Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
Will Israel destroy Russian missiles?
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 18.05.13, 13:25
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31. You are delusional
ShiaHunter ,   New York, USA   (05.19.13)
You wont ever have the chance to enter Israel since the missiles you think you have that are great are not game changing and a bunch of unskiled uneducated, Islamic brutes will never be able to launch a ground invasion in Eretz Yisrael. Israel is willing to wipe out the entire population of Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon before allowing one Jewish life to be taken. You may think you are fighting for allah (haha) but you are really just a human chess piece on a battlefield fighting for war lords who care more about their own power then helping Lebanese citizens rise out of poverty. You are from an incredibly poor nation that has contributed very little to the world over the past century. The Arabs have not produced anything of worth since the middle ages and are among the most uneducated and destitute people in history of humanity and really have nothing to live for-- which is why you are so willing to sacrifice yourself by killing Israelis. So go ahead and think you are a martyr--- its just a part of the reason why the Jewish people have achieved so much over the past century in every sphere of life and your people are struggling to hang on. Have fun with your delusions though.
32. SAMSON DOCTRINE
LARRY ,   USA   (05.19.13)
BOTTOM LINE .IF ISRAEL IS GOING DOWN EVERY MAJOR ARAB CITY ALONG WITH RUSSIAN MAJOR POPULATION CENTERS WILL TURN TO GLASS. THE RUSSIANS KNOW IT THE ARABS KNOW IT THE US AND CHINA KNOW IT.NO ISRAEL NO MEANS 21 CENURY LIFE AS THE WORLD LIVES IN WILL BE EJECTED BACK 100 YEARS.IN TIME
33. no 1
(05.19.13)
even if you hid under your mum knickers or in a mosque, the eyes of the IDF will get you. Watch out mosque will not be safe heaven Mr Mekhaba
34. Israel & Jews are capable of defending themselves!
Son Of Cyrus   (05.19.13)
35. Russia will not delay arm transfer and Putin made it clear,
George ,   Lebanon   (05.19.13)
the war in Syria is a strategic policy for the Russian .This analysis is full of crap. Not yet dissipated the thick smoke caused by the co called 'smart' raid waged by Israel against Syria, many questions were raised how start was that move. By opening fire, Israel wounded its own foot accurately. No doubt this raid destroyed the separation of forces agreement with Syria, signed in 1974, and ruled the red lines set by the Russian leaders to the regime in Syria while compelled him not to extradite strategic Russian arms to any third party, including Hezbollah. Russia will not be able anymore to prevent President Assad of supplying arms to Hezbollah,(In fact Assad has promised, and Hezbollah began receiving these weapons )which would undoubtedly evolve the strategic defensive balance, and in this sense we can say that Israel, which has tried to bypass these red lines ,worked to supply Hezbollah with these advanced weapons albeit indirectly. Russia in fact, began to deal with Hezbollah and consider him a strategic partner that has its influential position in the Middle East. Now Israel has to deal with the emerging front of resistance formed from Hezbollah and the Syrian Popular Resistance, where Hezbollah will transfer its operational experience gained over 30 years of war with Israel.
36. Anti-semites delusional
Larry ,   Northridge, usa   (05.19.13)
Its amazing how hatred of jews makes people delusional. The merkava hunter talks of ten thousand rockets launched in three minutes! Does he have any idea of the manpower, and logistical requirements for such an assault? Such a massive assault on such a scale simultaniously means setting up ten thousand launchers in advance in firing position before the simultanious launch. Does he think The IAF wouldn't see this preparation and strike preemptively? Plus, it would require an extensive and sophisticated command and control structure, which hezb doesn't remotely have. Hezbellah has at most ten to twenty thousand ill trained peasants. The attack no. 1 talks about is what the entire russian army outside berlin in 1945 launched.
