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Netanyahu urges Ashton to question Iranian leaders about arms shipment
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Published: 09.03.14, 11:57
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1. Their fruits....
(03.09.14)
Some people will always love darkness and you can't force them to love light.
2. Why should Baroness Ashton
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.09.14)
bring up something which is nothing to do with the European Union, but is between Israel and Iran? Although she could raise it if Israel allows unfettered access to Palestinian Prisoners held in Israeli prisons I suppose
3. Showtime!
manicdrummer ,   Haifa   (03.09.14)
If the EU can't address the peace issue without bias against Israel from here on, they have no business opening their mouths. They should realize at this point that Israel has no further obligation to come clean on anything. Until then, keep building settlements and ignore the rancor from the West.
4. #3 Manicdrummer
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.09.14)
In that case Israel should rescind all favoured trading agreements with the European Union and refuse the discounted tariffs on their exports to the EU. Which are 75% of everything that Israel produces, or do you believe in thhe something for nothing culture like the Haredi?
5. Ask Israel
sameer ,   jerusalem   (03.09.14)
Israel is a big store of mass destruction weapons, Why? also others have the same rights.
6. #2 - a nonsens post and probably not the real Sarah B
michael redboun ,   Lisbon - Portugal   (03.09.14)
This arms shipment is not just about Israel and Iran! We live in a global community and no country is an island! Iran exports terror and weapons all over the world and needs to be put firmly in its place.
7. #5 Why? Because Iran is threatening the world not Israel!
michael redboun ,   Lisbon - Portugal   (03.09.14)
8. Iran uses phony talks to play for time.
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.09.14)
The talks are an evil charade. Iran is playing for time to build nukes and Ashton knows it. That is what North Korea did. Destroy Iran's nukes NOW!
9. #2 and #5, you are deluding yourselves
Jacob E ,   Holon, Israel   (03.09.14)
#2, the willingness of the Iranian government to transfer weapons to terror groups should be something they would concern themselves with. You can be sure they would be just as willing to give weapons to groups ready to strike European targets as Israeli ones if they felt the need to do it. Your opinion about how Ashton should react is something similar to what people said about the Germans before WWII. Why should we do anything about the issue that's between the German govt and the Jews? Read the quote “First they came …” by pastor Martin Niemoller. #5 The reason we don't need to question Israel regarding our weapons is because we don't give them to people ready to use them on civilians or just freely. The weapons we have are used specifically on those who perpetrate acts of terror. Any of our "big store of mass destruction weapons" is unused. We don't smuggle them to foreign nations, and you know the association you are trying to insinuate is BS. So drop the act.
10. It's high time
Samuel ,   Israel   (03.09.14)
It's high time our leaders starts asking questions for answers-right now weither it be Obama, Ashton or any other world leaders. eg. we returned Gaza, what did we receive in return? why did not the world leaders come to our rescue after being fired rockets & missiles from Gaza? We require an answer NOW!
11. why not first going....
Toledano Jean-Pierre ,   Israel   (03.09.14)
I'm surprised she didn't go first to Bet Lehem to pray together with Abbas in the nativity church! Or, maybe, Putin and... were against it!
12. #5 There is a big difference
A ,   Belgium   (03.09.14)
Israel has been attacked 6 times in the past, and without the manpower of the moslem hordes, Israel has the right to defend itself by whatever means it deems necessary. Israel has never threatened an arab country with a nuclear attack, as Iran AND Hamas have done to Israel. Unlike most of the countries that already have nukes (including the U.S....maybe), Israel has a stable, democraticaly elected government, as opposed to Pakistan, N.Korea, China, Russia. Does that answer your question why Israel must defend its existence against moslem invaders, or would you prefer to see your inverted gold toilet bowl blown sky high from an attack?
13. Bar. Ashton is not at all interested in the State of Israel.
GS ,   Germany   (03.09.14)
14. Weapons
Paul ,   Boston USA   (03.09.14)
Israel has never fired over 10,000 rockets into the West Bank and gaza. Israel has never threatened to push the palistinians into the sea. Rockets are fired into Israel on a weekly basis. That is why the palistinians should not have weapons.
