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Netanyahu: Israel needs to keep Jordan border to fight Islamist threat
Attila Somfalvi, Reuters
Published: 29.06.14, 21:29
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1. He means we will have 1 state
Lynx ,   Palestine   (06.29.14)
Bring on the 1 State...God bless Palestine.
2. Please Bibi: protect USA borders too!
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (06.29.14)
Kol HaKavod, Bibi! Build the wall, and then come and construct a Security Wall along our porous, transparent, tissue-paper, comic book "border" with Mexico! AM YISRAEL CHAI!
3. #1 true
(06.29.14)
As Arafat correctly said, there is room only for 1 state west of the Jordan river. And as you know, Leftists Livni, Lapid and Herzog say, Israel must remain Jewish. The good news is that you won't live under Israeli apartheid anymore and will soon enjoy Islamic democracy.
4. Bibi on Kurdish aspirations
Jon ,   Montreal   (06.29.14)
I bet "bascalan" Erdogan will not like this statement....
5. King Bibi the Weak can build a fence, a wall or
A ,   Belgium   (06.29.14)
a mountain range of concrete, but until the "palestinians" are repatriated to the other side of the barricade, ISIS is as good as already inside Israel.
6. there are no more borders in the middle east. arabs wiped th
ralph   (06.30.14)
them clean. now lets set our borders. arabs don't like it. suck eggs. move out.
7. Bibi Baba have you any wool?
Israeli 2   (06.30.14)
Na Sa, Na Sa, no spine and no tool.
8. When fighting ISIS terrorists...
Beary White ,   Norway   (06.29.14)
there must be no isis-terrorist left alive. This terror-group belongs to the worst side of the Islamic-cult and have already killed thousands of people in the most horrible way.
9. Bibi is absolutely right! To #7 cute words but wrong.
Bob K ,   Orlando FL USA   (06.30.14)
10. not for a very long time, but forever
geroge   (06.30.14)
israel has to have soverignty over jordan valley not a very long time as bibi said. This guy is so scared of offending kerry, he is obnoiously weak as is herzog, lapid and livni. it is so obvious yet bibi just figured it out because of isis. What an idiot who sits with a group of idiots in his cabinert. Other than yaalon, shamir, bennett, most of the rest are the bottom of the barrel pacifists.
11. Go Kurdistan, smartest thing BiBi said in years...
Isrl-Kurdi Commitee   (06.30.14)
12. Even the retarded people in Israel knew that all along!
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.30.14)
13. not for a very long time, but forever
geroge   (06.30.14)
israel has to have soverignty over jordan valley not a very long time as bibi said. This guy is so scared of offending kerry, he is obnoiously weak as is herzog, lapid and livni. it is so obvious yet bibi just figured it out because of isis. What an idiot who sits with a group of idiots in his cabinert. Other than yaalon, shamir, bennett, most of the rest are the bottom of the barrel pacifists.
14. To: No. 1
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.30.14)
One state, yes. For Jews. Not for terrorist scum such as you.Your kind is going to Gaza. Whether you want to or not. Then, instead of terrorism and kidnapping and criminal behavior, you can concentrate your efforts on building a unity government with the rest of the "palestinian" trash. Good riddance, and good luck.
15. IS IT POSSIBLE.....?
les ,   canada   (06.30.14)
that bb is looking further ahead than the next election? israel and the jewish people are in mortal danger. that vicious, barbaric, inhuman cult is getting stronger every day. do not count on hussein, the eu, the un, because they'll all wake up way too late. and get rid of the most danger facing israel now: the ever growing and bold FIFTH COLUMN.
16. I wonder how long it will take before Israel learns that
John Robey ,   Austin, Texas   (06.30.14)
they can't build enough walls, nor enough detention centers, prisons, and barbed wire fences?
