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Reader comment on item: Bush Promotes a Palestinian "Right of Return"
Submitted by mark goldberg (Kenya), Jan 16, 2008 at 03:05
many arabs lost their homes during the 1947 war: if they return, Israel as we know it is dead. Israel is about Jews and no one else.
Lets face it: such matters are never settled in negotating tables but in the battlefield. Only one side needs to win completely and convincingly militarily for this issue to be resolved. One side wins, the other accepts the will of the winner.
Forget about smooth-sounding words like PEACE-PROCESS and NEGOTIATIONS, it is about who is stronger to impose their will on the other.
The right only rests with the strong not the weak.
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| Palestinian right of return... to Arabia [346 words] | Al | Jan 20, 2010 12:00 | 167612 | ||
| 20 Years of Research Reveals Jerusalem Belongs to Jews [885 words] | Jay Draiman | Jun 25, 2008 09:30 | 133363 | ||
 muslims claim that islam is a way of life that leads to paradise or heaven whateverit may be.but according to bible it isa deception. [340 words] | ronson silva | Jul 19, 2009 15:25 | 133363 | ||
| Right of Return [109 words] | CONFUSED | May 23, 2008 17:10 | 129721 | ||
| Rice is totally clueless about the situation, but Cheney is 10 times worse! [322 words] | DrRJP | Mar 31, 2008 16:50 | 124224 | ||
| 1 | No such thing as "Palestinians", no Palestinian "Right of Return", and the right of Jews to live in the Holy Land. [587 words] | Doc Tater | Feb 6, 2008 17:50 | 119671 | |
| Those crafty Arabs, trying to dupe us again! [451 words] | Susan Browne | Feb 11, 2008 10:53 | 119671 | ||
| to Susan [637 words] | Doc Tater | Feb 12, 2008 15:21 | 119671 | ||
| 1 | Israel should have responded sooner - It is Israel's government fault for this escalation. [219 words] | Jay Draiman | Mar 3, 2008 02:09 | 119671 | |
| NO PALESTINIAN STATE – No land concessions R3. [766 words] | Jay Draiman | Mar 3, 2008 02:15 | 119671 | ||
| Jay Draiman [18 words] | SAMSON BELL | Jun 6, 2008 06:32 | 119671 | ||
| 1 | Who Stole the Land of Israel? [1100 words] | Jay Draiman | Apr 7, 2009 18:46 | 119671 | |
| 2 | Jewish right of return to Arab lands [28 words] | Jose Amram | Jan 31, 2008 21:52 | 119411 | |
| "the right of return." [132 words] | Robert Lee Kantor, MD | Jan 21, 2008 20:52 | 118713 | ||
| 1 | Return of Terror [152 words] | jennifer solis | Jan 20, 2008 01:07 | 118610 | |
| If Palestians have the return, Israel will not exist anymore [80 words] | Nessie | Jan 19, 2008 16:39 | 118564 | ||
| Bush Promotes a Palestinian "Right of Return" [105 words] | Richard Finn | Jan 16, 2008 22:49 | 118360 | ||
| A Way To Destroy Israel [25 words] | M H Nathan | Jan 16, 2008 22:25 | 118357 | ||
| Oil Money Speaks Loudly [184 words] | Rena Cohen | Jan 16, 2008 14:31 | 118342 | ||
| What Kind Of Friend? US - Israel [258 words] | John R. Peacher | Jan 16, 2008 11:54 | 118337 | ||
 right of return [100 words] | mark goldberg | Jan 16, 2008 03:05 | 118313 | ||
| What is 'palestine'? [124 words] | Marcos Berenstein | Jan 15, 2008 21:09 | 118298 | ||
| 2 | Right of Conquest [246 words] | DaveP | Jan 15, 2008 20:23 | 118294 | |
| Bush May Be The Worst Friend Of Israel of Any President [630 words] | Jim Beer | Jan 15, 2008 19:43 | 118288 | ||
| There is, of course a great solution, which involves Palestinians facing reality. [111 words] | Victor Lipshutz | Jan 15, 2008 18:58 | 118284 | ||
| We need to be careful [62 words] | Steve Merkel | Jan 15, 2008 18:37 | 118281 | ||
| Palestinian Right of Return [84 words] | Steven Stern | Jan 15, 2008 17:52 | 118274 | ||
| Whatever happened to Bush? [104 words] | Stef from Belgium | Jan 15, 2008 13:08 | 118254 | ||
| Israel's only friends! [214 words] | Susan Browne | Feb 11, 2008 11:10 | 118254 | ||
