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MarkLaw

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16. Heres a vid where Netanyahoo says he won't abide by Oslo accords and American can be swayed

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #14)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 05:28 PM

Aug 2013

He never had any intention limit settlements, he only ever intended to Expand the territory so foreign settlers could occupy Palestinian land.
Netanyahoo walks in at .32

He dismisses the US as “easily moved to the right direction” and calls high levels of popular American support for Israel “absurd”.

He also suggests that, far from being defensive, Israel’s harsh military repression of the Palestinian uprising was designed chiefly to crush the Palestinian Authority led by Yasser Arafat so that it could be made more pliable for Israeli diktats.

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UN chief warns Israeli settlement could prevent Palestinian state [View all] MarkLaw Aug 2013 OP

Not really. The settlements will be in kind reparations to the Palestinians when Israel retreats on point Aug 2013 #1

Retreat? sulphurdunn Aug 2013 #3

They Demolished Everything when they left Gaza HumansAndResources Aug 2013 #8

No, they did not. Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #9

Kerry's warnings are meaningless, and Ban is even less relevant. branford Aug 2013 #2

Subsidizing Israel is not popular among American liberals. MarkLaw Aug 2013 #4

Not popular? Really? branford Aug 2013 #5

Your definition of "liberal" is very different than many here on DU cpwm17 Aug 2013 #6

We may very well disagree on the definition of "liberal." branford Aug 2013 #7

Politicians support Israel. The electorate MarkLaw Aug 2013 #12

Citations to anecdotes do not change political reality. branford Aug 2013 #13

The link in my last post shows Democratic representatives rejecting Israeli gov. policy. MarkLaw Aug 2013 #15

You seem certain of what "liberals" support. branford Aug 2013 #17

Take the eviction from territories that were ancestrally farmed, it's not a liberal thing to do. MarkLaw Aug 2013 #18

You keep on arguing what you believe liberals --should-- believe. branford Aug 2013 #19

I listed evidence of Liberal thought and viewpoints that contradict support of Israeli Subsidization MarkLaw Aug 2013 #20

I never claimed all liberals support Israel, only that it is a very divisive topic. branford Aug 2013 #21

Meanwhile at the DNC Israel was denounced along with their policies MarkLaw Aug 2013 #11

Same endless migration to a fully Jewish Palestine. There is nothing but stalling till it is done.., Civilization2 Aug 2013 #10

The Israelis are deeply unserious about a negotiated resolution They see it as unnecessary--the geek tragedy Aug 2013 #14

Heres a vid where Netanyahoo says he won't abide by Oslo accords and American can be swayed MarkLaw Aug 2013 #16