PROPHECY is unfolding in the Middle East. Riots. Killings. War. At its centre is President Donald Trump. And his evangelical supporters are hoping he will bring on Armageddon.
The move of the US embassy to Jerusalem was bold.
Its outcome was predictable.
The territorial dispute between the Palestinians and the recently recreated (after some 1875 years) Israel has been erupting sporadically ever since 1948.
Any change to the delicate power balance was sure to topple into violence.
It has shattered hopes of fresh peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
It has also damaged the credibility of the US as a Middle East peace broker.
How this has been allowed to happen doesn’t make much sense — unless you look at it through the evangelical eyes of some of Trump’s top advisers and closest confidantes.
The move was about domestic politics.
Not international diplomacy.
The decision to move the embassy fulfilled a key Trump election campaign promise. It also represented a victory for hard-line pro-Israeli interest groups…
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Middle Eastern prophecy: Is Trump a reincarnated King Cyrus, destined to herald the end of days?
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Ben Cousins no longer working with West Coast, club confirms
WEST Coast Eagles has confirmed troubled former AFL star Ben Cousins has finished working for them.
Cousins joined the club in February with a part time role in their community and development department.
CEO Trevor Nisbett has confirmed Cousins turned up to work for three months but has since finished up…
via Ben Cousins no longer working with West Coast, club confirms | PerthNow
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