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Sarkozy to visit Israel to promote truce
Roni Sofer
Published: 31.12.08, 00:42
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1. now that he is here nicolas should...
shahar ,   costa rica   (12.30.08)
Visit my home town of Beer Sheva and hope he is a good runner. Am I crazy or has the world gone completly hipocrytical. what are the chances that he would promote cease fire if the rockets were hitting france and not sderot. then again he is french so i guess he would :-)
2. stay home sarkozy
(12.30.08)
this is not vichy france anymore where jews do not have a say or can't make decisions and are defensless. this is israel, our country, an international sovreign nation and part of the world of nations. stay home. we jews are not going to raise a white flag like you french did in all the wars you faced. never again. so, please, do not come here and asdk us to stop so that we can hand arabs a divine victory on a silver platter. stay home and make love to your wife,. this is the french alltime skill. they can't seem to ever win wars or ever defend themselves against any war. we do not need your advice. what we need is to finish the job. we don't care about you scoring points with the arabs by putting pressure on israel to "behave" because you are a petro dollar whore and you need the arabs and their oil on your side. don't act like a mouthpiece for arab interests. we know what you are doing and it is going to screw israel. the cease fire you guys forced us to accept in 2006 was abysmal and a true backfire on israel. no more. this time we call the shots whether you get your arab oil deal or not. enough playing with israeli lives and security for your life style needs.
3. sarkozy wants to save Hamas.
(12.30.08)
4. Why?
Fred ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (12.30.08)
Can't see why Israel should allow some french loony that even can't control arabs in Paris to come and try to tell the Israelies what they should do. Simply keep up the pressure on Hamas 'til they all get to meet their much sought after martyrdom..
5. i prefer Sarkozy as financial crisis
bruno ,   bouxwiller france   (12.30.08)
manager. i don't think anybody should listen to him as far as middle east affairs are concerned.
6. To Sarkozy!!!
Matthew ,   U.S.A.   (12.30.08)
Your country should not be in the business brokering peace deals. Stay out of Israel's hair. By the way, if it wasn't for America, Sarkozy would either be a lamp shade or speaking German. Go IDF!!!
7. SARKOZY IS NO FRIEND OF ISRAEL
Rich ,   Fort Lauderdale   (12.30.08)
Sarkozy, claimed he was a friend of Israel. He talks tough about Iran. But, what did he do- he condemned Israel. What will he do after Israel is bombed by Iran- send flowers? Don't come to Israel Sarkozy- stay chez toi!
8. Hypocrite: Stay Away. Ignore the fool
Arlette ,   Paris, France   (12.30.08)
Sarkozy is a hypocrite. He accused Israel of disproportionate response. He is trying tio save Hamas. Ignore the fool.
9. #2 Is Right: This is more about Sarkozy's interests.
Ronald   (12.30.08)
Israel NEEDS to deal with Hamas. Stay home, stay out of the way.
10. I think I understand what Sarkozi and Kushner
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (12.30.08)
and all of the rest of the "internationals"want.They want to keep selling arms, and the idiots out here fall in their peace -trap-covering-business.They love to keep this hell alive and moreover gain some coins over other's suffering. Who the hell in sane conscience can advocate truce?This hell must be resolved once and for all and philistines must go either to hell or to live among their owns. Israel should keep in its mission and resolv the matter ,not falling in pressure anymore.
11. Laugh, If it were only Funny
Barry ,   Yerushalayim   (12.30.08)
Where was Sarkozy the last months after Hamas let the truce expire and started rocketing Israeli cities? to shell Jews is OK, but if they retaliate there is an issue. All I can say is stall.
12. French Sell Out: Yep remember UN Res 1701?
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (12.30.08)
France, Britain and the USA forced Israel to accept UN Resolution 1701 and what did we get? The bodies of Udi and Eldad were returned to Israel 2 years after the war and a murderer was returned to Hezbollah. Hezbollah was supposed to have been disarmed, restricted to north of the Litani River and prevented from approaching the Lebanon Israel border. Ha Ha! Nasrallah is laughing at the naivety of Israel and how we fell for the perfidy of the French sponsored Cease Fire. Hezbollah has re-armed, armed Hamas, moved to our border and entrenched itself into the Lebanese Government and Syria, the murderer of Rafik Hariri. So, President Sarkozy, please STAY home, have a bottle of French vin plonk, and don't meddle in our affairs. If you want to do some good then do something about the Muslim orchestrated genocide in Darfur and the starvation and abuse of the people of Zimbabwe. Where were you and the EU when Russia invaded Georgia? A new Stalinist regime is rearing its head in Russia so go and deal with that! We, the Jewish people will never forget not forgive the French for what they did to Dreyfus and France's attitude to Israel is an extension of that French disgrace!
13. The real reason why we let him here is because we truly hope
The Business   (12.30.08)
that Carla will come along too.
14. Beware of your friends, not your enemies!
Frank ,   USA   (12.31.08)
15. Nicallah al Sarkozy
Frank ,   Canada   (12.31.08)
The new chairman of the Vichystinian Authority appears to be as ugly as was his predecessor, Yaqub Ibn Shiraq. He is trying to gain popularity among Arabs by pushing Israel into a surrender to Arab terror. Unfortunately, the current Israeli leadership is so dumb that they are likely to buy the French crap.
