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COLINDALE Commented on The presence in a NATO naval force, of a (nuclear-armed) submarine from a non-NATO state that has been accused of war-crimes as recently as January 2009, would seem to be an outrageous error of judgement by COLINDALE

2009-11-21T17:22:29Z

1. The policy of the Israeli state is not to admit to possession of any nuclear weapons.

2. It is estimated, by the US, that Israel has a secret undeclared arsenal of between 200 and 500 nuclear warheads.

3. Israel also is reliably estimated to have delivery systems for these WMD, by air, sea and road.

4. At the higher estimate, Israel would be the third most nuclear powerful state in the world.

5. Israel is the only state in the world with a secret nuclear arsenal of this size that refuses to sign the NPD Treaty and which is not subject to inspection by the IAEA.

Very sadly, although perhaps well-intentioned, your post is simply misguided and under informed.

COLINDALE Commented on The presence in a NATO naval force, of a (nuclear-armed) submarine from a non-NATO state that has been accused of war-crimes as recently as January 2009, would seem to be an outrageous error of judgement by COLINDALE

2009-11-21T16:50:01Z

All five of Israel’s Dolphin-Class submarines, the latest being type-code U-212, built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and part financed by the German government, are known to be nuclear attack specified.

COLINDALE recommended The presence in a NATO naval force, of a (nuclear-armed) submarine from a non-NATO state that has been accused of war-crimes as recently as January 2009, would seem to be an outrageous error of judgement by COLINDALE

2009-11-21T13:59:04Z

COLINDALE Commented on Israel Expanding Settlements: Will Obama Finally Apply The Pressure? by M.J. Rosenberg

2009-11-18T15:25:36Z

Thank you Blue: an informative accurate assessment from an experienced Israeli journalist.

It makes the hasbarah crew that post here, look like complete idiots.

COLINDALE Commented on Israel Expanding Settlements: Will Obama Finally Apply The Pressure? by M.J. Rosenberg

2009-11-18T08:59:12Z

Nov 17, 2009

Poll: Lieberman is Israel's most corrupt minister
By JPOST.COM STAFF

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is considered Israel's most corrupt minister, according to the results of a survey conducted Tuesday at the Israel-Sderot Conference on Social Issues.

According to the poll, taken among over 550 people, Interior Minister Eli Yishai is believed to be the second most corrupt, followed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz.

COLINDALE recommended Poll: Lieberman is Israel's most CORRUPT minister by COLINDALE

2009-11-18T08:36:30Z

COLINDALE Commented on 6,500,000,000 people are controlled, and eventually annihilated, by a rogue state - by COLINDALE

2009-11-15T18:26:34Z

That's exactly what I thought, too!

So I went to see an analyst in Harley Street, London, which was of no help as he agreed with me.

COLINDALE recommended 6,500,000,000 people are controlled, and eventually annihilated, by a rogue state - by COLINDALE

2009-11-15T13:19:16Z

COLINDALE recommended IS THIS DEMOCRACY or this deeply undemocratic and contrary to the spirit and intention of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights? by bluecanary

2009-11-13T10:17:01Z

COLINDALE Commented on US-Israel Relations In Deep Freeze after Obama-Bibi Meeting by M.J. Rosenberg

2009-11-10T23:48:34Z

I've been away travelling for a while, and am not up to recent events..

Is Nudnik the replacement for AnnA?

COLINDALE recommended Professors MEARSHEIMER and WALT were correct in their conclusions by GD river

2009-11-10T13:26:26Z

COLINDALE Commented on US-Israel Relations In Deep Freeze after Obama-Bibi Meeting by M.J. Rosenberg

2009-11-10T20:36:18Z

The Israeli government has claimed not have had anyone to talk to since long before and including Yasser Arafat.

Israel does not want anyone to talk to, nor any partner for peace. When one does appear - he is very quickly discredited or undermined.

Israel wants all the land - and the status quo, supported, paid and defended by the US tax payer, suits it just fine.

