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| Israel PM: root of Palestinian conflict 'not territorial' |
| 2013-05-02 |
| [Al Ahram] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the root of the conflict with the Paleostinians was not about territory but about their refusal to recognise Israel as the Jewish state. "The root of the conflict is not territorial. It started a long time before 1967," Netanyahu said in a meeting with foreign ministry officials. "The Paleostinians' lack of will to recognise the state of Israel as the national state of the Jewish people is the root of the conflict," he said. His remarks, which were communicated by a senior government source, appeared to be a reference to moves by the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... to revive and modify its 2002 peace initiative. The Saudi-led proposal, which offers full diplomatic ties with the Arab world in exchange for Israel's withdrawal from land occupied during the 1967 Six-Day War, now includes a reference to the principle of mutually agreed land swaps, in a move hailed by Washington as "a very big step forward." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 It is Islam. If the Two brothers (Sunni/Shia) can't get along without trying to kill each other, what hope is their for their cousin (Jew) or their half cousin (Christian). And still Islam wants to govern in half these countries. It's just not logical. |
| Posted by: Cretinous Humongous 2013-05-02 13:09 |
| #9 ...someone has to keep their hands clean to allow the traitors of Western Civilization to continue to delude themselves in their destructive hate filled quest to end that which has provide more people opportunity, freedom and economic elevation in human history. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-05-02 12:13 |
| #8 I laughed when yesterday I read the definitions of a "radical Islamist" vs "moderate Islamist". Radical Islamist - Desires to kill all infidels and non-believers. Moderate Islamist - Desires that the Radical Islamist kill all infidels and non-believers. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-02 09:40 |
| #7 Surely, we can all agree that Islam is evil. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-05-02 09:35 |
| #6 Yet another "root" exposed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-02 09:35 |
| #5 No intent to harsh your comment CF, but I fear it's quite beyond us by now. At a great and soon universal premium, modern man and medicine prolong the life of the elderly whilst preventing newborns. I'm certainly no anthropologist, but all in all it appears to be a recipe for cultural extinction. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-02 09:14 |
| #4 Very good point! I stand corrected. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-05-02 08:54 |
| #3 I disagree - the root is....evil. It is evil which teaches its slaves to hate and kill children. It is evil which encourages mothers to snip the spinal cords of their newborn and dispose of their inconvenience. The "unwillingness to recognize Israel" is simply another manifestation of evil. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-05-02 08:33 |
| #2 I disagree - the root is..... Islam. It is Islam which teaches its slaves to hate and kill Jews. It is Islam which encourages mothers to strap bombs on their children and send them out. Not 'an unwillingness to recognize Israel'. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-05-02 08:25 |
| #1 True |
| Posted by: newc 2013-05-02 00:33 |