Lieberman: U.S. demand to end East Jerusalem building is 'unreasonable'

The U.S. should stop building on the land it stole from the Indians. You have broken all the agreements you signed with the Seminoles. You have stolen and poluted our land. You do not deserve to live here. Go back to England.

Ultra-orthodoxy in any religion is unreasonable; let the borders of Jerusalem be defined by negotiation, in the interest of a good compromise, as reasonable people would do. The deliberate promotion of Jewish ultra-orthodoxy in the heart of Muslim neighborhoods is proof that Israel is not peace-loving at all, rather an instigator, a bully, and a sanctuary for madmen who continue to do their part in pushing the world toward nuclear war. Does anybody really want the world to end for the whims of a handful of wackos?

Exactly.

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"Israel came from a territory torn by an ethnic civil war, Jordan came from the same territory, and the remaining non-sovereign territories came from the same territory" Ya don't say. So what? How does this give Israel rights to anything beyond it's declared territories? Fact. It doesn't. ".. atrociously stupid fool" That helps conversation how? "You have heard of Palestine, right" Indeed.. Jerusalem is a part of the non-state entity of Palestine. Israel didn't claim Sovereignty over it and the UN didn't implement corpus separatum "..moron?" Describing yourself a hobby or a habit?

dumdum: "//"Private land ownership has NOTHING to do with territorial rights or Sovereignty. "// me: "Except, it does in this case, since this territory was torn by an ethnic civil war" dumdum: "May 15th 1948, Israel was a Sovereign STATE, Iraq was a STATE, TransJordan was a STATE. How does one have a civil war between STATES?" Israel came from a territory torn by an ethnic civil war, Jordan came from the same territory, and the remaining non-sovereign territories came from the same territory, atrociously stupid fool. You have heard of Palestine, right, moron?

Come to think of it, Hell and Obama are synonymous. This U.S. administration and Joe Gaffmeister has no right to demand anything. Jerusalem belongs to Israel and it will never be part of a Palestinian capital. That would be a dire cause for war if it should happen. Better a war with these Arabs than to give one more inch of land for a peace they don't intend to keep anyway.

//"Private land ownership has NOTHING to do with territorial rights or Sovereignty. "// "Except, it does in this case, since this territory was torn by an ethnic civil war" May 15th 1948, Israel was a Sovereign STATE, Iraq was a STATE, TransJordan was a STATE. How does one have a civil war between STATES? "..and the Jewish residents maintain their rights to sell and develop their properties" Fine. Except the illegal settlers are ISRAELI Jews. Many from places far far from Jerusalem, with absolutely no ties to Jerusalem of 1948. Who NEVER owned land in Jerusalem in 1948 or at any other time, whose parents NEVER owned land in Jerusalem in 1948.

"1. Ramat Shlomo was a Jewish neighborhood until ... 1948." dumdum: "Tit for tat, ugly business.." You mean they lost the rights to their land because you say so? "2. Jordan lost 3 wars against Israel" dumdum: "Strange they stopped Israel from taking Judea and Samaria in 1948..." Israel declared itself on the other side of Judea and Samaria. Jordan attacked Israel, dumdum. "3. Israel has a historic and legal right to the land." dumdum: "It doesn`t have any legal right." It does. It's part of a region which was torn by an ethnic civil war. "5. The construction plans have existed for years, and will take years to complete" dumdum: "Irrelevant, they`re illegal" It's not illegal for Jews to have reclaimed and developed their properties, dumdum.

"Private land ownership has NOTHING to do with territorial rights or Sovereignty. " Except, it does in this case, since this territory was torn by an ethnic civil war, and the Jewish residents maintain their rights to sell and develop their properties.

"The lands for resettlement are within UNR 242, are expressly allocated for Jewish ownership, " Oh? It says this WHERE? http://wp.me/PDB7k-6r Point it out....thx "he Arabs own very little and in Israel or the WB; less than 7%." Private land ownership has NOTHING to do with territorial rights or Sovereignty. Territory belongs to ALL an entities citizens, even if they live under a bridge. http://wp.me/PDB7k-Q

http://wp.me/PDB7k-Y#annexation UNSC Resolution 252 (1968) of 21 May 1968 UNSC Resolution 267 (1969) of 3 July 1969 UNSC Resolution 271 (1969) of 15 September 1969, UNSC Resolution 298 (1971) of 25 September 1971, UNSC Resolution 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, UNSC Resolution 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980

....to calm the mainstream Jewish hearts and minds overseas and in Israel. (Don't forget, the interview was on FOX News, so he knew what kind of audience would listen.) Israel crossed the red line, and this time the "big boss" clearly put in place the "little boss". Make no mistake, the Obama administration clearly adopted the Palestinian position on (East) Jerusalem, and that is not so unimportant when it comes to future negotia- tions, no matter which Israeli governement is in place. This sounds now a lot like "speak soft, act tough", and I'm much more confident after the last weekend, that the U.S. admini- stration will act, if Netanyahu + Co. don't obey.... Make no mistake, something has changed.

On one hand, human rights are inhumane because no country ever respected them (Israel is this that do most, mostly because the world watches us and thus we must restrain from punishing our criminals as they deserve). On another hand, human rights are inhumane because of all the HR NGOs, their country comity is, almost in its entirety dictatorships that mock human rights and use them as a weapon of shame towards the Occident that feels so guilty for... its past crimes. Human Rights as they exist now are nothing sane...

"1. Ramat Shlomo was a Jewish neighborhood until ... 1948." Tit for tat, ugly business.. "2. Jordan lost 3 wars against Israel" Strange they stopped Israel from taking Judea and Samaria in 1948... "3. Israel has a historic and legal right to the land." It doesn't have any legal right. They are "territories occupied" not legally annexed, acquired by war. JEWISH folk who lived there have an historic right. "4. Israel owns the land and is not displacing Arabs" A)Illegally annexed http://wp.me/PDB7k-Y#annexation B) Not Sovereign http://wp.me/PDB7k-Y#the-big-lie "5. The construction plans have existed for years, and will take years to complete" Irrelevant, they're illegal "6. This neighborhood would remain in Israeli hands .." Jewish folk should remain in what they own/ed. Israeli's = Jews/Arab/Muslim/Christians/aetheistas/et al/even Chinese Jews, with NO likely heritage ties http://wp.me/PDB7k-Y#Jews-are-a-race

get jobs pay taxes contribute to our society stop leeching stop being useless yishai should be sacked and shas kicked to the curb.,... shame on you!!

I told you all that US-Israel relations are better than ever. You need to read it here to believe it?

that they need to return? Any "territories occupied" they'll likely have to withdraw from, when the Palestine question is resolved? Stop building ILLEGALLY in "territories occupied"? What is it exactly you'd like from the Arabs? Recognition of the Jewish State? ( http://wp.me/PDB7k-Q#staterecognition )

Read carefully an enemy of Israel, Noam Chomsky, on Israel American relationship. Your will find a logical response to your querries. American imperialist interests in the Middle East are protected by Israel. Despite minor or major misencounters, Israel is cheaper and much more effective than any other alternative. Of course that N Chomsky would like to see a u-turn in American Foreign policy, but he understands that this is impossible. America is imperialist by definition, and will never change Israel for Hizabalah Hammas and Iran. Why? 1) Because it is not strategically logical. 2) Because Israel is not S.Vietnam and have lots of friends in Washington if you know what I mean.

