Opinion  Ariana Melamed
Swallow your pride, leave south temporarily
Ariana Melamed
Published: 17.11.12, 14:23
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31. Sotution: EMPTY OUT GAZA
Sheba Leah ,   Ashdod Israel   (11.18.12)
The solution is to send the current population of Gaza back to where they came from: Egypt, Algeria and Syria. The United Nations would then not have to support the 1.7 million of them, and we could return to Gush Katif. Get it? We Jews do not run away.
32. You are right. Ask the Arabs to leave Palestine permanently
Arul   (11.18.12)
33. Jonathen 27 , why only temporarely ?
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (11.18.12)
34. Part of our history
Ethan Schwartz ,   Eilat   (11.18.12)
We regularly tell of Arabs leaving there villages until the end of hostilities. Just food for thought.
35. No: 34
Sara ,   Haifa   (11.18.12)
You are right, I was just gonna say that - lived in Tel Aviv during 1991, during 2006, in Haifa! I am a Londoner, I had choices, but I would not run away from my home - because I believe in my adopted country. Let the arabs run away, this is not for us! And as for that moron Jarda, get a life and some courage of your own
36. So, that's why you were afraid of Iron Dome
Miron ,   USA   (11.18.12)
You will not be able to sell Israel anymore without looking like an odious gang of zondercommanders you are.
37. Israel citizens
john ,   toronto   (11.18.12)
Israeli citizens suffer the same as people in Gaza. Women and children should move in other parts of Israel for safety reasons. No one knows how long it is going to take, so it is better for them to stay with relatives inside Israel.
38. Terrorist do not leave,you neither...
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome   (11.18.12)
This article is a real one from a scared spineless person;your enemy that has no rights stays and you that h ave all rights want to leave?If anytime we have a little problem we run away,than life is not worth ed to' be' lived... So stay exately where you Are,like your enemy is doing.Hamas should give up,not you....never run away from your enemy,but face it and old on...a bad article
39. Pray for the safety of Israelis
American Hindu ,   USA   (11.18.12)
We pray for the safety of all Israelis and also of the poor Arabs caught up in this fight started by the Islamist fanatics. Israels economy must be hurting. So I will go to a Russian store near my home today that sells Israeli products. Hang on there brave Israelis. We support you.
40. fight to the end
maggie tobias ,   usa   (11.18.12)
defend what is the home of the jews don't stop until this lunatics learn to respect inocent children and stop killing in the name of religion
41. No. 39 - American Hindu, USA
Chris ,   Liverpool UK   (11.18.12)
Great! Kids are being killed on both sides of the fence and your solution is to pop down the shops to buy some Olive Oil? Well done you for doing your part! :rollseyes:
42. #37 Israel is not the size of the Canada
Jake   (11.18.12)
and there is nowhere for Israelis to be moved in large numbers. Indeed all of Israel is within range of Hamas and Hizbullah rockets. As one of the posters wrote, Israelis do not run. The terrorists will run, from this world.
43. #42 what about running out of Lebanon?
Lebanese   (11.18.12)
We will never forgive or forget. 64 years ago you had the supreme power and we did not forget or forgive. As time passes by, you are getting weaker. You ran away from Lebanon in 2000 right? it was not your choice. Even if it was, you simply allowed us to accumulate a force that the cost of eradicating it is beyond what you can afford [although it is impossible to defeat the lebanese resistance] you run...trust me...run fast
44.  Colonel, WHat about Beirut 1982what about Beirut 1982
Lebanese   (11.18.12)
colonel...what you are saying has been done "the retaliation" in Lebanon in 2006. the result: failure. in 1982 , 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, along with sixty Americans injured, representing the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. WHat USA did? simply retreated from Lebanon. When did Israel manage to carry a fight where the majority of the causalities were not civilians? USA simply put its tail between its legs and ran away. Afghanisatan and Iraq are other examples. get real .
45. Leaving the south?
Nachum ,   New York   (11.18.12)
I can think of nothing that would give our enemies greater impetus to begin raining missiles from the north (and east?) than for us to flee the south. Too, during this time of National Emergency with multiple "hot" borders it is imperative that defense forces and first responders have unimpeded mobility, something which your suggestion of mass evacuation would rob them of. Let the Generals general.
