Syria vows to respond to any Israeli 'aggression'

National suicide is not an international obligation--Abba Eban

Life is rough... its even more rouigh when your stupid. Lebanon has indeed threatened ISrael. Hizbullah is defacto part of the lebanese government and has in the last number of months threatened Israel. Where do you dream up the crap that you post mark. Suck it up get yer head out of your ass, and fly right.

Reuters News. Following the hard words by Nasrallah, Israel is going to the UN security council to file a complaint that it is being harassed by the Lebanese militia. It seems that opinions in Israeli Political apparatus have shifted toward asking the UN for an embargo against Hezbollah and asking Nato and the US for protection of Israeli cities. Population in Israel has found difficulty sleepping after Nasrallah's speech on bombing Tel Aviv. Some residents of Tel Aviv have already considered moving further south to the Sinai desert or joining Hosni Moubarak in Sharm El Sheik. King Abdallah of Jordan has also offered security to the Israelis fleeing their cities after the treats from the Lebanese terrorist group. Camps are already being set up on Jordanian and Egyptian borders to accept Israeli refugees.

America (our so-called ally) was responsible for supplying chemical weapons and other aid to Saddam Hussein to be used against Iran. "It was later learned that these organisms (Chemical/biological weapons) exported by the the United States were identical to those the U.N. inspectors found and recovered from the Iraqi biological warfare program." (Wikipedia) It's all very wicked...Saddam Hussein (a murdering despot) was cajoled into thinking he was a darling of the U.S. When he walked the walk and talked the talk of the Bush/Reagan/Rumsfeld warmongers, his country was attacked (thousands of innocents killed and maimed) and he was hanged. BTW, Sarah Palin is making a come back. God help the human race! Kind regards.

as u know all hezbollah had a 15000 memberes of special forces in the next war the combat will be in israel , also in the first hr 20000 large missili can setroy all aeroprt and chimical israel industry and kno a new missile is prepareted in bekka to destroy demon ain first day. its not a jock believe me this war is the final war . israelii regime and the IDF will destroy by iranian missiles and airplan syrienne and the missiles adnd army of hezbollah and hamas believe hezbollah is prepar and attend the time 0, stupid ppl u have a vision of arabian army in 1967 wack upo all know the game is change, franck brunsten -- berlin ( journlist)

The Syrian people hate the dictator Assad and his Ba'ath Party murderers. Israel wishes them success in liberating themselves and is ready to sign an unconditional peace treaty. The Golan will stay where it is in Northern Israel.

So with the serious economic problems Syria faces, awar with Israel might improve Assad's standing amongst the Syrian people. Think Operation Cast Lead or as I prefer to call Operation re-elect Barak and Livni. Nationalism is not just a Zionist concept

""And everyone knows Israel flew into Syria`s sovereign airspace to drop bombs on a storage shed 2007!"" Who's everyone?You and your leftist friends supported by the primitive medieval islamist bullies threatening the civilized [and less so] world?

""Anyone who pays attention to the news from the mideast knows that Lebanon has no ability to attack Israel.."" And who started the 2006 Lebanon war?Was it Israel or Hizb'allah from the Lebanese territory?Did the lebanese army stop the aggressor from attacking Israel inside its territory? Loss of memory or deliberate distortion of events Mark?

'Anyone who pays attention to the news from the mideast knows that Lebanon has no ability to attack Israel ...' Hizbullah, a state-within-a-state on Lebanese soil, and major partner in the Lebanese 'national unity' government, is bankrolled and armed to the teeth by Iran ... ! And you say Lebanon 'has no ability to attack Israel'? Pay attention, sir. Wake up. Soak your head. Do whatever is necessary for you to see the light of day and use your muddled brain. MV

Logios "Hizballah will be cut off from its arms supplier Iran." Did you conviniently forget that Israel left lebanon and the UN in 1980s with an agreement with Lebanon that Hizbollah will be disarmed not only did Lebanon or UN not disarm Hizbollah it also made Hizbollah its government.

The majority Sunnis despise the minority Shites as infidels. The Alawites are a minority within the Shia and despised by the other Shites. The Assasd regime has shallow roots.

and will not dare provoking it. It is Iran that is interested in showing off its deterrent by activating verbal proxy war because of the recent diplomatic heat it has been getting recently- that is all. There is no muscle behind this threat. Should Syrian be this stupid and as much as fart (militarily speaking) it will be disposed of in 24 hours. Assad knows this and need a confrontation with Israel like a hole in his head. Israel is quite happy with the Syrian status quo also so there is nothing to gain by attacking Syria.

...Men never went the moon, Israel didn`t bomb infrastructure in Lebanon... No one of the serious variety here ever denied Israel had bombed the infrastructure in Lebanon. We argue however, who caused it and why or why not it had to be done. To the realities of that you are one of the bigest deniers of them all.

