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R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 10:02 PM Jan 2014

Which American billionaire advocated transferring 'every last Palestinian?

http://972mag.com/which-american-billionaire-advocated-transferring-every-last-palestinian/85580/

"A few years back, a known American billionaire, Sarah [Netanyahu's] friend [...], gathered a group of Israelis and gave them the following speech: “I hear that one Avigdor Lieberman is proposing land swaps with the Palestinians. What is this lefty thinking? We shouldn’t propose anything to them. Deport, that’s what is needed. Every last Palestinian.”

The prime minister has a tough, almost impossible mission: to satisfy [Secretary of State John] Kerry without upsetting his billionaire friend too much. Or the other way around: satisfy the billionaire without upsetting Kerry too much. Two Americans and one land of Israel.

This billionaire has a group of Israelis who [eat] out of the palm of his hand. When they suddenly and savagely attack Kerry, Netanyahu gets the message: today it’s Kerry; tomorrow it’s me."


It's bad when the Israelis are practicing apartheid, but it is far worse when there are rich Americans upping the ante and suggesting the final solution of ethnic cleansing.

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Which American billionaire advocated transferring 'every last Palestinian? (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 OP
All his billions couldn't get Romney elected oberliner Jan 2014 #1
Perhaps he should take out a full page add in the NYT explaining how his final solution R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #3
I think he would wear the "anti-Palestinian" label with pride oberliner Jan 2014 #5
He has lots of company. 500k illegal settlers in the West Bank. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #7
I think we all regard Sheldon as an anti-Palestinian/ anti-Arab/ generally xenophobic bastard. LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #8
Nasty man and friend of Bibi: another nasty man. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #9
One man with money can be outweighed by millions with votes Scootaloo Jan 2014 #4
interesting comments in that article... madrchsod Jan 2014 #2
Polution heavily financed. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #10
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
3. Perhaps he should take out a full page add in the NYT explaining how his final solution
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 10:33 PM
Jan 2014

Last edited Mon Jan 13, 2014, 12:02 AM - Edit history (1)

will ease Israel of their Palestinian problem.

But seriously, had anybody in America said this about Israelis this group would be swimming in posts about anti-Semitism.

But since it is Sheldon, hey we'll just look the other way.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
5. I think he would wear the "anti-Palestinian" label with pride
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 10:27 AM
Jan 2014

Except that he doesn't think there is any such thing as a Palestinian.

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)
8. I think we all regard Sheldon as an anti-Palestinian/ anti-Arab/ generally xenophobic bastard.
Thu Jan 16, 2014, 09:39 AM
Jan 2014

Fortunately, he is not as influential as he would like to be. Thought he could help Romney to buy the White House, and couldn't. I doubt that his attempts to interfere in Israeli politics will be any more successful. (Not that they don't have some bastards of their own.)

Nasty man, anyway.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
4. One man with money can be outweighed by millions with votes
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 01:12 AM
Jan 2014

The dynamic is a little different when we're talking about one man with money and another man who likes money.

Another apples-and-manatees comparison.

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