World Events and the Bible WEB Notes: Isn’t it interesting that Germany and England are now joining the United States in these peace talks. The other two nations which hold a major portion of the descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel.
(Israel National News) – British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make separate visits to Israel in the second half of February as part of an international push for Israel to sign a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA), Channel 10 News reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, the two will arrive in Israel within a few days of one another.
For Cameron, it would be his first visit to Israel since being elected. Merkel will arrive in Jerusalem with several of her cabinet ministers, reciprocating a similar visit to Berlin last year by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and several government ministers.
The visits of the two leaders come in the wake of recent tensions between Israel and Europe, particularly over planned Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria.
Just last week, a senior EU official issued a direct warning to Netanyahu, saying that the EU would not tolerate new construction in Judea and Samaria.
“There will be very little understanding on the part of European governments regarding any announcement of construction in the territories now under negotiations. Israel should expect a strong reaction on the part of European governments if it is going to go in that direction,” said the official.
At the same time, the European Union has also dangled a carrot before Israel and the PA, and recently pledged “unprecedented” levels of support to both sides in the event that the two parties reach a final status agreement.
In October, Merkel met with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Berlin and urged Israel to show “restraint” in the building of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
At the time, she also reiterated Germany’s support for the peace talks and a two-state solution. – Israel National News: Cameron and Merkel to Push for Peace
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