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Netanyahu responds to US criticism over housing units: Learn the facts
Yitzhak Benhorin, AP
Published: 02.10.14, 08:41
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1. Gaza War Civilian Deaths
Zechariah   (10.02.14)
It's unclear how many where noncombatant aged civilians how many armed terrorists .Certaintly the deaths of women and children is very demoralising to post Shoah Jewry the Purity of Arms Types but in WW2The FireBombing and atomic Bombing of Japan by the USA was far more Horrific and Japan was no longer threatening to invade the USA .It was Payback for Japanese atrocities in China particularly the Nanking .If the Arabs had the Power the Jews would suffer mass murder .
2. Learn the Facts !!!!
Michael ,   Haifa   (10.02.14)
The facts are that it is disputed territory, irrespective of Netanyahu's arrogant copywriting of it being "a settlement" or a "neighbourhood". The dispute is going beyond the bounds of an Israeli-Palestinian issue, but rather a more serious conflict between Israel and the rest of the world, for which we shall yet pay dearly
3. sStick a fork in the Netanyahu Fool for he is done
lydia ,   Brisbane   (10.02.14)
The World is fed up with his nonsense! Fed up with is mass murder and land thievery and blatant duplicity! NOTHING outside Israels UNILATERALLY declared borders belongs to Israel not a blade of grass not a grain of sand
4. Gaza
Sheldon ,   Woodland Hills, USA   (10.02.14)
Israel has Iron Dome, which shoots down Hamas rockets. Hamas has a magic shield, which turns terrorist fighters into innocent civilians. Way to go Hamas :-)
5. G'Day Brisbane lydia: how many blades of grass
ASTRONAUT ,   USA   (10.02.14)
and grains of sand did you "British subjects" usurp from the indigenous Aborigines – who have been living in your white shadows as outcasts on the Australian continent they've OCCUPIED for thousands of years?
6. netanyahu obama meeting
rene peritz ,   baibridge island us   (10.02.14)
Get with it, Mr. Netanyahu: Israel is the dominant asymmetrical power now but may not be so in the near future.
7. Netanyahu
Nadya ,   California, USA   (10.02.14)
Netanyahu's visit to America is nothing short of a disaster. Many did not like him before the visit and now he's a joke. Israel does not understand how much he has hurt their standing in the international forum.
8. Simple. Obama wants to HELP the Muslims take over the world
Randal   (10.02.14)
Guess what? Ain't gonna happen. Not even with Osama in the White House. ENOUGH of Arab racism and apartheid.
9. Why surprised..??
Beary White ,   Norway   (10.02.14)
Mr Sotero (a sunni) and the leftist western politicians have their own perception of Israel, which they will never change. Their hate for Israel is too big, revealed by their silent backing of BSD and hateful actions. Mr Sotero is just acting as a normail islamic-cult-follower, and opposes the real life of the jewish population in the land of Israel....
10. WE'RE GOIN' HOME, HOME TO JORDAN
Mighty Jew Young ,   America is beautiful   (10.02.14)
JORDAN IS already 80% PALISTINIAN, THE QUEEN IS A PAL, TOO.! It is a given, Jordan is Palistine by default
11. @the fool Lydia
barry ,   haifa   (10.02.14)
Only one murdering fool here and that's you, you ignorant Aborigines murderer, and you have the gaw to talk about borders - as Bibi said learn the facts before you shout your utterances from your tunnel down under.Ignoramus ....
12. Pity the fool
US citizen ,   Atlanta, US   (10.02.14)
A contiguous "Palestine" means a divided Israel. Humans will die but Israel will remain no matter what any human does or tells itself that it is going to do.
13. Best thing for Israel will be
BUILD BABY BUILD!!   (10.02.14)
when barack obama's term is over. His mismanagement of everything he touches is now turning to official shit. (Or, marde if you prefer French.) From 'obama health care fiasco to not helping our Marine stuck in a Mexican jail for 6 months while having released three 'generals' of Muslim terror for one deserting snot nosed traitor soldier. BUILDING A MIGHTIER JEWISH ISRAEL, BABY !!!
14. #3
Eyal Even ,   usa   (10.02.14)
Oh stop it already. You dumb murdering Muslims can tell that to your children, not us Jews. We tell our children those dumb muslims stole our land and now we are fighting back.
15. Learn the facts. Read the History.
marv ,   USA   (10.02.14)
the 1949 line is not a border. it's an armistice line that brought a halt to the Israeli war for independence. The so called "Palestinians" never had a state. The Jordanians never saw fit to give them a state in the West Bank. Neither did the Turks who ruled over the territory before WW-1.
16. What facts?
(10.02.14)
East Jerusalem is occupied territory and any Israeli "neighborhoods" there are settlements.
17. Lydia of Brisbane, neighbor Jihadis are on your tale, behead
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (10.02.14)
18. How to teach Obama a lesson
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.02.14)
Arrest Abbas and try him for, among a great many other terrorist crimes, the savage kidnapping and murder of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Abbas is not a "statesman." You can put a fancy suit and an Hermes tie on a pig, but it is still a pig. Abbas is a terrorist and a murderer, and it is time that he be called to account for his crimes. Obama's response will be entirely irrelevant -- just like Obama. No one pays attention to a lame, squealing duck. Except to put it out of its misery.
