And this is the kind of crap that makes people hate israel

New York (CNN) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel.
The resolution elevates their status from "non-member observer entity" to "non-member observer state," the same category as the Vatican, which Palestinians hope will provide new leverage in their dealings with Israel.
Its leaders had been working with dozens of supporting nations to develop a formal draft, enlisting the backing of European countries such as France and Spain.
The vote was 138 delegates in favor of the measure, nine against and 41 abstentions, including Germany.
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the move, which many call symbolic, represents a "last chance to save the two-state solution."
It comes on the heels of an eight-day conflict that raged between Israel and Hamas fighters, where a series of airstrikes and rocket launches drew international attention and threatened regional stability.
"We did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is Israel; rather we came to affirm the legitimacy of the state that must now achieve its independence, and that is Palestine," he said.
But Israel's U.N. ambassador Ron Prosor said the move largely ignores the specifics of longstanding issues, such as settlements in disputed lands, and cannot substitute for direct negotiations between Jerusalem and Ramallah.
This resolution "doesn't pursue peace," Prosor said, criticizing Abbas for being unable to represent the Gaza Strip, where a Hamas-controlled government presides.

Hey stop picking on the Israeli's . God told them to kill so it's ok . Got it you anti-semite .

"Israel is prepared to live in peace with the Palestinian state," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. "But for peace to endure, Israel's security must be protected, the Palestinians must recognize the Jewish state and they must be prepared to end the conflict with Israel once and for all."
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev called the resolution "political theater."
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But Palestinian leaders have said they had the right to go to the U.N. because Israel failed to comply with agreements signed more than two decades ago.
"It's about a contract. Our contract is that in five years, we should have concluded the treaty of peace and all core issues. This did not happen, and we're talking about 20 years later. And going to the U.N. is not a unilateral step," Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said in September.
The last round of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority was in 2010.
Erakat said the new status would eliminate Israeli justifications for building settlements in the disputed areas of East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
But Israeli officials disagreed.
"No decision by the U.N. can break the 4,000-year-old bond between the people of Israel and the land of Israel," Netanyahu said.

six israeli civilians got killed its only fair they kill 240 civilians in retaliation and blow up their homes and schools. Cmon people, Israel has to defend itself.

thousands of israeli innocent citizens that didnt give a fuck about Israel or Palestine, and just want to live to see another day, and yes if we are saying thousands of israeli, then you could say that there are tens of thousands of innocent palestinians citizens that died that also didnt care about the fued between Israel and Palestine

Israel always talks about wanting peace, yet they seem to take more and more land

Israel will not seek peace until they have all the land they want from the palestinians

Israel is no better than South Africa was before apartheid ended

deprave said:

six israeli civilians got killed its only fair they kill 240 civilians in retaliation and blow up their homes and schools. Cmon people, Israel has to defend itself.

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All is fair in the name of "security."

This is the first time during, the current Australian government, I can honestly say I agree with the [Australian] Prime Ministers descision to vote in absentia at the UN. Even though it wasn't her choice, she had personally wanted to vote no but the Labour party threatened to dump her as PM.

It hasn't even been 12 hours since the vote and we've already got the zionist lobby jumping up and down with their panties in a knot... It's shamefull. Could you imagine the shoe on the other foot - they'd pull out the anti-semite bullshit in the blink of an eye!

Well, I'm sure Israel can find a way to get the fighting going again, maybe they can tear down to the dome of the rock and build the third temple. I'm sure that would get the fighting stirred up.

Cheesy,

You realise the US of A that you're so proud of is completely complicit with all of Israels actions?

Therefore by proxy, "this is the type of crap that makes people hate the US".

Harrekin said:

Cheesy,

You realise the US of A that you're so proud of is completely complicit with all of Israels actions?

Therefore by proxy, "this is the type of crap that makes people hate the US".

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We need to raise awareness in order to pressure our representatives, particularly since AIPAC has such access to them. The best way to shut someone up who is trying to raise such awareness is to accuse them of "hating America" when in fact what they love most about America is the ability to affect change through grassroots democracy. We assume it does still exist...

Harrekin said:

Cheesy,

You realise the US of A that you're so proud of is completely complicit with all of Israels actions?

Therefore by proxy, "this is the type of crap that makes people hate the US".

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Not everyone in the US of A that we aren't proud of, is involved or cares about the war of the holy land, or even the government for that matter. In fact, nearly everyone on this site from the good ole US of A has completed a minimum of one federally illegal act of growing and possessing marijuana.

fb360 said:

Not everyone in the US of A that we aren't proud of, is involved or cares about the war of the holy land, or even the government for that matter. In fact, nearly everyone on this site from the good ole US of A has completed a minimum of one federally illegal act of growing and possessing marijuana.

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Probably why he stated "the US" and not "Americans".

abandonconflict said:

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Have you been up all night tripping on hallucinogens again?

deprave said:

six israeli civilians got killed its only fair they kill 240 civilians in retaliation and blow up their homes and schools. Cmon people, Israel has to defend itself.

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We would do the same!

nontheist said:

Have you been up all night tripping on hallucinogens again?

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Would that make me a commy?

tip top toker said:

Probably why he stated "the US" and not "Americans".

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Exactly.

It's the same as if people said "Israels actions are bad"...they're not blaming every single Israeli, they're blaming Nathan-yahoos Government and the military they use as their pawns.

Spin the globe, & stop it anywhere. All those different colors you see represent different territories, each border was defined thru war & strife & sometimes theft!..........It's been that way since the Pyramids.
There are Mexicans that still consider California 'occupied Mexico'........Maybe they need a UN Resolution?

doublejj said:

Spin the globe, & stop it anywhere. All those different colors you see represent different territories, each border was defined thru war & strife & sometimes theft!..........It's been that way since the Pyramids.
There are Mexicans that still consider California 'occupied Mexico'........Maybe they need a UN Resolution?

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SShhh! The knuckle heads dont like the truth.