Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and other Related Conflicts in the Middle East (read the rules in the first post)

Topazchen

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Organisation of the Arab coalition was non-existent. While nominally fighting on one side and against common enemy every country fought for its own goals and the war plan represents individual goals rather than coalition goals.
Note how Arab forces have almost no concentration and attack along the entire front which makes defending easier because not only significant portion of Israeli defenses are in difficult terrain but they also retain force concentration and shorter logistical routes. Also all the Arabs who left their homes in Israeli territory only made the defense easier
So Arab incompetence combined with defender's advantage lead to Israel's victory in the 1948 war. I specifically mentioned both of those in my prior post. A win is a win, and a defeat isn't somehow made less so just because it wasn't wholly due to an exceptional level of skill on part of an opponent. Still, the IDF clearly had the more skilled command here, that still 'counts' even if the difference is more from the lack of skill on part of the Arab side.
Successful neutralisation of Egyptian air force during the first hours of the attack put IDF in full control of the skies. Because of that Israel was able to dictate the terms of engagement.
Yes the IDF's successful execution of a first-strike was decisive to its victory in the six day war. Doing that required considerable skill on part of both the planners of the operation and the pilots involved. Why does this not count to you?
It was less of a Israeli victory as it was poorly planned Arab retreat.
Dude come on. Retreating because you were beaten on the battlefield isn't made less of a defeat just because it was poorly planned.
Israel also is dependent on economic support
I have yet to see any argument to back up this or to back up similar claims that is based on actual data and not just vibes. Economic aid by the US makes up a tiny percentage of Israeli GDP. Unless you can point to some element of American aid that the Israeli economy could not realistically function without then this is just misinformation.
 

vincent

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I have yet to see any argument to back up this or to back up similar claims that is based on actual data and not just vibes. Economic aid by the US makes up a tiny percentage of Israeli GDP. Unless you can point to some element of American aid that the Israeli economy could not realistically function without then this is just misinformation.
Something I have always wanted to know. Do you know how much oversea donations Israel get per year? I learned from a friend that her Synagogue sends a lot of donations to Israel.
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Biscuits

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Something I have always wanted to know. Do you know how much oversea donations Israel get per year? I learned from a friend that her Synagogue sends a lot of donations to Israel.
Thanks
What? Surely stuff like that isn't even a small part of their economy. They have a territory, where people work full time jobs, foreign companies set up shop and there is domestic development as well.

Israel's economy would be threatened not because of ppl cutting donations, but because you can't conduct a prosperous economy in a war zone, especially not a small nation that needs foreign company investment.
 
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