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Britain 'isn't recalling ambassador' over settlements
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Published: 03.12.12, 13:26
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91. Is This How My Grandpartents Felt?
emanon ,   USA   (12.03.12)
Is this how my grandparent felt in the late 1930s and early 1940s when the world turned its back on the Jews of Europe and ignored the obvious signs? Where the Jews are has changed, but the actions of the world are very similar.
92. the same british
any ,   uk   (12.03.12)
The same british who helped you to steal other people's land.
93. # 19
Mike Carmel ,   Rishon le Zion   (12.03.12)
No Menachem, YOU don't get it. This is exactly about the Netanyahu government and nothing else. Stop waving the victimization flag and bleating "antisemitism". It's really becoming quite pathetic.
94. #24: Yes, I agree but where is Bibi Netanyahu?
Dee Bee ,   Israel   (12.03.12)
The EU and the USA are bashing Israel and we don't hear from our PM? Mr. Netanyahu, its all very well sitting in your Cabinet Meeting and preaching to the choir. It is time that you, as our Prime Minister or all Israelis, stood up and gave these bigoted, Oil sucking and Antisemitic Europeans what they deserve in clear ENGLISH!
95. So we are digging our own graves? Really?
David ,   Israel   (12.03.12)
Actually, the Arabs, assisted by the UK in 1948 dug our graves. The problem is that we, the Jewish People, filled those graves with Arabs! What is so ridiculous and makes Cameron and Hague into total idiots, is that if the Palestinians would just stop terror, stop bashing Israeli and recognize Israel as the home of the Jewish people, then there just could be peace and the Palestinians just might rise out of the dung heap they live in! Sorry, I was dreaming! No one want wants peace less than the Palestinians! The Bible refers to the Children of Israel. The Arabs come from Arabia. Now we know who belongs where!
96. That's what you get for voting yes, for the pallys in the UN
Alex   (12.03.12)
The only countries with any right to protest against this is the US, Canada and Czech.
97. Why should we support a Pal. state who doesn't recognize us?
Israeli guy   (12.03.12)
This is a breach of Oslo accords. Throughout the 10 month building freeze, no Palestinian came to talks. They do not recognize Israel's right to exist. Isn't this a requirement for a new state to recognize its neighbors? "Occupation" - of whom? At best this was Jordanian territory, which Jordan itself captured. We are willing to give Pals. a state, but first they should agree Jews have a right to a state too - so far they haven't done that. "Support a state who will throw rockets on your kids" that's the EU slogan. Kosovo, Algeria, Rwanda, better the EU looks in the mirror first.
98. #17
(12.03.12)
Quote: Deport every single European and NGO in Israel. Leave Israel for the native Middle Easteners!
99. Incredibly,
Elisheva ,   Jerusalem   (12.03.12)
France and the UK what they allow themselves. In the Arab world every day are killed hundreds of people and entered the human rights underfoot, why is there not the ambassador withdrawn? Isreal builds apartments and the world is upside down and condemned. Hypocrites!
100. #13
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (12.03.12)
That's why you are the only person that still remembers Ron Paul,he's an after thought in the USA.Dummies like you don't understand that the money you give to israel goes back to americans in form of JOBS,not like your money to arabs that goes DIRECTLY into their POCKETS.
101. lynx
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (12.03.12)
I totally agree with you "FREE PALESTINE, OF ARABS"
102. all respondants
Aaron ,   toronto,canada   (12.03.12)
To all of you who criticize both england and france,please be nice to them as they are going through what we went through in the past 65 years with the MURDERING arabs.Their days are coming with their ever expanding muslim growth rate.They will be BEGGING Israel to teach them how to combat terrorism properly.So have pity on them.HAHAHA
103. To: No. 62
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (12.03.12)
So why aren't you and your Arab lover out there protesting against the Chinese and the Russians? Hmm?
104. Europe stepped in it.
David ,   Rishon Lezion Israel   (12.03.12)
And now they are wondering why it sticks to their foot. Britain and France acting with such disbelief that their actions to support on illegitimate Palestinian state are responded to decisively by Israel. The UN is in breach of Article 80 of their own Charter which states hat once national borders are set, the UN has no power to reverse the decision without being in breach of international law. Trying to create a state within Israel, without the consent of both parties is in Breach of the UN Charter, Article 80 and is illegal under international law. Britain, France and the rest of the EU bunch can jump up and down and call as many of Israel's ambassadors "onto the carpet" as they wish. In the end, Israel is building on land grated to it under international law. Take that to the ICC "Palestinians".
