is a pure expression of racism, anti-Jewish racism. Since this what is perceived by Israelis the nature of the new American administration, no wonder that a recent survey found that only 4% of Israeli Jews view the American administration under the leadership of president Obama. I think both the Obama administration but especially the Jewish community in the United States must do some soul searching ...

OBAMA IS A LOOSER !!!. Orao.

Crowly says "but the key here is getting to negotiations." How ironic. It was exactly the US demand for a total freeze that brought the negotiations to a complete halt. And now they are making it sound like any negotiations that do take place are all the result of their hard work and diplomacy. what a joke. the Obama team is just plain stupid.

In other words we guarantee no peace, no possibility of 2 state solution, and eventual 1 state solution. Let's do it. Time for the Arabs to the the majority in the "Jewish" state.

So the american state department and its muslim president finally realised they went above thier standing in demanding a freeze of building Israel.As such will the demand for 2states meet its end. Israel will do what is required for the security and safety of the people.

us heroes said:"that its calls on Israel to freeze settlements were not a precondition for restarting Middle East peace talks"...it's simply fantastic!!!! use immagination.... can i talk about peace with someone that is stealing my land , home, life? fantastic heroes... better us heroes or better israeli heroes? or they are the same? use immagination....

settlement violate the international law and are car crimes, the United States and all other countries have the moral responsibility to stop Israel from building its colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. Obama, you are the first educated and well informed president since decades, so please stop aligning yourself with Zionism and say the truth about Israael's war crimes

"Obama, ......, so please stop aligning yourself with Zionism and say the truth about Israael's war crimes"...... dear Steve , Obama had taken R.Emanuel as chief of gabinet...(and we knows the emanuel family background!) dear Steve.... Bernj , yesterday confirmed , on Us money table.... obama is like previous presidents.... just same more clever.... and us are simply...brother, associate. settler like israel dear Steve.....70% of settlers came from USA...and bibi' said "natural growth"....... it's simply...incredible bibi' in EU e noone put him into JAIL!!!!

ARE YOU INSANE ?. settlement violate the international law and are car crimes, the United States and all other countries have the moral responsibility to stop Israel from building its colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem. Obama, you are the first educated and well informed president since decades, so please stop aligning yourself with Zionism and say the truth about Israael's war crimes Steve , USA (08.28.09) THE WEST BANK BELONGS TO ISRAEL ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL LAW DECIDED BY UN WHERE THE JEWS ARE ALLOWED TO SETTLE. WAR CRIMES - WAS IT NOT THE SOURONDING ARAB NATIONS WHO BEGAN THE WAR AGAINST ISRAEL ???. I BELIEVE YOU SPIRITUAL PERSONALITY IS WERY WEIRD. BY - Arn.

The Mongols must pray to - ULAN BATOR every day, in order to collect strenght and power , for their continuing assault on the free world. Arn.

"The United States indicated Friday that its calls on Israel to freeze settlements were not a precondition for restarting Middle East peace talks, as the Jewish state held firm in its refusal." What a bunch of clowns !!! They finally realize they won't get what they demand---so now they claim their desires are no longer demands----but are issues to be decided by the parties involved! DUH!!!!! These morons in the US administration should wake up to the fact they can't simply dictate their own personal terms and demands on a free and sovereign nation unless they're will to be told GFY !

i am with you brothers they take our land and give it to amrica judea is arabic name believe me and that is proof that it is arabic land and jerusalem is arabic name also and it means olive tree in arabic and that is another poof that it is our land presidend barak husain obahama is on our side brothers and we will blind the world with new history and win inshaaalaa tphu aleyhum it is simply incredible i am with you brothers jews was never in israil never never yaanee never it is all arab from japanland to mexicoland all mine i tell you all mine

It is a carefully created myth that the Arabs who today call themselves "Palestinians" once had their own nation called Palestine. Palestine (Palestina), after all, is the name the Romans gave to the Jewish kingdoms of Israel and Judah after defeating them in 135 CE (AD). Up until the creation of the modern state of Israel, it was the Jews of Palestine who were called "Palestinians." The Palestine Post was the name of today's Jerusalem Post, for instance. The Arabs, who migrated to the land relatively recently compared to the Jews, only took the name "Palestinians" in the 1960's, shortly after the "Palestinian" Jews resuscitated the Jewish nation of Israel and called themselves "Israelis." Before that, the Arabs considered themselves as simply Arabs, part of the greater Arab world. More about the history of the “Palestinians at : http://xrl.us/berwte

It's like trying to teach a pig to sing - you waste your time and annoy the pig.

essence of the Arab Israeli conflict: The total refusal of the Arabs, Palestinian and otherwise, to recognize Israel's legitimacy as the nation-state of the Jewish people. In the past they have initiated all-out wars, economic boycotts, demographic pressure and a war-of-attrition-through-terror that commenced in 1920 and is still to cease, all designed to terrorize the civilian population of Israel and annihilate their nation-state. Having grown more realistic, they now hope to achieve their goal in stages, thus their total refusal to recognize Israel's right to exist as the nation-state of the Jewish people, as called for by the United Nations back in 1947 and as Israel is perceived by the rest of the world. It is time the US administration addressed this refusal if it wishes to make any progress towards peace.

There is no reasonable reason to send talkbacks to YNET when 18 from 20 were rejected.Your censor stops anything that is written against YNET,the media or reporters.

Get your facts right....negotiations were halted before Obama came to office or asked for a settlement freeze. They were halted at the end of Olmert's tenure when Operation Cast Lead began, late December, early January. Like the article says, the US requested a settlement freeze to get the palis back to the table. But you think you would know that since you live there.