I am truly stunned by this article, how can this person represent a party in Israel. The basic gist is sure left wing lunacy. I know lets blame ourselves and say, hey I know we always do wrong. Appeasement gone mad... I am just glad that this party is so pathetic and will never have power.

Susie, you need to see a doctor. He will tell what day it is and what time it is, which end is up, the basics, Susie, you need to know. He'll teach you not to have your bowel movements in public, they stink. Susie, put on your birqa and go to Damascas, they'll just love you to death, literally. Go!

with Susie Becher. No one wants to see innocent Lebanese suffer, but they are some situations when not to respond in full might is suicidal. Many Meretz members myself included will join the fight because the right has no monopoly on love for the country. I am flying to Israel to join my unit.

Finally a Zionist who realizes that it is impossible to resist the sword of Jihad! To the brave author, I say that you are welcome to visit Tehran as my personal guest, so long as you dress modestly. I will be happy to give you a tour of our underground centrifuges and introduce you to my good friends, Imad Mugniyeh and the Hidden Imam. Also, remember that your return ticket should be to Poland. Ya'Allah look at the time! Sorry, have to go, am supposed to officiate at a ritual stoning.

Anyone who is awake knows that the bombs killing Lebanese children are paid for by U.S. taxpayers.

Meretz rav is funded by Zeropean Union which likely acting as a proxy for Arabs.

Typical Leftist hoghwash. Are Israeli children, such as the two killed today, somehow worth less than Lebanese children? The Israelis didn't start the war. And yet their children are dying. It's not surprising a Leftist dog such as yourself isn't concerned by that.

With all the war and tension in the north, the Hamas in the South, the rockets, the killing, etc. etc. I have been so worried these past few weeks I haven't had a chance to really get a good laugh. Thank you Susie for your comedic effort. I had tears in my eyes and my stomach hurt. But seriously, I'm starting to think that Meretz is more fanatical than Hamas and Hezbollah combined. I mean, at least they are fighting for something they believe in. You have no justification for your beliefs, other than your blind fanaticism.

Susie Becher's article on 'why' Isreal is so bad and poor paletine's are so 'good' just reflects the naive the Muslums want. Their plan is patient and clear. Create chaos. Push for world domination. Use Isreal as rally point. Use US as rally point. No one has stopped Arabs from assimulating into Isreali society. It is easy to push HAmas and others agenda if you are a stupid person with no skills and no other way to make a living. Their just gangsters. Don't see too many of their Holy men going to war. Notice they are quick to encourage others but they always side on sidelines. Isreal is in this situation because "you foolishly" thought you could trade land for peace. Sherman during the War of Nothern Aggression (Civil War) cared little for trading parts of the South for peace. YOu have to destory their will to fight. You have to make them suffer to the point they realize this religious philisophy is alot of Bull. Your not doing that and you are paying the price and you will continue to pay the price. Its people like Susie Becher that get people killed.

I'd like to compliment Susie on her courage and good sense. As for the rest of you: Wake up people - overwhelming military force doesn't defeat terrorists - it breeds them. Look at Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly five years and tens of thousands of deaths later, we're further from peace and security than ever. People in America finally dare to speak out against the war in Iraq without being branded traitors but to what end? We're stuck now with no end in sight. Listen to reason before it's too late.

Johan, we tried single, nulti-ethnic state solutions many times in jewish history. Our experience in your country wasn't particularly successful, now was it? So please explain why allowing monsters who's speaches make hitler's 1939 reichstag speech look tame into our country is something the jewish people should contemplate for more than a microsecond, if that long?

Mad uncle Bob is back ! At the moment there are about 15 times more deaths and casualities being inflicted on the civilians of Gaza and Lebanon than on Israel. That's an awful lot more murdered women and children when even one on either side is too many. Now, uncle Bob, who is paying for the Israeli bombs, shells, rockets, missiles etc? Step forward the good ol' US of A. Are you proud that your taxes are being used in this way Uncle Bob? Because if you are then you are a poor excuse for a human. I realise that of course by disagreeing with your murderous wishes I am a " Goddamn Pinko commy", no doubt with rascist views and a whining "liberal" to boot. Uncle Bob, no child, no human being is worth more than another ( although perhaps in your case -- ) N C.

