Is Annexation the Answer?
It might be. Hamas doesn’t care about people; they care about land. They want to keep what they have and take over the land that belongs to Israel. Israel is now prepared to say, “We’re probably just going to flip that equation around and annex your land back to us.” This is a huge thing, because the annexation of land can only be annulled by a supermajority of parliamentary votes. It is unlikely that the needed 80 vote level could be reached in the Knesset. US President Trump has already given his nod of approval.
Prior to 2005, there were quite a few beautiful Jewish settlements in Gaza. The areas were prosperous, the Gazans were employed, and life was better. But then the settlements were forcibly shut down, the Jewish presence and economic benefit was removed, and the Gazans were left with nothing to do except sit around and think about ways to destroy Israel. Those musings came to fruition on October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel. That attack is the catalyst that is needed for Israel to begin annexation. Land taken in war belongs to the victor. Hamas started a war to take Israel’s land; Israel will end it by taking Hamas’s land.
Western Europe is on the opposite side of annexation. They, instead, want a two-state solution. This is asinine, because not even the Palestinians want a two-state solution. They want just one state to exist – theirs. But President Macron of France is saying that his country will recognize a Palestinian state. Now, British Prime Minister Starmer says that if there isn’t peace by September, the UK will recognize a British state. Prime Minister Netanyahu responded to Starmer, saying, “Starmer rewards the monstrous terror of Hamas and punishes its victims.” I think the UK just needs to recognize that we stopped listening to anything they say 77 years ago with the end of the British Mandate.
That being said, it’s not difficult to see the bigger picture of what is happening with these western nations and Gaza. Just as God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, leading him to make a mistake that changed world history, western countries announcing their intention to recognize a Palestinian state are being used by God to harden the heart of Hamas. This euphoria is leading Hamas to reject all deals, thereby hastening its own demise.
In a crazy twist that can only happen in the Middle East, while Europe is appeasing Hamas, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt have all signed a statement calling for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza. Also, for the very first time, the entire Arab League has condemned the October 7 attack and called on Hamas to release all hostages and lay down its arms. That, my friends, is a relational turnaround that is torn right out of the pages of Ezekiel 38.
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