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Russia, France join call to freeze east Jerusalem construction
Roni Sofer and AFP
Published: 21.07.09, 18:17
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31.  Photo: Gil Yohanan Shepherd Hotel in Sheikh Jarrah Photo:
hld ,   israel   (07.21.09)
i would like to know what is the international community? who are they are they the same people that killed our dear ones in world war II? also i do not know of east west north or south jerusalem all i know is jerusalem g-d gave the land of israel to the jewish people not the arabs or the international community what ever they call them self now we as jews have a the right to build in our country were ever we wish, so to you the so called international community please stop meddling in our country
32. Why not a 2nd Hawaiian Gardens Casino
Zeev ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (07.21.09)
Irving Moskowitz should build a new casino on the site. Why should Jericho get oll the biz? This would give the highly observant of each faith a reason to come together. How do you say Bingo in Hebrew and Arabic?
33. #17, BOYCOTT FIJI? ......NEVER FIJI ....LOL
....DACON9   (07.21.09)
34. #30 GOYIM..'HASHEM SAID HE WILL BLESS YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.
.... DACON9   (07.21.09)
FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR ISRAEL. THEN I WILL TELL YOU RESPECTFULLY PLEASE LEARN WHAT ELSE THE'GD OF ISRAEL WANTS FOR YOU.. TO LEARN THE 2nd COMMANDMENT AND THE 7 NOAHIDE LAWS WITH A TORAH RABBI suggested reading: path of the rightous gentile and 7 colors of the ranbow. #30 GOYIM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS DACON9 I will try to fulfil my obligation to 'THE ONE GD OF ISRAEL'' and be that light for you to follow
35. Russia, stop your atrocities in Chechnya!!!
Avraham   (07.21.09)
Stop building in Grozny!
36. To the Baron of dreck
JB ,   CANADA   (07.21.09)
What a silly little ignorant POS you are. Those uppity Jews, you say, not jumping when you say "jump" not obeying their masters, not saying "yowsuh, yowsuh" when you make your wretched demands. Imagine those Jews, trying to exercise sovereignty over anything! Why those Jews should be put in their place ASAP, RIGHT Mr. BARON-BIGOT? And those pesky little Jews with their "shitty little country" should obey all those countries with a history free of racism, antisemitism and bigotry. Which ones where they? Britain...hmmm, no; USA, nope; Russia ...Ha ha ha ha nyet! How about those Jew killers in Gaza, yeah right. Baron-FO
37. Build Israel
Bob ,   Boston USA   (07.21.09)
38. It's getting ridiculous
Ariel Ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim,   (07.21.09)
B"H Let's imagine for a crazy fraction of a second that the developer, peace loving Mr. Moskowitz, does decide to shut down his real estate project in Jerusalem and says to America, to EU, to Russia, to UN, to UK, to Manchester United, to Civil Unions and to all other unions imaginable, to all the nations of the world, including the “palestinian” nation, the gay, the lesbian and the trans-whatever nation, the nation of left-wing intellectuals, academics, university professors, writers, television personalities, united rabbis united for human rights and for the expulsion of Jews from wherever they happen to be, to all nations against Jewish Jerusalem he says: “OK, OK, hold it. We want peace!” - Then what? Then what will happen? Peace will break out? It's getting like truly ridiculous.
39. to # 1
Inyaki ,   Bilbao, Basque   (07.21.09)
Russia has conquered the islands in a defensive war against the Japaneese agression during the WWII as it did with Kenigsberg (Germany) and Korrelian peninsula (from Finland). Russia will not compromise these territories, they became a fair price for victory over the agressors and unseparable part of Russia!!! You may use the same argument for the Golan, if Israel has got guts.
40. who is "we" #30? dont overestimate..
