Arabs have not changed since 1920, 1921, 1929, 1936, 1947, 1948, and all the way down the line to the present day. Their solution is the final solution. Their war is a war of annihilation. Their peace is the peace of shaheeds and dead Jews. Of course they are not afraid of Israel, which treats them with kid gloves. Their history is one of expansion, destruction, medieval barbarism, and religious fanaticism propagated by the sword. They feared in history only Genghis Khan, who spoke to them in the only language they understood.

Mr Weisglass is right, the Israeli society has changed over years to get to be so much reliant on technological superiority, to the extent that it lost its prowess and became soft bellied. Once upon a time it was a crazy idea just to think about attacking Israel, everyone was so impressed with the might of IDF, especially when it came to Spec Ops. Now, IDF is a joke, everyone in Lebanon knows that Israelis won't dare to launch a ground attack and tell tales about their cowardice and they are capable only of executing air raids -till Hizbo gets AA systems-or launch artillery attacks. It's evident that ground troops only win wars with sweat and blood and it's obvious that Israel now doesn't want to shed any. So, I hope that Israel realizes that sacrifices are vital to win conflicts and regain deterrence

Dov Weisglass is so right. No Arab now fears Israel. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has destroyed the image of Israel's military might. Israel's defeat at the hands of Hezbollah is historic event for Arabs. Israel is no longer invinsible. Muslims are now confidant that Israel can be beaten. It can be humiliated. It can be forced to make uturns. It can be cornered into negotiations. It can finally be destoryed. Israel's enemies have now become too powerful. Iran can clearly said it will wipe Israel off the map. President Ahmadinejad said Hezbollah's victory over Israel has started countdown to end of Israel. I think Israeli people should either (1) Get tougher leaders, (2) make friends with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, or, (3) start packing their bags. There is no fourth option.

Israelis would have recognized the utter incompetence and venality of the Kadima gang and demanded a change in government. That "would have" obviously does not apply to 2008 Israel where the left rules the media and ignorant and suicidal Israeli radicals do everything to damage Israel. Israeli leaders, especially in the judiciary, do not seem to realize how serious Israel's position has become. They just don't understand that freedom and democracy does not mean a suicide pact. Israeli leaders used to be giants. Now they are petty crooks and extortionists. When Israel suffered huge losses from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Golda Meir was forced to resign even though the commission that reported on the war did not directly blame her. Ben Gurion, Begin, Weizmann, and Meir were true patriots and cared more for Israel than themselves. All lived modestly and devoted their life to the Jewish State. Today, Olmert, under threat of a prison term for corruption, and the incompetent who badly bungled the 2006 war against Hezbollah, refused to resign and the perfidious Barak makes deals with him that allows this horrible regime to survive. What will reinstill fear in the Arabs is simple: Bibi.

Mass murdering your neighbors has never, ever resulted in "dignity." What is wrong with you people? Don't you WANT peace with your neighbors? That's what all your propagandists tell the Americans. Liars never have any dignity.

Here is a fine example of a israelI gutzpah at the hands of our fine Mr Dov Weisglass. This is the same shady character who had his hands in deals like the progrom of Gush Katif and so on, that made us look like a bunch of morons. Knowing that the average attention span and memory of an Israeli does not last long, he can sit there in all his arrogance and give his gutzpah opinion of things he set in motion in the first place. Here is another fine scheister laywer that is playing his dirty games, all for the benefit of his ego and bank account.

This clown should worry about the impact he made on Israel's security when he advised Sharon to pull out of Gaza unilaterally.

Kassams, grads, rockets,handed to our enemies by the thousands, need a technical solution that Israel does not have an idea how to develop them ASAP. Does Israel have better than Kassams, grads and missiles? Of course it has. But Israel, as a humane society in constant contact with other humane societies of the globe, can not react in the same way. Unless Israel decides that "A la guerre comme a la guerre" (War is war) is anavoidable, it`s enemies will make fun of Israel.

Karin Friedmann"s post shows how demented the anti-Israel crowd has become. Ignoring the fact that Hamas, Hezbollah, and the other murderous terrorist gangs openly declare their intention to destroy Israel, this simple-minded woman writes as if the terror was entirely Israel's fault. People like her are hopeless. They never let the facts inte3rfere with their belief system and seem to think that they are morally superior to the rest of us. If the terrorist gangs unilaterally put down their arms and agreed to a realistic compromise, there would be peace. If Israel unilaterally laid down its arms, it would be annihilated.

How to get our enemies to respect us again? simple: fight back with a goal to win!

Daisy cutters usually do the trick!!!

Two thousand years ago a Roman citizen could walk across the face of the known world free of the fear of molestation? He could walk across the earth unharmed, cloaked only in the words ‘Civis Romanis’ I am a Roman citizen. So great was the retribution of Rome, universally understood as certain, should any harm befall even one of its citizens.

These islamic fascists dont know fear. Just death. Help them reach their goal of suicide before they can hurt anyone.

Through Zionism there is peace. Through peaceniks and leftists there is destruction. I prefer Zionism. Its the future. Cancel Palestine. Create Peace.

of thinking about war ! you should know that if we didn't open a new front in gaza this is simply for the sake on the civilians casualties ! we could wipe gaza of the map in a few hours ! think about building a state for your own people

... Arabs still fear Israel's might. They don't start a confrontation with Israel, even after a destruction of their nuclear site. Yes, nor even after the so called botched Lebanon war, which in fact was a Israeli victory, but the Israeli's dont know it yet..The only confrontational forces which "stand up" sometimes with crude missiles are terrorist, ready to die. Israel will not succombe to terrorists. The other, "normal" Arab countries keep quiet and they know why. Even the "full man" Bashar knows it. Israel was never so powerful! Stop those silly articles. I

then you don't have to worry wise glass

You reap what you sow.

