Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
So far, resolution in theory only
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 12.08.06, 23:46
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1. Moral equivalence between Hizbullah & Israel is disguisting!
(08.13.06)
2. Ceasefire Resoloution
Neal Rothner ,   Hashmonaim, Israel   (08.13.06)
Hey, What about the returning the kidnapped soldiers ?
3. Terror has vanished
Mustafa ,   Egypt   (08.13.06)
Have you noticed that in the text of the UN resolution the word Terror has vanished. In next resolutions may be it will appear stuck to the name of Israel. And you say Israel did not lose!! Israel is now of no use to the USA.
4. Kidnapped soldiers?
Ed ,   USA   (08.13.06)
How many soldiers have died to get 2 kidnapped POWS? the math does not make sense. TO save 2, more than 60 died. This is crap.
5. Ron, you are truly insane
Jerry ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.13.06)
I imagine that if you were one of the kidnapped soldiers, the fact that your government agreed to a cease-fire without the agreement mentioning you would be a pretty bad thing. However, since you are still walking around free, delusional, but free, you have such little feeling for those kidnapped men that you are truly pathetic. Hizbullah doesn't disarm, European anti-semites will protect us from Hizbullah, and we don't get our soldiers back, but it's a good deal, according to you. Insane, Ron, just insane.
6. Mustafa
observer ,   Israel   (08.13.06)
Still dreaming. Mustafa ?
7. Yishai actually implies for HB to participate
zov ,   rosenberg, tx   (08.13.06)
in negotiations. But HB is only the bandits cartel for hire by Ahmadinejad. The intentions of the bandits are relevant only for IDF artillery and bombing wings. Nobody cares whether HB agreed to do, or not to do anything at all, in political terms. Such political entity does not exist.
8. Diplomatic defeat for Israel
facts ,   USA   (08.13.06)
Israel lost everything. They are not getting the kidnapped soldiers back. Shebaa farms is being demanded of them. The forces that are called upon to protect them are much too weak and also unwilling to stop Hezbolla. In what fevered dream is this a diplomatic victory?
9. you are in complete denial.
mark ,   usa   (08.13.06)
i agree with #5. you are insane!you call that victory??the unbeatable army lasting one month?no soldiers back!withdraw without a lebanese peace pact! hizbullah still have the rockets and weapons!syrias borders still open!the arabic public hates israel more than any previous times! say goodbye to any chance of anyone even thinking about dealing with israel for the next 20 years. congratulation:you successfully isolated yourself.
10. This resolution is A COMPLETE AND UTTER DEFEAT FOR ISRAEL
Avi   (08.13.06)
It does not force the return of the kidnapped soldiers. It will not stop hizbullah. All it does is bring more UN troops to protect Hizbullah. For shame is this what soldiers died for?
11. It's time for the Arab Muslim world to GET A LIFE!
Richard James ,   NY, USA   (08.13.06)
Well, it's clear that finding buried bunkers and rockets, etc., in over 200 villages spread out in the entire south of a nation is difficult. It's not a normal war where armies face off against each other. The UN is finally starting to see that no good can come of the obsession that the Arab Muslim world has against Israel's existence. The UN resolution recognizes that Hezbollah is a bad player that the world can't afford to let alone anymore. It's completely unreasonable to expect Israel to live next door to a nation that has a 'state within a state' that has NO PURPOSE FOR EXISTING IN THE SLIGHTEST EXCEPT TO PLOT ISRAEL'S DESTRUCTION. If Lebanon likes Hezbollah so much, then Lebanon should love being wrecked over and over and over and over until they change their minds (if Hezbollah is left to keep plotting against Israel.) If the Arabs want a Middle East that is dedicated to bigotry against an indigenous minority from the Middle East (which the Jews just happen to be) - then perhaps it's the Arab world that doesn't have the right to exist. Arabia was under Turkish rule for 400 years. Who freed the Arab world from this empire? The western world did. Arabia has all sorts of oil wealth. What makes oil valuable? The inventions of the western world. Who found ways to bring oil up from the ground? The western world. Who found oil in Arabia? The western world. Who gave the oil business to Arabia? The western world. The west gave Arabia its freedom and a heck of an income from a natural resource whose only value comes from modern technology invented by the west. A simple "Gee, thanks!" would have been nice instead of, "Gee, I guess we will have to destroy you!" Israel exists. Jews are native to the Middle East. Half of the Jews in Israel came from the Arab countries, NOT EUROPE. Arab world - enjoy the oil wealth and GET A LIFE instead of trying to ruin the world that gave you the kind of freedom and wealth that you could never have brought to yourselves. Get a life and leave Israel alone.
