JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T
MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE
MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWmPqY8TE0&feature=player_embedded
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 DIVSION REGION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT-NEW AGE MOVEMENT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
THIS MIGHT BE THE BEGGING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ARMY LIKE THE BIBLE PREDICTED.THE EU WOULD HAVE ITS OWN ARMY TO PROTECT ISRRAEL WITH FOR THE FIRST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY OF DANIEL 9:27.
UK, Poland and Sweden propose EU police mission for Ukraine
Today @ 09:22-APR 10,15-YahooNews--By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - The UK, Poland, and Sweden have proposed sending an EU police mission to Ukraine to build up its law enforcement bodies in the wake of February’s revolution.“Re-establishing confidence in the rule of law in Ukraine will be vital for future stability. We thus propose a capacity-building mission focused on supporting the police and judicial system,” they said in an informal paper circulated in Brussels this week.The paper, seen by EUobserver, notes the mission would focus on “monitoring, mentoring and advising” as well as “strategic advice”.It says: “While the mission should primarily focus on central government in Kiev, it should also have a remit to work in the regions, monitoring and providing advice on how to build a robust national system in the medium to long-term.”“This would provide a clearer idea of the pressures and challenges in the regions, and give a greater understanding of what is happening on the ground,” it adds.EU ambassadors discussed the idea on Wednesday.But the paper also calls on the EU’s foreign service to put the proposal on the agenda of a foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg on Monday.“In principle, launch of the mission should occur by June 2014 and a core team should deploy to Kiev as soon as possible after the FAC [the ministers’ meeting] to commence planning and co-ordination,” it says.The mission, under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) umbrella, would work together with the EU’s existing border-control operation in western Ukraine, the so-called Eubam.It would also work alongside a military monitoring mission already sent into the field by the OSCE, a multilateral body in Vienna, and alongside Nato experts working on Ukraine security sector reform.“A CSDP mission supporting the wider rule of law sector and civilian aspect of security would complement and reinforce these vital efforts; there would be no duplication of activity,” the informal paper notes.An EU diplomat told this website the idea was initially floated by the UK at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Athens last weekend, where it gained “some support”. Several EU countries, including France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, have voiced concern about taking steps that might antagonise Russia.The idea that the overthrow of former president Viktor Yanukovych has created lawlessness and exposed Russian-speakers in eastern and southern Ukraine to violence from nationalist self-defence squads is central to Russian propaganda justifying Russian intervention.But the EU diplomat said the CSDP proposal is not about Russia.“To a great extent, the Maidan [the popular anti-Yanukovych movement] was about the judicial system and rule of law in Ukraine, not just about the central government, so the new mission is designed primarily to address this,” the contact noted.“The experts on the ground would advise and mentor police chiefs, but also other institutions, such as the prosecutors’ services … The EU has real expertise in this field to offer to the new Ukrainian government and to the Ukrainian people.”
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
REMEMBER BY THE BIBLE-GERMANY WILL BE WITH RUSSIA-ARAB-MUSLIMS WHEN THEY MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE.
US lowers expectations on EU-Russia-Ukraine meeting
Today @ 11:16-By EUOBSERVER
Senior US diplomat Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday she does not think a meeting of US, EU, Russia and Ukraine foreign ministers in Geneva next Thursday will defuse the Ukraine crisis: "We do not have high expectations, but it is important to keep the door open to a diplomatic solution."
Russia's Memorial NGO forced to close
Today @ 08:52-By EUOBSERVER
The Memorial Anti-Discrimination Centre, based in Saint Petersburg, on Wednesday announced it has been forced to shut down operations after a court required it to register as a "foreign agent". The label was required after the centre shared information on discrimination and abuse with the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
Steinmeier disagrees with German business chiefs on Russia
Today @ 09:30-APR 10,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
Berlin - German politicians are divided into two broad categories: 'Russia understanders' and 'Russia critics'.The doveish Social-Democrats (SPD), including two former chancellors - Gerhard Schroeder and Helmut Schmidt, who voiced understanding for Putin's annexation of Crimea - are broadly considered to be 'Russia understanders'.But SPD foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday (9 April) surprised an audience of businessmen, diplomats and politicians from Russia and former Soviet countries in Berlin by disagreeing with speakers from the German business community.The event called "East Forum Berlin - opportunities for an economic area from Lisbon to Vladivostok" - was sponsored by Italian bank UniCredit, whose boss, Giuseppe Vita, cited Lenin in his opening speech and received scattered applause when he said no economic sanctions should be imposed on Russia.Eckhard Cortes, former CEO of Metro, the German retailer, now in charge of an association of German firms doing business in eastern Europe, also said the blame for the Ukraine conflict is shared by all parties - Russia, Ukraine and the EU.Steinmeier disagreed. "There cannot be a parallel economic world doing business as usual with Russia," he said."With all self-criticism that we can accept, it was illegal for Russia to redraw borders seven decades after the end of World War II. This not something we can accept and the vote in the UN Security Council proved that Russia alienated many friends," he added.He said he could understand the business community's desire not to impose economic sanctions on Russia, but said the German government was determined to take that path if Russia continued to stir up trouble in eastern Ukraine."The news from eastern Ukraine indicate that the situation is about to escalate, there are massive Russian troops on the border. Risk of open violence is very high," Steinmeier said.He pointed to the "superhuman task" of stabilising Ukraine's political and economic systems, given the years of corruption and mismanagement."There are no economic or political reasons for Russia to want the collapse of Ukraine," he noted.German efforts are now focusing on the creation of a contact group so that Ukraine and Russia can find a diplomatic solution."This is not about Germany being there in the room - it makes no difference who is the third party. The most important thing is to get this contact group, we are not there yet," Steinmeier said.Meanwhile, Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca noted that he was grateful to the EU commission and Romania for having started work on a multi-million euro interconnector which will allow Romania to export gas to Moldova. Currently, Moldova is 100 percent dependent on Russian gas imports.In another positive development, Moldovans will be able to travel visa-free to Europe just three weeks' time."Few thought this would be possible so quickly, but it is Moldova's reward for implementing all the requirements," Leanca said.He said Moldova's EU integration "is a modernisation project, not something directed against someone," even though the country has no EU membership perspective at the moment.The eastern Moldovan region of Transniestria, where Russia still has at least 10,000 soldiers, has submitted a request to be annexed by Russia. But Moscow has not yet replied.
10 Apr. 2014-NATO Secretary General discusses collective defence, defence investment and Ukraine crisis in Prague-NATO
The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the Ukraine crisis with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Boshulav Sobotka during a visit to Prague on Thursday (10 April). “From Prague, I have this message to Russia. You have a choice. To stop blaming others for your own actions. To stop massing your troops. To stop escalating this crisis and start engaging in a genuine dialogue. If Russia is serious about a dialogue, the first step should be to pull back its troops”, the Secretary General said at a press conference with Prime Minister Sobotka.Visiting the Czech Republic as it celebrates the 15th anniversary of its accession to NATO, Mr Fogh Rasmussen praised the Czech Republic’s commitment to the Alliance: “Your troops have made a valuable contribution to our missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo. You are fully involved in our Smart Defence efforts to develop modern military capabilities together.” Referring to the crisis in Ukraine, Mr. Fogh Rasmussen said:“For the first time since countries like the Czech Republic won their freedom, and the Cold War ended, we see one state trying to grab part of another’s territory at gunpoint. As I speak, some 40,000 Russian troops are massed along Ukraine’s borders. Not training, but ready for combat. We have seen the satellite images, day after day. Russia is stirring up ethnic tensions in eastern Ukraine and provoking unrest. And Russia is using its military might to dictate that Ukraine should become a federal, neutral state. That is a decision which only Ukraine, as a sovereign state, can make. Nobody else”. Mr Fogh Rasmussen stressed that NATO’s commitment to collective defence is unwavering and that the Alliance is taking legitimate steps to deal with the instability that Russia’s illegitimate actions have created.Speaking about NATO’s Wales Summit in September, the Secretary General called on all NATO Allies to keep their capabilities strong and enhance training for their forces. “Above all, we must stop the decline of our defence budgets. And start reinvesting in our security. Investing in defence has a cost. But we see that insecurity has a much higher price”, he said.
