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The Palestinian foreign ministry has announced that in the coming months, Chile and Paraguay will join the growing number of countries in Latin America recognizing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.

abbas_lulu_getty — Latin America suddenly want to embrace the PA.

Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador and Venezuela have all announced support for a Palestinian state in rapid succession in the last month.

The LA Times’ Daniel Hernandez writes: Chile is home to a significant population of about 350,000 mostly Christian Palestinians . The declarations have confounded Israel, as none of the South American countries have been directly involved in U.S.-led peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

Uruguay was actually the first in the latest wave of Palestinian recognition, but the snowball really starting rolling after Brazil’s announcemnt on Dec. 3, one of former President Lula da Silva’s last acts in office. Under Lula, Brazil has become an increasingly important player in Mideast politics, often taking positions directly at odds with U.S. policy.

Source; Foreign Policy Magazine

My comments;

Brazil is a rising economic and political power and it is looking for a way to make its mark on the world stage. Making a move against America’s closest ally in the Middle East is an easy way to do it. Many other Latin American countries have resented America’s heavy handed domination of their region for decades and are very happy to see one of their own challenging the US. This can explain why they are so eager to follow Brazil’s example.

Also, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has invested great efforts in stirring up anti-American and anti-Israel feelings among Latin America’s large Palestinian and Lebanese expat communities, as well as with friendly Latin American governments.

God warns us that in the Latter Days all nations will come against Israel, and we can see that continuing to happen. But God is good and sovereign in every situation, and this is part of His Plan for the salvation and redemption of the whole world. So we must pray for our leaders to have wisdom, and if you want to show the people of Israel that you don’t agree with this decision, consider visiting Israel to show your solidarity.

Written by Aaron

Tensions Continue On the Korean Peninsula

An insane dictator and his loyal troops.

Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, arrived in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, on Jan. 4, calling for “serious negotiations” to ease tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear program and deadly attack on a South Korean island.

“We believe that serious negotiations must be at the heart of any strategy for dealing with North Korea and we look forward to being able to launch those at a reasonably early time,” he told reporters at the airport.

Cross-border tensions have been high since the North shelled a South Korean island on November 23, killing four people including two civilians. The North also raised security fears that month by disclosing a uranium enrichment plant to visiting U.S. experts.

South Korean marines and naval forces will hold joint war games this week to simulate an infiltration by North Korean troops.

Source; Defense News

The Chinese Dragon vs the Indian Tiger

china_india — Uneasy truce between the two emerging Asian giants

The soaring “Indian Tiger” facing the rising “Chinese Dragon” will eventually grow into two regional giants, both competing with rapidly dwindling strategic assets, vital for their survival, transforming the geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific region – and challenging American hegemony as a global superpower.

The Chinese Navy’s recent seafaring activities and maneuvers have revealed Beijing’s intention to increase its control of the maritime sea lanes in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The latter is an obvious cause of concern for India.

India’s quest to enhance its military potential, with active aid from Washington, could reignite a new Indo-China Himalayan border war – with acute danger from its escalating into a terrifying regional nuclear-weapons conflict.

Source; Israeli news site Defense Update

My comments;

Jesus said in Mark 13:7;

“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.”

North Korea is ruled by a dictator who is utterly insane and his generals and counselors are afraid to oppose him. Because China and Russia have an interest in using North Korea for their own purposes, the US and its allies in East Asia can only flex their military muscles and hope that some of North Korea’s senior officials continue to exercise a restraining influence on the lunatic who has his finger on the trigger.

China, India and Pakistan are right next to each other, armed with nuclear weapons (they are soon to be joined by another highly unstable near neighbor, Iran) and they represent three political, cultural and religious systems that are mutually anathema to each other (Iran, which is a Shi’ite Muslim theocracy, represents a fourth system.) Conflict between them, which will draw in their neighbors, is almost a certainty.

As we move closer to the end of this age, “wars and rumors of wars” will increase in frequency and violence. We must all be vigilant to pray for the protection of ourselves and our loved ones, and also to pray for our leaders to have the wisdom to deal with all of these crises.

Jesus promised us that this is all going somewhere, and we are to put our faith and hope in Him.

Written by Aaron

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