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Don't give 'em guns
Yossi Beilin
Published: 17.04.07, 10:42
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1. EXACTLY...& that's why Olmert & Livni are doing it
malcolm   (04.17.07)
Because they are the Kappos doing the work for the ayatollahs and Wahabis.
2. Yossi! Has Moshiach arrived? You're making sense today!
(04.17.07)
3. You expect us to grasp YOUR logic?
Otto D. ,   Israel   (04.17.07)
Welcome to Eretz Nehederet.
4. Now You Understand, Yossi?
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (04.17.07)
"Don't give 'em guns". Nope. Don't ever give them guns. There must be a hard and fast rule that Israel must never give weapons of any type to our enemies. This will only backfire upon us, some time or another, sooner or later. Sadly, the late Mr. Rabin did not understand that nor, it seems, do Mr. A. Peretz and Mr. Olmert. They all gave guns to the Arabs. I am at a total loss to understand the logic in giving the Arabs weapons.
5. Wow, never thought I would agree with Beilin on anything!
Roscio ,   Rome, Italy   (04.17.07)
Olmert & his corrupt, inept gang are like drug addicts who never learn to quit their deadly habit. This same lethal experiment was tried before, a result of Oslo. The result was the bloodfest called the Intifada. One PA terrorist bragged in an interview: "We would never have had the weapons needed to start the Intifada, if it weren't for Oslo forcing the Israelis to give us the weapons." And now these imbeciles want to do it AGAIN?!?!?! What happens when weak, useless Abbas loses all the new weapons to Hamas? (By the way, Mr. Beilin, Abbas' weakness is exactly the reason it is useless to discuss any treaties with him.) Israel, when even Yossi Beilin sees how stupid and dangerous a left-wing government is, it is high time to throw that government OUT. IF NOT NOW, WHEN!?!?!?!
6. OLMERT MUST LEAVE NOW, NOW, NOW!!!!!!
(04.17.07)
HE IS KILLING US WITH HIS STUPIDITY! HE MUST BE MADE TO LEAVE ASAP!
7. Beilin finally makes sense! Wow...
BigE ,   Israel   (04.17.07)
Hang out a flag - literally!!!!!!
8. Yossi Beilin saying this????????????????? What happened to
David E. ,   Jerusalem   (04.17.07)
his twisted brains?
9. FIRST TIME I AGREE WITH YOSSI
(04.17.07)
10. Amen #4
oritush   (04.17.07)
what is this world coming to when even an idiot like Beilin says something that "fanatical right wingers"-ye-the ones everybody likes to call anti-peace lovers,anti-democrats, anti.... have been pleading for almost a decade
11. Beilin for Prime Minister
Baruch Nili ,   jerusalem   (04.17.07)
What a surprise that someone seen as an arch dove can be seen by several YNet readers as rational and accurate in what he says. The contrast between this and the hawkish (sic) views we've endured for too long is stark. The problem is that no one wants elections right now.
12. beilin
fish   (04.17.07)
Look who is talking!You started all this mess, you were calling people who opposed this madness " reactioneries" and "fascists" , you brought the people of this land to the slaughter for your political purposes and now you say: Don't give them guns? Do you have any SHAME or are you familiar at all with the notion of shame?
13. mr berlin, you shot yourself in the foot now
rashid ,   palistinian   (04.17.07)
when we take over palistine allah willing we will hang you as well like the rest of the zionists believe me you thought that all these years you was on our side will save you from our jastice, then now because of what you said you are doomed, ten years of working for us will not save you now believe me, the tree and the hangman are waiting for you
14. Beilin
David ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (04.17.07)
So Yosi, you should push every and all your friends and acquaintences in the Knesset to a no-confidence motion immedeately. Before Olmert drags this country into the depths of disaster!
15. #11 Don't get carried away, dude...
BigE ,   Israel   (04.17.07)
Just because Beilin got the correct meds with his morning coffee doesn't mean he'll always be so rational!
