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Netanyahu: We uprooted Israelis from Gaza, and now it is a terror base
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Gaza, disengagement 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked on the four-year anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. At the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said that "Israel uprooted 10,000 of its citizens from their homes and Gaza has turned into a terror base under the control of Hamas, and sponsored by Iran."

"I want to stress the fact that we are committed to the full rehabilitation of those uprooted, and the cabinet will discuss the matter next week," Netanyahu added.

"We will not put up with rocket fire [from Gaza] into our communities. We will decisively respond to every attack," the prime minister went on to declare. "Peace will once again be based on reciprocation."
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"Israel expects the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, it expects that the refugee issue be resolved outside of Israel and the implementation of effective security solutions with international guarantees - all these are conditions for the advancement of a sustainable and stable peace agreement," Netanyahu explained.

The prime minister said furthermore that Israel was ready to relaunch peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, with Syria and with any other Arab nation with no preconditions.

"Anyone who insists on preconditions is standing in the way of peace talks," he said.

Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau said that "the establishment of a Palestinian state would not be just," explaining that Fatah, the moderate faction headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, was planning to hold talks with Iran.

"We made a big mistake when the prime minister went too far in his speech at Bar Ilan, promising the establishment of a Palestinian state before the Palestinians agreed to anything," Landau said.