As an Israeli Air Force Captain, Yonotan Shapira, said "If Obama will go into the White House and continue to act like a SLAVE not like a leader, I don't see any change."

DZ: "Security Council Resolution 1322 (2000), paragraph 3: Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and its responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention" Note that "its" appears twice. As in: it DOESN'T say "its legal obligations and responsibilities under the 4th Geneva Convention" Hint: The latter (incorrectly) places all the "legalities" within GCIV. The Hague Regs IV, for example, are also legally binding upon Israel, as the UNSC well understood when it put two "its" in that sentence. DZ: "Where is it mentioned that Israel cannot build on this disputed land ?" Articles 46-55 of the Hague Regs... Private property can not be confiscated (Art 46), and state land can not be turned over to any other use (Art 55). Israel therefore can't build settlements on "private property" nor can it build settlements on "state land". Which doesn't exacty leave Israel with anything else...

if he really wants to puh the process forward

Obama is just being the slave he is for Israel.

Go to hell

That's the real price.

throwing people on the streets and putting jews in there house is reasonable i guess a racsist calling things discrimnation how dare you

Obama is such a control freak! It's the Jewish people's land, let's let them handle their land the way they feel it should be. Obama has to have his hands and mouth in everything. The majority of Americans are sick of it!

1.The easiest way to convince anyone out there who still believe that the earth is flat is to go to Google Earth, zoom the earth until it almost fills the monitor and then repeatedly move from one country to another. 2.Is not it crazy how once upon a time everyone, without exception, thought that the earth is flat and that the stars tirelessly travel around the earth on a daily basis! 3.Somewhere is a picture, similar to Google Earth, that will instantly convince everyone without exception that the god people think worship is in fact the devil and the Jesus Christ Benedict adores is in fact the Antichrist. 4.The picture of Five Loaves catches the Two Big Fish: the Antichrist and the real Jesus Christ: the devil and the One True God. 5.Moshiachs Meal will be served as Biblically promised and will resolve all crisis without exception. 6.Oh my Darling, tell me when?

The great Obama revolt seems to be over. Netanyahu stuck to his guns and Obama rolled over and plays dead. At least that is what Israelis are being told.

you guys will never have peace until we have freedom, full rights and the al aqsa mosque

it will never be the same....the zio entity is on its way to becoming inconsequential

Who won, Obama or Bibi? If the crisis is over, there must be a winner. If there is no winner then the crisis is not over.

And the moment that Netanyahu rolls over and shows his tummy then this spat will be put behind us all. Two dogs are snarling over who is "top dog", and one of them is a runt with illusions of grandeur. But none of that threatens "the pack", and once the top dog has shown the little runt who is in charge then the pack can get back to business. But it won't be "business as usual", because the runt will have been put in its place. Sorry, but that's the way it is....

Some facts. 1. Ramat Shlomo was a Jewish neighborhood until the Jordanian army killed or drove out its Jewish residents in 1948. 2. Jordan lost 3 wars against Israel. 3. Israel has a historic and legal right to the land. It is in the old Jewish quarter of east Jerusalem. 4. Israel owns the land and is not displacing Arabs. 5. The construction plans have existed for years, and will take years to complete. 6. This neighborhood would remain in Israeli hands no matter what land-for-peace deal is worked out. Obama and Biden and Clinton are simply wrong, and they have really put their foot in it by picking this fight. Telling Netanyahu to cancel the building plans is tantamount to telling him to resign and replace himself with a more compliant, more subservient brown noser to make Obama look better to the Arab world. Dream on, Obama.

in 1918 the British Empire returned THE ANCIENT LAND OF ISRAEL TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE, WITH THE BALFOUR DECLARATION.THE ANCIENT LAND OF ISRAEL COMPREENDING THE LANDS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO THE BORDER OF IRAQ AND FROM THE BORDER OF LEBANON TO THE SINAI(EL ARISH).IN 1923 THE NEFARIOUS BRITISH EMPIRE RENEGED ON THE BALFOUR DECLARATION AND CHOPPED UP THE EAST BANK OF THE JORDAN,INVENTED "TRANSJORDANIA" TO GIVE A JOB TO THE OLD KING ABDULLAH AND TO HAVE A MONOPOLY ON THE SAUDI OIL...WE DO NOT NEED A WAR WITH JORDAN,THOUGH JORDAN ATTACKED ISRAEL TWICE,AND LOST THE WEST BANK AND JERUSALEM...

Happy St patricks day! Hope you find peace with your neighbours and they with you--PS--Any room for a Roman Catholic to build in East Jerusalem?

Lets get some basic facts out of the way:- a. Abbas was aware of these planned homes. b. President Obama was aware of these homes. c. Everyone knew that Israel was building in this small area which is already surrounder completely by other Israeli towns. Now lets deal in facts,not fiction. a. The Dept of Building in Israel was just moving along with this and other planned developments,and this happemed to fall in line fopr announcement at this time.There was never a thought or feeling that this could in any way cause an issue. b.Abbas had already (as with Arafat) agreed to allow Isreal to keep certain areas in a Peace agreement,and Israel would cede other areas.They even have a map. c.Arafat made a peace deal with Israel,ONLY to renig at the last monent as he wanted more!!,as always...lets forget the untold amou tof funds he had in his swidd Bank that had to be renegotiated after he died. You can only make peace when you are fair,and non-biased.Pres.

until we negociate who's keeping what

israelis are lucky

They wanted to just go back to the negotiations and the palestinians were going to go back until Obama blew the incident up.

U.S official said the leftist administration hit israel because other countries hit the u.s

Palestinians haven't been forced to do away with goldstone to encourage talks. Goldstone could go right from general assembly to the hague for an advisory opinion.

why are places where jews live called settlements and not towns, villages etc and why is it ok for you a white european to live on stolen injunland but a jew, a semite not to live anywhere in the m.east ? and would u say the same thing if a sunni muslim wanting to live in an area where there were also shia muslims was also asked by usa to cancel the project ?

There will be a continuing crisis of trust in Israel. If not from the Obama government, it will continue with the American people. Hard earned USA tax dollars are supporting the very impediment to Middle East peace. Netanyahu has proven it over and over. Netanyahu's apology is not over the construction of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land. He apologized only for the announcement at less than an opportune time. Netanyahu's apology rings hollow.

there are no problems, however if Binyamin doesn't.

