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Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Israel's President Shimon Peres hug after a joint statement at the president's residence in Jerusalem on Monday.
Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET: JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who arrived in the country on Monday, will focus first and foremost on the political transition in Egypt where the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi took office two weeks ago.
"At the top of it (her agenda) will be her impressions and assessment of the last two days that she spent in Egypt," a senior U.S. official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
Clinton, on her first trip to Israel in 22 months, and only her fourth visit as secretary of state, flew to Israel from Egypt, where she held talks on Saturday with Morsi, a former Muslim Brotherhood member, who told her Egypt will respect its international treaties.
Many in Israel have grown increasingly concerned about the regime change in Egypt, with fears that the new government will cancel visa agreements, fail to crack-down on terrorists trying to enter the country and increase support for Hamas, the militant group that governs Gaza.
Christians snub Cairo meeting with Clinton, claim US backs Islamists
"She is bringing a very calming message," Danny Ayalon, the Israeli deputy foreign minister, told Israel Radio. "By their (the U.S.) reckoning as well, Egypt's agenda, and certainly President Morsi's agenda, will be a domestic agenda.
"He has to rehabilitate the economy there ... internal challenges that are really of utmost importance," Ayalon said according to Haaretz. "There is no change (on Egypt's commitment to the peace treaty) and I surmise there will not be in the foreseeable future."
Protesters in Alexandria, Egypt, throw shoes, tomatoes and a water bottle at the motorcade of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
The downfall of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last year has raised questions among Israelis about whether Egypt, the first Arab nation to have made peace with Israel, will adhere to that treaty under his Islamist successor.
Clinton also saw Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, head of the military council that took over when Mubarak was ousted and that is vying for influence with Morsi.
NBC News Special Correspondent Martin Fletcher, who has covered Israel for 30 years, said the big issue for Israel was indeed the changes in Egypt but more specifically lawless situation in the Sinai Penninsula.
"The bottom line is the Sinai has always been a smugglers' haven. The currency du jour, apart from African refugees, women and drugs being smuggled into Israel, is arming and providing support and shelter for Islamic militants," Fletcher said.
'Testing the water'
Analysts said Clinton was “testing the water” with the new regimes in the Middle East.
"Secretary of State Clinton's tour in the region aims to emphasize the American presence and interests in each Arab country and in particular in Egypt," according to Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, the head of Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs, an organization of Palestinian academics and intellectuals.
"Although she was very careful in her meetings and subsequent statements, the message was clearly to reinforce the links with each Arab capital and to assure Israel of its unremitting support in terms of Camp David with Egypt and the endless negotiations with the Palestinians, in addition to ongoing military strategic alliance vis-a-vis Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas," Hadi told NBC News.
Syria civil war?
Clinton anticipates a discussion about the Arab Spring, which not only brought about Mubarak's downfall in Egypt but also sparked what has become a virtual civil war in Syria, leading to instability on two of Israel's borders.
The U.S. official said Clinton also expected to have lengthy talks with Israeli officials about the Iranian nuclear program.
The United States and its allies suspect Iran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to develop atomic weapons. Iran denies that its nuclear work has a military dimension, insisting it is for electricity generation and medical needs.
Red Cross: Syria is now in civil war, humanitarian law applies
The standoff over the issue has led the United States and other major powers to adopt a two-track approach of negotiating with Iran to try to curb its program while also imposing ever harsher economic sanctions.
Israel, widely thought to be the only country in the Middle East with a nuclear weapons capacity, has made clear it could strike Iran if diplomacy fails to halt its nuclear work.
Iran window closing
"With negotiations with Iran stalled and Israel's self-declared window for action closing, the U.S. no doubt feels the need to keep the Israelis in lock-step with Washington through intensive high-level engagement," said Rob Danin, an analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations who also advises Tony Blair, representative of the Quartet of Middle East mediators.
White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon visited Israel over the weekend and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is due to visit shortly, the senior U.S. official said, describing this as part of normal, intense U.S.-Israeli engagement.
Clinton was scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and President Shimon Peres.
She will also see Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad but not President Mahmoud Abbas, whom she met on July 6 in Paris.
U.S.-sponsored peace talks froze in 2010 after Netanyahu rejected Palestinian demands that he extend a partial freeze on settlement construction that he had introduced at Washington's behest.
Asked in an interview Sunday with WJLA-TV, a Washington D.C. station, what he believed he failed at, President Barack Obama cited Arab-Israeli peace efforts.
"I have not been able to move the peace process forward in the Middle East the way I wanted," he said. "It's something we focused on very early. But the truth of the matter is that the parties, they've got to want it as well."
NBC News' Lawahez Jabari, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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The values of the Palestinians are fundamentally different from those of civilized countries like Israel and the US. There are thousands of examples of this difference, but one, in particular, illustrates the contrast very well:
The Palestinians put a suicide bomb vest on a mentally handicapped Palestinian teenager, Hussam Abdo. Instead of simply shooting him at the border, the Israelis helped him disarm the vest and saved his life. The life that the Palestinians had just tried to destroy. I think that US or European soldiers would have been merciful, too.
It is far more important than posturing or politics to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the nations, like Israel, who share our core values.
Core values? you mean our common religious cultural bonds? Why would you blame the entire palestinians for the actions of a few extremists? Should Americans be held responsible for everything the KKK did/does? Should the Irish be held responsible for the IRA?
IT is not just about values, its about recognizing a common humanity and that the Palestinians were wronged when western countries created a nation state to ease their guilt over the holocaust with land that did not belong to them. The Palestinians will accept Israel now, as they should. People live there, they must coexist. But it is NOT unreasonable for Israel to share the land and the capitol. A 2 state solution is the only just one.
Israelis have also killed more school children then the Palestinians have killed Israeli adults. Don't look at an isolated incident look at the whole picture.
Dick, I have waited in vain for an example of school children killed in mass by Israeli soldiers. I did not, however, have to wait very long for the wild charges that I predicted, once a headline had included the name of "Israel."
And, CO, I have never heard of any Palestinians saying that they were willing to share the land with Israel, that would accept Israel's right to exist or that they disapproved of the terrorists among them.
correctopinion - Yeah we hear that again and again: "extremists are a very small percentage" but I remember the streets of Gaza crowded with happy Palestinians dancing, honking their horns, and handing out candy to celebrate the deaths of thousands of innocents on 9/11. No Palestinians condemned that barbaric slaughter ...
Too bad Hillary didn't hold "Hostage" the $100's of millions in Egyptian Debt forgiveness and who knows how much "Foreign Aid" to the Muslim Brotherhood ( both of which I am completely against anyway) ...
UNLESS she left Egypt with the 2 Americans being held Hostage (by known Kidnappers)....A Black Christian Pastor and a Black Church member....
If Obama had a Black Christan Pastor, he might look like Rev. Michel Louis....NOT his Marxist Black Liberation Theology Rev. Jeremiah Wright of 20 years....
Hillary hitting the "RESET" button again....My, how her finger must be getting tired.....Delicate Diplomacy my horses petunia....
Seriously cassandra? You have never heard of israeli soldiers killing kids?? Where have you been living? in a barn??? Just check this out and I am sure you will change your mind or learn a thing or two:
www.ifamericansknew.org
kannin research on youtube how israelis were more than happy and partying when we got hit on 9/11... Just check it out on youtube. Very easy search and while you are at it, check the 34 sailors on the USS Liberty killed by israeli commandos, who try to blame it on others but got caught with their pants down....
Didn't Mrs. Clinton just get finished telling the Egyptian Military to follow the orders of the new Extremist Government, and now she is telling Israel they have nothing to worry about from Egypt...I think this is a case for Walter Bishop
Osama Bin Laden said it most succinctly: “We love death. The US loves life. That is the difference between us two."
Muslims revere death and dying; Americans and Israelis love life and living! That is such a vast gulf in culture that I don't think it can be bridged. It is, therefore, far more important to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the nations, like Israel, who share our core values, than to try to avoid offending those who will always hate us anyway.
excellent point. Kannin. Barack Hussein Obama and the Muslims share a common purpose: To end the Israel State and give the land to the Muslims. All Obama's life he has been filled full of hatred for Israel. Hatred for Israel and hatred for the American People. Now, you know why Palestine has grown stronger under Obama and the Muslim Brotherhood is taking over Countries and building their Caliphate to take over the World.
Let's make peace with all countries--not war.
Am I the only one who thinks it's a bit disturbing that our Secretary of State let's people kiss her during official ceremonies? Not that I think there's anything wrong with her getting a little on the side but would the guy be kissing James Baker...?
Duh! Is Clinton (and Obama) an idiot...of course they're going to help Hamas. Israel would do the same thing if the people were of the Jewish faith. The two state solution is the only answer. This is an unstable situation that will only deteriorate over time. The timing is right for a peace settlement. I hope the two sides see that.
US have been giving Egypt billions of dollars every year for decades - so they would be nice to Israel. Now that practice is no longer possible. Cry me a river. We should not be supporting any of these countries. It is a total waste of US taxpayer money.
JRB - American politicians race to kiss Israel's rear end - that ensures Jewish lobby support for them here in US. Remember movie Godfather? It is the same mob principle.
The United States of Israel is fundamentally different from civilized nations. Hillary Clinton is over in Israel proper reporting to her international world bankster masters and Mossad. After telling Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi that he must bow to the international bankster masters and do exactly as they say or be assassinated by false flag black opp Zionist Nazi like Arabs who converted from Islam to Mammon worship. Mossad has long been in the business of selling explosives to terrorists along with the CIA. Stupid goyim believe Jesus came to bring peace when even Jesus said, "I come not to bring peace, but to bring a sword" (Gospel of Matthew 10:34). So the real masters are with Satan and written about in the Bible Revelations 2:9. They sell weapons to all sides of every war and keep the best weapons for themselves and their goy slave soldiers. Through religious propaganda they get stupid American goy to die for them in the wars only they profit from. Through these methods they are able to keep their monopoly on the monetary system. Their mouthpiece lap dog Obama was given the same message as Morsi long before they made him president of Israeli Amerika. I hear Hillary on the radio saying the US has been a democracy for 236 years. Check out the 1st bank charter where our government sold out to international Rothschild banksters in 1791. Check out the private banking cabal of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Yes the people of United States are fundamentally different. They have been brainwashed to the point that critical creative thinking and love for humanity has been bred out of the majority. They are sheeple and not people.
Lets not kid ourselves, Israel is part of the mideast and these people do not
understand western style government, property rights or secularism.
