B"H Of course the bomb shelters are ready ... just like when fired missiles through its proxy Lebanon. Israel defended itself last time and now the United Nations is in Lebanon in full force. But what kinds of weapons have these bomb shelters been tested against? Very simple ones. The main goal is not to take revenge but to defend lives during any attack to minimize losses, right? Is that not better served in the periphery and sparsely populated areas more distant from concentration targets? I sometimes wonder if disengagement from the cities to the periphery might make more sense under such a scenario. Then of course it make sense to have a periphery to go to. I suppose it makes sense to also have housing there. Some Jews may take the view that under the current circumstances, the periphery is the best option for survival with the ensuing scenario. I cannot believe that the local Arabs are more dangerous than rogue states who issue threats of annihilation of the zionist regime. The locals at most could want a initial downfall of the state. The rogue states want complete destruction of the land and ALL of its inhabitants, Arab and Jew alike as far as I can tell.

DEAL WITH IT!

Is this guy as retarded as he looks or he is just joking?

I bet, with more arrogance!

Israel will ask others to fight for it.

Olmert, Livni & Peretz are constantly telling the enemies of Israel what they "MUST" do. This pathetic rhetoric exposes them for the clowns they really are. Now Dichter is telling Egypt, a country who's hit song a couple of years ago was "I Hate Israel", what THEY must do. The Sinai desert is peppered with arms cache bunkers with a direct pipeline to Teheran. Intelligence reports have warned since the Katif retreat that advanced rockets and anti-tank weapons were beginning to flow into Gaza. Olmert looked the other way as he boasted about an Israel that would be "fun" to live in. Livni, tight with the architects of the Katif retreat was a huge influence on making it happen. Even after the Hamas victory she couldn't accept that her experiment was a total disaster. She too looked the other way and didn't use her position to put pressure on Egypt or the EU monitors. Today the Philadelphi route is a total sieve while the EU "inspectors" are preoccupied with dining on imported frog’s legs and snails. Hamas admits to smuggling over 1200 tons of explosives alone. Even al Qaeda has caches. Egyptian soldiers and officers couldn't give two shits what anybody says as long as they get a few bucks to look the other way. Now the “surprise” news is out. Hamas has sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons, anti-tank missiles and katyushas. Dichter has been a complete failure. Now he’s pissing in the wind and the wind is in his face.

to #2) This smuggling of weapons,is on the Egyptian -Gaza border. So yes it is not only Israels problem it is Egypt's responsibility to stop it. That is if they want to,but I I have a strong feeling that they, Egypt, is allowing it to go on. #5), Israel has never asked anyone to fight for it. So where did you get that "as usual" It is a dumb statement you made. The Arab nations start the wars and then when they are losing,they cry to the UN, to stop it.

Don Saliman # 7 you gave very good answer -- may HASHEM bless you .

Fool! Egypt is SUPPLYING the weapons to Fatah and Hamas in their proxy war against Israel. Does anyone really believe that Egypt doesn't know about tons of weapons and explosives being imported to Egypt from Iran, Russia, Syria etc, transported across Sinai and delivered to tunnels? Why is Israel silent on Egypt complicity? Why does Olmert lavish excessive praise on Mubarak? I smell American arm twisting on Israel to keep quiet.

Since when has Egypt been honored with the job of unpaid guard for Israel?

This is on the Egyptian-Gaza border and not on the Israeli-Egytptian border. Egypt has the responsibility to guard their border,not Israel. If Israel went in there,you would cry,that Israel is invading Egypt.. Please, think before you write something.