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Pakistan sits in the borderline sub-continent area between the Middle East and Asia, having a “hot” border with Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. It is the southern edge of Islamic fanaticism, while its Indian neighbour begins the long arc of Asian culture countries of a different disposition. Pakistan demonstrates, not the Sunni/Shia Islamic faultline, but the sheer hopelessness of the democratic governing model to work in a fanatic Islamic environment.

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Graham Bacon

Our most recent article demonstrated the Bible foundation for establishing that a Palestinian state alongside Israel, an international peace making fairytale objective, will not occur. In fact, we pointed out that the Bible outcome of the present confrontation, as presented in Obadiah, seems to be for a five piece Palestinian presence on Israel’s border, just as it is at present, to be finally removed forever. Not only does the Bible present us with the ill-fated destiny of the Palestinians, totally unsuspected by the international community, but the futures of other of Israel’s antagonistic neighbours are disclosed for our learning.

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Middle East Update - Dec 20007 - Word Version

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G.P.L. MIDDLE EAST UPDATE

DECEMBER 2007 - No 135

ISRAEL: In an amazing announcement on Nov 12 Mr Olmert told the Knesset that he and the Pals have agreed to bypass the Road Map’s rule that requires the Pals to fight terror! (Meid) (A recent poll shows that 55% of Israelis want Mr Olmert removed from Office (Meid) An Israel report says the recent attack on the Syrian nuclear facility was made possible by using the new Ofek-7 recon. satellite. (Arutz) On Nov. 13 Mr Olmert told settlers he intends to freeze all Jewish construction in Judea/Samaria!! (Arutz) A Bill that will require a 2/3 majority in the Knesset to change the status of Jerusalem passed the first reading on Nov 14 (Arutz) On Nov 15 Israel’s Att.

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Graham Bacon

An article last week [7 Dec] titled Madness in the Middle East made the following points;
1) Forty seven countries and organizations had just finished meeting in Annapolis USA in an attempt to set up a two state solution to solve the Israeli-Palestinian confrontation
2) The present Palestinian Fatah leader, Abbas, is the successor of Yasser Arafat who, with Fatah, was an implacable enemy of Israel.
3) The reason why forty seven entities, including Abbas, is trying to set up a Fatah-Abbas led Palestinian state alongside Israel is because Hamas, dedicated to destroying Israel, has driven Fatah out of Gaza into the West Bank.
4) Hamas is infiltrating the West Bank and, according to two Israeli newspaper reports, if it were not for the Israeli army efforts to hunt down Hamas fighters, Fatah would soon lose the West Bank as well. Conveniently, Fatah-Abbas’ only hope of survival is Israel but, in other circumstances, it would assist in Israel’s destruction like any other Arab state. What a mess!
5) The Annapolis Conference went backwards. It referred the peace question back to the failed two year old Roadmap Plan, with the USA now responsible for progress instead of the broader Gang of Four [USA, UK, UN and Russia].

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by Hillel Fendel
The Temple Institute in Jerusalem announces the completion of the Tzitz, the High Priest’s headplate - now ready for use in the Holy Temple. The tzitz is made of pure gold, was fashioned over the course of a more than a year by the craftsmen of the Temple Institute, and is ready to be worn by the High Priest in the rebuilt Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The words “Holy for G-d” are engraved on the headplate, in accordance with Exodus 28:36.

by Hillel Fendel
For the third time in less than five months, the Olmert government has released convicted Arab terrorists from Israeli prison in “goodwill” gestures to PA chief Abbas. A total of 771 Arab terrorists have been freed since July 20 of this year. On that date, Israel released 255 terrorists from prison. Shortly afterwards, dozens of wanted Fatah terrorists were allowed to find “refuge” from Hamas in Ramallah, and another 178 were removed from Israel’s wanted lists (conditional on their cessation of terrorism).

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is standing firm in his refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish State. Abbas visited Egypt and Jordan for talks and was headed to Saudi Arabia when, speaking to reporters, he said

“Historically there are two states, Israel and Palestine. Israel is inhabited by Jews and others. We are willing to recognize that and nothing else.”

PA Prime Minister Salam Fayad said in a recent interview to Al-Arabiya TV, that

“Israel can call itself whatever it wants, but the Palestinians will not recognize it as a Jewish state.”

In an attempt to avoid the looming disaster to the US economy which is threatened by a collapse in the home mortgage area, the USA is about to freeze home mortgage rates, hoping this will prevent a devastating economic collapse.

Quartet envoy Tony Blair said in an interview in Washington on Wednesday November 28, he no longer believes that “land for peace,” in and of itself, is sufficient. What is no less important, in his view, is the character of the Palestinian state. He constantly warns senior PA officials:

“There won’t be a Palestinian state unless it is coherently governed and run, and anyone who tells you different is misleading you.”