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Netanyahu Accuses Hamas of Calling for Israel’s ‘Destruction’

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, December 9, 2012.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, December 9, 2012.
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by: Anonymous
December 10, 2012 12:41 PM
Ive got friends on both sides of the fence. My palestinian friends family lost their property to the Israelis many many years ago. For Jews that went through hell during world war 2, I wonder what the hell are they thinking? You would think they would know what respect is. I have never had anything against Israel, until I learned more about what they did and what they've been doing for 50 years, totally disgusting and somewhat racist. For the past 20 years they've been harassing the Palestinians , buldozing their homes, killing them , and more. I know I know Palestinians haven't been good either, but come on, quit picking on Palestinans Israel!!! Quit making them out to be the worst people of the world. Palestine should do the same but Israel has made the Palestinans hate them so much, the hatred has been passed on over the years through generations. It's time you both shook hands and began helping one another. At the same time arrest terrorists, don't send in war planes to take out a building a terrorist is living in killing many others. Respect humanity, respect others, as if they were your own family.

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by: Redcliff from: Aus
December 10, 2012 7:27 PM
@ Anonymous

Well said and I totally agree with you but the only question is how could we get the two parties to implement what you have suggested given the hatred run deep between them and as for
the UN and its Security members they have failed them miserably.


by: Sunny Enwerem from: Lagos Abeokuta Nigeria
December 10, 2012 2:29 AM
If the Hamas exiled leader is calling for distraction and not peace then his fate will be the same as those before him,only a wise leader will think of ways of moving forward and learn from the ever fading past,if any body calls for ur distraction it is very wise u distroy them first and fast.

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by: Sunny Enwerem from: Lagos Abeokuta Nigeria
December 11, 2012 10:40 AM
Its time to move forward by all means,y let the past forge ur future in this on certain would?

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by: musawi melake from: -
December 11, 2012 5:34 AM
Ther's no need for Israel to exist as long as it tries to create problems for the original inhabitants of the land by keeping them as refugees for generations, and even after a world endorsement of statehood for that People, they simply stand in the way using the position of Power aquired by legitimate and evil means.Even by Biblical statements, the land the Jews have occupied doesn't blong to them, but to the Palestinians(Philistine). Us and others may support them simply because they themselves live on other peoples' land aquired With evil means.


by: bob from: australia
December 09, 2012 10:27 PM
If Netanyahoo wanted peace and compromise why is Israel continuing to build ILLEGAL settlements? Seems a bit two faced to me...

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by: Swami
December 11, 2012 7:50 AM
Houses can be negotiated away Bob. Death can't.
And Israel already gave property to Palestinians, when they withdrew from Gaza. The Palestinians destroyed it.

Genocide is the only goal of the Gazans now. It is all they want. Until they change that, there is nothing that can be done for them.


by: Edward Kesler from: Indiana, USA
December 09, 2012 5:45 PM
When the Battle is between Savagery and Civilized Man, We must support the Civilized Man. Say no to Hamas and all jihadis.


by: Seth_DeKooters from: Hartford, CT
December 09, 2012 5:39 PM
Doesn't it seem that Netanyahu's nose keeps growing bigger - like Pinnochio's?

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by: Mkish Larda from: Sohill Matra
December 09, 2012 9:35 PM
yeah... Seth.... you sounds just like an "american"....!!! more like an Iranian imposter....


by: jkf from: Otawa, Canada
December 09, 2012 4:53 PM
Well the PM of Israel, is correct; the Gaza terrorist leader did call for war and no room for dialogue... If the PM of Israel, had made the same address, the many anti-Israel/anti-Jewish leaders in the EU would have immediately called the Israeli ambassador, into their offices, and would have made it clear that they could not go along with such statements; and would have verbally attacked the PM of Isr and made it well known through the media how they have abused/bashed the PM of Israel and its people. The UN's Moon, would do the same.
Not one main EU head has made any noise about the hateful anti-Isr discourse in Gaza by the terrorist leadership? As usual, and it has been throughout history (progroms/Holocaust/...), attacking the Jews, even now in some of their cities in Europe, it is not an issue for the main EU heads. 1000's of rockets are directed against Isr civilian targets from Gaza, for weeks, not a pip from most of the EU heads. When Jews try to defend themselves, then it is the main EU heads big issue to bash Israel. What two faced bad people these many (not all) EU heads are ...... Some even say they are friends of Israel???? but, in my view, like nothing better than to bash Israel to cater to their fringe groups at home.

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