Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
Wanted: Smart intelligence policy to stop the 'lone wolf' terrorists
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 20.11.14, 00:36
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1. Both sides Guilty Shoah Naqba
Zechariah   (11.20.14)
Islam is guilty indirectly re Shoah the Sin of not offering refuge .The Jews bought land and threw Farmers off their lands. But in China peasants are forcibly moved to make way for MegaDams Mines and Industrization .Stalin and the Bolshevics Punished the Peasants for not collectivising and feeding The Cities for Industrialization.Five to Ten million starved.So the Jews were far less cruel in that way .the Partition Plans of 1937 if accepted by Islam would have lead to massive salvation of Jewish lives with no displacement of Arabs if divided Justly .Most Jews accepted .Nearly all Arabs Rejected .The healing and paths to Quiet and a nonviolent Coexistance looks hard .Get rid of the Fanatics on both sides .Step back .Like the Jacob and Esau story .
2. Make the terrorist life difficult!
Zelig ,   Memphis,U.S.A   (11.20.14)
1.put a videocam on evey citizen of Israel and every visitor to israel.If the video goes off,home in and arrest. 2.get rid of the niceties called "freedom of speech" ,"freedom of religion" and "freedom of assembly".And get rid of the rock throwing even if you have to destroy a terrorist's home for this crime.Imams should be mandated to say only nice things about Jews.Anything else would land them in jail. 3.Video cams in every home in Israel.If Arabs don't like it..let 'em move to Londonistan or Marseilleabbad and chop British or French heads off. 4.Stop grovelling to Obama,Kerry,and their ilk. The only war they ever fight is the war to defeat common sense.
3. "If Netanyahu and Abbas were to issue...:
Scharp ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (11.20.14)
...a joint statement that distinguished between myth and fact in the aforementioned narratives, it would help." Yes, about Har HaBayit/Har HaMoria/Haram al-Sharif. A clear statement that no one challenges the status quo. But isnĀ“t one of the problems that Abbas already had the opportunity to do that, but chose to incite and inflame the situation ("declaration of war", "contamination")? Another good point by Ben-Yishai: reminding people that East Jerusalem and The West Bank could become a huge mess, like in Iraq or Syria, if further incitement and attacks causes the situation to escalate and perhaps spiral out of control. Sensible people understand the dangers. The problem is that many people would like that to happen - that the West Bank and then Israel becomes a failed state. Fortunately, we are strong and Israel will not become like Syria, but every attack and further unrest/intifada gives new hope and energy to those who would like Israel to disintegrate. If thousands of young muslims from Europe and other countries have flocked to join the fighting and excitement in Syria, how many would join a war in the West Bank and against and inside Israel, in such an apocalyptic scenario?
4. INTERNAL SECURITY
connie mack ,   camden   (11.20.14)
Here in Israel, peace, tranquility and prosperity will reign as a sacred Trinity as soon as Knesset legislation force-closes Yisrael Hayom. Then we will enjoy the security that all citizens of Cuba and North Korea take for granted.
5. shooting with wolves...
Dav Zee ,   AMERICA THEBEAUTIFUL   (11.20.14)
Israel must arm it's population against these "lone wolves/terrorist animals." and allow the "wolf packs" and their members to be made aware, Jews will shoot them first and ask questions later if attacked or threatened by these crazzees. It's Past the time to level the terrorist playing field. Especially noting the wolves in Jewish clothing as well. How to stop lone wolves? shoot them!
6. HOW TO PROTECT JEWS from terror mongers...GIVE THEM A GUN
Jewish Doctor ,   AMERICATHE BEAUTIFUL   (11.20.14)
IT WORKS HERE IN THE USA. THE REASON THE JAPANESE DID NOT ATTACK AMERICA was because the Emperor Hirohito said all Americans have guns and the Japanese army would be decimated by ambush and constant sniping. Israel must learn to AGAIN allow it's citizen/ victims to DEFEND THEMSELVES like in the formative years of kibubutzim!
