i'll bet if elected he would still keep giving israel 4-5 billion dollars a year in military aid... so there goes that budget cut... :roll:[/quote]
4-5 billion? I could've sworn it was $9BILLION! So you're saying 44 cut the budget some ey??? :roll:
THAT part of the budget will NEVER get cut by ANY president. PERIOD!!!!
Iran, the worlds central banker of international terrorism, is close to getting nukes. A targeted campaign on their illicit nuke sites is imminent IMO. Could be a blessing for the people of Iran. An opportunity to free itself!
Less than a year ago, Ahmadinejad said, addressing Israel. "There is no room for you in the region."
How many times, in addition to this type of rhetoric has he said our ally needs to be wiped off the map?
Not the kind of place we can let have nukes so what to do?
I could find probably ten examples of people here showing you the mistranslation of this statement...so unless he has started using this line like a US election catchphrase...you cannot keep repeating the lie. At what point are we allowed to call this trolling? Seriously....this conversation has been done way too many times, it's pure bait to continue to bring up that quote again and again.
yeah that dead horse has been kicked a million times the last 3 years.
the american media has no interest in correcting that story for mass consumption because that disinformation stokes speculation about war, and that leads to news website clicks and $...
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
Obviously a site with an agenda, but a good collection of information. thanks.
the agenda is to tell the palestinian side of things. that site is to inform americans about what is happening because the people that run the site feel that if your average american knows what it is happening they might wake up and do something about it, like say, call your representatives. in this day and age, if you want to get your message across you have to have some sort of agenda.
since most american media has a boner for israel just like our politicians do, americans never get more than just a glossed over version of the story. that is why sites like this exist.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
and just to show how ignorant our congress is, when netanyahu spoke to congress he got 29 standing ovations. obama only got 25 in the state of the union address. and it is telling that bibi does not even get standing ovations in his own knesset..
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
Obviously a site with an agenda, but a good collection of information. thanks.
the agenda is to tell the palestinian side of things. that site is to inform americans about what is happening because the people that run the site feel that if your average american knows what it is happening they might wake up and do something about it, like say, call your representatives. in this day and age, if you want to get your message across you have to have some sort of agenda.
since most american media has a boner for israel just like our politicians do, americans never get more than just a glossed over version of the story. that is why sites like this exist.
Right, it has an agenda. That's what I said. I also said it was a good collection of information.
An Israeli court on Tuesday backed an Israeli government policy of allowing Christians from the Gaza Strip to pray at Israeli and West Bank holy sites, and denying the enclave's Muslims the same right.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal lodged by six Gaza Muslims and Israeli non-governmental organisation Gisha to challenge a ruling of the Beersheba District Court, which refused to intervene against the policy.
The six women were prevented from going to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest site in east Jerusalem, to pray during a Muslim festival.
They denounced the policy as discrimination in favour of Gaza's 3,000 Christians and against around 1.6 million Muslims in the coastal enclave.
The Israeli authorities justified on security grounds limitations on access to Muslims holy sites it imposes periodically through quotas, ages or residence conditions.
sounds about right when you compare gaza with certain areas in the us...
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
An Israeli court on Tuesday backed an Israeli government policy of allowing Christians from the Gaza Strip to pray at Israeli and West Bank holy sites, and denying the enclave's Muslims the same right.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal lodged by six Gaza Muslims and Israeli non-governmental organisation Gisha to challenge a ruling of the Beersheba District Court, which refused to intervene against the policy.
The six women were prevented from going to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest site in east Jerusalem, to pray during a Muslim festival.
They denounced the policy as discrimination in favour of Gaza's 3,000 Christians and against around 1.6 million Muslims in the coastal enclave.
The Israeli authorities justified on security grounds limitations on access to Muslims holy sites it imposes periodically through quotas, ages or residence conditions.
sounds about right when you compare gaza with certain areas in the us...
