Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
West Bank operation delivers a strategic blow to Hamas
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 18.06.14, 01:10
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1. Fear radical Islam? Israel? 2 of 2
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.18.14)
In sum, fundamentalist Islam is not a problem in Israel. We're going to annex Judea and Samaria and will likely deport all West Bank Arabs to Gaza. If Gaza leaves us alone, we will leave it alone. If missiles fly, however ... all bets are off. In the meantime, the blockade of Gaza remains in effect, and they will not be permitted to build an airstrip. Israel will continue to control very closely which goods are allowed into Gaza and which are not. In fact, Israel should hermetically seal the Erez crossing, much the way Egypt has sealed the Rafah crossing. Gaza can be contained; it is much harder to contain Judea and Samaria, which is why it must be annexed and its Arab population deported to Gaza. ISIS is not going to take on Israel. Hezbollah is posited as a natural enemy of ISIS. Israel has the unique position of being the one country in the Middle East that is NOT threatened by the spread of the brand of Islamic theology pushed by ISIS and Salafists. It will be interesting to see how the West chooses to deal with the real and growing threat presented by radical Islamic elements. They've ignored it long enough -- but now, they no longer can.
2. That "strategic blow" is a pure nonsense.
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (06.18.14)
As long as hostile arab population remains within the border of the State - we will continue to see acts of terror from them. The solution is simple - expel them all. No pity, no compassion. That is out, out, out....
3. and the winner is...
(06.18.14)
Holocaust denier Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, whose rule on Judea and Samaria is maintained by the IDF that uses an iron fist against Hamas and Jews. This will be the first time in history that a country commits suicide by its government using its own armed forces to forcibly create a hostile state inside its own borders. Netanyahu: history will remember you very badly.
4. Take no prisioners!
Gady ,   Mexico City   (06.18.14)
Let's give the blood-thirsty, clitoris-cuting, gays-stoning, face-covering, pedophile islamofascists something to talk about.
5. demythification
Eyal ,   Ramat HaSharon   (06.18.14)
annex Judea and Samaria. Take over the educational institutions and provide a curriculum which in its history program exposes the fictitiousness of "Palestinian" identity. Arab children will be exposed to the historical fact that their ancestors, at least some of them, occupied the homeland of Jewish people in the 7th century within the Islamic imperialism framework and more recently during the 1800s when many Arabs moved into the region of Judea and Samaria. Arab children exposed to this educational program will turn out to be better than their parents within 10-15 years. This demythification will demoralize the Arab "spirit". Once that happens, defeat and hopelessness will probably motivate them to rejoin their co-ethnics in other Arab regions.
6. Not 'full-blown hysteria',a sense of grave danger needing...
Bob K ,   Orlando FL US   (06.18.14)
to be stopped ASAP! That is the great work the IDF is doing. The widespread terror from Nigeria to Somalia and from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq. Iran Pakistan, Afghanistan is the real Moslem 'spring' bringing not life but death!
7. IT'S ABOUT TIME!
(06.18.14)
IT’S ABOUT TIME! We should give Abbas a 1 hour deadline to get our boys back healthy, if this is not met after 1 hour, we cut off all water and electricity to all Palestinian towns in the West Bank and Gaza. After 2 hours, we bring in the tanks and bulldozers, after 3 hours, we begin “working”. It’s time to say “screw the world opinion”, enough is enough, (and it was enough a long time ago. Have some guts, Bibi. AM YISRAEL CHAI! הגיעו זמן! אנחנו צריכים לתת עבאס מועד אחרון שעה 1 כדי לקבל את הבחורים שלנו בריאים בחזרה, אם זה לא נפגש אחרי השעה 1, אנחנו מונעים מכל המים וחשמל לכל הערים הפלסטיניות בגדה המערבית ובעזה. לאחר 2 שעות, אנחנו מביאים בטנקים ודחפורים, אחרי 3 שעות, אנו מתחילים “לעבוד”. הגעתי זמן לומר “לדפוק את דעת הקהל העולמי”, מספיק זה מספיק (וזה היה מספיק לפני זמן רב. יש כמה אומץ, ביבי. עם ישראל חי! هو حول وقت! ينبغي لنا أن نعطي عباس مهلة 1 ساعة للحصول على أولادنا صحية مرة أخرى، إذا لم يتم هذا بعد 1 ساعة، ونحن بقطع جميع المياه والكهرباء لجميع المدن الفلسطينية في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة. بعد 2 ساعة، ونحن جلب الدبابات والجرافات، وبعد 3 ساعات، نبدأ “العمل”. حان الوقت لنقول “المسمار الرأي العام العالمي”، هذا يكفي (وأنه كان كافيا منذ زمن طويل. هل لديك بعض الشجاعة، بيبي. صباحا يسرائيل تشاي! p.s. I know I posted this earlier, just wanna make sure everyone can read this.
8. This is How the fascist state Will be until its END!!!!!
Why?   (06.18.14)
9. 'Kidnapping' of Three Teens
Lawrence Dickerson ,   Bremerton,USA   (06.18.14)
That a hushed phone call was supposedly made by one of the 'abducted' is itself a suspicious act.No kidnapper in his right mind would never search the captives to remove any such means of communication. Wouldn't it be ludicrous to discover that these young men wanted to make a name for themselves like the Israeli IDF member who was held captive.Perhaps they wanted to create this exercise for fame and glory .Certainly this scenario is as plausible as the kidnapping by Hamas..Noone of any authority has owned up to the deed thus all avenues must be considered.
