JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
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ISRAEL SATAN COMES AGAINST
1 CHRONICLES 21:1
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
ISAIAH 41:11
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee (ISRAEL) shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing;(DESTROYED) and they that strive with thee shall perish.(ISRAEL HATERS WILL BE TOTALLY DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
GENESIS 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I (GOD) will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,(ISRAELIS) and curse (DESTROY) him that curseth thee:(DESTROY THEM) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
REBUILT 3RD TEMPLE
REVELATION 11:1-2
1 And there was given me a(MEASURING) reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out,(TO THE WORLD NATIONS) and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.(JERUSALEM DIVIDED BUT THE 3RD TEMPLE ALLOWED TO BE REBUILT)
DANIEL 9:27
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
DANIEL 11:31
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.(3RD TEMPLE REBUILT)
DANIEL 12:11
11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away,(AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD)(3RD TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED BY DICTATOR) and the abomination that maketh desolate set up,(TO WORSHIP THE DICTATOR OR DIE) there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.(1,290 DAYS)(AN EXTRA 30 DAYS AT THE END OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD FOR JESUS TO DESTROY THE ARMIES AGAINST JERUSALEM.AND TO JUDGE THE SHEEP AND GOAT NATIONS OF MATTHEW 25:31-46-HOW THEY TREATED ISRAEL DURING THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.AND THEN I BELIEVE JESUS WILL REBUILD THE 4TH TEMPLE 25 MILES FROM THE CURRENT TEMPLE MOUNT.AND THEN JESUS RULES FOR THE 1,000 YEARS-THEN FOREVER FROM THAT 4TH TEMPLE.)
MATTHEW 24:15-16
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)(THE DICTATOR SITS IN THE REBUILT 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD AT THE MIDPOINT OR 3 1/2 YEAR PERIOD OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.OR 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY BETWEEN ISRAEL-ARABS AND MANY OF DANIEL 9:27)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Netanyahu at the Kotel: Moved by the Weight of Responsibility-Netanyahu visits Western Wall and notes on historical meaning of holy site, vows to act for every citizen of Israel.By Hezki Ezra, Ari Yashar-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 2:43 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem on Wednesday, after a count of over 99% of the votes showed his Likud party had routed Labor handily by a gap of 30 to 24 mandates.Speaking at the Western Wall, which remains from the Second Temple that was destroyed by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago, Netanyahu said "here, at the holiest site to the Jewish people, I am moved by the historical meaning of this place to our people, an ancient people 4,000-years-old that renewed its sovereign life in its historical homeland."Netanyahu's statement is slightly inaccurate, given that the Temple Mount above the Wall, and not the Wall itself, is the holiest site in Judaism."I am moved from the weight of responsibility that the people of Israel placed on my shoulders," noted Netanyahu."I appreciate the decision of Israeli citizens to choose me and my companions against all the chances, and also against large forces," he continued. "I want to say that I will do all I can to take care of the welfare and security of every citizen of Israel, and with G-d's help we will act and succeed. Thank you all very much."Video from Netanyahu's visit, in Hebrew, can be seen here:After 99% of the ballots were counted, Likud was found to have defeated Labor 30 to 24, with the joint Arab list coming in next at 14, followed by Yesh Atid with 11, Kulanu at ten, Jewish Home with eight, Shas at seven, United Torah Judaism and Yisrael Beytenu with six each, and Meretz at four. Yachad - Ha'am Itanu's joint list with Otzma Yehudit did not pass the threshold percentage, falling just 11,000 short.Several tens of thousands of ballots have yet to be counted, and are to be completed in the coming days, although they are not anticipated to affect the result for Yachad.
