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Trump 21-point plan’ to end Gaza war presented to Arab states, Israel

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The proposal includes the prompt release of the remaining hostages and the temporary transfer of power in the Strip to an Arab security force.

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Sept. 27, 2025 / JNS)

Negotiations with Arab states and Israel regarding the future of Gaza are underway, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday night, speaking in the wake of reports of an ambitious 21-point peace plan put forth by Washington to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“We are having very inspired and productive discussions with the Middle Eastern Community concerning Gaza,” Trump said via Truth Social.

“All of the Countries within the Region are involved, Hamas is very much aware of these discussions, and Israel has been informed at all levels, including Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu,” he continued.

“Everyone is excited to put this period of Death and Darkness behind them. It is an Honor to be a part of this Negotiation. We must get the Hostages back, and get a PERMANENT AND LONGLASTING PEACE!”

On Tuesday, the Trump administration presented a 21-point plan to Arab leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly annual general debate in New York, which would see a prompt release of all the remaining hostages, the transfer of power in the Strip to an intermediary Arab-led government, and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian enclave, according to CNN.

Saudi-based broadcaster Al Arabiya said it obtained a copy of the plan, citing several clauses from it on Friday.

These include:

  • An immediate end to the war in Gaza.
  • The unconditional release of all hostages.
  • The release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists, including 100 to 200 prisoners with blood on their hands.
  • The resumption of unrestricted aid delivered into Gaza by international organizations and the U.N., including the closure of the U.S.-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
  • The disarmament of Hamas by an international, Arab security force within a time-bound framework. Hamas terrorists who agree to these terms will receive safe passage to exit the Strip.
  • The international force will temporarily administer civilian issues in Gaza, with the Palestinian Authority eventually taking over.
  • The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip over a five-year time span, led by an international and Arab consortium.
  • The United States will have guarantees in place that Israel does not apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, with both Israeli and Palestinians agreeing to resume negotiations over a peace agreement that would end the decades-old conflict.

The Washington Post also reported that it obtained a copy of the plan, providing additional details in its Saturday article. These include the destruction of all Hamas’s offensive weaponry, the release within 48 hours of all 20 living hostages and the bodies of the more than two dozen captives believed dead, and the freezing of “battle lines in place.”

According to the Post, the plan states: “Once all the hostages have been released, Israel will release 250 prisoners serving life sentences plus 1,700 Gazans detained after October 7. For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans.”

Further details include an Israeli promise to launch “no further attacks on Qatar.” The plan acknowledges “the important role Qatar has played as a mediator in this conflict,” noting that it was Washington and Jerusalem that first asked Doha to host Hamas negotiators.

Other reports stated that the plan would move ahead even if Hamas rejects its terms, with the majority of the 21 points proceeding in terror-free zones conquered by the Israel Defense Forces.

The plan moreover reportedly emphasizes the de-radicalization of the Palestinian population, with the Palestinian Authority undergoing significant reform.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Wednesday that “We had a very productive session,” referring to a meeting of an American delegation with Arab leaders in New York, according to CNN.

“We presented what we call the Trump 21-point plan for peace in the Mideast, in Gaza,” Witkoff added.

“I think it addresses Israeli concerns, as well as the concerns of all the neighbors in the region,” he continued. “And we’re hopeful, and I might say even confident, that in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough.”

Netanyahu is slated to visit the White House on Monday. Discussions on the plan are expected to be high on the agenda.

Reprinted from JNS by permission

The Monday meeting between Trump and Netanyahu is of vital importance to both countries. Israel’s sovereignty and America’s continued blessings from God. Rh

Trump Makes U-turn on Ukraine

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Trump seems to be changing course quite a bit lately. Stabbing Netanyahu in the back on the annexation of the West Bank. Now it seems he is cozying up to Zelensky. Troubled by these apparent flip flops on policy positions from Trump. Am I disappointed with Trump’s decisions? Yes on both issues. I guess we will find out how it plays out. Praying for an end to both situations. Trump needs our prayers. It’s a tough job, and who knows who has his ear. Rh

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The Stones Are Screaming: Israel’s Existence Written in Rock

By Tania Curado Koenig

Powerful article for all those who love Israel. Tania is the wife of Bill Koenig. Www.watch.org.