Palestine belongs to the zionists-Jews. The Arabs are invaders. Jerusalem has always been the capital of Israel. WE do not kill civilians. IDF is the most moral army in the world. Israel wants peace. The Palestinians are terrorist. WE never expelled The "Arabs". I could continue for all day........

Some here have actually written that Lebanon has not threatened Israel. Wrong, Hezbollah has in fact threatened to attack Israel along with Iran. Now Syria says an attack on Lebanon will bring Syria into a war with Israel. Hamas won't even say Israel by name only "Zionist entity" and they want to destroy Israel. So we have Syria, Iran, Lebanon(Hezbollah) and Hamas/Fatah all threatening to destroy Israel, so far. But the anti-Israel crowd is still blaming Israel, what a joke. I hope for peace in the ME, but if it's war expect Israel to attack full force which hasn't been seen in almost 40 years. If that happens forget a Pal state and Damascus can kiss it butt goodbye. When you wake the dragon from it's slumber the UN will have no say in the matter. No begging or pleading on their knees at the UN will these countries. Get the knee pads out Hezbo, Hamas, Syria you'll need them. But this time it won't work, your humiliation will be complete.

1/. Denial of the Syrian nuclear reactor. 2/. Denial of the military dimensions of the Iranian nuke program.

His family's grip on power can be solidified by the recapture of the Golan Heights either through war or negotiation. The current economic morass Israel finds itself in is not conducive for Assad's family's long term survival. I ask you again. What has Assad got to lose in attacking Israel?

" So Syria making statements about responding to Israeli aggression are not allowed." People who aren't stupid understand that Syria says it will attack Israel if it becomes involved in a war with Lebanon again. You think that's okay? What if Hezbollah attacks Israel again? Syria will join in too? No problem for you, dimbulb?

about the numerous non-miltary atempts of both America and Israel to get Iran to stop its nuclear ambitions over a debating table and through "sanctions" rather than a swift and decisive regime change. Both American And Israeli inteliigence know where the Iranian learship lives-in an exclusive neighborhood of North Tehran. Many nuclear facilities are up and running while America and Israel show the flag and Iran continues with its build-up,ignoring the bluffing Americans and Israelis ad nauseam.

You can hardly accuse Obama and his advisers as war-mongers otherwise, Obama would never have won a Nobel Peace Prize so early in his administration. Obam et al will find his dovish stance will have worked against him by the end of his term and the world will be a more dangerous place because of that.

The Bible says nothing about Damascus being taken out or destroyed in the Bible. What it does imply is that Syria is not mentioned in the coming Russian-Iranian invasion which leads some scholars to believe that Syria will not exist in its present form by the time that invasion begins. So... just maybe Syria will be on the receiving end of a pre-emptive attack and will be permanently crippled both miltarily and politically.

Mark Lincoln stated "Israel needs to take notice that it`s worst enemies are Netanyahu and Lieberman. Men who`s most driving desires are to do unto the world what monsters did in 1939." Nice, really. Ahmadinejad threatens blood, Hizballah affirms the sentiment, but it's Israel that is the new Nazi party in your mind. Funny how you're the one that declared that its better to jaw jaw than war war. Israel is trying to stop Hizballah from carrying out another bloody deed, before the bullets fly, and you're complaining that they're nothing more than a bunch of war mongers. Tell you what Mark, let us know how you would feel if Mexico decides to unleash something akin to Hizballah on Texas. You know what, never mind, we already know. We see the ongoing peace prize war and know it for what it is. Let us know when you're ready to declare President Obama a Nazi too.

Lebanon was hardly demolished during the 2006 war between Israel and Hizballah. Several key Hizballah positions were indeed destroyed in southern Lebanon. So too was the Dahiyah section of Beruit, where Hizballah kept its command center. But that was pretty much it. Were bridges destroyed? Yes, not cities, not provinces, in fact, most of Lebanon wasn't touched even when Israel has the 'capability'. That's the reality. What is also the reality is that you give Hezballah the right to 'deterrence'. Hezballah for the record, is a terrorist group, or if one wants to avoid that name, Iran's proxy army and is ideologically joined at the hip of its most rabid extremists, political and religious and repeats its calls for Israels destruction. Remember, it was Hizballah's cross border assault that led to the 2006 war. Now, Hizballah again pushes its calls for blood. That's not deterrence, but war mongering & military adventurism. Unfortunately, its dragging Lebanon too

you should really hear yourself talk hizbollah is just the name of a resistance force protecting its people and was in action before syria and iran started helping u people will believe anything you hear....my advice...research

1. The Golan belongs to Syria by international law, so as long as Israel occupies it there is motivation for the Syrian to go to war. They will not succeed, as Saadat failed militarily, but got his Sinai back anyway. Why go through a war to do the obvious? 2. Peace with Syria means also peace with Lebanon, as Asad has achnowledged. 3. Hizballah will be cut off from its arms supplier Iran. Israel controls the sea approaches, has good intelligence, and can stop such arms shipments. 4. Iran will be weakened by loosing its northern arm. Hizballah now deploys missiles as an implied of attacking Israel if it attacks Iran. 5. Hamas will be weakened. Mashal will be kicked out of Syria, and also no arms to reach Hamas from Lebanon. 6. The Palestinian position in general will be weakened, being last in the peace line with no real state support. They will be easier to deal with. 7. Netanyahu can deliver this peace. He can't go to peace with the Palestinians: Likud is too ideological.

