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Paraguay recognizes 'free' Palestine
AFP and Elior Levy
Published: 28.01.11, 18:27
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1. who could be behind this step ?
bruno ,   Portugal   (01.28.11)
Paraguay recognizes the long awaited banana republic of Ramallah... Big step in the wrong direction. Tell me, is the pope in Rome behind this, or what ?
2. What Palestine?
Harry ,   Toronto   (01.28.11)
These people in South America must be smoking something. Maybe they don't read newspapers...
3. Paraguay/OtherCountries Lie & Deceive for Expansionist Islam
Linda Rivera ,   New York, USA   (01.28.11)
Arabs first started calling themselves "Palestinians" in 1967. Global terrorist, Egyptian Arafat was the first leader of this new people. Partner with Arafat for over 40 years; immorally respected by the US/EU-Holocaust denier, Abbas, financed the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Before 1948, Jews were known as the Palestinians. The Jewish newspaper, the Jerusalem Post was called the Palestine Post. The Jewish-founded electric company was Palestine Electric. The Palestinian Symphony Orchestra was all Jewish. During World War II, the British army had a Palestinian Brigade made up entirely of Jewish volunteers. After Jews migrated to Palestine in significant numbers in the late 1800s and miraculously transformed desert and swamps into rich, agricultural land, Arabs came in large numbers from Arab countries for jobs from Jews. The fact that the overwhelming majority of Arabs resided only briefly in Palestine is attested to by a one-time special UN decree: that any Arab who had resided in Palestine for only two years before 1948, and then left, would be considered a refugee and so would his descendants! Throughout history, people were never regarded as refugees if they had resided in a country for only two years because they were clearly citizens of other countries!
4. Another goat nation that will not be a part of the Thousand
Rivkah   (01.28.11)
Year reign of the Jewish Messiah. Don't these foolish nations read the Scriptures? Joel the Prophet in the book by the same name says that dividing God's land (Jerusalem) will lead to Armageddon. Peru has now put itself outside YHWH's protection in the world wide nuclear wars to come.
5. Another goat nation that will not be a part of the Thousand
Rivkah   (01.28.11)
Year reign of the Jewish Messiah. Don't these foolish nations read the Scriptures? Joel the Prophet in the book by the same name says that dividing God's land (Jerusalem) will lead to Armageddon. Peru has now put itself outside YHWH's protection in the world wide nuclear wars to come.
6. re: paraguay & SA countries for palestininians
joel ,   usa   (01.28.11)
these SA countries like paraguay are poor, economically/financially, and they were persuaded that supporting the muslim arab palestinians would bring them "cheap" oil prices, NO WAY, these muslim arabs are never heard to be "charitable" even to other muslim countries like Bangladesh or Indonesia; their hopes of these concessions are hopeless!
7. Gracias tios! Os queremos!
Nour ,   One State   (01.28.11)
8. All the declarations violate UN Resolutions
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (01.28.11)
How can another country recognize a place that never existed before? Secondly according to UN Resolutions the matter is to be decided between the parties involved.
9. Recognition of Jordan-occupied West Bank?
Eitan ,   Chicago   (01.28.11)
Around the world, 2 generations have grown up apparently thinking that the Judea and Samaria were not parts of Israel occupied by Jordan, but instead part of a flourishing, "ancestral" Palestine. The fact that these South American govts. refer to June 4, 1967 borders, rather than the temporary 1949 Armistice borders or 1947 Partition Plan, makes it impossible to understand what they actually have in mind. Does Gaza belong to Egypt, in the South American mind? Is there still supposed to be a no-man's land? Such a lack of attention to detail...I would have expected this from Burkina Faso, but never from Paraguay.
10. That's OK!
Israeli 2   (01.28.11)
They are preparing a Palestine in South America. It is their perogative. Why not. Salam Alaikum Palis!
11. although arabs think this is so little,
Marwan ,   Amman, Jordan   (01.28.11)
i can clearly see it's eating the hell out of your asses! :D what will u do then when mubarak falls and egypt is once again your enemy?! ;)
12. 1967 borders will NEVER happen, if even a Philistine state
Yaniv ,   Israel   (01.28.11)
13. #11 Simple! Take Sinai back!
Yaniv ,   Israel   (01.28.11)
14. Say NO to drugs you dumb Paraguay!
jordan=palestine   (01.28.11)
15. Still in denial?
IRAN#1   (01.28.11)
Hmmmm!!!! History is a good thing, try to learn from it.
16. Thanks, South America!
Brazilian ,   NYC   (01.28.11)
We are united in this one!
17. # 10
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.28.11)
Oh yes, I like that idea. Far far away from us. YAY !
18. #16 E isso, Brazilian, United in bobeira
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (01.28.11)
19. Palestine recognition
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (01.28.11)
By 2020, Palestine will be the only state in the Holy Land to recognize. Now that Egypt, especially, is recovering its sanity, and will repudiate its perfidious flirting with the Zionists, it is a matter of less than 10 years, maybe much less, that there will no longer be a state called "Israel" to recognize.
20. this is what u will get for your palestine
john ,   mayo,ireland   (01.28.11)
joel 3 1 [a]“In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.[b] There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. 3 They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine to drink. the world needs to wake up and support israel not divide it and give it to those who want to devour the jews.its ridiculous to think that the politicians can make a peace treaty with the muslims when the islamic religion teaches of not having peace with the jews. settlements are not the problem,the jews are not the problem,israel is not the problem.the problem is islam and its false teachings of deception and lying to non muslims.
21. Viva Parastine !
Gabe Yakmore ,   Canada   (01.28.11)
South America has plenty of space for the palis to find happiness.
22. :: Kol ha'kavod Paraguay
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (01.28.11)
23. American taxpayer money
Brod ,   USA   (01.28.11)
Are the PA Islamist-Jihadist scoundrels using American taxpayer money in corrupting South American leaders to recognize the usurpers of the Land of Israel? There seems to be a concerted effort in buying the support of poor Third World Papist countries' leaders namely in South America to support the scoundrels' crusade on Israel.
24. 23 - i am a chines citizen is quite concerned
chi min tee   (01.29.11)
that your goverement is aiding the state of Israel with our money.
25. To nº 19
Luiz Felipe Haddad ,   Niteroi, Brazil   (01.28.11)
I do criticize your comment. As a Brazilian Christian, I tell you that Israel is not alone, and her existence will ever be assured by her people and by world's democratic and humanistic conscience. The State of Palestine must recognize her neighbor before any territorial concession. Your anti semitism, with all respect, is shameful.
26. To Bruno
Luiz Felipe Haddad ,   Niteroi, Brazil   (01.29.11)
Bruno, our Pope Benedict XVI has nothing to do with South American, European, Asian, African or Oceanic goverments. You must give up from your religious intolerance. We, Christians, must be more united than divided. (Outro abraço).
27. Paraguay has lots of lovely caves
Ypip ,   Canada   (01.28.11)
and exotic wild life.
28. MAY PARAGAY ENJOY AN ARABO/ISLAMIC IMMIGATION!
STUDE HAM   (01.28.11)
the fools...
29. @ 11, will you admire the Israeli flag in sinai?
IZL   (01.29.11)
30. How soon will the catholics start wearing burkas?
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (01.29.11)
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