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General Assembly recognizes Palestine as observer state
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 30.11.12, 00:19
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31. If abu mazen wants war with Israel
BH ,   Iowa   (11.30.12)
Give it to him.
32. How will we respond the gauntlet
Bill Klien ,   USA   (11.30.12)
So now the Palis and the Europeans have thrown the gauntlet how will respond do nothing or a slap on the list such as withholding tax funds or show determination and annex a part of Judea and Samaria. Will Bibi be weak and a puppet or a leader of the Jewish people.
33. #23 And I think you might need to apply for a mental asylum.
Alex   (11.30.12)
34. Freedom
Aa ,   State 194,Palestine   (11.30.12)
We want our freedom... Very true, very simple, stop following ur stupid liars who killed Etshaq Rabin .
35. #15
Pontus ,   Sthlm Sweden   (11.30.12)
What? He said what everyone else in the world (and many Israelis) already think. Palestine withing 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as it's Capital. It's not that hard. The settlers are killing Israel and in order to get a stable peaceful future they will have to be moved out.
36. #17
Pontus   (11.30.12)
My wife is Israeli and I am very much for an Israeli state and I understand the need for it to have a Jewish majority. That's why I'm for this. Israel to Israel, Palestine to Palestine. Let's stop this stupid apartheid rule that is ruining the country both morally and financially and let's embark on a new peaceful future with stabel borders (they're from 1967).
37. Judea and Samaria
Ole ,   Haifa   (11.30.12)
Hey Christian, from a German to a German: Don't you think we should be already came over the idea to annex territories in the East? You are a shame for me as a German and further for me as a Jew. Grüße nach Bayern
38. War aganist Jews
Ari ,   Argentina   (11.30.12)
This is why merciless terrorist Abbas is more dangerous than Hamas, he wears western suit, speaks about peace.
39. #16
Walter ,   Germany   (11.30.12)
How do you want to put Palestine to the ICC when you don't recognize the ICC? To put it in a nutshell: Palestine can fire rockets the whole day but Israel cannot bring someone to the ICC. On the other side the Palestinians can put Israeli to the ICC.
40. A big, big thank you
Walter ,   Germany   (11.30.12)
A big, big thank you to President Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Lieberman. Without your hard work this success would not have been achieved. I shall propose you for the honorary citizenship of Palestine.
41. #35 No...
Alex   (11.30.12)
Few Israelis think what you said. Majority of Israelis want peace however, but not at delusional conditions. It's simple, and settlers have never been a problem: Israel maintains control of E. Jerusalem and the settlements, in exchange the Pallys get Israeli land (preferably populated by Israeli-Arabs). Since they have demanded the Palestinian state to be "Judenfrei", we'll demand an oath of loyality from our citizens, with disloyal Arabs, leftists and Neturei Karta deported to this new Palestinian state or elsewhere. Damn, I'm glad I left the shithole known as Sweden, where contrary to your own popular belief you know nothing about the issues outside of "Svearikes" gränser (not even that considering the situation in Malmö, my former home town...) Ta-ta.
42. The right thing to tell the 139 yes countries
Dr D ,   Jerusalem   (11.30.12)
Just tell them this: YOU VOTED FOR THEM YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. Israel should let the 139 countries who voted in favor of the PA to substitute Israel in the task of supplying gas, electricity,water , medical assistance and currency. Open the sea and the air. One thing should be clear. The 139 will have to guaranty no one drop of Israeli blood will spill again.
43. Regular Demonstrations
JUDAH THE LION ,   JEWS FIGHT LIKE LION   (11.30.12)
Large Crowd upto one million if possible Israeli & non Israeli Jews & Non Jews should make daily demonstration demanding the Israeli Government to annex Judea & Samaria. Demonstration not to be stopped until the Israeli Government do what we tell them.
44. Ethnic cleansing and apartheid
AL QUDS ALYAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA AL YAHUD   (11.30.12)
The Europeans are blind and deaf or just they dont want to know the truth because they are scared from Muslims, when this pig abb ass accusing Israel ethnic cleansing,racist, and apartheid. This fat pig abb ass said that in any future palestinians state, he will not allow ONE SINGLE JEW to live with them, while Israel allow the Arabs in Israel to live freely, using our hospitals, getting all the benefits, allowing them to practice their religion, even Israeli Arabs in the Kenesset which are traitors and advicers to our enemies. No other country in the world will allow MPS to be on the side of their enemies.