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      1.   All of Israel is a terror base 13:17  |  Natallie Durson 02/08/09
      2.   The PM,Fatah,Hamas and Mr.Landau. 13:28  |  Stephen. 02/08/09
      3.   Natalie, please.... 13:37  |  David 02/08/09
      4.   If no recognition of Jewish state, then why a Palestinian state? 14:10  |  Samuel Prime 02/08/09
      5.   You`re Making Me Cry. 14:15  |  Cool B 02/08/09
      6.   Arrant Nonsense - 1st attempt to post was 13.34 14:25  |  Ussishkin 02/08/09
      7.   Whic country is under constant attack? Show us a map of Israel`s 14:37  |  CJ 02/08/09
      8.   to David 14:40  |  Cesare 02/08/09
      9.   #1 nutullie and more unlikely garbage 14:44  |  vhardman 02/08/09
      10.   PM why did Israel plant those "citizens" to Gaza in first hand? 14:46  |  Petteri 02/08/09
      11.   #6 uusis kin and posts of nonsense without history 14:48  |  v hardman 02/08/09
      12.   Anyone who talks like this 14:50  |  Peter 02/08/09
      13.   Netanyahu... 14:58  |  Pablo Luis 02/08/09
      14.   if no preconditions, then why the preconditions Bibi? 14:59  |  frustrated israeli 02/08/09
      15.   Usskisskin 15:14  |  Aish 02/08/09
      16.   #14 frustrated asks for" peace"? wheres the war ? 15:17  |  v hardman 02/08/09
      17.   When the pals stop starting fights on Israels 15:18  |  Aish 02/08/09
      18.   v hardman ..you`re full of tosh m` dear... 15:19  |  CJ 02/08/09
      19.   How many Gilad Shalits would we have 15:21  |  Yiftah 02/08/09
      20.   Bibi,you voted for the disengagment when you could of STOPPED it! 15:23  |  Satfa 02/08/09
      21.   Cesare 15:23  |  Aish 02/08/09
      22.   Pablo Luis 15:24  |  Gianni 02/08/09
      23.   Pablo Luis 15:31  |  Aish 02/08/09
      24.   He is saying he will suspend Israel`s... 15:33  |  Aish 02/08/09
      25.   To Cool B. 15:37  |  Frank 02/08/09
      26.   CJ - u know nothing in history 15:37  |  Yiftah 02/08/09
      27.   Uprooted & no attack on sovereign territory 15:42  |  Carlos 02/08/09
      28.   Do they actually do any work in the cabinet room? 15:42  |  Johnboy 02/08/09
      29.   Israel abandoned its people 16:14  |  Jon 02/08/09
      30.   Natalie Durson #1 16:18  |  Jon 02/08/09
      31.   CJ`s ignorance 16:21  |  Jon 02/08/09
      32.   Apropo uprooting... 16:23  |  Esther 02/08/09
      33.   Yiftah. Victimism 16:30  |  Peter 02/08/09
      34.   Durson is definately not #1 16:33  |  Murray of Montreal 02/08/09
      35.   11 and 15 16:36  |  Ussishkin 02/08/09
      36.   and now it is a terror base - just like Uri Avnery predicted 16:50  |  Northern 02/08/09
      37.   #18 CJ.....just one small question 16:56  |  Lynn 02/08/09
      38.   To Yiftah 17:14  |  Frank 02/08/09
      39.   The dispute has never been about borders. 17:19  |  B. Gold 02/08/09
      40.   A ?Palestinian? state. 17:22  |  B. Gold 02/08/09
      41.   Gaza 17:31  |  David Simonim 02/08/09
      42.   Gaza a terror breading ground? 17:46  |  P vd Spuyt 02/08/09
      43.   Gaza was not a terror base 17:50  |  Jan Elshout 02/08/09
      44.   Strange logic 18:04  |  robk 02/08/09
      45.   Jan Elshout ALL WRONG 18:31  |  Gianni 02/08/09
      46.   Bib, the Likud platform, and "terrorism" 18:36  |  BBSNews 02/08/09
      47.   Disengagement and Bar-Ilan-ment 18:48  |  Fortuna Benmayor 02/08/09
      48.   Weak untrustworthy Palestinian and Arab policies 18:51  |  Daniel 02/08/09
      49.   Gaza is what appeasement is all about ! 19:18  |  Akram Zekaria 02/08/09
      50.   Netanyahu is correct 19:19  |  jj 02/08/09
      51.   The real terror base is in Israel.... 19:21  |  Dutch 02/08/09
      52.   Response to Natallie 19:23  |  Jeffrey Mermelstein 02/08/09
      53.   All wrong GIANNI #45 19:28  |  Jan Elshout 02/08/09
      54.   Netanyahu: We uprooted israelis from Gaza.. 19:40  |  Josiah J. Ben David 02/08/09
      55.   WHY BOTHER 19:43  |  Brant 02/08/09
      56.   What Israel Asked for 19:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 02/08/09
      57.   Jan Elshout 19:58  |  Gianni 02/08/09
      58.   it was clear in 2005, i was in Kisufim. Wemust return 20:00  |  z, the monarchist 02/08/09
      59.   Sharon was wrong, definitly his only mistake. 20:03  |  JP 02/08/09
      60.   Arafat the eternal Jew 20:08  |  P vd spuyt 02/08/09
      61.   btw Jan those productive people in Gaza burned down Green houses 20:13  |  James 02/08/09
      62.   32~ Esther : 20:13  |  Akram Zekaria 02/08/09
      63.   Jan Elshout, wrong again 20:25  |  Daniel 02/08/09
      64.   Bravo BRANT! couldn`t have said it better and the same goes for 20:28  |  Steve -nyc 02/08/09
      65.   32-Esther : (2nd try) 20:38  |  Akram Zekaria 02/08/09
      66.   Samuel Prime 20:42  |  A.M. 02/08/09
      67.   Ussiskin in Tel aviv 20:56  |  Arnold 02/08/09
      68.   GAZA-still a part of ISRAEL by nationality 21:10  |  Karoon 02/08/09
