Opinion  Nahum Barnea
Unit 8200 refuseniks are telling the truth
Nahum Barnea
Published: 15.09.14, 16:37
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1. good, reasonable analysis
Rafi ,   US   (09.15.14)
2. Judea/Samaria are ours! "Occupation" is leftist B.S.
Chaim ,   Israel   (09.15.14)
There is no Israeli "occupation" period. It is all leftist B.S. Judea and Samaria are the more than 4,000 year old ancestral heartland of the Jewish people.
3. Same old, same old white tribe
Moshe the Genuine   (09.15.14)
They are obsolete and irrelevant in face of : 1) the changing Middle East. 2) the presence of Hezbollah, IS, and Hamas at our border. 3) the disastrous conflict management strategy pursued since Ehud Barak.
4. relationship with arab palestinians is not complex at all
CJK   (09.15.14)
they are an enemy population. those who deny this fact are either very naïve or ill meaning.
5. #1, yey, except it's totally wrong.
Jake   (09.16.14)
6. Gaza women with cancer to be given free pass ? Gaza girl wit
ab   (09.15.14)
-t psoriasis was catched with a bomb on her way to blow up Soroka hospital in which she had been treated.. Gaza woman with artificial leg demanded and got help from Israeli soldier at Shalom crossing ,only to blew himself and him up .. Barnea is ranting,as usual
7. The motives of the refusniks
Moshe ,   Israel   (09.15.14)
Mr. Barnea describes the reason which prompted the publication of the letter as the frequent misconduct to what the 43 reservists have been exposed, and "forgets" to mention their objection to what they call "occupation of the territories". Hence, it is not merely insubordination which damage the IDF, but also usage of their esteemed status to promote the left-wing ideology at army's expense.
8. refusink's incoherent Q&A
ur   (09.15.14)
i read their Q&A at the Guardian (Grauniad) and the refuseniks sound like incoherent ego-trippers who have been reading Op-eds too much. there were a lot of non-sequiturs and conspiratorial thinking in what they were saying
9. #3 exactly
dan ,   DC   (09.16.14)
thanks to ehud baraks withdrawal from lebanon, now we see news articles that hezbollah will attempt to "seize land in israel", and this could happen at any time. that is what is going on.
10. who is occupying what?
rina   (09.16.14)
Elohim spoke, the Nations voted and the Land of Israel is for the Jewish people and for all who embrace our Elohim and His Law (Torah) of perfect balance between justice and mercy. The only such law on Earth!
11. Calm down, folks!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.16.14)
Forty-three malcontents out of a unit with many tens of thousands. Call them what they are -- traitors. Treason carries the death penalty in Israel. No one will miss these malcontents, anyway. May as well just get it over with. Better yet -- deport all forty-three to Gaza. Where they will enjoy a shelf life numbered in hours, if not minutes. A fitting fate for a bunch of whiny malcontents.
12. 1. I liked this essay, both for content and argument.
Richard E Sherwin ,   Herzliya   (09.17.14)
13. 2. Sorry I hadnt finished:
Richard E Sherwin ,   Herzliya   (09.17.14)
14. If YNet says daylight is from moon we shall call day nigth
Miron ,   USA   (09.18.14)
15. To All Commentators
Harold ,   USA   (09.18.14)
During the Communist Era Russia used to send those who speak the truth to Siberia and in Israel those who do the same are send to jail and be black listed forever.
16. # 15 Baseless slander
Moshe ,   Israel   (09.18.14)
It is easy to revile somebody if one has not to back it by facts. How do you know that the 43 reservists telling the truth ? Do you serve in unit 8200 ? And what about an example of a local citizen who has been jailed for speaking out (without breaching the law) ?
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