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Livni: Give up half of 'Land of Israel'
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Published: 16.02.09, 21:44
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61. She forgot - we already gave up much more than half
Ben Plonie ,   Galus, Chutz L'Aretz   (02.17.09)
The Palestine that the entire world once recognized as the Jewish homeland before England took over and betrayed the Mandate included: All of Trans-Jordan Gaza Iraq to the Euphrates Souther Lebanon to the Litani THAT'S the 'Land of Israel'.
62. Livni...do you not see what happened in Gaza?
bjl ,   us   (02.17.09)
Go home....just go home. Not 1cm^2 of land should be given away ever.
63. Israel not likely to get deal.Does Livni have any plans?
Sam ,   Canada   (02.17.09)
So, what happens if Israel can't get an acceptable deal for politicians like Livni. Does Israel fall apart? There had better be a PLAN B because that's the most likely scenario. Any Israeli leader that does not have a PLAN B should not be the Jewish leader.
64. Let's commit mass suicide before they kill us.
USA   (02.17.09)
Basically that's Livni's plan. Get it through your thick skulls that no government left or right will ever have the power to give up the west bank. EVER.
65. Lvni: the CLEAR CHOICE...of the ayatollahs
dr. dave ,   nyc   (02.17.09)
How on earth did Israelis vote for this sickening handmaiden of the ayatollahs?
66. the real message?
tom ,   toronto, canada   (02.17.09)
tzipi was really talking to president shimon peres, who is (still) convinced that the "oslo process" is alive and well. in spite of the overwhelming evidence (including clear statements by arafat, in arabic) that the arab side never intended to honour its commitments under oslo, and was only extracting the maximum concessions before continuing with "jihad, jihad, jihad", shimon peres still hasn't given up hope (or his nice nobel peace prize). and it is shimon peres who will ask one of the parties to form the next government. unfortunately, the land and the people of israel are being sacrificed at the altar of political ambition, yet again...
67. #17
Marvin ,   California   (02.17.09)
When we see the day in Bahrain and the other Arab countries when everyone has freedom...Then peace will prevail...Thus far the Arabs have shown unity to destroy the world and themselves wherever they are allowed to co exist. . They have taken advantagwe of every free country they move to yhet do not allow anyone the freedom in their own lands....
68. can anyone tell me how to become PM? we need to take control
(02.17.09)
69. We can give them the knesset, the high court,
jason white ,   afula,israel   (02.17.09)
the p.m.'s and pres.' houses.
70. The new pioneers.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (02.17.09)
Cowardly people who are prepared to give away the heart of Israel to our sworn enemies feel threatened by fellow countrymen who represent bravery and a will to survive. For post-Zionists like Peres or livni, the woman who happily raises her kids in Judea and Samaria is a constant reminder of their own gutlessness, leading them to develop a burning hate for the pioneering and strong 'Jew'. Nowaday, the religious settler is the emancipated Israeli, bedecked with side locks and tzitzit, and armed with the classic fundamentals of Zionist ideology : to ingather, to build, and to settle the land of Israel. More at: http://xrl.us/bj5ng
71. How Did This Happen ???
Dan ,   USA   (02.17.09)
How did this women get so many votes? Are Israeli's suicidal by nature ?
72. Livni is so wacked I don't have anything to say.
Daniel ,   San Jose, CA   (02.17.09)
73. Re: #12 The Tanach Says Dividing Land Not Good
Bill ,   Illinois USA   (02.17.09)
EXACTLY. These land concessions are a fulfillment of that prophecy. The warning is clear. All of the nations involved in this so-called ' Road Map To Peace' plan ( US, EU, Russia, UN ) as well as the Palestinian and Israeli leaders will be severely judged by G-D for their roles in the partition of Eretz Yisrael.
74. A Call For New Elections or Change In Format
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (02.17.09)
Either we have a stalemate and no one will be able to form a stable government or every party who joins a coalition will have to make such radical compromises in their ideologies and policies that all their pre-election positions become meaningless. Well, this is what we get for having the antiquaited and idiotic "party" system of elections. This is the root cause of our stagnation. We have come to the point where we must radically change the way we elect our public officials. This is the imperative of the hour. Sadly, both the local media and the general public are as yet not atuned to this issue and there is no outcry to implement change.
75. Obama wants to give up nukes.
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (02.17.09)
Livni wants to give up Israel. If this is the left....then God help us all in the free world.
76. Sacrifice
Bill ,   Canada   (02.17.09)
The land is G-d's to give to the Jews when he wills it. Until Israel risks losing it like Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Isaac they cannot not have the land of Canaan.
77. Don't give away God's land!
Maria ,   MD   (02.17.09)
Don't divide Jerusalem as well!!!!!! Jesus second coming on Mount Olives!!!Giving up land...it will never happen.God won't let it happen.
