A PALESTINIAN STATE AND THE 2004 ELECTION          
Friday, January 16, 2004

Will a Palestinian State be established in 2004 regardless of the consequence? According to the Jerusalem Newswire, Israel has acceded to a Bush administration demand that an interim Palestinian State be established in the entire
Gaza Strip and most of Judea and Samaria during 2004. It appears the state will come into being whether or not Palestinian terrorism continues and whether or not the Palestinian Authority cracks down on the terror groups.

It is believed that the establishment of a Palestinian State will have a powerfully positive effect on President Bush’s aspirations for re-election.

The U.S. proposal for Israel to recognize an interim Palestinian State was predicted in the Washington sponsored Road Map plan. However, the Road Map stipulated that an end be brought to terrorism and a dismantling of the terrorist infrastructure. This has not happened.

Prime Minister Sharon, according to the Middle East News Line (MENL) has accepted a U.S. proposal for an interim Palestinian state in 2004, regardless of the agreement to end the more than 3-year-old war and dismantle Palestinian insurgency groups.  If the report is true, Israel, long the champion of combating terrorism and never willing to negotiate with terrorists will be rewarding Palestinian Arabs’ years of murdering Jews with a state bought with precious blood. Palestinians will have won with the same old promise to end terrorism in exchange for Gaza and Jericho. Never did they plan for a moment to keep the promise.

Terrorists have butchered more than 1000 Israelis and many are injured and maimed for life.

Has this administration asked Israel to risk self-destruction in order to ensure an election victory? I don’t know but God does – and He will not stand by and allow His land to be divided.

The Lord will not forsake His people…
I Samuel 12: 22