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Peres greeted by protesters in London
Hagit Klaiman
Published: 30.03.11, 18:24
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1. How foolish
Abed ,   Nazareth, Israel   (03.30.11)
How boring must life be in Britain for someone like Peres to be labelled a war criminal? The British must have forgotten the real monster they currently fight in Libya or the former monsters Milosovic and Hitler.
2. Peres London
Adam ,   London / Zichron   (03.30.11)
Just look at that photo, what a bunch of Crusty skivers bunking off for the day from the Union they work for Surprised Swampy is not there. Three cheers for Israel !! :)
3. Bias, and half truths
Bill ,   Skokie IL USA   (03.30.11)
Yes rocket fire comes from Gaza, terrible thing. But the untold story is that Israel routinely shoots and kills people in the Gaza strip in cross boarder attacks when they try to farm their land. A couple of years ago the army killed Palestinians on the other side of the fence from their side of the fence and that lead to war. If you need to enforce a security zone, do it on your side of the fence. I would bet that all the fighting would stop.
4. I'm surprised Peres was welcomed at Chatham House
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (03.30.11)
Robin Shepherd, author of "A State Beyond The Pale", was formerly associated with Chatham House. Then he had the temerity to write an article sympathetic toward Israel. The negative reaction that sparked was so intense he left Chatham (or was forced out). The book, apropos, is quite good.
5. Where are the comdemnations about Darfur, Ivory Coast, etc?
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (03.30.11)
What is it about British media that they only can show out cries against Israel? Where is the out cry over the mass exterminations in Darfur. the Ivory Coast, Lybia, Syria, Iran, etc.? Apparently the British can only be upset if it is Muslims being threatened by Jews not other Muslims.
6. #3,How about a wall around the Gaza strip?Will they dig undr
Michael ,   California, USA   (03.30.11)
7. Peres
steve ,   usa   (03.30.11)
Thanks Bill for the "untold" story. There are more reporters per square meter, per capita and by any other metric operating in Israel and Gaza who possess a vicious anti-Israel bias. All of them missed the story except you, reporting from Skokie, IL. Forget those farmers plant bombs on the border and not crops.
8. #3
Alfred E. ,   Justoni   (03.30.11)
Not eveyone has the first hand knowledge of Gaza that is clearly available to those in Skokie.
9. Keep it up Brits
zorro ,   nyc   (03.30.11)
Islam will issue fartwah/ syariah law in Britain very soon. God won't be able to save your Queen.
10. Very courageous.
noa ,   israel   (03.30.11)
11. Yes, Bill from Skokie, you tell half-truths.
noa ,   israel   (03.30.11)
The IDF is not killing Palestinians who are farming, but those who are coming to lay bombs on the other side. There may have been a mistake here and there, but the IDF shot its own soldiers by mistake a few times. Would you say they are systemically killing their own soldiers?
12. Peres may be senial
American Sabrah ,   Givas Shmilkeh   (03.30.11)
And I may not agree with his left wing political views. A war criminal he is not. Abbas and Hyena (intentional) would qualify though.
13. The mob#pic
james ,   uk/il   (03.30.11)
Bring back thatcher...education...education
14. We have imported these terrorist scum ...
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (03.30.11)
into our own country to pervert the vulnerable and unless we get 'leaders' with strength and foresight that are genuinely concerned for any kind of future here in the UK outside of profit - then we will FRY IN HELL and we will deserve it! One thing is a dead cert though - they all will never destroy Israel again! Am Yisrael Chai and Shalom.
15. It's a good thing Peres spoke TRUTH here.
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (03.30.11)
16. LOOK AT THE PHOTO
Brant ,   Hilton HEad USA   (03.30.11)
Not very much of a turnout. Maybe one day, fools like this and their cousins who write some of the drivel about "war crimes", will actually take the time to learn the truth. What a horrible shame, this is what makes the news,.
17. Peres in London
Issy Hass ,   Ra'anana-Israel   (03.30.11)
Sir-where are the Jewish organisations to counter the lies who were parading against Peres what kind of jews are they?
18. what a bunch of social retards in the pic, bad turn out, get
Elad ,   London   (03.30.11)
a job..
19. The sad truth about war crimes. Makes awful reading:
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (03.30.11)
"From the facts available, the Mission finds that the rocket and mortars attacks, launched by Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, have caused terror in the affected communities of southern Israel and in Israel as a whole. Furthermore, it is the Mission's view that the mortars and rockets are uncontrolled and uncontrollable, respectively. This indicates the commission of an indiscriminate attack on the civilian population of southern Israel, a war crime, and may amount to crimes against humanity." HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict Then there's always this: "Whether or not attacks actually result in civilian casualties, they are in violation of international law, which also prohibits attacks aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population. The patterns of attacks and statements by members and leaders of Palestinian groups also indicate that they have no qualms about launching attacks against civilians and that they in fact carry out such attacks intending to kill and injure Israeli civilians. Such attacks constitute war crimes." Amnesty International report:ISRAEL/GAZA OPERATION ‘CAST LEAD’:22 DAYS OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Dang it!!! Just when you thought it was cool to wear a kaffiyeh and think that the Palestinians were great, well, the truth sux bigtime, don't it! Oh no! It's the Palestinians who are the real war criminals, and it's the top experts in the world who are saying so!
20. The British Guardian heads the anti-Israeli chorus
Yaron Sorell ,   Tel Aviv Israel   (03.31.11)
The Guardian is the chief instigator with it's despicable anti-Semitic and anti Israeli articles.It has the nastiest writers and posters,all rabid racists.Israel needs to kick out the Guardian writers that report from Israel.
21. God savebthe UK,because no one else will.
Scott Brentman ,   New Zealand   (03.31.11)
Sharia is coming,the Muslims are already there,the Caliphate is next,submit or die.Good Luck
22. Assad in Damascus looking for an excuse.
Ypip ,   Canada   (03.31.11)
23. What I see in the protesters picture...
Jerusalem Girl ,   Jerusalem   (03.31.11)
is at least two Scotland Yards in civilian clothes, add a couple of journalists and what you get is less then 15 hallucinating or brainwashed people whom call Peres a "war criminal". Ha. If thats what you call a protest then what happen now in Syria is a bloody civil war.
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