Washington, D.C. – July 9, 2025
Last night, beneath the chandeliers of the White House and behind sealed doors, three global actors — Qatar, Israel, and the United States — positioned themselves at a high-stakes chessboard. Each move made in silence; each silence calculated.
What began Monday evening was not just only diplomacy — it was a battle of timing, leverage, and spiritual alignment. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, having arrived in Washington early Monday morning, joined a private ceremonial dinner that evening hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House. The gathering was larger than initially reported. It was — even more than diplomacy — a strategic opening on a prophetic chessboard. Between the present were First Lady Sara Netanyahu, Ambassador Mike Huckabee (who spoke), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During the evening, Prime Minister Netanyahu presented President Trump with a formal letter nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. The message was unmistakable: this was not about policy — it was about positioning, covenant, and the weight of the hour.
Early signs were promising. Witkoff was preparing to depart for Doha to deliver a final deal to Hamas. Most believed the deal would be sealed by midweek. But diplomacy, like chess, depends on all the pieces moving in turn. And one piece — Qatar — held back. Qatari mediators insisted the talks were ‘still at the stage of a general framework’ and ‘would need more time’ to finalise, despite American confidence that 3 of 4 core points were agreed .
On Tuesday afternoon, a senior Qatari delegation met with Witkoff for over three hours at the White House. According to U.S. officials, three of four core negotiation points had been resolved. The remaining issue was Hamas's demand for a total Israeli withdrawal from Gaza the moment the ceasefire begins. Israel — backed by American officials — refused. They had proposed maintaining control over the Morag Corridor in southern Gaza to prevent rearmament. Hamas rejected the proposal immediately. That rejection halted everything.
Later that evening, Netanyahu returned to the White House for a second, discreet Oval Office session. This time with Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Witkoff. After that meeting, Witkoff canceled his scheduled flight to Doha. Netanyahu’s team exited without press. The silence signaled a stalemate.
Sources now confirm that the Qatari mediators, not the Israelis, have introduced delay. Trump’s team had expected to announce the deal. Instead, they encountered stalling — tactical hesitation. Netanyahu, speaking briefly from Blair House, stated: 'We’re not letting up for a moment. This is possible because of the military pressure exerted by our heroic soldiers. Unfortunately, this effort is extracting a painful price from us and the loss of our best sons.'
What remains is the immovable pawn. And the longer Qatar holds its move, the more this becomes pressure not just on Israel — but on the integrity of the process itself.
This isn’t just geopolitics. It’s a test. A test of moral clarity. A test of prophetic resolve.
A Final Note from the Chessboard
As this report reaches its conclusion, a reception is about to take place at Blair House — hosted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and First Lady Sara Netanyahu. The gathering brings together trusted voices from the Jewish and Christian communities, including Ambassador Mike Huckabee, William Koenig, Michele Bachmann and this writer who together wrote the letter for President Trump that you, faithful remnant, signed. We are not merely as an observer of diplomacy, but as a witness to alignment.
This event is not about applause or deals. It is about those who stand for the land. It is about those who see — and those who continue to pray.
This week has brought with it intense spiritual warfare. It has been felt throughout the nation, and especially here in Washington, D.C. There was not a single leader last night who did not speak of it — not in vague terms, but with trembling. Because we are taking ground. And your prayers matter.
And while the nations maneuver in ambiguity, let the record be prophetically established:
No move conceived in darkness shall prosper.
No false peace built on pressure shall be permitted to stand.
No withdrawal negotiated outside of covenant shall be sealed.
This match does not belong to Washington.
It does not belong to Doha.
This match belongs to the Lord.
"For the Lord has purposed, and who can annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?" — Isaiah 14:27
The board is set. The next move is coming.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Pray for President Donald Trump. Pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu. Pray for Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
And pray for this great nation, America, that revival shall go across it, from Wisconsin to Florida, from Ohio to California, from Texas to New York, like floods of water.