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Friedman: Lunatics in Israeli cabinet
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 20.10.10, 13:42
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1. RADICAL ATHEIST LEFTIST friedman is a lunatic!
Jason   (10.20.10)
and he should mind his own business unless he moves to Israel! be sure that the democrats will lose in 2 weeks because of unemployment and nothing else!
2. Billions in aid? in return for what? suicide? Take a hike.
Ken Quinn ,   Amsterdam   (10.20.10)
3. "help the United States help Israel reach a secure peace wi"
David   (10.20.10)
"help the United States help Israel reach a secure peace with the Palestinians. " if you really want to help Israel you would stay out of the "peace process" and let Israel and the pals make peace by themselves!
4. renowned is an overstatement.
Golan ,   Modiin   (10.20.10)
and a gross misleading title for a man who was wrong on many occasions and simply stays in "business" because he parrots the viewpoints of his handlers.
5. "blow it up now and construct a centrist coalition"
Reuven   (10.20.10)
"blow it up now and construct a centrist coalition" so friedman wants to reject Israeli democracy and the rule of majority rules! typical of Marxist! "a centrist coalition" will bring civil war and the end of the LEFT in Israel so watch it mr.friedman!
6. Friedman NOT reknowned, rather infamous.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (10.20.10)
Mr Friedman who writes for The New York Times, also infamous for it's biased anti-Israel left-wing editorial policy, is little more than a shill, he's glib & superficial, even worse, he hasn't had anything meaningful to say in many years. Basically, he's become an highly paid journalistic hack running along on inertia. Many years ago, he actually had something interesting to say. Today, he is just an apologist conforming to the views of his trendy lefty friends. Anyone knowledgeable about the region, anyone who has followed recent history, can see that Mr Friedman makes a very one-sided argument. The present farce of a peace process is the fault of Obama & his amateur-hour team of incompetent left-wing extremists. They bungled the whole thing up by insisting on a settlement freeze, including Jerusalem. They created this impasse, not Netanyahu. Mr Friedman can spin like a top but he can't spin away the truth.
7. Mr Friedman
MEYER, KESLACY ,   MI, USA   (10.20.10)
Please Ynet Dont Put this Guy Friedman He His Well Known As As Extrem Leftist And Beford He Open His Mouth We Know Wat He Is Going To Say. That His Nature He Is Very Anti American, Anti Capitalist, Anti Israel And Yes Anti Religious Establishment. Check It Out . You Will SEE
8. "I have no idea whether the Palestinian Authority president,
Friedman= ,   Enemy of Israel   (10.20.10)
"I have no idea whether the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, has the will and the guts to make peace with Israel." -- but i want Israel to commit suicide!!!!!!!
9. They are indeed lunatics
Sagi   (10.20.10)
each and every one of them. If they were lunatics on the loose then we could catch them and deal with them but unfortunately this is a case of " the inmates running the show".
10. I invite this putz to take a walk on the wild side...
Al   (10.20.10)
If he survives then I suggest he take another walk... Nothing to hear what this fool has to say.. Another putz with an Obama world view.
11. The map, Tom. The NYTimes needs to
seadog1946 ,   Shooters Island, NJ   (10.20.10)
print, a full page sized map... the official, internationally recognized map that clearly shows the borders of Israel and the disputed/occupied territories of the West Bank. Show it all... Palestinian villages, Israeli settlements, Israeli/Palestinian administered areas, open/closed highways, the government funded infrastructure... you know, the reality.
12. Lunatics in Israel's Cabinet - Friedman
Oskar Prager ,   Petach Tikva   (10.20.10)
Friedman's comments are unacceptable. Many people throughout the world believe that Obama is a Muslim and therefore is anti-Israel. Nothing will change their mind, however much Friedman hopes to deny this. If he (Obama)weren't such a doubtful character, why does he not produce his long certificate of birth, school records, names and addresses of his classmates when he was in Junior or High school, etc etc. No, my friends, he is neither an american born citizen but a Muslim elected by default, and is anti Israel. Thus he cannot be trusted by Israelis or their government. Oskar Prager, Petach Tikva
13. Friedman is a Leftist
Brod ,   USA   (10.20.10)
Like all Leftists, Friedman's approach to a complex issue as the Middle East is simplistic. They don't know the GOD of Israel and the Land of Israel that GOD has given and restored to the Jewish Nation. Instead of defending Israel, they side with the dark forces-the world of AntiSemites and Islamist-Jihadists in crusading Jihadism on Israel. The fact is tiny Israel cannot afford to give away any piece of its land to those whose Charter, Maps and School Textbooks call for the destruction of Israel. The Arab Islamist-Jihadist states already own vast swaths of land in the region that stretch from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Why crusade on Israel to give away a huge part of its tiny liberated historic homeland to the Arab Islamist-Jihadist Minority in Israel? All Friedman does is continue to inflame the Middle East cauldron. It is time to stop intruding in Israel's internal affairs.
14. American aid money pays for the settlements
Avi ,   Israel   (10.20.10)
Surley America has better things to do with its money than to support the settler thugs, time to cut their funding and support and care for American citizens.
15. boggles the mind
Arn ,   Yehud   (10.20.10)
Friedman has Obama right there in his back yard. Beats me why he searches for lunatics elsewhere.
