Israel Conducts Major Home Front Defense Drill
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Israel on Sunday launched a major five-day home front defense exercise intended to prepare its population and emergency services to respond to massive missile attacks, the Israeli military said.
Named "Turning Point 5," the exercise involves testing nationwide siren systems and the cellular network, distributing emergency kits, improving coordination and practicing evacuation and shelter procedures.
As part of the exercise, now in its fifth year, Israelis are being asked to enter their "pre-selected protected spaces" when they hear sirens sound on Wednesday.
The sirens will sound twice, once in the morning, once in the evening, to give citizens two opportunities to participate in the drill, the military said.
Among the scenarios being prepared for are sustained rocket attacks on the Tel Aviv region, the electrical grid or a geriatric hospital, local media reported.
Israel came under heavy rocket fire during its 2006 war with Hizbullah, and the country's southern towns near the Gaza Strip have also frequently been fired on from the Palestinian territory.
For the first time, lawmakers will also be called on to participate in response to a simulated attack on the parliament building in Jerusalem.
Some 80 municipalities will be taking part, along with the military, police, fire service and emergency services. The military's Home Front command will also test an emergency SMS service during the exercise, the army said.
Speaking on army radio on Sunday, Israel's home front defense minister Matan Vilnai cautioned that the exercise should not be seen as "undermining Israel's deterrent power."
"Our enemies know perfectly well that if they attack us, we will strike them with very tough blows, but we must prepare... because they have the capacity to fire missiles and rockets at all of our territory," he said.
According to Vilnai, gas masks have been distributed to 60 percent of the population and the rest should receive the protection by next year.
20 June 2011, 09:02
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For how long would you have to keep doing this is the question bozos? You live by the gun, and one day you might also die by it.
There is something else called: MAKE EQUAL and JUST PEACE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. Not steal more land and domination of the neighbor.
20 June 2011, 09:24
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To the bozo israeli's:
I predict that you will never see peace. But you can always dream about that light at the end of the tunnel. Once you come close you will realize but it might be too late then.
20 June 2011, 10:42
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Exactly like with filthy Shiite mafia militia. They live by the gun, steal land, electricity and properties, occupy and murders innocent civilian Lebanese, hassle their neighbors and demands peace on their own terms. No Lebanon will never see the light until this non-Islamic militia are eliminated.
20 June 2011, 18:20
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To all the "Israeli Lovers".
You are dreaming to liquidate us for many years and you fail.
No matter how many efforts you did and still do.
No matter how much money , destruction and death it brought to you (and us) and you are still trying.
Well keep dreaming . you have one thing makes you united is the hate to Jews and Israel in particulars.
Its not your fault its the fault of your governments and the brain wash you passed all over the years against Israel.
This is the incitement you had with your mothers' milk and the blame for all the corruption, unemployment, low growth, poverty, ignorance and lack of democracy.
You can't stand to see your own brothers the Israeli Arabs with full democratic rights getting social benefits , the civil rights a thing the Palestinian spread all over the Arabian countries can only dream of.
Keep eating your hearts as you should know the more threats we have the more united we'll be.
So keep on dreaming, wish you to dream for many years.
20 June 2011, 18:30
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Israel must repeat and making drills because we failed from doing like the old Arab saying : Ask about your neighbors before you enter your new house.
With such "loving neighbors"like you no wonder we must make drills and prepare ourselves.
However as you know that contrary to the Arabs, Israel is prepared with shelters bunkers and logistics. you might dream of shooting rockets at us but the time you will recover will be 10 times more than ours and you will count your dead by the thousands, you are familiar with death since your civil war.
Look at some parts of Lebanon still destroyed while we already recovered all destruction from the Hezballa rockets.
So for God sake instead of dreaming of our destruction why don't you dream how to make our area a better place to live (and don't dream that it will be better without the Jews as then you will start eating one the other - at least you have something makes you united is the hate to Jews and Israel).
21 June 2011, 03:29
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Zionist Danny:
Your self fulfilling prophecy will happen sooner or later. You just might be at the receiving end of the evil you started.