Russia says NATO is using Ukraine crisis to boost appeal
APR 10,14-Yahoonews
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry accused NATO on Thursday of using the crisis in Ukraine to boost its appeal to members and justify its existence by rallying them against an imaginary threat.Russia and the West are locked in a Cold War-style stand-off over Ukraine and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Moscow to pull back troops from the Ukrainian border or face consequences if they intervene.The ministry said Rasmussen's remarks were confrontational and that in recent months he had not offered "any constructive agenda" for Ukraine, adding that it was adding to instability in the region."The constant accusations against us by the secretary general convince us that the alliance is trying to use the crisis in Ukraine to rally its ranks in the face of an imaginary external threat to NATO members and to strengthen demand for the alliance ... in the 21st century," it said.NATO has suspended all practical military and civilian cooperation with Russia, although it said political dialogue could continue at ambassador level or higher, since Russia incorporated Ukraine's Crimea region last month.The Western military alliance has also limited access for Russian diplomat's to its headquarters and is reviewing a 1997 co-operation agreement with Russia and subsequent Rome declaration of 2002 that prevented it from setting up bases in eastern and central Europe.Russia has responded by accusing NATO of having a Cold War mentality and has expressed concern over the possibility of deploying the alliance's troops in eastern Europe permanently.(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, Editing by Elizabeth Piper)
10 Apr. 2014 - 10 years after NATO Membership – Defence Cooperation between Denmark and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia-Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow at the Royal Danish Defence College in Copenhagen, Denmark
Ministers,-Excellencies,=Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me thank the Royal Danish Defence College and the Danish Atlantic Treaty Association for inviting me to today’s conference, which is very well timed. Let me start by conveying to you all Secretary General Rasmussen’s very best wishes. He and I are invited to many meetings these days to reflect on NATO’s open door policy. Of course, Anders gets to speak in Denmark all the time. But it’s been a while since I was last here, and so I was very glad to accept your kind invitation – especially given the topic, NATO enlargement, which I was privileged to work on in the early days, 20 years ago, when I served on the National Security Council staff under President Clinton. He was one of the leaders who had the vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace, and the determination to defy the skeptics mentioned earlier by one of the ministers and to make it a reality.Ten years ago, with Denmark’s strong support, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were part of NATO’s “big bang” enlargement that brought in seven new Allies. Five years earlier, we had already admitted three new Allies with the first post-Cold War round of NATO enlargement. And in 2009, we took in two more countries to bring us to our current total of 28 Allies.The admission of these 12 members over the past 15 years has been a great success – first of all, for the countries themselves. They rejoined the family of Western nations from which they had been so tragically separated half a century before. By choosing to adopt NATO’s standards and principles, they gave their democracies the strongest possible security anchor. And by pledging to defend and protect NATO, they received the pledge that NATO would defend and protect them, based on the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.As an Alliance, we have been strengthened by the strong commitment of our 12 new members to our defining values – freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. We have benefitted from their capabilities and their valuable contributions to our operations and exercises. And we have benefited from the wealth of experience and insights that our new members have brought to the table.
Our three Baltic members were real providers of security even before they joined NATO 10 years ago. As founding members of the Partnership for Peace in the 1990s, they made valuable contributions to our efforts to restore peace and stability in the Balkan region -- in some cases facilitated by Denmark. They joined the International Security Assistance Force soon after NATO took command of the mission in 2003. And they have continued to play a key role in making sure that Afghanistan will never again be a safe haven for terrorists, and in creating the conditions for the Afghan people to chart their own destiny on the basis of freedom and democracy. All who have contributed to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan can take satisfaction at the successful first round of Presidential elections that took place last Saturday.But it is not just in operations that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have demonstrated their commitment to NATO. They are also taking an active part in our political discussions, and they help to find, and to foster, the consensus that lies at the heart of everything that we do in NATO. They have pushed allies to take more seriously some of the non-military challenges to our societies – such as cyber threats and energy security. In the North Atlantic Council, the Baltic Permanent Representatives definitely punch above their weight! The positive effects of NATO enlargement have also been visible well beyond the Alliance. Alongside the enlargement of the European Union, the increase in our NATO membership has helped to spread freedom, democracy and stability across this continent. And it has brought us a lot closer to a Europe whole, free and at peace, which has been a longstanding goal of our Alliance.Today, the prospect of joining NATO continues to act as a strong incentive for aspirant nations to demonstrate responsibility and commitment, to stay on the path of democratic reform and reconciliation, and to find new solutions to old disputes. And this process of individual nations working to meet the obligations and responsibilities of NATO membership is in itself contributing to greater stability.It is deeply regrettable that all that progress has now been overshadowed by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its readiness to use force to redraw borders, to destabilize its neighbors, and to create new dividing lines that would deprive sovereign states of the right to chart their own future. NATO Allies have condemned Russia’s actions in the strongest possible terms, including at our Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels last week. And we have also taken a number of concrete steps. First, we have reaffirmed our full support for the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the inviolability of its internationally recognized borders. In this regard, I’m confident that Allies will maintain a long-term “non-recognition” policy regarding Russia’s annexation of Crimea, just as Denmark (and my own country) did regarding the USSR's illegal incorporation of the Baltic States.
Second, we have agreed to strengthen our support for Ukraine through greater political and military cooperation. At Ukraine’s request, we have already sent an expert team to provide advice on the protection of critical infrastructure. We will also intensify our efforts to support Ukraine’s defence reforms, and to help the Ukrainian military transform into a more professional and effective force that can defend their country against external threats as well as contribute to NATO and other international operations.Third, we have suspended all practical civilian and military cooperation in the NATO-Russia Council framework, in tandem with the imposition of sanctions by our member states and the European Union. We will maintain our political dialogue with the Russian Ambassador as necessary to allow us to exchange views on the current crisis and its resolution. But business as usual is clearly not an option. Finally – and importantly given the Baltic focus of our meeting – we have underlined that NATO’s greatest responsibility is to protect and defend our territory and our people, and that the Alliance will come to the defence of any of its members, now and in the future.We have already reinforced NATO’s presence on the eastern borders of the Alliance. We have begun surveillance flights over Poland and Romania. We have more than doubled the number of fighter aircraft allocated to our air policing mission in the Baltic States. Several European Allies have offered additional planes, air-to-air refueling tankers and other capabilities. In this regard, I welcome Minister Wammen's announcement about the provision of Danish F-16s to the mission. And we will consider other short-term measures to strengthen deterrence and provide reassurance to our members on the front lines in the coming weeks.Over and above these immediate steps, we are also considering the longer-term implications of Russia’s recent actions for our defence cooperation in NATO. Over the past two decades, we have focused on being able to deploy our forces on missions and operations far away from our own borders. While we must continue to be ready for expeditionary operations, it is clear now that we need to take a closer look at how we can develop and deploy the right forces for defence and deterrence.That means, for example, that we need to review our defence posture and plans, so that we are fully prepared to respond quickly to the threat or use of force against any member or region of the Alliance , including scenarios where we have very little warning time.. We must review our threat assessments, intelligence-sharing arrangements, early-warning procedures, and crisis response planning, to take into account a more unpredictable security environment. We should consider whether to bolster our Connected Forces Initiative through more frequent high-visibility exercises, including scenarios at the higher end of the military mission spectrum. And we need to look at possible new deployments and other measures to provide reassurance to all our Allies.The crisis also requires that all of our member nations intensify their efforts to increase our defence capabilities, because credible defence and deterrence will require credible capabilities. Even before the Ukraine crisis, we were already looking at ways to encourage multinational solutions to fill the capability gaps that have been highlighted in recent operations, and to ensure that the European members of the Alliance can shoulder a greater responsibility. Our Smart Defence initiatives have been closely coordinated with the Pooling and Sharing initiative of the European Union. We should consider now how we can place greater emphasis on requirements for defence and deterrence in that ongoing effort, and how we can further stimulate the involvement of smaller nations.