7. HOW ABOUT A POLICY OF "ARM A JEW" & SHOOT FIRST?
Mighty Jew Young ,   AMERICATHE BEAUTIFUL   (11.20.14)
Wanted: Smart intelligence policy to stop the 'lone wolf' terrorists...HERE'S A GREAT POLICY! "ARM ALL JEWS" REPEAT AFTER ME..."ARM A JEW" STOP OR I'LL SHOOT...BANG BANG BANG. DONE. GREAT POLICY! "ARM A JEW"
8. people power is the solution not Shin Bet or the army
zionist forever   (11.20.14)
All we need is for Jewish businessmen and property owners to announce they will not hire or rent to arabs as long as there is terror and call on others property & business owners to do the same. The arabs think this could hurt all of us we need to speak and stop these lone wolf terror attacks for our own sake. It doesn't take legislation, or intelligence gathering just individuals willing to put profit aside and use the weapons they have ( jobs & homes ) to good use.
9. try this...
mark ,   usa   (11.20.14)
Instead of destroying the home of a lone wolf, take one sq mile of territory and annex it, remove it permently from any future settlement talks.
10. Wanted: a decisive PM of a courageous country, that is being
(11.20.14)
repeatedly raped by wild hordes of Islamofascist, both from within and the outside! The People of Israel just don't seem to be able to catch a break, no matter who they vote for. Could it be that thumbscrews are being applied by the US every time an Israeli becomes PM: he/she then "goes to Washington" and gets his rights read to??!!! That's the only explanation that makes sense to me.
11. HOW TO STOP "LONE WOLF TERRORISTS".
FO ,   Belgium   (11.20.14)
IMMEDIATELY after identifying the terrorist, evacuate people from his house, and destroy it, including all the belongings. A lone wolf candidate terrorist will have to make up his mind prior to perpetrate a jyhad deed leading to paradise and a reward of 72 virgins, all ugly I suppose, because being virgins. Knowing the respect for parents and family (for once a very positive behavior in Islam), the lone wolf candidate will have to decide: paradise and virgins, or the preservation of the home of his entire smala.
12. Ron Ben-Yishai - your ideas of placating Arab youth
barbara ,   Haifa   (11.20.14)
will only lead to their belief that Israel is weak and they will take even more advantage over us. Besides, I am against rewarding bad (no evil) behavior. What Shin Bet needs to do, in the case of the youth, is set up spies within their ranks (schools, social centers, networks, meeting places, even the mosques) and report any suspicious character with suspicious intentions.
13. Additional Deterent
joe ,   Israel   (11.20.14)
In the USA and other other countries one is able to sue a dead person for wrongful death. What it means for Israel,parents and relatives of the victims of a 'pigua' can sue the estate of the terrorist who murdered their kith and kin. If they win the case all assests of the murderer are subject to seizure by the court, their homes, their bank accounts, and their cars.
14. don't need information, but intelligence
(11.20.14)
Jihad realized that they were technically incapable of overcoming civilized countries, so under Bin Laden developed the "lone wolf" tactic. Stopping such attacks by standard police and government agency tactics can't succeed. As long as Hamas, PLO and the families of the "lone wolves" gain from the attacks these will continue. When the attacks become useless, they will stop. The families are easy. If possible, expel them to live in an Arab country: there is no worse punishment. If expulsion is not possible, seize funds they receive for the attacks, deprive them of rights they have so they become humiliated pariahs in their societies. Anyone who celebrates the murders or honors the murderers should be punished. PLO incitement can easily be stopped by removing VIP rights and stopping security cooperation, but this won't happen as long as Netanyahu and the Israeli Left view Abbas as their BFF. Hamas is a problem ever since it is under Obama's protection. On the other hand, Hamas is under attack by Egypt that is brutalizing everyone near Hamas, innocent as well as guilty according to Rabin's dream "with no human rights and no courts".
15. intelligence
rm ,   amsterdam NL   (11.21.14)
You cannot combat lone wolf attack solely with intelligence. Israel needs to understand that some of the grievances of the Palestinians are completely justified. You can and no doubt you will come down hard on them but in the end something will have to be done about the systematic discrimination and about Israeli incitement.....without positive steps and without hope horrible attacks will continue to happen....
16. Protocols
linda ,   Paris, France   (11.21.14)
We must know that what is behind the hysterical behavior of Arab street is in most casesThe Protocols of Zion's Sages, present in Hama's Chart and even in TV's series in Arabs countries. That is the "message" we have to fight. Wisely. By Internet, by all means. That's why a lot of them don't believe when Netaniahu says he won't change satus quo. You know, Jews are liars, we can trust them.
17. #9
(11.21.14)
Your solution would solve the problem. That is why they will never try it.
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