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Olmert: No immediate solution for Qassams
Ronny Sofer
Published: 22.05.07, 02:39
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1. Shows empathy ... much improved
Steve ,   USA   (05.22.07)
B"H I have to give the Prime Minister Olmert credit for showing empathy for the residents of Sderot. Thank you. Now what can be done?
2. Learn from the Leb Army!!
Art ,   Sydney   (05.22.07)
Funny but the Leb Army aren't scared to use MAX force against terrorists - whatever it takes. The Ethiopians weren't scared to go in and root out Somali terrorists, the Sri Lankans are doing whatever it takes to wipe out the Tamil Tiger terrorists. Only Israel sits on its hands and allows its citizens to be slaughtered.
3. Even when we were in Gaza
Ethan ,   Chicago, USA   (05.22.07)
What a quote.
4. Bomb Gaza till its on fire. Forget the foreign press!
naro ,   nyc   (05.22.07)
Your goddam city is dead, and olmert says there is no answer. Is he a mental defective? Is Israel crazy? Blow their cities up in flame until they stop lobbing rockets. Are you nuts?
5. Immediate solution for Olmert
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (05.22.07)
RESIGN you incompetent boob.
6. "SOLUTION" IS A 'RELENTLESS OFFENSIVE' YOU DUMB ASSES
ZALMAN ,   Central Coast, USA   (05.22.07)
take off the Rubber Gloves, you survival is at stake
7. ONE NUKE WOULD SOLVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
(05.22.07)
8. The solution is complete annihilation
Micha   (05.22.07)
of anything that moves in Gaza. Anything less would lead to complete continuation of the current chaos. You either do it or you give up. No middle ground. That's already been proven. the arab street does not want the Jews in their neighborhood. Either you make your presence known of you leave.
9. To all those who hate Olmert
713 ,   Seattle WA   (05.22.07)
Could you do better?? You couldn't do better!! If you could, you would be the Prime Minister, but you are not. This is a simple fact, so instead of hating him.... YOU FIGURE OUT THE SOLUTION AND TAKE ACTION TO STOP THE ROCKET FIRE!!! Then and only then do you have to right to hate Olmert!
10. There is a Solution to the Qassams
Brod ,   USA   (05.22.07)
There is a Solution to the Qassams. The IDF can stop them. But don't interfere in their tactics. Let the IDF do their job. Don't let external craps meddle in their operation. Israel can solve the problem and bring peace and security in Sderot and the surrounding towns. Strong and resolute leadership is needed!
11. Au Contraire
J K ,   NYC, USA   (05.22.07)
The solution is very simple. Targeted assasination and setting up a security buffer inside of Gaza and round penetrating radar to root out the smuggling/kidnapping tunnels and sappers to defuse the IEDs. Instead of sitting on the sidelines bring the war to Hamas and the rest of the 'Palestinians'. And make it clear to 'Palestinians' that the ONLY reason Israel is back in the strip is due to HAMAS, IJ and the other terror groups who have brought Israel to their doorstep. Nothing will stop Hamas except the people turning against them. I dont see that happening, but hey, give em a good enough reason. I there are 1.6+ million 'Palestinians' who I'm sure would like to be alive. Oh, right, and before I forget, shut off the water. People can live in the dark, but in a desert, you miss water in a REAL hurry.
12. Of course there is: END YOUR OCCUPATION
Youssri ,   Qalqilyeh, Palestine   (05.22.07)
13. of course there is a solution
chaim schonbrun ,   brooklyn n.y   (05.22.07)
hey,olmert,peretz,tsipi of course there is a very simple solutions,for every rocket fired into israel,you take 3-or 4 square blocks, you give the inhabitans 6 hours to leave,and you turn in into a parking lot,after a few these operations,where you destroyed a couple of thousand of their homes,dont you think the rockaets would stop? now was this so hard to figure out? i guess for them it was because leftism and liberalism is a mental disorder get rid of them now,or lose your beautifull country
14. #9 How stupid!
Sidney ,   USA   (05.22.07)
Is there nobody in the U.S. who couldn't be a better president than George Bush? The fact that he is president does not mean that millions of others couldn't do better, in fact it is hard to think of anybody who could be worse. The idea that Olmert is prime minister because nobody in Israel can do a better job is boneheaded.
