tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post8225094659683713214..comments2023-10-01T13:59:43.331+03:00Comments on Comments From the Edge: Sunday Times ShameAnthony Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04316258988072517706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-34388873265017249892014-11-29T09:26:18.799+02:002014-11-29T09:26:18.799+02:00how jerusalem police have slowed the violence in t...how jerusalem police have slowed the violence in the city<br />http://www.businessinsider.com/jerusalem-israel-police-surveillance-balloons-2014-11?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MarketsSelectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-50334104720981604782014-10-03T10:19:06.305+03:002014-10-03T10:19:06.305+03:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdtGOY8T5XE#t=31https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdtGOY8T5XE#t=31Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-15988071385709130102014-08-18T15:40:32.139+03:002014-08-18T15:40:32.139+03:00Dear Anthony,
Thank you for taking the time to re...Dear Anthony,<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my post, I do appreciate it. You say that it may be difficult for me to understand due to my distance, so I would appreciate it if you could correct me on my core argument:<br /><br />1. Hamas find themselves in a very weak position. This is confirmed by everything I have read and by Hamas’ own actions – if they were in a position of strength, they would either do something which does more damage to Israel, or wait until they could. Do you not agree? I don’t even think that this statement is particularly controversial<br />I also do not see that you being in Israel give you any ore insight than me into Hamas’s motives.<br />2. If Hamas are in a week position, then attacking Gaza is counter-productive. This is confirmed by logic (if you attack people they tend to get pissed off) a long history of governments employing similar tactics which have not worked and by Hamas themselves (if they want to provoke Israel, then surely they have an insight into how their own people will respond)<br />3. It would be wrong of me to just critisise, so it is incumbent on me to come up with a better alternative in the circumstances. Based on my premise that Hamas are acting from a position of weakness, the best tactic would be to ignore the attacks and use propaganda to further undermine them. Here I would like to apologize; I did not mean to suggest that ordinary Israelis were not in danger from these attacks an did not mean to cause offence; i was just outlining a propaganda tool.<br />4. if Israel’s response which you support is counter-productive in that it plays into the hands of extremists within Gaza, then this does not help “secure Israel’s peaceful existence for its citizens against anybody who presents a threat”, in fact quite the opposite.<br /><br />i am therefore supporting Israel, in the sense that I am pointing out an error in their tactics/strategy, which, if I am correct will cause future loss of lives of Israelis.<br /><br />The Israel/Palestine conflict is unique, but there have also been countless number of other conflicts which are also unique but have similar characteristics. One way of learning is to look for other similar situations and see if there is anything that can be learnt from them. I picked Northern Ireland, because it does have some similar characteristics and has been such a spectacular success.<br /><br />I was a bit disappointed by your comment about Northern Ireland. In my article I suggest that the Israeli government has been strategically stupid because it has not learnt and adapted its strategy. When I suggest, look at Northern Ireland, your response is “totally different, doesn’t apply here” rather than, those guys were implacable enemies and now live in peace, it would be worth studying how they did it in great detail if it only saved 1 Israeli life. I note that you are a hedge fund manager. Is this the approach you take in investment? “This investment is unique so I won’t learn lessons from other investments that I or anyone else have made”?<br /><br />You have challenged me in 2 important ways though, firstly I need to write a blog “lessons from NI that can be applied to Israel/Palestine” and I look forward to meeting up with you in Israel for a beer where I can try and convince you of the flaws in your arguments.<br /><br />Nick<br /><br />ReplyNick Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906250542965509377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-54452834409694906272014-08-17T16:34:04.440+03:002014-08-17T16:34:04.440+03:00Dear Anthony, I think your posts are well argued a...Dear Anthony, I think your posts are well argued and thoughtful. However, I take a different view and would be interested in your comments:<br /><br />http://nicksilver.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/diaspora-jews-and-the-state-of-israel/Nick Silverhttp://nicksilver.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-28513761189950179532014-08-16T14:15:19.354+03:002014-08-16T14:15:19.354+03:00its so sad Anthony that we as jews have such a sho...its so sad Anthony that we as jews have such a short memory almost like the jews in Germany I am an israeli I live is south African I went to the army I love my country I pray for the idf I and hope they all come back home well and to those jews that conden the idf I fell sorry for them kol hakavod to you I second to younitza levinnoreply@blogger.com