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Villa of contention
Itamar Eichner
Published: 21.12.08, 10:52
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1. not an embassy in israel
m ,   tel aviv   (12.21.08)
so if they are not on Israeli land they must not be in Israel-> not an embassy of ours
2. Absentee Property Law ?
YITZAK BEN SHLOMO   (12.21.08)
There is only two sections that even the belgians are not excluded to observe. Read it carefully idiots ! I give you a clue ' covenant that runs with the property by privity and estate !
3. kick out the nasty Belgians
bob   (12.21.08)
Belgium government last week hosted a conference of Hezbollah members in their parliament. These people are nasty and they will never change. Evict them, and then set aside the Villa. It can be the future US embassy.
4. Looks like an Arab building, looted from Palestinian family
xyz ,   usa   (12.21.08)
5. #4
Freejew ,   Israel   (12.21.08)
You sound like a fool that hasnt got a clue!
6. Olmert will just give it to them as a gift
zioinist forever   (12.21.08)
The Russian compound worth millions and should have been returned to the state insted of standing up to Putin saying this territory belongs to the state he handed it over with a smile. This property if the Belgium government want it free of charge Olmert will say as the entire country is my private property then take it with my blessings. Anything to avoid a confontation with anybody military or diplomatic.
7. Belgium as we know it may not last much longer
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (12.21.08)
The growing presence of Muslims in Belgium suggests that will be one of the first EU states to fall. But it's possible they'll split long before that into its French and Flemish pieces, with the remnants aligning with their respective neighbors. In either event, if the Belgians insist on paying the "Palestinian owner", perhaps they should get their water and power from the PA. And, please, someone tell me why Israel is worried about the impact on relations with Brussels, while the other couldn't care less. If the Belgians cared, they wouldn't be pulling this stunt.
8. How did Belgium acquire this villa in 1948?
Dona ,   edinburgh   (12.21.08)
and who is the proposed Palestinian owner who has been paid rent???
9. BELGIUM GOVT,
R,B, SANDS ,   N.Y U.S.A.   (12.21.08)
THE GOVT. OF BELGIUM HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVED THATTHEY HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THERE ANTISEMITIC ACTIONS OF W.W.II,
10. SUE FOR RENT AND REMOVAL OF NON PAYING BUMS.
PETRA ,   USA   (12.21.08)
WHY ELSE WOULD THEY PAY IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO STAY FOR FREE? NOW, IF IT WERE 'THE PEACE HOUSE', WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE HEAVE HO. ISRAEL, YOU'RE BEING RAPED. WHERE'S THE 'GOOD JJEWISH LAWYERS'? COURTS WRONG.
11. Israel kicked Jews out of the homes. Send in the IDF.
Bennie ,   Jerusalem   (12.21.08)
Israel has kicked Jews out of their homes in Gaza, Hebron, and other areas. So send in the IDF and kick the Belgians out. Or is our government only willing to beat the heads of Jewish women and children who can't fight back?
12. Lucky No "SETTLERS" In The Villa
Lawrence ,   Safed Israel   (12.21.08)
We all know they would be evicted faster than you can say kadima.Throw the Belgians out...no free rides .Freier ? Ani?
13. missing facts
os   (12.22.08)
The Salameh family that built this house, and others at the same intersection, received millions in reparations from Israel for their houses. The forfeited their rights to the house and have no claim - so how is it that the Belgians think they know better?
14. missing facts 'reparation's from Israel ROFLMAO
lydia ,   Brisbane   (12.22.08)
Sofer claim is obviously against the State who 'appropriated' the property and disposed of it without the approval of the rightful owners. The Absentee Property Law is as ponzi as Bernie Madoff scams. The intent is the same i.e. to defraud the real owners, the Palestinians, of of what is rightfully theirs. The Belgium on advisement paid the rightful owners rent for and .Sofer is as much an absentee landlord as the rightful owner, seeing as how he now resides in the UK.
15. The more I read, the less I am convinced
Raffaele Ladu ,   Verona, Italy   (12.22.08)
If I were offered a house to rent, I would make a title search to be sure that the lessor is the real owner. And if I discovered that he owned the house due to a law I disagreed with, I'd bid farewell to him and seek another house. Certainly, I'd not behave as if he were the rightful owner when renting the house, and as if he were a squatter when paying the rent. If all the circumstances of the article are true, the Belgian government has been extremely reckless. Let's wait for the court sentence to learn what has really happened.
16. Since when do the Belgian decide on the laws in Israel?
robert renders ,   belgium   (12.22.08)
17. Give this house to its Palestinian owners
Moise   (12.22.08)
Stop stealing people, you are just confirming the anti semite claim that the Jews are thiefs. For the love of g_d, stop top this nasty behaviours sons and daughters of Israel!!!!
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