Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
Israel Air Force is deadlier than ever
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 08.05.14, 00:40
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1. if they fire at us from behind civilians we must tell the wo
ralph   (05.08.14)
World we will attack. The world be damned. We owe the world nothing. We owe our civilians everything.
2. Talk, talk, talk
A.C.Guard ,   USA   (05.08.14)
Since Israel refuses to bomb the crowded civilian areas, where missiles are being launched, what difference does all this make.
3. Arabia fears ICC, $Trillions in war reparations, right of
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
4. message
CJK   (05.08.14)
this article is a message to the entire world that if needed, israel can and will take out iran's nuclear weapons program on her own.
5. Israel Air Force is deadlier than ever
JGYMA ,   Nairobi Kenya.   (05.08.14)
This is Good news because All Israelis would always like to be assured of their safety, considering many of Her neighbours are much aggressive. Bravo IADF.
6. strategy of 2nd strike is a loser... hit them first
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (05.08.14)
In '67 the Soviets required Nasser to absorb a first blow with devastating results. Israel destroyed their entire air force on the ground on the first day. Israel cannot be deluded with visions of arrogance that it can afford to absorb a first strike in order to get votes in the UN. This policy failed with Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan and they almost lost the war. Remember, that Israel is a small country and cannot absorb a first strike.
7. Chris, Putin already gave Israel access codes to the S-400.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
8. same Dan Halutz attitude that made a mess of Lebanon
zionist forever   (05.08.14)
Dan Halutz was convinced the airforce was going to win the day and was refusing the army more ground troops because his airforce were going to be the heroes of the day. The IAF can hit thousands of targets but how long it will be before the enemy wants a ceasefire, we are dealing with jihadis looking for prestige and they will gladly loose 100 men if it will bring down 1 building in Tel Aviv so the more points they score the more they will want to keep fighting. The different branches of the IDF have to much faith in their new toys, they are competing for funds and have been brought up on legends of 1967 they think they can be a one man band and the other branches of the military are only needed to play a minor role When any one branch of the military starts to see itself as superior to the others you loose wars because there is not enough codination and budgets are to one sided The biggest mistake the arabs always made was there was never unity but the IDF always had that ability to work together & we must be careful not to loose that and see each branch of the IDF as equally important and understand nobody can win a war alone.
9. Israel is the natural regional superpower,Iran a paper tiger
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
10. When Iran and Israel were allies both were superpowers, now
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
only Israel is.
11. Israel has always had superior Army,Navy, etc
lydia ,   Brisbane   (05.08.14)
and yet Israel is still surrounded by 300mil justifiable angry Muslim. It is no coincidence that as Russia defeated Nazis in Germany there was a flood of bolting to Palestine.
12. Great Thanks 2Our USA ...
Jersey Jew ,   New Jersey, USA   (05.08.14)
for decades of much needed, incredibly generous $$$'s, technology, innovation, intelligence, military and diplomatic support!!!
13. JUDAH MACCABEE REDUX
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (05.08.14)
HAMMER the enemies of Am Yisrael into the ground.
14. The beggar
Chanel ,   Eretz yisroel   (05.08.14)
One day the king saw an utterly destitute man with absolutely nothing in the world living in the street. The great king took the lowly man into his palace and shared all his riches and delicacies with him. After awhile, instead of being grateful to the king, the man became so heady with the wealth that he totally disregarded the king. To the point where since he had his own great wealth, the once poor beggar pulled out his royal army and said the king was no longer welcome in his own palace
15. Four letter word
Mohammed Ali ,   Muscat , Oman   (05.08.14)
The Arabs are in a fight , they are too busy with their own affairs , of course except for those hired guns by Iran .So , the target should be the rising he demonic power in the region , it is a four letter word : I R A N . The Iranians correctly think only Israel can stand between them and the total subjection of the region , but their first defense / attack is to use Hzb Allah , Hamas , and maybe Ina short period either Alqaeda or the Iraqi militias .
16. prepared for USA to back stab you!