Jerusalem — June 1, 2025 | Published — September 17, 2025

On June 1, 2025, I stood with my husband William on Jerusalem’s Pilgrimage Road — the broad stone street that runs from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount. For centuries it lay buried under earth and silence, but now it has been unveiled in full. Here is the last 600 meters of ascent, where prophets prophesied, where families sang the Psalms of Ascent, where priests carried offerings, and where Jesus Himself once walked.

On the Pilgrimage Road — William and I standing on the very stones where prophets, pilgrims, and Jesus Himself once walked.

As I placed my hand on those ancient steps, I realized: Israel’s existence is not theory. It is not politics. It is not up for debate. Israel’s existence is written in rock.

And this week — September 14–16, 2025 — the world witnessed these rocks testify again, as the Pilgrimage Road was officially opened in a historic ceremony attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Ambassador Mike Huckabee. Their words became the pillars of this moment: history, covenant, and eternal promise.

Netanyahu: The Stones of History

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words. He reminded the world that archaeology itself is proof:

“In 1998, I hosted the Prime Minister of Turkey… there is a tablet, a stone tablet, in Hebrew, that was found in the tunnel dug 2,700 years ago by King Hezekiah, 300 years after King David… perhaps, except the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most important archaeological discovery in Israel.

I offered an exchange. But he refused, saying there would be outrage if Turkey returned a tablet that would show Jerusalem was a Jewish city 2,700 years ago.”

And Netanyahu concluded with clarity:

“Well, it was a Jewish city 3,000 years ago. Here, right next to these stones and on these pavements, the prophets of Israel prophesied, the kings of Israel walked, the pilgrims came… and this continued for 1,000 years into the time of Jesus, a Jewish rabbi from the Galilee who came here to Jerusalem, the Holy of Holies, and He came here.”

Rubio: The People Remain

Then Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood on the same road, adding the voice of America at Israel’s side. His presence was not symbolic; it was prophetic in itself.

Rubio declared:

“All the civilizations that conquered this city are gone. But one people remain. They have returned. For God’s promise is eternal, and His word is always true.”

Huckabee: The Stones Cry Out

Finally, Ambassador Mike Huckabee gave the words that became the heartbeat of the night. His speech was not just politics; it was Scripture alive:

“It was 4,000 years ago here in this city, on Mount Moriah, where God chose His people. He not only chose a people, but He chose a place, and then He chose for the people in this place a purpose. The people were the Jewish people. The place was Israel, and the purpose was to be a light to the world…

This little sliver of real estate is the most contested land in all of human history — not just because of those who want it, but because of those who don’t want the Jewish people to have it. But tonight something extraordinary we celebrate: the story is not just alive — it is more alive than perhaps it has been in the 4,000 years that God chose His people, His place, His purpose.

…History is to a civilization what memory is to the individual. And tonight this is a celebration of the history of Yerushalayim. Luke 19:40 says: ‘If the crowds keep quiet, the stones will cry out.’ Tonight the stones are crying out. The crowds may say it, but the stones absolutely and 100% validate that the Jewish people not only belong here now, but they have belonged here for 4,000 years since the time God said to Abraham, ‘This is yours.’

…And I salute you and join you tonight in the celebration of this wonderful, magnificent, incredible reminder that God never has been finished with Israel, and He never will be. This is the eternal home that He has chosen. God bless you all.”

With William on the steps of the Pilgrimage Road — where Jesus walked, where David sang, where the stones now cry out.

Why This Moment Matters

So it is clear:
– Netanyahu said: the stones of history prove Jerusalem was Jewish 3,000 years ago.
– Huckabee said: the stones cry out and validate God’s covenant.
– Rubio said: the people remain, because God’s word is eternal.

The nations debate in the UN. Terrorists launch rockets. The world seeks to divide what God has united. But the Pilgrimage Road has been opened, and the stones themselves are answering back.

