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Ban to Livni: Gaza death toll 'unbearable'
Roni Sofer and Reuters
Published: 15.01.09, 13:49
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1. Would Ban Ki-moon like Hamas to continue to 'govern' in Gaza
redbourn ,   tel aviv   (01.15.09)
If yes then he needs to start learning! Let him take a look at how Hamas takes care of Gazans. http://tiny.cc/rulebyhamas1 http://tiny.cc/thrownfrombuilding Do people like Ban Ki-moon live in ivory towers removed from all reality? Even moderate Muslims have been shocked by the above clips and there are many more like them! Mike
2. Hamas Isn't Concerned
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (01.15.09)
Still Launching Missiles Into Israel Still grabbing and using children and women shields Place the blame where it belongs!!! Where has the UN been the last 8 years? Misojudaically silent and feckless!!! The implication is inescapable.
3. It wasn't ''unbearable'' for Hamas.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (01.15.09)
They obviously thought it was a price worth paying. Even more obvious, they STILL think it's worth it or they would stop shooting missiles. Nothing the UN says means anything at all - it's a corrupt, inefficient, useless organization composed primarily of crappy dictatorships with a smattering of left-wing diplomats from Eurabia. Western countries, particularly the US, should withdraw financial support if they had any guts. Unfortunately, the new Obama policy will align itself with the Euro-wimps for even more appeasement.
4. To the Editor: Photo: Destruction in Gaza
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (01.15.09)
Where are the photos of destruction in Israel? The kindergarten, the buildings, the houses hit by Hamas rockets. Is YnetNews becoming part of CNN, SkyNews and the BBC?
5. DARFUR IS UNBEARABLE!
UN=ARAB LEAGUE 2   (01.15.09)
6. How many civilians dead in Afganistan?
Rafael - Sydney   (01.15.09)
50,000 and counting. Doesnt sound like such a disaster to the UN. How many dead in Darfur? Doesnt it make you wonder
7. ban ki moon and the united nations
tom ,   toronto, canada   (01.15.09)
ban ki moon and the united nations might have had some credibility 8 years and 10,000 qassams ago, but not any more. and they might have been believable before resolution 1701, but as the saying goes: "fool me once shame on you - fool me twice, shame on me". his ceasefire in southern lebanon has allowed hezbollah to regroup and his unifil forces have protected hezbollah while they rearmed in blatant violation of the terms of the ceasefire. so now he is trying to sell an immediate ceasefire on the basis that "they can work out the details later". yeah, right!
8. Unbearable toll??
Brod ,   USA   (01.15.09)
Where was the unbearable toll when Islamist-Jihadists slaughtered 3000 Americans in cold blood on September 11, 2001? Where was the outrage of the Islamist-Jihadist world on the carnages, atrocities and genocides that Islamist-Jihadists committed in America on 9/11, in Darfur, in Europe, in the Middle East, in Kashmir, in Southern Thailand, in Southern Philippines, in Mumbai and elsewhere? There is NONE! Infact, the Islamist-Jihadists in Gaza and Ramallah danced in the streets and celebrated the slaughter of 3000 Americans on 9/11. The UN should stop being fooled and manipulated by the Islamist-Jihadist world to do their dirty work on Israel. Ban, do not know the history, nature, modus operandi, agenda and goal of Islamist-Jihadism. Do the Islamist-Jihadists in Gaza think that they could barrage Israel with Rocket Bombs daily with impunity? Why should they cry when they get a piece of their pie from Israel? It is time the UN and the Islamist-Jihadist world understand that the dark forces cannot simply attack another country without retribution.
9. Mr Ban..
T-Rex ,   USA   (01.15.09)
What is unbearable is to support for years the terrorist palestinian bombing. What is unbearable is the terrorits pression of the OIC countries at the UN, and the blattant prejudice against IsraeL. So Hold your advice, pack your face and go ! Nobody wants you here. That war in gaza MUST continue, till completion, your whinnings will not stop our tanks, god willing !
10. Why wasn't shelling Sderot for 7 years 'unbearable'?
redbourn ,   tel aviv   (01.15.09)
After two weeks of bombarding Gaza and seven years of bombarding Sderot and surrounding towns, Ban comes to the same conclusion, 'it's unbearable!'. How can he be perceived as an honest broker? He can't! The shelling of the United Nation aid compound was most likely intentional! It happened on the day Ban arrived and it has continually supported Hamas and other terrorist groups. I'm delighted that Israel is now putting Arab propaganda aside and is finally standing up for itself! Mike
11. #1 - it is so easy to use vids against anyone
Hesham ,   Ireland   (01.15.09)
we dunno if armed ppl in the vids are from Hamas or not. even if they are, we dunno the context of the event....is it just a wedding cermoony as written on the vid (your first link)? but we surely know when we see murdered babies and women from Gaza! Sooner or later, the zionist state will be down... it is a matter of time!
12. #11 Hesham
Linda ,   Israel   (01.15.09)
With a name like Hesham so far away from your homeland. You defenitely a cancerous sprout there.
