Weeks are passed and the
world is still reeling from the
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unprecedented assault by Hamas
Isconman on the 7th of October
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2023 when the subsequent
retaliatory strikes by Israel
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and the land invasion into
the Gaza Strip, an atomic clock
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is ticking over the Holy Land.
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Is there any way to silence it:
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Can Diplomacy
hold the count down?
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Or is it already too
late? The Middle East is on fire
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and all eyes are on Israel.
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On the 7th of October the
Militant Palestinian group
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Hamas who launched a
deadly attack against Israel
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over 5,000 rockets have been
fired into Israel from Gaza.
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Hundreds of Hamas
terrorists invaded Israel.
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At least 1,400 Israelis
had been killed and more than
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3,000 had been injured
by Hamas terrorist attacks.
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Over 200 people including
20 children were taken, hostage
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by Hamas. Some of the atrocities
committed during the raid
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were unimaginably barbaric
and have shocked the civilized
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world. In response Israeli
jet fighters having thousands of
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targets in Gaza. Many thousands
of Palestinians have been killed
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and wounded in Gaza since
Israel launched retaliatory air
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strikes. With over a million
residents displaced Gaza is
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under siege. Electricity, water,
fuel, and medicine are being cut
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off and the siege will continue
until the hostages are taken
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from Israel to Gaza by
Hamas gunman had been released.
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This is without question, the
most difficult hostage situation
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Israel has never faced in
its history, but Israel has
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well-proven expertise
in hostage rescue which
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it trains for intensively.
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Setup in 1957 it's
Secretive Sayeret Matkal Unit
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chalked to fame in 1976 with
a raid on in Entebbe where its
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commanders rescued hostages
from a high-jacked plane at a
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Ugandan Airport.
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The commander of that
unit was Yonatan Netanyahu
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the only fatality
among the Israeli Commanders.
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Today his brother Benjamin
is Israel's Prime Minister
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and it is with him that the
decision rests as to how the
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latest hostage
rescue mission proceeds.
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Join me as we relive the Entebbe
hostage rescue and consider
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the present middle-east
firestorm that is unfolding
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before us right now and
seek a lasting solution to this
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seemingly endless cycle
of violence and blood-shed
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with all eyes on Israel.
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Four giant Hercules Transport
planes flying at greatly reduced
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speed, crept over the
un-seen waters of Lake Victoria
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in the heart of
Africa. Operation Thunderbolt
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was on schedule, suddenly the
runway lights appeared ahead.
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The Entebbe Airport in
Uganda was brightly lit,
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they hadn't counted on this.
Were they flying into a trap?
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David piloting the
leading Hercules brought it down
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at such and angle that is
seemed to fall out of the sky.
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It slipped almost noiselessly
onto the runway at a speed
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carefully calculated to bring
it within meters of the old
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terminal building
where the hostages were held.
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The hostages had been passengers
on Air-France flight 139 from
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Tel-Aviv to Paris and a
scheduled stopover in Athens
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a group of terrorists had
boarded the plane along with
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the other new passengers.
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They hijacked the plane
and forced it to land in Libya
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where it was refueled before
flying on to the Entebbe Airport
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in Uganda. Additional terrorists
joined the hijacker in Entebbe
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the kidnappers demanded a
ransom of 5 million dollars for
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the release of the
aeroplane and its passengers.
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They also demanded Israel to
release 40 convicted terrorists
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and 13 additional prisoners
in four other countries.
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They gave the Israeli government
a 48-hour deadline to comply
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or they would
execute the hostages.
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With a deadline in motion
and the seconds ticking away
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the Israelis managed to
get the deadline extended
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and decided to
mount a rescue operation.
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They called it
Operation Thunderbolt.
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Operation Thunderbolt was
carefully planned and rehearsed
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every man on board the
four transports knew exactly
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what he had to do.
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The men were out of the planes
almost before they stopped
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each man racing to his assigned
target, it was deathly silent.
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But there was no trap,
they had not been detected
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the shooting inside the lounge
lasted a minute and 45 seconds
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all seven of the terrorists were
killed, two hostages were caught
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in the crossfire and one
Israeli soldier lost his life.
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It all happened in the
morning of July 4, 1976.
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the daring raid began
one minute after midnight
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in just under an hour the
ground operation was completed
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and all four planes
were in the air again.
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They were carrying more
than 100 freed hostages,
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Israeli and French citizens
who had been scheduled to be
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executed by the captives that
very morning beginning at dawn.
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The sole Israeli military
casualty of the daring raid
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was Yonatan Netanyahu, he was
the leader of the rescue force
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he was killed as he led
the hostages toward the safety
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of the aircraft. The
mission was later renamed
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Operation Jonathan in
honor of Yonatan Netanyahu,
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he was the older
brother of Benjamin Netanyahu
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the Prime Minister of Israel
who is presently in charge
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of another hostage crisis.
Operation Entebbe marked a
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dramatic victory over terrorism
but it didn't eliminate
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the danger, 47 years later
Israel continues to face terror
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and hostage-taking.
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So, what's the answer?
Is there a way to stop this
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seemingly endless cycle of
violence in the Middle East?
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Does the Bible shed
any light on this matter?
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Does it suggest a solution?
Right here let me say this,
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there was a time when students
of the Bible could talk freely
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about the Middle East, it's
history and its relationship
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to Bible prophecy and prediction
and most people would listen
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with interest. But
today, deep-seated loyalties on
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both sides of the conflict
make any discussion of the
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situation in that
area almost incendiary.
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You only have to look at the
opposing rallies and protests
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being held around the
world to recognize this.
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Social media platforms have
become a propaganda battleground
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in the Israel-Gaza War.
The discussion is filled with a
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aggression, hatred,
misinformation, and propaganda
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and yet every student of the
Bible knows that the Middle East
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lies at the very heart of
Bible History and Prophecy.
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So, it's not surprising
that it's a storm center
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at the climax of
earth's history. What can we do?
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We have to talk about it, but
every word has to be carefully
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chosen and every thought
has to be expressed cautiously.
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People are easily offended,
alienated or angered so please
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know that it's not our
purpose here to push an agenda
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or take sides in this conflict.
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I'm appalled and horrified
by some of the events that have
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taken place but I simply want
to put the facts in perspective
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so that we can talk
about the relation to the Bible
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it's history and
it's predictions.
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And today we happen to
be talking about Israel
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because right now
all eyes are on Israel.
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Probably nowhere on the planet
does a young person grow up
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and live out their life so
close to the shadow of death
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as in Israel. All Israel is
constantly in a state of alert,
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men and women often have
to drop the tools of their
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profession and join the
army literally on the run.
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We are witnessing that right
now as hundreds of thousands
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of Israeli Army Reservists
are called to active duty.
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Since the day of her
birth itself in the midst of war
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Israel has not been
able to lay down the sword
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it's been war after
war, battle after battle,
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surrounded on three sides by
hostile forces, it seems that
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there's no peace
or relief for Israel.
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Is it any wonder that young
men and women have developed
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both skill and courage
that is difficult not to admire
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or at least respect.
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Operation Thunderbolt combining
as it did the elements of
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secrecy, speed, and surprise
was a typical Israeli operation
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hopelessly outnumbered by her
enemies, she's convinced that
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it's the only way she can
defend herself and that's why
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her army and air force have
become experts at night fighting
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experts at surprise,
experts at doing the unexpected.
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It was Solomon who said...
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And that's what the
Israelis been doing producing a
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master ruse for the
days of Gideon until now
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and miraculously they
seemed to have survived against
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all the odds and now
Israel is at war again
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forced to defend herself but
this is a different kind of war.
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On the 7th of October the
Palestinian Terrorist Group
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Hamas launched an unprecedented
land, sea, and air assault on
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Israel thousands of rockets were
fired their gunman passed the
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border and attacked settlements
a peaceful music festival,
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villages and cities.
They literally went from home
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to home, door-to-door
specifically targeting civilians
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any civilians, babies, the
elderly, women, and children
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no one was spared.
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It was the single worst massacre
of Jews since the Nazi Holocaust
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World War II. More than
1,400 Israelis were killed
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in a single day and over 200
including infants and elderly
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were taken captive and
removed to Gaza as hostages.
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Air response, the Israeli
military carried out thousands
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of air and artillery strikes
on Hamas targets in Gaza.
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Thousands of Palestinians
have been killed including women
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and children, hospitals
and morgues are filled to
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overflowing. When you consider
the violence and hatred that's
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filling Israel and Gaza
now you can't help wondering
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if peace is even
realistic in Israel.
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Jews and Muslims both
have emotional attachments
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to this same stretch of land.
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So, how did this situation
develop in modern times?
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Well, let's take a look
at the roots of the issue.
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Britain took control over
the area known as Palestine
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following the defeat of the
Ottoman Empire in World War I
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the land was inhabited by
Jews and Arabs as well as other
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smaller ethnic groups, tensions
between the Jews and Arabs grew
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when the International
Community gave Britain the task
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of establishing a National
Homeland in Palestine for
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Jewish people. To Jews
Palestine was their ancestral
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homeland and had
been for over 3,000 years.