78. IT WON'T HAPPEN! BELIEVE
Maria ,   MD   (02.17.09)
THE WORD OF GOD.
79. End of time?
Maria ,   MD   (02.17.09)
All the Jews of the world will go back to their ancestral homeland[their land-from Euphrates River to the river of Egypt]that's their land believe it or not].A lot of Jews all over the world,and they won't fit in the modern Israel.Their original land will go back to them before the end times ,God will gather His chosen people in their own land.These Jews all over world,God will give them desire to go back to the Promised Land.
80. I agree with Livni
Matthew ,   Houston, TX (via NY)   (02.17.09)
Livni pledges the only responsible and workable solution for Israel.
81. a total nut
eliezer ,   jerusalem   (02.17.09)
She makes Olmert look almost normal. How much longer can we tolerate people like her in our government??
82. We give YOU, Ms Livni
not good for women ,   at all   (02.17.09)
and your mates. not even half of them, ALL OF YOU. NOW. You tricked the voters, but I would never ever vote for the likes of you and your smug conniving spin doctors. What a marionnette, gesticulating, head movement, hand movements, what ever the spin team say, you just do without even questioning it. You are just too desperate, woman. That's bad for women, quite the opposite of your pathetic 'women's' spin team statements on tv last night.
83. Dont be harsh on Livni.
(02.17.09)
She saw something in 2006 that the ordinary Israeli was shielded from.
84. Dear Mrs Livni
peggy ,   israel   (02.17.09)
I sincerely hope you are not serious! This is not why we voted for you, you are not Meretz! or not supposed to be. We thought having a woman at the helm would make a nice change, even though we didnt agree with many things your party Kadima, have done recently. And since Begin, your male counterparts haven't done much of a job either. We were grateful to have no more fatilities with our IDF sons and brothers, in both recent wars, thus were OK will withdrawal...BUT now you have crossed the line, the line of betrayal to all of us foolish enough to beleive in you and vote for you. I hope Bibi will now stand at the helm, even though we do not completely trust him, YOU HAVE BETRAYED our trust by even the mention of ceding land, HALF OF ISRAEL!!!! are you completely mental! I sincerely plead with you here, think hard on the words you spoke, and hopefully we will hear a retraction ASAP! Mrs Livni, , us voters who should have made כן a big NO! peggy and friends
85. In other words, Netanyahu to continue the occupation
Avner   (02.17.09)
while concentrating the Palestinians into Bantustans. Jimmy Carter's warning's were justified, Israel is heading right towards an Apartheid state.
86. she just wants to proove she isn't fit to be PM
zionist forever   (02.17.09)
She seems desperate to proove she is not the sort of material that prime ministers are made of. WE MUST GIVE UP CONSIDERABLE TERRITORY IN EXCHANGE FOR PEACE WITH THE PALESTINIANS. She is not even in taking part in negotiations and she is giving speeches saying we must give up considerable territory. She sounds like a spokeswoman for the palestinians. She also boasts about the fact that Kadima won ONE more seat than Likud, not a result to be boasting about especialy considering the country has prooven that the people want right wing nationalists over Kadima and Netanyahu has a better chance of forming a coalition than she does. Livni is an ambitious amuter who wasn't even fit for the job of foreign minister let alone prime minister. I do not like Netanyahu in the slightest but he does at least know how to run a country and he is a hell of alot better than Livni. She has been backing screw up & sell out policies for the past three years but Olmert has been the scapegoat so she always came out of it looking inocent.
87. livni giving in so soon
douglas coates ,   leeds west yorkshir   (02.17.09)
i can not beleve that miss livni is even thinking of giving up any part of israel .never mind half.. if thay do that the palastinians will only come back. may be not now. but sometime in the future for the REST OF ISRAEL. NO> must never happen.
88. Joel 3
Shoshannah ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.17.09)
#12 - Joel 3 does NOT mention "Palestine" as it did NOT exist (it's a Latin term) - what it says is "Philistia" which included 5 main cities and the territory around them. But the Philistines disappeared from history long ago and are NOT the ancestors of today's so-called "palestinians".
89. She won 28 Mandates - NEVER MENTIONED THIS!
Nudnik   (02.17.09)
I'm certain this dishonest person would not have got as many votes had she informed voters of her intentions and beliefs in this regards. She has been elected under falsehood. (like many politicians) Giving up land is the most stupid idea. It will work - it will weaken what is left of Israel.
90. sovereign state
Think   (02.17.09)
WHAT IS A SOVEREIGN STATE WITH 25000 NUKES POCESSED BY TWO SUPERPOWERS . ITS NON-EXISTANT.
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