In this regard, the Framework Nations Concept could provide a way for the Baltic States to partner with Denmark, or with other larger allies, to address coherently and for the long-term, both capabilities and connectivity. Our Baltic Allies already have a good record of working together and with other other countries in the Nordic region, for example the Brigade Project and some armaments cooperation projects.. This regional engagement is a pragmatic way to build greater security with limited means – and it strengthens both NATO and the EU. Building on what Minister Wammen said earlier, I would hope that, after the combined exercise now taking place among the Danish and Baltic brigades, our Baltic allies could take the next step: to commit a high-readiness land force division to one of the NATO multinational headquarters. Multinational cooperation can help in multiplying individual efforts. But at the end of the day, credible defence and deterrence will require credible defence spending. In the wake of the crisis over Ukraine, it’s time to halt and reverse the downward slide in defence spending that has characterized most allies over the past ten years. Among the Baltic States, Estonia has been a notable exception, one of just three allies who meet the NATO target of 2 percent of GDP. I’m pleased that, in recent weeks, Latvia and Lithuania have announced that they will step up their spending and meet the 2 percent goal by the end of the decade. I hope and expect other Allies will follow that example as we all recover from the economic crisis.Finally, in the face of the challenge now posed by Russia, it is more important than ever that we remain committed to our vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace; that we uphold the principle that every nation is free to choose its own future; and that we keep our NATO door open for countries which decide that their future lies with our Alliance.Our next NATO Summit in Wales in September will be an important opportunity to demonstrate that determination. We will show solidarity, unity of purpose, and our unbreakable commitment to Article 5 of our founding Treaty. But we must also show a similarly strong commitment to Article 10 that affirms that our Alliance is open to the inclusion of new members which share our values, which are able to assume the responsibilities of membership, and which can contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. We want to offer encouragement and assistance to the four aspirant countries that are seeking membership. And we shall make clear that any decisions on their inclusion in our Alliance are for NATO members alone to take. No third nation has a veto over such decisions.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
NATO will always protect and defend our territory and our people. We will continue to support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and all our other partners. We will continue to respect their security choices. And we will keep working with those countries that wish to move from partnership with NATO to membership in NATO. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia set a very strong example ten years ago. Since then, they have consistently demonstrated that our Open Door policy is the right policy. And I am confident that, by pursuing new forms of multinational defence cooperation, the Baltic States will play a key role in contributing to our collective security as we continue to pursue that policy in the future.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Peace talks can continue past April 29, says Abbas-Palestinian leader appears to pull back from looming crisis; Israeli official says prisoners can be released if PA halts international drive-By Times of Israel staff April 10, 2014, 10:18 am 6-The Times of Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he was willing to continue peace talks with Israel past the current April 29 deadline.In an interview with the London-based Arabic daily A-Sharq al-Awsat, the Palestinian leader said the extension of the talks must be aimed at the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem.A senior member of the PLO, however, denied the reports that Abbas agreed to extend talks with Israel. Wasel Abu-Youssef was quoted by Maariv saying that the Palestinian leadership had not yet met to deliberate on the matter and that there were conditions posed to the Israelis on which an extension of talks depended.An unnamed Israeli political source told Israel Radio that Jerusalem would release the fourth wave of Palestinian prisoners it refused to set free last week on condition that the PA “freezes the situation” and commits to halt its drive for recognition by international organizations. Abbas’s statements came as the Arab League on Wednesday gave its own approval to the extension of talks in a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, giving Abbas diplomatic backing for the move.Abbas also appeared to attempt to play down the significance of the Palestinian Authority’s application last month to 15 international treaties, saying such applications were a basic right of the Palestinian people and have nothing to do with Israel.Palestinian leaders have threatened Israel with unilateral action if talks failed to produce results, saying they were a first step in attempts to gain recognition of Palestinian statehood outside of bilateral negotiations.The Palestinian move led Israel to cut most official non-security contacts with the PA and raised calls from right-wing Knesset leaders to formally annex Israel’s West Bank settlements.On Wednesday, a senior Fatah official warned that Israeli punitive measures against the PA will lead to its collapse.Azzam Al-Ahmad said Israel and the US together would be responsible if the PA is toppled, and for the ramifications of such an eventuality, reported Israel Radio.A senior Israeli official said that Israel was seriously considering a drastic cut to the amount of tax money it collects and transfers to the PA in the wake of the latter’s application to various international frameworks.“We’re thinking of deducting from the PA’s budget the money they spend on terrorists and their families,” the senior official told The Times of Israel. “This step would be less dramatic than cutting entirely our monthly tax payments to the PA,” he said.Israel considers PA payments to Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons and their families to be “funding terrorism,” the senior official said. In 2012, the PA Ministry of Prisoner Affairs transferred $75.5 million to terrorists imprisoned by Israel and their families, out of a total budget of $3.1 billion, according to Israeli government figures.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet decided to go ahead with the move, the official said, but as he considers various options to respond to the Palestinians’ unilateral steps, a partial freeze of the transfer of funds “could well be implemented.”The PA’s deputy prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa, warned that punitive Israeli measures would only lead to a deterioration of the current situation. He said the Palestinians were working to prevent Israel from freezing the PA’s tax money.Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli sources said that government officials had been ordered not to meet with their Palestinian counterparts. The order did not include contact between the Defense Ministry and the PA — which would have hindered security cooperation in the West Bank — or communications related to peace talks.
