and flying jets around its Middle East playground...

Be grateful we're just flying and not giving Assad what he deserves...

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS INCIDENT, THE ARTICLE DOESN'T MENTION THAT THE SYRIAN ECONOMY IS HANGING ON THREAD, THE OIL THAT SUPPLIED SYRIA FOR MANY YEARS WAS GIVEN TO THEM BY IRAQ'S SADDAM, THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE, THEY MUST BE PURCHASED ON THE OPEN MARKET NOW,MONEY THAT SYRIA DOESN'T HAVE,SYRIA NOW HAS 1 MILLION REFUGEES FROM IRAQ , IT'S SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ARE OVERLOADED, A DOCTOR IN SYRIA MAKES 300 DOLLARS A MONTH,YOU CAN BE SURE ANYONE WITH A HALF A BRAIN LEAVES SYRIA TO GREENER PASTURES,HALF OF SYRIAS AIRFORCE AND TANK CORPS SIT IDLED DUE TO SHORTAGES OF DIESEL FUEL,IF THE SECRET POLICE WHICH IS EVERY WHERE IN SYRIA DIDN'T FUNCTION,ASSADS DAYS WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER YEARS AGO.

I thought we already talked about those sonic booms, flares and what-nots 6 months ago. Are you waking people up again??? That is so inconsiderate and un-Hebrew.

HOW do they know the haircraft were Israeli? What signs/symbols did they see ? What proof it was Israel? Looks like a Mossad/cabal setup to me, those sneaky joooos!

Well, the neighborhood bully, he's just one man, His enemies say he's on their land. They got him outnumbered about a million to one, He got no place to escape to, no place to run. He's the neighborhood bully. The neighborhood bully just lives to survive, He's criticized and condemned for being alive. He's not supposed to fight back, he's supposed to have thick skin, He's supposed to lay down and die when his door is kicked in. He's the neighborhood bully. The neighborhood bully been driven out of every land, He's wandered the earth an exiled man. Seen his family scattered, his people hounded and torn, He's always on trial for just being born. He's the neighborhood bully. Well, he knocked out a lynch mob, he was criticized, Old women condemned him, said he should apologize. Then he destroyed a bomb factory, nobody was glad. The bombs were meant for him. He was supposed to feel bad. He's the neighborhood bully. Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim That he'll live by the rules that the world makes for him, 'Cause there's a noose at his neck and a gun at his back And a license to kill him is given out to every maniac. He's the neighborhood bully. He got no allies to really speak of. What he gets he must pay for, he don't get it out of love. He buys obsolete weapons and he won't be denied But no one sends flesh and blood to fight by his side. He's the neighborhood bully. Well, he's surrounded by pacifists who all want peace, They pray for it nightly that the bloodshed must cease. Now, they wouldn't hurt a fly. To hurt one they would weep. They lay and they wait for this bully to fall asleep. He's the neighborhood bully. Every empire that's enslaved him is gone, Egypt and Rome, even the great Babylon. He's made a garden of paradise in the desert sand, In bed with nobody, under no one's command. He's the neighborhood bully. Now his holiest books have been trampled upon, No contract he signed was worth what it was written on. He took the crumbs of the world and he turned it into wealth, Took sickness and disease and he turned it into health. He's the neighborhood bully. What's anybody indebted to him for? Nothin', they say. He just likes to cause war. Pride and prejudice and superstition indeed, They wait for this bully like a dog waits to feed. He's the neighborhood bully. What has he done to wear so many scars? Does he change the course of rivers? Does he pollute the moon and stars? Neighborhood bully, standing on the hill, Running out the clock, time standing still, Neighborhood bully.

is really any doubt in any israeli head why they are not tolerated any where on this earth. zionists are the aggressors always been and always gonna be

Oh brother! Syria's finally back to the empty rhetoric of war to cover up the growing opposition to its spoiled and murderous brat of a president. here's hoping the opposition succeeds in destroying the present syrian regime.

it murders its opponents who want a free Lebenon. In Syria in disposes of those who are against the regime. Yup Syria is one hell of a Bad Ass bully.

since we all know that arab, and in particular, syrian media is really bull sh*t and often lies through its teeth, why don't you hold your guns against criticising israel before the real truth comes out....unless of course you hate israel so violently that you'd rather believe this crap. will anyone call you a bully is your home was surrounded by enemies bent on killing your wife and children and the entire family. you are one to talk from australia. you have no clue what is going on here. if you are so brave, why don't you come and see for yourself and get away from the sun islands on your gold coast.

mrs. hartley, you are very funny! sees humor in every situation. we need someone like you here in israel with us. we need to laugh more because these barbarians are a pain in the neck. by the way, you should see most of our flyboys. they are gorgeous, with a smile a mile wide and a beautiful sun bronzed face. yes, i know. i am married to one. and no, he didn't fly over syria although they deserve to fly over assad and shut his war mongering mouth.

