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East Jerusalem to UN: We want independence
Roee Nahmias
Published: 04.06.07, 02:59
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1. Ohoh....
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (06.04.07)
What do you call Ft. Sumter in Hebrew???
2. I am going to create a municipality of my own
zionist forever   (06.04.07)
under Israeli law Jerusalem is a united city East & West and 130 residents of PART of a city dont get to create indipendent municipialities allow somethiing like that and you can have a couple of hundred of the arabs or Tel Aviv or the muslims in New York or London saying they intend to make their part of the city into an indipendnet municipality. This might get them a couple of days of publicity in the international media but even the anti Israel UN will put this letter into the trash and of course Israel will never allow it and if Israel doesnt allow it then its not going to happen even if they are serious about this plan.
3. What chutzpa!
BigE ,   Israel   (06.04.07)
First recognize Jerusalem as the sovereign state of Israel's capital!
4. #2 Israeli Law is Irrelevent, E.Jerusalem is occupied ter.
Hani ,   Palestine Vagabond   (06.04.07)
Moreover the illegal annexation and subsequent judaization of the city is not recognized by nation or international body - so please refrain from making ridiculous statements. This is a positive step towards achieving the Palestinian capital in the old city, and Arabs recovering their full rights, rather than be viewed as a "demographic threat" by the racist Zionist regime.
5. This is an excellent idea
caring person   (06.04.07)
Let them have most of it while retaining the Old City. It absolves Israel of any concern about the 250,000 Palestinians who are gaining on the Jewish population of the city and who live in neighborhoods that rarely interact with Jewish Jerusalemites.
6. Only 40 Years Of Occupation?
Nadav ,   Tel Aviv   (06.04.07)
He claims that E. Jerusalem has been under 40 years of [Israeli] occupation? So does he then consider the Jordanian occupation from 48-67 as a non-occupation? If not, then he recognizes that he and his "constituents" in E. Jerusalem are Jordanians and should be a part of that Kingdom!
7. THIS IS THEFT!!! JERUSALEM IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN JEWISH!!!
stude ham   (06.04.07)
Too bad for these arab trouble makers. But they own nothing of Jerusalem and cannot continue to pretend that they are not attempting to steal lands from the Jewish people.
8. Ghandi and King
William ,   London, Canada   (06.04.07)
The Palestinains will get further if they embrace non-violence, like Ghandi and King. Israeli people are decent. They will not occupy Jerusalem (which is illegal) if there is no violence.
9. How do you spel relief?
mike ,   Jerusalem   (06.04.07)
T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R They have a problem living in Israel? send them to one of the 22 arab countries and let them see how equal and democratic they wil llive there! Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan(AKA Palestine) Dubai, Saudi Arabis, UAE, Iraq, Iran, Chechniya, Libya, Morroco, Somailia, Tadjikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, etc. there are no shortage of Muslim countries including England, france and spain too. Or in condoleeza Rice and Bill Clinton's estates.They will be more than welcome in all these place
10. "Who is going to run the city?" "Duh.....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (06.04.07)
we don't know....we'll decide that later." Palestinian state building is chaos. I respect the principle of self-determination (althogh autonomy in Jerusalem is a non-starter), but look at how chaotic the Palestinian approach is: declare independence and then work out details (education, finance, garbage collection) later. You have to build a state before you are independence (i.e. the Jewish Agency in 1947 Palestine) or else you have what we have in Gaza - a big fat mess where you fail and blame others.
11. People In Hell Want Icewater Too.
Not Jewish ,   USA   (06.04.07)
Jerusalem, all of it, belongs to the Jews. The fanatical Muslims are going no where with this attempted theft of Israeli property.
12. East-Jer`s independance ?
Nora ,   Tel Aviv   (06.04.07)
Phase one: E-J Independence. Phase two: Declaration of union w. Palestine. Phase three: E-J capital of Palestine. Olmert, wake up.
13. There are more Jews in East Jerusalem than Arabs.....
Gidi ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.04.07)
It's all ours. Obviously Jerusalem can't be under enemy occupation and will remain Jewish.
14. Cut off their utilities
Mike ,   Atlanta, USA   (06.05.07)
15. Great
Jake ,   Calif   (06.05.07)
They should then wall in West Jersulam just like in their homeland back in Warsaw.
16. rights?
reaper ,   portland USA   (06.05.07)
you mean the land they stole?
17. East West Jerusalem
Robert Leach ,   San Antonio--Texas-U   (06.05.07)
To Zionist forever. Israel is a bastard state in the first place populated by Khzars and Ashkenazis. Read your history. Good chance you as much a semite as my golden retriever
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