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Knesset speaker boycotts Hollande's Israel visit
Yuval Karni
Published: 30.10.13, 11:32
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1. No wonder...
Beary White ,   Norway   (10.30.13)
I think he has not checked the admittance to the Knesset. He still believes his leg-missing frogs are unable to join him in the building...due to their wheelchairs. :-)
2. Yuli the dramaqueen!!!
(10.30.13)
President Hollande wants to speak to the Israelis directly! What's bad about it? Dramaqueen!!!
3. Our President should not....
Jaque Yvan ,   Paris, France   (10.30.13)
dignify Israel with his presence there...
4. Israel should do the same thing to Obama.........!!!!!!!!!!
Rachel ,   Israel   (10.30.13)
Kol ha kavod to Israel
5. I agree
daniela   (10.30.13)
that the Knesset represents the people of Israel. If Hollande wanted to talk to the people of Israel he should speak there and not at a University. O what Hollande is affraid of?
6. Socialists want to break the system
norbus ,   jerusalem   (10.30.13)
Totally unacceptable to do an Obama and address the students, probably with a preference to Arabs. Israeli Universities should decline his speech on the basis that it is divisive
7. Precedent
michael Pielet ,   israel   (10.30.13)
obama did not address the knesset. A terrible precedent was set by our "good" friend, obama. obama preferred to attack israel in other forums.
8. Israelis are guilty
David ,   On this planet   (10.30.13)
Look who do we have teaching our children.Israeli Universities are turning into an anti Israel in the name of a so called Democracy.The Kibutzim now they don't want to be known as Jews,The Supreme court supports only Arab claims, and some of our leaders want to give our country away. Ask yourself do we really know what we want. Do we want our own country, or share it with anyone who comes in. The world is watching and they don't understand . The blame falls on us only.
9. Peres, stay away from Holland (End).
Nora Tel Aviv   (10.30.13)
10. Why didn't you do the same with obama in March?
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (10.30.13)
It would have resonated across the world and in particular, the arab world more loudly than an H bomb. obama set the stage first by ignoring the Knesset and Holland followed like a cheap trick after a cheap ho. Please gentlemen, get you act together, United We Stand, divided we fall. NO BUILDING PERMIT LIMITS BUILD ALL OF ISRAEL NOW !!!!
11. yeah yeah.. we are the center of the universe
Ehud ,   Tampa   (10.30.13)
Once again the little self-important puppy barks and pretends he´s a big dog. We know how this will end don´t we ?.. with a secret (or public) apology to France´s president just before relations get sour. At least we feel good about ourselves for pinching another great power´s butt and laughing like little kids again.
12. I have a better idea
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.30.13)
Let's cancel Hollande's visit to the State of Israel. Israel is not a French fiefdom. Someone needs to inform Hollande. Let him go visit St. Pierre and Miquelon.
13. To: No. 3
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.30.13)
You're right. Hollande can go dignify his usual cast of whores and whoremongers. No need for him to sully Israel with his (UNWANTED) presence. Let him go to Algieria. That should make a large number of the great unwashed (sad, but true) French very happy. He is not welcome in Israel.
14. # 8 David It's the same or worse here in the USA
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (10.30.13)
SInce obama, the word G-d has become offensive. Our laws perverted, too many scandals, abuses of power acts against Americans and allies to count and, the worst of it, obama avoids responsibility by claiming " not to know,." Maybe it's up to US to demand the truth and demand answers? Meanwhile, KEEP BUILDING !!!
15. Why didn't Edelstein boycott Obama?
Avi Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (10.30.13)
After all, he also decided not to appear before the Knesset when he visited Israel. If the NSA transcripts of all these European leaders phone calls ever becomes public, it ain't going to be pretty.
16. Obama is behind this
Bill stein ,   USA   (10.30.13)
My Opinion I would not be surprised if the current US administration was not somehow involved in the increase of Anti Semitism and deligitamazation as far as a pressure tactic on Israel to make concessions. One has to wonder who is pushing the Europeans to do settlement labeling? Who is paying for all these BDS groups. Who are all the Anti Semetic talk backers around the Social Media one has to wonder if there is some organization behind it. I believe Obama wants to destroy Israel as the Jewish Homeland for the Jewish People he has not even recognized west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel which supposedly is not considered occupied territory. If Bibi allows this to happen he will be considered a traitor to the Jewish People for eternity
17. French President
Philip ,   Afula, Israel   (10.30.13)
Of course he wants to speak at a university, at least his audience will have above average intelligence, this is not guaranteed if he speaks to the Knesset. Edelstein is one blatantly obvious example that illustrates my point.