No non-Jewish American would ever want to live in Israel.
The only reason Israel is a bit more civilized is the fact that countries like
Britian and America want to protect the" holy land" from the "infidel" muslims.
Think of all the money that has been invested in Israel from both the government of US and Britian as
well as the wealthy Jews from both countries.
Please spare me your western Judeo mumbo jumbo arguments, everybody knows the PAGAN Greeks and
Romans created Democracy and western style government.
Israel is backwards.
SOldiers walking around the streets, walls separating people, killing kids throwing rocks,
spying on America, the list goes on and on....
Whoever wrote this article is not very well informed. To say that Israel is believed to be the only nation in the Middle East to have nuclear weapons is absurd, that is unless you do not consider Pakistan to be in the Middle East!!! Yes, Israel, is the only nation in their general area that is believed to have nuclear weapons, but I do not see that as a bad thing. In fact, with the current instability in Pakistan, I think it is only a matter of time before the US will need to go in and secure Pakistan's nukes to keep them from falling into terrorist hands. With the obvious support for terrorist organizations by the Pakistani government, their having nukes is a major concern.
As for the situation between Egypt and Israel, a lot depends on whether or not the Muslim Brotherhood maintains control of Egypt's parliament. The MB has stated openly that one of their planned actions is to abrogate the peace treaty with Israel. Since the parliament would have the power to do this regardless of what Morsi wants or does not want, I would say that any assurances that Hillary is giving the Israelis is a little premature. I would guess that within a year to 18 months the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel will be nothing but a memory. Unless the Egyptian military declares martial law, the MB will have total control over Egypt within a year. In addition, there has been almost a complete breakdown in the rule of law in the Sinai which presents serious border security issues for Israel and will also allow for the increased flow of weapons and other banned materials into Gaza. Unless something is done quickly, Hamas will use the lack of stability in the Sinai as an opportunity to both bring more weapons into Gaza and to leave Gaza and launch attacks against Israel through the border with Egypt. Morsi needs to act quickly to restore order in the Sinai or there may be some severe consequences.
Who are they kidding?!
Obama sent Clinton to tell Morsi that he is willing to release Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman , the blind sheikh, who was responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing! Morsi told his voters that he is going to get the blind sheikh freed, and Obama is going to do it after the U.S. elections.
That was the purpose of the visit. That, and to show Obama's complete support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and his contempt for the pro-western and the minority voters in Egypt who were against Morsi, some of whom pelted Clinton's motorcade with tomatoes during her visit to Egypt just two days ago!
They know what's going on, they can see that Obama has pledged his support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Just as he has supported Erdogan in Turkey (another Muslim brother) against the secular parties who have seen their supporters, journalists, and members of parliament intimidated by the Islamist government and arrested on false charges!
Pakistan is about as close to the Middle East as America.
Kannin, the Palestinians have a "different" set of core values from us because of the example you stated? Then what about our invasion of Iraq, where thousands of lives were wiped out violently, thousands maimed, women, children and so on--and this is without mentioning waht we did to our own. We are still awaiting an answer as to why we were lied to in order to violently rape a country with "shock and awe" for no legitimate reason. I don't think we need to bring up "core vlaues."
kannin- "osama bin laden said ...'We love death. The US loves life. That is the difference...'"
is it that simple? or are you that much of a simpleton to attribute the statements of one universally acknowledged extremist as the voice of over a billion people? muslims live on every continent in about every country in the world. people have children go to work want the best for their families and contribute to society. you can open any local american newspaper on any day and see examples of the deplorable acts of violence that people commit on one another. israelis love their own lives but have no respect for the value of a palestinian life as demonstrated by the apartheid like restrictions of freedom inflicted on the palestinian population.
the human animal is capable of both benevolence and mayhem. a group of people consists of individuals. this dichotomy of good and evil can be found amongst just about all groups or subclassifications of peoples. we do not need to stand shoulder to shoulder with israel. we are not siamese twins. we do not share core values. israels core value is the adherence to their own cult mythology that makes them gods chosen people and everyone else subservient to that ideal. america has its own core values which are expressed in the constitution and declaration of independence. america should constantly reevaluate our relationships with countries and citizens of the world to ensure that our behavior is always consistent with what is in our best interests.
The first recorded incident of Palestinian children killed by IDF was in November 1950 when three Palestinian children from the village of Yalo aged 8, 10 and 12, were shot near Dayr Ayyub in the Latrun salient. According to adult witnesses, "only one man fired at them with a sten-gun but none of the detachment attempted to interfere." In February 1953, one of five Arab shepherds shot in al-Burj was 13 years old. During the 1952 Beit Jala raid, 4 children ranging in age from 6 to 14 were killed by machine gun fire.
According to the Defence of Children International (DCI), of the "595 children killed [29 September 2000 to 30 June 2004], 383, or 64.4%, died as a result of Israeli air and ground attacks, during assassination attempts, or when Israeli soldiers opened fire randomly" and "212 children, or 35.6%, died as a result of injuries sustained during clashes with Israeli military forces". The DCI estimates that from the 1 January 2001 until 1 May 2003, at least 4,816 Palestinian children were injured, with the majority of injuries resulting from Israeli army activity while the children were going about their normal activities. According to Amira Hass, 54 minors were brought to UNRWA clinics with head wounds from August 1989 to August 1993. The Association of Israeli and Palestinian Physicians for Human Rights (PHR-Israel) estimates that a child under the age of six was shot in the head every two weeks during the Al Aqsa Intifada. Amnesty International accused Israeli forces of inadequately investigating killings of children during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, while also condemning the killings of Israeli children by suicide bombings and other attacks by Palestinians.
Another successful diplomacy effort in Egypt.. Egypt now much better under Muslim Brotherhood..Good Job USA.
The arabs in gaza and elsewhere should abandon the practice of using child human shields.
Why are we there in the first place? Let them sort out their own problems. We have our own here at home.
the israelis in the occupied territories should abandon the practice of using child human targets.
We shall see if this wolf Muslim Bro member will make medical history by being converted into sheep. A trans species success! Meamwhile most of the world should still keep their self defense weapons at hand.The odds are VERY high they will be needed! As for clark bent.you are bent out of shape .perhaps by standing on your head too much..It´s the Islamic terrorists in the mid east that are the only ones who use children as shields and sent teenagers on suicide bombing missions! The blood of the Gaza children and other children elsewhere lays fully on the hamas terrorists and other Islamist groups !
Ixor has got it right. Those children were killed "during clashes with Israeli forces." So once again, the question is..what in the world were they doing there. Obviously, they were serving as human shields, for Palestinians who know perfectly well how Westerners feel about women and children, and are taking full advantage of our sentiments.
Oh, an as for Chupa...I don't know where he gets his ideas but, In fact, there are many non-Jewish Americans living in Israel.
TOO LATE !!
Maybe Mrs. Clinton, and this administration, should have thought about what effect it would have for Israel when giving the New Egyptian MB President WAIVERS on MILLIONS OF U.S. TAXPAYER DOLLARS for their debt.
Nah, act then re-act with Crisis Management.
Yes, our shared cored values with Israel are to gun on civilians, load 2000 pound bombs on F-16s and kill thousands of innocent civilians indiscriminately. Imprison millions in their own land, deny basic rights, and then complain that they have a few suicide vests. Yeah, USA was founded on these shared values I guess.
israeli "diplomacy": 45 years of stalling..bulldozing..land theft..orchard burning..setting livestock on fire..burning mosques..destroying wells...diverting Palestinian and Syrian water aquifers...apartheid..hypocrisy and LIES."
cassandra. perfect illustration of israeli core values. "what in the world were the children doing there?" where else are they going to go? its called the occupied territories for a reason. did you shoot at any child human shields during your mandatory stint in the israeli defense forces? obviously the israeli middle eastern "westerners" dont feel enough about women and children to attempt to avoid civilian casualties on the palestinian side.
US Soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan: 6500
israeli soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan: 0
jews hide, Americans die.
jews = spineless cowards
I read all the comment and my response is "Shock"!!!
Having lived under Islamic Rules and having gone to an Islamic School as a kid, you guys are only kidding yourselves. My point of attack are the liberals and their "Bumper Sticker Slogans" that "Israelis Murder kids".
No body is claiming that children have not been killed by Israel. However, there is ONE HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT PEOPLE SEEMS TO NOT GET: 1 TARGET KIDS AND THE OTHER 1 kills them accidentally.
Having gone to an Islamic school as a kid, I can remember the lessons of the kids being involved in liberating the Quds (Jerusalem in English). Having kids involved in that struggle were an important part of the lessons. Why? Very simple, so that simple minded Leftist wack jobs could take up their cause.
I am not in love with Israel and their foreign policy, but I can understand their hardline position against their neighbors. Israel is not subject to condemnation for its policies until the day comes that its neighbors learn to respect Israel as a nation and give them the right to exist in that region. No "buts", "if", and "ors".
Having said that, Hilary is simply kidding herself and Americans if they think Akhvanol Moslemin (Muslim Brotherhood) will be a peaceful neighbor for Israel. Mursy is a dirty politician and he will use "Taghieh" to basically promote violence against Israel. U.S should immediately abandone any Aid to Egypt if they choose to consider Israel as an enemy.
During periods of recession, when Americans are thrown out of work, homes are repossessed, school budgets cut and businesses fail, Congress continues to give Israel massive amounts of our tax money; currently, about $8.2 million dollars per day.
The jews have been sucking America dry at the tune of $7 Trillion US taxpayers dollars since 1948!!
I can't stand pro-Palestinian commentators. They continually throw out their key words, which present a completely untruthful reality.
For instance, the word 'apartheid'. There is no real conceivable way that Israel's control over its land can be considered an 'apartheid'. But people love to throw the word out there, b/c they know that by labelling Israeli society by a negative word, people who are ignorant of the facts actually begin to believe the propaganda.
Or 'mass indescriminate killing of children'. The idea is completely ridiculous. The IDF has never purposefully killed children (as opposed to the PLO and Hamas...). I don't deny that children have died in the conflict. But it usually happens because Israel shoots down a house which contains a militant firing out of a window. What exactly are they supposed to do? It's a freakin war, and Hamas is responsible for putting civilians in the line of fire (something Israel or America would NEVER do).
Or comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. This is the stupidest claim of all. The Palestinian population has grown at a fast rate since 1967. How can any sane person make that comparison?
