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US official: Syria, Egypt turmoil nudges Israel, PA toward peace
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Published: 07.09.13, 10:26
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1. What an utterly idiotic notion, as stated by that "official"
tom ,   tel aviv   (09.07.13)
2. top state department official is lying
CJK   (09.07.13)
it is precisely the turmoil in the entire region that is an additional disincentive to give up additional territory to the arabs.
3. La La Land
Ani Samuel ,   tel aviv   (09.07.13)
Kerry, like the rest of his naive government, may actually believe in this crap. Arabs don't do peace, and certainly not with Israel. It's all about chaos and destruction. Look at Arab belligerant history before the state of Israel. Israel gave them a focus that they had never had before. now they are back to doing what they do best...
4. Escape "turmoil" by becoming 9 mile wide concentration camp!
Chaim ,   Israel   (09.07.13)
Sure, turmoil motivates Israel to cede Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and become a 9 mile wide concentration camp! How much of its land would America cede to its enemies due to "turmoil"? This moronic statement is yet another example of the lunatic reasoning that would never be applied to any other nation except Israel.
5. Could not agree more
DT ,   TA Israel   (09.07.13)
6. Unless and until the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (09.07.13)
accepts Israel's RIGHT to be, to exist as the sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people, contrary to its categorical objection to date to do so on ANY parcel of land of the Jewish people's ancestral homeland, we can all forget about reaching an accommodation of peaceful coexistence. Such an outcome, as eager as we, Jews, are to achieve, can't be obtained if one of the parties objects to the very right of our nation-state of Israel to exist, and still adheres to its Charter that calls for Israel's demise and the "cleansing" of the Jewish people's homeland of its Jews, through whatever means may be available. Negotiations is one of those means to advance these goals, by stages, of course!!
7. This is the only sane peace plan 4 Israel.Implement soonest
Alan ,   SA   (09.07.13)
1. Go to a narrow 9 mile wide state 2.Admit a few million "refugees" 3.Hand back Golan 4 Leave Hamas in Gaza 5 Leave Hezballah in Lebanon 6 Leave Haji-Dajis in Sinai 7 Hand back most of Judea and Shom
8. Israel is the least of obama's worries....
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (09.07.13)
Israel wont be giving an inch of land to the pals, what they will get are their terrorist pal 'heroes' back home to begin anew what they were interrupted from doing then, terror. If this doesn't justify more building by Israel, I don't know what does. BUILD THE THIRD TEMPLE WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!!!!
9. wolves in sheeps' clothing
Peter ,   Toronto   (09.07.13)
G-d said in Torah that he would scatter his people like sheep amongst the wolves. Now that the sheep are gathering in their own pasture, the wolves have surrounded Israel.
10. The only thing nudging the "palestinians" toward peace
A ,   Belgium   (09.07.13)
is U.S.$$'s and the obscenely ridiculous demands put on Israel (no country in the world releases murderers on such a scale that Israel has been forced to do). But that doesn't keep the "palestinians" from complaining or threatening to stop the "peace talks".
11. forget U.S. officials --- build!!!
Steven ,   San Francisco   (09.07.13)
Claim our lands for our people forever (and the new homeowners). Build!!! FORGET AMERICAN OFFICIALS.
12. 6
Adam Smith   (09.07.13)
Right on!
13. so-called peace talks
Dik ,   Spijkenisse   (09.07.13)
are useless untill the Palestinians accept Israels right to exist. Jerusalem cannot be divided must remain Jewish. We pray for her Peace (Psalm 122). Shalom from Holland
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