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Report: IDF bombs rocket launchers in Egyptian Rafah
Elior Levy
Published: 09.08.13, 19:19
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1. PS- for as long as it lasts.
Stephen in New York   (08.09.13)
2. Israeli-Egyptian cooperation-
Stephen in New York   (08.09.13)
a wonderful thing.
3. Egypt and Israel must cooperate to wipe out that trashcan
Alan ,   SA   (08.09.13)
4. Way to go!!!!
John ,   Herzliya   (08.09.13)
5. 2 Stephen NY
CJK   (08.09.13)
agree.
6. Good job!
Yosef ,   Egypt   (08.09.13)
Kudos to the IAF, or as you say in Israel, kol hakavod! This is how the relationship between Egypt and Israel should be, full cooperation and honest productive partnership based on mutual interest and respect. This part of the world is our home and we have to clean it up for a better future for all of us. We, Egyptians and Israelis share hopes, frustrations, history and destiny.
7. yaalon is the right man
marcel   (08.09.13)
barak would have never bombed this site cause of worry about egypt. Yaalon is different, he doesn't look for trouble, but he will confront any and all threats. Whereas bibi runs around and and asks what do we do, yaalon just does. In the marmora case, bibi was in the US and let barak handle it and he signed off on it and screwed it up. Instead of bibi givning barak hell for a dumb signoff, he patted him on the back cause he is scared himself. Olmert did the same thing with halutz, not demanding what is the winning plan.Changing consciousness of the enemy is not a plan, it is stupid and besides arabs don't react that way. Yaalon is the right man for defense by far. Only the thing to do is move bibi out in favour of feiglin, bennett, landau, or shamir. Then the full power of the idf will be available to smash hezbollah even with their chemical weapons which they will use. Instead of we have dumb bibi making concessions cause he is afraid.
8. Egypt is a sovereign country
Shadi - Gaza strip   (08.09.13)
has Israel any right to attack inside the Eyptian land ?? Israel is used to attacking sovereign countries .. from syria to sudan to iran and Palestine ...... can't keep up any more with such unaccpetable aggressions
9. That's the way to clean out the rat's nest !!!
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (08.09.13)
10. #8
(08.09.13)
The terrorists killed were Hamas from Gaza, maybe even your brothers. Israel attacked because Egypt asked us to.
11. Actually Shadi from Gaza - the answer is Yes
Jacob Blues ,   New York City, USA   (08.09.13)
It's called self-defense. Regardless of the launch site, Israel's government has both the right and responsibility to protect its citizens from attack. Yes, the Sinai is held by Egypt, but the perpetrators who had rockets aimed at Israeli and Egyptian targets were not sovereigns - otherwise any attack would amount to an act of war by Egypt. Rather, it was by unflagged guerrillas or terrorists and unfortunately for them, they receive no protection under the laws of war. Worse yet, if Egypt and Israel cooperated in this strike, then there was full sovereign authority from Egypt's government to conduct this attack. My suggestion, quit smuggling rockets and stop aiming them at Israeli targets and you won't have to worry about problems like this.
12. Cooperation of Good Guys V Bad Guys.
Son of Cyrus   (08.09.13)
No matter what country, race, nationality, religion, profession / job / position, etc... There are good people and there are bad. All the Good Guys must cooperate with each other to obliterate the bad guys. The World would be a better place for decent people.
13. drone attack
Dik ,   Spijkenisse   (08.09.13)
well done IDF in destroying rockets from terrorists aiming at Israel. Also thanks to Egypt. Shalom from Holland
14. happy to see cooperation with Egypt
Barney ,   USA   (08.09.13)
and rest assured that Egypt will deal with terrorists the correct way. They won't go to a revolving door prison.
15. israeli mistake
mehrdad ,   germany   (08.09.13)
it was a israeli mistake to give up sinai, gaza, south lebanon and parts of westbank. all israel got for that were and are rockets, terror and hate. it will also be a mistake for israel to give up more westbank areas. this will result in even more attacks and show once more that international security guaranties for giving up areas are worthless.
16. Marcel @ #7:
Israeli 2   (08.10.13)
I understand your concerns, but if you still think Likud is your party and the men you mentioned are better than Bibi, you will be very fast, very disappointed. You might as well have Livni or Olmert. They are all the same bunch of Bananas. Look at Benny Begin, the son of Menachem. They are complete opposites. Occasionally you will have a Shamir. We need someone who fears G-d and loves Torah for real - then you will have a great Israeli leader.
17. 15, you are right
C   (08.10.13)
every time israel gave land, she got terror in return.
18. Ever heard of the camp david treaty?
Sol Robinson ,   Champaign   (08.10.13)
There are provisions in it for self defense military action, learn to read.