And I don't want to talk about the UN, possibly the stupidest organization in the history of mankind. The UN can't even develop a resolution regarding Syria, which has been engulfed in total civil war and where tens of thousands of people have been killed by government forces in the last year alone. Yet, they speak negatively about Israel practically every time they convene. How can anyone consider them legitimate?
@N...you're bold face LIAR!!
Apartheid = A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups.
Right of return for Jews only
Palestinians are denied the right to return to homes and lands that have been taken from them in Israel, while a person with one Jewish grandparent anywhere in the world can settle on that same land.
Limits on Palestinian growth
Since 1948, scores of new communities have been founded for Jews, but very few for Palestinians, causing severe residential overcrowding.
Unequal funding for Palestinian towns
Palestinian towns and villages in Israel do not receive the same funding as Jewish towns, even though taxation rates are equal for Palestinians and Jews.
Limits on land leased to Palestinians
Until recently, Palestinians were not permitted to lease land from the Israeli Land Administration, which controls 93% of the land in Israel.
Unrecognized Palestinian villages denied basic services
Many Palestinian villages, some predating the State of Israel, are unrecognized by the government, and thus receive no running water, electricity, or access roads.
Destruction of unrecognized Palestinian villages
The Bedouin citizens residing in the unrecognized villages of the Negev have for many years suffered from severe discrimination and marginalization.
Unequal application of the law to Jews and non-Jews
A dual system of law discriminates between Jewish Israelis and indigenous Palestinians based on a constructed status of "Jewish nationality."
No constitutional protection for minorities
Israel openly declares itself "a state of the Jewish people" yet has no constitution to protect the rights of the 24.5% of its citizens who are non-Jewish.
Unequal funding for Palestinian education
There are separate and inferior school systems for Palestinians inside Israel.
Restricted access to good jobs for Palestinians
Service in the Israeli army is a prerequisite for the best private and public sector jobs.
Confiscation of Palestinian land for Jewish use
Land is confiscated from Palestinian villages and made available for Jewish use.
Poisoning, uprooting of Bedouin Israeli citizens' crops
The government of Israel has sent planes to spread poison on Bedouin crops.
Plans to "Judaize" the Palestinian areas of the Galilee
The area of the Galilee in northern Israel is where many Israeli
Palestinians live. Some are descended from the earliest Christians, while others are Muslim.
Discrimination in public places
Palestinian citizens of Israel are often discriminated against through denial of access to recreation spaces.
Israeli anthem discriminates
Israelis who are Muslim or Christian must extol the Jewish spirit when singing Israel's national anthem.
Israeli flag discriminates
The flag of Israel displays the religious symbol of Judaism, though nearly one-quarter of its citizens are Christian or Muslim.
House demolitions
In 2007, 759 Palestinian homes were destroyed inside Israel.
Denial of family unification for Arabs
In 2003, the Israeli Knesset enacted legislation that denies any possibility of residency status for Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza who are married to Israeli citizens.
Failure to protect Palestinian citizens during wartime
Almost all Palestinian towns and villages in northern Israel lack public bomb shelters.
Unequal compensation for Palestinian citizens for war damages
After the Lebanon war, Palestinian villages were denied compensation for damages.
Discrimination at airports and train stations
Palestinians are frequently taken aside at Israel's airports and train stations and searched, often invasively.
Government leaders talk openly of expelling Arabs from Israel
Christians have lived in the land that became Israel for 2000 years, Muslims for more than 1300 years. Now these citizens are referred to as a demographic threat, or "the Arab Problem."
Palestinian history and Israel's borders removed from textbooks
Teachers are not allowed to teach students in public schools about Palestinian history.
Face It: The Biggest Monsters are the Muslim islamic fanatics. The Sham sharia law is but a pretense of true law and justice; as it serves the Sicko islamic fanatics who do terrible things to other people in "the name of allah". People are Very Very Concerned with this race of moronic towelheads and their sleeper cells around the world. Even when/if the Palestinian injustice is corrected and the rightful owners of the land are restored, these fanatic islamic Wackos are not going to stop. Before Obama and the Awesome Navy Seals Whacked osama, he(bin ladin) has made it clear they want and love death instead of celebrating what short lives we are allowed. So osama got his wish but these sicko islamic geeks are still At It wanting and handing out death like candy as far as they can reach. These slimy idiots are taught what to believe NOT How To Think.
No ally has more Espionage activities in the United States than Israel.
After 9/11 over 200 Mossad agents were rounded up including the White Van Mossad Agents who were celebrating their profound happiness at the World Trade Towers Falling. WHY??
No one is denying that the Palestinians do have a legitimate gripe with Israel;
however Clinton trying to convince Israel that they have no reason to fear the new Islamic government of Egypt, the soon to be Islamic government of Syria, is as useless of a statement as any body could make, the new leader of Egypt has stated the Jerusalem must be returned to the Muslims or there will be war.
BSJ, that "apartheid" nonsense was started by Jimmy Carter, who could never have set foot in Jerusalem, or he would have seen the Jews and Muslims working side by side, to the music of the Muslim Call to Prayer. And this was after the Jews had done so much to elect him, so that his motto should have been "THANK you, suckers." And as for the Israelis dancing on the van...sorry, but it was the Palestinians who did it. If you think about it, you will realize that the Israelis had absolutely no reason to do such a foolish thing. And when I think about your list of wild charges, I feel that they can only have been compiled by someone who is an Arab himself.
i cant stand some pro-zionist commentators. they continually throw out their key words, which present a completely untruthful reality.
for instance 'apartheid'. i will not post the definition because it is readily available for anyone to see but any honest surface evaluation will reveal the similarities between the south african apartheid state and the israeli occupied territories. including separate roads, restriction of movements, lack of autonomy over resources such as water etc. and an unofficial applied policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination. it is not an identical situation but it is an apt comparison.
or mass indiscriminate killing of children. stating the idf has never "purposefully" killed children. someone is shooting out of a window so israel shoots down the whole building without any regard for women and children civilians that may also be victims of the war and have no other place to go because of the apartheid like restriction on movement throughout the occupied territories. and then says i dont deny that children died in conflict. you mean were killed en masse as acceptable collateral damage but not on "purpose".
german nazis believed they were the master race and subjugated the jewish people to ghettos as second class citizens with mal treatment up to imprisonment and death. zionist believe they are gods chosen race and subjugate the palestinian people as second class citizens up to imprisonment and death. the scale is not the same but there are obvious similarities in the behavior which is why youve heard it before.
the modern israeli state was a creation of a un resolution but since then has violated more un resolutions than any country on earth.
@Cassandra
The israelis had a BIG reason for 9/11......they had the world's largest most advanced military now in their corner going after those who threatened them....i.e. Iraq and Iran...
israeli plans for the War in Iraq were well established long before 9/11 and it was desired that Bush be influenced the pursue the agenda of the Iraq War and he did.
israel then pushed very hard for a US lead INVASION of IRAN. israel wanted Americans to perceive their problems as America's problems. America at least had the gumption to say NO with regard to Iran.
bart martin- bent out of shape? stands on head? hahaha. you are so clever. you are cracking me up. you have a promising career as a juvenile comedian prodigy. practice practice practice and eat your vegetables.
Backstabbing jew...(#1.45).."israeli plans for the War in Iraq were well established long before 9/11 and it was desired that Bush be influenced the pursue the agenda of the Iraq War and he did."
I guess that was right after " Those Jews" convinced Saddam Hussein to INVADE Kuwait.....and gas his own citizens, torture and murder countless more of his opposition countrymen, women and children....
Those pesky Israeli's !!!!
My point, BSJ, is that the Israelis had no good reason to be dancing on the van,which could only outrage the public...as it would have done if the charge had been true. But the Palestinians had a very good reason...rejoicing over an Arab victory.
@Mike
Maybe you got confused again..you're talking about Gulf War I....that was in 1991. The US didnt invade Iraq in 1991!! Iraq did NOT invade Kuwait in 2003. Iraq invaded in Kuwait 10 years BEFORE 9/11.
Bush invaded Iraq in 2003 over nonexistent WMD's, all from phony intel from the israelis.
Why should the jews bankrupt their country and have thousands of jews die in a war with Iraq, when they can have the Americans do it for them..and for free??
@Cassandra
Oh, I guess the FBI just made up the story of the five israelis dancing on the van??
What for?? The FBI seized and developed their photos, one of which shows Sivan Kurzberg flicking a cigarette lighter in front of the smouldering ruins in an apparently celebratory gesture.
Sharon and the other Israeli leaders aspire to fulfill what the goals of the political Zionist movement have been since its origin a century ago: to turn all of historic Palestine into an exclusively Jewish state. A central tenet of the Zionist ideology is expressed in the racist slogan, "A land without people for a people without a land.
The implication of Palestinians in the 9/11 attacks would have handed Zionists a golden opportunity to achieve the above because all Palestinians would have been labelled terrorists.
On the day of the 9-11 attacks, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked what the attacks would mean for US-Israeli relations. His quick reply was:
The United States has consistently refused to allow the Israelis to join the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.
And I never heard Sivan's name before, or that wild story about FBI photos...but if he was flicking a cigarette lighter, it was probably because he wanted to light a cigarette. Which should certainly make all his enemies rejoice. But I can't imagine doing it as a gesture of celebration...especially where Americans could see him.
Typical of the Hasbara...deny..deny...deny....
Sivan Kurzberg was one of five israelis arrested on 9/11 for videotaping the WTC attack and then cheering about it. They were shortly released and deported to israel. Sivan Kurzberg and Omer Marmari according to the FBI were working for the mossad.
ALL five of the men’s names had appeared in a US national intelligence database.
If these were innocent israelis...why where they deported just weeks after being arrested?? Why did the FBI have their names in the US national intelligence database??
ABC NEWS September 2001:
Cassandra.....you’ll be on here daily reciting your zionist lies and hate.
Because that what the Hasbara likes to do!
See you soon, slug!
BSJ, I can only repeat that in all the time I have never heard that man's name or that story. The only thing that seems remotely possible is that he is a professional photographer who cheered because he had gotten a great picture.
DEAR ALL THE READERS: FROM BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE COMMENT "BACKSTABBING JEW" IS MAKING JUST IN CASE HE IS AN ARAB OR A MUSLIM.
Backstabing Jew said something about "zionist lies" and "hate". I have read everything this sorry excuse for humanity has posted. They are all filled with true hatred toward Jews. He is a full blown "Anti-semite" filled with conspiracy theories. His conspiracy theories are also completely unverfiable and/or product of his hateful mind.
