It was a mistake to betray the SLA , letting Hezbolla take over Lebanon and threaten Northern Israel. Lebanon II proved that Israel is helpless to defend itself from the North. It was a mistake to destroy the Jewish presence in Gush Katif, letting Hamas take over Gaza and threaten Southern Israel. Cast Lead proved that Israel is helpless to defend itself from the South. After these two mistakes, what would you call destroying the Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria to threaten Central Israel?

opinion pieces from ynet are the new fear-mongering source? don't forget to blitz congress with this one mr. fishman

Iran is the toilet of the world Cut the head off of the Islamic serpent

This is exactly why it was so important to hit gaza hard during Cast Lead, to establish a strong deterrant. If the Hamas know that they will pay a heavy price, they will think twice before targeting civillians. I think if this happens again the Israeli Government will have to contemplate reoccupying the strip; it can't be that we are going to let a group of illiterate barbarians to dictate our lives for us!

You are one big fear-mongering, hate-mongering opinion piece blitzing the internet.

Destroy the snake's head and the rest of its tentacles (Hamas, Hizbollah etc.) wither and die.

#4. Heil, Wanda . you are very obvious . Israel s death would be the the proof you want . Sorry it won t happen !

your kind not welcome in USA you have plenty of backward countries to choose from-why do you choose here when you seek to destroy that which you enjoy. speak with your feet.

all day long always thinking of killing,always talking about blood,revenge,hate,war,nonstop,all they want to do is kill,all in the name of ISLAM. nice.

It isn't muslims who are interested in killing , they're just defending themselves, if someone attacks you or try to attack you , will you just sit there and do nothing about it? I guess not. And before asking why others want to kill you , ask yourself what are you doing to them , what is making them behave in this way? You kill others, you invade other people's land, you steal their rights, that is fine , why because you are strong countries, but when parties like Hezbollah and Hamas try to respond back, they are Terrorists. Well if defending my land will make me a terrorist in the world's eyes then let it be , I do not care , we're sick of your twisted logic.

iran will continue to tease Israel til Israel hits them SO HARD that they will not be able to stand up. Its a matter of time til it happens. BTW: Obama is not being a great help with all the stupid decisions he has made so far regarding the War on Islamic Terrorists.

In a distant look from Brazil, what the writer said in this article I agree 100%. Iran has trying for a long time to put Israel in an unsustainable situation. Situation where action became the only option. A dangerous option without doubt, but the only choice. It is important that as many countries as possible stand together in support of Israel when the action start.

proof? how about the 4,000 rockets fired into northern israel by hezbollah? how about anti-ship missiles operated by iranian irg troops from lebanese coastal batteries? how about thousands of rockets fired into southern israel over the last twelve months, including grad rockets that landed in ashkelon? neither hezbollah nor hamas have the technological means to manufacture medium-range missiles. and none of them would be possible without the financial and logistical backing of iran (the great satan) and syria (the little satan). if that isn't proof enough for you, i suggest that you take a trip to israel and examine the missile fragments yourself - hopefully you'll be there in time to enjoy the next round of daily rocket attacks in person. (without all this "fear-mongering" that seesm to bother you.)

We should seriously think about a preemtive nuclear strike against teh shiite state. Time perhaps tow ipe out Iran from the map before they did this to us !

murder is the glue that keeps this entity together...even murder of one another!!

Of course, the devil is in the details, and in the last chance Iran had to demonstrate their military ability to the world, they proved that they are hapless and inept. No reason to think that that has changed in any significant way. In fact, there is every reason to think that their situation has worsened because of the embargo in place, the perilous economic situation in Iran and the general discontent of the people of Iran with their leadership. Of course -- there is always Option B. Under Option B, Israel doesn't wait to see what Iran can or cannot achieve. I like Option B.

The day will come when the Russians and a leaque of Arab nations including Iran will be at Israel's doorstep to annihilate the Jewish race. This is already foretold in the Holy Bible. The Holy Scriptures also tell us that The Lord will crush Israel's enemy. Amen.

Look everywhere in the world today and you'll find Muslims are killing someone or other Muslims. -Afghanistan -Iraq -Israel -Bosnia -Chechnya -Pakistan Maybe you're the one that needs to ask the question: " what are you doing to them , what is making them behave in this way"? No one is stealing your land! In order the steal something you had to have been in possession of it!!

ISRAEL SHOULD SEND A VERY STRONG MESSAGE TO THOSE NUTS IN IRAN THAT IF THEY TRIED ANYTHING CRASY AGAINST US WE WILL MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS....ISRAEL SHOULD MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THAT HAMAS OR HEZBOLLAH ALL HAVE ONE ADRESS AND THIS IS IRAN....THOSE NUTS AYATOLLAH HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL DESTROY THEM.....IF THEY PLAY WITH FIRE......THANK YOU DANIEL....

it is dangerous to play with a snake's tail - you will only get bitten. instead, if you destroy the head, everything else will be all right. israel can do herself, and the rest of the world, a big favour by helping to overthrow the mullahcracy, and rescuing the people of iran from the time warp that has thrust them back into the 12th century. one of the advantages of dealing with a totalitarian regime, is that a relatively small change in the people at the top, can effect huge changes in policy at the bottom. this article should have gone beyond merely pointing in the direction of iran, to actually pinpointing the greatest threat to peace in the middle east: the supreme council of iran, which is behind most of the conflicts and suffering in the region.

...methodically. Iran has dedicated all her effort to destroy Israel while Israel foolish politicians like Olmert is still dreaming of peace. Iran is using its emissaries to do the distraction, provocations, hit and run on our Promised Land. The only solution is to behead snake head Iran, even if it mean WW3. Make no mistake, Iran is preparing Holocaust 2.

Muslims are defending themselves? Some Muslims may believe in their own crappy victimst propaganda but unfortunatly for you, you are the only ones to believe in this crap.

Silly me. Here I thought the vicious perpetrators of the violence on September 11, 2001 were Arabs AND Moslems. Come to think of it, so were the perpetrators of the attack on the United States Embassies in Nairobi and Kinshasa. Moreover, so were the perpetrators of the attack on the USS Cole. As were the perpetrators on the attack upon the London tube and the Madrid train. Do you know, Maria, now that I think upon it, better than 90% of ALL terrorist attacks committed in the world since 1972 were all the work of Moslem and/or Arab terrorists. Given their track record, it's hard to escape the realization that the world would be a far better place without Moslems and Arabs. There's just no room for murdering terrorist scum; the world is overpopulated anyway -- they will NOT be missed. Rest assured.

I agree about option B. We cant assume that they are weak, cause what if we are proven wrong? we must destroy the threat before it can destroy us.

#13 Efi, thanks to obama, it's NO LONGER the War on Islamic Terrorists. It's the " Overseas Contingency Operation." Hope all you leftist Kool-aid drinkers in Israel who supported obama in the presidential campaign are happy with your support for our Muslim president and his Jew-hating Secretary of State. The best for you is yet to come!

Are you kidding! ? You must be a relic from old communist Poland or just a plain hateful bigot...are you willing to give the Iranians the benefit of doubt ? You must have been blitzed quite heavily while young.