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Israel-Palestine
Israel 'should attack nuclear sites in Iran if diplomacy fails'
2004-10-13
A PRE-EMPTIVE Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear installations would be fraught with risks and difficulties, but it would set back significantly Tehran's development programme, a respected think-tank in Tel Aviv said yesterday. However, the bombing of Iran's facilities — a possibility that appeared to increase with the revelation last month that the United States had agreed to sell Israel "bunker buster" bombs — should be the last resort, said researchers from the Jaffee Centre for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University.

After news that Israel would take delivery of the precision-guided bombs capable of destroying underground targets, some analysts argued that the diversity of Iran's facilities and poor intelligence would make a raid impossible. Yet despite the problems of such an operation, Ephraim Kam, the Jaffee Centre's deputy head, said that it would put the programme back for a year or more and should not be ruled out if diplomatic pressure failed to halt Iran's research.

Israel regards Iran as its biggest strategic worry. Intelligence sources estimate that Tehran will acquire nuclear weapons by 2007 and defence chiefs have hinted at a first strike similar to the one on the Osirak facility in Iraq 23 years ago, which thwarted Saddam Hussein's atomic designs. Israel's alarm has acquired new urgency after Major-General Giora Eiland, its National Security Adviser, said that Iran would reach the "point of no return" by late November, rather than next year, when it would require no further outside aid to bring the programme to fruition.
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#11  Mark,
The only way to learn swimming is to jump into the water.
As trailing wife says, Ulpan is quite good and anyhow 95% of Israelis speake reasonable English.
Dont worry, if the worse happen in the US and you end up joining us in ZION i'm sure you'll manage.

Right now, what reaaly matters is to go out and convince the wavering to vote GWB !
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-10-14 6:34:43 AM  

#10  Besides, most Israelis speak at least some English.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-10-13 7:25:50 PM  

#9  Mark, Israel has a program called "Ulpan" for all immigrants to learn Hebrew. It goes quite quickly -- full immersion -- and you'll come out able to read, write and speak fluent conversational Hebrew well within 6 months. Probably by the end of the first month you will be able to function well enough to go out on your own. Don't worry, this is the same program that brought the illiterate Falashas of Ethiopia up to speed. And the dialogs and illustrations are very cute (My Hebrew School used them for the Jr. High years. Then we went on to write essays about the poetry of Amos Oz, and the literary devices used in the book of Job. Great fun!)

However, if you want to get a head start, try the "Learn Hebrew for Free" site (http://foundationstone.com.au/FoundationStoneNoFrame.html). Enjoy!
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-10-13 7:24:59 PM  

#8  Elder, if the unthinkable were to ever happen, (I had a hard time typing that last bit ;)
But let's say Lurch begins lurking in the White House, (what a horrid thought)


Elder how are you at teaching others Hebrew? Since it would seem the ONLY logical place for me to depart to is Zion itself, were the majority fully understands the jihad enemy and how to deal with him..

It terms of Iran & their mullah-nukes; A months worth of Ramadan never prevented that vicious regimé from ordering multi-acts of monsterous terroristic evil, so why should we wait to take out the obvious threat?

I say all systems go.
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2004-10-13 6:20:12 PM  

#7  I fear the incredibly wise Israeli Left more than any leadership in this country. The Israeli Left makes John Kerry look like Michael Savage.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2004-10-13 4:26:38 PM  

#6  Bring it on. Sooner the better.
Posted by: lex   2004-10-13 2:46:42 PM  

#5  "...We shall soon see after the election. Most likely any major move will be made after November 16th, the end of this year’s month of Ramadan. It’s not nice to upset terrorists prior to wacking them..."
I would suggest that if the factories and or facilities do not go null during this period, we should feel free to hit them post haste anyway!
Posted by: smn   2004-10-13 2:37:55 PM  

#4  Israel ’should attack nuclear sites in Iran if diplomacy fails’

It didn't succeed with Kimmy, so why would anyont think Iran would be any different?

..some analysts argued that the diversity of Iran’s facilities and poor intelligence would make a raid impossible.

"Poor intelligence"? Heh, this is Israel that we're talking about here.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-10-13 1:57:18 PM  

#3  CF,
in order to perform "Holy Castration (TM)" procedure on said Mullahs you need:
1) True understanding of the situation.
2) Loyalty to all American citizens,
3) The ability to hold your opinion for more than 15 minutes.

I doubt Kerry actually possesses any of the above
characteristics.
Therefore, I suspect if he gets elected, we (meaning the old Zionists and JOOOOS) will be left with all the dirty work.

Anyhow, we must do this simply because we cannot
under any circumstances afford a nuclear Iran.

Now I must go search for my Geiger counter and my inertial guidance systems :)

Aloha.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-10-13 1:06:05 PM  

#2  Elder, of course Kerry would do something - he'll send in the Keystone Cops - but only after thousands are killed and France and the U.N. give their permission (Global test).
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-10-13 11:47:18 AM  

#1  Mark,
If Kerry gets elected I have a feeling you can forget about any American foreign policy which requires the "Iron Testicle Technique".
In such a case (and maybe even earlier) I guess
we will have to take care of this ourselves.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-10-13 11:37:36 AM  

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