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April 24, 2009
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| One of the Best
Each week we provide you with one of the week's most thought provoking articles. | | Do Palestinians really want a State?
By Yehudah Lev Kay, Israelnationalnews.com
An editorial in the latest issue of the prestigious Atlantic Monthly posits that the Palestinian Authority may never have a state because it does not want one. Writer Robert Kaplan claims that statelessness has more appeal to the PA than statehood. Kaplan’s ideas are based on a recent study by John Hopkins professor Jakub Grygiel in which he claims that in the modern era, technologies have given minority groups more power to communicate and commit violent acts without the need for a formal state. He claims that the lack of a state, rather than being a detriment, enables the group to maintain its extremist views while avoiding the complicated task of governing. Grygiel cites as a case in point the Hizbullah terrorist group. “Though probably capable of taking over the weak central government of Lebanon, Hizbullah has preferred to maintain its sub-state role, thereby limiting its responsibility and hence its vulnerability to attacks,” he writes. “Having a state would most likely weaken the ability of Hizbullah to attack Israel, whose military forces could find easy targets.” “Statelessness provides impunity from the retaliatory actions of a powerful state,” Grygiel points out, in one of the main thrusts of his study. Continue Reading>> | | One that calls for a Response
Each week we take a meaningful quote, tie it to scripture, and leave you with a take-home. | |  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "I would like to set one thing straight in advance simply because it was reported incorrectly in the media today. We insist that the Palestinians in any diplomatic settlement with us recognize the State of Israel as the national state of the Jewish people. The entire international community demands that we recognize the principle of two states for two peoples, and we are discovering that this is two states not for two peoples but two states for one people, or two states for a people-and-a-half. That is to say, there is no doubt that we are being asked to recognize the Palestinian state as the national state for the Palestinian people, but there is doubt - and not just doubt; it is clear that the Palestinians have no intention of recognizing the national state of the Jewish People. Of course, this is completely unacceptable.” (This statement was made at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Monday, 20 April 2009)
God says: “I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. … For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you…. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God. I will save you from all your uncleanness. …Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices. I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, O house of Israel!” (Ezekiel 36:23-32).
 The Jerusalem Connection says: God has established the sovereign State of Israel. He has brought back many Jews to that land many in a profaned spiritual state. Their national repentance and spiritual renewal is yet to come. Certainly a step toward that spiritual renewal would be for Israel’s leaders to continue to demand that Israel be recognized by its enemies as a Jewish state. But even more profound would be for them to demand the recognition that Israel belongs to the Jews by the divine decree of the irrevocable covenants of the God of Israel.
| |  Copper Scroll Update
Jim Barfield, a retired fire marshal from Oklahoma, believes he has cracked the code on The Copper Scroll. Applying his arson investigation skills to the world’s most intriguing antiquities, he has achieved something that for four decades has eluded all other archeological and paleographical experts. After two years of planning, Barfiled is now in Israel beginning an archeological dig with the Israel Antiquities Authority. This dig just may lead to the discovery of artifacts from the Jewish Temple.
As some of you may know Shelley Neese, the managing editor of The Jerusalem Connection Report, has been following the story of the Copper Scroll Project since September (see article). Shelley is now in Israel with Barfield and will post regular video updates on the progress of the dig on The Jerusalem Connection Blog. Stay tuned and please pray!
| |  International Pro-Israel Gala Honors New Prime Minister
Washington D.C. - The International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation (IIACF) is pleased to announce The 2009 Independence Gala in celebration of Israel’s Independence Day and to welcome and honor the new Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The event will be a 2-day international conference, May 3-4th, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. Delegates will represent parliamentary caucuses from 20 pro-Israel countries.
Highlights include: A Gala Dinner and Reception with speakers including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MK Benny Elon, Chairman of the International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation and Natan Sharansky, famous Russian “refusenik hero” and best-selling author. The event will be co-hosted by Rep. Eliot Engel (D) & Rep. Mike Pence (R). Also confirmed to attend are Sen. Sam Brownback (R), Rep. Eric Cantor (R), and Rep. Shelley Berkley (D). There will also be briefings by other Members of the Knesset, the United States Congress, Israeli Embassy officials and Middle East policy experts. Musical Entertainment will be provided by world famous pianist, Dino Kartsonakis. Download the IIACF Gala Invitation | | The Jerusalem Connection International
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