Hamas-Led Palestinian Gov't May Accept Two-State Plan Recognizing Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank  — The Hamas militant group, facing a crippling international boycott and unable to meet Palestinians' basic needs, is prepared to accept a plan that calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel, a Hamas official said Friday — potentially a major concession implying recognition of Israel.

However, Hamas' top leaders have not yet responded to the plan. Even if Hamas accepts a two-state solution to the Mideast conflict, it's unlikely it would be able to secure a resumption of Western aid without an implicit recognition of Israel.

Report: Israel Will Hit Iran In Next Few Months; Fighter Bombers Won't Be Used As In 1981 Attack On Iraq's Osirak Nuclear Reactor
WASHINGTON: Israel will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in the next “month or two or three,” an Israeli official has been quoted here as saying.

The unnamed official told Arnaud de Borchgrave, editor-in-chief of the United Press International (UPI), at the recently held national day reception at the Israeli Embassy that he believed Israel would strike Iran first in the next two or three months and that fighter bombers would not be involved as they had been to take out Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor before it went critical in 1981. For Osirak, Israel had used 14 F-15s and F-16s. This time, the Israeli said, it would be missiles. Asked if Israel would employ Cruise missiles, he replied, “with a gesture of his hand that went up and down again”, which meant that it would be the weapon of choice.

Iran Leader Says Attack On His Country Unlikely
JAKARTA, May 12 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear standoff with Western powers is just "psychological propaganda", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday and dismissed the chances of military action against his country as unlikely.

"Every country has the right to defend its right in accordance with the agreed way," he said during a meeting with Islamic scholars in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

"But we think this issue is far from possible," he added when asked what he would do if Iran was attacked because of its nuclear programme. 

Finnish Parliament Starts EU Constitution Ratification Process
Finland's parliament on Friday voted in favour of starting the process to ratify the EU Constitution.

Israel To Discuss Gaza Invasion With Bush
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to present President George Bush with a military proposal that calls for the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Officials said the military's General Staff has been drafting Israeli contingencies to Palestinian missile fire from the Gaza Strip for discussion in the United States over the next two weeks. They said the proposals would be presented during the visit by Olmert to Washington in late May, where he was scheduled to meet Bush and senior administration officials.

Iran Sought Advice In Pakistan On Attack 
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's former army chief says Iranian officials came to him for advice on heading off an attack on their nuclear facilities, and he in effect advised them to take a hostage - Israel. Retired Gen. Mirza Aslam Beg said he suggested their government "make it clear that...

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Hamas maybe ready to accept a two-state plan that recognizes Israel.  The plan was negotiated between top Hamas and Fatah militants who are being held in an Israeli prison.  Here are the main points:

"The proposal calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state "in all the lands occupied in 1967," a reference to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem.

While the draft document signals an important turning point for Hamas, it includes key Palestinian demands that Israel rejects. These include affirmation of the right of millions of Palestinian refugees to return to homes in what is now Israel and a complete withdrawal from all of the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The document also asserts that Palestinians have the right to attack Israelis in the West Bank, but that Israel itself should be off-limits for bombings and shootings.

Hamas leaders in Gaza and the West Bank have previously hinted they might abandon the group's call for the destruction of Israel, but Khaled Mashaal, the Syria-based leader of Hamas, has rejected any suggestion of moderation."  http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,195233,00.html

This proposal has a long way to go before Israel will agree to it.  As I have said before, they may come to the brink of signing a treaty but it won't get done until after the rapture.  The antichrist will ultimately get the treaty signed. 

An unnamed Israeli official has been quoted as saying that Israel will strike Iranian nuclear sites in the next one to three months, but it won't be done in the same manner as the 1981 attack on an Iraqi nuclear site.  This time Israel will use cruise missiles.

I don't look for this attack to take place only because I don't believe the Bible supports it.  Of course, I say this because I fully except Iran to retaliate and I don't believe they would do that without considerable backup.  The truth is, Iran is no match for Israel no matter what they say to the press.  They and the rest of the Arab world know what would happen if they were to attack.  That's where Russia comes in.

The E.U. is trying to get its constitution rolling again.  Finland is the latest country to vote on restarting the process.  I believe the antichrist will eventually come out of the E.U. as their president.  That's why I believe that it could be years before the antichrist comes on the scene.  Of course, that does not hinder the rapture from happening at any moment

Yes, I do see much of the handwriting on the wall.  Things are definitely starting to head in the direction of peace but it will be up to the Lord to bring it all together in His time.

Are you ready to meet the Lord?  If not your time is running out!

Pastor Malone