Hey gimme,
Just to add this, the Al-Aqsa and the area surrounding it, which includes the Dome of the Rock, is surrounded by the israeli occupying forces, and to get in, any Muslim must pass through them, they have the final say whether you enter or not, so for a Muslim during the month of Ramadan being told he can't go in to pray is sort of tantamount to telling a Christian he can't go the Holy Sepulchre or his own church on Easter. And age restrictions, such as no male under the age of 40, are usually placed when there are a lot of worshippers. I believe it is a form of crowd control, so if the iof decided to do something provoking as with the infamous Sharon visit, there would be less young men (those able and willing to revolt) they would have to deal with. That's the type of "security", ie control and oppression, the "israeli authorities" are referring to in the article.
Just to add this, the Al-Aqsa and the area surrounding it, which includes the Dome of the Rock, is surrounded by the israeli occupying forces, and to get in, any Muslim must pass through them, they have the final say whether you enter or not, so for a Muslim during the month of Ramadan being told he can't go in to pray is sort of tantamount to telling a Christian he can't go the Holy Sepulchre or his own church on Easter. And age restrictions, such as no male under the age of 40, are usually placed when there are a lot of worshippers. I believe it is a form of crowd control, so if the iof decided to do something provoking as with the infamous Sharon visit, there would be less young men (those able and willing to revolt) they would have to deal with. That's the type of "security", ie control and oppression, the "israeli authorities" are referring to in the article.
that is absolutely insane. yet, we are still their ally :fp: :fp:
i definitely think the no men under 40 thing is definitely a form of crowd control, but i believe the motivation is even more prejudicial than what you stated. i think they only allow men over 40 because there are no suicide bombers over the age of 40. most men who want to be militants or suicide bombers don't make it to age 40 becasue they a, blow themselves up, or b, get thrown in jail for being a militant, or c, they get killed by the idf. the ones giving them the orders are over age 40...just my thoughts...
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
Just to add this, the Al-Aqsa and the area surrounding it, which includes the Dome of the Rock, is surrounded by the israeli occupying forces, and to get in, any Muslim must pass through them, they have the final say whether you enter or not, so for a Muslim during the month of Ramadan being told he can't go in to pray is sort of tantamount to telling a Christian he can't go the Holy Sepulchre or his own church on Easter. And age restrictions, such as no male under the age of 40, are usually placed when there are a lot of worshippers. I believe it is a form of crowd control, so if the iof decided to do something provoking as with the infamous Sharon visit, there would be less young men (those able and willing to revolt) they would have to deal with. That's the type of "security", ie control and oppression, the "israeli authorities" are referring to in the article.
that is absolutely insane. yet, we are still their ally :fp: :fp:
i definitely think the no men under 40 thing is definitely a form of crowd control, but i believe the motivation is even more prejudicial than what you stated. i think they only allow men over 40 because there are no suicide bombers over the age of 40. most men who want to be militants or suicide bombers don't make it to age 40 becasue they a, blow themselves up, or b, get thrown in jail for being a militant, or c, they get killed by the idf. the ones giving them the orders are over age 40...just my thoughts...
Ally gimme??? I think u meant servant. Money talks in dc and unfortunately for the Palestinians, they dnt have much whereas Israel, well, they somehow have plenty....:roll:
Ally gimme??? I think u meant servant. Money talks in dc and unfortunately for the Palestinians, they dnt have much whereas Israel, well, they somehow have plenty....:roll:
Israel is pretty much just an off-shore military base for the U.S. They're also the biggest threat to World peace, and the main reason why every American is a target of terrorism.
As for Israel being an ally of the U.S, I disagree. Israeli's couldn't give a shit about America.
Netanyahu responding to Obama's calls for a two-state settlement along the 1967 border, in line with the international consensus: “This guy doesn’t get it, does he?”
I love Israel and I'm looking forward to visiting them on birthright.
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It was a deeply moving experience to be in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, last week.
You can't get much closer to the ideals and convictions of the United States than you do in Israel. We're part of the great fellowship of democracies. We speak the same language of freedom and justice and believe in the right of every person to live in peace.
The story of how America -- a nation still so new to the world by the standards of this ancient region -- rose up to become the dear friend of the people of Israel is among the finest and most hopeful in our nation's history. Israel and America are in many respects reflections of one another, and I am happy America has such a great friend and ally.
I love Israel and I'm looking forward to visiting them on birthright.