Israeli punitive measures will topple the PA’-Palestinian officials warn Jerusalem against cutting ties, freezing tax money in retaliation for Ramallah’s unilateral push for recognition-By Times of Israel staff April 10, 2014, 6:40 am 27
Israeli punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority will lead to its collapse, said a senior Fatah official on Wednesday.Azzam Al-Ahmad said Israel and the US together would be responsible if the PA is toppled, and for the ramifications of such an eventuality, reported Israel Radio.With peace talks all but dead, Jerusalem geared up Wednesday to penalize the Palestinians for applying to join 15 international treaties and conventions last week. A senior Israeli official said that Israel was seriously considering a drastic cut to the amount of tax money it collects and transfers to the PA.“We’re thinking of deducting from the PA’s budget the money they spend on terrorists and their families,” the senior official told The Times of Israel. “This step would be less dramatic than cutting entirely our monthly tax payments to the PA,” he said.Israel considers PA payments to Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons and their families to be “funding terrorism,” the senior official said. In 2012, the PA Ministry of Prisoner Affairs transferred $75.5 million to terrorists serving in Israeli prisoners and their families, out of a total budget of $3.1 billion, according to Israeli government figures.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet decided to go ahead with the move, the official said, but as he considers various options to respond to the Palestinians’ unilateral steps, a partial freeze of the transfer of funds “could well be implemented.”The PA’s deputy prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa, warned that punitive Israeli measures would only lead to a deterioration of the current situation. He said the Palestinians were working to prevent Israel from freezing the PA’s tax money, according to Israel Radio. Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli sources said that government officials had been ordered not to meet with their Palestinian counterparts. The order did not include contact between the Defense Ministry and the PA — which would have hindered security cooperation in the West Bank — or communications related to peace talks.Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were due to meet once again on Thursday, along with their American intermediaries, in an effort to prevent a total breakdown.Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett, however, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday to turn his back on the failed negotiations and annex portions of the West Bank.In a letter to Netanyahu, Bennett requested “to have a session as soon as possible on an alternative plan (Plan B) to begin the process of applying Israeli sovereignty on areas in Judea and Samaria that are under Israeli control.”The economy minister listed some of the blocs he wants to annex, including Gush Etzion, Maale Adumim, the settlements of Ofra and Beit El and more. These areas are home to 440,000 Israeli settlers, Bennett argued, and only tens of thousands of Palestinians, and would therefore not cause a demographic crisis and undermine the Jewish majority.“These areas enjoy a broad national consensus and have security, historical, and moral significance for the State of Israel,” he wrote.Bennett compared the process of absorbing these areas into Israel to the incorporation of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War, and the Golan Heights during then-prime minister Menachem Begin’s reign.The economy minister also declared the death of the peace negotiations, due to “a new record of [Palestinian] extortion and obstinacy.” Despite Israeli overtures, such as the release of prisoners, the Palestinians continue to deny recognition of Israel as a Jewish state; have violated the Oslo Accords by turning to the UN; and continue the incitement to violence against Israel, Bennett wrote.“In light of all this, it is clear the current process has run its course and that we are entering a new era,” he said. Responding to Kerry’s statements that construction in East Jerusalem led to the current impasse Tuesday, Bennett said “Israel will never apologize for building in Jerusalem.”“For many years people have tried to prevent us from living in the eternal capital of the Jewish people. This won’t happen. Building in Jerusalem is not a ‘puff’ [sic], building in Jerusalem is Zionism,” he said in a statement posted to Facebook.Raphael Ahren and Marissa Newman contributed to this report.
Israeli minister urges Netanyahu to annex settlements
By Crispian Balmer 2 hours ago-APR 10,14-Yahoonews
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli minister has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex a swathe of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying peace talks with the Palestinians were dead.The U.S.-backed negotiations came close to collapse last week amidst mutual recrimination and although the two sides are seeking to overcome the crisis, Netanyahu has already started to impose punitive sanctions on the Palestinians.Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, who is head of the ultra-nationalist Jewish Home party, wrote to the prime minister late on Wednesday saying Israel should extend its sovereign territory to a number of major settlement blocs.Mega settlements, such as Ma'ale Adumin, are built on land seized in the 1967 war - territory the Palestinians want for their future state. Successive governments have said the blocs, deemed illegal under international law, should remain part of Israel in any negotiated deal with the Palestinians."It is clear that the current process has exhausted itself and that we are entering a new era," said Bennett, urging Netanyahu to annex a number of large settlements."These are areas which enjoy a wide national consensus, have security implications and have historical significance for the State of Israel."A high-tech entrepreneur and a former settler leader, Bennett has called in the past for annexing a much larger part of the West Bank and is a long-time opponent of any deal that would grant the Palestinians a state. Netanyahu made no comment on Bennett's request, but is likely to face strident calls from within his own rightist Likud party to annex the blocs, home to an estimated 350,000 Israelis, if the latest peace talks implode.However, such a move would almost certainly set off a storm of international condemnation, and Israel's chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni, said Bennett was acting like a "provocative child" who needed parental restraint."If you want to go totally crazy, keep it up until we can no longer make a deal and lose everything we hold dear," Livni, who serves as justice minister, wrote on her Facebook page.
AGGRAVATION
Israel has already annexed part of its 1967 gains: the Golan Heights that border Syria, and East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as their capital. Neither move has been recognised internationally.Settlements have been a constant source of aggravation between Israelis and Palestinians, with construction of new Jewish homes in the West Bank rising 123 percent year-on-year in 2013, a surge that coincided with the resumption of talks.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this week that the announcement last week of tenders for 700 new homes in East Jerusalem was the immediate cause of the negotiations crisis.An official in Netanyahu's office said Israel was "deeply disappointed" by Kerry's remarks, signalling clear tensions in relations between the two allies.The prime minister has pinned the blame on President Mahmoud Abbas for signing last week 15 international conventions, saying this broke his prior commitment not to take unilateral steps to bolster Palestinian statehood while talks were under way.As initial punitive action, Netanyahu ordered on Wednesday a partial freeze on contacts with the Palestinians. However, the two negotiating teams were due to meet later on Thursday to seek a way to prolong their talks beyond April.(Additional reporting by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
Israel launches new spy satellite-APR 10,14-Yahoonews
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that it has successfully launched a new observation satellite into orbit, one which is expected to be used to observe Iran and hostile militant groups in the Middle East.According to the announcement, the Israeli-made "Ofek 10" satellite was launched late Wednesday in cooperation with state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries. The satellite has already begun transmitting data and visual material. It is expected to be operational within months.Israel is expected to use the satellite to keep tabs on Iran and the region. It believes Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon — a charge Iran denies — and accuses it of arming militants across the region.The Ofek 10 is the latest in a line of spy satellites built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the government.It is a lightweight satellite that is expected to improve Israel's reconnaissance abilities by providing sharp images at any time of day, and in any weather condition, said Ofer Doron of Israel Aerospace Industries."The Ofek 10 satellite should improve Israel's intelligence capability and allow the defense establishment to better deal with threats near and far," said Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in a statement."We are continuing to strengthen our tremendous qualitative and technological advantage over our neighbors," Yaalon added.The satellite has the capability to direct its imaging radar on a specific target, as opposed to other satellites that perform a general sweep of territory."It has an incredible imaging capability...to give very precise photos," said Doron.Unlike other countries that launch satellites eastward in the direction of the earth's orbit, Israel launched the satellite westward, opposite the direction of the earth's orbit, to prevent debris following the launch to land in enemy countries east of Israel, said Doron. The satellite completes a full orbit around the earth every 90 minutes, said Doron.
IDF, Gaza gunmen exchange fire across border-Earlier Thursday, two Palestinians wounded in march on Israeli border; Hamas disbands tunnel inspectors due to Egypt crackdown-By Times of Israel staff April 10, 2014, 12:23 pm Updated: April 10, 2014, 1:16 pm 1-The Times of Israel
Palestinian gunmen on Thursday fired mortars at IDF soldiers patrolling along the border with the Gaza Strip. The soldiers returned fire into Gaza.There were no reports of casualties in the exchange.According to the IDF, the incident, which took place along Gaza’s southern border, marks the latest in a series of cross-border altercations over the past week.In another incident earlier on Thursday, two Palestinians were lightly injured by Israeli fire as they approached the border fence in northern Gaza, near the Erez crossing with Israel, Palestinian media reported.The two were taking part in a demonstration that marched into the buffer zone between Gaza and the Israeli border. IDF troops ordered the crowd to stop, and opened fire at the legs of those who continued to approach the border fence.The wounded were taken to a nearby Palestinian hospital, according to reports.Earlier on Thursday morning, an explosion was reported inside Gaza, which the IDF said was apparently a mortar shell that may have accidentally fallen inside Palestinian territory.And on Monday, IDF troops heard an explosion on the fence near Thursday’s demonstration. Two figures were identified planting the explosive device on the fence in an operation apparently targeting IDF patrols along the fence.
No IDF troops were hurt in any of the incidents.
Also Thursday, the Hamas government ruling the Gaza Strip announced it was disbanding its customs and inspection service overseeing the tunnels smuggling goods beneath the Egyptian border, Israel Radio reported.A spokesman for the Hamas government said the tunnels had ceased to function due to an intensive months-long crackdown on the smuggling operations by Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, making the inspection service “superfluous.”