They declare that Jerusalem is eternal. That Israel is the wife of the Almighty God, Adonai (Ezekiel 16). That Israel exists not by chance but by covenant. That God keeps His promises.

The Stones and the Covenant

I believe that when I walked the Pilgrimage Road on the 1st of June, 2025, with my husband William, there was an anointing resting on those stones. Not only the anointing of the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, Yeshua the Messiah of Israel, but also the echo of King David, the psalmist who gave Jerusalem her eternal songs.

Here Paul once preached. Here Jesus once spoke. Here David once wrote. And here the stones still shout, just as Jesus Himself declared: “I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out” (Luke 19:40).

These stones scream for the existence of Israel. They scream for the land the Lord Himself has chosen. They scream for the covenant God never abandoned.

Through the prophet Ezekiel, God calls Israel His wife (Ezekiel 16). Through the psalms, He sealed Jerusalem as His eternal dwelling. And through these stones, He is still testifying: His promises remain.

So I close with the words of David, words that bind us to memory and covenant:

“If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget her skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy” (Psalm 137:5–6).

This is not poetry alone. This is history underfoot. This is covenant carved in stone. This is prophecy alive in the dust and in the air of Jerusalem.

And tonight, as in every generation, the stones are not silent.

They are screaming: Jerusalem is home. Israel lives. God is

Turkey; A Rogue Nation On The Rise

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I have said for many years that Russia, even though they will be leading the Ezekiel 38 coalition that moves against Israel in the last days, is not the primary nation to worry about. I think Turkey is going to be an instigator just as much if not more than Russia. Yes Russia seems to be the primary nation from the far north, however, many of the nations that are mentioned are not only Muslim but have been a part of the old Ottoman Empire.  

The leader of Turkey is a dictator. His human rights record is horrible.  Edorgen imagines himself an end time leader to bring a resurgence of the caliphate.  He has visions of grandeur.  He walks a tightrope as a member of NATO, but also staying true to his Muslim brothers. At times he has ignored Israel, but most recently the rhetoric that is being hurled against Israel by Turkey is troublesome. Turkey has 450,000 troops ready to march, second among NATO forces, and  a sophisticated drone wing as well as working on missile technology. Turkey is now a rogue nation, threatening Israel, and others in the Middle East, including Syria, and having a close relationship with Russia and China.  This is a nation that needs to be taken seriously.

Perhaps the most dangerous element of Erdoğan’s strategy lies to Israel’s north. Turkey has entrenched itself in Syria, creating zones of influence just across Israel’s border. This puts Turkish forces—and the Islamist militias it backs—perilously close to Israel’s northern frontier. For Israel, the nightmare scenario is clear, Turkey an established state with advanced weaponry, a massive army, and global alliances.

Again, we are living in prophetic times. We understand that Russia will lead a coalition from the north to move on against Israel in what is called Ezekiel 38 war. However, it is Turkey that will be right with them and maybe even pushing them in that direction . Russia will probably have much more economic reasons from moving the Ezekiel 38 war against Israel, but Turkey has an intense hatred of the Jewish people.  Religious  hatred in the Middle East is powerful for war. 

 Turkey has already reshaped battlefields from Nagorno-Karabakh to Ukraine, and its defense industry is expanding rapidly. This combination of military power, strategic geography, and ideological fervor makes Turkey a unique threat. Iran may be Israel’s most immediate adversary, but Turkey’s long-term potential is greater: 

  • a modern state
  • a powerful army
  • and a leader bent on empire.

More Dangerous Than Iran?

For years, Israeli leaders and analysts have worried about Tehran’s nuclear clock. But what if the greater danger is Ankara’s ambition clock?  Iran represents a sectarian Shi‘ite power; Turkey represents the possibility of a pan-Sunni revival.

Where Iran builds power through fear, Turkey builds it through influence—through trade, cultural ties, religious rhetoric, and the promise of Islamic unity. In many ways, this is the more potent formula. A leader who can unite diverse Muslim nations under the banner of Jerusalem’s “liberation” poses a threat that reaches far beyond rockets and centrifuges.

