Israeli Vice PM Warns Iran;
Choose 'The Bomb' or 'Survival'
People from 90+ countries participated in
Epicenter webcast
By Joel C. Rosenberg
(Philadelphia, PA,
June 29, 2010) -- In a blunt message at the
2010 Epicenter Conference that suggested a
war between Israel and Iran may not be far
off, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe
Yaalon on Saturday warned Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to choose "the Bomb" or
"survival."
Yaalon said he agreed with the U.S.
assessment that Iran is between one and
three years away from acquiring a nuclear
weapon. He said there is still time to stop
Iran, but time is running out. He warned
that "any American hopes of attracting
Syria, Lebanon, or Turkey away from Iran
would effectively be dead" if Iran builds
nuclear weapons. He also said Turkey is
rapidly shifting from a moderate democracy
to an Islamic republic and suggested this is
of great concern to the Israeli government.
Yaalon delivered a powerful and detailed 55
minute policy address, then did a 30 minute
Q&A session with me that covered everything
from the status of Israeli soldier Gilad
Shalit being held by Hamas, to Islamic
eschatology and the Twelfth Imam, and
Yaalon's fascinating personal history and
where his family came to Israel from.
Thanks so much to everyone who participated
in the 2010 Epicenter Conference, and
everyone who helped pull the event together.
We were encouraged that people from over 90
countries around the world viewed the
webcast, including those from Israel,
Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq,
Algeria, Oman, Pakistan, Indonesia, and
Sudan.
At wwww.epicenterconference.com, you can now
order a DVD set of all of the messages
delivered at the conference. This includes
fascinating presentations by Vice PM Yaalon,
Lt.-General Jerry Boykin, Greg Laurie, Kay
Arthur, Tony Perkins, Israeli Pastor Wayne
Hilsden, Iranian Pastor Hormoz Shariat, as
well as my closing talk on "How To Build A
Global Movement To Bless Israel and Her
Neighbors, Come What May." The DVD set also
includes a bonus feature, a two-hour seminar
by Hormoz Shariat and Mideast ministry
expert Tom Doyle on how to share the love of
Jesus Christ with your Muslim friends and
neighbors.
I would encourage you to get a set of the
DVDs to watch as a family, and with your
small group Bible study or home fellowship
group. You may also want to send a copy to
Christian workers that you pray for and
support around the world.
CBN correspondent Erick Stakelback posted an
on-line report on Saturday night on Israeli
Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon's address
and Q&A session at the 2010 Epicenter
Conference. "Yaalon was undoubtedly the most
anticipated speaker for the roughly 1,500 in
attendance and 20,000 tuning in via
satellite from around the world,"
Stackelback wrote. "I'll be filing a report
on the conference for Tuesday's edition of
the 700 Club, but I wanted to fill everyone
in right away on what I think was a very
newsworthy speech by Yaalon, who is the
second highest ranking official in the
government of Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu. Yaalon received no less
than three rousing standing ovations at
Epicenter-one lasting for at least two
minutes and punctuated by raucous cheers of
support. A former Chief of Staff of the
Israeli Defense Forces, Yaalon has a
reputation for being a serious man who's as
tough as they come. But he appeared
genuinely impressed and appreciative of the
outpouring of love and affection he received
from the Epicenter audience and gave it
right back with some kind words for
evangelical Christians throughout his almost
one hour speech, which was followed by a
hard-hitting Q and A session with Rosenberg
in which "Bogie" addressed everything from
Iranian nukes to Turkey's Islamist turn to
the state of U.S./Israel relations. Below
are some of the highlights from a riveting
afternoon with the Vice Prime Minister.
Yaalon began his speech by outlining
Israel's four primary strategic
challenges…."
To read the rest of the CBN report, please
go to Joel's weblog, http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/.
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