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Arab League, Abbas reject recognizing Israel as 'Jewish state'
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Published: 09.03.14, 18:14
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31. So ethnically cleanse em' in the next war
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (03.09.14)
32. then arab invading murders better leave no room for
ralph   (03.09.14)
murders here.
33. You have power to change name to "Jewish State of Israel"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (03.09.14)
34. #26 The Jewish state
Moshe ,   Israel   (03.09.14)
The Torah orders its believers to say the truth. Everyone who lives in Israel will instantly realize that there is no one such thing in your comment.
35. Palestinians don't want peace
David Goldman ,   London   (03.09.14)
No recognition of Israel as a Jewish nation, then there should be no recognition of a Palestinian nation as well. Let the Palestinians do what they always have done best and that is to miss another opportunity for making peace and a better life for themselves.
36. JEWISH STATE
Amnon ,   yehupetz   (03.10.14)
As an x Israeli whit IDF service I have no right to criticize or tell the Israelis that leave there and so all of you don't have any right to tell them watt to ask and watt to decide concerning the name and definition of Israel.
37. Arabs will never recognize the right of Jews to have a Jewis
michael Pielet ,   israel   (03.10.14)
I do not recognize the right of arabs to have a state, any state.
38. OK, folks, this is it!
manicdrummer ,   Haifa, Israel   (03.09.14)
To the entire Arab world: We Jews have been patient and reasonable enough. We lost millions of our Jewish brothers and sisters down through the ages and another 6 million in the Holocaust. Then one day, we got our original land back, the land promised to us by Our Creator, and you attacked us. We fought back every time and you still kept coming back for more. Today you tell us that you will not accept Israel as a Jewish state, even though we raised no objection to the existence of your Muslim states. It is therefore necessary for us to forsake all diplomatic endeavors at attaining a just and lasting peace with you. Let the al-Aqsa Mosque be moved to another location outside Israel and replace it with a new Temple so that we may resume traditional worship of Our Lord God The Father Almighty in the manner prescribed by law. You had your chance for peace, now we'll have chance for deliverance. Amen.
39. These pudwackers seem to agree...
Gideon Reader   (03.10.14)
...with the U.S.Dept of State, according to former Democrat flame haired spokefabricator Jen Psaki. Cue the Claude Raines in police Captain Louie Renault 's blue (with rakishly tilted Kepi). All together now.... Shocked. SHOCKED!!!
40. Gee what a surprise
Robert ,   farmington,wv   (03.10.14)
Gee was this a surprise , I was sure they would go along with this , and recognize Israel. they want Israel off the map , and will not settle for anything less. they don't want peace all this is , is smoke and mirrors. may the lord forever bless the State of Israel.
41. So only hareidim can be peace partners
Aaron Kuperman ,   Baltimore, MD, USA   (03.10.14)
Zionists will never agree to a non-zionist state, meaning the war will linger on until the Muslims can finally prevail given their superior numbers and increasing economic development. Soon or later, Medinat Yisrael will fall. -- Only the hareidim, despised by most Israelis, can agree to live under Islamic rule (in return for the religious freedom the zionists are increasingly denying them), All the Arabs have to do is wait until there are enough hareidi to resist the zionists, and the Arabs will finally have a peace partner.
42. Arab League 1948
Zivron   (03.10.14)
The Leader of the Arab League Azzam Pasha threatened genocide like the Mongolian Hordes and Crusades on the Jews if they Declared a State . This was beyond even Salafi Dhimmi.It was Nazism .No Way the Jews can afford to Weaken in the Security Area .The Arabs need agree that they will Recognize Israel as a State Safe for Jews Islamics Christians and Internationals .
43. #28 - Name one (1) Islamic State ,...
split ,   US   (03.10.14)
44. It's not as literal as you all think!
Ilan ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (03.10.14)
Israel couldn't give a rat's patoot if it's neighbors recognize it or not. This whole "recognize Israel as a Jewish state " is to ensure the Palestinians can't make any future claims afterwards, or in other words! pretend peace now,so they can free all their terrorist/freedom fighters from Israeli jails, rebuild , regroup and try again to claim other regions inside of Israel so they can connect the west bank with Gaza geographically! Let's face it, all they have to do is claim it, and the world is always ready to condemn Israel for "occupying that area!" People from western cultures can be SOO naive sometimes! what do you think happened in Iraq, and Afghanistan? yet instead of looking at yourself, you sit all high and mighty!
45. 2001 Saidi "Peace Plan" exposed as a fraud, Obama as a liar.
