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Jordan Valley settlements hurt by boycott campaign
Associated Press
Published: 11.01.14, 10:53
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31. Ahava is next
wissam ,   Palestine   (01.11.14)
32. benzion 57
aaron ,   toronto canada   (01.11.14)
You poor thing,you're 57 years old and still believe that if you give up your home and move these DIRTY ARABS won't come after you in tel aviv or anywhere else in BEAUTIFUL ISRAEL, I guess you're a dreamer like the rest of these lefties.
33. #8 dov
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (01.11.14)
Dov wake up and smell the roses.You too are a dreamer if you think that a piece of paper will bring you peace from these DIRTY LIEING ARABS,unless you ship them ALL out of the neighborhood you'll NEVER have peace.
34. Rich or poor; this is our land forever.
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
We do not love our land for the sake of a high standard of living. We love it because it is ours. Just as we don't love our mother because she is beautiful. We love her because she is our mother. With all that means. The Irish did not cede their land because of the devastating potato famine. Europeans didn't cede their lands despite centuries of wars. Rich or poor; this is our land forever. In a hungry world; we can find always find customers for fine Jordan Valley produce.
35. #15 Put out your welcome mat, Sally
Cynthia ,   USA   (01.11.14)
The first ones to suffer will be the Palestinian workers. Without work from the Israeli employers, they will come knocking at your door just like all the other immigrants flooding Europe, especially the UK. Hope you have a job so you can support them.
36. israeli territories
maurice clebert ,   israel   (01.11.14)
what you and other leftist call "occupied territories" are by law defined as DISPUTED territories. before 1967 they didn t belong to everyone, and were occupied by jordan, everybody knows that, so Israel can claim his rights on israel at least as much as the invented palis people do...arabs LOST the war, they lost territories, this is the price to pay for their foolish initiatives...
37. #34 Very good comments
Pedro ,   Brazil   (01.11.14)
38. 8. Dreamer in Eilat.
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
When is the penny going to drop? when are you going to realize that the locals of Wadi Ara & Abbas will not agree to the land swapping of Wadi Ara? There will be no peace agreement, nada, nothing, because Abbas will not settle for loosing Jerusalem. Abbas & his cronies want all of Israel. There will be no peace with the Palestinians in your lifetime, no matter what you say, think & dream about.
39. Stan
Birdi ,   Israel is ours.   (01.11.14)
Those "many Jews in the diaspora who dont support the plane of Israel's extreme right wing to annex all the land between the Jordan and the sea'' do not live in Israel, do not work in Israel,do not pay Israeli taxes. They are not subjected to rockets grom Gaza, they are not subjected from the threat of missiles from Nasralla etc. We dont give a toss what the Jews in the diaspora think nor want. No country, no PM, no President & definatley no sanctions from a foreign country can force Israel to do what Israel refuses to do. You comparing South Africa with Israel is pathetic.
40. #34 Israel is much more than West Bank
(01.11.14)
Would you love your hand so much that you would sacrifice the rest of your body for it? See the big picture. Israel's potential is far greater than farming West Bank.
41. 12.
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
No PLO will set foot in the Jordan Valley. Not now, not ever. Jordan Valley remains Israeli territory.
42. Tell EU to take a long walk on a short plank
meir elazar   (01.11.14)
First of all Israel should not comply with EU demands to label any product as to where in Israel it was produced. Israel is Israel and all Israelis should stand shoulder to shoulder against the anti-Semites of EU exploiting this tactic against Israel. Don't collaborate with those trying to destroy you even if they sugar coat it. What will EU do when Intel brings their 10nm manufacturing FAB to Israel. Will they stop using computers and go back to the stone age? Don't tell them where Intel, Microsoft, and all of the high tech companies and their manufacturing plants are located in Israel. And how about the NY effort to create a world class university to rival MIT, Sanford, and others in New York. This will be done together with the Technion in Haifa. They need the innovative Israeli minds rather than the retarded cretin minds of the ASA. Please boycott all member of ASA and do not take classes or support them in any way, shape, or form. Counter-boycotts are often more successful than the original boycotts. With declining enrollment in their classes, force the universities to fire them.
43. 31
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
Hey Wissam, you will not get your hands on Jerusalem, nor Tel-Aviv, nor Ahava, nor Strauss, nor Elite! What you will get next is a one way kick in your *&^% all the way to Jordan. Salamat.
44. 9.
Birdi ,   Israel is ours.   (01.11.14)
We will manage in the future, like we always have, in the past. Thanks, we will enjoy our future, hoping by then you will find another country to constantly bash & fade into oblivion with your rusty talkbacks.
45. 10. Back stabber.
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
To save you the grief of future sanctions, how about you make a hasty departure out of the country that accepted you & gave you a roof over your head. You dont deserve to live in Israel.
46. 18 @ Sarah B. New York.
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
Sarah from London is not an Israeli. She/he is a paid troublemaker, here to incite. Whatever she/he has told us about herself/himself are lies & very far from the truth.
47. 5. Exports?