Everything Lieberman says would be reasonable if all accepted that East Jerusalem were part of Israel, but it's not settled. It's not even close to settled. Pronouncements that it's settled or "reasonable" arguements consistent with those pronouncements do not make it settled. Arabs assert that they should be in charge of building and permitting in East Jerusalem, not any greater Jerusalem planning agency, and that, in turn, is consistent with Arab sovreignty over East Jerusalem. You don't make peace by asserting such an important point is nonnegotiable, which is essentially Lieberman's and the right's position. And when you assert that you want peace after making Jerusalem non-negotiable, it makes you look hypocritical. If you want peace, negotiate an arrangement over Jerusalem, east and west. You can't say that you'll do the planning an building under the assumption that Israel will get its way in the end. Obama is correct in coming down hard on Israel for that reason.

If Israel should keep the land they took in l967, Why didn't we keep the land we took in world war II? Not only did we give it back, we completely made it new again. That is just how "good" meaning people do things.

If it was a "technical mishap" (which I don't believe for a minute!), then Yishai must be fired. If it was just a mistake then we all know Bibi would fire those responsible. Give us all a break and fess up that you intentionally had the nerve to insult your only friends in the world, the people of the USA including the millions of Jews who have supported you since 1948. Tell it like it is Bibi.

Let's stop giving money to Israel. They seem to have contempt for the U.S. They still like our money. They had no intentions of not building on the restricted land. Their attitude if "Our Way or the Highway". They always rush to build and then say, "We can't disturb our citizens!" Fine then. Keep your hand in your pocket!

The difference between arabs buying homes in west jerusalem and jews buying homes in east jerusalem is that those homes bought in east jerusalem will go to israel (because of the jewish existence in those neighborhoods), but the arab homes in the west neighborhoods will not be going to "Palestine", regardless of the arab existence in those neighborhoods. Lieberman knows this but is using fallacious arguments and deceptive debate tactics to circumvent fairness.

when he opens his mouth.

At any cost.

BASED ON LIBERMAN'S STATEMENTS, WEALTHY ARABS ARE INVITED TO MAKE DEALS AND BUY THE WHOLE JERUSALEM. PERHAPS THIS IS ANOTHER WAY TO ACHIEVE SETTLEMENT ABOUT THE JERUSALEM CONFLICT INSTEAD OF "FLAWED" PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. SO ARAB BILLIONAIRES GO ANY MAKE THE DEAL BUY IT NOW.

It's time to call a spade a spade. Israel will never make peace with the Palestinians, unless, and until, it is imposed from the outside and that means by the U.S. This game that the U.S. and Israel have been playing for years is phony. The U.S. has different interests than Israel and vice versa. It's normal. This business of giving lip service about "mutual interests" is bullshit and the sooner we come to grips with it, the better it will be. Israel wants something that no one can give it, and the U.S. cannot hope that peace can be achieved. Again, unless and until, the U.S. makes this existential decision. It is better that the two countries go their own ways and deal with their own problems on their own. That way Israel is not a vassal country, and the U.S. doesn't have to give billions of dollars to Israel. That would be honest for both sides.

Its like he's not the prime minister and he doesn't know that such announcement would harm any efforts to start peace negotiations. If Israelis have a good faith in launching peace talks and achieving peace with the Palestinians then they should avoid causing any tension surrounding core issues such as Jerusalem. As this would be seen as a purposeful act that aims to prevent any peace initiatives. Bibi should not use excuses to ill justify his anti-peace policies but rather he should think wise to realize that there is an international consensus about issues like E. Jerusalem being a Palestinian capital. Israeli claims which are based on fabricated jewish history in Jerusalem are not acceptable as they exclude any Pal rights in the city. And these also do not give Israel the right to deny the right for other to live in peace. The world should boycott Bibi and Liberman for their inhuman, anti-peace policies against Palestinians and the peace process.

Arabs do have human rights in Israel, what they don't have is civil rights because Israel is a special purpose state. Its for Jews, a kind of Indian Reservation like for the Navaho Indians in New Mexico, USA. The Arabs don't have many land titles in Jerusalem; they waive old expired Turkish land leases to the media who can't read the language. The Arabs are living in stone shanties, dilapidated structures without proper sanitation or power. Some are built recently without building permits or inspection. Earthquake and health hazards in a modern city. We have urban renewal in the USA and some old timers resent gentrification, they can't afford to stay because prices are going up and a shanty must come down. That's not the same thing as discrimination or denial of human rights. I could never today afford to live in the home town I grew up in, and certainly not the house, it's value has skyrocketed 20X what my parents bought it for. That's not discrimination. That's change.

Mr. Leiberman's analogy is not valid' For it to be to be valid you would have to compare to a Palestinian from Bethlehem or Gaza who would want to buy a house in East Jerusalem. Then you would have a valid analogy that compares to the settlement issue. Furthermore I believe that this was not an accident. It was orchestrated by the cabal around Mr. Leiberman who want to derail the peace process no matter what.

Why not make Israel the 51st state of the United States. This might stop the spying of a supposed ally!

It was only a few years ago that the pals were complaining that they were being confined to 'bantu Stands' and compaing themselves to South Africa. Because when the last King of Jordan died he released the confiscated land recoredd showing the Arabs own very little and in Israel or the WB; less than 7%. While all of Iowa may be in private hands and farmed, most of Israel is empty, like California and the Western states and for good reason, it can't be farmed easily. The lands for resettlement are within UNR 242, are expressly allocated for Jewish ownership, and in the absence of a viable arab government, tiny Israel is acting in self-defense literally taking the high ground and will resolve the land ownership issues later at the peace table - survival comes first. Let the Arabs step forward and settle the matter, but they will not because compromise and peace are not part of their cultural vocabulary.

Yes For that Matter Arabs in East Jerusalen CAN vote . Most choose not to but they have the right to vote . I Would like to see how many Jews can truly vote in Arab countries .

The fact is Israel attacked Jordan in '67 first. It was a preemptive strike, just like the Japanese at Pearl Harbor was a preemptive strike. Unfortunately, striking first takes some of the wind out of the sails to claim you're the victim status.

Israel has half a million war criminals living in the west bank. Some kind of screwed up Jewish logic that you can start a war of aggression (1967) to capture land and keep it. That logic would have Germany occupying Poland and Russia etc. today. How could America ever support a racist, evil country like Israel. Israel one of the most evil countries in the world especially sad since it is a democracy. The old line share values with America is BS you share values with the old South Africa and Nazi Germany. The boots kicking doors in the middle of the night today are the IDF. I think the only solution is for the UN to give the entire west bank to the owners Palestinians.

Biden: I condemn the timing AND THE SUBSTANCE of the announcement. Clinton: We are insulted by the timing AND THE SUBSTANCE of the announcement. Axelrod: The problem is both the timing AND THE SUBSTANCE of the announcement. Netanyahu: It's nothing more than a matter of bad timing, so why all the fuss...... Get your head out of your arse, Bibi, and actually listen to what the Americans are telling you. Didn't you take notes while Clinton was giving her lecture?

Ever thought about negotiating first, then build on what you own afterwards. Currently, Israel is pursuing a squatters rights mindset. Just curious, what Israeli land (pre67) do they plan to swap.