19. Cooperation - Well Done!
A Jerusalemite ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.10.13)
20. To: No. 8
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.10.13)
Allow me to explain it to you. If the inept Egyptians cannot keep terrorists in the Sinai from targeting innocent Israeli civlians, well, we will do the job for you. If you find Israeli actions to be unacceptable, you have two choices -- (1) put an end to the terrorist swarms in the Sinai or (2) watch while Israel rolls right over you and takes away the Suez Canal. We did it in 1973. We can do it again. Don't test our mettle. You will NOT like the results. By the way -- we found Egypt's despicable attack upon the Jewish State of Israel in 1973 on the highest holy day of the Jewish calendar to be an unacceptable aggression. That is why we kicked your asses right back across the Canal and took an eight-mile wide strip on the West Bank of the Canal to make the point. Hmm. Would the Egyptians consider it an "unacceptable aggression" should Israel choose to clean out the terrorist nests in the Sinai that have the Egyptian Army running around like chickens without their heads? Really? Well, Israel considers unwarranted attacks by terrorist elements which the inept Egyptians OBVIOUSLY cannot control to be unacceptable. Clean up your act -- or lose the Sinai. FOREVER. Your call, Shadi Babi. You tell us.
21. ISRAEL
Lee May ,   Sacramento, CA   (08.10.13)
1st, I am Hebrew extract; however, the splitting of Palestine has created this mess. Jewish people from all over showed up in PALESTINE and said: "WE'RE HOME!! You can leave!" THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE MESS. Masada ended Judaism and "The official genealogies of the Jews were destroyed, not by King Herod the Great, as Africanus maintained in the early third century, but evidently by the Romans at the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. (Against Apion, by F. Josephus, I, 30-38 [7]; The Jewish War, II, 426-428 [xvii 6]; VI, 354 [vi, 3]) Since that time the Jews have been unable to establish their descent in even the two most important lines, David and Levi."
22. #6 Yosef, we don't only share the same name but
Yossef   (08.10.13)
the same view. I hope it was really a coordinate operation, it would open a new era for our two people. Makes me feel happy :-)
23. #8 Look at it this way:
A ,   Belgium   (08.10.13)
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. And YOU, are the enemy.
24. #21 Lee May, Sacramento, CA.
Son of Cyrus ,   UK   (08.10.13)
Dear Lee May, It is not about GENES, it is about CULTURE, HERTAGE, TRADITION and WAY OF LIFE! None of us really know for certain about our ancestors all the way back to the beginning. However we do know that human species appeared on this planet at some point in time following the BIG BANG and as such logic tells us that we all evolved in similar fashion from the same source. Evolution is the mechanism by which the Good Lord Our Creator set it all up. There was not a magic wand involved! Jewish way of life is wonderful, its festivities, human values, value of life etc... A world without Jewish Nation and Jewish Way of Life would not be a nice place for any decent god loving human being. The enemies of the Jewish Nation want to destroy their way of life and their belief in G-d and either kill them or have them converted to their own way of life. That what the whole conflict is about. The Survival of Jewish Nation and its culture and heritage. The land is secondary issue and the enemies want to control the land to achieve their ultimate goal of annihilating Jewish Nation.
25. #8
shmulke ,   w coast usa   (08.10.13)
The cause of all this 'togetherness' is the same reason Egypt wants absolutely no part of Gaza. If your terrorist neighbors send a rocket attack from Gaza, it's a police action, dealt with by strategic hits on your terrorist rat's nests from drone- or copter-borne missiles. If an attack comes from Egypt, it becomes an international incident between nations and could be interpreted as an act of war. This is the case in the Sinai too, which Egypt does own. Neither Egypt nor Israel desire war, therefore the cooperation in tracking and wiping out the Gazan terrorist rat's nests in the Sinai. I wonder if the Egyptians are now regretting getting the Sinai back.
26. Not bad, not bad at all...
SEMPER FI   (08.10.13)
Not bad, not bad at all, for a weekend job.
27. To: No. 21
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.10.13)
I think you need to go back to being the baseball disappointment that you are. Never could quite get the job done, eh, so you take out your frustrations on the Jewish people. Well, we aren't going for your "home run," chico. The people Israel and the land of Israel are one and the same. Allow me to educate you: Masada did not end Judaism; it invigorated it. The Arabs come from -- GASP! -- the Arabian peninsula. They have no business squatting on Jewish soil. Jewish line is borne out both by oral and written history and -- GASP! -- DNA. The Arabs weren't even a dim glint in anyone's eyes at the time that the Jews established their hegemony. Get an education; get a grip; get some anti-psychotic medication. Until then, please have the grace to simply shut your ignorant mouth. I am a Cohen. I am VERY aware of my birthright and my ancestry. Kindly DO tell me which tribe of spearchuckers spawned you. Is it REALLY necessary for me to remind you that while the Jewish people were producing the Bible and a codified set of laws that are the basis for the United States Constitution, you and your forebears were quite content to swing from trees and howl at the moon? Hebrew extract, indeed! We wouldn't entertain you in an outhouse.
28. to #15
jo moor   (08.10.13)
you are quite correct. The person who looks after yourself is yourself.
29. 27, Sarah B USA/Israel
CJK   (08.10.13)
well said, as always. be well.
30. to sbadi gaza
Yuri Boudakh Yuri Bo   (08.10.13)
Sbadi israel is defender of peace You people will never accept the fact and the truth Its time for people Like you to respect the people and the state of israel.there is otherway baba.
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