Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
Time to fire Lieberman
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 29.09.10, 13:06
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1. Lieberman
Bennie ,   Galil   (09.29.10)
Actually, there is a massive amount of support for the idea of population exchange. It is the logical and most equitable solution out there. Be prepared for a surprise the next election
2. some facts for Ron Ben Ishai
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (09.29.10)
Lieberman / Our home 15 mandates Barak/Labor 13 mandates Time for Ron Ben Ishai to go home.
3. Ron, no one believes you.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (09.29.10)
You sound like PRAVDA from the good old Bolshevik days. Do you take your readers for complete fools? If anyone should be fired, it's Ehud Barak, serial bungler extraordinaire. A great many people are sick & tired of our politicians & their BS. Do you really think most people believe in the phony peace process? If you do, you're seriously out-of-touch. Listening to Lieberman's statements, even if we don't completely agree, is a pleasure, it's a breath of fresh air. Compared to the crap we hear from the vast majority of our politicians & their media lap-dogs & sycophants, Lieberman at least breaks through the stifling orthodoxy of political correctness that is dumped on us every day. The repetition of propaganda does not make it true.
4. Not Lieberman ,Barak should be fired
RayS ,   USA   (09.29.10)
It is Barak, the author of Israel's disasterous South Lebanon Withdrawal who should be fired. Every time he opens his mouth Israel's enemies are encouraged. The FM just says it like it is. He doesn't have self imposed blinders on.
5. Time to fire Ron Ben-Yishai
Akiva   (09.29.10)
Dear Ron, 1. Israel is a democracy. 2. Lieberman is a democratically elected politician. 3. Lieberman's views are in line with a growing MAJORITY of the people. 4. Your views are in line with no one.
6. lieberman
sas ,   israel   (09.29.10)
PM is TOO TOO WEAK to get rid of Lieberman. He is afraid that if he fires him ,Lieberman will open up his mouth on all sorts of things about BiBi. Maybe this is true??????if it is - it is even sadder and scarier.
7.  another post for Liberman !
Salma ,   Palestine   (09.29.10)
Ummmmm, prime minister ....AMEEEEEN ;) Mr. Ben-Yishai, Lieberman is just an excuse for you not to make peace,with or without him nothing fundamental will change because you're really not interested to make peace with us :(
8. where are these calls when the left
Golan ,   Modiin   (09.29.10)
As foreign minister he leads Israel's diplomatic initiatives and not the Defense Minister whose wet-dream is to give up Jerusalem, Hebron, Golan and God knows what else. Liberman is calling for the reduction of hostile Arabs while the defense minister's solution to Arab terror was bring more Arab terrorists in. So if anyone needs to be fired is Barak
9. Stand up and be a man Bibi
jonathan ,   London/ Israel   (09.29.10)
Fire the idiot!!!
10. Barak should be fired. Lieberman should be P.M.
Chaim   (09.29.10)
It's about time truth became common currency in the Knesset. Time after time, Israel has pursued phony "peace talks" with the P.A. and, without exception, it brings Israel nothing but massive suffering. Rockets by the thousands, terror attacks. Moreover, the goal of these talks is to render Israel defenseless, with an impossible 8 mile waist. Lieberman is to be commended for speaking the truth about this dangerous fraud. Barak should be fired. Lieberman should be Prime Minister.
11. #7 Salma the Arab from Israel
Avi W ,   Edison USA   (09.29.10)
Salma, Peace ? I dont think the word is even in the Arab dictionary. For your people this whole process is just a way to eventually to re-take the whole country. Lieberman speaks the truth, perhaps a bit too softly though. Population transfer would be more in line to what is actually needed. Arabs on the East of the Jordan, Etc. Why bother taking a chance with your people, totally unpredictable & untrustworthy. As far as Ben Yishai, Well can a lefty ever learn to write with his right hand effectly ? Can a Zebra become a horse ? You know what Im getting at. Have a nice trip Salma, heres a bus ticket.
