Arab governments rejected Israel’s offer to repatriate 100,000 Arab refugees, and the offer of UN money for the refugees. So during the last days a remnant is preserved, albeit through a time of refining and affliction: “See, I have refined you … I have tested you in the furnace of affliction” (Isa 48.10)“I will not destroy you completely. What is not so widely known is that this war also displaced Jewish inhabitants of East Jerusalem link, and between 1948 and 1951, over 800,000 Jews were effectively forced out of Arab countries by oppression and persecution. Under God’s call, Abram (later called Abraham) migrated from the city of Ur sometime between 1900 and 1750 BC to God’s appointed land, Canaan (today’s Israel). Bible prophecy describes how the increasing political bias of western nations, and the increasing aggression of Arab-Muslim nations finally leads to another major war against Israel. The origins and contributing factors of the Palestine/Israel conflict have been the center of debate between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine historians. But it is not just creation alone which groans; we who have the Spirit as the first of God’s gifts also groan within ourselves as we wait for God to make us his children and set our whole being free. Ezekiel 45 and 48 provide amazing detail of a (probably new) temple – the LORDS’s sanctuary – located just north of the city area (see map). endobj The invasion could be imminent given the present Russian-Iranian alliance and Iran’s declared hatred of Israel. This Declaration was based upon the biblical promise to Abraham and was formalized by the 1922 British Mandate for Palestine, where Palestine was defined as the land west of the river Jordan, including Judea and Samaria (now called the West Bank). The term ‘Palestine’ was used as a general term to describe the land south of Syria, and it was applied to the territory placed under the 1922 British Mandate. Why? Martin’s, 2007. Did their lives have any real meaning? Learn how your comment data is processed. In the last days God promises Israel: “I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing” (Ezek 34.26) We can dismiss the Genesis account as myth, and many do. See also Israel’s Legal Borders and Two-State Solution? 6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. This is where Israel’s Parliament (the Knesset) stands and legislates and where the Prime Minister, the President and the Cabinet have their offices (enlarge image). He said creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. The Gentile nations at last acknowledge Jerusalem (Zion) as “the Holy City” (Isa 52.1): “The Gentiles will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn … the sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you … the sons of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel” (Isa 60.3,10,14). Since Jesus is soon to return (He will be seen “with the clouds” Revelation 1.7), this last book is essentially an end time message. This fundamental truth is why the enemy of mankind persecutes Israel. That is why his descendants, the Israelites, are blessed. Karlinsky – The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2 2. The Green line was an armistice line drawn up after the 1948-49 war under the auspices of the UN and it was intended to be temporary. Abraham!”, “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. Blessed are those who wash their robes. Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. But in international law, a territory which has never been subject to the sovereignty of any state is declared terra nullius, and sovereignty over such territory can be legally acquired through occupation. Between 1955 and 2013 there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. God says He will fulfill this amazing promise “to the thirsty”. I will take the children of Israel from among the nations … and bring them into their own land (Ezek 37.21). Abraham’s wife Sarah bore him a son, Isaac, and Isaac’s wife Rebecca bore Jacob. No voter ever votes for an actual person. Many factor took place to cause the conflict between Palestine and Israel, such as, the history, where the conflict stands today, why both side have a good argument against one another, and why the attempts at peace have fallen short. 14Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them. Palestinians authorities take control. 2All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: 3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. Jews have won a total of 41% of all the Nobel Prizes in economics, 28% of medicine, 26% of physics and 19% of chemistry. More …. On the other hand, Palestine has very low production of domestic… More …, Image: Known oil and gas fields in the Levant Basin. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal (spirit) form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! [Arab Prof Philip Hitti (Princeton University), 1946] Required fields are marked *. This differs from the ‘first past the post’ system in the US and UK, and permits small parties to be elected. In 1947 nearly half of Palestine was owned by Arabs, nearly half was “Crown Lands” under the 1922 British Mandate, and about 8% was Jewish. Israel’s strongest ally, the US, provides a diplomatic shield for her at the United Nations. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. By some accounts, the Palestinians turned this offer down, others say they simply never responded to it. In the same year UN Resolution 181 recommended that this area be divided equally into an Arab state and a Jewish state, and Jerusalem was to be ‘internationalized’. The city here is the New Jerusalem described symbolically in Revelation 21. As a result, the nation of Israel is once more being blessed in the country (abundant agriculture), blessed in the city (technological innovation) and blessed in the sea (discovery of large natural resources). At the end of the war Israel held territory beyond the boundaries set by the UN plan (approximately 78% of the area west of the Jordan) and Jerusalem was divided between Jordan and Israel, Jordan holding east Jerusalem. They failed to keep to the ways God had stipulated in the contract. In chapter 8 of Paul’s letter to the Romans he spoke a mystery. This line excludes Israel from the West Bank and Gaza. [Ahmed Shkari (PLO founder), 1956]. Instead of “mankind” or “fleshkind” he was really speaking of man as a “spiritkind” or “Godkind”. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”, Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. In 1967 a seven days war erupted between Palestine and Israel lasting for six days whereby Israel was able to capture Sinai and Gaza from Egypt. But man will not spend eternity on this earth! On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. According to the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, the Jews could settle anywhere between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea, see map. All she has to do is keep her side of the contract by being God’s witness to the nations. 12The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. By the end of the 1949 War of Independence the fledgling Israeli forces had defeated five invading Arab armies. The creation of Israel came to be, due to the many events in Jewish history. Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. The Jews accepted the UN resolution but the Arabs rejected it. In any event, the division (the ‘green line’) was intended to be temporary. It is probably a blessing from God since they are His chosen people. God made a contract with Israel at Mount Sinai via His servant Moses. So the restoration of Israel will be a sign or witness to the nations that the God of Israel, the God of the Bible, the only true God, loves mankind. Resolutions accuse Israel of settling in “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, and ignore Article 80 of the UN Charter which upholds the right of Jews to settle anywhere west of the Jordan! These are children not born through a woman’s pregnancy, but born of God. Here’s the real reason (although you probably won’t agree): Politicians, the media, and many NGO’s are really just pawns in a spiritual battle between truth and error, between light and darkness, between Christ and His adversary Satan. We have been receiving many requests from our readers to create an easy-to-understand article covering all the issues related with Israel-Palestine. The descendants of Abraham formed a nation (Israel) around 1300 BC after their Exodus from Egypt to Canaan under the leadership of Moses, and in 1004 BC King David established Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. This settlement aligned with the boundaries God gave Israel at the time: “I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates (Exod 23.31). The truth is that a New Heaven and a New Earth is prophesied. 3 0 obj After the war Israel held Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and all of Jerusalem. Let’s read the incredible test that earned Abraham an incredible reward for his descendants. The roots of the “Middle East conflict” can be explained under three headings: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Israeli-Arab conflict, and the Jewish-Islamic conflict. Muslims conquered The Levant (which embraces all of Israel and much more, link) in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands (apart from the brief Crusader period) until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in 1917. Sadly, this legal fact is often ignored by the UN. %���� This is the fundamental reason why religious Jews claim that the Land of Canaan (modern Israel) is their land, covenanted to them by God. Today we see the return of the Jews back to their God-given homeland (Canaan). I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. Under the 1995 Oslo Accords II, the West Bank was divided into three areas (A, B, and C) and within these areas the Palestinian and Israeli authorities have different levels of control. A conflict between Palestine and Israel began when a promise was made by Britain in 1917 to make Palestine Israel’s homeland, and their belief that the land was meant for them since biblical times. The apostle John boldly tells us that all we observe was made through Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew). The result of their witness is a great turning to God from all the nations (Rev 7.9,10). When Jesus spoke of the appearance of new shoots on the fig tree signalling that summer is near, He was really saying that His return and the coming of the fullness of the Kingdom of God is near – even ‘at the doors’. She is God’s chosen witness in the world and it is through Israel that Christ came (He was of the tribe of Judah) to provide redemption for the world. Ezekiel 40.2 and Zech 14.10 suggest that the millennial Jerusalem is elevated above a plain. We need to look to man’s future. The problem here is that Israel has already declared Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel, and this is compounded by the Palestinian leadership which does not even recognize the Jewish State: “Palestine will not recognize Israel as Jewish state” [Abbas, 2014]. It’s up to an individual to choose to believe in Jesus and be born a second time! Israel is the central player in that spiritual world. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Where have they all gone? NO: The terms ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘Zion’ do not even appear in the Qur’an, and Mohammad never visited Jerusalem in person. At the very end of this age 144,000 are drawn from twelve tribes of Israel and sealed for their protection (Rev 7.3,4). In the Creation account of Genesis, we read about a paradise-like garden called Eden, where two important trees were planted by God: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. After all’s been said and done, the Bible’s bold declarations culminate in its last book, Revelation. These are the Jews who are at last honoured by the nations and who glorify God and serve Him on the Millennial earth. The 1922 League of Nations sub-division. From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. about the conflict between Palestine and Israel. YES: THE CLAIM IS LEGAL ON TWO ACCOUNTS All over Israel, people now recite this prayer. And when Jesus came He wept for His people for He knew they were going to suffer and be dispersed amongst the nations. