Rice urges Israel to avoid unilateral steps on Jerusalem

Ha'aretz ^ | 6 February 2005 | Aluf Benn, Haaretz Staff, and Agencies

[anotherview]

Could you imagine Israel telling the U.S. what to do in Washington? Telling Canada what to do in Ottawa? What gives Secretary Rice the right to tell us what to do in our capital, a city that is holy to Jews the world over? Perhaps we should not unilaterally decide we have a right to exist as a Jewish state either.

[GeronL]

Condi might be on the wrong side in Israel, if so she will never be elected to President

[Lukasz]

Condi might be on the wrong side in Israel, if so she will never be elected to President

Condi cannot making her own foreign policy. Her stand must be blessed by W.

[West Coast Conservative]

Jerusalem is the eternal and indivisible capital of Israel. Nobody has the right to tell Israel or the Jewish people what to do with it.

[Lukasz]

Could you imagine Israel telling the U.S. what to do in Washington? Telling Canada what to do in Ottawa? What gives Secretary Rice the right to tell us what to do in our capital, a city that is holy to Jews the world over? Perhaps we should not unilaterally decide we have a right to exist as a Jewish state either.

Do you know what is going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

[anotherview]

Her stand must be blessed by W.

That is precisely what I fear.

[anotherview]

Do you know what is going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Yes, sadly, I do. Israel is a lot stronger than the Bosnian Muslims.

[Indie]

Agreed with both of you. This is out of line. Heck for all we know, Bush could be TELLING them NOT to go after Iran, which is also none of our concern. Let them do what they need to do as the sovereign country they are...and then back them up when they do it.

[F16Fighter]

IMO, Rice has been very heavy-handed thus far with Israel....Unless, the content has been pre-discussed and ok'd to air to the MSM.

[anotherview]

This is the thread I expected the bigger reaction to.

Ping.

BTW, yehuda gets my fear exactly -- my fear that the Bush administration is turning on Israel.

[anotherview]

If neither Israel nor the U.S. go after Iran I'm afraid my home will be part of a smouldering crater. I certainly hope this is NOT what the U.S. is doing. If it is I hope our Prime Minister has the courage to tell President Bush where to go.

I still remember Prime Minister Sharon in 2001 telling President Bush that we are not 1938 Czechoslovakia. I hope the Prime Minsiter remebers that as well.

[Alouette]

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[Indie]

I certainly hope this is NOT what the U.S. is doing. If it is I hope our Prime Minister has the courage to tell President Bush where to go.

And I hope you are right!! Bush may be a good wartime leader, and he certainly beats the leftist fascist RATS like Klinton and Kerry, but his inconsistencies and hypocrisy on many issues really are a damn burr under my saddle.

[SJackson]

BTW, yehuda gets my fear exactly -- my fear that the Bush administration is turning on Israel.

Face it, if GWB wants to force a short term "peace", he can't very well pressure the palestinians. They and their Arab allies will flip him the bird.

[adam_az]

"BTW, yehuda gets my fear exactly -- my fear that the Bush administration is turning on Israel."

ISRAEL is turning on it's self... which is even worse.

Sharon is a fool for promising this settlement destruction crap.

[A Jovial Cad]

I'm starting to get a very uneasy feeling about the way our policy towards Israel appears to be trending lately. I'm not sure if this is all just "tough talk" for the "arab streets" consumption not meant to have any real substance, or if it portends a major shift of our policy.

For now, I'm willing to give Secretary Rice--and, by extension, the entire administration--the benefit of the doubt. President Bush has always, it seemed to me, stood by Israel, and he had nothing but obvious contempt for the late slab of human waste known as Arafat.

But I must admit that I'm hearing more of Foggy Bottom in Dr. Rice's pronouncement's every passing day--and that is worrisome.

[SJackson]

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[xm177e2]

Could you imagine Israel telling the U.S. what to do in Washington?

Israel doesn't give the US billions of dollars every year. It's that simple. If Israel wants our money, it will dance to our tune. If it wants to be independent, we wouldn't stop it from walking away.

[montag813]

Earth to Rice: Please shut up. Jerusalem is the city of David and Jesus and not the city of the pedophile "prophet" Muhammed, who never even stepped foot there. The city will forever be the capital of Israel and not a square inch of it should ever be controlled by moon god Nazis.