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But Palestinian Arabs also
claimed the land and opposed
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the move. Between the
1920s and the 1940's the number
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of Jews arriving there
grew with many fleeing from
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persecution in Europe
especially the Nazi Holocaust
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in World War II. In 1947 the UN
voted for Palestine to be split
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into separate Jewish and Arab
states, that plan was accepted
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by Jewish leaders but rejected
by the Arabs' side and so
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it was never implemented
and then in 1948 unable to solve
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the problem. Britain withdrew
and Jewish leaders declared
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the creation of
the state of Israel.
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It was intended to be a
safe haven for Jews fleeing
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persecution as well as a
national homeland for Jews.
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Fighting between Jewish
and Arab Malicious had been
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intensifying for months and
the day after Israel declared
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Statehood Five
Arab Countries attacked.
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Hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians fled or were
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forced out of their homes
in what they call al-Nakba
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or the catastrophe. By the
time the fighting ended in a
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cease-fire the following year
Israel controlled most of the
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territory. But because there
was never a peace agreement
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there were more
wars and fighting in the
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following decades.
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In a war in 1967, Israel
occupied East Jerusalem in the
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West Bank as well as most of the
Syrian Golan Heights Gaza and
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the Egyptian Sinai
Peninsula, this resulted in many
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Palestinian refugees. Most
Palestinian refugees and their
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descendants live in Gaza
in the West Bank as well as in
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neighboring countries
Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.
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Neither them nor their
descendants had been allowed by
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Israel to return to their homes.
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Israel says this would overwhelm
the country and threaten it's
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existence as a Jewish
state. Israel still occupies the
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West Bank and claims the
whole of Jerusalem, as it's
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eternal capital while
the Palestinians claim East
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Jerusalem as the capital of
a hoped-for future Palestinian
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State. The US is one of only a
handful of countries to
recognize Jerusalem
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as Israel's Capital.
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In the past 50 years, Israel
has built settlements in the
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West Bank and East Jerusalem
where more than 700,000 Jews
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now live. Gaza is a narrow
strip of land sandwiched between
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Israel and the Mediterranean Sea
but with a short southern border
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of Egypt just 41 kilometers
or 25 miles long and 10 km wide.
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It is more than two million
inhabitants and is one of the
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most densely
populated places on earth.
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Now Gaza is ruled by Hamas a
militant Islamic group which is
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committed to the destruction
of Israel and is designated
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a terrorist group by
most Western countries.
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Hamas won the Palestinians'
last elections in 2006 and
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ceased control of Gaza
the following year by Alstien
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the rival Fatah Movement of
West Bank base President Mahmoud
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Abbas Since then militants
in Gaza have fought several wars
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with Israel which along with
Egypt has maintained a partial
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blockade of the strip to isolate
Hamas and try to stop attacks.
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particularly the indiscriminate
the firing of rockets towards
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Israeli Cities. As Israel and
Palestinians launch yet another
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war, the Christian needs
to be asked, are Israelis and
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Palestinian's locked forever
in a dreadful cycle of violence
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with thousands of families
on both sides forever grieving
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their lost children,
parents, or siblings.
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Is peace even
realistic in Israel?
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Many people today are asking
well, what does the Bible say?
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Does the Bible shed
any light on this matter?
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Does it suggest a solution?
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Well according to Bible history
what we are seeing in the
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Middle East today is the
longest family feud in history.
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It's the battle between the
descendants of two half-brothers
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through Abraham.
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Ishmael and Isaac were sons of
Abraham from different mothers
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the Arabs traced their heritage
through Ishmael back to Abraham
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the Jews traced their heritage
back to Abraham through Isaac.
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Now Isaac had a son called
Jacob whose name was changed
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to Israel, he had 12
sons from who the Jews come.
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The descendants of Isaac and
Ishmael, the Jews, and the Arabs
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are still fighting over the
inheritance from Abraham today.
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They are vying for the
same land, that's what they are
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fighting over.
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Now God chose the Jews to
be a special representative in
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this world, He made many
wonderful promises to Israel
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that were conditional to her
obedience and loyalty to God.
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When Jesus came the promises
were expanded to include all
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those who accept
Jesus as the Messiah.
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The Bible says...
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Access to the special blessings
of God and to the promises made
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to Abraham no longer
depend on being a little Jew
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rather it depends on access to
Jesus by Jews, Gentiles, Greeks,
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or whatever your nationality.
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Jews are now able to receive
a double blessing in a sense
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they were chosen twice.
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First through their Jewish
heritage and second-through
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their discovery and
acceptance of the Messiah.
