Saturday, September 12, 2015

FRANCE BACKS PALESTINE FLAG-TOWARDS A INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE.ABBAS CLAIMES HE WANTS PALESTINIAN FLAG FLOWN OVER HIS CAPITAL JERUSALEM.

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)

THE JUDGEMENT OF THE NATIONS FOR HATING ISRAEL

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.

DANIEL 12:8-13
8 And I (DANIEL) heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, (at the 3 1/2 yr mark of the 7 yr treaty) and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

MATTHEW 25:31-46
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand,(SAVED) but the goats (LOST) on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,(LOST-ISRAEL HATERS) Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:(THE LAKE OF FIRE THROWN IN)
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:(GOAT NATIONS-ISRAEL HATERS) but the righteous into life eternal.(SHEEP NATIONS)

FULL CHARGES AGAINST THE POPE-OBAMA-8 OTHERS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/09/heres-all-charges-against-pope-obama.html

BIN EXCLUSIVE: Sanhedrin Passes Judgement Against Pope Francis, Obama-By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 10, 2015 , 1:57 pm   

“Many peoples will come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.’ The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 2:3) 71 elders of Israel who identify themselves as the Sanhedrin gathered Wednesday on Mount Zion in a historic trial bringing to judgement Pope Francis and US President Barack Obama in absentia. The rabbis called the two leaders to trial for crimes leading to the mortal endangerment of Israel and the Jewish nation.After appointing each of the judges to sit on the nascent Sanhedrin, silver horns, similar to those used in the service of the Jewish Temples, and shofars (rams horns), were blown. The trial was opened with the statement: “Joyous is the nation who hears the shofar. Joyous is the nation who knows that this is their land. When will it be that we hear the shofar of the Messiah?”The central issue the Sanhedrin focused on during the trial was the changing global tide against Israel and the Jews. Among the various points brought up by each rabbi on the Sanhedrin, the main theme centered on the long trail of diplomacy mislabeled as a peace process, the misguided and dangerous nuclear deal with Iran and recent attempts to appease the world of Israel as it murders Christians in Arab countries.The strongest charges were made against the Pope, who recently recognized a “State of Palestine” with an official treaty. According to the Sanhedrin, the Pope, who claims to accept the Bible that states clearly that the land of Israel was given to the Jews, has placed the world in grave danger.It was agreed beforehand that for the trial to be a true judgment, a counsel must be found who would represent the defendants in absentia with a strong belief in his case. Rabbi Yehoshua Hollander, who was until recently the Foreign Minister of the Sanhedrin, acted as counsel for the defense and brought forth compelling arguments that were difficult to refute.While Hollander agreed that the facts as stated by the Sanhedrin were accurate and irrefutable, he claimed that each of the defendants were innocent nonetheless and offered three factors that would lead the Sanhedrin to withhold judgement from the defendants.The first case, defense by circumstance, justified the actions of the Pope and Obama in light of ameliorating circumstances. The second case, defense by deflection, attributed  part of the guilt to others. The third defense, defense by lack of intent, claimed that there was no criminal intent behind the actions of the two leaders. By Jewish law, lacking of criminal intent exonerates the defendant from the criminal charges but would nevertheless leave the defendant liable for all damages caused by his behavior.Hollander reasoned that the Pope was faced with massive slaughter of his followers, and therefore his attempts to placate Islam were not directed against the Jewish People. He also diverted some of the guilt from the accused by implicating the Israeli government, who have acknowledged the Palestinian claims, thereby misleading the defendants and being complicit in the crime.The same can be said about Obama, which Hollander explained, “When he took office, the sanctions were working, albeit not quickly enough. Thus the first defense, defense by circumstance, is not available.”Hollander did try to justify the president’s actions by claiming that they appears to be based on hope.  “I would claim that President Obama had no criminal intent,” he stated. “He said that he believes that by making Iran a member of world Leadership, they would drop their intent of bombing Israel. It is not criminal to hold such a hope.”In the end, the Sanhedrin did not come out with any specific judgement against the Pope and Obama, rather judgements directed at their policies and actions. Rabbi Hillel Weiss, spokesman and secretary of the Sanhedrin, explained to Breaking Israel News, “It was the decision of the Sanhedrin to declare that it is forbidden for the United States Congress to agree to any process with Iran until they recognize Israel as the Jewish state according to the Holy Bible, based on a history that includes the Temple on Har Moriah in Jerusalem, and they must agree to the removal and disposal of any nuclear weapons in their possession.”Counsel for the defense, Hollander made clear his motivations behind his passionate defense of Obama and the Pope. “There is a problem in the world today, and rather than separate ourselves, the Jews should be leading and accompanying them in order to help,” he told Breaking Israel News.  “We need to be joining together.  We can do this because have a long history of going into other countries and coexisting for mutual benefit.”Rabbi Daniel Stavsky, an elder on the Sanhedrin, told Breaking Israel News following the trial that Israel must learn from the lessons of the Holocaust in order to protect the future of the state and the nation.“They cannot forget or deny this, so the haters of Israel cannot allow themselves to do this again. Esau is sending Ishmael to kill us in a completion of the Holocaust,” he told Breaking Israel News. “They pray to idols and to death. They talk about human rights, which include the right to a homeland. But they don’t consider Jews to be humans, so we don’t have these rights. It is not just the land, but also the title of the Chosen People that they deny. They are stealing our body and our soul. They are against Israel because they cannot allow us to fulfill the prophecy of returning to the land.”The next gathering of the Sanhedrin will be October 8, for further investigation into the judgement.Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com

