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Israel worried by increasing Islamist presence on Syria border
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Published: 02.09.14, 19:01
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1. Well ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.02.14)
... how about a pre-emptive strike by Israel to convince the Islamists that turning their attention to Israel is not the wisest course to pursue? It will play in the West as Israel assisting Assad -- which, in point of fact, is something we should do in any event. Assad has chosen strange bedfellows -- Iran and Hezbollah, but he will drop them like a bad habit if he knows that Israel will enter the Syrian conflict on his side of the conflict. It is by far the lesser of the two evils and, let us not forget, the occasional rhetoric notwithstanding, Israel's border with Syria has been mostly quiet since 1973. There was that misguided Syrian adventure in 1982, in which Israel shot down 82 Syrian MiGs (most of them piloted by Russians, by the way) without incurring a single Israeli loss. Hafez Al Assad got the message. It's been a stable border since. The irregulars are trying to draw Israel into the conflict. What they fail to realize is that if Israel enters into the conflict, it will be on the side of Assad. As it should. Realpolitik must prevail and, distasteful a tyrant as he may be, Assad is preferable to any alternative.
2. Simple solution...
milwaukeebroad ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.02.14)
Remember Robert Duvall's famous line from Apocalypse Now, after they took out an enemy stronghold on the beach with a large squadron of Hueys?
3. Reuters, Israel prepares and is ready for ISIS, not worried
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (09.02.14)
4. EVERY mad, Islamic dog & its litter will turn its eyes on us
(09.02.14)
in the near future: that does not take a rocket scientist to deduct. But it seems that we are more concerned with establishing another Arab terror fiefdom at our doorstep & give it to Abu Adolf Mazen or whoever replaces him (and "replaced" he will be) as soon as the deal is done. Are we being governed by madmen?! Are our "Bibis/Bogies/Bujis/Gal-Ons receiving money from the Saudis straight to their Swiss accounts??! Of course NOT, but I could almost swear, that it seems so.....
5. The Day They Attack Us Is The Day They Die
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (09.02.14)
I know nobody who is worried.
6. #1, Assad is only preferable if he drops Iran
Jake ,   USA   (09.02.14)
If Assad wins this war, Hezbollah would likely remain in South Syria, and Israel would be facing them (Iran) along the entire Northern Border. Not a very comforting thought. Israel should have a contingency plan for whatever happens, which includes a long term reoccupation of South Lebanon, and South Syria if necessary. Unlike Gaza, those areas aren't densely populated, a long term occupation is feasible, and necessary for Israel's security.
7. Take back the land
Real Zionist ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (09.02.14)
Why are we shaking in the our boots.. all of syria is part of our promised land.. need an excuse.. one mortar from the border areas by either assad or anti assad forces is an attack on Israel and the trigger to start absorbing the rest of the Land Promised by the Almighty.. ' '
8. If the islamic-cult engage Israel at Golan...
Beary White ,   Norway   (09.02.14)
,, Then it will be quite another war. Israel will then use its weapons to eliminate scores of Islamic-terrorists at every counter-attack. With the new weapon-technology which IDF can use, every Islamic-terrorist will be fried, before he enters Hell, to sustain the heat..
9. IF AND WHEN NUSRA ATTACK ISRAEL
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ,   SAFED OBVIOUS   (09.02.14)
Israel must hit them so hard ,they will lose all desire to ever make trouble again.
10. Just a matter of time...
(09.02.14)
...until al-Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra or IS attack Israel. Is that the reason Kerry, Obama, Cameron, Livni and Lapid are pushing for Israel to surrender even more to Fatah?
11. Just remember this
ky   (09.03.14)
Jews have given so many gifts to this world and one more gift on the long list will be to rid it of those who can only offer heads on poles. The only ones that will have no fear of the evil scum who hide their faces will be us.
12. Isreal worried
marlee ,   texas united states   (11.16.14)
Now Isreal is begging America to come to their aid because ISIS is getting close to or focusing on Isreal. Isreal does not care about America at all, but now that they may have to deal with ISIS they want our help
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