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Why is no one guarding the Iron Dome batteries in central Israel?
Nevo Ziv
Published: 28.01.19, 17:01
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1. One would hope pairs of soldiers guarded these things.
david ,   Hartford USA   (01.28.19)
But maybe everything is shielded from electronic and laser interference. But a well-tossed hand grenade (or even a rope with a grappling hook on the end) might be enough to render the missiles inoperable. We can't take that chance. Surely there are enough IDF to protect the machines that protect the country.
2. WHY IS THE SITE UNGUARDED ?
MR CYNIC ,   SAFED CYNIC HOUSE   (01.28.19)
Because israeli soldiers are too busy in Brazil dancing the samba there with their search & rescue mission
3. "Spirit" of slob Eisencot still pervading IDF,despite change
ab   (01.28.19)
of COS
4. Because they do not work like Reagan's Star Wars
Jesus ,   NYNY   (01.28.19)
Maybe Iron Dome never existed like Jesus.
5. Couldn't some PA creep get these GPS coordinates...
David ,   Hartford USA   (01.28.19)
just by standing by this equipment and then send them to an army guy in Syria? The IDF needs to move these things around every night, even it's just a few hundred feet, to make the target harder to knock out.
6. ynet readers are NOT the right people to tell!
shloime ,   toronto   (01.28.19)
this is not even one bit about security, just sensationalism.
7. officer in charge should be held accountable for negligence
Rafi ,   US   (01.28.19)
IF the report is true - strong corrective action is a no-brainer

It's all about sending a message to the entire system...
8. Gender-fair reporting?
BAB ,   Jerusalem   (01.28.19)
Just out of curiosity, had a male soldier been the one to ask the reporter and photographer to leave, would you have written the following?:

"The team had finally been noticed by a MALE soldier some 50 meters from us on the other side of the fence. "It is forbidden to photograph here," HE barked, prompting the team to wave HIM goodbye and walk away.
The MALE soldier was the only military personnel in the Iron Dome’s vicinity."

So, is the subplot that the IDF should be embarrassed to trust the Iron Dome to a weak female, or is it that female soldiers proved themselves to be even more effective than males?
9. In the chain of command IDF obviously counts on God to do
(01.29.19)
the pesky details like guard-duty?!!
10. Israeli "army" Today and the myth of irondome
smokeonwater   (01.29.19)
Israeli army Today is a bleak shadow of 1973 version, which also was one of the UN-disciplined armies. But then in 1973 there were some "patriotic" so called morals existed. Today in west century there is no morals, no patriotic garbage and no motivation. End of true facts.
11. Gender?
Barry ,   Herzliya   (01.29.19)
Go spew your vile sjw poison on another platform
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