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Obama speaks with Abbas, Netanyahu
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Published: 01.08.13, 23:52
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1. talks
jennifer ,   jerusalem, Israel   (08.02.13)
let obama show his righteousness and offer Calif., Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona back to Mexico-admit that they were cheated! also, give back lands to the Native American Indians, you-obama can live in the reservation-and let the Indians rule the Country-you deserve it!
2. Ruining America is not enough for Obama.
Chaim ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
Deflating America's economy and putting 49 million Americans on food stamps is not enough for Obama. Nor were the Benghazi, IRS and many other scandals. He wants Israel to suffer from his losing ways too. NO WAY!
3. #1 Well said jennifer , jerusalem, Israel
Son of Cyrus ,   UK   (08.02.13)
4. Obama loves to pontificate
CJK   (08.02.13)
while major us embassies will be closed in the islamic world, including in egypt. watch what obama does, not what he says.
5. No escape, Chaim
Cameron ,   USA   (08.02.13)
Not for us, nor for you.
6. You have done yourself proud
Lawrence ,   Lawrence   (08.02.13)
Oh you should be so proud of yourself forcing Israel to release killers. They remind you of the son you never had!
7. Who trusts Netanyahu?
Ralph Hagliund ,   Sweden   (08.02.13)
That is the scary thing, nobody trusts that Netanyahu is doing what is good for Israel and the Jews, only for his own image. I was happy when he took over from the total idiot Olmert but now it is going worse and worse, and Kerry tries to press him to lower himself to Olmert's level and continue down. A diagram of elections and polls show Likud going down down, and Bennett up up, on the latest they were 3 seats apart, so soon Bennett passes Netanyahu in popularity. Then I guess it is soon time for election to save Israel.
8. busy looking ''important'
tiki ,   belgium   (08.02.13)
Doesn't Obama not have any other more burning obligations than this minor, made up problem of the ''Palestinians and their rights"? Iran, the Arabs & Russia are laughing him right in the face and do exactly what they want, only to tiny Israel Obama want's to ''prove his power by pursuing a make believe into a fact. This admin. is doing everything it can to obstruct Israel with their ''leaks, their silence on EU one sided, racist behavior, the Pollard hypocrisy, etc. Obama & his team don't only look pathetic....they are! He has kept his word though. Under his ''yes we can change regime, the US has changed indeed, from a power to a paper tiger.
9. # 1 Two wrongs don't make a right.
Stan ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
You may have a point here, but the difference between Israel and USA, is that Israel will cease to exist if we don't get out of 95% of the occupied territory and learn to live alongside the Palestinians and not as an army of occupation. Nobody is threatening US existence if they don"t do as you suggest.
10. Well, isn't that special
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.02.13)
The Kenyan pretender has an opinion. As if I or anyone else with a normal IQ cares. Blah, blah, blah. If you forget anything else, please remember this: it took Obama FOUR -- count 'em -- FOUR shots at the bar exam to pass. My pet golden retriever is smarter than Obama. And now Obama is trying to write his way into the history books at Israel's expense. I don't think so. The State of Israel is a JEWISH state. We have certain IQ requirements and -- quite frankly -- Obama falls well short of the mark. Oh well. There's always Kenya -- land of Obama's birth -- isn't there?
11. #7 Ralph Are you a Jew or a Christian?
Stan ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
The fundimentalist Jews believe that when Messiah comes, the Temple will be rebuitt. The fundimentalist Christians believe that when the Jews accept Christ, he will return and the Temple will be rebuilt. Both have the same aim, different path.
