Mr Trump's
visit to Israel met with a mixed response from the press but a rapturous
welcome from the public. The Jewish Telegraph reported that he was treated
"with deference and respect". After one of the many multiple standing
ovations, this one at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem a beaming Trump joked with
the crowd "thank you, I like you too".
After the
headlines in America about the sacking of FBI Director, James Comey, the
President woke up at Jerusalem's King David Hotel to front pages celebrating his
visit to the Western Wall. Mr Trump did win some concessions during his visit.
He noted several times that Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu had pledged to
work with him towards his "ultimate deal". There is, however, little
faith that either Mr Abbass or Mr Netanyahu have the ability to deliver peace.
Nothing specific was announced.
Mr Abbass
said he hoped "Mr Trump will go down in history as the president who
achieved Middle East peace!"
Daniel
Shapiro, former Ambassador to Israel said no one said no to Mr Trump although
they didn't say yes. Mr Trump made no reference to Jewish Settlements or a
Palestinian State. For that matter Mr Netanyahu no longer mentions a
Palestinian State.
Asked by
Naftali Bennett, Israel's Education Minister to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's
Capital, Mr Trump responded "that's an idea", Mr Trump did repeat his
admonition of the Palestinian Authority to stop encouraging terrorism.
Mr Trump
became the first American sitting President to visit the Western Wall but
rejected a request by Mr Netanyahu to visit the site with him!
President
Rivlin said "Israel needs a strong America and America needs a strong
Israel. Jerusalem, he went on, is the beating heart of the Jewish people and
has been for 3000 years".
Mr Trump
made 7 public appearances in Israel but made no mention of a Palestinian State,
a two state solution or settlements unlike his predecessor Barak Obama, neither
did he mention his pledge to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem. He did, however, underscore the Jewish peoples ties to Israel saying
they are "ancient and eternal". He referred to Iran routinely calling
for Israel's destruction and to applause said "not with Donald J Trump,
believe me!".
Mr Trump
observed "Jews have endured persecution, oppression and attempts to
destroy them, but they have endured and thrived!" He sent a message to
Abbass "Stop rewarding terrorists and glorifying murderers". He noted
that Mr Abbass had condemned the attack in Manchester but said that if the bomber
had been Palestinian and the victims Israeli children the bombers family would
have received a stipend from the Palestinian Authority (paid out of British
foreign aid). That's Palestinian law he said and must be changed.
Because we
believe the Bible, we know that there will be no peace until the Messiah comes.
Muslims will never accept a Jewish State and as Mr Abbass constantly reiterates
they want the land, all of it, from the river to the sea and want it Judenrein,
free of Jews!
God has
other ideas, He gave the title deeds of the land to Abraham through Isaac, not
Ishmael (Gen 5:18, Gen 26:1-3) Its a Covenant and God does not break Covenants.
God is
working out his end time purposes, soon the Church will be raptured and 7 years
later the Messiah will come to the Mount of Olives and establish his Kingdom.
All the enemies of the Lord will be destroyed.
24 hours
after Mr Trump left Israel Mr Netanyahu, in a speech to the Knesset during a
session of Israel's parliament to mark Jerusalem Day and the 50th Anniversary
of the reunification of the City stated "the Temple Mount and the Western
Wall will be under Israel's control for ever".
USA- A federal appeals court in Manhattan
has rejected a bid by Jonathan Pollard, the former Navy Intelligence officer
convicted of spying for Israel to release his tough parole conditions. He must
continue to wear an electronic tracking device and is under curfew from 7pm to
7am and allow his computer to be monitored. He served 30 years in prison and
must remain in America for 5 years despite his desire to move to Israel.
The courts
decision was delivered in unprecedented speed, normally it takes months but was
delivered in 7 days! the timing, on the day of Donald Trumps departure from
Israel was interpreted as a slap in the face fro Israel. Certainly Americas
Justice System is cruel and vicious.
Minnesota - A woman who survived the Holocaust
received her high school diploma 7 decades after the Nazis robbed her of the
privilege. She was 11 in 1942 when Germany invaded her native Poland. She was
forced to work in a Jewish Ghetto and then a forced labour camp. Now, at 88 she
has received her dream and said "It feels good!" She was surrounded
by her grandchildren.
Ukraine - 2 swastikas were painted on the door
of a Synagogue and the headstone of a Rabbi's grave was smashed. Last year
"death to the Jews" was daubed on another Synagogue door.
Shulamit
Cohen-Kishik - a former
Mossad spy in Lebanon has died at the age of 100. She helped bring persecuted
Jews from Arab countries to Israel and also gathered Arab military
intelligence.
Republic
of Congo - An unlikely
candidate for the Presidency of the Congo is an Orthodox Jew from Jerusalem. He
is black, bearded and burly. Pinhas Eliyahou, born in Kinshasa and raised in
France will stand as a socialist. Ho converted to Judaism from Catholicism.
Jared Kushner - Mr Trumps Son in Law is reported to
be negotiating behind the scenes in relation to Middle East peace but is
presently being investigated Re links to Russia.
France - Israel is refusing to extradite a
militant Zionist who has declared war on anti-Semitism in France.
Ireland - A former Irish government minister
has expressed disappointment that his criticism of Dublin City Council's
decision to fly the Palestinian flag has been rejected. It was described as
"solidarity with the Palestinian people living under occupation"
The
complainant said that "during the war Ireland looked the other way in the Nazi
era and now by ignoring the complexities of the Israel-Palestinian conflict it
has chosen to look the other way again.
British
Labour Party - Given
the anti-Semitism, pro Palestinian and anti Israel feelings in the Labour Party
it beggars belief that any Jew can stand as a candidate or vote for them, and
Bible believing Christians for that matter.
Keep praying
for Israel, for the peace of Jerusalem and for the salvation of the Jewish
people.
David.
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