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Tel Aviv rejects giving up Jerusalem
2010-01-13
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Tuesday that the Tel Aviv regime would never cede East Jerusalem Al-Quds to the Palestinians.

In a statement released by his office, Netanyahu denied reports that he had come to an agreement with Egypt on declaring East Jerusalem Al-Quds as the capital of a Palestinian state, The Jerusalem Post reported.

"In any peace agreement, Jerusalem will remain the united capital of Israel," the statement boasted.

"The prime minister has not changed his known view, and stands firmly on all political matters," it added.

The Tel Aviv statement followed the last week's statement of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, which claimed that Netanyahu was ready to discuss Jerusalem Al-Quds as the capital of the Palestinian state.

Israel, widely backed by US and Britain, seized East Jerusalem Al-Quds along with the West Bank from Jordan in the Six Day War of 1967 and later annexed it in defiance of the international community.

The regime claims the holy city as its "eternal, indivisible" capital, while the Palestinian Authority want at least the implementation of the UN resolutions, which assign the control of the eastern part of the city to them. The popular Islamic Hamas movement, however, totally rejects negotiations over their rightful ownership of the Palestinian land.
Posted by:Fred

#4  "Haramanana!"
Posted by: Frank G   2010-01-13 21:06  

#3  they would raze the al-Asqa mosque.

Nice location for a frozen banana stand.
Posted by: SteveS   2010-01-13 20:55  

#2  Israel should quit dicking around and expel the Arabs from East Jerusalem. This would end the argument. And if the Arabs complained about it, the Israelis could tell them to STFU or they would raze the al-Asqa mosque.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2010-01-13 12:15  

#1  The popular Islamic Hamas movement, however, totally rejects negotiations over their rightful ownership of the Palestinian land.

well, that's it then.
Posted by: Frank G   2010-01-13 08:16  

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