APRIL 8th PREDICTION

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Solana urges Hamas to disarm

EU foreign policy chief says Hamas must disarm to come off bloc

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EU to make ''generous & significant' offer to Iran

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 -

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Sealing The ''Jerusalem Envelope''

A year after the United Nations-affiliated International Court at The Hague ruled that Israel's West Bank security barrier is illegal, controversy over the section in and around Jerusalem could spark new international pressure on the Jewish state to change the fence route or stop construction altogether.

Palestinian leaders warn that the planned route of the "Jerusalem envelope," which would cut off more than 50,000 Palestinians from the city, could spell the end of any peace initiatives with Israel, and they're threatening to take the case back to the United Nations.

As with the first West Bank security-barrier case, they can count on international support. World leaders have been critical of the Jerusalem barrier for two reasons: Most of it lies outside pre-1967 Israeli territory and, they say, it could cause severe hardship for Palestinians who find themselves outside its limits.

There's criticism of the barrier in Israel too: Hawks in the governing Likud Party castigate the government for putting a barrier, part fence and part wall, through the heart of Jerusalem -- which, they say, will divide the city in two and make nonsense of the mantra "Israel's eternal and undivided capital."

On the other side of the political spectrum, the Labor Party doves say the government should admit that the fence is designed not just to keep out terrorists but also to secure a Jewish majority in Jerusalem and in the rest of Israel by creating the basis for a border that serves Israel's demographic needs.

Partly to pre-empt international criticism and to forestall decisions against the government by the country's Supreme Court, Israel is taking measures to ensure that Palestinians cut off from the city suffer as little as possible, promising that they'll continue to receive the full range of municipal services.

Nevertheless, left-wing Israelis, who empathize with Palestinian concerns, argue that no matter how hard Israel tries, the fence will undermine Arab life in the city. That result, they warn, could lead to further Palestinian radicalization.

Rather than prevent terrorism, the barrier might actually spark more Palestinian violence, they maintain.

In July 2004, the International Court ruled that the barrier is illegal, and it called on Israel to dismantle the fence and compensate Palestinians who had suffered from its construction. The world court was especially critical of the fence's route, which in many places dips into territory the Palestinians demand for themselves.

Israel continued building the barrier but, after criticism from its own Supreme Court, rerouted much of it closer to the pre-1967 armistice line between Israel and the West Bank, known as the Green Line.

Since the construction of the fence, the number of suicide bombings in Israel has fallen dramatically -- although, remarkably, the International Court did not consider terrorism against Israel relevant to the discussion. Since construction began, bombers have been able to penetrate Israel only in areas where the barrier is still incomplete.

But Jerusalem poses a special problem. Some 230,000 Palestinians live in the city, and a fence around it would do nothing to stop terrorists among them from attacking Jewish neighborhoods.

Defending the capital's Jewish neighborhoods, where 250 people were killed during the intifada -- most of them by suicide bombers -- is a security imperative for Israel. In some areas, however, Arab and Jewish neighborhoods interlock to form intricate tapestries that no fence can follow.

There also are Jewish neighborhoods and settlements outside the city limits that the government wants included as part of Israel in any final peace deal with the Palestinians. Moreover, the Likud leadership wants to retain as much of Jerusalem as it can as Israel's capital.

The compromise is a barrier that runs in and out of the city, including some Arab neighborhoods and excluding others, and adding 30,000 Israelis who live outside the city limits.

That's a tortuous arrangement with no single rationale, which the government could find difficult to defend before the world court.

A mid-July government decision on the fence route highlighted Israeli plans to ease conditions for Palestinians whom the barrier will cut off from the city. There will be 12 crossing points, where residents will be able to move in and out of Jerusalem after passing though a security check.

The municipality and government will provide garbage collection, postal, health, education, transport and other services to Palestinians on the other side of the fence. The government has allocated about $5.5 million for those services, and it intends to raise money from the international community for the crossing points.

None of these moves has placated the Palestinian Authority leaders. President Mahmoud Abbas attacked the Israeli plan, saying, "Approving the fence route in Jerusalem could bring about the end to relations between the two sides. Such steps will not serve peace, nor will they serve Israel's security."

Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei called the construction a "theft in broad daylight" of Palestinian land.

"This decision makes a farce of any talk about peace and turns the Gaza withdrawal into a useless initiative," he said.

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, expressed sympathy for the Palestinian position. Because the fence is not in territory recognized as Israeli, it creates legal, political and humanitarian problems, he said.