(07.21.09)
41. They're right. Stop the illegal Arab building in Jerualem!
Michael ,   Galut   (07.21.09)
42. the time has come
chaim ,   miami beach   (07.21.09)
According to prophesy, there will come a time when all the nations will accost Jewish Jerusalem, try and destroy it, but all such nations will by themselves be destroyed. It begs to understand when can such a even occur, well that time is now. All the nations are repulsed by Israel Building housing, not destroying, that is acceptable if done by the Moslems. All such outcry will produce, will be a total destruction of our civilization, as all of a sudden lies are accepted as true, truth is shunned. With such a mindset it will bring us back to the era of Sodom and Gamora
43. To hell with world opinion
Dan ,   Titusville, FL USA   (07.21.09)
Jerusalem is OUR undivided soverign Capitol. Better they should stop the building in Mecca, Moscow, Damascus, Paris, Tehran, Jeddah and washington DC. To hell with world opinion as the world never gave a damn about the Jews.
44. #18 "Baron": Wouldn't it be nice if it were that simple?
usa   (07.21.09)
However, your theorem is easily disproven given that anti-semitism has been around a good deal longer than the modern State of Israel and its amalgam of people. Also, can you please define what you mean by "normal" and why, in your opinion, it only seems to apply to Israelis and not to the rest of humanity? Are you trying to assert that the victims of prejudice are the cause? because it sounds to me like you are saying that "normal"= not Jewish, and if that is indeed the case, then you have proven that you are nothing but an anti-semite.
45. #39. good point, Israel does not have guts
Ely Greenhut ,   Tzfat Israel   (07.21.09)
46. The Jewish People = Jerusalem United Forever
Bob ,   Boston USA   (07.21.09)
Jerusalem is mentioned over 600 times in the Torah, the Hebrew Bible, which the nations of Europe, the US and the West claim to respect and follow. Jerusalem is not mentioned even one time in the Koran, as it was of no consequence to Islam, since Mecca is their religious capitol. Jerusalem belongs to all Jewish people around the world. It will always be the capital city of one nation, the Jewish State of Israel. Even if the entire world, including Obama and Rev. Wright, Sweden, Iran, Russia, Hamas, Syria, France, Hezbollah, Germany, etc. join together as they are now doing, in condemning Israel and denying this eternal fact, it will not change this unchanging, eternal fact: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and the Jewish People and of no other people. And it will remain so. Period.
47. east jerusalem
david ,   USA   (07.21.09)
Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people. Frankly there is land in IRAQ, Jordan, Syria, etc that GOD gave to the Jews. Go Israel...you are Gods chosen. Follow him and you will be blessed. Pay no attention the the heathens.
48. Counter the dark forces
Brod ,   USA   (07.21.09)
It is time Israel counters the propaganda of the scoundrels in fooling the world with their crap. The world needs to be educated and detoxed from the contamination of Islamist-Jihadism. Russia and France should stop being deceived and manipulated by dark forces. It is NONE of their business to be intruding in Israel's internal affairsl The Land of Israel belongs to Israel since ancient time. It is GOD-given and GOD-restored to Israel. Modern Israel is in their Ancient Land of Israel. The Islamist-Jihadists have NO right usurping the Land of Israel from the Jews. Israel can tell all of them to go to Hell.
49. Stop russian occupation
Raphael ,   Netanya   (07.21.09)
of oriental Prussia, and let the german refugees return to their country destroyed in 1945.
50. @4, that's hilarious!
INCognito ,   Brooklyn, NY   (07.22.09)
1. US, which has taken away the land of multiple Native American tribes, invaded and dispossessed native Hawaiians, and overthrew Hawaiian monarchy; has more recently - as we now know - invaded Iraq for nothing else but oil it seems. 2. Russia, which occupies 4 Kuril islands, has invaded Chechnya, suppressed its people, and continues to kill dissidents at home and abroad. 3. Europe - where to start - has continued to discriminate against minorities and financially supports attackers of Israel. 4. China - which occupies Tibet, suppresses political opponents and non-Han-Chinese, has no problem repressing those of other religion and ethnicity, has weapons pointed at Taiwan. These are the 4 great "moral" powers you're relying on to castigate Israel as a "rogue" state. LOL But then again the extreme religiosity and belief in Jesus did not stop your ancestors from killing anyone who disagreed at home or abroad.
