We don't care about arab reactions ! we care about israel security ! Halevy should shut up

how did he escape from the funny farm?

Are the security chiefs going to publish the time, date, schedule, and methjod of a surprise attack on an enemy state? And what exactly does he mean abotu consequences for 100 years? Perhaps not atatcking Iran would have consequences for much longer, as the radioactive fall out will take hundreds of years to clear up. Tel aviv and Jerusalem are not very big cities,a nd the risk of one atomice weapon being fired at these cities could effectively end Israel as a state.

I wouldhopethat beforeIsraeldecides to goafter Iran that it would protect the Homefront and return our gas masks, make sure that everyone has access to bomb shelters or safe rooms. That the hospitalsare fortified,kupat holims are stocked with medicines that their clients need,municipalities have plans in place for the safety ofchildren, sick, elderly residents. In short what I am saying isdon't do anything until the Homefront is protected this time,learn the lessons from the summer war with Lebanon,don't leave us civilians outto dry with out help!

Only America and Israel have the potential capacity and will to prevent Iran from attaining nukes. To allow the apocalyptical, jihadist, terrorist Iranian regime the most deadly weapons known to man, is tantamount to inviting an attack which would kill millions. There is no other choice but to deny Iran nuclear weapons. It seems that only America and Israel have the potential capacity and will to prevent Iran from attaining nukes. One of these two great nations must neutralize Iran’s nuclear facilities before it is too late. This, of course, must be done in conjunction with massive funding of Iranian dissident groups and energetic support for Iranian democrats who would like nothing more than to see their oppressive regime toppled. Regime change in Iran would be far superior to a military strike. But, the free world simply cannot take the chance that nukes are acquired before the regime is overthrown. More at : http://xrl.us/okrky

If anything, Israel has exceedingly more reasons to go after Iran's nukes than Syria's nuclear building recently and Iraq's reactor in 1981. The threats from Iran are simply unsustainable---it cannot be allowed to fester. We can speculate the impact of an Israeli attack for N years, but we cannot forget the impact of doing nothing and allowing Iran to have the chance to carry out its "wiping off the map" promise. Preemptive and proactive measures are the key to survival. One has to get ahead of one's enemy---that's what King David did, and so must Israel.

Why wait? We know it's going to have to happen. Let's get over it. Start preparing the Homefront & the Army and let's get it done! http://www.shimshon9.com

Israel most unfortunately, does not have the military power and logistic means, to SUCCESSFULLY destroy or severely impair Iran's missile sites (Israel's first and foremost task), let alone Iran's several scattered, deep buried and hardened nuclear facilities. Hence, as horrific and lethal as the Iranian response will certainly be, is that 'expert-knows-best' Halevy's arrogant and totally far-fetched postulate: "...an Iranian missile attack on Israel would not cause a great amount of damage as dozens of missiles will be shot down by Israel..." First and foremost, I am extremely concerned by the 'other dozens of missiles' that will cause a-beyond-words-disaster on Israel's home front. Secondly, Israel needs at least 3 Arrow II (forget about Arrow I and Patriot II), to every incoming Iranian Missile, for a 65% to 90% maximum possibility of destroying it; which means: at least 300 Arrow II and 50 launching vehicles, just for starters. Are they part of the available arsenal? In my opinion, there is no satisfactory solution to any preemptive strike against that Adolph's heir (there are a multitude of others), employing conventional ordnance only. However, let the record show that I'll be the merriest wrong guesser. Meanwhile Mr. Halevi: Shut the **** up.

He says it won't matter much if Iran made an attack on Israel "because most of them will be shot down" !!!! What if ONE NUCLEAR weapon got thru ? Does he think that would be no small matter? If he thinks so then Thank G-- he no longer is in the Mossad.

Your older prediction was wrong.....Iran would defence hard.

As I go through comments out of Israel...scary how gun happy people seem to be. True a lot of Trash has come out of Ahmadinejads mouth about Israel but to hear this sort of talk out of mouth of regular people in Israel same sort of hateful talk only from the opposite point of view...I sure hope this is a minority here. Keep in mind, an attack on Iran by Israel will have to go over Iraq. America have to get involved and pay for adventurism of another country.

when States okeys it.

