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War and peace in israel. EU. usa. idf. palestinians. Hezbollah. syria. Iran. russia. gaza. plo. West bank. hamas. jerusalem. terrorists. WMD. jihad. Arab league. un. intifada. rockets. jerusalem War history Peace process history Current peace status World peace link
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EU usa idf palestinians Hezbollah syria Iran russia gaza plo West bank hamas jerusalem terrorists WMD jihad Arab league un intifada rockets
jerusalem • War history • Peace process history • Current peace status • World peace link • Future of israel
jerusalem • destroyed twice • besieged 23X • attacked 52X • Captured, recaptured 44X
Israel’s Modern Warfare 1948 Arab–Israeli War (November 1947 - July 1949) Reprisal operations (1950s - 1960s) Suez Crisis (October 1956) Six-Day War (June 1967) War of Attrition (1967–1970) Yom Kippur War (October 1973)
Israel’s Modern Warfare Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon (1971-1982) 1982 Lebanon War (1982) South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) First Intifada (1987–1993) Second Intifada (2000–2005) 2006 Lebanon War (summer 2006) Gaza War (December 2008 - January 2009) Operation Pillar of Defense (November 2012)
Peace process history UN Security Council Resolution 242, 1967 Camp David Accords, 1978 The Madrid Conference, 1991 Oslo Agreement, 1993 Camp David, 2000 Taba, 2001 Arab Peace Initiative, 2002 Roadmap, 2003 Geneva Accord, 2003 Annapolis, 2007 Washington, 2010
Current israel threats WMD – Syria, Iran Establishing a Palestinian state Syrian civil war Hezbollah Hamas World pressure
Israel’s friends Diplomatic ties UN 157/192 Military relations: USA, Germany, UK, China, India, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia, Italy, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Poland, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Vietnam and Colombia
Peace Process failure • Palestinians divided • Fatah and Hamas • Israel political opposition • Jerusalem • Current Peace Talks
Israel’s destiny • they were disobedient • they were dispersed throughout the world • they were persecuted and hated by all • their land became desolate • they never completely assimilated into other cultures • they were regathered into the land of Israel • the “waste” cities were rebuilt • they replanted vineyards • they dwell in the midst of their enemies round about them
Israel’s strengths • Strong economy • Research and development • Most battle ready forces • Highly educated • External financial support • Risk takers • Approach to IT
Need for God’s help • Others can also • see coming trouble
World peace link Jerusalem Integral God chose No everlasting peace
Ezekiel 38 – coming war • Israel regathered in land Ezekiel 37 • Northern invasion of Israel • Great battle, 7 mths to bury dead • World sees that Israel is God’s
Peace in the end “As goes Jerusalem, so goes the world” Armageddon Rev. 16:16 Peace
Israel’s future “…We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.”