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Settlers call for 'Operation Defensive Shield' in Gaza
Efrat Weiss
Published: 25.05.07, 10:11
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1. fighting from the air failed in Viet Nam too !
redkmike ,   tel aviv and london   (05.25.07)
Moshe Dayan was invited by the US to witness their war effort in Vietnam and was asked what he thought it. He shocked them by saying 'you will lose!'. When asked why he replied, 'you are flying at 30,000' and the enemy is on the ground'. Strange how man seems to learn nothing !
2. this goverment must change before you do that
reuven ,   usa   (05.25.07)
this goverment is "" BRAIN DEAD"" you cant relay on them.you must take hard liners and get all in goverment to resign.future of israel is in real danger with them around.worse than aarafat.
3. Dialogue...Dialogue...Dialogue
Atilla Karagözoğlu   (05.25.07)
It shoudnt hurt to try to have more and more dialogue ! What Livni DOES ? Every day she should visit a country. Every day visit. That is her job. But She is also in interest for The Power. What we read each day ; The Friendly Rabbies subjects Haradim & Ashenazi fights "You are not Jew anymore" subjects Katsav The Only Raper ! ... ... *** Step into reality. Save Israel, save yourself. love Atilla Liman Karagözoğlu love Atilla Liman Karagözoğlu
4. what a bunch of windbags!
Joe ,   usa   (05.25.07)
Let them do the dirty work.
5. #4...
(05.25.07)
It is hard to understand the situation here without having personal connections with the army. When the leaders of Yesha speak of ground offensives they are saying "I will send MY son". combat Units in the army are made up primerily of Religious zionists whom live in Judea and samaria. the others are kibbutznikim. So your comment about windbags in unfounded and unintelligable.
6. Settlers!?!@? Sderot?! Settlers?!
(05.25.07)
Sderot is like any other city in Israel in the green lines! SHAME ON YOU YNET.
7. Olmert's Response ;
Marcel ,   Florida   (05.25.07)
Olmert: I can only defend Israel with limited and restrained acts which accomplish nothing because my daddy King George will not permit me to defeat the inheritors of his Palestinian state. Israel, you elected another puppet ,a lap dog like Barak,Netanyahu,Sharon and Rabin who serve foreign interests above Israel's security. That is the truth most of Israel ignores. THANK GOD FOR THE SETTLERS !!!
8. reply to 5
joe ,   usa   (05.25.07)
well, then i was correct. Let them do the dirty work. By the way, before you brand me with some not nice name, I was for the withdrawal from gaza, now I am for returning to Gaza. I was also for withdrawal from the west bank too, until the Lebanese war finally convinced me that the arabs will never want peace, and we need the WB for strategic (but not religious) reasons. (the difference is that religion is a hopeless ideology while strategy is a necesarry inconvenience). But I am against ideologues, and not knowing much about Yesha, they come off in the English press as a bunch of malcontents. So let them do the fighting. And if they already are, all the better and good luck. I just hope they are allowed to do the job right.
9. Operation Defensive Shield
Harvey ,   London UK   (05.25.07)
The real issue is, were the IDF and politicians make the non politically-correct decision to route out and eliminate all forms of weaponary against Israel, and unfortunately have to kill Palestinian human shields that their Hamas/Fatah regeimes use, knowing we are principled. This would have two effects 1. The Palestinian population would realise they have been used by thier own leaders and they may learn from that. 2, This would avoid casualties on the IDF as they don't have to participate in a ground war.
10. #8 Joe, USA
Chaya ,   Bat Yam   (05.25.07)
Yes, that is how the English press paints the 'settlers.' In Israel we are ALL settlers. That is how the Arabs see every one of us. The vast majority of those living in Judea and Samaria are hard-working people who commute to jobs and raise their families and are no different than you or me. Try to find other sites about those that live in Judea and Samaria.
11. #1 You and Dayan are stupid and irrogant
Dave ,   London   (05.25.07)
You both are blind; if Dayan is here today, what would he say about Iraq? There are 160,000 troops there for 4 years and they already lost. You will loose even with all power and help you've got from US because you are occupying other people land, because you stole other people land, because you are killed children and women and you continue to do that, that's why you are loosing ...get it. it.
12. Fighting Terror
Joseph Kaufman ,   Sunnyvale/Jerusalem   (05.25.07)
The principles of Van Clasowitz still obtain in warfare: he who controls the ground, controls the outcome. There can be no peaceful coexistance with Islamofascism as it is hell bent on wiping out Jewry. There is no basis for win-win negotiations with the Arabs because the fundamental conditions for win-win working aren't there. Any move we make must be for our best interests, without concern for those with whom we cannot negotiate.
13. OPERATION DEFENSIVE SHIELD IS NEED.
SMITH WALKERS ,   FL,USA   (05.25.07)
BUT BEFORE ISREAL DOES THIS IT MUST PREPARE IDF VERY WELL.
14. #7 Bush's response to Olmert
The White House   (05.25.07)
Good boy! Now go and chase your tail while the Arabs continue target practice against Sderot. Very good boy! Here's a cookie. Now run along. I have serious matters to discuss on the phone with my good friend Abdullah. Israel is just a small price to pay for the sake of our friendship, right Abdullah baby? It's about time Jews were put in their place. Where? Well, Abdullah, my friend Peres suggested the creation of islands offshore Israel. What do you think about that? Still too close to you? Drown them?!! Well, Abdullah, that would be a bit too drastic, don't you think? But if Israel is invaded, and if I sit on my hands.... anything can happen, heh, heh.... Now, back to more serious business Abdullah .......
15. OF course they do
Mohammed ,   Gaza, Palestine   (05.25.07)
Because they are not the ones who will fight and DIE, it is someone else's kid who will die not them and their welfare-subsidized sibilings
16. #8 that's why Arabs do not belive that Israelis want peace
observer   (05.25.07)
With the first test of how they honor their treatie, Israelis have rushed back !
17. #8 - Joe
Tracy W   (05.25.07)
The reason why many people have the wrong impression about the Yesha people is that the media has gone out of its way to demonize them. I tried to send two TBs before but they were rejected. I don't know why. The first one had some useful website links for you. The second had only indirect reference to some website links. This is my third attempt. I hope it passes the censor. All I want to say is that if you google Yesha you will get a lot of information that is fair and accurate. Also Israel National News is a good source for information on events that other media ignores. I wish I could be more helpful.
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