Comments on: Israeli Leader Dampens Peace Deal Hopes

Olmert "Not Sure" Plans For Accord With Palestinians Can Be Reached By Year's End

[quetzal0666]

Save a Palestinian, Abort an Israely...

[hungry1968]

Why ??? The israeli state was established in 1948--the arabs quickly attacked--the israelis clearly did not conspire to get 7 arab nations to attack--they had no air force, navy or well organized military--the arabs promised to throw them in to the sea--In 1967--the arabs again picked a fight--they lost--the 1948 borders are indefensible--they have more surface area than area--you so well dismiss the arab attacks on civilians but decry Israel''''s right and ability to defend itself and its citizens--you are very comfortable with dead and wounded jews, and you insist that Israel support a population whose ''''governement''''--Hamas is sworn to destroy Israel--do you not see the hypocrisy??

Posted by lfitts1 at 10:23 AM : Feb 26, 2008





You might want to read your history books, instead of allowing them to just collect dust. The Palestinians lived in peace for over 400 years until the Jews invaded in May 1948. Within 3 years, there were 750,000 Palestinian refugees - people kicked out of their homes and off of their lands after living there peacefully for over 400 years.

Look up the definition of "nakba".

[hungry1968]

Quetzal0666 - Do you honestly believe that if Israel no longer existed there would be peace?? Your naive at best. Who would then rule the Holy Land? Would the Arab nations give Palistinians their own homeland? Would Syria allow Jordan or Lebanon not have some input into that?

Your foolish to believe that. Without Jews in Israel Arabs will fight Arabs, as they always have. Arrogance and ambition will start the next round of middle eastern wars. Since the 11th century the Arabs have fought each other. Only Israel units them now.

Posted by jimmyc1955 at 09:55 AM : Feb 26, 2008





How is any of that America''s concern?

Did you ever stop to realize that our involvement in their affairs is what is making us susceptible to terrorism?

[hungry1968]

However Hamas continues to send rockets into Israel almost every day. WOULD YOU TOLERATE IT IF YOU WERE LIVING IN THAT TOWN?What would the US do if Mexico was sending rockets into Tombstone or Tucson? Israel is the only democratically elected government in the region. When Egypt agreed to respect Israels right to exist and agreed to refrain from any further attacks they returned the land they had won in the wars. It is obvious the Palestinians will never agree to the same thing. So why should the Israelis endanger themselves any further?

Posted by sara48909 at 08:30 AM : Feb 26, 2008





What about Jordan? Don''t they democratically elect their leaders? It kind of sounds like you don''t know what you''re talking about.

Let me ask you this - if we were to invade Mexico and overtake the town of Tijuana. Then, months and years later, the displaced Mexicans launch rockets into Tijuana in an effort to attack the "occupiers" of their land. Are the rocket attacks still unjustified?

[lfitts1]

Sara, do you think the USA should suppot crimes against humanity? Israel should, but stubbornly won''''t, go back to it''''s original 1948 borders Posted by ICI2I

Why ??? The israeli state was established in 1948--the arabs quickly attacked--the israelis clearly did not conspire to get 7 arab nations to attack--they had no air force, navy or well organized military--the arabs promised to throw them in to the sea--In 1967--the arabs again picked a fight--they lost--the 1948 borders are indefensible--they have more surface area than area--you so well dismiss the arab attacks on civilians but decry Israel''s right and ability to defend itself and its citizens--you are very comfortable with dead and wounded jews, and you insist that Israel support a population whose ''governement''--Hamas is sworn to destroy Israel--do you not see the hypocrisy??

[grazinggoat]

CBS News: ''Israeli Leader Dampens Peace Deal Hopes
Olmert "Not Sure" Plans For Accord With Palestinians Can Be Reached By Year''s End ''

- The idiot Olmert is blackmailing the Walking-Liar Bush for his leagacy. Walking-Liar is eagerly willing and prays daily to wash his name with a decent achievement in the Middle-East. He wants his name carved on the Peace Stanley Cup of the Middle-East. Olmert is saying: Bush you''re too sissy, sittin'' on yer butt and doin'' nothing. Actually it''s a great blackmailing tool in the hand of all Israeli politicians. Israel establishment and security is a must for most US presidents... Olmert mayjust push teh peace deal to 2080 instead of 2008, lol! and still makes no difference for Israel.

[hungry1968]

"Additionally, Olmert has said repeatedly that no accord would be implemented as long as Islamic militants committed to Israel''s destruction remain in power in the Gaza Strip. Hamas violently wrested control of the territory in June from forces loyal to Abbas, whose now controls only the West Bank."





Someone should tell president ding dong, (Olmert - not Bush), that Hamas is the democratically elected government of Palestine, and the only reason they had to "wrest" power back, was because Israel and the US helped Abbas overthrow them. If he wants peace with the Palestinians, he''ll have to learn how to negotiate with them. After 60 years, you think they would figure out that their apartheid isn''t working.

[jimmyc1955]

jh6379 - Funny - that same statement has been said of every Israeli regime in last 25 years. Arafat broke every promise he ever made - Hamas continues to attach Israel - Hezbolla threatens and launches rockets. But it''s Israel''s fault.