17. The Sykes-Picot agreement...
Raoul ,   Israel   (06.30.14)
carved up the Mid East along ridiculous unrealistic geometric lines. It should be painfully obvious by now that sectarian differences need to be recognized and particular emphasis regarding Kurdish aspirations. The plea by Kerry/Obama for "UNITY" is akin to the mad hatter in Alice in Wonderland.
18. My predictions were wrong. Kurds get State instead of Arabs
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.30.14)
19. Netanyahu plays smart political game, in the end it pays off
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.30.14)
Without firing one shot or interfering in anyone's affairs the Middle East conditions turn in Israel's favor. Sunni Arab Caliphate and Shia Iran will fight each other for many years to come to the bitter end staying away from Israel. Assad is severely weakened and is not able to recover. Egypt is licking its woulds from the last flirt with Islamism and will continue to do so for a long time.. Arabia and Gulf States worry about nuclear Iran, expansion of Shiism and leave Israel alone. A new very powerful ally of Israel is on the rise in the region: Independent Kurdistan
20. Israel Clean Break backfired, now excuse to steal more land
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.30.14)
21. Who screwed up Iraq
Arnold ,   Montreal   (06.30.14)
It was the USA under Bush that screwed up in Iraq by kicking out Saddam Hussein. They opened up a Pandora's Box. Since then all hell has broken loose. At least he kept a lid on all the sectarian violence by treating everyone equally badly.
22. Netanyahu using ISIS to drag Jordan against Syria
Thyme and Thistle ,   Incirlik-Turkey   (06.30.14)
Benjamin Netanyahu is just now learning that every nation is responsible for self defense. That China must protect China as Russia protect Russia and that others aren't responsible to secure YOUR nation for YOU. What a fool. I just hope that he isn't trying to push Jordan to strike against targets in israel under the guess of crippling 'ISIS.' Benjamin should NOT be trying to create a regional crisis just to slyly to include JORDAN in a strike on Syria which is what this 'ISIS' nonsense appear to be about. Avoid Jordan, Turkey and KSA in facing down Syria Benjamin Netanyahu.
23. Transport Arabs into Jordan before the wall is built
Jhan   (06.30.14)
Then Israel can live in peace
24. #21 reality
(06.30.14)
The problem goes back further. After Israel's 1967 victory, the US decided (perhaps rationally) to assume the UK position of supporting brutal dictators to control Middle East oil. Kissinger and the State Department formulated the plan to pay the Arab dictators with Israeli blood to move from the Soviets to the Americans. The US found itself "riding the tiger": instead of supporting freedom and democracy like Israel, Lebanese patriots and Kurdistan, the US found itself supporting the most brutal and inhuman activity like Mubarak's Egypt, the Saudis and of course PLO. Bush has no choice but to attack Saddam because Saddam was going to take Saudi Arabia. This is beside the point. Bush left the Middle East stable. It was Obama's abysmal stupidity that brought anarchy: his incessant hatred and attacks on Israel, his unity with PLO, Obama's support for Ahmadinejad, inhuman destruction of Libya and lying to Putin.
25. #16 Take a lesson
Benji ,   US   (06.30.14)
Immigrants and who knows what else is pouring into Texas. We've done a lousy job securing our borders! And if Mexicans were firing kassam rockets at Austin, Texas, you'd be screaming bloody murder.
26. #24 very intelligent talkback
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (06.30.14)
You said it perfectly
27. #23 - Please tell us HOW you are going to do that.
spyguy ,   seattle USA   (06.30.14)
Thinking you can forcibly move millions of humans to someplace they don't want to go and are not wanted, is pure delusion. The non-Jews living west of the Jordan River are NOT going anywhere - they are staying exactly where they are.
28. He said only " for long time " watch him!
HeNeedsAwatchdog! ,   Jerusalem Israel   (06.30.14)
29. Israel "Clean Break" success, opportunity to take back land
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.30.14)
30. #22, Long Live Free Kurdistan on Eastern half of Turkey
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.30.14)
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