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US calls for total settlement freeze ahead of Abbas meeting
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 27.05.09, 23:40
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1. Madame Secretary
Sarah ,   New York City, USA   (05.27.09)
How about a total freeze on Palestinian terror activity ahead of Abbas' (may his name be cursed through all eternity) visit? That might actually look a little even-handed and perhaps make Israelis a little less conscious of the fact that the middle name of the sitting president is "Hussein."
2. Hillary's Blah Blah
Nevada_len ,   Florida USA   (05.28.09)
Once again our esteeemed Sec,of State is blustering about stopping all expansion in the Western territories and Jerusalem.Netanyahu has said publicly that expansion of existing settlements would continue. Only "illegal outposts" are to be torn down. Hillary blusters in support of a new Foreign Policy that is rapidly DISENTIGRATING before our eyes. Case in point Nortn Korea, Pakistan, and now there new policy in the middle east. Obama should be wrorrying about these major problems, including Iran, for it to have any credibility in the world. North Korea declared truce null and void so technically we are at war with them again. Our answer was sanctions which has done nothing to date. Somebody on the Television had a very good solution to the North Korea problem. China is the only nation that has strong leverage with the N K"s. The US should let NK know that they would help both Japan and Tawian dcevelope Nucleor weapons since NK has them . You would see how fast China would put the hammer on NK with that threat facing them.
3. US calls for total settlement freeze ahead of Abbas meeting
alex ,   ashkelon Israel   (05.28.09)
Mrs clinton ; please do not mess with us regarding expqntion we are encoraging jew ish to expand their fmilly as higher ratr than it is now for god sack donot mass with us OK?
4. Clinton is not an honest broker
Frank ,   Canada   (05.28.09)
The State Department is claiming that settlements are a problem because they are changing the reality on the ground. But Arabs are changing this reality by expanding their cities and by their demography funded under false humanitarian pretexts. A balance American position should include a freeze of the expansion of Arabs towns and an end of funding of Arab terror and demography.
5. settlement freeze
alexi   (05.28.09)
What are the arabs doing in return--hate, terror, denying jewish history. So Clinton and Obama can kiss my a**. Now Olmert would never say it because he was afraid. Bibi will be reluctant to say it as he has some insecurities. The only one who would say it is Lieberman. So i say it, Obama-kiss my a**.
6. Freeze Settlement?Now that's Hillarious Hillary
Zohan ,   Tel Aviv   (05.28.09)
So you want to appease your Arab visitor also our disgruntled neighbor, Abbas. Unlike Olmert, we've learnt to say "NO"
7. Boker Tov Bibi
Against settlements ,   Arlington VA   (05.28.09)
Kol ha-Kavod to Obama and Hillary for being true friends of Israel by forcing it, once and for call, to restrain the Golem called the settlements/settlers. It's a new America and the years of lies and obfuscation on the part of Israel concerning the settlers have got to come to an end. I'm sure Obama has more than words up his sleeve and I hope he uses them on Bibi.
8. US calls for total settlement freeze ahead of Abbas meetin
singer ,   singapore   (05.28.09)
the settlements are illegal anyway.....us must send in their army to destroy them if israel refuse to listen.
9. No, the U.S. Doesn't Want Settlement Freeze....
Ezra ,   California   (05.28.09)
The mind of Obama may want it, but a large group of Americans do not want Israel dismantled. This Obama administration should be appeased with words, but not taken seriously. They only serve themselves, and that should be enough convincing for most Jews. In a few years they will be replaced by another group; the Jewish nation will still be here.
10. Clinton freeze
Telaco Ibn Jimos ,   NY   (05.28.09)
yes, and she promised then to dismantle all the American settlements in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Texas. She will also advocate for 2 states, the Republic of the Southwest, stolen brutally from Indians and Hispanos, and the new Democratic Republic of USA. If settlements such as Phoenix has natural growth,it wont matter, they will freeze it and then dismantle it...
11. Legitimacy.
Dave Ronen ,   Haifa   (05.28.09)
On June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the "Mandate for Palestine," confirming the irrevocable right of Jews to settle in the area of Palestine — anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. [21]. Thus it lies ill in the mouth for the U.S. to now deny Jews the right to settle the lands. It is the settlement freeze that's illegal, not the settlements. More at : http://xrl.us/beub6e
12. Hey Hillary, either u wit us or against us
Zohan ,   Tel Aviv   (05.28.09)
You cannot please 2 masters
13. Israel - it is time
Juan ,   Spain   (05.28.09)
Israel, beloved Israel, it is time to say good bye to your so-called American friends. They are false friends in league with people planning your destruction. Bibi is right when he says that the only way to have peace is to be ready for war. Tell America once and for all, it is none of your business, and if it means losing any aid, so be it. Israel has just found massive energy resources to make it a rich country.
