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The ball was only in the "palestinian" court briefly. It didn't take long for the "palestinian" response:
Already on Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority strongly rejected Netanyahu's plan, and reiterated its refusal to return to the negotiating table with Israel.
What was Saeb Erekat's response?
"At the end of the day Netanyahu needs to make peace with us, the Palestinians, he doesn't need to make peace with Americans," Erekat told Army Radio. "If that is what he wants, that is his business. The last I know, Washington is 6,000 miles from Jerusalem, while Jericho is 67."
Here's a hint to the "palestinians": Israel does not NEED to make peace with you. There is no NEED for peace with a band of spoiled, murderous thugs. If anything, you should be eradicated for the cancer you are. If this is the approach you have chosen, prepare for more death. In fact, you will kill more of your own than you will Israelis.
"For the Palestinians and Arabs, Jerusalem is a red line that can't be crossed," Abu Rudaineh said. "We can't accept any settlement construction freeze that does not include Jerusalem."
This negates any possibility of a peace agreement and the "palestinians" know it. All the other ideas they throw under the bus are nothing more than distractions. The real problem for them is Jerusalem. As long as the Jews are in Jerusalem then their allah is shown to be inept and the prophet a liar. They will not accept this.
So be it. They have made their choice. It's time the world started treating them as they deserve to be treated. While their at it. The "palestinian" supporters and enablers need to be dealt with in the same manner.
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The diplomatic world is one full of incompetent, ideological, idiots. They deny the truth they uncover because it is either uncomfortable or conflicts with what they want to believe, In the end, they help cause the death of people they are responsible to protect.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that his probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at "a dead end" because Teheran is not cooperating and warned that confidence in Teheran had shrunk in the wake of its belated revelation of a previously secret nuclear facility.
Once again, the facade of hope is tore down and replaced by reality. A reality that those of us who can't afford to live in a fantasy world have known for some time. I would like to know what confidence the IAEA is referring to. If anyone thought that Iran was finally going to play nice with the west then then the have the word Ambassador placed before their name. Us average folk know that Iran is playing games and stalling in order to join the official nuclear club.
It would take more than a year for Teheran to replace the enriched material, meaning it would not be able to make a weapon for at least that long.
Isn't this just swell? 7 years ago "experts"claimed that Iran was at least 5-10 years from having the ability to make a nuclear weapon. Now there is only one year left. How does this qualify as acceptable? This could have been stopped then. Instead it has been allowed to proceed with minimal hindrance. The ayatollah is appearing as a prophet and deliverer to the the hardliners in Iran.
Iran will obtain a nuclear weapon. This will change the power control in the Middle East. It will put Israel under the gun and force "neutral" arab countries to fall in line. If people are upset about gas prices now, wait until Iran controls the region. This could have been handled with minimal casualties a few years back. Now it will cause the deaths of thousands, maybe millions.
Way to go politicians. You have proved once again what spineless cowards you really are.
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How does the parent of a child who was kidnapped and is being held by terrorists convince parents of slain children that murderers should go free? I have written many times stating my opinion for the Gilad Schalit situation. My sympathy goes to the Schalit family but I cannot see how dealing with evil would make the situation any better.
Also Wednesday, the Schalits asked the country's two chief rabbis to help prevent a situation in which Gilad's release would lead to divisiveness between those opposed to the deal and those who supported it.
Hamas has caused this divisiveness. The kidnapping led to an incomplete war which led to a family placing their desires above their fellow countrymen and the nation itself. I do not blame the Schalit family for this. They have become an unwitting pawn for Hamas. Unfortunately it sounds as if Mr. Netanyahu and the present Israeli government is willing to bow to the terrorists:
Within the coalition, only a handful of Likud and Israel Beiteinu MKs are likely to vote against the deal, while much of the opposition is expected to vote in favor.
If the deal is struck, Hamas wins. National leaders are supposed to make the hard decisions. They are expected to do what is right for the nation no matter how hard it is. There will be a split in the nation. It may not result in riots in the street. It probably won't lead to massive protests. But there will be a split in the psyche of Israel. Many Israeli's realize that by giving in to Hamas, they will only set themselves up for more attacks. They will have lost the moral high ground and bowed down to evil. Hamas will be able to use this deal as proof that they can bend Israel to their will.
