On September 28th, the country of
Jordan appointed Walid Obeidat, a career diplomat as its new ambassador to
Israel. He is set to assume his new post
on October 17th. His
assignment came at the designation of Jordan’s Council of Ministers. The ambassador’s position has been vacant
since Israel’s battle with Hamas in the winter of 2008-2009.
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Obeidat tribe are vehemently protesting the appointment with the Brotherhood calling it “an act of provocation towards Jordanians” and the tribe objecting that it is “a despicable act that contradicts the positions of the tribe and its successive generations.”
The tribe, one of the most powerful families in Jordan has issued a statement in which it has threatened to disown Obeidat for “agreeing to shake the hand of those who usurped the land, killed and displaced Palestinians and desecrated Islamic holy sites.” Reaffirming their agenda as “liberating all Palestine, from the river to the sea,” the tribe said the ambassador would be “crossing all red lines and bringing disgrace and harm to his nation and clan” if he actually assumes the post, which he is expected to do.
Jordan is the only nation other than Egypt that has a peace treaty with Israel. However the Obeidat tribe and other Jordanian clans have denounced the treaty as a “stain of shame” on the Jordanian government. The tribal statement said, “This tribe was, and will remain, loyal to its nation and will not reconcile with its enemies, in order to liberate all Palestinian land.”
The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic terrorist organization masquerading as a political party and a charity, is considered Jordan’s main opposition group. They operate in Jordan as the Islamic Action Front political party. Their statement said that the appointment is “a decision that runs counter to the interests of Jordan” and that it is based on “the framework of the peace treaty which has been rejected by the Jordanian people.” The MB has already been calling on King Abdullah II to change the form of government in Jordan to a constitutional monarchy.
Now here’s the rub. While Jordan has enjoyed a relatively peaceful relationship with Israel, it is the last remaining nation bordering Israel that has not been harboring terrorists and whose government has not been toppled by Islamic extremists in the name of democratic rule. How long do you think it will be before we witness the Jordanian version of the Arab Spring? The United States was instrumental in urging King Abdullah to appoint an ambassador to Israel. Was that done to encourage peace? Or was it done to incite rebellion? Time will tell. The US has supported the rebels in the recent overthrow of the other Middle Eastern rulers. In each case, the new and “duly elected” leaders have been or are closely associated with anti-Israeli, extremist Muslim organizations.
The Muslims are on the way to capturing the flags of all nations. Israel is in their crosshairs. With the US compromising our alliance with Israel, cozying up to the Muslim Brotherhood and the OIC, and with a self-proclaimed Muslim president, (Yes, he also says he is a Christian, but he can’t be both), we are being led across a red line into Muslim domination of the US. It may be that we have already crossed it.
Dear friends, we must pray for peace-loving people everywhere, and especially for Israel. Unless Jehovah intervenes, many of us who are called His children may have to give our lives as testimony of our devotion to Him and Him alone. He can intervene is ways that we do not understand. He is the God of the impossible situation. Call on Him now, with us, to protect and grant peace where there is no peace. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Our fight is not with flesh and blood, (Ephesians 6:11-18) except where the satanic forces of evil are moving men to destroy Jews, Christians, and anyone of any faith other than Islam.
For more information on this subject see the Israeli International News, the Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, and Ahram Online.
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