Keep up the good work! I'll meet you in the single, secular state of Israel/Palestine in about 5 years...

Does anybody actually believe this horsesh-t?

and Bibi still doesn't get it.

The focus on TIMING quite misses the point.

Ask any grade-school student what happens when the area bully loses his big brother.

UNSC 365 did not put out the text as you quoted. It merely endorsed (note, not mandated) UNGA Resolution 2312 and urged all parties to implement it. It actually dealt with issues of Cyprus, not Israel or Palestine. The text that you quoted is probably from somewhere else.

are you always going to be the usual trickster? will you ever be able to face the issue of a palestinian state? will you be able to be a true gentleman and accept reality that there is a palestinian people waiting for your permission to have their own state? or will you go on stealig and grabbing without respect for anybody?

dishonesty and manipulation will not work, not anymore, at least.

In every dark cloud there is a silver lining.The whole epysode of Ramat Shlomo,that was a tempest in a tea cup,served at least to show to Israel that it can rely on the "friendship" of very few people...even the "jewish" invertebrates of the left,in Israel,in Brazil and the USA,are always ready to stab the Jewish people in the back

The *timing of the announcement* to build 1600 more Jewish homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem, or *the actual expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel*? As one American media commentator said, if the Obama Administration doesn't actually do something to prevent the Netanyahu from continued settlement building on Palestinian land then he (Netanyahu) may as well just continue doing it while ever he gets away with it. (American News SBS TV Australia) Are the Americans are just feigning indignation at Israel's belligerent actions - again?

Yeah, she would have been out there charming the world and making friends and devotees where Lieberman has left you persona non gratis. It would have been a horrible thing to have your allies warmed up to you and just about jumping out of their shoes to come to your side should you need assistance. But if living in isolation is your thing. you have the right man on the job. And if you think he somehow makes you safer, let me show you some property I have for sale, its a little wet, but it is ideally isolated in the middle of the everglades.

In my opinion it was a very well planned move, not a technical mishap. Israel is a country which measures its every move with super-precision, such a technical mishap has a low probability of occuring. So I believe Bibi is lying. But, let us assume that it is not a lie, let us assume that it was really a technical mishap. Then it means that Israel WANTS bu build these settlements but it was not tactful to announce it during Biden's visit. This means Israel is lying when it says it is supporting peace with Palestinians and it accepts a two-state solution. You do not support peace by building 1600 heavily weaponized settlement in West Bank. You do not support the two-state solution by building 1600 settlements in the heart of an alleged future Palestinian state.

like so many posters they fail to look into the mirror before posting .

"Every square inch of every "settlement" on confiscated private property, on land acquired by war, or a home confiscated by an army from a family, is illegally gained." does this apply to any other country? How do you propose to resolve the issue based on your local neighbourhood?

all those points, like the bible proves..., jordan should.., the americans are..., the US is still an ally... - DONT COUNT. it is about the violation of international law. you dont loose jerusalem, when you comply with the geneva conventions, and you will never ever win it, when you act against them. that horror duo obviously thinks, they can sit it out. no, it is doing enormous lasting damage ! to the country and its people.

this has nothing to do with israel !!!

Pathological Liars. All of them. And they are making it obvious for the whole world to see.

Lieberman is right Jerusalem must be opened for all.Jews can buy lands in Jerusalem me too I am Egyptian Muslim and want to buy land at Jerusalem.

trip and on the defensive. Legally, Israel has the right to build those units. The US and EU are interfering with Israel's internal affairs. Nobody insulted Biden. He chose to view it as an insult when he had other options. The US is dictating all kinds of conditions on Israel and the parties are not even at the table. I would hate to know what they will demand when the talks start. Stand strong against them and don't let any talks begin unless they drop all those ridiculous demands.

Lies along the way. This bar bouncer, currently foreign minister of Israel says what the West wants to hear. In fact, there are no Palestinians living in the West part of Jerusalem, since all those who were there, were kicked out in 1948. Me as a young child and my whole family included. I know not one who was allowed to stay there or to return back. All our homes has been confiscated or destroyed. Unfortunately, politicians coming from the West are told such lies and in order not to defy Israel and being called anti.Semites, they swallow the lies. We, the Palestinians, we have documents that certify our claims. It is only a matter of time.

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What treaties whould that be? Ah??? What does treatement of enemy solders discussed in Geneva Convention have to do with building in East Jerusalem? What exact international law is Israel braking by attacking terrorists, including those in Gaza? Please elaborate enlighten us silly zionists. And while we are on the subject we have thousands of years of history living on this land. Jerusalem only became wholly to the arabs after 1967. Few if any arab learders ever visited it between 1949 to 1967!

what about your true intentions? where is your lying and dodging and cheating really leading you? when are you going to face the crucial issues with dignity and honour? are you always cowardly going to use your crooked techniques?

Does Natanyahu think that we are that dumb? "Technical Slip" Come on Natan get more creative!!

...say... "anyone may buy and build wherever he likes." An Arab can buy or build wherever he likes? In Jerusalem? Would that... On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of Arabs live in Israel (and want to remain there). In Jerusalem too. How many Jews will be allowed to live in the West Bank or Gaza?

By helicopter or what?

Does Liarberman not know Israel is and has been apartheid ??? Even in conception, the Zionists refused co-habitation when Hitler agreed to let the German ghetto Jews immigrate there. They used to World Jewish Congress to sabotage that agreement just so their wouldn't be any peaceful co-habitation. They wanted (and still want) an all (racist) Jewish state....to which the borders are constantly encroaching on neighboring lands. Americans see this. Israel's leaders should stop lying so much that they seem like charactures on Saturday morning cartoons....or maybe more like Saturday Night Live cartoons. Alas, we do love it, though. America needs to wean the blood thirsty leaders of Israel from it's foreign welfare teat and let Israel learn to stand on it's on without begging foreign citizens to support it. Israel should learn to cooperate as does other more humane nations....or simply cease to exist. As Americans see it, no more a racist nation exists than that of Nazi Israel

wealthy gulf states to buy up land in Israel?" Perhaps you might ask those governments why Jews are not only unable to buy but are forbidden to buy - sellers are sentenced to the death penalty. Incidentally, you might also ask where is there Jewish population -Christian population.

"The demand to forbid Jews to buy or build in East Jerusalem is unreasonable. Let's consider what would happen if we would ban the Arab residents of the city..." He is talking about INDIVIDUALS buying here and there and it all sounds terribly reasonable. Except that it is NOT individuals building these Jew-only settlements, it's the STATE of Israel that's acquiring the land, largely through bent, illegal land rules, coercion or by demolition of Palestinian homes. It's the STATE that's planning the settlement layout, vetting the contractors, issuing the building permits, offering subsidies to Jews to move there and totally ignoring the fact that it CANNOT legally settle its own citizens on occupied territory, as that is nothing but an ethnic landgrab. In fact it's not about individual buyers' whims at all, it's about a complete state resettlement plan that aims to swamp East J'sem with Jews to outnumber Arabs and so grab their land. It really is plain ethnic fascism.

