Listened to it twice, regarding the Chinese two engineers were captured along with tons of infrastructure military equipment in the tunnels, the article vaguely answers that the Chinese were released under pressure
The Somali Factor got bigger, there is 100,000 of them living here in Minnesota along with their Somali nationalist representative and Iran is adding to the militaristic pirate yemeni equation
My opinion will be the last one to be considered, but it still exists.
Israel must try to keep allies, especially those who are ready to help it. Spoiler: There will most likely not be any of those in case of war.
Therefore, we must prepare to fight alone yesterday. The war ahead will be difficult and, most importantly, unlike the previous ones. We urgently need means against Iranian drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. No one will help us with this, because no one has such means now. We also need unmanned attack drones, which we do not have in the required quantities. But no one has them. Only our enemies have serial production of these weapons in large quantities now.
Our government must prepare the industry for the fact that it must change. It is necessary to take into account all industrial production and infrastructure that can be used both in the civilian economy and in the military field, it is necessary to have the entire potential of the country in readiness for war.
This is not news. Israel was once in such a state. The bureaucracy of the army and government, the US aid agreements have broken this system.
Now I have very big doubts that the Biden administration will somehow help in the event of a major regional war. Even existing agreements and supplies of purchased weapons can simply be sabotaged (ten years ago, this did not even occur to me).
I don't mean a socialist system. I mean that before we decided to build a "small smart army", the entire infrastructure and industry were involved in the security sector. But the aviation industry was closed, transport was completely transferred to army transportation, military orders were carried out by a few enterprises, and in order to attract the full potential again, it was necessary to change the extremely bureaucratic system.
We have enough enterprises that could handle the necessary military orders.
Of course, the main weapons will have to be purchased, but the accompanying equipment and supplies can be produced in Israel.
The problem is in the inert and bureaucratic army (this is not only our problem. All armies are structured like this)
What I do not understand is how Israel hasn't put together an official history, with evidence, of what happened on October 7. Not a commission detailing the security lapses, but an official report.
I've heard that the families don't want this to be told in pubic.
Look, this is going to sound callous but I do not care. This was not a private, episodic crime, however horrible. It was an attempted genocide, an attack, and it must be documented.
I have to say I'm quite disgusted at some Israeli attitudes and practices, and I'm at the end of my rope putting up with it. (I'm referring to the Kaplan street crowd as well as the families with their emotional blackmail. I call this the Gilad Shalit syndrome.)
Excellent article in full agreement, in regards to stopping it ourselves a solution is not present and to blame ourselves for not stumping something that seems supernatural in its energy is a reason that doesn't solve
Excellent article
Listened to it twice, regarding the Chinese two engineers were captured along with tons of infrastructure military equipment in the tunnels, the article vaguely answers that the Chinese were released under pressure
https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2024/04/02/chinas-support-of-hamas-evidence-and-actions/
The Somali Factor got bigger, there is 100,000 of them living here in Minnesota along with their Somali nationalist representative and Iran is adding to the militaristic pirate yemeni equation
https://www.jns.org/iran-moves-into-somalia/?_sc=NTAyMDI0NiMyODgx&utm_campaign=Morning+Syndicate+Thursday+06272024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=brevo
I'm thankful to you and the venue of substack to allow me to learn so much every day
My opinion will be the last one to be considered, but it still exists.
Israel must try to keep allies, especially those who are ready to help it. Spoiler: There will most likely not be any of those in case of war.
Therefore, we must prepare to fight alone yesterday. The war ahead will be difficult and, most importantly, unlike the previous ones. We urgently need means against Iranian drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. No one will help us with this, because no one has such means now. We also need unmanned attack drones, which we do not have in the required quantities. But no one has them. Only our enemies have serial production of these weapons in large quantities now.
Our government must prepare the industry for the fact that it must change. It is necessary to take into account all industrial production and infrastructure that can be used both in the civilian economy and in the military field, it is necessary to have the entire potential of the country in readiness for war.
This is not news. Israel was once in such a state. The bureaucracy of the army and government, the US aid agreements have broken this system.
Now I have very big doubts that the Biden administration will somehow help in the event of a major regional war. Even existing agreements and supplies of purchased weapons can simply be sabotaged (ten years ago, this did not even occur to me).
I agree with most of what you say but I don't think Israel will ever be able to produce a majority of its armaments. We just don't have enough people.
Of course Japanese robotics might change that.
But I don't want to return to "what was" - a socialist, Histadrut state.
I don't mean a socialist system. I mean that before we decided to build a "small smart army", the entire infrastructure and industry were involved in the security sector. But the aviation industry was closed, transport was completely transferred to army transportation, military orders were carried out by a few enterprises, and in order to attract the full potential again, it was necessary to change the extremely bureaucratic system.
We have enough enterprises that could handle the necessary military orders.
Of course, the main weapons will have to be purchased, but the accompanying equipment and supplies can be produced in Israel.
The problem is in the inert and bureaucratic army (this is not only our problem. All armies are structured like this)
What I do not understand is how Israel hasn't put together an official history, with evidence, of what happened on October 7. Not a commission detailing the security lapses, but an official report.
I've heard that the families don't want this to be told in pubic.
Look, this is going to sound callous but I do not care. This was not a private, episodic crime, however horrible. It was an attempted genocide, an attack, and it must be documented.
I have to say I'm quite disgusted at some Israeli attitudes and practices, and I'm at the end of my rope putting up with it. (I'm referring to the Kaplan street crowd as well as the families with their emotional blackmail. I call this the Gilad Shalit syndrome.)
As for the official history- i assume that will come. But it really doesn’t matter what the actual facts are anyway
They matter to me. I just learned that the Hamas rapists will be put on trial. The facts will come out then.
"It still boggles the mind that the US didn’t stop the Houthi embargo quickly."
Biden is non compos mentis and Obama is in control.
I know that I sound like a pest on this subject. Confession: I have the zeal of the newly converted. I used to dismiss the idea.
But since that "debate" I cannot.
I agree with much of your analysis except that Judaism would not survive a second holocaust.
The bond (bris) between G-d & the Jewish people is eternal.
Judaism will always survive.
I don't agree. If the Jewish people allow a third "churban" - we don't deserve to exist and we won't.
Excellent article in full agreement, in regards to stopping it ourselves a solution is not present and to blame ourselves for not stumping something that seems supernatural in its energy is a reason that doesn't solve
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/please-look-now/
The blame ourselves thing has to stop, many emotions swirling through our minds, Yael writes eloquently
An excellent (and terrifying) post. Much to absorb. Thank you!