The Israeli government argues that the barrier is being built for one reason only: to stop terrorism. Therefore, it says, the fence should have no political ramifications.

Left-wing Israelis have mixed feelings. Some, like Labor's Haim Ramon, a minister without a portfolio in the national unity government, argue that the fence should be seen in a positive light, as a first step toward a division of Jerusalem that will enable the city to serve as the capital of two states: Israel and Palestine.

But others on the left are worried. Danny Seidemann, a lawyer who has petitioned the international court against the route on behalf of Palestinian clients, argues that the fence will radicalize Palestinians on both sides: Palestinians outside the fence will be dragged down to the standard of living in the West Bank, he says, while Palestinians inside the fence will be cut off from cheaper West Bank markets. The end result, he argues, will be greater poverty and more terrorism.

Writing in Ha'aretz, the historian Meron Benvenisti, a former Jerusalem deputy mayor, predicted that "the fence, and the human disaster it will bring about, are liable to turn hundreds of thousands of people into a sullen, hostile community, nurturing a desire for revenge. The Jewish community will not escape the effects of the Palestinian communal breakdown, and the fence will herald Jerusalem's return to the pre-1967 years, when it was a besieged border town."

Much will depend on what transpires after Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza next month. If that move reinvigorates a peace process, Palestinian criticism of the fence may be put on the back burner. But if the process bogs down, there could be another Palestinian move to put Israel in the dock at The Hague or at U.N. headquarters in New York.

http://www.jewishtimes.com/News/4879.stm

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Terror suspect freed on European warrant glitch

18.07.2005 - 20:56 CET | By Lucia Kubosova

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Germany's constitutional court has ordered the release of a man accused of financing al-Qaeda and due for extradition to Spain under the EU's arrest warrant scheme.

The judges did not challenge the warrant in principle, but rather its implementing legislation as adopted in Berlin.

The German-Syrian businessman, Mamoun Darkazanli, was arrested last October in Hamburg on suspicion of supporting terrorist activities through his German-registered company.

He featured on a video with two of the three Hamburg-based hijackers that carried out the 9/11 attacks. Washington had previously frozen his assets, which were considered to be a financial source for the international terrorist network.

The Spanish authorities investigating the Madrid bomb attacks also included Mr Darkazanli on a list of suspects and asked their German counterparts to extradite him on the basis of the EU's arrest warrent.

The warrant was adopted in 2002 and provides for cooperation between the bloc's law-enforcement authorities in criminal matters.

It beefed up previous extradition rules in member states, as it allows for the handing over of not only foreign suspects but also countries' own nationals, if prosecutors from other states demand it.

But Germany's highest court ruled that the country's implementing legislation on the EU warrant is flawed and cannot be used to extradite German citizens, which implies that Mr Darkazanli should be set free.

The decision could also see other German suspects facing extradition, or already in jail in other countries, being released.

Not protective enough

The court's main argument was that German legislation was not sufficiently protective of its own nationals, who could be required to be expelled for doing something which is lawful in their own country but not so in other EU member states.

For their part, Mr Darkazanli's lawyers argued that Germans can only be handed over and tried abroad when the crimes they are accused of are not subject to prosecution at home.

But the German authorities had investigated him for several months in connection with the US attacks and did not charge him.

Commenting on the ruling, a European Commission spokesman said the current state was "not very helpful", adding that the EU executive hoped the German authorities would hurry up and redress the deficiencies in their national laws so that the European arrest warrant "would work again in Germany".

A similar case is also being monitored in Poland, where a constitutional court ruled against the national legislation related to the warrant.

But Polish judges decided the current system could remain in place until the end of 2006, by which time a new law should be adopted.

http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=19602

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The "Mark" Effect

This news reminds me of the second world war. The difference is, this time it's the British who are the ones joining the war late -- not the United States. I'm talking, of course, about the West's war against terror.

But, since experiencing their own 9//11, Prime Minister Tony Blair is taking things farther. He's not just wishing to lead a war against terror, he's wanting to lead a war against what he calls "evil ideology." Friends, this is where it gets scary.

Why is this news scary? The Bible tells us the coming Antichrist and 10 kings will wage a war against the Lamb for one hour (Revelation 17: 12-14). I suspect that's what this is leading to.

