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Switzerland admits mediating Syria-Israel talks
Roee Nahmias
Published: 22.01.07, 20:19
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1. SWITZERLAND IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS !
(01.22.07)
2. What does Iran think?
ZS ,   USA   (01.22.07)
I have not seen in the media what Iran thinks about this Syrian desire to have peace with Israel. Has someone not asked Iran "What do you think about your ally, Syria, wanting peace with a country that you think should be wiped off the map?...If Syria makes peace with Israel will it still be your Ally? Do you think they are wrong to want such a thing?" ...I guess the same questions could be asked to Syria regarding its partnership/friendship with Iran.... Supposedly Syria wants to make peace with Israel...So what does it think about its friend Iran calling for Israel being wiped off the map?
3. The Peace Process - Code Words for Israel's Destruction
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (01.22.07)
4. Syria and Israel.
I.Barr ,   Bloomfield, MI, USA   (01.22.07)
It is true that everybody tries medling in Middle East affairs. Radical Left, Radical Islam, Radical Evangelists, Radical Jews, Neturei Karta, Chavez, Pope all have opinions. When Syrian and Israeli will sit side by side without the mediators peace will come to the region. Ya Olmert! pack and go to Damascus. Ya Basher, pack and go to Jerusalem before Iran will eat you up! It is easier to deal with Israel than with Iran. Do you want Damascus to be downtown Tehran?
5. Switzerland is supposed to be neutral not like mrs Calmy-Rey
refael ,   jerusalem   (01.22.07)
already in the war between hisbulah and israel she was on swiss tv clearly speeking against israel. she did not even mentioned one word about hisbulah in a 5 minutes speech, but she condemned israel 20 times.
6. Peace? OK. but peace WITH the Golan
(01.22.07)
7. calmy rey 's ambitions
bruno ,   bouxwiller   (01.22.07)
it's a personal problem of herself. she wants to be important. she thinks Switzerland should be more active and unfortunately she mixes into things that does not regard her at all. it's all nonsense and a non starter. do not take it as a serious or positive attempt. it's just a show, free of charge. perhaps this is the main achievement.
8. What the hell is shvitzerland?
jason white ,   afula,israel   (01.22.07)
Let them keep their eurabian noses out of our business. Let them sit and watch the loot stolen by their nazi clients in their banks.
9. to all of you smartheads
(01.22.07)
a very large amount of money sits is multiplying in swiss banks, and alot of swiss money is invested in israel. yes, they have indeed something to say, even if its a fraction of a percent.
10. A not orthodox way to peace
Who   (01.23.07)
It is a true: no way to peace in Middle East under actual territorial divisions: Maps of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria-Lebanon, and Jordan -Israel-West bank (Palestine) must be rearranged in order to take in account ethnics conflicts. Autonomous Kurdistan must be allowed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Iraq must be split in Sunni and Shiite provinces. In Iran, Farsi must allow other minorities to be autonomous. In Syria, Druze people must be granted autonomy. Jordan-Israel- West bank-Gaza must negotiate another kind of territorial arrangement in order to reach peace accords. West bank must be a sort of Switzerland where Jews and Muslim live together in separated canton. Muslim people must be considered as citizen of Jordan and Jews as citizen of Israel.
11. The day Syria approach moderately to Israel will be last day
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (01.23.07)
The day Syria approaches moderately to Israel will be last day of Syrian Government, They will just kill all including Bashar Assad and a newer, bitter, Ruler will come. Possibly a pro-iranian Shiite from Alewites(Alewite is also Shiite) You are believer of "Leaders SHEPHERD masses" as they are antidemocratic and masses are silent.But it is not so. They will be shortly eliminated.
12. Switzerland and its history regarding Jews
(01.23.07)
They helped the Nazi war machine; they helped wanted Nazis escape justice;they stole BILLIONS from the Jews; they purposely tried to keep the MDA from its rightful place. Yes sir - truly as trustworthy as Adolf himself.
13. #2
v n.y. ,   israel/boston   (01.23.07)
i believe syria needs to do better than you suggest. i believe that of all her intentions are true and honest culminating in a peace treaty with israel, syria must accomplish the following: 1.vocally accept israel as a legitimate state, and do so loud and clear! 2. severe contacts with hizbullah and close all offices belonging to mashaal and haniye in damascus then, we'll see!
