Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
The Hamastan dilemma
Ron Ben Yishai
Published: 18.08.07, 08:39
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31. #14 & 27: The Bible says the Messiah will come to deliver
Rivkah   (08.19.07)
Israel, which means the Samsom Option will not be used. It is interesting to read that Adolf Hitler wanted to destroy all the German people at the end of WWII because they failed him and were not worthy to live, in his opinion. At least the Israeli leaders would destroy the enemies with the Samson Option rather than just self-destructing like Hitler wanted to do to the Germans. But the Messiah will prevent the need for the Samson Option if you read Zechariah's writings on the Messianic deliverance of the Jews.
32. Talk about the endgame first
Steve ,   USA   (08.19.07)
B"H We are talking middle game strategy without going to the endgame discussion. As long as strategy stays in the middle game and does not concentrate on the endgame, there will be these discussions on intermittent patches. Mr. Feiglin pointed out that if there is a war without a victory as the end objective, what is the point of launching it? I cannot figure out the objective in what is written here, and therefore I doubt any move will reach that objective since it is not clearly defined.
33. G-d helps those who help themselves
alun ,   london uk   (08.19.07)
G-d does not want us to rely on miracles G-d blesses the work of the hands in other words G-d wants us to perfect the world "and thy shall remove the evil from your midst "i have read Zacheriah 14 and it refers to weapons of mass destruction in other words israel has to go out and fight the enemies and G-d will ensure the IDF is successful it is the Rashi option I refer you to Rashi's commentary on Ecclisiates [Kohelets chap 3v3 and Rivkah please have a look at Zacheriah chap 13 v6 where it talks about a false prophet with wounds in his hands
34. #30 Yes Rivka BUT.......
Ariel ,   London UK   (08.19.07)
The international community must recognise the grant of God... Er hem.. If that were to happen, why would there be Armageddon?
35. #32 Endgame
Ariel ,   London UK   (08.19.07)
To #32 Think of the end game as eliminating Hamas as a threat.
36. You can always drop food from the air.
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (08.20.07)
Drop food and water from the air that disperses over vast areas rather than palletized loads. If people in the Gaza Strip are no longer under the leadership of Hamas for food and water.........who needs Hamas? If you drop pallets Hamas will grab them by force. If you disperse food in small quantites it allows people to get the food because there aren't enough members of Hamas to collect and shoot at people trying to grab the food. Hamas only has power because it controls the food in the grocery store. If Hamas starts shooting at enough people who are trying to grab these food packets.......they lose credibility among their followers. Eventually they will be despised as oppressors rather than saviours. Ask the Europeans and Americans for help dropping the food and to finance the operation. Why give any group power over the Gaza Strip. If this fails........there is always a military option.
37. #34 Ariel of London: Precisely the point.The Prophet Malachi
Rivkah   (08.24.07)
in the last chapter of the Book by his name in the Bible says there is a way to avoid the judgments that will come. I believe recognizing the land grant to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is one of the ways to avoid Armageddon. But the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob must be recognized as the supreme authority for the Messiah to come to earth WITHOUT Armageddon.
38. If you love Israel, help end the "peace process".
Chaim   (08.24.07)
Before Oslo, Israel suffered an average of about a dozen terrorist casualties annually. Terrorist attacks were swiftly and harshly punished. After Oslo, casualties skyrocketed into the tens of thousands. Terrorism largely goes unpunished. Victims of terror were called "martyrs of peace". Israeli retreats from South Lebanon and Gaza brought terrorist rockets to our major cities and rendered Norther nIsrael uninhabitable. The "peace process" is a dangerous fraud which is slowly destroying Israel. It is impossible to cite a single benefit Israel has enjoyed because of it. Our enemies use it to weaken us and prepare for their final military onslaught. Corrupt politicians, like Olmert, use it to stay out of jail and for personal aggrandizement. If you love Israel, help end the "peace process". The "peace process" and our suicide left leaders are the biggest dangers Israel faces.
39. Hamas in Gaza
David Lewis ,   Petaluma U.S.A.   (09.10.07)
The U.S. government wants Israel to give up land to the Palestinians, that was give to the Jewish people by God, through Abram. The Palestinians ancestry, goes back to the Philisitines. The hero of these people, was Goliath, whom David slew.(1Sam.17:49). There will never be any peace with these people, because they are not of God, but of allah, who was just a man. It says in the koran, "It is you duty, to hide in wait for and to kill all Jews and Christians, where-ever they might hide". If you are a Born-again believer in Yeshua, then you have all the protection and promises in Psalm91. You have the same authority over the enemy, as God Almighty, in Jesus Name. You can plead the Holy Blood of Jesus over you, and nothing of the enemy can even come near you. We are joint errs with God's Holy Son. Everything He has, is also ours, through Jesus Christ. Israel is "The Apple of God's eye". Trust in Yeshua completely, and He will deliver you from ALL harm.
40. The other solution
Meir ,   Or Yehuda, Israel   (09.16.07)
Amazing, truly amazing that this writer, who presents himself as some sort of expert on Arab affairs, by selective omission, does not address the fifth alternative. Expulsion. This solves all the other options. No more kassams, no more suicide bombers, no need for the Israeli Army to stay on alert, no need for humanitarian aid... World condemnation for a day or two and then the world series starts.. and where to send them.. of course on boats to Libya and Egypt.. isn't that where the Yasir Arafat came in the first place and where the PLO hid out for many a year.,... so simple but the writer is just a coward.. like the rest of them that run the place..
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