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| July 21, 2013
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Minister Landau: Agreeing to release prisoners – BIG mistake

 

Tourism minister Uzi Landau says ‘no gestures should be made prior to talks’ & objects to discussing 1967 borders, dubbing them ‘Auschwitz’ borders.

Defense Minister Ya’alon confirms, ‘No preconditions’

By Attila Somfalvi

 

 

Before entering negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to confront voices within the coalition that oppose the release of over 100 Palestinian prisoners in order to renew talks. Minister Uzi Landau (Yisrael Beitenu) told Ynet on Saturday that “the Israeli consent to release prisoners is a mistake. We must learn from past mistakes and not make any gestures before negotiations begin.”

Minister Uzi Landau – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

Although Netanyahu and his spokesmen insisted there would be no preconditions for the renewal of negotiations, Minister Landau expressed doubt: “I am not convinced there are no undisclosed understandings between Israel and the Americans in regards to Israel’s gestures.” Continue Reading »

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| April 30, 2013
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Arab League offers new Peace Plan motivated by “a strategic choice”

 

Arab League agrees to potentially dramatic changes in Saudi’s suggested plan.

Justice Minister Livni: “This is a positive development” ,but no comment yet from the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Associated Press, Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff

 

While the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem had yet to respond on Tuesday to a renewed Arab League endorsement for Israeli-Palestinian peace, Israeli Tourism Minister Uzi Landau (Likud-Beytenu), a staunch opponent of the two-state solution, poured cold water on the League’s proposals.

Tourism Minister Uzi Landau – Photo: Lior Mizrahi

“They’re offering us Auschwitz borders with minor adjustments,” Landau said, invoking former Foreign Minister Abba Eban’s famous phrase warning against a return to indefensible pre-1967 borders.

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| March 11, 2013
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2 more Native American Chiefs pledge tribal support to Israel’s Jewish People

Two visiting female Chiefs of East Coast Native American tribes say their people have much in common with the Jews of Israel, vowing to support in every way possible, the Jewish right to their ancestral homeland.

By Yossi Aloni

 

Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia and Kathy Cummings-Dickinson, head of the Lumbee tribes in North Carolina, donned traditional tribal clothing for their recent meeting with Israeli Energy and Water Minister Dr. Uzi Landau.

Two more Native American chiefs pledge support to Israel – Israel Today

Two more Native American chiefs pledge support to Israel – Israel Today

“We are here to deliver a message to residents of Israel: Stand firm and united against the threats and pressure,” said the two female chiefs. Continue Reading »

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