Obama has asked Israel to freeze further settlements in the West Bank So why have they not complied?


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Natanyahu states that Israel have to take into account "natural growth" Ok that seems reasonable by why in the West Bank whats wrong with the 56% of Palestine that they were given in 1947 ? or is there a more sinister reason like this one "Everybody has to move, run and grab as many...


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Mr. Peanut

Obama does not rule Israel, although he may think he should.

He has refused to honor previously made deals with Israel, so they are thumbing their nose at him.

As long as they live in the desert under the guns of the arabs, and he lives in the white house, he should not expect much cooperation.

 
linuleb7

It's easy to understand at this time. Mr HUSSEIN Obama has already announced a while ago he was withdrawing US support to Israel ("no blank check"). That's serves the palestinians purpose a lot and jeopardizes Israel's very survival. Now "asking" Israel to freeze settlements is openly taking Palestine's side again and is akin to blackmailing. Akin to asking Israel to let Palestinians kill their citizens and take over their land without fighting back. Israel does not to have to "comply" to anybody or any country that has the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews as a fundamental religious dogma.
As for the territories, it's too bad for Palestine. They want war, they do war, they get war. They lose war after war and they lose territory. This, while being openly vocal about their intentions to destroy Israel and take over the land. If they had any chance at all, it would be Israel that would lose territory.
"Don't do onto others what you don't want done onto you".

 
Bryann

because they can think for themselves and can see the absurdity of obamas demands.
israel is a democracy not a province of the arab loving new qbama administration which is reneging on all previous agreements in this regard with prior administrations.
send the palestinians to jordan where they really belong.
the only sinister thing is the holier than thou attitude of obama who thinks he can wave a magic wand and create peace overnight.
kow towing to the arabs just makes him look weak.
the arabs will never accept israel , so all of this posturing about settlement expansion etc is just a side show. the area will forever be in a state of war and israel needs to keep secure borders. nothing else matters except to deal with iran an syria and hezbollah/lebanon.
the next war is coming and israel will be blamed and the whole cycle will repeat ad infinitum.

 
old codger

Whatever they want to do with the west bank is fine with me. If they would not have been attacked and then beat those that want them dead all of the west bank would belong to palestinians. Obama will not do anything for Israel and they know it so his wishes are about as valued as an iranian newspaper.

 
Ploni Almoni

False. Last thursday, Israel announced that it had frozen settlement activity. Right now, settlement activity is in the process of stopping completely. Do some research before you make yourself look foolish again.

 
Jezt kidding.....

why hasn't obama made good on his own promises to the people of the USA?

israel has complied ........obama needs to remember who america's friends are......and not who he happens to favour

 
charlesjerrell

why caint everyone just keep there nose out of what other nations do cos there is plenty at home to worry about and i didnt go to college to figure that out