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IDF chief tells troops they did 'splendidly'
Ahiya Raved
Published: 01.06.10, 11:23
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1. THE IDF UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BARAK & GABI SPLENDID ...
BENJAMIN ,   SINGAPORE   (06.01.10)
HEBREW REPUPLIC... IDF THANK YOU WE LOOK UP TO ISRAEL AND THE BENCHMARK IDF ;-) " TO DEFEND THE SOVERIGNITY OF ISRAEL- THE LAND OF THE HEBREWS BY LAW AND BY ROOTS AND BY G-D ' WE STAND WITH YOU ISRAEL FOR G-D STAND WITH YOU. ISRAEL YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF GOODNESS OF THE LIVING G-D- MY LORD G-D OF YISRAEL . WE PRAY FOR THE IDF SOLDIERS WHO ARE INJURED FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY. WE ALSO PRAY FOR THE MAD ACTIVIST TO REACH THE SENSE OF HUMANITY AND MORAL CONCIENCE SOON- IN THE MEAN TIME TREAT THEM AND WHEN THEY RECOVER CHARGE THEM IN COURT AND WAR CRIMINALS ! TURKEY IS AMALEK - nO. 613.
2. Not splendid at all
Dr D ,   Jerusalem   (06.01.10)
Maybe Admiral Marom should send some Navy officers to train with the Somalis "pirates" . They usually do cleaner jobs without those complicated sea and air operations.
3. Troops were great, generals were totally inept
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (06.01.10)
How is it that everybody I talk to was thinking the same thing before the fiasco - how to disable the ships so that they could be towed to port? Then, instead of disabling the ships, they decided to board them with commandos in order to fight civilians? No fire hoses to clear the decks first, no massive bombardment with tear gas to disable the people on the boat. The generals just dropped the soldiers smack into a lynch mob. DUH?!?!? My kids watched the replays and kept asking "Dad, why didn't they..." to which I had no great answers for them. There needs to be an inquiry into who chose the methods, what intelligence was on hand at the time, and why the proper tools and a better plan weren't used. There also has to be an inquiry as to why the government allowed a foreign country - Turkey - to send an obvious provocation. Nobody in the government said boo when Erdogan endorsed the flotilla, even though everybody knew we'd never let it get to Gaza. Why is everybody playing dumb?
4. HOW DARE YOU
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (06.01.10)
What Moron decided to send our childeren into a war situation with paintball guns. These were so-called elite troops who walked into a trap like a bunch of school kids. As usual our leaders do not pay attention to our enemies, due to their political oriented blindness, putting our soldiers in harms way. This was a blunder of epic proportions and ofcourse there will be no ramifications for the fools who run the show. These no good for nothing leaders think that these people game here to our shores for a friendly picnic. If they would have used these elite troops for what they were trained for, there would have been no bloodshed. The problem is trhat our IDF has turned into internal poice force, forgetting what it is to be a real army. All tis so-called superior moral behavior is causing one disaster after another. Even with all the media censhorship and manipulation of facts, in the end this was a total blunder and fiasco.
5. Full force of the law
John   (06.01.10)
All perpetrators from the flotila who raised their hands on the navy soldiers must face the full force of the law.
6. Barak must go home!
Ariel Ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim,   (06.01.10)
B"H Barak must go home for again exposing Jewish lives to unnecesary danger. It is indeed a crime to send navy-seals to action with toy paintball-guns and with orders not to fire.
7. Kol ha-kavod to the Tzah"l!!!
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (06.01.10)
Especially for the early videos from our perspective. Whomever in the world who refuses the clear proof of these videos that our defensive soldiers were being lynched and their lives in mortal danger are blatant misojudaics and NOTHING would convince them to sympathize with an Israeli Jew. They curse Israeli Jews and Torah curses them! Israel must NEVER cave to misojudaics--in the UN, EU, US or wherever or whomever!
8. Dear Gabi,
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (06.01.10)
You gotta be kidding? Who dreamt up the tactic of lowering exposed soldiers, equipped with only paint-ball guns (!), down one by one by rope into the waiting arms of club-wielding animals only to get a most humiliating and sickening beating? What commander did "splendidly" in coming up with that brilliant tactic? What "spendidly" was involved in the fact that it took our guys still another half an hour to take control of the boat? Whomever it was who planned, approved or authorized this crazy fiasco of a mission must be held accountable for its miserable execution. Including you, Gabi. Why didn't you just shoot out the ship's propellers or jetspray the boats with some form of indelible and sticky, thick, black dye? Or just drop hundreds of snakes on the deck?