Though I know you will not respond, what on earth is wrong with what I said in the following? You post all sorts of anti-semetic hate, but not this: You may not fear Israel right now, but you will soon fear their G-d! Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 & 39 to see when. Yes, unlike your false god (allah), our G-d (The G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) can actually tell us the future accurately because He is the Author of it and outside of it! You (Russia, Iran, Turkey, and some other of your cohorts) will try to make Israel go “kaboom” but the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob intervenes and saves Israel. It doesn’t turn out so well for your side, though. Notice here that the weapon of mass destruction you tried to use on Israel, Israel gets to use for energy…any guess what that might be?! It is at this point that Israel turns back to their G-d and the world will tremble at His presence! There will be no atheists then, on that great day that G-d delivers Israel from Magog and Persia and you will see Him who you openly appose. The Assyrian will rise and deceive, but he will be consumed by the L-d’s coming! Israel, things seem scary right now, and if you had to fight with your own strength it would be; but you are the apple of G-d’s eye and He is on your side…if He is with you, who can be against you? This can only be offensive to those that don't believe in the G-d of scripture.

I am pleased to see here in talkback that Im not the only one who remembers this sheisters Name. How dare he pontificate to us when he together with Arik Sharon initiated the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif. Not to mention many other behind the scene deals he was party to. To hell with you Dov, but then your just another sheister lawyer like Olmert so we know where youll be going.

WE ARE TIRED OF BEING CORAGEOUS WE ARE TIRED OF WINNING WE ARE TIRED OF DEFEATING OUR ENEMIES. (Ehud Olmert ) Sums up israels political system today, how can we expect our enemies to fear us when we are tired of defeating them. The IDF has been turned into a glorified police force rather than the army that our enemies once feared. Their budget is cut year after year till we reached a stage where reserves were having to buy their own ceramic vest because the IDF didnt have the money to buy protection for everybody. Training exercises were few and far between Reserves who were once called up every year were being given training up to 5 years so they got out of shape and forgot skills they had learned Even the pride of the Israeli milllitary the air force had cut down on the number of training exercises they would carry out to save on fuel costs. Third world countries were more interested in the investment in training of their soilders than we became. Its time for a change of thinking on both left and right and the IDF needs to become a fighting force again and not a police force.

and we will be around when islam is buried in history. We survived the german nazis and we will triumph over the nazislam.

unable to act purely independently. In the 1950s Israel had to face her enemies alone, back to the Mediterranean, "ain brerah!" To survive she had to be self-reliant and innovative. A blink by any surrounding state might presage a war of survival. From the 1960's on the US appreciated Israel's value as a strategic ally against Soviet client states threatening the US oil protectorates of Arabia. Israel, of course, felt immeasurably more secure with US protection diplomatically, militarily and financially. The relationship, however, can never be reciprocal and the cost to Israel is surrendering a good measure of independent action. Militarily Lebanon II is a good example of Bush encouraging Israeli action, then ordering Israel to halt at the Litani. Diplomatically Bush forced Israel to engage in fruitless talks with an inept Palestinian leadership divided along political lines; in the meantime Israel was blocked by Bush from pursuing a strategically more important negotiation with a far more stable adversary the success of which is far more immediate and likely, Syria. While I agree with your thesis, Dov, that Israel resides in a tough neighborhood where machismo is admired and a deterrent, Israel is simply not the free agent it was when dependent on nobody but herself. Lebanon II hurt only Israel; Bush was insulated from blame. Israel simply cannot act independent of the US interest. Where Israel does have permission she can still perform splendidly, as the September raid in Syria proves. And that also is not lost on her adversaries!

Israel has got to relient on America Olmert was even talking about the idea Barak was discusing with Clinton about the idea of Israel becoming an American protectorate ( an attack on Israel is an attack on America & so America will step in to save Israel ) Millitary aid has resulted in us slowly destroying our own industries. In the 80s the Lavi jet - cheaper, more fuel efficiant, could carry a heavier payload, more manouverable than F16 and plans were to eventualy export it. The economy was in bad shape America dangled F16 at an attractive price in order to kill off a program they were terrified was going to damage F16 sales. The merkava tank both Barak while he was PM and Olmert wanted to kill the merkava program and buy Abrams. Olmert & Peretz agreed to cancel merkava and accept the Amercan proposition for Israel to instead buy surplus US abrams used in Iraq cheap. It wasnt till after Lebanon that it was given a new lease of life but merkava is still living on borowed tiime and eventualy we will be buying Made in the USA. Olmert wants Israel to buy the US THAD missle defense system when its avalible .. an attempt to staelthily kill the arrow program because it will be cheaper to buy American on millitary aid or at cut down prices. Israels politicians just want America look after us and we are willing to sell soverignty in return for it. Most israels foreign policy today is made in Washington. Israel is slowly moving towards making the joke of Israel being Americas 51st state a reality. With jews becoming more secular and in easy for the easy life where we can have somebody else look after us then the idea of a jewish state end and instead we will be a non indipendent American colony.

BUT WE ARE.

WE'LL SEE IF THE BIG PROTAGONISTS NASRALLA ET AL WILL ATTEND THE HUGE VICTORY CELEBRATION AT THE RETURN OF KUNTAR - THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING !