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White House (Chief of Staff) warns Netanyahu that 'occupation must end'
Yahoo News ^ | 3/23/15 | AFP

Posted on 03/23/2015 4:37:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Washington (AFP) - The White House on Monday bluntly warned Israel that its occupation of Palestinian land must end, dismissing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to take back controversial campaign pledges.

In unusually tough language that underscores the fracture in relations between Washington and Israel, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said "an occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end."

McDonough criticized Netanyahu's pre-election pledge to block the creation of a Palestinian state -- the supposed end goal of decades of fruitless peace talks -- and he questioned Netanyahu's efforts to undo the damage.

"We cannot simply pretend that those comments were never made, or that they don't raise questions about the Prime Minister's commitment to achieving peace through direct negotiations," he said.

"The Palestinian people must have the right to live in and govern themselves in their own sovereign state," he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: denismcdonough; impeachnow; iran; israel; kenyanbornmuzzie; lebanon; netanyahu; occupation; palestinians; waronterror; whitehouse
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1 posted on 03/23/2015 4:37:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

The MSM is still trying to make Obama look good after last week’s utter humiliation.


2 posted on 03/23/2015 4:38:51 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: NormsRevenge

Obama better read Exodus and what the Jews were promised.


3 posted on 03/23/2015 4:38:59 PM PDT by bestintxas (Every time a RINO is defeated a founding father gets his wings.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Yes, the Arabs must stop occupying Jewish land.


4 posted on 03/23/2015 4:39:09 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Over their dead body.


5 posted on 03/23/2015 4:41:54 PM PDT by iowacornman (republicrats are lying liberals)
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To: NormsRevenge

Hmmmm, well if obama’s chief of staff said it that’s it then. I hope Bibi didn’t bust a gut laughing at this imbecile.


6 posted on 03/23/2015 4:42:35 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: NormsRevenge
'occupation must end'

The Muslims better get off of God's land then.

The Biblical Borders of Israel as Set by God Almighty


7 posted on 03/23/2015 4:43:04 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: NormsRevenge

Obama is so livid that Netanyahu won that he can no longer hide his core anti Zionism. His anti Israel policies and his bizarre “deal” that will ultimately allow the lunatic Iranian mullahs to obtain nuclear arms, will create huge , irreparable rifts in the Democratic Party. It will cost the Democrats the 2016 election.


8 posted on 03/23/2015 4:45:05 PM PDT by allendale
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The occupation of the White House by the Failed President Obama must end!


9 posted on 03/23/2015 4:47:52 PM PDT by lrdg
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To: NormsRevenge

Agree.

Not, take your Obamahole out of the White House, cretin.

And yiur creepy wifr, too.


10 posted on 03/23/2015 4:49:13 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: NormsRevenge

That state is Jordan. Though the last time they tried to assert themselves there and in Syria, they suffered Black September.


11 posted on 03/23/2015 4:49:19 PM PDT by Ingtar (Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Give the Palestinians a chunk of Syria. I hear it is up for grabs.


12 posted on 03/23/2015 4:49:26 PM PDT by dan on the right
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To: NormsRevenge

The enemy of our friend is in the White House.


13 posted on 03/23/2015 4:54:06 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: beethovenfan

Those particular ARABS that are in those “territories” that Israel has under military control and the other one which is under Hamas control ... were already there (and descendants, now) when Israel militarily took control of the land from Jordan and Egypt, in the 1967 War.

And being that they are living there and Israel took military control, Israel is required to take care of civilian control ... or ... delegate that control, as they have done with the Palestinian Authority.

And then, if we go back to the 1948 war, Israel just about BEGGED the ARABS to stay in Israel and NOT FLEE the land of Israel, like the Arab Armies told them to do!

The ARABS who did stay in Israel Proper are now FULL CITIZENS of the nation of Israel. They make up about 20% of the population of Israel proper.

Here’s what Netanyahu just said about them, today ...

Netanyahu Apologizes for Remarks on Arabs, Says ‘I am Prime Minister of All Israelis’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3271111/posts

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night apologized for controversial comments he made on the eve of elections and if he caused offense to Israel’s Arab population.

“I know that the words that I said some days ago offended Israel’s Arabs. I did not intend at all that this would happen. I am very sorry about that,” he said when hosting representatives from Israel’s minority communities at the prime minister’s residence, including the leadership of Israel’s Arab communities.

Netanyahu emphasized to his audience: “I see myself as the prime minister of each and every one of you, of all of the citizens of Israel, without distinction over religion, race or gender. This is how it was, and how it will continue to be.” As the audience enthusiastically applauded his comments, Netanyahu continued, “I see all of Israel’s citizens as partners in building the State of Israel, which will be strong and united, for the benefit all of its citizens.”


14 posted on 03/23/2015 4:54:19 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: NormsRevenge

What “occupation “?


15 posted on 03/23/2015 4:54:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.a)
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To: SkyPilot

You won’t see those borders in place until the Messiah of Israel arrives and sets them up himself ... :-) ...


16 posted on 03/23/2015 4:55:47 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: skeeter
Bibi Netanyahu is the best friend America has.

And that's why Obama hates him.

17 posted on 03/23/2015 4:57:07 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: BenLurkin

The areas being referred to are the ones under military rule and law and which were captured during the Six Day War. And then there is the real big problem area that is semi-autonomous under Hamas rule, which no one wants that government to stay in place!

Basically it’s known by the public as the West Bank and Gaza, or you might hear the West Bank referred to as Judea and Samaria. OR ... they might just be referred to as the “Territories”.


18 posted on 03/23/2015 4:59:42 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: NormsRevenge
I'd get a kick out of watching Bibi take the chief's staff and shove it up the chief's .... LOL!

Whose idea was it to put all of these severely retarded college kids in charge of our government, anyway?! I never voted for any of these ***holes.

19 posted on 03/23/2015 5:00:24 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("I want to be America's first, historical, male first lady." - Slick Willie)
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To: NormsRevenge
JOOS MUST GO???

WHOS IS this unctuous puke??




20 posted on 03/23/2015 5:02:05 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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