Unfortunately, I have lived under Islamic Rule and it seems like the typical lies they feed to their public to buy support for tyrants in that region.
This is the type of poison that has infected my country and has set us back almost 100 years. I do not understand why MSNBC does not get rid of this guy and they do not filter him out. He is truely a hateful person making Arabs look completely bad.
Backstabber, you should have learned a little math while you were learning all that hate.
We give Israel $3b in aid per year, multiply by roughly 60 years, you get $180b (or, about 2.5% of what you hysterically claim). Now that may seem like a lot of money, even spread over 60 years, but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the recent $700 billion bank bail outs, $50 billion auto bail outs, $1T health care overhaul, etc. Who's really screwing who?
It's ok Ahmed, Backstabbing Jew Hater is our pet idiot but thanks for the thoughtful post.
ahmed- apologize for yourself. stop sniveling and puckering up and point out what you see as conspiracy theories or inconsistencies and illustrate your position and support it with evidence. arabs and muslims dont need you to apologize to the zionist for them.
Wow, what a political BS session by not always the brightest!
Anybody take a good look at the wicked witch from the US? What a scary view in the picture (shudder). Watch out you Dems, she will come and get you.
Wholey Crap!!! Evil rereg masquerading as a person, what vine name did you have before you selected this ridiculous handle ??? When was your last ban???
The Obama administration should push for United Nations gun control in, both, Egypt and Syria, like they are trying to do in the United States of America.That would end the riots , would it not? I think the administration is missing the boat, because what's right for one, is right for all?
If only they were pushing for ANY gun control in America....I still support Obama, but that the NRA despises him is a joke. No president has done more to further the 2nd amendment in history than Obama. You can take guns inside bars now in some states for Christ's sake, and not even a peep of a challenge!
That said, controlling arms supplies is key, but it is also how we control the government. We are the top arms supplier in the world, its how we get regimes to cooperate and how we'll keep Egypt honoring their agreements with Israel.
H engers,
Go do a little fact checking. The Obama administration has done little to control guns. Don't believe everything you hear on the television.
Yes thats what that entire gun running operation was for, to further the 2nd amendment, never mind the fact the mainstream media was screaming for gun control, because too many guns were being smuggled into Mexico. Funny how they got silent, once the operation came out. I dont believe Obama is pro-gun. If he was given the chance to pass a gun control without any dire political consequences he would in a heartbeat..
h engbers.....
Time to get up to speed with current news.
Internet search what the United Nations is doing with THEIR "Global Arms Treaty" then get back to Newsvine.
Sam, you can't really believe the Gun Runner operation was about persuading people to turn against the second ammendment or that any of the higher up offices actually knew about it. The fact is, the operation (which I will concede, was incompetent and stupid) was done in the first place because States are not monitoring the flow of guns into Mexico. Mexico is fighting a @!$%#ing war against drug cartels and all the NRA can do is see that IT is under attack. It really is astounding that Republicans can't seem to see that there are real people who live outside America.
Obama is not going to make guns a priority. No Liberal will. You have 0 ZIP NADA NOTHING to fear from it. That Obama signed a law to allow guns in National Parks should show you that he's not going to fight it. Which is fine, I think most liberals are more pro gun than conservatives believe (I am, I don't trust what would happen to liberals if a tea party government really came to power). But we would like it if conservatives would admit two things: 1. That part of controlling the border should mean stopping gun flow from the US into other countries (2nd amendment should only apply to US citizens) and 2. That high crime rates are linked to guns and cities should have some tighter regulations. There is a common ground here, I promise you, WE DON'T WANT YOUR GUNS, we just want to talk about how to keep them safely and responsibly. And...ya know...not funnel them into a drug war.
Even if Clinton were competent, Obama's amateur, fumbling attempts at diplomacy have not left her any credibility with either side.
First, Obama publicly and loudly affirmed his support for a Palestinian state, even going so far as to state that Israel should return to their pre-1967 borders! This had the predictable effect of encouraging the Palestinians to seek their own separate state. Then, he had to order his Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, to veto any UN resolution that might create an actual Palestinian State, in order to salvage the Jewish vote.
Obama adm. in the eyes of secular and coptic Egyptians has been the propelling force in advancing Muslim Brotherhood to the hilt- inviting a priori elections the MB/FJP- Nour/Salafists to visit WH-have meetings with Undersec/State Burns; WH/Counterterrorism Chief etc. even DoJ to release the Blind Sheikh al-Rahman (WTC I) to Egyptian custody (whjich some sources speculate OHB will do after elections) What HRC said to Egyptian media- regarding democracy....men and women/ muslims and christians...equal voice in a democracy..repeat muslims and christians...no other religions or atheism. Pres.Morsey also got from HRC debt forgiveness,loan guarantees (in addition) outright monies.Pres. Morsey is meeting with Iranian Dep.FM Hassan Qashqavi in Egypt and is expected to attend NAM conference in Tehran Aug.24- together with PA/Abbas. Jordan and Qatar advised Abbas and AL to wait in submitting Pal.State Membership to UN Gen.Assembly until; after the US Presidential elections.
Israel is a parasite on the western worlds hiney.
Some arm chair presidents I see......
Well, if anyone read the article it stated that the reason peace talks broke down was because Nettenyahu refused to put a "partial" halt on (illegal) settlement building. Seems like a reasonable request seeing as an agreement requires sacrifice on both sides. Israel acts like a big spoiled brat, supported by sugar daddy USA. Then you have a bunch of crazies saying that Obama this and Obama that......If we'd get out of bed with Israel and take off the love goggles we might actually get somewhere. The more politics and religion involved, the less that actually gets done. Put the demands on the table and NEGOTIATE!!! I know, I know.....crazy idea. TALK it out. Much easier to blame each other and perpetuate violence.
OE, you are not blaming both sides...only Israel.
Cassandra you're PATHETIC!
Israel was created through one of the most massive, ruthless, and persistent ethnic cleansing operations of modern history.
In 1947-49 about three-quarters of a million Muslims and Christians, who had originally made up 95 percent of the population living in the area that Zionists wanted for a Jewish state, were brutally forced off their ancestral land. There were 33 massacres, over 500 villages were completely destroyed, and an effort was made to erase all vestiges of Palestinian history and culture.
You're not even a good liar. Your name pretty much sums up how ignorant you are and yet how devoted you are to Allah. There is no such thing as Palestinian history and culture. They are not a distinct people. The only people forced off their ancestral land here were the Jews. This occurred when the Romans forced them out of Judea and Samaria and changed the name to Palestine. The Arabs then stole the land and stayed on it until the Jews bought most of it back, winning back the remainder when they were attacked by their Arab neighbors. God bless the Jewish and Christian peoples.
I wonder how much of our money Hillary will promise them to "mollify" their worries. The big egos in Washington will soon tell us how they have acheived another "agreement" and that it is only going to cost us $1.8 billion a year forever. All theses "agreements" have led to, is "more agreements". Endless ransfer of wealth.
Has Hillary EVER gone to another country without promising to give someone your money????
Shut the state department down and try working on the US/ Mexican border
@jeff = spouting off more Hasbara swill
‘israel’s right to exist’ and ‘defend herself’ as platitudes without substance, exploit genuine emotion, evoking memories of the crimes inflicted upon Jewish people during WW2.
The jews typify the kind of propaganda which ensures that interpretation and analysis of today’s conflict is blurred. They irresponsibly evoke the holocaust to justify an equally horrifying crime.
But we need to look at this conflict for what it is and through a human lens first and foremost.
800,000 Palestinians were forced from their land to make way for the establishment of the jewish state, and their land continues to be occupied. They as a people fight for justice and recognition. But Palestinians continue to die at the hands of colonial rule.
To deny Palestinians justice, is to deny the humanity and memory of victims of oppression and injustice everywhere, including those who died during the holocaust. There is nothing more cynical than evoking that tragedy to justify the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.
That is what israel’s policy on the Palestinian people amounts to.
Lets remember this: The jews have been kicked out of 18 countries in the past 800 years....WHY??
Well, BSJ, the Jews were kicked out of England, which invited them back in again during Charles the Second's restoration, thus ushering in a golden age. It might well be that he sought freedom, justice, tolerance and brotherhood. On the other hand, from what I know about the Merrie Monarch, he might just have been looking for a fresh supply of grateful girls. But seriously, folks...the Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell had been letting the Jews back in before Charles II returned. He probably figured that if he wanted England to be the New Jerusalem, he really needed some Jews.
Cassandra, though I do not support some things that Backstabber said, Jews were indeed chased out of many countries, not just England. Spain expelled all Jews, so did many parts of the Holy Roman Empire, Byzantines expelled them, Persians did on several occasions, Czarist Russia made all Jews live within the so called Pale of Settlement in Ukraine, Belarus, and parts of the Baltic region and did not allow them to settle to the east of the Pale (meaning no Jews were allowed in Moscow, St.Petersburg, or any other cities or territories of Russia).
I'd like to know why we are even trying to communicate with someone who has affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. There's no question they hate us!
israel's orthodox/zionists hate us as much. They are just using us and abusing us for their own gain...
True.
Sam has made it very clear that he hates "Isra-hell," as he so generously calls it. And to answer his wildest charge...he said that Israelis have killed large numbers of Palestinian children. I do know of one case when a Palestinian boy was shot while walking down the street during a battle, although I have no idea why he was doing that, and I can only hope he survived. I also never heard of any Israelis celebrating during 911 on the New York streets, until that accusation was made years later, leaving us to wonder if they could possibly have been that dumb. And as for that web site you suggested...I have no intention of opening a site that would probably link me to Palestinian propagandists, if not worse.
13BVET;
You do know the hard core Jews think of non-Jews as goyum, right? It is a derogatory word just like gringo, spic, whop, kike etc..
You need to read the Tanakh. Just as intolerant and insane as the Koran and Bible..
Its spelled goyim. Why don't bigots have a dictionary?
It can be spelled either way.. Thanks spell checker Jeff..
CORRECTION: My gf says I am wrong. She, is always right. :o
The correct spelling goes to; JeffSpellChecker!
I guess I need to get my smell checker looked at..
But, calling me a bigot because EVERY group on the planet has a small percentage of bigots in itself is just so.... blah...
Dave-2478570
Goyim simply means "the nations" it is no more derogatory than being called a "farang" by a Thai national. This is common knowledge...has been for a long long time..as in = always. Only a bigot with an agenda would create stretch of revisionism to claim otherwise.
