FINALLY! Biden goes after Israel!!!
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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 17:55
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IT'S ABOUT FRIGGIN' TIME!!! 
Quote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100310/pl_nm/us_usa_israel_biden_23
Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan
Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.
"It is incumbent on both parties to build an atmosphere of support for negotiations and not to complicate them," Biden said in a media statement alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
"Yesterday the decision by the Israeli government to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem undermines that very trust, the trust that we need right now in order to begin ... profitable negotiations," Biden said.
In Jerusalem, an Israeli cabinet minister apologized for what he termed "real embarrassment" caused to Biden by the news on Tuesday that Israel would erect 1,600 settler homes in an area of the occupied West Bank it annexed to the holy city.
Israel's announcement of the project changed the tone of a visit in which Biden had focused on reassuring Israelis that President Barack Obama was committed to their security in the face of a possible Iranian nuclear threat.
andQuote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/pl_afp/mideastusdiplomacybiden
Biden slams Israel settlement plan
The controversial move angered Biden, who "showed up 1.5 hours late for dinner tonight at (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's) residence," a White House press office statement said.
"I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in east Jerusalem," Biden said in a separate statement.
"The substance and timing of the announcement, particularly with the launching of proximity talks, is precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we need right now and runs counter to the constructive discussions that I?ve had here in Israel."
The Israeli decision also infuriated the Palestinians, who consider settlements to be a major hurdle to reach peace and want occupied east Jerusalem as the capital of their promised state.
ANDQuote:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/mar/10/biden-says-palestinians-deserv
Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem.
The Israeli move has overshadowed Biden's visit, meant to promote a new round of U.S.-led negotiations, and drawn Palestinian accusations that Israel is not serious about peace. Israel apologized for embarrassing Biden with the timing of its announcement, but made clear it has no intention of reversing its plan.
Capping a day of meetings with Palestinian leaders, Biden told his hosts that the U.S. is committed to brokering a final peace deal - something that has eluded U.S. leaders for decades.
"The United States pledges to play an active as well as a sustainable role in these talks," Biden said. He stressed the Palestinians deserve an independent state that is "viable and contiguous," meaning the territory should not be broken up by Israeli settlement enclaves.
It was a clear message to Israel that the U.S. expects a broad withdrawal from the West Bank as part of a deal.
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"Scolds", "Slams", "Condemns"--YES!!! (how do you make the text HUGE??) 
It's a start, it's a start, it's a start, it's a start...
"I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "He
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It is nothing
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/03/20103101248178104
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'Nothing fruitful'
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, said nothing new came out of the news conference, especially in the light of Tuesday's condemnation of Israel.
"Aside from repeating more of the same familiarities, nothing fruitful was said," Bishara said."None of this condemnation is going to go anywhere and the Palestinians know that."
Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Ramallah, said aides of the Palestinian president summed up the "vague press statement as a moment of crisis".
"Palestinians are requiring action on the ground," she said. "What the Palestinians are saying is thank you for the condemnation and now what!
"[They are saying] these plans can only be reversed if the US uses its leverage to push Israel into retracting the plans - and actions."
Talk is cheap, especially the amount of talk we have seen in the past decades
Biden, Obama all they do is talk
While Bush and Cheney were sociopaths at least they were honest about it
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"Nukem till they glow!"
-USAF 520th Aircraft Generation Squadron motto
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Quote:
Originally posted by piratenews:
"Nukem till they glow!"
-USAF 520th Aircraft Generation Squadron motto
wtf?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/520th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
Either you Are with the terrorists, or ... you Are with the terrorists
Life is like a jar of Jalapeño peppers.
What you do today, might Burn Your Ass Tomorrow"
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Anyone know how much money is sent by the US to the Israelies?
Im not talking individual donations.... Im talking about how much of our tax money is sent to Israel.
Ive heard all sorts of figures. So Im actually curious.
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Goodness, you expected otherwise from PN?? Remember who he hates more than anyone else in the world?
Wulf, to answer your question (hang onto your hat!)
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers of U.S.
Aid to Israel
Grand Total
$84,854,827,200
Interest Costs Borne by U.S.
$49,936,680,000
Total Cost to U.S. Taxpayers
$134,791,507,200
Total Taxpayer Cost per Israeli
$23,240
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_money_does_the_US_give_Israel
"I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "Hero", 3/1/10
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Has he changed his spots ?
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No, he's just not buying into the "Israel can do no wrong" idiocy our government's been following for far too long. Huzzah!
I hear no lies or changing of spots; Israel is not related to Iraq; Israel IS our biggest ally in the Middle East, the ties between Jews worldwide is just as strong as he described. I don't know what he thinks being a "zionist" means, but I don't think it means what he thinks.
...and he's a politician, for heaven's sake, what do you expect?
"I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "Hero", 3/1/10
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if there is a subject that i am even less rational on than gun control, it is israel. hence, i forbear comment.
however, i thought know ya'll should know, that somewhere out there, a kosher beast minces, gnashes his teeth, and dreams of eating his matzah with the blood of the fallen.
lol joos rule the world lol joos pwn
that is all.
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