Israel's Iron Dome - it works!

[Joy in Mudville]

Soft power, my friend, can work in multiple ways. One of the things that the US government purchases from the Israelis is their restraint. An unfettered Israel v. an already unfettered Hamas would go very, very poorly for Hamas.

True, but a regional war in which the Egyptians, Jordanians, and nations of the Arabian peninsula came to the aid of the Palestinians would go very poorly for the US

[dsummoner]

True, but a regional war in which the Egyptians, Jordanians, and nations of the Arabian peninsula came to the aid of the Palestinians would go very poorly for the US

It would certainly leave a good portion of US foreign policy objectives in the region in complete shambles (not to mention that Qais al-Azzawy is already calling for Arab Muslim states to use oil as an economic weapon against the US).

[Wizard777]

True, but a regional war in which the Egyptians, Jordanians, and nations of the Arabian peninsula came to the aid of the Palestinians would go very poorly for the US

Israel has got to get up to speed on this ever changing world in which we live in. They continue to insist everything is going to be there way or the highway. Soon we'll be hitting the highway. What more can we do for them? Do an Iran on the entire region? Overthrow these new democracies and replace them with Kings. Oh yeah, that will work out well. Israel needs to understand that they will no longer have the sole voice in the region. Nor the dominant voice in the region.

Israel has already rejected one ceasefire with Gaza. They said they wanted something more long term. This is the irony. Israel recently assassinated the last person that was negotiating a long term truce with Israel. So I can understand the reluctance of anyone else wanting to do that.

[beeg jacques]

True, but a regional war in which the Egyptians, Jordanians, and nations of the Arabian peninsula came to the aid of the Palestinians would go very poorly for the US

Those countries are content to spew angry rhetoric and nothing more.

The history of those countries' occupation, discrimination, expulsion, and slaughter of Palestinians is evidence of how much concern they have for their Palestinian Arab brethren.

The Palestinian Arabs are nothing more than propaganda tools and pawns to their Arab/Islamic brethren.

[AttackPlanR]

Israels biatch more likely.

Ouch. That' hurts!

[cprenegade]

Those countries are content to spew angry rhetoric and nothing more.

The history of those countries' occupation, discrimination, expulsion, and slaughter of Palestinians is evidence of how much concern they have for their Palestinian Arab brethren.

The Palestinian Arabs are nothing more than propaganda tools and pawns to their Arab/Islamic brethren.

Correct. Something that is either lost or ignored by the posters here who claim to be on the Palestinian side. Hamas continually uses the Palestinians as pawns in their power game. Hamas doesn't care about the Palestinians. A lasting peace solution would render Hamas and their hatred irrelevant. What keeps them in power is keeping the palestinians oppressed and fueling the hatred in the region.

[ivanbalt]

Israel has got to get up to speed on this ever changing world in which we live in. They continue to insist everything is going to be there way or the highway. Soon we'll be hitting the highway. What more can we do for them? Do an Iran on the entire region? Overthrow these new democracies and replace them with Kings. Oh yeah, that will work out well. Israel needs to understand that they will no longer have the sole voice in the region. Nor the dominant voice in the region.

Israel has already rejected one ceasefire with Gaza. They said they wanted something more long term. This is the irony. Israel recently assassinated the last person that was negotiating a long term truce with Israel. So I can understand the reluctance of anyone else wanting to do that.

What exactly do the Palestinians bring to the table? Their essential game plan is to fire rockets at Israel, cry when Israel retaliates and then try to negotiate a ceasefire. Then they use the results for propaganda purposes and repeat the cycle in a year or two.

[ivanbalt]

Correct. Something that is either lost or ignored by the posters here who claim to be on the Palestinian side. Hamas continually uses the Palestinians as pawns in their power game. Hamas doesn't care about the Palestinians. A lasting peace solution would render Hamas and their hatred irrelevant. What keeps them in power is keeping the palestinians oppressed and fueling the hatred in the region.

Indeed. The other Arab countries do the same thing.

[WKDWZD]

Ouch. That' hurts!

Please tell me Im wrong, I'd love to be wrong in this instance, truly I would.