12. victory for israel ?
paulo2005 ,   lisbon,portugal   (08.13.06)
the resolution was a victory for Israel. I think it was a disarter. Back in 2000 UN did confirm Israel had withdraw from Lebanon. Since then Hezzbollah has insisted Sheba Farms is lebanese territory. The US resolution reawards Hezzbolla sinceaccording to the UN resolution shebba farms is a disputed area. Weapons from Syria: According to the resolution the lebanese army will patrol the border between lebanon and Syria. Will they be able to stop hezzbollah from receiving weapons from Syria? I doubt it. Besides the resolution does call for the reenergizing of the peace process implying that there is a connection between events in the north and the pali issue. In other words : Hezzbollah saw its agression reawarded. They can claim that Lebanon did obtain such terms because of them
13. Ceasefire
zack ,   London, UK   (08.13.06)
I suppose resolution 1701 is fair for both parties. I strongly believe that this war was utterly unnecessary and obviously did not achieve anything apart from strenghtening Hizbo and created a hatered between the involved parties that will continue for 100 of years to come. Israel should have acted wisely and resorted to diplomatic efforts to relesase the 2 IDF soldiers rather than involve itself in a middle eastern Vietnam that costed its army more than 100 soldiers and destructed the infrastructure of a country and killed more than a thousand of innocent lebanese civilians.
14. Sad to learn that Ben Yishai became Olmer's spokeman
Proud Grandpa ,   www.KingArik.net   (08.13.06)
15. Dear Ron Ben-Yishai!
Ari ,   Jerusalem   (08.13.06)
Are you sure you were refering to UN Resolution 1701? Because in that resolution it called for expanding of UNIFL force in South Lebanon and the deployment of Lebanese forces and no mention of an International Force in addition to UNIFL? I also failed to be under chapter 7 which means its not worth the ink and paper it was written on! I see resolution 1701 as a complete victory for Hizbollah because it gave it a yet a shy green light to go ahead with its terror against us! Shalom
16. rep Richard
USA   (08.13.06)
the west brought posperity to the Arab lands, also you forgot that the west also devide them, Conolise them ect, and i don't understand one things what makes Israel a western when as you claim most of then came from Arabic country where there was no prosecution of jews , the jews where opresses only in the western Countrys,Germany , france ect , even at one point in history a boat of jews was sent back from the US need to do more Studys , My problem with Israel is the occupation and i really don't buy the propaganda that they are terrorist , we fought against England and the called us terrorist, SO If Bush label some as terrorist doesnt mean we should take his word as a bible Arabs , jews, christian use tgo live in the same territory in peace, at one time in historie, and according to what i learned we owe big time to the arabs who thought us lots of science while Europe was in the dark ages, I cry for every innocent jew who dies fo no reason and i also cry for every arab , Muslim, christian hindu, thats whats make me a Human. I rest my case Tony
17. #16 - Why Israel is a western nation with so many M.E. Jews
Richard James ,   NY, USA   (08.13.06)
The Jewish people who came from the Arab lands embraced modernity. The Arab world's freedom and oil wealth came the western world. The price of this freedom and wealth is to leave the western world alone. Leave Israel alone. You can have a decent life while also knowing that you owe the western world for the things you have. Leave Israel alone. This is the price. Find something better to do with your culture's heart and soul. Surely there's something to be said for focusing on raising children and living well. YOU OWE THE WEST FOR YOUR FREEDOM AND THE OIL WEALTH. NOW, LEAVE US ALONEAND GET A LIFE!
18. Time for a bit of weakness - restraint
Ryan H ,   Ashdod Israel   (08.13.06)
Hizbollah will break the ceasfire. It is certain. When they do we must document and record, but not react. It will be very difficult, but there is a greater victory than the military victory that needs winning and that is a PR victory. We must absorve their attack for a couple of days before we respond with massive force.
19. Incredible. Worthless shepards.
Truth ,   USA   (10.10.06)
Read the writing on the wall. Remember Israel's Jeremiah's. Following are the bare minimum of issues signifying war. ========================== 1] Russia, Syrian, Hezbolla stronghold at Israel's south: 10.09.06 http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3366 2] 2 Platoons of Russian Checnya Muslim Terrorists at Israel's south: 10.07.06 http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3354 3] Hezbolla rearmed, protected by UN / Lebanon and spreading north: 10.08.06 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3312378,00.html 4] Russia: Anti-Israel & US http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NjUzMGU4NTMyOTdkOTdmNTA1MWJlYjYyZDliODZkOGM 5] Syria-Iran [Russia backed] preparing war on Israel: 10.07.06 / 8.22.06 http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3357 http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1203 6] Resolution 1701 [aka: Ezekiel 38] http://bless-israel.blogspot.com/ 7] 1701 Lebanese security is a pre-text to war http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1208 ============================ Psalm 83 is the prayer for Israel during this time in history http://www.acwitness.org/psalm83english.html Messiah http://need-messiah.blogspot.com/
20. Mister, you are out of your mind.
WAKE UP! ISRAEL ,   USA   (10.10.06)
1701 is a disaster. Prepare for war Israel. Following are the bare minimum of issues signifying war. ============================ 1] Russia, Syrian, Hezbolla stronghold at Israel's south: 10.09.06 http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3366 2] 2 Platoons of Russian Checnya Muslim Terrorists at Israel's south: 10.07.06 http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3354 3] Syria-Iran [Russia backed] preparing war on Israel: 10.07.06 / 8.22.06 http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3357 http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1203 4] Hezbolla rearmed, protected by UN / Lebanon and spreading north: 10.08.06 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3312378,00.html 5] Russia: Anti-Israel & US http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NjUzMGU4NTMyOTdkOTdmNTA1MWJlYjYyZDliODZkOGM 6] Resolution 1701 http://bless-israel.blogspot.com/ 7] Lebanese security under 1701 is a pre-text to war http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1208
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