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UNITED NATIONS, United States — More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza.

One world leader who will miss the gathering is Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president who Washington denied a visa to attend, along with his officials.
The humanitarian catastrophe ravaging the small Palestinian territory will top the agenda, two years after the beginning of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

In a break with convention, the General Assembly voted Friday to allow Abbas to address the event by video link while he is represented in the chamber by the Palestinian ambassador.

Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair meetings from Monday on the Israeli and Palestinian two-state solution, which aims to see both sides existing alongside one another in peace.

This meeting is expected to see the formal recognition of a Palestinian state by several countries, notably France, after the overwhelming adoption last week by the General Assembly of a text supporting a future Palestinian state -- albeit without Hamas.

International Crisis Group analyst Richard Gowan called it a "symbolic" gesture that could have real significance "if the countries that recognise Palestine follow up with further steps to try and put pressure on Israel to end its campaign in Gaza."

Gowan warned of Israeli reprisals and a risk of "escalation" by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will address the General Assembly and is strongly opposed to a Palestinian state.
 
Omegatime said:
Close to 9,000 Israelis have signed a petition supporting the call to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of an upcoming summit co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France on September 22 in New York, in which Britain, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium are expected to formally recognize Palestinian statehood.

Ganea said that the majority of the signatories were Israeli Jews because “Palestinians are afraid to put their name to such a petition.”

The petition aims to “show the world that a large part of Israeli society understands that recognition of a Palestinian state is also in Israel’s interest,” and to put pressure on states that have not agreed to recognize a Palestinian state, such as Germany and the US.

Organizers of the petition aim to present 10,000 signatures of Israelis at the UN General Assembly next week to “show the world that there is a strong and clear Israeli voice that opposes a never-ending war and expects international involvement to end the war and bring peace.”

The French-Saudi initiative to revive discussions on the two-state solution and recognition of a Palestinian state was “a tremendous opportunity,” Raluca Ganea, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Zazim, told The Times of Israel.

“A political solution with two states for two peoples, each with sovereignty, security and peace, is the only alternative on the table,” she said.


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These people have no regard for what God wants. I bet you they're not part of the 144,000 sealed. These people actually believe there can be peace living along side the Palestinians, lol! Palestinians want you all DEAD!


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UNITED NATIONS, United States — More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza.

One world leader who will miss the gathering is Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president who Washington denied a visa to attend, along with his officials.
The humanitarian catastrophe ravaging the small Palestinian territory will top the agenda, two years after the beginning of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

In a break with convention, the General Assembly voted Friday to allow Abbas to address the event by video link while he is represented in the chamber by the Palestinian ambassador.

Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair meetings from Monday on the Israeli and Palestinian two-state solution, which aims to see both sides existing alongside one another in peace.

This meeting is expected to see the formal recognition of a Palestinian state by several countries, notably France, after the overwhelming adoption last week by the General Assembly of a text supporting a future Palestinian state -- albeit without Hamas.

International Crisis Group analyst Richard Gowan called it a "symbolic" gesture that could have real significance "if the countries that recognise Palestine follow up with further steps to try and put pressure on Israel to end its campaign in Gaza."

Gowan warned of Israeli reprisals and a risk of "escalation" by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will address the General Assembly and is strongly opposed to a Palestinian state.
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I've been praying to God about this. All I know is that He is in full control of the situation and I know that He doesn't want the land He gave to the Jews to be divided, but what I really hope and pray for is that the two-state solution doesn't go through. I'm praying for a miracle that it turns out that way.... I'm also praying for Israel not to give to any of the pressure being placed on them. That regardless of any sanctions placed on them, that they remain strong and prosperous anyway. I've seen God do that before and I hope He does that in this case too.


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At the United Nations next week, Palestine is top of the agenda. On Monday, a day before President Donald Trump strides to the dais of the General Assembly, the chamber will reconvene a special summit on the two-state solution. The meeting is a diplomatic initiative launched jointly by France and Saudi Arabia in the shadow of Israel’s almost 2-year war in the Gaza Strip, where its campaign to root out militant group Hamas has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed the majority of the densely populated territory.