Yesterday I was listening to Blair speaking about combating terror on C-Span when I heard him mention something I had never heard about before -- eBorders. A Google search lead me to the links I provided on my Website (Read it here)>>>> http://www.computing.co.uk/news/1159317

(And here)>>>> http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/...m-semaphore-win

(And here)>>>> http://www.legal500.com/devs/uk/im/ukim_007.htm

(PDF)>>>> http://www.senselect.com/Downloads/eBorders%20Brief.pdf

The more I read about eBorders, the more I began thinking this may be it -- the system that will be used in the middle of the 70th week to implement the mark of the beast.

Although it's said to be a project to protect the borders of the UK, since it involves global travel, the system must be global in nature. Furthermore, since the UK holds the EU's rotating presidency, it's reasonable to assume this system will also be installed across most of Europe.

Keep in mind, following America's 9/11, the other NATO nations -- including the UK -- invoked their mutual defense clause. That's because in a mutual defense agreement an attack against one is seen as an attack against all. Well, the UK is also member to another mutual defense treaty -- the modified Brussels Treaty. The commitment is carried out through a 10-nation military alliance known as the Western European Union (WEU).

The point I'm making is, when the London bombings occurred, it's reasonable to assume the 10 WEU nations saw the attack against the UK as an attack against them all. So, it is reasonable to assume all the WEU nations will participate in the UK's eBorders system.

As I said earlier, eBorders is a global electronic tracking and security system. Once in place, it will allow the West's leaders to keep track of almost everything imaginable. It will not only track people and goods, it will also keep track of what people do and buy. That's because, eBorders is part of a much bigger surveillance and security project that the EU is implementing (Read about it here)>>>> http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=web&cs...v&_sb_lang=pref

(And here)>>>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=GOA-mefisto-666&meta

(And here)>>>> http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm...90-16&type=News

As you know, I suspect the EU's next seven-year budget period could actually be the foretold 70th week of Daniel. It will begin on January 1, 2007. The reasons I believe this are many and I deal with the subject in the overview near the top of my homepage. Here's my point: This new tracking and surveillance system is to be fully up and running sometime in 2010 (Read about it here)>>>> http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/21394...e-eborders-bill

Friends, that's the middle of that seven-year period.

Am I sure the 70th week of Daniel will begin on January 1, 2007? Of course not. And, I wouldn't bet the farm on it either. Why? Because, there have been too many false calls made about things like this before. This could be another false call.

In the meantime, the prophetic chain of events keeps getting longer. The good news is, the long wait for our Lord's return is getting shorter.

Stay tuned!

07-18-2005

http://fulfilledprophecy.com/the_mark_effect.html

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He's Back!

Actually, he never went away. It just took awhile for the press to notice. Once power is given, it is seldom given back.

I'm talking, of course, about Javier Solana. You see, the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy for the European Union isn't just an Office -- it's a man. Without Dr. Javier Solana, the Office would fade away like a shadow that lost its light.

Keep in mind, it was in December of 1998, while Solana was busy carving away at NATO, that the EU heads met in Vienna to create his new Office. And, as I've been reporting, their decision was given a number. It was 666. This Office was then held open for Solana until his term as head of NATO was over in October of 1999.

Later, in June of 2000, the 10 nation military alliance that Solana had carved out of NATO decided to give the EU's High Representative --- Javier Solana -- emergency powers over them. That recommendation was also given a number. It too was 666.

Now, members of the press are surprised to find that, although the voters turned down the EU's new constitution, it's most important components are being implemented away. According to this report (Read about it here)>>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...17/ixworld.html

these components are:

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Brussels shocked by second wave of London bombs

22.07.2005 - 09:09 CET | By Andrew Rettman

The European Commission said it was"deeply shocked" by Thursday's (21 July) terror incident on the London transport system, calling the move an "attack on London, the UK, Europe and indeed our democracy and all the values we stand for in the European Union".

The statement came after four mini-explosions at three underground stations and on a London bus at around 13:30 CET yesterday, which appear to have been caused by detonators going off but failing to discharge the full load of the bombs.

The incident comes two weeks after an identical pattern of blasts killed 56 and injured hundreds in the British capital.

Police reports indicate that nobody was badly hurt and three tube lines remain shut down for now, with no traces of chemical, biological or radiological agents after precautionary searches by special squads.

"The intention of the terrorists has failed", Police chief Sir Ian Blair said, while urging Londoners to "get moving again".

The sentiment was echoed by Tony Blair.

"Everyone is canny enough to know what these people are trying to do...to intimidate people and to scare them and to frighten them to stop them going about their normal business", the UK prime minister said in a special TV address.

People remain nervous however, with the police saying they have faced "hundreds" of reports of suspect packages from various locations in the capital since the news broke.