15. No immediate solutions but ...
Frank ,   Canada   (05.22.07)
... ruthless and constant attacks against Arab terror will eventually end the rocket launching.
16. Immediate solution ...
Frank ,   Canada   (05.22.07)
Olmert resigns and more competent leaders deal with the situation.
17. ANYONE EVER HEAR OF ***RABBI MEIR KAHANE***
HE IS RIGHT ,   ..............DACON9   (05.22.07)
18. #9 yes there is a solution..
elchonon ,   jerusalem   (05.22.07)
Because you are naive and believe olmert when he said "even when we were in gaza" thats a crock of lies.. back before the girush very few rockets hits sedorot and ashkelon 0
19. #1 While empathy is a good thing, in Olmerts case
jan   (05.22.07)
I think it's more showboating than anything else. Where was his empathy 1,000 qassama ago? How come only after the Winograd report, protests of people calling for him to resign, continuous investigations into his past, and a real knowing that he's running to save his neck politically is he now even attempting to show his face in Sderot? Call me a synic, but I really think it's just a show to save his political hyde. How can the people feel safe when a PM goes and looks at the destruction and tells the people " I just don't have any answers for you on this terrible daily occurance. The people of Sderot shoul pull a Donald Trump and hold up signs that say "Olmert, you're FIRED". Truly the lights are on but no one is home in his house.
20. cut off power to Gaza
renanah goldhar ,   toronto canada   (05.22.07)
We are abuse victims and we dont' realize that we are accepting abuse. Of course you in Israel are tired and it's our turn to make aliya and shoulder the burden. BUT WHY don't you cut off their power!!! I work in a school. Children who behave like psychopaths are not allowed in the class. Whey are these people treated differenty? I imagine that the Nazis presented themselves - and were accepted by "leftists" as victims.
21. BLAM THE GAZA WITHDRAWL FOR THE KASSAM PROBLEM.
MIKE HAMEN ,   TX,USA   (05.22.07)
22. # 9 Your rational is childish at best.
jan   (05.22.07)
Could you do better? That's something you say to your 5 year old when he's insulted you on your food not tasting good. Mom would get her feelings hurt and say " Well next time YOU cook if you think you can do better than me." The people of Sderot and Israel have every right to question Olmerts ineptness and slow response to the 1,000 qassams that have fallen in Sderot since Gaza was given to the Pals. He has NO idea waht to do next to make it stop. WHAT? That coming from the leader of a country? He is PM by proxy. Never in his wildest dreams did he ever figure he would be put in this position. He thought he would only have to be a yes man to Sharon. And what' worse about all of this that's happening in Sderot, is that he still says "Yes there is MORE land to be given away". Bring the horses back into the barn!!!!!!!!!!! If he has NO answer to the pals using Gaza as a launching pad for qassams, building bomb factories, building tunnels from egypt to smuggle weapons into Israel, how in the world is he ever going to handle the situation when he give MORE land away? For G-D's sakes he needs to get guttsied up on the inside and take it to the terrorists instead of sitting there with his head in the sand while the enemy inches further and further into Israel. He is neither a leader, has no insight into the enemies next move, and has not a clue as what to do in tough and demanding situations. This is not hating the man, it's a fact of life. Since Olmert has not a clue, why don't you take him to the store and BUY him one!!!
23. PHOTO OPT
p HENRY ,   U S A   (05.22.07)
COME ON FOLKS,IT WAS JUST A CARDBOARD CUT OUT OF THE SPINELESS WHIMP.DID YOU NOTICE HOW RIDGID AND TENSE AND READY TO RUN-RUN MR. SILHOUETTE WAS,BUT DID HE WIN BACK HE'S INTEGERITY AND HONOR BY HIS BOUNDLESS BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY?
24.  STEP DOWN, OLMERT !!!
RCA ,   USA   (05.22.07)
Your public response to the situation is regrettable and embarrassing to all who witness. Your leadership has degenerated to a joke. You have allowed yourself to become the JIMMY CARTER of ISRAEL. Better than having stated that there was no immediate solution to the qassams, you should be continueing and actively seeking solutions while enemy heads are rolling in the meantime. You have allowed Israel to be like the guy wearing steak underwear who wonders why wild dogs are biteing his ass. Ruthless overwhelming well-targeted 'military strikes,' followed by 'search and destroy missions' of enemy territory, and later covert 'hit squads' might serve as a hint to the solution the immediate problem. Good luck ! Your leadership is going to need it ! What did Israel do to earn your judgement ? STEP DOWN !
