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Bennett: Most lawmakers back West Bank annexation plan
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 10.04.14, 13:44
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1. Well said
Dagan   (04.10.14)
2. Hallelujah! FInally a plan
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!!   (04.10.14)
A- Annexation B- Build C- Capitol All of Jerusalem. This is the best news yet. The talks were a waste of time and yes, Netanyahu was in error to mention any possibility of a pal state any place but Jordan. KEEP BUILDING.. OOH - BABY !!!!
3. Emotions rather than logic and reason
Sagi   (04.10.14)
lead to bad decisions which in turn lead to big trouble.
4. My vile Antisemitic Clone will quote "Mein Kampf," again
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.10.14)
5. We're arrogant and hated round the world...
ZionistBob ,   Israel   (04.10.14)
...so let's attack the only ally we have. Let's spend all our diplomatic energy taking on the nation that diplomatically supports us at the UN. It's what a smart people would do. And we're a smart people--that's why nothing bad ever happens to us. We should also listen to those who fled Russia and have chosen to live in Israel. They certainly don't have a huge chips on their shoulders. Oh no. If we keep doing what we're doing, I'm sure G-d will continue to protect us like G-d always has.
6. Whats going on?
Sammy ,   Newcastle   (04.10.14)
Why are some on the Israeli and Palestinian side wanting to find any way of stopping the inevitable Peace and Reconciliation Process Because to all intents and purposes most issues have been resolved - and sooner than anyone had expected Its as if the prospect of Palestinian Statehood and Peace for both Palestinians and Israelis is now so tantalising close that no one dares to believe it is real! Lets MAKE IT REAL We all have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING to gain
7. This is one of the main reasons why
Robert Haymond ,   Teko'a, Israel   (04.10.14)
I voted for and supported Jewish Home during the last election. Unlike Binyamin Netanyahu, here, in Bennett, we have an unashamed Jew who believes in our (Israeli /Jewish) aspirations and has the courage to put our principles and beliefs forward.
8. Cravings
Darren Ben John ,   Townsville Australia   (04.10.14)
It seems Israel craves total isolation, and if it annexes the West Bank, it will surely get it. Maybe that ugly apartheid wall could then be put around the entire Israel border (whatever that will end up being), with an international force allowing free entry of all jews into Israel, but very limited exit to the majority of jews out. Go on....make aliyah!
9. Bennet another boneless creature
Nachman   (04.10.14)
Why don't you stick with the truth in annexing the entire W.B. it is all part of the Jewish Homeland.
10. Peace process slam into reverse as Pal's pursue UN ambitions
(04.10.14)
Optimism is fading fast whilst palestinians pursue dual track. No blame attached to Israel for that. Unilateralism works two ways!
11. Jordan is the Palestine, Palestine is Jordan.
mary_of_Bethany ,   Singapore   (04.10.14)
Israel "should not give up on the option" of a merger between the Palestinians and the Kingdom of Jordan. Hit on Bull-eyes ! half of Israel was given to the palestinians once,, and it was called Jordan ! one need to make a travel along Jordan from North to South,will find a lot of wasted unpopulated land,., can easily donated to the palestinians which are their long distances kins... can easily housed the whole populace of Gazans and Ramallah combined !
12. Now, that the extortionist gang in Ramallah manged to break
N.L.Katz ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.10.14)
up the talks by unilaterally applying to some 15 different international treaties, contrary to the terms of reference of the talks, Israel ought to react in a constructive way: Begin to incorporate Area C into the sovereign nation-state of Israel. Such a move, while best done in cooperation with the Arabs of the country, is very much grounded in international law which as early as 1920 assigned the whole area from the Jordan River to the Med. Sea to be the national home of the Jewish people, i.e. the Jewish people's nation-state. This legal act was then reiterated in 1922 and finally adopted by the UN and etched into its Charter, 1945. Of particular interest is the fact that the late Mr. Yitzhaq Rabin's vision of peace was precisely along the very same lines. This can be examined by reading Rabin's speech at the Knesset, 5 Oct. 1995; his last one at the house and as if it was meant to be his political will. I hope even the Obama/Kerry duo will have the humility to read and appreciate the fact that Rabin knew a thing or two about the region in general and about the Arab Israeli conflict in particular, something that they simply don't posses, despite the arrogance demonstrated so far.
13. Follow Majority Israelis, Not Corrupt Lawmakers
Jersey Jew ,   New Jersey, USA   (04.10.14)
I strongly support immediate annexation of all of Greater Israel followed by new status quo subject 2new global realities ...
14. Like Slobodan Miloševic, Bennett willing to die in Hague
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.10.14)
...and tarnish Israel's name further, like the Serbs' name has been tarnished, forever.
