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Livni: Resume settlement freeze at Obama's request
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Published: 09.10.10, 18:25
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1. final straw
alexi   (10.09.10)
I try to differentiate livni from the terrible coward and appeaser olmert. That livni was not his soulmate. Well, she is. What do you mean if obama wants it, give it to him??!! Israel has to do what is good for it realizing it is not alone. But you don't do something to please someone else as end it itself. yes israeli want peace and so do I. But I won't sign a deal and be the only one to make concessions. the arabs have to and I don't care about demographics. For years,arabs insist on recognizing their rights. well, they have to recognize israel as the state of the jews-end of story. If they don't ,t hen there is no deal. Also, compensation for 800,000 jews has to be considered as well as the land east of the jordan river which was stolen by the hashemite kingdom. winograd has already ruled that halutz,t he air force man was in over his head and was not able to change strategy and achieve doable things against a dug in ied kornet bunker rocket system. He resigned as a result. Now livni says he is worthy. Am I missing something?? livni was talking to queria about concessions not absorbing the fact that gaza withdrawal led to 8000 rockets on israel with no smart answer to it . Are israelis stupid?? Livni is no more than an ambassador to the Un or documents lawyer. She is considered superficial with no deep understanding of the issues. the situation is complex because the paslestinians are not a people dispossessed;they are a collection of local arabs who are being used. They have no interest in a state. They just want to reverse 48. If every israeli has to die to defend the land, rather than live a life as tzimmi in palestine whose president haniyeh rules over arab and jewish subjects, then israel should forget about peace and simply etch the status quo into permanence. Livni is olmert's twin.
2. Livni Talks Like A US Citizen
Tony ,   brooklyn   (10.09.10)
Isn't she supposed to be Israeli? We in the US are about to take away Obummer's power by voting out the hordes of automaton democrats who are ruining this country. Why the heck would anyone in their right mind listen to a communist muslim like Obummer? Livni is advocating Neville Chamberlain style peace! She is actively capitulating with a deadly enemy to help overthrow Israel. Until Israel adopts a real democratic voting system you will have freaks like Livni who stay in power because of the party and not a real voting process.
3. define peace Madam Birdbrain
Ben ,   Gush Etzion   (10.09.10)
we all know that the Arabs have forked tongues, in English they say one thing and in Arabic they say the opposite In English the say Peace but in Arabic they say PIECE
4. Livni constantly proves she is unfit for any leadership role
Chaim ,   Israel   (10.09.10)
More rubbish from the mindless, superficial appeasing leader of Kadima. Livni's track record is of total incompetence and cowardice. She negotiated the disastrous cease fire with Hizbullah, which gave it victory in Lebanon. She disgraced Israel at Annapolis. She enabled the loathesome flight from Gaza, from which Israel still suffers rocket attacks. Now Livni is urging Bibi to surrender to the most hostile U.S. President Israel has ever faced. Livni proves, once again, she is unfit for any leadership role.
5. Wasn't it Livni who said 2 years ago
Shalom   (10.09.10)
EVEN TALKING ABOUT sharing any territory belonging to Israel is dangerous." "WE LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH SOMETIMES DIALOGUE – in a situation where you have brought sanctions, and you then shift to dialogue – IS LIABLE TO BE INTERPRETED AS WEAKNESS," she explained.
6. Settlements ?
Gabe Yakmore ,   Canada   (10.09.10)
Wrong expression. Resettlement is right . Gabe
7. If she was PM & Obama said jump she would say how high
zionist forever   (10.09.10)
She should remember that if she was PM she would probably needed the same coalition partners that Bibi does and their policies of no freeze would not change. She would then either have to agree top resume construction or let her government fall. The freeze itself was a mistake, we made a major concession for nothing. It wasn't about getting a concession from Abbas is was about encouraging Abbas to agree to talk and even then it wasn't until the last month of the freeze when he was dragged to talks kicking and screaming that he agreed to talk. The freeze is due to end without making a single promise over anything throughout the first month of talks but Abbas is threatening to walk away if it ends. What are we worried about him walking away from? As for her endorsement of Dan Halutz and saying he is worthy to be in politics in her mind. Somebody should remind her that he was one of the main reasons Israel was humiliated when the government she was second most important individual in launched a war against Lebanon. She like Barak, she likes Halutz, she likes herself. If ever we needed proof losers stick together its that trio.