16. this has to be a hoax.
aaron ,   ra'anana   (04.17.07)
17. #13 Lofty dreams
Logic ,   Israel   (04.17.07)
I'll place my bet on Israel paving the largest ever parking lot in "balestine".
18. US Democracy - right to bear arms
Peacenik ,   Canada   (04.17.07)
So the US is trying to spread democracy, like they do in Iraq? After all, one of the main tenets of American democracy is the right to bear arms. I do wish the US would help bring about peace, not provide weapons which just ensure more violence. But then do Israel and the US really want peace with the Palestinians?
19. one can sit on one toilet or use one gun - Beilin nonsense !
redkmike ,   tel aviv and london   (04.17.07)
the PA and Hamas are up to their necks in guns and it doesn't matter whether they receive more or don't. You can eat until your sated, drink until you're drunk and use one toilet. What is important is that the PA and Hamas are one and want to destroy Israel. There is no peace process on the horizon and Israel must simply take care of itself. That's it !
20. WHO!!!!!
Asher ,   USA   (04.17.07)
Was this article written by thee Yossi Beilin?? Mr. Love of his life, Yossi Beilin?? Hard to believe. Must be another person with the same name.
21. No.13 Rashid
Baruch Nili ,   Jerusalem Israel   (04.17.07)
Hi Rashid Thanks for your warm and friendly words. May introduce you to some warm and frendly people in Hebron who think and speak just like you - they are settlers and I think that you both deserve each other. I nonetheless wish you Peace Salaam Shalom
22. WHAT ? - YOU WANTED TO GIVE THEM $250 MILLION FOR GUNS
Andrew ,   Miami, FL USA   (04.17.07)
23. How dares he???
Antonio ,   Haifa   (04.17.07)
After he worked with the other Olso traitors to establish the terrorist state within the State of Israel, after he works day in an day out to make Israel and Arab state, and to make Judaea--the birthplace of Jews--a Jew-free zone, how dares he preach anything to anyone??? This bastard needs to hang his head in shame, and leave the public life for good already.
24. What happened to Beilin? He's making sense?
daniel ,   amsterdam   (04.17.07)
First time I read something from Yossy Beilin which doesn't sound insane. I liked his appearance at the Doha conference as well. He said many good things. Is he very ill?
25. Beilin
Dan ,   Australia   (04.17.07)
It's the most rational thing this man has ever said. Giving guns to terrorists will only lead to more terror.
26. BEILIN THE DANGEROUS HYPOCRITE!
Ben Avraham ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.17.07)
Prof. Yosi, behind Rabin's back, in co-conspiracy with Peres, brought 70,000 terrorists here from Tunis and armed them to the teeth whch they used to kill over 1000 Jews! What a piece of sh-t!!!!! Throw the creep in a pit and leave him to the worms!!!!!
27. #11 No. No. I wouldn't trust Beilin for PM
David E. ,   Jerusalem   (04.17.07)
because he said one rational thing in his lifetime. But we do need to get rid of Olmert and his cronies immediately and get a a clear-thinking, strong leader for this country.
28. Yossi sez: give more concessions, not weapons
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (04.17.07)
For all those of you ready to pin a medal on Yossi, he's still the same retarded Yossi we all know so well.
29. Hamas disagrees to your efforts to rip up Hebron
Steve ,   USA   (04.17.07)
B"H Beilin, Hamas still fires its missiles inside the Green Line of Israel because it does not recognize Israel any more than the Arab States would do with so-called normalized ties. You cannot negotiate with Hamas. Its positions are fixed and it has no incentive to change these positions because it is based outside of Israel in a country that categories itself as an enemy. So any moving out of Jews is going to defeat your stated goals of settling the dispute; rather the dispute is widened as in Sderot. Any territory handed over to Syrian Hamas without an enforceable agreement with Syria is just as bad or worse than the territory handed to Syrian Hamas in Gaza.
30. FAKE YOSSI BEILIN ARTICLE! (Netanyahu wrote it)
Bennie ,   Jerusalem   (04.18.07)
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