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Let them leave
Yariv Oppenheimer
Published: 06.12.07, 10:11
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1. Two states for two people also means
jew ,   jerusalem   (12.06.07)
that also isolated Arab settlements in Israel proper are to evacuate. Gaza and Hebron always were home to Jews. Peace Now is not fair and hypocrite as usual!
2. mr. oppenheimer is an anti-semitic jewish israel
barry ,   tel aviv   (12.06.07)
why can't we wake up and expel the peace now activists from israel? do it now and re take over this country.
3. entice settlers to leave? OK I hope you mean the arab ones!
jack bauer ,   abandon? G-d   (12.06.07)
seriously the nudniks at peace now think there will be peace and quiet once Judea and Samaria are handed over to the enemy? Rockets anyone? Apparently, mr. oppenheimer.....you should remove the bit "general" out of your title.....since strategy is obviously not your strong point. the sad truth about the situation is that it seems ok for jews to be expelled from all the arab nations....and its ok to uproot jews from gaza. It is ok to ethnically cleanse those places so no jews live there again! But the shoe on the other foot? outrageous? What is outrageous is that jordan and gaza are already two palistinian states.....Judenrein.... free of jews....and now you wish to create another, while at the same time keeping palistinians within the borders of Israel as well? In other words having 3 palistinian state (jew free ones) and yet keeping the arabs within the rump state that will remain Israel. Do you understand why I think that is the height of hypocrisy ???
4. Why don't you leave?
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (12.06.07)
You won't be missed.
5. biggest historical mistake has yet been made
yoni ,   jerusalem   (12.06.07)
the biggest mistake we can do that will reflect on us in the future is entice the loyal and dedicated jews to leave israel instead of our enemies. it is so clear that we need all of the internal support we can get right now and pushing people out of their homes and country is simply destorying us. instead we need to focus our energy as one people and rid ourselves of the enemy not the ally.
6. Let them live
Joseph P. ,   Jerusalem   (12.06.07)
The Green Line is ALL of ERETZ YISRAEL! We, Jews, have the right to live all over Israel. If you don't like it, go back to Europe, from where you, Leftists, Ashkenazic, so-called "elite" come from. Evacuation compensation should be given to people like you and other Leftists WHO HURT Eretz Yisrael. You can take compensation in "green" dollars or euros and HABEITA. YAALA! Compensate your Arab friends and take them along with you, please. And, of course, don't forget the "elite of the elite" - the begatz.
7. Oppenheimer
Yisraeli   (12.06.07)
Id rather you do us a favour and leave, maybe to Hamas in Gaza or to Hezbollah in Sth Lebanon, after all your doing such a good job on theyre behalf.
8. Peace Now will never kill the dream
Jameel @ TheMuqata ,   Shomron Hills   (12.06.07)
"Thousands of settlers no longer believe in the Greater Israel vision" This is one big lie. Forget settlers; many many Israelis believe in the Greater Israel vision. Just because Oppenheimer and Co. have done all in their power to rmove Israeli control over Eretz Yisrael does not mean the vision is gone. It may be unrealistic at this point to actualize the vision, but Oppenheimer and Peace Now will NEVER kill the dream of Jewish soveriegnty over Eretz Yisrael. We waited 2000 years, we'll wait a bit longer. And there will be a Third Temple too... Jameel muqata.blogspot.com
9. full disclosure
Israel Israeli ,   tel aviv   (12.06.07)
When any person publishes an opinion, they should give a full disclosure to whom they are beholden. Oppenheimer does not mention that he receives his salary from the British who supports the racist Saudi regime, want to prosecute Israeli generals, and boycotts Israel. Does anyone believe that Oppenheimer will have an opinion counter to those of his foreign paymaster?
10. "time to admit historical mistakes"? heard of OSLO????
aaron ,   ra'anana   (12.06.07)
11. Let them leave
Secular Sabra ,   Tel Aviv   (12.06.07)
It's a great plan, but we shouldn't accept them in Israel. Pay them to leave if we must, but make sure they have to leave the country all together.
12. Yariv Oppenheimer
Miriam the Settler ,   settlement   (12.06.07)
I think that we should pay Mr. Oppenheimer and his friends to leave Israel. Also, let's give Tel Aviv to the Arabs.
13. Piss Now
Avraham ,   Netivot   (12.06.07)
Let Piss Now leave! Believe me, they won't be missed.
14. Blind man
Yoni ,   Ashkelon   (12.06.07)
He is living another world where every people are nice and peacefull exept the rightist and the jews from Gush Katif, Judea and Samaria.
15. Welcome to Palestine
Simon ,   TA Israel   (12.06.07)
let them stay where they are, just give them a Palestinian passport as civillised society dosent need these religious fanatics amongst us. Welcome to Palestine ! Enjoy have a nice life according to your Halacha and leave the rest of us alone.
16. Oppie
eddie ,   london UK   (12.06.07)
ethnic cleansing and transfer - doen by Jews such as oppenheimer and barak. why can't you accept that your ideas are as fascistic as the ones you claim to oppose?
