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US: 'Palestinian gov't has no Hamas members'
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 04.06.14, 00:05
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1. hypocrites
CJK   (06.04.14)
obama released war criminals who had slaughtered innocent civilians and tortured women just for going to school. obama and his administration have no moral authority.
2. pal unity gov a creation of US tailored to...
bernard ross   (06.04.14)
...get around the laws. Its all a sham, Israel just treated haniyeh mother in law and earlier treated his grandaughter. there is no war with hamas, its a fake.
3. Ayman al-Zawahiri is technocratic.
Rosenvald ,   Brazil   (06.04.14)
Kiss him Kerry.
4. Captain Ketchup HOW INEPT is your boss?
(06.04.14)
To think for One NANOSECOND TERRORISTS will keep to commitments is like a Leopard changing their Spots!!! NEVER HAPPEN You Moron with a Chin!!!
5. Your PIECE plan is DEAD ! Hello....!
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (06.04.14)
6. PLO = Hamas! Hamas = PLO
Israeli 2   (06.04.14)
Any clearer than that?
7. What a nice "we didn't know" ahead of time...
Miron ,   USA   (06.04.14)
8. Yes # 2
Israeli 2   (06.04.14)
I have been saying this for the past week. It is a big sham.
9. LMAO
Shimon ,   Cincinnati, USA   (06.04.14)
There's no Hamas in the PA-Hamas Unity Government. There's no intelligence in the State Dep't. "Truth is lie, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength." Kerry probably believes that if he says it often enough, day will become night and night, day and people will swallow it.
10. Think ?
Dan ,   USA   (06.04.14)
When is the last time Obama or anyone in his administration told the truth ? Never!
11. to#2
exUK ,   TEL AVIV   (06.04.14)
Yes we treated Haniyeh's family in hospital,so I dont understand how Hamas can want to destroy the hand that feeds him,and /or Israel to treat the head of an organisation swearing it will destroy us! However all it will take to calm things wis to get Haniyeh to publicly renounce Hams charter concerning Israeli recognition.I cannot see what we would lose in chasing this..But we dont want Hamas on West Bank.Let us get proposed borders and drive the process?
12. Technocratic governments have no moral imperative
Devorah   (06.04.14)
And THAT is what so delights Kerry and his boss since they have no moral imperative either.
13. # 6 Israeli Add one more obama
BUILD BABY BUILD !!!   (06.04.14)
PLO=HAMAS= obama= disaster. KEEP BUILDING MORE FOR JEWS ONLY HOMES IN ALL OF ISRAEL !!!!
14. they think we are idiots
(06.04.14)
Obama and Abbas had a problem: the negotiations reached a stage where Abbas needed to make concessions to Netanyahu for which he has no authority, like ending the conflict, accepting the existence of Israel or the presence of Jews in the Middle East. Obama invented the new PA government of technocrats who will handle the day to day governing and get international acceptance. Obama will legally be able to fund the PA government as terror organization Hamas is not a member. Any agreement or treaty the PA technocrats sign (if they do) will have no meaning as they represent no one but the US State Department. He won't admit it, but Netanyahu has been played for the past 6 years and he lost his pants.
15. Obama regime is anti Israel and anti America.
Chaim ,   Israel   (06.04.14)
The evil position of the Obama regime is no surprise. This regime is both anti Israel and anti America. Its recent release of 5 Taliban terrorist leaders opened the eyes of many millions of Americans to just how anti America the regime is. Even many liberals are condemning it.
16. Oh, so now it's down to ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.04.14)
... Hamas ministers? I'm sorry, but United States law does not distinguish between a "government" and the political affiliation of its "ministers." All we have heard for the past several weeks is "unity government," "unity government," "unity government." If the "Palestinians" consider themselves to have a unity government involving the "Palestine" Authority and Hamas, who is the United States to dispute that? Besides, it is daylight madness to believe that Hamas is not pulling a considerable number of strings in the background -- quite possibly most of them. Hamas sees it as the perfect opportunity to acquire funding by subterfuge and, doubtless, threat. But that is of no matter, and should be of no concern. United States law deems Hamas to be a terrorist organization. United States law prohibits political contact with, and the support and funding of terrorist organizations, directly or indirectly. There is nothing in United States law which carves out an exception for "government ministers" when the terrorist organization is part of the government -- the "unity government" trumpeted by the "Palestine" Authority and Hamas, to be exact. Any modifications to existing United States statute is the exclusive bailiwick of the Congress of the United States. Even the broadest interpretation of executive privilege bars the chief executive from modifying the law unilaterally, or lending an interpretation that is constitutionally impermissible and legally unsound, and there are a whole host of United States Supreme Court rulings which establish precisely that. I am confident that the Congress of the United States recognizes that Barack Hussein Obama has spat upon the Constitution of the United States enough already. Any continued contact with a terrorist organization, in defiance of United States law, is an impeachable offense. Obama is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I don't think that even he will fall on his sword for the "Palestinians." And even if he chooses to go that route -- he is, after all, trying to write his way into history as something other than the worst American president, ever -- what is he going to do? Declare war on Israel? Oh, wait! That's Congress' job, too. Is it any wonder that most of the world views the current American administration with contempt and complete disdain? According to the polls, most Americans share that view. The emperor really has no clothes. Someone ought to tell him he's embarrassing himself.
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Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (06.04.14)
They don't trash Obama because he is black they trash him for the same reason they trash you. He's an idiot.
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