How can he talk about apartheid against Jews if he is in favor of 'Jewish' neighborhoods ? I assume Arabs can't live in the new houses. Bibi knew about the housing. Israel has been tieing in hollow pro-peace/USA-Israel announcments with more facts on the ground or assasinations for a while now. It's just that as usual vulgar Bibi goes too far.

Mr. Lieberman is clueless, as always. Every square inch of every "settlement" on confiscated private property, on land acquired by war, or a home confiscated by an army from a family, is illegally gained.

Israel is a fascist state occupying a garbage dump filled with terrorists and the bones of dead lunatics. And Lieberman is a clown...who also happens to be the Senator from Israel and should be stripped of his citizenship and deported there. There is no reason for the U.S. to fund Israel any longer, and no reason to work toward any 'peace' agreement, or to assist any starving palestinians either. There will never be peace because neither party wants peace, so they should have war and be encouraged to start one. Neverending war. Forever and ever. It's what they ALL truly and deeply desire and deserve. BTW, I'll be happy to think otherwise when Israelis and palestinians become capable of proving me wrong, but that will obviously not happen for many lifetimes.

Just wondering why US cannot bring itself to reign in belligerent Israel. The OECD report states that Israel has problems with corruption, particularly in arms sales to the US. So who in the US is the recipient of these bribes? Congress members?

so the timing is the problem? you are out of touch dear israeli! paranoia is your name. the problem is the construction approuval. not only the timing. you think that us, the goyms, we are stupids? you will see! it is the time for Israel to say bye-bye to this world.

The Israeli Lieberman and the American Joe Lieberman are both blowhards. Does anyone know? Are they related? The propensity may be genetic.

it doesn't matter when or how...hilary has already informed you that it cant happen at all....got it? no building in e.j'lem....its palestine...got it? try to remember

... 1,600 is simply small-change to begin with... ... after that the real delusion begins... ... yes, greed is a hideous & dangerous instict...

"Please do not bother quoting UNHR, ICJ or UN General Assembly as their decisions are non-binding...." Ok - so not worth won't mentioning UNGA Resolution 181 - the only resolution that gives Israel any actual legitimacy and upon which Israel based it's delaration of 'independence' back in 1948... So - by your argument Israel itself has no legitimacy and no 'right' to exist... Oh, by the way - Jerusalem gets a mention in there too - as you're surely aware.

Now there is an idea. Why is it that some Israeli's want to live in a world were they do not have any friends?

Israel ties Palestinians arms behind their backs, then do as they please.

a man bashes and murders someone and steals his things. Years later, the family of the victim gets insurance and they replace what was lost. Arabs then claim the compensation as their own and threaten to murder again if their legitimate demands are not met.

Mr. Don Boston needs to make sure his references are correct. I didn't know much about UNSC Resolution 365 so I decided to look it up on the offical UN Security council Web Page and noted that it dealt with Cyprus and not Israel. And it had no such wording as he quotes. It sounded like he really knew what he was talking about, but it is not UNSC Resolution 365. I'm not sure what he was quoting, but its not what he said it was, so much of his quote may be just as ficticious.

Israel in 2010 does not need your $$$. The USA needs to spend its $$$ on Israel in the USA to keep those industries viable. Israel does not receive $ but US vetted military goods, not all arms,such as rations. As for American needs, USA sends officers to study Israeli counter terror tactics. The roadside bombs that killed so many Americans hardly now exist, thanks to Israeli help. The biggest danger to the USA is ignorance like you.

Israel = Kosovo, Muslim majority will eventually destroy Israel. It's unfortunate that this administration in the U.S.and some Israeli Jews believe that if Israel gives towards peace that there will be peace. It's a slippery slide to chaos. Demographics will prevail for the Muslims. A word of advice to Israel, support would be mothers and get the population up.

I believe everything that Bibi says.

sent back to the country he came from, not allowed to evict arabs from their homeland

If Lieberman wants a world where "anyone may buy and build wherever he likes." - then why not allow Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other wealthy gulf states to buy up land in Israel, to house Palestinian settlers? Wouldn't that solve the problem?

In the 21st century, even little (IDF powerful) Israel isn't strong enough to sustain that colonialist viewpoint. Stop the arrogance and start honestly negotiating to obtain a sustainable, lasting peace.

But, if what he said were true, he would have a point! Like, if another 1,600 apartments would be built for Palestinians... Right Bibi? Where are you by the way?

If Lieberman loves Israel so much he can move there.

The US support of Israel should stop immediately. With all the problems with the US economy, there is no reason to send aide to another terrorist state in the Mideast. There is nothing to be gained by donating money to a evil religious enclave.

... Yvet is THE most destructive and obstructive element in the government...

weren't actually borders. The only official borders of Israel are those contained in the 1947 Partition Plan (UNGA 181 Resolution). Those were the borders that Israel declared in 1948. Those were the borders the world recognised. Those borders have never changed. So let's start the negotiations from there?

It's not rocket science. You cannot have both all the Palestinian land (the often stated goal of the settler movement) and peace with the Palestinians whom you've occupied, subjugated and oppressed for decades. Every time there's a choice, Israel chooses the settlements, not peace. But finally we have an American president who won't look the other way and pretend that Israel has any desire for peace whatsoever. And maybe, just maybe, Obama will have the courage to make it clear that the US will not underwrite the costs of zionism. For every shekel Israel spends on settlements, the US must withhold an equal amount in foreign aid, loan guarantees, etc.

Windbag Joe Lieberman finally speaks out. Who is he kidding? Give me a break. Last I heard, he doesn't determine US foreign policy, thank God!

I can't believe these talk backers Erik, Jason, European, Vladek and the rest of you morons. Get the history book and do some reading before spewing your hatred. All arguments aside, Israel won Jerusalem in a defensive war so Jerusalem is Israels only. End of conversation. Build wherever you want. It's yours.

ks get your facts right before you write anything . this is an old trash we heard before don't be a mouth piece think for your self and seek the truth or maybe the hasbara that you are reciting has bonded you

Lieberman could not make American listen to him so he went to isreal to see if he can get some waves made by him. He is an half sleep idiot.

If in Gaza she stays, Go gently sweet Ashton, I'll sing thee A song in thy praise.

You no doubt recall that American aid was granted because the US forced Israel to concede the entire Sinai Peninsula captured after Egypt led the bid to annihilate us in 1967. The Sinai provided us with oil, tourist sites, productive living space and considerable strategic depth. We are obliged to use the most of the aid money to purchase US manufactured arms. Egypt, the recipient of our largess, was also granted a substantial US subsidy and although it may have stuck to the letter of its undertakings, has by no means upheld their spirit. You don't seem to have any problem with the Egyptians, Stephen A.

Israel does not want peace. Peace takes a willingness to negotiate. Israel knows that settlement building will halt talks. That's not negotiation. That's stalemate. The United States needs to do more to pressure Israel such as withholding funds.

Lieberman is an agent of the Likud Party.

