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Erekat denies apologizing to Israel
Roee Nahmias
Published: 09.09.10, 13:37
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1. THE WHOLE WORLD
FADY EGYPT   (09.09.10)
MUST APOLOGIZE TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE FOR ITS ANTI ISRAEL POLICY AS THE MESSIAH WILL PUNISH ALL THE NATIONS WHO MISTREATED ISRAEL AND DIVIDED ITS LAND AND OF COURSE THEY WILL INCLUDE US AND UK
2. Results from Erakat and his silly negoations: Big O (zero)
James ,   USA   (09.09.10)
Erakat will achieve nothing even if negotiation for 1000 years. Occupations of Palestine never ended by negotiations, they were dismantled and defeated by the people, which is true for any occupation Mr Erikat.
3. so Bibi, tell us...
tom ,   tel aviv   (09.09.10)
How long, shall we be subject to wasted words of" peace in our times"? The Palestinoids deny each, even smallest "misunderstanding" that may be misinterpreted as normalizing ties with the Zionist Entity !? It is mind boggling that ANYBODY bothers to appear before Israeli public and with straight face babble about the peace-process. All I want to know is: what are you(the govt.) doing to protect me in the next Mother of all Wars ?!
4. #2 James when are you joining the Taliban? Arab Occupation
Jae ,   Lynn US   (09.09.10)
of Africa, Israel and the Levant must be rectifiied. People dont understand but Arabs are from Arabian penninsula. The Arab conquest spread to many lands over a century and invaded native peoples, taking over with their culkture, religion, and language. Talk about occupation? Get our of the Jewiush homelans if you are going to be te enemy. If youre going to be the friend then stay. End the occupation of Israel by its enemies. The Jewish homeland existed for 2,600 years before the arab conquest, before mohammed was a sperm,
5. Humiliation of war criminals is a good thing
William ,   Israel   (09.09.10)
Don't expect us, Erekat, to shed a tear for your humiliation which is usually an extended wait at a road block versus the wholesale slaughter of Israeli civilians. Basically, Erekat's message was "We want peace but you're the reason we don't have it. You're mean and vicious and we are but innocent lambs in the field". Victimhood never helped any peace negotiations or nationhood mature, and until you admit and apologize for the many war crimes and terrorist mistakes you made since 1920, including the latest Intifada which even Abbas admitted was a heinous mistake...there isn't really much to speak about, hmmm?
6. #2 - which is how occupation of E. Jerusalem was ended
William ,   Israel   (09.09.10)
By the people - and we hope to continue with the liberation of land in Gaza and West Bank from Arab occupiers and return rightful land to the Jewish owners who were ethnically cleansed in 1948. On another note, James, it was by negotiation that both Egypt and Jordan received peace with Israel, mostly because they dropped their genocidal, racist tendencies against the Jews. A lesson that should be learned by "Palestinians".
7. WHOOPS, I WAS NICE
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (09.09.10)
So he puts out a plea to the Israeli public, now backtracking for his life. You see the "Arab street" will not and does not accept Israel, or Israel's "right to exist". So, now Erekat, by his statement, just recognized Israel, and correctly assumed blame for all the peace failures for the last two decades. Truer words have never been spoken from the Palestinian leadership. Basically Erekat just signed his own death warrant. So he must retract what he said. But that tells all of us, just where the Palestinian public (Arab street) and leadership really stand. Not for peace!!
8. Lyingest Liar
RickD ,   USA   (09.09.10)
Why does the media even print the constant lies of this man? First he lies. Then he lies that he didn't say what we all heard him say or didn't mean what we all understood him to say. He has taken over Arafat's job. We know that he's lying because his lips are moving. Liar Liar Liar Liar.
9. Palestinians on display
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.09.10)
They regret nothing. Not over sixty years of violence and terror; in fact, they continue to see themselves as "victims." They are entirely responsible for their fate. They COULD have had a state in 1947; they could have had one twice since, but no -- they chose violence instead. Time for them to take ownership of their choices, which have been remarkably bad ones. Time for them to understand that the world is not their oyster, and no one feels sorry for them or sympathetic towards them. Actually, truth be told, everyone is pretty sick and tired of them. They were the first to introduce terror to the world on a previously unimagined scale; if anything, they owe the WORLD an apology. They have given nothing of any value to humanity. Their legacy is one of death, violence, terror and destruction. We really should insist on an apology.
