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December 4, 2004
Major
Policy Shift, Long-Term Truce Offered To Israel: Hamas Will Accept Palestinian
State In West Bank, Gaza
Daily Times
Sat, 04 Dec 2004 6:12 AM PST
RAMALLAH: In an apparent change in longstanding policy, a top Hamas leader said
on Friday the militant group would accept the establishment of a Palestinian
state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as well as a long-term truce with Israel.
Comments
Militant
group Hamas has made a major policy shift. Don't discount this change
it's big news! I've always believed that the other Arab nations would come
back to the negotiations table but not Hamas. Of course, in time, they
would have to accept the outcome, but there probably would have been pockets of
resistance.
Israeli officials have downplayed the truce offer as a step for Hamas to gain ground against Israel, and truthfully, that's all it is for the whole Arab league. Their main goal is to eliminate Israel, but as Ezekiel 38 & 39 says they will be destroyed instead. God will miraculously defeat them, but the antichrist will probably take the credit.
As Christian's, can we see the day drawing close? I think so if I Thessalonians 5 is correct. I can't believe that God would say that we are not in darkness or blinded if that generation didn't have the ability to discern what was taking place.
Does that mean we should be able to forecast the very day? Absolutely not! But as spring approaches we anticipate summer to follow, so is our warning of the rapture.
Do you know the Lord? If not, your time is running short!
Pastor
Malone