What do you know about Jews, poor little Beotian? The Jews have fought and survived gigantic empires : Egypt, Assyria, Chaldea, Persia, your mighty Seleucid Empire (ever heard of your Antiochos and the Maccabees?) and the Romans are archeological remains, while 4000 years Israel is alive. Where is the "1000 years " Third Reich " which lasted only 12 ? SOTERIA ESTI EK TON IOUDAION. This was said by the IOUDAIOS IESOS CHRISTOS. The Jews have contributed immensely to world culture and science. Even your Israel-hater Mikis Theodorakis acknowledged it about the prodigious number of Jewish Nobel prices. As for " why the world hates us", try and do some serious reading, like APOSTOLOS PAULOS : TO MUSTERION ISRAEL (originally written in Greek). KALLIMÉRA MENDOZA, PROUD IOUDAIOS AND PASSIONATE STUDENT OF ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE.

Look at all those leftist-fascist-pro-terrorist morons posting here: on one hand they are whining that IDF kill innocents, on the other hand they are so glad IDF is advancing slowly (just because hi-zballe bastards use lebanese as live shields). So what do you want,idiots? Make your choice: 1. Crush He-Zballa quickly killing half of lebanese population or 2. Advance slowly trying to inflict civilian casualties as little as possible ? YOU ARE SO PATHETIC. YOU WANT NO PEACE. FASCIST SCUM.

Yohan you do not understand anything about what is going on. The dutch news bulletins are very bais[against Israel] I have seen that my self. Even now they do not broadcast all the news I hear from my friends. The Netherlands has no army and you are judging here about the situation. First learn something about army and soldiers [they are very brave G-d bless them} and then get some more information about the situation here and the history. Don't get yourself interupted by all the muslims you have in the netherlands. That is 10% If you are not carefull you'll be like them and can only scream

During WWII, US casualties were highest after Germany already had surrendered and US forces were going from island to island, closing in on the Japanese home island. As in southern Lebanon, Japanese forces had had years to dig in and prepare bunkers and caves. In Okinawa the local civilian populace aided the Japanese. Clearing out those bunkers took a horrific price in terms of American soldiers and marines. If I'm not mistaken, we lost over 12,000 men on Okinawa alone. Clearing out underground (literally) fighters is the toughest, most dangerous military task there is. Ask the USA tunnel rats from Vietnam, who chased VC down into holes. You have no choice but go down and clear it out for fear that some survivors will pop up and shoot you from the rear. One of the bunkers Israel has encountered was 10 stories deep! That's the bad news. The good news is that Hezbollah has had years to build underground bunkers and fortifications. “Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity.” Gen. Geo. Patton USA Other wisdom from Patton, surely one of histories great military commanders: "In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it." "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." “You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.” "Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets." "May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.”

What I ment is political solution. and that what hizboallh ask for in the first day. hizboallah is asking for his POW's but everyone ignors from Israel, US, UK, Arabs to the UN. is it justified to destroy all the country just for 2 soldiers? Did you get my point.

Well said indeed.

It took 14 days to almost take over two villages, Israel is sinking into lebanese mud. Israel know that Hezbollah has no stronghold in a definite spot, but they are conducting gerilla fighting. But the Israeli goverment needs to score a virtual point before it GOES to inevitable negotiations. This will be the first War Israel will lose. Mark my words. cheers

TEll me , all the IDF critics, what "army" hides in civilian residents, schools etc, and uses them as shields ? What other "army" holds civilians captive so they because they know their enemy does not want to hit innocents? If they care so much for their people and childrens lives , they wouldnt put them in danger, of any kind. They are selfish , hopeless, fanatics, nothing more. DD

Your so-called knowledge that Israel will loose if laughable and completely contrary to facts on the ground. Hizbullah is taking 10 times the amount of casualties as the IDF and loosing ground to boot. The are very much like the "Black Knight" in the Monty Python movie the Holy Grail-getting their arms and legs chopped off while they brag of "victory". The IDF is using tactics and stategy very much like the US/UN in Gulf War I-pulverizing air attachs followed by point atacks into areas of command and control and finally a flank attack to cut off and kill Hizbullah forces. Lets face it-Hizbullah is militarially doomed. Iran and Syria made a fatal mistake by bating the Israeli bear. The majority of the the Israeli public now favours nuking both countries off the face of the earth and they have the weapons to do so. The U.S. is lusting to join in on the the obliteration of the the terrorist criminal kleptocrasy in both countries. Mark my words. The Arab/Iranian world is facing a Nakbas of its own and if it continues with its Islamonazi imperialist plans may cease to exist

IT is funny to see just how RACIST continental Europe is. You didnt want the Jews within your borders after your failed Nazi collaboraton and so you helped create a solution in 1948- ISRAEL was created to deal with your Jewish refugee problem. Now the Jews ask for peace (for the last 60 years) and try to eliminate threats to their security and stability (make peaceful gestures: Gaza), nothing different than any other Western Nation would do to affirm security for its people. And the backlash is clear. Would this happen if it was a France going after Algerian terrorists. How about the Greeks hunting down November 17. Would you not support your country going after terrorism in every capacity possible. The only difference here is that these Terrorist organizations have been allowed to evolve into 'legitamitized' political and military forces whom support millions of people. They still have the same mission- HATE of the west and the destruction of ISRAEL. The only Democracy in the ARMPIT of the world (where we are all free to post our opinions, no matter where we are from) is going after these dangerous rogue organizations who cowardly shield themselves with their "brainwashed" civilians and the Israelis are the bad guys! The Israelis are the only ones with enough tenacity to do what every other western and Arab gov't is afraid to do: reign in Jihadism and the Extremist Muslim Fanatics that are a threat to the ENTIRE WORLD! Lets face it! Uou dont want these Jihadists immigrating into your neigbourhoods. Actually most Europeans would not want Arabs moving to their neighbourhoods, just ask any French citizen or any French Canadian in Montreal about the growing Arab Community here!

