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A top-ranking Egyptian general and his entourage now control the Gaza Strip -- within a very short distance of Jerusalem! After all the times Egypt has led the effort to destroy Israel since May, 1948, why would the Sharon government allow an Egyptian high command post in the Gaza Strip?

In the past year, during seemingly countless negotiations with the Egyptian government concerning its future role as to who would control the Gaza border, the Sharon government refused to even think of allowing a mere 750 Egyptian soldiers on the border. Yet, today, we learn that the Egyptian high command has taken over control of the entire Gaza Strip!

Let us review this incredible story:

NEWS BRIEF: "Egyptian generals take charge of Gaza Strip", DEBKAfile Intelligence, August 22, 2005

"A high-ranking 100-man Egyptian military delegation has taken de facto charge of Palestinian security forces in the Gaza Strip and is handling talks with Hamas to avert an outbreak of terrorist violence. DEBKAfile’s military sources report General Ibrahim Shukri heads the team of three Egyptian generals and several colonels and majors ... His appointment betokens Cairo’s anxiety over the threat of al Qaeda terror infiltration of the Gaza Strip. Our sources add that all Palestinian operations, including the deployment of 24 battalions in the evacuated territory are coordinated with Israel indirectly through a direct channel set by by General Shukri and Israel’s Shin Beit HQ.'

Keep this last idea in mind. Egypt is said to be cooperating with Israel to prevent Al Qaeda terror groups from infiltrating the Gaza Strip. What nonsense this idea is, at least on the surface. Palestinian terror groups have consistently ravaged Israel, long before Al Qaeda was ever invented by Western Intelligence.

The late Yasser Arafat was the master terrorist chief, using his resources shrewdly to viciously attack Israeli soldiers and civilians, only to turn to the cameras to insist to Western media that he opposed such atrocities. As Israel prepares to fully evacuate the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Hamas and Arafat's various terrorist factions are more than ready and able to step in to launch terrorist and para-military attacks inside of what remains of Israel.

Yet, here we read that Al Qaeda is such a threat that a high-ranking Egyptian military contingent has arrived to take charge of Gaza, to prevent this mythical Al Qaeda from gaining a foothold! Keep this subject in mind, for we shall soon be posting an article which just might open your eyes.

"A second Egyptian general, Muhammed Ibrahim, is in close communication with the Hamas to guard against wildcat action including gunfire on Israeli targets ... The other members of the Egyptian team have divided Gaza into sectors and assumed command of the Palestinian battalions. They have installed their own communications and logistics networks in the Egyptian embassy building in Gaza.

"The high-powered Egyptian military presence has all but edged Palestinian chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his ministers out of the game. Egyptian officers in command of the Palestinian units call the interior minister Nasser Yousef by the contemptuous 'Nasser Yuosif' meaning 'Nasser the Sad Case' or 'Mr. Useless'. Israeli officers in dialogue with Palestinian opposite numbers check first with the Egyptian officers for their approval of agreements." (Ibid.)

Did you catch that last revelation? " Israeli officers in dialogue with Palestinian opposite numbers check first with the Egyptian officers for their approval of agreements."

Does this mean that the Egyptian government now possesses a veto power over Israeli agreements with the Palestinians? My, how far Prime Minister Sharon has fallen down on his commitments to the conservative members of Likud. He promised over and over again that he would never allow Egypt entrance into such an internal relationship with the Palestinians, particularly in the Gaza Strip.

Remember that Egyptian annual military exercises always have the same premise: all-out war against Israel -- an invasion of the Jewish state. Egypt has been a most implacable foe of Israel, even in the last couple of decades when she has publicly pursued a nominal peace. Their pro-Western facade is painfully thin, just a smear of veneer over great depth of anti-Semitism. Events shall shortly prove this to be the case.

But, this is not the only shock concerning Egypt. Egyptian soldiers arrived at the Rafah border crossing earlier than the original agreement with Israel stipulated. Today, the Rafah border is completely under the control of the Egyptian military. No one seriously believes that Egypt will really prevent the Palestinians from smuggling all sorts of arms through the huge tunnels dug under the border; rather, seasoned observers believe that Egypt will enhance the flow of arms through these tunnels and will even begin to introduce heavier, more destructive arms, the kind of which might bring Israel's shrunken nation into subjection.

Before we leave this news story, let us reiterate one matter made perfectly clear.

Notice that one objective of allowing the Egyptians to control Gaza is to prevent the palestinians from attacking Israeli military units and people as they withdraw. Listen once again:

"A high-ranking 100-man Egyptian military delegation has taken de facto charge of Palestinian security forces in the Gaza Strip and is handling talks with Hamas to avert an outbreak of terrorist violence." (Ibid.)