Palestinians Condemn Sanhedrin Decision to Try Pope In Absentia for Recognizing “Palestine”-By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 3, 2015 , 12:30 pm   

“He declares His word unto Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel. He has not dealt so with any nation; and as for His judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah.” (Psalms 147:19) A Palestinian member of the al-Fatah Revolutionary Council has spoke out condemning the self-declared Sanhedrin’s letter to Pope Francis, which demands that the Pope rescind his recognition of the “State of Palestine” or face trial in Jerusalem.The Sanhedrin decided to try the Pope after the Vatican signed its first comprehensive treaty with the “State of Palestine”, thereby officially recognizing its statehood. The treaty was ratified on May 13.As previously reported by Breaking Israel News, the nascent Sanhedrin has also sent a letter to US President Barack Obama, calling him to trial for “criminal offenses” against the Jewish people. Both the Pope and Obama have chosen to ignore the summons, but the Sanhedrin’s cries for justice and truth have not gone unnoticed.According to the Centre for Research in Globalization, Dimitri Diliani, a member of the al-Fatah Revolutionary Council, told the Felesteen online news service that the Sanhedrin’s letter to the Pope included many false claims about the history of “Palestine” and seeks to rob the Palestinian people of their natural rights in their homeland and to deny non-Jews of any rights.Diliani called on the Vatican and Catholic churches around the world to intervene and put an end to Israeli “arrogance, racism and violations” against the Palestinian people and their land.However, Diliani’s claim seems to be inaccurate. In fact, there is only one reference to the Palestinian Authority in the Sanhedrin’s letter to the Pope, and that is to refer to it as “an occupying entity.” The bulk of the Sanhedrin’s claim is that by recognizing the Palestinian state, the Pope has denied the Holy Bible, which specifically grants the people of Israel the sole right to the Land of Israel.The Sanhedrin calls on the Vatican to “remain true to that which is written in the Bible, in the name of the great prophets,” and for the Pope to “instruct the Vatican that the sole claimant of divine right to the Land of Israel is the nation of Israel.”The Sanhedrin also objects to Pope Francis referring to President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, as an “angel of peace.” They point out that he is a Holocaust denier, the truth of which is made evident in Abbas’s book, “The Other Side: the Secret Relationship Between Nazism and Zionism,” in which Abbas writes that Holocaust accounts were greatly exaggerated by the Zionists, who he claims collaborated with the Nazis.The Israeli government has yet to respond to the Sanhedrin’s call for trial. Professor Hillel Weiss, the secretary of the Sanhedrin, has expressed concern to Breaking Israel News that the government might intervene to prevent the trial from taking place in order to placate those, like Diliani, who oppose the process.The Sanhedrin will bring Pope Francis to trial on Mount Zion in Jerusalem on September 9, 2015, four days before Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year and start of heavenly Days of Judgement. He will be tried in absentia in a public trial open to all. Rabbi Yehoshua Hollander will be acting as the sanegor, the defending counsel. Rabbi Yisrael Ariel and Rabbi Eliyahu Zini will preside over the court, which will be hearing witnesses and expert testimony.It should be noted that less than two weeks after the trial, on September 22, Pope Francis will be hosted at the White House by US President Barack Obama. The visit, coincidentally, will take place on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, when God finalizes judgement on all mankind.