Calibi ,   Sydney Aust   (05.08.14)
Any good weapons that you have is an insurance for your existence! Friends and enemies?????? There is no real friend country in this world for Israel. There is only interest t t t t t t t t! Look at the reality of politics and morals. I love America is because of its founder morals under biblical foundation like the country of Israel. Yet the are so many defecto evil willfully executed. Japan bomb pearl harbor( equivalent to Sept 11) and today Japan is their Israel - like buddy in East Asia just to contain China. Is not so much about China but 95% of the Japanese murderers in WWII genocide happen in China and is blind eyed by the so call Christians USA. Even today USA still hold personal judgment against its citizens for homicide yet their conscience let go genocide. All Israel need to be in deep deep trouble is a next left wing extremist president. May GOD bless Israel and Jerusalem
17. Key is ability to operate under missile fire.
Stephen in New York   (05.08.14)
We're told that Hezbollah has 30 or 40, 000 missiles. How many can be launched in salvos? How effective will Israeli anti-missile systems be against salvos? How long will it take to shut down Hezbollah missile fire? How much of a ground incursion will be necessary?
18. Israel needs to use ballistic missiles
dante   (05.08.14)
forget about sending precious Israelis on sorties over enemy territory as the main component of an attack. USE BALLISTIC MISSILES. give the mullahs a chance to opt for peace, mutual respect, friendly relations. if they reject peace, DESTROY THEM; FINISH THE JOB. END THIS MESS. DO THEM A FAVOR, send them to the next world. that's what they want, right? that's what they're always blabbing about, right?
19. This is the reason why America is spying massively on Israel
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
20. And this from an old veteran!
Jake Stone ,   USA   (05.08.14)
Air power is not enough; you'll always need the grunts' to clean everything out (it's just a fact of war). The next war will most likely be all-out and for keeps. Most likely, it will involve Syria's use of germ/bio warfare; in response: Israel nukes Damascus (Isaiah 17). Then the Psalm 83 war commences: all-out warfare on all fronts. I'm praying that God will take-care of the logistical nightmare of Iran, by destroying this threat with earthquakes, since 90% of Iran rests on major fault-lines. In the end, Israel is victorious: the Arabs' and allah limp back home. God bless Israel and HIS Jerusalem! A Christian Zionist
21. Action always beat Reaction !.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (05.08.14)
I Quote - The Israel Air Force will respond immediately, and after a few days we will see a significant drop in the number of missiles fired on Israel. A ceasefire will follow, there will be some more rocket fire, and then a truce and relative calm for several years thanks to the restored deterrence. Comment - There is nothing existing called deterence ! Six deacades has shown this. Israel must strike first !, This time the enemy must be exterminated and destroyed completely. This time there should be no continuance to a seventh decade. Arn.Sweden.
22. Air Power
Adam Neira ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (05.08.14)
The Israeli Air Force does an amazing job. Its pilots, co-pilots, navigators, mappers, observers, strategists, engineers, refuelers, mechanics, intelligence, clerical and other personnel achieve great things 24/7/365. The IAF's core job is to protect the citizens of the State of Israel. The IAF chiefs must realize that the best way to secure one's neighbourhood is by making sure that your neighbours wish the best for you and mean you no harm. ("Boundary of Empathy" or "Arc of Concern" idea.) Thus Air Power for a nation state/kingdom is connected to Moral and Spiritual Power.
23. what a waste of money and resources
Chaim Schonbrun ,   BROOKLYN NY   (05.08.14)
what is the use of having a deadly air force,if the criminally insane self hating cowardly leftist leadership will not let it use it's fire power,haven't we seen for the last 10 years as thousands of rockets from Gaza have smashed into Israel,and what was thh air force's answer?, bombing empty buildings and fields,for that you don't nedd a trillion dollar air force
24. 23
zionist forever   (05.08.14)
Every time the IAF are sent to bomb one of those empty buildings just to put on a show of strength it cost the IAF about $50,000+ in missiles. After that they go to t he government and say your not giving us enough money increase our share of the budget.
25. No missiles? No tactical nukes?
bernard ross   (05.08.14)
26. why do we advertise this
alan ash ,   nyc   (05.08.14)
Why do we advertise this . how do we let this become public. Why give anybody this information.
27. If Mr. Ben-Yishai calls it defense and insurance,
msh ,   Haifa   (05.08.14)
I better buy a Kazakhstan passport and a ticket to Alma-Ata...
28. #15, Mohammed, you will be surprised
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
Israel target rhetoric is only a diversion tactic for Iran. When Iran will be ready they will first attack Mecca wiping it of off the map as retaliation for what Arabs did to them destroying their advanced civilization, massive massacres of Persians and converting them to Islam.
29. Lydia #11
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (05.08.14)
Without the U.S. in WW2 Russia would have folded. Lend lease saved them.
30. Israel is 51st State, should pay Federal taxes for weapons
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.08.14)
...like the rest of us. And be subject to US Federal laws, US Supreme Court, including US Civil Rights laws. 3,7,9,10,19 not mine.
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