Since we began this web site we have continuously been bombarded by queries involving the current, and past, conflict activity in the Mid-East.  The most frequent query is this:  do you expect the current conflict to cause a full scale, all out war?  As in the past, my answer has been consistent – the answer is NO!  Will the conflict escalate and then decline like a yo-yo from time to time?  My answer, as in the past, is YES!  Will Ariel Sharon unleash the FULL fury of the IDF into the Palestinian held territories?  My answer is NO!  Will he intensify his thrusts into their territories from time to time as needed?  My answer is YES!  If the Palestinians and terrorist groups continue to perform acts of killing against his people, will Ariel Sharon eventually be forced to put a “forced peace” on the Palestinians?  My answer is YES! 

In Prophecy Update Number 3 (Click Prophecy Archives Above), when Ariel Sharon first took office, I stated: “Ariel Sharon may try to put a forced peace on the Palestinians before the terrorist groups shut down.  This was one of the options considered by his party in the past.”  So what is a “forced peace?”  Barriers would be built, which would completely surround the autonomous zones given to the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, and the IDF would deploy guards day and night outside those barriers in order to separate the two nations.  It would be similar, but not exactly the same, as the Berlin wall Russia built to separate West and East Germany during the cold war.  All but the major roads leading into the Palestinian Autonomous Zones would be sealed off.  At the major road openings in the wall the IDF would thoroughly scrutinize all who passed through, and all types of transportation would be examined from top to bottom.  Many of these barriers are already in place, and some of the material to add onto them is already in place.  It would amount to a nation within a nation, with the surrounding nation controlling the movements of the inner nation.  If the inner nation was deemed responsible for terrorist activities in the outer nation, the outer nation could launch air strikes against the inner nation without fear of killing their own people.

Naturally, the Palestinians and numerous terrorist groups are aware of the possibility of a “forced peace,” and they do not like it.  It would seriously hamper the terrorist activities, and force the Palestinians into a forced, non-negotiated peace, where they had to accept whatever land Israel decided to give them.  I am persuaded that the possibility of a “forced peace” may finally cause the Palestinians and terrorist groups to realize the only way they can ever drive Israel into the Negev is by the medium of a negotiated false peace.  When they finally realize the only way their final objectives can be reached is by luring Israel into a false sense of security, then the terrorist groups will cease their activities, and both Syria and the Palestinians will sign final settlements with Israel.