to Israeli aggression are not allowed. Whilst Israeli threats to destroy the leadership of Syria is allowed, indeed backed by the leadership of Israel. We all know this latest spat is about solid fuelled missiles carrying half a ton warheads based on trucks. Virtually impossible to stop as we found during Gulf War 1 which bring every major population centre in Israel under range of fire from Hezbollah if Israel attacks Lebanon again. Israel is facing a more level playing field than at anytime during her history, and her leaders are having a tantrum. Israel is losing the ability to embark on wars of choice.

Stupid comments, statements, responses,threats, counter threats by a bunch of stupid people, our leaders supposedly; like Assad, Bilal, Lieberman, Moallen, and a few others in Lebanon. What do they have in common? They are all bloated by their own " importance, superiority, ego, just like Gorillas expanding their chests in order to scare opponents -- when there is so much to do at home. Unfortunately, feeding their people, put them to work,make health care available, education, infrastructure, etc. are not part of their job. Guns, tanks, jets, rockets are more like it, always available, as well as the billions $ required. Taking care of their own population is never a priority. It's sad?, No, as I said before it's STUPID.

It is easy to spot a Holocaust denier. They argue it didn't happen and ignore the overwhelming evidence it did. They quibble and cavil about nits while ignoring the burial pits. Evidence does not matter to the Holocaust denier. They deny the Holocaust because of their bigotry. But are they alone? No, there are equally bigoted people which deny many things for emotional reasons. Evolution never happened, the universe was created in a week 6,000 years ago. Men never went the moon, Israel didn't bomb infrastructure in Lebanon. Any position can be 'supported' by those who totally ignore overwhelming evidence. Especially if they insist that tiny overlooked 'details' prove the evidence doesn't exist.

Surely Einstein was right in describng the arab nations. Repeating the same behavior, expecting a different result. Madness..... This grand standing will cost Iran, Syria, and the Lebanese everything that's still in operation. Dumber than a brick and twice as thick. ( and all to Israel's advantage)

IN WAR W/ ISRAEL. NOW, THEY WANT TO GO ONE MORE ROUND? BRING IT ON. WASN'T IT SYRIA WHO IS CRYING FOR TALKS W/ ISRAEL? IF SYRIA DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE GOLAN, SHE SHOULDN'T KEEP REPEATING HER MADNESS W/ THREATS, CRYING FOR TALKS AND THEN, 'PREPARING FOR WAR' WHICH SYRIA INTENDS TO DO W/ ISRAEL AGAIN. CAN SYRIA GET ANY DUMBER? NEXT TIME, THERE MIGHT NOT BE A LEBANON AS WE KNOW IT. I SAY, 'GOOD RIDDANCE'. OTHER THAN ISRAEL, NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THE ME. THE MUSLIM NATIONS HAVE NO BRAINS.

Wants to protect terrorist groups who launch attacks in Israel, Syria true desire is to be ocuppied, so lets wait.

you might want to keep in mind that israel had lost fully 1% of her population during the war of independence. today, that would be the equivalent of three million americans. during lebanon 2, israel lost the equivalent of six thousand american men which is more than the killed since 2003 in america's wars. hence, i do not find anything funny about the possiblity of israel having to go through another gruelling war.

as we kicked ur rear many times, then we kicked u out of Lebanon for good. You will NEVER stand a slight chance against the IDF, and ur missiles will be shut down before crossing any borders.. Go play elsewhere Assad boy..

wars with Israel. What did Syria do a few years ago when Israel bombed their nuclear plant? Nothing ! At first they were even too embarrassed to admit it! In all wars with Israel Syria has quickly lost air superiority. In fact they lost most of their air force. Syria knows it can't win a conventional war with Israel. That is why they stick to a propaganda war. They are barking dogs. Sorry, that dog wont hunt !

You might have a different view of war and casualties if your country, Germany, had just lost 2500 dead (proportional to pop) and 25,000 maimed for life. Maybe then you wouldn't be so anxious to fight a war of aggression or to see somebody else do so. Maybe if your neighbors had had their kids killed in such a war, you might not be so hot on the idea. And just because Israel didn't nuke Lebanon in 2006 doesn't mean it didn't lay it waste. The Israeli commentators on US TV bragged about the "Mad Dog" policy (their term) and bombing Lebanon back to the stone age. We didn't need al Jazeera to see it. We saw it on our own networks in the US and saw the Lebanese-American civilian tourists who had to dodge bombs made in USA but dropped on US-flagged convoys by Israeli airplanes. We got to see American students huddling in fear of Israeli bombing in Beirut while our own government's executive branch cheered them being bombed. Anything that deters that from ever happening again is good

eyewitnesses claim that revolutionary guard troops r pouring into lebnan and sorya equipped with light modern arms to help in any coming war and to neutralize isr airpower and inflict heavy looses upon infantry and armor .

mark seems to think that a possible war between israel and her northern neighbours is greatly funny. yet he cries buckets of tears at the very thought of losing any soldiers on his side. israel might have the capacity to "lay waste" to lebanon, but she is not pre-desposed to do so. nor did she do so on any previous occasions. however, it is best to not to test her. israel has a duty, like all other nations, to protect herself and her citizens from all enemies.