12. #9
(08.02.13)
All evidence shows the opposite: leaving Judea and Samaria will be the end of Israel. But don't let facts get in your way
13. # 7 Ralph
Stan ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
What do you understand of Israeli politics? Every Right Wing PM we have had, comes in breathing fire and brimstone. Once he understands that FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY, he has to abandon his ideology, and be pragmatic, he does what has to be done. Menachem Begin, the great leader of Revisionism, led the way followed by Yitzhak Shamir, Sharon, "The father of the settlers in Yesha" and then Ulmert. It has taken Bibi a long time to shake off the ideology of his father. He finally understood, that the only way to save Israel from eventual destruction by boycott, as happened to White SA, is to seek a political solution.
14. #10 Sarah B USA and all the rest
Stan ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
What is your obsession with Obama? Is it racialism because he is different ? Is it because he is a Democrat? How can you hate this man so much when his support of israel is as good as or better, than that of any Republican president since Israel's Independence 65 years ago. Eisenhower demanded that Israel give Egypt a land corridor through the Arava.(Ben Gurion refused) He did force Israel to withdraw from Sinai. Nixon (Kissinger) prevented Israel handing a crushing defeat to Egypt in 1973. Reagen condemned the Democrats for recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capitol. Bush snr's sec of state James Baker said "Fuck the Jews" Finally , how can you all object to the "two state solution", when "The roadmap to peace" came into being in 2002 when G W Bush was president. Get with it folks, the ONLY way to guarantee Israel's future existence is the two state solution.
15. #5. U.S. stuck with Obama till 2016. Israel is not.
Chaim ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
Not quite true, Cameron. America is stuck with Obama till 2016; unless Americans have the good sense to impeach him. Israel is not.
16. #14. Infallibly wrong leftists for 2 State Final Solution.
Chaim ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
#14 Stan. It is obvious to any literate child, capable of reading a map, that the Two State Final Solution is the prescription for Israel's doom. This monstrous evil is intended to turn Israel into a defenseless 9 mile wide concentration camp. Only a mindless infallibly wrong leftist like you could support the complete betrayal of Israel's rights and the absolute endangerment of Israel. Get with it, Stan. Leftists like you are wrong about every major issue and have been since Israel was established. A mere 5 months ago, clowns like you urged Israel to cede the Sinai!!! You are pathetic.
17. #16. Leftists wanted Israel to cede Golan 5 months ago.
Chaim ,   Israel   (08.02.13)
In #16, I meant to post that infallibly wrong leftists, like Stan, wanted Israel to cede the Golan a mere 5 months ago.
18. #14 There already are 2 states Stan...
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (08.02.13)
Israel and Jordan.
19. 14 Stan
CJK   (08.02.13)
he is incompetent; he is arrogant; he is a liar; he has humiliated bibi; he boycotted the knesset while kissing the hand of the saudi king; he boycotted students from ariel; he has leaked israel's secrets; he has appointed strongly anti-Israelis to his foreign policy team; he made promises regarding iran which he has not kept; he had qaddafi murdered and gave the country to islamists; he ordered out mubarak and put in the muslim brotherhood; he has tried to oust bibi; he interferes in israel's internal affairs; he uses the irs to punish zionists while rewarding the extreme left; he is divisive and ruthless and without a soul.
20. There is always 2 A's to STAN
Israeli 2   (08.03.13)
21. He has plans, Chaim
Cameron ,   USA   (08.03.13)
Plans for us, and you lot as well. No avoiding it. Strap in, 'cause it's gonna be one heavy ride with this Hope & Change administration.
22. # 16 As I have told you before Chaim
Stan ,   Israel   (08.03.13)
I am a pragmatist. On some things my views are Right wing. Concerning demography, I agree with professor Arnon Sofer that Wadi Ara (Umm el Fachum) and the Tira Triangle should be included in the 5% land exchange in any Peace Agreement.. (Lieberman supports this too) Also, during the period when Shderot was being rocketed daily, I put forward a proposal of ever increasing indescriminate retaliation (after warning all the world that this is how we intend to react) Also, 12 years ago when Jews were being killed by suicide bombers, I demonstrated weekly, demanding the building of a security barrier. Meretz objected strongly to this.
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