12. I don't like him, but why fire him for speaking the truth?
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (09.29.10)
Lieberman is the only senior Israeli politician speaking with any logic. No, there is absolutely no possibility of a peace treaty coming out of these talks, and Lieberman is the only one admitting it. Fatah will not sign a deal without Gaza. Hamas in Gaza will never agree to a deal. Ergo facto: no deal is possible. Lieberman is also correct that the Pals are not negotiating in good faith. I do have a big beef with Lieberman, that he's being like Bibi and not demanding a total freeze of Palestinian violence as a condition for Israel's presence at the talks. Lieberman should have demanded Israel pull out of the talks after Palestinian terrorists murdered four Israeli civilians when the talks started.
13. Lieberman
Simon ,   HCMC Vietnam   (09.29.10)
Lieberman is this small boy from the Anderson’s fairytale “New King’s dress” who screamed that the King is necked! Please tell us which sober politician in Israel can agree absorb 4 mln “Palestinian refugees, divide Jerusalem with putting Kotel in Arab hands and give away Ariel and Gush Etzion? And please tell us whish Arab leader would agree to opposite? We must use the word “pretending” and everything would be OK. We pretending that we negotiating peace, they pretending that they negotiating peace and all World pretending to believe that it is possible !
14. Abass offers pre 67 borders wonderful & Lieberman must get t
Martin ,   JHB SA   (09.29.10)
the boot. Amazing. All the parties were in a charade. Some one call a spade a spade. This non diplomatic expression exposes the charade till nov mid-term elections in the US. Shoot the messenger. Rather have a new election and hopefully not another deception and another fraud on the voters. Yesha is a reality if Abass cant deal with it , we cant raelistically resolve the impasse.
15. Peres and Barak regularly undermine the PM
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (09.29.10)
Where is Ben-Yishai when Peres and Barak, promoting Labor policies, go "off message" and thereby weaken Netanyahu's hand? One can argue about whether the UN assembly is the proper place to express such uncomfortable truths, but they are truths nonetheless. Maybe Bibi thinks he has to mouth the "peace settlement in one year" mantra to keep on Obama's good side, but no one with any sense believes that. Netanyahu helped assemble an Israeli "consensus" that he is himself now undermining. If Lieberman is fired, his party could well outpoll Likud in the next election because Israelis are tired of fantasy; they want straight talk.
16. Liberman
frank ,   israel   (09.29.10)
It is interesting to note that you can steal money (olmert) rape employees (ramon/katzav), be a traitor (like that balad putz ) and this is ok. You don't lose your job, salary, pension or go to jail. But disagree with the left and you should be banished to the far reaches of the world. Free the terrorists that have our blood on their hands but Amir will stay in jail forever...interesting how the left can be the only correct thinking group who are not in power but still hold out as they were. Your time has come and gone so SHUT UP and sit in the back or get smacked like the bad children you are....
17. wimps from ynet, haaretz and labour/kadima
alexi   (09.29.10)
Braverman, herzog, livni and company are a collection of olmert cowards scared of their shadows. Who cares what the Un thinks,their reports are worthless lies and garbage as if ynet and braverman's concerns about damage to our image in the UN matters. That organisation is packed with filth of libya, syria, iran and their supporting moslem cast supported by russia who would sell its mother and venezuela where lies equal truths. Liberman enhances israeli deterrence as the arabs are scared of him. Braverman, and othe others hasson, remember under olmert as concessions piles up and so did dead bodies and rockets. No, these bloody wimps including barak reveal the jewish yankel who went right to the gas chamber without seeing it for what it is. Any israeli arabs like zoabi who renounce the state should be booted out of the state period. Lieberman is right, let them go to the palestinian state. next to olmert, barak is israel's biggest weakling.
18. Time to fire Ron Ben-Yishai & Ehud Barak
Gerry ,   IS   (09.29.10)
Ron Ben-Yishai chutzpa!