37. Recently tel aviv and NY city are declared as
tea man ,   marjayoun   (05.19.13)
sister cities with a Logo "the city that never sleep" but if push come to shove the logo will become "the city that never wakes up"
38. Most telling sentence...
Amichai ,   Huntsville, US   (05.19.13)
"Particularly important for the Iranians is Hezbollah's arsenal, which is protected from a ground invasion and is deployed in the heart of a supportive population in south Lebanon." And exactly how is it protected from a ground invasion AND building up a rocket arsenal? Are they saying the UN force in Southern Lebanon who is supposed to be keeping Hezbollah from a weapons build-up is actually protecting them from a ground invasion? How "uncharacteristically" duplicitous of the UN!
39. Nice to see lots of Lebanese participation
Shachar ,   Eilat   (05.19.13)
Good to have an open and truly international debate here. I'm sort of wondering how masochistic one little country like Lebanon can be. After years of civil wars, invasions, massacres they seem to be begging for more, cannon fodder for the caprices of Assad and Iran.They don't even have their own agenda!
40. Kekava Hunter no 1
Jews fight like Lion ,   LION OF JUDAH   (05.19.13)
Your rockets will explode on your heads. Just WATCH. This time no one will be able to stop Israel to finish you off, not your friends or your Europeans wimps, no Russia, no one. This coming war will be extremely ruthless and hundreds of thousands will die. Just wait and see what Israel have for you.
41. S-300 could be a paper tiger anyway
Sg ,   TA Israel   (05.19.13)
Unlike most of people here and on the net I lived in USSR and was trained as reserve officer of S-125 SAM operation and repair. Some more senior Soviet Army officers who taught us talked about S-300 and they *unliked S- 300 a lot* They were saying it is too big, too visible and too vulnerable to anti-radiation missiles and air strikes to be really effective against strong opponent. Take into account that S-300 was never battle tested and you will get the picture. Think of many-turreted T-35 "land battleship" before WWII
42. #1, #37 comedians
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (05.19.13)
You guys really crack me up. If you are Shia, then with all due respect to Hezbollah, in the near future, Sunni Chechens or Turks with advanced weapons from the UK and US will come into your village, cut out your hearts, eat them and then have a go at your mothers, wives and sisters. Then again, you guys might be Sunni. You will be beaten and tortured by Iranian or Syrian irregulars, or shot by Hezbollah. If you survive, you will find yourself paying taxes to some drugged out Jihadist with a sword before you have your arms cut off. You threaten Israel when you should be begging us to protect you
43. Paco muchacho @# 6 ...eres loco man.
Israeli 2   (05.19.13)
What # 10 and #24 wrote to you is absolutely correct. The Russians have absolutely no power or ability to confront Israel. Read the real news and get a real education in factual history.
44. Missiles not russians
albert snow ,   sweden   (05.19.13)
Once Syria paid the missiles they belong to the Syrians. Then Russia has nothing to do with it if Israel is destroying Syrian missiles.
45. #39 our agenda is to make the Israeli pay heavily
Mekava Hunter ,   Lebanon   (05.19.13)
for its aggression ,that use to consider it for granted. Since the creation of Israel in 1948 , we the Southern Lebanese Shiite are suffering from the Israeli bullying and killing. We came up to the point to stop it by force and this is a fact. Assad helped us achieve this goal and we will help him achieve his own. it is simple as that. Israeli want be the only predominant power in its neighbourhood and dictate others its will. That is over for good and that is why you are pissed off .Now you will weight your options 1000 times before come up with a stupidity like this last one in Syria. Instead of stopping the arm transfer, you indeed accelerated it.
46. A serious intervention of hizbollah in the
Mekeva Hunter(correc ,   Lebanon   (05.19.13)
Syrian conflict in the last few weeks , tipped off the balance of power on the ground. Now Syrian army is gaining back most of the previously lost territory to the rebels supported by Israel. We have the experience buddy, and you experience it on your own butt.
47. S -300
Sam SM ,   UK   (05.19.13)
Mark my words Israel bestrides the world of hi-tech & science like a colossus and will know how to deal effectively with the S- 300 when the time is right. Yes it will be a challenge but Israel has been overcoming challenges since 1948! An early bird shuttle to Allah is all but guaranteed for the Syrian military personnel operating this system. There’s every chance their departure will be so sudden they won't have time to call out to allah!
48. #47. Sam, they let you to believe this nonsense because...
