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Israel to Lebanon: No to ceasefire
Ronny Sofer
Published: 16.07.06, 01:19
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31. to 12
(07.16.06)
You yourself must be in a shelter right now. Israel will never sink. If you are a true Lebanese, you should be thanking Israel for ridding your country of those murderers. However, if you are one of them, your demise is coming!
32. Be strong!
Sheikh yer Bu 'Tay ,   USA   (07.16.06)
Be strong, Israel! Destroy Hamas and Hezbullah. KEEP THE WEST BANK, IT IS RIGHTLY YOURS VIA THE BRITISH MANDATE!! Actually, over the course of time (5,000 years of histroy), no one has held onto this strip of land more than 500 years. Israel will only exist as long as it is strong enough to stop it's enemies. Nations may voice support, but no one will really stand shoulder to shoulder with her sons to stop her enemies. So, kick ass, Israel!
33. Israel Refuses Cease Fire Offer from Lebanon
lynne wooldridge ,   austin, texas usa   (07.16.06)
I am 100% pro-Israel. That said, I am 100% for accepting the cease fire offer from Lebanon. My understanding is that people who were fleeing the areas that received IDF warning leaflets were killed in a direct hit by a stray IDF rocket or some type of missle. The only way to avoid killing innocent men, women and children is to stop the bombing. I am very worried about the good people who are being harmed in this operation now and may be harmed if it continues. I hope that the government will continue to explore every avenue diplomatically---or even militarily, but a huge effort must be made to keep the innocent people out of danger. Respectfully, lynne
34. That's right Lebanon... Israel WILL "loose" more
Draeger ,   USA   (07.16.06)
You got the headline right Lebanon. They will loose more airstrikes and more artillery barrages. Hopefully they will loose a couple of tank brigades. They loose, Lebanon loses.
35. Dear #12, "Lebanon"
Eternal Jew ,   anywhere on Earth   (07.16.06)
You are on the wrong side of history, and you will lose.
36. the jews invented the newtron..
minimi   (07.16.06)
bomb and its time to use it and silence the radical islam movment once and for all.israel is the only one that can do that,the americans are afraid to do that because of the lefties in their country.now that israel has the left in power,we can do that with the support .....
37. #13 Bizarre Bluster Disease
Stefano   (07.16.06)
Not sure what set of facts you are weighing...perhaps you exist in a parallel universe. Or you are a cousin of the ex-Iraqi Information Minister ("There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!") This is just typical bizarre anti-Israeli bluster we've all come to expect, sadly. Please take account of reality; it will allow you to make much more intelligent and effective decisions.
38. to # 4
Birdi ,   ISRAEL   (07.16.06)
Thanks & appreciation Adan.
39. # 12
Birdi ,   Israel   (07.16.06)
Hey "lebanon" go crawl back under your rock. NEVER repeat NEVER will you roaches get Tel Aviv.
40. #12 lol
(07.16.06)
yeah ok buddy, we will see
41. #5 why are you talking to Israel
rachel ,   usa   (07.16.06)
Tell that to hamas and Hizbollah for starting it ......what is wrong with you people?
42. hiZBELa, from the root Zevel
Marc ,   NY USA   (07.16.06)
Hamas also means deceipt in Hebrew. Parshat Noah. "The world was filled with deceipt" Fitting tittles
43. #12 LIER!
(07.16.06)
Arab have no rights is Israel. Israel was never yours and it will never be! Tel-Aviv built after 1900 by jewish and it was never exist before. So how come Tel-Aviv is your "right"? LIER!
44. as someone said... perfectly...
edward ,   las vegas   (07.16.06)
Let's see if I have this right. The Arab 'terrorists' attack military units, destroy at least one tank, and are therefore terrorists. Israel retaliates by launching aerial, naval, and artillery bombardments of civilian areas and they are engaging in self-defense. If we are unable to recognize the hypocrisy of this construct then we ourselves are so enveloped by propaganda and emotion that, like the Israelis, Hezbollah, and Hamas, we can't think rationally. We can only think in terms of tribalism and revenge.
45. #12 No one between Ashkelon to Haifa is in shelters...