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWmPqY8TE0&feature=player_embedded
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 DIVSION REGION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT-NEW AGE MOVEMENT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies,(UNITED NATIONS TROOPS) gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
THIS MIGHT BE THE BEGGING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ARMY LIKE THE BIBLE PREDICTED.THE EU WOULD HAVE ITS OWN ARMY TO PROTECT ISRRAEL WITH FOR THE FIRST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY OF DANIEL 9:27.
UK, Poland and Sweden propose EU police mission for Ukraine
Today @ 09:22-APR 10,15-YahooNews--By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - The UK, Poland, and Sweden have proposed sending an EU police mission to Ukraine to build up its law enforcement bodies in the wake of February’s revolution.“Re-establishing confidence in the rule of law in Ukraine will be vital for future stability. We thus propose a capacity-building mission focused on supporting the police and judicial system,” they said in an informal paper circulated in Brussels this week.The paper, seen by EUobserver, notes the mission would focus on “monitoring, mentoring and advising” as well as “strategic advice”.It says: “While the mission should primarily focus on central government in Kiev, it should also have a remit to work in the regions, monitoring and providing advice on how to build a robust national system in the medium to long-term.”“This would provide a clearer idea of the pressures and challenges in the regions, and give a greater understanding of what is happening on the ground,” it adds.EU ambassadors discussed the idea on Wednesday.But the paper also calls on the EU’s foreign service to put the proposal on the agenda of a foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg on Monday.“In principle, launch of the mission should occur by June 2014 and a core team should deploy to Kiev as soon as possible after the FAC [the ministers’ meeting] to commence planning and co-ordination,” it says.The mission, under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) umbrella, would work together with the EU’s existing border-control operation in western Ukraine, the so-called Eubam.It would also work alongside a military monitoring mission already sent into the field by the OSCE, a multilateral body in Vienna, and alongside Nato experts working on Ukraine security sector reform.“A CSDP mission supporting the wider rule of law sector and civilian aspect of security would complement and reinforce these vital efforts; there would be no duplication of activity,” the informal paper notes.An EU diplomat told this website the idea was initially floated by the UK at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Athens last weekend, where it gained “some support”. Several EU countries, including France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, have voiced concern about taking steps that might antagonise Russia.The idea that the overthrow of former president Viktor Yanukovych has created lawlessness and exposed Russian-speakers in eastern and southern Ukraine to violence from nationalist self-defence squads is central to Russian propaganda justifying Russian intervention.But the EU diplomat said the CSDP proposal is not about Russia.“To a great extent, the Maidan [the popular anti-Yanukovych movement] was about the judicial system and rule of law in Ukraine, not just about the central government, so the new mission is designed primarily to address this,” the contact noted.“The experts on the ground would advise and mentor police chiefs, but also other institutions, such as the prosecutors’ services … The EU has real expertise in this field to offer to the new Ukrainian government and to the Ukrainian people.”
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
REMEMBER BY THE BIBLE-GERMANY WILL BE WITH RUSSIA-ARAB-MUSLIMS WHEN THEY MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE.
US lowers expectations on EU-Russia-Ukraine meeting
Today @ 11:16-By EUOBSERVER
Senior US diplomat Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday she does not think a meeting of US, EU, Russia and Ukraine foreign ministers in Geneva next Thursday will defuse the Ukraine crisis: "We do not have high expectations, but it is important to keep the door open to a diplomatic solution."
Russia's Memorial NGO forced to close
Today @ 08:52-By EUOBSERVER
The Memorial Anti-Discrimination Centre, based in Saint Petersburg, on Wednesday announced it has been forced to shut down operations after a court required it to register as a "foreign agent". The label was required after the centre shared information on discrimination and abuse with the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
Steinmeier disagrees with German business chiefs on Russia
Today @ 09:30-APR 10,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
Berlin - German politicians are divided into two broad categories: 'Russia understanders' and 'Russia critics'.The doveish Social-Democrats (SPD), including two former chancellors - Gerhard Schroeder and Helmut Schmidt, who voiced understanding for Putin's annexation of Crimea - are broadly considered to be 'Russia understanders'.But SPD foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday (9 April) surprised an audience of businessmen, diplomats and politicians from Russia and former Soviet countries in Berlin by disagreeing with speakers from the German business community.The event called "East Forum Berlin - opportunities for an economic area from Lisbon to Vladivostok" - was sponsored by Italian bank UniCredit, whose boss, Giuseppe Vita, cited Lenin in his opening speech and received scattered applause when he said no economic sanctions should be imposed on Russia.Eckhard Cortes, former CEO of Metro, the German retailer, now in charge of an association of German firms doing business in eastern Europe, also said the blame for the Ukraine conflict is shared by all parties - Russia, Ukraine and the EU.Steinmeier disagreed. "There cannot be a parallel economic world doing business as usual with Russia," he said."With all self-criticism that we can accept, it was illegal for Russia to redraw borders seven decades after the end of World War II. This not something we can accept and the vote in the UN Security Council proved that Russia alienated many friends," he added.He said he could understand the business community's desire not to impose economic sanctions on Russia, but said the German government was determined to take that path if Russia continued to stir up trouble in eastern Ukraine."The news from eastern Ukraine indicate that the situation is about to escalate, there are massive Russian troops on the border. Risk of open violence is very high," Steinmeier said.He pointed to the "superhuman task" of stabilising Ukraine's political and economic systems, given the years of corruption and mismanagement."There are no economic or political reasons for Russia to want the collapse of Ukraine," he noted.German efforts are now focusing on the creation of a contact group so that Ukraine and Russia can find a diplomatic solution."This is not about Germany being there in the room - it makes no difference who is the third party. The most important thing is to get this contact group, we are not there yet," Steinmeier said.Meanwhile, Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca noted that he was grateful to the EU commission and Romania for having started work on a multi-million euro interconnector which will allow Romania to export gas to Moldova. Currently, Moldova is 100 percent dependent on Russian gas imports.In another positive development, Moldovans will be able to travel visa-free to Europe just three weeks' time."Few thought this would be possible so quickly, but it is Moldova's reward for implementing all the requirements," Leanca said.He said Moldova's EU integration "is a modernisation project, not something directed against someone," even though the country has no EU membership perspective at the moment.The eastern Moldovan region of Transniestria, where Russia still has at least 10,000 soldiers, has submitted a request to be annexed by Russia. But Moscow has not yet replied.
10 Apr. 2014-NATO Secretary General discusses collective defence, defence investment and Ukraine crisis in Prague-NATO
The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the Ukraine crisis with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Boshulav Sobotka during a visit to Prague on Thursday (10 April). “From Prague, I have this message to Russia. You have a choice. To stop blaming others for your own actions. To stop massing your troops. To stop escalating this crisis and start engaging in a genuine dialogue. If Russia is serious about a dialogue, the first step should be to pull back its troops”, the Secretary General said at a press conference with Prime Minister Sobotka.Visiting the Czech Republic as it celebrates the 15th anniversary of its accession to NATO, Mr Fogh Rasmussen praised the Czech Republic’s commitment to the Alliance: “Your troops have made a valuable contribution to our missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo. You are fully involved in our Smart Defence efforts to develop modern military capabilities together.” Referring to the crisis in Ukraine, Mr. Fogh Rasmussen said:“For the first time since countries like the Czech Republic won their freedom, and the Cold War ended, we see one state trying to grab part of another’s territory at gunpoint. As I speak, some 40,000 Russian troops are massed along Ukraine’s borders. Not training, but ready for combat. We have seen the satellite images, day after day. Russia is stirring up ethnic tensions in eastern Ukraine and provoking unrest. And Russia is using its military might to dictate that Ukraine should become a federal, neutral state. That is a decision which only Ukraine, as a sovereign state, can make. Nobody else”. Mr Fogh Rasmussen stressed that NATO’s commitment to collective defence is unwavering and that the Alliance is taking legitimate steps to deal with the instability that Russia’s illegitimate actions have created.Speaking about NATO’s Wales Summit in September, the Secretary General called on all NATO Allies to keep their capabilities strong and enhance training for their forces. “Above all, we must stop the decline of our defence budgets. And start reinvesting in our security. Investing in defence has a cost. But we see that insecurity has a much higher price”, he said.
