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Officials: US wants dramatic statements
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 04.03.11, 20:28
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1. more of the same
yehoshua J1   (03.04.11)
this is more of the same from Comrade Barry Where is the Birthcertificate OBAMA.
2. I CAN THINK OF DRAMATIC WORDS
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (03.04.11)
Beginning with G F Y .
3. Bibi definitely doesn't learn
bob96 ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.04.11)
It would seem that Bibi is a masochist: he cannot live long without being pressured, specially by Obama. With the "peace process" all but dead and buried, and all the turmoil in ME, all he had to do is stay quiet and lay low... but no, he had to REVIVE the issue by announcing he has his own plan. What did he achieved? Just to wake up Obama, and now he's DEMANDING from Bibi nothing less than the 1967 lines "recognition". So, we would be WORST now than before! Simply incredible. If he ever just consider doing so, we should get rid of hin, fast. He's done good things (the best being the Referendum law) but if he doesn't stand up to Obama's demand, he would wipe all that in a single stroke.
4. Obama Hussein is the enemy of all Jews on this planet!
Obama hussein is ,   a radical muslim!!!!   (03.04.11)
5. #1 - we have a word for "birthers" like you....
Andy ,   Washington, DC   (03.04.11)
insane.
6. Us Officials want
jeremy ,   hula valley kibbutz   (03.04.11)
Obama and the white house don't trust Bibi, that's okay I don't trust them either. Obama has shown nothing but a one sided stance towards the Middle East, Israel has to make concessions and the Palestinians and Arab countries don't. It just a continuation of Clinton's Days
7. Let me help you with the words.
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (03.04.11)
P*ss off. Forget about it. You are outta your friggin mind. Dream on. Last one wearing the bomb belt.....explodes. Get a clue. There's a flight to Indonesia at.....ahem........in a few minutes. You have been drinking to much of your White House beer. Farakhan as well as you Mr. President....can bend over....and kiss someones hiney. How much dope did you smoke in the library at Harvard? Are you related to the former fuhrer? Come on....you're jokin....right? Those are just some of the words you can use.
8. Does Bibiyahu trust Obama?
sasha ,   Bilbao, Basque   (03.04.11)
Do not think it is important as to whether Obama trusts Bibi. I am not sure netanyahu needs him any way. Natanyahu certainly needs america, but neither Obama is America, nor Bibiyahu is Israel. I will put it like this: If netanyahu was not interested in getting Obama's "virtual" benifits in turn of 3 months of Settlement freezing- he certainly trusts him not.
9. Interesting, but miles away from REALITY
john ,   cardiff   (03.04.11)
A very interesting hypothesis as all the actions, words and deeds of PM of Israel contradict this scenario. Obama is in reality afraid of the power and politics of Netanyahu. This is proved without any doubt during last six months. In fact, neither PA nor Arabs are interested in dealing with PM of Israel. Israel is approaching a limit of Bi-national state. Mathematically, speaking it is CONVERGING to a Bi-national state with the time increasing to the limit of infinity (which mean beyond 60 years).
10. If Netanyahu is too weak to defend Israel, he should not be
elhrac ,   USA   (03.04.11)
PM. Lieberman can do it.
11. You guys need a new PM
Rachel ,   US   (03.04.11)
The Likud needs to step up and replace this guy. I really hope Lieberman is not indicted because I think he is the only one who has stones in Israel.
12. Have you noticed who speaks?
Ventriloquist ,   Great Satan   (03.04.11)
When Attila Somfalvi speaks it's the voice of Livni. Just like T. Friedman of N.Y. Times is the sound of Obmao. This is the new trick just like in the circus: ventriloquists as spokespersons.
13. Israel has wall to wall Republican support for saying "NO".
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.04.11)
Anyone who knowingly does the wrong thing in the face of pressure is no leader. Bibi knows as well as anyone that the Two State Final Solution would result in Israel's demise within a decade. Bibi may face pressure from Obama but Churchill faced far more pressure from Hitler, and Churchill did the right thing. If Bibi can't say "No" to Obama, he is unfit to lead Israel and Likud should replace him immediately. Is it not bad enough the Obama is ruining America? Must we let him ruin Israel too? America can recover from the disastrous Obama recovery. However, Israel won't recover from it if we allow Obama to bully us into further lunatic concessions. Israel already has the clear support of Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin and virtually wall to wall Republican support for saying "NO" to the evil Two State Final Solution.
14. #5 Andy. Where is Obama's U.S. birth certificate?
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.04.11)
#5 Andy. You are the insane one. Most of America is wondering why Obama can't produce a legal U.S. birth certificate. If he has one, it would take only a minute to produce it. Nobody has a stronger motive to produce a U.S. birth certificate than Obama. But it is nowhere to be found. American law specifies that all U.S. Presidents must be U.S. born. Thus Obama's presidency is illegitimate, from the start, if he wasn't born in the U.S., which is a very strong likelihood.
15. weak Prime Minister .Will he KowTow
RAYS ,   USA   (03.04.11)
Netanyahu's fearful stance is disgusting to friends and foes alike. The whole world ,it seems, large and tiny states, stands up for national interests with self respect, but Israel's "leader" grovels. ISRAEL should make its demands , not act like a serf.
