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Bill Clinton: Netanyahu to blame for failure of peace process
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 23.09.11, 10:27
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31. I just wonder...does anyone in his right
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (09.23.11)
mind give a dime to Billy, for his silly rantings...? OH MAN.........
32. Hey Clint
Monica ,   Israel   (09.23.11)
Russian Jew do not know Israel History? This is that you say? Why you know better? So what you actually say, we shouldn't accept them because you peace agenda??? U must be joking. Who asked you anyway? Why people of Israel should ask your permission to support peace or not? And if we choose otherwise? This is called democracy you know? Those who you call israeli arabs are not in support of peace. They just want Israel to vanish. You was blind always and your vision got worse with years. The pathetic one you.
33. Maybe the best video on Israel @
(09.23.11)
http://emunadate.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.html
34. He was perceived intelligent when he kept quiet.
Ram ,   London   (09.23.11)
35. You mean Wye River Sponsor, Bill Clinton?
eli ,   nahariya israel   (09.23.11)
Israelis have always been so naive thinking that Bil Clinton was their friend. If Bill Clinton has demonstrated anything it is that he is only out for himself.
36. Another failure Bill, blame the Jews as usual.
Doron   (09.23.11)
Clinton, the Nytimes, the modern day jerks of the M.E., know how, diplomacy, and above all devoid of knowledge. As long as there is no guaranty to the security, and recognition of the Jewish state, there is no point in discussing anything with the damned arabs; with this abominable Abbas in particular. He is a fraud, prone to lie 90% of the time, hates Jews, wants to eradicate them. His school curriculum explains everything that the idiots named above refuse to read or understand. Arafat was a gangster, a killer, a hood,; a typical islamic depraved being. And for this he received the Nobel prize.
37. We sure don't miss Uncle Billy.
Wise Saba ,   Ma'agalim   (09.23.11)
38. Peace??????????
deziderio ,   Europe   (09.23.11)
The problem is not Sharon or Rabin Barack or Bibi.Mahmoud Abas want peace without Israel to be a Jewis state!Abas want something wery simple.Israel must accept millions of Arabs as Europeans,and then he actually disapears.It will be, when Arabs will see the middle of their back,without mirror!
39. Netanyahu is right to bow down to the mighty unseen factor in this mid' east quagmire.
Kam't ,   A-free-soul   (09.23.11)
No one can deny the existence of the very force that expelled the Canaanites,philistines and Israelites to and from the land.If any Israelite leader attempts to sign a covenant with the enemy nations has only to look at Clintons examples of Rabin and Sharon in that context.The Arabs face a mighty challenge which they can not win even with all the nations backing.Jerusalem was,is and shall be the undivided capital of Eretz Israel.
40. Bill Clinton
Emma ,   London   (09.23.11)
Maybe like Jimmy Carter he has been bought with Arab money?
41. Different prespective from Clinton
Ayeush ,   Gibraltar   (09.23.11)
I am not going to cover the exact credibility of Clinton's assumptions about the BLAME GAME. Suffice to say however that implied in his Blog that Israel is made up of Ashekanazim as he said; so he actually bought into the Arabo-Muslim contention that Israel is Europe, and this change the whole game. How is it possible to fail as low as we came to deny the majority of the Israel population :the Sepaharado-Mizrahi Jews??!!!!!!!!! What Hasbarra does Israel has so that even a 'learned' and experience leader such as Bill Clinton (who has visited the country many times) overlook the NARRATIVE of the Israeli Peoples at a verry important junction?!!! That is my beef and my take.
42. #9 - Rivkah - you are correct in saying that
seadog1946 ,   Arthur Kill, NJ   (09.23.11)
"Bibi is ten times the man you will never be"... Bibi is on his way to completely wear out a third wife.