Prime Minister Sharon continually stated that he would not withdraw "under fire". In other words, the Palestinians could keep Israel from unilaterally withdrawing by simply keeping their terrorist rockets flying and their mortars raining down. Sharon simply could not persuade the Palestinian Authority to keep Hamas and the various Jihad groups quiet until he could leave.

Sharon must have secretly turned to the Egyptians to keep Palestinian terrorism under control -- at least until the withdrawal is complete.

So, what happens the "day after" the withdrawal is completed and the last Jewish citizen and IDF unit is withdrawn? Egypt is certainly still Israel's implacable enemy. What is Egypt's likely plan of action in the very near future, after Israel is gone? The Palestinians will certainly want to resume their terrorist actions, and the Egyptians are likely to allow them to do so -- provided their terrorism fits within the over-all Arab master plan for Israel's annihilation.

Let us now turn to a Pentagon document which informed Congress of the most likely scenario of the "next Arab-Israeli War".

NEWS BRIEF: "The Next Arab-Israeli War", by Emanuel A. Winston, A Middle East Analyst and Commentator, The Jewish Press, Week of January 31, 1997, Vol. XLVII, No. 5, p. 43 and 53.

"In mid-January, a terrifying, although not surprising, report was revealed to the public. Dated December 10, 1996, compiled and researched by The U.S. House of Representatives' Task Force On Terrorism And Unconventional Warfare, it is entitled, 'Approaching the New Cycle of Arab-Israeli Fighting' ... In brief, this report tells us that such nations as Syria, Iran .... and Egypt are planning and building for a final, devastating war of annihilation against Israel. This includes acquiring nuclear, biological and chemical weapons (NBC) in a mix with conventional weapons, e.g., tanks, aircraft, and soldiers, all in massive, overwhelming numbers." [P. 43]

"Pakistan will have fulfilled its role as incubator for the Islamic Nuclear Bomb. It is expected that Syria will be the planned spark that ignites the war by bringing its troops close to Israel's borders on the Golan and Lebanon, provoking Israel into a no-choice preemptive strike. This will provide the justification for the other war pact members to join Syria while giving the West an excuse to not protest the Arab armies' assault." (Ibid.)

"At this time, each of the aggressor nations is aggressively building additional military stocks which are both conventional and non-conventional. Depth in military reserves allows a coalition of Arab forces to cause Israel to wear down and use up its reserves of men and material ... The House of Representatives' Task Force report describes in detail how 'the supreme leaders, civilians, and military, of most Arab states, as well as Iraq and Pakistan, are convinced that the present vulnerability of Israel is so great that there is a unique opportunity to begin the process leading to the destruction of Israel. They believe that the Muslim world should not miss this historic window of opportunity. Therefore, these Muslim leaders have finalized numerous strategies and tactical alliances heretofore non-existent in the region." (Ibid.)

Israel has certainly gone out of her way to reinforce Arab perception that a narrow "historic window of opportunity" has opened up against her. Prime Minister Sharon has ceded control of almost one-half of internal Israel to the Palestinians! This means that the potential for disruptive attacks from within might prevent Israel from responding to ongoing attacks on her borders! As this article, above, has stated, the Arabs are united as never before in creating "numerous strategies and tactical alliances heretofore non-existent in the region."

This Pentagon report to the Congress then shows the role the Palestinians are expected to play within this Arab assault plan.

"The plan of attack includes, again, embargoing oil to the West to persuade the U.S. not to attempt re-supply in time, nor to assist in any way. The Europeans, who have been equipping Iraq, Iran, and Syria with unconventional technology and weapons, will not be difficult to persuade. They already know the war is coming and wish to protect their future Arab markets for arms, etc. They can be counted upon to close their airfields and ports to American re-supply for Israel. However, they can be relied upon to continue shipping munitions to Arab nations." (Ibid.)

This idea of an Arab oil embargo rings too true to be ignored, does it not? Today, the Bush Administration is threatening both Iran and Venezuela, two oil producing giants. The more President Bush threatens Iran, the higher the prices of crude oil skyrocket. With both Iran and Venezuela so dead set against us, it does not seem too much of a giant leap of faith to contemplate an oil embargo from a significant portion of OPEC members. Cutting Edge has been warning since 1996 that an oil embargo is part of the plan to ignite the World War III so necessary to produce Antichrist. Our writings over the years have been consistently warned that the Arabs would once again use oil as their weapon by which they hope to destroy Israel.

Now, let us read the "War Scenario " of this House of Representatives report:

Syria has a contingency plan for a major war.