Republicans Congratulate Netanyahu on Win-Senior Republican politicians wake up Wednesday to Israeli election results, give congratulations to Netanyahu on victory.By Arutz Sheva Staff-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 4:35 PM / Last Update: 3/18/2015, 4:55 PM-ISRAEL NATIONALNEWS
Republicans were the first US politicians to publicly congratulate Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for winning Israel's closely-watched elections, weeks after the prime minister controversially addressed Congress at their invitation, AFP reports."Congratulations to Prime Minister Netanyahu on his re-election. He's a true leader who will continue to keep Israel strong and secure," Jeb Bush, a Republican prospective frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race, said on Twitter.Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker hailed Netanyahu, as well as leftist challenger Yitzhak Herzog for "his competitive run.""The oldest and most stable democracy in the Middle East has once again gone through a hotly-contested election and will peacefully form a new government," he said.Even with results still up in the air late Tuesday, some Republicans were quick to declare success for the savvy Israeli politician known to many as "Bibi.""Congrats to Netanyahu on victory in Israeli elections. A true leader in a wilderness of turmoil," congressman Jeff Duncan wrote on Twitter, barely 90 minutes after polls closed in the Jewish state.While Tea Party favorite Senator Ted Cruz late Tuesday applauded a Netanyahu victory and assured that Americans "are proud to stand steadfastly with our Israeli brothers," he slammed President Barack Obama for his tense ties with Netanyahu and opposing his recent visit to Washington."His electoral success is all the more impressive given the powerful forces that tried to undermine him, including, sadly, the full weight of the Obama political team," Cruz wrote, referring to allegations that the V-15 campaign group - said to be heavily funded by Washington - was sent specifically to dethrone Netanyahu. Republicans control both chambers of Congress. Earlier this year, House Speaker John Boehner caused a political uproar when, allegedly without consulting the White House, he invited Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress.Several Democratic lawmakers boycotted that address.Most Democrats used discretion in the early hours of Wednesday, and in the run up to the poll, they largely held their verbal fire, opting instead to point to the historic and cultural US-Israeli ties.
EU Congratulates Netanyahu, No Word from Obama-EU calls to re-launch peace process, as Obama remains silent and Kerry reportedly avoids questions on Knesset elections.By Arutz Sheva Staff-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 2:06 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
The EU congratulated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on his election victory Wednesday, but added it was committed to relaunching the peace process which he appeared to repudiate during the campaign by promising not to establish a Palestinian state."The EU is committed to working with the incoming Israeli government on a mutually beneficial relationship as well as on the re-launch of the peace process," EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said in a statement, reports AFP.During the election campaign, Netanyahu said he would not accept the establishment of a Palestinian state in the Biblical heartland of Israel, a key part of the two-state solution backed by the EU and which he voiced support for in his controversial 2009 Bar Ilan speech."We are at a crucial moment, with many threats all over the Middle East," the EU statement said. "The EU staunchly supports a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in the interest of the Israeli people, of the Palestinian people and of the whole region."Mogherini said the 28-nation European Union would stand by Israel at a time when "more than ever, bold leadership is required from all to reach a comprehensive, stable and viable settlement of a conflict that has already deprived too many generations of peace and security.""It's time to turn this page and I'm confident that we can work together with the international community for a solution that will guarantee peace and security in the Middle East," she said.In contrast to the EU's speedy congratulations, US President Barack Obama has yet to comment on Netanyahu's victory.According to Reuters, US Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly refused to address the Likud victory when asked about the elections by reporters in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is negotiating a deal on Iran's nuclear program.Former Arkansas Governor and potential Republican candidate for President Mike Huckabee addressed the foreseeable Obama response to the elections, speaking to Fox News on Monday night. According to Huckabee, if Labor were to have come out on top in the elections, one could expect the "popping of corks of champagne in the White House."There have been palpable tensions between Netanyahu and Obama, which came to a head earlier this month when Netanyahu addressed Congress and warned against the nuclear deal being hammered out with Iran which he said will leave the Islamic regime with nuclear breakout capabilities.
PA Will Work With 'Any Israeli PM Committed to Two States'-Palestinian Authority reacts to Netanyahu victory, saying it 'expects' the new Israeli gov't 'to recognize the two-state solution.'By Arutz Sheva Staff-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 4:05 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas will work with any Israeli government that accepts the principle of a two-state solution, his spokesman said after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu won a surprise landslide reelection victory."It doesn't matter to us who the next prime minister of Israel is, what we expect from this government is to recognize the two-state solution," Nabil Abu Rudeina said in a statement." On this basis, we will continue to cooperate with any Israeli government that is committed to international resolutions."Rudeina's low-key statement follows an all-out tirade against the Israeli election results by senior PLO official Yasser Abed Rabbo.Abed Rabbo called on the PA to halt all security coordination with Israel in response to the right-wing victory in Israel.Over the course of the election campaign, Netanyahu's position on a two state solution - in which Israel would be expected to expel all Jews from Judea and Samaria and hand over the territory to the PA - became a topic of some intrigue, particularly during his last-minute, successful attempt to woo nationalist voters by rejecting the concept given the current regional upheaval.In an interview with Arutz Sheva Netanyahu insisted that he had changed his position since the 2009 Bar Ilan speech, in which he declared support for establishing a Palestinian state. Netanyahu cited a change in the realities of the Middle East as being behind his shift.However, just days earlier, his office denied a report in which MK Tzipi Hotovely said Netanyahu had renounced the Bar Ilan speech as being "void," saying that this was Hotovely's position, not Netanyahu's.In terms of the PA's own commitment to "international resolutions", Israeli officials have pointed out that last year's nine-month talks ultimately broke down in acrimony after Abbas violated previous treaties and launched a unilateral diplomatic offensive against Israel in the UN and the ICC.AFP contributed to this report.