There is no primary religious text more biggoted and intolerant as the Koran. Nothing else compares. A simple comparative literary analysis will quickly bear that out. That may be too much for you. So try this: flip randomly to any page. You will quickly
learnobserve the Koran rags on everyone and everything on nearly any page. Worse, the people it refers to are not a handful of tiny extint city states in an area smaller than New Jersey, but to peoples that populate the entire world right now and forever.If you equate these three religions on equal footing is shows you have not read with impartiality, the Koran, Bible, and Tanahk...(half the bible being somewhat redundant).
Morsi's presidential campaign featured a religious traveling sideshow with his favorite cleric pumping the crowds to abolish the Egyptian Capital: Cairo and move to Jerusalem. This was not an isolated event. In fact the guy could'nt shut up about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLtHGrsVqmk&feature=related
@Ixor Kleb = another filthy Hasbara trash TROLL
Here are some passages from the jews talmud:
talmud not only supports racism and hatred, but is the source of hatred directed towards ALL non-jews.
Here are some passages from the jews talmud:
Tosefta, Aboda Zara, VIII, 5
If a goy killed a goy the goy is responsible, but if a Jew killed a goy he is not responsible.
Szaaloth-Utszabot, The Book of Jore Dia 17
A Jew should and must make a false oath when the Goyim asks if our books contain anything against them.
Choshen Ha'mishpat 425:50
Kill the Gentiles any means possible.
Zohar, Shemoth
Extermination of the Christians is a necessary sacrifice.
Hilkkoth Akum X1
Do not save Gentiles in danger of death.
Show no mercy to the Gentiles.
Schulchan Aruch, Choszen Hamiszpat 156 (1903 translation)
When a Jew has a Gentile in his clutches, another Jew may go to the same Gentile, lend him money and in turn deceive him, so that the Gentile shall be ruined. For the property of a Gentile, according to our law, belongs to no one, and the first Jew that passes has full right to seize it.
@Backstabbing Jew:
I do NOT agree with your name, the passages you post are what I was referring to.
@Ixor
Judaism, Christianity and the Muslim religions are all Abraham based religions. ALL religions have insane factions within them.
Dave2478570,
Only one of them is worth worrying about and it's not the authors of the Original Testament whom for the last 2,000 years find themselves in someone else's play they never auditioned for....
@Ixor
Every comment you have made on ANYTHING I have stated has had a negative connotation. You must lead a miserable life.
Does anyone want to make any bets on when the anti-Zionists and Jew baiters will come crawling out of the woodwork, drawn by any headline that includes the word "Israel"? So far it's happened every time.
Some of those Jew baiters are very good at what they do. You might even call them master baiters.
dont worry cassandra im sure the dog whistle "israel" in the headline has you and the other part time want to be mossad agents prepared and out in force ready to defend the honor of israel.
Swan, thank you for the smile. I could sure use it right about now!
And as for CB... I always have one question about people who keep attacking the Mossad. If you think they are so brilliant, ruthless and powerful, why do you keep trying to piss them off?
Megaphone Hasbara detection equipment has all available li'l zio-Nazis swarming towards this thread!! LOL!!!
cassandra. because i am american without dual citizenship and could care less. if you ll notice i did not use those words. however you chose those words to express your sentiments.
"Hasbara"? Hmmmm..... Before BSJ, there was only one poster who used that term...and his comments were so filled with personal attacks that they were collapsed by the community. And I don't think he would read the Talmud if it came wrapped in a Playboy cover.
@Cassandra...
I can look over your profile and see that over 90% of your posts are on jew/israel threads posting pro-israeli, pro-zionist, anti-arab slogans....gee, I wonder why I would call you a Hasbara TROLL!! LOL!!
BSJ, that is probably because the threads about the Middle Eastern conflict tend to attract the most posters...and therefore to invite the most replies. However, I can assure you that I have posted on all kinds of other topics...from abortion rights to drug laws to government entitlements to fashion trends.
And CB, my point was that, if the Mossad is so ruthless and powerful, you should not want to provoke them or they could MAKE you care
Hahahaaa!!!! Thats soo typical of the Hasbara!! ALWAYS making direct or veiled threats by invoking the mossad!!
I have been exposing zionist and jew lies for more than 15 years....if I got a penny for every time I have been threatened with "the mossad will get you"......I'd be a millionaire! LOL!!
Hell, I have been to israel several times (last visit was Feb. 2012), yet for some reason israeli immigration cannot figure out that I have posting anti-zionist and anti-jewish statements on the internet for over a decade!
How many times have you Cassandra, indirectly or directly threatened people on NBCnews with injury or harm from the mossad??? Countless times!
Yes Israel has honor, Gaza has honor killings.
gaza has human beings. there is no honor in israel if they cannot acknowledge that and behave accordingly. my interests are in america so i dont have any stake in the middle east until someone gets tired of all the bickering and sets off the mother of all bombs to shut you up. in the meantime attempting to portray the palestinian people as less deserving of human rights and basic respect all the while going tit for tat with them and displaying equally deplorable behavior is neither honorable nor worthy of the actions of the self proclaimed chosen people of god.
BSJ, I have NEVER threatened anyone with the Mossad. I have rather pointed out that the people who keep verbally attacking and accusing THEM do not seem to be worried that they might retaliate...so that the attackers obviously do not really regard the Mossad as much of a threat at all. And thinking again about the other threads I have joined in...the one that touched me most deeply the most was the worldwide effort to save Lennox the Dog from wrongful execution in Belfast. When we failed, I was in tears, along with so many others. And CB, the Israelis have never denied that the Palestinians are humans...and, in fact, share their semitic race.
cassandra. again brilliant and ruthless and powerful re: mossad are your words not mine. i know you are in the bathroom saying mossad three times in the dark like bloody mary to try and send them after me but trust me they are the least of my worries.
Have you heard about the the "United States-Israel Enhanced
Security Cooperation Act of 2012"? It was introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer
on 3/6/12 with 71 Cosponsors.
The House passed their version
[H.R.4133] on May 9, pledging unlimited loyalty and riches to our
"special friend" Israel, with only two congressman dissenting- Ron
Paul and Democrat John Dingell of Michigan.
The U.S. Senate passed their version on Friday June 29, 2012. Known in the
Senate as S.2165, the measure guaranteed an astonishing $9 billion dollars in
loans to Israel (plus all fees and interest!) in addition to giving
"military assistance- stockpiles of defense articles" valued at $200
million for 2013 and $200 million for 2014.
Boxer praised passage of the bill, stating "I am so pleased that the
Senate moved quickly to pass this important bill, which reaffirms the important
bond between the United States and Israel and helps ensure that Israel has the
necessary tools to defend itself in this time of dynamic change in the Middle
East."
Initially seeking documentation of which way turncoat Rand Paul voted on this
treasonous bill, I tried to find the roll call votes. But as Harry Reid pointed
out during the session, "THE NEXT ROLL CALL VOTE WILL BE AT NOON ON
TUESDAY, JULY 10". The Senators passed this bill anonymously, in a
so-called "voice vote"!...
After tracking down the actual video of this travesty, which was no easy task-
(they seem to make these things hard to find on purpose)- it was like watching
something straight out of the twilight zone. Two old guys in suits mumbling
under their breath in a strange monotone fashion, with the entire U.S. Senate
taking literally less than six seconds total to squander 9 BILLION DOLLARS from
the American people. A true outrage. They did not even call out each Senators
name so that their constituents can hear whether they voted yea or nay.
The bill will soon be sent to Obama for his signature. By going to http://thomas.loc.gov and typing the term United
States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 in the search box,
one can read full details on both the house and senate versions of this bill.
The Senate version summary states that
"it is U.S. policy to: (1)
reaffirm the commitment to Israel's security as a Jewish state, (2) provide
Israel with the military capabilities to defend itself and help preserve its
qualitative military edge, (3) expand military and civilian cooperation, (4)
assist in a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that
results in two states living side by side in peace and security, and (5)
encourage Israel's neighbors to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish
state.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should take specified
actions to assist in Israel's defense.
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend authority
to transfer certain obsolete or surplus Department of Defense (DOD) items to
Israel.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend authority to make additions
to foreign-based defense stockpiles.
Amends the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 to extend
specified loan guarantee authority to Israel.
The law required that a Senate report
be done on the bill. The law required that a
Senate report be done on the bill. On June 27, two days before the voice vote,
Skull and bones member John Kerry presented the obligatory "written report No. 112-179"...
The report states "That the interest rate for loans guaranteed under
this heading may include a reasonable fee to cover the costs and fees incurred
by the borrower in connection with this program", but then goes on to
state "That funds made available for assistance to Israel under chapter
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be utilized
by the Government of Israel to pay such fees to the United States
Government"!
So we can charge them interest and fees on the $9 billion dollars, but then let
them use our money to pay the fees!
My words - Stop all aid to Israel and vote out the slime that passed this bill.
Inferior people seem to fear Jew sand Israel. I may not be Jewish, but I certainly respect their culture and sense of family. Largest charity givers per capita in America by a wide margin as well.
cassandra. i can tell you are passionate about defending the state of israel. i am not anti israeli. i am just pointing out that although the israelis may not have denied explicitly that the palestinians are human, i do see alot of people hiding behind rhetoric to justify the inhumane treatment of the palestinian people. i also acknowledge the other side of the equation is that the palestinian people need to organize and modify their behavior so that they can be equal partners in the peace process. a two state solution and peace on earth would be an ideal situation. but that would require both sides recognizing the humanity in their neighbors/ brothers that as you said share the semitic race. unless the israeli people in positions to implement policy expect the palestinians to live in shanty towns for another hundred years. either way i apologize to you for any disrespect or personal attacks. good day.
And Ralph H is back again! No doubt he will favor us once more by telling us that the Jews killed Jesus, which has been the basis of Jew baiting going back to the Dark Ages. Two recent Popes have said that the Jews must not be blamed, but I doubt that he thinks much of them, either.
And CB...the whole problem seems to me to be that this IS a War of Brothers, just like our own Civil War...when more men were killed than in all our other wars put together. The Arabs and Israelis share the same race, similar dietary laws, the same ritual of circumcision and,yes, even the same male ancestor, as recent DNA has proven. That's what makes it such a tragedy.
ralph h- wow. took a peek at hr4133. may 9. where are the interests of the american citizenry served in that bipartisan monstrosity of a bill. congress has an approval rating below ten percent and cant work together on anything. no healthcare solution. demonizing of teachers unions. but come together like butt cheeks on the support israeli security act.
reads like:
1. provide israel...