14. #9 WE MAKE THE MONEY YOU SWISS HOLD & COUNT IT FOR US
(01.23.07)
REMEMBER WE PAY YOU
15. AND THEY ALL SAW ELVIS PRESLEY AT THE LOCAL KWIK-E-MART!!
(01.23.07)
16. Any secret talks will result in a Civil War
Sam Weinstein ,   USA   (01.23.07)
Any secret talks will result in a Civil War in Israel if it is the Golan or the West Bank. The present goverment does not have a mandate.
17. FOR SALE
zionist forever   (01.23.07)
When will Europe stay out of Israeli matters first there was Yossi Belins Geneva accord where they were all doing deals with the palestians and then financing a campaign to sell it to the Israeli public. Now we have the Golan more secret deeals going on without even having approval of the knesset and withOlmert, Peretz and Livni running things its going to happen. Syria doesnt want peace it wants the Golan, good relations with the US + their weapons and money and Assad wants the Rafik Harriri investgation dropped because he is involved. If Syria wants peace then say we are willing to give up the Golan or at least most of it in return for peace what Assad offers is blackmail give us the Golan or else. These fools want to sell the country. Arabs dont fight wars well Israel does but arabs fight politcal wars well Israel is the weakest in the region. The arabs want something from their enemy they will hold out for decades and not change their demands. Israel wants something after a couple of months it will sell out .. with Israeli politicans everything is for sale if arabs offer to talk peace. Bring on new ellections its not to late to save the country if Bibbi or Liberman are ellected.
18. First let them compensate the Holocaust survivors
Tamar Hess ,   Israel/Zurich   (01.23.07)
The very survivors who entrusted the swiss banks with their life savings. Those very survivors are still waiting to get their money 6 decades later. So before the swiss bother with anything else, let them return the money they stole. For shame!
19. I am so ashamed...
Matthias Roth ,   Switzerland   (01.23.07)
... that Switzerland keeps interfering into internal Israeli matters. It even wants Israel to surrender more land exchange for nothing, like it did in Gaza. Well, for Switzerland with its peaceful neighbours it is easy to demand that but for Israel to go back to the Auschwitz borders is suicidal.
20. They are COLD, They are DARK, They are BAD
Atilla Karagözoğlu   (01.23.07)
europe also wants pieces from the cake (New Middle East) Once Rice (The Lady) said prepare to see THE NEW MIDDLE EAST !!! I think, The US is having hard time on Middle East because of some STRONG European players. These guys (European players) are the real imperialists. The other day in my Country, a brother killed a brother. The one who got killed was an Armenian Turk. Well-known writer. Whole Country was sad. We did find the killer in 24 hours. What I am trying to say ! we always blame on The US or on Israel !!! BUT !!! We got to be carefull with Europe. Their services are all over world as in my country. This european players have no mercy. They are COLD They are DARK They are BAD. Atilla Karagözoğlu
21. "Switzerland mediated in talks"
Uzi ,   Haifa   (01.23.07)
Then these 'talks' must have been very good, especially for Israel, like a Swiss watch, Swiss chocolate or Swissair. Or maybe the 'talks' were not so great like a Swiss bank or Swiss neutrality and behaviour before, during and after World War II.
22. To 19 GO TO ISRAEL AND STOP CRYING
(01.23.07)
23. "Switzerland mediated in talks"
Uzi ,   Haifa   (01.23.07)
I'm pretty sure that nothing is or will be coming out of these 'talks' because the whole thing looks like Swiss cheeze; full of holes.
24. CALMY REY: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AXIS
Shomer   (01.24.07)
NETWORK WARNING: Leftist populist CALMY-REY is insinuated by her paternal superviser JEAN ZIEGLER, an ordinary antisemitic communist cheerleader, swiss tutor of the al-Banna-Ramadan-Clan, the heirs from the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FOUNDER AL-BANNA. Calmy-Rey payed personally Dhjizia by bending before bounty warrior ARAFAT's tomb, when visiting moderate Shoa denier Abbas in Wannsee-Ramallah. Calmy-Rey, who is married to a former romanian jew, Ziegler, and the al-Banna family are all living in close contact. in tiny GENEVA, Ziegler is the UN Special Envoyé (Voyou spécial) for Food, and was delighted with the Moammar Ghadafi Human Rights Award. Ziegler, who recently declared Hizballah a non terrorist party, is a great admirer of Ahmadinejad's friend Hugo Chavez. Part of the game is also Kofi-oil-for-food-Annan and his Geneva based son, who took financial advantage of the UN's oil for food programm, which coast many hundred thousand lives in Iraq. D'ont expect more from hypocritical "swiss neutrality", then during WWII. Be aware of dumb european leftist-revisionist-dhimmi axis with deceptive mohammedanic warriors.
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