The war has inflamed public opinion in much of the world, including in Western countries with close ties to Israel. Much to Israel’s chagrin, an independent U.N. commission found there was clear evidence that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, echoing assessments by leading international and Israeli human rights organizations. In the Saudi and French view, reaffirming their support for a vision of separate Israeli and Palestinian states is a way of maintaining a road map for a solution out of the crisis.

“For those recognizing Palestine, it is an attempt to respond to domestic demands to do something about the genocide in Gaza by reaching for outdated policy tools precisely because the leaders do not have the courage to reach further,” Yousef Munayyer, senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington, a think tank, told me. “At the same time, for [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu it underscores the new depths of isolation Israel finds itself in.”

The international community is “charting an irreversible path towards peace in the Middle East,” French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media last week. “Another future is possible. Two peoples, two states: Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.”
 
The Covenant that is coming will be for Peace and Security for Israel.

Not from God but the nations

Until:

1 Thess. 5:1 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
 
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Paris: The French presidency announced Friday that 10 countries, including France, will recognize the State of Palestine during a conference to be held in New York next Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings.
French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech at the conference, officially announcing the recognition of the Palestinian state.
These countries are France, the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Malta, Andorra, and San Marino.

On the other hand, the French presidency warned that the Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank is a "clear red line" and would be "the worst violation of international law."

The French presidency said in a statement: "We, along with our partners, will demand immediate measures from Israel to ensure that the Palestinian Authority does not collapse," explaining that "the future borders of the Palestinian state are the 1967 borders."
It added, "Our agenda is positive. It is not an agenda of responses and counter-responses. We are making an effort for peace." However, "annexing the West Bank is a clear red line" for France and would be "the worst possible violation of UN resolutions."

The French presidency added, "The most important thing is to take all possible measures today to maintain the two-state solution. Of course, annexing the West Bank would be one of the steps that would most threaten this."
 
Omegatime said:
Paris: The French presidency announced Friday that 10 countries, including France, will recognize the State of Palestine during a conference to be held in New York next Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings.
French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech at the conference, officially announcing the recognition of the Palestinian state.
These countries are France, the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Malta, Andorra, and San Marino.

On the other hand, the French presidency warned that the Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank is a "clear red line" and would be "the worst violation of international law."

The French presidency said in a statement: "We, along with our partners, will demand immediate measures from Israel to ensure that the Palestinian Authority does not collapse," explaining that "the future borders of the Palestinian state are the 1967 borders."
It added, "Our agenda is positive. It is not an agenda of responses and counter-responses. We are making an effort for peace." However, "annexing the West Bank is a clear red line" for France and would be "the worst possible violation of UN resolutions."

The French presidency added, "The most important thing is to take all possible measures today to maintain the two-state solution. Of course, annexing the West Bank would be one of the steps that would most threaten this."
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Emmanuel Macron taking the lead to confirm this covenant.
 
Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair meetings at the UN General Assembly summit beginning Monday on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The French presidency said Friday that 10 countries would formally recognise Palestinian statehood during the summit.

More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza.

One world leader who will miss the gathering is Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president who Washington denied a visa to attend, along with his officials.

The humanitarian catastrophe ravaging the small Palestinian territory will top the agenda, two years after the beginning of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

In a break with convention, the General Assembly voted Friday to allow Abbas to address the event by video link while he is represented in the chamber by the Palestinian ambassador.

Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair meetings from Monday on the Israeli and Palestinian two-state solution, which aims to see both sides existing alongside one another in peace.

This meeting is expected to see the formal recognition of a Palestinian state by several countries after the overwhelming adoption last week by the General Assembly of a text supporting a future Palestinian state – albeit without Hamas.
 
The expected recognition of a Palestine state by France, the U.K. and several other Western countries is part of an effort to breathe life into a dying solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: two states living side by side.

On the ground, the two-state solution is more remote than ever. Trust between the two peoples of the Holy Land is plumbing historic depths, as Israel’s military campaign in Gaza—by far the deadliest round of war in the century-old conflict—escalates once more.

Polls, which in the 1990s and early 2000s consistently indicated majority support on both sides for two states, have in recent years shown that only a minority of Israelis and Palestinians support the idea—or think it is feasible in practice.
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Politicians who advocate peace through partitioning the land have lost clout on both sides of the conflict. Few Israelis or Palestinians think international announcements will do much to change that trajectory.

