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| Israel's lurch to the right deal blow to peace negotiations |
| 2009-02-28 |
| The continuing efforts by Israel's presumptive next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to assemble a rightwing-dominated government have sparked serious concern about the effects such a government might have on peace efforts with the Palestinians. In addition, the fact that Netanyahu has invited Avigdor Lieberman. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 *giggle* But the press, et al *tips hat to g(r)omgoru* do get so emotional at the thought of a center-right government replacing a center-left one. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-02-28 14:55 |
| #13 I got your dose of deese for the dems right here! |
| Posted by: Adriane 2009-02-28 13:55 |
| #12 deese, dems, and dose. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-28 13:00 |
| #11 deh Juice is easier to remember than all dem damn die der and such liker. Simpliphikashun of language FTW! |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-02-28 11:30 |
| #10 I think it's a good thing. Most of the peace negotiated has not been helpful to Israel's interests. Israel has benefited more from war attempts than peaceful ones. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-02-28 09:36 |
| #9 <<<<< Israel's lurch to the right deal blow to peace negotiations >>>>>> So a "lurch to the left" would increase the chances of peace. <<<<< have sparked serious concern about the effects such a government might have on peace efforts with the Palestinians >>>> Yep. I suspect that once the government is in place and gets seriously serious about the daily rocket attacks, tunnels smuggling in arms and a few of those other irritating little factors which contribute to the current circumstances, they will have a better shot at putting Hamas under such pressure that Fatah will be in the ascendancy again and they can all get the talks going with Egypt as the mediator. Funny how it the left seems to have a monopoly on peace and the right has a prediliction to conflict. I'll have to revisit my history for the last century. |
| Posted by: Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-02-28 07:51 |
| #8 (i) Thanks for gramar correction, TW. (ii) "The Press" is just a small part of it, TW. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-02-28 06:55 |
| #7 This is but a small example of the "lurch to the right" in the United States that Barry's election will initiate. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-28 06:47 |
| #6 The Press will hate Prime Minister Netanyahu as much as they did President Bush, and equally attempt to destroy him. All because, as g(r)omgoru points out, the Jews refuse to bare their necks to the sword. Point of information, g(r)omgoru: it would be die Juden, because it's a plural. der Jude, the Jew (masculine) die Judin, the Jewess (feminine) - not much used in American English die Juden, the Jews (plural) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-02-28 06:17 |
| #5 Der Juden refuse "to take a shower"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-02-28 05:01 |
| #4 Notice that peace negotiations does not mean pecae prospectives. It can be both sides around a table with one side not interested in peace but only on the propaganda value and the neagtive effect on the other side will to fight. Examples: North Korea, North Vietnam, the Paleos... |
| Posted by: JFM 2009-02-28 02:49 |
| #3 I think it is funny that the press attempts to equate the right with war when it is the left that actually ends up perpetuating low level conflict for decades resulting in the killing of far more people. How many people died under the last Israeli regime? Had they gone in stronger and finished the job, maybe more would have died in that operation but there would not be continuing violence and that would save lives overall. The left kills more people overall, they just do it in a slower fashion. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-02-28 01:43 |
| #2 Good heavens, a blow.... hummm... Peace Process in Tatters? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-02-28 01:41 |
| #1 Seems like small potatoes compared with the steady stream of rocket launches, kidnappings and suicide bombings from the other side. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-02-28 01:37 |