16. Certain about Israel, has "no idea" about PA
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (10.20.10)
On what basis is Friedman "renowned" and "esteemed"? Certainly not due to the quality of his analysis, which are frequently shallow, misinformed, and cliche. Rather it's because he has a major platform in the NY Times. But how curious that Friedman is certain about Obama's wisdom and intentions, derisive in his opinion about Netanyahu, but has "no idea" whether PA president Abbas "has the will and the guts to make peace with Israel." Here's a clue, Tom. He doesn't. Abbas couldn't deliver a pizza, much less an enforceable peace deal, even if he wanted to. Which he doesn't. That truth, obviously, would undermine Friedman's whole worldview.
17. Is this the same bloke who predicted in 1996 that Israel wil
Bat Zion ,   Centre, Israel   (10.20.10)
l disappear within a decade?
18. Thomas Friedman is behaving like a hypocrite journalist !!
Salma ,   Palestine   (10.20.10)
19. Whatever sells papers, right Friedman?
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (10.20.10)
20. So glad I cancelled my subscription to the NY Times
(10.20.10)
They are so biased that I finally cancelled after 20 years of getting that birdcage liner.
21. Friedman forgets his UPI roots, gets it wrong
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (10.20.10)
Friedman is telling us that we're way wrong, yet has the chutzpah to say that he doesn't know if the Palestinian leadership is really committed to peace. The whole idea of this peace process is that the Pals were supposed to have committed their will and guts to make peace - if not, what are they doing at the table with us? Israel has proven in the past it has the guts and the will. We gave up the Sinai. We gave up Gaza. But now Friedman says we're lunatics for being wary of signing off with people Friedman doesn't think can make the commitment? Sounds like Friedman is demanding that we displace hundreds of thousands of Israelis, hand over a vast chunk of land that will endanger our security, and sign with a bunch of known terrorists who Friedman has "no idea" if they have will and guts to make peace. Who's the lunatic?
22. Reasoned
Aryeh ,   Boston   (10.20.10)
The right loves to brand all disagreement as leftist as if this ends all debate. It is the knee jerk rejection of all appeals for peace and simple hate that motivates this type of thinking. Friedman is a supporter of Israel and his article clearly shows this.
23. Friedman, these people are responsible for
leo ,   usa   (10.20.10)
wellbeing of Jewish state of Israel. Weight of their responsibilities and level of information they receive to base their decisions on way surpass yours. Just because they disagree with you does not mean they are the ones who are wrong. So, Friedman, who's having temper tantrum?
24. I am curious, when war the last time Friedman was right?
leo ,   usa   (10.20.10)
25. Reknowned? Tiny Tom? aka: Pudge
Gideon Reader ,   United States   (10.20.10)
Reknowned by whom? Just by others, similarly situated as members of a relatively small club of scribbling insiders, recently "outed", as the Lame Stream Media. With expertise in little, trained in less, shockingly lazy and openly bigmouthed in much, with no particular experience or practical ability. Just never ending platitudes and offering of unwanted opinion. How very boring. Insightfull they are not. Stupid they are.
26. #22: yes! words of reason & common sense!
Rafi ,   US   (10.20.10)
27. Avi @ 14, I've been reading your comments for a while
leo ,   usa   (10.20.10)
now and I am bit confused. So much hate of your Motherland. Why? How's life treating you? Are you always this "not understood" or it is just me?
28. Freidman never logically and rationally supports his idea.
JMK ,   NYC   (10.20.10)
There is no scholarship behind Freidman pieces but there is alot of tendentiousness and propaganda and alot of misinformation. If Freidman can do more than state a postion he never gives more than a rationale but that is not logic or evidence that would pass anyone understanding evidence or of scholarship.
29. Thomas Friedman
Teresa ,   Bethesda,MD, USA   (10.20.10)
He is not a journalist - he is a commentator with his own strong leftist opinions. Do not confuse the profession of journalism with party line propaganda.
30. Israel is PUNISHED for making concessions.
Sandra ,   NYC   (10.20.10)
Israel is the only side in this conflict that is EVER willing to make good will gestures or concessions or compromises. Israel is PUNISHED for these things. When Israeli concessions are given, the concessions are pocketed as if they never existed and Israel is trashed viciously for not giving more and more. The "Palestinians" (on the other hand) NEVER make good will gestures, concessions or compromises. Instead, they make BAD WILL gestures on an almost daily basis. Abbas also VOWS not to make a single concession or compromise in the direct talks. The "Palestinians" are HEAVILY REWARDED for doing these things. Knowing that the direct talks would be held with BAD WILL "Palestinians" who will refuse to do anything that could be called "negotiating" while Israel would be pressured to commit national suicide --- why on Earth should Israel pay a high price for an admission ticket to talks that could only result in complete failure or Israel's national suicide? Obama is not an honest broker in the peace process. He wants an agreement for his own bragging rights while rewarding and encouraging the "Palestinians" to refuse to budge an inch. Obama doesn't care what it costs Israel to get his bragging rights. As usual, Thomas Friedman sides with the most dangerous demands made of Israel and trashes Israel viciously for not going along with them.
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