19. Lieberman is the only presenting a realistic plan
Edgar ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (09.29.10)
I did not vote for Lieberman, but he now seems like the only politician who is willing to discuss uncomfortable, but necessary, truths. No rational, educated person can believe two nations can be thrown into a single country. History has demonstrated this ad infinitum. Lieberman, it seems, is the only one talking about a solution that could actually result in a durable peace. Netanyahu and Obama and Barak are only engaged in meaningless political theater.
20. Lieberman
stephen fishman ,   kingston, usa   (09.29.10)
I agree with FM Lieberman.
21. Lieberman has my vote for P.M. next election.
Wise Saba ,   Ma'agalim   (09.29.10)
Time to fire Barak, he is destroying Israel. Lieberman is the only politician telling the truth. I will never vote Likud again, they betrayed me twice.
22. Selective Democracy = The new Democracy
michael   (09.29.10)
Based on the author's article it appears he believes in Democracy when it fits his agenda. According to your logic, Barak who is the leader of a 6 seat party should not be the point man with Mitchel. If the left would stop its mass hysteria and actually listen to what he is saying ,you might actually learn something. The left claims that we must make peace because of Demographics, well how does expelling 220,000 jews and leaving 1.4 million arabs in Israel accomplish that goal? Tthe left claims it wants a Democratic state yet has no problem evacuating Jews while acting like the pope towards other groups that are citizens. How is that upholding Democratic values? Furthermore, unilateral moves have been PROVEN not to work. A person Doesn't have to have a PHD in acadamia to prove the point. To conclude, The freeze and the gaza evacuation are not consistent with a Democracy. Determing borders having sensitivity to people arabs and Jews are moral and is consistent with a Democratic state as well as a Jewish state State.Tthose who continue to raise the level of Hysteria do a disservice. Because they detract from an option that is just as good if not better. For those that like forcibely removing families from homes and want to prove Israel can't be a jewish and democratic State. Well I guess more hysteria to come.
23. Lieberman Should be made Prime Minister and President
sean ,   jerusalem   (09.29.10)
He's the only one who has a logical brain in his head amongst a sea of pathetic hangers-on looking for quick cash.
24. Lieberman is a realist. Jews should ...
Don Rosenberg ,   Palatine USA   (09.29.10)
separate from the barbaric arabs who want all of Israel. Talking to these morons is a waste of time and is dishonest. Give them our one offer, if they do not accept it , tell them to take a hike. The losers of 5 wars must not dictate a peace. Its idiotic.
25. Lieberman
Michael Pielet ,   Boca, usa   (09.29.10)
Lieberman's speech at the U.N. and his proposals are serious and rational. Borders need to be redrawn. Ron should move to the future arab terrorist state in Judea and Samaria. Ron wil be happier there.
26. Mr Ron Ben Ishai said
David ,   USA   (09.29.10)
about the UN "the most important and prestigious international platform" Wow that explains his real views. Maybe they should fire you for stating trouble and instigating a rift between Netanyahu and Lieberman
27. Inappropriate behavior of Peres,Barak and Lieberman
Ilan ,   Ariel   (09.29.10)
Let's fire all of these twits. We have only one PM and only one official voice for policy. Neither Lieberman, Barak nor Peres should be saying even one word that contradicts the PM. Not officially and not to the press. Lieberman shouldn't act out like a five year in a tantrum but he doesn't deserve to be singled out either.
28. danger
mench ,   israel haifa   (09.29.10)
Yeah go for for it fire the stupid asshole who is creating havoc for all in Israel...TRANSFERE>>>
29. wow! YNET finally (& wisely) comes out against the russian!
christianpalestinian ,   las vegas, nevada   (09.29.10)
Leiberman is a joke and he should return to his home in russia!
30. Lieberman Time To
Ralph Levy ,   USA   (09.29.10)
Time to fire Ehud Barak and the Labor party and make Lieberman PM http://ralphsrant1.blogspot.com
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