For those who read history with the Bible in hand, the rise of Turkey as Israel’s adversary should not come as a surprise. Ezekiel 38 describes a vast northern coalition led by “Gog of the land of Magog” that will one day march against Israel. Among the nations listed are Meshech and Tubal—regions that many scholars trace back to modern-day Turkey.

This prophecy outlines not just a sudden attack, but a deliberate alignment of nations under a leader who seeks to destroy Israel in the latter days. We are told that this coalition will include Persia (modern Iran), Cush, Put (North Africa), and others—but Turkey may very well be the spearhead of the end-time invasion

Never fear, it will not be Israel’s strength that saves them on that day, but it will be the very hand of God that will fight on Israel‘s behalf. As a noted radio personality, and defender of the faith Jan Markell has said recently, “the pieces are not falling apart, they’re falling into place.”  Maranatha

Game Changer

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Wow the Prophetic Times we live in today are unbelieving. Event after event Below is a great article on Prophecy News Watch. Israel went deep into Qatar to flex their muscle against their enemies. Interestingly one reason Hezbollah agreed to disarm was their fear of the their leadership being assassinated. Cutting the head off the snake. (Side note) Hamas leadership lives in luxury while the soldiers live in squander and fear, promising 70 virgins. Wonder how that’s working out for them now!!

https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=8752

Trump said to give Israel green light for strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar

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Interesting development in the Middle East, Israel strikes inside Qatar targeting Hamas leadership. Unprecedented in modern times. Of course Jew haters are screaming loudly, let’s see what, if any is the fallout. This could be a defying moment in the Middle East. We will have to wait and see. I stand with Israel.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-said-to-give-israel-green-light-for-strike-on-hamas-leadership-in-qatar/

Trump & Qatar; What Could Go Wrong

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Doha Strike: Israel Calls Out Qatar’s Hypocrisy, America Faces a Dividing Line

By Tania Curado Koenig – Koenig’s Eye View

Israel has crossed a new threshold: striking senior Hamas officials inside Doha, Qatar. Reports indicate Khalil al-Hayya’s entourage was targeted; Hamas confirms at least five dead, including his son, though top leaders survived. Doha condemned the strike as a violation of sovereignty.

But the truth is larger: Qatar has played both sides for years. On one hand, it styled itself as a “mediator” for peace; on the other, it bankrolled Hamas with billions of dollars, money that built the tunnels used to slaughter Israelis on October 7th. To pretend neutrality while financing jihad is the very definition of hypocrisy. Israel’s strike exposed that duplicity in front of the world.

Trump’s Circle: A 180-Degree Divide

Here is what most outlets will not say. Inside Trump’s camp, there is a split that runs 180 degrees. Some urge uncompromising clarity with Israel. Others have deep business and personal interests with Doha. That division explains the mixed signals now emerging around this strike.

At the center is Steve Witkoff. He is not just a mediator. He is a real estate developer whose empire was under major financial strain. And as it has been reported, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, purchased Witkoff and partners Park Lane Hotel in August 2023 for approximately $623 million that was near bankruptcy. That fact shadows his role. When a man whose finances were rescued by Doha now sits at the center of U.S. messaging to Qatar, it is legitimate to ask: whose interests come first?

This is not rumor; it is history. And it matters now because what is at stake is not just real estate, but whether America speaks with moral clarity or hedges its stance to protect business ties.

Israel’s Message: Mediation Cannot Mean Sanctuary

By striking Hamas leaders in Doha, Israel declared that mediation cannot be cover for sanctuary. The Middle East understands strength, not double games. For years, Doha’s open-door to Hamas gave it leverage. Israel just tore away that shield.

America’s Covenant Test

The question now is not just what Israel will do. It is what America will do. Will Trump stand without hesitation for Israel, or will the voices in his circle tied to Qatari interests prevail?

Genesis 12:3 is not suspended: “I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse.” Nations and leaders rise or fall on that covenant word. If America blinks, if Trump turns his back at this decisive moment, the blessing attached to defending Israel will lift. That is not rhetoric; that is covenant.

The Bottom Line

– Qatar is exposed: financing Hamas while pretending to mediate.

