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German railway nixes Israel rail project
Meirav Crystal
Published: 10.05.11, 07:59
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31. German railway nixes Israel rail project
danny ,   London   (05.10.11)
what German equilty still as anti semetic as all europeans just hidden behind criticism of Israel as usual
32. "Palestinian territories"?
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (05.11.11)
What "Palestinian territories"? They have not one single legal claim to any land west of the Jordan. According to every single international law states that it is our land.
33. With reference to the disputed terrrtories,
Robert Haymond ,   Israel/Canada   (05.11.11)
I'd like to add that the Green Line was simply a line made on a map as part of the ceasefire between Jordan and Israel at the end of the 1967 War. It was made between the Jordanian general in charge of his troops and Moshe Dayan of Israel. The Green Line simply demarcated where the Jordanian and Israeli troops were placed at that point. It was nothing but a ceasefire line, not even a very good one as the green ink itself was not thin enough and, as a result, there were areas where the green ink covered several kilometres. Since then, Palestinian propaganda has gained a strong foothold as the original meaning of the Green Line has evolved into a separation line and then a (proposed) border. In reality, it was never meant to be anything but a line between two opposing military troops.
34. @17 because american trains are slow & crap
Neo ,   EU   (05.11.11)
USA doesnt even have highspeed trains and routes.. Germany is leading in this technology!
35. Germans making trains for Israelis
k ,   US   (05.11.11)
Is there anyone else in the world who could have made this?
36. We can also talk to the Chinese or Japanese for this deal
Ari ,   Romania-Israel   (05.11.11)
Germans are not all. With Iran they went arround a lot of prohibitions to keep business. Japan is the leader of fast trains.
37. No. 27 Robert
NYC Girl   (05.11.11)
Excellent points. However, I would add that it isn't only Israel in the crosshairs of the wretched Iranian regime. Both the United States and Europe are potential targets, which means that Germany could be sowing the seeds of it's own destruction.
38. to Tiki , belgium
(05.11.11)
What you write has nothing to do with the fact that building tracks outside of one's frontiers, without the agreement of that party, is ILLEGAL, not according to my or yours standard, but according to international laws. Patriots want our country to act legally, and if they succeed, our country will be a better one.
39. Anti-israel Israelis
Madeleine ,   Rehovot Israel   (05.11.11)
Out of all this, the most disgusting is yet another israeli group of misguided women spouting their anti-Israel venom. We expect it from the Palis, we've got used to it from the Europeans, but it just sticks in my gut - probably the collective national gut - that any group of Israelis within Israel, should call for anti-Israel action. Never mind, I have faith that our native Israeli ingenuity will solve the problem one way or another.
40. No. 7 Bianca
Madeleine ,   Rehovot Israel   (05.11.11)
I think y ou're the one with the problem, dearie. obviously you feel you are a soul sister of the Coalition of women for Peace. I guess you get a double thrill out of such groups - venting your anti-Israel feelings and waving the banner of feminism. Apropos of the latter, as long as women bear children the can never be "equal" to men (women are far superior in my opinion!) but that's a different discussion.
41. To All You Brilliant Israelis Opposed
marvls ,   nyc   (05.12.11)
...to the train route: I'm sure you never drive or take a bus between TA & J-m (yes on Rt. 1) because that highway also goes over the 'green line'. Otherwise you have to go on via Beit Shemesh like before '67. Geniuses!
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