Dr. L. Brnd ,   San Diego, USA   (03.10.14)
Jordan, Egypt, USA and the UN all recognizd Israel as "The Jewish State". Recognizing a country's independence and sovereignty means recognizing its right to self determination. Israel defines itself as "Jewish State" eight [8] different times as a Jewish State. So rejecting Israel as "Jewish State" means refusing to recognize Israel as it has defined itself. IKt is preposterous to claim that you recognize a state's independence, and then turn around and claim that YOU, not THEY, can define what kind oif state it is. It is the core of the conflict, and is the 1947 cause of the 67-year war waged by the Arabs. Abbas, by claiming to have "recognized" Israel at various times in the past, and now loudly and repeatedly announcing that the PA will "Never" recognize a Jewish State, is only proving that he is a liar who can not be trusted - the "recognition" was not a real recognition in the first place. While it might have been possible, as with Jordan and Egypt, to have remained silent on the fact that israel is the Jewish State in a formal peace treaty, it is not possible now, with Abbas and the Arab League repeatedly shooting off their mouths about "never" recognizing a Jewish State. Now it has to be explicit and in writing, as the price for an Arab state for the PA with ANY borders. Or no state for them. The Arab League, and their Saudi Peace Plan, are now exposed as liars and frauds for backing Abbas, and Obama is exposed as a liar and a fraud for backing the phony and now discredited Saudi Peace Plan. But then we already knew that. Kerry's "framework" is finished if he fails to explicitly unambiguously demand "Jewish State" recognition as the price for a PA state. EU has to be smart enough to realize that NATO is finished if they back Abbas on rejecting this critical point - an enraged US Congress will pull the plug, and this time they can defend themselves against the awakening Russian Bear by themselves. No US sympathy for any resurgent anti-Jewish Europe. WATCH.
46. Allow Massive Security in all areas
Zivron   (03.10.14)
47. NO to Islamic Regime States.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (03.10.14)
Jews predate Muslims & Arabs in the M/E. So do Coptics.
48. Arabs are Kuffar & disobey Quran!
Benny ,   Iran   (03.10.14)
Their prophet, of the religion of peace, said "the Bani Israel" (the children of Israel can go peacefully to their land that God has given them. The Kuffar (or the Muslim infidels) want to deceive God, the Quran & their prophet . It is not enough for them that they have 22 violent Islamic states. They want to take over Israel & make that their home. The Jewish Homeland stretches from the Sea to the River. Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel since the time of King David & King Solomon. In 1920 in San Remo, 51 countries, including both Houses of U.S. Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of granting the Jews their National Home, which includes 75% of Trans-Jordan. Jordan, with the help of Britain usurped this land illegally. That's the true historical fact! U cannot change it by trying to alter history. The Jews got back some of their land but most of it is still part of Jordan.
49. Great, now let's focus on making IL a better place
Yanni   (03.10.14)
Let's stop, Booboo, hobnobbing with the goyim, and start to focus on improving life for the majority of Israelis...
50. exactly why they must recognize israel otherwise it is arab/
ralph   (03.10.14)
muslim land. lets not forget islam is a ubber allash religion. it is another conquering ism. no different from fascism, communism, nazism. they must be destroyed. there is no alternative.
51. Jewish is Religion and /or Nation
Zechariah   (03.10.14)
The Jewish People are both a Nation and /or a Religion bound by a history of Profound achievement and Terrible Persecution who seek security within Defensible Borders .Having Seven and a half million Arabs in their midst Armed and Belligerant Reduces security and Produces the Panic of Total Wars Including WMD exchanges as a Real live Option.It will take Time and clever but Cautionary Peace Making to Reduce Both Sides Maximal Demands and arrive at a Relatively Stable Rest Point ..
52. Jewish State is International Law!
Igor ,   Germany   (03.10.14)
Where are all these international Law experts when you need them? UN General Assembly Resolution 181: "Independent Arab and Jewish States [...] shall come into existence in Palestine" Note that the Resolution doesn't use a wording like "Palestinian state" or similar.
53. To: Joe at No. 13
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.10.14)
We don't have to change a thing. Israel has a dual identity -- Israel the state, and Israel the people -- the descendants of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Eretz Israel and Am Israel. All neatly made inseparable. Our ancients were very, very smart.
54. To: No. 43
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.10.14)
There are so many. Do you mean the ones who include "Islamic" in their official state names, or the ones who constitutionally identify themselves as Islamic states? You are such a dolt!
55.  # 28, Prove it !
Gabe ,   Canada   (03.11.14)
What is the definition of Palestine ? Was there such a State ever and where ? Where is the evidence ? Consequently, who would be a Palestinian ? What is the historical evidence of such people ?
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