Russia says NATO is using Ukraine crisis to boost appeal
APR 10,14-Yahoonews
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry accused NATO on Thursday of using the crisis in Ukraine to boost its appeal to members and justify its existence by rallying them against an imaginary threat.Russia and the West are locked in a Cold War-style stand-off over Ukraine and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Moscow to pull back troops from the Ukrainian border or face consequences if they intervene.The ministry said Rasmussen's remarks were confrontational and that in recent months he had not offered "any constructive agenda" for Ukraine, adding that it was adding to instability in the region."The constant accusations against us by the secretary general convince us that the alliance is trying to use the crisis in Ukraine to rally its ranks in the face of an imaginary external threat to NATO members and to strengthen demand for the alliance ... in the 21st century," it said.NATO has suspended all practical military and civilian cooperation with Russia, although it said political dialogue could continue at ambassador level or higher, since Russia incorporated Ukraine's Crimea region last month.The Western military alliance has also limited access for Russian diplomat's to its headquarters and is reviewing a 1997 co-operation agreement with Russia and subsequent Rome declaration of 2002 that prevented it from setting up bases in eastern and central Europe.Russia has responded by accusing NATO of having a Cold War mentality and has expressed concern over the possibility of deploying the alliance's troops in eastern Europe permanently.(Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, Editing by Elizabeth Piper)
10 Apr. 2014 - 10 years after NATO Membership – Defence Cooperation between Denmark and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia-Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow at the Royal Danish Defence College in Copenhagen, Denmark
Ministers,-Excellencies,=Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me thank the Royal Danish Defence College and the Danish Atlantic Treaty Association for inviting me to today’s conference, which is very well timed. Let me start by conveying to you all Secretary General Rasmussen’s very best wishes. He and I are invited to many meetings these days to reflect on NATO’s open door policy. Of course, Anders gets to speak in Denmark all the time. But it’s been a while since I was last here, and so I was very glad to accept your kind invitation – especially given the topic, NATO enlargement, which I was privileged to work on in the early days, 20 years ago, when I served on the National Security Council staff under President Clinton. He was one of the leaders who had the vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace, and the determination to defy the skeptics mentioned earlier by one of the ministers and to make it a reality.Ten years ago, with Denmark’s strong support, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were part of NATO’s “big bang” enlargement that brought in seven new Allies. Five years earlier, we had already admitted three new Allies with the first post-Cold War round of NATO enlargement. And in 2009, we took in two more countries to bring us to our current total of 28 Allies.The admission of these 12 members over the past 15 years has been a great success – first of all, for the countries themselves. They rejoined the family of Western nations from which they had been so tragically separated half a century before. By choosing to adopt NATO’s standards and principles, they gave their democracies the strongest possible security anchor. And by pledging to defend and protect NATO, they received the pledge that NATO would defend and protect them, based on the principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.As an Alliance, we have been strengthened by the strong commitment of our 12 new members to our defining values – freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. We have benefitted from their capabilities and their valuable contributions to our operations and exercises. And we have benefited from the wealth of experience and insights that our new members have brought to the table.
Our three Baltic members were real providers of security even before they joined NATO 10 years ago. As founding members of the Partnership for Peace in the 1990s, they made valuable contributions to our efforts to restore peace and stability in the Balkan region -- in some cases facilitated by Denmark. They joined the International Security Assistance Force soon after NATO took command of the mission in 2003. And they have continued to play a key role in making sure that Afghanistan will never again be a safe haven for terrorists, and in creating the conditions for the Afghan people to chart their own destiny on the basis of freedom and democracy. All who have contributed to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan can take satisfaction at the successful first round of Presidential elections that took place last Saturday.But it is not just in operations that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have demonstrated their commitment to NATO. They are also taking an active part in our political discussions, and they help to find, and to foster, the consensus that lies at the heart of everything that we do in NATO. They have pushed allies to take more seriously some of the non-military challenges to our societies – such as cyber threats and energy security. In the North Atlantic Council, the Baltic Permanent Representatives definitely punch above their weight! The positive effects of NATO enlargement have also been visible well beyond the Alliance. Alongside the enlargement of the European Union, the increase in our NATO membership has helped to spread freedom, democracy and stability across this continent. And it has brought us a lot closer to a Europe whole, free and at peace, which has been a longstanding goal of our Alliance.Today, the prospect of joining NATO continues to act as a strong incentive for aspirant nations to demonstrate responsibility and commitment, to stay on the path of democratic reform and reconciliation, and to find new solutions to old disputes. And this process of individual nations working to meet the obligations and responsibilities of NATO membership is in itself contributing to greater stability.It is deeply regrettable that all that progress has now been overshadowed by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its readiness to use force to redraw borders, to destabilize its neighbors, and to create new dividing lines that would deprive sovereign states of the right to chart their own future. NATO Allies have condemned Russia’s actions in the strongest possible terms, including at our Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels last week. And we have also taken a number of concrete steps. First, we have reaffirmed our full support for the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the inviolability of its internationally recognized borders. In this regard, I’m confident that Allies will maintain a long-term “non-recognition” policy regarding Russia’s annexation of Crimea, just as Denmark (and my own country) did regarding the USSR's illegal incorporation of the Baltic States.
Second, we have agreed to strengthen our support for Ukraine through greater political and military cooperation. At Ukraine’s request, we have already sent an expert team to provide advice on the protection of critical infrastructure. We will also intensify our efforts to support Ukraine’s defence reforms, and to help the Ukrainian military transform into a more professional and effective force that can defend their country against external threats as well as contribute to NATO and other international operations.Third, we have suspended all practical civilian and military cooperation in the NATO-Russia Council framework, in tandem with the imposition of sanctions by our member states and the European Union. We will maintain our political dialogue with the Russian Ambassador as necessary to allow us to exchange views on the current crisis and its resolution. But business as usual is clearly not an option. Finally – and importantly given the Baltic focus of our meeting – we have underlined that NATO’s greatest responsibility is to protect and defend our territory and our people, and that the Alliance will come to the defence of any of its members, now and in the future.We have already reinforced NATO’s presence on the eastern borders of the Alliance. We have begun surveillance flights over Poland and Romania. We have more than doubled the number of fighter aircraft allocated to our air policing mission in the Baltic States. Several European Allies have offered additional planes, air-to-air refueling tankers and other capabilities. In this regard, I welcome Minister Wammen's announcement about the provision of Danish F-16s to the mission. And we will consider other short-term measures to strengthen deterrence and provide reassurance to our members on the front lines in the coming weeks.Over and above these immediate steps, we are also considering the longer-term implications of Russia’s recent actions for our defence cooperation in NATO. Over the past two decades, we have focused on being able to deploy our forces on missions and operations far away from our own borders. While we must continue to be ready for expeditionary operations, it is clear now that we need to take a closer look at how we can develop and deploy the right forces for defence and deterrence.That means, for example, that we need to review our defence posture and plans, so that we are fully prepared to respond quickly to the threat or use of force against any member or region of the Alliance , including scenarios where we have very little warning time.. We must review our threat assessments, intelligence-sharing arrangements, early-warning procedures, and crisis response planning, to take into account a more unpredictable security environment. We should consider whether to bolster our Connected Forces Initiative through more frequent high-visibility exercises, including scenarios at the higher end of the military mission spectrum. And we need to look at possible new deployments and other measures to provide reassurance to all our Allies.The crisis also requires that all of our member nations intensify their efforts to increase our defence capabilities, because credible defence and deterrence will require credible capabilities. Even before the Ukraine crisis, we were already looking at ways to encourage multinational solutions to fill the capability gaps that have been highlighted in recent operations, and to ensure that the European members of the Alliance can shoulder a greater responsibility. Our Smart Defence initiatives have been closely coordinated with the Pooling and Sharing initiative of the European Union. We should consider now how we can place greater emphasis on requirements for defence and deterrence in that ongoing effort, and how we can further stimulate the involvement of smaller nations.