Hey hebollah supporters, how are you enjoying your latest blows? Man, I envy your ability to sustain the will and the ability to lose and keep on losing. Please rest assured that the rest of us are perfectly willing to allow you to maintain your monoply on losing. We will do the same with respect to winnings, particularly with respect to this issue. Oh, if you are wondering about the meaning of the expression "Kuff Kuff," don't worry , it means hard sharp blows delivered to ones rear orfice with the point of a jack boot! Get it?

MORON : FROM ANCIENT GREEK MORON, neutral of MOROS, foolish A mentally deficient person witn an intelligence quotient ranging from 50 to 75; a person mentally equal or inferior to a child betweeh eight and tweLve years old; MORON is the highest classification of mental deficiency above imbecile and idiot. WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY

Hey, I was in Milpitas a year ago! Actually I was working 3 months in San Jose. I liked your Great Mall :) And Calaveras street too :) How is Milpitas doing?

Hezbollah is a tradgedy and a tradgedy compounded by the misguided, such as Rustum. Hezbollah, for reasons best known to themselves and those who sponsor them, launched a war on the state of Isreal with obviously no consideration for the harm that it would do to the Lebanese society in general. Lebanon, has been beset by al kinds of internal conflicts for many decades, going back to at lest the 1950s. This is a society that was only just now climbing out of the damage done to it by the many years of civil wars that only ended a few years ago. I recall growing up in the 1970s and hearing about the different militias such as the Phalange, Amal, Druze, the PLO, as well as the actions of the Syrians, Isrealis and so on. This is a small country that have scattered its diaporia world wide and who have made more thant their fair share of positive contribution to these societies. That said, it stands to reason then that Lebanon, after all it has been through does deserve a very chance to rise to its feet and take its rightful place among the developed countries of the world. Lebanon does deserve this. Enter Hezbollah. This testasterone driven, can't - see - past - your - nose, Iranian founded and funded and Syrian supported theocratic gang, came on the seen and helped to force the Isrealis out of Lebanon in 2000. Having achieved almost mythical status with this achievement, they assumed the right to continue to provoke Isreal wihout cause, all the time inviting desth destruction on Lebanon. The jokers in the leader ship position of this gang, think nothing of selling thir country short fos some attention abroad. in one fell swoop of stupidity, they have invited the IAF back over Beirut in particular and Lebanon in general. Componding this tragedy are suporters like a guy called Rustum. These people have no answers to important qjuestions, such as those listed below. 1 Apart from providing patronage, such as, how has Hezbollah benefitted the Lebanese population? 2 Since it took Hevollah 18 years to " drive the Isrealis out " of Lebanon, the first time, how many more years will it take to drive them out a second time? 3 As an extension of the previous question, how many times is Hezbollah prepared to repeat this cycle of violence ? 4 Was there a better use of the six year time period by Hezbollah since Isreal left Lebanon ? 5 On a comaprative basis, which society is being hurt more effectively by this Hezbollah imposed war, Isreal or Lebanon ? and 6 Consequently, which society is likely to take longer to recover? Hey Rustum, since you know so much, may be you could afford the rest of us some answers, then you will look a little smarter in your postings! Then again you not have the abilit to care or even to understand all these musings!

Thanks for the shout out about Milpitas. It is truly one of the greatest places to live. The Great mall is.. well truly great. It has well in excess of a million square feet of shopping spaces and many hundreds of stores.

Tö All Israelis ... Nasrallah just announced that "the stage of after haifa has just started" ... evacuate Tel Aviv immediately... Rockets are on the wya tonight !!!!

You can kill the messanger, but the message remains. The Hizbullah obviously have the support of the people. This war only strengthens their message with every civilian casualty. Kidnapping/killing people by both sides has never worked. Maybe the IDF is realizing that they can't defeat these guys like they did Jordan and Egypt , they won't surrender. So... Is it negotiate or Nukes?

And everybody knows this and Kiryat dont talk nonsense the Hezbollah Guerillas never hid in Civilian Houses they had Tunnels all across the Land so dont try to make a disgusting excuse for killing innocent women and children when you know it could of been avoided. If Israel was the invisible Army like they say they are then why was it important for them to bomb lebanon instead of going toe to toe with the Hezbollah Militants like Men. They knew the outcome would be a huge loss and the Victory was earned by Hezbollah on Boots.

Bwahahaha!

Yet-another instance of YNet® "compelled to" force the national narrative just like the buzz-words ‘National Security’ and ‘T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-T’.

As it turns out, so called "IDF" were bluffing if all along and when they finally went to the real-place ON FOR, like real-soldiers just to create a photographic evidence of their "victory" — guerrilla Hezbollah insurgents slayed them like a block of butter!°