10. Well, appology wouldn't kill you. Would it.
leo ,   usa   (09.09.10)
11. Saeb Erekat
Noel Nesor ,   Israel   (09.09.10)
Whatever he says is only for effect. He is never to be trusted - the ultimate snake in the grass - hence his leading negotiating role to ensure, with a smarmy smile, the failure of any peace talks. But he is good at what he does.
12. I liked his "non-apology"
Israeli   (09.09.10)
I think it is time for our leaders to all apologize to us for all their failures. Once there is an agreement I think the leader of Israel and the future Palestine should then apologize to the other nation for the barbaric acts that each has committed in its name.
13. Sarah B #10
Resistor   (09.09.10)
What is it that the jews wanted in 1947 that they would not let the Pals have? "and no one feels sorry for them or sympathetic towards them. " Really? Then explain all the boycotts against Israel, Sarah baby, and all the related pro-Palestinian support! You constantly prove yourself to be an idiot.
14. Colluders with terrorists - have to apologise a lot ..
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (09.09.10)
erekat is TERRIFIED of the PA murdering him ... i hope it's sonner rather than later. As FADY in Egypt beautifully says the whole world owes Israel and the Jewish people nothing but apologies. Until that day - the whole world is gonna suffer much much more. G-d bless Israel - the TRUTH is on your side, erekat is the perfect spokesperson for the fictitous 'palestinian arabs' ... thanks to the likes of him they haven't got a hope in hell!
15. One thing he failed to address was....
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (09.09.10)
that Israel should also live in peace and security next to Palestine... ....isn't that what this is all about! He talks the talk yet walking the walk eludes him. Concur with Mark @7... Hamas or the RG sent him a death threat
16. #13 You're a blithering idiot, Resistor
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (09.09.10)
How dare you reveal your ignorance!.. ..No semi-educated person will be able to take you seriously after this gem. It was the Arabs that rejected the Jewish homeland as per the vote of the United Nations..not the the other way around....They attacked and lost. Tough titty, Resistor As for the boycotts, with morons like you around..it's no surprise. Don't forget to chuck out your computer and mobile while you're at it...too many 'invented in Israel' s might damage YOUR mindset.
17. Funny
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (09.09.10)
So even the extreme Left under Yossi Beilin abuses the Arab partners by misrepresenting their beliefs in a public campaign
18. Erakat-LIAR
Dan P   (09.09.10)
We all remeber you go on TV and lament about the Jenin "massacre", 500 Palestinian dead you claimed, Erakat. Then it was proven, by Palestinians, that the death toll was 56. You were asked on CNN to retract, but REFUSED. Erakat, you are a proven liar, nobody, but NOBODY, can take you serious any more.
19. To: No. 13
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.10.10)
1. In 1947, Mandatory Palestine was to be partitioned into two states -- one tiny Jewish state and one considerably larger Arab state. (This despite the fact that in 1920 or so, the British carved out a huge chunk of the Mandate and created Transjordan. Jordan's royal line is actually Iraqi, and the overwhelming majority of Jordan's population is so-called "Palestinian." But while the Jews accepted partition, the Arab did not; choosing to go to war instead. The rest, as they say, is history. 2. There aren't that many boycotts against Israel as you seem to think; it's just that they get a lot of press. There is also "Buycott" Israel which has generated a huge response throughout the world. That's why Israel's economy is thriving and that of the Palestine Authority is in the toilet. 3. Pro-Palestinian support is a myth. Even your Arab neighbors cannot stand you -- you've been kicked out of Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman and Muscat. They just want you all to disappear from the world stage. Given the fractious nature of Palestinian politics, you'll all kill off one another in no time at all, so that day is not too far in the offing. 4. You couldn't drum up support from your own people -- have you noticed that not a single Palestinian has left Israel to go help build a viable state? For that matter, how many Palestinians have left whatever country they reside in to go help build a state? I'll tell you: not one. You'll never have a state; just get over it. 5. I am not your "baby."