51. Russia can exterminate...
Ru$$ian ,   Russia   (07.21.09)
Russia can exterminate... Israel in a blink of an eye. As Russia is gaining back slowly back its status of superpower and its growing support for Iran, Lebanon and Syria.. the next thing we will be seeing is a joint attack from all the above countries on Israel once and for all.
52. Moshe #10 no way
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (07.21.09)
Either we are a sovereign nation or we aren't, which one is it going to be? The rest of the world has thought us wrong for 5,000 years. I think 5,000 years of errors is enough proof that the world is wrong.
53. Russia, France join call to freeze east Jerusalem constructi
Goyim ,   UK   (07.22.09)
Response to #40. Please getuse to the prophets in the Bible and see that the history of the nation of Isra-El is already written. The Lord will deliver Isra-El from all her enemies. Salvation is of the Jews. This the manifestation of Zechariah chapter 12 and the Lord will answer it by Himself. As long as the word of God is true Isra-El can never be destroyed. See the end of Isaiah's prophecies and see israel after these present time and after the "time of Jacob's Trouble". Israel's glorious times are ahead. After travail comes birthing. Those of us who believ in the Abrahamic covenant and of the Davidic linage know that Israel cannot be destroyed. GOYIM... Believer in Yeshua the Messiah are praying as we are commanded by the Lord to stand with israel at this present time. Every believer in Yeshua who trully understand the word of God know that that land belongs to Israel by the Abrahamiccovenant.
54. go ahead ;destroy yourselves
zechariah 12;3 all ,   nations against jeru   (07.22.09)
Yah says they will be ignorant enough to follow their leaders to fight against Him and jerusalem so all you can do is tell them what they are bringing upon themselves as they eventually commit suicide.
55. France & Russia BOTH should leave the lands they occupy.
John Phee ,   Sydney AUSTRALIA   (07.22.09)
Will Russia get out of the Georgian lands their military occupy. Will they give East Prussia (Karlingrad) back to Germany, Karelia back to Finland. NO. Will France return Alsace-Lorrane to Germany & what about Cosican independence. NO. When they do these things then they can criticize others. Also weren't large areas of East Jerusalem Jewish until the expulsions of '48. The old Jewish cemetary the Muslims destroyed in the '40 & 50's stands testimony. The Palestinians had now interest in Jerusalem until the '80's. It was not even a recognised "centre" under the Turks or Jordanians. Only the British placed any importance on it.
56. E Jerusalem is a bargaining point - don't make us concede
Eli ,   Jerusalem   (07.22.09)
without getting something in return. 1 for 1.
57. Obamas full court press
arthur ,   jc usa   (07.22.09)
Free Chechnya, Georgia, Basques country NOW No building in Chicago until the rights of return for the Lakota indians are settled. Free Wales Scottland Ireland NOW Free the Wahloons
58. to #51 - Dream on
Arul   (07.22.09)
Hey Russian, The Bible prophecize the result to be exactly the opposite. You cannot wage a war against a nation protected by the Almighty GOD. Russia will be utterly defeated in a future war against Israel. Read Ezekiel chapter 38
59. To the Russian
Avraham   (07.22.09)
Israel will continue to prosper, whereas Russia will become Chinese property ultimately - whatever remains of the Russian people. Your average male's life expectancy is under 60 years, and you lose hundreds of thousands of people every year. Alcoholism is destroying your nation. Best of luck with that.
60. Obama & Trust: An Oxymoron
Ses ,   FL   (07.22.09)
if obama thought he was going to help the peace process by pressuring Israel on settlements in Jerusalem he can guess again. All he has accompolished is alienating a loyal ally. Like he cares ... he may not be a muslim but he sure wants to love by them. he is selling out Israel for his 20 minutes of arab love. When they fail to deliver anything tanigable he will look like a fool. Why should any ally trust this man ever again? As for the #1 syncophant Hillary, she was friend of Israel only when she needed votes in NY. they are all puke.
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