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Obama to Palestinians: Drop UN statehood bid
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 07.06.11, 20:12
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61. To: No. 46
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.08.11)
Scared of you? Crawl off and die, loser. The ersatz "Palestinians" will never have a country, and Israel is big enough and bad enough to make that happen. By the way -- "Vito" is an Italian name. The United States will exercise a "Veto" in the Security Council. Thought you might want to know and absorb this, while you're packing your bags.
62. #55 Muayyad
Salma ,   Palestine   (06.08.11)
listen, I am realistic, we can not say that the President of United States is irrelevant .....Whether we like it or not, we need the United States in many issues, especially the issue of Jerusalem.
63. #59 dear Nour,
Salma ,   Palestine   (06.08.11)
#23 was the bubble boy : )
64. #62
Muayyad ,   Palestine   (06.08.11)
Salma, it is not a question of realism, but facts. So many Arabs fall in the same pit trap: Personalizing the issue. Just because Obama's father was a Muslim, or because he's black, doesn't mean he's our savior. While it's true that Abbas was the first foreign leader that Obama called while in office, I think Obama is the most pro-Israel US president in history, in terms of: 1) Net cash advances to Israel, zero interest, of course 2) Weapons and new technology to Israel 3) Turning 180's many times (settlements, etc.) Even Abbas himself publically said Obama encouraged him to "climb the tree" only to throw away the ladder and ask him to jump down. TWICE. Look, the US is one of the prime reasons why we are a dispossessed as a people. Truman recognized Israel at 4:00 in the morning, without even consulting Congress. Take a step back and observe the historical US role in our predicament and (continued) nakba. Actually, I am the one who is being a realist, in acknowledging that Obama is practically left with ZERO political capital especially at this time in his career. But that was my 2 fils :)
65. To: No. 64
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.08.11)
You forgot the part where you lost six wars and engaged in seven decades of terror. Sorry. You had your bites at the apple; you rejected them all. Ta ta. I'm sure Amman is lovely in the summer. Let us know, 'kay?
66. #64 Muayyad ,
Salma ,   Palestine   (06.08.11)
I'm not talking specifically and only about Obama, but about the President of the world's superpower , my realism is a quite different from Arab regimes realism.....I'm not asking to surrender to America, but at the same time, we should know the importance of the United States and not delude ourselves that we are able to win our battle by slogans.
67. To: No. 38
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.08.11)
Ersatz "Palestinian" sacrifice? Like what, for example? There is no "Arab spring," by the way. There's just Arab uprising, Arab revolt, Arab massacres and Arab dictatorial governments. Don't kid yourself. You people wouldn't know democracy if it got up and bit you. Refugees "eager to come back home?" First of all, they are not "refugees." They were voluntary quits, which makes them displaced persons, with no right of return. Unless they wish to return home to the Hejaz in the Western Arabian desert. Assuming the Saudis permit, of course.
68. I can see it now
Carol ,   Seabeck USA   (06.09.11)
Every country in the world should have an Arab state within it's borders...after all that is only fair...
69. to nr. 3- ersatz "sarah b."/mrs. ersatz.
justice for all ,   world/planet earth   (06.09.11)
to deny the nakba and to say that the palestinians left voluntarily in 1948 is just as bad/evil/ridiculous as to deny the holocaust/shoah for both crimes really happened. and the fact that about 1 million jews were kicked out/thrown out of several arab/muslim countries in 1948 happened too and was also a crime.
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