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it is sad to not to see both in much power. what :)

certainly, Syria providing Hezbollah with rockets that can hit deep of Israel maybe which could change delicate balance in area, but I gree to Barak as long as the Jewish state was strong enough to hold peace negotiations with its neighbors good (Barak)

a big problem here; the Lebanese have to fast reproduce to provide enough human shields to fire rockets from among and behind.

"the Shiite organization was at a point where it "has far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world." and this is coming out of the mouth of the US Secretary of Defense . Isn't this laughable?The poor Israel has no rackets and lack of all kind of missiles to defend itself from this monster Hizbollah!!!

Israel is just an overcrowded hellhole that lives in constant fear and paranoia. when I read the stories and articles in the media about Israel it makes me realise how lucky I am to live in a peacefull, beautiful, secure and wealthy country like Ireland. I like to travel a lot on vacation to see other places and learn about new cultures but i dont think I will ever visit israel!

Why ? By fighting Israel they are sticking their finger in Gods eye ! The time God hits them - this will be total defeat ! But they didnt want to listen, so they will be hit terribly !

encourage it.

Your just as bad as the Muslims blowing each other up INDESCRIMINATELY , who are you trying to kid, kid Give the World a break and stay in ireland

First learn to spell "peaceful" correctly. Israel has pioneered the creation of the cellphone, voicemail, Intel Pentium chips, WIndows Xp & Vista. What has Ireland ever created? Guiness? Half of Israel is the Negev desert which is sparsely populated. You have obviously never visited Israel, and should keep you ignorant opinions to yourself in your backwater little town!

Actually, Philip K, I doubt Israel wants you to visit or needs your visit.

Your country is a pathetic backwater compared to gorgeous Israel. Stay right where you are.

this barak obama, the islamist lover, sends an envoy and ambassador to syria. boy, is assad laughing right in his face. barry rubin claimed it right. the usa president is either an immature leader, a complete ignoramous, or has a nefarious agenda up his sleeve....the promise he made to his best buddy, edward said and rashid khalidi, that israel, under his watch would be brought down. thanks the lord that israelis and their intelligence completely outnumbers obama's iq and therefore, would never let this secret islamist lover win over what is important for israel. in the mean time, shame on the usa jewish community for being as blind to obama as a dangerous man as the jewish community was blind to hitler's plans.

israel is beautiful. you have no idea what you are talking about. also, i am sure israel won;t miss you

israel you deserve this.you let this happen when you quit the last war with them..now your job will be much harder.

Defense secretary Gates was CORDIAL, But Ehud for sure was told.. "You want Iran..You want Hizbullah.You want Syria"..Go at ALONE..We ain't JOINING you.. That SMILE on HIS FACE tells all..It is FORCED..NOT REAL.. Ehud..YOU..Liebeman..Bibi..are GOD sent to get this REGION in FLAMES. We in AMERICA are GOING to watch and Cheer you ON... and

“Saddam Hussein has tanks more than ,Britain ,France and Germany together” George Bush the father after the Kuwaiti invasion by Saddam Hussein. Who know well the Scud missiles, the complex way are operated and maintained adding the difficulty to smuggle or hide them , understand that Hizbollah is not interested in this kind of weapon that is useless in its rebels fight doctrine . It is just another well known propaganda making from the enemy a world wide monster and a peace threat to prepare the world opinion for a war being prepared against Lebanon.

Trust me, no one wants you in our beautiful country. Of course, we all know Ireland was always a peaceful country with no war and conflicts - no conflict there. Life goes on in Israel and no, people do NOT live in fear. When a maniacal country threatens to wipe you off the face of the earth, I think there would be some reason for concern, no tough guy?

like i care if you ever come to israel to visit the most holy county in the world. ive been to ireland

why can you write such hateful things about a country you have never visited and never plan to visit? reserve your judgment until after you have been here . but israel doesnt want you. i dont want you here. i've been to ireland , how do you feel about that? ill spit in your country next time im there

but attack. Rest asure, George, that Israel has enough means of defence, that don't include mass murder weapons. We wish the citizens of Lebanon (or any other country, including Iran) no harm, and will never attack any other country. All of our military activity is meant to defend the lives of our people - which is the right and duty of every nation in the world. Peace from Israel.

Funny seeing as this is coming from someone who lives in Ireland - not long ago a warzone in it's own right, no? And isn't Ulster still occupied by the Brits? Can Catholic little girls walk safely to school in Belfast now?

nuclear chaos due to problems in the Middle East, even the beautiful life in Ireland shall become a living hell.

Hizbullah has been steadily rearming with Syrian assistance and Lebanese collusion. Based on the information currently available, the United Nations task force assigned to investigate weapons smuggling in Lebanon reported that Hizbullah has been bringing arms across the Syrian-Lebanese border. This confirmed Israeli allegations that the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group has been steadily rearming with Syrian assistance and Lebanese collusion. More about the Hizbullah an “armed gang of outlaws” at : http://xrl.us/onrpb

Re 9, It is sad Mr Philip K. Wexford, that you consider Israel as an overcrowded hellhole that lives in constant fear and paranoia. Perhaps the media, you are reading influenced by some unkind factors towards Israel, that's why they printing untrue picture. Is it a probability Mr Wexford ? I just returned from a long visit in Israel, I've seen crowded streets with happy unafraid people, sitting in coffeehouse terraces with friends or girlfriends. No fear only joy Mr Wexford. I can assure you that Tel Aviv or Jerusalem was at least as peaceful, as Dublin or any peaceful Irish city in the history. It is a pity that you ready to judge a country and people without even seeing it. You must love your media, and what's standing for. Therefore I understand your position for refusing to see the truth. Believe me, the loss is yours and not Israels.

Barak is happy in Washington on his knees licking the shoes of his masters. Washington loves the servile Jews who bow to them and Barak takes the prize ,right after Netantahu,Livni and Olmert. Where is Israeli leadership with backbone ? Why only poodles and lap dogs ruling in Israel ?