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Will The Timeframe For Completing Statutes Of Future Israeli-Palestinian Peace Treaty Be Seven Years?
EU spokeswoman, Christiane Hohmann, has come out and said that the EU supports the Arab initiative in full including the refugee right of return. In fact, she states that the EU will demand that the Palestinian refugee right of return be included in the final peace accord. She also made it clear that the EU would be getting more involved in the peace talks.
I would be shocked if Israel agreed to a peace agreement that included a refugee right of return. We'll have to see how this plays out in the coming months ahead. You can be sure that they'll be pressured from every side to meet the demands of what looks to be a one-sided peace accord where Israel is doing all the giving and the Palestinians are demanding the taking.
Personally, giving in to a Palestinian refugee right of return would be suicidal to Israel's existence. It would be like voluntarily inviting the proverbial Trojan horse inside the gates of Israel, but this could be exactly where the Lord wants to show the world His great power. If you haven't looked at the Ezekiel 38:22 & 23 this is part of the purpose of God's deliverance for Israel when the Russian-Arab Alliance comes calling:
"And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD."
Not only will the Lord deliver Israel from her enemies He will magnify and sanctify Himself, and will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that He is the Lord. It will be a shocking and miraculous deliverance the likes of which the world has never seen.
I don't look for Israel to give in to the demand of right of return but I certainly would not rule it out. Let's face it, a decade ago who would have believed (outside of prophetic circles) that they would be on the verge of giving back the West Bank and sharing Jerusalem as a capital city.
Right now, Palestinian leader Abbas is demanding that Israel give up 98% of the West Bank, but as negotiations continue, that number will probably fall closer to the 93 to 94 percent range.
Many of these demands will probably be corrected at the last minute to avoid a pullout by either party.
At this time, Abbas is demanding that the six major core issues, which include Jerusalem, refugees, borders, settlements, water and security, be included in the final peace agreement.
As far as a timeframe is concerned, if I were to guess, Middle East peace will probably be a reality by late 2008 or early 2009.
Of course, there is a second timeframe that must be taken into consideration as well. When the peace treaty is signed many things will still yet have to be accomplished. The evacuation of all settlements (both Israeli and Palestinian) including East Jerusalem, borders will have to be established, water rights, security issues, and many other minor concerns that have not been mentioned.
You can bet there will be a timeframe attached to how long Israel and the Palestinians have to accomplish the goals of the peace accord. Look for that to be determined in the months ahead. Don't be surprised if it turns out to be seven years from the day the treaty is signed.
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Terry Malone
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