| What is the "right" of Return according to the Palestinian Authority? [127 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Jan 15, 2008 09:22 | 118242 | ||
| " Return to Sender " Arabia. [758 words] | Simon Néhmé | Jan 15, 2008 07:39 | 118240 | ||
| Will Mr. Bush Now Broker the Return of Northern Ireland to my Country, The Republic of Ireland? [119 words] | maura collins | Jan 17, 2008 08:47 | 118240 | ||
| with friends like these [167 words] | leo solomon | Jan 15, 2008 04:04 | 118229 | ||
| Can't Olmert say the Right of Return is not on the table since Israel is a Jewish, not Islamic state? [283 words] | Larry | Jan 15, 2008 02:28 | 118225 | ||
| Right of Return [196 words] | Jay | Jan 15, 2008 00:27 | 118221 | ||
| Doubting Tom no more! [140 words] | larry B. | Jan 15, 2008 18:43 | 118221 | ||
| right of return? [138 words] | larry B | Jan 16, 2008 12:20 | 118221 | ||
| "Palestinian's "Right to Return" [142 words] | Dannel R. Ballesteros | Jan 14, 2008 21:38 | 118211 | ||
| Baffled [32 words] | Charles Nickalopoulos | Feb 9, 2008 17:10 | 118211 | ||
| I think you're jumping to conclusions [225 words] | Robert Solot | Jan 14, 2008 21:28 | 118210 | ||
| A Rude Awakening [111 words] | Herb Stone | Jan 14, 2008 21:25 | 118209 | ||
| By the end of the day [92 words] | Ynnatchkah | Jan 14, 2008 22:24 | 118209 | ||
| True Friend? [135 words] | larry | Jan 15, 2008 17:39 | 118209 | ||
| Right to Return to Palestine [87 words] | Edward Halper | Jan 14, 2008 20:57 | 118207 | ||
| whose right of return? [74 words] | joe rose | Jan 15, 2008 09:43 | 118207 | ||
| On the Right of Return [141 words] | Joe | Jan 15, 2008 19:31 | 118207 | ||
| Justice and History [208 words] | Edward Halper | Jan 16, 2008 14:04 | 118207 | ||
| Bush Promotes a Palestinian "Right of Return" [191 words] | Victor Lipshutz | Jan 14, 2008 20:35 | 118205 | ||
| Bush Promotes A 'Palestinian Right Of Return' -He Is Israel's De Facto Enemy Through His 'Efforts' [234 words] | Adina Kutnicki | Jan 14, 2008 19:48 | 118204 | ||
| Thank you Adina. [7 words] | larry | Jan 15, 2008 17:41 | 118204 | ||
| shaky relations [215 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Jan 14, 2008 18:11 | 118196 | ||
| Lame Duck Quacking [157 words] | coyote_ugly | Jan 15, 2008 00:28 | 118196 | ||
| On the Other Hand, Who Was Any Better? [212 words] | Sheldon Dan | Jan 14, 2008 18:00 | 118195 | ||
| The Worst of Times are Coming - But Look for the Return of the King of kings in the Aftermath [341 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 14, 2008 17:52 | 118193 | ||
| Sow the wind? [95 words] | Larry B. | Jan 15, 2008 18:08 | 118193 | ||
| Christianity May Fail - But Jesus Christ Will Not Fail [298 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 17, 2008 19:15 | 118193 | ||
| Night of return [51 words] | Charles Nickalopoulos | Feb 9, 2008 17:26 | 118193 | ||
| The "best friend" ? [78 words] | Tony | Jan 14, 2008 17:44 | 118192 | ||
| Right of Return for "Palestinians" [126 words] | Kafir | Jan 14, 2008 16:14 | 118189 | ||
| Doubting Thomas [188 words] | Bush Promotes . . . | Jan 14, 2008 16:08 | 118188 | ||
| Perhaps in the very long term there could be a Palestinian return [286 words] | Steven Abrams | Jan 14, 2008 16:07 | 118187 | ||
| Resurrect Ariel from his coma [705 words] | john w mcginley | Jan 14, 2008 14:53 | 118178 | ||
| The Second Half of the Sentence [313 words] | Robert Kaufman | Jan 14, 2008 14:29 | 118174 | ||
| Steps that need to be taken [134 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 14, 2008 14:04 | 118170 | ||
| Bush-wacked [83 words] | David Sabghir | Jan 14, 2008 14:01 | 118168 | ||
| When does the spokesmouth for the Royal Dubai Investment House leave the White House? [318 words] | James Burke | Jan 14, 2008 12:33 | 118163 | ||
| To James [111 words] | larry B | Jan 16, 2008 12:51 | 118163 | ||
