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In reply to the discussion: WATCH: IDF Soldier Screams At Israeli Activists: 'You Are Worse Than The Arabs' [View all]TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)39. And I've repeatedly said it's unacceptable, but you keep asking, because...
...you hope to damn me with the question, whatever answer I give.
Let's see: A balkanised Palestine; and Palestinian refugees to become the rest of the world's problem to deal with and resettle.
Barak wanted to discuss increasing that balkanisation by asserting sovereignty over roads linking Israeli settlements.
Arafat expressed concerns about the viability of a Palestine diced up into several pieces.
Barak's request was considered acceptable, Arafats concern's were not.
- I could go on, but the simple facts are:
- BOTH SIDES ACCEPTED the Clinton Parameters in general;
- Both sides expressed concerns about certain elements of the Parameters;
- Barak was permitted to add his concerns to the discussion;
- Arafat was essentially told, "Take it or leave it."
On the Annapolis Conference, Olmert may well have been acting in good faith, however:
"On November 27, 2007, Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas party, announced that his party would leave the government coalition, thereby ending the coalition's majority in the Knesset, if Ehud Olmert agreed to divide Jerusalem." (wikipedia)
Palestinians protested, Israelis threatened to bring down their own government.
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WATCH: IDF Soldier Screams At Israeli Activists: 'You Are Worse Than The Arabs' [View all]
Purveyor
Apr 2013
OP
Don't change the subject. You cheer on palestinian rock-throwing child militants.....
shira
Apr 2013
#6
Quite a bit takes place outside the territories, in Jerusalem, around the holy places....
shira
Apr 2013
#27
Throwing rocks at soldiers is fine, throwing rocks at civilians is unacceptable.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2013
#10
Does the rock-throwing justify keeping Palestinians away from Palestinian-OWNED land?
Ken Burch
May 2013
#101
Perhaps some rock throwing, at some time, justifies any IDF action against Palestinians anytime?
delrem
May 2013
#102
You know perfectly well that I don't approve of any of the things you listed there.
Ken Burch
May 2013
#122
The problem is, you see YOUR belief(that is, defense of the "lesser evil" by any means necessary)
Ken Burch
May 2013
#135
The statement is double talk as the British Palestine mandate included all of the West Bank
azurnoir
Apr 2013
#76
i don't have the money to buy a book to get basic information about everything i'm interested
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#67
Aww, what's the matter? Are you sad no one here wants to play your bullcrap game?
shira
Apr 2013
#25
I think you're a provocateur, and that you are everything the IDF soldier represents in this video.
delrem
May 2013
#103
It's your nature to be an internet coward, always deflecting. So I don't blame you. n/t
delrem
Apr 2013
#14
play? what kind of a retrograde are you? The OP has nothing to do with rock throwing. nt
delrem
Apr 2013
#45
If there is a war going on, and enemy soldiers arrived near my house, armed up.
bravenak
Apr 2013
#32