“I think it died a long time ago,” Diana Buttu, a former Palestinian peace negotiator, said of the two-state idea. “I think it died with the fact that there was never political will to see it come to fruition.”

France, the U.K., Australia, Canada, Belgium and others are expected to use the gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in the coming week to declare their recognition of Palestine as a state.

The announcements, some of which are expected Monday, are part of a broader international push to end the war in Gaza and revive a diplomatic path for resolving the overall conflict.
 
UK says a decision to recognize Palestine does not create a state overnight

Britain's deputy prime minister said on Sunday that recognizing a Palestinian state would not bring one into existence "overnight," stressing that recognition must be part of a broader peace process.

"Any step to recognize it is because we wish to keep alive the prospects of a two-state solution," David Lammy told Sky News, adding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer would be making a decision on recognizing a Palestinian state later on Sunday.
 
Times of Israel

Ahead of his scheduled speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says at his weekly cabinet meeting that Israel will respond to calls to establish a Palestinian state at the conference of world leaders in the coming days, calling for a “fight” against the move, which he says would “endanger [Israel’s] existence.”

“At the UN, I will present the truth. This is Israel’s truth, but it is also the objective truth in our just struggle against the forces of evil, and our vision for real peace — peace through strength,” Netanyahu says in his opening remarks, reminding cabinet ministers that he will meet with US President Donald Trump following his UN speech.

“We will also have to fight at the UN and in all other arenas against the false propaganda directed at us and the calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state — which would endanger our existence and constitute an absurd reward for terror,” he continues, repeating past remarks that nations recognizing a Palestinian state at the General Assembly are rewarding Hamas’s acts of terror against Israel.

“The international community will hear from us about this in the coming days,” the premier says.
“After the UN General Assembly, I will meet with my friend, President Trump. This will be the fourth time I meet with him since the beginning of his second term — more than any other world leader. And we have a great deal to discuss,” Netanyahu says.
 
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LONDON—The U.K., Australia and Canada said Sunday they would formally recognize a Palestinian state, a significant shift in longstanding foreign policy among Western governments and a reflection of growing global dissatisfaction with Israel after nearly two years of war in Gaza.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the various countries were making the move to recognize the long-held aspirations of the Palestinians for a state of their own and to try to breathe new life into the two-state solution to the long-running conflict. The U.K. government echoed the sentiment.

“We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace,” U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. Starmer’s government months ago laid out an ultimatum, saying it would recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel stopped the fighting in Gaza and halted the creeping annexation of land in the West Bank through the building of new settlements. Starmer said those conditions had not been met.

The move by the British government especially is a symbolic win for the Palestinians, given that it is a longstanding ally of Israel and was instrumental in the country’s modern creation.

“The current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established,” said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a statement on Sunday. “It is in this context that Canada recognizes the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.”

He added that the recognition is meant to empower those seeking “the end of Hamas,” and doesn’t compromise Canada’s support for Israel.

The shift leaves the U.S. among a handful of countries, including Germany and Austria, that don’t recognize a Palestinian state.
The Israeli government criticized the moves, saying they rewarded terrorist actions by Hamas, which still holds dozens of Israelis hostage after an attack on the country in 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate, but hasn’t specified how. “The international community will hear from us on this matter in the coming days,” Netanyahu said on Sunday.

The Trump administration has also said it is against the move. In July, when Carney first floated the idea of recognizing a Palestinian state, President Trump criticized him and said it could affect trade talks between both sides.
The wave of western countries recognizing Palestine underscores the depth of frustration in many western capitals at Israel’s Gaza campaign, and the continuing settlement of the West Bank.

“This a diplomatic and political defeat for Israel, at least the way the current government is articulating Israeli policy,” said Yuval Shany, a law professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.
 
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged countries not to be intimidated by Israel’s threats to annex the occupied West Bank in response to growing calls for Palestinian statehood.

“We should not feel intimidated by the risk of retaliation,” Mr Guterres said in an interview with AFP at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.

Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, as well as settlement expansion and increasing attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, have sparked international outrage and a groundswell of support for a two-state solution to end decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ten countries, including Britain, France, Canada, Australia, Portugal and Belgium, are expected to formally recognise the Palestinian state in coming days as UN member states convene for the annual General Assembly. The meeting of more than 140 heads of state and government is likely to be dominated by the future of the Palestinians and the war in Gaza.

“People say the two-state solution is difficult,” Mr Guterres said. “But what is the alternative? A one-state solution in which millions of Palestinians will either be expelled or under a system of subjugation and discrimination without rights? Is that acceptable in the 21st century? I think it is not.

“With or without doing what we are doing, these actions would go on, and at least there is a chance to mobilise the international community to put pressure for them not to happen.”

Mr Guterres expressed horror at the situation in Gaza after nearly two years of war in the Palestinian enclave.
“What we are witnessing in Gaza is horrendous,” he said.
 
France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses.

Israel and the United States will boycott the summit, said Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon on Thursday, describing the event as a "circus."

Israel is considering annexing part of the occupied West Bank as a possible response and implementing specific bilateral measures against Paris, Israeli officials have said.

The U.S. administration has also warned of possible consequences for those who take measures against Israel.
Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday. France and five other states are expected to also formally recognize a Palestinian state on Monday.

Some have said there would be conditions and others have said normalization of diplomatic ties would be phased and dependent on how the Palestinian Authority advances in its promises to reform.

Israel has said it is opposed to the move and has no confidence in the 89-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas keeping pledges to reform and modernize as outlined in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this year.
 
Omegatime said:
France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses.

Israel and the United States will boycott the summit, said Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon on Thursday, describing the event as a "circus."

Israel is considering annexing part of the occupied West Bank as a possible response and implementing specific bilateral measures against Paris, Israeli officials have said.

The U.S. administration has also warned of possible consequences for those who take measures against Israel.
Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday. France and five other states are expected to also formally recognize a Palestinian state on Monday.

Some have said there would be conditions and others have said normalization of diplomatic ties would be phased and dependent on how the Palestinian Authority advances in its promises to reform.

Israel has said it is opposed to the move and has no confidence in the 89-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas keeping pledges to reform and modernize as outlined in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this year.
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This is a lesson for Israel - they should have never let Hamas/Palestinians occupy Gaza or Judea/Samaria (West Bank) in the early 2000s. I hope they learned that when God said in Scripture not to divide the land, that He meant just that and that there are consequences for disobeying Him on it. Now they have to fight even harder to get those lands back and not let the two-state solution come through. I really hope God intervenes on this matter before it should actually happen.


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Divisions have grown inside Israel’s governing coalition over how to respond to a wave of international recognition of a Palestinian state, according to Israeli media.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an urgent meeting earlier in the day, without including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir or Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, to discuss Israel’s reaction to the decisions by Western countries, Channel 12 reported Sunday.

According to unnamed political sources cited by the outlet, allies of Ben-Gvir viewed the move as an effort to soften demands for extending Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank. They and other far-right figures are pressing for tougher measures, including accelerating annexation plans and dismantling the Palestinian Authority.

Netanyahu, however, is said to favor a more cautious approach, aiming to preserve coalition stability and avoid further diplomatic fallout.

During the meeting, he reportedly stressed the importance of coordinating closely with US President Donald Trump’s administration in shaping Israel’s response.

On Sunday, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal announced the recognition of Palestine, bringing the total number of UN member states that have taken this step to 153 out of 193.

Eleven other countries -- including Malta, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, and Armenia -- declared plans to extend the recognition during the UN General Assembly’s 80th session this month in New York, where world leaders will convene Monday for the high-level debate.
 
2ndTimeIsTheCharm said:
This is a lesson for Israel - they should have never let Hamas/Palestinians occupy Gaza or Judea/Samaria (West Bank) in the early 2000s. I hope they learned that when God said in Scripture not to divide the land, that He meant just that and that there are consequences for disobeying Him on it. Now they have to fight even harder to get those lands back and not let the two-state solution come through. I really hope God intervenes on this matter before it should actually happen.


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Lord has already written what is coming and on the 23rd a great wake up is coming
 
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