European Parliament Sees No Need for Jewish State? -EP rejects amendment calling for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to be based on two-state principle.By Arutz Sheva staff-First Publish: 9/10/2015, 7:37 PM-ISRAELNATIONALNEWS

The European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on the EU’s Role in the Middle East Peace Process Thursday, but rejected an amendment calling for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to be based on the two-state principle.The amendment was rejected 421 to 134 with 59 abstentions, in what critics see as an expression of the EP's reluctance to accept Israel's very right to exist.Martina Anderson, a Member of the European Parliament, in an intervention just before the vote, warned that support for the amendment would pave the way for “ethnic cleansing” of the non-Jewish population.The American Jewish Committee's Transatlantic Institute said following the vote that it is disappointed that the EP did not endorse the principle of “two states for two peoples.”"The United Nations Resolution 181, the partition plan passed by the UN in November 1947, specifically called for dividing Palestine into independent Arab and Jewish states, with each state constituting the respective homelands for its peoples,” said Daniel Schwammenthal, Director of the AJC Transatlantic Institute. “It is the rejection of this very concept of a Jewish homeland in the region that led to the first Arab-Israeli war and that is still the core of the conflict. It is unfortunate that the European Parliament failed to reaffirm this principle, thus missing an opportunity for a constructive support of the the peace process.“This is nothing short of incitement against the Jewish state,” said Schwammenthal. “Israel, which already considers itself a ‘Jewish state,’ respects the civil rights of all its citizens and is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs enjoy democratic rights and freedom from persecution.”The resolution, initiated by Socialist group in the European Parliament, supports EU High Representative Federica Mogherini’s initiative to give the EU a stronger role in pushing for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.The final resolution, agreed among all major political groups, is far more balanced than the socialist group's original draft. It calls among other things for the EU to ensure “that no EU funding can be directly or indirectly diverted to terrorist organizations or activities” and acknowledges how “increasing radicalism and the spread of terrorism in the Middle East are creating significant security threats for Israel.”“The EU, particularly through its leverage over the Palestinian Authority as its biggest donor, could make crucial contributions to help revive the peace process,” said Schwammenthal. “In order to do that, however, it needs to be seen as an honest broker by all parties.”The Transatlantic Institute is a Brussels-based think tank whose declared aim is strengthening the ties between the United States and the countries of the European Union.

JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND)

ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)

JERUSALEM DIVIDED

PSALMS 79:1-13(GOD GIVES 7 TIMES DESTRUCTION TO WORLD NATIONS FOR COMING AGAINST JERUSALEM)
1  A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;(JERUSALEM) thy holy temple have they defiled;(AD 70) they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
2  The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
3  Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
4  We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5  How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6  Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
7  For they have devoured Jacob,(ISRAEL) and laid waste his dwelling place.
8  O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
9  Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
10  Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
11  Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
12  And render unto our neighbours sevenfold (7 TIMES THE DESTRUCTION) into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.(BY DESTROYING JERUSALEM)
13  So we thy people (ISRAELIS) and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever:(KING JESUS) we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.(FOREVER ON EARTH)

JERUSALEM DIVIDED

GENESIS 25:20-26
20  And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22  And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23  And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)

ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

ISAIAH 31:5
5 As birds flying,(PLANES) so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem;(WITH PLANES) defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.(NUKE OR BOMB ISRAELS ENEMIES)

PSALMS 137:5-6
5  If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6  If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

ZECHARIAH 14:1-4 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished;(RAPED) and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

OTHER PAL FLAG OVER UN STORIES
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/09/palestinians-get-to-raise-their-flag.html

Abbas Calls For PA Flag Over His Capital; Jerusalem-By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 11, 2015 , 5:08 pm   

“When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.” (Proverbs 29:2) After winning the symbolic victory to fly the Palestinian flag at the United Nations in New York, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas called for the same to be done in Jerusalem, the “eternal capital” of the Palestinians.On Thursday, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a motion allowing the flying of flags of non-member states with observer status. This allows the Palestinian flag to now be raised in front of UN buildings. It is interesting to note that the only other country benefiting from this new rule is the Vatican, which signed its first formal bilateral treaty recognizing Palestinian statehood in May. The Holy See has already announced that it will not exercise the privilege, asking that it not be named in the motion, despite Pope Francis being scheduled to address the General Assembly later this month.Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican’s UN ambassador, told the assembly after the vote that “the Holy See has always respected the 70-year practice and tradition of the United Nations that there are only flags of member states that are flown at the United Nations.” But, he said, it didn’t object to the Palestinian proposal and respects the assembly’s decision.119 countries supported the move while eight, including Israel, voted against it. 45 nations abstained. Canada, Australia, and the United States were among those few who voted against the motion. Despite not being recognized by the UN, 135 countries currently officially recognize the Palestinian State.Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, praised the development.“ Of course we know that raising our flag will neither end the [Israeli] occupation nor solve the conflict immediately,” Mansour said. “But raising the flag will signal to our people everywhere … that their freedom is inevitable, and the international community supports them in their journey for justice.”Abbas will be greeted by the PA flag on 30 September, when he  addresses the UN General Assembly in New York. In an interview with the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, Abbas praised those who supported “truth and justice,” and stated, “The struggle will continue until the Palestinian flag flies over our eternal capital, occupied Jerusalem”.Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, opposed raising the PA flag on the grounds that the Palestinians were “attempting to change longstanding protocols and traditions” of the UN. He was referring to the fact that the decision to raise the Palestinian flag at the UN Headquarters in Manhattan went against the previous UN protocol that did not allow the raising of flags belonging to non-member states.

France backs Palestine flag at UN-By EUOBSERVER-SEPT 11,15

Today, 09:24-More than six EU states, including France, at a vote in New York on Thursday (10 September) said Yes to hanging a Palestine and a Vatican flag outside the UN headquarters. The two delegations have the official status of "non-member observer states". Israel reacted angrily to the move.

Towards an Independent Palestinian State-Necessity for Road and Rail Links between Rafah, Hebron, Jerusalem, Nablus and Janin to Serve a New Palestinian State-By Anthony Bellchambers-Global Research, September 11, 2015