45. ICC
EU CITIZEN ,   EU   (11.30.12)
This Abu Mazen has organized the Munich olympics massacre. Israel should ask for ICC to bring Abu Mazen to justice
46. Poeple
Thomas ,   Poland   (11.30.12)
Let's stay calm. I thing it would be sensible to give Palestinian people a chance. Maybe government will be created in the nearest future. Let's things slide.
47. Netenyahu already holds that award
jse ,   England   (11.30.12)
he wins it every time
48. Big tempest, little teapot
Hmm. ,   Chicago   (11.30.12)
Eh? Palestinians were offered a country at partition in 1947. This seems a bit daffy.
49. United States of Arabia?
Karen Sherry Bracket ,   USA   (11.30.12)
It is the duty of the United States of Arabia to recognize or not Palestine as a state. Palestine is not a nation and does not belong in the UN. The United States of Arabia now needs to only have one ambassador and keep your dirty laundry business at home to yourselves instead of making the entire world air it out for you.
50. Abbas Denouncing Israel
ltrail ,   United States   (11.30.12)
This is just PA/Hamas propaganda.
51. #18
Jonathan ,   MN/US   (11.30.12)
"Israel can nip this in the bud by annexing Judea and Samaria and repatriating every single West Bank Arab to Jordan" Sarah, if that was true Israel would have done so back in 1969 or any other time since then Have you considered that maybe theres a Reason Israel hasnt annexed the west bank yet?
52. Congratulations to the State of Palestine!
Doug ,   Rochester, USA   (11.30.12)
94% of the UN approved. That is way more than the 72% that approved of Israeli statehood. The Zionists will continue to deny your existance, but the world has spoken with 94% supporting you. That is phenominal. Congratulations!
53. Dangers
Zivron   (11.30.12)
The danger is the jihadi and salafi will take the state over and the Jews need stop this by blocking a validate of Islamic fundamentalists.The Jews can only have peace with humanitarian forces who can believe in the One Almighty but have to follow pragmatic egalitarian humanitarian rules off behaviour with only benign chaos allowed but contained
54. united nations acceptance observer
isamel   (11.30.12)
If this recognition makes them feel a lot better, then that is good so israelis should not get too excited. If they start trouble at the ICc, israel has lots of good lawyers to take them on and countercharge them with war crimes. The territory of jordan, needs to be brought back into the discussion since there is a space issue.
55. State of Pal
Mark ,   Pasadena, USA   (11.30.12)
If Pals get their own state they get no more UNWRA. They are on their own for delivering the goods to their people. Food, water, medical care, garbage pickup, utilities. No rockets, or suicide vests. I am not holding my breath for the largest welfare state on earth to change their ways.
56. Israel's unity
Zsolt ,   Wanganui,NZ   (11.30.12)
It is irrelevant what we think about what Abbas said. The world believes him. What we can do is to unite all the Jews around the world more than ever, to show that here is a real Nation, that deserves a real Land in order to show the desperately helpless world sinking into crisis how true unity and mutual guarantee above all obstacles and against all odds can be the only solution to any problems.
57. #52 Love it how the Israel-haters can't do basic math.
Jake   (11.30.12)
94 % of the UN approved? Do the math. 138 countries voted in favor. Only 9 voted against. BUT, 41 abstained. An abstention is an abstention, not an approval. Thus, 50 countries did not appove the bid. That's less that 75% approval for "Palestine". A lot, but not quite the 94% you claim. Now, let's count the number of countries in the 138 who are not members of the "automatic majority" voting blocs that vote against Israel no matter what (Arab and Islamic blocs, the non-aligned movement, the 3rd world).
58. TO NR. 44.
SJOERD VAN DER VELDE ,   HOORN NH, HOLLAND   (11.30.12)
TO A CERTAIN LEVEL YOU ARE RIGHT. A COUNTRY IS A DEMOCRACY OR NOT. ISRAEL CAN BE CONSIDERED A DEMOCRACY/A PERMISSIVE SOCIETY FOR IT'S PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY THE OTHER MIDEAST COUNTRIES STILL ARE DICTATORSHIPS AT MY OPINION, LEAVING ISRAEL AS THE ONLY DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDEAST.
59. Israel should
Miri ,   Panama   (11.30.12)
Stop sending electricity, water, supplies. etc.
60. Want in 1 hand, crap in the other, which one gets full?
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (11.30.12)
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