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Defense Minister Ehud Barak. (Tess Scheflan / Jini) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 14:53 09/10/2007 Barak: Israel soon to be able to block 90% of missile launches By Haaretz Service Within a few years Israel will be able to defend itself against 90 percent of missiles fired against it, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday according to Army Radio. Barak and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi appeared Tuesday morning before the State Control Committee to address the State Comptroller's report on the home front. According to Barak, once development of Israel's anti-missile system is complete, the defense establishment will be able to prevent nearly all missile attempts from enemy states, from Qassam rockets to the Iran's Shihab missile. Advertisement Still, IDF Chief Asheknazi warned that the threat of missiles on the home front would not shrink in the near future. "We have been working for a long time to implement all matters of interest to the IDF and the Homefront Command. The comptroller has done well in publicizing these matters throughout the process of inspection, in order to allow us to fix what we consider to be right," he said. "Since the threat on the home front will not become smaller in the near future, it is of utmost important to work with vigor and speed, and that's what we are doing," added the IDF chief. Bookmark to del.icio.us Group goals Hapoel T.A. could be given either death or a dream in the UEFA Cup group stage draw. Bandits on wheels The new vehicles most often stolen in September were Sanyung motorbikes.   1.   Missiles 13:06  |  Lou 09/10/07   2.   SOON...??? BLOCK 90%...!!! 13:38  |  Robert 09/10/07   3.   Better than never. 13:44  |  Charles Smyth 09/10/07   4.   C.Smyth : Barak credentials 14:00  |  Absolute Sweden 09/10/07   5.   #4: True, 14:39  |  Michael Steiner 09/10/07   6.   More BS from Barak - a supporter of Olso & itnatkut 14:41  |  Oiy Oiy Oiy 09/10/07   7.   Utterly Ridiculous 14:49  |  K 09/10/07   8.   Absolute in Sweden. 14:50  |  Charles Smyth 09/10/07   9.   Soon Barak and Olmert will realize , that not missiles , but 14:52  |  Sal 09/10/07   10.   How to tell this is a lie 14:58  |  Clickfool 09/10/07   11.   Misiles NOT rockets 15:06  |  Michael J. Weed 09/10/07   12.   To Oiy Oiy Oiy - Learning from Mistakes. 15:08  |  Dagma 09/10/07   13.   Advance warning 15:09  |  sh 09/10/07   14.   to Absolute Sweden 15:12  |  dovale 09/10/07   15.   To Clickfool 15:24  |  dovale 09/10/07   16.   Soldiers or Diplomats? 15:49  |  Shahin 09/10/07   17.   Wrong Emphasis 15:50  |  Double Click 09/10/07   18.   For Dovale # 15 15:52  |  Clickfool 09/10/07   19.   90 % 15:59  |  Fortuna Benmayor 09/10/07   20.   Shahin 16:01  |  Mark T 09/10/07   21.   I don`t believe any promises Barak makes. 16:01  |  Chick 09/10/07   22.   Peaceful Solution 16:03  |  K 09/10/07   23.   Dovale,there`re things Israel could learn from Sweden 16:04  |  Absolute Sweden 09/10/07   24.   No 17...Peace Talk is needed 16:05  |  Willi Reitz 09/10/07   25.   Attack is the best form of defense ! 16:23  |  redmike 09/10/07   26.   Willi Reitz,adolf loved peace talks with Chamberlain 16:26  |  Absolute Sweden 09/10/07   27.   Clickfool - there`s an easier way to tell... 16:34  |  Polybios 09/10/07   28.   Not assuring 16:46  |  Brod 09/10/07   29.   Mark T 16:48  |  Shahin 09/10/07   30.   To Clickfool 16:52  |  dovale 09/10/07   31.   clickfool 16:59  |  ken 09/10/07   32.   clickmoron 17:01  |  ken 09/10/07   33.   so Israel doesn`t have to face the consequences 17:07  |  Jeff 09/10/07   34.   blah, blah, blah 17:17  |  matilda 09/10/07   35.   Clickfool... 17:18  |  Silvienne 09/10/07   36.   ZEALOTS 17:40  |  JOJO 09/10/07   37.   Why did Arrow 3 not help in the 2nd Lebanon war? 17:47  |  Gili 09/10/07   38.   90% is a fool`s game 17:48  |  Steve 09/10/07   39.   Willi--Missiles 17:50  |  Mark T 09/10/07   40.   Shahin 17:52  |  Mark T 09/10/07   41.   Jeff 17:55  |  Mark T 09/10/07   42.   JOJO Zealots 17:58  |  Mark T 09/10/07   43.   Haaretz Service -IS IT??????? 17:59  |  Jack 09/10/07   44.   Gili Arrow 18:17  |  Mark T 09/10/07   45.   For Jack, feeding Liverpool Goldfish in the Sea of Galilee 18:19  |  Clickfool 09/10/07   46.   Steve---refugee compensation 18:20  |  Mark T 09/10/07   47.   History is laughing 18:30  |  Paul 09/10/07   48.   Why not? 18:32  |  Paul 09/10/07   49.   No. 46 So what? 18:33  |  Steve 09/10/07   50.   Your ignorant of inorganic particles! 18:35  |  Paul 09/10/07   51.   Funny. Lets Believe him 19:05  |  John 09/10/07   52.   Nobody has responsibility towards enemy exiles 19:23  |  millie 09/10/07   53.   Steve - yes it is a collective responsibility 19:26  |  Jewboy 09/10/07   54.   missiles 19:28  |  Joe 09/10/07   55.   Will they be able to block a flood of missiles? 20:02  |  the Kevin 09/10/07   56.   No 53 Jewboy 20:07  |  Steve 09/10/07   57.   Steve--refugees 20:28  |  Mark T 09/10/07   58.   Steve refgees 20:33  |  Mark T 09/10/07   59.   ewboy 53 20:38  |  Mark T 09/10/07   60.   Hey, Barak : What about the 10% That Get Through 20:39  |  Tod Zuckerman 09/10/07   61.   Kevin ethnic cleansing 20:44  |  Mark T 09/10/07   62.   Steve 56 20:49  |  Mark T 09/10/07   63.   To Tod Zuckerman, excellent comment # 60. 20:58  |  Fortuna Benmayor 09/10/07   64.   HOW ABOUT RETALIATION?? 21:26  |  Iskander 09/10/07   65.   Mark T 21:30  |  Steve 09/10/07   66.   no 39 Mark 21:51  |  Willi Reitz 09/10/07   67.   Quit Babeling 22:00  |  K 09/10/07   68.   No 26, Dear Swedish Friend 22:01  |  Willi Reitz 09/10/07   69.   90%? 22:35  |  P. J. Casey 09/10/07   70.   Willi--arms race 23:16  |  Mark T 09/10/07   71.   from Qassam rockets to the Iran`s Shihab missile 23:35  |  JOJO 09/10/07   72.   Attn Tod+Fortuna Re What about the other 10% 00:24  |  Murray of Montreal 10/10/07

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