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Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks
haaretz.com ^ | Oct. 25, 2009 | Jack Khoury

Posted on 10/25/2009 6:19:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Following a conflagration of violence at Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal declared that "Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations."

Clashes between Israeli police and youths armed with rocks broke out Sunday at the Noble Sanctuary/Temple Mount compound, home of the Muslim holy site, the al Aqsa mosque. The confrontation was apparently sparked by radical Jewish clerics' call to their followers to go up to the compound, and by calls by radical Muslim clerics for their followers to defend the site.

Meshal, in Damascus, voiced hope that Israel's Arabs and the residents of the West Bank would join the residents of the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, in staging demonstrations in protest of the Jerusalem events, Israel Radio reported.

Meanwhile, Jordan warned the Israel Police and religious Jewish radicals on Sunday that further provocation at the compound would "fuel violence in the region and jeopardize peace efforts".

"Any new provocative attempts by Israeli troops and Jewish extremists such as what happened today in the shrine's compound represents a flagrant violation of international law and conventions and sets the stage for more tension and acts of violence," Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communication Nabil Sharif said in a statement.

"Jordan, out of its historical responsibilities in being the custodian of the holy places in Jerusalem, is extremely worried about what is taking place and warns against going ahead with this provocative behavior on the part of Israeli troops," he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jerusalem; middleeast

1 posted on 10/25/2009 6:19:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Gee!!1 THAT sounds like a DECLARATION OF WAR to me!!


2 posted on 10/25/2009 6:32:51 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (I will DIE with Israel BY MY SIDE, rather than LIVE with the CHAINS of ISLAM on my Back!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hamas is religiously motivated against Israel anyhow.
There will never be peace as long as HAMAS, and a few other quasi-terrorist/political groups exist. HAMAS’ goal is the total eradication of the Jewish state of Israel, period.


3 posted on 10/25/2009 6:33:03 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Oh for the love of G*d will the Israelis PLEASE dynamite that stinking building once and for all?

Just blow it up. Reduce it to rubble. Make it so no stone stands upon another.

4 posted on 10/25/2009 6:37:07 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Let’s see - didn’t SoS Clinton give the Palestinians $900,000,000? Of course none of it was supposed to go to Hamas, but how exactly will that be monitored? Oh - someone probably gave her their word that it would not...stupid me.


5 posted on 10/25/2009 6:43:58 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable, and unambiguous clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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"Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations."

Hear that, State Department? That's something called truth.

6 posted on 10/25/2009 6:46:33 PM PDT by denydenydeny ("I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist"-Dr House)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Prophecy unfolding ...

Zech.12:2

[2] Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.


7 posted on 10/25/2009 6:47:07 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks”

As I read that headline I did so in the voice of Worf the Klingon.

These are strange times.


8 posted on 10/25/2009 6:53:44 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Actually, this guy is right. The only way to solve the Israel-Palestinian problem is to let them finish the war. The Left have demanded that they continue this war for decades now with their insistence upon negotiation. Israel has made an honest effort to negotiate an end to this war but the Arabs have steadfastly insisted upon the death of every last Israeli on “Arab” soil.

The Arabs have not, are not now and never will negotiate in good faith. The only way this bloodshed will end is if we let the two sides fight it out until there is a clear winner. An all out war now would ultimately cost fewer lives than if we prolong the fighting by insisting upon peace talks where one side only agrees to come to the table when they need time to rearm, replenish and reposition their forces for their next attack.


9 posted on 10/25/2009 7:04:13 PM PDT by Reaganesque ("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
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Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks

No it won't. The Israelis won't commit genocide and the islamderthals won't accept loss.
10 posted on 10/25/2009 7:04:17 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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“islamderthals”

Hey, good one!


11 posted on 10/25/2009 7:09:30 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

OK, Hamas. Get it on. You’re toast no matter what.


12 posted on 10/25/2009 7:22:13 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I've been saying this for years....Why do the people not listen to me?

13 posted on 10/25/2009 7:37:42 PM PDT by eyedigress
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