That's a strange first post on a Pearl Jam message board.
Anyway, what's birthright? :?
haha my goal was for my first post on this board to be about something non related to PJ.
Birthright is basically a free trip to Israel to learn about the culture and live in Israel for 10 days. But you have to have some Jewish ancestry.
@DaveKast
"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven." - Jean P. Richter
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i have heard of birthright. when do you get to go and what parts will you be seeing?
anyway welcome to the forums. it can get a little crazy in this one at times though.
as of now i am going in december. I'll be staying in Jerusalem. But i'll be traveling around in the 10 days that i am there.
Thank you for the welcome. I'm a regular on the Warehouse forums and thought i'd join in on the 10C forums.
@DaveKast
"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven." - Jean P. Richter
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Thanks to all the knowledgeable people here for giving me some education on Israel. You'd never know any of this shit from our inept media.
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Thanks to all the knowledgeable people here for giving me some education on Israel. You'd never know any of this shit from our inept media.
Agreed. Got a little bit better understanding of our supposed "alliance" with Israel.
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Yeah, I'm ok with them being Jews, Christians, Muslims, etc. but they should be people 1st.
Though, religion has been around a really long time, so I don't think it is going anywhere.
participation in organized religion is dropping worldwide ... hence only the hard core still do it and why it appears the extremists are taking over ...
Just to add this, the Al-Aqsa and the area surrounding it, which includes the Dome of the Rock, is surrounded by the israeli occupying forces, and to get in, any Muslim must pass through them, they have the final say whether you enter or not, so for a Muslim during the month of Ramadan being told he can't go in to pray is sort of tantamount to telling a Christian he can't go the Holy Sepulchre or his own church on Easter. And age restrictions, such as no male under the age of 40, are usually placed when there are a lot of worshippers. I believe it is a form of crowd control, so if the iof decided to do something provoking as with the infamous Sharon visit, there would be less young men (those able and willing to revolt) they would have to deal with. That's the type of "security", ie control and oppression, the "israeli authorities" are referring to in the article.
that is absolutely insane. yet, we are still their ally :fp: :fp:
i definitely think the no men under 40 thing is definitely a form of crowd control, but i believe the motivation is even more prejudicial than what you stated. i think they only allow men over 40 because there are no suicide bombers over the age of 40. most men who want to be militants or suicide bombers don't make it to age 40 becasue they a, blow themselves up, or b, get thrown in jail for being a militant, or c, they get killed by the idf. the ones giving them the orders are over age 40...just my thoughts...
Those are really good points...i think you are right on it.
An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program could trigger a bloody monthlong war on multiple fronts, killing hundreds of Israelis or more, the Israeli Cabinet's civil defense chief warned in an interview published Wednesday.
It was the most explicit assessment yet of how the government sees events unfolding in the aftermath of an Israeli attack.
Matan Vilnai, who is stepping down as the "home front" Cabinet minister to become Israel's ambassador to China, described the scenarios to Israel's Maariv daily at a time of heightened debate about the Iranian nuclear threat.
Vilnai, a retired general who was deputy military chief of staff, has spent the past five years overseeing upgrades of Israel's civil defense systems, including air-raid sirens, bomb shelters and a public alert system.
In the Maariv interview, Vilnai said "the home front is ready as never before." Nonetheless, he said the country must be braced for heavy casualties in the case of conflict with Iran.
Vilnai said the government has prepared for the possibility of hundreds of rockets and missiles falling on Israeli population centers each day, with the expectation of 500 deaths.
"It could be that there will be fewer fatalities, but it could be there will be more. That is the scenario that we are preparing for according to the best experts," he said. "The assessments are for a war that will last 30 days on a number of fronts."
Israel is convinced that archenemy Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, dismissing Tehran's claims that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. Israel considers nuclear-armed Iran to be a mortal danger. Israel's leaders have indicated an attack is a possibility if they conclude the international community has failed to halt the Iranian program.
Vilnai did not elaborate on how he reached his assessments, but his office relies on intelligence and other assessments about Iranian weapons capabilities and Israeli susceptibility. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has also said the Israeli death toll could be in the range of 500 in such a conflict.
