Is Israel-Iran clash imminent?

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  1. Dutch

    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I enjoy reading your posts, notme :hug:
     
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    You aware that after decades of the Jews denying that Israel recruited Jews to make terrorist attacks.... Israel finally not only admitted to it, but is so damn proud of their terroristic ways, that they handed out medals to those terrorists. Yeah.. that's how that apartheid state gets all them condemnations going by the UN. Paria of the world.
     
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    Iran has oil. The US is still butt-hurt because they can't steal it.
     
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    The King David hotel?
     
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    I suppose the only thing that will stop it is as Iranian Monitor said is if Iran gives up on the Palestinians and Syria and Lebanon. However I cannot see within that any safety for Iran given that then it would be Israel and the Saud's running the Middle East and the Saud's are no friend of Iran and of course it would be disaster for the Palestinians.

    Strange things seem to be going on in Saudi Arabia. Last Saturday or Sunday night there was apparently a massive explosion and people were thinking it might be a coup though the Saud's claimed all was fine in the morning. However they then arrested around 1,000,000 people last week. I think that is better than Erdogan. Over 50% of them were of Yemen descent.

    It seems that Iran and Israel apart from nukes have roughly the same military strength. I did not know that but that is what I have been reading.

    Then there is Russia and the US. Russia was very open to the Israelis bombing in Syria at first, apparently because there are so many ex Russians living in Israel now but it seems a red line came and they came to believe that the Israelis were more a proxy for the US. This is probably because of the continuing worsening of the relationship between Washington and Moscow which is deeply concerning. Then there is Turkey who Goody believes will keep out. Maybe Turkey, Iran and Russia could be able to work together and by that a different Middle East come about. Given that Russia appears to have changed its views on the Kurds who people were saying were the people who would be sacrificed if this deal came about maybe they have managed to come together or maybe not.

    I suspect all these things are being discussed/ played with/arranged in the background.

    Russia has said it would keep out of a war between Israel and Iran. Iran however does not want Israel nuking her which is apparently why Israel gets so upset about the idea of Iran having nukes because it would mean either sorting things out or a real fight.

    Then of course there is making sure there is no war between the US and Russia.

    Very dangerous position.
     
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    Probably not. Iran and Israel are not close enough to fly over and bomb each other. But odds are that Iran can just throw a massive amount of missiles towards Israel and flatten it completely. Hezbollah managed to shoot something like a 100 missiles a day at Israel. Days on end. And Iran is a heck of a lot stronger than Hezbollah, besides far more advanced. And Israel was not able to stop them crappy things Hezbollah was shooting. So go figure.

    Russia, Iran and Assad work together in such a way that Assad is just winning this war against western supported Syrians. It will just be a matter of time before they are finished with that, and remove Turkey out of Syria.

    Israel can not nuke Iran, without being terminated by Iran. Iran will just flatten Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in a night with a barrage of missiles as an act of self defense.
     
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    I've read it, too. 1mln arrests in one week? Very cool... how did they do it? The size of Saudi active military is what? Half a mil plus that many in reserves; the size of Saudi police force is in tens or low hundred thousand.

    How did they manage? Learned from Israelis? :juggle:
     
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    Haaretz is reporting explosions in Syria suggesting it is Israel

    https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east...tion&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=General
     
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    Apart from something which could be about this on SOHR Haaretz seems to be the only people who are reporting this.

    This is apparently a photo of it published on social media
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    Two military bases have apparently been attacked.

    Haaretz again is suggesting it is Israel repeating what Lieberman said yesterday.
    https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east...assad-army-base-north-of-homs-syria-1.6035801

    Reuters now has a short report

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...uct-issues-at-milken-conference-idUSKBN1I00BP
     
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    More reports of massive attacks now saying 38 soldiers have been killed and 57 injured.

    http://www.news.com.au/world/missil...a/news-story/e60e8df6702b393ce4310c7d86a31162

    see also https://twitter.com/guyelster
     
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    "some Syrian Democtratic Force rebels have claimed responsibility."

    ^^
    Terrorists supported by the west.
     
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    This Israel, gives citizenship to them Jews from other countries... it’s a worldwide conspiracy I’m telling yea :roflol:
     
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    Israel has run into that problem when they've invaded Lebanon.
     
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    Second most exclusive. I mean, the Jews were stateless refugees for nearly 2000 years, didn't stop them from being given Palestine on a platter post-WWII.:nana:
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Jews, It's a marvelous race--by long odds the most marvelous that the world has produced, I suppose.
    Mark Twain - Letter to Joseph Twichell, 23 October 1897
     
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    Syrian Democratic is an oxymoron.
     
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    I don't have much time write now to post my views on things here, but wanted to post this message I had posted previously as it makes the whole thing with Iran/Israel somewhat ironic. Of course, given how the Israelis have been acting, I get the sense the story of Rostam and Sohrab from Iran's epic, the Shahnameh, might find itself repeated at the end.

     
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    And just how the Israelis have been acting? Refusing to bend over, grab the ankles and be ****ed?

    Don’t think they want to be in this position again, my friend. As for you’re thick hint that Jews own part of their Jewish identity to Persians........... whatever :love:
     
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    Sorry went to sleep. :)

    Yes, there seems to be two things being reported. There appears to have been a situation where first of all the Syrians re-took areas from American backed fighters and then these were taken back with some suggesting massive support from the US.

    https://twitter.com/shane_bauer/status/990648692087508992

    That is suggesting it was the US who was doing the attacking. But then there seems to have been something else - or maybe they go together unsure.

    Here is a report from Al Jazeera


    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...ositions-syrian-state-tv-180430054021196.html

    Could be both Israel and the US attacking?
     
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    Haaretz suggesting this was a pre-emptive strike from Israel to stop Iran retaliating for Israel's strike on T4
    https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east...tion&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=General

    There appear to have been many causalities mainly Iranian.
    Syria media apparently blamed these attacks on the US and the UK
    https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east...assad-army-base-north-of-homs-syria-1.6035801

    Meanwhile Iran is denying that its bases were hit in Israel killing its people

    https://twitter.com/guyelster
     
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    It probably is pertinent that this happened after Pompeo had been in Israel apparently 'thrilling' Netanyahu with 'hawkish' thought
    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...netanyahu-with-hawkish-talk-on-iran-1.6035737

    and any doubt

    https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east...-attempt-to-preempt-iranian-revenge-1.6036140
     
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    How could you sleep on the job? :sleepy:
     
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    Israel seems to be scared shitless of Iran. They must be stronger than I thought.

    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...tion&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=General

    Unless of course this is Israel saying that she, being one of the God's in the world, takes upon herself the right to bomb Syria to her hearts content regardless of what anyone including the Russians think of this and if anyone should respond, not allow her total freedom to destroy then she will be willing to start Armageddon. Is she making that suggestion? Is Israel trying to rule the entire world by being prepared to destroy the world?

    The Christian Zionists must be so excited.
     
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    You're killing me alexa, killing me... :hiding:
     

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