Nothing short of ending Israel will stop Arab/Jewish conflict. Then we will just have the Arab/Arab conflicts. Oh and all those Christians who have lived in those area''s - can you say religious cleansing??

[jimmyc1955]

Quetzal0666 - Do you honestly believe that if Israel no longer existed there would be peace?? Your naive at best. Who would then rule the Holy Land? Would the Arab nations give Palistinians their own homeland? Would Syria allow Jordan or Lebanon not have some input into that?

Your foolish to believe that. Without Jews in Israel Arabs will fight Arabs, as they always have. Arrogance and ambition will start the next round of middle eastern wars. Since the 11th century the Arabs have fought each other. Only Israel units them now.

[zgriner-2009]

No arab can be trusted as mohamed showed: Make agreements in weakness, then break them in strength.

[zgriner-2009]

Arabs can never be trusted to keep any agreement because as mohamed showed, you make agreements in weakness and break them in strength.

[quetzal0666]

Send the Illegal Immigrant Israelis back to Europe, end of conflict.!!!!

[ici2i]

written a couple weeks ago: Dr. Eyyad Sarraj, director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, describes the Gazan humanitarian crisis as "One hour before it''s dark."

Americans sit idly by as Israel condemns 1.5 million Palestinians to collective death by denying food and humanitarian aid, and cutting power and fuel to Gaza. Sarraj''s son is on a ventilator for asthma. He asks, "What will happen to hospitals, vaccines, blood banks, patients on dialysis machines, babies in incubators, and no drinking water? Very soon life will come to a standstill." Sarraj warns, "before it is dark when communication is cut with the outside world, the world must know of Israel''s aim to push the Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt, and if Egypt fails to open its borders, Israel will push the Palestinians towards the Sinai desert." Israel''s ultimate goal is to rid Gaza of Palestinians. In completely severing Gaza from the West Bank, peace proposals of either two-state or one-state solution will be moot. His almost despairing cry is, "Wait for the Exodus."

[sara48909]

The Palestinian Authority refuses to negotiate on the right of these people to return to Israel. The Palestinian Authority continues to insist they have the right to Jerusalem as their capital. The Palestinian Authority continues to insist that the land Israel won when the Arab League united to attack Israel has to be returned to the Palestinians, again even though the Palestinians have NEVER owned the land in the first place. Israel withdrew from Gaza and look at the situation. This was an excellent opportunity for the Palestinians to prove they would be good neighbors and that Israel would be safe if they withdrew from the West Bank. However Hamas continues to send rockets into Israel almost every day. WOULD YOU TOLERATE IT IF YOU WERE LIVING IN THAT TOWN?What would the US do if Mexico was sending rockets into Tombstone or Tucson? Israel is the only democratically elected government in the region. When Egypt agreed to respect Israels right to exist and agreed to refrain from any further attacks they returned the land they had won in the wars. It is obvious the Palestinians will never agree to the same thing. So why should the Israelis endanger themselves any further?

[prinzowhales]

There are no peace efforts in the Middle East. There is talk of peace...that keeps the sheep a hopin'' that mutton won''t be on the menu...

Israel does not want peace...peace would mean a fixed border and a Palestinian state which is anathema to those dedicated to the expansion of the Zio-Nazi entity supported by the American taxpayer.

[sara48909]

Would the US even consider making any kind of agreement with a group that has murdered children in a daycare center? Would the US ever think about allowing terrorists live in territory ajoining theirs? If Mexico demanded Texas back after all these years simply because they owned Texas before American blood was spilled to take it would the US allow it? I think not. And for all of you who rag on Israel for refusing to give the Palestinians half of Jerusalum: for those of you who harass Israel because of their settlements in the West Bank I say go study the history of the Middle East. The Palestinians have NEVER had their own state. Before and after the British gave Israel their own country Jordan, Syria, and Egypt ruled the Palestinians. If the Arabs refused to give the Palestinians their own country then why should the Israelis? Especially when doing so would endanger the survival of the Israeli people. People call themselves Palestinians who have never lived in Palestine, whose grandparents or great-grandparents and even great-great grandparents fled the area when Israel was formed and later when the Arab countries united to destroy Israel 1967 and 1973, people who were born, grown up, and died in the surrounding arab countries. If these people had been born in the US we would call them US citizens. After 35 - 60 years these people still act as if they are owed something even though they chose to leave.

[moses2008-2009]

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[sophiewack]

If the US would stop the blind, BS support of Israel, they would have no choice left in the matter.

[woodjd42]

I am not sure if either side really wants peace. They have been at war for so long it has become commonplace to them.

[bluestardad]

HOW IS ANYTHING IN THE MIDDLE EAST ISRAEL OR ANYWHERE IN THEIR WORLD OF SAND AND ROCKS EVER IN AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST?

QUIT RUNNING MIDDLE EAST AID MONEY THRU ISRAELI BANKS!

GET THE ISRAELIS OUTTA AMERICAN POLITICS AND UNDERSTAND THE TRUE MEANING OF AMERICAN POLICY!

AMERICA STAND UP OR SHUT UP...