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Israel/Palestine

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

27. well one can hope however

Reply to oberliner (Reply #26)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:22 PM

Dec 2012

Israeli polls show the Rightist/Religious block holding on to a solid 54-55% majority of the vote with Likud Beiteinu still holding by far the largest block of voters at 32%

http://972mag.com/polls/

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Israeli envoy calls divisive settlement plan a politically necessary reprisal [View all] bemildred Dec 2012 OP

okay so the E1 plans were necessary to show the Palestinians Israel too azurnoir Dec 2012 #1

I was surprised to see it made so explicit that it was a reprisal for disobedience. nt bemildred Dec 2012 #2

They did say in advance that there would be repercussions. hack89 Dec 2012 #5

It sounds as though you approve of Israel's reprisals?..............n/t kayecy Dec 2012 #6

That's quite a stretch hack89 Dec 2012 #8

Which begs my question...Do you or don't you approve?....... kayecy Dec 2012 #12

I don't support it. hack89 Dec 2012 #13

Thank you for that clarification, I only asked because.... kayecy Dec 2012 #24

I am not a Zionist. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #25

Saying what you are going to do in advance does not make immoral actions somehow moral. bemildred Dec 2012 #9

All I said was that it was no surprise hack89 Dec 2012 #10

Self deleted....... kayecy Dec 2012 #11

And all I'm saying is it's quite predictable, that's how these guys think. bemildred Dec 2012 #14

I think that Israel should sit back - they don't have to do anything at all hack89 Dec 2012 #18

Abbas is weak and impotent, it's no illusion, this was an attempt to regain some sort of relevance. bemildred Dec 2012 #20

I can't see how Bibi can help Abbas with Hamas hack89 Dec 2012 #21

Good luck. nt bemildred Dec 2012 #23

Building settlements in order to punish the Palestinians... shaayecanaan Dec 2012 #3

Yes, it was the bald statement of the agenda that I found interesting. bemildred Dec 2012 #15

rather blatent about this stuff lately.. Alamuti Lotus Dec 2012 #4

Yes, not the first example, it's like a pattern. bemildred Dec 2012 #17

No, he didn't oberliner Dec 2012 #19

22 January 2013 oberliner Dec 2012 #7

+1. nt bemildred Dec 2012 #16

Unlikely shaayecanaan Dec 2012 #22

I disagree oberliner Dec 2012 #26

well one can hope however azurnoir Dec 2012 #27