Almagor: Death Penalty for Terrorists as Part of Govt. Deal-The Almagor terror victims group called on Jewish Home and Yisrael Beytenu to demand a law for the death penalty for terrorists.By Yaakov Levi-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 4:20 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
With the election over, coalition negotiations are set to begin in earnest, and parties are laying down their conditions for joining the government that Binyamin Netanyahu will be looking to form.The Almagor terror victims group is calling on right-wing parties Jewish Home and Yisrael Beytenu to demand that the coalition support a law that would impose a death penalty for terrorists as a condition for their joining the coalition.Yossi Tzur, whose son Assaf was killed in a Haifa bus terror attack in 2003, said that party leaders Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman, both of whom advocated for such a law during their campaigns, follow through and make passing a death penalty law part of their basic coalition conditions.“They must act to ensure that this promise not be swept away with yesterday's election propaganda,” said Tzur.Almagor chairman Dr. Aryeh Bachrach, who lost his son Ohad in a 1995 attack in Wadi Qelt outside Jerusalem said that “many families of terror victims were encouraged by the proclamations of both these parties during the campaign that they would support such a law." "Bennet and Liberman must declare that they unconditionally demand that a death penalty law be passed as the 'price' for their joining the coalition,” he added.
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ISRAEL SATAN COMES AGAINST
1 CHRONICLES 21:1
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
ISAIAH 41:11
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee (ISRAEL) shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing;(DESTROYED) and they that strive with thee shall perish.(ISRAEL HATERS WILL BE TOTALLY DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
GENESIS 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I (GOD) will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,(ISRAELIS) and curse (DESTROY) him that curseth thee:(DESTROY THEM) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
REBUILT 3RD TEMPLE
REVELATION 11:1-2
1 And there was given me a(MEASURING) reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out,(TO THE WORLD NATIONS) and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.(JERUSALEM DIVIDED BUT THE 3RD TEMPLE ALLOWED TO BE REBUILT)
DANIEL 9:27
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
DANIEL 11:31
31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.(3RD TEMPLE REBUILT)
DANIEL 12:11
11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away,(AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD)(3RD TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED BY DICTATOR) and the abomination that maketh desolate set up,(TO WORSHIP THE DICTATOR OR DIE) there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.(1,290 DAYS)(AN EXTRA 30 DAYS AT THE END OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD FOR JESUS TO DESTROY THE ARMIES AGAINST JERUSALEM.AND TO JUDGE THE SHEEP AND GOAT NATIONS OF MATTHEW 25:31-46-HOW THEY TREATED ISRAEL DURING THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.AND THEN I BELIEVE JESUS WILL REBUILD THE 4TH TEMPLE 25 MILES FROM THE CURRENT TEMPLE MOUNT.AND THEN JESUS RULES FOR THE 1,000 YEARS-THEN FOREVER FROM THAT 4TH TEMPLE.)
