Israel Report - Saturday 12 April 2025
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. [Daniel 12; 1-4]
IDF to Resettle Gaza? New Findings - April 10 2025 - IDSF Daily Briefing……
IDSF - Israel's Defence and Security Forum
In today’s briefing, Moshe Davis reviews the findings of a new survey that was just published and shared at the IDSF Security Conference last week on the views and sentiments of Israelis on the definition of decisive victory and the extent to which Israel should seek to resettle the Jewish communities of Gaza.
He reviews the role of settlement and community development in the national security doctrine of Israel and the lessons learned from military occupation versus the presence of a robust civilian population.
You can watch the briefing HERE
Our next briefing will be after Passover on Tuesday April 22.
Trump: Israel would ‘be the leader’ of strike on Iran if nuclear talks fall apart……
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel would take a leading role in a potential military strike on Iran along with the US if upcoming nuclear talks don’t succeed.
The remark came two days after Trump appeared to blindside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by announcing alongside him at the White House that direct US-Iran talks on curbing Tehran’s nuclear program would take place this coming Saturday, a timing that Netanyahu’s cabinet secretary said Wednesday had taken Jerusalem by surprise.
Asked by reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday whether he would use military means against Iran if the latter doesn’t agree to a nuclear deal, Trump responded: “If it requires military, we’re going to have military.”
US Central Command has announced that the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, [above] with a fleet of F-35 aircraft, has arrived in its area of responsibility in the Middle East and is operating in parallel with the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman.
Egyptian FM confirms hostage deal, ceasefire proposal submitted…..
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty [above] confirmed Thursday morning that Cairo has recently submitted a proposal for a hostage deal and ceasefire agreement, which is currently under consultation.
"We hope all relevant parties will accept this proposal so we can return to calm, stop the war on Gaza, and enable aid access for Gaza residents," Abdelatty said in an interview broadcast Wednesday night on the Egyptian channel Al-Ghad.
Meanwhile, Egyptian officials say they are waiting for a ceasefire to set a date for a conference on the rehabilitation plan.
IRAN
Iran will likely attempt to use nuclear negotiations with the United States to delay a potential strike on its nuclear facilities and the imposition of ‘snapback’ sanctions.
Iran may propose that Iran and the United States first negotiate an “interim deal” prior to beginning negotiations on a comprehensive nuclear agreement.
Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia, and Germany) reached an interim deal in 2013 that froze elements of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for temporary sanctions relief prior to further negotiations that led to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015.
Trump reportedly set a 60-day deadline to reach a new nuclear agreement, which will begin on April 12. He previously warned on March 30 that ‘there will be a bombing’ if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal.
Iran may calculate that an interim deal with the United States could delay or prevent the imposition of snapback sanctions by European JCPOA signatories. The June snapback deadline coincides with Trump’s reported 60-day deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal.
Senior Iranian officials persuaded Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to approve negotiations with the United States in March 2025 to avoid being forced to fight a “two-front war” against the United States and the Iranian people.
Khamenei repeatedly and explicitly rejected negotiations with the United States in February and March 2025.
The officials, Pezeshkian, Ejei, and Ghalibaf reportedly warned Khamenei that rejecting negotiations may trigger a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that could escalate into a ”two-front war,” which reportedly convinced Khamenei to approve indirect negotiations with the United States in late March.
Khamenei laid out conditions for negotiations, stating that Iran was willing to negotiate on its nuclear program, including its uranium enrichment, but Iran's missile program was off-limits.
He agreed to these negotiations as a means to preserve regime stability rather than solely a desire to improve his economy.
Then reportedly only decided to approve negotiations after he was convinced that a failure to accept negotiations could lead to a war that, in combination with a poor economic situation, would seriously threaten the regime’s stability.
The negotiations buy Khamenei more time to address regime stability, even if negotiations ultimately fail and the United States or Israel strike Iran.
Developing….
WORLD NEWS BRIEFING with Tom Hughes, Avi Lipkin and Roddy Harell -11 April 2025
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Blessed Easter to you also Brother Michael!!!