Your final sentence "Since when, Gary?", what does it refer to? You appear to be responding to your own question, in a way that defends your (apparent) target. I basically agree with the apparent implication of the middle paragraph of your post (i.e., seldom are Israel and America called "dovish" together). Is that (implication) what you intended?

Once again the Supreme Mullah of Iran is ordering his proxies into battle against Israel. His own people are ready to vomit him out but as long as he still has his Arab terrorist mercenaries he thinks he can go on clinging to power like a drowning man clings to a drinking straw (in his victims' blood). The Syrian Dictator will be making a big, BIG mistake if he tries to throw his people into war for this clapped out old man.

This is stale news! And he has the majority of zionists supporting him and his lies.

The thief wants peace to enjoy the loot. Please enlighten us: where are the borders?

G: "Iran and Syria have correctly judged the dovish Israeli and American leaders and have moved accordingly-while Israel waits and continuously debates at this late juncture what to do." I have heard Israel and the USA described in any number of ways, but I must admit this is the first time I've seen the phrase "Israeli and American leaders" in the same sentence as the word "dovish". Since when, Gary?

Syria can threat all they want. Lieberman is right in as much as he is tired of dealing with these rogue regimes intent on the total destruction of Israel. There needs to be more people in Israel that are willing to raise the awareness of how ridiculous this whole situation has been in the past and continues to be now. It seems that, from time to time, the people of Israel forget the hateful nature of these border states. Both Syria and Lebanon have not ceased and will not cease to inflict verbal abuse and literal abuse vis a vis rocket attacks into Israel any chance they get. I only wish that the Israeli people will get behind Liebermen and those who really understand the situation and then admit to themselves that as long as there is an Israel there will be entities trying to destroy or collaspe the way of life that exist here. And for Syria, you have been forewarned by Israel many times to keep your hands off!HANDS OFF!

Syria still needs to sign a peace treaty with Israel and begin and maintain friendly relations with Israel for 25 before it can even dream of getting the Golan.

syria can't and won't get nukes, but chemicals they have by the thousands, assad snr was the smartest man, he has prepared syria for war, if it wasn't for america, syrians and egyptians would have been governing israel, and most israelis know this.

Hi Texan.You are correct.The moslem world lives in a delusional state since the 8th century.Time and again they have some clowns leading them...and the fat,lazy,stupid Western Civilization reacts too slowly...If you can immagine that you have 80plus mosques in Houston alone,the Mac Donalds signs in Dearborn,Mi are in arabic and almost 20% of the european population is moslem...Israel is the least of the problems in the picture...

the only piece Israel seeks is pieces of land from its neighbors.

Hizbollah is not a joke for years they have led the world in bombings even in Ireland. The civil war there is very similar to the IRA and the contengecie forces of their said oppenant. The Hizbollah is the same way as the violent old IRA. Which was designed to save the lives of the Northern Irish who were being forced out of their homes, over taxed and starved to get their lands back in 1969 all the way to 1979. Their oppenant wanted their lands and to break their strong will.It again almost happened last week.Extremist took over and made it a kill group out of personal vengence.Now it is changed back to protect and the other side again wants their lands who are mostly stand firm without debt. Hizbollah was the same and they have a firm right to protect their lands that mostly changed.They can really change places like ever warring Somalia though. There would be land rights and conjoining. There has to be a way of peace without war so you can progress.Car bombings kill innocents.Karoon

You paid them off with "aid" to stay out of the conflist and do whatever they are told.

... of Damascus being laid to waste!

and is bringing out the heavy military threats. Israel cannot take this lightly as Assad is running out of time getting the Golan back for both his military and Iran's. Golan was a hotbed of terrorist activity before Syria lost it after being goaded into war by the Russians.

