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'US won't support convergence'
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 19.05.06, 09:40
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1. G-d bless America - Olmert: learn from them
gabriela ben ari ,   jerusalem   (05.19.06)
2. american national security council.....the wording
kate ,   england   (05.19.06)
is right - america will be concerned with its own security, i think and go the way of europe - from bad to worse.
3. NOBODY Supports Olmert's Plan To Ethnically Cleanse Jews
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (05.19.06)
All for different. Olmert doesn't even have a government that will vote for it. Bottom line: Jews will NOT be ethnically cleansed again; not from OUR land.
4. be logic : insult the US!
shai ,   T-A   (05.19.06)
When the french and the europeans said the same thing, you insulted them, you screamed at them, using quasi-racist slurs. (Look at the talkbacks after the french FM visit). So, I expect you'll do the same with the US.... or maybe, you 'll understand that foreign policy is a bit more complicated than slogans shouting.
5. US&EU dont want Convergence as"Israel must bleed a little"
Alan ,   SA   (05.19.06)
I have heard this slogan many times from USA and EU sources. Their great disapointment is that the "Battle of Algiers" Scenario is not happening...How many Jews killed in Gaza area since withdrawal?Who cares what chaos there is in Arab Gaza today .Thats their problem.
6. E3. National Budget of France for soap
Yoel Ariel ,   US   (05.19.06)
Shai, Dont you get it? It is NOT the failure to support a piss poor idea. Granted to my amusement I found myself on the side of the Euro-putzim BUT for very different reasons. It is NOT the support and from whom it emenates or does not emanate. It is WHY their is support or no support for a really dumb idea. The USA has chosen NOT to support the dumb inea because it is a really dumb idea, based on little things like what is achieved, power vacums and what flows into the vacum and balance of power, REGIONAL threats, etc. As far as being a racist and slurring the French, I hope my slurs were NOT quasi. I wanted them to be recognized as full and unabashed. The French are, well French. For the first time in a bit I an happy with my government's policies.
7. DON'T Ask Americans to Finance EVIL JEW CLEANSING!
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (05.19.06)
Road Map architects-U.S. EU, UN, Russia, and Israel have a responsibility to the entire world to not surrender in the global jihad war waged against ALL non-Muslims. No Islamic Terror State in the Holy Land! PA Muslims celebrated the murder of 3,000 American innocents on 9/11 and celebrate in the streets by the thousands when Muslim human bomb killers murder Jewish innocents Before the ruthless ethnic Jew cleansing, Islamo-Fascist religious supremacists rained down thousands of rockets and mortars on Gaza's Jewish communities. In a cruel, sadistic act, Gaza's deported Jews are forced to pay the mortgages on their homes that Israel destroyed. PA Muslims celebrated their great victory against Israel by desecrating and destroying the Gaza synagogues. And constantly declare they will continue their jihad terror war to destroy Israel. STOP the surrenders to global jihad.
8. A rethinking
Arie   (05.19.06)
Israel will have to unilaterally set borders given there is NO peace partner in the pali 'world' The convergence as it is currently defined is a non-starter. But a NATIONAL CONSENSUS on the final line needs to be established, and then QUICKLY implemented. The palis oppose any peace with Israel - as was proven in their elections. So we must act , on our own, and now.
9. Ha Ha Bush will say something now and something else to
Muhammad-Ali ,   Montreal   (05.19.06)
Olmert. He did the same to Sharon.
10. Bottom line, convergence will take place. Its only solution.
David ,   Boston, USA   (05.19.06)
Palestinians never wanted a second state and never wanted peace. They have had almost 100 years for it. Oh I forget, Jews were considered the native Palestinians until about 45 years ago. Oh, I also forgot, all of Jordanian Palestine was considered part of historic Palestine until the World revised history when it comes to Jews AGAIN. No, its convergence that will happen and Eurabia, and the rest of the world will have to live with that. End this experiment of creating another racist Arab Palestinian state. Jordan Palestine is enough. When all is said and done, there will be two state: Israel and Jordan Palestine with the border snaking through Judea and Samaria. This will happen because its the only solution that makes sense and one the Arabs seems to be pushing towards anyway.
11. Hey Moham Ali - you moron - you don't read...
Andy   (05.19.06)
the whole story....All Bush is saying is no opinion for now - and give Hamas more time to fail. What that means, if you think about it, is that Hamas can make peace or face unilateral disengagement. Once Hamas fails (not if, but when) the US will be on board.
12. NEITHER DO WE
pepita ,   gush   (05.19.06)
13. Shai, T-A
Marcel, Abel ,   Thoiry, France   (05.19.06)
You are perfectly right. Foreign policy does not limit itself to shouting hostile, hateful and unfounded slogans. Perhaps there should be some ethical limit to what one can say outside the private circle. Thank you for your righteous, positive contribution in a field where too passionate debates are useless giving ample opportunity to enemies of Israel to develop insane plans which they want to fulfil. Every effort should be made to prevent such serious threats to be carried out. Much time lost - it means many poor people killed - and much time gained by roaring lions. Thank you again. Truly yours.
14. to Ariel
Marcel, Abel ,   Thoiry, France   (05.19.06)
Again slurs and bottomless prejudices. I love you and you hate me and France as a whole. Thank you, Sir. « ... and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look onto me, and be ye saved, ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH : for I am God, and there is none else. » Isaiah 45 : 21-22.
15. # 4 Put a sock in it
Barney Davenport ,   Detroit USA   (05.19.06)
Look Buddy, As an American I can tell you that we have sacrificed alot for you Israelis. And this is the cheap ass talk you bring after our help for you. Put a sock in it. Our Dozers let you crush, and our Planes make you fly, and our Tech. is always there for you. Hell, we even "let" you steal info. on the "BOMB". So shut up, and don't bite the hand that feeds you, you ignorant dumbass.
16. Against Convergence Plan
David Chamberlain ,   Pelham, USA   (05.19.06)
The Gaza withdrawal did not gain Israel anything positive and the Convergence plan will not gain anything positive. Israel is just digging itself into a deeper hole by all attempts to gain peace by giving up its land. The Arabs will never settle for peace with Israel and Israel will end up with not enough land to defend itself. Further, Israel is undermining its relation with the Holy One of Israel by spurning the very land that He promised to Israel forever and thereby spurning the Holy One of Israel Himself.
17. rally against deportation
devorah ,   bklyn ny   (05.19.06)
WHILE OLMERT WILL BE SHNORRING FROM CONGRESS FOR 10 BILLION OF OUR HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS TO FINANCE HIS DEPORTATION-EXPULSION PLANS, THERE WILL BE A MASSIVE RALLY THIS TUESDAY IN WASHINGTON AT 12PM TO DENOUNCE HIS ETHNIC CLEANSING OF JEWS. WHAT UNBELIEVABLE CHUTZPA- TO TAKE OUR TAX DOLLARS TO DEPORT JEWS TOP HELP AL QUAIDA!!!!! !!!
18. US will not back Olmert
HIlda ,   USA   (05.20.06)
I am against this project too but I am concerned that the US is not against it for the same reasons. It is against it because it continues to stubbornly defend its plan for a Palestinian State no matter what the consequences. No matter that it's plan is to destroy the State of Israel. Bush for all his rhetoric about fighting terrorism will not recognize that all terrorists are in this thing together and there is no difference between Osamo bin Ladin and Hamas and Hezbollash and the sountry of Iran.Syria and Saudi Arabia.
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