Dan ,   Haifa Israel   (07.16.06)
The only people who are in shelters are the north, from Haifa to Lebanon, about 500,000 people 100,000 of them are jews, and only 20,000-30,000 are in sheleters, so sorry to kill the fun and lies you hear in arab TV, I myself leave near Haifa and well, I am not in my shelter because I don't need to. Never the less, the fact that you, a Lebanon citizen is happy that unarmed citized that have done nothing and have nothing to do with you are bombarded is sad. You support killing inocent people for no reason while we are afraid to mass murder the citized of Lebanon even though the leaders of Hizballa are hiding within you. We the people you hate show human qualities, while you, the people that claim to be the rightful citized of israel want to mass murder. This shows the difference betweem us, and this is the main reason of Israel success. Have a nice day, ohh, and remember Tel Aviv will never be in shelters, no missile can harm them. A missile that can achive this distence will be shutdown by "The hetz" and israel will than start to really use her force, now the israeli army is using the minimum amount of power, wait untill the real stuff comes out.
46. edward: are you saying...?
David ,   Hardeeville, SC USA   (07.16.06)
...that you honestly equate Israel's war to survive with Arab terror? ("We can only think in terms of tribalism and revenge.") There's a little strip of land that the Jews were GRANTED in 1948 as their first independent, legal return to their homeland in 19 centuries. Then there are Arab nations who owned or were granted 99% of the surrounding land, and who would rather see the Palestinians live in squalor and depend on handouts than expect them to actually use their billions of donated dollars to build a legitimate nation with legitimate schools, modern farms, and useful factories. The game is over. The political clout that oil-producing Islamic nations have exercised with the help of willfully ignorant news media is changing. The Arabs have proven to what extreme extent their people are brainwashed and deceived. It is time for new Arab leadership to emerge and "think rationally". THEY are going to be the losers if they fail to do this. America and Europe can be fooled for awhile, just like Israel was, by lying Arabs who will promise anything in order to buy time for their next violent ploy -- but the West has has "been around" for a few centuries also, and has WAY too much sense to allow Arabs to rule this world! As for me, the Western world scares me too -- I'll admit that. But compared to the Arab world? HAH! It's like Winston Churchill once said: Democracy is the worst possible form of government there is - except for all the rest!
47. #12 - Blinded by your spite
Jeff ,   Los Angeles   (07.16.06)
You must be blinded by your distorted religious fanaticism to think Israel is, or ever will sink. But, then again, if you did not hold fast to such a belief, what would sustain your will to live? It must be difficult to experience first-hand the benefits of education as Israel demolishes the terrorists who attack soverign nations. The Hizbollah terrorists, and all their supporters, will be destroyed now as they were in the past.
48. Edward - you might just be the smartest person to ever live
Jeff ,   Los Angeles   (07.16.06)
That being said, maybe you should travel back in time, to the beginning of mankind, and explain to all rulers, kings, presidents, etc., that in war, one must only use the exact amount of force that was used against them. No more force may be used unless and until another strike is perpetrated and then, and only then, may you strike back, again, with proportional force. Your idealistic fairytale viewpoint is apparantly "enveloped by propaganda."
49. to Edward, #44
Ibrahim ,   S. Arabia   (07.16.06)
You need to become more informed. Your statement is naive, probably you lacl essential information. If you don't have the time, here is a shortcut: Even we (Saudis) and our government BLAME HIZBULLAH for this war, in official statement, not Israel . You may or may not know that the Saudis are not exactly friends of Israel.
50. How do you propose they do that?
Ibrahim ,   S.Arabia   (07.16.06)
The Lebanese DON'T DARE put THEIR OWN ARMY in their own southern border, because Hizbullah owns it, and you say "Expell Hizbullah from the government"???? Don't you understand what a chokehold Hizbullah has on all of Lebanon? Clearly the government is afraid of riots, suicide bombings, etc. by Hezbullah followers. Syria has turned over both Hamas and Hezbullah to Iran-Syria is the middle-man between them now. That's why Jordan, Saudi, and the other Arab countries condemned Hezbullah and not Israel-they secretly hope Israel will wipe Hezbullah off the face of the earth. In other words, a non-Arab entity (Israel) takes action against Arabs (Hezbullah), so the rest of the Arabs don't have to come out fighting against an Arab entity-that's a big no-no and can turn many Shiites against them. Israel though can do the job for them; it's the perfect solution.
51. re#12
Yidith ,   Toronto   (07.16.06)
Shure whatever; blah blah blah.... keep believing those Arab lies to your own detriment. Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I'd say you guys fit the discription.
52. Israel is doing the right thing!
Ariel M. Panga ,   Edmonton, Canada   (07.16.06)
53. To #2
Jimmy ,   Orlando   (07.16.06)
Nasrallah sounds suspiciously like Phillip Fulmer. I wish he'd book it to Syria, too.