25. A DEER FROZEN IN THE HEADLIGHTS !
RCA ,   USA   (05.22.07)
This is what Olmert has become. Very sad ! SOMEONE , PLEASE TAKE CHARGE OF ISRAEL ! NOW ! Isn't there some kind of law in Israel to give the Knesset EMERGENCY POWERS in this situation TO PICK A MORE CAPABLE LEADER ? MAKE ONE if not. OLMERT has become a DANGER TO ISRAEL. I'll say it again. OLMERT IS A DANGER TO ISRAEL. One more time. OLMERT IS A DANGER TO ISRAEL !!! He should go. Immediately if not sooner. Because OLMERT IS A DANGER TO ISRAEL !!!
26. OLMERT IS A DANGER TO ISRAEL !!!
RCA ,   USA   (05.22.07)
27. What would Truman Do? (WWTD)
sk ,   USA   (05.22.07)
Or, if you prefer, What Would Churchill Do? Islam is playing the West like a fiddle. So, smart Westerners ask what approaches would work? First, Israel is vastly superior in firepower to any of its neighbors, and certainly to the Iranian/Saudi proxy the Pals. (1) It could lay siege to Gaza, including (as others here have said) cutting off water, power, radio transmissions, cell phone transmissions, food, international support, "journalism," etc. Granted, this is more of a "What Would Rome Do?" Siege is a time-honored approach to an enemy that is burrowed into an area that is risky to attack. Israel could sustain this siege indefinitely (i.e., a whole lot longer than Rome ever could). The siege would be lifted when the entire leadership stratum was either killed by the Pals themselves or were handed over to Israel. And this includes the "good terrorist" Abbas. (2) It could destroy all or most of the political and religious leadership from the air. Why play games about what terrorist group is doing what? When dealing with a shell game, you don't chase around to find the right shell. Eh? Kaddafi suddenly decided to end his nuclear program because he saw what happened to Saddam. You think that Assad and monkey boy might think twice? (3) Israel could flatly reject the mantra of avoiding civilian casualties. Here we get to Truman and Churchill. Neither of these famous leaders worried overmuch when Dresden was flattened. After all, Hitler was flattening Europe, including UK. Truman incinerated two Japanese cities EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW THAT THE ALLIES WOULD EVENTUALLY PREVAIL. Yes, boys and girls, the first uses of the A-bomb were against cities for the purpose of avoiding US (AND ALLIED) MILITARY CASUALTIES. Israel doesn't have to use nukes, though. It could simply choose a Pal settlement at random and destroy it from the air by remote control, preferably without giving any warning. This can't be done everywhere in the ME, but it could be done in Gaza. ----- What Israel should NOT do is what it has been doing. I'm not saying that these straightforward suggestions are pleasant to think about. War really is hell.
28. heh dudes consider this
Alan ,   Kodiak and Adak   (05.22.07)
No one should wish another military action now anywhere as long as the two schlamels are in command. No sir even a minor action with Olmert and Peretz at the helm would be an Exxon Valdez. Time is on your side. The brave haverim in Sderot need our support in their time of need. Gaza is not Jenin. You cannot go in for a few days. There are many booby traps. And they want you to blow up houses on TV so Norway will give them more money. The Norwegians have had one too many ludefisks if they believe they can buy their way out of Arab genocidal tendencies. A three hour artillery barage aimed at all of the Hamas command and control centers, flooding their smuggling tunnels and putting vipers in them--- these are promising possibilities however.
29. NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION?
HENRYK ,   RAMAT GAN   (05.22.07)
I SHALL RECOMEND TO PRIME MINISTER OLMERT TO SEE THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE MOVIE PATTON,AND LISTEN CAREFULY WHAT HE SAID PS HE ALSO HAS TO REMEMBER THAT HE WHO WANTS TO HIT A DOG HE SHALL ALWAYS FIND A STICK
30. Here is what the Lebanese do to Palestinians
rh ,   Modiin Israel   (05.22.07)
From BBC website " electricity supplies have been cut and there is limited water." Notice there is little noise from the Palestinian loving media, NGO.
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