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Palestinians: Netanyahu is 'sabotaging' peace efforts
Haaretz ^ | 6-14-09

Posted on 06/14/2009 2:40:16 PM PDT by truthandlife

The Palestinian Authority on Sunday criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's highly anticipated foreign policy speech, in which he called for immediate peace talks and endorsed the creation of Palestinian state without military capabilities.

An aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the speech "sabotages" regional peace efforts, due to Netanyahu's refusal to accept an influx of Palestinian refugees into Israel and his unwillingness to compromise on the status of Jerusalem.

"Netanyahu's remarks have sabotaged all initiatives, paralysed all efforts being made and challenges the Palestinian, Arab and American positions," said Nabil Abu Rudeinah.

He noted Netanyahu's demand that Jerusalem be the undivided capital of Israel and that Palestinian refugees not be allowed into Israel: "This will not lead to complete and just peace," Abu Rudeinah said. "His remarks are not enough and will not lead to a solution."

He described Netanyahu's setting of a condition of demilitarization as a condition for Israel agreeing to a Palestinian state as "detail".

"Our main demand is the end of the occupation and finding a fair solution for Palestinian refugees and halting settlements," Abu Rudeinah said. "Other details should be resolved in negotiations."

A senior Palestinian negotiator called on U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene to force Israel to abide by previous interim agreements that include freezing settlement activity in the West Bank. The alternative, he said, was violence.

"President Obama, the ball is in your court tonight," Erekat said. "You have the choice tonight. You can treat Netanyahu as a prime minister above the law and ... close off the path of peace tonight and set the whole region on the path of violence, chaos, extremism and bloodletting.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Israel
KEYWORDS: middleeast; netanyahu; palestinians; peace

1 posted on 06/14/2009 2:40:16 PM PDT by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife

Gee, big surprise....the Palestinians don’t want peace, they’ve had umpteen opportunities and why our moron president as well as the rest of the world is blind to that is beyond me.

The Palestinians only want to be little “victims”...so Israel should make it so as far as I’m concerned...had it with these stupid primitive people.


2 posted on 06/14/2009 2:45:17 PM PDT by freedompursuit (Meet the new President of Government Motors - Barack Camaro)
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To: truthandlife

Good, now get them out of Israel.


3 posted on 06/14/2009 2:50:30 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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To: truthandlife

The weird thing I see happening now with the Palestinians and the Israelis, is that they have apparently gone the *opposite way* that one would think they would, concerning the two-state/one-state issue...

The Israelis are now arguing strongly against a one-state solution and definitely are for a two-state solution — basically because they don’t want all those Palestinians *inside* Israel proper and being able to vote. That would add millions of Palestinians to the voter rolls and enable them to boost out the Israeli politicians. That would completely change the “Jewish character” of Israel, as a “homeland for the Jews”.

And conversely, the Palestinians are going to be arguing for a “one-state solution:” — as they will see that this is the way that they can *sabotage* Israel, by putting all those millions of Palestinians *inside* Israel and being able to vote out Israeli politicians and put in Palestinian politicians and *take over Israel* from within, without resorting to any war at all...

It’s getting to be very weird over there, when one side switches with the other side for what you might think they would support... :-)


4 posted on 06/14/2009 2:52:54 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: truthandlife

in other words, to have “peace’, Israel has to be wiped off the face of the earth. Ok-Do-Kee...


5 posted on 06/14/2009 2:54:52 PM PDT by max americana
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To: max americana
Arafat was offered everything and backed out on peace.
6 posted on 06/14/2009 2:57:41 PM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: mountainlion

Was this before or after Arafat “won” the Nobel “Peace” prize?


7 posted on 06/14/2009 2:59:14 PM PDT by max americana
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To: truthandlife
No! No! Really! If you let us emigrate to Israel we promise to live in peace with you!


8 posted on 06/14/2009 3:19:40 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Gitmo detainees to Alcatraz!)
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To: truthandlife

How many times is this story going to be posted?!