Persian CAT   (05.19.13)
they know you were a Jewish fool and would betray their country some day, and you did. Israel is not a colossus as you imagine in your feeble head. Israel is a two-bit country created on stolen land. That's why it is always insecure and begs the US for protection. Get out of the echo chamber and get a clue.
49. to 47 persian cat (NOT LION)
ADAM ,   USA   (05.20.13)
the citizens of Iran will have a counter revolution they have a deep hate for the bearded old men in black and the monkey president YOU WILL FALL INTO THE MASSES AND BE A NICE PERSIAN WHO IS PRO WEST AND GO UNDERGROUND AS THE NAZI LEADERS DID AFTER WW2
50. Persian CAT 48
AL QUDS ALYAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA ALYAHUD   (05.20.13)
You are accusing the JEWS have stolen the holy land of ISRAIL. Well you are 100% wrong and liar. Just read your the so called the holy quran. Your quran is the witness unless you do not believe in the quran. Arabs land in the dessert of Arabia, and Judea belong to the Jews.
51. Mr. Ben Yishai, martix pre - bloafed.
Miron ,   USA   (05.20.13)
52. take out Hizbollah now, syrian missiles later
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (05.20.13)
Hezbollah needs to be shown that they have already crossed the red line. No risk from the russians. Hizbollah will have to leave Syria to defend Lebanon. The Syrian rebels will then keep the Russians from deploying the missiles. In the us we call it an end run. Ultimately Israel will be giving Lebanon back to the Lebanese out of the hands of the terrorist/ drug cartel
53. The Arabs Have Always Disappointed
RickD ,   USA   (05.20.13)
The Russians. The biggest disappointment was in '67 when the Russians lied to the Arabs and convinced them to attack Israel. The Russians actually believed that the Arabs would win. Can you believe that? That was of course before the US began to aid Israel. The Arabs will never win against Israel. Apparently the Russians will never learn. There will be tears in Moscow after the next disappointment, and heads will roll.
54. To Mekava Hunter #45
ZionIsHeretoStay ,   New York, nY   (05.20.13)
You wont ever have the chance to enter Israel since the missiles you think you have that are great are not game changing and a bunch of unskiled uneducated, Islamic brutes will never be able to launch a ground invasion in Eretz Yisrael. Israel is willing to wipe out the entire population of Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon before allowing one Jewish life to be taken. You may think you are fighting for allah (haha) but you are really just a human chess piece on a battlefield fighting for war lords who care more about their own power then helping Lebanese citizens rise out of poverty. You are from an incredibly poor nation that has contributed very little to the world over the past century. The Arabs have not produced anything of worth since the middle ages and are among the most uneducated and destitute people in history of humanity and really have nothing to live for-- which is why you are so willing to sacrifice yourself by killing Israelis. So go ahead and think you are a martyr--- its just a part of the reason why the Jewish people have achieved so much over the past century in every sphere of life and your people are struggling to hang on. Have fun with your delusions though.
55. #54 Kudos for your post
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (05.20.13)
56. you will be buried as many of you did
kobi   (05.20.13)
by the way: dont forget that Israel have the capability to nuke Iran, Assad, with Jericcho Misiiles when ever they like. No body will cry for them.
57. Will Israel destroy Russian missiles?
Benayahu37 ,   the Netherlands   (05.20.13)
Israel will do everything to defend even if it means russian missiles have to be BLOWN UP!!!
58. #11
Harold ,   USA   (05.20.13)
This is an old fashion reply to #1. George W. Bush's words are repeated by another war monger.
59. #1
Harold ,   USA   (05.20.13)
I believe this guy because at present all have advanced weapons and can distroy any site they want. Iron dome is iincapable to stop 10,000 rockets launched within 3 minutes. Israel attached first and Syria has the right to respond.
60. please wake up
israeli paratrooper   (05.20.13)
you don't have 10,000 heavy missiles. at most you have 500 . what you count as missiles includes katyushas which are really nothing more than an artillery shell with a booster . as for attacking galilee , i hope you people wake up . invading israel will not bring good things to lebanese Shia areas or to the Iranian heartland. it will only bring destruction 10 times bigger than 2006 .
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