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White House (Chief of Staff) warns Netanyahu that 'occupation must end'
Yahoo News ^ | 3/23/15 | AFP

Posted on 03/23/2015 4:37:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Washington (AFP) - The White House on Monday bluntly warned Israel that its occupation of Palestinian land must end, dismissing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to take back controversial campaign pledges.

In unusually tough language that underscores the fracture in relations between Washington and Israel, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said "an occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end."

McDonough criticized Netanyahu's pre-election pledge to block the creation of a Palestinian state -- the supposed end goal of decades of fruitless peace talks -- and he questioned Netanyahu's efforts to undo the damage.

"We cannot simply pretend that those comments were never made, or that they don't raise questions about the Prime Minister's commitment to achieving peace through direct negotiations," he said.

"The Palestinian people must have the right to live in and govern themselves in their own sovereign state," he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: denismcdonough; impeachnow; iran; israel; kenyanbornmuzzie; lebanon; netanyahu; occupation; palestinians; waronterror; whitehouse
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To: NormsRevenge

When did this guy run for office and get elected to make decisions for our country??? What gives him the right to issue orders to another country? He is so sneaky; absolutely not to be trusted for one second. There are a lot of sneaky people in the WH but IMO he heads the list.


21 posted on 03/23/2015 5:03:07 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Star Traveler

Yeah but, that’s all land which belongs to the Jews anyway.


22 posted on 03/23/2015 5:03:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.a)
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To: Ingtar

Egypt doesn’t want it, Jordan doesn’t want it, Lebanon doesn’t want it and Syria doesn’t want it.

The problem here is that the Palestinians are not residing on territory that is controlled by Egypt, or Jordan, or Lebanon or Syria. They are actually living and residing on land that ISRAEL gained control over ... back in 1967. Therefore, they’re not a problem for Egypt, or Jordan or Lebanon or Syria ... but only for Israel.

Those are people who BELONG TO ISRAEL and no one else, because Israel got the land in 1967. They belong to Israel because whenever a country gains land in a war, they are fully responsible for the people living there.

AND ACTUALLY, Israel doesn’t want them either, which is why Netanyahu is trying to complete the TWO-STATE SOLUTION, per his Bar-Ilan policy speech.

There’s the problem!


23 posted on 03/23/2015 5:04:57 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: samtheman

Oh, that’s good!


24 posted on 03/23/2015 5:05:43 PM PDT by jackibutterfly (In this world when the body can be taken at any moment, it would be wise to reconnect with your soul)
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To: BenLurkin

Israel doesn’t want it, since it has SIX MILLION ARABS on it. That’s why Netanyahu is working on a TWO-STATE SOLUTION, per his Bar-Ilan speech.


25 posted on 03/23/2015 5:06:48 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: NormsRevenge

Wow. A whole chief-of-staff? I’ll trade you two railroads and an in-jail for a White House chief-of-staff.


26 posted on 03/23/2015 5:10:05 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: samtheman

And the friend of our enemies is in the White House.


27 posted on 03/23/2015 5:12:08 PM PDT by ALASKA (Disgusted.....)
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To: NormsRevenge
These guys may not think so but they are slowly sinking themselves deeper into the quicksand.
28 posted on 03/23/2015 5:12:28 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: NormsRevenge

There is only one way to bring peace to the middle east - Remove the Muslims.


29 posted on 03/23/2015 5:17:02 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: NormsRevenge

Talk to the hand.


30 posted on 03/23/2015 5:29:32 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: beethovenfan

And, I assume that Obama will soon be demanding that Hawaii be given to descendants of native Hawaiians, Alaska to native Americans, and all of North America to descendants of native Americans. Where, however, will that logic leave African Americans in general? Oh, wait, this isn’t about principles after all, but is, of course, all about Liberal agendas and Liberal politics. Liberal Religion.


31 posted on 03/23/2015 5:32:05 PM PDT by JustTheTruth
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To: MrBambaLaMamba

Yeah, Israel could starve them out, kill most in a military campaign, do all sorts of things to DRIVE THEM OUT.

IN FACT ... that’s EXACTLY what some of the Palestinians say Israel is doing now ... trying to force them out by any means possible ... like poisoning the water, wafting poisonous gasses over them, trying to bomb as many civilians as possible (instead of terrorist operatives), etc, etc.

The only problem is that those are FALSE ACCUSTIONS ... as Israel doesn’t commit war crimes (and those are war crimes, doncha know).

Israel goes out of its way to protect the civilians there and they investigate anything and everything that could be considered a war crime to make sure it’s not happening.

ISRAEL already knows that to forcefully drive out people from a conquered territory is a War Crime ... and was what Hitler did too, in some of his conquered territories.

Israel doesn’t do WAR CRIMES ... even though they are FALSELY ACCUSED of doing so by Israel’s detractors.


32 posted on 03/23/2015 5:41:08 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: NormsRevenge

“Occupation must end”... So when is obama leaving?!?


33 posted on 03/23/2015 5:44:06 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Which occupation?
I am on Lakota land.
The English are on Irish land.
The Jews would like the land the Muslims stole from them.....


34 posted on 03/23/2015 5:45:57 PM PDT by South Dakota (shut up and build a bakken pipe line)
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To: NormsRevenge

From a Yahoo comment:

“ObamaZombie

Has anyone stopped and given thought to what would have happened in the aftermath of 9-11 had OBAMA been in office when that happened? Any at all?

Today, in PLAIN SIGHT is a THREAT from ISIS, and another from Iran. So what does Obama do?

1. He tells a VOX interviewer that it’s the MEDIA whipping up the fear of ISIS.

2. He ‘negotiates’ with Iran, who last I remember had mobs in the streets of Teheran shouting ‘DEATH TO AMERICA!’”


35 posted on 03/23/2015 5:52:36 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Good. The Palestinians can leave any time they wish.


36 posted on 03/23/2015 5:58:34 PM PDT by TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed (Yahuah Yahusha)
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To: NormsRevenge

I love McDonough. The anti-Semitic gift that keeps on giving. Just cost the Dems a boatload of liberal pro-Israel Jewish votes.

Slowing they turn. Slowly they learn. Slowly they vote the other way.

I’m talking about Jewish liberals who are beginning to come out of a 55 year-plus stupor created by the Dems to keep them on the old Arafat/Abbu Mussah plantation. Truman and Eisenhower were both essentially pro-Israel though Ike tried to placate the Arabs in 1956.


37 posted on 03/23/2015 5:59:02 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (madmax)
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To: NormsRevenge
Occupation must end

I agree.

Kick the Arabs out and annex the land.

Is that what he meant?

38 posted on 03/23/2015 6:01:28 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. .)
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To: NormsRevenge

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remind His Arrogance that “his people” lost in 1967, so as beggars, they get what is given to them.


39 posted on 03/23/2015 6:11:35 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (There is an uncanny similarity between a pack of jackals and the MSM news readers.)
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To: NormsRevenge

WhatEver


40 posted on 03/23/2015 6:34:36 PM PDT by rbbeachkid (Get out of its way and small business can fix the economy.)
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