Posted on 06/17/2007 12:01:40 PM PDT by Clive
IsraelNN.com) Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu says we must learn the lessons from the Hamas takeover of Gaza, and ensure that it doesn't happen in Judea and Samaria.
Speaking with government-run Voice of Israel Radio, Netanyahu said, "We must understand the dangers: Every piece of land that we unilaterally evacuate, becomes a place where rockets are deployed against us. We must ensure that what is happening in Gaza doesn't reach Judea and Samaria as well. Unilateral withdrawals are not the answer. We said in the past that the retreat from Gush Katif would lead to increased terrorism and arms-smuggling, and we were right."
Netanyahu did not negate territorial concessions, but merely said they must not be unilateral.
He said that the same mistake occurred in Lebanon seven years ago: "Our hasty withdrawal from southern Lebanon [in May 2000, under then-Prime Minister and incoming Defense Minister Ehud Barak] turned it into Hizbulland, and our hasty exit from Gaza caused it to become Hamastan. If we leave Judea and Samaria, terrorism will increase; the IDF's presence there is preventing it from becoming Hamastan as well."
Speaking with reporters touring the Golan Heights this morning, Netanyahu warned that Gaza will rapidly develop into a springboard for Iranian activities if the IDF does not move to crush Hamas. “We cannot have an Iranian base on the outskirts of Be’er Sheva and Tel Aviv,” the former prime minister said.
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Sheesh.
There he goes again...
...making sense.
I guess the world won’t be happy until Israel gives away everything and then they will be a people without a country. I take that back that won’t be good enough, they will want them killed as well.
I agree. That’s what it’s all about......”extermination”.
Yep....it seems today’s jihad Muslims are just the Nazi’s of yesteryear.....
They've wanted to extermintate Jews since long before Nazis ever existed.
Any Israelis talking about giving up the Golan Heights for peace needs to be put in jail for treason. (and there are some doing this)
“Sheesh.
There he goes again...
...making sense.”
The Thomas Sowell of Israel!!
I have great admiration for this man!
He gets it.
Well...actually, they just want to exterminate anyone who is NOT Muslim.....and, yes, that’s been going on a really LONG time.
Bring the troops home! /s
I like this guy. He will not sit there and let Israel be wiped off of the map.
“I have great admiration for this man!”
So do I! If only Netanyahu were in charge things would be a lot better for Israel!
absolutely positively correctomundo!!!!!!
dump the dope olmert and put in bibi....then let the negotiations begin!!!!
Negotiations? It will not make a difference. The present Isr. government unilaterally withdrew because western governments said to do so. The same way we told them to stop in Leb. There is one way to handle these types of people and that is they must be in fear. Not in negotiation!
I agree!
Although it is not spoken in “civilized company” the best way for Isr. to survive is for them to beat the crap out of them again. We can help, and should help. Keep them in fear and they will leave you alone. Oops can not say that or the left wing will destroy you with “warmonger”.
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