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Israel mulling response to PA's UNESCO gambit
Attila Somfalvi
Published: 31.10.11, 23:27
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1. build, reclaim land that is ours, all historical sites that
ralph   (11.01.11)
are our history stake, claim and protect. and build more settlements fill in the blanks. use turkey/eu decision as the rule. facts on the ground are what matters. no more pandering.
2. Not So Fast!
Taz Man ,   USA   (11.01.11)
Hey, people, I just found a piece written in NewsMax stating that Obama is trying to get around the de-funding of this UN group. Like I've always said: Israel can't trust this lying dirtbag; he hates Jews, because he is a closet Muslim! God bless Israel and His Jerusalem! A Christian Zionist
3. They are really showing there maturity here, not.
David ,   Chigwell   (11.01.11)
Talk about acting like spoilt Children, Israel did not get it way so it will do something to punish the Palestinians. US did not get it way so it cuts off the money flow. I have seen 3 years old act with more maturity than Israel and the US and the Palestinians.
4. Well BO gave ½ billion to Solyndra and $43 million
Harry Wright ,   UK   (11.01.11)
to Beacon Power Company so I hardly think he would baulk to hand over $60 million to UNESCO. As long as it is not coming out of his pocket, he is OK with it. That will help him in his goal to fritter away taxpayers' money, increase the country's debt and destroy the US economy. His policies helped fatten the pockets of some of the the 1%, including the Solyndra executives when it could have gone to people. The protesters should be in front the White House demanding that he account for all the billions that disappeared. They should also demand an explanation as to why he is doing everything in his power to advance the cause of Islam in the ME to the detriment of the US. They should ask him why his policies do not reflect that he is the president of the the people of the United States of America. They should demand that he explain why he has adopted policies that undermine the US! Why he is undermining Congress and the laws of the country.
5. when UNESCO recognise Rachel's Tomb a mosque
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (11.01.11)
In 2009 UNESCO designated Jerusalem as “capital of Arab culture,” agreeing with PA’s claim’s of “the Israeli occupation of Holy Jerusalem.” UNESCO depicted Jewish history in the Middle East as no more than an insignificant, brief sojourn by arrogant colonizers, thus deny that the Jewish people has laid its roots in Israel more than 4,000 years ago (1,000 years before Christ, King David made Jerusalem the Jewish city) from then Jews never entirely abandoned even in times of deadly persecution. According to ISESCO (the cultural body of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Biblical story & Jewish temples are only fictions, Jewish monuments are Islamic treasures stolen by the Zionists, and Israeli archeological works are criminal acts against Muslims. UNESCO sided with ISESCO, portrays the Jews as no more than invading colonizers, while the Muslims who invaded the country and ravaged it in the Seventh Century are, by some inexplicable leap, the descendants of the so called "indigenous Canaanites." (read this from ynet news sometimes ago)
6. Huh?
Professor Miao   (11.01.11)
How can the UN force Israel to become a binational state by incorporating that people who want to destroy it? They can't. The Pals would love nothing more than a 'binational' state. But the only Israelis who want to go that route are Haaretz readers, who are frankly delusional.
7. UNESCO means
Robert ,   New Jersey, USA   (11.01.11)
United Nations Excrement, Slime and Crap Organization. Israel, please reward this corrupt bunch of anti-Semite bandits with renewed and vigorous settlement development in Jerusalem and beyond. And while you're at it, reclaim an acre of Gaza land for each Qassam and grad rocket lobbed Israel's way from this G-d forsaken territory. When those Arab landowners realize their land might be next, the rockets will cease immediately.
8. Aaron and Peace
Norbus ,   Jerusalem   (11.01.11)
Aaron sought peace and mage the Egel Zahav. Enough of the schirades Letting keber Ezra, be made into a mosque, and that of Yehezkel in Iraq. What's ours is ours; the more we pussyfoot, the more the antisemites think they can push us around. Get on and reclaim our heritage.
9. Sensitive Building
Aharon   (11.01.11)
Israel should build in Bethlehem, Shechem, etc. (all the area "a" areas).
10. If Abbas sneezes at a meeting with Bibi, it's "incitement"
Arik Silverman ,   Milwaukee USA   (11.01.11)
and Bibi builds another 100 houses.
11. America needs to kick the Un off it's soil.
just for starters   (11.01.11)
12. #2 so do not vote for him why you keep voting for him
tea man ,   marjayoun   (11.01.11)
Even the moslem do not like him I heard they are going to vote republican next year all US moslems are voting for romney
13. Mulling?
Chatich   (11.01.11)
"Back off or we may build some houses!" I bet those terrorists are quaking in their boots at your bold stance, mister prime minister.
