Israelis see Iran "mini-drill" in Gaza flare-up

[Scurrilous]

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"Israel has emerged from the past few days of fighting with Palestinians in Gaza more confident that its advanced missile shield and civil defenses can perform well in any war with Iran.

Describing how the flare-up in violence had provided an impromptu opportunity to test out Israel's defenses, one Israeli official said on Tuesday it gave useful indicators for any potential conflict with Tehran: "In a sense, this was a mini-drill," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"There are significant differences, of course, but the basic principles regarding the 'day after' scenarios are similar," the official added, alluding to Iran's threat to respond to any "pre-emptive strike" on its nuclear facilities by firing missiles at Israel.

Employing a similar doctrine of pre-emption against Palestinians, Israel killed two senior militants in a Gaza air strike on Friday, accusing them of planning a major attack on its citizens through the territory of neighboring Egypt.

Subsequent violence killed another 23 Palestinians and wounded three Israelis before a truce took hold on Tuesday."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/13/us-iran-nuclear-israel-idUSBRE82C0UU20120313

[madrchsod]

1. banging the drums of war...

[azurnoir]

2. I'd say "mini" is the operative word here because when you compare what comes from groups in Gaza

to what could come from Iran (non-nuke) well ..........

and expensive should be added too because as the article states

Israel would also depend on Washington's grants for the two projects to bear the lopsided cost of each interception -- between $25,000 and $80,000 for Iron Dome, and $2 million and $3 million for Arrow.

all in all a war with Iran is a losing proposition for all concerned IMO

[Purveyor]

3. "Licking their chops" for war are they? Indeed. eom

[Scurrilous]

4. Quick, what’s the score? Israel: 25 – Palestine: 0

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"If there’s anything I hate, it’s when somebody says “a picture is worth a thousand words,” and then says more words about that picture.

Unfortunately, I won’t be practicing what I preach and will ultimately annoy myself today.

I agree with the assessment of my colleague, Omar Rahman, on the lack of coverage of what is going on in the Palestinian side during the cycles of violence.

What bothers me even more is how the Israeli media makes the body count a central issue. What’s the score? How many did we kill, how many of our guys died? Cold and calculated statistics. Kind of like a baseball game.

Well, here’s the score from this weekend’s game, as Israel’s Channel 10 sees it (I’d like to point out that their “score” includes children, as well)."

http://972mag.com/quick-whats-the-score-israel-25-palestine-0/37930/

(pic at link)