Symbol of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
The European Union wants more involvement in the Middle East peace process. And while there is a lot of media focus on Iran, the EU is taking steps related to Palestinian issues:
EU hosts Gaza peace conference as it seeks greater sway in Middle East
April 20, 2026
BRUSSELS (AP) — More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels Monday for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as global attention largely remains focused in the Middle East on the ongoing crises in Iran and Lebanon.
There’s renewed momentum in the 27-nation European Union to put meaningful pressure on Israel over its military campaigns in the Middle East after the election defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary, a staunch ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. …
The EU has been the biggest provider of aid to the Palestinians and is Israel’s top trading partner but it has largely been relegated to the sidelines in the Middle East, with no role in negotiating the October ceasefire in Gaza that came into effect after two years of war. The EU backs a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a majority of the bloc’s member countries recognize an independent Palestinian state. …
Gaza requires “one state, one government, one law and one goal,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa said Monday in Brussels.
“Our common objective of achieving one security structure under the legitimate authority should guide the effective coordination between the International Stabilization Force, the Palestinian Authority, security institutions and other international actors. Security must not be fragmented,” he said. …
Europe eager for relevance in Middle East
The 27-nation European Union is the largest single donor to the Palestinian Authority, whose 90-year-old president Mahmoud Abbas has ruled the West Bank for two decades. And while the EU has avoided directly joining the Board of Peace, preferring the multilateralism of the United Nations and global legal norms, the bloc is eager to not be sidelined in diplomacy in a volatile region just across the Mediterranean. https://apnews.com/article/palestinian-authority-brussels-gaza-09d6a05a5947aaaf5053d4a09445446d
Not only does the EU want to be part of a Middle East peace deal, the Palestinians want Europe included as well.
For example, in the previous Trump Administration, the Palestinian President said he could not work with the USA.
The reality is that Palestinian Authority does not trust the Trump Administration. The recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the moving of the US embassy to Jerusalem brought Palestinian condemnation as well as statements against trusting the US to broker a peace deal years ago. In addition, notice the following:
PA Municipal Elections
On April 25, 2026, the PA is scheduled to hold municipal elections. In preparation for the event, Abbas has issued several “decrees,” the latest of which was issued on January 27, 2026. …
Abbas Directly Challenges the Authority of President Trump
President Trump’s 20-point “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” originally presented on September 29, 2025, was adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on November 17, 2025.3
The plan noted that the Gaza Strip would be governed by the Board of Peace and its organs “until such time as the Palestinian Authority (PA) has satisfactorily completed its reform program, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trump’s peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French Proposal, and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza.”4
While President Trump’s plan made crystal clear that the PA would not have any governance function in the Gaza Strip until it completed comprehensive reform, the PA decisions and documents5 organizing the elections, adopted on January 6, 2026, nonetheless indicated that the PA municipal elections would include elections in the “Northern Gaza District,” the “Gaza District,” the “Deir Al Balah District,” the “Khan Yunis District,” and the “Rafah District.”
Needless to say, these PA decisions stand, at the very least, in direct contradiction to Trump’s plan and should probably more accurately be understood as a direct challenge by Abbas, the PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, and the PA Minister of Local Government, Dr. Eng. Sami Hijjawi, to President Trump’s authority. 02/04/26 https://jcfa.org/defying-reform-abbass-elections-are-a-direct-challenge-to-president-trump/
Why mention that here? Well, the reality is that the Palestinians prefer to deal with the Europeans.
Let it be understood, also, that the European Union has an office with “Special Representatives” for Middle East peace.
The Europeans want to be involved.
The meeting in Brussels is consistent with that.
But what about the Bible?
The Bible itself shows that the time will come when there will be a temporary ‘peace deal’ in the Middle East (see the article The ‘Peace Deal’ of Daniel 9:27).
Are we there yet for the deal of Daniel 9:27?
No. Look for more issues with Iran first (Isaiah 22:6-9).
But the peace deal of Daniel 9:27 will come.
Notice that the Bible points to a European leader that will be involved in confirming the coming, prophesied deal of Daniel 9:26-27, which states:
26 And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate (Daniel 9:26-27).
The “prince” is a European leader who is later called the King of the North in Daniel 11:40. The ‘one week’ has generally been understood by prophecy watchers to mean a seven year deal, that is broken in the middle of it (after 3 1/2 years). This break is also confirmed in the following scripture:
31 And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation. (Daniel 11:31)
The “him” is the European King of the North–he was the one who was the prince who confirmed the deal.
The European King of the North may even move to Jerusalem to claim to enforce the peace deal (probably with troops called ‘peacekeepers’). Yet, according to Jesus, that should serve as a warning that it is time to flee:
20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. (Luke 21:20-21)
15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened. (Matthew 24:15-22)
Regarding fleeing, check out the article” There is a Place of Safety for the Philadelphians. Why it May Be Near Petra.
