The Second Lebanon War: Challenges and Opportunities with Representatives of Israel Defense College, Colonel Royi Elcabas and Colonel Gil Maoz speaking on the 2006 Lebanon War. Moderated by Martine Trink Rubenstein.
Bio
Colonel Royi Elcabas
Royi Elcabas is a Representative of Israel Defense College.
Colonel Gil Maoz
Gil Maoz: Armor Corps Doctrine Department, Ground Forces, Israeli Defence Forces
This subject seems here presented with prejudice, with sentimental advocacy. It's disappointing, because I was attracted to ForaTV as a good source for learning; not indoctrination. The title should be appended (e.g. "~, a Jewish Perspective.") to better suggest its content. The lack of qualifier on this piece makes me question the authority of the rest of the work presented on this site.
1) Isarael is not a democracy but a snatched homeland for Jews where the children of displaced Palestinians have no right to live in the land of their forefathers but a Jew born in NY is an automtic citizen of Israel. Are Jews being discriminated in USA or Europe that they need Israel for their survival?
2) How many Lebaneese and Palestinian prisnors are in Israeli dungeons without any access to lawyers or right of due process of law. Is that Democracy?
3) Israel doesnot care about the life of Palestinian women, childrent, old or any age. The most non-contesting example of this is the blatant massacares of Children twice in Qana and in United Nation Compounds. The UN held Isrealis responsible for their intentional massacares of children.
3) Are these guys telling me Hizbullah has more weaponry then Israel or has more money then Israel. Rockets against Nuclear weapons, Rockets against F-16s and Tanks?
4) Does Hizbullah kidnap/kill Palestinians and then steal their organs? What a Democracy. Who gassed civilians with poisnous gases according to UN? Saddam Hussain and the Ehud Barak.
6) Hizbullah are Labaneese, they are the largest group of Labaneese, if they are foriegners then how come they are in the Labaneese parliment?
5) They keep on talking about Rockets. How many Hizbullah Rockets killed Israelis and how many civilians did Israeli Kill. The Israelis killed more then 1400 CIVILIANS as compared to 100 Israeli civilians. They Israelis intentionally destroyed bridges, hospitals, roads, shoot at cars carrying families, kidnapped and used -according to UN reports- weapons that are illegal to be used on civilians and the Jewish Democrasy did so.
6) Zionism = fascism. Look up the meaning of fascism and then compare Israel to those standards. They are Jewish fascists.
7) All i see and hear is deception and fabrications to make Goliath look good and decent. Good job.
8) This concept of fighters hiding behind civilians and taking their uniforms off and then putting them back on is just ridiclous. The Gureilla fighters fight this way since the start of eternity. The US peasents/militia fought against Britishers in exactly the same way and they were TERRORITS for Britishers. The French during WW2 fought Gureilla warfare against Germans in exactly the same way - farmers in the morning warriors at night - The Catholics in Northern Island fought Gureilla warfare and now above all:
The Jews themselves fought against the Britishers in late 40s using exactly the same tactics, hiding behind jewish civilians, blowing up railroads, snipping, kidnapping, torturing British soldiers, terrorizing Palestinain arabs. History is witness to that. What an excellent case of historical amnesia, Do it if suits you and rant about it if its done to you.
9) Nelson Mendalla was a declared Terrorist for South Africa for more then 20 years, that is why he spend half his life in prison. All the initial forefathers who struggled for Jewish states were considered by Britishers Terrorits. Their childrent are today in power and they call those fighting against them Terrorists? What a bunch of Hypocrasy. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander.