Whether he knew it or not, I believe the current Middle East crisis may be the event that the EU's High Representative has been preparing for since taking Office back in November of 1999.

All along I thought Solana's peace/keeping peace/making forces would someday be deployed between the Palestinian territories and the Jewish State. I never thought they might end up being deployed in neighboring Lebanon. But, according to the latest news, it looks like that's what may happen Read about it here  I  And here.

As you may have heard, Israel was first rejecting the idea of international forces. Soon Israel changed their position and began asking for NATO forces. NATO's response was reluctant because NATO was already involved in the Balkans, Iraq, Africa and Afghanistan. If NATO were to deploy forces to the Middle East region, it would be at the expense of other equally urgent commitments. 

In the meantime, French President Jacques Chirac sent a letter to EU President Matti Vanhanen requesting that the EU officially back Javier Solana's peace mission to the Middle East Read about it here. And as we already noted, Solana is already positioning himself to comply.

As I though about these moves, it all started making sense. France has a long history with Lebanon. In fact, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who allegedly was assassinated by top Syrian officials was Chirac's personal friend. And, as you may know, France is an important member of Solana's 10-nation military alliance -- the Western European Union (WEU). So, when Chirac requested that Solana's peace mission be supported, Chirac was saying he was willing to send French forces into Lebanon provided they were part of a WEU deployment.

As I scanned the news I noticed an interesting article from Turkey. Many believe if anyone knows what's really going on in the region, it's Turkey. And, according to this Turkish writer, the Middle East is at the "threshold of a momentous change" Read about it here. 

Friends, the current Middle East crisis may not only be what the EU's High Representative has been waiting for, it may also be what we students of Bible prophecy have been waiting for.

Stay tuned!