Israel condemns Norway's upgrade of Palestinian standing in Oslo to 'diplomatic delegation'

Isral's pompous little leaders have no standing or respect in the world, so they make fools of themselves by issuing such statements. Only the US supports them and only US support protects them from open contempt by everyone else.

Europe is already dead.

with her fingerpointing that this and that action of foreign countries does harm to the peace process - but her own actions never.

Another in the fold with the EU and heavens knows how many others on the verge. Mays as well get these condemnations written up as form letters all primed and ready to go on mass circulation.

I'm sure the foreign ministry is very uncomfortable with the Norwegian position. Condemn is a very harsh diplomatic term. Will you still be condemning us if we give you a lollipop? (Works on 4 year olds, so it's bound to work on the Israeli Foreign Ministry...)

Another Ridiculous anti-Scandinavian attack from Moldavian Avigdor Lieberman's diplomatic serfs...

I say "go Norway".

"If the Palestinians start thinking that they can achieve political accomplishments without negotiations with Israel, they will never renew peace talks"...especially when you've done everything possible to undermine negotiations and forestall an agreement for years!

"Israel Condemns Norway" is fantastic, lysergic and tells more than anything else how Israeli governement is living on its own planet, far away from earth joke of year

Gilon seems to think Israel can treat free countries the way it's got used to treating the Palestinians.

The peace talks moderated by the US are dead and the proposed 6 weeks of parallel, indirect talks to learn what each side wants is simply a stall. The US has clearly shown its bias and Israel has clearly shown that it is not willing to negotiate major issues. The only road open to the Arabs is to take their case to the less bias world. and avoid the US.

Israel is strong and don't care about public opinion.

Israel is more worried about pressure on US even with Jewish Groups putting pressure on Congress to block any actions.

Why not, thanks to the Islamic influence in Norway who are becomming stronger every year. Arafat tried to declare a Palestinan state but very quickly changed his mind.....Now .Abbas is playing the same game of bluff. .

No amount of external recognition will erase the core issues between Israel and the Palestinians. These will still need negotiation and resolution: borders, resources, environmental management, trade, access to seaports, utilities, access to mutual cultutal sites, sharing of Jerusalem, and the future of the settlements and outposts. Norway did not negate these issues. Israel needs to take off its conqueror's hat and put on a peacemaking diplomat's hat. Any barbs that make Avigdor Lieberman's foreign ministry uncomfortable are surely a step in the right direction. This "just say no to any small step forward by the Palestinians" policy is destroying Israel's credibility, its reputation, and its relationships with the whole world. What does Israel fear? Maybe that the worst of the settlers will turn their misdeeds against Israel? Successful peacemaking will not be a single magical moment when treaties are signed, it will be a long process of normalization of relations, easing of tensions, building of respect, and relaxation of demands.

The world is finally doing what should have been done years ago! Wake up and face reality, Israel. A new day has dawned and the Palestinians are finally bring recognized. More and more countries will follow suit and you will be totally isolated from the international community, who you have snubbed and insulted for many years!

The world is finally doing what should have been done years ago! Wake up and face reality, Israel. A new day has dawned and the Palestinians are finally bring recognized. More and more countries will follow suit and you will be totally isolated from the international community, who you have snubbed and insulted for many years!

...nowhere but the total expulsion of arabs from Israel, meaning all land west of the Jordan river, and South of lebanon, All these oily lipped nations nations bowing and scraping to arab oil will fall together with the arab world.

...the same country that gave Obama the Nobel prize. You just can't take Norway seriously.

This includes goods made in east jursluem

Norway and Ireland will in the coming year recognise Palestine within the June '67 borders. After Bolivia follows the examle of the continents two powerhouses, Israel can see the writing on the wall. They understand that it is utterly meaningless when Israel speaks of "negotiations" when they refuse to stop settlement activity and they continue to establish facts on the ground that make a vialbe state impossible. Israel knows that and sees Norway's laudable action as a clear move toward unilateral recognition which is coming on a much larger scale in 2011.

Is that Israel thinks that it can postpone a peace deal indefinitely. Unless Israel stops thinking that it can keep the status quo forever it will never renew peace talks.

Israel also thought that as long as they have nothing to fear from the UN Security Council , due to the US vetoing all anti Israel resolutions, they can do what they like.

Over the past four months several countries have upgraded the standing of Palestinian representatives. The first country to have done so was none other than the United States.

Israel harshly condemned Norway on Thursday for upgrading the standing of the Palestinian representation in Oslo from a 'general delegation' to a 'diplomatic delegation'.

...they can achieve political accomplishments without negotiations"...then they will be copying Israel.

that Israel has refused to engage in serious negotiations and the Palestinians are trying to make other avenues available to statehood. Perhaps Israel should quit stalling, everyone is quite tired of it.

Now Israel dictates how other nations should act, all the while doing exactly what it wants to do in spite of international condemnation. Israel is a non-democratic, theocracy thumbing its nose at the whole world. No one is listening to its pleas any longer.