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Through the centuries and
in this present day God has had
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and does have a
special love for the Jews.
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So the question remains, how
do we deal with the situation
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that is exploding in
Israel and Gaza today?
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And as passions become
inflamed here in our own country
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in our own neighborhood,
how should we respond?
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Well, regardless of what
side you come down on in this
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conflict as followers of Christ,
we are called to be beacons of
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love in the face of fear,
beacons of peace in the face of
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conflict, beacons of neighborly
kindness in the face of
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demonization and division.
May we do all we can in the days
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ahead to love and support
our Jewish and Muslim neighbors
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as we pray for a swift
end to this horrendous world
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and remember Jesus called
Jerusalem "a house of prayer
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for all nations.)
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The Lord's House is meant to
be a safe place, a place where
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joy and prayer grow freely.
All the facets of the phrase
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House of Prayer are important
to our Lord and they ought to be
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important to us as well.
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When we consider the House
of the Lord, when we consider
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Israel and the Holy City
of Jerusalem we ought to guard
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these matters, we ought to make
sure we don't bring selfishness,
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racism, disunity, or any
other thing that would hinder
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a spirit of a sweet, joyful
prayer to the gathering of
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God's people. May we cherish
the Lord's joy and presence
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when we gather together
or discuss these matters
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with others, so,
let's pray for Jerusalem.
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In Psalm 122 the
Bible calls us to...
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That has never
been more important.
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Now while some use it
explicitly in support of Israel
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others have noted the
modern day city is full of Jews,
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Christians, Muslims, Israelis,
Palestinians, and countless
00:23:28.24\00:23:32.67
other nationalities. And
so listing up this melting pot
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of the city and praying for
peace within its walls is also
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a prayer for unity and
harmony between every community.
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The only real lasting solution
to the violence and war in
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Israel is the return
of the Prince of Peace.
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When Jesus was born in Bethlehem
his first visitors were
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the Jewish Shepherds and then
came the Wise Men from the East,
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the Arab Princes, I like to
think that when Jesus returns
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it'll be that way again,
I like to think that in the
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great crowd waiting to
welcome Him, they will be Jewish
00:24:15.98\00:24:19.72
shepherds and farmers and
one time fighters and Wise Men
00:24:19.75\00:24:24.29
from the Arab world and
all the rest of us including
00:24:24.33\00:24:28.33
you and me. And
here's some real good news,
00:24:28.36\00:24:31.93
Jesus is the Prince of
Peace, He can bring Peace to
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troubled cities to troubled
nations and also to troubled
00:24:37.27\00:24:42.08
hearts. When you make room for
Jesus, He gives you one of the
00:24:42.11\00:24:47.42
greatest gifts
here's what He says...
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The peace that comes from the
world is totally circumstantial
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if you have a good
job, then you're at peace,
00:25:08.90\00:25:12.54
but if you lose your job, then
you are not at peace anymore.
00:25:12.57\00:25:16.75
If you got money in the
bank, then you are at peace,
00:25:16.78\00:25:20.65
but when that money is
gone, then you're not at peace
00:25:20.68\00:25:25.09
anymore. Jesus gives you a
different kind of peace the
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Bible calls it peace which
surpasses all understanding.
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And what does that mean?
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Well, it means you have
peace when there is no obvious
00:25:36.70\00:25:40.84
or visible reason why
you should be at peace.
00:25:40.87\00:25:43.77
Everything around you
could be in chaos but for some
00:25:43.81\00:25:48.24
unexplained
reason you're at peace.
00:25:48.28\00:25:51.45
Well that's the peace
that surpasses understanding
00:25:51.48\00:25:56.45
and it can only come from
Jesus the Prince of Peace.
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Jesus wants to give you
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won't be troubled or afraid.
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Until then let's pray to the God
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who can bring peace to
our hearts and peace to the
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Middle East.
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Dear Heavenly Father,
Our world is witnessing war
00:27:35.92\00:27:40.46
again in the Holy Land
once more all eyes are on Israel
00:27:40.49\00:27:44.79
We pray for Jerusalem,
we pray with the relatives
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of the victims and we pray for
all those who are experiencing
00:27:49.53\00:27:54.67
hours of terror and
anguish, we pray for the peoples
00:27:54.70\00:27:58.37
of the region and pray
for peace. In particular
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we pray for the safety of
all civilians whether residents
00:28:02.58\00:28:06.78
or tourists and pilgrims
and we pray for a cessation of
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violence and the
release of all hostages.
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Come Lord Jesus Come.
We pray in Jesus' name.
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Amen!
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