MATTHEW 24:15-16
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)(THE DICTATOR SITS IN THE REBUILT 3RD TEMPLE CALLING HIMSELF GOD AT THE MIDPOINT OR 3 1/2 YEAR PERIOD OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.OR 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY BETWEEN ISRAEL-ARABS AND MANY OF DANIEL 9:27)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Netanyahu at the Kotel: Moved by the Weight of Responsibility-Netanyahu visits Western Wall and notes on historical meaning of holy site, vows to act for every citizen of Israel.By Hezki Ezra, Ari Yashar-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 2:43 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem on Wednesday, after a count of over 99% of the votes showed his Likud party had routed Labor handily by a gap of 30 to 24 mandates.Speaking at the Western Wall, which remains from the Second Temple that was destroyed by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago, Netanyahu said "here, at the holiest site to the Jewish people, I am moved by the historical meaning of this place to our people, an ancient people 4,000-years-old that renewed its sovereign life in its historical homeland."Netanyahu's statement is slightly inaccurate, given that the Temple Mount above the Wall, and not the Wall itself, is the holiest site in Judaism."I am moved from the weight of responsibility that the people of Israel placed on my shoulders," noted Netanyahu."I appreciate the decision of Israeli citizens to choose me and my companions against all the chances, and also against large forces," he continued. "I want to say that I will do all I can to take care of the welfare and security of every citizen of Israel, and with G-d's help we will act and succeed. Thank you all very much."Video from Netanyahu's visit, in Hebrew, can be seen here:After 99% of the ballots were counted, Likud was found to have defeated Labor 30 to 24, with the joint Arab list coming in next at 14, followed by Yesh Atid with 11, Kulanu at ten, Jewish Home with eight, Shas at seven, United Torah Judaism and Yisrael Beytenu with six each, and Meretz at four. Yachad - Ha'am Itanu's joint list with Otzma Yehudit did not pass the threshold percentage, falling just 11,000 short.Several tens of thousands of ballots have yet to be counted, and are to be completed in the coming days, although they are not anticipated to affect the result for Yachad.
Republicans Congratulate Netanyahu on Win-Senior Republican politicians wake up Wednesday to Israeli election results, give congratulations to Netanyahu on victory.By Arutz Sheva Staff-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 4:35 PM / Last Update: 3/18/2015, 4:55 PM-ISRAEL NATIONALNEWS
Republicans were the first US politicians to publicly congratulate Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for winning Israel's closely-watched elections, weeks after the prime minister controversially addressed Congress at their invitation, AFP reports."Congratulations to Prime Minister Netanyahu on his re-election. He's a true leader who will continue to keep Israel strong and secure," Jeb Bush, a Republican prospective frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race, said on Twitter.Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker hailed Netanyahu, as well as leftist challenger Yitzhak Herzog for "his competitive run.""The oldest and most stable democracy in the Middle East has once again gone through a hotly-contested election and will peacefully form a new government," he said.Even with results still up in the air late Tuesday, some Republicans were quick to declare success for the savvy Israeli politician known to many as "Bibi.""Congrats to Netanyahu on victory in Israeli elections. A true leader in a wilderness of turmoil," congressman Jeff Duncan wrote on Twitter, barely 90 minutes after polls closed in the Jewish state.While Tea Party favorite Senator Ted Cruz late Tuesday applauded a Netanyahu victory and assured that Americans "are proud to stand steadfastly with our Israeli brothers," he slammed President Barack Obama for his tense ties with Netanyahu and opposing his recent visit to Washington."His electoral success is all the more impressive given the powerful forces that tried to undermine him, including, sadly, the full weight of the Obama political team," Cruz wrote, referring to allegations that the V-15 campaign group - said to be heavily funded by Washington - was sent specifically to dethrone Netanyahu. Republicans control both chambers of Congress. Earlier this year, House Speaker John Boehner caused a political uproar when, allegedly without consulting the White House, he invited Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress.Several Democratic lawmakers boycotted that address.Most Democrats used discretion in the early hours of Wednesday, and in the run up to the poll, they largely held their verbal fire, opting instead to point to the historic and cultural US-Israeli ties.
