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Kerry: Israel's security is 'illusionary', boycott around the corner
Eldad Beck
Published: 01.02.14, 18:17
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61. K's 3 theats-Boycotts+3rd Intifada+Pal demographic time bomb
Alan ,   SA   (02.01.14)
Like Fairy Godmother,he has promised Arabs three wishes
62. Darren #39: Australia? "Theft?"
Steve   (02.01.14)
63. Darren #39: You lecture Israel about "theft?"
Steve   (02.01.14)
"Seizure of Australia by British Imperial forces was claimed to take place under British law.... "Australia's wild landscape - like Aboriginal culture, much, but not all, of it has been destroyed since European invasion. These constraints were not applied on the ground in Australia. Invasion and blatant land theft by settlers were justified under the astonishing legal fiction of "Terra Nullius" - the notion that Australia was effectively unoccupied before British colonisation...."
64. Netanyahu should say no to Obama
C   (02.01.14)
netanyahu should tell obama that he will not bow to terror tactics nor to the clear humiliation of the sovereign jewish state of israel by this parvenu, a man child playing at being president. enough is enough.
65. Yaalon was right: better boycotts than missiles
CJK   (02.01.14)
the soverign democratic jewish state must reject dictates and orders to capitulate from obama. never again can jews be told how or where to live their lives. israel must find new allies given that the united states under the obama regime has turned into an enemy.
66. fearmongering
alexi   (02.01.14)
israel has levers of security and intelligence that it can use against potential boycotters. Fearmongering by kerry may attract the cowards lapid, livni, gal on andyechaimovitch along with herzog(the party of barak who did nothing to fight west bank terror and ramallah lynchings-rememeber the labour pacifists) but it will turn off the fighting israelis. And kerry can go to hell with this threats which will guarantee that his plan will not be accepted.
67. failure of kerry is acceptable
milson   (02.01.14)
failure of kerrry talks is absoutely acceptable. The environment was more quiet before he undertook his messianic mission. and threats about gloom and doom are in his tuches. if bibi has some cahunas, he would have told him to piss off early. instead because he is gutless and I don't apologize, he is yellow the bone along with the shmutz shimon shiffer of this media, bibi encouraged kerry's talks cause he could not say no. What a bunch of gutless cowards. Stand up you israel and stop being led. things will work out when the arabs truly want a deal. Until then, foreget about it and kerry and indyk, concern yourself elsewheere and don't bother coming backdf. we don't want you here ever!
68. #51 No doubt
Ivor Evenbiggergun   (02.01.14)
Israel will close the borders to Palestinian exports it is usually what happens when Israel has a collective paddy over something that it doesn't like. A bit like my teenage niece stomping up the stairs to her bedroom when she doesn't get her way
69. True colours
Etienne Prinsloo ,   British Columbia, CA   (02.01.14)
At last, the White House Shi'ites totally unmasked! Now Israel is openly blackmailed by the Iranian Mullas via their White House serfs. The democrats with their Islam worshipping anti capitalist policies will not rest before America is squarely under the boot of all those wishing to destroy that which once made the country great.
70. Kerry
Ezra ,   Florida   (02.01.14)
And stupid me voted for him 9 years ago to become the US president and idiot me voter for Carter in 1976. But Look at the big Shmuck in the W>H> now. What do you really expect?
71.  KERRY SHOULD KNOW:
CONFUCIUS ,   MADE IN CHINA   (02.01.14)
Boycott is a two -way street. Today 2014 ,everything is made in china and I do mean EVERYTHING . Israel does not need Europe ,America nor Kerry and his dodgy hairpiece and his threats .
72. Thanks but no thanks. So go boycot
Tarbouche ,   Aswan   (02.01.14)
Obama's Iran surrender, His Cairo apology speech, his Libya intervention , a reverse midas touch with a curse
73. USA no longer a reliable ally
Norbus ,   Jerusalem   (02.01.14)
Forced into a truce in GAZA before finishing the job, USA undertook to field soldiers that stopped Gaza rearm; did they? USA guaranteed the peace agreement with Egypt in return of withdrawal from Sinai, did they? '
74. Blackmailing is easy against Israel
trump   (02.01.14)
Never a word against Abbas who always threaten !
75. And kery's Threat To Thye Arabs? . . . .
emanon ,   USA   (02.01.14)
Makes me ashamed to be an American.
