Opinion  Yossi Yehoshua
Hezbollah sees Israel's empty threats in Gaza
Yossi Yehoshua
Published: 21.10.18, 23:47
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1. Of course they do....
DSM ,   USA   (10.22.18)
Bibi's administration has made nothing but empty threats and probably will do so once again. Unfortunately for Israel, Bibi is close to being the worst leader at a time when the country must show strength and resolve. A worse option would be a leader that didn't even talk tough but just capitulated to Israel's enemies. I think Israel has a few of these too.
2. Ynet has spent years denying the obvious growing threat...
(10.22.18)
3. Really? Is this so hard? Where is our 1950's Israeli...
Hillary Likes It Wet   (10.22.18)
deterrence? You hit us, we hit you 15x as hard. None of this is rocket science, yet we act as if this matter is some sort of obtuse physics. If the 747 is observed landing weapons of war in Lebanon, you shoot it out of the sky, or once it lands on the tarmac you obliterate it. You hit them harder than hard. You destroy them. What is so hard about this? Is Clinton still in the White House? Obama? No, the friendliest, most pro-Israel administration, possibly in Israeli history is sitting there. And regardless, do it anyway. Vaporize the Iranian/Hezbollah axis and stop fooling around. Just do it!
4. Nuke Tehran
Lord Beagle   (10.22.18)
Then nuke Damascus then nuke Beirut
5. Eisencot is adisgrace and strategic liability to Israel. Hez
ab   (10.22.18)
know his "moral scruples" won't let him order bombing missile factories in Beirut
6. All this cabinet can decide, is when to break for coffee!
(10.22.18)
7. Agree.
tiki ,   belgium   (10.22.18)
Much talk, but no walk.....even with the illegal shanty town Khan Al Ahmar Israel pulls back with it's tail between it's legs!
8. LEBANON
LARRY LISS ,   US ARMY 24 YEARS   (10.22.18)
SEALED ITS FAITH THE NEXT WAR WILL LEVEL ITS CAPITOL AND FORCE ISRAEL TO TURN THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN COUNTRY INTO A NO MANS LAND
9. moishe rabeynu
moishe   (10.22.18)
if Iran leaders take credit for missiles in Lebanon it will give Israel the right to strike targets in Iran should those missiles be fired at Israel. IAF can hit Iran which will anger Iranians and lead to mass protests. strategy by Israel enemies is a lot of minor incidents to unnerve. the danger is that it will escalate to hot war. in the meantime resources are wasted and people suffer. you can't reason with
crazy people. we can only hope they go to heaven quicker to enjoy a better life they don't want to enjoy on earth.
10. Israel grow up & act like strong self respecting nation!
Chaim ,   Israel   (10.22.18)
Israel achieves victory on the battlefield. Than we insanely give it all away with insane retreats and concessions to our mortal foes. Nobody wants war, but sometimes, unfortunately, it is necessary. When war is necessary, we must use it to make PERMANENT changes in Israel's favor. Permanently retake ALL our lands we madly ceded to our foes and act like the victors we are.

Nor should our foes expect Israeli concessions during peace negotiations. We are the VICTORS. Our foes must make all the concessions. It's time for Israel to grow up and act like the strong, self respecting sovereign nation we were meant to be!
11. Thank you for admitting Iron Dome is 100% fake garbage.
NYNY   (10.22.18)
12. Nukes
Lee ,   LA   (10.22.18)
Israel may have to use nukes on Lebwnon come what may. Daisy cutters and nape at a minimum.
13. That's why Hamas must be decapitated
Avi L.   (10.22.18)
Once the khomeynists will see Hamas decapitated and all bunches of other thugs going for Hamas people and at each other throats, they will understand that what is left of bashir's militias after his elimination won't be able to restrain the sunnis thirst for safawid's blood, Hezballah's blood in particular.

Khomeynists have accumulate a long list of pending vendettas ...

No more "legitimate government" in the Sykes-Picot entity called "syria" would mean no more "legitimate" russian or khomeynist presence in "syria"

Maybe erdogan "expanding" the sunnis "protection zone" further south?

That's why Hamas must be decapitated
14. nasrollah, liebeerman and bibi
geroge   (10.22.18)
nasrollah sees empty Israeli threats So far he is correct.

in general, once Israeli soldiers shake off rust and tighten their belts, they are good fighters.When led by wimps like olmert and peres, they were not permitted to get uncorked and go.

the israeli home front in the nasrollah and Gaza wars kept saying to the idf, go go go.we will absorb Hezbollah's Russian missiles, you do the bloody job.



So what happened? israel was led by 2 cowards who shrink from war. olmert, no 1 pacifist who thought he could do war on the cheap. a press officer he had no feeling for the attack and defense, with him was livni, another security ignoramus and peretz who had trouble putting on binocculars.

now we come to bibi. he was allegedly shot and nearly drowned in a commando raid years ago. it frightened him and renders him extremely reluctant to engage in combat in my opinion. the problem is that his personal struggles in my judgement hold idf back so they cannot do the job whether protective edge in Gaza or now.

lieberman, now bibi #2 says lets hit hamas with war;of course bibi says no. instead of having eisencott game out war plans, bibi pursues empty Egyptian mediation.also Lieberman seems also to have no feel for tactics which is surprising given that he was a bouncer ie if you have fought, you have a feel for tactics.

so Israel is unlikely to do much so long as bibi is calling the shots.whatever happened to him or perhaps nothing happened to him, he is a coward pure and simple and that is my opinion. he holds the idf back time and time again. after he says he acted responsibly. he lies to himself. he is petrified of war. he postpones, fails to initiate. all he does is make speeches to a degree , the thinks speeches are like major tank battle victories. he is a deluded nerd.

Bennett and feiglin, should they reach power, then nasrollah will find out the true Israeli response. until then, Israel will appear as a wimpish country.enemies will feel emboldened. if bibi was strong, jordan wouldn't dare go near the annexes of the treaty.

yet you israeli keep voting for bibi or lapid. instead of voting for Bennett and feiglin, you keep voting for weak leaders who are gutless. you still have a death wish cause that is where Israel is headed if bibi is not replaced.

Arabs have a good strategy . They need to be countered with modern asymmetrics along with brute power. instead it is countered by wimps.
15. Empty threats, huh.
Brad ,   USA   (10.23.18)
Dont fret. Israel will fill them.
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