In this regard, the Framework Nations Concept could provide a way for the Baltic States to partner with Denmark, or with other larger allies, to address coherently and for the long-term, both capabilities and connectivity. Our Baltic Allies already have a good record of working together and with other other countries in the Nordic region, for example the Brigade Project and some armaments cooperation projects.. This regional engagement is a pragmatic way to build greater security with limited means – and it strengthens both NATO and the EU. Building on what Minister Wammen said earlier, I would hope that, after the combined exercise now taking place among the Danish and Baltic brigades, our Baltic allies could take the next step: to commit a high-readiness land force division to one of the NATO multinational headquarters. Multinational cooperation can help in multiplying individual efforts. But at the end of the day, credible defence and deterrence will require credible defence spending. In the wake of the crisis over Ukraine, it’s time to halt and reverse the downward slide in defence spending that has characterized most allies over the past ten years. Among the Baltic States, Estonia has been a notable exception, one of just three allies who meet the NATO target of 2 percent of GDP. I’m pleased that, in recent weeks, Latvia and Lithuania have announced that they will step up their spending and meet the 2 percent goal by the end of the decade. I hope and expect other Allies will follow that example as we all recover from the economic crisis.Finally, in the face of the challenge now posed by Russia, it is more important than ever that we remain committed to our vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace; that we uphold the principle that every nation is free to choose its own future; and that we keep our NATO door open for countries which decide that their future lies with our Alliance.Our next NATO Summit in Wales in September will be an important opportunity to demonstrate that determination. We will show solidarity, unity of purpose, and our unbreakable commitment to Article 5 of our founding Treaty. But we must also show a similarly strong commitment to Article 10 that affirms that our Alliance is open to the inclusion of new members which share our values, which are able to assume the responsibilities of membership, and which can contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. We want to offer encouragement and assistance to the four aspirant countries that are seeking membership. And we shall make clear that any decisions on their inclusion in our Alliance are for NATO members alone to take. No third nation has a veto over such decisions.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
NATO will always protect and defend our territory and our people. We will continue to support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and all our other partners. We will continue to respect their security choices. And we will keep working with those countries that wish to move from partnership with NATO to membership in NATO. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia set a very strong example ten years ago. Since then, they have consistently demonstrated that our Open Door policy is the right policy. And I am confident that, by pursuing new forms of multinational defence cooperation, the Baltic States will play a key role in contributing to our collective security as we continue to pursue that policy in the future.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Peace talks can continue past April 29, says Abbas-Palestinian leader appears to pull back from looming crisis; Israeli official says prisoners can be released if PA halts international drive-By Times of Israel staff April 10, 2014, 10:18 am 6-The Times of Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he was willing to continue peace talks with Israel past the current April 29 deadline.In an interview with the London-based Arabic daily A-Sharq al-Awsat, the Palestinian leader said the extension of the talks must be aimed at the establishment of a Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem.A senior member of the PLO, however, denied the reports that Abbas agreed to extend talks with Israel. Wasel Abu-Youssef was quoted by Maariv saying that the Palestinian leadership had not yet met to deliberate on the matter and that there were conditions posed to the Israelis on which an extension of talks depended.An unnamed Israeli political source told Israel Radio that Jerusalem would release the fourth wave of Palestinian prisoners it refused to set free last week on condition that the PA “freezes the situation” and commits to halt its drive for recognition by international organizations. Abbas’s statements came as the Arab League on Wednesday gave its own approval to the extension of talks in a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, giving Abbas diplomatic backing for the move.Abbas also appeared to attempt to play down the significance of the Palestinian Authority’s application last month to 15 international treaties, saying such applications were a basic right of the Palestinian people and have nothing to do with Israel.Palestinian leaders have threatened Israel with unilateral action if talks failed to produce results, saying they were a first step in attempts to gain recognition of Palestinian statehood outside of bilateral negotiations.The Palestinian move led Israel to cut most official non-security contacts with the PA and raised calls from right-wing Knesset leaders to formally annex Israel’s West Bank settlements.On Wednesday, a senior Fatah official warned that Israeli punitive measures against the PA will lead to its collapse.Azzam Al-Ahmad said Israel and the US together would be responsible if the PA is toppled, and for the ramifications of such an eventuality, reported Israel Radio.A senior Israeli official said that Israel was seriously considering a drastic cut to the amount of tax money it collects and transfers to the PA in the wake of the latter’s application to various international frameworks.“We’re thinking of deducting from the PA’s budget the money they spend on terrorists and their families,” the senior official told The Times of Israel. “This step would be less dramatic than cutting entirely our monthly tax payments to the PA,” he said.Israel considers PA payments to Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons and their families to be “funding terrorism,” the senior official said. In 2012, the PA Ministry of Prisoner Affairs transferred $75.5 million to terrorists imprisoned by Israel and their families, out of a total budget of $3.1 billion, according to Israeli government figures.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet decided to go ahead with the move, the official said, but as he considers various options to respond to the Palestinians’ unilateral steps, a partial freeze of the transfer of funds “could well be implemented.”The PA’s deputy prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa, warned that punitive Israeli measures would only lead to a deterioration of the current situation. He said the Palestinians were working to prevent Israel from freezing the PA’s tax money.Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli sources said that government officials had been ordered not to meet with their Palestinian counterparts. The order did not include contact between the Defense Ministry and the PA — which would have hindered security cooperation in the West Bank — or communications related to peace talks.