16. ME obsession
Fred ,   Sweden   (12.31.08)
Apperently 400 innocent civilans were brutally massacred in Congo by the Lords resistant army just some days ago, a bunch of really cray suckers. But the world completely ignores this, or the fact that 25 Afgan(arab)kids were blown to pieces by a suicide bomber in Afganistan 2 days ago. How come Sarcozy doesn't rush of to Congo? It is so extremely odd to see that lives are valued very differently depending on where they are taken...
17. Sarkozy GET LOST!!!
Mike ,   Galut   (12.31.08)
18. Not surrender to terrorism
Not surrender to ter ,   Not surrender to ter   (12.31.08)
Not surrender to terrorism לא נכנע לטרור لا تستسلم للإرهاب
19. Sarkozy, mind your own business
USA   (12.31.08)
Don't listen to this fool. Eliminate Hamas and their capasity to shoot.
20. Sarkozy the Saudi Puppet! Suggest his Air France Jet.....
Alastair ,   Perth   (12.31.08)
be met with F16's and escorted out of Israeli Airspace. If this Arab-Muslim collaborator had any credibility previously - it is now long gone! As someone on another forum so elonquently stated: The French approach to War is: 1. Run 2. Hide 3. Surrender 4. Collaborate! Sarky the Spineless Suadi Sympathizer!! The White flag still flies high above the Eiffel Tower!!
21. Don't poke ur nose where it don't belong, Psycho
Zohan ,   Tel Aviv   (12.31.08)
22. Sarko zy va! tu n'es pas le bienvenu
YOEL   (12.31.08)
he has nothing to do in Israel, except running after his arab voters. French opinion is based on french biased media. Liars and falsificators as Enderlin and Talal Abu Rahma. Don't forget what Pres.Chirac did during his trip to Jerusalem... We must organize some demonstrations against him.
23. Give him a hotel room in Sderot and a soapbox.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (12.31.08)
24. Sarkosy can be useful
Patrick ,   Los Angeles   (12.31.08)
I would like to remind that Sarkosy took clearly position in favor of Gilad Shalit. Would you seriously think for one nanosecond Chirac doing the same? We need a channel of communication with Hamas, we need to gain political momentum, and I would not be disappointed if despite a unilateral truce of 48 hours, Hamas don't hold his fire. Then we would have a great legitimity to eliminate them. Just think about it.
25. To # 12
Patrick ,   Los Angeles/French   (12.31.08)
I am sorry to say that you are biased: 1) Captain Dreyfus was more French than Jewish 2) France at that time was splitted in 2 equal part: pro and against Dreyfus 3) France was very helpful during the Exodus affair 4) France provided uranium to Israel 5) France sold Dassault Mirage that was so famously used in the so-called "six days war" It is De Gaulle that changed the policy of France towards arab countries and Sarkozy is shily flexing it in favor of Israel. As regards to internal French matters, I consider that Sarkosy is a tragic buffoon that made a government of no less buffoons. So please do not say that I am a strong supporter of Sarkosy but believe with the number of French muslims, at least 10% of the population we could easily have a worse leader regarding Israel.
26. Thanks but No Thanks.....
Erin   (12.31.08)
If you must get involved, before you do, try to be fair and renegotiate a truce with the Algerian resistence. Until you do that your help is not needed, yet appreciated.
27. We are busy now. Pls contact my sec, make an appt in Sept
meir elazar   (12.31.08)
28. The way out of the conflict:
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.31.08)
The authorities of Gaza, Hamas, must: 1) Cease all fire perminently 2) Stop placing explosives on the border with Israel 3) Stop the deliver of weapons and explosives of any type into Gaza 4) Cease all preparations for acts of terror against Israel and Israelis 5) Free without any pre-conditions Crpl. Gilad Shalit All of the above are part of signed agreements between Israel and the former authorities of Gaza, not more and not less. As long as Hamas opts to continue its attack Israel and Israelis, by itself a form of war cimes and crimes against humanity, Israel may not but continue to fight Hamas in a form of war of self-defence, as any other country would.
29.  Gazans,will not speak french sir ,even if they knew
MAT ,   West bank   (12.31.08)
neither Sarcozi nor his Dad will bend their outlook for freedom and ending the occupation .. for them ,you still interfere with their decisions,life,movement and even fishing in their local water ..when they can have electricity ,when they can study ..and when they can eat .. for them ,you never left . those are the sons and the grand kids of the people you kicked out from Palestine cities ..hifa,yafa ,askalan and ashdoud..you squeezed them in the corner ..they never left,never will ..they are different . even if they know french ,they will not speak it . finally ..remember 1967 ..by now you would have defeated 3 armies ..of traitors of course . the sound of your bombs will remain a constant reminder ,for generations to come .. Gazans will never chacke your hands .
30. Sarko's Mania
Dov goldstein ,   el sobrante ca usa   (12.31.08)
Sarko has nerve,arrogance and conceit telling the Great Jewish People how to wage war. This lefty fool thinks he is a big man..Napolean. Let HASHEM lead us to victory over evil.
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