You are such an expert? You think you know every weapon Israel has? You ever heard of bunker busters? Is it not feasible to drop 20 on each site? Or even perhaps use mini nukes seeing as the area will be radiated by the reactors blowing up anyhow. What do you think the past test runs are for.......believe me, even with this idiot Olmert running the country, The IAF knows exactly how to bypass Irans defense systems and take them out. They have been preparing for this a very long time!

Everyone knows that terrorists don't have nukes now. Who is Isreal's enemy? Iran. So if anyone drops a nuke on Isreal, definetly it will be provided by Iran. Then Iran has any chance of NOT itself beingwiped off by US nukes? Nope. Why Isreal is so afraid of "possibly one" nuke from Iran despite itself having 200? Seems to me threat to monopoly or just crying foul. Nothing else.

To Siad: you are right, Israel must remember the fiasco in Lebanon, when it refrained from using bunker busters initially to take out the hidden fortifications..and paid attention to awful collateral damage consequences. In any new war, if Iran is involved, these prohibitions won't be self-imposed AND Condi won't be around. Bottom line: a combined Israeli-US attack against Iran's 30 nuke plants using B1s2s, 16s and 22s, Tomahawk Missiles should suffice for that limited goal. If the "Guards" get involved, Israel can use it's 400 F15s, F16s and Phantom 2,000, along with Jericho Missiles, (conventional) If Iran drops a nuclear weapon, it's no holds barred. 30b Iranians AND 15m Syrians will be liquidated in 3 weeks, per US study. To Iran: Get it! As far as Hamas and Hez..a few tactical nukes will suffice, to avoid any blow back into Israel of radiation. Israel has 400 high fusion bombs folks (10 times Hiroshima blast) and 5 subs (Dolphin Class) to fire some of them.

So Isreal will not be around for another 100 years if they act stupid.

Hezbollah uses iranian missiles and caused great damage to israel. So Halevy says iranians' biggest missiles would not cause much damage. What a bloody idiot.Wasn't he removed from office? Iran would do serious damage. He says don't strike iran but yet strike it. Israel is practically at that stage. Olmert has removed israel's deterrence and barak is almost paralysed since 1994 oslo. Sharon is near death and no bloody israeli general can say enough? I'll run as the new sharon. Not one israeli general has picked up the challenge and run other than Mofaz who flunked the IDF course the first time around and did a lousy job in training the IDF. The other general Halutz is an arrogant type like 73 that almost lost war, another iranian expatriot. All the otjer generals, instead of pushing olmert aside deferred to Talansky's prince of peace and travel agency double biller.Dayan, Sharon, Rabin did not take crap from their political leaders when they knew they were in error.Israel cannot afford mistakes or in olmert's case he prevents israel from adapting its strategy.

GET ER DONE.

I wonder if Israel seriously recognizes how much an attack on Iran might disrupt the world economy. However many friends Israel has around the world, there are two things they value more highly: their jobs and their cars. Israel would be extremely foolish to ignite an "oil shock" that would plunge the world into economic chaos. Israel might never recover support in the West.

Israel would no have experts to drop a nuke in Iran,then it has to be americans to do it,and iranians will revenge this,helping gropus with nukes.Think about it.

Iran's primary oil xport terminal.

With modern weapons your IDF and IAF cannot even defeat Hezbullah. You are not even capable of controlling the Palestinians inside the Gaza Strip! Any attack on Iran might make you feel good in the short term but like this former head of the Mossad said. Israel will reap the results for 100 years. Do not make the mistake of thinking the Arabs and the Persians cannot find common ground. If Israel continues its bellecose ways there will be a true holy war. It will be a war that destroys Israel in the long haul.

I would rather see Iran oust their radical leaders once strong sanctions take place and they force UN nuclear agencies in to dismantle and remove their nuke tech. ...now that would be 100 years of positive change for Israel.

US out of booze, wallstreet hung over. Halevy can join the saudis palis, with western media for hot air to run US wind farms. Gonna call it Propaganda Fusion Reactor.

Halevy seems confused. Quick, call a nurse.

Halevy's 100 years effect is nothing compared to the fanatical Ayatollahs having nukes in their hands. It is like arming Bin Laden and Mohammad Atta with nukes.

It's time to decide if you want to survive or not. If not, it's time to leave.