This war words do no good to both sides. We all know that war between Syria and Israel is forbidden and what this bullshit about (from both sides) only help to miss the opportunity form both sides to sit in negotiation table and talk about real and practical way to get peace and welfare to their people. Alassad regime as well as the Israeli government think it's better to stay in the case of no-war-no-peace and they both totally wrong. In Syria, Alassad and his regime will hold the rule in country and play the turn of the honest and resistant while supporting Hizbullah and Hamas to do the childish moves... While in Israel, Netinyaho and his government would love not to have peace with syria cause that makes them too look like the nationalists and defender of the country against the Syrian danger and allows to keep the country under the army leaders... They both are stupid and both working against their own people.

he also claims that the terrorists of hezbollah have the right to deterrence. next, mark will claim that all u.s. enemies have the right to deterrence. yet he cries rivers of tears at the thought of casualties. mark is a very confused person.

other folk's territories. If Israel expects peace, it should withdraw to it's actual Sovereign territories and behave for once. Quite simple really. The idiotic desire for a Greater Israel is a ghastly nightmare. Anyone who advocates it, ought be locked away in the funny farm. Those who engage in illegal activities towards it, put on trial.

I am sure that Syria is more organised now. Still not enough I'm afraid. Even in 73 when the Israelis were not as well organnised and Syria and the others attacked on Yom Kippur it finished with the Israelis on the road to Damascus (excuse the Christian aphorism) If they are stupid enough to do it again what do you expect will happen? It is not a question of what weapons you have rather how you use them. Don't talk yourself into a war.

His family's grip to power. The heaviest loss in Arab world.

"Is Netanyahu the right leader for Israel now?" - Walter He is far right, what else?

So far he has taken every opportunity to delay any peace deal. He has thoroughly demonstrated the manipulative mindset of the land-bandits when it comes to abusing the tolerance and generosity of allies, including within Judaism. Every single chance he gets to further peace, without one exception, he turns into an act against compromise with Palestinians. He has shown callous, even criminal, disregard for the welfare of human beings who happen to not be of Jewish descent, but who are dependent on Zionists for their survival. In any civilized country, Netanyahu would be hung from the closest tree (after a trial, of course).

these missiles would not have an address to be delivered. Now, Syria has the upper hand and can dictate a full return of the strategic Golan with the threat of these and other missiles and would render Israel defenseless and impotent. By the way, clumsely is spelled "clumsily" . Israeli leaders abhor making tough decisions.

and now Israel faces blackmail on Syria's terms. Sounds like Act 2 of Bud Olmert's . Why wait and see if Syria uses them? Iran and Syria have correctly judged the dovish Israeli and American leaders and have moved accordingly-while Israel waits and continuously debates at this late juncture what to do. These missile should be taken out quickly or the IAF and Tel Aviv may no longer exist !

Hi Hamid: So what is Syria planning to give Israel in return for the return of the Golan Heights? Given that Syria launced several wars against Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 before the Golan was annexed, and agian 1973, you can imaging or can you the reluctance of Israel to enter into an an agreement with a country that still does not recognize its'existence. I submit that if Syria wants the Golan back it will have to recognize Israel and to sign a Peace Treaty recognizing its's legitimate border. Anything less would not be accepted which leads Syria with the only option of trying to regain the Golan by Force. Israel is also stronger than it was in 1967 and 1973. It will be very costly for the Syrian People.

...Everyone should know this relationship between Syria and Israel, when normalized, will yield great results. hamas & hezbeloah will become more isolated; and Iran will have another Arab country trying to moderate and "pull-in" the craziness of Iran's revolutionary regime. Syria wants to economically prosper again. Syria has seen the benefits to Lybia and their renewal on the world's economic stage. Syria wants to break out and is leaning towards the West for the same type of economic benefits. A compromise on the Golan is important.

of the Fateh-110 missile effectively putting all of Israel in range. The latest war of words is Israel warning Syria that if these missiles are used then Israel will attack Syria. Well as many commentators on this newspaper have indicated the Assad regime is on their last legs with a bankrupt economy dependent on Iranian financing severely restricted by sanctions as Iran seeks to attain parity with Israel. Wouldn't suprise me if there is a war sooner rather than later, afterall what has the Syrian regime got to lose?

need to be made immediately or Israel faces serious damage to its economy and cities if Assad is still in power in the next few hours or days. Israel faces blackmail and worse if ti does not respond to Syria's weapons upgrades with force. Too much playing for time by Assad et al has left the Israeli pols in a fix. Where Assad has played a two-track strategy, Israel was gullible to this trick and needs to take out the Syrian strategic threats or face capitulation to this blackmail.

Why expect any difference between the father and the son...? Both manipulated history, supported terrorists, and manipulated the West. If the US had a farsighted policy Syria and Iran would have been in the crosshairs and Iraq.

Security Council resolution 242 calls on Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories while resolutions 446 and 465 require Israel to withdraw from illegal settlements on occupied Arab lands. Israel has been in violation of one UN resolution or the other since the country was foisted upon the Middle East . The Bush Administration fell back on the failure of Iraq to honor UN resolutions when all of his other excuses for the Iraq war were found to be fabrications. I call upon The United States to Declare war against Israel and institute a regime change, for the purpose of installing a democratic secular Government with representatives from all ethnic and religious groups represented in their population. Zionism is the equal of Nazism. It makes no provision for the rights lives and the property of others . Zionism is political, and not religious. It has nothing what so ever to do with being Jewish.

is the best foreign minister Israel has ever have. world used for thousand of years that killing jews is ok and jews never hit back. and suddenly jews start resisting and do not want to die. this is world can't stand.And it's foreign minister warns it's enemies that will be consequences for them if they attack and immediately whole world start condemning him and nobody said a word against other side who started it. israel should ignore hostile world's opinion (because it will be always hostile regardless) and act in it's own interests and do what is the best for it's people. And the rest of the world should remember that times when you can kill jews and go without punishment is over.