13. Curious that UN finds death toll elsewhere "bearable"
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (01.15.09)
Afghanistan Bosnia Chechnya Congo Darfur Georgia Iraq Kossovo Rwanda Only when Jews are giving a beat-down to Arab terrorists and their sympathizers does it become "unbearable".
14. Ban Ki Kloon crap toll is unbearable
Frank ,   Canada   (01.15.09)
Once again, the UN is bashing Israel instead of dealing with Arab terrorists who are the ones responsible for the current situation. Israel must put on trial some of these UN scums and charge them with war crimes support.
15. Death toll
Sammy ,   Tel Aviv   (01.15.09)
Which death toll did he have in mind? Darfur? Georgia? India? China? Iraq? Serbia? Twin Towers? The people dying from cold in Europe because Russia is giving them the finger? Moonie go home.
16. ban and dead of gaza
marcel   (01.15.09)
According to this UN official, the USA should have stopped the war with japan and surrendered because 200,000 killed by 2 nuclear bombs was too much and stop stop ceasefire. 1000 gazans are dead because of hamas. A lot of gazans bear responsibility,they elected hamas, they pass out sweets to cheer on suicide bombers. it may be that a lot of t hem will experience more punishment. The and only they have to get this crap rotten government of hamas out. israel has to begin serious work on iran who is behind all of t his.
17. 500 dead Gaza civilians vs 2000 dead Zimbabwe cholera victim
rebecca ,   modiin   (01.15.09)
18. Twist On, Livni:Hamas And Fatah Both Stink.
Brana Lobel ,   Israel   (01.15.09)
19. What?????
Natan   (01.15.09)
Unbearable?? Do you have an idea how many civilians got killed in Iraq as a result of the US invasion??? And Iraq did not even fire one shot at the US...How about Chechnia? Afghanistan, and we can go on and on.. Se, it is not about who gets killed , it is about who does the killing....
20. #11 - any "proof" from Israel is propaganda, but every "proo
rebecca ,   modiin   (01.15.09)
Give me a break. How many times have proper investigations shown Arab claims to be trumped up rubbish. Remember the "red cross ambulance" in Lebanon, that was supposed to be hit by a rocket but turned out to have been written off years before. Or the pictures from Lebanon, of clean white teddy bears taken from destroyed buildings. You got to WANT to believe that rubbish.
21. May the UN drown in the blood of their own children
Steve from Raleigh   (01.15.09)
Followed up by condemnation of Israel # 43,617 to be filed with the rest of the trash.
22. The Hamas PR machine
Sam C ,   Tennessee   (01.15.09)
UN Secr. Gen: "unbearable point". It was never unbearable during the eight years of Palestinian shelling of Southern Israel. Don't believe the claims of deaths by the Hamas PR machine. Divide their numbers by four and it's probably closer to the truth.
23. Not Unbearable for Me at All !
Mike Sless ,   Israel   (01.15.09)
Death toll in Gaza isn't unbearable for me at all. The 13 Israeli's killed is difficult to bear... no doubt.... but if we were to let Hamas grow and build a bigger arsenal, that number would be much higher as we would have missiles on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. As for the 1000 dead in Gaza, that is Hamas issue to worry about...that is for them to bear.
24. Obama is going to screw you soon.
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25. UGLY CRIME EXPOSED UGLY FACES.
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26. Gaza war will only produce worse terrorists
Steve ,   Brooklyn, New York   (01.15.09)
The only result that will come of the war in Gaza is a new generation of more extreme terrorists who will go to any length to inflict more pain on Israelis. With each Israeli shell that falls on Gaza, we rally Palestians to the side of Hamas, people who may not have supported Hamas in the past. The only thing anyone can say with certainty that will come out of this is a much more dangerous, emboldened, angry generation of terrorists not just in Gaza, but around the Arab world. They will probably take their revenge on Jews and Jewish/Israeli establishments around the world, not just in Israel. What good can come of this when images of a Palestinian man holding the body of a 1 year old child with it's legs blown off and the rest of the body burned to a crisp are shown around the world? This war has done more damage to Israel and it's public relations than all other actions from the past combined. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if this website censors my opinion and doesn't allow this to post on the site.
27. Mr. Ban is Antisemitic...please Go
AlbertoGA ,   St. George UT, USA   (01.15.09)
Home, Yes ! and stay there. This mini brain guy whas not complaining when the Israelis where getting shelled by the Hamas. Jews are not human as far as the UN is concerned. I hope the UN building will be moved in Korea with Mr. Ban
28. Where was the UN ??
Dr D ,   Jerusalem   (01.15.09)
Biafra 400'000 dead Sri Lanka 20'000 Myanmar Zimbabwe Algeria 100'000 Make Mr Bam count all the rockets fire on us and put his initials on them. Let him visit Shalit family. Let him visit the surviving people of the buses and pizzerias bombing. Let him enter Gaza and talk to Hamas and then let him write a report and make him read it to the media.
29.  BUT:TRAGEDY OF S"DEROT ACCEPTABLE
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (01.15.09)
30. ISRAEL IDIOTS PERMIT BAN, A HAMAS SUPPORTER, IN ISRAEL!
GET REAL ,   USA   (01.15.09)
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