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Palestinian negotiator: New Israeli settlements undermine talks
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Published: 11.08.13, 17:01
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1. Build baby build
Mohammad Said ,   Ramallah Israel   (08.11.13)
Dont pretend to represent the Palestinians because you don't. We Palestinians living in the West Bank want to become israel. This is our target now and we have to tell the international community to support our cause.Stop with this b.s. of Two States. Jews dont want it. Palestinians dont want it. ONE STATE FOR ALL. LONG LIVE ISRAEL.
2. Arabs talking about "loosing patience": that's hutzpa with H
tom ,   tel aviv   (08.11.13)
3. So -
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (08.11.13)
-when the Murderers are released, they will walk away from the Peacetalks. Peace initiatives not comming from HASHEM will Fail. Obama and Kerry are only Usefull Idiots ! Arn.Sweden..
4. The peace talks are about peace, not about real estate.
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (08.11.13)
Hence, attempting to bring about matters of real estate to the fore as a substitute for simply accepting Israel's right to be, to exist as the sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people is, clearly, an attempt to divert attention from the essence of the conflict: The categorical objection by the Arabs of accepting Israel's right to be, to exist as the sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people on ANY parcel of real estate of the Jewish people's ancestral homeland.
5. You're an Arab from Ramallah
ishak   (08.11.13)
As I Indian from India
6. If Pals walk away they are the ones losing time
Sam ,   Canada   (08.11.13)
Israel is moving forward talks or no talks. It doesn't have any great expectations from talks anyways. Palestinians are still trying to fool the world with a baloney 2 state solution that includes a right of return to Israel proper. So, Israel is better off without talks while Palestinians will have nothing better than the status quo. Israel controls the territory. Let the Palestinians waste their time with the UN.
7. "Palestnians" will never pull out of the "peace talks",
A ,   Belgium   (08.11.13)
even though they may be losing their patience, because they would be jeapordizing the millions of $$'s in handouts they recieve from the US every year. Israel has shown the ultimate in good faith by agreeing to sit across the table from terrorists and by releasing murderers. What have the "palestinians" offered...NOTHING. In the meantime, how about a few thousand more housing units in Judea and Samaria and J'lem?
8. Erekat is a Loser
Lynx ,   Palestine   (08.11.13)
Don't listen to this failed negotiator (who apparently has no clue about strategy) or his senile boss. #1 is right, we Palestinians don't see two states...We see Israel - and only Israel, with an Arab majority!! With our soul, with our blood, we will sacrifice for you Israel!
9. If Pals walk away they are the ones losing time
Sam ,   Canada   (08.11.13)
Israel is moving forward talks or no talks. It doesn't have any great expectations from talks anyways. Palestinians are still trying to fool the world with a baloney 2 state solution that includes a right of return to Israel proper. So, Israel is better off without talks while Palestinians will have nothing better than the status quo. Israel controls the territory. Let the Palestinians waste their time with the UN.
10. The Pals don't even hide fact that they want the whole lot
Miracle Dog ,   Israel   (08.11.13)
But apparently, Obama, Kerry, Bibi, and other leftists don't care.
11. this may be the only thing that gets them to be serious
Scott ,   Givatayim, Israel   (08.11.13)
Clearly concessions don't work. Maybe when the palestinians see what they hope will be their future state become smaller, they will finally get serious. Anyway the building is in existing settlements which are only 3% of Judea & Samaria.
12. No. It's that....
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (08.11.13)
complaining about new settlements undermines talks.
13. prisoner releases undermine talks.
i ,   jerusalem   (08.11.13)
arab bigotry undermines talks arab school curricula content undermines talks. arab flights of fancy and disregard of reality undermine talks.
14. get serious!
DavidR ,   USA   (08.11.13)
Except for people of TRUE faith in the Word and Person of Elohim, and the Jewish people, except for a few self haters, THE WHOLE WORLD HATES ISRAEL! You can read all about it in the Prophets and if that isn't enough, try the news.
15. #8 This Palestinian is representative of Pal opinion
Sam ,   Canada   (08.11.13)
Whether 1 state or 2 states Palestinians want them majority Muslim. It doesn't matter what you call it or even if some other Muslim entity controls it but it has to be Muslim majority. Jews and liberal Jews especially should get their heads out of the clouds. When Palestinians want peace they will make it very clear. It's time Jews and the West stopped putting words of peace in their mouths.
16. RED LINES and GREEN LINES
Tomi ,   Budapest   (08.11.13)
These are some of their Red lines: construction, development, peaceful coexistance, freedom of speech, pluralism, liberalism, transparency, democracy etc. Some of their green lines: cutting the throath of children and parents ( The Vogels!), throwing stones at Jewish cars, stabbing any passersby on the streets ( almost daily in Jerusalem), terror against Jeshiva students ( Jerusalem) , institutionalized instruction of hatred in their TV and schools, denying the Holocaust by their president , naming streets and parques after dead suicide mass murderers etc.
17. #1
adam adam ,   earth planet   (08.11.13)
you are dreamer person and you don't present the palestinians people....you present yourself only..
18. about peace
daassibrahim   (08.11.13)
arekat: the palastenians leaders , must draw conclusions,and halt the peace talks.
19. # 1 BRAVO
Gilda Cohen ,   Rome   (08.11.13)
Israelis have chosen the one state solution. So, better join it now before they change their mind...
20. Israels to give
Dov ,   USA   (08.11.13)
IT is Israeli territory. Israel is the one that should decide on whether or not to offer statehood. We took it through war waged on us therefore it is a part of Israel. If American Indians tried to establish sovereignty over there territories only the US can grant it. I believe Canada granted a form of Independence to the Inuit. International community had no say and shouldn't have the right to interfere.
21. #17 who are you?
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (08.11.13)
Why does Abbas refuse to hold elections? Because Abbas and Erekat are both corrupt unelected Fatah stooges and represents fewer people than does #1.
22. Stop winging and get on with the talks!
Son of Cyrus ,   UK   (08.11.13)
23. Incitement on PA tv and in all the text books should CANCEL
Bla bla bla ,   Tel Aviv   (08.11.13)
piece talks. There is no way the Arabs will EEEEEVER tell the truth or live in peace. What are they offering as incentive for US to talk with them?
24. Talks
Serge ,   Antwerp, Belgium   (08.11.13)
it is only talks, more terrorists being freed, no peace at the end.
25. building was stopped during almost a year !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.11.13)
what was their excuse during those months ? There was NO building at all from 1948 to 67 . Why not a state then ?
26. Israeli Jews should have the right to live in Palestine
Ken ,   Burma at Peace   (08.11.13)
jails if they break Palestine laws.
27. Peace
Stuart ,   South Africa   (08.11.13)
It is a fact that Islamists would shrivel and die in a peaceful environment. They live for hatred, violence and conflict because it is who they are. The Islamists are not the majority but do in fact control the majority through fear. What an Islamist be without a cause? Sons of Satan are intent on one thing only and that is to take as many people they can with them when they go down into the depths of hell. The ordinary Arab has little choice in any matter. Erekat and your ilk, you represent deciept and lies and death and destruction.. You have no desire for peace because you would have to give up what you have which is what you took in violence and that is your worldly power.
28. Their peace ?
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.11.13)
The peace they see is when they will have the whole territory from Jordan river to the see . Not less !
29. Continue "talks" and go to ICC, UN, to fight settlements
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (08.11.13)
30. # 29 LOL!
Mira ,   Vienna   (08.11.13)
You choose to forget that there is no whatwoever law that forbids Jews to build anywhere in "Palestine". Oh yes, go and try, you will come back with a very very long face or why do you think they did not try until now?
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