Israel/Palestine

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts) Thu Jan 29, 2015, 09:03 PM Jan 2015

Israel decides not to go to war with Hezbollah

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/16664-israel-decides-not-to-go-to-war-with-hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Wednesday not to respond to a recent Hezbollah attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded seven others.

The decision came as Netanyahu met with his reduced cabinet to discuss a message sent by Hezbollah saying that it saw the attack as a suitable response for the recent killing of several of its senior officials and an Iranian general in the Golan Heights.

A military analyst speaking on Israeli TV channel 10 commented that Hezbollah had sent a message saying that it has now ceased military operations. Israel responded that it, too, has ceased engagement.

One Israeli soldier was killed and seven others were wounded in the ambush carried out by Hezbollah early on Wednesday. Israeli artillery immediately returned fire and killed a UN peacekeeper in South Lebanon.

I guess things are different when somebody can actually punch back against the neighborhood bully..

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Israel decides not to go to war with Hezbollah (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 OP

"I guess things are different when somebody can actually punch back..." oberliner Jan 2015 #1

LOL King_David Jan 2015 #2

"Once again, Israel picks fights with its neighbors and attacks innocent civilians...." R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #3

Israel never decides to attack civilians oberliner Jan 2015 #13

"They attack military targets and civilians are regrettably killed in the process." R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #15

If funny means pathetic leftynyc Jan 2015 #12

They aren't merely whiners. aranthus Jan 2015 #14

That's a slap, not a punch. Bonobo Jan 2015 #4

"Israel can punch." Palestinian children know that all too well. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #5

And they show great restraint here but all you do is whine like a child. Why? nt Bonobo Jan 2015 #6

Right. Tell that to all the dead Palestinian children and their families. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #7

It is quite clear that any conversation with you would be literally a waste of time. Bonobo Jan 2015 #8

Give my regards to the empire. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #9

Israel only murdered over 400 innocent Palestinian children last summer. 4now Jan 2015 #11

Watching the neighborhood bully crumble is always the best part. 4now Jan 2015 #10

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

1. "I guess things are different when somebody can actually punch back..."

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 09:37 PM

Jan 2015

And if they did decide to go to war with Hezbollah, the response would be:

"Once again, Israel picks fights with its neighbors and attacks innocent civilians...."

Or something along those lines.

Literally no action Israel could take or not take in this scenario that wouldn't get a negative response from some folks.

Do you realize how funny it is that you are criticizing Israel now for not attacking Hezbollah?

King_David

(14,851 posts)

2. LOL

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 10:17 PM

Jan 2015

Very funny indeed .....

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

3. "Once again, Israel picks fights with its neighbors and attacks innocent civilians...."

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 11:25 PM

Jan 2015

Well, ober, if Israel did decide to attack civilians, as was the case in Gaza, would you be yucking it up with the king?

Do you realize how funny it is that you are criticizing Israel now for not attacking Hezbollah?

Israel is really good at bombing a city flat while killing hundreds of unarmed civilians and children, ober. It's also really good at colonization and keeping a population under the yoke of oppression.

My observation was that Israel is not so good when the other side can punch back. You can misread that all you want to.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

13. Israel never decides to attack civilians

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 01:23 PM

Jan 2015

They attack military targets and civilians are regrettably killed in the process.

But some folks like to characterize it as if Israel is just killing civilians for kicks (such as what you've written here).

That is what we'd probably be reading if they attacked Hezbollah and anyone got killed in the process who was a civilian.

Oddly, you don't consider Hamas's attacks against Israel to be "punching back" but do you Hezbollah's.

Why is that?

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

15. "They attack military targets and civilians are regrettably killed in the process."

Reply to oberliner (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 09:35 PM

Jan 2015

I'm sure those innocent civilians had it coming, right?

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

12. If funny means pathetic

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 01:19 PM

Jan 2015

then you're right. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. That's why the whiners are irrelevant.

aranthus

(3,385 posts)

14. They aren't merely whiners.

Reply to leftynyc (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 08:43 PM

Jan 2015

Haters.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

4. That's a slap, not a punch.

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 11:46 PM

Jan 2015

Israel can punch. The fact that they decided not to should be lauded by you. The fact that is not is precisely why there can NEVER be progress.

Literally damned if you do and damned if you don't.

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

5. "Israel can punch." Palestinian children know that all too well.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 12:05 AM

Jan 2015

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

6. And they show great restraint here but all you do is whine like a child. Why? nt

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 12:16 AM

Jan 2015

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)

7. Right. Tell that to all the dead Palestinian children and their families.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 12:21 AM

Jan 2015

I'm sure that will comfort them.

Israel shows "great restraint" in killing? I guess that they could have killed a lot more, right? Teach em a lesson and all.

Which gets back to my earlier comment about some people being able to punch back.