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Tony Blair says there could be Middle East peace within the year
Jun 19th, 2009
News UpdateJimmy DeYoung
Categories: Jimmy DeYoung News

The Middle East Peace Envoy for the Quartet (United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia) Tony Blair, says an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement could be reached within the year but only if all sides agree to peaceful negotiations. The former British Prime Minister said there is a great sense of hope and expectation in the Middle East after United States President Obama's recent outreach to the Islamic world, and if everyone would commit themselves to a two state solution, this peace deal could be in place within the year.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The fact that the Middle East Peace Envoy, Tony Blair, says there could be peace in the Middle East within the year is a page out of Bible prophecy for the end times.

Following the recent speech by United States President Obama to the Moslem world, there has been expectation that there is indeed hope for some kind of peace in the Middle East. The fact that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he and Israel would accept a Palestinian state howbeit a demilitarized state has also given hope to those working for a peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Now, with Tony Blair's comments that there could be a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians within the year, the peace process seems to be moving towards a deal.

This scenario is really a page out of Bible prophecy. The ancient Jewish prophet Daniel wrote of the revival of the Old Roman Empire which would be led by a world leader powerful enough to put this peace deal together. The prophecy of the Revived Roman Empire (Daniel 7:7,24) could well be fulfilled in the near future. The infrastructure is actually is in place - that is the European Union. The world leader that comes from that political powerhouse (Daniel 7:8,24) could be the permanent president that is called for in the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. Daniel 9:27 does reveal this world leader will bring peace to the Middle East.

Tony Blair's declaration of a Middle East peace within the year does indeed set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

Terrorists recruit for cyberwar, official says
Jun 19th, 2009
Daily NewsAP
Categories: Today's Headlines;Warning

Islamic extremists increasingly using the Internet as outreach tool

WASHINGTON - Terrorist groups that have long used the Internet to spread propaganda are increasingly tapping the Web to teach Islamic extremists how to be hackers, recruit techies for cyberwarfare and raise money through online fraud, U.S. officials say.

A senior defense official said intelligence reports indicate extremist groups are seeking computer experts, including those capable of breaching government or other sensitive network systems.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information, said the extent and success of those recruiting efforts are unclear.

But jihadists' interest in hacking is evident in forums across the Internet. Law enforcement officials say terrorists are branching out into Internet fraud to raise money for their operations.

'Experts in the electronic jihad'
One Internet forum, the Mujahedeen Electronic Net, offers hacking instructions in a number of postings. A lengthy posting markets a weekly course and limits it to regular contributors to the Web site who confirm they are committed to Islam. The author of the offer claims the course will be taught by "experts in the electronic jihad," according to a translation of the posting.

Jewish students banned from anti-Israel university address
Jun 19th, 2009
Daily NewsIsrael Today
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel;Anti-Israel

Jewish students at Haifa University were outraged on Wednesday when staff informed them they would be barred from attending a lecture by the controversial leader of the Islamic Movement in northern Israel.

As expected, Islamic Movement director Sheikh Raed Salah delivered a venom-filled rant against Israel, and openly identified himself with the Jewish state's enemies.

Salah urged the Muslim students who came to hear him to welcome death rather than ever compromise with the Jews over matters such as control of Jerusalem.

Editors Note....And yet the world demands that Israel make concessions to their Muslim neighbours, concessions that would put Israel's security at serious risk.

2009 Summer/Fall Christian Conferences Provide Platform for Contemplative/Emerging Speakers
Jun 19th, 2009
CommentaryLighthouse Trails
Categories: False Doctrine;Warning

Many Christian-led conferences taking place throughout North America during the summer and fall of 2009 are providing platforms for speakers who are helping to further the new spirituality. In many conferences, the speaker line-ups are a blending of non-emerging/non-contemplative speakers with those who are of that camp. Doing this gives an unmerited credibility to the teachings of the contemplative/emerging speakers. While some say there is nothing wrong with Christian teachers sharing the platform with those who promote a false approach to God (i.e., mysticism), the Bible is clear that "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" (Galatians 5:9). And by silently standing with the wayward teacher, one must now share the responsibility of his or her error.

One of the conferences taking place this summer that fits the above-mentioned scenario is Focus on Parenting by Focus on the Family. The speaker line-up includes Phil Vischer (creator of Veggie Tales) and Dr. Kevin Lehman (respected by many Christians for his writings on raising children), but the line-up also includes Elisa Morgan, president of MOPS--Mothers of PreSchoolers. MOPS is an organization that openly promotes contemplative authors on their website, and Morgan herself has endorsed the writings of Keri Wyatt Kent, a staunch advocate of contemplative prayer methods. Also on the line-up of the Focus on Parenting is Ron Luce, director of Teen Mania. Luce has shown his strong favor toward contemplative prayer practices, as one can see in a YouTube video clip between Luce and contemplative advocate Liz Babbs.  In this video, Ron encourages Babbs as she talks about a mantra-like prayer practice where a word is repeated over and over.

