Matthew 24:10,11 Then he said to them: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
France is explaining the controversial decision to vote in favor of Palestinian statehood at the U.N. Security Council.
France’s ambassador to Israel said his nation was backing the resolution because they wanted to encourage Israel and the Palestinians to resume their peace negotiations.
Ambassador Patrick Maisonnave had been summoned to the Israel Foreign Ministry after the vote because of Israel’s “deep disappointment” with the actions of the French government. Israel had previously said they would reject any resolution from the U.N. that put a timetable on the statehood for Palestine.
France had objected to the wording of the resolution and had tried to push a more moderately worded document that was rejected before the vote on the Palestinian measure.
The measure failed in the Security Council by one vote. Palestine’s response was to try and obtain statehood at the International Criminal Court so they could continue their campaign against Israel.