"Just as the citizens of Japan have to realize that they can have earthquakes, so the citizens of Israel have to realize that if they live here, they have to be prepared to expect missiles on the home front," Vilnai said. "It's not pleasant for the home front, but decisions have to be made, and we have to be ready."
Vilnai has made similar comments in other media outlets in recent days.
At a news briefing in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed the U.S. assessment that Israel has not yet decided whether to strike, while the U.S. military chief, Gen. Martin Dempsey, echoed a widely held assessment that an Israeli operation would only set back, not destroy, Iran's nuclear project.
Vilnai was stepping down Wednesday to take up his new post in China. He is being replaced by a former internal security service chief, Avi Dichter.
An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program could trigger a bloody monthlong war on multiple fronts, killing hundreds of Israelis or more, the Israeli Cabinet's civil defense chief warned in an interview published Wednesday.
It was the most explicit assessment yet of how the government sees events unfolding in the aftermath of an Israeli attack.
Matan Vilnai, who is stepping down as the "home front" Cabinet minister to become Israel's ambassador to China, described the scenarios to Israel's Maariv daily at a time of heightened debate about the Iranian nuclear threat.
Vilnai, a retired general who was deputy military chief of staff, has spent the past five years overseeing upgrades of Israel's civil defense systems, including air-raid sirens, bomb shelters and a public alert system.
In the Maariv interview, Vilnai said "the home front is ready as never before." Nonetheless, he said the country must be braced for heavy casualties in the case of conflict with Iran.
Vilnai said the government has prepared for the possibility of hundreds of rockets and missiles falling on Israeli population centers each day, with the expectation of 500 deaths.
"It could be that there will be fewer fatalities, but it could be there will be more. That is the scenario that we are preparing for according to the best experts," he said. "The assessments are for a war that will last 30 days on a number of fronts."
Israel is convinced that archenemy Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, dismissing Tehran's claims that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. Israel considers nuclear-armed Iran to be a mortal danger. Israel's leaders have indicated an attack is a possibility if they conclude the international community has failed to halt the Iranian program.
Vilnai did not elaborate on how he reached his assessments, but his office relies on intelligence and other assessments about Iranian weapons capabilities and Israeli susceptibility. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has also said the Israeli death toll could be in the range of 500 in such a conflict.
"Just as the citizens of Japan have to realize that they can have earthquakes, so the citizens of Israel have to realize that if they live here, they have to be prepared to expect missiles on the home front," Vilnai said. "It's not pleasant for the home front, but decisions have to be made, and we have to be ready."
Vilnai has made similar comments in other media outlets in recent days.
At a news briefing in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed the U.S. assessment that Israel has not yet decided whether to strike, while the U.S. military chief, Gen. Martin Dempsey, echoed a widely held assessment that an Israeli operation would only set back, not destroy, Iran's nuclear project.
Vilnai was stepping down Wednesday to take up his new post in China. He is being replaced by a former internal security service chief, Avi Dichter.
Is all this talk of war making you giddy with excitement?
An Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program could trigger a bloody monthlong war on multiple fronts, killing hundreds of Israelis or more, the Israeli Cabinet's civil defense chief warned in an interview published Wednesday.
It was the most explicit assessment yet of how the government sees events unfolding in the aftermath of an Israeli attack.
Matan Vilnai, who is stepping down as the "home front" Cabinet minister to become Israel's ambassador to China, described the scenarios to Israel's Maariv daily at a time of heightened debate about the Iranian nuclear threat.
Vilnai, a retired general who was deputy military chief of staff, has spent the past five years overseeing upgrades of Israel's civil defense systems, including air-raid sirens, bomb shelters and a public alert system.
In the Maariv interview, Vilnai said "the home front is ready as never before." Nonetheless, he said the country must be braced for heavy casualties in the case of conflict with Iran.
Vilnai said the government has prepared for the possibility of hundreds of rockets and missiles falling on Israeli population centers each day, with the expectation of 500 deaths.
"It could be that there will be fewer fatalities, but it could be there will be more. That is the scenario that we are preparing for according to the best experts," he said. "The assessments are for a war that will last 30 days on a number of fronts."
