empt this escalation and freeze the current wave of attacks,
Israel’s military and intelligence chiefs have put forward a 7-point plan of
action:
·
A general lockdown on Palestinian-populated areas of Judea, Samaria and
Hebron for an indefinite period.
·
This lockdown would extend to the Palestinian districts of East Jerusalem.
·
Its borderline would run roughly along the defense barrier. Electronic
tracking devices would be installed in the gaps with security personnel
deployed according to need.
·
The roadblocks thrown up on the side roads leading to Palestinian villages
and towns along the main highways, like Route 60 in the Gush Etzion and Hebron
districts, have proved ineffective. The Palestinians find ways of circumventing
them.
·
Blowing up the homes of Palestinian terrorist killers has proved disappointing
as an effective deterrent to the spreading violence.
·
Military and intelligence experts are of the opinion that the desired
effect of a de-escalation will only be achieved by an ultimatum: Give up
terrorism or be cut off from Israel, so losing your jobs and your major
sources of income.
·
Reservists will need to be mobilized on a large scale for this plan’s
implememtation.
Netanyahu and Ya’alon are not in favor of the plan, each for reasons
of his own, but are leaving it open for consideration. Netanyahu fears that a
total lockdown on Palestinian areas will have a negative effect politically at
home and internationally. He is also concerned that a shutdown of the
Palestinian districts of Jerusalem will expose him to the charge of dividing
the capital.
Ya’alon is apprehensive that the Palestinians will deem the lockdown an
Israeli declaration of all-out war. An armed conflict would then erupt between
the two peoples with full force.
The authors of the plan are convinced that, one way or another,
Palestinian terrorism, if not stopped short, will in any case escalate to the
point where the prime minister and defense minister are left with no option but
to execute the measures they have proposed.
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