In an absolutely stunning development, the European Union is considering adopting a resolution which would unilaterally recognize a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital. Sweden, the current holder of the rotating European Union presidency, has created a draft resolution which they will reportedly propose at a monthly meeting of EU ministers next week in Brussels. Apparently there is quite a bit of support among EU ministers for the draft document that is being circulated.
Fortunately, the Israeli daily Haaretz published a copy of the draft resolution on Tuesday, so now the entire world can see what EU ministers will be considering….
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1131988.html
The most important language in the document is contained in the first point of the draft document. It calls for “a two-state solution with an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable state of Palestine, comprising the West Bank and Gaza and with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
This meeting of EU ministers will be one of the very first acts of the EU under the Lisbon Treaty that took effect for the first time on Tuesday after its ratification by all 27 of the member states.
It is thought that this proposed resolution is an attempt to give the EU a greater role on the world stage. In essence, this is a way for the “new EU” to flex its foreign policy muscles.
Needless to say, the government of Israel is less than thrilled about this draft resolution.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday in which it indicated that if the EU adopts such language, it will seriously hurt their chances of being involved in future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians….
“The process being led by Sweden harms the European Union’s ability to take part as a significant mediator in the political process between Israel and the Palestinians.”
Some Israeli lawmakers are using even stronger language. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin was quoted in the Jerusalem Post as saying the following in response to the proposed EU document….
“Dividing the capital would create a volcanic eruption that would not be easy to stop. Splitting sovereignty would bring about complete chaos.”
For the EU to even consider adopting a resolution that unilaterally declares that Israel must give the Palestinians everything that they could ever hope to negotiate for before negotiations even resume shows just how anti-Israel the EU has become.
In Zechariah 12:3, the Scriptures say this….
“In that day I will make Jerusalem a stumbling block for all people”
That is in fact what has happened. Israel’s government has no intention of giving East Jerusalem to the Palestinians. The Palestinians and most of the rest of the world are insisting that East Jerusalem be given to the Palestinians as their capital.
Jerusalem has truly become a stumbling block in the last days.
The truth is that all of Jerusalem, along with all of the land of Israel, belongs to the people that God gave it to – and that is not the Palestinians.
Anyone who gives it away or anyone who tries to force Israel to give it away will only find themselves contending with God.
