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Olmert: Israel should quit most occupied land
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Published: 30.09.08, 08:40
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31. olmert, get out of our sight already!
oded   (09.30.08)
it is this mentality of this loser and his cronies ,that got israel into this """palestinana swamp""". as long as israel maintained storing ties to whole of its god given territory, the arabs respected it and wanted to deal(see egypt). as soon as oslo came along, the idelogy of peace = territory became even more prominent, but falsly so. the arabs don't want back 67 border-- they want all of thier"""stolen land"", i.e, the landd of israel. get it?!
32. Quitting Israel
Oleh ,   Tel Aviv   (09.30.08)
This oleh of almost 10 years will quit Israel if this sad government quits from anymore lands that belong to Israel. When will the Jewish people understand that the arabs dont want peace they want us in the sea. Wake up Israel and understand what you are doing is wrong.
33. #17: watta BS. Jewish terror groups robed Palstn from Palsns
jj ,   usa   (09.30.08)
There was no Israel on the map prior to Jewish robing of Palestine from Palestinians in the 1940s.
34. jj #33
Brod ,   USA   (09.30.08)
Shiela is right. And you are wrong. Modern Israel is in Ancient Israel. The Land of Israel belongs to the Jews since the time of their forefathers-Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 4000 years ago. There is no such thing as Palestine. It is just an invention of the Romans who occupied the Land of Israel. What is noteworthy is that while ancient civilizations such as the Romans had disappeared in the dustbin of history, the Jews have survived to this day through Divine Providence. And GOD has restored Modern Israel in Ancient Israel in the 20th century as a Fulfillment of His Covenant to Israel 2500 years ago. Jeremiah 31:1-17, Ezekiel 36:24-38, Ezekiel 37:21-28, Ezekiel 39:27-29, Amos 9:14-15. No mortal should dare tamper with GOD's Restoration of Modern Israel in Ancient Israel.
35. when lies are told over and over again through terrorism
pp ,   asu   (09.30.08)
Our home is back in Arabian peninsula under the brilliant leadership of our Chief Robbers and Deceivers pp Arabs Saudi United
36. #33 you are right...it was called Jewish Palastine!
freejay ,   Israel   (09.30.08)
Does that mean the jews are the true Palastinians? If you look at any ancient map you will see the area was called Judea and Samaria which jews have always lived in. You are an idiot that does not know the history of this land.....Shut up you fool!
37. re 6: Israel started the 1967 war.
Sayid ,   Sweden   (09.30.08)
38. yes !
Oliv' ,   France   (09.30.08)
The only solution for the israeli situation is a fair one. And being fair starts with stopping (and reversing) settlements. As long as the palestinians see their land being annexed by new settelment nothing new will happen, occupation will continue, people will continue to die, in 20 years we'll see the 131234th 'road map' blah blah blah. Time to wake up. Too bad Olmert hadn't got the guts to say this and do it when he was in power.
39. He should repeat this from his jail cell
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.30.08)
To paraphase Einstein ' to repeat the same error and expect different results is the height of insanity'. By that definition Olmert is insane. We need to end the farce of Arab occupation of Jewish land. They already 99.97% of the land. The rest is ours!
40. Oliv #38
Brod ,   USA   (09.30.08)
You don't get it. Judea and Samaria belong to Israel since ancient time which Israel liberated from the Islamist-Jihadist occupiers in 1967. So, don't talk about Palestinian land. The Palestinian land is in Jordan where 70% of the population are Palestinians-Islamist-Jihadists.
41. Jordan is Palestine, for god's sake!
Saleem ,   Jordan   (09.30.08)
Here here!
42. Go home
Shimshon ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (09.30.08)
It's about time for Olmert to leave his office before he can do more damage. Giving up more land now would be giving up to the terrorists. http://www.shimshon9.com
43. TRAITOR!
Steve ,   U.S.   (09.30.08)
Mr. Olmert is a traitor and a criminal. If I had my way, he'd have no place in the world to come or he would be consigned to Egypt. That's where this man belongs; Egypt. For eternity.
44. so...not only
JL ,   israel   (09.30.08)
was he ripping us off...he was alsio a closet leftist
45. quit lands
alexi   (09.30.08)
olmert will be indicted and have a criminal record. Who is he to negotiate for israel. He never did combat and his 2 sons ran away from israel to evade idf duties or reserve. Who is he to speak for israel. He is the one who with failure of nerve lost to hezbollah and confirmed his refusal to enter gaza because he is afraid of one drop of blood. Who cares about his opinions. Olmert and his wife aliza have stabbed holocaust victims in the back by allegedly taking trips of holocaust money. israels spit at this rot. Guess what! israel is not withdrawing from the golan, and not from the jordan valley and not from 88% of the west bank when that time comes.And Ehud Olmert can spend his fortune defending himself and then spending dark nights in jail. Can God allow olmert to do more harm to the jewish state than he has already done.