Ms. Becher forgets the only way to solve a war is to win it. And forgot terrorists from Hamas & Hezbollah shot first. And to be bombed by Qassams (or Katyusha, or whatever) is not an ordinary event in most of world, eventhough the rocket falls in an empty building (actually I don't remember any Qassam-rain falling in my neighbourhood in Buenos Aires). So you're full mistaken.

Let me remind everyone here that Susie Becher represents a political party that received a grand total of 5 Knesset seats in the last election! That is about as much strength as one of the Ultra-Orthodox parties. If you want to know what the average Israeli thinks right now about the situation just look who they supported in the last elections. Either the Kadima or Labor Parties because most people don't live on the extremes like Ms. Becher. Long live Israel and the IDF!

If Palestinians and Israelis can not exist in two states, what makes you think that it would be more peaceful if they were within the same state, sharing national institutions? What you and others really want is the end of the Jewish State. The bottom line is that Europe sadly has not been hospitable for their Jewish minorities and based upon observations of European anti-semitism, modern Zionism was born. Israelis will depend upon themselves for their destiny, not others who will gleefully sell them for oil or to appease restless Muslim communities.

holding palestinians women and chidren in prisons is unacceptable . Beirut recovery was not a good news for israel ,since tourism and democracy is back in the country . beirut had to be destroyed ...again . the bush's call for democracy in the ME was hollow and met with israeli resistance ...democracy means israel destruction frankly . all the factions were talking to hezballah about being integrated in the army ..negotiations were still going .. east beirut christians are opening their homes to the refugees ...what happened to the SLA soldiers who came to israel in 2000 was a reminder of who is the real enemy . the prospect of peace is gone forever and there is only one bad neighbor in the street ,it is name is Israel .

Susie Becher writes: " win the release of Sami Kuntar after almost 30 years in captivity." Gosh, how cruel for Israel to keep this man in captivity. What, pray tell, did he do? In the words of one of his victims: "As police began to arrive, the terrorists took Danny and Einat down to the beach. There, according to eyewitnesses, one of them shot Danny in front of Einat (age 4) so that his death would be the last sight she would ever see. Then he smashed my little girl's skull in against a rock with his rifle butt. That terrorist was Samir Kuntar." Kuntar is serving a life sentence for brutal pre-meditated murder of a 4 year girl and her father. How Becher sees him as a "captive" is beyond credulity. How did Meretz sink so low? No wonder they've turned into a fringe party and a non-player in Israeli mainstream politics.

Do you know what is cruel indeed? If the war goes on, Israel will probably destroy more of the Lebanese infrastructure; if the war stops, Hezbollah will have Lebanon, in expectation of a new war - which it will almost surely provoke, with no consideration for the Lebanese people, christians or muslims. I think there is a war there between the Israeli and the pirates.

They French had their Vichy government that collaborated with Nazi terrorists while allies died fighting them. Israel has its Vichy in the left-wing and Meretz. Israelis fight and die to be free of terror while Israeli Vichy collaborates.

there is a god. the family that cuntar tortured and murdered were leftists. susie will get whats coming to her as well. count on it. either she'll she'll get tortured and murdered on this planet or in her own custom tailored hell. it's actually quite funny how stupid perverted godhaters get their come uppance. thanks for the entertainment leftists, a billion muslim and arab murderers are waiting for you.

The idea that Israel can immediately end the killing through diplomacy is naive, at best. Hey, I know! Israel can surrender immediately, renounce Judaism and rely upon the tender mercies of Hezbollah and Hamas. Unfortunately, Israeli Jews have two choices: victory or death. When are the liberal appeasers going to get it? Islamic extremists don't want anything more that to exterminate Jews. For them, money, power, respect, love and property are all nice, but the killing of Jews will ensure an afterlife in Paradise, and the killing of Jewish women and children is, for them, even better; women and children represent the future. Every Israeli needs to stop worrying about the opinion of the "United" Nations and start worrying about the location of the supposedly nonexistent chemical weapons that the Americans didn't find in Iraq.