– Trump’s camp is divided: 180 degrees apart, with some entangled in Qatari money.

– Israel is clear: no sanctuary for terror, even in Doha.

– The covenant still stands: Bless Israel and live under blessing; betray her and step into loss.

This strike is more than a military operation. It is a dividing line.

So here we are: Qatar weeps about sovereignty while counting the billions it poured into Hamas tunnels — and Washington debates whether real estate rescues and the beautiful $400 million airplane Trump received from the Qataris should shape U.S. policy. The covenant stands. Doha cries foul. Hamas cries martyrdom. The UN cries violation. Meanwhile, tunnels get built, hostages rot, and leaders in the West pretend it’s complicated. It isn’t. Bless Israel and live under blessing. Play games with Qatar — and see how that works out.

Prophetic News – Muslim investments In America

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Good morning and thank you to all who read and follow this blog.  As you know I try to give a take on current events and how they relate to Biblical Prophecy.  Today I am sharing a video clip about the possible future dangers of the vast amounts of money that is being given to the United States from Muslim countries in the Middle East.  I am a Christian Conservative and I do support Trump.  However my feelings align with this video clip.  This clip is courtesy of William Koenig a Christian White House reporter who is now serving in the White House.  I hope you enjoy it!  If so, share with like-minded people.

Dear friends, 

💰 Trillions are coming into America from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. But is it really investment… or influence? 

📺 Watch our new video here: 🔗 Influence or Investment? https://youtu.be/G0-CpTIKYxo

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Blessings, 

William & Tania Koenig

Sovereignty over the West Bank?

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US ambassador Mike Huckabee visited Efrat on Friday and visited with Efrat council chairman Dovi Schefler, as the visit came about as a historic opportunity for Israel to apply full sovereignty over the areas of Judea and Samaria.  Huckabee returned to the town for a social visit following a previous declaration to buy a house there and participated in Shabbat prayers at the Shirat David synagogue.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s visit to Efrat “strengthens settlement in Judea and Samaria and illustrates the importance of Efrat as a central axis in settlement,” Efrat Council Chairman, Col. (res.) Dovi Shefler said on the visit.

“This is a time of historic opportunity to apply full Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and thereby establish our national and international status. Efrat is a magnet for Jews from both Israel and abroad, and the ambassador’s visit is further proof of the importance and resilience of the settlement.”  Huckabee previously laid the cornerstone at a then-new neighborhood in Efrat and has joked about buying a home there.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-865901

Editor of State Linked Qatari Newspaper praises Hamas

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Hostage Taking

(Update on an article posted 2 days ago.). This is why we must be careful about doing business with Qatar or any other Muslim country. This is why I have been troubled by the cozying up to Qatar by both Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff.  Not the same values. Rh

“If success is not achieved this time in capturing Zionist soldiers,” Al-Sharq’s Jaber al-Harmi tweeted on Aug. 20, “then the second, third, and fourth attempts” will “add new rats to the tally.”

Aug. 28, 2025 / JNS)

The editor-in-chief of a Qatari daily that maintains close ties to Doha’s ruling family last week hailed attempts by the Hamas terror group to kidnap Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the Gaza Strip.

“If success is not achieved this time in capturing Zionist soldiers,” Al-Sharq‘s Jaber al-Harmi tweeted on Aug. 20, “then the second, third and fourth attempts will succeed, Inshallah, by adding new rats to the tally held by the heroes of [Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al-Qassam] Brigades.”

Al-Harmi posted just hours after Hamas terrorists attempted to kidnap Israeli soldiers in Gaza, praising the ambush as a “qualitative operation” and lauding the perpetrators as “heroes.”

“Blessed be the hands of the heroes,” he wrote, adding: “And may the hands of the vile criminal outcasts be paralyzed.”

The post was subsequently deleted or removed from the X platform.

Over the course of the 22-month war between Israel and Hamas, al-Harmi has called for “harvesting the heads” of Israelis and praised slain Hamas senior leader Yahya Sinwar.

Qatar has served as the key mediator in hostage talks between Israel and Hamas, alongside Egypt and the United States. (Jerusalem News Service)