Comments on: Israel’s Disproportionate Response

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:44:30 +0000

Very good and interesting points, the one thing i recommend not be forgotten though is that there is a fine line between complete victory and genocide. As hateful and violent as some of these people are, there are some who just want to live and let live. I agree that while all available military targets should be taken out, civilian life should be preserved.

By: Paul Carpenter

Paul Carpenter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:22:07 +0000

I truly believe it is time for man to stop cursing each other. Let the ties that bind us, and the ropes that blind us be released. Which will allow man to live humanely. Let us live spiritually. Together, without lies about each other. Open arms for each other as we will stand in awe of the great awesome power of which we all point in our own direction which ironically points to something greater than ourselves. My prayer for 2009 / 5767 is that we all get over ourselves. We let go of our egos and realize we are all flesh and blood we all die the same way.

By: davlev

davlev — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:25:33 +0000

Your comments are spurious and weak, at best. Israel’s goal, and and appropriate one, is to eliminate the enemy, not to placate the American Jewish Press

By: Yori Yanover

Yori Yanover — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:32:47 +0000

Sh’koyach, Jonathan.

Yori

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:27:33 +0000

Thank you. Yes.

By: Kal Palnicki

Kal Palnicki — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:24:15 +0000

I keep asking if anyone has the formula for propotionate responses to missile attacks.

In 1962 when Cuba wanted to set up missiles JFK responded. He did not wait for the missiles to be set up or for a first strike. He acted to forestall the whole matter. Had Cuba managed to fire off a missile, that island would be still a smoldering cinder today.

By: Zvi Hershel Smith

Zvi Hershel Smith — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:04:13 +0000

Very good. It is laughable that they are calling Israel’s response disproportionate. Would FDR’s response to the attack on Pearl Harbor be disproportionate because he did not limit America’s response to killing 2800 Japanese? Is Bush’s response to 9/11 disproportionate becasue he didn’t limit America to killing 3,000 Talibans?

“Disproportionate” under International Law means disproportionate in proportion to the force that is necessary to reach the goal of enabling people to live in peace. It does not just mean “revenge”.

By: phillip stein

phillip stein — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:31:47 +0000

kill the enemies of jews

By: Ra'anan

Ra'anan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:07:45 +0000

Excellent points (how come I didn’t think of this???) B”SD

Ra’anan
Jerusalem

By: harriet jeret

harriet jeret — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:37:12 +0000

Thank you for a well written and to the point article. Articles, such as this one, need to be circulated and visible in mainstream secular media. People who are on the fence about or are opposed to Israel’s actions of self defense would benefit from truisms in articles such as this one.