Things are looking bleak for the good guys.
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced a ten-month settlement freeze at a Jerusalem press conference on Wednesday evening after the security cabinet approved the plan, and called on the Palestinians to make peace with Israel.
Mr. Netanyahu is giving the "palestinains" another chance. I do not agree with it, but I understand the possible reason behind it. I do not believe it has anything to do with American or European pressure. This is a tactical decision that now puts the "ball in the court" of the "palestinians". Again.
"It falls short of a full settlement freeze, but it is more than any Israeli government has done before and can help movement toward agreement between the parties," (George) Mitchell said.
This shows how little Mr. Mitchell knows about the Middle East. Then again, maybe this is just a blatant lie on his part. Israel has offered far more than this in the past only to watch the "palestinians" spit in their faces and recommence killing Israelis. Agreement after agreement have been tread under the feet of marauding "palestinians". I recommend Mr. Mitchell discover what the real meaning of truth is.
Concerning Jerusalem, the prime minister said his position was "well known," that "we won't put any restrictions on building in our sovereign capital."
This will be the killer of any deal. Israel has every right to put its foot down when it comes to Jerusalem. The "palestinians" can make their own capital if they ever actually get their own country.
Just like these possible talks will end in disaster, it appears that the Gilad Schalit talks are hitting the normal stop block.
Prisoner swap talks between Hamas and Israel have hit a snag over some of the top terrorists the Islamic group wants freed and a deal is unlikely in the coming days, Hamas officials said Wednesday.
The fact that the "international community" is actually mediating negotiations between a terror group and a sovereign state disgusts me. What Hamas did was wrong. What they have done since has only compounded the issue. Where is the self righteous, egotistical United Nations and it's "international Law" when it comes to Hamas? Heck! When it comes to any islamic terror groups for that matter?
The hypocrisy is beyond sickening.
The question that needs to be asked is "What will Israel do when both of these attempts fail?"
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Adolph Hitler,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Barack Obama,
Britain,
China,
France,
Germany,
Iran,
Iranian Nuclear Facilities,
Josef Stalin,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
Mao Tse Tung,
Pol Pot,
Russia,
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Criticism, though important, is not action. Criticism will not stop a terrorists from shooting rockets or blow up buses with children. Criticism will definitely have no affect on Iranian nuclear ambitions. The fact that Russia and China have now signed on to a deal regarding Iran's nuclear facilities has no meaning nor impact on the reality. Iran has already said no. Why should they change their minds now?
The development is significant because it groups Russia and China with the four other powers - the US, Britain, France and Germany - in unified criticism of Iran's nuclear program. Russia and China have acted as a drag on Western calls for tougher action against Iran.
They are "unified" in criticism. Only the press could spin this as something worth printing. Is there unity in action? Of course not. I am unified with numerous people about how bad the burgers are at certain burger joints yet they are still open and making millions of dollars daily. Who really cares about criticism? Criticism didn't stop Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, or the Ayatollah in the past why should it stop the Ayatollah now?
In order for something to be legitimate news it has to be above and beyond the status quo. Russia and China being "unified" with the other nations is not news. Especially when they are unified over something that doesn't really matter.
Iran has not proven to the "world" that it can be trusted. It throws this back in the face of the West claiming that they can't trust the West. The real truth is they don't care. They don't trust the West because we are more powerful than they are. They don't trust the West because they don't want our trust. They want our money and they want us to fear them. Neither of these bring trust.
Truthfully, this "unity" is an empty promise meant for public appearances only. Mere propaganda by both Russia and China who are attempting to play both sides against the West. Until I hear one of these nations say "Either stop building now or we will use our own nuclear weapons to stop you", the "unity" means absolutely nothing. The Iranians must be faced with the ultimate solution before they will back down. This may sound overly harsh, but that is the only way they will respond the way this groups supposedly wants them to. If there is no threat of legitimate force, there is no reason for the Iranians to back down.
Tragically, US President Barack Obama would rather deal with the ayatollah and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than help the Iranian's who want to topple this government and setup as close to a democracy as they can. He would rather Iranians continue to be oppressed than support those who want closer ties with the West. A couple weeks back, the Iranian people let the West know that they are willing to fight the present regime. They sent a signal loud and clear that, though we have many differences, they want a different government to lead their people. One that will setup trade with the West. One that will allow the individual Iranian to take care of himself and his family without living in fear of arrest or worse.
Apparently, Barack Obama doesn't really give a damn about freedom. He finds it easier to deal with despots than democratic governments. The West has missed a few opportunities to make inroads into Iranian society. Thus far, they have blown it, spectacularly.
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In response to Dr Hagi Ben-Artzi
Principles and integrity are something most people have until it is time to put them to the test. Everyone has principles and integrity when discussing courses of action or what they would do in a certain situation. Given hypothetical's or minor issues many people rise to show off their refusal to violate their principles. It's when the decisions affect lives that these principles all, all of a sudden, aren't so important. It's in these situations where justifications and excuses are provided to shield the lack of true integrity.
In the case of Gilad Schalit and his being held hostage, principles and integrity take center stage. How does a man look a parent in the eye and let them know that their son, though important, is not as important as the life of another Israel? In short, that's what a leader is saying when he refuses to trade imprisoned terrorists for one Israeli soldier. That statement both looks and sounds, at the very least, as crass and uncaring. It is not. Getting Gilad back is important. But it is not more important than unleashing more kidnappings in return. How many other families would suffer the same fate, or worse, with the trade of Gilad for "palestinian" terrorists?
A leader must look to the long term, no matter how painful the short term. How many lives would be traded for the one? What would Israel's enemies do in response to a trade of hundreds for one? These are extremely important questions and need to be honestly answered. If Hamas truly wanted any kind of peace with Israel they would have released Gilad on good faith by now. This would have showed that Hamas has made an attempt, no matter how apparently trivial, towards conciliation.
A leader of a nation has the hardest job in the country. He is forced to make decisions that he hates. He is forced to make decisions that he would have a hard time making if it were his family being directly affected. How many Father's would have the ability to sacrifice his own child to save his neighbor's children? This is exactly what Ehud Olmert, and now Binyamin Netanyahu have faced in dealing with Gilad's abduction.
Though it was an illegal act, there will be no pressure coming from Western nations against Hamas. They are too focused on an unachievable peace. It is left to Binyamin Netanyahu to deal with. His people are his responsibility. No matter how hard it is, I believe that Mr. Netanyahu has the principles and integrity to do what is right for the country. Wavering on this issue will only ensure more Israeli abductions and death.
As tragic as this sounds, welcome to the self induced human condition.
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All this talk of a "palestinian" state is being used as a red herring against Israel. If it was truly a state these people wanted, they could have had one quite a while ago. This recent attempt at a state is nothing more than false propaganda to get the "palestinians" riled up even more. It presents a false hope to a people who have chosen the path of murder to get what they want. It is also just another item for the islamists can throw in the face of Israel and the West. Every time there is an announcement of a "possible breakthrough", the islamists come up with another issue.
(Salam) Fayyad referenced the Oslo Accords, which were signed in 1993: "The goal is to finish the interim stage that started 16 years ago. We want a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital."
The more recent stumbling block has nothing to do with "occupation" or "building homes". It is purely about Jerusalem. The islamists know they can prolong the war with Israel by claiming Jerusalem as their's. This will never be accepted by Israel and rightly so. As for the Oslo accords, what a sham. The accords get signed and attacks on Israel increased. These attacks should negate any deal. There are too many factions within the "palestinian" population to allow an agreement to be reached. Until the "palestinians" can get their house in order, they have no ability to make deals with others.
This being said, Jerusalem is the issue. It will not be given to the "palestinians" therefore there will be no peace with the "palestinians". this suits many "palestinians" and their islamic supporters just fine.
The Israeli-Arab conflict has nothing to do with Jerusalem, Occupation, nor building. It has to do with Jews versus mohammedans. It is a religious war. No matter how secular the islamic nation's leader may be, he cannot defy the muslim majority within his borders. He can starve them, oppress them, even murder them. He cannot, however, sign a binding treaty with Jews. This is not allowed by the koran and the leader would be killed.
There will be no "Palestinian" state. The "palestinians" have guaranteed that.
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