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Biden: Settlements raise questions about commitment to peace
Reuters, Orly Azoulay, and Itamar Eichner
Published: 21.03.16, 08:48
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1. Whoand what is the real threat to peace
Marcel ,   Florida   (03.21.16)
interesting how the US is always 'concerned' about Jews building homes as a threat to their phony peace scam but they never hold Palestinian terrorism against Israel as a threat to their so called peace. rebel planet dispatch
2. Biden is partly correct
Moshe ,   Israel   (03.21.16)
Establishing settlements outside the large blocks may jeopardize the viability of a Palestinian state, but not inside the blocks (which include also the Jordan Valley).
3. After the Big One there'll be no Arab Power or...no West!
(03.21.16)
All these nonsensical "solutions" are meant to placate...whom exactly??!
4. Now You, Joe?
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (03.21.16)
Let's remind you Mr. VP, that the entire Land of Israel is Jewish-owned by Biblical authority and a Jew can live anywhere he wishes in this country. We will not accept an apartheid state where Jews are relegated to ghettos.
5. Biden obstacle to peace
Ari G. ,   Afula   (03.21.16)
I am not a political genius, but after living here in Israel for a few years, I see people like Biden as being an obstacle to peace. To think that we allow Arabs equal rights, but no one complains that the Arabs in the West Bank do not allow us Jews the same equality is over looking the main problem. It is not the settlers who are the problem, it is the Arab mentality of either my way or no way that has ruined peace so many times. And politicians that fail to see this are aiding the Arab undemocratic way of life.
6. Just how often do we hear these Sound Bites?
Sammy ,   Newcastle   (03.21.16)
Israel must stop Settlement Building, Palestinians must stop incitement and terrorism and on and on and on…… And why? In the absence of a Plan that actually works IN PRACTICE we will forever be hearing crass statements and silly sound bites that make no difference And yet the answer is obvious Called the THIRD WAY…a SINGLE CONTIGUOUS Palestine potentially larger than Lebanon created from an expanded Gaza formed from land exchanges of West Bank for parts of Negev and possible land purchases from Egyptian Sinai ONE border ONE State ONE People The GEOGRAPHY makes sense The HISTORY makes sense The STRATEGY makes sense The ECONOMICS makes sense And growing numbers of Palestinians SUPPORT IT But sadly such a solution would shatter the brittle status quo which suits the PA, Hamas and Israel down to the ground!. So we do have something in common after all? What we need is the International Media to get this debate going Because there IS a better way
7. GROWING LIKE MUSHROOMS
Robert ,   Israel   (03.21.16)
If Biden is right, then there won´t be peace in Europe either because of all the Muslim settlements that are growing up like mushrooms in all of the European countries.
8. what settlements?! you mean the apartment in Gilo
C   (03.21.16)
there will never be peace as long as the arab palestinians continue to recognise jewish historical ties to the land of israel and the existence of the two jewish temples.
9. holding operation
jere   (03.21.16)
bibi is doing nothing on the west bank because he is scared of US, his fears areobsessive and harm israeli deterrence as a soverign entity-how about telling biden-no and you are wrong. opposition leaders encourage white house interference and sanction of israeli moves by their offering of separation and concessions which are pure madness-israel has no more room to give. the idea that israel would have more approval to defend itself if it gives up land is bunk;the opposite happens. and the world will not protect it period. moslem french officers refuse to protect synagogues and on it goes. wht world thinks of israel as stolen land with those shitty jews. yet herzog lapid and khalon want to still please the world. stand upright, you need no one to approve your military moves. stockpile reserves.replace bibi fast as he is one of the most fearful failed leaders ever. jewish citizens should arm themselves and take out would be attackers wherever. stop running to yaalon who is a miltary copy of bibi-do nothing and playing politics based on fear. bibi ruined yaalon.
10. Israel's P.M. must reject evil Two State Final Solution
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.21.16)
As long as Israel's government pretends to accept the evil Two State Final Solution; even her best friends are not free to reject it. Israel's P.M. needs to publicly and unequivocally reject the sick abomination. Until this happens, we can't really blame others for embracing the monstrous evil.
11. To #8, C.
Gabe ,   Canada   (03.21.16)
I suppose you meant " ...as long as Arab Palestinians continue to REJECT Jewish historical ties to the land of Israel and the existence of the two Jewish temples.
12. Joe Biden is a liar since haShem gave the land he speaks of
(03.21.16)
to the Tribes of Israel long ago in Scriptures, thousands of years ago. What a pity that a fellow who loves his family as much as Joe Biden is going to hell for calling haShem a liar. Maybe the death of his son was a judgment for the lie in the father's heart against Israel and the rightful inheritors of the lands given to them by haShem. By the way, his son's "brain cancer" was probably a mycoplasma fungus infection (read Cancer is a Fungus, a book) that could have been treated with Minocycline 100mg twice daily for 30 days and then 100mg twice weekly as a maintenance dose, taken with probiotics two hours after each Minocycline dose (tetracycline antibiotic). How did his son get mycoplasma fungus cancer on the brain if that is what it was which is likely? Mycoplasm fungus is in vaccines and in chemtrails in the skies, the bio-engineering of the environment with mycoplasma fungus, microparticlized aluminum and barium and other toxic ingredients to make people sick to feed the medical industrial complex with patients. Admiral Elmo Zumwalt was personally affected by the agent orange defoliant he ordered to be used in the Viet Nam War when his son who was on the ground there in combat got cancer from it and later died and the grandson that was born was retarded from the damaged DNA of Admiral Zumwalt's son from agent orange. Joe Biden was a US legislator before a US Vice President and did not try to stop Big Pharma from putting toxic ingredients into vaccines nor did he try to stop the chemtrails from poisoning people. What goes around comes around and his son paid the price just as Admiral Zumwalt's son paid a heavy price for the father's policies.
13. (6) Sammy, Newcastle.
tiki ,   belgium   (03.21.16)
There is a better way. Of course there is and it starts with calling things by it's proper name. JORDAN, with it's Palestinian majority, PALESTINE! Here you have your real 2-state solution. The one that nobody wants for it's not about the erection of another failing Arab state, now calling it Palestine, but the destruction of the only Jewish one, called Israel! Some corrections on the Palestinian(Jordan) border could be made for the Arabs living in Judea & Samaria and the "conflict" is solved. But, this is not going to happen for to many interests are involved. *Palestinian (non elected) leaders staying in power = money! *Terror leaders staying in power = money! *UNWRA staying alive = money! *The industries feeding them = money! *NGO's staying 'relevant = money! *UN & affiliates looking 'capable = power/influence = money! *EU staying 'powerful! *Arms industry staying profitable = money etc.etc.etc.etc. Now you understand this 'man made conflict will stay with us for many , many years...until Jordan will become again Palestine!
14. 11 Gabe, thank you
C   (03.21.16)
yes, of course that is what i meant.
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