Europe takes note of threat

The European Commission pointed out that "this second attack unfortunately confirms that terrorism constitutes a permanent threat from which nobody is safe", and promised to speed up implementation of the anti-terrorism basket agreed by the extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers on 13 July.

"It is also vital to focus on measures...preventing young people from becoming radicalised", the commission added.

Mr Blair has envisaged a new international conference of "some of the major countries which are worried for various reasons" in order to stimulate concerted global action against the terror threat.

Meanwhile, Moscow evacuated a main train station after a bogus bomb threat.

And New York police has announced it will carry out random bag searches on underground passengers, the Polish press reports.

Several European countries had already responded with individual measures following the 7 July blasts, with tighter controls of border crossings and threats of expulsion for radical imams in France, Italy, Germany and Austria.

Germany also plans to install cctv in its subway systems, while Denmark, Poland and Hungary have begun to beef up their security services in light of the London campaign.

http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=19632

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FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN

Who shorted

British pound?

Currency fell 6% in 10 days

before London terror attacks

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Divide and Expel

Divide and expel, that seems to be the policy. Divide Jerusalem and expel the Jewish settlers.

The idea of dividing Jerusalem is being floated by former Prime Minister and present Vice Premier Shimon Peres (Read about it here)>>>> http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/603903.html

In 1995, Peres was the acting Israeli Prime Minister who signed the Barcelona Declaration with the EU's Javier Solana. This agreement could be the foretold covenant with the many. It was a treaty between 27 nations. It restores the boundaries of the old Roman Empire. Now, all it needs is to be confirmed.

Speaking of Solana, I'm old enough to remember the Six Day War when, on June 5, 1967, Israel recaptured Old Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. I recall seeing the pictures of a beaming General by the name of Yitzhak Rabin standing with his rejoicing troops below those ancient walls.

What does the Six Day War have to do with Solana? Well, when Solana's Recommendation 666 was adopted -- what I believe to be Solana's empowering document, it happened on the anniversary of the Six Day War -- on June 5, 2000.

The reason I find this strange is, one of Solana's stated goals is to return Israel (like it or not) to the borders she held on the morning of June 5, 1967 -- before the war began. (Is that behind Israel's divide and expel policy?) Taken by itself, the date Recommendation 666 was adopted doesn't need to mean anything. But, when factoring in all the other prophecies, an erie connection appears. Don't you agree?

The way many Bible believers saw it, after the Six Day War, the times of the Gentiles was finally over. But, it really wasn't. You see, even though the Jewish people had recaptured their ancient city, they still didn't have their beloved Temple Mount. For the sake of peace in the Arab world, the Israeli government decided to leave the Mount in the hands of a Palestinian Islamic authority.

Now, for the sake of peace with the Arabs, the Israeli government is floating the idea of giving back the old city. Tell me, they have to be getting something big in return. What do you think that could be?

While this is going on, it's being reported Israeli commandos are actually preparing to use deadly force against Jewish settlers if they don't give up their land peacefully. It is believed out of about 8000 settlers, 200 may become a problem (Read about it here)>>>> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1705941,00.html

These are mostly religious Jews who believe God has given them their land.

Isn't it strange how, as the prophecies are fulfilled, it all looks so natural? There's no reason to think anything more is going on than what's on the surface. There's no reason to be concerned, take offense or become alarmed. So, the policy is divide and expel. All continues as before.

Where have I heard that?

07-24-2005

http://fulfilledprophecy.com/divide_and_expel.html

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Terror at the top of UK presidency agenda

25.07.2005 - 09:29 CET | By Filipe Rufino

The war on terror has become the top priority of the British EU presidency, ahead of plans to overhaul the common agricultural policy, writes El Mundo.

London wants to streamline the EU response to terror by enhancing intelligence-sharing, harmonizing telephone and email data retention and by overhauling the post of EU antiterrorism coordinator, according to the paper.

UK interior minister Charles Clarke is set to present details of these ideas to member states at the September informal meeting of interior ministers.

Meanwhile, Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero aims to propose the creation of a high level anti- terrorist group able to take quick decisions when he meets UK leader Tony Blair on Wednesday in Downing Street.

Enhancing intelligence-sharing between member states has traditionally been an issue that London was opposed to, under pressure from the US which does not want intelligence shared with the UK to become automatically available to other EU countries.

Harmonizing data retention rules for internet and telephone companies for one year will also pit member states against the European Commission, which wants to draft the legislation itself.

Both sides are also very conscious of the European Parliament