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Look Who’s Talking - Jerusalem Prayer Team News
Or should we say, “Look who’s talking about talking?” In the midst of all of the tension going on in the Middle East, it seems like there is a plethora of stories about talking instead of fighting.
Syria
The Assad regime in Syria is now saying that it is finally willing to negotiate with the rebel forces. Nonetheless, the regime has stressed that it will continue fighting those forces until some kind of agreement is reached, if an agreement can be reached.
Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mahmoud Morsi’s government has been marked by everything from intense rioting, constitutional manipulation, and economic crisis. Just last week the President called for new parliamentary elections beginning in April. However, Mahmoud El Baradei of the National Salvation Front, which is Morsi’s strongest opposition, said, “I called for a parliamentary election boycott in 2010 to expose sham democracy. Today I repeat my call. We will not be part of an act of deception.”
Yemen
President Abdrah Mansur Hadi has requested a meeting with rebels in the south of Yemen. He said that “Dialogue is the only way to solve all the pending issues.” Actually a dialogue was mandated by the UN when it interceded to remove the previous Yemeni president from office. While it is not yet on a scale with the Syrian conflict, protests have been intensifying. President Hadi understands that “there are many good forces that want dialogue, but there are also people with narrow interests that do not want dialogue.”
Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to remain open to talks with the Palestinian Authority with the caveat that talks must begin without preconditions. PA leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to demand a halt to Israeli settlement building before engaging in negotiations. In this writer’s humble opinion, good faith negotiations are always about getting “from where we ‘is’ to where we ought to be.” If the Palestinian cannot agree to begin from where the two sides “is,” it is highly unlikely that they can agree on where they think they ought to end up.
Jeremiah spoke of a time when men would be saying, “Peace, peace, when there is no peace” (6:14). The problem is that the heart of man is sinful and deceitful. There are those who would speak peace to one they are deceiving so that they can get close enough to stab them in the back. Do not be surprised if none of the aforementioned situations results in peace. These are troublesome times that Scripture has taught us to be looking for. The whole world is in turmoil and, one way or another, it all eventually will center on Jerusalem, so we ask you to pray with us, not just for peace, but specifically for the peace of Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:6)
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Look Who’s Talking - Jerusalem Prayer Team News
Or should we say, “Look who’s talking about talking?” In the midst of all of the tension going on in the Middle East, it seems like there is a plethora of stories about talking instead of fighting.
Syria
The Assad regime in Syria is now saying that it is finally willing to negotiate with the rebel forces. Nonetheless, the regime has stressed that it will continue fighting those forces until some kind of agreement is reached, if an agreement can be reached.
Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mahmoud Morsi’s government has been marked by everything from intense rioting, constitutional manipulation, and economic crisis. Just last week the President called for new parliamentary elections beginning in April. However, Mahmoud El Baradei of the National Salvation Front, which is Morsi’s strongest opposition, said, “I called for a parliamentary election boycott in 2010 to expose sham democracy. Today I repeat my call. We will not be part of an act of deception.”
Yemen
President Abdrah Mansur Hadi has requested a meeting with rebels in the south of Yemen. He said that “Dialogue is the only way to solve all the pending issues.” Actually a dialogue was mandated by the UN when it interceded to remove the previous Yemeni president from office. While it is not yet on a scale with the Syrian conflict, protests have been intensifying. President Hadi understands that “there are many good forces that want dialogue, but there are also people with narrow interests that do not want dialogue.”
Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to remain open to talks with the Palestinian Authority with the caveat that talks must begin without preconditions. PA leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to demand a halt to Israeli settlement building before engaging in negotiations. In this writer’s humble opinion, good faith negotiations are always about getting “from where we ‘is’ to where we ought to be.” If the Palestinian cannot agree to begin from where the two sides “is,” it is highly unlikely that they can agree on where they think they ought to end up.
Jeremiah spoke of a time when men would be saying, “Peace, peace, when there is no peace” (6:14). The problem is that the heart of man is sinful and deceitful. There are those who would speak peace to one they are deceiving so that they can get close enough to stab them in the back. Do not be surprised if none of the aforementioned situations results in peace. These are troublesome times that Scripture has taught us to be looking for. The whole world is in turmoil and, one way or another, it all eventually will center on Jerusalem, so we ask you to pray with us, not just for peace, but specifically for the peace of Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:6)
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