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Gov't approves release of 26 more Palestinian prisoners
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 29.12.13, 00:10
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1. yaakov peri
jethro   (12.29.13)
media glorifies ex soldiers zeira, halutz, baidetz, ayalon whose prescriptions were disasters for israel. Not every general is good for israel's security. Diskin was one lousy shin bet operative and his opinions are worthless. Yaakov peri is another hyped security guy whose deeds are of no interest. He now comes out with 15-25% of setters should be evicted and of course the US will save poor israel. How dumb can one be. For me, I would throw him, livni and german out of government if they utter one word on security. His ideas belong right in the garbage can. Arabs want 48 reversed, nothing else. I imagine ordinary israelis are wondering how they got such sh*t as leaders with insecure bibi kissing any ass that moves he is so bloody scared.
2. kerry/Obama support arab terrorism !
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3. shame on this governement ! no respect for victims. SO SAD
(12.29.13)
4. I feel sick to my stomach
Salim ,   Canada   (12.29.13)
This is so atrocious. The blood of their innocent victims and G-d forbid, their future victims, are now also on Obama and Kerry's evil hands. May Hashem avenge the blood that these monsters spilled.
5. Israel to release murderer
LION OF JUDAH ,   JUDAH THE LION   (12.29.13)
Shame on Natanyahu, Shame on Obama, Shame on Kerry and all the gang who is making pressure on Israel. G D will avenge the blood of the innocent victim, and may G D judge on Kerry & Co,. and the Eu with Ashton and put their soul in hell.
6. Israel refuses to protect Jews
Ron ,   oc us   (12.29.13)
Self respect right out the window. No other nation on this earth would do this to its own citizens. A spectacle that will that will only encourage more murder and hopefully enrage the Jewish public to end the behavior that allows 65,000 African/Moslems and countless Arab squatters to destroy the only Jewish state on the planet. This day the Arabs are celebrating and the Jews are and should be weeping.
7. I am the laughing stock of MN,paying thru nose for Obamacare
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.29.13)
8. Horrible
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The earth not covers their murders and stealing again and may God avenge the blood of their victims.
9. Fear of ICC is the ONLY REASON prisoners are being released.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.29.13)
"Science Minister Yaakov Peri (Yesh Atid), a former head of the Shin Bet who will sit on a panel meant to administer the process, acknowledged the dilemmas surrounding Sunday’s decision, but said that the alternative would have been worse. “As one who was responsible for the pursuit and capture of many of these murderers, this is a … heartbreaking and tragic decision,” said Peri. “But not returning to the negotiating table would be even more serious.”"
10. Obama's legacy: releasing mass murderers
CJK   (12.29.13)
a large part of barack obama's legacy will be a historic destruction of american and western norms of ethics in international relations. obama's foreign policy, if one can call it that, is totally darwinian where the means always justify the ends, even when the ends are morally illegitimate. obama's support of islamist terrorists, be they sunni or shia, have only led to chaos and instability in the muslim world, and most importatnly, to acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. obama's latest act of immorality is the blackmail of the jewish state in all regards. the prime minister has been forced to release mass murderers for the sole purpose of keeping negotiations going with the arabs. obama is intent on creating an arab palestinian state by any means, and regardless of whether such an end is actually desirable. he neither considers, nor cares, that the creation of an arab palestinian state would lead to more wars or more acts of terror. there is no proof whatsoever that an arab palestinian state is feasable or desirable, even from the point of view of the arab palestinians. the model of the two state solution has become an unexamined paradigm. obama loves that which is ideologically pure and simple on the surface, and he will force his will on others regardless of human consequences.
11. USA is Guilty for the coerse of Israel doing this
Rob ,   Ashqelon, Israel   (12.29.13)
The USA has absolutely defiled the land of Israel And humiliated the citizens there, in the eyes of its creator and keeper. I fully expect Another retribution from this to occur upon the USA as like Gaza/Katrina phenomena. I pray this time it falls Solely upon the heads of the USA leadership that caused this blasphemous deed, and spare the innocent citizenry.
12. Netanyahu made a huge mistake
CJK   (12.29.13)
one does not know what pressures or blackmail netanyahu has faced in the past five years since obama became president. however, it is becoming increasingly clear that the alliance with the united states might not be beneficial to israel. the release of mass murderers to please obama is unacceptable. israel must find a way to find other allies, or at the very least, distance herself from the us while obama is president. it must be also understood that nothing obama promises can be taken at face value.
13. murderers
Volvi   (12.29.13)
Who but Israel releases murderers on masse? anyone? While Pollard languishes in so called Free USA far longer then these murderers and who can compare their crimes? I have no respect left for Israel! Please please Moshe Feiglin may he be our next PM and save us some honor and self respect.
14. I'm back to my old pathetic broken record Obama, ICC, UNSC
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.29.13)
15. sick to my stomach
Ilana   (12.29.13)
how one country, who is supposedly a moral and western country with values, can make another country release over 100 convicted murderers, who often committed multiple murders is beyond comprehension. SOmething is still very wrong in this world. Nothing has changed. Nothing has improved. Shame on the United States, Shame on Israel
16. Who is responsible for this foolishness?
Ezra ,   San Diego   (12.29.13)
So stupid. I can't believe the weight and breath of the obama's administration influence on Israeli policy. Funny, I don't see the US releasing a bunch of murders to appease a foreign country (overtly anyway). What are my bets on how long before any of them try to murder again?
17. #16 Ezra: Indeed, this is madness but no other option!
Jim Yakamoto ,   Israel   (12.29.13)
You are quite right. Never mind murderers, the US won't even release Jonathan Pollard who betrayed his country but has done his time. The problem is, and I am NO lefty, that Israel is almost totally isolated and the situation is getting worse every day due to our Prime Minster's pandering to the extreme right wing. The EU is obsessed with Arab money and terrified of an Islamic backlash if they even leaned a bit towards Israel. Couple this to the historic Antisemitism in Europe over the ages, we cannot be surprised and we will have to accept EU sanctions sooner or later. One can only hope that Israelis and Jews all over the world will boycott EU products as they did German ones after WWII. I doubt it though! Whether we like it or not, we can only count on the USA UN Veto when it comes to the threats of UN sanctions against Israel and thus we have no other option but to kowtow to the whims of Obama who has betrayed all his allies in the Middle East and has succeeded in making the United States into the laughing stock it was under President Carter! Sad, but true!
18. It takes a special kind of idiot...
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (12.29.13)
to make and keep making goodwill gestures to a rabid dog. Don't you just love hope and change?
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