2. provide israel...
3. provide israel...
4. allocate additional weaponry... in israel
5. provide israel...
7. offer israeli air force...
8. expand israels authority...
9. seek to enhance capabilities of u.s. and israel...
10. encourage an expanded roll for israel...
11. support extension of the long standing loan guarantee for israel...
12. expand already close intelligence cooperation, including satellite intelligence, with Israel.
we might as well make israel the 51st state that way they can at least pay taxes.
A little more. This is from their own website. Notice that the bill is written and cosponsored by Jews in our Congress, working hard for the people of Israel. The people listed below are all Jews and traitors to our country. America is deep in debt, in no small part due to our war for Israel in Iraq. Now these bastards and whores are working hard to involve the US in another expensive war for Israel. Vote these scum out of our government. I am working to vote my Congressman out and he is Irish. I want people in our government working for America.
Note: Not one major news outlet reported this travesty. Why? Because they are al owned and controlled by Zionists. Your sons will be killed because of these men and women, just like those in Iraq.
Today, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 4133 the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, which is also cosponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl.) and Ranking Member Howard Berman (D-Ca.).
That's right both parties support Israel, because that's what majority of their electorate wants from the, because that's what's good for USA and because that's the right thing to do.
I am sure it frustrates Ralph that there are jews in the government and no one is coming to drag them off to a concentration camp, it probably tears him up inside.
Folks, the reason for the Riots and Revolutions going on in the Middle East is due to High Unemployment, Poverty, Middle Class being wiped out, Financial Injustice and Oppression from their Government. The Financial Institutions get Bailed Outs for Major Mistakes, Mismanagement, and the Middle Class gets the Shaft. Sound Familiar? Don’t be surprised when it happens here.
For years this Country has been ran by by the Lobbyist, Special Interest, and the Self Righteous. It’s gotten to the point where the young people are fed up with the Greed and Corruption in our system. It has reached a Boiling Point.
Most of the problems in the middle east are caused by islams desire to rule the world. Obamas support of islam is a proven fact by his actions. Why else would anyone send millions of borrowed US funds to Palestine? That money went directly to hamas. Victory in Libya? Here's what the people of Libya had before it was taken over by the muslime brotherhood and their leader murdered.
16 Things Libya Will Never See Again…
There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens.
There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at zero percent interest by law.
Having a home considered a human right in Libya.
All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 dinar (U.S.$50,000) by the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the family.
Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25 percent of Libyans were literate. Today, the figure is 83 percent.
Should Libyans want to take up farming career, they would receive farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and livestock to kickstart their farms are all for free.
If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they need, the government funds them to go abroad, for it is not only paid for, but they get a U.S.$2,300/month for accommodation and car allowance.
If a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidizes 50 percent of the price.
The price of petrol in Libya is $0.14 per liter.
Libya has no external debt and its reserves amounting to $150 billion are now frozen globally.
If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the state would pay the average salary of the profession, as if he or she is employed, until employment is found.
A portion of every Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.
A mother who gives birth to a child receive U.S.$5,000.
40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $0.15.
25 percent of Libyans have a university degree.
Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Manmade River project, to make water readily available throughout the desert country.
Does this sound like the doings of a terrible dictator or a man that cared for his people??
We invaded them because they didnt bow to the world bank, why else would we remove a old man whos just about to die and the next would be ruler was closely aligned to the west..
"Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle
East, I can't help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in
the Middle East." --John Sheehan
Why are you citing the words of a Nazi?
John Sheehan who made that statement is a Jesuit priest!
"You are a lying sack of s-h-i-t with no links to back up anything you say"
--The World
latekate = another Hasbara scxmbag...I have been waiting to see if you would show yourself.
How do like these stories?? Give me your HONEST feedback!
1) My grandma escaped from 20 concentration camps and survived being gassed 37 times. She survived by eating her own feces for 2 years and she pooped lots and lots of diamonds.
Joseph Mengele cut her left arm off but she managed to escape by jumping a 15 foot barbed wire fence. Later, she found some magical wolves that grew her arm back. And if you don't believe me, then you're an ANTI-SEMITIC!!!
2) My grandfather survived Auschwitz and 3 other death camps!! He was used as a guinea pig in human experiments and also used as a human shield many times by the Nazis.
My crooked nosed grandmother had to shave her smelly, long vaginal hair to make fancy German horse brushes and the skin of her youngest baby Jerry was made into a foot stool and a lamp shade for the Nazis. If you do not believe me...then you are a ANTI-SEMITIC!!
Which story is the Best?!?!?
I got them from holocaust.com
LOL!! I love them both!
Grow up Backstabbing Arab = Hugh Class
WTF!!
You didnt tell me the story you liked??!!!
Arab??!!? HAHAHAAHAAA!!!
Paranoia is a sign of mental illness!!
That's RIGHT, you ARE Hugh Class...who told the same incredibly unfunny stories about his relatives in concentration camps, then when on to viciously denounce all Jews.
So is having homicidal fantasies and an obsession with the letter x Hugh Class backstabbing troll muslim.
The muslims and Muslim Arabs sided with Germany that lost WW1 after which A Homeland for the Jewish Peoples was created at the San Remo Conferance in May 1920. Arab nations were created then too. The Arabs got a HUGE I mean HUGE, HUGE land deals =ing hundreds of thousands of oil rich square miles. The Jews got 16,000 (less than 1%) and now whittled down by whinning arabs and the Brits to less than half that: <0.2%. The arabs are trying to steal that nub too.
The Arabs sided with Hitler with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem a bosom buddy. Mr. Mufti solidified his legacy by translating Mein Kampf into Arabic... The only places in the World where it remains a best seller after the Koran. They lost WW2 and later the UN gave further approval to the New State Israel.
Grand Muffin head of Jerusalem probably helped Adolf write Mein Kampf. Two complete human failures who continue to influence other useless failures!
The father of Palestinian nationalism, Haj Amin Al-Husseini
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M948bJPW_gA
Latekate
Thanks for the link and other posts.
Every time Dick Cheney hears da word “Invasion”…..he gets a “Boehner”. You Bet Cha…Fer Sure.
Did no one see the possibility that Egypt would have gone in the direction they did towards a government? Be careful what you wish for when you topple a government.
If we had made Israel the 51st state after WWII tensions in the regions would have passed half a century ago out of fear of attacking what would have been a US state. Since that didn't happen, I am sick and tired of US policy being driven by 3% of the US population, and being dragged around by our scrote by a country that is working behind our backs.
John, Evangelical Christians make up more than 3 percent of the population, and they are stronger supporters of Israel than the Jews are.
The only reason christians support Israel is that the great gawd from d sky cain't come back and take them outta here if there ain't a jewish state.
At that time, if the jews don't convert, they, (the Jews)will go to hell, but the christians all get to go to the tea party in d sky!
jimbo, the Evangelicals support Israel because the Bible directs them to do so.
Why would a "Just and Loving" god have a "Chosen People"?
Wouldn't be much of a god.
Would it?
Believe what you will.
Jimbo, I am telling you what the Evangelicals believe, as I understand it.
Jimbo
Your coment shows you do not understand the Jewish concept of god. Its right there in the bible..and most folks gloss right past it: especially Christians and "atheists"...and muslims though I doubt they have ever read or ever will read the bible unless they are lucky. Its easier and more fun to bash.
G-d choses those that chose G-d... who strive not to do to their neighbor what offends them (not to act wickedly). However this is not a prescription for suicide nor does it mean "first in Line" (you can be chosen for "KP duty in the honeybucket brigade!") . Furthermore, G-d still gives account to those that do not chose. Interestingly I have met many atheists and all of them deny there is a G-d, but none of deny they have a "soul".
Duet4:16-20
@Ixor
Why did God let 6 million of his "chosen" to be exterminated by the Nazis??? Is God anti-semitic? God told Moses in Exodus: "Let's wipe these nasty jews out and we will start a new people".
Duet 4:16-20 con't
Christians, atheists and muslims(if they are lucky enough to crack open a bible) gloss right over those verses. Its more fun to bible-bash. G-d choses those that choose G-d. But be careful. Being chosen does not mean: "first in line for the afterlife version Peewee's Great Adventure...knee deep in tang(if yer a muslim)". You can be chosen for KP duty in the honeybucket brigade.
So be a good atheist. Be the the best caring, lovely & thoughtful humanbeing you can strive to be. The Jewish g-d is good with that.
Mr. Wants-to-stab-Jews-in-the-back.
I guess you have to make up verses from the cruelest depths of your vine-banned-many times, multi-registered, backstabing heart to fulfil your agenda. Even so: you are filled with thoughts and questions about G-d.
That's why.
The Middle East is the Land of da Devil. The U S should just stay out of there. They will never have Peace.
Why do all the Middle Eastern women have to dress up like “Cousin It”?
Hopefully there will come a day when we can tell them to “Drink their Oil and Eat their Sand”.
Remember Republicans, when these Foreign Countries ask for Aid and Funding….just say No.
Cut off all Funding to Foreign Countries, especially Pakistan. Why are we giving them Billions of $$$$$$ just to be our “Little Friend”? Did they Apologize for Hiding Out Bin Laden?
You Bet Cha….Fer Sure
Clinton is as incompetent as is her boss...Obama.Both need to be sent packing for home after the Nov2012 elections.
fcs, Hilary could screw up a wet dream. She should get her big a-- back to her home, and join a gym.
Let these Middle East Countries perform " Population Control" on each other............who cares. We can no longer Afford to Police da World at the U. S. Taxpayer's Expense. We have Major Issues at home to Solve.
You BetCha.....Fer Sure.
You are right, we have a mammoth job facing us this year in America, namely, getting rid of the marxist/communist administration occupying the White House now. Being successful at that is America's only hope for recovery, otherwise we will be a communist nation.
jstafacts, take the Sarah Palin pictures down from your bedroom wall already, and clean up your mess before your mommy see's it
Hillary no doubt will be willing to provide an oral argument in order to postpone any further action in Egypt until 11/7/12.
We need to keep our noses out of other countries problems and concentrate on our own. This country will never go in a positive direction if we keep trying to be the worlds policeman.
WTF??? it looks like he was going tongue kiss hillary. Perfect picture showing that we have become israhell's B!tch... Really calm israel? the oppressor, the terrorist nation that causes us all this headache. Let them settle things over there and I bet you without our aids and support israel will get beat up, so let it be. israel could not even beat a guerilla fighters (hezbollah).