Israel is convinced that archenemy Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, dismissing Tehran's claims that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. Israel considers nuclear-armed Iran to be a mortal danger. Israel's leaders have indicated an attack is a possibility if they conclude the international community has failed to halt the Iranian program.
Vilnai did not elaborate on how he reached his assessments, but his office relies on intelligence and other assessments about Iranian weapons capabilities and Israeli susceptibility. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has also said the Israeli death toll could be in the range of 500 in such a conflict.
"Just as the citizens of Japan have to realize that they can have earthquakes, so the citizens of Israel have to realize that if they live here, they have to be prepared to expect missiles on the home front," Vilnai said. "It's not pleasant for the home front, but decisions have to be made, and we have to be ready."
Vilnai has made similar comments in other media outlets in recent days.
At a news briefing in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed the U.S. assessment that Israel has not yet decided whether to strike, while the U.S. military chief, Gen. Martin Dempsey, echoed a widely held assessment that an Israeli operation would only set back, not destroy, Iran's nuclear project.
Vilnai was stepping down Wednesday to take up his new post in China. He is being replaced by a former internal security service chief, Avi Dichter.
Is all this talk of war making you giddy with excitement?
all i know is like brian fantana, "i am VERY aroused..."
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4-5 billion? I could've sworn it was $9BILLION! So you're saying 44 cut the budget some ey??? :roll:
THAT part of the budget will NEVER get cut by ANY president. PERIOD!!!!
the american media has no interest in correcting that story for mass consumption because that disinformation stokes speculation about war, and that leads to news website clicks and $...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
since most american media has a boner for israel just like our politicians do, americans never get more than just a glossed over version of the story. that is why sites like this exist.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Right, it has an agenda. That's what I said. I also said it was a good collection of information.
equality?
yeah.
right...
Gaza Christians can pray in Israel, not Muslims: court
http://news.yahoo.com/gaza-christians-p ... 13815.html
An Israeli court on Tuesday backed an Israeli government policy of allowing Christians from the Gaza Strip to pray at Israeli and West Bank holy sites, and denying the enclave's Muslims the same right.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal lodged by six Gaza Muslims and Israeli non-governmental organisation Gisha to challenge a ruling of the Beersheba District Court, which refused to intervene against the policy.
The six women were prevented from going to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third-holiest site in east Jerusalem, to pray during a Muslim festival.
They denounced the policy as discrimination in favour of Gaza's 3,000 Christians and against around 1.6 million Muslims in the coastal enclave.
The Israeli authorities justified on security grounds limitations on access to Muslims holy sites it imposes periodically through quotas, ages or residence conditions.
sounds about right when you compare gaza with certain areas in the us...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Hey gimme,
Just to add this, the Al-Aqsa and the area surrounding it, which includes the Dome of the Rock, is surrounded by the israeli occupying forces, and to get in, any Muslim must pass through them, they have the final say whether you enter or not, so for a Muslim during the month of Ramadan being told he can't go in to pray is sort of tantamount to telling a Christian he can't go the Holy Sepulchre or his own church on Easter. And age restrictions, such as no male under the age of 40, are usually placed when there are a lot of worshippers. I believe it is a form of crowd control, so if the iof decided to do something provoking as with the infamous Sharon visit, there would be less young men (those able and willing to revolt) they would have to deal with. That's the type of "security", ie control and oppression, the "israeli authorities" are referring to in the article.
i definitely think the no men under 40 thing is definitely a form of crowd control, but i believe the motivation is even more prejudicial than what you stated. i think they only allow men over 40 because there are no suicide bombers over the age of 40. most men who want to be militants or suicide bombers don't make it to age 40 becasue they a, blow themselves up, or b, get thrown in jail for being a militant, or c, they get killed by the idf. the ones giving them the orders are over age 40...just my thoughts...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Ally gimme??? I think u meant servant. Money talks in dc and unfortunately for the Palestinians, they dnt have much whereas Israel, well, they somehow have plenty....:roll:
Israel is pretty much just an off-shore military base for the U.S. They're also the biggest threat to World peace, and the main reason why every American is a target of terrorism.
