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In Mideast peace efforts, Israel must deal its own cards
Kobi Richter
Published: 27.04.17, 09:26
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1. NEVER TWO STATES IN ISRAEL!!!
BBB   (04.27.17)
It's barely large enough now for the returning Jews in jeopardy from anti semitism in most nations.
It's your land you decide Israel not any one else.
VIVA ISRAEL!
2. This means Israel commits suicide from a position of strengt
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (04.27.17)
3. Stop disseminating this "2 State Solution"-nonsense! Will
(04.27.17)
somebody with full, male-body "equipment" stand up and say so loud: One Israel, No "Palestine"! Simple if you try.....
4. A second Oslo babble..A duplicate .Haaretz rubish..
Shaul Shalom ,   Ramat Gan   (04.27.17)
5. richter is like herzog, disconnected and weak
jon   (04.27.17)
yes bibi is subject to folding under pressure though his father's admonitions hold him back at times. trump will push bibi around it is true just like obama got concessions, kilers were freed etc and israelis died as a result or got chopped to pieces.

anyone who thinks oslo can ever work in the face of evidence. look at unesco and their propposed rejection of israeli historic ties to jeruslame and this is from the arab world that lapid wants to work with-give me a break. 2 states fine, but one in jordan minus reuben's land on the east bank which israeli should claim
6. Yes, but
American Christian ,   USA   (04.27.17)
What does G-d say in The Holy Bible?
7. Brilliance in one sphere does not translate to all spheres
SK ,   Tel Aviv   (04.27.17)
Kobi Richter is much like Einstein. He is brilliant in his profession, but this does not mean he is brilliant about everything (remember that Einstein believed in Socialism and was a pacifist before the rise of Hitler). Richter's quasi-religious obsession with the 2SS (facts be dammed) is his blind spot. Let others not see Richter's success in business with Medinol... as a reason to believe he knows any better than Moshe at the falafel stand with regard to these matters.
8. uninformd or lying
jess   (04.28.17)
lapid herzog and livni are either wilfully uninformed or lying. the latest objectiver demographics on arab population in west bank is roughly 1.5 million and not 2.5 million as put out by arab census bureau which lies its teeth off. Moreover, jewish birth rate has turned the corner. with arab emigration figures increasing from the west bank, and likely to increase if bennett or feiglin take power, jeish policy should not be governed by demographic time scares.

on another issue, general yaalon should decide who he is. decide if you are a general or a university professor in morality and philosphy. if the latter, get a job in school. the middle east is not a place for the weak or those who wax philosophically. and as far as the gaza campaign, yes hamas got hit with a heavy bandaid, but it was a stopgap and you led from behind. you were not out there like sharon with maps do this, go there etc etc, cut them off here. you did not inspire confidence. what the reason for this is not clear-perhaps bibi affected your bold aggressiveness. either way, lieberman so far is much more aggressive that you even if some of things he says are off the charts.
9. leiebrman and yaalon
marv   (04.28.17)
lieberman said the following in relation to the possibilty of war-We try to avoid war because no one wants a war, but sometimes even despite our best intentions and desires there can be accidents that can lead to a war,” Liberman said, ending with one final warning: “If someone wants to impose a war on us, it will be a completely different war than they have ever seen before.

This warning was never issued by yaalon, or bibi who is apprehensive, defensive and fearful or herzog or lapid. it needs to be said and backed with a decisive asymmetric strategy which wipes out the leadership in gaza, instaling abbas people there instead with retaking of philadelphi route.

yaalon will only do bandaids. therefore, he is not suitable for defense minister under any other p. he had his chance and did not do an adequate job.
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