ISRAEL IN DANGER OF BEING BLINDSIDED BY TWO GRAVE THREATS
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By Joel C. Rosenberg
(WASHINGTON, D.C., October 7, 2009) — Thirty-six years ago this week, Israel was hit by a massive and devastating surprise attack on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.
The warning signs that Israel’s enemies were gearing up to deal the Jewish State a death blow were there. Her leaders simply didn’t properly assess, interpret and respond to them. By God’s grace, Israel was saved from the brink of utter ruination. But it was close, and painful.
Today, Israel is once again in grave danger. By Iran’s nuclear threat, to be sure. But Israel is actually in danger of being blindsided by two new threats.
The first threat is the real and growing possibility that the United Nations will shift the nuclear spotlight away from Iran and on to Israel in an effort to force Jerusalem to disclose and dismantle its alleged nuclear weapons and join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Israel does not openly acknowledge having atomic weapons. But the U.N. Security Council could pass a resolution forcing Israel to allow international inspectors in. If Israel refused to comply, she could be subject to diplomatic isolation, crippling economic sanctions, and even international enforcement (that is, a coalition of nations ready to go to war over the issue, just as the U.S. led a coalition in 2003 to force Iraq to comply with U.N. resolutions regarding weapons of mass destruction.)
This is a scenario I’ve been warning about for years, including in my 2005 political thriller, “The Ezekiel Option.” But this is no longer fiction. IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei publicly raised this as a serious possibility Monday, saying, “Israel is the number one threat to the Middle East given the nuclear arms it possesses.” The Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens also had a must-read column in yesterday’s paper explaining how this scenario could come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
Keep in mind: President Obama is making global nuclear disarmament his top foreign policy priority. He just chaired a U.N. Security Council meeting to push this agenda. It is increasingly conceivable that he will try to force Israel to “play by the same rules” as everyone else and disarm unilaterally, even though Israel has never threatened to “annihilate” a neighbor. As I imagine in “The Ezekiel Option,” such a resolution against Israel could be introduced into the U.N. by Russia. The coalition against Israel could be led by Russia and Iran. Should this happen, we could begin to see the prophecies of Ezekiel 38-39 come to pass in fairly short order. While it is too early to conclude that is what is happening now, it is not too early to intensify our prayers for the peace of Jerusalem, according to Psalm 122:6.
The second threat is the real and growing possibility that…
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The Joshua Fund Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization
WINCHESTER, Va. — The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) announced today the accreditation of The Joshua Fund of McLean, VA.
ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardshiptm, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board governance and ethical fund-raising.
The Joshua Fund joins a growing number of churches and evangelical organizations across America, supported by over 35 million donors that have earned the right to display the ECFA seal. When an organization is accredited by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to follow the model of biblical accountability.
“We are pleased to include in our membership a ministry committed to assisting the poor and needy in Israel in the name of Jesus Christ,” said Dan Busby, president of ECFA.
Founded in 2006, The Joshua Fund (www.joshuafund.net) was founded to encourage Christians to pray knowledgeably and consistently for Israel and the Middle East. The Joshua Fund works with local, national, and international government officials, business executives, and religious leaders to help provide food, clothing, medical equipment and other relief supplies to those who are poor and needy, as well as to recent victims of war and terrorism.
To learn more about The Joshua Fund and their stewardship opportunities, visit ServantMatchtm, ECFA’s program that matches God’s servants with the stewardship options of ECFA members based on ministry sectors and categories. It is ECFA’s newest online feature that allows you to quickly and easily find giving opportunities.
ECFA, founded in 1979, provides accreditation to leading Christian nonprofit organizations that faithfully demonstrate compliance with the ECFA Standards pertaining to financial accountability, fund-raising and board governance. For more information about ECFA, including information about accreditation and a listing of ECFA-accredited members, visit www.ECFA.org or call 1-800-323-9473.
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