As a 71 year old, I have watched as nearly all my adult life, our country has groveled in the face of Israeli demands... This latest incident is but one more example of Israel thumbing its nose at the world. I'm tired of it. Genocide is an outrage, and an atrocity, but it does not entitle the surviving generations to hold the rest of the world hostage indefinitely. Our support for the State of Israel, in terms of massive foreign and military aid, our turning a blind eye toward atrocities committed by Israel has demonstrated a lack of conscience/integrity. Which Holocaust matters to you, Mr. Lieberman? The 1904 extermination effort by the German government against the Herero nation of what is now Namibia, in which 80% of the Hereros died? Or the Native American losses, estimated at 40 to 50 million between 1500 and 1900? Or the Africans...maybe two and a half million, many many more....who were loaded onto slave ships, do these Holocasts count in your book? Solveig Kjeseth

Israel will do as it pleases. With ex-night-bucket-cleaner Avigdor leading the way!! And the US, including Ohhh-bama, will do as Israel demands! Good bye, Palestinians. Better find a new place to live in, soon!!

no there is a tear in that 'special relationship' that is only going to get wider and deeper....you can bet on it...but you cant bet....soon you all be broke

Please tell me God made his promise during Happy Hour.

Im not surprised. Israel humilated Liberman and America with the timing of that announcement. For every action...

I am an American... I dont care how much aid the US Gives Israel, The US has no Right to make demands Of Israel. The affairs of Israel is just that! Its their Business. The will never be Peace in Israel. The Pals. Do not want their own state, they want ALL of Israel! not just part of it. Hello all you Idiots!!! Am I the only American who reads who reads? Dont any of you understand what the Palestinians want? They want a Jews free Israel.They want a land they have no right to. Maybe some of you should ask yourself... Why dont their Arab brothers come to their aid. Its because the Palestinians hated. If you want to know why... just read the Bible.

the more than 3 billion dollars we give to Israel every single year for decades, and get absolutely nothing in return, not even a little gratitude and respect. The US has become an enabler to Israel's evil ways and this must end ASAP!

I live here in Jerusalem and this is Jewish land. We are talking about a Jewish community that is being allowed to build a few apartment buildings (divide total units by 40-50). This is a Chareidi (ultra-orthodox) community busting at the seams, needing more housing units. Ramat Shlomo is not a settlement. Do your own research and don't accept fabricated terms from left wing media like "settler" "settlement" oh and "palestinian" - if anything a "palestinian" would be a jew

for 60 yrs and gotten away with it....no more

On the one hand, it is great to see so much debate; on the other, it is unfortunate that their is still so much ignorance about the root of the problem in the Middle East in general, let alone Palestine. One comforting thing is that over the years, the truth about so called Israel is coming out. A couple more decades or so of tyranny and God willing, the occupied land will return to its rightful owners, and certainly not the Jewish sinners. Remember Oh Christians of the world, they [Jews] spat on, tortured, and crucified our savior, Jesus...one of their own! That behvior still continues today and based on their beliefs, if you live by the sword, you shall die by the sword and so it shall come to be one day.

I'm starting to think the US should give up on Israel and let them go it alone. We are just enabling them, like buying an alcoholic booze. And all they do is cause the US problems. A simple solution - give every israeli US citizenship, and give israel back to the palestinians. But the US needs to stop supporting israel unless its attacked. Israeli apartheid is disgusting. I still support Israel to some extent, but its really getting hard to see the difference between them and the palestinians anymore. Doesn't mean the palestinians are any better, just means Israel has sunk to their level. A pox on all their houses.

Lieberman is one of the few voices of common sense in the political arena. Who the hell are we to dictate another country can't build in one of their own cities.

period

No, it's not unfair at all to demand that Israel stop its never ending quest for more and more disputed land. Israel has been the major hindrence to peace talks for some time. Yes, the Palestinians did terrorist things that were terrible. Some of that, in my opinion and the opinion of many unbiased people, was caused by this same pushing of settlements. If you are serious about peace accords--and I'm not certain you are--you must look at the main stumbling blocks and get rid of them, as must Palestinians. In fact, they have reduced their attacks, but you have done nothing to reciprocate. That is not the way to obtain peace. As an American citizen that pays a lot of taxes, I am sick of sending your rich country money and getting nothing in return. It has to stop.

Do you think, the Palestinians will cease to attack Israel if they get their own state including half of Jerusalem?

These people are terrorists number 1. Enough!!!!

If they say that it is not a political or racially motivated thing to construct this housing complex, then let the Jews build this complex, but allow the Palestinians to buy or rent these units at a controlled/fair market rate. If the goal is not to subvert the political borders, and just a matter of housing construction, then this solution should not be a problem. On the other hand, if the Jews only allow Jews to live there or otherwise discriminate in the housing complex, then how can it be viewed as anything other than a biased political move?

'Isreal.' I love it -- and this isn't the first time it's happened. Israel's supporters are now being drawn from the ranks of those who can't even spell 'Israel.' But it stands for what they stand for. I'm confident of that. Israel, the state for the mouth-breather's brigade.

This whole problem can be solved buy cutting off Israel from the American dole they recieve every year. President Obama is not a jewish ass kisser, and I, as a American Business Man generate this tax money for thier arrogance is appalling too me and millions of Americans. about time our American Leaders stand up and cut this head off this snake

every time he opens his mouth Israel's name is further tarnished. Hasten his indictments and replace the criminal as soon as possible, before it's too late.

Libermans' logic is like when Bernie Madoff's wife suggested that she should be able to keep some of the properties they owned.

"The Security Council ... 5. Determines that all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof have no legal validity and that Israel`s policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East." UN Resolution PLUS "Thou shall not steal." text message from G_D What more does the state of Israel need to make this clear. STOP BUILDING - that is reasonable. No wonder Arabs are throwing rocks and bombs. Keep it up! No one else to blame for what might happen next...

It isn't reasonable for any state to make demands of another state unless it's security is being threatened,which isn't the case here. It's this high handed attitude of some US politicians that makes the USA resented abroad. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

"...anyone may buy and build wherever he likes." Really? Any Israeli has a "right" to move into East Jerusalem neighborhoods (from which the Palestinian residents are being evicted). Does that mean that West Bank Palestinians are now allowed to move into West Jerusalem? That would be very big news indeed! Lieberman is indeed a liar and an idiot.

UNSC 365 did not have the text as you profess - I looked it up. It merely endorsed (note, not mandated) UNGA Resolution 2312 and urged all parties to implement it. The text that you quoted is from that UNGA resolution. Again, not legally imposed.

so maybe you would rather adhere to some other old book that only teaches to hate others who are non believers?

This guy is a garbage.. he supports war and balckmailed by drug companies. Don't listen tyo him. Israelis need to understand that they can not keep doing what they are doing - and keep expanding what ever the cause or justification then think is right? If they want security they sould work for peace and guys like liberman is no good for israelis b/c its them who need to to stay in islarel not liberman -

Yes, they can. You havae to do some research. There are l million Arabs in Israel and they are citizens and can vote. You didn't know that?. Then you are sadly misinformed. How many Jews live in Gaza and are they citizens?I'm sure there is prejudice in Israel against Araabs but one -fifth of their citizens are Arab. It is truly a democracy and believe it or not, all women are citizens. even Arab women. That is more then you can say about the Arab countries.

