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Obama, Saudi King discuss 2-state Mideast solution
Yitzhak Benhorin, Reuters
Published: 29.06.10, 23:32
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31. Makes you Wonder
Ralph Levy ,   USA   (06.30.10)
How Much Money Changed hands http://ralphsrant1.blogspot.com
32. the first african american president will
Barney ,   USA   (06.30.10)
unfortunately go down in history as one of the worst and instead of being proud of the country that he could become president in and to stand up for her values and allies will instead go down in history as a failure of an islamic brown nosing naive fool. while i have seen tapes of the al quaeda still referring to black muslims as "slaves" he kowtows to them but the nation of the Jewish people-a people who fought for civil rights in America-he hopes to bully. that isn't going to work either. after the next election he will make $ writing books or have a cushy position in some muslim country. that big old smile after shunning Bibi is enough to make you vomit.
33. Obama and Abdullah
Norman ,   Hartford, USA   (06.30.10)
Neither of these clowns speak for the United States or Israel! The whahabbi tyrant of Saudi Arabia and his tyrant-in-training do not speak for me and others who believe in freedom.
34. To #9 and #4
Standing Tall ,   CA USA   (06.30.10)
Obama is dancing with the devil and will cause the downfall of America. In the picture, Obama is all smiles while the Saudi King is probably thinking what an idiot he is. America is not fooled Mr. Obama and Mr. Saudi King, we will protect ourselves from these evil people. Israel must live.
35. obama
sad ,   israel   (06.30.10)
voted for you. a big mistake........ you are worse than a failure. you are a liar, double faced and a disaster to the free world. take your charming wife and kids and quit while u r ahead. you are a danger to the free world. no ONE likes you. no one TRUSTS you.
36. #1 You (and others )are so correct
DT ,   TA Israel   (06.30.10)
Netanyahu will give our State away. There is no difference between him and Livni. I never voted for him because I could saw him for what he is - the same Netanyahu
37. Amazing how Obama got elected......
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (06.30.10)
.....having written these words...... They are straight from his books! From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.' From Dreams of My Father: 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.' From Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about her that made me wary, a little too sure of herself, maybe and white.. From Dreams of My Father: 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.' From Dreams of My Father: 'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself: the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.' And FINALLY, and most scary! From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.' Can you have someone with this mentality running your GREAT nation?
38. If Obama is fair.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (06.30.10)
As a leader who aspires to solve the problems of the world through dialogue, we expect Obama to come to Israel and declare here courageously, before the entire world, that our connection to this land began long before the Israeli-Arab conflict and the Holocaust, and that 4,000 years ago, Jews already stood on the ground where he now stands. But is Obama fair ? Consult : http://xrl.us/bhc5v3
39. What are the chances of peace?
Ron B. ,   Lod   (06.30.10)
There will not be peace with the Arabs living west of the Jordan because the Arab leaders in the Middle-East are afraid of peace. We should understand why the leaders in the Arab world do not want peace with Israel. Peace and closer relations with Israel means democracy in the Arab countries, improvement of individual freedom for all, freedom of choice as to religion and education in other words the end of the dictatorship, the end of tyranny in the Arab countries first, and then, in the Muslim countries. Can the Saudi King Abdullah accept this ? can Basher al-Assad accept this ? can Mubarak accept this ? can all the petty tyrants of the Arabic Peninsula accept this, or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ? …so let’s be realistic: can peace, indeed, be more than just a dream ? Peace with Israel means, also, the abandondment of Jihad, the abandondment of the conquest of the world by Islam. In order to understand what that means consult : http://xrl.us/bi7kq
40. saudi king and obama.
m. gibson ,   n.wales uk   (06.30.10)
what a picture,obama looked very much at home with saudi king.of course saudi thinking about there own skin,again! what business is it of theres concerning israel,after all they are a soverign state.barack obama is becoming a real bore repeating himself about two state solution,and thinks he has the authority to devide jerusalem.the president is arrogrant, and hes loosing what popularity he had rapidly.the way he treated the israeli premier who is worth ten of him, so awfull,he brings the mockers on the usa.with his attitude towards the state of israel.the jews have friends all over the globe who pray to the god of israel,and watch closely the way obama takes the side of the enermies of her,god will help her at break of day,nations are in uprour,kingdoms fall,he lifts his voice,the earth melts.zion god has chosen,this is my resting place for ever and ever,for the lord has desired it. how long is it before the elections again in america?
