Then on Tuesday, President Barack Obama held a one-on-one "closed door" meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House as Israel sought to smooth over a diplomatic storm sparked by the announcement of the new construction in Jerusalem.
 | THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM CONTINUES |
Efforts to restore ties may have hit a roadblock, however, with the approval Tuesday of an even further 20 east Jerusalem homes at the site of the former Shepherd Hotel. The two leaders met for around 90 minutes. The White House had no immediate comment on what they discussed… Jerusalem is of course the diamond of Israel and yet it will soon become the heavy stone the nations will try to lift. The US has strongly urged Israel to STOP the housing development as a goodwill gesture of their commitment towards ‘peace’ negotiations with the Arabs. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has responded that he regrets the timing of the announcement and that Israel is willing to be flexible and extend gestures to their neighbors, but not in Jerusalem!
"And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it." ( Zec 12:3)
"I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. . . . " (Isaiah 43:5)
The bible says that God will gather all the nations against Jerusalem including The United States of America! And when America finally turns to harm Israel, even though it will fulfill prophecy, I believe it will also bring about her downfall as a nation… Has this judgment began already?
We must remember, Mount Zion cannot be moved, but the nations will try to remove the prophetic destiny of Jerusalem to become the joy of the whole earth and the city of the great King. No other city has such a glorious eternal purpose. Jerusalem will first become a cup of trembling and God Himself will gather the nations against the city that bears His Name. For a brief season, it may seem like the enemy is winning, just like when Yeshua was on the cross and it seemed like hell had the victory, but just as surely as He rose again, the future of Jerusalem in secure and sealed in Scripture. Whatever God permits to happen, temporarily, will only be for the purpose of drawing the remnant to Himself, compelling them to call for Yeshua in their time of desperation, and proving to the world that the God of Israel is the only true God and that Jerusalem will be the throne from which He will reign as King.
 | MT. ZION IN JERUSALEM | "Great is the Lord, And greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain, Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King."; (Psalm 48:1-2)
 I Am Isreal...
I was born millennia before I was renamed Palestine by the conquering Romans, before Muhammad took his first breath, and before the U.N. decided to split me in half and turn my Eastern lands into Jordan. My people, the Jews, maintained communities here for three thousand years- that is until the Arabs decided to massacre those Jews without reason in 1920 and 1929. Hundreds of civilians were murdered, most of them women and children. Meanwhile, their brother Arab states massacred and exiled 1 million ArabicJews from their lands-- erasing their history.
I am Israel --
I have been attacked four times by Arab armies since I declared independence in 1948. I told the Arabs who lived on my land that they were welcome to stay, but they were told by the neighboring states to leave temporarily while the Jews were "taken care of". I have been offering a message of peacesince the day I was born, but my enemies answered only in bullets. I am a survivor--I won every war. Realizing they could not defeat me with arms, my enemies have turned to lies.
I am Israel --
Time and time again my name is smeared. Though each of these lies is eventually disproven, my enemies continue to claim I am committing genocide. Is giving educational opportunities to Palestinian Arabs "genocide"? 20% of the students in Haifa University are Arabs. If I am an aggressor who exiledall the Arabs in 1948, why are 20% of my citizens Arabs with full rights? Where did they magically appear from? Why did I give up the entire Sinai and the Gaza strip, uprooting my own people from their homes, only for the hope of peace?
I am Israel --
In combat, I risk the lives of my teenage sons and daughters in order to minimize civilian Palestinian casualties. I make every attempt to target only fighters, often putting my own soldiers in harms way. In wartime, I drop leaflets on areas to be attacked, warning civilians to evacuate. Has any other army in the history of mankind done this for its enemy? I waited 8 years to stop Hamas from its daily rocket attacks on my kindergardens and my hospitals. I am patient, but my patience is not infinite.
I am Israel --
I have created Intel and cell phone technology, medicine for devastating diseases, and I lead the world in scientific publications per capita. I send humanitarian missions to developing countries, including Muslim countries. I have absorbed hundreds of Muslim refugees who faced genocide in Darfur--refugees no Muslim state would take.
I am Israel --
I am one of the smallest countries in the world, and probably the most stubborn-I refuse to give up hope for peace. My friends support me not because of any lobby, but because they see the truth-- I am the heart of the Middle East, and the hope for its future. My prophet said, "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation," and I will try, and try, and TRY until those words are true. Because I am Israel.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE TRUE PEACE OF JERUSALEM... Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. (Psalm 122:6 )
In Yeshua’s love,
Bradley Antolovich and staff | 