76. not the 1st time for Europe's duplicity.
lemmings hotline ,   sd usa   (02.01.14)
Don't worry about them.
77. Islamic Jihad and Califiti Nationalists the Main Threat
Zechariah   (02.01.14)
In the Decades Hence the Islamic World needs to isolate Expansionists and how will the USA ensure against Terror gangs .Will the USA enter Wild Militirized Refugee Sancturies where Criminals WarLords and Ideological fanatical islamists now rule.If the refugees take compensation and build Creative lives with Peace well and good ...but tribalism and Herd hate is everywhere tho Truces are Possible.
78. #47. Most Israelis are not pathetic cowards like you.
Chaim ,   Israel   (02.01.14)
#47. Israel was not reborn after 2,000 years in order to submit to Kerry's mobster threats. Israel did not achieve her many glorious victories to cede our sole tiny Homeland and be inundated byP.A. rockets. Michael, most Israelis are not pathetic cowards like you.
79. #78 Chaim
Michael ,   Haifa   (02.01.14)
That remains to be seen. Realists are not cowards. Loud-mouthed "patriots", however, fold shamelessly under pressure
80. #68 Palestinians will lose only job market
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.01.14)
And Kerry won't give a damn. He'll simply retreat back to the US, retire and write a book. He'll leave behind a mess. He has no business threatening Israel with boycotts and security threats. He's a total embarrassment just like the rest of the Obama administration.
81. Judgment Day
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (02.01.14)
for Barack Hussein Obama is coming on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
82. 1. When Israel good on its own Indep. decl. UN181.
lydia ,   Brisbane   (02.01.14)
Israel's Unilateral declaration of Independence uses the borders of the Partition Plan as its sovereign borders. If Israel doesn't understand that the UN one veto support of Israel criminality and UN violations cannot continue and that the conflict is about Israel illegal occupation and land thievery, one wonders what exactly do understand of the conflict.
83. If only our state wasn't Jewish... I am ashamed of Kerry.
Miron ,   USA   (02.01.14)
84. Russia and China will never go along with US on anything.
leo ,   usa   (02.01.14)
Whatever US decides not to boycott, Russia and China will boycott and vise versa. Israel does not have much to fear from boycotts.
85. #82 UN181 doesn't mention Palestinians
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.01.14)
And it was rejected by Arab world. They pursued war and now pay the consequences. There is nothing illegal about the land of Israel. Seems you lydia, don't understand or accept the facts on the ground. So bang your bongos from Australia and cry all you like about Israel occupying "Muslim" land. There is so much wasted land in the Arab/Muslim world because the resources go to war, jihad and repression of human resources.
86. least of Israel's problem
(02.01.14)
Debka predicted that Kerry would launch this all out assault on Israel. Kerry demands Israel's unconditional surrender to the PLO or he will order his European allies to boycott Israel. When told to choose between hanging (death in minutes) or starvation (death in weeks), it should be a simple choice. Netanyahu could simple eliminate the PLO army and let Hamas cleanse Judea and Samaria from the American agents. Then let Kerry boycott Israel if he wants. Instead, Netanyahu lets Lapid and Livni lead Israel to the showers.
87. two state solution
Jack Hoffman ,   Natanya Israel   (02.01.14)
The possibilty of a two state solution is an illusion. Presently, there is no possibility that a independent Palestine state can exist. There is no infrastructure in place at present. Supposing the Palestines do achieve independence, borders will have to be erected. Once that is completed, they must not be allowed to work in Israel. The palestinians cannot expect to live in a independent Palestine and at the same time earn there living working in Israel. Not acceptable. They ( new Palestine state) will also have to establish how they will provide themselves with basic services (electricity, tele-communications, currency, ets) Can they accomplish this? I doubt it. In simple terms, the establishment of an independent Palestine state is totally unrealistic at this time. At least for the next 50 or 100 years or so.
88. Kerry on Israel
Dik ,   Spijkenisse   (02.01.14)
this man is absolutety not acting in the interest of Israel. Let he first of all tell the Palestinians to accept Israel as the nation state for the Jews. Shalom from Holland
89. US Congress should penalize EU boycotters
Logic ,   Israel   (02.02.14)
That and only that will send the EU organizational creeps back to their holes.
90. #65 CJK
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (02.02.14)
You are right if there is a wholesale boycott by the EU backed up by China and Russia. Israel won't have the money to have any missiles
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