As for Israel being an ally of the U.S, I disagree. Israeli's couldn't give a shit about America.
Netanyahu responding to Obama's calls for a two-state settlement along the 1967 border, in line with the international consensus: “This guy doesn’t get it, does he?”
Also, anyone remember when the Israeli's sank the U.S.S Liberty killing 34 Americans and wounding 170?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident
Some ally!
"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven." - Jean P. Richter
Phoenix 2013, LA 1 2013, Ft. Lauderdale 2016, Miami 2016, Philly 1 2016, MSG 1 2016, MSG 2 2016, Fenway 2 2016.
That's a strange first post on a Pearl Jam message board.
Anyway, what's birthright? :?
Bulldozing homes, the constant shelling, the theft of another's land based off of some ancient written papers... I don't know, man...
haha my goal was for my first post on this board to be about something non related to PJ.
Birthright is basically a free trip to Israel to learn about the culture and live in Israel for 10 days. But you have to have some Jewish ancestry.
"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven." - Jean P. Richter
Phoenix 2013, LA 1 2013, Ft. Lauderdale 2016, Miami 2016, Philly 1 2016, MSG 1 2016, MSG 2 2016, Fenway 2 2016.
anyway welcome to the forums. it can get a little crazy in this one at times though.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
as of now i am going in december. I'll be staying in Jerusalem. But i'll be traveling around in the 10 days that i am there.
Thank you for the welcome. I'm a regular on the Warehouse forums and thought i'd join in on the 10C forums.
"Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven." - Jean P. Richter
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.......
:shock:
Yeah, I'm ok with them being Jews, Christians, Muslims, etc. but they should be people 1st.
Though, religion has been around a really long time, so I don't think it is going anywhere.
participation in organized religion is dropping worldwide ... hence only the hard core still do it and why it appears the extremists are taking over ...
Those are really good points...i think you are right on it.
It was the most explicit assessment yet of how the government sees events unfolding in the aftermath of an Israeli attack.
Matan Vilnai, who is stepping down as the "home front" Cabinet minister to become Israel's ambassador to China, described the scenarios to Israel's Maariv daily at a time of heightened debate about the Iranian nuclear threat.
Vilnai, a retired general who was deputy military chief of staff, has spent the past five years overseeing upgrades of Israel's civil defense systems, including air-raid sirens, bomb shelters and a public alert system.
In the Maariv interview, Vilnai said "the home front is ready as never before." Nonetheless, he said the country must be braced for heavy casualties in the case of conflict with Iran.
Vilnai said the government has prepared for the possibility of hundreds of rockets and missiles falling on Israeli population centers each day, with the expectation of 500 deaths.
"It could be that there will be fewer fatalities, but it could be there will be more. That is the scenario that we are preparing for according to the best experts," he said. "The assessments are for a war that will last 30 days on a number of fronts."
Israel is convinced that archenemy Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons, dismissing Tehran's claims that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. Israel considers nuclear-armed Iran to be a mortal danger. Israel's leaders have indicated an attack is a possibility if they conclude the international community has failed to halt the Iranian program.
Vilnai did not elaborate on how he reached his assessments, but his office relies on intelligence and other assessments about Iranian weapons capabilities and Israeli susceptibility. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has also said the Israeli death toll could be in the range of 500 in such a conflict.
"Just as the citizens of Japan have to realize that they can have earthquakes, so the citizens of Israel have to realize that if they live here, they have to be prepared to expect missiles on the home front," Vilnai said. "It's not pleasant for the home front, but decisions have to be made, and we have to be ready."
Vilnai has made similar comments in other media outlets in recent days.
At a news briefing in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed the U.S. assessment that Israel has not yet decided whether to strike, while the U.S. military chief, Gen. Martin Dempsey, echoed a widely held assessment that an Israeli operation would only set back, not destroy, Iran's nuclear project.
Vilnai was stepping down Wednesday to take up his new post in China. He is being replaced by a former internal security service chief, Avi Dichter.
Is all this talk of war making you giddy with excitement?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwljKo0yeoA
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Colluding trolls.
i have never heard of a troll calling others trolls before. but keep it up though because it is entertaining.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."