15. Bennett against the world. I have no doubt Bennett will lose
Michael ,   California, USA   (04.10.14)
16. Bennett is going the wrong way
Dan   (04.10.14)
Obama and Kerry have got it wrong in the Middle East, because they can't see the trees for the forest, and only deal in generalities. Bennett has got it wrong because he can't see the forest for the trees. Trapped in his own ideological bubble, he can't see the world would rather back Iran and Hezbollah than let Israel take the West Bank. He will take Israel to its death for the sake of an ideological fantasy.
17. Go ahead, make our day! lol
EUgirl ,   EU   (04.10.14)
18. This Reform Jew agrees with Economy Minister Naftali Bennett
Memphis Slim ,   Memphis, TN - USA   (04.10.14)
This is simple logic. Israel annexed the Golan, whcih while controversial at the time is now an accepted fact on the ground. Take the settlements off the bargining table and annex today. Time to teach the Arab world that the sword of unilateral action cuts both ways.
19. livni must be remobved she is incompetent and a danger to us
ralph   (04.10.14)
20. #6 Most issues resolved?
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.10.14)
I haven't seen any changes to the charters of Hamas and the PLO calling for the destruction of Israel. I haven't seen any willingness to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. ALL of Jerusalem belongs to Israel and the Pals have no legitimate claim to ANY of it. You can't make peace with people whose mission in life is to kill you. Talking to these backward clowns is a waste of time and there is nothing to be gained by talking to them. The Pals have nothing to offer Israel or the world, they are an invented people that exist solely by living on the handouts of others. Lets make it real Sammy by sending their sorry behinds to Jordan or other Muslim states where they belong.
21. As predicted, My vile Antisemitic clone quotes "Mein Kampf"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.10.14)
22. no. 15 - always wrong, your predictions never materialize
(04.10.14)
23. Status Quo over, PA to ICC, all Arabs repatriated to Mecca
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.10.14)
24. #8 You....
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.10.14)
and your pathetic attempts to get attention on a Jewish website. Attention is what you crave. You must live a miserable life.
25. A FEW QUESTIONS TO MR. BENNETT ...
FO ,   Belgium   (04.10.14)
You conceded, Mr. Bennett, that there had been serious differences between you and Mr. Kerry. Instead of asking childish questions, as you did, a few days ago in an interview on CNN, about an eventual (none existing) Palestinian state, its flag, anthem, currency, etc, did you recall the historical "Mandate for Palestine"? Did you try to refresh Kerry's memory (if he ever was aware at all about it, some day), that the United States signed in 1924 a treaty with England, to guarantee the Mandate for Palestine, a treaty that became the Law of the State? I'm somewhere afraid to ask you, Mr. Bennett, are you aware about this treaty, and even more, about the Mandate for Palestine voted in 1922 by ALL the 51 members of the League of Nations? A Mandate that decided for a coming Jewish State and gave the Jews the IRREVOCABLE RIGHT to settle between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, including the Golan Heights, a right that became International Law and was reaffirmed by Article 80 of the United Nations Charter. The so-called West Bank remains a residual part of the Mandate, and having never been a "High Contracting Party", a term used by the Fourth Geneva Convention, this Convention is in no way applicable to Israel. Aware of all this, Mr. Bennett, or is it the first time you hear about all this? "This", YOUR own history!!!
26. #24 Evilview
Darren Ben John ,   Townsville Australia   (04.10.14)
No. the answer is simple. I do NOT like jews like you. OK?
27. #15 You would know, you wrote the book on being a loser
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.10.14)
#14 not mine.
28. #9 what ever you annex, gets citizenship
Ilan ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (04.10.14)
we don't want to give the Palestinians Israeli citizenship. that is why we don't want to annex the entire west Bank. the Palestinians would LOVE that. one state, two peoples is never going to happen. the majority in Israel will become Muslim, they will elect a Muslim government with their majority, and soon enough that government will change the country's name to Palestine! with no barriers or checkpoints to protect us, we will become like Lebanon. daily bombings, assassinations, balagan! Bennett is not spineless, he's just one of those people who has had enough of a moderate government not doing anything!
29. Yay! More Arabs to vote and live on National Insurance
SF Stoner ,   Carmiel, Israel   (04.10.14)
You offshore big-talking talkbackers don't share in the destiny of Israel, but you think you got what to say.
30. bennet
reuben ,   Florida. usA   (04.10.14)
he always seems to be on the correct side of the argument. israel needs to acquire more land for the benefit of the entire world. the Arabs acquire land and power for the destruction of anyone that does not agree with them
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