Israel has no choice but to come down swiftly and harshly against the multitudes of jihadist enemies that surround it. Appeasement would only embolden them in their determination to obliterate Israel from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Cultural Attaché Komeil Bagheri recently visited the tomb of Mustafa Mazeh in Lebanon. Mazeh was killed in his failed 1989 attempt to assassinate Salman Rushdie. Bagheri praised
“Gallant warns Hezbollah against escalation: ‘We’ll return Lebanon to the Stone Age,’” by Emmanuel Fabian, Times of Israel, August 8, 2023:
Visiting the tense Mount Dov region on the border with Lebanon on Tuesday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatened the Hezbollah terror group, which has been carrying out provocations along the frontier in recent months.
In a video statement, Gallant warned the chief of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, “not to make a mistake.”
“You have made mistakes in the past, you have paid very heavy prices. If… an escalation or conflict develops here, we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age. We will not hesitate to use all our power, and erode every inch of Hezbollah and Lebanon if we have to,” said Gallant after touring the area with senior Israel Defense Force officers.
“Don’t mistake us, we don’t want war, but we are ready to protect our citizens, our soldiers, and our sovereignty,” he added.
Gallant observed the location where Hezbollah recently set up two tents in sovereign Israeli territory, with the head of the IDF Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, and commander of the 91st Regional Brigade, Brig. Gen. Shai Kalper, along with other senior officers.
In Mount Dov, also known as Shebaa Farms — an area claimed by Lebanon — Gallant held an assessment with the officers, and was updated on “the defensive efforts being made along the border, and of the progress of the construction of the barrier that is currently being carried out,” his office said, referring to plans to replace Israel’s border fence with a taller concrete wall….
FYI says
allah {=the god of the kaaba..hubaal..baal]is NOT the Biblical God but even allah agrees the Jews have the right to dwell in the holy land{Koran 17:104}since after all he claims he gave it to them{kotran 5:21}
What right do hizbollah have to attack the Land of Israel if their god allah is OK with the existence of the Land of Israel?It makes no Logical sense but it makes Prophetic sense to those who understand Israel’s role in Biblical prophecy.
somehistory says
mozlums respond to weakness with threats and attacks; raping and murdering and rioting.
mozlums respond to strength in an entirely different way. This man is showing strength; his words need to be backed up with action if the terrorists respond poorly to his words.
The Book written by the Jews of ancient times says that if punishment for a crime is not executed “speedily” the heart of the evil one is set to do more bad things.
Linde B. says
I am so happy that Yoav Gallant speaks plainly and truthfully about this situation.
These are the countries that are in the Middle East: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran,
Iraq, ISRAEL, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, (Palestine is actually inside Israel) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. 15 of these countries are Muslim majority, Cyprus
is Christian majority, and Israel is Jewish majority. No doubt these 15 Muslim nations have 15 times or more the population that Israel has. Long live ISRAEL. Amen. +?+
tgusa says
“Israel’s defense minister Gallant warns Hizballah against escalation: ‘We’ll return Lebanon to the Stone Age”
The muslim response: We will kick your ass right up to the point we realize we are back in the stone age stone age.
My only gripe is how could you return stone age people back to the stone age? Does the defense minister have a plan that I cannot figure out? Inquiring minds want to know.
somehistory says
He’ll target the computers and phones Then the cars and trucks. And the airport.
gershompesach says
for the arabs—war IS! victory—peace is defeat…
Stewart Shane says
It is counterproductive for the Israeli Defense Minister to make impossible/improbable claims about how Israel will destroy Lebanon (and Hizballah) by returning the country to the Stone Age. It’s obviously not true, and the Defense Minister just teaches Israel’s enemies that he is not to be believed. Even if Israel wanted to totally destroy Hizballah, the Western world, especially the United States wouldn’t allow it. The West doesn’t even let Israel WIN a war.
Biggles says
We’ve witnessed the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Cf.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Lebanon_War
This war didn’t completely go ‘as planned’ for Israel, I recall. I somehow recollect that it was difficult for the IDF, because the party of allah (hizballah) was ‘dug in’ so well. Heavy casualties were expected, I seem to remember, so there was great reluctance to go in. With the overwhelming success of the recent invasion of Jenin in mind, I’d give the IDF a sporting chance in the event of an invasion, however, although the wording used suggests bombing, rather than invading.
Ester Ruth says
PLEASE PRAY DEEP FOR ISRAEL. ISREAL DESERVES DECENT NEIGHBORS BUT the world hates her. The world is blind.
FOR HER PROTECTION I PRAY. TO HIM BE THE GLORY.