43. I have two words for Bill
ZIP IT!!!   (09.23.11)
44. CLINTON WRONG, AGAIN
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (09.23.11)
My memory is a little different than former President Clinton. As soon as Netanyahu was elected he gave the Bar Ilan speech where he called for "direct talks" with Abbas and Fatah. Netanyahu followed that up with a 10 month freeze (concrete facts on the ground proof of his sincerity). Hilary Clinton called it "historic" and "unprecedented". It was a great gesture for peace. Abbas responded by asking for MORE preconditions, wasting 9 months of the freeze. Finally Abbas agreed to "indirect talks" with preconditions (the freeze be extended). Just before both parties were to sit down, Hamas did 4 vile things: 1) Hamas said they would not honor any agreement Fatah made with Israel. 2) Hamas stated the Palestinians were NOT bound by any agreement made by the "indirect talks" 3) Hamas committed 2 terrorist attacks (drive-by shootings) killing for innocent civilians, one was a pregnant mother of 6 children. 4) Hamas held a "victory parade" the next day. Calling the attacks "heroic acts of resistance". So how President Clinton can come to the conclusion it's Netanyahu fault, is bizarre to say the least. Now remember Clinton was famous for always raising the False "Moral Equivalency" argument. Comparing terrorist attacks vs settlement building makes little sense. One is violent and a war crime, the other is simply debatable but non-violent. About the only area we agree is on, his Rabin and Sharon remarks. Plus Arafat's stupid refusal of a great deal for his people.
45. Bill & Hillary
Carl ,   Marblehead, MA   (09.23.11)
Bill has always been good at finding the middle. This time he has defined the middle as what his wife, Hillary, has espoused as the Sec'y of State for Obama. That her soul was for sale is no surprise even for those of us who supported her last time in the Dem primary. But, she is her boss's man. Colin Powell would have resigned before selling his soul (whether or not it was corrupt on its own).
46. It is as clear as day
Paul ,   Jerusalem   (09.23.11)
The only thing correct about Clinton's analysis is the fact that 'it is a different Israel' then back in his days. Jews learned the hard lesson that Arabs when left to be Arabs are not capable of transcending generations of violence and Jew Hatred. ISRAEL gave back for free the Gaza, and Israel got Hamas and thousands of rockets. Anyone that doesn't get the lesson is seriously mentally handicapped. Stay strong Bibi.
47. clinton is a liar
mary snow ,   usa   (09.23.11)
Eugene W. Rostow assistant secretary of state for the United States in 1967 who wrote UN resolution 242 wrote in several articles in 1991 that resolution 242 never meant for Israel to go back to the 67 borders. He also wrote that settlements were legal in the West Bank based on the fact that the British mandate in 1922 could not be rescinded. There is nothing in his writings in any agreements that say Israel had to go back to 67, and nothing was ever mentioned about land swaps
48. Clinton Foundation
joe tango ,   USA   (09.23.11)
This is just a question? Are the Saudis big contributers to his Clinton Foundation?
49. ehud Barak question
bill george ,   canada   (09.23.11)
I cant remember all the history here was it Clinton who sent his democratic election team to Israel to overthrow Israels democratically elected goverment to put Ehud Barak in power in 1999? And Is that true?
50. Netanyahu to blame for failure of peace process
Al ,   U.S., Georgia,   (09.23.11)
“For reasons that even after all these years I still don't know for sure, Arafat turned down the deal I put together that Barak accepted” Well, you have never had IT with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky, either! C’mon, How much more stupid can you get?! Arafat turned the deal down for the same reason they turned all deals down, ya howdy doody vontz!
51. From clinton's speech in Knesset 1`994
Sammy ,   Jerusalem   (09.23.11)
The Prime Minister mentioned a story in his remarks, that he never asked me about. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if it weren't true? The truth is that the only time my wife and I ever came to Israel before today was 13 years ago with my pastor on a religious mission. I was then out of office. I was the youngest former governor in the history of the United States. No one thought I would ever be here - perhaps my mother, no one else. We visited the holy sites. I relived the history of the Bible, of your Scriptures and mine. And I formed a bond with my pastor. Later, when he became desperately ill, he said he thought I might one day become President, and he said, more bluntly than the Prime Minister did: 'If you abandon Israel, God will never forgive you.' He said it was God's will that Israel, the biblical home of the people of Israel, continue for ever and ever
52. AAH DID NOT HAVE
BILLY LIAR ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (09.23.11)
Aah did not have sex with that woman .Aah did not inhale .Aah am a fool .Aah am untrustworthy .Aah am a liar.
