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White House, Netanyahu: Progress achieved during visit
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 25.03.10, 21:07
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1. BIBI HOLD ON TO YOUR POSITION
Galut ,   Selah USA   (03.25.10)
in November there will be a congress more favorable to Israel ...I plan on voting conservitive for the forseeable future....
2. THIS MUST BE A SELFDECEPTION ???.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (03.25.10)
IF THE US IS PLEASED THE ISRAELI PM MUST HAVE GIVEN IN !!!. THE GOLDEN WAY IS THE WAY OF JEHOVAH !!!. Arn.
3. HOW COME ISRAEL HAS TO MAKE GESTURES AND THE PALS NOT?
JEWISH DOCTOR ,   NYC USA   (03.25.10)
ANOTHER ONE WAY GESTURE CIRCUS GOING NOWHERE...
4. Pity Bibi couldnt stay for Obama+Emmanuel's Seder this year
Alan ,   SA   (03.25.10)
What 2 false guys (Also Axelrod BTW)
5. a great quote
redbourn ,   Arad, Israel   (03.25.10)
Surely something must be terribly wrong with a man who seems to be far more concerned with a Jew building a house in Israel than with Muslims building a nuclear bomb in Iran." Columnist Burt Prelutsky.
6. #3 Because you're the occupier - genius!
Nour ,   Palestine فلسطين   (03.25.10)
Wake up and smell the bagels - you're tresspassers. Get off our property.
7. Palestinians should make gestures??
Fares ,   West Bank   (03.25.10)
For those of you calling for the PA to make gestures...really what do you want from us? You want us to send flowers to the settlers who are stealing our lands? You want us to repaint the walls you build deep in our territories? You want us to give sweets to the Israeli soldiers who man checkpoints and watch-towers scattered throughout our lands? You want us to give Israel half of what little land we have left of our barely viable state? You make me laugh when you say the PA must make "gestures"??? We have nothing left to give you! YOU are the ones occupying our lands and building Jewish settlements on it!
8. an even greater quote...
ben ,   hadera   (03.25.10)
surely, it all depends on what the motivation is for that man who is concerned with both jews building a house or iranians, a nuclear bomb and subsequently what the motivation and consequences for their actions will bring about for the world at large.
9. Bibi
Albi ,   Ashkelon   (03.25.10)
Bibi has proven the old adage again: "You can fool some of the people all the time, you can fool all the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time." Now wait for the spin.
10. Here are some easy gestures #7
seisen ,   NYC   (03.25.10)
1. Clearly state that you accept Israel's right to exist as a Jewish State on the 1967 lines and end all claims to that territory. Just words... Israel has already said it accepts Pal state. Right now most Israelis think Pals want to Muslim/Arab states, no Jewish state acceptable. This is the root of the conflict. 2. Agree that the so called "right of return" really is not possible in the context of two states. Agree that each state will house its citizens. 3. Don't honor terrorists that killed dozens of children by naming squares after them. These three will mean alot. It won't cost you any money.
11. to Nour #6: KAHANE WAS RIGHT!
(03.25.10)
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING JUST PROVED IT.
12. #7: IT'S OUR LAND, OUR LAND, OUR LAND...
(03.25.10)
THE HOMELAND OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE...ALL OF IT -- EVEN MORE THAN WE CURRENTLY SIT ON IS OURS AND YOU ARE THE OCCUPIERS. YOU HAVE 20+ OTHER COUNTRIES YOU CAN GO TO, FILLED WITH ARABS -- YOU CAN GO THERE. LET US HAVE OUR ONE COUNTRY -- IT'S G-D GIVEN LAND TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
13. #9/albi: LISTEN TO THE BOB MARLEY SONG AGAIN.
(03.25.10)
GET THE LYRICS CORRECT. YOU HAVE GOOGLE THESE DAYS SO IT'S QUITE EASY TO GET THE CORRECT LYRICS.
14. # 7
Birdi ,   Israel   (03.25.10)
We want you to recognize the State of Israel, we want you to put a stop to all violence against us; stop bombing southern Israel.Why do your people try to enter Israel via the checkpoints carrying knives? why do your people stab our soldiers & guards at these checkpoints?. We have the right to live in TOTAL peace & security. You say its your land, we say its our land.It is written in our Bible that its our land.Its not written in your Koran that its your land. (You know very well that we built the wall & fences to keep out your suicide bombers who were killing us like no tomorrow)
15. Jews build houses, Iran builds bombs?
veskebjorn ,   Los Angeles, USA   (03.26.10)
Ben (#8) says "...Jews building a house or Iranians, a nuclear bomb..." Note that Ben says Jews, not Israel. This is not a slip of the tongue. About 20% of Israelis are non-Jews, called "Israeli Arabs," who have few rights the Jews feel bound to respect. More than 90% of Israel's land is reserved for Jews only. Note that the Jews used to be the only atomic power in the region. Their arsenal is probably larger than France's. Pakistan has a few bombs now. Iran may have some in a few years. What goes around, comes around. In the last 25 years, the Jews have squandered almost all their moral capital on blindly antagonizing every ally, every state, and every people in the Mideast. Even now, with tension at an all-time high, the Jews can't resist poking another stick into the Jerusalem anthill. In Exodus, God chose the Jews to be a light unto the nations. Over the centuries, He has punished them repeatedly for their refusal to do this. I prophesy another exile soon.