With all do respect Ms.Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, over 100,000 American US Forces fighting in Muslim lands say "No, you are wrong...", And dear Ms. Lieberman this situation is really starting to aggravate your "only friend" and that would be US. The state of Israel by allowing a religous extremist wing to dictate your foreign policy for the whole nation based on perceived and so-called "rights" over these conquered lands is putting itself in play for war, strife and no peace for anyone. We will no longer play the fool...

Oh, I didn't realize Israel was paying a fair price in mutually consensual transactions for all that land in the West Bank and East Jeruselam its using for its settlements, highways and security fences. I thought Israel just took most of that land in order to eventually ethnically cleanse it and make it part of Israel, just like God ordered Moses and the Israelities to do in the Bible.

This comment is from Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, not Joe Lieberman

It is alarming how little Americans understand about the realities of living in Israel and the realities of what happens daily. You suggest Israel give back land that it took in 1967 due to a war of survival. However, I have not seen United States return land it took from Mexico in form of Texas, or the lands seized out West during your Mexican-American war or for that matter You have returned the land you hold in Cuba nor other holdings around the world that you seized from Spain. Check your own history. How pompus to assume what is good for others is not good for you. Israel is a democracy, and Arabs do have the right to vote. They do have the right to buy land and live where they choose. Many groups decide to live in certain sections of cities. It is not unlike what you have in United States where there are pockets of certain people in areas. Once again, you Americans suggest that what happens in Israel is abnormal but it exists in your own country.

" Israel has no right to alter E Jerusalem demographics" Jordan had no right to kick the Jews out in the first place. It's being "re-altered" to what it would have been had the Jews not been kicked out.

help destroying israel.

I find it funny, when people even suggest that Israel might be doing something wrong, they immediately pull out the race card and put their fingers in their ears and shout: "ANTI SEMITISM! ANTI SEMITISM!" But you can call muslims, and arabs, and palestinians unreasonable, terrorists, and what have you, and it's okay, of course. What a crock of sh*t.

over j'lem and al aqsa....how can anyone be so mis informed? do you think its genetic or cultural?

and the palestinians will have to bang their heads against the wall as no palestinian state will ever be established because there is absolutely no will, no intention whatsoever to collaborate. they tell so many different lies, and the are ever so hard hearted, so selfish, so inhumane.

The legal arm of the UN, the International Court of Justice, has found the settlements to be illegal under international law. International humanitarian law prohibits the forcible transfer of segments of the population of a state to the territory of another state which it has occupied as a result of the resort to armed force. This principle, which is reflected in Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, was drafted immediately following the Second World War. The construction of new housing for Jews and the constant demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem is a clear example of structural racism... It would be immoral and illegal for the US to continue to support such policies, financially, politically and militarily.

The U.S. demands are reasonable.

I'll bet no one in Russia delayed in giving him permission to emigrate. I'd guess that he got priority.

When Israel starts paying its own way then any US Demands would be unreasonable. We are pouring $ down a black hole without any chance of every seeing peace in the region. The US must stop treating Israel as the 51st state. With the growing Muslim population in the US and the increasing frustration of the average US citizen with Israel's behavior is going to turn against them in the not so distant future.

i agree. this is very unreasonable to israel. israel has a right to build there. arabs don,t want peace. they want to get rid of isreal. isreal, the bible says,when it all said and done. jerusalem is yours. iwill bless them that bless oyu and curse them that curse you. it stills stands in 2010. we have a president that thinks he an brings world peace by making friends and giving the muslim world what they wants. sad awaking on it;s way.

Arabs are trying to take it away from Jews and that when Jordan attacked Israel, Jews were pushed out of their homes which were given to Arabs. The Jews took their homes back and the Arabs are trying to reclaim what wasn't theirs in the first place. Obama made a bad mistake by following J street in foreign policy and concentrating on the lefts feeling about Israel instead of the truth.Jerusalem is Jewish not Arab and the Arabs are the occupiers who want to take it all.Obama will lose the next election because of this.The US has been Hijacked by the Left and J street which is controlling Obama. Obama made the biggest mistake of his political career and is being manipulated by the left. Jerusalem is Jewish never Arab as the Arab/Nazi/Mufti is trying to take it away. Now Obama has become irrelevant. I can' t wait to vote him out

Joe: Move to Israel and run for election there. We are tired of your stupidity. You are an idiot!!!

Unlike Ashton,Lieberman's not New Labour;LUCKY ISRAEL!!!! No double speak,no apologetics,no appeasement of terrorism,no vague undertakings;Aston won't be able to handle that. We know precisely what Mr Lieberman's position is.I challenge anyone to state exactly what Ashton's position is...on anything. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

UN Security Council resolution 365 makes this perfectly clear: "The Security Council ... 5. Determines that all measures taken by Israel to change the physical character, demographic composition, institutional structure or status of the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem, or any part thereof have no legal validity and that Israel's policy and practices of settling parts of its population and new immigrants in those territories constitute a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and also constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East." While the Geneva Conventions, by their own terms, have limited applicability, the principles and prohibitions therein have been adopted by the UN as universally applicable. The applicability thereof to the WB, including Jerusalem, is specifically affirmed in this resolution.

Interesting Livni would be subjected to the same lobbyistas, same behind the scene scenario, same contractors afraid of losing their infrastructure and housing contracts, same investors in creating 'facts on the ground' not wanting to lose their money...Greater Israel .."remember Rabin, now flap your gums, no matter that you don't believe a word of what you're saying"

To be expected to follow the same laws all countries must follow. It is unreasonable because we're talking about Israel, not Iran. Israel can do as she wishes.

International Law that you claim defines East Jerusalem as existing under belligerent occupation is limited in its application as defined by Security Council Resolution 1322 (2000), paragraph 3: ?Calls upon Israel, the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and its responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN PERSONS in a Time of War of 12 August 1949...? This was done to protect Palestinians against seizures of property, imprisonment and forceful relocation. Where is it mentioned that Israel cannot build on this disputed land ? Please site any UNSC resolution that explicitly states so. Please do not bother quoting UNHR, ICJ or UN General Assembly as their decisions are non-binding.

The demands imposed unto Isrfael are pure demagogy,cowtowing to the moslem world...If all those sordid appeasers realy would care for the "pals",they would DEMAND JORDAN TO GIHV THEM A TERRITORY.BECAUSE JORDAN IS OCCUPYING JEWISH LAND CHOPPED UP BY THE BRITS...LEAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE ALONE...BETTER TAKE CARE OF iran,THAT'S SEATING ON NUKES TO TAKE OVER saudi arabia and the rest of the GULF STATES...iran WILL NEVER NUKE ISRAEL.THE NUKES ARE A TOOL FOR THEM TO TAKE OVER THE ARAB OIL

Lieberman knows the facts - Arabs cannot build anywhere, not even in their own communities. Everybody knows the truth, you can't hid 40 years of fact.