8. Ideas do not come easy to her...
Ron ,   Melbourne, Australia   (10.09.10)
A Leader she is not - otherwise she would come up with imaginative and constructive suggestions to solve the impass. Netanyahu was clear on the 10 months freeze as a gesture to start direct negotiations (more then any previous Israeli government). Abbas played games and squandered it. Even if one thinks that both played a negotiating tactic , then for Netanyhu to extend due to late start by Abbas is to present himself as only capable of posturing but no substance or followthrough - setting expectation by Abbas re future capitulationing by Netanyahu thus making negotiation more difficult , lengthier and likelier to fail. The withdrawal from Gaza with the unfulfilled promise/threat of severe retaliation by Sharon & the merry band of Kadima (including Livni) is one demonstration of the risksbof empty talk which is not followed through. Hamas figured out very quickly that Kadima was a paper tiger and acted accordingly , now Livni wants to turn Netanyahu into a paper tiger in the Kadima mold. As I said earlier when you are lacking vision, leadership and are breathed of ideas you can only make tag-line statements such as Livni re people want peace so what are a few building constructions - is that all that is at stake Livni?, Is it as simple as that? (which begs the question why Livni & Olmert did not do it at their time in office), for how long to freeze? In return for what? , what is the negotiating approach? - where are your ideas rather than one liners Livni?
9. Taking away rights from jews=WAR
sam ,   USA   (10.09.10)
10. Interesting how Livni became irrelevant ..
michael redbourn ,   Arad Israel   (10.10.10)
11. Livni the loser
Pinchas ,   Boston   (10.10.10)
Halutz the flyboy loser is "worthy" in her eyes? Do Obama a favor, as if he only wants a teeny weeny one, and no more? And what about Jonathan Pollard, madame-- no interest in asking the prez for a little favor in return, like freeing this Jewish hero? Recently this dopey kadima klotz was in Boston saying, naturally, lots of negative stuff about Likud and Bibi, and the left-tilting media and the Jewish students at Brandeis, etc., of course ate it up. Her so-called agenda in coming was to shore up relations between Diaspora Jews and Israel. How touching. Personaly, I'm sick and tired of reading that she comes from an Irgun family but claims she has now seen the light and is willing to give up the bibical patrimony for peace with the pals. The corollary is that every rightwing Jew out there should follow in her noble footsteps. To which I say: B.S. She's simply proven herself to be one more secular Israeli dummy who has no Torah and no backbone who moreover has bought into the Palestinian Nakba narrative.
12. Livni is such a stupid cow
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.10.10)
It isn't about the building; it is about whether Israel -- a sovereign state -- takes orders from the United States. It is also about not making concessions to the PA without receiving a single thing in return. We know that Abbas does not "negotiate" in good faith. We also know that Abbas has no intention of ever recognizing the right of the State of Israel to exist in its ancient homeland; we know that he will never repudiate the Fatah charter which calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and the extermination and/or expulsion of the Jews; we know that he will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state. There really is nothing to negotiate; and there is absolutely no reason for Israel to cave in to the demands of Hussein Obama. Certainly not in the run-up to the November elections. Wait and see which way the winds are blowing. Obama and the Democratic Party are pretty much toast. Wait. But keep building. Israel does not take its marching orders from the United States or from a terrorist pretending to be a head of "state."
13. Livni is so wrong.
Barbara Kelly ,   Rio Rancho, NM USA   (10.10.10)
Look where it says in the Torah, about peace and security. What was G-D's answer. There will be no peace and security until he comes.!!! Don't put your trust in Obama . He is a loose cannon. He is Nero. He is doing it here also.Livni is going to lead you to destruction. Judgment is coming to all of us. It is at our doorstep.!! That is how close we are.!!!
14. Livni
hebrew prophet ,   israel   (10.10.10)
Tzippi Livni is a politician and politics is a dirty game whereever it,s played no difference whatsoever in Israel so Livni saying onething and another politician something else means the ability to read between the lines by bloggers is a pre-requisite ,simple as that.
15. Construction freeze
Gray Eagle ,   Tampa Bay Fla USA   (10.10.10)
Keep in mind nothing will be gained by unlimited construction freezes. Therefore if an extension is granted iit should be made very clear to the Americans in the very strongest of terms there will be no further freezes, after this.
16. livni and freeze
ed ,   reno, america   (10.11.10)
she keeps opening her mouth and speaks foolishness. surrender is not seeking peace and any time you compromise you srrender. i ask her what peace have you received from all your compromises so far only more demands and more threats. and accepting and supposed requests from obama shows stupidity this man has shown no Israeli support only back stabbing. he is not a friend of Israel!
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