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion allowing the Palestinian flag to be flown in front of the UN headquarters. The motion was passed by 119 votes. France, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia being among the EU states that voted in favour.By way of comparison, in 1947, UN GA Resolution No.181 to partition the then predominately Muslim Arab Palestine under British Mandate, to allow the establishment of an Israeli state was passed by just 33 votes to 13 (with 10 abstentions including Britain) in an assembly that represented only a minority of the global community of the time but was pushed through as a matter of political expediency by a lobby ­influenced, American congress.‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’-Today, however, there is now dramatic change in the form of the emblematic symbol of the new State of Palestine that will proudly fly at the United Nations, demonstrating the power of moral authority over political machination and casino money.There is now a global consensus that categorically denies the legitimacy of a Likud charter that hoped for a ‘Greater Israel’ encompassing the whole of former Palestine. That political aim is now ‘dead in the water’ as the flag of an independent State of Palestine is unfurled at the UN.Now the flag of an independent Palestinian state must fly over the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza and there needs to be an international accord for permanent access roads, under UN supervision, to link the enclaved, constituent parts of the state together, with a rail link joining Rafah in the South through to Hebron, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus and Janin in the North.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world­middle­east­34217186

EU code on Israel settler exports expected by December By Andrew Rettman-sept 11,15-euobserver