We learn from Susan Taragin that a good way to argue the point is to spell a simple adverb with three additional o's PS The article makes a lot of sense to me

i write this while my village is under attack and i havent have any contact with my people for three days.i remember a conversation with a retired israeli officer in augost 2000, when he asked me if Hizbullah would attack Israel after withdrawl, i said at that time, till u free all prisoners and and withdraw from the shibaa farms they will not stop,, the problem of the irsrali mind is they believe what they think about Hizballah and ignore to understand it as it is , they love to think about them as terroist criminal murders and as iranian or syrian agents, that is why the israelis have lost all wars agaisnt them and at the same time they believe that they are as all others arab nationes who lost the wars of 67, and 48 , or even as the PLO, only good for speeches, but they are not , i dont say that they havent killed or kiddnipad before, or i agree with them in evrything , but if the israeli really wants the end of this they have to understand those people as they are, and understand why do they fight, if u really want peace with Lebanon u must withdraw from shibba farms and free all lebanese prisoneres in exchnage of the solidiers and that will be the end of the conflict , this will take away any popular support from HA even among those shiitas of the south, if u keep showing yourself as enemies of the lebanese .Ha will keep showing himself as the defender, dont u ask yourself why did the southern people in lebanon recieved u with floweres in 1982, and say bye to you with stones and bombs in 2000, it is time for the israeli people to show that they really want peace so their image could be changed in the mind of the lebanese people , at the same it is time to israeli people to stop paying the price for the dirty jop that others wouldnt do,please read this carefully, no matter what, you and us will stay neigbhores for ever and one day we will have to make peace, usa have problem with iran and HA, arabic sunni countries have problem with the shiaa iran and HA but they dont dare to fight them , so they send the jews to kill the shiaa or the shia to kill jews and they watch us , we are minorities in midleast , as we do their dirty jobs, the winner after this war would be ARABIA SAUDI, cuz if israel eliminate HA ,their son saad Hariri would have free hands in lebanese politics, i ask the israeli now what would u get from the saudis in return, nothing,and it is a big nothing, use ur brain and be as smart as u think u are.

Its so easy to give advice from your comfortable home in Herzlia. One wonders whether experiencing a rocket or two yourself would have changed your mind.

And get the facts straight. The Hamas' initial offer was to release the women and children in order to get information on the hostage. And no, when we see young girls blowing themselves up in suicide attacks and mothers encouraging their children to die in battle, then no we are not surprised that some of them are in our jails. Your "humanitarian" ideals are noble but in this case downright stupid. Isn't it better to finish this chapter for good than to keep reopening it...? So Susie, where would you have stopped in your response to the Hizbullah if you were prime minister..? Once you realize that it is hard?

Reading all your remarks and your meanspirited comments reassure me that I don't hate Israel in vain and that your people are the most hated people on the planet... You have the money to go to the best schools in the world but yet your education doesn't compensate for your lack of humanity and unmeasurable cruelty. I not only hope you loose this war, which you will, I hope you always continue to live in fear. Don't get me wrong, I don't wish fear on you, because it is already imprinted in all of your and your army's eyes. Nasrallah never lied to anybody; what he says, whether you believe him or not, is the truth, not warfare talk, but the simple truth, and he promised you that the lebanese have more patience and will than you... When he said that I laughed...because, I know what it is to have half your family killed by israel bombing and I know what it is to spend your childhood hiding in shelters..and still to this day, with everything that I and my family have gone through, I would fight the hell out of all of you. So write comments and be proud of them, but that still won't make any of you worthy of that land you stole and these lives you're taking.

We are not committing aggression. We are just reclaiming what was stolen by Jews. Dont like Qassams and Katyushas? Move to Minsk, your true homeland

Full of anguish, I read Israeli press from far away. Thanks God there still are reasonable voices. I wish I could help more. carlo

Since when does being a member of the Meretz-Yachad National Executive (another give Israel away peace by piece party) make you one of the most valued military minds in Israel? If, by chance it doesn't, then you really should just leave the planning and execution of military campaigns to those who are. I have no doubt they have much more in the way of "peripheral vision" concerning such matters than you ever dreamed of. By the way, a cease fire at this time would be the same as lining every Israeli up and herding them to the edge of the sea, because that's where hezbollah and hamas would push them next.