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AddReply(292046,"Silverberg Smears Bosnian Serb Army as well as IDF","Jared Israel","tenc.net/y.htm","03/28/08","Silverberg implicitly accepts the false claims of anti-Israel NGOs (mis-described as “well-meaning”) that the IDF violates current rules of war. In fact the quartet powers, the US and Russia, have violated rules of war, but the IDF DOES NOT. Besides agreeing with the anti-Israel lie in the guise of super-militancy, Silverberg also smears the Bosnian Serbs: \n\n\"Bosnian Serbs used human shields against Muslim and Croat forces to immunize themselves from indirect and direct fire.\" \n\nSilverberg offers no evidence. No surprise, because it’s a lie. \n\nCroatian and Muslim extremist forces and NATO murdered Serbian and Muslim Yugoslav-loyalist civilians just as Fateh and Hamas murder Israeli civilians. The Serbian army protected civilians as best they could. They were hampered by Milosevic, who, under Western pressure, sabotaged the Bosnian Serb Army. The West does the same to Israel today.");
AddReply(291546,"Oops! Sent comment #13 unfinished","Jared Israel","","03/26/08","The last part of my comment #13 was sent unfinished, with remarkable typos at the end.  The garbled part (the last half  sentence) is corrected below, along with what was left out:\n\nThe IDF\'s problem is not that it distinguishes between civilians and armed terrorists; that is one of its finest traits.  Its problem is that it is prevented by politicians under the thumb of the West and the Vatican from destroying the terrorist *apparatus* including propaganda facilities. Doing that does not require the IDF *reversing* its humane rules of engagement.  What must be changed is the one-step-forward-one-step-backward way of fighting that never attacks the source.");
AddReply(291503,"To #13: You are an ignoramus","mike","Vienna, VA","03/26/08","I suggest that you start your Torah education by reading the work of R. Kahane.  When you graduate from that, I suggest you read the Rambam.  Your ignorance is appaling.");
AddReply(291247,"Some of  these comments are most distressing","Jared Israel","","03/26/08","Judaism, which is not simply the Torah, but the Talmud, does not teach wiping out men, women, children and the elderly, which is why, when defending Israel, we have a leg to stand on.  The ten-year-old children who danced in Gaza following the Yeshiva murders are victims of child abusing  indoctrinators whose authority Israel has propped up or inadequately combated (at various times, regarding various groups of terrorists)  and whose personnel Israel has armed.  If the terrorist structures were destroyed, instead of continually being empowered, the ordinary people would be savable from the insane cult of death into which many have been indoctrinated.The IDF\'s problem is NOT that it distinguishes between civilians and armed terrorists - that is one of its finest features. It\'s problem is that it is preventeed from defeating tghe ebnemy, which does not re3");
AddReply(291122,"Moon Shmoon","Louise M. Smith","Brandon,Florida","03/25/08","Ban Ki Moon is not on the throne. G-d is. Why do you listen to this pagan anyway?\nIsrael\'s problems can be solved quickly & simply. \"WHEN my people, who bear My name, humble themselves, pray, & seek My favor & TURN from their evil ways, I will hear in My heavenly abode & forgive their sins & HEAL THEIR LAND.\" 2 7:14 (notice G-d says their land, land of the Jews, not land to be partially inhabited by Arabs claiming the land belongs to them)");
AddReply(291039,"To #1 EPHRAIM--THAT IS IN DEED THE CORRECT SOLUTION","Lion King-Ben David","Kings","03/25/08","THAT Principle was set out in the days of Moses--THE RESOLUTION IN DEALING WITH AMALEK---that same Torah principle applies today in the 21st Century--THAT IS WHY THESE JIHADISTS WON\'T FARE WELL---THE PRICE OF THEIR INHUMANITY IS GOING TO BE VERY HEAVY AND RESOLVED HASHEM\'S WAY.");
AddReply(291025,"THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION TO THIS TROUBLESOME DILEMMA.","Lion King-Ben David","ings","03/25/08","Have the Rules of war really evolved to a COMPLETE NEW LEVEL or has this type of war strategy using human shields such as employed by Jihadists happened before and when? Yes it has happened before--it began in the DAYS OF MOSES And was there a solution to this immoral approach to warfare? Yes there is—it was carried out in the days of Samuel the Prophet except King Saul failed to complete the task that is why the problem is with us in the 21st Century. THAT SOLUTION CONCERNING IMMORAL WARFARE IS ETERNALISED IN OUR TORAH AND THAT IS THAT AMALEK MUST BE ANNIHILATED LEAVING NEITHER ROOT NOR BRANCH TO CONTINUE THAT DEVIANT POSTERITY. JIHADISTS BY THEIR IMMORAL ACTIONS ARE MODERN DAY AMALEKITES AND ONLY THE DIVINE SOLUTION CAN RESOLVE THIS PAINFUL DILEMMA WHERE THE ENEMY SEES OUR MORAL AND JUST OUTLOOK AS WEAKNESs THUS EXPLOITING TO ADVANTAGE OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO SINK TO THEIR IMMORAL LEVEL.");
AddReply(291008,"wrong ... the rules (of war) have not changed...","felix","","03/25/08","the rules (of the blatantly Anti-semitic) world have not changed ...\nEverything stays the same ...\nWe should stop trying to find in all these actions by goyim any other reason than just old plain Anti-semitism ...");