BRUSSELS, Today, 09:25-Diplomats expect the EU to publish its guide on retail labels for Israeli settler exports by December.The European Commission, whose lawyers are writing it, told EUobserver it’s still “a work in progress” and declined to give a date.EU foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini, who’s giving political guidance, recently said the “work is coming to a close”.Her spokeswoman also declined to give a date.But the institutions are coming under pressure from the 16 EU states which, in April, signed a letter to Mogherini urging progress.One EU diplomat predicted it will come “by the end of September”. A second diplomat from the group of 16 said it’s expected “in autumn”. A third one said: “We’re asking, every month, what’s the latest timing?”.A fourth diplomat said the EU has tacit US approval and a US precedent.“Similar labelling rules already exist in the US, but almost nobody knows about them. We just recently stumbled across the US code”.The European Parliament, on Thursday (9 September) also added pressure.A landside of 525 MEPs voted Yes to a resolution saying settler products require “differentiation” and “encouraging” the Commission to publish.It’s been a long time coming.Member states tasked EU institutions with it in May 2012. Some of the EU consumer labelling laws on which it’s based date back over 15 years.The issue itself goes back to 1967, when Israel conquered Palestine’s West Bank and Syria’s Golan Heights, and settlers began to build new farms and factories.-Sneak preview-EU sources say the code will be a short “interpretative note”, which references existing EU consumer law, and which will be published in the bloc’s Official Journal.A 2013 internal note drafted by the EU foreign service, and seen by EUobserver, gives a preview of what it’ll say.“The main principle behind labelling legislation is that the consumer has the right to an informed choice, and hence labelling must not be misleading”, the 2013 note explains.It says origin labels are, under EU law, “already mandatory” on food and cosmetics.It lists the food items as: fresh fruit and vegetables; wine; honey; beef and veal; olive oil; eggs; poultry from third countries; organic products; and fresh meat from swine, poultry, sheep, and goats.It says EU states can “voluntarily” put origin labels on “non-food/industrial” goods, for instance, Israeli firm Sodastream’s fizzy-drink gadgets, which are made in the West Bank.It adds: “When labelling is mandatory, the geographical origin must be correctly included in the label. When it is voluntary, traders are free to decide whether they want to display the origin on the label, unless omission of that information would mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product. If the origin is indicated, the information must be correct so as not to mislead the consumer”.EU precedents-Prior action by Belgium, Denmark, and the UK also indicates what the EU code will say.Belgium’s guidelines, published last year, “recommend” that settler products should be labelled “Product from the Golan Heights (Israeli settlement)” or “Product from the West Bank (Israeli settlement)”.If Palestinians made them, they should be labelled “Product from the West Bank (Palestinian product)”.Denmark, in 2012, told retailers: “Food from the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories must not be labelled with ‘Israel’ as the country of origin”.It recommended “Origin: West Bank (Israeli settlement product)” or “West Bank (Palestinian product)”.The UK, in 2009, said retailers should use “Produce of the West Bank (Israeli settlement produce)” or “Produce of the West Bank (Palestinian produce)”.It noted that if retailers label settler exports “Produce of Israel” they’re “almost certainly committing an offence”.-Trade impact-The EU-level code will have little direct impact on trade.The EU, last year, imported €30 billion of Israeli goods. The Commission doesn’t know how much of it came from settlers, but its best guess is “a marginal percentage”.The World Bank, in 2012, estimated that EU settler imports are worth €230 miilion a year.On past form, the UK code, six years ago, prompted a handful of shops to stop selling settler products.But the Belgian, British, and Danish action didn’t cause mass boycotts.None of the three countries have a compliance mechanism in place or keep data on the impact.A Danish source said Copenhagen did it mainly to “raise the political profile” of the issue.A Belgian source said its code amounts to little in reality. “I don’t know about you, but I simply don’t bother to read all the labels on products I buy. Too much info (calories, salt content - who cares?) and the print is too small anyway”, he told this website.Political impact-The impact on EU-Israel relations could be ugly, however.Mogherini communications people predict a “tsunami” of Israeli complaints.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in London on Thursday, compared it to anti-semitism on the eve of World War II.“We already have a historical memory as to what happened when Europe marked products of Jews”, he said.An EU source noted the code was “very important” for Netanyahu when he met EU Council president Donald Tusk in Jerusalem on Tuesday.Danny Ayalon, an Israeli diplomat, in a Facebook post on Monday, also feted Israeli firm Bazelet Hagolan, which makes wine in Syria’s Golan Heights, for “challenging” what he called “this [EU] boycott”.The company has shipped 4,000 bottles of wine to Europe stamped with the Star of David.“This sends a clear message to the BDS [boycott] movements in Europe: The Jewish people are not occupiers in their eternal homeland”, Ayalon said.-Timing-The Commission’s official line is “there’s no particular moment for releasing it [the code] and there’s no linkage to any particular event”.Since the code is based on old laws, it doesn’t need an EU Council decision to go ahead.But given its sensitivity, EU diplomats expect Mogherini to consult EU embassies or EU foreign ministers prior to publication.One reason for not doing it in September is a new EU initiative to restart Arab-Israeli peace talks.Mogherini, in the margins of the UN assembly in New York this month, aims to launch an enlarged version of the Quartet, the UN group handling the peace process.It includes the EU, the Russia, the UN, and the US. Mogherini, on the basis of a French proposal in July, wants to add Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.She told MEPs on Wednesday there’s a “deep lack of trust” between Israel and Palestine which must be rebuilt via “confidence-building” measures.But some of her staff believe the EU retail code will see Israel “circle the wagons” against EU diplomacy.Diplomats say the EU might wait for the US Congress to approve the Iran nuclear deal in order not to rock the boat.It might also wait for big Jewish holidays, such as Rosh Hashanah, on 24 September, or Yom Kippur, on 4 October, to go by in order “not to rub salt into the wound”.Enforcement-The other question is to what extent the EU will enforce its code.The Commission and Mogherini say it’s “voluntary”, even though it’s mostly based on “mandatory” laws.When EUobserver asked if the EU has ever launched infringement proceedings against EU countries for non-compliance on origin labels, an EU official said: “No Commission action on non-application with regard to labelling of Israeli settlement products took place”.The EU is also likely to downplay the code politically.“The political imperative is to rhetorically downgrade it and to present it as as small a move as possible”, an EU source said.Another EU source noted that when the Commission, in 2013, published rules forbidding EU grants to Israeli settler entities it tried to be as quiet as possible.“It was also just applying existing EU laws”, the contact said.“But Israeli diplomats and Israeli media shot themselves in the foot by calling it ‘EU sanctions’, which stoked the debate on Israel’s legitimacy”.In numbers, the Israeli settler population has grown from almost nil in 1967 to more than half a million people.It’s grown by 20,000 a year since the EU, in 2012, decided to draft the code.The settler exports may be worth just €230 million a year.But Israeli occupation has strangled the Palestinian economy, with “Product from the West Bank (Palestinian product)” exports to the EU worth 15 times less.

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