Israel lost any credibility it may had in seeking peace even Netanyahu himself Know it. This Country was founded on a big lie. Jewish, Muslim and Christian lived in peace for many years until the Crusaders and Zionist came to this area. One day, Israel is threatened to attack Lebanon, the next day Syria, then Iran. Not to mention Egypt was threatened by Lieberman not too long ago. Israel violation of the Lebanese sovernty is happening on daily bases and the UN documenting those violations. Lebanon never threatened Israel in the past but the Netanyahu government has repeatedly threatened to attack Lebanon. This aggression by Israel will be the end of the State of Israel and Lieberman will be shipped to where he came from: Russia. Long live-Viva Palestine the home of all palestinian: Christians, Muslim and Jews.

Egypt and Jordan made peace with Israel and why should not Syria. I know very well that the Muslim extremists teach their children to hate the Jews before they learn to walk. I also know some Arabs nations if they have their way they will annihilate Israel. And the fact is the Arab hates Iran and scared of it that should be an opportunity for a peace. I am not asking Israel to lay her guard down. Ahmadinejad Iran is manes to humanity and to his people. If Syria wants peace, Israel should go for it. Something good might happen. You will never know. I know the Arab and Israel history very well that they both should live in peace.

it is better of course if our country's dont get in to a war wich will cost both sides many deaths and damage. but on the other hand we are still waiting so long for the Golan heights wich belong to us. but if it would reach a face when a war brakes out it won't be like 67 then the Arabs we un organized , we learned from history , dont forget Syria army has modern anti tank and anti aircraft missilses.

Netanyahu says whatever is political convenient and what everyone wants to hear. There is not an ounce of truth in the man. No one can trust him to do what is right, only what is in his own personal interests for obtaining power and control. He does not have the interests and well-being of Israel in his heart, only what is good for Bibi!

just for show. Hezbollah has ruined Lebanon.

I noticed that you did not argue the fact that they were were on the bankroll of Damascus and Tehran! Yet you conveniently push the issue back to Israel being the villain. Hezbollah has pretty much held Lebanon at hostage for years and intends to do the same with Israel. It is OK for Hezbollah to launch missiles indiscriminately or put suicide bombers on buses, but according to you, Israel should not defend itself. that kind of armchair enlightenment gets you no where.

"We will not accept the notion that Israel makes major concessions in advance." Why don't you forget about preconditions and just follow international law which means stop stealing Palestinians land. A 10 year old child can figure this one out. Why is it that some Israelis are too stupid to see what the consequences will be to law-abiding israelis and israel.

Everyone knows Israel did not want to stop leveling Lebanon 2006, and that Israel continues to infringe upon Lebanon's sovereign airspace! And everyone knows Israel flew into Syria's sovereign airspace to drop bombs on a storage shed 2007! Mr Netanyahu says Israel wants peace with all its neighbours. LOL!

Make it Hez last response, justification would be like USA WWII response with Japan that Israeli casualty would be unacceptably high.

would be a fool and asking for a knife in their back!

"If only our Minister of Defense, Lieberman, would learn to shut his mouth, we wouldn`t have this situation"! Then why did we have this situation also when Lieberman was a baby and hasn't yet started to speak?

The sicker guy said Fatex, not fateh. The keys on an English keyboard aren't even close. Israel has the capability to lay waste to all of Lebanon. It did so in 2006. If Hezbollah has some ability to deter that, it is known as deterrence. Yes, even non-Israelis have a right to deterrence. Even the Soviets had the right to deter the US from nuking them. In the last war, Israel did not hesitate to lay waste to Lebanon. If they now can deter that it means Israel may have to think twice before embarking on another campaign to lay waste to Lebanon. The impunity is gone. Too bad. If you want peace with Syria as Netanyahu claims, it might help to agree to show up for talks. So far, Netanyahu hasn't. He just lets his Foreign Minister's mouth run.

Greetings... E

Netayahu can't change his rhetoric and belief overnight, not even life long. He said again and again that he will NEVER give up the Golan Heights and will NEVER give up "Judea and Samaria".So, if he says he wants peace with both the Syrians and the Palestinians, then only when those territories stay in Israel's hands. He underestimates what this means to the Arabs. Therefore, his claims he wants peace "with all his neighnours is only hot air. The Syrains and the Pals know that in advance. Netayahus history says it all.

