Professor Paul Eidelberg
The hand of the Eternal still guides the people of Israel?? even now when they are oppressed by a government of Jewish scorners on the one hand, and threatened with destruction by Arab barbarians on the other. Ponder, therefore, these words of the Prophet Isaiah (28:14-18) which I shall partly paraphrase:
“Hear these words, you scorners who rule in Jerusalem: Your covenant with Israel's enemies is but a covenant with death and an agreement with the devil [translated by the Targum as a ‘covenant with terrorists’!]. You believe that this covenant will spare you from an overflowing scourge. But you have only made lies your refuge, and under falsehood have you hid yourselves. Therefore, saith HaShem: ‘Behold ... the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies ... Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with the devil shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, you shall be trodden down by it.’"
Rashi explains the "overflowing scourge" as on-going violence. Consistent therewith, Police Inspector-General Assaf Hafetz admitted on May 26, 1994 that Israel can expect five to ten years of large-scale Arab terrorist attacks.
It were as if the Prophet and his commentators were saying: "You believe you have nothing to worry about because you have a signed an agreement with the messenger of the devil." The Malbim explains that the devil's messenger is always barking "HAV! HAV!" (meaning "give-give"); he will never be satisfied. (After getting Gaza and Jericho he will bark “HAV! HAV!” for Jerusalem, etc., etc.) Recall how much Arafat was offered to no avail by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Finally, consider two passages from the ZOHAR. From the first (Exodus 7b) we learn that in the "end of days," some wicked Jews will ally themselves with Israel's enemies. In the second passage (ibid. 32a) we learn that the children of Ishmael shall be eliminated from the Holy Land. That time is approaching.