Doesn’t anyone use search!!!???


9 posted on 06/14/2009 3:21:26 PM PDT by MrDem (Monthly Special: Will write OPUS's for Whiners and Crybabies for no charge.)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Okay, okay..., since you brought it up... we’ve got to see this one... LOL...

Jeff Dunham - Achmed The Dead Terrorist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3B-ksAPggE

[... there’s “language” there, but it’s funny, too.... :-) ... ]


10 posted on 06/14/2009 3:21:51 PM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: freedompursuit

We recall similar comments from the Japanese about criticism of their Greater East Asia Co-prosperity sphere, only with the Arabs it is the Greater Middle East lack of prosperity sphere.


11 posted on 06/14/2009 3:24:33 PM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: MrDem; All
How many times is this story going to be posted?! Doesn’t anyone use search!!!???

How many times are you going to click on it when you know it has already been posted? Why come to this thread if it upsets you? Posting police, feh!

12 posted on 06/14/2009 3:27:56 PM PDT by calex59
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To: MrDem

I read FR throughout the day (sometimes). And I see several stories reposted. But not everyone can do that. They see them only once, if ever. I have been very grateful for reposts on busy days.


13 posted on 06/14/2009 3:39:55 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Your solution would be to use an RSS reader that would only show you the new threads.


14 posted on 06/14/2009 3:42:11 PM PDT by MrDem (Monthly Special: Will write OPUS's for Whiners and Crybabies for no charge.)
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To: MrDem

I’m sorry but I had to laugh. Do you use it? And does it work? :-D


15 posted on 06/14/2009 3:44:30 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: truthandlife

Why would Bibi want to “sabatoge” his own country? The Palis and their O-ziah, need to buy a clue.


16 posted on 06/14/2009 3:58:43 PM PDT by madison10
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To: truthandlife; Buggman; XeniaSt; P-Marlowe

Bibi is brilliant. He agrees to a Palestinian state, but he insists on 3 very reasonable concessions.

1. The P-State must be demilitarized.
2. It must be patrolled by an international force.
3. It must recognize Israel as a JEWISH state.

Anyone who knows the region knows that there is nothing out of line with any of his requests.


17 posted on 06/14/2009 4:29:49 PM PDT by xzins (Chaplain Says: Jesus befriends those who seek His help.)
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To: truthandlife

Good for Netanyahu. Now bomb Iran’s nuclear reactors, since B.H. Firefly in’t about to do it.


18 posted on 06/14/2009 4:37:01 PM PDT by TBP
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To: truthandlife

Saeb Erekat, you MF, CS, Palesitinian POS!! You want President Barack Obama to force Israel to abide by previous interim agreements that include freezing settlement activity in the West Bank, or else, “there will be violence.”

STFU and FUBO to you!

“President Obama, the ball is in your court tonight,” Erekat said.

You can shove the ball where the sun don’t shine.

“You have the choice tonight. You can treat Netanyahu as a prime minister above the law and ... close off the path of peace tonight and set the whole region on the path of violence, chaos, extremism and bloodletting.”

You’ve made your choice, Saheeb EreRat. Sounds like a declaration of war to me.


19 posted on 06/14/2009 5:04:42 PM PDT by Polarik (It's the forgery, Stupid!)
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To: freedompursuit
..the Palestinians don’t want peace, they’ve had umpteen opportunities and why our moron president as well as the rest of the world is blind to that is beyond me.

No one is blind to anything.

20 posted on 06/14/2009 5:48:07 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: truthandlife
Netanyahu is 'sabotaging' peace efforts

Yeah, reality is a bitch to those in perpetual offense.

21 posted on 06/14/2009 10:25:58 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: truthandlife
If the Palestinians become a state then the next day when they fire artillery rockets into the Jewish suburbs like every other normal day, Israel would have the right to declare war and carpet bomb Palestine.

That is why the Palestinians always refuse a State, because they want to kill Jews with impunity, not have responsibility.

22 posted on 06/14/2009 10:28:01 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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