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Before Israel is dragged into a U.S.-Iran war
Giora Eiland
Published: 28.06.19, 23:26
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1. This general is an idiot! Read why:
Moses Katz ,   Tel Aviv   (06.28.19)
He is saying Iran can't do much to Israel! NONSENSE. WE CAN'T EVEN DEFEAT GAZA. Iran already *IS* in Golan according to SERVING IDF people. Moreover, their missiles are enough in precision, pay-load and numbers which will lead to Israel's obliteration. These are FACTS! Not facing it will NOT help us.
2. Ridiculous and pointless article!
Moses Katz ,   Tel Aviv   (06.28.19)
This general was a colossal failure against Iran in ALL ASPECTS. First these generals warmonger, than they get kicked and defeated and are now trying to disengage....
3. Eiland is either stupid or nut...perhaps both.
DSM ,   USA   (06.29.19)
When will supposedly educate Jews understand you can't make peace by giving in to people who want to eradicate you. Unfortunately he is not the only ex military leader who favors giving in to these terrorists.
4. once again, a poorly written (or translated) article...
Rafi ,   US   (06.29.19)
Aside from the discussion of various terror groups in Gaza, there are few explanations here that are new or meaningful... It's all been discussed innumerable times in past weeks.

Meanwhile, what little Eiland writes is seriously lacking in explanation or evidence. For example, he states:

"Iran decided to take the middle road... trying to harm American interests in the region in the hopes that this will strengthen its own standing."

What does that mean? "Strengthen its own standing" with whom?? Sorry, no answer provided.

Will attacking Amer interests help Iran? Maybe it could... but how? No details provided.
5. You are comical and should do stand up comedy
Ralph ,   Houston   (06.29.19)
Do you understand that Israel is already at war with the mullahs and their proxies. You just choose to cover your eyes. The mullahs have dirty fingerprints all over the terror money and bullets/rockets. # 1. You believe throwing in the towel and giving Lebanon gas reserves will help bring quiet. This is funny. All of these groups and countries will immediately again attack Israel the minute they find any advantage. Agreements with Hamas and I.J. Those agreements change by the hour and are not worth the paper they are printed on. PLEASE STICK TO COMEDY
6. Seems everyone knows Eiland is a fool except himself!
(06.29.19)
7. tensions with Iran on the rise since 1979
C   (06.29.19)
since 1979, iran has become the premier terror regime in the world.
iran's first act of terror was the taking as hostages of the diplomats of
the united states in violation of fundamental ancient customary laws.
iran was never punished for this act of treachery.
iran continued by kidnapping american and allied citizens in lebanon.
then iran blew up the american marine baraks in lebanon and the
american embassy there. the head of the cia was kidnapped and
tortured to death in lebanon.
many americans were murdered by shia terrorists world wide.
iran wanted to blow up the saudi ambassador to the us in packed
restaurant in the heart of washington dc.
there is no end to the treachery of the shia terror regime.
rather than punishing this vile genocidal regime, the obama admninstation
had rewarded it by gifting it hundreds of billions of dollars and by
legitimatising its nuclear weapons program.
as long as the shia terror regime exists, there can be no peace.
a nuclear iran is a mortal threat to world peace and to the very
existence of the sovereign state of israel.
8. Why do our leader from gov media edu NGO all appease evil?
(06.29.19)
9. Until when Giora?
Avi L.   (06.29.19)
First of all Israel is not guilty nor responsible for the khomeinists' hegemonic delusions of regional domination, nor for their will to destroy Israel.

Second the origin of the "tension" are the khomeinists missile and nuclear program instrumental to the domination delusion and destruction of Israel.

What Israel could do to reduce the "tension" is to reduce Hamas military power to the point where the gazawis will take over with PA, clans, Egyptian and Saudi support and end "middle east way" Hamas and JI rule over Gaza.

This would send a clear and loud deterrence message to the khomeinists in the region, it would also limit the front to the north eliminating the southern threat.

Furthermore for the US and the EU Hamas and Hezballah are terrorist organization and their leaders legittimate targets

Putin won't interfere in what happens in Gaza, also because Hamas and JI are on Khomeinists payroll.

Last it could show Tehran how Syria could look like once the Joulanis will find no more significant khomeinists forces to stop them from taking their own revenge against Alawis and everybody else who killed Sunnis.

Until when do Israelis have to hear this appeasing nonsense?
10. Israel Won't Be Dragged Into A US-Iran War
World Citizen ,   the world   (06.30.19)
The whole point is to get the USA to fight your wars for you. You and your Jewish neo-con allies in the the US called for the war with Iraq until Israel got what it wanted. Richard Pearleman, Paul Wolfowitz, Douglas Feith, William Krystal, Judith Miller, Eliott Abrams and many others shilled the myth of weapons of mass destruction. They along with Benjamin Netanyahu were lying through their teeth. The same group of Israeli Firsters are doing the same thing with fear mongering about nuclear weapons in Iran. Lies. Go fight your own wars if you won't to fight with Iran.
11. America, Israel's Donkey... Israel pushing Iran War, Not US
Steve Benassi ,   Plymouth, MN USA   (06.30.19)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/21/opinions/israel-saudi-arabia-iran-opinion-miller-sokolsky/index.html
12. Instigating war with fake attacks to justify real response.
NYC   (07.01.19)
That is how every war starts in controlling the narrative.
13. Israeli generosity to "Palestinians" cause of all troubles
Chaim ,   Israel   (07.02.19)
It is scary that Israel has dumb leftist leaders, like Eiland, who believe Israeli generosity to "Palestinians" is a good thing. Israeli generosity to "Palestinians" is the root cause of virtually ALL Israel's serious problems. For example:

The ONLY reason Israel suffers endless wars, rockets and terror from Gaza is because we madly ceded Gaza to "Palestinians".

The ONLY reason Israel suffers endless wars, rockets and terror from Lebanon is because we madly ceded our South Lebanon Security Zone to "Palestinians".

Israel needs to end our insane generosity to our mortal "Palestinian" foes, retake all our lands we foolishly abandoned and reverse our idiotic concessions to them. This is our land. "Palestinians" are defeated mortal foes, who need to be treated as such. End of story!
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