This pathetic lack of insight and intelligence that Lieberman displays has to be fake. I mean the guy is the head of a large political party for crying out loud. These statements are the same that talkbackers make here all the time. Lieberman is seemingly unable to differentiate between Israeli Arabs and Palestinian Arabs, unless the man is a complete xenophobic that can't be possible. His analogy is senseless, I'm sure that he does not allow non-Israeli Arabs to buy and build in Western Jerusalem... There is nothing unreasonable in demanding that Israel respects the Geneva convention. Israel is not allowed to conquest land militarily and then proceed to try to integrate it into its own country by moving its population there. As long as the Jews who build and buy in Eastern Jerusalem realize that they do so in the future state of Palestine I'm fine with them doing it. However Israel always seems to think that it is entitled to the land it has put settlers on, that's the problem...

Israel needs many, many more leadership people like you. Appologists and Brown-Nosers must be thing of a past. Finally, something Israel is doing right and as such getting wide support of vast majority of Israeli citizens as well as government. Arabs MK do not count as they are not real citizens but arabs living in Israel!!!

Israel never agreed to include East Jerusalem as part of consented territories, not Camp David or Oslo. In the Camp David accords Jerusalem is not even mentioned by name. There was a broad agreement on autonomy for Gaza and the WB that has been largely implemented.

...If you don't like it change it, by refusing our aid.. That simple... Israel come to grips that you need the USA. The reverse is not true..USA doesn't need Israel.. The Us military will be in Iraq for decades to coem..your military doesn't help us..

What Lieberman doesn't understand is that the discrimination is allowing Israelis to cross into Palestinian lands that Palestinians require for a future state and build Jewish homes there. If he really wants to be fair, then Israel must allow Palestinians from the West Bank to cross into Israel and build homes there as well.

The New Soviet Man, born and raised under the Communist system, does not understand the basics of legalities. Law is simply the means for the Dictatorship to control the masses, and the masses are supposed to subvert the law in a way that they may remain blameless.. Trying to explain law to the Homo Sovieticus is like trying to explain colors to a blind man. As far as Lieberman, can he understand that East Jerusalem is occupied territory under international law, and that the occupier is forbidden from causing a transfer of his (Israeli) population to the occupied territory, even by enticing them to buy cheap apartments there? I guess he understands this as law, but law is supposed to be subverted at your convenience, so what's the problem, you stupid Homo Sapiens?

The US administration is unreasonable, so also are President Obama, Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton. The folks at the UN that make laws against settling land by force are unreasonable. The Europeans who are critical to the Israeli policy regarding settlements are unreasonable. Naturally all Muslims, Arabs and and Palestinians are unreasonable. Thank goodness there is one reasonable human being on our planet, Avigdor Lieberman. I wonder what would happen to planet earth without him.

At least during Carter, his administration had some kind of political consensus as well as well defined policy to which thhe members of that Presidency adhered and strictly disciplined to. It might be that Obema is too unexperienced, or has a potery of advises that flowers cannot bloom; if anything it looks like it attracts quite a bit of flies. Take for instance the China case: its in a complete disarray and might make room for a double deep in economics which will herald a great depression. Europe: the Obama policy of American First, because of lack of Jobs, so its easy to call upon the old isolationistic-nationalistic economic policies. Now the Army is getting involved in civilian policies: Paetreus telling his civilian superiors that Israel-Palestinian conflict making his fight difficult; well Al Quaeda has won?! What about success in Irak, Pakistan, Afganistan, it does not stand to a critical eyes?!

Lieberman states: "preventing Jews from buying lands anywhere in the capital is a form of discrimination." Well how about Arabs being denied buying land in West Jerusalem? How about Arabs not getting building permits, while Jews easily get theirs approved? I suggest Mr Lieberman is one big hypocrite. The Whole world knows what Zionist policies in Israel are doing. It's time for the US to join with the EU and unilaterally recognize the Palestinian State with 67' borders.

Small point: In first graf, "The demands made by the U.S. and other world powers . . . is unreasonable" should be "The demamds made by the U.S. and other world powers . . . ARE unreasonable." Plural subject requires plural verb. Regards.

That would follow from the worthy foreign minister's remarks. Good to hear that Arabs from East Jerusalem are free to buy or rent housing anywhere in Israel, by the way. Can they vote? Since East Jerusalem is part of Israel, and since Israel is a democracy, that must be the case.

What happened to the agreement made at the Camp Davis Accords regarding the cessation of Settlement building in contested territories? How does the Isreali Government answer the Palestinian when asked this question?

To expect Israel to follow the rulings of International Courts? Why is it unreasonable to expect Israel to abide by the treaties it signs (Geneva Conventions)?

Human rights far outweigh the efforts of Israel to flush the Arabs out of East Jerusalem. Human rights surpass Israel's insatiable hunger for Palestinian land. The security of Palestinian families and neighborhoods are a higher value than the unfettered use of police and military power to impose communal punishment. Israel's constant emotional pleas of persecution should fall on deaf ears. Israel is now rightfully seen as the aggressor .... hungry for land, homes, control and expansionism at whatever cost to the Palestinians. It has become more obvious with each passing day that the words of Netanyahu and Lieberman are a facade. Underlying them are the violations of human and economic rights that have been rationalized in the context of God-given rights.

Lieberman's been nothing but a hindrance to the democratic process and speaking out on issues he knows little about. SHUT this idiot up. I hope he can get voted out so we don't have to hear from him ever again!! Lieberman's an IDIOT!!!

his perception of reality is completely distorted, the things he says are straight up hilarious if there wasn't so much misery involved. He speaks about 'becoming' and apartheid state ... did anyone checked his mental health before he went to office ? don't get me wrong, my principle is that every one should be allowed to live anywhere he likes, but i fear we're not in that stage now ... patience is needed from both sides and lots of it. In the end I believe when east jerusalem is under palestinian jurisdiction it will be possible for jews to go live there and invest in building projects like any other origin or belief. unreasonable is : to expect that the international community will accept a state start annexing land however it pleases. to expect that the modern world acknowledges the rights of a certain people to a piece of land because it states so in a religious book no matter how old it is. to expect that the modern world takes the 'we where here first' crap that goes for both

Abbas even agreed to this as obama is putting up more obstacles.

After all - do they expect Israel to respect UN resolutions (that is - if they are unsympathetic to Israel)? They are evicting Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem - as they did in 1948 in all of Palestine. Nobody has objected. Do they expect Israel to adhere to the "Roadmap"? They didn't do what they promised to do in Oslo - and are all the better off for it now! Why should Israel do anything to accommodate the thugs of Hamas and Fatah? After all, G-d promised the lands of Judea, Samaria and Gaza to the people of Israel (obviously, he referred only to the Jews)... so who are Biden or Clinton to demand that settlers move into lands previously owned by Arabs???