Israeli FM Threatens ‘Repercussions’ if Palestine Becomes a State
Vows 'Israeli Reaction' But Offers No Details
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, as he is so often wont to do, today condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, insisting that his effort to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state was “incitement” and that Abbas “ran away” after his speech at the UN.
Lieberman went on to threaten “tough repercussions” for Abbas and possibly the world if Palestine is recognized as a state, saying that there would be a definite “Israeli reaction” to such a move.
The comments came without any specific details, perhaps a deliberate attempt to avoid spawning the sort of backlash Lieberman was met with earlier this month after suggesting Israel should arm Kurdish terrorists to “punish Turkey” for criticizing the Mavi Marmara attack.
Though the US has vowed to veto the Palestine bid at the UN Security Council, they are still expected to seek the status of non-member state at the UN General Assembly, where no veto power exists and a strong majority supports independence.
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Walter Cole
September 25th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
That sounds like a threat against the whole world.
Mobo
September 25th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Having such psychopath for a neighbor would mobilize even the most peace loving nation. And it would be highly charitable move supported by the whole world. History likes to recycle ideas.
RickR30
September 25th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Let me guess. They're gonna kill Abbas and aim for as much collateral damage as possible in the attack. I'm sure the bunkers busting bombs the US just gave them are going to come in handy to wipe out a couple of blocks where Abbas might be.
John_Muhammad
September 26th, 2011 at 12:33 am
Sounds like a threat of war to me- maybe the UN should propose another sanction against Israel that the US will veto in the Security Council.
Yonatan
September 26th, 2011 at 12:44 am
France has come out in favour of the Palestinians at the UN. There are reports of French members of the JDL receiving military training in the West Bank in order to 'defend' Israel from any attacks. Hmmm, interesting.
Walter Cole
September 26th, 2011 at 2:36 am
Their best bet is to catch him on a visit to the UN, in this way Israel will be immediately forgiven for any and all collateral damage to Americans and they will have gotten their man and destroyed the UN with one bunker bomb.
foodoo
September 26th, 2011 at 2:55 am
Repercussions against the world? Megalomania?
Roger Lafontaine
September 26th, 2011 at 3:35 am
Violence is obviously being prepared. Who knows what malicious form it will take? Will it be secret and underground or will it be 'shock and awe' display for all to see and fear?
mike
September 26th, 2011 at 4:37 am
The Sampson Option as reported by Seymour Hersh.
John Ellis
September 26th, 2011 at 4:45 am
The burden of Israel being terrorism that best maximizes the profit in trading Western war materials for Middle-East oil, Lieberman adds a touch of anxiety driven lunacy.
boatops
September 26th, 2011 at 6:02 am
We should hit their nukes now so nobody would want that land!
RickR30
September 26th, 2011 at 7:36 am
Don't give them ideas. That's just along the lines of their strategy. Perhaps not the UN directly because that would kill a whole lot of non-Americans. Perhaps the hotel he stays at, or on his way to meet US politicians.
liveload
September 26th, 2011 at 7:44 am
Speaking of ran away…didn't he throw a tantrum and storm out of Abba's speech?
Jackson
September 26th, 2011 at 7:58 am
This man would look so good in an orange jump suit.
Harry
September 26th, 2011 at 8:02 am
The Palestinians couldn't pay to have an Israeli politician harvest more disgust for Israel than Avigdor Lieberman is currently creating. I'm sure Yassir Arafat is smiling right now.
Jamie N
September 26th, 2011 at 8:12 am
Israerl is beyoned UN sactions and is now really pushing to the limmit to ware even America needs to realises its time they let them go and help stop a illegal terrorist attack with Israel's Sampson Option.If they were to grow B would lead to a full scale nucular war.They will nuke Eroupe Russaia and the entire Middel East if updated probably North and South Korea China and how nows how else.That will make Russia and others attack America and all there allies.We are speaking of the possible extinction of almost all life forms on earth.Israels time is up they are far more dangerous than even America a country over 20 times bigger and militarly far more powerfull.All there nuckes and support need to stop and they need to be jailed for all there former and past crimes.America and Pakistan could cause the same thing.If people have not looked at Israel Sampson Option and there main partner that gives them billions and military aid.After that you will see how the worlds real terrorists are.I hope we all prepare for death thanks to America and Israel.
tomofsnj
September 26th, 2011 at 10:12 am
How stupid can a nation be to have a moron like Lieberman as the face of Israel? The man was over his head when he was a bar bouncer. Other than loud mouth moron he has never express anything useful in his life. He is living the the port wwii world when people felt sorry for those who suffered. The number who had suffered are mostly gone and today you have people like the prime minister of Israel who grew up as rich kids living much better than most. Those that this this does not matter should realize you are dealing with people who want to take over the world. Nothing is going to stop their master plan to be the ruler of the world. They are the choosen in theif mind and they deserve to be given special tretment.
tomofsnj
September 26th, 2011 at 10:22 am
The United Nations watched nato attack Libya a member of the United Nations. There really is no such organization call United Nations. Bush discovered the old colonial powers france and england and germany war all war mongers so why use the phony stunt of getting United Nations approval.
Why would it matter is they say the state exists. NATO will just move in and kill thousands and put their guys in place anyway. We live in a lawless land of warmongers. Lieberman is actually more normal than most of the powerful. Lieberman just looks like a raving idiot. BTW Lieberman is not as good as a faving idiot.
tomofsnj
September 26th, 2011 at 10:24 am
france as part of the nato powers just attacked Libya. Who is going to train the Palestinians to defend themselves from the french who have a very bad history of being colonial thieves. Remember they have a zionist as president.
andy
September 26th, 2011 at 11:03 am
This guy is demented, as the picture clearly shows.
The prophet
September 26th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Isreal wants to delay the UN vote until after it has the new German Submarines to add to its existing fleet of suds. They will then launch the criuse missles from then from the Golf at Iran. Iran then shots fruitlessly at the US fleet with America sucked into the war.
Isreal then bunker buster bombs southern Lebanon in preparation to occupy southern Lebanon, free of native people. "Never again" means to Isreal ,don't steal land with live people. palistenian problem solved.
thedissenter
September 26th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
"Israeli FM Threatens ‘Repercussions’ if Palestine Becomes a State"
Translation: Russian bouncer threatens to massacre Palestinians.
There, that's more accurate and realistic.
thedissenter
September 26th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Just every bit as demented as the US was to have a moron like George W. Bush as the face of the empire.
thedissenter
September 26th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
It will be the usual Fascist/terrorist tactics. They've worked thus far so no need to try something new and different now:
"One Palestinian killed, many injured by Israeli forces"
Israeli settlers attacked the village of Qusra, South of Nablus on Friday, and attempted uprooting the village's olive trees, the main source of income for many of the Palestinian villagers.
http://presstv.com/detail/201009.html
Tom
September 26th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
The US or the world should put this lunatic mad dog on a leash before he drags the whole world with him.
Ray O Hope
September 26th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
this guy is a sick poppy, a mad dog just like that of his so called nation, Israel as a whole is a gang of blood suckers, that are out to kill the whole of the Palestinian people to rob them of their land and homes, how can we all buy their B.S that Palestinian land is all theirs for the taking for free as they say that their real estate god gave it to them some 4000 years ago, this is so mad, so crazy, are we still living in the dark ages…….!