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Israel/Palestine

leftynyc

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11. So who should the Israeli's

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 13, 2016, 07:48 AM

Sep 2016

sit down with? You're making it sound like a complete and utter waste of time - something many Israeli's agree with you on.

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Report: PA President Mahmoud Abbas worked as KGB agent in Damascus during 80's [View all] ericson00 Sep 2016 OP

so Abbas is both a terror enabler and a communist! ericson00 Sep 2016 #1

why would this be surprising? Warren Stupidity Sep 2016 #2

more interesting to see who defends this scumbag ericson00 Sep 2016 #3

It's a waste of time trying to discredit Abbas, which is mainly about trying to discredit Fatah. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #7

So who should the Israeli's leftynyc Sep 2016 #11

It's a waste of time NOT to try and sit down and negotiate. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #13

And what would be the point leftynyc Sep 2016 #14

How much can they do to get their house together... Ken Burch Sep 2016 #15

Always making excuses for leaders of Hamas & the PLO, aren't you? shira Sep 2016 #19

They actually haven't made any offers remotely like that. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #21

1937 Peel, 1947 Partition, 1965 Eshkol plan, 1967 Khartoum.... shira Sep 2016 #23

If it was wrong for the Palestinians to reject those, it was equally wrong for the Israelis Ken Burch Sep 2016 #25

You didn't answer why those proposals were rejected. Still waiting.... shira Sep 2016 #27

I don't personally know all the history there, and wasn't one of those who did the rejecting. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #29

Ken, you're clearly in denial - unable to acknowledge easy reality. shira Sep 2016 #31

I'm not anti-Israel. I'm pro-peace. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #32

You can't be pro-peace when you refuse to call out evil for what it is.... shira Sep 2016 #33

Your argument that more Palestinians leftynyc Sep 2016 #30

NY Times also reporting this ericson00 Sep 2016 #4

Why the Abbas KGB ‘revelation’ came out now Little Tich Sep 2016 #5

kill the messenger? All of Abbas' moral authority, not that there was much to begin with, ericson00 Sep 2016 #6

Nothing positive would come of removing Abbas from the leadership, Ken Burch Sep 2016 #8

Criticizing & condemning Abbas, putting pressure on him can only help matters. shira Sep 2016 #17

correction 6chars Sep 2016 #9

the PLO isn't evil. It had to exist. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #16

The PLO still incites, praises, & rewards terror. Their charter still calls for that.... shira Sep 2016 #18

I don't approve of their tactics, but Israeli intransigence is the reason Fatah and Hamas exist. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #20

You don't approve their Jew hatred, rewarding & praising of murder of innocents.... shira Sep 2016 #22

I don't celebrate any of those things you listed and you damn well know it. Ken Burch Sep 2016 #24

Didn't say you did - but those acts, celebrating murder, is pure evil unseen anywhere else.... shira Sep 2016 #28

Maalot 6chars Sep 2016 #26

I don't have your ability to draw definite conclusions from such ambiguous evidence. Sorry. n/t Little Tich Sep 2016 #10

Feel free to list leftynyc Sep 2016 #12