This includes Syria, Egypt, Iran,and a handful other country like Saudi Arabia.
2007-01-12 10:35:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If all of the Arab nations ganged up against israel in an organized operation, they would overwhelmn the Israelis with sheer numbers alone, not to mention the ferocity of attack that those nations are capable of. According to an unconfirmed report a few years ago, the (then) leader of Iran suggested this very thing. Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, offered this statement:
"Were the Arab nations to unite wholly against Israel, they would surely push us into the sea. But we puld put Mecca on the Geiger counter for the next one thousand years before we would allow it to happen."
2007-01-14 03:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The question is "dated" that is not really relevant anymore as viewed by many military and political thinkers.
Iraq, is no longer in the picture, besides they did little in the '67 and '73 wars. The Army and Air Force of Iraq is just gone.
The recent events in Lebanon show what may keep happening.
It is easy now for such as all those "small" rockets to be shot into Israel and also not easy for them to stop it.
But that is not "war"
As to the "big issue" Iran? Well nuclear capacity and capability are not the same. Iran would become a wasteland, likely drawing others into the mess.
No winners. All losers. Even if Israel strikes first, there would be no "real war" as most assume they will eventually "take out' Iran's development of any weapons, well maybe the Americans?
Do realize the Navy of Israel has some very good, modern, submarines made in Germany.
Time for all of them to face the reality and work on "other problems", So many problems. Palestinian and all the issues of water, food, quality of life and "human rights"
Glad I am older not going to see if the world actually destroys mankind.
2007-01-12 10:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to [Israeli human rights activist] Israel Shahak, "The wish for peace, so often assumed as the Israeli aim, is not in my view a principle of Israeli policy, while the wish to extend Israeli domination and influence is." and "Israel is preparing for a war, nuclear if need be, for the sake of averting domestic change not to its liking, if it occurs in some or any Middle Eastern states.... Israel clearly prepares itself to seek overtly a hegemony over the entire Middle East..., without hesitating to use for the purpose all means available, including nuclear ones."
This is what has become known as the "Sampson Option." Senator John McCain's brother Joe wrote a piece called NEVER AGAIN which began with the statement: There is a lot of worry popping up in the media just now -- "Can Israel Survive?" Don't worry about it. It relates to something that Palestinians, the Arabs, and perhaps most Americans don't realize -- the Jews are never going quietly again. Never. And if the world doesn't come to understand that, then millions of Arabs are going to die. It's as simple as that.
2007-01-14 15:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by mndapa1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is an all out real war between the Arabs and Israel where Israel receiving all kind of missiles at once there will be no Israel. The question is are the Arabs ready to fire at Israel in real war like Hezbollah did. in any real war Israel will lose. Keep in mind in the past Israeli wars were not on Israel land but next war is going to be on Israeli ground.Peace is the best war for Israel .
2007-01-12 11:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nobody wins.....
If Israel begins to win........... more Arab nations join in.
If too many Arabic nations join in the United Nations steps in.
If the Arabic nations don't stop, Israel drops every nuke it has
Then the real fun begins........
...and by the way, you'll never see US forces deployed in one of those wars. The Israeli Defense Force is more than capable of defeating Syria, the rest of the nations mentioned are not a direct threat with ground forces (Iran) or have treaties with Israel (Egypt).
2007-01-12 10:40:48 · answer #5 · answered by wolf560 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i'm an company believer interior the certainty that Israel does not choose america almost as plenty simply by fact america needs Israel. The international locations of the international would be judged by God on how the taken care of Israel. We would desire to stay a staunch buddy of Israel, if we wish for God to observe out for us.
2016-10-19 21:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that at this moment, Iran alone has the capability of defeating Israel...so I believe that this time Israel would have nothing to win from such a war...
2007-01-13 07:55:21 · answer #7 · answered by Tinkerbell05 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if all arab nations went against israel in a united front,in a convential war,they would win,as long as no other country intervened. in reality israel would start using nukes. israel threatened it in 1973,it is why nixon intervened.
2007-01-12 10:41:18 · answer #8 · answered by kissmy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Israel. If surrounding arab nations started a full our war, Israel would ask the U.S. for assistance. Game over.
2007-01-12 10:42:17 · answer #9 · answered by curtis_wade_11 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Iran is not an Arab nation.
2007-01-12 10:54:13 · answer #10 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