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Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefly interrupted a meeting in the Oval Office to whisper something in President Trump's ear.
I'm calling it "the whisper heard round the world."
Now everyone knows what Rubio said.
Today (yesterday), President Trump will first pass through Israel, addressing parliament and meeting with hostage families before heading to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh for the summit, where a “document ending the war in the Gaza Strip” is expected to be signed, according to Cairo’s foreign ministry.
Keep in mind, there is a considerable time difference between the US and the Middle East. It's reflected in the reporting.
Even some on the Left are applauding President Trump.
Be informed, not misled.
We now know that Rubio was telling the president that it appeared a peace deal had been agreed to.
With the landmark ceasefire deal in Gaza, the Trump administration’s diplomats added another achievement to a growing list of international agreements last week, extending one of the most active and successful U.S. diplomatic streaks in decades.
Hamas accepted the opening phase of Trump’s peace proposal on Wednesday, agreeing to free all remaining hostages as Israeli forces start a partial withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The deal follows other major peace agreements brokered by the administration, including in Cambodia, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Armenia, but stands out as the largest, most complex, and hardest won to date.
“[President Trump] gave us basically every authority we needed,” a senior U.S. official says. “[He] said, ‘anything you need to do, anything stand behind. You have the full authority to go and do what needs to be done to make a deal.’ That really gave us a lot of room to maneuver.”
Yesterday, the Daily Caller said this:
The remaining terms of the agreement are yet to be hashed out, though Hamas has expressed openness to relinquishing power to a Palestinian technocrat government under Trump’s plan. Yisrael Ganz, governor of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in Israel, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that while the agreement is a great step forward, more work will have to be done to ensure Hamas holds up its end of the bargain.
That work has taken place.
“The main goals are achieved in the agreement,” Ganz told the DCNF. “[On] the other hand, I will tell you that the feelings are very complex. [Hostage families] had the tears of joy and happiness, but at the same time, tears of pain about their loved ones and the people that they loved had been murdered.”
Even some hardcore Democrats are recognizing what Trump and his people have been able to accomplish:
For example. Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said, "President Donald Trump deserved a lot of credit for the peace deal in Gaza that his administration brokered between Israel and Hamas."
A few other Democrats expressed similar acknowledgements. Most remain hostile toward Trump.
While the masses rejoice, The New York Times attempts to throw cold water on the warm sands of Gaza...and peace.
As we speak, the deal is being confirmed and signed. The details have been "hashed out."
The Times continues: "Israel’s reputation in the United States is in tatters, and not only on college campuses or among progressives. For the first time since it began asking Americans about their sympathies in 1998, a New York Times poll last month found that slightly more voters sided with the Palestinians than with Israelis."
This may be partially true. To the degree it is, the reason for this turning against Israel can be laid, in great part, at the feet of the educational industry in America. And Europe, and the Marxist tenured professors.
"Education" has busied itself in rewriting history and leading our children down a very steep so-called "progressive, Marxist path," turning education into "indoctrination" with the outcome being the destruction of the culture and the lives of our kids.
The New York Times is obsessed with turning uninformed readers against Israel.
It quotes an article in the Washington Post that claims a new Washington Post survey found that Christians are turning against Israel. The Post claims, "The shift has created new incentives for even moderate Democrats in Congress to get tough on Israel, including by curtailing U.S. military aid."
The Times continues quoting the Post: "The damage is also increasingly bipartisan. Despite Republican efforts to identify their party with Israel and to tag Democrats as providing aid and comfort to its enemies, younger evangelical Christians are breaking with their parents on the issue, seeing Israel as an oppressor rather than as a victim. And the breakup extends beyond evangelicals."
The Post says, “Everybody under 30 is against Israel,” the conservative commentator Megyn Kelly offhandedly told Tucker Carlson on his podcast last month.
I don't follow Megan Kelly that closely; however, I am aware that Tucker Carlson has been very critical of Israel lately.
To repeat: This generation has been indoctrinated by the "education" industry.
Unfortunately, the church has been silent on the most pressing issues of our day.
This morning, I will be talking about the specifics of Trump's peace deal in the Middle East on our live radio program.
You may join us from anywhere in the world, as many do.
Takeaway RE: Christians and Israel.
I don't know if Megan Kelly actually meant what she said about "everyone under 30 is against Israel" or not. She has been on both sides in her career, working with Fox News and NBC News.
However, I am abundantly sure what the Bible says about those who are against Israel and those who support Israel.
The Democrats see any lack of support for Israel as an opportunity to punish Israel with newfound support from the "under 30" demo.
Christians, evangelical or otherwise, who oppose Israel are opposing God and His Word.
The Bible contains verses about supporting Israel, citing God's promises to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse them, as seen in Genesis 12:3. Other verses c all on believers to pray for Jerusalem's peace, such as Psalm 122:6, and describe God's protection over Israel, like Zechariah 2:8 ("He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye"). The Bible emphasizes the importance of supporting the Jewish people as God's chosen people and a blessing to the nations.
Some important takeaways from the Bible:
- Blessings and curses: God's covenant promise to Abraham states, "I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee" (Genesis 12:3). This principle is echoed in other passages like Numbers 24:9.
- Prayer for Jerusalem: The Bible instructs believers to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, with a promise of prosperity for those who love it (Psalm 122:6).
- God's protection: Passages like Zechariah 2:8 and Isaiah 41:11-12 describe God's strong protection over Israel. Zechariah 2:8 says, "For he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye".
- Comfort and support: Isaiah 40:1-2 commands believers to "Comfort, comfort my people, says your God," and to speak tenderly to Jerusalem."
- Israel's ultimate salvation: Romans 11 discusses God's future plan for Israel, with the ultimate fact being that "all Israel will be saved".
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged. Be Prayerful.