      69.   56 Mark of Lewiston Part One 21:26  |  Der Zweifler 02/08/09
      70.   STUPID PEOPLE 21:34  |  Jim 02/08/09
      71.   Gianni, Jan Elshout is exactly correct, you are not... 21:48  |  BBSNews 02/08/09
      72.   56 Mark of Lewiston Part Two 21:52  |  Der Zweifler 02/08/09
      73.   Daniel, why lie in an open forum? 22:01  |  BBSNews 02/08/09
      74.   To BBSNews ($46): Party platform not always government policy 22:11  |  Morris Valentine 02/08/09
      75.   Gaza! 22:13  |  Carole, UK 02/08/09
      76.   "...UPROOTED 10,000 ISRAELIS FROM THEIR HOMES..." 22:35  |  Ed 02/08/09
      77.   jesusalen 22:51  |  jesusalen 02/08/09
      78.   #5 1doris cadigan and such hypocrisy by an american 23:04  |  vhardman 02/08/09
      79.   "uprooted Israelis" Netanyahu 23:06  |  alan 02/08/09
      80.   Gaza= the Pals state. 23:29  |  petra 02/08/09
      81.   Daniel in Switzerland - Fantasy & Delusion 00:20  |  Mark of Lewiston 03/08/09
      82.   65 Alan in London - Uprooted Israelis 00:28  |  Mark of Lewiston 03/08/09
      83.   Clearly Netanyahu is not that man.... 00:38  |  allang 03/08/09
      84.   Daniel # 63: only part of the truth 00:41  |  Jan Elshout 03/08/09
      85.   Holland is like Gaza ,overpopulated with no natural resources 00:53  |  Absolute Sweden 03/08/09
      86.   The problem is 01:32  |  Jennifer 03/08/09
      87.   we uprooted israelis 02:03  |  shimshon kinory 03/08/09
      88.   # 55, To Brant and his likes 02:26  |  Kevin 03/08/09
      89.   Netanyahu ought to look in the mirror.... 02:33  |  Dutch 03/08/09
      90.   David from Jerusalem, Palestine n.3 03:05  |  john, Canadian 03/08/09
      91.   #26 Yitah makes a list, and checks it twice... 03:11  |  Johnboy 03/08/09
      92.   Yiftah zionist historian who wants to help the Palestinians! 03:19  |  john, Canadian 03/08/09
      93.   "International guarantees"--like in Lebanon? Worthless! 03:32  |  IW 03/08/09
      94.   this is so FUNNY 03:57  |  VIPER 03/08/09
      95.   Petra, take it easy dear 04:01  |  ClearCut 03/08/09
      96.   Lies, Lies and more Lies 04:47  |  Robert 03/08/09
      97.   Which one is the Terror Base? Gaza or Israel 05:37  |  US Taxpayer 03/08/09
      98.   Netanyahu has it vermischt 05:44  |  David 03/08/09
      99.   ELSHOUT Starvation in Gaza? photos please? Qassams were ongoing! 05:46  |  PETER SM 03/08/09
      100.   Alan 65 05:48  |  grapes of wrath 03/08/09
      101.   Gaza 05:58  |  Oz 03/08/09
      102.   WHY is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 06:05  |  condemned for truth? 03/08/09
      103.   Daily Routine 06:16  |  JOhn Mackie 03/08/09
      104.   Hey Mr Dreamer 06:31  |  jay 03/08/09
      105.   Huh!?! 07:19  |  Michele 03/08/09
      106.   JAY Expect 5 million Arabs born in Lebanon etc in Israel?dream on 07:20  |  PETER SM 03/08/09
      107.   Gaza Resistance 07:22  |  Paul J. 03/08/09
      108.   Israel Controls Gaza 07:45  |  Iain 03/08/09
      109.   Gaza proves mistake of... 08:49  |  binny 03/08/09
      110.   nice rethoric 09:17  |  rm 03/08/09
      111.   ??? 09:36  |  TC 03/08/09
      112.   Aish -there is no such thing as sovereignty won by war 09:54  |  CJ 03/08/09
      113.   @Brant (Why Bother) 09:55  |  Kilminster 03/08/09
      114.   Gianni - Plan Dalet preceded the War of Independence 09:57  |  CJ 03/08/09
      115.   OBAMA`S EGO INVENTED IT`S TIME FOR PEACE 10:00  |  Fortuna Benmayor 03/08/09
      116.   Yiftah nThen prove me wrong. Show us a map of Israel`s actual 10:03  |  CJ 03/08/09
      117.   Jon - WHich Israeli territory did the Arab States attack? 10:08  |  CJ 03/08/09
      118.   Netanyahu and the truth 10:18  |  harvey 03/08/09
      119.   Daniel - a amp of Israel`s Sovereign territory if you please..thx 10:22  |  CJ 03/08/09
      120.   Aish - Gaza - Their `gift` of land? What `gift`? From who? 10:31  |  CJ 03/08/09
      121.   Frank - You said facts. So where are they? 10:42  |  CJ 03/08/09
      122.   Israel`s aggression 10:43  |  Andrew Watson 03/08/09
      123.   CJ Arab "irregulars" were killing& blockading Jews long before 48 11:07  |  PETER SM 03/08/09
      124.   bibi darling 11:11  |  John Spear 03/08/09
      125.   Yiftah - you write complete twaddle. 11:31  |  CJ 03/08/09
      126.   46 BBCNews , Re Likud`s extreme platform 11:32  |  Dutch 03/08/09
      127.   PETER SM - it is illegal to acquire territory by war 11:52  |  CJ 03/08/09
      128.   Facts on the ground speak louder than words 14:06  |  Rod 03/08/09
      129.   more lies from Netanyahu 15:06  |  Ray Gordon 03/08/09
      130.   CJ No I will not play your change the topic game 15:46  |  PETER SM 03/08/09
      131.   Way to go CJ on PETER SM... 18:32  |  BBSNews 03/08/09
      132.   to #106 22:38  |  Michele 03/08/09
      133.   response to 3 and 52 09:27  |  gazan 04/08/09
      134.   I agree with #1 14:32  |  Jaap 09/08/09
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