Shalom,
I am not sure if anyone else has felt that the recent rise in seismic activity in Israel is the result of the recent 'peace talks' and that Hashem is trying to send us a message. I believe that the message is that the peace talks are wrong, a rejection of the promise Hashem made to our forefather Abraham in the covenant, and that Israel should not ever give up land for the false promise of peace.
This week Jews everywhere are reading the portion of Chayei Sarah. In this portion we read that when Sarah our mother died, Abraham purchased the Cave of Machpelah in Chevron at a very high price and that this was an eternal acquisition. Jews own this land, purchased fair and square, and it was never stolen from anyone.
The earthquake activity is strange as there has never been a sequence of earthquakes like this in recorded history...
I hope that the message is appreciated by the leaders of Israel before it is too late...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/173142#.UmhYjHVDsjgYet Another Earthquake - This Time in EilatIsrael's unusual period of seismic activity continues. Unlike previous tremors, latest earthquake felt in southern Israel.Israel's unusual period of seismic activity continued today (Wednesday), as yet another small earthquake was felt - this time in the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat.
Although epicenter of the quake, which registered 3.3. on the Richter Scale, was located in the Egyptian town of Taaba, tremors were registered in the Israeli resort city. No damage or injuries occurred.
This is the seventh such mini-earthquake in a week, and Israel has been abuzz with speculation as to whether such a rare string of tremors could portend a much larger earthquake.
On Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered emergency earthquake drills in schools throughout the country, and Shas MK Eli Yishai, who heads the parliamentary committee charged with home front preparedness, announced a "special meeting in wake of the wave of earthquakes."
But in a recent interview with Arutz Sheva Dr. Efraim Laor, who was the chairman of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Dealing with Earthquakes, maintained that there was no need for panic.
Laor claimed that the chance of a meaningful earthquake has not changed after the series of quakes, which - until today's quake - were centered in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
Nevertheless, Laor urged Israelis to take every precaution, as the possibility of an upcoming major earthquake could not be ruled out.
Scientists at the Israel Geophysical Institute have said they were examining the quakes, searching for patterns and clues that could indicate if the sudden confluence of small earthquakes could indicate that something bigger was imminent.
The last notable earthquake in Israel, a 4.2 magnitude tremor, occurred in August 2011.
In 1927, about 300 people were killed when a quake hit Jerusalem and nearby Jericho.
A similar quake in 1837 measuring 7.0 and with an epicentre in northern Israel's Hula Valley, devastated the town of Tzfat (Safed), and killed some 4,000 people.