10. Total victory! Forget the "strategic" B.S.
Chaim ,   Israel   (06.18.14)
Before the Labor Oslo Abomination; when the IDF went to war, it had one goal. Total victory. And Israel always achieved total victory. We need to bring back the true Israeli victory ethos. Forget the "strategic" B.S.
11. Fear radical Islam? Israel? 1 of 2
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.18.14)
I think that's a bit of an exaggeration. It is far more of a threat in Europe and -- quietly -- in the United States than it is to Israel. First of all, there is no question now that not only the settlement blocs but the entirety of Judea and Samaria must be annexed. While it would have been fully legal to repatriate all West Bank Arabs to Jordan, it would have made a number of countries unhappy, and it would merely have created restlessness on Israel's border with Jordan. The establishment of a "unity government" between the "palestine" authority and Hamas was a gift to the State of Israel. Upon annexation -- and there is a need to move quickly, before the "unity government:" falls apart -- all West Bank Arabs must be deported to Gaza. That will their "palestinian" state. A little over half the "palestinians" live there already. And we will take it from there. We will finally have peace to the east, and we can help Jordan buttress its defenses both with respect to ISIS in Iraq and ISIS in Syria. Iran is likely to step in to protect the very large Shia minority in Iraq. This is not a good prospect, but if the only alternative is renewed NATO involvement, then it is far preferable that Iran exhaust itself military -- it will now be militarily involved in Syria and Iran, including trying to maintain control over Hezbollah factions -- not a given, by any means -- and maintaining close watch on its border with Afghanistan. The Iranian regime and the Taliban are not friends. It's important to keep that in mind. The Taliban is ideologically aligned with ISIS, and equally important to remember is that the Taliban has retaken control over a substantial area of Aghanistan, and the Pakistani Taliban has main extraordinary gains in that country. The Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Iran are something of an imponderable. No telling whether they will see this as perfect timing in their push for an independent state, or if they'll throw their lot in with ISIS. Either is possible, and that will create problems for Turkey, which is sinking under the weight of its own problems. What's worth protecting are the Arab Gulf States and the Kingdom. Israel has closer ties to these nations than most people realize, and those ties are necessarily strengthened by the fact that the Gulf States and the Kingdom do not trust the United States to lend its support -- especially if the current American administration is looking to forge some sort of a convenient temporary military alliance with Iran (assuming Congress permits). The problem with ANY alliance with radical Islamists such as ISIS is that they really do believe in a new Caliphate, and are determined to pursue it. The Saudis are conservative and impose Sharia law, but their reasons for so doing are much more pecuniary -- they want to keep their oil revenues, they want to build their fancy palaces and they want to keep strict controls on their population.
12. Amen, Mary Hughes Thompson ,...
split ,   US   (06.18.14)
I wouldn't be surprised if this was a black flag operation in response to Zionists isolation in insisting on condemnation by civilized world latest development in regard of Hamas-Fatah unity move ,...
13. Level the West Bank
Robert ,   Lost in Farmington   (06.18.14)
" West Bank operation delivers a strategic blow to Hamas". This statement carries little weight give Hamas time they will be during it again tomorrow. If, the IDF is truly sat on dealing Hamas a blow go in and retake the West Bank.To put it another way just level the West Bank .
14. Put abb-ass and all his friends in prison, the kids will
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA   (06.18.14)
return. And, piss on what the world says.
15. Kidnapping Israeli teens .
Peace man ,   New York   (06.18.14)
Thank IDF for protecting the people of the jewish lands . Please expand your search to all schools and mosques because those areas is the Islamic terrorists favorite places.
16. hallucinations.....
Asher ,   NY,USA   (06.18.14)
17. Mary Hughes Thompson FB
Benji ,   US   (06.18.14)
You discredit yourself with serial lies. Let's get it straight Mary. Three innocent teens kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists. You must be afraid this makes your Free Palestine movement into a farce when it's Israelis who need to be set free. Gee, that could even impact donations.
18. The word "strategic" is over used by Israelis
Israeli   (06.18.14)
The word "strategic" is overused by too many Israeli ministers and commentators, sometimes they use it without even exactly understanding the meaning of this word.
19. the totalitarian genocidal islamist terror group hamas
CJK   (06.18.14)
the totalitarian genocidal islamist terror group hamas must be dismantled and degraded at all costs. israel cannot live with this genocidal terror group in her midst. the boys hopefully will be found, although it is far from certain. israel must never again release large number of convicted mass murdering terrorists for her hostages. this is a very harsh stance, but it is the only logical one.
20. When a Roman Pope calls Muslims as Palestinians.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (06.27.14)
Israel must have some idea who is giving Islamist terror the GO AHEAD! It is up to God fearing Christians to cease remaining silence of the Vatican's blatant genocidal aspirations and irrefutable historical falsehood. There is nothing Godly of such a Pope.
21. I simply can't believe the racism
sist3m ,   Australia   (07.07.14)
I simply can't believe the racism on these forums and talk back. It's simply beyond me. Alot of Jews have deep seeded racism against Arabs of any kind. It's really sad. This is the ONLY reason why there will be no peace between you people. The racism. Do you remember how the Nazi's treated you ? It's exactly how you are treating the Arabs. And what's even worst, you place you religion right in the middle of your racism. What does that make you ? A TERRORIST ... Yes a Terrorist Jew
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