“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace.” Jer 6:14

PARIS DRAFT WON’T RECOGNIZE CHANGES TO PRE-1967 LINES: Dozens of countries are expected this weekend to reiterate their opposition to Israeli settlements and call for the establishment of a Palestinian state as "the only way" to ensure peace in the region. France is hosting more than 70 countries on Sunday 15 Jan. 2017 at a Mideast peace summit, in what will be a final chance for the Obama administration to push through its positions for the region. According to a draft statement obtained by media sources on Friday 13 Jan. 2017, the conference will urge Israel and the Palestinians "to officially restate their commitment to the two-state solution." It also will affirm that the international community "will not recognize" changes to Israel's pre-1967 lines without agreement by both sides. Israel has settled some 600,000 of its citizens in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim for a future independent state. Israel captured both areas in the 1967 Six-Day War after surrounding Arab armies threatened to attack, or did attack, Israel. Israel reunited Jerusalem shortly after the Six-Day War when it annexed the eastern half. Israeli PM Netanyahu has ruled out a return to the 1967 lines, and many members of his coalition oppose Palestinian independence and support expanded settlements both on ideological and security grounds.

The summit comes on the heels of a UN Security Council resolution last month that condemned the settlements as illegal. The resolution passed 14-0 after the United States declined to use its traditional veto power and instead abstained. Netanyahu has rejected the UN resolution and accuses the Obama administration of conspiring behind Israel's back. Israel has refused to participate in the French conference, which Netanyahu this week claimed was "rigged" against his country, and would not be conducive to peace. (Ynet) Intercede according to God’s promise as the nations again attempt to gang up on Israel this Sunday, 15 Jan. 2017, to divide her land with terrorist entities. "The scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous." Ps 125:3