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Extremist Netanyahu says no Palestinian state if he remains PM

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  1. JuanValdez

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    This is true, and it's possible he's not as intractable in this position as he sounded. But, given his hard line up to now in refusing to make compromises to get a peace deal, I have a hard time believing it.
     
  2. Amiga

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    Yes. It would be interesting to see how the 2 States idea is dealt with from all parties going forward and what kind of relationship Israel will have with US and Europe given Netanyahu's position.

    I'm surprise Netanyahu utter those words, but it's very good that it's now clear and I'm with you that his past actions is well aligned with his current position.
     
  3. FranchiseBlade

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    Netanyahu is a weak liar that can't be trusted.

    For six years he's been saying that he was in favor of a two state solution. Then the day before an election he totally switches that and claims he's against a Palestinian state.

    He'll switch back again if it will help him politically. Like many politicians he'll just say whatever it takes to get him elected. He blows with the political wind. He's a weak leader.

    No matter what he says it doesn't mean a thing because he'll change it if he thinks the wind is blowing the other way. What the U.S. needs to do is try and influence the Israeli political wind to blow the way we want. Netanyahu will fall right in line, like the waffler that he is.
     
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  4. AroundTheWorld

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    Do you consider Obama a "weak leader"?
     
  5. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    I truly hope we let Palestine take their case to the UN and let them go after for war crimes. Obama needs to b-slap that fool in Israel.

    We don't owe Israel jack. They owe us everything. If they are going to stick their finger at our Prez, let them see what happens. Fools
     
  6. Dubious

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    If you want to ensure perpetual conflict, tell people you will continue to deny their legitimacy...

    If you want people to vote for you, make the alternative scary....

    and the cycle continues.
     
  7. FranchiseBlade

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    Sometimes I do. But he's far better than Netanyahu. Though that isn't difficult to achieve.
     
  8. trustme

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    Can't believe there are still dumbasses that support this guy on this board.
     
  9. edwardc

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    Hmmm the polls say something else so stop your weak bashing of Potus.
     
  10. Bobbythegreat

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    Polls don't show competence, they show misplaced loyalty. We clearly have an incompetent president. It's okay to admit it, he's just a president not a king or deity.
     
  11. False

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    Its ok to admit you don't like him because he disagrees with your views. There is no need to hurl childish insults. He clearly is competent.
     
  12. Bobbythegreat

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    Sure he doesn't agree with my views, but he's also an incompetent president. I didn't agree with Clinton's views, but he was a skilled politician, Obama is not. It's really not an insult, just an accurate representation of fact.
     
  13. CometsWin

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    FB is a prophet. This guy is a huge dirtbag.


    Netanyahu flip flops on Palestinian state comment
    http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/politics/netanyahu-palestinian-two-state-solution/index.html


    (CNN)Two days after his victory at the polls, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already walked back his disavowal of a two-state solution.

    "I don't want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution," Netanyahu said Thursday in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. "I haven't changed my policy."

    But just days before, in an attempt to drive right-wing voters to the polls, Netanyahu said in an interview that there would not be a Palestinian state under his watch if he was reelected.

    Asked by Israeli news site NRG on Monday if Netanyahu thought that there would never be a Palestinian nation formed while he's prime minister, Netanyahu responded, "Indeed." He also blasted the idea of a state given the security challenges facing Israel.

    Netanyahu's comments Monday were seen a key part to his Tuesday election victory but also "raised significant concerns" with senior administration officials back in Washington, who saw ruling out a two-state solution as a significant setback for U.S.-Israel relations.

    U.S. officials have said that they have been waiting to see if Netanyahu would stand behind his comments as he moves toward forming a governing coalition, and indicated that they would be reassessing the relationship if he maintained his firm opposition to a Palestinian state.

    White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday afternoon White House officials are in touch with their Israeli counterparts to try and schedule a call between President Barack Obama and Netanyahu. That call, Earnest says, could come "as early as today.

    On Thursday, Netanyahu said his comments were a reflection of changing conditions on the Palestinian side, pointing to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's pact to form a unity government with Hamas, which Israel, the U.S. and most European countries consider a terrorist organization. He put the onus on Palestinian leaders to create conditions favorable for peace.

    "I'm talking about what is achievable and what is not achievable," Netanyahu said Thursday. "If you want to get peace, you've got to get the Palestinian leadership to abandon their pact with Hamas and engage in genuine negotiations with Israel."

    Netanyahu said he supports the same conditions for negotiating a sustainable peace: a demilitarized Palestinian state whose leadership recognizes Israel as a Jewish state.

    Netanyahu also walked back another controversial campaign remark, when he urged his supporters to go out to counteract the effect of Arab voters who he said were rushing to the polls "in droves."

    "I wasn't trying to suppress the vote...I was calling on our voters to come out," Netanyahu said. "I'm very proud to be the prime minister' of all Israel's citizens."

    Netanyahu went on to point out that he drew support from "quite a few Arab voters" and spoke of the "free and fair elections" in Israel that aren't commonplace in the rest of the Middle East.

    Netanyahu also deflected criticism from the Obama administration, which has said it was "deeply concerned" about Netanyahu's comments. Senior administration officials have also suggested that Netanyahu's comments on a Palestinian state during his campaign might prompt the U.S. to reconsider its defense of Israel at the United Nations.

    The Israeli prime minister pointed to the "unbreakable bond" between the U.S. and Israel and downplayed strains in his personal relationship with Obama. He has not yet called Netanyahu to congratulate him on his visit, instead dispatching his secretary of state to do so on Wednesday.

    "America has no greater ally than Israel and Israel has no greater ally than the United States," Netanyahu said. "We'll work together. We have to."
     
  14. AroundTheWorld

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    Maybe he thought he wasn't going to win.

    After all, Northside Storm said his party was sinking to new lows.
     
  15. peleincubus

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    I need to visit isreal sooner rather than later. I think it will be wiped off the map one day, and lot of it will be their own doing. Technology is coming that will make this world a dangerous place. And neither side of these fanatical people know when to stop.
     
  16. AroundTheWorld

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    What needs to be eradicated is not Israel, but the fanatical ideology that seeks to wipe Israel off the map.
     
  17. Shanxter

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    The situation there will never be solved, there will always be conflict. I really can being a major war in that area by 2020s or even before
     
  18. Northside Storm

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    can you be more specific: nukes/unending war/torture/supporting Assad?

    what does it mean to eradicate an ideology for you?
     
  19. Northside Storm

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    **** dude, turn off god mode on Simcity
     
  20. AroundTheWorld

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    It means to preach love, not hate. None of the things that first came to your mind. But thanks for giving us a glimpse into your line of thinking.
     

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