20. #13 - the protests/boycotts are really large
William ,   Israel   (09.10.10)
Though you might think so in how they are portrayed in the media, especially from Leftists' own admissions, but they really are a non-event. Countries still accept Israeli leaders, citizens, and products. All boycotts except those by Arab State, illegal under WTO charter, have amounted to nothing. Infact, there are groups that are anti-boycott and actually result in higher product purchases. Labor union and academic boycotts in Scotland, UK, Berkeley...nothing. Hell, we even spoke at these universities. In contrast, the Muslim Student Union at Berkeley still remains barred from campus because of their outburst during an Israeli politician's speech there. How about all those sabre-rattling flotilla organizers..in Lebanon, Ireland, Iran, Libya, etc.....since the IHH terrorist barge incident, all the rest haven't amount to anything more than media PR. Where's the ships? Where the long line of people waiting to break that siege on poor Gazans shopping at the mall? Nowhere. What the public remembers is this - "Palestinian caught smuggling weapons in Miami", "Palestinian leaders swear to not accept a Jewish Israel, "Hamas kills 4 civilians in cold blood, one of them pregnant". While the media tries to play the Leftist circle jerk as a paradigm shift in the world, polling reveals quite the opposite. Sarah knows this. And you have just proven yourself a media-duped moron.
21. Wishy Washy,Erekat,never means what he says.
YSL ,   Israel   (09.10.10)
Never says what he means,He is a lying jackass.The palestinians deserve this idiot.
22. #20 The ground zero has put a new perspective in the eyes
Harry Wright ,   UK   (09.10.10)
of a whole lot of grass-root Americans. With their situation following so closely on the heels of the attempt to build the mega mosque in London, they just could not miss it. A lot of Americans are now aware of the widespread use of subterfuge and lies by the muslims. They get confirmation not only from Raul but also from people like Erakat. His own lies trapped him. There is going to be rejection of the elitist left's perspectives promoted by the media and these are desperately fighting back with the only thing they have - islamophobia accusations. They are exposed. Pro-Palestinian support is shrinking as more and more people see them for the liars they are.
23. When Has One Arab Apologized?
Dav Lev ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (09.10.10)
Anyone watching (following Erekat) since Camp David, can see through his perfidy. Essentially, he is an anti-Semite, Israeli hating Arab, just like his buddy Arafat. One thing about anti-Semites...their hatred for us typically comes through. Watch his body moves..notice his facial expressions. Again and again, they give themselves away..with their sub-conscious actions. Its so apparent. He cannot yield one iota, even now. Any semblence of accepting Israel or Jews is quickly corrected. Once a Jew hater..always. His people attacked Jews at every turn..prior to 48, the 48 War, subsequent wars. They made we Jews the victims, not the reverse. They occupy our land, from the Galilee to Iraq. They attacked Jerusalem in 67, then our most holy of holidays in 73. Can anyone imagine Israel attacking them on Ramadan. Had they won one war. But the fault also lies with Israeli Jews and peace now types worldwide. The split personality of Jews also comes thorugh..and they take advantage. We want peace at any cost..we leftist Jews. Sobibor/Auscwhitz. Belson...all aberations. Iran is bluffing, like Hitler was bluffing. In the USA, a pastor is blasted for burning Korans...while Arabia burns Christian bibles. In mosques..the words "Infidels", "Jew" are taught with hatred..yet nothing is done about it. In Afghanistan/Iraq/Pakistan..Muslims kill Muslims...while Al Qaeda recruits if a Koran is burned abroad. Hitler had 500,000 SS and 4m Hitler youth. All now say, it was all Hitler's fault..they were duped. Duped my uknowwhat. When has a Muslim citicized 911..when has a Pales criticized WTC bombings? When has one Arab apologized to we Jews for killing 25,000 of us? When?
24. apologies
real vision ,   usa   (09.10.10)
apologize to your people for leading them into the cesspool and offering them nothing but failure in every aspect of life. Make peace with the jews and Israel and their lot will improve. remove their hatred of life and glorification of death...that will help
25. To Sarah B and William
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (09.10.10)
Shana Tova ve Chatima Tova to both of you and yours....best wishes, Mark
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