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Abbas asks US help to free jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti
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Published: 20.03.14, 13:59
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1. Release him when they release Yigal Amir
Alon   (03.20.14)
Keep filthy murderers in prison.
2. what about Pollard
request time ,   world   (03.20.14)
4. PRESSION ON OBAMA
Robert ,   Israel   (03.20.14)
Mr. Obama is in absolutely no position to even suggest Israel to free Bargouti as he has never responded to Israeli multiple petitions to free Pollard. Must remember that the first one is a consummated assassin and the latter is not.
5. Yes please Mr Obama please
rachel ,   home b4 pesach   (03.20.14)
push for Barghouti's freedom. and then FREE Jonathan Pollard. If Obama even entertains the idea, then we will truly know what kind of person he is. He frees a murderer who continues his terror from prison, and keeps Pollard, sick and with no blood on his hands, in prison.
6. bargouti the bloody terror killer vs. Pollard
dav zee ,   AMERICA THE BEAUTIUL   (03.20.14)
a damned killer pardoned by obama? or a olde sick Israeli "spy" not pardoned by obama...? here is where obama loses Israel. the Jews, 2 state solution , and the end of the democrats in America. he better not!
7. Barghouti should "slip" on a soapbar ASAP!
tom ,   tela viv   (03.20.14)
8. Release a murderer while Pollard rots?
Ben ,   USA   (03.20.14)
9. Nelson Mandella Bargouti believes terror a legitimate option
zionist forever   (03.20.14)
Since being in jail the arab Nelson Mandella was involved in drafting the Prisoners Document which calls armed resistance ( terror ) a legitimate and he has said whilst he prefers a political solution he is not against a return to armed resistance. This man is no Mandella he is an actor he has created the image of the man of peace to make the west love and support him him just same way Arafat did, Bargouti learned well from his mentor.. terror & acting. Abbas gets even more hardline and makes new demands daily. If Abbas wants Bargouti out he should not be speaking to Obama he should speak with Peres who as soon as he took offered was promised to give Bargouti a presidential pardon and Labor want him out.
10. pollard for barghoutti
alan ash ,   nyc   (03.20.14)
And we know barghoutti will start his killing spree again.
11. When the US will release Bin Laden back to life
Archi-Terrorist   (03.20.14)
How many terror attacks with dozens of murdered Israelis Barghouti executed? We will release him, but only after the US will release Osama Bin Laden back to life. An Israeli PM releasing Barghouti will suffer greatly in the next elections.
12. President Hussein always has time for the Brotherhood
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13. No, no and no!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.20.14)
Barghouti stays where he is. Not even the release of Jonathan Pollard would warrant freeing Barghouti. Not that Obama has any intention of pardoning Pollard, of course. But it just goes to show the nature and character (or lack thereof) of Mahmoud Abbas. First he demands an inch, then he demands a mile. Without, needless to say, making any concessions at all. Obama can stand on his head and dance a jig while doing so, but Barghouti stays exactly where he is. We can remind Obama that in the United States, Barghouti would have had a date with a gurney and an IV line long ago.
14. Mr. Bargouti was sentenced in a cuort of law to multiple...
N.L.Katz ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (03.20.14)
...life times in prison. It is preposterous to even think of freeing this mast mass murder, let alone actually do it. Sadly, Mr. Obama who has been refusing to free Mr. Polard, a man who has not harmed a person, would actually bow down to Mr. Abbas, kiss his hand and say: I'll do my best... This is the man whom we are called to respect.....
15. Bathouse Barry's authority & influence only go so far
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (03.20.14)
16. No
Ron ,   oc us   (03.20.14)
No. No moral or political justification.
17. who is beggar?
carmelus ,   israel   (03.20.14)
Abbas or Obama ? Abbas is begging to Obama and Obama to us.
18. Release after peace is made as POV release
David ,   Boston, USA   (03.20.14)
First comes peace, then comes release. Thats how it works. Done. Obama should have told that to Abbas. Make peace with Israel if you want any more prisoners released.
19. Only if both Abb ass and obama are jailed instead
BUILD BABY BUILD   (03.20.14)
without the possibility of release or pardon. WANT JUSTICE? KEEP BUILDING !!!!
20. don't be surprised
tiki ,   belgium   (03.20.14)
for Obama to propagate freeing Barghouti, while leaving Pollard to rot in prison! Or....even more disgusting...link the two together!
21. I can't believe how selfish + arrogant Abbas, et.al
barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (03.20.14)
are - all they talk about is what they want. Well, Israel wants guaranteed peace and the public statement accepting Israel as a Jewish state. When is the Palestinian president going to give Israel something, besides terrorists.
22. No to murderers
Brod ,   USA   (03.20.14)
Murderers belong to the gallows. They should not be treated like royalty to Abbas, Obama and other scoundrels. It is time Israel says NO to insanity and stupidity.
23. Abbas
Jose ,   Israel   (03.20.14)
Unmitigated chutzpah!
24. To: Tiki at No. 20
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.20.14)
Actually, it would surprise me. For one thing, Obama has no intention of pardoning Jonathan Pollard. For another thing, Obama does not dispense presidential pardons freely. He sells them. That explains why so many major drug dealers from the Chicago area are back on the streets, plying their vicious trade. Obama needs a private slush fund, what with Michele planning to divorce him come January 21, 2017.
25. A lot of people supposedly concerned about Jonathan Pollard
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (03.20.14)
You do know all you have to do is petition your politicians to name Pollards handlers don't you? Apparently that is all it will take to ensure Pollards freedom.
26. release of deadly animals from an urban zoo on a school day
russell ,   petah tikva   (03.20.14)
in jail they are protected from predator drone attacks. i say turn the lot lose,
27. @24 I am making a note of this...
(03.20.14)
if she doesn't divorce him well then we'll know for 100% sure that you are full of excrement. At this point in time we are 99.9% sure.
28. And this is where you-know-who shows up.
milwaukeebroad ,   Haifa, Israel   (03.20.14)
And when he is done, the whole world will be under his rule...for awhile.
29. Bargouti will be just as hardline as Abbas PA need new blood
zionist forever   (03.20.14)
Abbas has become a hardener making bigger and bigger demands each day and is no longer a man we can do business with and Abbas himself doesn't want a negotiated deal he wants to go to the UN but he wants to go to the UN looking like the victim. Bargouti is a hardliner as well and possibly even more hardline because he was an Arafat stooge and he believes that terror is still a legitimate tactic. Israel should be helping somebody like Mohammed Dahlan from behind the scenes. The IDF like him so he will probably be more understanding of Israeli security needs and he is not of the Arafat generation and was never one of the inner circle like Bargouti.
30. When hell freezes over.
BUILD BABY BUILD   (03.20.14)
Israel should have the death penalty for ALL pals with Jewish blood on their hands. BEST WAY TO SAY 'NO' IS TO BUILD!!!
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