54. Wait and see
A.C   (07.16.06)
the israeli operation in lebanon will not have any results other than making Hisbullah stronger. history tells u everything but u insist not to believe it. read it again and see what happened since 1982? see what happened to Hamas since 1987 and what is happening in Iraq. the stupid western mentality cannot understand the fact that these organizations get their strength from such dummy operations. targeting civilians and infrastructures can work only in regular wars but with such organization killing more civilians means they will get more support, they will get stronger and stronger . what u r doing is like charging their batteries it's like u r refilling the enjine with oil. u don't believe ok let's wait and see!
55. 44 (edward)
sk ,   USA   (07.16.06)
Goodness, Edward, you are such a windbag, with your pompous syntax and diction, and of course your cliches. So, to review: Hizbullah, a proxy for Iran, accumulates untold thousands of missiles. They have been launching these in dribs and drabs since the unilateral disengagment from Lebanon led by Ehud Barak. Hizbullah, the Iranian proxy, has also seized Israeli soldiers before and murdered them, with brotherly Arabs enjoying the fun. Well, now H. seizes more soldiers, and kills others--an act of war. It sends missiles into Israel--an act of war. And you, with your inane "constructs," think that OTHERS are being irrational? You frame the situation in terms of the poor defenseless Arab terrorists (oh, I'm sorry, 'terrorists')? I, for one, am getting a bit tired of this particular movie. I have no idea how many real "civilians" are being hit or killed in Lebanon, and in truth, I don't care all that much. Foreign civilians are just not as important as one's own citizens, and governments should know that. It's too bad that Lebanon's dysfunctional elites are four times too clever for their own good. We all know that plenty of the "civilians" are not really civilians and that many civilians are not at all innocent. We know how the terrorists use human shields to deter attack. It's time to ignore them completely. Ideally, one can hit a mosque or two as well. BTW, I supported dropping atom bombs on Japan in WW2. Better their lives than the lives of our troops.
56. Answer to nbr 12
Hiram Al Masry ,   tel aviv   (07.16.06)
My dear Nbr 12. The fews words of hatred that your simple mind ( you are under 25 years old )can produce brings a smile on my face. If all of the terrorists think like you do we are in good shape. Tel Avi beaches and recreation parks were full yesterdays, surfers and beachgoers were enjoying the day and night clubs were refusing people because they were full ! No terrorist nor arab arrogance can deter us, or the international community, already fed up to the rim with islamic terror, to fight ANY kind of terror. That is what IDF is doing and I am convinced that we will achieve destruction of Islamic terrorist groups operating from Lebanon with belssing of the Lebanese government. Your words of hatred reminds us of the effect a limited political education can have on simple minds like yours. Enjoy the company of the Hizbullah while the people of Israel will go to their daily chores , like everyday, terror or no terror.
57. defend yourself
pat ,   engand   (07.16.06)
we in england are giving you full support we are fed up of those terrorist,in our country ,i wish we could get rid of them everywhere
58. THIS SHOWS HOW MUCH ISRAEL HATES PEACE!!!
Ryan ,   Chicago, USA   (07.16.06)
This shows the reality of this conflict. Israel is there to oppress and occupy people. They are not interested in peace or living in harmony with the Arab neighbors.
59. RE: 57
John ,   Queensland, AUS   (07.16.06)
We join Pat (57) from Australia. Just watched the news, our lovely lebanese citizens just start to pour back from lebanon, and what a show they put up front of camera!!!! Already slandering the Australian government for everything! These are our fellow "faithful citizens" to whom we gave home to live in our peaceful, sunny country!!! I'm disgusted to see already, the bias and manipulation of the media! Those poor lebanese "innocent" civilian victims! I thought it's a WAR isn't it? Ahh, and what about the civilian casualties on the Israeli side??? Is the Jewish blood cheaper? What do these dumbo muslims expect in return for their ongoing evil terror assaults on Israel?! To send them flowers or what???!!!! Go IDF Go!!!!
60. Israel
Pamela ,   Amarillo, USA   (07.16.06)
May the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and, Jacob stand strong within you. For with HaShem you cannot lose. May the Blessings of your fathers be blessings upon you. Our eyes and ears watch and hear what is happening. Though we are unable to stand with you in your physical battle. Know this: We are there with you in Prayer, May Holy Spirit merge tightly around all of God's chosen and keep you safe and guide you in His will. He Is your sheild. He Goes before you in battle and will delivery you to safety. My heart and prayers go out to those families who have lost loved ones. Our prayers and heart go out to those kidnapped by these terrible murderous insane terrorists. I pray that God will heap burning coals upon their head or swallow them up as he did those opposed to him thousands of years ago. G-d is in control. May he hear our voices in Yerushalim., and all of Israel. We are ready to return and stand with our brothers and sisters of Israel.
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