[beagleone]

Just telling it like it is...

[beagleone]

Here's the answer for the folks playing at home:

Heckled by a lawmaker from Israel's Arab minority, Netanyahu offered a lesson in comparative religion from the lectern.

"Because you asked: Jerusalem is mentioned 142 times in the New Testament, and none of the 16 various Arabic names for Jerusalem is mentioned in the Koran. But in an expanded interpretation of the Koran from the 12th century, one passage is said to refer to Jerusalem," he said.

[Pollster1]

Appealing to the facts? That’s racist!

[Jack Hydrazine]

Who’s yer rabbi, Bibi?

[concerned about politics]

BESET by questions about the future of Jerusalem in talks with the Palestinians,

It also warns: "Woe to those who go against my people Israel."

The God of Abraham was talking about Palestine, too.

[throwback]

Asked about Netanyahu's citations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said: "I find it very distasteful this use of religion to incite hatred and fear."

LOL! Mr Erekat then had to run off to see the latest episode of Tomorrow's Pioneers; a Palestinian Mickey Mouse that teaches children about AK-47s and Jihad on behalf of the Islamist group Hamas.

[Castigar]

“Asked about Netanyahu’s citations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said: “I find it very distasteful this use of religion to incite hatred and fear.”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[ClearCase_guy]

Maybe I'm hopelessly ignorant, but would Netanyahu really rely on "the Bible"? Would he specify "the Old Testament"?

I'm guessing that he made the point that Jerusalem is mentioned hundreds of times in the Torah. But maybe I'm assuming too much?

In the end, I don't think it really makes a difference, it just feels like sloppy reporting to me. But I could be wrong.

[MississippiBulldogsFan]

Don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this remark from the article:

Asked about Netanyahu’s citations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said: “I find it very distasteful this use of religion to incite hatred and fear.”

[Cinnamon Girl]

This is the Bibi Ping List.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to an event for Jerusalem Day at the The Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Jerusalem Day marks Israel's capture of east Jerusalem and the reunification of the city, which had been divided into Israeli and Jordanian sectors from Israel's establishment in 1948 until the 1967 war.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with a soldier during a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) observes a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

UNSPECIFIED, ISRAEL - MAY 11: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the IDF northern command on May 11, 2010 in Northern Israel. According to Israel's Prime Minister, Israel seeks peace in the region, and has no intentions to attack neighbours.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and army chief Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi observe a military exercise at Elyakim military base near the northern city of Haifa May 11, 2010.

[EternalVigilance]

Asked about Netanyahu’s citations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said: “I find it very distasteful this use of religion to incite hatred and fear.”

That one is a definite contender for the Hypocrisy Hall of Infamy.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[ichabod1]

Playin the bible card, eh?

[ichabod1]

I did not know that Zion was an alternative name for Jerusalem. Silly me, I thought it was a mountain.

[SevenofNine]

That what I love about Bibi telling like it is

[blasater1960]

Bibi’s son Avner took 1st in the National Bible Quiz and 3rd in the International Bible Quiz. Hopefully this is rubbing off on Bibi.

[Lera]

Responding to Netanyahu’s citations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said: “I find it very distasteful, this use of religion to incite hatred and fear. East Jerusalem is an occupied Palestinian town, and East Jerusalem cannot continue to be occupied if there is to be peace.”

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If he finds the use of religion to incite hatred and fear so distasteful he should start shooting his own “head chopping” people. East Jerusalem would not be occupied if the islamic arabs pack up and got out.

Psalm 83
12 who said, “Let us take possession
of the pasturelands of God.”

13 Make them like tumbleweed, O my God,
like chaff before the wind.

14 As fire consumes the forest
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

15 so pursue them with your tempest
and terrify them with your storm.

16 Cover their faces with shame
so that men will seek your name, O LORD.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
may they perish in disgrace.

18 Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD—
that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

[SJackson]

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[SunkenCiv]

• Netanyahu: We will never divide Jerusalem
• Netanyahu cites biblical authority for territorial claims, press sides with scoffing Palestinians
• A Contribution by Benjamin Netanyahu: Lessons from the Sudetenland

archives:

• Lessons from the Sudetenland : A Contribution by Benjamin Netanyahu
• Sharon to US: Don't turn Israel into Czechoslovakia
• Rice Pushes Israel to Give Up on Security at PA Crossings [Nov 14, 2005]

[SkyPilot]

May the Most Holy One of Israel bless Bibi.

The difference between Bibi and Obama is striking, clear, definitive, and stark. It is the difference between Good and Evil.

The difference between the Jews, who seek genuine peace and are simply living in their own capitol city, in a land where God Himself deemed they could have millennium ago, and the "Palestinians" is striking, clear, definitive, and stark.

It is the difference between Good and Evil.

Anyone who cannot see that has no light, no wisdom, and no goodness, and no love of God (the real one) in them.

"Because you asked: Jerusalem is mentioned 142 times in the New Testament, and none of the 16 various Arabic names for Jerusalem is mentioned in the Koran. But in an expanded interpretation of the Koran from the 12th century, one passage is said to refer to Jerusalem," he said. Responding to Netanyahu's citations, Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said: "I find it very distasteful, this use of religion to incite hatred and fear."

Unbelievable.