46. If i leave, hamas wins
donsaliman ,   Kibbutz Nahal Oz   (11.18.12)
This has been my home for over 42 years, raised my 4 sons on the kibbutz, and if I leave, if only till the end of this "war" hamas will win and in the near future, they will start all over again, knowing they will run us away again. No we must make our stand and let the terrorist know, that our will is stronger then theirs, if not they will win again and again.
47. Relax ungracious people, she was merely inviting you!
Mea   (11.19.12)
Which reminds me of Leb 2 when in fact there were plenty of tales of bad behavior by guest from the north being hosted in this manner and treating their hosts very shabbily, so this lady offers her home and she's crucified. Frankly sometimes Israelis just need to let it go...sheesh.
48. I echo the sentiments of others
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (11.19.12)
Blue and white does not run. Besides -- whyever for? Israel is giving Gaza a richly-deserved beating. Stick around -- it's a lot of fun to watch those cowardly terrorists take it on the chin ... and in the ass. Hamas has been begging for a cease-fire -- desperately hoping to be given a chance to regroup -- and Israel's response has been to increase the bombing runs. No more missiles into Israel. I, for one, do not care about civilian casualties. They are getting exactly what they deserve -- didn't they, after all, vote Hamas into power? So now the cowardly Arabs are pleading and crying and begging for a cease fire .... and Israel is ignoring them. It doesn't get much better than that. Gaza is taking a richly-deserved pummeling. Their leadership has been decimated. A glorious outcome for Medinat Israel. Keep it up. Keep it up until there isn't two bricks standing one atop the other in Gaza. Only then, will that scum learn not to provoke a sleeping giant. KOL HA'KAVOD, I(DF!!
49. YES, BUT the government MUST provide assistance!
riva schertzman ,   Gush Etzion   (11.19.12)
Israel MUST HELP to find places, fund hotels, or arrange to move people to areas which will provide shelter, food, etc. just like the victims of the recent hurricane in the US. And even if people like me are willing to take in a few people, the government is responsible for setting up workers which can get these people to a safe place, especially children, pregnant women and those who need to go!!!
50.  WE WON'T RUN AWAY !
moshe ,   Israel   (11.19.12)
"Swallow your pride" run away. YES that is good advise when there is NO alternative. Some of my family didn't run away and so they perished in Europe. BUT THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE: Today the Jews have a country, the IDF, and well deserved pride. WE WON'T RUN AWAY ! I answered the call-up in 3 wars (scared stiff), today I am too old to be of use to the IDF. My grand children must fight for me...for their freinds ...and YES...for their own pride. Israel is not in the Galut Thank God we have the IDF. moshe
51. 100% agreement
martin ,   uk   (11.19.12)
52. That Was Then and This is Now
Brana Lobel ,   Israel   (11.19.12)
Ms Melamed's opinion has much to recommend it. There is no point and much potential damage to having frightened, sick, old etc people, adults and children, stay in an area that is producing anxiety and potential danger. Better to get them out of the fray and calmed down. Most of the commenters are from chutz and have little idea of what is really going on here. Therefore their exhortations and recommendations and analyses are equally useless. We don't have to relive the Holocaust or Jewish history every time we fight a war. We don't have to prove our prowess any more; it is now well known. No one is giving up: Ms Melamed's suggestion was the general equivalent of staying away from a window during a rocket attack. And yes, the government should help and regular citizens should help. It's the 21st c thing to do.
53. Complete nonsense
Anunaki   (11.19.12)
Only coward, feebles and defeated people leaves. Even under fire one shouyld stay at his post and fight the ennemy. !
54. Sick of CNN, NBC, ABC Coverage
Koose E Mack ,   NY NY   (11.19.12)
It is nauseating how CNN and the other Arab and Leftist controlled media broadcast the collateral victims of Israeli bombardment..... If the moron Phillistines would stop the rocketing of Israeli Civilians...there would be no casualties in Gaza..... Simple equation-No Rockets=No Gaza Casualties. Meantime, shame on CNN.
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