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. This proposal on The Israeli – Palestinian conflict was written and submitted by your fellow student. Let’s read with an open mind what the Bible tells us about our origins and our future. There is also muted and occasional support from the UN and the EU, but this is usually outweighed by condemnation in other areas. But the UN is not all bad: in 2015 the UN began to address issues of concern to the Jewish community, particularly anti-Semitism. That said, in these end times, a remnant of Israel is once more fulfilling her mission, together with the contracted Gentiles. If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the Lord your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors. We see the majority of the nation now following God’s Holy Feasts and keeping the Jewish Sabbath. According to a recent Stanley Greenberg poll, only 34% of Palestinians accept two states for two peoples as the solution. Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. Whilst some claim that the 6-Day war in June 1967 was miraculous in that Israel overcame huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops, future wars will certainly be unique. 10Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you.11The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s longest-running and most controversial conflicts. It was as a result of this war that Israel occupied the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The result of such unbiblical teaching is that the institutionalized church takes the world’s view and essentially rejects modern-day Israel, and so pays little attention to end-time prophecy about Israel. The conflict started in the late nineteenth century. For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst … Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people” (Zech 2.10-11). The Jewish National Fund has planted over 250 million trees, which are known to be beneficial to the climate. When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. It was not as if there was a Palestinian people in Palestine and we came and threw them out and took their country away from them … they did not exist [Golda Meir, Prime Minister, 1969]. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. A popular view is that when we die we go to live in heaven. Strictly speaking, today’s Jews (Hebrew, ‘Yehudim’) are those who follow Judaism and who are descendants from the kingdom of Judah. Image: Israeli tank, 1973. As punishment, her people were sent into captivity by the ferocious Babylonians. Image: Emmanuelm [CC-BY-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”, The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. It is an agreement with promises of delivery, but also with stipulations and penalty clauses. Today it is common to refer to Abraham’s descendants, or anyone who practices Judaism as ‘Jews’. All of Jerusalem was mandated to be part of the Jewish homeland under the 1922 League of Nations ‘Mandate for Palestine’ and so Israel’s sovereignty over all of Jerusalem is well-founded. The Hebrew word ‘Yehudi’ (Jew) originated from the name Judah (2 Kings 16.6). Let’s read some of the fine print in the contract. We also see God’s amazing protection (as in the 6-day war), and God building a numerous people as in the birth of numerous sons and daughters. We see this in his attempts to redefine marriage for example, and in his attempts to replace national Israel with the church (Replacement Theology). Other resolutions refer to the on-going Palestinian refugee problem, but many see this now as a political tool by Arab nations, link, link. After this comes the literal ‘end of the world’ – the physical destruction of the present earth through intense heat (2 Pet 3.7,10). In the Old Testament, you will see the name Israel mentioned severally. The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. “One third shall be left … I will bring the one-third through the fire … (and) they will call upon My name … (and) I will say, ‘This is My people'” (Zech 13.8,9). That includes the West Bank. But there is hope. Instead, every voter votes for a single party. A pre-emptive strike by Israel, and their vastly superior military capability ensured that the war was short-lived. Today, Israel has been restored as a nation and is blessed with progress, protection, resources and intelligence. 7The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. The Golan Heights must be involved. But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! At the outset it seems unfair on the rest of mankind. Even so, Israeli farmers have come a long way since the Zionist pioneers began clearing rock-strewn fields and draining the swampland. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. Archaeology and historical documents show that Jews have lived in Israel for over 3000 years! However, it is important to note that centuries ago the two countries enjoyed a cordial relationship. Continue Reading. But Israel will be at peace with her neighbours in the Millennium! For instance, the global BDS campaign (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) aims to create economic and political pressure on Israel concerning (so-called) land occupation and Palestinian rights. Mortality was the consequence of the wrong free will choice. Israel also reuses treated sewage, and computerized drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers for agriculture. NO: The Palestinian refugee problem was created by a sudden invasion of five Arab armies in response to the declaration of the State of Israel in May 1948. In 1946 the Mandate was transferred over to the UN, and Article 80 of the UN Charter implicitly recognizes the ‘Mandate for Palestine’ of the League of Nations. The Conflict Between Palestine And Israel 826 Words | 4 Pages. The attackers may also be destroyed by nuclear devices since Malachi 4 refers to a time of fierce heat when invaders are burnt to ashes. The Genesis account also gives hope for mortal man. Specifically, during the millennium, Israel will come a great nation, Christ will establish His kingdom and sit on David’s throne, the tribes of Israel will have been fully restored to the land promised to Abraham, and God will write His Law on the hearts of both Jew and Gentile. But throughout Israel’s history, despite 3,000 years of persecution, God always leaves a remnant of Israel as His witness. It also appears that some of the Hebrew festivals are reinstated, as in the Feast of Tabernacles (Zech 14.16). The conflict continues to the present day on various levels. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. As Israel proves that twitter can be a tool of the state just as easily as it can be a tool of rebels and revolutionaries, the question once again rises as to how on earth a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might come about. Your email address will not be published. Future wars against Israel will be different from previous wars. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. In 2012, per capita water use was 150 MCM (million cubic meters) for Israelis and 140 MCM for Palestinians. Importantly, it is this return of God’s people that will eventually bring the nations to know God (Ezek 36.23). If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. In October 1973 Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel (the Yom Kippur War) but were eventually defeated. Moreover, as a direct result of Article 80, the UN cannot transfer these rights over any part of Palestine (vested as they are in the Jewish People) to any non-Jewish entity, such as the Palestinian Authority. In fact, these future borders are almost identical to the borders of ancient Israel given to Moses in Num 34.1-12 as he was about to divide up Canaan for the twelve tribes (enlarge map). Maybe not. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. Sixty-six percent said the Palestinians’ real goal should be to start with a two-state solution but then move to it all being one Palestinian state, link. The principle of the generality of the elections ensures the active right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 18 years old, to vote and the right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 21 years old, to be elected. King David conquered Jerusalem in 1052 BC and today, in the Old City of Jerusalem (enlarge image), lies the rock (Mount Moriah) where Abraham offered up Isaac for sacrifice to God around 1800 BC (Gen 22.2). So, through Arab aggression, Israel temporarily lost land mandated to her through the 1922 Mandate for Palestine, and this was only regained in the 1967 6-day war. Interpretations of the Bible abound, but what is actually written? A Palestinian identity was given further impetus with the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Concept of ‘Land Occupation’: Since the 1967 Six-Day War, the international community (notably the media) has claimed that Israel is “occupying Palestinian land”. Israel’s current borders are hotly contested as governments insist on ignoring the true legal position. Land Partitioning – a Two-State Solution: Under the 1917 Balfour Declaration Britain supported the creation of a Jewish home in Palestine, with the proviso that the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish communities were preserved. Or is there any value in being circumcised? The United Nations Security council issued “Security Council resolution 242” calling upon Israel to withdraw their forces from conflicted territories. Think about the billions of humans born since the world began. [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. In all the conflicts with Israel it is important to recognize that they are driven by unseen spiritual forces. }. Are the politicians listening? Recall that when Israel obeys her God then she is specially blessed: “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country” (Deut 28.3). For what is mortal must be changed into what is immortal; what will die must be changed into what cannot die. So Jesus gives a final warning: Revelation 22.18,19 Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The descendants of Jacob (Israel) were the twelve tribes of Israel and they settled in the Promised Land of Canaan (enlarge map). Has there been a change in rainfall? The Six Day war between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan. League of Nations documents of the 1920’s refer to the local Arab population as ‘existing non-Jewish communities’. NO! What did they live for? It appears that we currently nearing the end of approximately 6,000 years of human government and the start of 1,000 years of peace on the earth – the Millennial Age when Christ rules the earth (Zech 14.9). Reaching a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians was identified early on as a key Trump administration objective in the Middle East. In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? But with a rapidly growing population, Israel’s total annual renewable natural sources of fresh water are well below the UN definition of water poverty. Jerusalem was first divided through the 1948-49 Arab invasion of Israel, but at no time was East Jerusalem under legal ownership by an Arab entity. So who are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? In biblical terminology this contract between God and Israel is often referred to as the Mosaic Covenant. But it is possible for mankind to be translated to an immortal “spiritkind” like his Creator. History confirms the reality of such statements. Currently, Israel has strong support from some western NGO’s like Freedom House. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Instead, Israel’s temporary borders were established along the so-called ‘Green Line’ of the 1949 UN armistice agreements. “I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone … though all nations of the earth are gathered against it” (Zech 12.3), This latter war appears to be unique in that it is not primarily man against man, but man against God; it is commonly known as Armageddon (Rev 16.16, 19.19).
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