your soldiers to do their job. You send soldiers into harms way with paintball guns...The COS should be fired along with the head of the NAVY..morons is too kind a word to describe them. Your satellites might be well used to broadcasting porn...that's of what use they are.

May you always be strong and of good courage

We should keep our efforts, So proud to be an Israeli!

The world will never love us, but the world respect strength and self respect.

Israel can not rely on allies or nominal "friends" to provide the intel it needs. There are reports that Turkey deliberately misled Israel as to what it could expect from the recent flotilla. Ireland, the UK and Australia have politicized intelligence cooperation. And we know even the US chooses what it decides to pass on to Israel. So yes, Israel must ultimately rely on its own people and its own resources. Congrats to Israel on the Ofek 9. With overlapping coverage, the enemy will have a tougher time hiding its secrets.

I still say that brains beats brawn!

The latest info is that the ofek 9 is capable of firing a laser from space onto it's target (Iran)

will help to find Gilaad Shalit ! We are praying for Gilaad.. God Bless

Ol' Stansfield must be turning over in his grave. Those of you older sig-int guys probably remember the CIA under Stansfield (Carter Administration) and his denying Israel access to US SAT KH11 when formulating plan to hit Osiraq (Iranian reactors). Now Israel all but surpasses the US in this area. No external intelligence agency will ever by able to deny timely intelligence to Israel ever again.

hey you! who reads my messages each and every day in front of your computer,yes I am writing to you,I am alone here!,I am doing the best of me to reveal the truth about the messiah of israel and no one is with me or do you want to continue living all around liars,murderers and thieves? don´t you realize this spiritual fights against the lie we can win all together or nothing?or do you prefer to live with satan´s temptations forever? I am exhausted to read to look to study the torah emet alone and no one cares are you alive over there or you died? WAKE UP! I know I am doing it for myself to live in peace but you must realize that is for you too and for everyone just to live life in truth and shalom or do you want to continue living this old world of death and lies? because I do not understand if I am not afraid why are you afraid? let´s read talk speak study write about israel´s messiah and the truth,our spiritual freedom of lies and evil which is forever and not all the nonsenses which dies tomorrow and no one cares about it,let´s talk about eternity but NOW! I do not understand if I can hear my own voice of the truth why can´t you do it? hear yourself your own voice of the truth which is speaking to you today and now,I WANT MESSIAH KINGDOM NOW!!!

"Peace activists" sounded so, well, pacific. Now preparations regarding such flotillas will be more rigorous.

Power source for lasers in space would have to be solar. Do you store the power or surge it? Golly, ray guns at last.

Big mouths Ahmi and Ergo can say all they want and show brightly painted displays of toys. In the meantime Israel is quietly preparing its defensive and offensive capabilities to strike at its time of choosing and with the greatest surprise.

I bet the Iranians shat themselves when this satellite was launched !

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i can not hear you...where are you... oh...find the refuge under bed...do not worry my friend. Israel does not want to hurry any one, never claimed destroying any country. only we want to live. that is all. can you undrestand do you know how many civilizations you have destroyed?

Agreed. But isn't it nice that Israel has lots of both?

Ahmednajad is frightened now. This is another “Israeli” failing attempt to show itself as superior and powerful monster. where “Israel’s” spying satellites in the last war with Huzbulah? The US has the best spying satellites in the world. it didn’t help them against their enemy. Face it! Iran is reaching the top of the pyramid whether you like or not. get your bags and passports ready!!

Israel is indeed trying to be nice to everyone but when they do not appreciate or understand, Israel will know what to do as well. Good point

of Israel's sub and ship-launched missiles and their obviously available intercontinental ballistic missiles. (What do you think launched the satellite?) Iran and Syria would be making the mistake of the century in starting something with Israel- their capitals would simply not exist at the end of the fighting. Overall, that would probably be a win-win situation- the crackpots would be dead, the people would taste freedom, and Israel would again be at peace.

Hey Bill, rather send your post to Ehud Barak. He was the one who instructed our IDF to use paintball guns. The Ofek 9 will be used for intelligence gathering capabilities. You stick to the porn.