53. A MESSAGE FOR BILL CLINTON
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (09.23.11)
Go forth and multiply.
54. The tragedy of the "Clintnton-flingstone"...
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome-Italy   (09.23.11)
Is Monica Lewisky and after we even had to put up with Hilary Clinton... The Clintons screw up everything,and shame that Clinton stroke did not end up for the right lent of time for him to repent from:having sex with a l young woman,betray the USA and betray his wife.... And still he has the courage to go around talking like he could be an example for somebody... Maybe a bit more sex will help him out..come on Hilary...keep him busy and we do not have to put up with this idiot of your disgrace husband... I really do not know who is the worse between the two "Flingstons"....
55. It's time to dump the Democrats.
Chaim ,   Israel   (09.23.11)
As loathsome as Obama is; he is far from the only problem with the Democratic Party; as Bill Clinton so clearly illustrates. Obama's "blame Israel" policy has deep roots in the Democratic Party; which is rotten to the core. Should the Democrats decide to replace Obama with Hillary Clinton, it would make little or no improvement in the Party. It's time to dump the Democrats.
56. Not sure about Bibi.Sure about Abbas
Sam ,   Canada   (09.23.11)
Netanyahu publicly accepted a 2 state solution and set out clear points for realizing it. He's not thrilled like many Jews about ceding biblical territory. Abbas rejects a Jewish state and offers no alternative. Palestinians know they can't say 2 Palestinian states but they milk the incredibly naive Western leaders by saying 2 state solution. Bill and Hilary and Obama never had a chance with the Palestinians.
57. I know readers of this newspaper do not like to hear this,
jonathan ,   london/ israel   (09.23.11)
but the headline to this article is absolutely correct, and it was what Nethanyahu intended. He wanted however to make it appear that the Palestinians were to blame and that does not seem to be going his way at the moment. Lieberman is another story and this article alludes to his outlook as well. Perhaps, and I hate to say it, he would've been the better man for the job. At least he does the unpopular thing but doesn't dress it up or manipulate it to look like something else. Bibi's game is totally outdated and lacks inspiration or intelligence. He is dead wood.
58. Clinton blames his wife for his infidelities
Mike G. ,   Nice, France   (09.23.11)
Well, if I was married to Hilary, I wouldn't be faithful either.... Anyway, Clinton is a proven liar. As regards Israel and the Arabs, he is on record for blaming Arafat for not signing the best Peace Deal ever. Nowadays, Clinton makes his money from giving speeches and writing books - in short, from making himself look important. I'm willing to bet that his present critique of Netanyahu was intended to please the Saudis and compensate for Obama's (and Hilary's) pro-Israel stance at the UN.
59. An amazing lack of integrity
Mladen Andrijasevic ,   Be'er Sheva ,Israel   (09.23.11)
After Oslo I, Oslo II, Taba, Wye, Tenet, Mitchell, Zinni, Sharm El-Sheikh, Roadmap, Annapolis one would be tempted to search for the causes of failure in the ideology that does not have the word compromise in its vocabulary. Instead, President Clinton comes up with this absurd statement that it is Nethanyahu’s fault. What utter nonsense. What a shame! When I think that I voted for Clinton twice! How is possible that former US president can show such lack of integrity? What is it that all of a sudden he can come up with such a preposterous statement when he himself told Arafat three days before he left office: “I'm a colossal failure, and you made me one.”
60. Shoring up support for his default
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (09.23.11)
political party. Knocking down Bibi, allows the "center", i.e. kadima to gain from Likud's hoped for losses. Kadima is allied lock, stock and barrel with the U.S. democrat, i.e. leftist party. That means that american Jews will abandon any hope for an Independent Israel and rely on a rapidly weakening U.S. for it's national continuance. That means a Livni will go along with any truncation of Israel and the attendent "optic" of Peace having been made by Obama, and thereby wining reelection. The professed LOVE of and for Rabin, by Clinton, his Chaver, is total BEE ESS. He would love anyone who could give even a fleeting moment of support. Clinton has not changed. He is Obama, but with charm and more full of crap that a Thanksgiving Day turkey.
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