EU Congratulates Netanyahu, No Word from Obama-EU calls to re-launch peace process, as Obama remains silent and Kerry reportedly avoids questions on Knesset elections.By Arutz Sheva Staff-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 2:06 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
The EU congratulated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on his election victory Wednesday, but added it was committed to relaunching the peace process which he appeared to repudiate during the campaign by promising not to establish a Palestinian state."The EU is committed to working with the incoming Israeli government on a mutually beneficial relationship as well as on the re-launch of the peace process," EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said in a statement, reports AFP.During the election campaign, Netanyahu said he would not accept the establishment of a Palestinian state in the Biblical heartland of Israel, a key part of the two-state solution backed by the EU and which he voiced support for in his controversial 2009 Bar Ilan speech."We are at a crucial moment, with many threats all over the Middle East," the EU statement said. "The EU staunchly supports a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in the interest of the Israeli people, of the Palestinian people and of the whole region."Mogherini said the 28-nation European Union would stand by Israel at a time when "more than ever, bold leadership is required from all to reach a comprehensive, stable and viable settlement of a conflict that has already deprived too many generations of peace and security.""It's time to turn this page and I'm confident that we can work together with the international community for a solution that will guarantee peace and security in the Middle East," she said.In contrast to the EU's speedy congratulations, US President Barack Obama has yet to comment on Netanyahu's victory.According to Reuters, US Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly refused to address the Likud victory when asked about the elections by reporters in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is negotiating a deal on Iran's nuclear program.Former Arkansas Governor and potential Republican candidate for President Mike Huckabee addressed the foreseeable Obama response to the elections, speaking to Fox News on Monday night. According to Huckabee, if Labor were to have come out on top in the elections, one could expect the "popping of corks of champagne in the White House."There have been palpable tensions between Netanyahu and Obama, which came to a head earlier this month when Netanyahu addressed Congress and warned against the nuclear deal being hammered out with Iran which he said will leave the Islamic regime with nuclear breakout capabilities.
PA Will Work With 'Any Israeli PM Committed to Two States'-Palestinian Authority reacts to Netanyahu victory, saying it 'expects' the new Israeli gov't 'to recognize the two-state solution.'By Arutz Sheva Staff-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 4:05 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas will work with any Israeli government that accepts the principle of a two-state solution, his spokesman said after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu won a surprise landslide reelection victory."It doesn't matter to us who the next prime minister of Israel is, what we expect from this government is to recognize the two-state solution," Nabil Abu Rudeina said in a statement." On this basis, we will continue to cooperate with any Israeli government that is committed to international resolutions."Rudeina's low-key statement follows an all-out tirade against the Israeli election results by senior PLO official Yasser Abed Rabbo.Abed Rabbo called on the PA to halt all security coordination with Israel in response to the right-wing victory in Israel.Over the course of the election campaign, Netanyahu's position on a two state solution - in which Israel would be expected to expel all Jews from Judea and Samaria and hand over the territory to the PA - became a topic of some intrigue, particularly during his last-minute, successful attempt to woo nationalist voters by rejecting the concept given the current regional upheaval.In an interview with Arutz Sheva Netanyahu insisted that he had changed his position since the 2009 Bar Ilan speech, in which he declared support for establishing a Palestinian state. Netanyahu cited a change in the realities of the Middle East as being behind his shift.However, just days earlier, his office denied a report in which MK Tzipi Hotovely said Netanyahu had renounced the Bar Ilan speech as being "void," saying that this was Hotovely's position, not Netanyahu's.In terms of the PA's own commitment to "international resolutions", Israeli officials have pointed out that last year's nine-month talks ultimately broke down in acrimony after Abbas violated previous treaties and launched a unilateral diplomatic offensive against Israel in the UN and the ICC.AFP contributed to this report.
Almagor: Death Penalty for Terrorists as Part of Govt. Deal-The Almagor terror victims group called on Jewish Home and Yisrael Beytenu to demand a law for the death penalty for terrorists.By Yaakov Levi-First Publish: 3/18/2015, 4:20 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS
With the election over, coalition negotiations are set to begin in earnest, and parties are laying down their conditions for joining the government that Binyamin Netanyahu will be looking to form.The Almagor terror victims group is calling on right-wing parties Jewish Home and Yisrael Beytenu to demand that the coalition support a law that would impose a death penalty for terrorists as a condition for their joining the coalition.Yossi Tzur, whose son Assaf was killed in a Haifa bus terror attack in 2003, said that party leaders Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman, both of whom advocated for such a law during their campaigns, follow through and make passing a death penalty law part of their basic coalition conditions.“They must act to ensure that this promise not be swept away with yesterday's election propaganda,” said Tzur.Almagor chairman Dr. Aryeh Bachrach, who lost his son Ohad in a 1995 attack in Wadi Qelt outside Jerusalem said that “many families of terror victims were encouraged by the proclamations of both these parties during the campaign that they would support such a law." "Bennet and Liberman must declare that they unconditionally demand that a death penalty law be passed as the 'price' for their joining the coalition,” he added.