18. Respect is a 2-way street
Scott ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (10.30.13)
It's disgusting the way European leaders suck-up to repressive Arab regimes while disrespecting the only democracy in the Mideast. Edelstein is doing the right thing by ignoring this pompous French technocrat.
19. PM Fools
Prosecco   (10.30.13)
Edelstein added the ranks of Elkin and Lieberman in destroying relations with foreign countries. What simple Israelis gain for it? More contracts, investments, more trade agreements with France? The guys above represent the kind of politicians that want to be tough on expense of tax payers. You even cannot call them useless, they make real economical and PR damage to Israel.
20. #3
(10.30.13)
France is one of the most criminal nations on earth, indiscriminately bombing Libyan civilians just to steal their oil and collaborating with the Spanish in the brutal occupation of Basqueland.
21. prosecco #19
(10.30.13)
Three years ago, Lieberman said that Assad was a butcher and Mubarak was a corrupt dictator who would soon lose his power. He was immediately condemned by all sorts of self-styled experts and Leftist hacks. Just six months later it was proven that Lieberman is the only diplomat who has any grip on reality.
22. relative importance
Michael ,   Haifa   (10.30.13)
Maybe the people are more important than the incompetent politicians that make up the Legislature. But apparently not so, here in Israel, where political egos are grossly enormous. Hollande just deflated these egos a bit. Vive la France !
23. To #2
David ,   Montreal, Canada   (10.30.13)
When Pres. De Gaul spock directely to the Quebecers to nixe Canada, his crooked mouth created a separatiste movement. Needless to say he never gave sh... about Quebec, it was a personal vendetta. I DO AGREE WITH YULI
24. why?
Patrick A. Hammel ,   Zermatt, Switzerland   (10.30.13)
Why is it that some Israelis and foreign letter writers such as Sarah B, can only express themselves in an arrogant manner ? why is it that they need to insult those few leaders who decide to show their solidarity with Israel by travelling there? why is it that Israel is losing the PR battle, while supporters of terrorists in the West Bank as well as in Gaza are convincing more and more States that they have "a just cause" ? Could it be that Israeli diplomats are total failures? That they use too many tactics resembling Danny Ayalons insulting behaviour towards the Turkish ambassador? Is there no-one in Israel capable of sorting things out ? Jews have good relations with Germany, is it impossible to have the same kind of relations with a Palestinian state? Does it matter whether the WEST BANK and GAZA are called a new country named Palestine ? Will the sun not come up the next day? Can Israel together with Egypt and Jordan not find ways to produce a demilitarized Palestinian state? Can Jerusalem not have a gigantic Palestinian flag between the mosques of al-Aqsa and Omar and Jericho, Ramallah or Betlehem become their new capital? What is wrong with you people ? Can Sarah B,not find a PR post with Hamas? she would do us all a favour.......and help Israel more than she can ever imagine !!!!
25. Hollande is known in his own country to be a moron.
robert ,   belgium   (10.30.13)
26. Avi Israeli #15 fairly obvious answer
Joe Fraser   (10.30.13)
The USA is much more important to Israel than is France. Not having the support of President Obama is one thing, but starting a diplomatic war with your most trusted ally would not be in the best interest of the state. Like it or not, with the Israeli system, you get a true representation of the people. There are no majority governments, and there has to be compromise in order to form a coalition. MK Rivlin called Obama's skipping the Knesset "worrying" and he was right. Edelstein is doing the right thing here and is indeed protecting the sovereignty of the state. It could be argued that by snubbing the true representation of the people which is the Knesset in order to speak to a sympathetic crowd, that France is trying to create subversion.
27. Keep the anti Semitic FRogs out
Sid ,   London   (10.30.13)
Who do. These people think they are to ignore diplomatic protocol? Obama played the same trick and was rude and arrogant with it. We still await the outcome of his review on Pollard -this is USA justice at its best. So the Knesset speaker is spot on -we don't need these muck stirrers visits!
28. Advices of Sarah B
Prosecco   (10.30.13)
Sarah B is living in USA (and Israel ;-). For economical reasons I guess. I'm sure she pays taxes in US anyway. So, let me explain you: Israelis have economical resons too, and military and many others. Trade with Europe and with France in particular is vital for Israeli economy. As one example: From 2005 to 2009, France has been the biggest arms exporter to Israel, granting export licences worth Euro 408.643.870 Leave your silly advices for the one's who really want to hear you.
29. ariel university
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (10.30.13)
Take him to speak at Ariel University or don't speak at all just wave his white handkerchief in surrender to his muslim subjects.
30. #24 patrick
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (10.30.13)
You are so right so lets take all the palis and move them to Zermatt and you'll see Israel's point of view.
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