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
Breaking news to you. ''Palestinian exports increased 71.60 USD million in October 2013 from 66.70. USD million in September 2013.'' Exports in Palestine is reported by the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics. This can be checked via the internet. Stop with your lies.
48. economic solution
Shmuel. L. Jackson ,   London UK   (01.12.14)
The quantity of WB exports is nto that great. An easy solution would be for them to supply Israeli market with WB produce, and export from Israel to EU. The other is to move to another type of industry, something innovative, and look for markets such as China , India etc.
49. # 39, 45 Face the facts Birdi
Stan ,   Israel   (01.12.14)
I am a Pragmatic Zionist and I want Israel to continue to exist forever. The way you Messianic Jews behave, even Sharon your greatest supporter tired of you. The extremists failed in their revolt against the Romans 37 CE. Bar Kochba, despite the moral support he received from Rabbi Akiva failed in his revolt 136 CE and almost caused the complete annihilation of the Jews. Instead of attacking me, try to learn from the facts which I give you. If you believe in God, then for God's sake don't expect that He will get us out of this mess. Remember, "a tree that does not bend with the wind will break and die"
50. # 29 Jake , read carefully the quote below
Stan ,   Israel   (01.12.14)
(You can find it under British Mandate) The British........Italian and French governments REJECTED early drafts of the mandate because they had contained a passage which read "Recognizing moreover, the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and the claim which this gives them to RECONSTITUTE IT their national home.
51. 49.
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.12.14)
Where on earth did you get the idea that I am a Messianic Jew? I have never written a post saying G*d will get us out of this mess! The facts you give me, Stan, are those of a weakling, of an immigrant who has'nt tasted war in Israel. Who doe'snt realize that we Jews will fight our way through,to victory, when pushed & shoved by our enemies. The more we give in to the Palestinians, the more land they will want from us. The majority of loyal Israelis know they want us out of our entire land.The Palestinians will not settle for part of the land, they want all of it. & they will not rest nor give up their determination to try to get rid of each & every one of us Israeli Jews. They will not rest nor give determination to try to get rid of each & every one of us. Once a terrorist, always a terrorist.
52. Stand firm
Percy ,   Mesa America   (01.13.14)
Fear not, Israel, and stand firm. You're the head and not the tail. America is the tail so don't let America wag you. Unshackle yourself from the destructive tentacles of American power and influence. Have courage because the Lord G-d of Israel, the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, will very soon fight for you. You have many friends praying for you. Just stand firm and trust the Lord and soon these nations will come to you begging for food.
53. # 51 Birdi
Stan ,   Israel   (01.14.14)
Messianic Jews? Arik Sharon said it when he tired of your behavior. You don't all have to be Chabad in white shirts and black coats. The Shabbat prayers are full of places where the use of force "God's right arm" teach you all to think that is the way to solve our problems with the Palestinians.
54. #51 Birdi
Stan ,   Israel   (01.14.14)
After living in Israel for over 50 years I have learned that despite all the wars which we fought and won, we can only achieve peace by negotiations. If our resolve to achieve peace, will be as strong as our resolve to win battles, then Israel can finally live in peace with all our neighbors.
55. 53
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.15.14)
Quit accusing me of something I am not. Thank you.
56. 54
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.15.14)
After living in Israel all my life, I say the following to you. We cannot make peace with a people who want our total demise. We cannot make peace with a people who refuse point blank to recognize that Israel is the land of the Jewish people. We cannot make any kind of lasting peace with the Arabs. Arabs are not Africans. Arabs want us out, they want this land for themselves & they have told us on many occasions.Arabs have no intentions of living in peace with Jews. This is the hard, sad, reality on the ground. You are living in a dream world.
57. # 56
Stan ,   Israel   (01.15.14)
Let's presume for a moment that what you have written here is all true. Do you believe that we can continue living this way for the next 50 years in a situation where Israel is seen by all the nations of the world as an oppressor? The present situation is unsustainable. Our enemies know this and are happy to see us continue to look for excuses to avoid change because they know that if we leave things as they are, this land will fall to them by default.
58. 57. PS
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.16.14)
You want change? You & your family & I, would be dead within 5 years!
59. to 9
Jennie ,   Israel/US   (01.22.14)
We have always leaned and relied only on Our own capabilities.. Your lies will never succeed to smear or de-legitimize Israel for one and only reason...Everything and anything Israel has achieved, is to the credit a of our own Nation...It has been proven and well known, that Israel is a major world contributor of too many modern discoveries, inventions and assistance to many trades, especially Hi tech, medicine, aviation, etc..For example: your cell phone, computer technology, etc.. Why don't you boycott all that...Now is a good time to get "off line"...
60. to 57
Jennie ,   Israel/Us   (01.22.14)
In all of 66 years of Israel's independents, when was there a "sustainable" situation for Israel's sovereignty ? We have chosen to win and survive in all the wars, waged on us and keep as much of our 3000 year old land as we can.. "Oppressors"? You better educate yourself or post your drivel elsewhere.. Israel is one the most generous contributors of the world and a country whose Nation sustains its enemies for about 4 decades now...Do you know another country, who does that... ?
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