14. #13 Juanito carino, you're right
Nour ,   Palestine   (05.28.09)
I would just add a comment: Good luck to the israelis surviving "as a jewish nation" after the umbilical cord is cut off. Hasta luego.
15. The Arabs are going to love the Obama administration
Mike ,   Raanana   (05.28.09)
Perhaps this bitch should of been more vigilant with bili boy in asking for a freeze in his disgusting behavior years ago. Now, she is going after the Jews. The Arabs are going to love this administration.
16. NO to freezing and ethnic cleansing of Jews
Brod ,   USA   (05.28.09)
Israel should say NO to Obama and Clinton to their intrusion in Israel's internal affairs. Why should Israel allow the Islamist-Jihadists usurp its historic homeland of Judea and Samaria? Why should Israel agree to these external entities trying to play god on Israel and trying to cleanse Jews from living in their historic homeland of Judea and Samaria? Let these external entities play god on atrocious states like Sudan that butchered 1 million of its own citizens in Darfur just because they are black Africans, Christians and non-Islamists, the brutal government of Burma that continues to oppress its people, Pakistan for failing to eliminate Islamist-Jihadist terrorists and not allowing NATO troops to hunt for Bin Laden and his gang because it wants to continue providing shelter to these thugs and mass murderers despite the billions of dollars of American Tax Payers' money to help Pakistan, Venezuela under Chavez that continues to aid Islamist-Jihadist terrorist sponsor states, etc. America has NO business assisting the Islamist-Jihadist Palestinians trying to usurp Israel's historic homeland of Judea and Samaria. The only reason Obama cows, stoops and grovels to the Islamist-Jihadist world is because of his middle Islamist name and background and that is now being hidden by a Christian garb. But his action shows clearly that his proclivity is for the Islamist-Jihadist world which is an antithesis to America's values. The Islamist-Jihadist Palestinians already have their own country in Jordan where 70% of the population are Palestinians. Israel must never allow the setting up of a fanatical Islamist-Jihadist state Hamastan-a tentacle of the Ayatollahs in its own historic homeland of Judea and Samaria no matter the shouts and the craps of the dark forces-Islamist-Jihadist and AntiSemite world.
17. RE DESIGNATE THEM "TOWNS NOT SETTLEMENTS" !
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (05.28.09)
THIS PUTS A NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY...WHAT IS HENCEFORTH A SETTLEMENT,AND WHAT IS A NEW TOWN?
18. Hillary and the JOOOOZ(Glitzianer pronounciation)
Gideon Reader   (05.28.09)
To be fair to Mrs.Clinton, regarding her demand that Israeal forthwith and with forth, third and even second and first; ALL building in JOO-day- uh and Sam-air-iah, natural or un-natural be stopped. I mean right now. Hurumph! Well she(Our Hilarious) did smooch Sewer Arafat AFTER the charmant Sewer suggested Israel's was using poison gas. One smooch. Big deal. Hil did buy the votes of an entire JOO'ish town in New Yawk, so give the devil, er, whatever, her due. She even has an uncle or third cousin who once ate a bagel or something.
19. NO NATURAL GROWTH
Lawrence ,   Safed Israel   (05.28.09)
Said the ever-fragrant Monica Lewinsky as she caressed Bill.
20. Hillary :YOUR 15 Minutes Has Expired
Lawrence ,   Safed Israel   (05.28.09)
You had your 15 minutes of glory with your Husband Bill,now please do the United States and Israel a huge service and retire and go home and bake apple pie.With "leaders " like Hillary and Obama the U.S does not need enemies.
21. FRIGID Hillary Calls For A FREEZE
Lawrence ,   Safed Israel   (05.29.09)
Ignore the awful ICE-maiden and let her be where she belongs,out in the COLD.Israel should give her the Cold Shoulder and stop building in the "settlements" only when hell FREEZES over.Reminds me of the tale of the Cannibal who was invited to a dinner party and arrived late...the other guests gave him the "cold shoulder."
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