We need to stop our blind support to israel, $3Billion a year in help to israel is unfair. We need the money here in the US to help us... Plus we talk about fighting terrorism and we support this very terrorist country. Double standards??? And all lawmakers and bloggers who are so keen on supporting israel, send your own kids to fight there, send your own money to help or better yet why don't you move there with your lobbysts and leave us the F. alone...
What Koolaid have you been drinking?
"so keen on supporting Israel" Sam? That is not an American phrase, which would have been something like "so big on supporting Israel" or "so happy about supporting Israel." And while people outside of America are perfectly welcome to post here, they really should make it clear where they are.
No self-respecting Arab would touch the likes of Hilary.
Sam, push any handicapped people off a ship lately?
Sam, in case you were wondering, wlee was referring to the Achille Lauro, where the gallant freedom fighters did just that.
Leon Klinghoffer, 69, a retired businessman who was in a wheelchair, and his wife Marilyn were celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary with a cruise on the Achille Lauro. On October 7, 1985, four hijackers from the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) shot him and forced the ship's barber and a waiter to throw his body and wheelchair overboard.
NUKE'EM!
Much different reception here then in Egypt,,,,,a kiss as opposed to no body contact,,,,,,And she looks great!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
CLINTON 2016
I see MSNBC/NBC conveniently left out the "warm reception" Hillary received in Egypt. They were ready to drag her from the car and beat her with sandals. Yeah keep telling us what wonderful job obama is doing and how highly regarded he is.
I wish the news agencies would report the TRUTH about Clinton's visit and stop the rosy propaganda about her reception. Listening to other international news agencies, it is obvious and clear that her visit to Egypt was unwelcomed and short of a disaster. When will our news media start to be an ethical one??!!
Israel will be fine. Hillary stopped at Katz’s Delicatessen NYC. Has a very large takeout order for them.
Well, Ray, the Egyptians can enjoy it, since Muslims are allowed to eat Kosher food. It shows one more that this Israeli versus Arab thing is a War of Brothers...and as Americans could tell them, that's the worst kind.
In compliance with the 1920 League of Nations Resolution, two-state solution was implemented in 1922 when british administration of occupied Israel allocated more than 70% of Israel territory to palestinian arabs and created Transjordan (now Jordan) where today over 90 percent of the population identify themselves as Palestinian Arabs. Every party, including UN, EU, US, etc., must respect League of Nations Resolutions, adopted and accepted by UN in 1945. Therefore, all so called "palestinians" must be relocated there. Enough stealing Israel land. Britain and Jordan must compensate Israel for stolen land and natural resources.
History of “palestinians”
Article 24 of the 1964 PLO Charter addressed to UN stipulates: "Palestinian muslims do not exercise authority over West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza territories”
Arab leaders like Auni Bey Abdul-Hadi told the Peel Commission in 1937: "There is no such country as 'Palestine'; 'Palestine' is a term the Zionists invented!"
In 1946, Arab historian Philip Hitti testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry that "there is no such thing as Palestine in history.”
mark you are right palestine, syria, lebanon, etc... are all terms that the west united kingdom (of doom) invented. So is the word israel, which was an invention... The whole area was called AlSham. israel was forced on indigenious people of AlSham, hence the constant fighting. You cannot force things on people especially not oppression, killing and land grabbing by israel. It will never find its balance...
Sam, the word "Israel" was invented a long time ago: Look it up in the King James Bible. It is true, however, that "Palestine" was the name of the territory. If you saw the movie "Exodus," you were no doubt startled to learn that the Jewish immigrants called each other "Palestinians."
The term for removing people by force from their homes is ethnic cleansing.
Swan, "ethic cleansing" implies genocide, not eviction, so let's all stop with the jargon.
Cassanadra spewing nothing but jew invented lies, spin and twist.....in the tradition of Hasbara shill methods. LOL!!
So you hate Jews. Fine thats a start.
Rant is all you have Backstabber with accusations you or anyone can never prove as it is false. You exist only to create damage with groundless accusations.
If you really want to be cool:
Prove that the Peel commision Arab testimony doesn't exist...Or the San Remo decisions 5/19-25/1920 never happened and are not binding... if you have any guts.
Look it up. It means either/or, as long as you are getting rid of people of one ethnicity from a given area.
Ok then we'll forget the jargon and just call it FORCING PEOPLE AT GUN POINT OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
BTW here's what wiki says about ethnic cleansing:
@Ixor
The Peel Commmison/San Remo decisions/1947 UN GA proposed partition plan of Palestine is often used by israelis, israeli firsters and Zionists to obscure facts from those NEW to the argument.
As demonstrated below, the myth has been concocted to legitimize israel in the eyes of many jews and Western people. It should be noted that each of the facts below can be independently verified either from the Zionist archives in Jerusalem, or from the British Mandate books.
Are you aware that Palestine's Jewish population was under 8% of the total population as of 1914? (Righteous Victims, p. 83) It should be noted that the mass majority of the Jews residing in Palestine were not citizens of the country, but they recently fled anti-Semitic Tsarist Russia.
Are you aware that in 1914 Jewish land ownership in Palestine was under 2%?
Despite the active British assistance to establish a "Jewish National home" in Palestine (based on the British commitment in the Balfour Declaration), Palestine's Jewish population in 1947 was increased to 33% of its total population. (Righteous Victims, p. 83). Click here for a map illustrating Palestine's population distribution per district as of 1946. Again, prior to the 1948 war less than one third of the Jews in Palestine were recognized as legal citizens by the Government of Palestine (Survey of Palestine P. 208), however, they mostly maintained citizenship of their respective countries, such as Russian, Polish, Romanian, and Germany citizenships.
It's worth noting that even after five decades of ethnic cleansing, occupation, and dispossession, the demographic ratio between Palestinians (8.5 million) and Israeli Jews (4.5-5 million) is still the same as it was in December 1947, which was (and still is) 2 to 1 in favor of the Palestinian people. However, for Israel to maintain its democratic "Jewish state", and above all its "Jewish character", it opted to ETHNICALLY CLEANSE 80% of the Palestinian people out of their homes, farms, businesses.
Are you aware that Jewish land ownership in Palestine was under 7% as of 1947? (Benny Morris, p. 170) Click here for a map illustrating Palestine's land ownership per district as of 1945.
Are you aware that the United States of America arm twisted the arms of dozens of small nations to get their support for the partitioning of Palestine? For example, Greece and France were threatened with a foreign aid cutoff, Liberia was threatened with a rubber embargo plus Firestone Company's president threatened to revoke his company's planned expansion in Liberia, bribing several Latin American countries by hinting at the possibility that the U.S. might fund the construction of a Pan-American highway, ... etc. (Righteous Victims p. 184 , Jerusalem Post, and America And The Founding Of Israel p. 141-143)
Are you aware that two US Supreme Court justices, Frank Murphy and Felix Frankfurter, contacted the Philippine's ambassador in Washington D.C. and sent telegrams to the Philippine's president, Carlos Rojas, warning that a vote against the proposed partition plan would alienate millions of Americans. Ten senators also cabled Rojas (Jerusalem Post).
Are you aware that the Jewish Agency budgeted a million dollars for its own bribery campaign? The money allocation appeared in the Jewish Agency's budget as "irregular political activity." (One Palestine Complete, p. 496)
Are you aware that the Zionist leaders enjoyed a clandestine advantage by BUGGING the rooms of the UN Special Committee On Palestine (UNSCOP), and they knew what every committee member and witness was saying? (Righteous Victims, p. 182)
Are you aware that in March 1948 the United States, along with China and France, was withdrawing from its earlier commitments to partition Palestine, and was pressing for "trusteeship" - an extension of Great Power rule- in Palestine beyond May 15th, 1948? (Benny Morris, p. 61) And on March 19th, 1948, Ben-Gurion responded to the idea of UN trusteeship in a press conference in Tel-Aviv with as follows:
Are you aware that the 20th Zionist Congress, which convened in Zurich in August 1937, almost UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED the British proposed partition plan of Palestine (which became known as the Peel Commission Partition plan)? (Israel: A History, p. 88, and One Palestine Complete, p. 414). Although the proposed Peel Commission's partition plan was rejected because the areas allocated to the "Jewish state" was "too small," the concept of partitioning the country was adopted by the 20th Zionist Congress. Click here to view the map proposed by the Peel Commission which was rejected by the 20th Zionist Congress, and click here to view a map proposed by the U.N. GA in 1947 for the partition of Palestine. While inspecting both maps, note the following:
1) The Jewish population in Palestine as of 1937 was under 27% of the total population.
2) The Jewish population in Palestine as of 1947 was under 33% of the total population.
3) The Negev Desert was populated with Zionist Jews only in few isolated colonies.
4) The Peel Commission allocated the most fertile regions of Palestine to the "Jewish state," which included all of Galilee and a much wider area in the coastal region compared to the areas proposed by the UN GA in 1947.
5) The 1947 UN GA proposed Partition plan did not advocate compulsory population transfer (ethnic cleansing) for Palestinians out of the areas allocated to the "Jewish State", where Palestinians made up 45% of the total population. On the contrary, compulsory population transfer was a major pillar for the success of the Peel Commission Partition plan.
We call upon your sense of fairness while contemplating the following questions:
1) If the Peel Commission plan had been accepted by the Zionists in 1937, how many Jews might have been saved from the Nazi holocaust? In that respect, it's worth quoting Ben-Gurion, who wrote twenty years later:
To give a different perspective on the issue, it's worth contemplating what Moshe Sharett, the 1st Israeli Foreign Minister, said in justification of why the Palestinian people would reject any Partition to their country. Sharett stated behind closed doors to the Zionist Actions Committee on April 22nd, 1937:
Are you aware that the Syrian proposal to refer the Palestine issue to the International Court of Justice at The Hague was defeated by a single vote, twenty one votes against twenty. (Simha Flapan, p. 123)
Are you aware that the 1947 UN GA proposed partition was outside the competence of the Assembly under the Charter of the United Nations? Nowhere in the UN's charter was there the power to partition any country, especially based on racial or religious grounds. Even if the UN had the power, the resolution to partition Palestine was not binding since it was indorsed by the General Assembly rather than the Security Council.
Notwithstanding the above facts, are you aware that the 1947 UN GA proposed partition granted the "Jewish state" ABOUT 60% of the total area of Palestine?