I guess, if I were Israel, I would also be very satisfied indeed. I can drink all night in Dizengoff and Ibn Gavirol st. bars. and take expensive holidays to the hotspots of the world - all on, (or partially on), an American expense account. Great! Hope it lasts for ever. :)

Only it won't. For the world and America are finally waking up. AIPAC is yesterday. Its influence is waning as a strong light shines in, at last, to illuminate those dark places.

COLINDALE Commented on What Can Obama Do About Palestine, Meanwhile? by Bernard Avishai

2009-11-10T01:21:58Z

no answer! what a surprise. obviously someone stepped on the spider and killed it. no matter. they are fragile creatures ..

COLINDALE Commented on What Can Obama Do About Palestine, Meanwhile? by Bernard Avishai

2009-11-09T19:59:46Z

@spider
'The Arab states will then collapse, leaving Israel free to do what it wishes..'

Truth time. Please expand your argument, quoting facts.

Which Arab states, specifically, will collapse and why? Then what action will Israel (hypothetically) take, in your view?

COLINDALE Commented on What Can Obama Do About Palestine, Meanwhile? by Bernard Avishai

2009-11-09T14:15:07Z

You could be right! However, 60 years is a very short time on which to be so emphatic as to the future. However, it's an opinion! :) I prefer to be more pragmatic, and using history and science as markers tend to the view that instability is never sustainable for long - measured either in minutes, years or even decades - for it has to be constantly reinforced with scarce resources. Of course, provided the resources are available, then the status quo remains. But it's expensive in all terms and never guaranteed. One day, whatever my opinion is, or yours, the supply of those resources will be incomplete or insufficient due to all manner of political and economic changes. Then the unstable edifice will just fall over and the land will return to the status quo ante.

COLINDALE Commented on What Can Obama Do About Palestine, Meanwhile? by Bernard Avishai

2009-11-09T07:44:24Z

@Brad

That analysis whilst not inaccurate is IMHO overly simplistic. It ignores the inevitability of further wars with Hezbollah and Iran and/or other Iranian proxies, plus the dangerous instability in Gaza as a result of Israel's foolish and arrogant repression of the populace.

A significant political change in Egypt would undoubtedly alter the status quo in the ME but there are many other threats that can crystallize earlier.

Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities are now within range of their enemies and will become increasingly so with time. Arguably, Israel is potentially now the most dangerous place on earth for any Jew (or anyone else). That is why an ever increasing number of Israelis choose to now live in London, NY and all points west of Haifa.

In the end, Israel will not (as you say) cease to exist because of military failure, it will eventually disintegrate because politically and economically, it is inherently unstable. And crucially, it is non self-sustaining being dependent not only on the US but on various essential, external support.

COLINDALE Commented on What Can Obama Do About Palestine, Meanwhile? by Bernard Avishai

2009-11-08T22:26:43Z

I wasn't taught history - I teach history.

COLINDALE Commented on What Can Obama Do About Palestine, Meanwhile? by Bernard Avishai

2009-11-08T21:55:27Z

As Mythbuster says: 'ceasing cooperation with the Occupation is now a moral necessity'.

But not only a moral necessity. The occupation is a festering wound that infects the entire Middle East, and beyond. Furthermore, it is unsustainable. It may have lasted for over fifty years and may last another one or two - but it is essentially an untenable position.

The only way that the Israeli state could survive as an entity would be for it to ethnically-cleanse every Arab and Muslim from all the land west of the Jordan. i.e. the undeclared manifesto of the Likud Party. But that Israeli hope is a dead duck.

So we are left with an imposed instability, imposed by the US, that will eventually end in a horrific disaster.

For there are too many people around - avid for money, political power and influence, who have little if any concern for the generations that will follow. Generations who will reap the whirlwind of the seeds of atrocity that they have sown in the M E.

No political edifice will stand for long that is founded on the misery and oppression of another people. That is what history teaches us. But we are slow to learn.