17. WASTE OF TIME
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (12.06.07)
After writing many times and reading other TB'rs it all seems a waste of time to even repond to our selfloathing herzelists. Ynet and what it represents including oppenheimer are so far lost in their hedonistic ways that nothing can reach them anymore. That they destroy, inflict pain and suffering on their fellow jews is not even on their radarscreen. In their arrogance they will stop at nothing including their own destruction. In their unrelenting drive to assimilate into world citizens they will only become more radical.
18. Liar!
PE Haberman ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.06.07)
Oppenheimer blatantly distorts the truth when he writes: "Thousands of settlers no longer believe in the Greater Israel vision and realize that the future of the settlements where they live has already been decided." Where are these "thousands"?? What a convenient lie to promote your distorted ideology.
19. Let them stay and protect them
Petra ,   usa   (12.06.07)
This reminds me of the old west. Settlers helped make America strong and the first settlers had to fight off indians to make a home. With these settlers, whom Sharon encouraged, they have more right to the land than anyone. They are your brave ones who earned the right to create Israel by Israelis. If they are replaced by muslims, wont Israel pay more dearly? I pray to G-d they stay and have the protection under the law that they've earned. They make much better neighbors than the rocket launhers from Gaza.
20. Intice Peace Now to go to UK
Jolly Roger ,   Canada   (12.06.07)
Intice Peace Now to go to the UK Settlement Watch is getting paid by them anyway to spy on settlements.
21. arabs should leave
izwick ,   nyc   (12.06.07)
Israel should encourage the Arabs to leave by providing cash and transportation and encourage more Jews to live there by developing the small communities.
22. Greater Israel vision = member of the Arab League...
Nannette ,   London   (12.06.07)
In other words, there will be no place for Jews in the Greater Israel! Olmert is following Peres' diktat: Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: Peres the kapo traitor - in his own words!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Israeli writer Yoram Hazony wrote recently a book titled “L’Etat juif” in its French translation. (I am sure an English translation must be available). In it, he talks about the historic evolution of Zionism. When it comes to Shimon Peres, he quotes him as saying: - “Any idea of a small Nation-State - the Jewish State included - has collapsed”. - “There is no doubt that the next objective that Israel should pursue is to become a member of the Arab League”. Mr. Peres’s interview with Ha’aretz following his defeat by Benjamin Netanyahu in the May 1996 prime ministerial election: Interviewer: What happened in this election? Peres: We lost. Interviewer: Who is we? Peres: We, that is the Israelis. Interviewer: And who won? Peres: All those who do not have an Israeli mentality. Interviewer: And who are they? Peres: The Jews. Based on his own words, it is not outlandish to call Shimon Peres a non-Jew. Indeed, when Peres was Israel’s foreign minister in the 1991-1995 Rabin government, he applied for Israel’s membership in the Arab League! Speaking with the Associated Press before the ceremony, Peres said "we must get rid of the Territories," using the left-wing terminology for parts of the Land of Israel liberated in 1967.
23. Yariv Oppenheimer
Norman Cone ,   Orlando, Florida   (12.06.07)
The time has come to finish off the bunch of traitors led bei Yariv Oppenheimer. "Peace Now" is a an enemy entity not less, probably more dangerous for the security of Israel than Hamas or Hezbollah. Oppenheimer should be in jail, not on the opinion pages of Ynet.
24. Factional errors
Avraham Halevi ,   New York , Ny   (12.06.07)
you write: "government decisions was paid by Gush Katif evacuees, who found themselves facing economic and mental distress in the wake of the evacuation. Part of this distress could have been prevented." I totally disagree ; As you can see even people that made deal swith the govermrnt are very bad off ; physically; financially & emotionally. let the Goverment come up with a real analysis of teh cost involved and ways to deal with and I am sure th seetlers or part of them will work hand in hand with them.
25. The writer, like his article, is a peice of trash.
Yoel ,   Haifa, Israel   (12.06.07)
26. OFFER 1/3 OF THE MONEY TO ARABS.....
j ,   jerusalem, israel   (12.06.07)
....and x20 more will leave. Ask them! If you offered every Arab family in Judea and Samaria $50k, over 80% of them would take the check and never look back!
27. Oppenheimer=Bishara!
Moriah ,   sacramento, USA   (12.06.07)
28. Just because he says it...
Steven ,   San Francisco   (12.06.07)
doesn't mean it's so. This individual is a social misfit propagandist.
29. homes
me   (12.06.07)
We need to stop calling things what they are not. EX: Settlers. Do you mean the white man that settled the west ern United States? Do you mean the white man that settled Australia? THe people living in the West Bank are Israeli's that live there because our neighboring countries choose war and they need to deal with the conclusion/decision THEY made. 2. Occupied Territories? Again, is this the United States? Was the British Mandate called this? Again, this is land that Israel took in self defense while our neighboring countries wanted to move us into the sea. Once again, they need to deal with the consequences. 3. IF any land is to be returned. It needs to be returned to their previous owner. THe west bank will be part of Jordan, AGAIN and the Gaza strip will be part of Egypt, AGAIN.
30. This is sounding familiar
Avi   (12.07.07)
this is sounding like the discussion before the evictions from Gaza. This is the same discussion that caused the evictions from Gaza. You only have to read Ynet each day to see the results of this move. Now the author wants to repeat the mistake in the West Bank. There are still many Gaza IDP's who still have not received any compensation after reentering Israel. Israel needs to take care of these people fullly and first.
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