Monitor The Strategic Trends
Introduction:
Jerusalem is a holy city to three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. As such, the debate over who should control the city is more than just a political one; it is a battle over which god is God, and which religion is the truth. Centuries have passed since the founding of Jerusalem and, as Scripture has predicted, it has become a stumbling block for anyone who tries to pick it up.
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New Initiative Would Build Temple Next To Dome of The Rock June 23, 2009
Netanyahu and Obama At Odds May 19, 2009
Happy Birthday Israel April 28, 2009
Bibi Presents New Israeli Government March 31, 2009
Israeli Elections Come Down To Netanyahu and Livni February 03, 2009
Mid-East Update: Five Basic Arguments Against a Palestinian State by Professor Paul Eidelberg
Book Review: Schmoozing with Terrorists by Dan Stolebarger, Executive Director of Koinonia Institute
A Timely Study: The Betrayal of the Chosen by Chuck Missler
Book Excerpt: Prophecy Past and Future: An Example by Chuck Missler
Updated Briefing: The Next Holocaust and the Refuge in Edom: Part 2 by Chuck Missler
**ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND LINKS**
Note: These links are provided for your further research and education. Koinonia House does not necessarily agree with the information on these sites or support the specific organizations.
Documents
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements - September 13, 1993
Israeli Declaration of Independence - Friday 14th May 1948 - Erev Shabbat 5th Iyar 5708
Related Sites
Eye on the U.N. - A Project of the Hudson Institute New York and the Touro Law Center Institute for Human Rights. At the foundation of the UN in 1945, democracy dominated the character of the majority of member states, despite pockets of instability. Nevertheless, democracy was not made a pre-condition for membership in the UN. Sixty years later, the majority of UN members are not full-fledged democracies. The consequences for UN operations and outcomes are profound. Human rights are the most powerful political currency of our time. But the UN human rights system has squandered the commitment and passion of its original benefactors. This site is dedicated to making transparent the UN's record on its fundamental promise - to identify, condemn, and protect against human rights violations. The site will provide an information base for the re-evaluation of priorities and directions for modern-day democratic societies.
This site documents anti-Israel bias in the U.N.
What the Palestinians Mean by 'Occupation' - When the Palestinians say, "end of occupation," do they mean in the West Bank and Gaza, or the entire state of Israel?
DEBKAfile - Intelligence headlines updated often
News Sources
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Israeli Experts Divided Over Iran's Mousavi - Israeli experts disagree on whether the Jewish state is better off with Mahmoud Ahmadinjad as Iran's president, or with his challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi. While Mousavi is seen as more moderate than the incumbent, many experts think this actually makes him a greater threat – because the danger he poses is harder to see.
Mossad director Meir Dagan told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee last week that "if the reformist candidate Mousavi had won, Israel would have had a more serious problem because it would need to explain to the world the danger of the Iranian threat."
Sorry Carter: No Certainty of Two-State Solution - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu may have agreed to demilitarize the PA state, but a two-state decision is not actually in the bag. "There is no consensus in Israel regarding the two-state formula," Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin told former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday. "We will not, under any circumstances, allow the establishment of a neighboring state that will be a genuine threat on our existence."
Netanyahu Would Remove Illegal Outposts - Deeply concerned about the Iranian threat and eager for US support, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to remove illegal outposts while allowing natural growth in existing West Bank settlements. "We are not in regular times," Netanyahu said. "The danger is approaching, and the most dangerous thing for a live organism is to not recognize the danger on the way." Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman disagreed, urging the government to ratify the road map.
Forty Percent of Israeli Arabs Deny Holocaust - Two out of every five Arab citizens of Israel say that the Shoah, or Holocaust, never happened. This figure is up from 28 percent who denied the Holocaust in a similar survey three years ago. Only 41 percent of the Arab citizens of Israel recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state, down from 65.6 percent who did so in 2003. A mere 53.7 percent recognize Israel's right to exist as an independent state at all, compared with 81.1 percent in 2003.
Peace Talks Will Not Depend on Recognition of Israel - The US State Department on Sunday rejected as unacceptable the prime minister's demand last week that Palestinians recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people as a condition for renewing peace talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to begin negotiations with the Palestinians without demanding they first recognize Israel as a Jewish state, sources in his office said on Sunday. However, the sources added that Netanyahu would condition future developments for a peace settlement on this demand.
**FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH STUDY**
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The Legacy: Israel In Prophecy In MP3 on CD-ROM - Chuck Missler
Now in one self-contained CD-ROM; The Feasts of Israel, The Next Holocaust, Betrayal of the Chosen, The Prodigal Heirs, Legacy of Hate, and Jihad: America's New War!
Click for more information - MP3 on CD-ROM
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**ADDITIONAL RELATED RESOURCES**
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Thy Kingdom Come - Audio CD - Chuck Missler
In this briefing pack Thy Kingdom Come, Chuck Missler gives insight into the questions, Are you ready?, Do you understand? Does your behavior now matter later?
Click for more information - Audio CD with MP3
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The Next Holocaust - Chuck Missler
What is the purpose of the Great Tribulation? What is the prophetic role of Ammon, Moab, and Edom (now known as Jordan)? Where does Jesus return? On the Mount of Olives or in Bozrah?
Click for more information - Audio Cassette
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Betrayal of the Chosen - Chuck Missler
This Briefing Package summarizes the bizarre, and largely unknown, history behind the State of Israel from the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 to the end of the 20th century.
Click for more information - Audio Cassette
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The Legacy: Israel In Prophecy In MP3 on CD-ROM - Chuck Missler
Now in one self-contained CD-ROM; The Feasts of Israel, The Next Holocaust, Betrayal of the Chosen, The Prodigal Heirs, Legacy of Hate, and Jihad: America's New War!
Click for more information - MP3 on CD-ROM
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A Legacy of Hate - Audio CD - Chuck Missler and Avi Lipkin
Avi Lipkin, a former Israeli Defense Intelligence specialist, details many of the reasons for the historic tensions between Islam and the Jews.
Click for more information - Audio CD with MP3
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Roots of War - Audio CD - Chuck Missler
On September 11, 2001, Islamic extremists shook the world. This briefing will update you on the history of the Middle East since the fall of the Roman Empire.
Click for more information - Audio CD with MP3
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