105. Sarah what do you know about what I am protesting about?
Gregg ,   Haifa IL   (12.03.12)
You'll be quiete surprise
106. this is pretty sorry for the world's integrity
the mad zionist ,   sf-ny-is   (12.03.12)
UK didn't even mull expelling their ambassador in Syria. The Syrians had to kick out the UK ambassador. Another sad aspect is that the world seems unshockingly quiet after Israel disengaged from Gaza and it became a terror base for firing rockets at Israeli civilians. Just look at how the world is reacting to Muslim extremism. They are so damn scared of being targeted they kiss their ash. A celebrity cannot even say a good thing about Israel before being threatened to death, and called names.....Netanyahu, look at the world's reaction even when Israel allows restraint. It's a lose lose. I have always been against settlements, but not anymore. Keep building,. I've finally come to the conclusion that a Palestinians state alongside Israel is a death warrant to the state. The Palestinians want to keep up their fighting? Then don't cry like a little school girl when Israel takes your panties and pulls it up your ass crack. Palestinians are little beaches. Israel has her state. Where's yours? I'm sick and tired of these beggar, cry babies
107. # 9 Sidney
Bad Assed Jew ,   United States   (12.03.12)
Well said, sir. I enjoyed reading the facts you've kindly posted. Your historically accurate post reminds me of a joke- ( if I may ) A prisoner tells a new inmate, " we have lights high on concrete walls with razor barbed wire on top, armed guards 24/7, dogs, heat sensors, a moat, 3' walls but, we got in." Despite the best attempts of these heirs of the most notorious European anti semites who are collectively responsible for mutually aiding the Nazis holocaust, they haven't learned a thing. They are drowning in their own bankruptcy, ally themselves to despots, and see their fortune and influence diminish with each year. I'm old enough to remember the phrase, "The sun never set on the British Isles." Seems like an old joke now, doesn't it? And, ironically within this same time frame, who has become the most technically advanced military force on earth in a span of 64 years? Israel. Whose fought at least five arab led wars on Israel only to be victorious time after time? Israel. Makes me feel both humble and proud as a Jew to live this long to see one of the oldest prayers a Jew has murmured come true, "Next year Jerusalem". Thank you for the truth. Shalom.
108. the only reason
SA ,   USA   (12.03.12)
The only reason people criticize this as a 'near fatal blow to the peace process' is because the Palestinians have maintained this unreasonable demand for East Jerusalem as their capital. This is despite the fact that they keep on launching terror attacks, have a warring government, and keep on losing battles against Israel. If they dropped this demand (which they never can) they would be more easily able to negotiate (assuming they wanted to). They keep on holding on to this demand, rejecting peace proposals, and in the end they will get nothing.
109. Serve them with proof Judea/Samaria legally ours!
Chaim ,   Israel   (12.03.12)
Many world leading international law experts have incontrovertibly proven Judea and Samaria legally belong to Israel. So why does Israel's government hide the proof? Serve it on the U.N., E.U., all world governments, media, NGOs, religious organizations. It's way past time to stop playing games with genocidal "Palestinian" poseurs. They have no business being on our land.
110. #65. Israelis too smart to elect leftist destroyers.
Chaim ,   Israel   (12.03.12)
#65. Israeli leftists have been dangerous wrong about every single major issue since Israel was established. From Oslo to Disengagement to freeing terrorists to "peace talks" with Arafat to..,. everything. Israelis are far too smart to elect leftists destroyers. Israel needs leaders of courage. Not leftist bootlicks, who give away our sole tiny homeland for a few words of false praise.
111. Tell us Europe. What peace are Palestinians offering?
Sam ,   Canada   (12.03.12)
Israel accepts that peace leads to Palestinian and Jewish states. Palestinians reject living next to a Jewish Israel. That tells Europe where they should be addressing their complaints. Get over your cowardice of Muslims, Europe and start confronting the Palestinians about peace if that's what you are looking for
112. #77 Aren't you pro-Palestinians ashamed of yourselves
Sam ,   Canada   (12.03.12)
There are over 300 million Arabs and a billion and a half Muslims versus 6 million Jews in Israel. The best you can do is fire missiles at Israeli civilians, blow yourselves up,stab Jews in the back or disrupt the Israeli Habima theatre. You are a bunch of wimps. So, you want to come here and tell us what Europe is going to do to Israel. Not much. Wimps like you can just threaten.
113. East Londonistan
eddie ,   London UK   (12.03.12)
Parts of London already have majority of Islamic immigrants. They will at some point seek independence. Thus, Britain might be prevented from building settlements in parts of london, where the British are no longer a majority.
114. Dhimmi states
Raphael ,   Netanya   (12.03.12)
In the meantime they are building thousands of social housing units and mosques in their islamic neighbourhoods at the french and british taxpayers' expense.
115. France and Great Britian's economies
Michael   (12.03.12)
are collapsing and yet they would cut off trade agreements tht would further erode their economies over houses?! Isn't England the ones who expelledtheir own Jews in the 1400s? Didn't France burn all the Jewih holy books in 1272? And now they are freaking out that the Jews are building in their historic homeland.
116. BDS Against EU
emanon ,   USA   (12.03.12)
It will be easier for Israel to boycott EU goods than for the EU to boycott Israeli goods. As others have pointed out, EU (and the rest of the world) will have to give up all their technology and medical advances, whereas what has the EU contributed: Rolex, Rolls Royce and champagne. Oh wait . . . aren't those the mainstay of the arab oil royalty? Maybe there's a connection there . . .
117. building
Dik ,   Spijkenisse Holland   (12.03.12)
Israel be not afraid for hypocryte foreign leaders trying to command you where and how to build for your inhabitants. They are scared of their large mount of Islamic Arabs living in their countries, taking sides for the Palestinians. Shalom from Holland
118. 51
LION OF JUDAH ,   JEWS FIGHT LIKE LION   (12.03.12)
We will dig graves for our enemies. Go to Falklands thousands of miles away from Britain to make war for a country does not belong to you. You are nothing but trouble. Your divide and rule gone for ever.You will not be able to fight LION
119. No surprise here
Lol ,   Paris, france   (12.03.12)
Given the growing qatari investments in these 2 countries.
120. #32
Lio ,   London UK   (12.03.12)
He may be sleezy, but you can hardly say he's an antisemite - he and most of our cabinet are members of a group named "Friends of Israel", which they all joined after they were elected. Surely one can't be both at the same time?
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