AddReply(291001,"Let goyim follow goyshe rules","mike","Vienna, VA","03/25/08","If the Western gayamske kopfen want to follow suicidal rules in their wars, that\'s their problem.  A true Jewish State follows the Law of War given to us by Hashem and laughs at the manamade \"law\" of goyim.  Hashem\'s law makes no distinction between enemy soldier and enemy civilian, between enemy combatant and enemy \"noncombatant\".  In a milchemet mizvah, we exterminate the enemy down to the last man, woman and child.  We use whatever means will kill the enemy in the greatest numbers while preserving the lives of our people.  We do not permit surrender and we do not sign treaties.  A tactical cease-fire with a fixed term is permissible.  \n\nMay a Jewish State soon arise in the Holy Land to implement the Law of Hashem in war and peace.\n");
AddReply(290992,"#1 got it right","Frank","USA","03/25/08","And Joshua left none breathing, men, women, children. Less you forget these were G-d\'s orders.");
AddReply(290954,"How to change \"the rules of war\"","R. Light","Lexington, MA","03/25/08","There are only two ways:\na) by international consent\nb) by judicial precedent\n\nI contend that (a) is unlikely as the international community is not a \"community\" and I would contend that they have already changed the \"law\" as pointed out by this column.\n\nI would also contend that it is more likely that the only way to change the situation is for the Israeli government to take a stand - declare it\'s rules of engagement and make it clear that human shields will be given a chance to escape but if they persist in protecting a combatant that they will be fired upon and potentially injured or killed.\n\nHuman shields become combatants as defined by international law.  Israel needs to have the fortitude to do what it needs to do.  If leaders get charged with human rights violations - they need to defend itself in court.\n\nThis would be a far better approach than cowering in front of world opinion.");
AddReply(290945,"What we\'re really talking about","JP Sutton","NYC","03/25/08","\"What is at issue are the very rules of war that underpin our entire international order.\"\n\nActually the issue is what value is placed on a Jewish life versus a moslem life. To most of the world, including (very sadly) most of the Israeli govt, Jewish lives are considered to be of far less importance. \n\nMaybe if Israel had the oil, the anger, and the lunatic, murderous population, things might be different.\n\nAt this point I\'d settle for just the anger -- plus national pride and a sense of self-preservation. It is only when Jewish people (in and out of Israel) respect ourselves that others follow suit.");
AddReply(290933,"Stop being Reasonable!","Azamin Ippish","Galutnya","03/25/08","The goal of the UN is to hamstring Israel, not seek solutions.  The UN solution is one part Mediterranean water, two part Jewish blood.  Count the number of Arab states.  Add the Albanians, Persians, Turks, nonarab Africans, and Pacific Islanders.  What do you come to? Over a third of the UN?  It is a safe venue for the continuation of war by other means.  Reason will not persuade. One side cannot impose reason when the other thinks \"Itbach al yahud\" is a reasonable sentiment and \"filastin bladna wa al yahud klabna\" is a nursery rhyme, while the world thinks Kahane was a racist (not the Egyptian who murdered him, nor the Arabs who killed his son and daughter in law.).");
AddReply(290830,"N0 - That is NOT the problem.","Jared Israel","","03/25/08","The problem is NOT changing rules of war but changing Israel\'s outlook and refuting LYING criticism.  Geneva Conventions ALREADY make civilian deaths caused by using human shields the fault of that side. First problem: Israel is not FIGHTING a war. It pretends that one section of those who wish to destroy it is committed to peace, despite all evidence to the contrary, and uses incomplete military measures against the other section, instead of going into both PLO and Hamas areas and destroying all terrorist structures - political, military and propaganda - & instituting real occupation including reeducation. If the US treated defeated Japan the way Israel treats PLO/Hamas, there would still be an imperial regime there. NGOS & media attacking Israel are NOT, as author states, well-meaning; current rules of war do NOT prevent Israel\'s defense. The problem: wrong policy and unjust criticism.");
AddReply(290828,"Changing the rules of war","David Ang","Singapore","03/25/08","Israel,\nPlease stick to your targeting these killers and bombers and rocket launchers.\n\nWho will help you ?? Can the UN stop these rockets and suicide Bombers and killers attacking ISRAEL,killing israeli civilians.\n\nUN is silly in all their thinking - Rockets and suicide bombers are not killing CIVILIANS IN ISRAEL ??? IF NOT KILLING CIVILIAN IN ISRAEL THEN ISRAEL ARE NOT TARGETING CIVILIANS TOO or is Israel killing any civilians in Gaza or others. Israel only return the same to KILLER AND MURDERERS OF ISRAELI CIVILIANS>\n\nKEEP UP ISRAEL _ who will help you - the UN ? HA HA HA.\nRegards");
AddReply(290823,"Don\'t Change, return","Ephraim","NYC/Kfar Tapuah","03/25/08","Don\'t change rules of war, go back to the ones given to us in the  Torah, in the Chumash itself. Instead of just focusing on the male fighters, we are told to completely eliminate our enemies, from men to women to elderly to children.\nThat is the way of Hashem, not false \"humanity\" and misplaced \"mercy\".");

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