"The first step will be a provocation launched from Lebanon -- a 'Lebanese' attack against an Israeli strategic target and/or a spectacular terrorist strike at the heart of Israel. As planned, such a provocation is bound to instigate a major Israeli 'response' in Lebanon. Since, because of the nature of Syrian deployment in south Lebanon, Syrian troops will be killed by any such an Israeli retaliatory strike, Damascus will thus be in a position to call the Israeli actions an unacceptable aggression and threat to Damascus."

"The Syrians will then have the 'justification' to 'retaliate' by launching a barrage of SSMs against Israeli cities and key military facilities. Meanwhile, in solidarity with Palestinian victims ... the PLO's 50,000 'police' and 'auxiliaries' will launch a massive 'intifada' and a wave of terrorism from their safe-havens in the territories. Taken together, these activities will prove sufficient to prevent a timely deployment of Israeli reserves to the Golan ... Moreover, building pressure in the Arab/Muslim World for all governments and peoples to join the Jihad or face popular uprisings because of their 'un-Islamic' posture, will most likely entice such governments as Egypt's and Jordan's to join the war rather than risk overthrow. Meanwhile, led by Saudi Arabia, the Muslim World will declare oil embargo. There are sufficient Islamic terrorists all over the West to launch a wave of terrorism in Europe and the U.S. in order to prevent, or delay, U.S. assistance to Israel." (Ibid.)

Now you know the real threat the Palestinians pose to Israel as they prepare to take over both Gaza and the West Bank. Israel is giving up territory which Conventional Military Wisdom holds is absolutely essential for her defense. As you can see from this map, above, once Israel gives up military control of the West Bank, she is going to retain precious little land along the Mediterranean Sea. She could conceivably be cut in half at any point along the western border of the West Bank

Consider some of these short distances:

Since Conventional Military Wisdom has always held that the most important asset to protect against military defeat is land mass, Israel seems to be committing national suicide as she gives up all this land. Similarly, Arab strategists are probably smacking their lips in anticipation of being able to wage war against an Israel which is suddenly so emaciated.

Another map of this region shows that 70-80% of all Israel's industrial capacity lies in this narrow strip along the Mediterranean Sea.

Conventional Military Wisdom is quite clear: Israel is committing national suicide against a determined, well-armed, well-trained and numerically overwhelming force intent upon her destruction. Can you see this imagined "historic window of opportunity" opening wide? Israel is baiting the trap, and the Palestinians, Syrians, Egyptians, and Jordanians are about to fall into it.

Israel has exotic weapons of which the Arabs probably have no idea. Sharon wields scalar weaponry (NEWS1776 and NEWS1776b), and Fuel Air Bombs (NEWS1422) and extremely sophisticated conventional computer guided weaponry. She literally has the weapons to turn back the barbarians, though they be at the gates!

I reiterate what I have said before. The New World Order Planners envision that Israel will survive this planned war, that the Arabs will be the ones annihilated. Their plans for Antichrist call for him to come walking through the dust and smoke and destruction of this Third World War, amidst signs and wonders, to deceive the peoples of the world. In particular, the New World Order Plan calls for Antichrist to work especially hard to deceive the Orthodox Jews into believing that he is their Messiah. Obviously, if Israel were to be destroyed, Antichrist would have to dramatically alter his plan. As we noted in NEWS1643, the entire Middle East policy is being driven by a Masonic plan created by Great Britain, the United States, and Israel. The Illuminati will not allow Israel to go down to defeat, or their 1,000-year plan to rebuild Solomon's Temple will go down in flames.

Therefore, the Arabs are being led into a gigantic trap here, just when they think they are the ones laying the trap!

You can be sure that God's Plan for Israel and the End of the Age will not be frustrated nor brought to no account. Every one of God's prophecies will be fulfilled exactly. If you are Born Again, you have no fear. Israel as a nation need not fear destruction, even though she may take heavy casualties. If you know the Lord Jesus Christ and your Savior, or if you are a Jew worried about Israel's survival, you can take comfort in God's assurances of protection in Psalm 91 and in the many other passages which we quote in NEWS1010, "Modern Day Miracle: Israel Reborn".

Read this material carefully, again and again, and you will find comfort for your soul.

As Israel withdraws from her settlements, the annihilating prophecies of Obadiah 15-18, Joel 3 and Isaiah 34 are about to occur - in your Daily News!

Are you spiritually ready? Is your family? Are you adequately protecting your loved ones? This is the reason for this ministry, to enable you to first understand the peril facing you, and then help you develop strategies to warn and protect your loved ones. Once you have been thoroughly trained, you can also use your knowledge as a means to open the door of discussion with an unsaved person. I have been able to use it many times, and have seen people come to Jesus Christ as a result. These perilous times are also a time when we can reach many souls for Jesus Christ, making an eternal difference.

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