These "former somebodies" should shut up. Retire to your farms or do some social work instead of emitting hot-air & useless chatter.

means 500 dead!, tens of thousands injured, hundreds more seriously hurt, hundreds of homes, shops, businesses damaged, infrastructure ruined, tourism decimated, international business frozen, international credit rating - zilch. It's a little disingenuous to throw out "500 dead" as though this is some small detail. Our elected government certainly should have the right to decide - but WE have the right to judge them according to WHAT they decide, but also HOW they decide. So far, they are failing dismally as to the HOW, irrespective of the WHAT.

Coming on top of a white house that bends over backward to Islam to show it is impartial, it is unhelpful for our media to seek and spread so much conflicting mostly negative views. Israel will give it its best shot, maybe Mazada all over againg but no muslim gas ovens for us, thanks. It is inconceivable that Iran threat of exterminating us, along with its build of nuclear weapon capability be ignored So peacenicks, shut the F up, and it will do us no harm to know the truth WE stand on our own.

On the grounds of "he will assume responsibility for such an operation" Now, where did I heard that before? I don't think Israel survival is important. Israel turning into nazi state and savagely attacking neighbors for reasons such as above is far more damaging not to Israel but to the nation.

Dear Mr. Winograd, with all respect to you a non-strike endanger Israel's future much more !!!

Well, if IDF attacks Iranian facilities there won't be many chances for a missile reply - if IDF strikes with NUKES. And if Hamas or Hizbulla want to answer instead - what about IDF strikes back with "neutron bombs"?

A sane voice which should be heared 100% right stop the dangerous talk on Iran, by now all understand its enough, crying wolf everyday loses its effect, so as his honor says shut up, find a new subject we have other problems change the electoral system source of many problems if you are so strong

I strongly suspect that talkbackers 1-7 are one and the same person, employed by the Department of Spin in the Prime Minister's Office

How strange you dont put your location in your posting. Let me guess you must be in the US. Do enlighten us all as to where you plan to be when the missile start dropping ? Please provide evidence that Eliyahu Winograd is left wing? He does not belong to any political party, left or right, therefore you obviously must be his grandmother as you presume to know more about him than he does.Typical right winger anyone that dosent agree with your extreme right wing views is branded a traitor,. I suggest you move to Tehran if you favor those kind of politics.

Who put the stupid powder into the water? Was it the Jooz?

Israel "stands alone"? What are you talking about? We have Micronesia standing directly along side us and don't forgert Sheldon the billionaire who is always good for a few bucks, that is if you are Bibi and the right. Oh, who is going to tell you the truth? The government, the opposition, the left wing media, the right wing media, the foreign press? Get real, the truth is never really known and if you think the "analytical minds" of Bibi and Barak know more then you are a fool in the basic sense of the word. They both are politicians looking for their place in the annals of history.

drag them out of their mudholes just to create the "atmosphere" of tension and controversy, which gives YNET what to write about and justify their high-priced ads. Controversy, even if it is self-made, SELLS!

The mayority of people in Israel. Look art the polls today where Nataniahu stands, As for you I imagine you are leftist, what ele can be expected fromm morons like you

Winograd is entitled to say what he wants but he is not a politician and not a leader.Above all he is not a military man, neither an intelligence man and he is not in government.His opinion is based on emotion rather than cold calculation.He is not in a position to assess the Iranian neither for that matter the Israeli military capabilities.He does however sounds scared unlike most Israelis who are not scared.I think what would finish Israel is if all Israelis were scared of their enemies rather than attacking their enemies.

You took the words out of my mouth,the faster these leftist idiots learn that the outside world HATES us jews.the faster they will insist on Israel bombing Iran back to the STONE AGE.

I will be coming back to Israel before December so please Mr.Prime Minister can you please hold off on the attack until then.You see there are a lot of Israelis that are not afraid cause I lived amongst the goyim for over 50 years and they all say the right things in front of you but "f*ckin jew"to everybody else about you.

Ayatollahist nukes endanger Israel. Israel's preemption will protect Israel from a mega Holocaust by Ayatollahist nuke. If they think nukes in the hands of fanatical Islamist-Jihadist-Ayatollahists are ok, they are out of their mind. They have not learned the lesson of 9/11. And the Ayatollahists have been threatening to wipe off Israel from the face of the earth. They are feverishly working on their nukes to accomplish their evil intention. The Judge should not be commenting on a subject that he does not know.

Now is not the time to be afraid of retributions like the community "leaders" of the nazi ghettos were. Rather it is time to find a way act effectively and counter this threat

Every former leader, politician and Judge knows how to make Israel look weak but saying Isreal should not attack, what happens when the maniacs in Iran get the bomb, do those genius's have an answer for that?

lots of people are disagreeing with the Judge. None of them actually reside in Israel, you know where the rockets are going to fall, and thus are not going to be one of the 500 expected to die when Iran retaliates.

I'd rather be unemployed than work for the present PM - read my post carefully - I'm quite against the present "leadership" and very doubtful of their ability (but not their right) to decide on the right course of action.