That's a pretty snarky comment coming from somebody who lives in a country with no enemies on its borders. In fact, the Middle East isn't Israel's playgound, it's Israel's neighborhood....and a very dangerous one, at that, thanks to countries like Syria.

If you trully live in the US, why don't you pick up a book, watch some history channel shows and learn that ISrael has always been the underdog in the ME. It was attacked by seven , much larger, countries and still won, but you call Israel the Bully?...fool!!! Israel does what any other nation would do...protect its borders and fight terror. This is why the US supports Israel and why you should probably move to Syria or iran...idiot!!!

Please check your nasal swab culture and check to see that it is not the same as the Syrian asshole you love so much

You jews do not have the right to fly over lebanon near the syrian boarder to observe weapons being moved into lebanon from syria. You have to wait until you are shot at from lebanon with those weapons before you take action.

Almost everyone can see what is coming and what little spark will set it off. Bashar has gotten hold of matches and he is throwing them on the fumes. Will he successfully provoke Israel into the trap or will Israel's weak leader's run . There is no place left to run and even weak o;mert knows there is no way to escape the fumes of war approaching. Hamas in Gaza is ready as are Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran. Is Israel ?

The "bully" is quite the right expression. Sad thing that it is so easy to solve - instead of wasting millions taking a permanently aggressive stance and agreeing to be the testing ground for the US's latest anti-personal weapons, Israel could just give back the Golan. For those genetically anti-Syrian psychopaths, you might care to note that the Israeli border with Syria has been placid for many years. This unwarranted sonic booming act of unprovoked aggression is groundless and obviously only intended to show the lumpenproletariat in Israel and its government that Israeli foreign policy is still pathetically bellicose towards its neighbours.

Bully? who's that? Syria, which houses all terror squads, handlle the traffic of weapons to Hizbullah, murders political opponents in Lebanon, sends home opposition to rot in jail, engages in massive build-up at the border with Israel, buys modern tactical weapons in Russia, right? You think that any normal country must sit and watch this, and not take any actions? Damascus is a prime mover of Arab boycott of Israel, all its foreign policy is extremely hostile to Israel, they attacked Israel in the past. Understand this , down-under dummy, we're at war here, and this are the jungles, - shoot first or be shot. Go protect kangaroos hunting, save aborigens, save children in Africa , wory about bloodbat in Chechnya, don't meddle into our lives, leave us alone.

The fool on the hill

strickly frobids Hizbullah from rearming. Smugling weapons fron Syria is a cause for concern and grounds for action. I storngly urge you to educate yourself on the matter. The famous US author Mark Twain once said: "It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought of a fool than to open it and remove all doubt". Practice this saying, it will do you good.

Here you have an incredibly successful and growing economy that has been able to fend off over the past sixty years Arab armies and terrorists bent on anhiliating Israel. Not only have the Arabs failed but Israel captured territory of the aggressors (look at how Germany lost Silesia and other territory after WWII) Israel's more than six million Jews have earned more Nobel Prizes than the hundreds of millions of Arabs that blame Israel for their own miserable failures. It is the Arabs and Muslims that are hated and feared by the West and this will only intensify after their next terrorist act. Ask citizens in the U.S., UK, and France who they fear - Islamists or Jews.

Who do the Syrians think they're fooling??? Well, actually, a look at the Leftist talkbalks here shows exactly who the fools are.....

Israel is secretly supplying Syria with weapons. Cant you see? Ask Rashid, he arranged the deal.

harrassment from Arab countries....and Israel is the target ...and you know it.......(or maybe you are too stupid?)

israel is underdog is understatment

being bullied, yes fighting for survival !!!!!! am yisrael chai

those planes had sidecurls, the word kosher clearly printed on the side, plus one could see the pilots eating gefilte fish and horseradish. Didn't you know that's how you can tell it's the IAF?