The more I read idiotic comments in the Israeli press, the more I am convinced that a majority of the Israelis and their so-called supporters don't want peace (by ideology, by fanaticism, because they have for once the upper hand, by plain stupidity). Thus Israel and its current government should be treated like the pariah state that it is, have all their Europeans/US tax-breaks on export removed and be booted out of the international community. Then we will see how long the above mentioned people will remain pathetically arrogant and out of touch with their own long term interest.

if you dont like it, feel free to encourage your government to forgo US aid. Many Americans would rejoice.

The returning Jews from ex-Soviet areas shifted the balance of power but one state with 40% Muslims will put left back in power. Then if refugees return maybe an Israeli Arab PM in a few years.

If Zippy wants my vote, which she obviously does not, she will not court the grace of my enemies. I intend to live in Israel, not run back to USA like her buddy Fayyad wants. She should stop the tuches licking and stick to being a candidate for Israeli voters and not the Arabs.....

If Livni was correctly quoted she needs a brush-up in the basic history of Israel. This country is much more than ''a home for Jewish refugees from Europe'' and she should be aware of that.

Livni merely used as puppet in the hands of Clinton, now participating in media brainwashing, because the USA is interested in shoving their agenda on Israeli democracy who loudly and clearly say: NO. NO to a Palestinian state that can't even recognize Israel's right to be a Jewish nation. NO to a Palestinian state who doesn't honor history and the plight of the Jewish nation. NO to a bunch of terrorists who will do anything in pretense and use 'Peace' with Israel simply as a plot to claim land that isn't and hasn't ever been theirs. They can go to Jordan and other arab nations surrounding Israel where they belong with their brethren. 1.7 Billion muslims and billions of square miles surrounding Israel, vs 6 million Jews and a tiny peace of land. Shame on the US and the so called 'Palestinians' for abusing Israel's sovereignty. The 6 day war produced new territory. Jordan should have never attacked Israel. These are the consequences. Enough of this spin. Israel is not an occupier. And where were all the nations when Israel needed then in self defense during that period? Judea and Samaria belong to Israel. And if Egypt abuses its peace treaty with Israel - Sinai goes back to Israel too. Gaza belongs to Egypt.

after all it was Israel who launched the second Intifada, Israel who turned down Barak's offer and Olmert's offer. Israel who started firing rockets from Gaza. No blame accrues to Palestinians in the slightest.

her incompetence and follishness.

platter and he rejected it!! Perhaps Livni should ask herself the question: Why? The answer is the same that has been behind ALL the Arab rejections of peace offers and opportunities to set up their independent state: all such offers made by the international community and the state of Israel, going back to 1917, have also specified the existence of an independent nation-state of the Jewish people, and this the Arab can't bring themselves to accept. It is time, high time, Ms. Livni accepted this reality!!

Tzipi Livni and the left dont want to see the reality. It is our duty, our moral obligation to build all over the West Bank, not only because it is a bibilical comandment, but also because we can bring economic prosperity to Palestinians, and civilized behaviour. Settlers nowadays should be seen as a light among Palestinians, the wild border between an enlighned society and the Barbarians. The world should thank us. But, do they the contrary. They criticize us and even want to freeze our initiative and want to withdraw us. I will NEVER leave my house in Karne and I will NEVER relinquish from my duty to bring light and civilization to barbarian peoples.

She needs to go swimming in the sea at Sharm -El -Sheikh ,and do the world a favor..

that in spite of Israel's leaders' best efforts to bring the state down, Israel is still standing. It's incomprehensible that any Israeli politician ( unless they were Arab of course) could say what Livni said. She HAS to know that the "Palestinians " don't want peace, but the dismantling of Israel as a Jewish state one way or the other. One way would be by killing/expelling all the Jews in Israel. Assuming that Livni is Jewish she would not escape that fate.

which is why the USA pulled the offer.

The only time she ever offered Bibi a deal was after the election where she suggested power sharing whereby Bibi is PM for two years then he steps aside and lets her be PM for the next two years. Since then on at least three occasions Bibi has tried reaching out to Kadima and each time Livni because of her ego has rejected the offer unless Bibi ditches Shas & Yisrael Baitanu ( the 2 most powerful right wing parties ) instead for a coalition with Kadima & Labor which Bibi rightly rejected. Shaul Mofaz has criticised Livni for not joining the coalition when it was offered and has said if he was made Kadima leader he would join. When exactly did she offer to join and was rejected by Bibi? Livni is naturally condemning Bibi for not accepting Obamas demand because she and her party stand for nothing. Its made up of people who have defected their own parties and values and are now only interested in personal ambition. You don't have to like them but both Bibi & Shas have the political values they stand for and stand by them whilst Livni who was once a right winger & zionist became champion of the left and palestinian cause for ambition. If Livni were in charge if Obama demanded an unconditional freeze she would say yes Mr President. If he said jump she would ask how high. Right now she is in Washington conspiring with Clinton about how they can bring down Bibi together and then how can the US work behind the scenes to ensure Kadima win the election.

livni has proved once again that she does not have the wisdom to be in a place of authority. i ask her is it more important to bow to the demands of the palestinians or to house her people that she is supposed to be serving. her version of compromise is death to Israel.

Every time I hear Livni's latest lunatic spewing, I appreciate her brother's appeal to Israeli voters to vote Likud in the last election. Clearly he knew Livni is unfit for any leadership role whatsoever. Livni would submit pathetically to anything demanded by the most hostile U.S. President Israel has ever faced. Thank heavens Livni is not our P.M. If we have any sense, we'll vote her out of public life and soon. Livni's brother got all the brains in the family.