Where I come from, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and all commanders directly responsible with the go ahead of this op, should be fired on with real guns.
What kind of wicked crackpots are running this place?
For no good reason, the Israeli government decided to intercept the Cyprus-Gaza flotilla.
Despite clear intelligence indicating that the boats were controlled by a militant crowd, the government sent Navy commandos rather than anti-terrorist units. The Marines have only basic training in friend-or-foe recognition during anti-terrorist operations. The government’s choice of troops ensured indiscriminate deaths: over 10 were killed, only two of whom had firearms.
The Israeli government put the Marines under stupid and dangerous orders to avoid shooting live ammunition. Only because of those criminal orders were the peaceniks able to snatch two shotguns from the Marines.
Only because of these criminal orders were the peaceniks able to attack the Marines with knives and pipes. Had the government not constrained the Marines from defending themselves, a few shots of live ammunition would have stopped the squabble immediately—and caused no casualties.
The government made this confrontation possible by refusing to let the Navy ram the boats on sight. That way—the standard way, tried successfully in earlier encounters with peaceniks—the passengers would have been forced to abandon their boats, and the Navy could have picked them up from the sea safely.
The Israeli government is guilty of unnecessary interception of the boats, provoking the activists to fight by the well-known prohibition of the use of live ammo, and—most importantly—of endangering Jewish lives by enforcing unrealistic rules of engagement. Consequently, two Jewish Marines were severely wounded, and the government failed the halachic test of unresolved murder, “We did everything in our power to ensure that he wouldn’t be killed.”
Many countries commonly kill illegal migrants at their borders, many more kill those who support their enemies. But Israel is assured of a wave of condemnations over the 10- 16? dead Hamas supporters. Even Egypt, which thankfully kills scores of African migrants at our border, condemned Israel, and so will many other countries.
The country which makes a national sport of suing its PM over petty overbilling charges should pause and look for the real criminals in her government.
Young Israeli Arabs at Haifa University rioted, hurled rocks and firebombs at police over the Gaza flotilla incident.
The loyal Arabs, whose education is heavily subsidized by silly Jews, seemed unconcerned with the fact that hundreds of Hamas supporters on the boat attacked their fellow Israeli citizens who merely tried to forcibly send their non-existent cargo for security check in Ashdod port.
Led by the mob of Arab states, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference denounced the Israeli nuclear program. The resolution does not even mention Iranian nuclear activities.
A year ago, the Arabs would have been happy to aid Israel and the US in bombing Iranian nuclear facilities. Today, they side with the winner
According to the Sunday Times, Israel will deploy three nuclear-capable submarines for permanent positioning in the Persian Gulf.
That can only mean that Netanyahu has abandoned any plans to strike Iran, and has turned instead to a deterrence policy.
The deterrence would be fake. In the small Persian Gulf, Iran would have no trouble locating and destroying Israeli submarines. The type of nuclear-armed cruise missiles that can be deployed on submarines are not very effective: they detonate at too low an altitude. Iran has sufficient means, including TOR-1M and Chinese S-300 batteries, to intercept low-flying cruise missiles. Most importantly, the ayatollahs might not mind exchanging Tehran for Tel Aviv in a series of nuclear explosions.
The government made this confrontation possible by refusing to let the Navy ram the boats on sight. That way—the standard way, tried successfully in earlier encounters with peaceniks—the passengers would have been forced to abandon their boats, and the Navy could have picked them up from the sea safely.
Folks, some of these IDF soldiers rappelled down to the deck with paintball guns.
I kid you not.
Where I come from, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and all commanders directly responsible with the go ahead of this op, should be fired on with real guns.
What kind of wicked crackpots are running this place?
Good thing they chickened out from Attacking Iran.
They probably would have used Paint Bombs instead of the real thing. Mustn’t hurt anyone in war how would it look on You Tube?
What might the gentiles think of us …..?
For no good reason, the Israeli government decided to intercept the Cyprus-Gaza flotilla.
Despite clear intelligence indicating that the boats were controlled by a militant crowd, the government sent Navy commandos rather than anti-terrorist units. The Marines have only basic training in friend-or-foe recognition during anti-terrorist operations. The government’s choice of troops ensured indiscriminate deaths: over 10 were killed, only two of whom had firearms.
The Israeli government put the Marines under stupid and dangerous orders to avoid shooting live ammunition. Only because of those criminal orders were the peaceniks able to snatch two shotguns from the Marines.
Only because of these criminal orders were the peaceniks able to attack the Marines with knives and pipes. Had the government not constrained the Marines from defending themselves, a few shots of live ammunition would have stopped the squabble immediately—and caused no casualties.
The government made this confrontation possible by refusing to let the Navy ram the boats on sight. That way—the standard way, tried successfully in earlier encounters with peaceniks—the passengers would have been forced to abandon their boats, and the Navy could have picked them up from the sea safely.
The Israeli government is guilty of unnecessary interception of the boats, provoking the activists to fight by the well-known prohibition of the use of live ammo, and—most importantly—of endangering Jewish lives by enforcing unrealistic rules of engagement. Consequently, two Jewish Marines were severely wounded, and the government failed the halachic test of unresolved murder, “We did everything in our power to ensure that he wouldn’t be killed.”
Many countries commonly kill illegal migrants at their borders, many more kill those who support their enemies. But Israel is assured of a wave of condemnations over the 10- 16? dead Hamas supporters. Even Egypt, which thankfully kills scores of African migrants at our border, condemned Israel, and so will many other countries.
Israeli Arabs side with Hamas
Young Israeli Arabs at Haifa University rioted, hurled rocks and firebombs at police over the Gaza flotilla incident.
Arabs learn to live with nuclear Iran
Led by the mob of Arab states, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference denounced the Israeli nuclear program. The resolution does not even mention Iranian nuclear activities.
Israel switches to deterrence against Iran
According to the Sunday Times, Israel will deploy three nuclear-capable submarines for permanent positioning in the Persian Gulf.
That can only mean that Netanyahu has abandoned any plans to strike Iran, and has turned instead to a deterrence policy.
The deterrence would be fake. In the small Persian Gulf, Iran would have no trouble locating and destroying Israeli submarines. The type of nuclear-armed cruise missiles that can be deployed on submarines are not very effective: they detonate at too low an altitude. Iran has sufficient means, including TOR-1M and Chinese S-300 batteries, to intercept low-flying cruise missiles. Most importantly, the ayatollahs might not mind exchanging Tehran for Tel Aviv in a series of nuclear explosions.
I don’t care that the “activists” who were really terrorists got killed.
Why want these terrorists to be safe?