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Ashrawi: Israeli elections to yield more radical gov't
Yonatan Gonen
Published: 22.01.13, 09:58
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31. Defense, economic matters, education, housing, governmental
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (01.22.13)
system, etc. are the main issues that are in the minds of the Israeli voter when she/he goes to the poll today to cast his/her vote to the political party of her/his choice. The "sexy", Arab Israeli conflict, or as some, wrongly, prefer to call it "Israeli Palestinian" conflict, has gradually ceased to be an issue, because all that Israel has done since the beginning of the "peace process" in the Madrid peace conference, 1991, to advance peace, all the peace offers, opportunities and gestures that Israel has initiated during this period have been responded by verbal rejections and the intensification of suicide mass murders, drive-by shootings, knifing of Jews and the firing at Jewish civilian population centers of many thousands of mortars, rockets and even missiles, all designed to inflict as much death as possible upon us, Jews. Thus, the average Israeli Jewish citizens has concluded: Why bother dealing with people whose only interest is to dislodge Israel, to bring about its very demise, it being the national home of the Jewish people, by right...??!!
32. I never respected her
Golani ,   Vineland, USA/Israel   (01.22.13)
I never respected her, but for once, I hope that she is right and that Israel votes in a strong solid government...
33. #29
Harold ,   USA   (01.22.13)
Everything ends one day. Look what happened to the Persian Empire, the Roman Empire, the Arab Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire and now we have the Israel backed by the United States.
34. To No. 29
Betram ,   London, UK   (01.22.13)
The problem with 'eternity' is that since you are mortal you will never know if you are right. On the other hand, if Israel falls during your lifetime you will know that you were wrong.
35. Ashrawi and History
Alfredo ,   Raanana   (01.22.13)
She and her cohorts are scared that their manipulations and big lies are being exposed. They have been making their living exploiting the ignorance of the illiterate Arabs and blaming the Jews and Israel instead. The party is over!
36. Whose Demise??
karmel usa   (01.22.13)
Bravo, #11. Jews have not only survived those who sought her subjugation and destruction, but have flourished. To the dustbin of history have gone the Romans, Greeks, Persians, Ottomans, Nazis and, eventually, Hamas and Hezbollah (and all of their clones).
37. I love how they act like they
the mad zionist ,   san francisco   (01.22.13)
want peace so badly yet when they talk about it, they never say "aw shucks, by golly our elders should have accepted the league of nations offer to partition the land". instead they and their brothers decided they will reject and attempt to destroy the state of Israel, to only succeed in what they do best, fail. then Arafat was offered 95% of Jerusalem, all of judea and samaria, and by golly, Arafat launched a 2nd intifada instead. then in 2007 olmert made a last ditch effort in achieving peace and made an offer to exactly what abbas was asking for, to only be on the receiving end of the sound of crickets and missiles. and yet the world still likes to say that Israel isn't serious about making peace, and ms. hanan is like every other Palestinian representative and never waste a moment to blame Israel. the Palestinians should thank allah every day that their dealing with the Jewish state because any other country wouldn't ever make concessions after being the victor. I mean this whole Palestinian Israeli conflict is bizarro world. in their world, the nazis would have been the ones making the demands to America after losing world war 2. what a joke
38. Ashrawi - It's Called Democracy!
Bill Foonman ,   Jacksonville, USA   (01.22.13)
Something the Arabs know nothing about.
39. Abbas already destroyed the possibility for peace at the UN
mira ,   nyc   (01.22.13)
The possibility for peace has already been destroyed by Abbas at the UN on 11/29. The Israeli voters are only reacting to what has already occurred.
40. #1 NOBODY cares what you think
BEN JABO (MACHAL) ,   ISRAEL   (01.22.13)
Who is going to enforce the BDS ? You and the other nerds of you ilk?
41. The one thing I can say
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.22.13)
Is that the most extreme Israeli government would be far more moderate than any Arab government on the planet
42. 1
(01.22.13)
have yo ever heard about the israeli samson option? let me le you in on a little secret no israel, no arab countries.....none of them. now go study!
43. #33 & #34
maurice ,   montreal   (01.22.13)
Just consider all factors before you predict something as absurd as Israel's demise: Israel has nuclear weapons. If it goes down the whole world will go down with it. That is why your comments are simply absurd.
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