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Yishai thanks God for right to approve construction in Jerusalem
Ronen Medzini
Published: 25.03.10, 12:34
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1. The Divine Right Of Kings
Steve Real ,   Columbia, USA   (03.25.10)
The Orthodox Jews assert that they are subject to no earthly authority, deriving their rule directly from the will of God. They are thus not subject to the will of the people, the government, or any other estate of the realm, including the church. According to their doctrine, since only God can judge an unjust the Jews, the Jews can do no wrong. The doctrine implies that any attempt to depose the Jews or to restrict their powers runs contrary to the will of God and may constitute heresy.
2. #1 - whatever
Eyal ,   USA   (03.25.10)
Thank G-D for the right.
3. Stop meddling in Israel's internal affairs
Menachem ,   Israel   (03.25.10)
Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel and no power in the world can change that fact, including the former Roman empire which was reduced to dust. It is time to speak up against the arrogance of the Obama administration and inform them that Israel is an independent country which takes orders from nobody. Israel does not tell the US what to do in Washington and Obama has no right to tell us what to do in Jerusalem. Hopefully the American people will punish the Obama regime in the next US elections. In any case, Israel must stand united against the blackmail from the current White House administration.
4. We are turning into those we disparage the most...
Michael Steiner ,   Bahrain   (03.25.10)
Sex segregation in public (buses, haqotel,...), punishing people for working on shabat (i.e. punishing them for, basically, not going to prayer), invoking "god" in the course of conducting government business... - I just described Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan AND ISRAEL. My, what great company we're keeping.
5. No, Israeli conduct
StevieT ,   USA   (03.25.10)
bolsters every Jewish critic in the frickin world. Don't you just need that kind of isolation at a time when every ally should be on board with total enthusiasm and commitment. Do the right thing. End the Shas coalition and have a real unity government led by the 2 largest parties. And, get on with it quickly.
6. #4
(03.25.10)
You've never been to Israel, have you?
7. Yishai and his ilk caved into Oslo
Al   (03.25.10)
Nothing he says is to be taken seriously. He is a two bit schnorrer zteganer. Bibi ..you are alone in this...Obama wants you out so he can dictate to a Kadima or a Labour government. The very being of Israel is in danger. Every two bit anti-semite picked on the Jews before their major holidays, be it Rosh Hashana(Oslo 1 was initiated then in 1993, thanks to Clinton and his court Jews), Shavout (When my father was taken to Auschwitz in 1944 and where most of his family was burned) and today Passover 2010 (when a sitting President of the USA dictates that Jerusalem the eternal capital of the Jewish nation should be Judenrein). This decree from Obama is to be ignored. He feels his power as he just came from his single victory in over a year of being president. Obama care is being challenged, however he feels his power. Dont depend on Americas Jews, they are useless save for the fact they can be milked like a cow. However even that cow is dried up thanks the recent market meltdown. Israel..this is your finest hour..stand strong..be a nation and stare down your sworn enemy who masquerades as your -friend-.
8. Eli Yishai, We Are Proud Of You
Roy Chweidan ,   Netanya. Israel.   (03.25.10)
I fully support what No 3, Menachem, Israel says. I appeal to Ynet News to deliver the following message to Bibi Netanyahu : Do not give in one cm to blackmailer Obama on Jerusalem. The vast majority of Israelis agree with this position. A sizable majority of the total American population also agree with this position. Obama has an agenda of planting the seeds of destruction of the free world in favour of a global Moslem state.Just analyse his behaviour. He aims to destroy Israel first. We dare not give in to him. He sees himself as descended from the founder of Islam the prophet Muhammad in 632 AD. Bibi do not project our heroic country as a country of cowards.If you do, we will never forgive you. Roy Chweidan, Netanya
9. #5 mind your own business
Menachem ,   Israel   (03.25.10)
We Israelis are often accused of being rude but our "rudeness" is mild compared to the rudeness of our so called friends. You don't like Shas and right-wing parties in Israel? Well, most Israelis including myself, can't stand Obama who is the worst US President since Carter paved the way for Islamo-fascist Iran. We Israelis don't tell you Americans or anyone else about the composition of your government so stay out of Israel's internal affairs because it is none of your business,