16. As if Obama is to be trusted. Salt off !!
Iris ,   USA   (03.04.11)
O's view is blame Israel for everything. Bibi must stand firm and resolute defending the interests of Israel.
17. 1949 Armastice line is NOT A BORDER
Shame   (03.04.11)
its amazing how the media, courts, government, police everyone in this country ignores the facts. Even the Oslo Accord did not give the Palestinians a state only future Autonomy. Rabin even gave a speech saying Maale, Adumim, Jerusalem, Gush and other areas would always be under Jewish Rule. That was Labour nearly 20 years ago. Netanyahu is betraying his constituents, and his own words. I am a non-believer but this makes you believe (the world including our leaders are working against us). Likud today is more left wing than Labour was 20 years ago.
18. bad attitude, Steve in Alaska
Cameron ,   USA   (03.04.11)
19. Dramatic Announcement from Palestianians?
Jenny ,   USA   (03.04.11)
Name 1 instance since the inception of the State when the Palestinians have said in Arabic to their people, that they accept Israel's right to exist as the nation state for the Jews within safe and secure birders? Time for the big O to put pressure on the Palestinians no?
20. A clear No to the 1967 lines.
Yehonathan Hunter ,   Minneapolis, USA   (03.04.11)
I support two states for two people. I do not support Israel giving up land for peace. This has failed in the past. A demilitarized Palestinian state, with Israel in control over air space is a good starting point.
21. Israel isn't responsible for bringing the enemy to the table
Sandra ,   NYC   (03.04.11)
If Obama is such a great peacemaker, then it's his job to get the other side to the negotiating table. It isn't a real negotiating process if one side (Israel) is responsible for getting both sides to the table to discuss peace. It's just another anti-Israel scam.
22. 1949 cease fire lines are irrelevant today
nothing to fear from   (03.04.11)
There's nothing to fear from. Israel says it clearly - parts of Judea and Samaria will stay a part of Israel.
23. Free Palestine or Israelis life miserable world wide
Palestinian   (03.04.11)
24. UN Security Council Resolution 242, the basis for all the...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (03.04.11)
...talks to date, does not mention AT ALL the 1967 lines (1949 armistice green line). Does Obama knows this....??!! UN Security Council Resolution 242, the basis for all the talks to date, does not call for the setting up of an additional state in the region. Does Obama know that....??!! UN Security Council Resolution 242, the basis for all the talks to date, does not mention at all concepts such as "Palestinians" or "Palestine". Does Obama knows that....??!! Whether the US president knows or does not know the above and much more has become less relevant. What is very much relevant is the fact that Obama, regardless of reality, is so deeply motivated by his built-in hostility towards Israel, its elected officials and therefore towards its people that no matter how much rational thought were presented to this man, he is no longer capable of realizing that he has crossed all the red line. P.S. Perhaps you, the American public, can impress upon your president that when the entire region is going through an earth quake, he should rely on the few allies he has managed to retain in the region, and first and foremost among them is the calm, stable, liberal democratic country of Israel.
25. '67 boarders with Palestinians make a fine reference point
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (03.04.11)
The '67 boarders with Palestinians make a fine reference point. In '67 there was no Palestine, there were no borders so there is nothing to give them, unless they are using the borders with Jordan as Palestine.
26. NO WAY ! THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL WILL NOT ACCEPT TO SUICIDE
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27. OBAMA IS WORKING FOR HIS REAL MASTER : KHAMENEY
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28. Right on, #17!!
Leah S. ,   Jerusalem   (03.04.11)
They want us to merrily commit suicide. Talk about an 'existential threat!'
29. # 5
Birdi ,   Israel   (03.04.11)
Hey clever clogs,the truth really hurts you. Where was Obama born? where is his original birth certificate? go on enlighten us.
30. The late Mr. Yitzhaq Rabin, provided his contour for a futur
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (03.04.11)
Palestinian state, talking at the Knesset (Israel's parliament) in October 1995: 1) Jerusalem will remain united under Israel's sovereignty 2) Major settlement blocs will be incorporated into sovereign Israel 3) The Jordan Valley must be viewed in the widest sense of the word and must remain under Israel's rule 4) A Palestinian state will not be a regular state, e.g. it will be demilitarized, its airspace will be control by Israel, its border passes - land, sea and air - will be under Israel's rontrol Mr. Rabin, dubbed worldwide a Prince of Peace, was indeed that as well as a Jewish patriot who recognized, realistically what are the national and security interests of the Jewish people's nation-state of Israel and Israel's red lines. I think Mr. Rabin had a bit more knowledge and experience than the President of the US, and much more interest in realistic peace than the present occupant of the Oval Office. Wouldn't it be appropriate for Mr. B.H.Obama to learn a thing or two from the legacy of Mr. Yitzhaq Rabin....??!! P.P.S. Mr. Rabin's views were not any different from those of Mr. Netanjahu's today. Both men, while coming from two different political direction in Israel, have been pragmatic Jewish patriots who care about peace at least as much as those calling for peace from abroad while having their second serving of Starbucks coffee.
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