Outlook on Israel and the Palestinians in 2008 - 01 Jan 08

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled that any new settlement construction in the West Bank must be personally approved by him.

The order comes just hours after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made another plea to Israel to stop building homes for Jews in occupied East Jerusalem.

The row has paralysed renewed peace efforts following November's Annapolis talks.

Both leaders say they're aiming to sign a peace treaty in 2008, but as Jacky Rowland explains, many challenges lie ahead.

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[junkradio]

2 Israeli's dead in 2008 from rockets fired from Gaza.

300+ Palestinians dead.

And the Zionists expect us to be on their side? Get real!

[mamba9999]

Fuck israel. We will never give up.

[jethromayham]

Never deal down with Abbas. He is just a talking head stooge for Iran and Syria. This monkey said he will never recognize the right for Israel to exist so there you have it. Pour dollars down a sink hole is not the way to go. Best way is to make a 5 mile wide kill zone. Flatten Gaza and retake it by driving them into the sea.

Go IDF!

[oliviasmithuk]

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[Rheaume100]

Apperantly The Great Muslim Suadi King,is so Upset ,he's been Cryin in his Palace for the Suffering Muslms in Isreal,He Wish's to Send AID!!But only has Money!!He Welcome's all Palestinans,to live in SAUDIA ARABIA!!

[lamborger]

Just so you know, those cruddy leftists are the reason we aren't living in fascism right now. They were the ones who entered World War one (in America) the right wingies thought the United States should be isolationist. An Vietnam was not winnable, didn't you figure it out in the Tet Offensive? Silly right winger, facts are for libs. And the press is so conservative it's not funny.

[WorldIslamicOrder]

I just wana kill all the jews.

[dddo0]

+ the rockets damag us so why do we have to get tem

[dddo0]

we cant let them live there! they wrek the desigh!they have to build stne buildings and they wrek it

[hashalom]

The Palestinian "Freedom Fighters" are indoctrinated with hatred, by the Despots of the Middle East, to serve their own narrow interests of warding of encroaching Democracy.

These benighted Arab Leaders Disfranchise, Exploit and Intimidate their people and are willing to spend their last dollar and sacrifice the last Palestinian/Iraqi/Afghani "freedom fighter" to perpetuate their own regimes.

It is time that these deluded people rise against those who disdain their very existence.

[XxMatchuxPaulxX]

I used germany in ww2 as an example because the European liberal goverments gave into the demands of hitler. They let Hitler take over Chechoslovakia and poland(Bad spelling) and didnt enforce the expansion of germany's military. They leftist thought if your nice you wont get attacked and its still thought today. Leftist think that we can talk with Irans goverment. You leftist are appeasers and leave at the sign of danger like the left did in vietnam. Hey The press is towards the Left haha