Comments on: Two questions http://fresnozionism.org/archives/922 A pro-Israel voice from California's Central Valley Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Vic Rosenthal http://fresnozionism.org/archives/922#comment-6076 Vic Rosenthal Mon, 12 May 2008 18:39:16 +0000 http://fresnozionism.org/archives/922#comment-6076 The problem is that there <em>will</em> be a confrontation with Hamas in Gaza and there <em>will</em> be one with Hezbollah. The only question is whether it will be when we want it or when they want it. I don't know if Israel has to keep a presence in Gaza. Go in and completely smash Hamas and get out again. It will take them a long time to recover. But 'completely smash' means 'completely smash'. And there will be Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians hurt and killed. The main issue is whether Hamas can be destroyed before the US makes Israel withdraw? The problem is that there will be a confrontation with Hamas in Gaza and there will be one with Hezbollah. The only question is whether it will be when we want it or when they want it.

I don’t know if Israel has to keep a presence in Gaza. Go in and completely smash Hamas and get out again. It will take them a long time to recover.

But ‘completely smash’ means ‘completely smash’. And there will be Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians hurt and killed.

The main issue is whether Hamas can be destroyed before the US makes Israel withdraw?

]]> By: Shalom Freedman http://fresnozionism.org/archives/922#comment-6075 Shalom Freedman Mon, 12 May 2008 18:24:35 +0000 http://fresnozionism.org/archives/922#comment-6075 I believe one reason there is such great hesitation about moving in to Gaza again is the awareness that it will cost many Israeli lives. And it will too not put an end to the situation and problem as we will once again be back where we don't want to be - controlling Gaza. i also believe there is another reason for our hesitancy. The move into Gaza may be the trigger for the larger confrontation which appears to be shaping up. Hizbollah, Syria, Iran are part of this. Such a confrontation could well mean major damage within Israel itself from rockets and missiles. There is thus good reason to be hesitant. But this does not mean it is right to be hesitant. It might be wiser to fight the thing to the end now and not wait longer to when the other side has greater capabilities. I am not in a position to make the judgment as to what it is right to do. But I do understand the dilemna. I believe one reason there is such great hesitation about moving in to Gaza again is the awareness that it will cost many Israeli lives. And it will too not put an end to the situation and problem as we will once again be back where we don’t want to be - controlling Gaza.
i also believe there is another reason for our hesitancy. The move into Gaza may be the trigger for the larger confrontation which appears to be shaping up. Hizbollah, Syria, Iran are part of this. Such a confrontation could well mean major damage within Israel itself from rockets and missiles.
There is thus good reason to be hesitant.
But this does not mean it is right to be hesitant. It might be wiser to fight the thing to the end now and not wait longer to when the other side has greater capabilities.
I am not in a position to make the judgment as to what it is right to do. But I do understand the dilemna.

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