i agree with #25

i think that who wants to continue this war is talking from a safe place and his sons are safe too, and i suggest that who wants to continue to be at the front line , he or his sons and lets see then what will be his decision , another thing we all must think if this war diserves this sacrifice from our people and yours , its very simple to withdraw from shabaa and the west bank and gaza strip to live all of us in peace and lets try cooextint with each other without blood shed , and dont forget your soldiers whos families suffering day by day and night by night take back yours and release ours from yours jails , think in good way just one time to change our and your lives

There is only One that can get us out of this mess. Forget the papers forget the blogs, pray and cry your heart out for our brothers out there. If you really feel they are your brothers you would pray pray pray. G-d always listens and each prayer adds to the next. We've got to pile them up - at least to match the piles of rockets the Hizbullies have in stock.

Israel survival is in great risk -G'od forbid-,so it is not time for stupid considerations.Intelligent and courageous actions are required by now,not vague, loosing time ,conversations. Israel must gather its better heads, which are located in all Israel's fields, as academics,politics ,MILITAR,where ever; it must forget any political prior disagreements ,and only think in fighting for Israel now. Bring back the best Heads ,recently or not so recently fired from the government,and think together ,in unity, the best ways to deal perfectly with this very grave actual situation. Again: it is not time for blah blah blah,but for very intelligent and swift action ,in order to resolv this crises and to BETTER PROTEC THE LIFE OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS-most important!!!!!!! ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND ISRAELI CITIZENS'LIVES IS THE ONLY AND MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR TO CONSIDER NOW,ALONG WITH DEFINITIVE SECURITY FOR THEM ,NOW AND IN THE FUTURE! And,if Peretz and Olmert don't have the courage to face properly such a challenge,please,go away and let those intelligent and courageous to take their place already! Not time for "philosofical"restraint!!!

Bint Jbeil battle - ynetnews reported that 15 truckloads of hizbolah were allowed to leave thorugh a 'narrow corridor' ??!! does the arm command / politicians think they lef tin order to do repentance ? how much more stupidity and appeasement it is going to take ? ho wmany more Jewish boys must come home in caskets before someone will get up and say 'Enough' and take necessary steps to obliterate the enemy including any civilians and un observers ?

Finally the Israeli people are waking up. You have finally figured out what is actually happenning here. Just like Iran is feeding Hizbollah arms, so is the US to Israel. The Knesset is powerless to act. Israel is just another US state. BTW as for the carpet bombing... they already used this tactic. It failed, thats why they are sending in ground forces.

israel is waiting for hizbulla to lanch his 11,000 over our heads, Olmeret is wasting time till hizbulla no more have any thing to throgh on us. Stupid Olmert

Send your sons & daughters to Lebanon we will welcome you with rice and roses as our liberators.

In this difficult time we must all unite behind Amir Peretz and hope that getting us back into Lebanon is the right decision.

Enemies. Article: there are also minister calling to limit IDF operations in order to avoid difficult losses and to prevent widened international criticism. NO NATION EVER FOUGHT OR WON A WAR by taking into consideration international criticism! Israel's enemies declare to the whole world they intend to wipe Israel off the map. Israel must not seek to please Jew-haters, but FIGHT TO WIN!

The civilians were warned to leave the town - so if hezbollah is suspected to be residing inside a house - FLATTEN IT! If the IDF is not prepared to flatten the house, whether it be for political or other reasons - so be it - but DON"T SEND YOUNG SOLDIERS ON A SUICIDE MISSION.

You obviously haven't been looking at the vidoe footage of what used to be Lebon being returned to the desert

exactly.

HAVE UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. NOTHING LESS WILL END HOSTILITIES.

many factors telling this: we don't know any thing about hizbullah men they are eating our wut we call them soldiers but they are just children beside hizbulla men they have some hidden secret that gave them a strange standing facing our fire and machines easily they don't afraid of death like ours

I understand where you're coming from, but you are being selective or worse in your logic. #4, Comparing the Black Hats to anti-Nazi resistance fighters: for such an obviously dumb analogy, a school child would get a failing grade. In 2000, the U.N. certified that Israel had completely withdrawn from Lebanon. Yet the black hats decided that the appropriate response was to arm with 13,000 missiles, launch occasionally against civilian towns in N. Israel, and attack across the border. And how absurd it is to claim that 13000 missiles was intended to win "back" 30 sq km of land, and Hez prisoners. Israel in fact learned the correct lesson from this: Hezbollah is only interested in weakening and then destroying Israel. They can see Nasrallah's "road map": 13000 missiles that can reach TA this time, nuclear if possible. Israel cannot make peace with such an entity, and cannot survive if they are not defeated. If their military forces hide amongst civilians, not by need but according to guerrilla war doctrine, I cannot hold Israel mostly responsible for civilian deaths. My Christian friends in Lebanon hate the Israelis, but hate the black hats more. Nasrallah want you back in Syrian slave chains, under Shiite sharia law; he takes order from Iran instead of Beirut, and does not subject his forces to Lebanese govt. They are ruining the dream of what Lebanon can be, and your words strengthen them.