Assuming that you are an American, based on the above facts, would you concede sovereignty and land ownership over 60% of your country to a foreign minority, such as Canadians and Mexicans, who owns under 7% of U.S.'s lands? Click here for a map illustrating such comparative partition of the U.S. in favor of one of its ethnic or religious minorities.
If you do not accept such a plan for yourself as an American, then
Why ask the Palestinian people to concede 60% of their land in favor of an ALIEN foreign minority?
For a moment, let's assume that the above arguments and facts are nonsense to the average Israeli and Zionist, and ask the following question:
Assuming that as of 1947 Israeli Jews constituted a 2/3 majority of the total population, owned and operated 93% of Israel's lands, and contributed 55%-60% of the Israeli Gross Domestic Product (GDP), would you accept a U.N. IMPOSED partition of Israel in favor of an alien minority?
It should be NOTED that currently Palestinian-Israeli citizens make up 20-22% of the total Israeli population, so is it acceptable for the U.N. to partition Israel in a favorable way to its Palestinian-Israeli minority? As an Israeli Jew, would you accept a UN GA imposed partition of your country?
We cannot help it but to a draw similarity with a famous Old Testament story, when two women disputed the motherhood of a baby. They took their dispute to King Solomon, who decided to settle the dispute by cutting the baby in half. The baby's mother quickly objected the King's decision and preferred giving up that baby rather than killing it. That is when the wise King recognized that she must be the mother, and the other woman is an imposter. In a similar fashion, the Palestinian people refused the unjust resolution that called for the division of their country with an alien colonizers.
Dr. Walid Khalidi articulated the Palestinians position as follows:
"The native people of Palestine, like the native people of every other country in the Arab world, Asia, Africa and Europe, refused to divide the land with a settler community."
As it will be demonstrated below, the decision by the Zionist leadership to accept the 1947 proposed UN GA Partition plan was nothing but a smoke screen, which was done solely to gain international recognition and support. This deception was a political ploy to gain initial international legitimacy for the existence of the "Jewish state", and this was well known to the Palestinian people. The reader is urged to contemplate the following Zionist leaders' quotes in an open mind. Note that most, if not all, of the quotes below are dated before the entry of any single Arab Army into British Mandated Palestine:
In a letter Chaim Weizmann sent to the Palestine-British high Commissioner, while the Peel Commission was convening in 1937, he stated:
"We shall spread in the whole country in the course of time ..... this is only an arrangement for the next 25 to 30 years." (Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 66)
Ben-Gurion emphasized that the acceptance of the Peel Commission would not imply static borders for the future "Jewish state". In a letter Ben-Gurion sent to his son in 1937, he wrote:
"No Zionist can forgo the smallest portion of the Land Of Israel. [A] Jewish state in part [of Palestine] is not an end, but a beginning ..... Our possession is important not only for itself ... through this we increase our power, and every increase in power facilitates getting hold of the country in its entirety. Establishing a [small] state .... will serve as a very potent lever in our historical effort to redeem the whole country." (Righteous Victims, p. 138)
In 1938, Ben-Gurion made it clear of his support for the "Jewish state" on part of Palestine was only as a stepping ground for a complete conquest. He wrote:
"[I am] satisfied with part of the country, but on the basis of the assumption that after we build up a strong force following the establishment of the state--we will abolish the partition of the country and we will expand to the whole Land of Israel." (Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 107 & One Palestine Complete, p. 403)
One day after the UN vote to partition Palestine, Menachem Begin, the commander of the Irgun gang and Israel's future Prime Minister between 1977-1983, proclaimed:
"The Partition of Palestine is illegal. It will never be recognized .... Jerusalem was and will for ever be our capital. Eretz Israel will be restored to the people of Israel. All of it. And for Ever." (Iron Wall p. 25)
Ben-Gurion was happy and sad when the U.N. voted to partition Palestine into two states, Palestinian and Jewish. He was happy because "finally" Jews could have a "country" of their own. On the other hand, he was sad because they have "lost" almost half of Palestine, and because they would have to contend with a sizable Palestinian minority, well over 45% of the total population. In the following few quotes, you will see how he also stated that a "Jewish state" cannot survive being 60% Jewish; implying that something aught to be done to remedy the so called "Arab demographic problem". He stated on November 30, 1947:
"In my heart, there was joy mixed with sadness: joy that the nations at last acknowledged that we are a nation with a state, and sadness that we lost half of the country, Judea and Samaria, and , in addition, that we [would] have [in our state] 400,000 [Palestinian] Arabs." (Righteous Victims, p. 190)
While addressing the Central Committee of the Histadrut on December 30, 1947, Ben-Gurion stated:
"In the area allocated to the Jewish State there are not more than 520,000 Jews and about 350,000 non-Jews, mostly Arabs. Together with the Jews of Jerusalem, the total population of the Jewish State at the time of its establishment, will be about one million, including almost 40% non-Jews. such a [population] composition does not provide a stable basis for a Jewish State. This [demographic] fact must be viewed in all its clarity and acuteness. With such a [population] composition, there cannot even be absolute certainty that control will remain in the hands of the Jewish majority .... There can be no stable and strong Jewish state so long as it has a Jewish majority of only 60%." (Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 176)
Ben-Gurion commented on the proposed Peel Commission Partition plan as follows in 1937:
"We must EXPEL ARABS and take their places .... and, if we have to use force-not to dispossess the Arabs of the Negev and Transjordan, but to guarantee our own right to settle in those places-then we have force at our disposal." (Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 66). Note the premeditated plan to ethnically cleanse the Negev and Transjordan which were not allocated to the Jewish State by the Peel Commission, click here to view a map illustrating the areas allocated to the "Jewish State" by the Peel Commission in 1937.
Moshe Sharett, director of the Jewish Agency's Political Department who later became Israel's first foreign minister, declared:
"[W]hen the Jewish state is established--it is very possible that the result will be [population] transfer of [the Palestinian] Arabs." (Righteous Victims, p. 254)
While addressing the Central Committee of the Histadrut on December 30th, 1947, Ben-Gurion said:
"In the area allocated to the Jewish State there are not more than 520,000 Jews and about 350,000 non-Jews, mostly Arabs. Together with the Jews of Jerusalem, the total population of the Jewish State at the time of its establishment, will be about one million, including almost 40% non-Jews. such a [population] composition does not provide a stable basis for a Jewish State. This [demographic] fact must be viewed in all its clarity and acuteness. With such a [population] composition, there cannot even be absolute certainty that control will remain in the hands of the Jewish majority .... There can be no stable and strong Jewish state so long as it has a Jewish majority of only 60%."(Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 176 & Benny Morris p. 28)
On February 7th, 1948, while addressing the Mapai Council he responded to a remark that the "Jews have no land in the Jerusalem corridor" with the following:
"The war will give us the land. The concept of 'ours' and 'not ours' are only concepts for peacetime, and during war they lose all their meaning." (Benny Morris, p. 170 & Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 180)
And on February 8th, 1948 Ben-Gurion also stated to the Mapai Council:
"From your entry into Jerusalem, through Lifta, Romema [East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood]. . . there are no [Palestinian] Arabs. One hundred percent Jews. Since Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans, it has not been Jewish as it is now. In many [Palestinian] Arab neighborhoods in the west one sees not a single [Palestinian] Arab. I do not assume that this will change. . . . What had happened in Jerusalem. . . . is likely to happen in many parts of the country. . . in the six, eight, or ten months of the campaign there will certainly be great changes in the composition of the population in the country." (Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 180-181)
"We will not be able to win the war if we do not, during the war, populate upper and lower, eastern and western Galilee, the Negev and Jerusalem area, even if only in an artificial way, in a military way. . . . I believe that war will also bring in its wake a great change in the distribution of [Palestinian] Arab population." (Benny Morris, p. 181 & Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 181)
Note the premeditated plan to occupy and ethically cleanse areas, such as Galilee and Jerusalem, which were not allotted to the "Jewish State" by the 1947 UN GA Partition plan. Click here to view a map illustrating the areas allocated to the "Jewish State" by the 1947 UN GA partition plan.
For moment, let assume that the above are pure Arab propaganda, and lets contemplate what Ben-Gurion told Nahunm Goldman (a prominent Zionists leader before he died):
Finally, it's hypocritical when on one hand Zionists use UN GA partition plan as a pretext to legitimize Israel's existence, while they've rejected almost every other UN resolution since Israel's creation, chief among them UN GA resolution 194 that called for the immediate return to all Palestinian refugees to their homes in Israel. To suit Zionists' political agenda, they have deliberately chosen to ignore most, if not all, of UN resolutions concerning Palestine and its people, of course with the exception of withdrawing from occupied southern Lebanon in May 2000. Sadly, Israel has accepted that UN resolution not because it was influenced by a UN, a U.S., or even a European diplomatic pressure, but because it was compelled to do so by the heroic Lebanese resistance.
because it is legally binding International law and not Mr. Khaladis or anyone else's including the distinguished Mr. BenGurion's opinion will change that. The Partion Plan was rejected by the Arabs and is not binding nor is GA resolution 294.
Just a matter of time before Egypt invades the jews! Stop being in a dream world we need the truth from our govt and the news!
Israel is a lot of things. Stupid they are not. Don't know what Clinton is trying to accomplish by "calming Israel over Egypt's new regime". They have every reason to be concerned. Very concerned.
Well, be concerned but not with my tax dollars. Israel always wants its handout.
Who will DARE TO SAY that we need to reduce our MILITARY MACHINE INDUSTRY spending and increase our CIVIL SERVICE INDUSTRY spending! It all begins and ends with our arms industry's need to produce more and more and more and..... clients.
I am sure Israel has nothing to worry about with Obamas boys in the Muslim Brotherhood running Egypt.
Looked all over MSN...sorry NBCNews for a story on Hillary's motorcade getting pelted by tomatos or how the crowds were chanting Monica, Monica in Egypt. Surprise, surprise....no article. Reuters reported it. Where is all this Love for Democrats? Where is the good will?? LMAO Are we learning anything yet?
Love for Democrats? Would a Republican be treated well on a trip to Egypt?
@Jack Dulouz .... Point taken.
Because the powers in Egypt know Republicans arent as f---ing dumb as what we have in running the country now. Egypt can tell Cliton and Odumbo anything and they will smile and believe it 100%. What complete LOSERS. Cliton believed her husband what a fool she will believe anything. As Her daughter chels to her No mom I didn't have sex last night not according to dad.