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Obama wants answers by mid October
Roni Sofer and Reuters
Published: 23.09.09, 00:35
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1. The Arabs have been waiting for Israel to honor previous
lydia ,   Brisbane   (09.23.09)
agreements. Israel is still illegally occupying Lebanon and Palestine despite it's declarations to the contrary. Why should the Arabs be expected to continue dealing with a bunch of dishonorable reprobates not even for Obama. Neither is Abbas is in no position anyway to accept less than that which Arafat rejected.
2. Freeze not essential, o-BUM-a backs down for everyone.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (09.23.09)
Exactly why you can't trust him to do anything to save Israel from iranian nukes.
3. ARABS HAD 4000 YEARS TO THINK ABOUT IT
....DACON9   (09.23.09)
OBAMA BE QUIET ARAFART GO TO HELL BIBI SECURE YOUR COUNTRY NOW !!! YOU WILL HAVE A WAR NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
4. Or else, what?
Brad ,   USA   (09.23.09)
When there are no "answers" by mid-October, what's Obama gonna do? Will he hold his breath until he turns even more brain dead? Will he cancel the weekly "boogie nights" at the White House? Will he appoint another czar in charge of empty threats? How about showing us that birth certificate? I'm so sure that everyone is really impressed with his endless gab. Every time his mouth opens, something stupid falls out.
5. Bibi, tell B. Hussein to go to hell!
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (09.23.09)
6. This article is entirely false
Ypip ,   Canada   (09.23.09)
7. Answers
Sarah B ,   New York City, USA   (09.23.09)
Tell you what. This time, I have some questions. Here we go: 1. When will the United States government do something about the rapid rise in unemployment in the U.S.? 2. When will the United States take definitive act to (finally) bring our servicemen home from Afghanistan and iraq? 3. When will the United States remove the threat posed by Iran and North Korea? 4. When will the United States do something to backstop U.S. banks and, by corollary, the credit markets? 5. When will the United States do something to provide all Americans with reasonably-priced healthcare? 6. When will the United States do something to improve American infrastructure with respect to our railways, highways and bridges? Oh, Mr. Obama. You have failed the American public. You have bolstered Latin American dictators at the expense of downtrodden people. Please take your gaze away from the Middle East for a time (let Israel handle it) and focus on the people who voted you into the presidency? Can you move away long enough from your Islamic roots to appreciate the fact that (a) Americans don't much care for Moslems and Arabs -- remember the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut? remember the invasion of the United States embassy in Iran and subsequent hostage taking? remember the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kinshasa and Nairobi? remember the bombing of the USS Cole? remember September 11? Here's a head's up, Mr. President: the United States is NOT favorably disposed towards the Islamofascist and Arab world. Do please keep that in mind.
8. a picture is word a thousand words....
Matt ,   US   (09.23.09)
...and bibi's boby language said it all!
9. No Preconditions!! He is right
Israeli 2   (09.23.09)
All Palestinians out of greater Israel.
10. NObama
david   (09.23.09)
bs"d who the hell he thinks he is ?
11. Obama wants to deflect bibi from security issues by ....
Bernard Ross ,   st anns bay jamaica   (09.23.09)
overloading him with homework. Obam wants to take over israel and be its king. bibi is his asswipe
12. Obama sure has a bunch of ideas
Wilson_Steven ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (09.23.09)
That will never work.
13. Likeness close but there is only 50 states
Eliyahu ,   Yrushalayim   (09.23.09)
Should Yisrael become the 51st star on the US flag then the author of change can make demands of us. The problem is we receive "federal funding," and that makes him and alot of us think we are a territory of the US. This kind of party usually ends with people lying in their vomit.
14. Obamas problem is he is looking for a quick fix for his lega
zionist forever   (09.23.09)
It doesn't matter if his quick fix creates more problems than it solves and doesn't bring real peace Obama still goes down in history as the man who created the 23rd arab state. Real peace making takes time. It should have been policy of oslo not to have deadlines & let things move at a natural pace. There will be ups and downs and taken longer but there would have been slow & steady progress. Unfortunately there wouldn't be any guaranteed legacies for the US president. We cannot get to mid October & Bibi will agree to all Obamas demands. Unfortunatly for Obama Bibi was elected democratically and his priority is to the voters & his coalition partners if he wants to survive. Obama has even less influence over Abbas than he does on Bibi. The US is in a mountain of debt & the country is fighting 2 wars but the priority of the president of the United States is creating another arab state. OBAMA CARES ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HIM NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO AMERICA.
15. The goodwill gestures.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (09.23.09)
The U.S. pressures Israel to make goodwill gestures in “peace negotiations,” yet Israel has never been the aggressor. Is there any example in history where a victor withdraws from territory when the defeated party does not sue for peace, admits there will never be any reconciliation, declares they will not concede the victor’s right to exist, and labors relentlessly to destroy him? When Israel opens her border check-points as an act of goodwill, the Arabs dispatch homicide bombers to maim and kill Israeli civilians. After Arab terrorists are released from Israeli prisons, they revert to murdering Jews. More at : http://xrl.us/bezu24
16. Stand Up To The Would Be Dictator
Dan ,   USA   (09.23.09)
If the Israeli government has one bit of pride about their country they will not adhere to the marxist, racist, closet Muslim Obama's dictate. In November of 2010 the worthyless Democratic congress will lose it's power, Obama's agenda will never fly again and in 2012 he will be swept out of office. Og course if he is able to legalize the 12 million illegals in the country all bets are off.
17. Empty vessels make most noise (Obama).
The 11th Man ,   London.   (09.23.09)
Can this man really be serious? He's been nothing but a disaster for the US since he's been in power and he has the AUDACITY to make demands to Israel! Although I sometimes think we're all going to wake up from this nightmare one day I must admit it has a certain humour to it. Pray for Netanyahu.
18. Obama has NO clue on how to conduct diplomacy.Will someone
take him2the store ,   and buy him a clue??   (09.23.09)
19. Perhap Obama is smarter than we think!
Observer ,   World   (09.25.09)
Perhap he will use Iran to solve one of the M.E's biggest problems, or at least put it back in its cage. The USA has enough problems right now, as Sarah points out, let Iran solve this one.
20. Good point #19 and the Israeli should build homes in the W.B
Kickham ,   New York   (10.23.09)
for the people who's homes they destroyed in Gaza. In the beginning of peace all settlements must move back to Israel or trade prime Israeli land for them to remain, Israel's choice.
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