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Related: About this forumNetanyahu Mulls Revoking Residency of Palestinians Beyond E. Jerusalem Separation Barrier
Source: Haaretz
The prime minister raised the possibility at a recent security cabinet meeting; ministers note the 'dramatic political implications' of the measure.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the possibility of revoking the Israeli residency of some East Jerusalem Palestinians during a recent security cabinet meeting, according to sources in the prime minister's bureau.
The remarks, which were made at one of the meetings convened two weeks ago to discuss the escalating violence in East Jerusalem, referred to Palestinians residing beyond the separation barrier. The prime minister said that the possibility of revoking their resident status should be considered, and called for a separate meeting to discuss the matter. The comments were first reported by Channel 2 journalist Amit Segal.
Officials in the prime minister's bureau said that during the cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the Palestinians in those neighborhoods do not fulfill the duties of Israeli residents but do enjoy the rights that the State of Israel gives them. He further noted that there is no law enforcement in those areas.
A source who took part in the meeting told Haaretz that the ministers in attendance were surprised by Netanyahu's remarks, but a discussion did not ensue. "There is no such process to revoke the residency or citizenship of thousands of people," the source said.
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Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Imagine. Rabin got assassinated, but this turd in a suit basically gets to ascend a throne.
Israeli
(4,139 posts)http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4715976,00.html
Should be really interesting ....considering :....
http://foreignpolicy.com/2011/09/22/bill-clinton-netanyahu-killed-the-peace-process/
King_David
(14,851 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)"The two great tragedies in modern Middle Eastern politics, which make you wonder if God wants Middle East peace or not, were [Yitzhak] Rabins assassination and [Ariel] Sharons stroke," Clinton said.
Sharon had decided he needed to build a new centrist coalition, so he created the Kadima party and gained the support of leaders like Tzipi Livni and Ehud Olmert. He was working toward a consensus for a peace deal before he fell ill, Clinton said. But that effort was scuttled when the Likud party returned to power.
Israel's ability to play the victim and extract sympathy will be greatly reduced when the Palestinians stop throwing rocks and simply demand the right to vote, after Abbas dies and the PA dissolves.
shira
(30,109 posts)Israeli
(4,139 posts).......bill-clinton-netanyahu-killed-the-peace-process
What's the problem this time KD ?????
Another source you dont like ???
Here, how about this one ......
Bill Clinton: Netanyahu to blame for failure of peace process
Source : http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4126490,00.html
King_David
(14,851 posts)Not one particular article ....
Thank you
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)King_David
(14,851 posts)Because congress represents his ideology?
Your generalizations to a whole nation are OTT.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)racist, backwards, rightwing government this year.
Israel doesn't get to brag about being a democracy and then pretend the hideous people governing it got there by accident.
And every poll of Israelis shows the same nationalistic, racist streak.
King_David
(14,851 posts)And beginning to lose effect completely.
There already is a poster in this group that has such OTT posts on Israel and Jews that nobody takes them seriously at all anymore from either side .
That's the risk with recurrent OTT posts ...
Yours are not there yet.
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geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)shira
(30,109 posts)Once the Palestinians show they want peace, there's no question the Israeli populace would vote more leftwing.
It's happened twice before - when Rabin won over Shamir, and when Barak won over Bibi. The Israeli public believed the Palestinians wanted peace, so they threw the rightwingers out - twice.
shira
(30,109 posts)....that thinks he's a hero.
Are you in the habit of defining all countries the same way?