46. Tar and Feather that crook. Don't Interview Him
Joe K ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (09.30.08)
Olmert and murderous terrorists are justifications for capital punishment in Israel. Olmert for treachery. Murderous terrorists, because they are like Olmert. When will Israeli's wake up and understand that they've been duped and sold out by their leaders. I wonder if Olmert isn't on the Saudi payroll. Has someone investigated this?
47. West Bank
J.Hardisty ,   Paso Robles,Ca.US   (09.30.08)
Olmert has faced the reality that if Israel wants to have Peace.She must face the fact that Israel cannot rule over millions of Arabs.Our Jewish Heart says that we must have Peace. Shana Tova & Peace in the New Year.
48. #2 FOR GREEDY PEOPLE
ILAN ,   ISRAEL   (09.30.08)
WHO DON'T ACCEPT 2 STATES SOLLUTION, THE ISRAELI RESPONSE WILL BE ENLARGEMENT OF THE JEWISH STATE FROM RIVER NILUS TO EPHRATUS - SO YOU AND YOUR ISLAMISTS HAD BETTER ACCEPT A DIVISION PLAN OTHERWISE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR AGAINST ISRAEL WILL BE MUCH WORSE FOR YOU
49. Peace
Mark ,   USA   (09.30.08)
I have a question for Olmert: So Israel gives up the "West Bank" and E. Jerusalem as well as the Golan Heights. What does Israel get in return? They get "normalcy" with the Arab world and 200,000 less Jerusalem Arabs. Israel still will find itself with well over 1 million Arab-Israelis who have the right to vote Israel out of existence once they become the majority. Just like a future Palestine will be without Jews, so too must a future Israel be without a hostile fifth column. Otherwise, Israel will be doomed regardless of what she does.
50. Slicha?
Gideon Reader   (09.30.08)
To Ehud Olmert. If I have transgressed against you this year, or have in any way gave thought to things done(by you) that requires an apology, please forget any such apologia. I meant every single word and thought of it. My worst considerations for you to have an absoloutly horrible, terrible, not good day, EVERY day of the year and years to come. you richly deserve it.
51. Olmert wants Israel to commit suicide
lawrence ,   Philadelphia, USA   (09.30.08)
Olmert is proposing the mass suicide of Israel. The golasnd Heights are a straetic asset and have been part of Israel since the time of David. O yeah G-d gave the land to Abraham not to the palestinians. The loss of the heights and the other terratories would spell the doom and distruction of Israel. Though not a Jew I have been teaching martial arts in an area of Philadlphia with a high percentage of Jewish population and I would fight to the death for my friends and students who moved to Isreal over the years. Olmert's plan would leave Israel vulnerable to attack and would be exposing the throught of the nation to attack. What a fool. I hope no one listens to him.
52. #20, Learn history
Jake   (09.30.08)
Iraq, Jordan, and Syria did choose to join the 6-Day War (which was initially only between Israel and Egypt) and attack Israel in 1967. Indeed, West Bank was occupied by Jordan and Gaza was occupied by Egypt before 1967. They were no recognized as the sovereign territory of any state.
53. #33, what "Palestine", you phony?
(09.30.08)
Arabs cannot even pronounce it. They call it "Falastin", and when they try to pronounce it in English it sounds like "Balestine". That's what happens when Arabs try to invent a fictitious identity out of a name from a British mandated territory.
54. #47, Israel can give up territories, but it won't get peace
Jake   (09.30.08)
Because the 'land for peace' principle has proven to be a fraud, and people like you that push it as an axiom for peace making have been exposed as the originators of this monumental fraud of history. Shame on you.
55. olmert should show the example and GO to Hell
AlbertoGa ,   St. George UT, USA   (09.30.08)
Israel is not the property of Olmert. He should go softly and shut is big Fat mouth. The others that will take over must understand that the Sacrifice of Millions of Jews to recover the Sacred land of Israel is not a Pc. of staff to Gamble or to give away. Israel is base on the Bible, and a gift of G-D If it it no soo. Please let me know. Shalom from the USA And best wishes for the New Year
56. omert continues to sell Israel....
marlene ,   Philadelphia, USA   (09.30.08)
Omert should quit Israel while there's still some land left! He's the worst leader Israel has ever had and a suprme disgrace. When you sell out your country, it's usually for a price. What price did omert get from Israel's enemies???
57. Can we just trade Hamas with Olmert for Shalit
meir elazar   (09.30.08)
58. Soon olmert will wonder when he can
jason white ,   afula,israel   (09.30.08)
withdraw from jis prison cell. I hope they give him a warm welcome in the shower. Perhaps the prisoners there will do to him what he did to Israel!
59. Occupied?
David ,   USA   (09.30.08)
Would someone in Israel please inform your outgoing PM that the only occupied land is the land held by the Arabs and Palis. From the Nile to the Euphrates, from the Great Sea to Ur, all belongs to Eretz Israel. Anyone claiming otherwise is an occupier and an enemy. That includes Olmert.
60. Olmert never read the hamas charter
leo ,   NY   (09.30.08)
The sooner this moron leaves the better it will be for Israel.
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