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Abbas to address UN Security Council on February 20
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Published: 02.02.18, 14:37
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1. For Palestinians peace means no Jewish state.
Sam ,   Montreal   (02.02.18)
The Jewish and Western desire to negotiate peace is just dreaming. Peace to the Palestinians means no Jewish (majority) state. They want the international community to accept that position by giving them the West Bank and Jerusalem
and accepting a right of return into Israel. That is why Israel can get nowhere with them.
2. why .....
steve s   (02.02.18)
Why would anyone accept a phantom country without borders, currency, or economy? They are totally dependent upon aid and have no means to support themselves. Billions of aid dollars have been wasted on them ....... and apparently they feel they are entitled to billions more. Abbas makes demands and fools keep responding.
3. Why Oppose a Speech?
Mark ben Josef ,   USA   (02.02.18)
Hard to understand why Israel opposes Abbas speaking to the UNSC.

How would Israel feel if Trump had also declared the Galilee as what would be exchanged for the Settlements that Israel wants to keep? That is what Trump did to the Palestinians.

Netanyahu is on record that No Palestinian state would ever exist and that the most they could expect is perpetual IDF occupation and control over their daily lives. So what is Danon implying when he says that Abbas is harming his people's future.
4. AbuAss upset he needs withdraw from Swiss bank account
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (02.02.18)
to pay for his lavish lifestyle
5. Abbas was told to be strong and play for time by who?
Alan ,   SA   (02.02.18)
6. they are destined to be the handmaiden of terrorism and can
jo rech ,   la   (02.02.18)
not be in control of Israel heartland. We cannot have our enemies operating from central Israel formerly know as Jordan west of the river.
7. Koran says Israel is for Jews.Jerslem not mentioned in Koran
Alan   (02.02.18)
The Palestinian narrative is fairly new development.Why no Palestine between 1948 and 1967.Arafat was an Egyptian. Barghout is the name of a town in Lebanon. Also the Pals are visiting South Africa too much and being persuaded by ANC to try the Apartheid and Bantustan stories.They suggest its a good way to go.
8. Blow the building up
Empress Trudy ,   Raleigh   (02.02.18)
Many birds one stone.
9. Tired, tiresome and past it
Sammy ,   Newcastle   (02.02.18)
No vision, no ideas, no strategy, no plan

Just bluster, finger pointing, cheap point scoring, playing the victim and sense of entitlement for all its worth

Yet
He refuses to square HOW Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza SPEAK and NEGOTIATE with ONE VOICE in negotiations with Israel.

He still demands that Palestinians return NOT to a Palestinians State....but to Israel!

He refuses to recognise that Palestinian Statehood and Israels security are INTERTWINED and no amount of tantrums, theatrics or threats or crocodile tears can bring about statehood unilaterally.

What we need is quiet and calm to be restored in the West Bank, Israel and Gaza and then Israeli and Palestinians heads brought together to GET BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
10. Of coarse the UN
Roger ,   Vancouver   (02.03.18)
wants to hear from Abbas. If Israel and the US don,t like it they should take
their money and leave the UN. Settlements, and the US recognizing Jerusalem means absolutely nothing. Just more stalling.
11. A "worthy" speaker in a unworthy forum. End this UN- chimera
(02.03.18)
12. UN acceptance of palestine as state....
The Archives ,   Kuala Lumpur   (02.03.18)
Israel should warn UN that any recognition of palestine as a country would mean a reduction in Israeli humanitarian aid to palestine as per se what US did in reducing UNHR contributions.
13. what for
C   (02.03.18)
the un cannot create countries.

this is just a provocation.
14. could be fun .....
steve s   (02.04.18)
It could be fun if Abbas brought Haniya along with him as a show of unity with Hamas and Gaza. I wonder if diplomatic immunity applies to those designated as terrorists. It would be a "show stopper" to see Haniya arrested in the security council chambers.
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