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Originally Posted by roachboy
there are no threats to it at this level.
it is a regional military superpower: no combination of forces is able to pose anything remotely like a threat to its existence.
the question is moot.
i see nothing legitimate about the collapse of all support of israel, at any level, into an unthinking support for the policies of likud
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It's kadima running the show in Israel not likud...still, I don't buy the argument that Israel is not under threat. Is this the excuse used to invalidate Israel's need for security? Hasn't there been more than enough rhetoric and circumstantial evidence that Iran is going for a 'nuclear solution' to the existence of Israel, which for whatever reason doesn't seem to enter into your equation? As you say, why would these militant groups exist if it weren't for the purpose of destroying Israel? Isn't this motive explicitly stated in their official doctrines and charters? Another factor I would consider is the use of asymetrical warfare, fighting from civilian cover, and the use of propaganda to offset any military advantage Israel might have. I question the absolute relevance of military superiority in this type of conflict.
Its strange that you would say Israel is under no outside threat.