One way to show Daniel is referring to a European kingdom is to realize that it was the people of the Roman Empire of the 1st century that fulfilled the portion of Daniel 9:26 as they destroyed the city (Jerusalem) in 70 A.D. Jewish sources, while not understanding all of this, also agree that it was Roman sources that destroyed the city and sanctuary as the following demonstrates:
“The people of the prince will come and destroy the city and the Sanctuary” Daniel 9:26, refers to the Roman legions of Vespasian and Titus, who destroyed Jerusalem. (Daniel 9 – A True Biblical Interpretation. Jews for Judaism. https://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/articles/answers/jewish-polemics/texts/daniel-9-a-true-biblical-interpretation/ accessed 07/30/16)
In the 21st century, the European Union includes much of the land and peoples that were part of the ancient Roman Empire. And it is the “prince” coming from that people that verse 27 of Daniel 9 is referring to. Thus, this prophecy tells us that a lower level European leader will somewhat officially start to rise up about 3 1/2 years before the great tribulation (and yes, according to Jesus, some “tribulation” does happen prior to the start of the Great Tribulation). Another is the fact that the “beast of the sea” of Revelation 13:1 fits with the beasts from the “great sea” of Daniel 7:2–and that sea is the Mediterranean Sea according to the Old Testament. Hence a power in Europe the only region that could have an empire geographically like the old Roman one (for more details, please see Europa, the Beast, and the Book of Revelation).
Now, regarding false peace, this same beast leader will be involved in that in several ways. Here are a couple of scriptures pointing to that:
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. (Daniel 8:25, KJV).
23 And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24 He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time. (Daniel 11:23-24, NKJV)
So this leader gives people the impression that there will be “peace” and is involved in some type of deal. This is the same leader that confirms the covenant in Daniel 9:27. The term is translated as “peace” in Daniel 8:25 is from the Hebrew term shalvah and essentially means security. In other words, this leader will destroy “many” who are under the impression that they are secure because of some type of security and/or trade arrangement. Such arrangements are now commonly referred to as peace deals or treaties. Land swaps or changes to territories are likely.
He also will make a lying deal with an Arabic leader that the Bible calls the King of the South per Daniel 11:27.
Isaiah was inspired to write:
8 The way of peace they do not know … (Isaiah 59:8, ESV)
While the current Gaza plan is not going to bring lasting peace, in time we will see a temporal peace deal. Perhaps after a major attack by Iran (cf. Isaiah 22:6-9).
Related to European involvement, we have the following video:
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Will Europe be Involved in Peace in the Middle East?
EuroNews reported, “It’s the right time for the EU to step in and bring peace to the Middle East,” because Europe needs to move towards international leadership and the United States moves have basically resulted in a big mess. The Palestinians also prefer the Europeans to the Americans when it comes to dealing the Israel and Netanyahu’s government. Does the Bible point to a European confirming a peace deal in the Middle East? Is this a temporary, seven-year, deal that will be broken in the middle. Did Irenaeus of Lyon and Hippolytus of Rome consider this a deal that would be broken after 3 1/2 years? Do any Islamic prophecies point to the same thing? Will all in the world understand this deal? Could apparitions, like in Fatima, which have claimed to be of “Mary” be involved? Is confirmation of the deal by a “prince” setting in motion the timing of the Great Tribulation and later the return of Jesus and the establishment of the millennial Kingdom of God? What did Daniel the prophet write? Will the breaking of this deal precede the destruction of the USA and its British-descended allies? What happens after the confirming prince becomes the King of the North? Will this also be the Beast power that will conquer an Arabic power to arise called the King of the South per Daniel 11:40-43? Who are the “mighty” and who are the “holy” people that the Beast will destroy? Will the deal a European prince confirms be broken according to scripture? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie go over these issues.
Here is a link to our video: Will Europe be Involved in Peace in the Middle East?
There will be European involvement in the Middle East.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
The ‘Peace Deal’ of Daniel 9:27 This prophecy could give up to 3 1/2 years advance notice of the coming Great Tribulation. Will most ignore or misunderstand its fulfillment? Here is a link to a related sermon video Daniel 9:27 and the Start of the Great Tribulation. Here is a link to a shorter video: rump’s Deal of the Century and Daniel 9 27?
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out ¿Quién es el Rey del Norte? Here are links to three related videos: The King of the North is Alive: What to Look Out For, The Future King of the North, and Rise of the Prophesied King of the North.
Iran in Prophecy Is Iran in Bible prophecy? If so, what does the Bible teach? What names, other than Persia, may be used to describe Iran? There are also two related videos: Iran Neutralization Prediction Confirmed and Iran and Israel Conflict.
Islamic and Biblical Prophecies for the 21st Century This is a free online book which helps show where biblical and Islamic prophecies converge and diverge. Here are links to related sermons: Seeing Christianity Through Islamic Eyes, Imam Mahdi, women, and prophecy, and Terrorism, Iran, and Fatima, Dajjal, Antichrist, Gold, & Mark of the Beast?, and Jesus and God’s Plan for Muslims. Here is a link to a sermon in the Spanish language: El Imám Mahdi las mujeres y la profecía bíblica. Here is a link to the book in Spanish: Profecías islámicas y bíblicas para el Siglo 21°.
Donald Trump in Prophecy Prophecy, Donald Trump? Are there prophecies that Donald Trump may fulfill? Are there any prophecies that he has already helped fulfill? Is a Donald Trump presidency proving to be apocalyptic? Three related videos are available: Donald: ‘Trump of God’ or Apocalyptic? and Donald Trump’s Prophetic Presidency and Donald Trump and Unintended Consequences.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen? This is a free eBook.
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