"We can achieve this with two conditions: The first is that we hold negotiations without preconditions. " Clearly logic is not Bibi's strong point.

they already know. how otherwise would we know. the man from sidney said that hezbollah has fateh-110 missiles. he said nothing about nukes. fateh missiles are solid fuel surface to surface missiles with a range of at least 250km. your indifference to potential large numbers of civilian casualties in israel is your usual arrogance. however, you should think of what would happen strategically if indeed hezbollah were so insane as to attack israel with these missiles.

No such threats( that you talk of) have ever been issued. Quotes in the Hebrew press and by goverment officials printed -direct- are all about wanting peace with it's neighbours. The only one you maybe can use, is the one where Israel says it wants peace but it is ready for war, a statement also said in similar veins by Hezbo and Syria (and all countries , it means we do not want war but will be ready if if does come). This is a middle east wordgame currently been played, and normal routine in the MD countries from time to time when macho honour is supreme and word fights are tradition. Your claim came from where? Your quotes, and sources? Show me your quotes please and sources. primary sources not second hand reports with no names and hearsay words.

in every annoucement of the goverement and action. Israel does not want war but peace with it's neighbours. So what is this from Hezbollah? The same wordtalk with no foundation. To do what? provoke, maybe but more to save itself.

Hezbollah ability to hit Israel cities is deterrence for Israel to think twice before making a move against Iran. Hezbollah domination of Lebanon is the show of Syria power of who dominates peace and war in the Middle East.

stop blaming israel. the blame belongs totally on iran-syria. there is nothing israel can do diplomatically. look at the response to obama's year-long diplomatic effort.

The sicker guy from Sydney says Hezbollah has nukes. That is the only weapon that can destroy a city. And a single nuke didn't destroy Hiroshima entirely. Too many video games. What is a Fatex, a new kind of condom? Where did Hezbollah get nukes? Iran doesn't have them yet according to the Israeli government. According to Iran, they don't even want them.

Hezbollah has taken over Lebanon. Lebanon is now under total control of Iran-Syria. Syria has supplied Hezbollah with solid fuel missiles that can hit Israeli cities.

#2:" There is No threat from Lebanon...." Recently Hizb received Fatex-110 missiles able to destroy Israeli cities. How you call that rather than threat?

Iran needs to divert attention off its domestic tyranny. Syria wants war and peace, USA and Iran, having the cake and eating it at the same time. Meanwhile in Israel, big-mouths like Barak, Lieberman and Ayalon have no idea about Diplomacy 101, nor about such a thing of coordinating inside a government. Netanyahu chooses Lieberman, Israel's persona non-grata Nº 1, as FM. A bunch of idiots doesn't know to deal with the psycho-warfare from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollistan, Syria or Hamas. Cloning of Ben Gurion and Abba Ebban urgently needed.

If only our Minister of Defense, Lieberman, would learn to shut his mouth, we wouldn't have this situation!

Hezbollah raises the alert level.Hopefully that means, that no Hezbo provocations against Israel will be allowed. Lebanese citizens have nothing to fear from Israel, that wishes them well and hopes that Lebanon will not turn into one more terrorist state

after the unrestrained killing sprees israel has unleashed in the last few years? it has no "intention" of doing ANYTHING, but with israel baring its teeth AGAIN, it would be totally insane for hezbollah to carry on as if nothing was happening.

Good for Lieberman !you say it as it is and what the majority of Israeli's have been wanting from someone to speak the truth

..."we want peace but are prepared for war"... If anything, considering the level of civilisation of both, Hezbollah's utterances are more aggresive and loud.

Israel "obstacles" to negotiations is a requirement of "no pre-conditions". Keep dreaming.

You are looking for logic, while reducing Israel to a war monger. Logic doesn't exist in the ME, but rather emotions that control the Muslim agenda. The Muslim wants Israel out of the ME at any price, all the talk about peace is just talk. Ahmedinajad of Iran is the only one telling it like it is, that Muslims must wipe Israel of the map of the ME. Smart individuals, even children the age of 10 in Israel know that the Arab Charter, is still the same, to wipe the Jews. Give me one leader in the Muslim world that accepts Israel as a Jewish state, and I will take back every word. Please study the ME from the Muslim prospective, and convince me otherwise.

Israel will err on the side of defending her people & herself. For thousands of years Jews both in their historic homeland of Israel and throughout the world simply ignored the danger signals and blithely and stupidly presumed good will of people like yourself. The lesson has been learned. You & yours are viscious. You pretend you are victims, cry like babies, put babies and women in the path of retaliatory harm and then blame Israel for defending herself. You and your attitudes are not going to make a wit of difference. Israel will simply defend herself and her people or die trying. That's the lesson and Israel has been an excellent student. Its wonderful to have a fighting chance, though it would be heavenly not to have to fight.

hezbollah most definitely has the ability to attack israel. hezbollah has tens of thousands of missiles aimed at israel, including her population centers. hezbollah has many thousands of terrorists trained and financed by iran ready to infiltrate israel. hezbollah should stay on its side of the border. hezbollah should not start another war with israel.

