Haaretz is reporting the following, in part (emphasis added mine):

After an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territories within the framework of an overall peace agreement, foreign forces could be stationed there for a specific period, the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, told Haaretz in an interview over the weekend in Brussels.

Foreign peacekeeping forces on the ground in the troubled Middle East. This, I have noted on a number of occasions, is how peace is typically confirmed in our day, in the manner Bible prophecy suggests the future seven-year covenant between Israel and others is going to be confirmed by the Antichrist “with many” as foretold in Daniel 9:27.

And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

On a number of occasions in the past I have suggested that my suspicion (KEYWORD: suspicion) is the Antichrist - a prince (or leader) of Roman descent - is going to confirm (or make strong) the covenant of peace foretold by the prophet Daniel through the use of an international peacekeeping force or a force comprised of his own people with the express approval of the international community. The stage seems to be being set for that precise scenario to unfold.

Reviewing briefly recent events, some of which I covered in another commentary, the European Union, the revived Roman empire of Bible prophecy, has expressly asked the incoming Obama administration for the opportunity to play a larger role in global affairs and, particularly, to act as co-guarantors of any future Israeli-Palestinian peace covenant that is reached. They are essentially asking, before our very eyes, what may amount to exactly what the prophet Daniel foresaw when he prophesied of the Antichrist of Roman descent (Daniel 9:26) confirming peace in the Middle East thousands of years ago.

I think most anyone who has studied past attempts at Middle East peace being obtained, even cursorily, realizes that the likelihood Israel and her enemies surrounding her on every side are going to be successful in implementing any workable peace agreement by themselves is marginal at best. A ‘third wheel’, it seems, is going to be necessary to pull it off. When we consider that and look at the book of Daniel, we see how strikingly accurate God’s vision of future events were laid out for Daniel to record for us, not to mention how very close we may well be to the return of Jesus Christ, our Lord!

Truly, our redemption draweth nigh!

Take a deep breath, Christians

Many of my brothers and sisters in Christ have written to me, worried about what the future holds, as a result of our nation’s most Left-leaning government ever preparing to take control of the United States on January 20th, 2009. Many are feeling helpless and hopeless because great potential exists that many of our most treasured freedoms are going to be jeopardized, if not erased altogether, over the course of the next few years. I confess that I’m troubled by recent developments myself on multiple fronts, but I’m trying my best to keep things in their proper perspective.

As hard as it is to look past the here and now for many of us, we need to focus our minds on what is playing out before our eyes in the BIG PICTURE to the extent our mortal flesh and its weaknesses will permit us to. We’ve not been forgotten nor forsaken and, believe it or not, better days lie ahead for us!

Jesus said, as recorded in John 14:1-3, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

As we take a look into what the future seems to be pointing toward coming to pass in the Middle East, we need to remember at all times that a promise has been made to us. It’s a promise that will be kept, potentially very soon.

Here is what I found on the internet.

NOTE: For reasons that are not yet clear, my previous weblog site was blocked by the host service on Friday, August 8th, preventing me from posting any new articles all week. It remains blocked, as of this writing. Thus, I have launched a new site for all new articles. Previous posts remain archived and searchable. Thanks so much for your patience and your prayers. — JCR

So here is the link to his new blog. Joel C. Rosenberg
He will for sure continue to write great articles about the situation in the Middle East. The press calls him the next Nostradamus. Especially for Christians a must read. Everyone interested in Israel, Christianity, end times and the Middle East should read his blog.
You can still read all his articles published before 8-8-8 here.

Frequent readers of Is This Life? will remember that last month, Google started blocking anti-Obama blogs.

Google later blamed the debacle on “security loopholes” allowing pro-Obamanurists the take advantage of Blogger’s tab to report objectionable content.

Google states the problems have been cleared up,..but we know Google has a long history of capitulating to leftist governments and organizations, like MoveOn.org.

The American Thinker has more on this growing concern.

Greetings,

Harro Bos
Israel
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By ETGAR LEFKOVITS

One former participant of the Eagles’ Wings Israel Experience program became a legislative aid and speech writer for US Senator Sam Brownback, and is now serving in Iraq as a US army lawyer. Another served as a US congressional staffer on the House Committee on Ways and Means, while a third is the executive assistant to former US Attorney General John Ashcroft, who now serves as a consultant and lobbyist.

For the fifth consecutive year, New York-based evangelical Christian ministry Eagles’ Wings brought a group of high-achieving Christian students to Israel this week for a three-week-long trip aimed at forging deeper bonds between participants and the State of Israel, and educating them about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so that they can become “voices of Zion” on their campuses, and beyond.

The program is coordinated with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus.

Dubbed “The Christian Birthright” for its similarities to the Birthright Israel program which brings young Jews on on trips to Israel, the program includes a visit to the Knesset, meetings with lawmakers and Foreign Ministry officials and tours of key religious sites.

This year’s group comprises 24 young people from the US, Brazil, Kenya, the Netherlands, and Germany.

“I always had a heart for Israel and felt that at college I was getting only one side of the story but I lacked the arguments,” said Shamir Ceuleers, 23, of the Netherlands.

“It was a David and Goliath story at university and Israel was the Goliath.”

Ceuleers currently serves as a parliamentary assistant to European MP Paul van Buitenen. He works closely with the MEP on investigating allegations that EU funds to Palestinians are being used for terrorism.

According to Knesset Christian Allies Caucus Director Josh Reinstein, the program is symptomatic of the burgeoning relations between Israel and the largely supportive Evangelical Christian community around the world.

Former and current participants’ successes in the political arena are proof that it’s already succeeding in producing good-will ambassadors to Israel in political circles, he says.

“The Israel Experience Program already has a proven track record when it comes to producing the leaders of tomorrow. With the rise of anti-Israel propaganda, we are dedicated to supporting programs that make the case for Israel and the Israel Experience Program is doing just that.”