15. #6 Yes it is
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.09.14)
16. #9 Jacob E
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.09.14)
Absolutely nothing to do with us, it is between Israel and iran. If EU diplomats are not allowed to visit Gaza because it is none of the EU's business then supposed arms shipments to Gaza can't be the EU's business either
17. #12 A of Belguim
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.09.14)
Actually the Foreign Minister of Israel has threatened Gaza with a nuclear weapon. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3795365,00.html
18. Iran is bombing neighbors, stealing Kurds land, imprisoning
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (03.09.14)
opposition members, beating peaceful protesters, stonning women, torturing and raping female prisoners, hanging Gays, Bahai's Christians and Jews,
19. Some of us have an idea about
Savid ,   Israel   (03.09.14)
who is encouraging the terrorists to act against Israel. Without the moral support of those hypocrite provokers, neither Iran nor Hamas could have dared to continue terrorism. Unfortunately terrorist acts are being purposely overlooked or underestimated by those whom have been enjoying to present Israel as the aggressor. By doing so they may think that they can free themselves a little from the quilt of their bloody history. Israel and Jews should not hesitate not to buy these dirty tactics but be firm to speak loud or strike back whenever necessary. It is about time to expose the alleged friends of Israel and also let the middle eastern countries understand why they are being supported by the same alleged friends of Israel.
20. Ask, but will they tell the truth?
Koose E Mack ,   NY USA   (03.09.14)
Probably not! So why bother.
21. #5-Sammeer El Homeer
Koose E Mack ,   NY USA   (03.09.14)
If you can't differentiate between self defense and self preservation and the purposeful arming of terrorists bent on killing civilians, then you really should hang yourself.
22. #18 not mine.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (03.09.14)
23. #2 Why should Baroness Ashton
Tarbouche ,   Aswan   (03.09.14)
Indeed; why stop to ascertain if the arse she is licking is sweet or sour? EU funds terrorism, that serves to pursue an unfinished business of the final solution. Haman, Hitler, Obama You, Arabs, Germans, and all the rest of the antisemites will fail opposing the will of a creator for his chosen people. Stew in your bile
24. #17 Read the article again, sweety
A ,   Belgium   (03.09.14)
Erdogan, not the most rational or honest of leaders, CLAIMED Lieberman, NOT the Israeli government, " had threatened to use nuclear weapons against Gaza. ". Now we all know what a great ally Turkey is to the terrorist entity, but Lieberman would not be able to carry out a nuclear attack on his own. If you so accept anything that Erdogan says as truth, than I'd say you have some serious mental deficienties.
25. # 17
Madeleine ,   Israel   (03.09.14)
Read the article - Edogan "claims" - and you believe him? you're an idiot.
26. no. 22 - 18 of course not yours. It is true unlike yours.
(03.09.14)
27. #16 Iran is using EU and Ashton
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.09.14)
They're establishing supremacy over the western dhimmis. While outwardly shaking hands with western diplomats, they're secretly smuggling weapons for terror to Gaza. How could you possibly trust them to uphold any agreements over the nuclear program? The answer is you can't and Catherine Ashton now finds herself in an embarrassing position. She cannot ignore the weapons smuggling because it speaks to Iran's credibility in regard to any agreements they make with the west. Today Israel is the target, tomorrow it will be a weapons shipment from Iran to a terror cell in Europe. This incident is a wake-up call to the EU and all diplomats brokering deals with Iran.
28. ...and keep your chin up.
Gideon Reader   (03.10.14)
Ooops. Sorry about that. Oh well. I understaand that there are some Israaeli doctors working on curing the diplomatic meiskeit syndrome.
29. Listen BiBi . .
Mike ,   NZ   (03.10.14)
Sorry to tell you this but Ashton is not interested in rockets from either Gaza or from Lebanon falling on Israeli cities. She is only interested in the enevitable Israeli retaliation ... She is a closet antisemite if you want to know the truth.
30. BOMB...BOMB...BOMB Iran NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.10.14)
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