Prophecy Sign: The preoccupation of the world with Israel and the desire for middle-east peace
So once again the quartet of America, Russia, the E.U and the U.N walk away without any further progress on their peace initiatives with regards to the Israel/Palestinian question. And once again the Palestinians are adamant that they will seek and obtain from the United Nations, a declaration of a new Arab state called Palestine by September of this year. They will argue that the borders of this new state should be based on the pre-1967 borders that Israel had previous to that year, (which were utterly indefensible).
The world continues to cut itself up over Jerusalem and Israel just as bible prophecy said would happen. And as we come closer to September and a possible declaration of a new Arab state, are we also closing in on another, (perhaps nuclear), middle-east war?
The intensive U.S. efforts to create an agreed outline for renewed negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have failed, Israeli and Palestinian sources have told Haaretz. The sources said the Palestinian leadership is more determined than ever to pursue the recognition of an independent Palestinian state at the United Nations in September.
_________________________________________The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators failed to announce any progress toward reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after a lengthy meeting on Monday, saying there are still gaps between the two sides. The group, which includes the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States, ended a roughly two-hour and 15-minute dinner meeting in Washington without issuing a statement. The Quartet wants to find a way to resume talks and to avert a diplomatic showdown expected at the United Nations in September, when the Palestinians may seek wider international recognition for a Palestinian state.
_________________________________________The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, is in the forefront of the Palestinian diplomatic move − now gaining momentum − before the General Assembly meet in September. In the coming weeks, Mansour will submit to the UN secretary general an official request for Palestine to be accepted as a full member of the world body. Mansour hopes that September will see more than 130 countries voting in the General Assembly in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state, even if it does not receive full membership status.
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