41. it's up to industry
cthrusoldier ,   miami beach, USA   (06.30.10)
to create the means of prosperity for all people. Not kings and not presidents. Rule by decree is not something that an admirer of democracy and capitalism encourages. For years we thought that Iran would go back to being like Turkey, except even better. This paradigm did not shift with the end of the cold war, dessert storm, Iraq, or Afghanistan. It did shift with the dissident movement in the streets of Tehran; where the closest thing to a radio free Persia continues to be Kol Yisrael in Farsi. What Saudi Arabia wants now is the clout of Israeli re-engineered US hardware just like GB. They are neither going to attack Iran nor help the Palestinians.
42. THE 2 STATE 'SOLUTION' ARAB STYLE - HAMAS/FATAH
stude ham   (06.30.10)
there is no way we can any longer accept the arab desires to take israel's lands from israel. we left the ghettos many years ago and will no longer be ghettoized.
43. Obama wants a strong Israeli state
James Watson ,   USA   (06.30.10)
not a strong Jewish state. Boys and girls, we are in trouble in the US. The president has sold out our best freind.
44. Jehudah, 23, I couldn't have said it better,
Sarah ,   Seattle, WA USA   (06.30.10)
although I would be much harsher regarding Barakah Hussein Obama and his hostile, yes, hostile way toward Israel and its leaders and in turn toward the Jewish people in Israel and elsewhere.
45. NOW thats what I'm talkin' about !
AMERICAN FIRSTER   (06.30.10)
WAY TO GO OBAMA !! we ARE friends with the ARABS. LOVE OBAMA<>!! he is a great soul..
46. has he kissed hand before or after selling Israel for Iran's
observer   (06.30.10)
nuke?
47. #9 you have no clue to think of offshoots first
observer   (06.30.10)
48. How about...
Jew   (06.30.10)
they talk about Saudi human rights and the export of fanatical/wahabbism? That would be more appropriate than discussing the plight of an arab group in gaza.
49. It little piece of you land would work
Mark ,   Jerusalem   (06.30.10)
Since the Saudi Arabia King Abdullah is so worried about the Palestinian people may be he would like to give a little piece of his land, Saudi Arabia to them since it is at least thirty times the size of Israel and is right next to there actual home Jordan. This way Israel would be able to live secure since it seams that the King is very worried about Israel and its security.
50. They discussed Palestine ? Big Deal .
Mike - USA   (06.30.10)
The coming war with Iran was the obvious focus . Don't we have an American fleet along with a boat from Isreal headed to Iran ? Read between the lines .
51. So what, it's between "kissin' cousins"
joe   (06.30.10)
While these 2 potentates are in the process of deciding if Israel's 1/16th of 1% earth's land mass should be split in half or more, (the other half to world recognised terrorists) may I respectfully suggest that they might as well decide that the following should be pursued firmly ; return Texas to Mexico, the Falkland to argentina, the Kuril Islands to Japan, Tibet to it's rightful owners, and many others. It should suffice for Abdullah's official White house meeting. We wouldn't want to overburden their heavy schedule.
52. Friends of women? NO. Friends of minorities? NO. friends of
Justin ,   Saint Louis US   (06.30.10)
churches and synagogues being built in saudi arabia................NO. Kiss my tuchus you two liars. Obama should be ashamed of himself...
53.  Saudi's ' Beaujolais ' vintage, Oil. !
joe   (06.30.10)
If this isn't a portrait of congeniality; the idyllic picture of two 'pals', ----Royalty. Same frame of mind, religion, creed, faith and vision of the final solution of Middle East --- let's split this "little shitty country "(curtesy of French Diplomacy) in half. After that, ALL our problems will disappear. Only the garb is different, and only one has a 'barbiche'..... Give it time !
54. #17 Wrong yet again, Graczek
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (06.30.10)
The situation started to get out of hand when the Brits reneged, and foot -dragged on their Mandate for Palestine to create a homeland for the Jewish People when oil was discovered in Arab lands. The Ordure to which you belong impacts your ability to see straight.
55. #45 of course America First but you sound
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (06.30.10)
You sound like ARAB FIRST.
56. This is a very symbolic event.
Ernest ,   USA   (06.30.10)
King Abdullah, the keeper of the two holy mosques, visiting the United States of America, recognizing and expressing the goodwill we have for each other as humanity is a very welcomed event. The stigma of 9/11 shouldn't loom on Saudia Arabia or Islam, but on evil that lurks in the world. And when the rightous find themselves talking about combating evil, we'll find ourselves on the same side.
57. # 54
Birdi ,   Israel   (07.01.10)
Trying to teach a pallie history is like trying to get water out of a rock. Wont work Mark. (Graczek is a pallie, so he says)
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