Not quite true Linda as Palestine is the Anglicised/English translation of Philistia, the Roman Emperor Hadrian,s wifes name at the time of the Roman conquest of ancient Israel ,a typical British colonial imlpementation like Mumbai/Bombay ,Kolkata/Calcutta etc.and like you say taken over by Ya ssir Arafat only 40 years or so later ,but why so late and why not in 1948 when Jordan was ruled by the Arabs until 1967 ,strange mentality these Arabs/Palestinians have ,even today ?

"Israel sees no connection between the peace process and ..." Precisely. Israel sees no connections.

How prophetic then (oops a slip of the tongue )that the Islamic volcano of Mt. Merapi is spewing ash and rumbling whilst the Muslim Obama ( in disguise) is currently visiting the most populous Muslim nation on the planet ?

Talking about conections etc. Sean is Qubec a predominantly French speaking province of Canada and why,s that as France is no longer a colonial power ,see the connection,or not ?

But you conveniently left out the important part of Bibi,s statement ;.the peace process and settlement building ,why,s that Palestinian ?

Oh, you're back. Changed your last name, I see (you used to post under "Kamra"). Let's see, as I recall, you once ridiculed the book "The Diary of Anne Frank" and said that in your Catholic high school class, everybody made fun of that poignant book. So, we know you are not Jewish (despite hiding behind a Jewish identity), we know you are ignorant and we know you are a phony. We also know that you haven't a clue about the geopolitical reality of the Middle East and are abjectly ignorant about international protocols and statutes governing war. Just get lost. Everyone's tired of your drivel -- you're nothing but a laughingstock. A pathetic one at that.

I just can't understand why it took this man so many months to say the only thing I wanted him to say: "Listen, Barry: stop this nonsensical behavior of yours. Only Israel decides on where to build in ISRAEL." A man must believe in something. More importantly, one must be able to stand for what one believes in. Barry, time's up. If it pleases you to force your social better to cover her head to please your muslin friends, well I'm sorry there's little I can do about it. Got my drift?

There was Jordan and Israel, and if Jordan had just agreed to and kept the partition plan, we would not be in the mess we're in now. Really, you and Nour and Salma should never quote 47 and 48. It's really bad for your arguments.

Actually I find this amazing. We have a PM who is actually keeping to what he told his electorate. Admittedly thanks to Abbas refusing to recognise the Jewish state of Israel - if Abbas had done that Bibi would have frozen building again. But at least this time he's doing what he was elected to do.

The world is tired of Palestinian arrogance and obstinacy. Palestinians have made it clear that peace is not possible while Jews live in the Middle East and you Matty seem to agree with them. Even Israel will be happy if they declare a state, so that if they cross the line (which they obviously plan to), we can go to war officially against a sovereign country and end this dispute forever.

Stand firmly with Obama & Co, and you will get respect

Stay strong Bibi, Obama will soon leave the sooner the better.