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Mosby

(17,474 posts)
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 03:09 PM Jan 2017

Lapid urges Palestinians to 'grow up,' build a future

The Palestinians need to work on building a state for themselves instead of focusing on terrorism and death, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid said at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

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“What is their version of freedom?” he asked. “What price are they willing to pay for it? What responsibilities are they willing to take upon themselves?” Lapid pointed out that the Palestinian Authority has existed for more than 20 years and Israelis do not have a presence in Palestinian cities except when there are security needs.

The Palestinians, he said, have built a corrupt governing system without an effective judiciary or modern industry. In addition, the “Palestinian education system poisons the minds of six- and seven-years-olds, every single day, with antisemitic propaganda of the worst kind.

“That’s not freedom. When they tell their children that Jews are monkeys and pigs, they are not marching toward the liberation of Palestine, they are putting new chains on their own ankles,” he said.

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http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Lapid-urges-Palestinians-to-grow-up-build-a-future-473433?

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Lapid urges Palestinians to 'grow up,' build a future (Original Post) Mosby Jan 2017 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Jan 2017 #1
LMAO. The primary purpose of the PA is to act as Israel's security agents. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #2

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geek tragedy

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2. LMAO. The primary purpose of the PA is to act as Israel's security agents.
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:16 PM
Jan 2017

They're not even allowed to protect their own people from attacks by Israeli settlers.

So, no, Shin Bet's poodles are not going to have the legitimacy to act like a real state.

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