People like you never worked for peace, the so-called peace process is a major failure and if Israel doesn't win against Hizballah, even "moderate" Arab countries like Egypt or Jordan will stop to be "moderate" because they won't fear anymore to be "moderated" once again by IDF. Lots of Israelis died because of you and more will die if you don't understand that "peace" may only be achieved through victory. Moreover, you are unable to provide us with an example of real peace achieved through weakness. We are currently living a moment of truth and Israel future will be shaped by the outcome of this war for the next decades and maybe even for the next centuries.

The IDF knows best in accomplishing their objective successfully. The politicians should shut up and NOT meddle or play General in matters pertaining to military operational tactic and strategy. Peretz should not interfere with the wisdom of the Generals because the latter knows best in achieving Israel's objective of ridding Hezbollah terrorists from S. Lebanon and wiping out the Katyushas in Lebanon that are raining on Israel's northern cities. During this window of opportunity, the IDF should be given full support by the politicians to execute the mission successfully. The politicians should stay out in meddling or playing Generals. Politicians know nothing about military strategy. They should not tamper with the military operational tactic and strategy in accomplishing their mission successfully. Israel's political leaders should not be concerned with what the world would say. They should be concerned in defending and protecting their citizens and country from external aggressions and threats. They should be focused in stopping the Katyushas raining on, destroying and terrorizing their cities. The IDF should not be restricted to piecemeal operations where they would easily be attacked and ambushed by entrenched Hezbollah terrorists from their hideouts in the towns, villages and bunkers. Instead, the IAF should raze all these hideouts--villages and towns infested by Hezbollah terrorists and ambushers equipped with RPGs, IEDS, booby traps and anti-tank missiles. Once this is done, the ground forces can do their work more effectively and quickly without suffering casualities.

Politicians such as Olmert and Peretz are not warriors by definition. Politics and political ramifications is what drive such people. They failed to recognize the nature of the struggle Israel is involved in. This is purely self-defensive war against Hizbullah, Hamas and the rest of their terrorist ilk. You shoot first – ask questions later. Let the mighty IDF bulldozers roam South Lebanon now! Olmert and Peretz – you must resign and let Israel finally defend herself!

Apparently, u r being fooled by ur isreali media that keep on showing that IDF can win this war... and u r being brainwashed that isreali forces r ready for this job. Let me tell u , my friend: U R TOTALLY WRONG. Listen to Nassralah, and remember his words in the future! 15 days, and u did nothing... even if u want this war to last for 2 months, u will acheieve NOTHING!! Hizbullah wil keep their forces and defend their land + they will keep on throwing rockets on Isreal + they will keep on fighting ur GOLANI's and IDF forces.... Do u want to hear the end of this story? Isreali pple, will revolt against their goverment in order to stop the war, and to go into the negotiations. After the number of losses will reach the 50 soldiers!!! We have nothing to loose... but u have already lost ( Physically and Psychologially)

Jacob @ Lebanon, You should only speak of “civilization” coming from a culture that glorifies explosive belts and killing others in the name of virgins. Your brainwashed ilk will forever remain the 3-rd world terrorist culture as you have exposed yourselves all over the world. Where there are Muslims in the world there is death coming from Muslims. I don’t think I need to list factual global locations and numerous deaths and tragedy caused by your “civilized” ilk. Teach your children to embrace life- NOT death!

Peretz possesses half-way qualities for this kind of war, and must be replaced with the greater strategic mind (there are plenty of them in Israel). The sooner - the better. This war must not be lost!

quote according to the estimation of the political apparatus, Israel enjoys broad support in the Western world (end of quote) Israel enjoys broad support ? Everyone condemns israel. In what world does the israeli political aparatus does live?Only the US does support israel in public. Wednesday the EU condemned israel. The European Commission’s aid chief accused Israel of violating international humanitarian law in Lebanon, saying its right to self-defence did not allow it to destroy Beirut and key infrastructure. Maybe israeli leaders dont want to enrage even more world leaders.

***Jacob said: Your terrorist acts in Lebanon has turned even Christians as supporters to Hizballah. *** I guess the Lebanese will never learn then and will always live in a war-torn country.