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Israel: No gestures for Abbas ahead of Obama visit
Published Tuesday 05/03/2013 (updated) 06/03/2013 21:45
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not planning any goodwill gestures toward the Palestinian Authority ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, his office said Tuesday.

The Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported Tuesday that Netanyahu may transfer areas of Area C in the West Bank to the control of the PA, release long-term prisoners and drop a ban on certain weaponry for PA forces.

On Israeli radio, Netanyahu's office denied the report and said practical steps would only be taken if the Palestinian leadership agrees to return to talks without conditions.

The PLO insists it will not resume negotiations with Israel while it continues to build Jewish-only settlements on occupied Palestinian land, a demand the Israelis consider a precondition.

US Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Obama would visit Israel before the Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins the week of March 25.
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1 ) Mel / USA
05/03/2013 21:43
CANCEL YOUR VISIT OBAMA! STOP ALL US-TAX-PAYER,FMF,FAA,MONIES to WEALTHY occupier-Israel!! And please,get that AIPAC tattoo on your Democratic-butt,saying"Friend of Israel",REMOVED finally! US public-servants who serve extremist Zionism(Jewish or Christian)before AMERICA,&our inter/national interests are no 'friends' of USA,Israel,Christians,Jews,Muslims or GLOBAL DEMOCRACY!This is NOT the 1950-60-70's.Israel's strategy is DANGEROUS to America so, STOP FUNDING/PROTECTING IT!
2 ) Outlier / USA
05/03/2013 23:47
Obama will be lecturing Netanyahu this time. Should be interesting.
3 ) gabi / australia
06/03/2013 01:08
"Goodwill?" In the same breath as "Netanyahu?" You are joking of course.
4 ) Colin Wright / USA
06/03/2013 02:26
No gestures? No puppy treat? But listen to him whine...he's so cute.
5 ) Colin Wright / USA
06/03/2013 02:28
To Mel #1 'CANCEL YOUR VISIT OBAMA! ' No, Obama should go. The Israelis will spit on him, and it will rub every American's snout in just what an evil little monster we've created.
6 ) Reader / from Edmonton
06/03/2013 03:02
The only gesture Abbas and the Palestinians can expect from the criminal Israelis is the middle finger of one hand and a gun in the other. That's what they do and have been doing since 1948.
7 ) NO Negotiations / NO Palestine
06/03/2013 04:06
The Situation is SimpleL 1- The PA builds Palestinian-only settlements on West Bank lands, and Israel will continue to build Jewish-only settlements on West Bank lands. 2- Israel makes NO demand the PA stop building 100%, so the PA should forget their 100% precondition demands, or the PA MUST REALIZE that - "NOT RESUMING NEGOTIATIONS" with Israel - MEANS NEITHER CREATING a real PALESTINIAN STATE, - NOR HALTING SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION either !!!!
8 ) Outsider / EU
06/03/2013 09:16
The gesture towards Abbas can be found elsewhere: the ongoing provocation of the IDF since November, and the increased settler violence.
9 ) Robert / U.S.
06/03/2013 13:04
Max Blumenthal has a vid on youtube about what some Israelis think of President Obama , I forget the name but it shouldnt be hard to find. Its so UNBELIEVEABLE WHAT ISRAEL IS AND HOW WE IN THE U.S.,U.K.,CAN. SUPPORT THIS RACIST APARTHEID FILTHY PLACE.
10 ) Rami / Palestine
06/03/2013 14:05
The only gesture Netanyahu deserves is the one in which four fingers of the hand stay down while the one in the middle defiantly stays up. Its called the international sign of Go eff yourself.
11 ) USAUSA / USA
07/03/2013 06:42
Obama is comong to talk about the plans for the upcoming US assault on Iran. Saudi and tge Gulf do not want Iran to get that bomb, and either does Turkey. Obama will use that to extract some concessions from Israel. But the main topic is the upcoming destruction in Iran. Israel will have to prepare for Iran's poodke, Hezbollah to launch rockets. That is what the whole thing is about.
12 ) Reader / from Edmonton
07/03/2013 18:26
http://maxblumenthal.com/feeling-the-hate-in-jerusalem/ or the sequel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5dbxPO8cU
13 ) Robert / U.S.
08/03/2013 01:02
Thats it Reader #12.. Thank you.. Im going to see 5 broken cameras on sat the 9th in New Haven ,Ct at the library on the green,its free and sponcered by mecc (thestruggle.org) anyone in the area please come. Miko Peled (the generals son) will be in Ct in two places on the 12th. Check out website above for details . Peace & Love for all
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