16. peace talk
azad ,   ed ca   (03.26.10)
talk ,what? when Idrael and america can not agree how will plastine?
17. # 6 Nour
Psalms83 ,   Selah   (03.26.10)
ever since the 1948 birth of Israel via UN vote you and your side have concidered israel tresspassers...your side will settle for no less than the whole of palistine - a two state solution is a Ruze to futher Hudna till its ALL in islamib hands... in reality the palistinians are decendants from the sons of Esau... Jewish scriptures says Both Ismael and Issac would have an inheirtance in cainan but Esau has no inhiertance.....period Sura 5:21 Moses is quoted as telling the Jews to "enter into the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you". ------- Sura 17:7 The Palestinians deny that there ever was a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. But Sura 17:7 records the destruction of the First Temple by Babylon and the Second Temple by Rome, and Mohammed never contests the Bible's claim that the Temples were in Jerusalem ======== Sura 17:104 The Jews' return from 19 centuries of exile is actually the fulfillment of Islamic prophecy. Sura 17:104 says that 'And we said to the Children of Israel afterwards, "Go live into this land. When the final prophecy comes to pass, we will summon you all in one group."' -------------
18. #8
op ,   nyc   (03.26.10)
that was kind of the implication...of the quote
19. STAND YOUR GROUND!
Charlie ,   D.C. USA   (03.26.10)
Do not quit, do not waver, and remain proud of who you are and what you've accomplished Israel. Know that the majority of the US supports you and will stand by your side.....even if we have a condescending, ego driven, moron of a president. All you'll ever have to do is say the word and you will always have our help.
20. What Progress?
Jennie ,   US   (03.26.10)
Is there a slightest reason or motivation for Israeli ministers to assamble and waist time and breath for yet another good will gesture?! How many failed gestures would it take to get it, that the palis will never ever except the right of Israel to exist..They'll never change their real desire to innihilate Israel..When will the Israeli leaders stop this deadly game ? The hundreds of the gestures we showed them, where only met with and caused only thousands of Israeli lives and lots of destruction and unspeakable horrors, that we forgeting so quickly.. You played their game for over 30 years now. Enough!! Stop ! Until Israel sets their own preconditions and starts judging the enemy by their actions, not their dirty politicls and vicious lies, the world is going to believe them....When we will start to believe in our right and duty to live and prevail on our sacred land, the only one we ever had, lost and earned back, that we got not one inch to spare anymore, then the world will believe it too.
21. WAY TO GO OBAMA AND USA
USA   (03.26.10)
SO PROUD YOU ARE TELLING ISRAEL TO QUIT WITH THEIR HYPOCRACY. FANTASTIC.AMERICANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS ARE SO TIRED OF SUPPORTING ISRAEL.
22. #21
(03.26.10)
actually, your last sentence should read, "i am so tired of supporting israel" and not "americans are so tired of supporting israel" because, according to recent pools, a whopping 72% of usa citizens, both jews and non jews are in total support of israel and only 17% are in support of the palestinian claims. learn to read polls and news articles before you spout your impression or wishful thinking rather than the reality on the ground you do n ot wish to acknowledge. i am a muslim iranian and i can assure you that amongst my iranian muslim friends living in la, we fully support the jewish in israel and their country and hate most arab countries and the iranian regime. additionally, most of the christians and jews that i meet and speak to are in 100% support of israel and jews in israel compared to palestinians. intelligent people know who is the beast and who is the moral party. you seem to lack either intelligence or the ability to read news gallop polls and analyze statistical data. please remain in your ignorance and lies if you wish, but it doesn't change the fact that most americans, if not all, are in full support of the jewish state of israel compared to the palestinians. hameed aboughaze , iranian
23. to #22
Jennie ,   USA   (03.26.10)
You got it right, Hameed ! Great post... Now to all the posters: We need to talk about Gilad Shalit now ! Bibi must understand, that ,while the world is watching and waiting for Israel's response to obama's demends and is forcing Israel to make unjustifiable good will gestures to palis, now is the best time to demend our own preconditions. Recently Israel released a bunch of terrorists with jewish blood on their hands in exchange for nothing...The release of Gilad Shalit must be the highest priority on the table, even if it involves a commando rescue action. Bringing our soldier home will restore IDF's pride for one, as well as the respect of the Free world. The palis know that much, why don't we... Keep in mind, that Gilad was captured by chamas over 3 years ago, as a non-combatant on our sovereign undisputed land for no reason. It is a huge insult to Israel to have Gilad rot in the hands of terrorists for so long...Gilad should not be a bargaining chip.Bringing him home will give Bibi increased trust and will lift the moral of the Jewish people in Israel and aroad...
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