On June 17th, CCN (Church Communication Network) will present the Purpose Driven Network Summit with contemplative/emerging-church evangelist Rick Warren (see A "Wonderful" Deception" for more information on the New Age/emerging implications of Rick Warren's spirituality). On June 18th, CCN is presenting Sacred Pathways seminar with contemplative author and speaker Gary Thomas. In Thomas' book, Sacred Pathways, he instructs readers to repeat a word over and over for a meditation exercise. On June 30th, CCN presents the Awaken to Evangelism with emerging church leaders Erwin McManus, Dan Kimball, and a number of others in this camp.

Another conference will take place in August when Willow Creek will hold their annual Leadership Summit simulcast event. Every year this event presents authors and speakers that are part of the contemplative emerging church. Willow Creek is one of the biggest catalysts for the emerging church and contemplative prayer so this would be expected. This year, it is worth noting that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be on the platform.

'6% see US administration as pro-Israel'
Jun 19th, 2009
Daily NewsJpost
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

'6% see US administration as pro-Israel' | Jerusalem Post

Only 6 percent of Jewish Israelis consider the views of American President Barack Obama's administration pro-Israel, according to a new Jerusalem Post-sponsored Smith Research poll.

The poll, which has a margin of error of 4.5%, was conducted among a representative sample of 500 Israeli Jewish adults this week, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's speech in which he expressed his support for a demilitarized Palestinian state.

Another 50% of those sampled consider the policies of Obama's administration more pro-Palestinian than pro-Israeli, and 36% said the policies were neutral. The remaining 8% did not express an opinion.

The numbers were a stark contrast to the last poll published May 17, on the eve of the meeting between Netanyahu and Obama at the White House. In that poll, 31% labeled the Obama administration pro-Israel, 14% considered it pro-Palestinian and 40% said it was neutral. The other 15% declined to give an opinion.

Israelis' views of Obama's predecessor in the White House, George W. Bush, are nearly the opposite. According to last month's poll, 88% of Israelis considered his administration pro-Israel, 7% said Bush was neutral and just 2% labeled him pro-Palestinian.

One possible explanation for the Obama administration's plummeting approval rating among Israelis is its opposition to building for natural growth in settlement blocs and its refusal to differentiate its policies regarding construction in unauthorized outposts, settlement blocs close to the Green Line and suburbs of Jerusalem.

The poll found that Israelis, by contrast, emphatically distinguish between outposts, isolated settlements and settlement blocs in the West Bank. Regarding outposts, 57% favor removing them, 38% are against, and 5% did not express an opinion.

When asked about freezing construction in "far-flung, isolated settlements," 52% were in favor, 42% were against and 6% would not say. But when it comes to "large settlement blocs like Gush Etzion, Ma'ale Adumim and Ariel," just 27% said they were in favor of stopping building, 69% were against and 4% did not express an opinion.

Netanyahu's advisers and aides offered different explanations for Israelis' negative opinion on Obama. One said the media had exaggerated its portrayal of a strained relationship between the administrations in Jerusalem and Washington, and that Israelis overwhelmingly sided with Netanyahu.

Another adviser said polls have consistently shown that Israelis believed the Arabs were at fault for the lack of Middle East peace and they reject perceived attempts by Obama to blame Israel or take an even-handed approach.

The advisers suggested that the positive atmosphere regarding Netanyahu after his speech also had an impact. They said polls have shown that an overwhelming majority of Israelis agreed with Netanyahu's vision and believed he was speaking for a consensus of Israelis in his response to Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo.

Netanyahu's external adviser Zalman Shoval, who was speaking for himself, questioned whether the Obama administration could mediate the Middle East conflict due to the numbers and its recent statements and actions.

"Some of the indications we have seen in the last few weeks make it more difficult for Israelis to see the US in its traditional role as an honest broker," said Shoval, a former ambassador to the US, who will head a committee on Israel-American relations that national security adviser Uzi Arad will form soon. "The vast majority of Israelis don't blame the prime minister for a confrontation with the US. They are putting the onus on the Obama administration."

Shoval is in Washington as a guest of local think tanks. He will meet with top American officials in the National Security Council and the State Department - not as an emissary of Netanyahu, though he will report back to the prime minister.•