Hezbollah is the aggressor and Israel is the intended victim but a very strong one. Hezbollah is on record as wanting to destroy Israel. Israel has never indicated that it has the slightest desire to destroy Lebanon. On the contrary Israel wants what the Lebanese say she will never get, peace. Israel will RESPOND as she always has to aggression from the north. The rockets that Hez has are not defensive weapons. And like their Hamas brethren, they simply fire into civilian areas. Anyway, the good news from the perspective of Israel is that with Hezbollah forming an official part of the Lebanese gov't, Israel can go all out. Bye, bye infrastructure. I really do fear much greater death and destruction than was suffered in the last war. The only way Israel can prevent serious damage to civilian areas and harm to its population is by increasing the level of aggression in its RETALIATION. That all can be avoided if the the belligerent crazies in Lebanon don't do anything stupid and evil.

Please Israel, don't take Hezb too seriously. They are cowards and still haven't recovered from the last blow you dealt them. I'm Lebanese and I know what I say to you. Take my word. (Thanks Olivia)

Can you state which country excpet for Jordan and Egypt (hardly), admit the existence of Israel? Another `How`s the weather up on Mars club member`.

Gee, have you heard about an organization called Hezbolla? Hows the weather up there on Mars?

But for Israel only one defeat will be enough to make it the last war, Peace with Syria will be the best security for Israel.

How would Lieberman take out Bashar Assad, who is the most popular president in the Arab world, out of power as a result of the next war? Is it not known that Israel could defeat any army if not all the armies in the Middle East at a price that will spin Israel into fighting unlimited nations like Hezbollah and Hamas with a dream just to annihilate Israel? God forbids such scenario might occur. Already all the Arabs nations admits the existence of Israel. Bashar Assad has been calling on Israel to negotiate for peace for a while, but Israel has been placing obstacles for such negotiating. Why is Israel scared of negotiating peace with Syria? Israel must shows love to the Palestinians to start with and stop inviting Iran under the pretext of the misery of the Palestinians people. Lebanon is quicksand and could not be stabilized by bombarding it. Israel has no right to kill the hostages in order to punish the kidnapper.

Actually Tishrin said the Israeli leaders act like Mafia. By Allah Tishrin is correct this time.

You could call the operation "Northern Cast Lead".

you sounds the drums of war in all your headlines did you notice... its been going on for a few years now and recently even more. I'm going to stop reading Israeli newspapers, because if i continue I will become as mad as you (if I keep reading them). So goodbye haaretz, jpost, and ynet. Instead I'll just read the middle east headlines, in major world news sources and calm my mind.

The newly designated ambassador may never take office. All appointments are being held hostage in the Senate for Alabama Republican earmarks. If that hurdle is overcome, South Carolina's Demint is sure to halt the appointment. Having US Ambassadors in the Middle East is against party policy. Never in the history of the republic has a political party become so corrupt so fast. Almost makes me wish the teabagger claims about FEMA re-education camps for Republicans were true.

Anyone who pays attention to the news from the mideast knows that Lebanon has no ability to attack Israel and that Israel has threatened to attack Lebanon this year. There is NO threat from Lebanon but the Netanyahu government of Israel has repeatedly threatened to attack Lebanon. This is the fact. Who is the aggressor, and who is the victim of mindless aggression? Lebanon has not threatened Israel, but Netanyahu and Lieberman have repeatedly threatened Lebanon. So who is it that wants a war? The nation which threatens no one, or the nation which threatens it? Israel needs to take notice that it's worst enemies are Netanyahu and Lieberman. Men who's most driving desires are to do unto the world what monsters did in 1939.

... do something stupid?

His whole game is easy to see through. A bouncer who wants a fight with a customer he hates and clumsely tries to create the impression the customer has been asking for it by his behavior, so his violence will be legit. The Israeli Foreign Ministery has leaders who take the world for a village in Moldavia when it comes to playing the blame game. I always thought drifting away from reality by believing the world ends behind one's own street is a specific Arab speciality. Is appears not longer so.

Time for it to be transported, so we need to make a military maneuver and create a diversion.Happens every year. Syria or Hezbollah have no other economy

We should obey Gods first and second commandments and live

to start another war along with Syria and Hamas. Syria has already said a war will target Israeli cities. UNHRC has iignored their statement as usual. The only crime is Israel hitting back

The warmongering moves by Hezbolla and Syria are a response to the crisis facing their financial backers in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The Dictatorship is facing economic turmoil and the looming reality of mass popular protests turning into effective resistance at the very moment when the international community is waking up to the seriousness of the nuclear threat.

because their victims are getting upset that their loved oned are being killed.

why can't we all agree publicly what we all know. Hezbollah is a puppet dangling on the strings on their Syrian masters who get their funding from Iran. Their Misogynistic, twisted beliefs subjugate their own people and keep the entire middle east from actually achieving peace.