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Israel/Palestine

Ken Burch

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12. Why didn't Olmert make his offer when he first became prime minister?

Reply to shira (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 02:19 AM

Jun 2016

When there was enough time for it to actually have a chance of being implemented?

Why wait until he knew it was too late to matter?

Haven't you EVER wondered about it?

And wouldn't you at least agree that if preserving the Occupation has never led to a better Palestinian leadership the whole time it's been in place, isn't it time to admit that the Occupation never CAN have that effect? That collective punishment and collective immiseration can never work?

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Tel Aviv mayor says the occupation is a cause of Palestinian terror [View all] Israeli Jun 2016 OP

Only Solution to Palestinian Terrorism Is the End of the Occupation Israeli Jun 2016 #1

Oh sure - that worked so well when the occupation in Gaza ended. shira Jun 2016 #2

The disengagement from the gush .... Israeli Jun 2016 #3

Gee, just end the occupation...what's taking Israel so long, right? shira Jun 2016 #4

" Then demand peace "...... Israeli Jun 2016 #5

Olmert did what Gush Shalom suggests. The Palestinians rejected it. shira Jun 2016 #6

Considering Uri Avnery is our heart and soul shira .... Israeli Jun 2016 #7

That's a very lame response by Avnery & it's why idealists like him... shira Jun 2016 #8

Why didn't Olmert make his offer when he first became prime minister? Ken Burch Jun 2016 #12

Ah...... Israeli Jun 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jun 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2016 #10

The mayor has confused cause and effect. FBaggins Jun 2016 #11

I'm sure you know better than .... Israeli Jun 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author FBaggins Jun 2016 #15

The Haaretz editorial is right. n/t Little Tich Jun 2016 #19

thank you for posting this, amazing developments AntiBank Jun 2016 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jun 2016 #17

Shit happens when you are being interviewed .... Israeli Jun 2016 #18

Huldai's interview encourages Hamas 6chars Jun 2016 #20

That his interview encourages Hamas is obvious to any thinking person... shira Jun 2016 #21

God forbid any of us should speak our minds ... Israeli Jun 2016 #22

Can't force the PA and Hamas to make peace when they're warmongering thugs. n/t shira Jun 2016 #23