14. Unilateral
kvvass ,   Toronto   (11.01.11)
We jews must build, must stop backing down and if need to go to war. Let them come after us. Let them sign up to the YMCA as far as I care..but we must not back down, we must start drastically changing the situation on the ground. The haters will always hate us. No matter what we do or how we bend over and appease. Lets stop the ninesense of hoping one day they will like us and I mean the rest of the world. They dont, they never did and they never will. Lets push forward and make the change as we need to. Only we Jews can protect and secure ourselves. Ad if it turns out badly at least we did what we believed was right and were not dictated by the outsiders.
15. Maybe its time to have another organization that could be
jordan ,   Jerusalem   (11.01.11)
This is terrible news. Maybe it's time that another organization can be started. The jewish people are entrepreneurs, Can't we figure this one out!
16. wrong conclusion. they can leave and join jordan or israel
ralph   (11.01.11)
can draw boundaries and leave them to jordan.
17. if # 2 is right. any self respecting jew must abandon the
ralph   (11.01.11)
democratic party. happened hdere in canada. the liberals went over to the evil side. they caved in. even the arabs in montreal abandoned the party. they now a rump of a national party. virtually shut out.
18. who says binational is only outcome. stop playing
ralph   (11.01.11)
boggyman. yes to the 2 state solution. imposed if it must be. population transfer yes. israel and jordan. now we have 3 states. gaza, israel and jordan.
19. besides 3 states are more fun 1 or 2.
ralph   (11.01.11)
20. PA spits in Israel's face, spit back. BUILD!
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (11.01.11)
21. Israel finally doing the right thing!
Shoshana Rubin   (11.01.11)
Build baby.....build 50,000 new homes, settlements, ranches & apartments.
22. So we'll build as a punishment, not because it's right?!
tom ,   tel aviv   (11.01.11)
23. this land is our land-for the Jewish People
jan ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.01.11)
We should be strong and united as Jewish People, and together, all Jews through out the world should join and help Israel develop herself to the fullest for the sake of the Jewish Peole, which means expanding industry, promoting higher levels of education, expanding on our methods of defence and go on the offence-hit before they hit us, and hit them good and hard, to strike fear in their hearts so that they should tremble, and provide proper housing for the poor and improve the skills of the poor so that they too will be able to function and support their families honorably!
24. Why Not ..
Yitzhak ,   TA   (11.01.11)
.. sever all ties with the Fakestinian Authority? I mean ALL ties? Stop giving them money, food, gas. And then the US can do the same. That'll leave Europe to pick up the bill, and as Europe (and the Eurozone) is currently going belly-up, anyway, they're soon not going to be able public sector wages, let alone shore up a corrupt terrorist 'nation'. Let's see how the Fakestinians survive as 'a state' with no one to thrust money into their greedy, grasping hands. In any case, all of this is academic, anyway, because all-out war is coming. Within five years, Israel will either be destroyed, or she will have claimed back Jordan, Sinai and Gaza.
25. Funny! ok you got UNESCO
Iranian Jew ,   LA   (11.01.11)
Palis can't agree on a glass of water with each other. Hamas is waiting for a reason to slaughter you all, and you guys can't hold onto power if it wasn't for IDF. You don't want to recognize Israel as a Jewish state either, but want recognition as a homeland to Arabs that of course should be considered Muslim state. So is there a sign of peace with us Jews anyhere on the above agenda I just mentioned? Can any of teh Arab readers answer me, here?
26. US should leave UNESCO, they have nothing else to offer.
Art ,   Australia   (11.01.11)
27. PROFFESSIONAL FENCE SITTER
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (11.01.11)
Typical Bibi he never makes a decision, but is mulling things over, uming and ahing about the most basic situations. Like protecting a million Israelis under daily fire, running for shelter. Most our politicians are more concerned with media coverage and polls, then actually doing their job. Just get the heck out of the UN and take a observer position instead and stop wasting time beating a dead horse. For G'd sake Bibi stop being such a wuzz and stand up for the people of Israel with pride and dignity.
28. idea
David ,   Haifa, Israel   (11.01.11)
no power. no food. no water. no money... good luck with your "state." you "people" deserve what you get. terrorists
29. only 8 real western states voted "yes"
celine woland   (11.01.11)
who cares about unesco? let now the great educated und cultural muslim nations fund their lil organization, and not america...who voted "yes" anyway? over 40 islamic states, a bunch of 3rd world african and south american states and "democracies" like n. korea, china, cuba or belarus.
30. @robert
celine woland   (11.01.11)
it is easy to give advice to israel while sitting in new jersey. it is not your children who will risk their lives.
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