Tag: Netanyahu

Will Trump’s Gamble Pay Off

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Well, Trump will be taking office in a couple of days.  I am happy, but with what I am seeing his first four years in office was marred by bad advice from too many old friends and cronies.  His move to the center and now his urgency to a cease fire in the Middle East is compounding the issue Israel has.  One cannot negotiate with terrorists who wish to drive an entire people group (Jews) into the sea. No peace is possible with terrorists and Trump should know this.  His ego to get the hostages home without a complete victory by the IDF is problematic at best and ignorant at best.  

Trump gave them an ultimatum, he should have stuck with it.  Then if the hostages weren’t released, let all hell break out.  He has just showed his hand that he can be moved by his astronomic ego.  I know this won’t sit well with Trump apologists who think he plays 4D chess.  Sorry, he doesn’t.  Facts are a curious thing, they are always right.

Here is hoping and praying that all turns out well. However, without total victory by the IDF, without total destruction of terror armies, we will revisit this very same war in the very near future.  It should be finished now! Rh

Israeli General to CBN News: Israel Has No Choice but to ‘Attack with All Our Capabilities’

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Chris Mitchell CBN News

JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel stands ready to defend itself against any enemy attack. There is also the possibility that the Israel Defense Forces will go on the offensive.

Netanyahu sees the situation as a seven-front war where Iran and its proxies are trying to strangle the Jewish state.

“Their visible aggression is insatiable, but Israel is not helpless,” Netanyahu said. “We are determined to stand against them on every front, in every arena, far and near. Anyone who murders our citizens, anyone who harms our country, will be held accountable. He will pay a very heavy price.”

Some anticipate Iran will launch a bigger attack than April 13th, when some 350 missiles and drones rained down across Israel, resulting in only minor damage.

The Alma Research Center in northern Israel estimates a combination of “ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs from many sites in western Iran” could be launched.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dispatched a fighter squadron to the Middle East, and the head of the Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, is already here in the region.

Retired IDF General Amir Avivi tells CBN News Kurilla is expected to play a valuable role in helping coordinate a similar coalition effort that protected Israel in April.   

“It enables to really assist Israel to deal with all the different threats – whether it’s ballistic missiles, a UAV, and any other capability Iran might shoot at Israel or Hezbollah – and it increases dramatically the chances of really being able to secure Israel in the best way possible,” Avivi explained.

He added, “There is no 100 percent, but it definitely improves a lot – the chances of really dealing very well with most of the capabilities Iran and Hezbollah have.”

We asked the general about Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah’s threat that he may hit Tel Aviv or other civilian centers in Israel, and how Israel would respond if it happened.

Avivi replied, “If Hezbollah will shoot Israeli centers? This is a full-scale war. We have no other choice but to attack with all our capabilities. And I can tell you that Israel can inflict huge, huge damage on Hezbollah and also Lebanon. Overall, if (they would fire on) Israeli cities and infrastructure. Israel would destroy all the infrastructure of Lebanon, and they need to take that into account.”