Israeli punitive measures will topple the PA’-Palestinian officials warn Jerusalem against cutting ties, freezing tax money in retaliation for Ramallah’s unilateral push for recognition-By Times of Israel staff April 10, 2014, 6:40 am 27
Israeli punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority will lead to its collapse, said a senior Fatah official on Wednesday.Azzam Al-Ahmad said Israel and the US together would be responsible if the PA is toppled, and for the ramifications of such an eventuality, reported Israel Radio.With peace talks all but dead, Jerusalem geared up Wednesday to penalize the Palestinians for applying to join 15 international treaties and conventions last week. A senior Israeli official said that Israel was seriously considering a drastic cut to the amount of tax money it collects and transfers to the PA.“We’re thinking of deducting from the PA’s budget the money they spend on terrorists and their families,” the senior official told The Times of Israel. “This step would be less dramatic than cutting entirely our monthly tax payments to the PA,” he said.Israel considers PA payments to Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons and their families to be “funding terrorism,” the senior official said. In 2012, the PA Ministry of Prisoner Affairs transferred $75.5 million to terrorists serving in Israeli prisoners and their families, out of a total budget of $3.1 billion, according to Israeli government figures.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet decided to go ahead with the move, the official said, but as he considers various options to respond to the Palestinians’ unilateral steps, a partial freeze of the transfer of funds “could well be implemented.”The PA’s deputy prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa, warned that punitive Israeli measures would only lead to a deterioration of the current situation. He said the Palestinians were working to prevent Israel from freezing the PA’s tax money, according to Israel Radio. Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli sources said that government officials had been ordered not to meet with their Palestinian counterparts. The order did not include contact between the Defense Ministry and the PA — which would have hindered security cooperation in the West Bank — or communications related to peace talks.Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were due to meet once again on Thursday, along with their American intermediaries, in an effort to prevent a total breakdown.Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett, however, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday to turn his back on the failed negotiations and annex portions of the West Bank.In a letter to Netanyahu, Bennett requested “to have a session as soon as possible on an alternative plan (Plan B) to begin the process of applying Israeli sovereignty on areas in Judea and Samaria that are under Israeli control.”The economy minister listed some of the blocs he wants to annex, including Gush Etzion, Maale Adumim, the settlements of Ofra and Beit El and more. These areas are home to 440,000 Israeli settlers, Bennett argued, and only tens of thousands of Palestinians, and would therefore not cause a demographic crisis and undermine the Jewish majority.“These areas enjoy a broad national consensus and have security, historical, and moral significance for the State of Israel,” he wrote.Bennett compared the process of absorbing these areas into Israel to the incorporation of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War, and the Golan Heights during then-prime minister Menachem Begin’s reign.The economy minister also declared the death of the peace negotiations, due to “a new record of [Palestinian] extortion and obstinacy.” Despite Israeli overtures, such as the release of prisoners, the Palestinians continue to deny recognition of Israel as a Jewish state; have violated the Oslo Accords by turning to the UN; and continue the incitement to violence against Israel, Bennett wrote.“In light of all this, it is clear the current process has run its course and that we are entering a new era,” he said. Responding to Kerry’s statements that construction in East Jerusalem led to the current impasse Tuesday, Bennett said “Israel will never apologize for building in Jerusalem.”“For many years people have tried to prevent us from living in the eternal capital of the Jewish people. This won’t happen. Building in Jerusalem is not a ‘puff’ [sic], building in Jerusalem is Zionism,” he said in a statement posted to Facebook.Raphael Ahren and Marissa Newman contributed to this report.
Israeli minister urges Netanyahu to annex settlements
By Crispian Balmer 2 hours ago-APR 10,14-Yahoonews
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli minister has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex a swathe of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying peace talks with the Palestinians were dead.The U.S.-backed negotiations came close to collapse last week amidst mutual recrimination and although the two sides are seeking to overcome the crisis, Netanyahu has already started to impose punitive sanctions on the Palestinians.Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, who is head of the ultra-nationalist Jewish Home party, wrote to the prime minister late on Wednesday saying Israel should extend its sovereign territory to a number of major settlement blocs.Mega settlements, such as Ma'ale Adumin, are built on land seized in the 1967 war - territory the Palestinians want for their future state. Successive governments have said the blocs, deemed illegal under international law, should remain part of Israel in any negotiated deal with the Palestinians."It is clear that the current process has exhausted itself and that we are entering a new era," said Bennett, urging Netanyahu to annex a number of large settlements."These are areas which enjoy a wide national consensus, have security implications and have historical significance for the State of Israel."A high-tech entrepreneur and a former settler leader, Bennett has called in the past for annexing a much larger part of the West Bank and is a long-time opponent of any deal that would grant the Palestinians a state. Netanyahu made no comment on Bennett's request, but is likely to face strident calls from within his own rightist Likud party to annex the blocs, home to an estimated 350,000 Israelis, if the latest peace talks implode.However, such a move would almost certainly set off a storm of international condemnation, and Israel's chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni, said Bennett was acting like a "provocative child" who needed parental restraint."If you want to go totally crazy, keep it up until we can no longer make a deal and lose everything we hold dear," Livni, who serves as justice minister, wrote on her Facebook page.
AGGRAVATION
Israel has already annexed part of its 1967 gains: the Golan Heights that border Syria, and East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as their capital. Neither move has been recognised internationally.Settlements have been a constant source of aggravation between Israelis and Palestinians, with construction of new Jewish homes in the West Bank rising 123 percent year-on-year in 2013, a surge that coincided with the resumption of talks.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said this week that the announcement last week of tenders for 700 new homes in East Jerusalem was the immediate cause of the negotiations crisis.An official in Netanyahu's office said Israel was "deeply disappointed" by Kerry's remarks, signalling clear tensions in relations between the two allies.The prime minister has pinned the blame on President Mahmoud Abbas for signing last week 15 international conventions, saying this broke his prior commitment not to take unilateral steps to bolster Palestinian statehood while talks were under way.As initial punitive action, Netanyahu ordered on Wednesday a partial freeze on contacts with the Palestinians. However, the two negotiating teams were due to meet later on Thursday to seek a way to prolong their talks beyond April.(Additional reporting by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
Israel launches new spy satellite-APR 10,14-Yahoonews
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that it has successfully launched a new observation satellite into orbit, one which is expected to be used to observe Iran and hostile militant groups in the Middle East.According to the announcement, the Israeli-made "Ofek 10" satellite was launched late Wednesday in cooperation with state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries. The satellite has already begun transmitting data and visual material. It is expected to be operational within months.Israel is expected to use the satellite to keep tabs on Iran and the region. It believes Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon — a charge Iran denies — and accuses it of arming militants across the region.The Ofek 10 is the latest in a line of spy satellites built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the government.It is a lightweight satellite that is expected to improve Israel's reconnaissance abilities by providing sharp images at any time of day, and in any weather condition, said Ofer Doron of Israel Aerospace Industries."The Ofek 10 satellite should improve Israel's intelligence capability and allow the defense establishment to better deal with threats near and far," said Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in a statement."We are continuing to strengthen our tremendous qualitative and technological advantage over our neighbors," Yaalon added.The satellite has the capability to direct its imaging radar on a specific target, as opposed to other satellites that perform a general sweep of territory."It has an incredible imaging capability...to give very precise photos," said Doron.Unlike other countries that launch satellites eastward in the direction of the earth's orbit, Israel launched the satellite westward, opposite the direction of the earth's orbit, to prevent debris following the launch to land in enemy countries east of Israel, said Doron. The satellite completes a full orbit around the earth every 90 minutes, said Doron.
IDF, Gaza gunmen exchange fire across border-Earlier Thursday, two Palestinians wounded in march on Israeli border; Hamas disbands tunnel inspectors due to Egypt crackdown-By Times of Israel staff April 10, 2014, 12:23 pm Updated: April 10, 2014, 1:16 pm 1-The Times of Israel
Palestinian gunmen on Thursday fired mortars at IDF soldiers patrolling along the border with the Gaza Strip. The soldiers returned fire into Gaza.There were no reports of casualties in the exchange.According to the IDF, the incident, which took place along Gaza’s southern border, marks the latest in a series of cross-border altercations over the past week.In another incident earlier on Thursday, two Palestinians were lightly injured by Israeli fire as they approached the border fence in northern Gaza, near the Erez crossing with Israel, Palestinian media reported.The two were taking part in a demonstration that marched into the buffer zone between Gaza and the Israeli border. IDF troops ordered the crowd to stop, and opened fire at the legs of those who continued to approach the border fence.The wounded were taken to a nearby Palestinian hospital, according to reports.Earlier on Thursday morning, an explosion was reported inside Gaza, which the IDF said was apparently a mortar shell that may have accidentally fallen inside Palestinian territory.And on Monday, IDF troops heard an explosion on the fence near Thursday’s demonstration. Two figures were identified planting the explosive device on the fence in an operation apparently targeting IDF patrols along the fence.
No IDF troops were hurt in any of the incidents.
Also Thursday, the Hamas government ruling the Gaza Strip announced it was disbanding its customs and inspection service overseeing the tunnels smuggling goods beneath the Egyptian border, Israel Radio reported.A spokesman for the Hamas government said the tunnels had ceased to function due to an intensive months-long crackdown on the smuggling operations by Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, making the inspection service “superfluous.”
