Comments on: Gillerman to UN: Get over the Palestinians already http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Ed Hausman http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041/comment-page-1#comment-29922 Ed Hausman Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:09:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041#comment-29922 <blockquote>I just do not understand how Olmert can stay in office this long</blockquote> Israel unfortunately suffers from the vices of party government, rather than the problems of representative government. <i>A starlet and her husband, who was also her manager, had their final quarrel, and when she screamed "I want a divorce!" he agreed, but reminded her "I'm still your manager, baby -- remember, we got a contract!"</i> Olmert has a coalition.

I just do not understand how Olmert can stay in office this long

Israel unfortunately suffers from the vices of party government, rather than the problems of representative government.

A starlet and her husband, who was also her manager, had their final quarrel, and when she screamed “I want a divorce!” he agreed, but reminded her “I’m still your manager, baby — remember, we got a contract!”

Olmert has a coalition.

]]> By: Herschel http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041/comment-page-1#comment-29903 Herschel Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041#comment-29903 Reminds me of Abba Eben and his eloquent words. I just do not understand how Olmert can stay in office this long, when so many others are better suited to lead Israel during this difficult period. Reminds me of Abba Eben and his eloquent words.
I just do not understand how Olmert can stay in office this long, when so many others are better suited to lead Israel during this difficult period.

]]> By: Rob http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041/comment-page-1#comment-29900 Rob Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:30:51 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041#comment-29900 Yes, Gillerman is one hell of an advocate. Yes, Gillerman is one hell of an advocate.

]]> By: Aussie Dave http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041/comment-page-1#comment-29899 Aussie Dave Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:17:26 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041#comment-29899 I recommend you read and see the whole speech. There are other jewels such as this: "The penchant for blaming Israel for the repeated Palestinian failures is so widespread and contagious that the absurdity of it goes completely unnoticed. And today reminds us why: the Palestinian addiction to the culture of victimhood is fed by this world body and specifically many of its Member States – as we just witnessed – who day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year, use this international forum for their rhetorical theatrics. Broadway might have been on strike, but the theater on the East River is always open for business." I posted the entire speech and a link to the video <a href="http://www.israellycool.com/2007/11/30/gillerman-again/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I recommend you read and see the whole speech. There are other jewels such as this:

“The penchant for blaming Israel for the repeated Palestinian failures is so widespread and contagious that the absurdity of it goes completely unnoticed. And today reminds us why: the Palestinian addiction to the culture of victimhood is fed by this world body and specifically many of its Member States – as we just witnessed – who day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year, use this international forum for their rhetorical theatrics. Broadway might have been on strike, but the theater on the East River is always open for business.”

I posted the entire speech and a link to the video here.

]]> By: Sabba Hillel http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041/comment-page-1#comment-29897 Sabba Hillel Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:20:31 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041#comment-29897 Of course, the actual mourning is that the UN attempted to create a set of unviable <a href="http://www.mideastweb.org/unpartition.htm" rel="nofollow">areas</a> with the Jews forbidden Jerusalem (though it would have been called <i>international</i>). Given the areas alloted to the Jews, and the fact that they were not fully contiguos, it would have been <b>extremely</b> difficult (to say the least for the Jews to have survived. Since Jerusalem would have been surrounded by Arab territory, I doubt that the Jews could have maintained access to it at all. Remember West Berlin and the Berlin blockade during the partition of Germany. Jerusalem would have been lost to the Arabs within the first year. Of course, the actual mourning is that the UN attempted to create a set of unviable areas with the Jews forbidden Jerusalem (though it would have been called international). Given the areas alloted to the Jews, and the fact that they were not fully contiguos, it would have been extremely difficult (to say the least for the Jews to have survived. Since Jerusalem would have been surrounded by Arab territory, I doubt that the Jews could have maintained access to it at all. Remember West Berlin and the Berlin blockade during the partition of Germany. Jerusalem would have been lost to the Arabs within the first year.

]]> By: Gary Rosen http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041/comment-page-1#comment-29896 Gary Rosen Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:55:34 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/11/29/4041#comment-29896 "a state which contributes to humanity more than all the countries in the UN that mourn on this day.” Just beautiful. Not anything I can add to this, really. “a state which contributes to humanity more than all the countries in the UN that mourn on this day.”

Just beautiful. Not anything I can add to this, really.

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