For those of us that have lived long enough to know the events of the past, the concept of rewriting history is not understandable. What has taken place cannot be erased but there are those that are trying.
Someone once said, “Without an understanding of what happened in the past, it's impossible to grasp where we are today.” And when it comes to bible prophecy, history has profound relevance for the world.
A great example of that is in regard to what is known as the Six-Day War that took place 52 years ago this past week. While some wars fade into the pages of history books, this one is as relevant today as in 1967. Why? Because many of its core issues remain unresolved. Politicians, diplomats, and journalists continue to struggle with the outcome of that war.
Attempts to find a solution have failed greatly because many of the parties involved rarely consider or are even unaware of the context that led to its happening. Without context, some critically important things may not make sense. It would be like trying to solve a crime without any clues; it would amount to only guessing.
Let’s look at just one fact that is indisputable: In June of 1967, there was no state of Palestine. It didn't exist and never had. Its creation, proposed by the UN in 1947, was rejected by the Arab world because it would also mean the establishment of a Jewish state alongside it.
So, the problem today in trying to reach a peace accord in the Middle East stems from the false premise that there once was a state of Palestine. The parties involved along with the mainstream media simply ignore this truth. They want the world to believe there was once a Palestinian state, which there was not.
They want the world to believe there were fixed borders between that state and Israel. But when Israel became a nation again in 1948, there was only an armistice line between Israel and the Jordanian-controlled West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem. A line that was the result of a failed attack by five Arab armies against Israel in 1948 with the aim of destroying the emergent Jewish state.
These same individuals want the world to believe the 1967 war was an aggressive act by Israel. Yet, history clearly shows that it was an act of self-defense in the face of death threats to vanquish the Jewish state by Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Not to mention the maritime blockade of the Straits of Tiran and the abrupt withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces.
The Six-Day War is proof positive that the core issue is, and always has been, whether the Palestinians and larger Arab world accept the Jewish people's right to a state of their own.
Will this continue to be ignored or will the upcoming event by President Trump to bring about the “Deal of the Century” finally set the record straight? This fact will be paramount in the outcome—one way or another!
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