| Head in the sand? [74 words] | Charles Countryman | Jan 14, 2008 12:19 | 118162 | ||
| Zionism with conditions [97 words] | HarraK | Jan 14, 2008 12:05 | 118159 | ||
| Response to Harrak [194 words] | Joe | Jan 15, 2008 12:26 | 118159 | ||
| Qid pro Quo? [360 words] | trans-parere | Jan 15, 2008 15:51 | 118159 | ||
| Arab Egypt and Jewish Israel both are wrong [114 words] | HarraK | Jan 16, 2008 10:21 | 118159 | ||
| Who Needs Friends?! [194 words] | Blackspeare | Jan 14, 2008 11:57 | 118157 | ||
| Outrage! [121 words] | Peter J. Herz | Jan 14, 2008 11:48 | 118155 | ||
| How about compensation for Jewish refugees who fled Arab lands? [262 words] | Michael P Biber | Jan 14, 2008 11:45 | 118154 | ||
| Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands [138 words] | Kafir | Jan 14, 2008 21:49 | 118154 | ||
| Israel, watch your back! [37 words] | Ron Kilmartin | Jan 14, 2008 11:43 | 118153 | ||
| Resolution 194 and The "Right" of Return [172 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Jan 14, 2008 11:34 | 118152 | ||
| Quotes by Arabs in newspapers - "The Arab States encouraged the Palestine Arabs to leave their homes temporarily..." [218 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Jan 14, 2008 11:26 | 118151 | ||
| Jewish Identity [86 words] | Debra | Jan 14, 2008 11:24 | 118150 | ||
| "Right of Return Issues" [87 words] | Jeremy | Jan 14, 2008 11:21 | 118149 | ||
| Right of Return equals destruction of Israel [176 words] | Chris | Jan 14, 2008 11:18 | 118148 | ||
| Rights of return [82 words] | Steven L | Jan 14, 2008 11:06 | 118146 | ||
| God Sent Bush to punish the US, Israel caught in the blowback [163 words] | Charles Martel | Jan 14, 2008 10:47 | 118143 | ||
| President Bush is a serious Christian [112 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Jan 14, 2008 10:43 | 118142 | ||
| What do Evangelicals think of him now? [406 words] | Roy Weinberg | Jan 14, 2008 10:23 | 118139 | ||
| right of return [56 words] | leo solomon | Jan 14, 2008 10:08 | 118136 | ||
| RIGHT OF RETURN [205 words] | tasdevil | Jan 14, 2008 10:03 | 118135 | ||
| Bush introduces the Palestinian "Right of Return" [65 words] | Rich McGahan | Jan 14, 2008 10:00 | 118134 | ||
| Who wants to return? [179 words] | A v B | Jan 14, 2008 09:53 | 118133 | ||
| ONLY SOLUTION: GAZA UNDER EGYPT; PARTS OF WEST BANK LINKED TO JORDAN [160 words] | G. Marcus | Jan 14, 2008 09:44 | 118132 | ||
| Tipping the scales in favor of Arabs [287 words] | Rick | Jan 14, 2008 09:36 | 118131 | ||
| "Right of return" part of Bush's Yasir Arafat impersonation [555 words] | DrRJP | Jan 14, 2008 09:30 | 118130 | ||
| Arafat's Invention: The Palestinian [343 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Feb 10, 2008 21:37 | 118130 | ||
| Bushh Promotes a Palestinian Right of Return [349 words] | Kim Segar | Jan 14, 2008 09:23 | 118129 | ||
| BUSH PUSHING ANTI-ISRAEL AGENDA OF STATE DEPT ARABISTS [156 words] | G. Marcus | Jan 14, 2008 09:20 | 118127 | ||
| Advocating Suicidal Behavior is a Bush Administration Norm [175 words] | Paul Saunders | Jan 14, 2008 07:43 | 118118 | ||
| Right of Return? [79 words] | Elisha Galon | Jan 14, 2008 07:39 | 118117 | ||
| law of return [129 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Jan 17, 2008 01:27 | 118117 | ||
| "Right of Return" [195 words] | Eve Laing | Jan 14, 2008 07:22 | 118115 | ||
| a code phrase to overwhelm Israel demographically ? [43 words] | Andre | Jan 14, 2008 07:21 | 118114 | ||
| "Right of Return" [30 words] | Gerry Mandell | Jan 14, 2008 07:18 | 118113 | ||
| Exchange right of return Jews to Arab countries [182 words] | Rachel Garber | Jan 14, 2008 06:52 | 118112 | ||
| Palestinians want a "Right to remain!" [357 words] | DrRJP | Jan 20, 2008 15:37 | 118112 | ||
| Palestinian "RIGHT OF RETURN" [63 words] | DAVID R. GROESBECK | Jan 14, 2008 06:41 | 118111 |
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