10. No Compromise on Jerusalem!
Christy ,   Boston, US   (03.25.10)
I don't know if Interior Minister Eli Yishai is speaking from the heart or is looking to make political points. Whatever his motives, or past record, he's right when he states that " ... there will be no compromises on issues related to Jerusalem..." Citizens in both Israel and the USA should voice their opinions, to their leaders, on the important issue of Jerusalem being the undivided capital of Israel and off any negotiating table.
11. Another putz
Giora Me'ir ,   USA   (03.25.10)
The Israeli government is full of them.
12. Menachem: "mind your business"
Giora Me'ir ,   USA   (03.25.10)
Fine. Then you don't need our support and aid. And recent polling has shown Obama to be far more popular among the Israeli public than you suggest.
13. To # 3
Lioness ,   Israel   (03.25.10)
You are 100% correct if the American people stand behind a president who wants the destruction of the State of Israel. We here in Israel WILL witness the destruction of America and ALL the enemies of Zion.
14. right and very wrong
tom ,   toronto, canada   (03.25.10)
mk yishai is correct in concluding that mahmoud abbas does not want peace - abbas is the godfather of the biggest and most lucrative protection racket in history, and "peace" would put him out of business. once there is "peace', he can no longer extort billions, from practically the whole world, under the pretext of controlling palestinian violence. but mk yishai is wrong in stating that american pressure bolsters abbas. true, it emboldens the palestinians and makes negotiations more difficult, but it does little or nothing to strengthen abbas' position within the palestinian anarchy, and in fact, may be weakening him personally. the implication is that abbas is the palestinians and the palestinians are abbas, and that is very wrong. the americans have long had a fixation with "bolstering" what they perceive as "moderate" palestinians, and israel has often played along with this fools' game. in the process they have trained and equipped an entire army for the plo, which can and will be used against israel, all in the name of "peace". mk yishai's statement uses very unfortunate language and would seem to indicate sloppy thinking on very important issues of israeli policy.
15. Good on YNET news!
Steve Real ,   Columbia USA   (03.25.10)
This off subject from the topic, but I have to command YNET news for publishing my "Divine Rights of Kings" thing which I basically "lifted" the political definition and replaced Christian with Jew. (It's obvious not everybody will buy into this line but...) YNET news published where the Jerusalem Post, Haaretz won't even touch the words I wrote. I've been band from Iranian PressTV, kcked several times off the Huffington Post, tossed from making potical comments on the Wall Street Journal, etc... I don't swear, or try to incite riots, I just try espress my politikal opinions. and YNET news believes in freedom of speech and thankyou for letting me speak. Good on YNET news!
16. Yishai do you have that in writing or r u twisting His words
Ezra ,   London   (03.25.10)
for your own agenda?
17. #1, that's exactly what Khamenie and Ahmadinejad are saying
Persian CAT   (03.25.10)
about their despotic regime. That's why I believe Zionism and Islamism are two sides of the same coin. They BOTH must be eradicated for the Muslims and Jews to live in peace, again.
18. Menachem, prove Israel does not need the US by...
Persian CAT ,   USA   (03.25.10)
returning those multi-billion dollar check taken away from the increasingly impoverished American tax payers, will you?! Until then, STFU. You are not in any position to predict what will happen in the next election. Why would the American people "punish" Obama?!!! Are you saying Obama is wrong for defending the national interests of the US?!!!
19. To # 3
Canada ,   Montreal   (03.29.10)
Neither does Israel provide the USA with billions of dollars for economic and military support as well as do they offer any security and welfare to the americans!!!! So yes they can, and they will... You will only be further shocked as events unfold... Remember, No nation in the world can self sustain with all their bridges burnt, nether did any nation in history win a war on many front ;)
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