19. To: Facebook Raza Rahman
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.02.14)
"Occupation?" What on earth are you babbling about? NEWS FLASH: You could have had your state in 1947. You chose to go to war instead. You lost. You started five additional wars, and lost each time. You have also engaged in over seven decades of brutal violence and terror, visited against Jews both in the State of Israel and in the Diaspora. Time for you to grow up and learn to deal with reality. The realities are: 1. Jerusalem will NEVER be divided again. 2. The Jews will NEVER be forced out of our homeland. 3. You are free to return to YOUR homeland, which happens to be the Hejaz in the Western Arabian desert. DNA does not lie, and DNA has proven time and again that people such as yourselves are not indigenous to Israel. The only people who are indigenous to Israel are the Jewish people. DNA proves that, too -- read up on the "Cohen Gene." 3. No one has the right to dictate to a sovereign state what its capital city is, and where and when it can build in its capital city. Least of all a foreign-born lame duck president and a terrorist rabble. 4. Judea and Samaria will be formally annexed, and we are going to send your terrorist asses to Gaza, where you can work on your "unity government." Try not to throw too many of your fellow terrorists off high buildings -- that's no way to sort through internecine family quarrels. 5. Time for the ersatz "palestinians" to accept the reality and the consequences of their foolish decisions. You are not immune from that and, quite frankly, everyone's pretty sick and tired of terrorist rabbles of the Arab variety. We have tolerated you far longer than any country would have. But we're done with you -- start packing and move to Gaza City, before all the best slums are gone. Maybe the Qataris will give you a 40 TEU metal container which you can call home. Freezing cold in the winter and unbearably hot in the summer. Enjoy!
20. To: No. 7
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.02.14)
Check the polls, chica. Netanyahu is more popular with the people of the United States than ANY OTHER HEAD OF STATE -- including Obama! But you keep on drinking the ersatz "palestinian" Kool Aid. Being a so-called "palestinian" yourself, you have a genetic proclivity to delusional thinking. Go bray on Al Jazeera. You'll find all manner of asses to bray right along with you. Here, your stupidity will only be pointed out and you will continue to be subject to ridicule.
21. Excellent speech
Norm ,   California   (10.02.14)
Rubbish, Netanyahu gave an excellent speech.
22. PM is right
Brod ,   USA   (10.02.14)
Israel must confront the Anti-Semites in the Obama administration head on. They are becoming Dhimmis of the Islamist-Jihadist world. They don't represent USA. They are a threat to America and Israel.
23. Raza Rahman,end Arb occupation and return to Mecca for peace
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (10.02.14)
24. #16 facts
(10.02.14)
In 1948, Jordan supported by British auxiliary troops illegally attacked and captured Jerusalem while performing war crimes including depriving civilian population of food, water and medical aid, as well as violent ethnic cleansing and destroying holy sites, much like ISIS is doing today to the Kurds, Yazidi and Christians. The Jordans illegally occupied Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967, an occupation recognized only by Pakistan and fellow war criminal Britain. During that time, Jordanian troops frequently committed war crimes by sniping at civilians. In 1967, Jordan launched an unprovoked attack on Israel with the declared intent of genociding the Jews of Israel. Israel managed to liberate the occupied territories including Jerusalem from the Jordanian boot. Under no circumstance can any part of Jerusalem be considered occupied unless you use Jordanian law or Sharia law.
25. Israeli presence needed to watch temple mount
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (10.02.14)
Israel needs a jewish presence opposite the Temple Mount on the Mount Of Olives to observe the daily abuse of tractors and excavation with live cams.
26. Actually...
NY Jew   (10.02.14)
... in some areas of "East Jerusalem" Jews lived there before being ethinically cleansed by the Arab Legion in 1948. Silwan, one of the areas that Obama & "Peace Now" are getting all hot & sweaty about, contained a Yemenite Jewish neighborhood before they were forced to leave due to the Arab riots of 1936. Jordan illegally occupied the area until 1967; Jews are now BUYING houses and moving back. "Occupied terrtory"? I think not.
27. Obama wants to be mayor of holy Jerusalem
CJK   (10.02.14)
obama wants to dictate in which parts of the holy city of david jews can and cannot live. for two thousand years, foreign potentates dictated to jews where they could and could not live. today, the jewish state of israel is sovereign with her own army and military capabilities. the holy city of david, seat of zion, for which so many jews gave up their lives for many centuries, refusing to convert or worship idols, and for which many generations prayed, is once again a city that belongs to the jewish state. this fact will never change since jerusalem is the soul of the jewish people and the heart of zion.
28. PALI LAND?
IRANIAN JEW ,   LA USA   (10.03.14)
It was captured from Jordan. There was no Palestine then and there is no one now. And that is a fact. WB will go back to Jordan if they step up and accept it. Otherwise we build houses instead of mosques and terrorist schools.
29. 5 How many UN res. says the land is OCCUPIED
lydia ,   Brisbane   (10.03.14)
Australia's isn't in violation of any UN resolution concerning 'occupation' and Australia hasn't been "OCCUPIED for thousand of years.
30. 11 The fool is you Go read Israels Indp declaration
lydia ,   Brisbane   (10.03.14)
Before you spew you ignorance go reads Israels declaration of independence where its specifies its borders along the Partition Plan. Nobody force them
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