End Time Prophecy
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. ~ Zechariah 12:3
Ryan Jones, Israel Today — The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of recognizing a new sovereign nation that has never before existed in the annals of history: Palestine.
The Palestinian Authority's motion to upgrade its status at the UN to that of a non-member observer state passed by a vote of 138-9. Those voting against the resolution were: Israel, the United States, Canada, the Czech Republic, Panama, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru and Palau.
The motion is largely symbolic, as General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding. However, that symbolism is enough to change the face of the Middle East conflict. And those involved knew full well what they were doing, and tried to make the event resemble as closely as possible a similar vote 65 years earlier that gave brought about the establishment of the State of Israel.
[...] "We don't want [the] '67" borders, a Palestinian university student told The Times of Israel. "We want all of Palestine [sic]." » Read More
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