Signs in the heavens with the solar flares and peace in the air :whistle: Saudi Arabia moves towards the Gulf peace train with Israel Indications of a radical policy turnaround in Riyadh towards jumping aboard the peace wagon rolling forward between Gulf nations and Israel were highlighted in a column published on July 1 by Asharq Al-Awsat, the London- based publication close to the Saudi royal house. Last week’s visit by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to the United Arab Republic and Bahran, the first by an Israeli minister to the signatories of the Abraham Accords, was extensively covered in the Saudi media as a historic event, the columnist noted. One paper front-paged a picture of Lapid backed by the Israeli flag. And TV channels have begun inviting Israeli pundits to live talk shows, often introducing them as experts “in Jerusalem”. Decades-long taboos are being tossed, as the Saudis eye the booming trade ties their neighbors are binding with the Jewish state. Saudi and other Arab commentators have come to believe that Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman has already come around to recognizing that Riyadh is being left behind by clinging to an outdated policy that links recognition of Israel to the Palestinian conflict. This no-war-no-peace stance has become leads nowhere. MBS has long realized that the kingdom’s-oi-based economy can no longer sustain a population which has grown to 35 million and is expanding. Diversification is the way as the Emiratis’ have already shown. To branch out as a hub of services, tourism and trade, the Saudis will likewise have to eschew conflict and embrace good relations. The Crown Prince understands he must choose sides between the two blocs fast emerging in the Middle East. One led by the Arab states and Israel based on their peace relations as a strong engine for generating wealth and prosperity for their peoples, and the other one, led by Iran and its focus on developing a nuclear weapon and aggression while its population stays hungry. - Fair Use - Looks like Israel has all the resources that their surrounding neighbors covet … including drinking water. B-) Bennett is going along with selling water to Jordan for peace in the region whereas the 12 yrs Bibi was in office he was holding back on the sale. I’m actually glad for the PM leadership change … perhaps we will see other peace deals signed and we will finally be called home! :popcorn Israeli PM Bennett makes water overture to Jordan before Washington visit, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett agrees to sale of 50 million cubic meters of water in biggest such sale since 1994 The Jerusalem Post Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made an overture to Jordan and gave his The story was reported by Hebrew website Ynet and has been confirmed by The Jerusalem Post. This would be the largest such sale of water since the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty, which provides for an automatic allocation of 55 million cubic meters of water on an annual basis at three cents per cubic meter. “Israel has never sold such large quantities of water to Jordan,” said the Israel director of EcoPeace Middle East, Gideon Bromberg, who has long been involved in regional water issues. “It’s a reflection of a potential game changer” moment that has occurred, where both sides now have an opportunity to create a healthier joint political environment, he said. The water sale offer comes shortly after Bennett took office and ahead of separate trips both he and Jordan’s King Abdullah plan to make to Washington this summer for their first independent meetings with US President Joe Biden. Jordan had asked for an annual allocation of 50 million cubic meters for five years, but Bennett gave initial approval only through 2022. After that, the request would have to be reviewed based, in part, on the water levels in the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), which at present permit such a water sale. The Hashemite Kingdom approached Bennett with the request to buy water through the Israel-Jordan Joint Water Committee. Israel’s Energy Ministry said the deal was still under discussion and that final approval would likely be given next week. The amount Amman will pay is still unknown. Past sales, such as the expansion of the annual water allocation by 10 million cubic meters in 2010, and the three million cubit meters allocation to Jordan in April of this year, placed the price at 40 cents per cubic meter. Relations with Jordan, one of Israel’s key strategic regional partners, were tense during the 12-year tenure of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Water has often been viewed as an issue where Israel could repair some of that damage, particularly given its desalination technology. Netanyahu had dragged his feet on approving Jordan’s three million cubit meter request following tensions between his government and the kingdom. “Israel and Jordan need to improve their relations and water and energy issues can be at the heart of repairing the damage,” Bromberg said. Water could be at the heart of a number of joint initiatives, he said, including the rehabilitation of the Jordan River into a national water carrier for both neighbors. Jordan is facing a severe water shortage that is threatening to destabilize the monarchy, Bromberg said. Bennett’s willingness to help is a sign that he understands Jordan’s strategic importance to Israel, he added. - Fair Use - The IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency reported that a fire erupted on Monday, July 5, at a factory or warehouse near Karaj City, 40 km north of Tehran. It occurred at the industrial center for a range of facilities connected to Iran’s nuclear program. No details were provided about the damage caused or the function of the site enveloped in flame. -Fair Use - i24 news Well … this is the day for President Rivlin …. as he leaves office after 7 years and Isaac Herzog gets sworn in for 7 years. And Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday spoke on the phone with outgoing Israeli President Reuben Rivlin, according to a statement release by Abbas’s office in Ramallah. “During the phone call, the president expressed his hope that peace between the 2 sides will be achieved as soon as possible.” The statement said, adding that Rivlin thanked Abbas for the call. - Fair Use - Still pondering when the rapture takes place :scratch: … I think it does get tied in with this verse … because the rapture is going to cause sooooo much chaos and confusion for weeks and perhaps months. So I think it hast to go hand in hand with them agreeing on a Mideast “peace” deal. And did the Lord give us a BIG clue of the timing? As labor pains aka on Labor Day (Monday Sept 6th - sundown starts Feast of Trumpets - sundown Wed, Sept 8th) :whistle: I Thess 5:3 While they are saying, "Peace and safety! then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape." 
DEBKA Jul 3, 2021 @ 18:27
By TOVAH LAZAROFF July 3, 2021
initial agreement to the sale of 50 million cubic meters of water for the parched country that is host to millions of refugees.