9. why ?
xotos ,   UK   (06.01.10)
i can't hear this Zion Bullshit Propoganda anymore ! Everybody who thinks differntly ,is a Terrorist,..this was in the past a easy way to legitim the agressive action of IDF..but this doesnt work any more!!! The Internet show as the True Face of this Yewish Killer Commandos! Fact is,Israel is World Champion in killing inecent People! The Blockade of Gaza is Illigal ,and nobody can change this fact! 2 Billion Muslims are now your Enemy ..Israel!
10. To #5 , if proven that flotilla was indeed
Peter Hansen ,   Denmark   (06.01.10)
in international waters , then it is an act of piracy and passengers had the right to defend themselvesagainst troops. What a political disaster for Israel again, what a mess these Bibi & Baba have done, they are truly idiots.
11. Kol Hakavod - Thank you for great job Tzahal!
Shaul R ,   USA   (06.01.10)
We stand with you! Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured soldiers!
12. To Peter Hansen
Dani ,   Tel Aviv   (06.01.10)
If two countries are in a state of war they are entitled to impose a naval blockade. In acordance to international law this means that you can enter ships in international waters and inspect its cargo. Before you claim anything make sure you know what you are talking about. Furthermore Danish troops are currently operating in Iraq and Afghanistan shall we have a look at your death toll of innocent civilians?
13. Not so, raise the morale of the troops!
Salma ,   Palestine   (06.01.10)
A leader who deceives his soldiers will move from defeat to defeat. If the civilians, sent your soldiers to hospitals, wondering what was going to happen If Hezbollah fighters were on the flotilla !!
14. Comment
Jorge ,   Portugal   (06.01.10)
Of course they did splendid, that is for they qre treined for: killing civilians is their speciality. Step by step you will achieved your civilized gold of killing all the palestilians and their supporters. Because of course someone trying to bring food to Gaza can only be from Al-Qaeda. Then you will have your holly land back. After, the Kinddom of Even will be the whole World. Until the day there only be Israel on Earth. Congratulations, Holly Murderers!
15. To #12 Israel is not at war with Turkey
Peter Hansen ,   Denmark   (06.01.10)
Israel boarded a Turkish vessel in international waters considered to be Turkish territory. Dan learn your international law and stop supporting what cannot be supported i.e your (israeli) stupidity verses common sense.
16. The COS along wioth the high command should be fired ASAP
Al   (06.01.10)
You dont send soildiers into harms way with painball guns. What kind of morons are you? Good G-d I have two sone in the IDF today being led by these imbeciles. Bibi, I as a father of two soldiers Canadian born I may add demand that these morms including the COS and the head of the Navy be fired and stand on trial for willfully endangering the lives of our soldiers. These idiots should never ever be in command of anyone. Damn..what the hell have I done in my life to come to this nightmare?
17. Proven NOT to be "an act of piracy"
Scott   (06.01.10)
I just wish some of these morons who keep bleating on and on about this being "an act of piracy" - would actually down and do some research as to , just what international maritime law permits. Israel is and was quite within its rights to stop this flotilla of ships. If there is any problem - its in the way the situation was handled... .and having said that... whatever the Israelis did , there was no justification for those on board to behave the way they did - damn well disgusting - they were a lynch mob and that is clearly eveidenced in the footage shown. It seems Israel's enemies are very good at barbaric behaviour all by themselves - these people were certainly not "freedom fighters' - and that is blatantly obvious. They are thugs and we all saw what they were doing with those iron bars. Also, the actual premise of the "humanitarian mission" is founded on absolute BS... everyone knows that Gaza shares a border with Egypt...there is no necessity to provoke as they have when all the "aid" can come by land. As we all know - thousands of tonnes of supplies are transferred to Gaza each day , each week. So, calling this an essential humanitarian mission is absolute 100% crap. It was and is just a big show to make Israel look bad and to provoke. I only hope that one of the lessons that Israel draws from this incident is to finally say; enough is enough . "If you come here again , as you have - we'll shoot and sink you on the spot.. ..
18. Paintball guns hired from Kiddys Birthday Party Hire shop?
Alan ,   SA   (06.01.10)
19. Indeed they did so splendidly.. that Turks are now
(06.01.10)
our new best enemy...
20. Great job!
K.O'Neil ,   London   (06.01.10)
Respect to the IDF!
21. Three Cheers for the IDF Heroes!
LJ ,   UK   (06.01.10)
Our prayers are with you.
22. To Dani
Sgt. D. ,   USA   (06.03.10)
Useful idiots like Peter Hansen aren't "for" my Danish compadres fighting alongside my friends and family serving in A-stan, just like they aren't in favor of the IDF, or in favor of supporting one of the few rational bastions of human rights and democracy in the Middle East, which is Israel. Nope, anti-Semitic quisling rats like little Petey happily ally themselves with thugs and barbarians in the pursuit of their own socialist utopia. Never forget this.
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