- it came from the Brits, who's ruled the area from the time Major Alenby marched into Israel Chopped up the middle east without any thought, it it was a piece of cheese. You Brits, are responsible for most of the middle east problems. Read History, your history in the middle east. I forgot to add, the French also messed things up over here.

Nauseating comments from people that have no grasp of democracy. Democracy in the Arab world is a tool to gain power and exploit that power for the needs of the few...kind of like what the British Empire did for 300 years. Democracy is there to protect those that believe in it. In Israel, the Arab minority has remained loyal despite how much European Jew haters and Jihadists wish it weren't so!

leave israel alone, bertram. you are the last brit with ugly teeth to mention israel in one sentence. israel is a jewel that britain can never be.

More than 1/3 of the total world Jewish population was annihilated in 1945. Try to imagine that. Second, this is not your land. This was a British mandate. Third, Israel has nowhere near the racist nature that the surrounding Arab nations have. How many Jews are living in those countries? Do they play an active part in the government? How many different religions are allowed to operate in these countries. Not one of these Arab countries come even close to Israel's democratic, tolerant nature. So not only is this article not complimentary, it totally shows the author's self-absorption and ignorance.

at all ! you may come and see how we leave together. Racism is in your arabs countries, where you keep them in refugee camps and you don't give them the nationality. Israel gave israeli citizenship to those palestians who requested it. Racism is in all your arab countries against the christians. Israel only fights whoever wants to erase it from the map of the world.

You appear to see me as representing the entire British nation - both past and present. I suppose that is only to be expected of a nudnik.

The only reason Israel is your enemy, is because you were brought up brainwashed this way by your Islamofascist leaders and media. Consider the basic facts - Israel has withdrawn from Lebanon, Israel has nothing against the Lebanese people, all that Israel wants is to keep the border quiet, and wishes to have good peaceful relations with Lebanon. How the hell can such country be your "enemy"?... And why do you care so much about the Palestinians anyway? You have nothing in common with them. Just as Israel does not interfere in Lebanon's bloody wars among its many factions, you should stay out of this dispute. If human rights concern you so much, why do you not have the balls to call Syria your enemy? Syria has murdered more Muslims (Sunnis, Shiites, Alawis, and more, in both Syria and Lebanon) than Israel ever did, and probably ever will. Syria always intervenes with Lebanon's businesses. Syria murdered your Prime Minister. And how about Iran, who constantly arms the Hizbullah in order to drag Lebanon into a war with Israel, and is directly responsible for your calamity in 2006. And your enemy is Israel? If that is your conclusion, you really are clueless and dumb, just like the majority of your brainwashed people.

The maximum leader of the Hezballa used to admire and read the books of the israeli generals and leaders .They continue to learn from Israel as it is exposed in this article.Nothing new under the sun of the Mid East

It appears to me that the author of this article took great care to establish first off his credentials as a typical Arab critical of everything Israeli before continuing with the positive comments. I understand the necessity for his preamble to ensure that he will not become a target for Hezbolla.

“Egypt is prevented from exercising its sovereignty in Sinai” is just one example of arabs blaming Jews for what they themselves had started. Have you forgotten the Six Day War? Or the Yom Kippur War? Both of which they lost. Have you forgotten a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel? And would you condone Egypt’s abrogation of that treaty by doing whatever they want in Sinai, and beginning another cycle? You want a strong Lebanon? First keep your agreements. Ah yes...and then there’s Hezbollah.

It prevented Russian Jews emigrate anywhere but Israel oat the end of 1980th. Then Israel used them up. Then its spewed them out of the country. Learn from Israel!

I have Russian Jewish friends in the US, that emigrated from Russia at just that time. And the Russians that went to Israel are still there; no one "spewed" anyone out. Learn some history.

Salman's views are interesting. But Israel never wanted to harm her northern neighbor. The wars among the two countries, since 1948, were absurd, provoked by bad Muslim leaders and entities which don't stop do deny Israel's existence. As a true Christian, from Maronite and Orthodox Lebanese father's ascendence, I am sure, under God Almighty, that, in the future, the Ceddar and the David's Star will be united for a better future.

Not only to the Lebanese Jews, but much more. What about Egyptian Jews, Iraqi Jews. Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Aden, Saudi Arabia, can I continue ?

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