Abbas: We will not recognize Israel as a Jewish state

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told interviewers that he would not recognize Israel as a Jewish state, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday.

Abbas reportedly said that his position is no different from those Arafat present in previous negotiations, and that his staff is the same as Arafat's.

[Nachum]

Well. That clears things up.

Negotiations over.

[library user]

Why do we send these asshat Pali terrorists millions (dozens if not hundreds of millions?) of dollars each year?

[edcoil]

Distribution of income. It is all government does.

[oldbill]

But everyone is OK with that in The Obama/Clinton administration.

Palestinian terrorists need a homeland, but not them damn Jews.

[screaminsunshine]

Obama will cause a huge mideast war. Everybody fill your bike tires with air.

[cvq3842]

Agreed.

[aeonspromise]

Well we don’t recognize Islam as a religion, or mOHAMMMMMMAD AS A PROPHET, go rot..Israel, kick their ass, pop Iran and get the snake head..

[BunnySlippers]

So much for the peace process.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I guess that’s settled.

[aeonspromise]

good will?

[colorado tanker]

I don’t understand what this means. To recognize a foreign state another either establishes an embassy and sends an ambassador and receives their ambassador or not. Is Abbas saying he wouldn’t do that or is this just a political con for the consumption of his own people?

[presently no screen name]

Abbas reportedly said that his position is no different from those Arafat present in previous negotiations, and that his staff is the same as Arafat's.

Arafat-Hillary's favorite.

[circlecity]

Another big Obama fail. Everything this guy touches turns to dung.

[MarkL]

With the exception of Jews in Israel, the US Dept of State thinks that "ethnic cleansing" and genocide are bad things in general.

Mark

[beethovenfan]

At this point, Netanyahu should walk out.

[ex-Texan]

Read your history. These bastards want genocide and have not changed their tune in about 100 years. Arabs are far worse than the Nazis. The League of Nations tried to negotiate peace and then the Bloody English issued The Balfour Declaration (1917) but broke their word. After WW II the Brits broke their agreements repeatedly in regard to Israel.

Israel was created by a very tight vote of the United Nations amid lying, back stabbing international politics, blatant intimidation and perfidious posturing by many countries including the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and England.

Israel has been at war basically since 1948. The Arabs lie about everything. Their Muslim faith requires them to lie, cheat, steal and break agreements. So be it.

[nolongerademocrat]

See? It always works out this way.

[pabianice]

Way to go, Bambi!

[Popman]

Palestinian terrorists need a homeland, but not them damn Jews.

Was that a statement or rhetorical ?

[Bluebeard16]

Ok then how about we just rename it? Maybe something along the line of the Anti-Islam State.