Opinion  Nahum Barnea
'Leader of terrorist gang' is now seen as Israel's savior
Nahum Barnea
Published: 30.07.14, 09:43
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1. Negative IDF talk. This author wants some attention like a s
Adi ,   Israel   (07.30.14)
Negative IDF talk. This author wants some attention like a silly boy defying his parents.
2. "ABU MAZEN"
ABE ,   JERUSALEM, ISRAEL   (07.30.14)
MACHMOOD ABASS A.K.A. ABU MAZEN COULDN'T FIGHT HIS WAY OUT OF A WET PAPER BAG LET ALONE BECOME "THE SAVIOR OF THE MIDDLE EAST". JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS AGO, HE FORMED AN ALLIANCE WITH THE MURDEROUS SCUM OF HAMAS. THE WORLD SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT ARAFAT ENTRUSTED ABASS WITH FINANCING AND EXECUTING THE MURDER OF THE ISRAELI ATHLETES AT THE MUNICH OLYMPICS. BECAUSE HE WEARS EXPENSIVE SUITS, CAN TIE A WINDSOR KNOT IN HIS TIE, AND LOOKS LIKE A KIND OLD GRANDFATHER, EVERYBODY SEEMS TO FORGET THAT HE IS A DYED IN THE WOOL TERRORIST!!!!
3. As usual wrong again
Mordechai   (07.30.14)
Barnea also promised if we withdrew from Gaza we would have peace now. He's always been wrong as has every iota of advice the left has. Abbas, the bagman for the Munich massacre, is till this day a terrorist. He leads Fatah which openly supports violence against Jewish civilians. Hamas has made no offer to Israel to stop terrorism. They have promised if Israel stops attacking them that they will continue to kill us until Israel is destroyed and every Jew dead. True they may give us a ceasefire for them to rearm and attack again. But they promise as along as they can they will attack again.
4. Abbas Your time has come to stand FIRM
Sammy ,   Newcastle   (07.30.14)
It was close Lets NOT kid ourselves..we were almost duped and hoodwinked into this PA-Hamas Shotgun Marriage so that Hamas could use the West Bank like another Gaza to attack Israel, Jordan and Syria. They were even then pompously talking about rebranding into ISGP The Islamic State of Greater Palestine from the Sinai to Jordan And it was the Kidnappings and Murders which brought us to down reality and the possibility that like what is happening in Gaza right now if we allowed them, Hamas could turn all our efforts and achievements in the West Bank into rubble Abbas FIRST and LAST loyalty and responsibility is to the National Interest of East Palestine in the West Bank. We cannot permit Hamas and Gaza to hold us back or INTERFERE in PA and West Bank affairs Hamas created their mess in Gaza. It is THEY who have to face the people of Gaza NOT get PA and the West Bank to bail them out Nevertheless Abbas SHOULD keep lines of communication open with Hamas should they come to their senses and seek Abbas and PA intervention and counsel to stop this madness permanently
5. Isn't Netanyahu too a terror leader?
Chutia ,   New Delhi, India   (07.30.14)
I am sure he desrves that title after killing hundreds of women and childen
6. Peace with gaza
Why ?   (07.30.14)
85% of gazans are refugees, israel is built on their lands. The only Way to have peace with them is to give them back their lands. Think about it. It is simple.
7. Pottery Barn rule, you break it, you bought it, Abbas won't
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (07.30.14)
...save Israel from itself.
8. Abbas not in a hurry to have Palestinian West Bank destroyed
Sam ,   Canada   (07.30.14)
Abbas is no peace maker. He's just in no hurry to see the destruction in the West Bank that Hamas caused to Gaza or Hezbollah to Lebanon. He'd prefer destroying Israel by boycotts and sanctions or by Arab armies. The West and Israel run to him because there is no one else and he has kept things relatively quiet. Abbas is sitting there waiting to get free concessions.
9. Two possible solutions
i ,   jerusalem   (07.30.14)
There is no precedent or blueprint for a benevolent, just Arab government. In all Arab societies, you are either a somebody or a nobody. Wealth and power concentrate at the top and mass poverty is pervasive. In many places, mayhem and bombing is part of the mix. Gaza would be best off with a foreign strongman to run the place fairly. Israel could do it, but we don't want the expenses, and it would be too big a blow for the Arab ego. The EU could provide a governer, they are all quite experienced in colonialism, and are used to paying for Gazan goodies.
10. Kill two birds with one stone
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (07.30.14)
If Abbas wants Gaza,ship his thugs there and let THEM root out the Hamas terrorists. The IDF isn't Abbas's Foreign Legion. . . . - THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
11. Abbas not in a hurry to have Palestinian West Bank destroyed
Sam ,   Canada   (07.30.14)
Abbas is no peace maker. He's just in no hurry to see the destruction in the West Bank that Hamas caused to Gaza or Hezbollah to Lebanon. He'd prefer destroying Israel by boycotts and sanctions or by Arab armies. The West and Israel run to him because there is no one else and he has kept things relatively quiet. Abbas is sitting there waiting to get free concessions.
12. As long as we are not waging a war on Islam, there'll be no
tom ,   tel aviv   (07.30.14)
"saviors", local or from Amerike... Islam knows it is waging a war on the infidels, that's why it's goals are clear-cut and logical (from it's point of view).
13. 5
Birdi ,   Israel   (07.31.14)
No, Netanyahu is not a terror leader. Instead of chirping drivel, try reading & understanding what is really going down here. You can learn loads from the internet!
14. 6
Birdi ,   Israel   (07.31.14)
What? are you babbling about? Israel is built on Israeli land. take it or leave it. Try reading posts by Sarah B. of new York, you will learn loads.
15. #4, East Palestine (former Palestine that is) is Jordan
Jake ,   USA   (07.31.14)
..not Judea & Samaria
16. Israel must retake Gaza forever.
Chaim ,   Israel   (07.31.14)
This is a no brainer. Gaza belongs to Israel. There were no real problems till Israel foolishly fled Gaza. All the wars, terror and rockets are direct results of fleeing Gaza. The solution couldn't be more obvious. Israel must retake Gaza forever.
17. Lies. Saviour.!. He partnered with terror group
Adi ,   Israel   (07.31.14)
Lies. Saviour.!. He partnered with terror group
18. to 10
(07.31.14)
i think it is one bird and he will fly away the other is a stone .. and it is not the big one will kill .. may the small one do the job
19. If Abbas is the 'savior,' who the heck is the anti-Christ?
David ,   Hartford USA   (07.31.14)
Calling Abbas, the biggest two-faced plain-clothes jihadist, the 'savior' doesn't say much for future peaceful neighbors! The Arabs need a new leader- find one.
20. Lies. Saviour.!. He partnered with terror group
Adi ,   Israel   (07.31.14)
Lies. Saviour.!. He partnered with terror group
21. t0 Birdi
grandma   (07.31.14)
the problem is -- is it netenyahu or bibi??and is it abas or abou mazen ???as if there is no israili or no palastinians ..iam sad that is this gaol to kill 50 from palastinian infaver of one of the idf
22. good point
(07.31.14)
Barnea may be right: Netanyahu may see Abbas and Fatah as his savior, but then he will be wrong. It is clear that even the most powerful and popular Arab leader cannot survive Islamists: look at Mubarak or Assad. It is clear that the US and Europe will always support the most extreme Arab demand against Israel: look at how the US dumped Lebanon to support Hezbolla during Lebanon II or now how they dumped Abbas to support Hamas. It seems that to survive, Israel must go back to basics as outlined by Rabin and Netanyahu in his book: Israel sovereignty over all her land with secure borders, hostile Muslims repatriated to other Arab countries, exactly as found in the Likud Charter.
23. G-D is our Savior, Nahum, not Abbas
DvorahTheProphetess ,   SC, USA   (07.31.14)
To ascribe "savior" characteristics to a lying kelev like Abbas is sacrilege.Am Yisrael Chai!
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duha   (08.02.14)
right about abass .. wrong about my god . this is my prophecy
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