The Zionism Observer
An ever-growing database of quotes from Israeli leaders and public figures
The Zionism Observer
Hezbollah flows in Lebanese blood, all of Lebanon is Hezbollah - clear areas in Beirut and bombard within minutes.
Netanyahu must strike at the heart of Beirut and in northern Lebanon - woe to us all if not.
We need to cut off the electricity in Lebanon, conquer the Zaharani, and return to intense war.
Lebanon is Hezbollah and Hezbollah is Lebanon. There are no uninvolved. May Beirut burn.
We have freedom of action up to the Litani. We're operating to flatten the entire area in order to prevent those residents from returning... Both the houses and of course the vegetation.
We need to strike all Shiite concentrations in Lebanon, not only in the south... The entire Shiite community needs to be taught a lesson.
I don't understand the fear of the word 'occupation'. There is a historic and biblical opportunity here... to take all the territories up to the Litani, the entire Gaza Strip, and to expel the enemy.
We need to do exactly what we also should have done in Gaza. Put a siege on all the villages... move the border to the Litani... On all arenas, it's the same solution... expel the population.
A kind of Gaza model (in South Lebanon).... The use of the terms Beit Hanoun and Rafah is no coincidence. It indicates a change in approach: Systematic destruction... widespread levelling of 'contact' villages.
Seems like we're leading the State of Lebanon toward civil war. Maybe it's not so bad for us. Let the Lebanese government fight Hezbollah.
There's no choice but to expel and clean out the entire area up to the Litani River, clean it of Lebanese civilians ... Sovereignty and settlement.
The hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents of southern Lebanon who evacuated from their homes will not return to their homes south of the Litani ... just as was done against Hamas in Gaza in Rafah and Beit Hanoun, and other vast areas that were eliminated.
[We need] to conquer territory, expel everyone who is there, destroy everything there and declare it a death zone.
We need to destroy the Dahieh... Basically, we need to destroy the country in terms of infrastructure. There's no more civilian infrastructure in Lebanon.
We need to strike and eliminate everything that's in Dahiya, Baalbek, Tyre, Sidon, Nabatieh, everywhere.
To conquer territory, take the security strip, destroy the villages, occupy this area and annex it to the State of Israel. This is what must be done...
The Dahyeh Quarter, Baalbek, all the areas up to the Litani River, should be destroyed and wiped-out.
It may not be pleasant to scrape off two or three Lebanese villages, but they brought this on themselves.
The Houthi terrorists refuse to learn from Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza - and they will learn the hard way. Those who harm Israel will be harmed sevenfold.
All of Gaza, all of Lebanon, should be cleansed of the camel riders.
What's the next step? To fight, to conquer and to settle... (Settle) in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Sovereignty in Judea & Samaria, the transfer of Gazans, an assault on Iran, the Syrian Golan, buffer zone in Lebanon, sovereignty in the Temple Mount...
The most important thing is that [Israel] will launch an offensive aimed at the destruction & annihilation of Lebanon ... They won't make a ceasefire unless ... you evacuate them from their homes in Tyre, Sidon, Beirut.
It's almost worthless to talk about Lebanon because there is no such state as Lebanon. It is a forward operating base of the Revolutionary Guard Corps that has 4 million people living on it who call themselves 'Lebanese' and pretend they live in a country.
Many Shiites in Lebanon have a unique revenue stream: In their home they have a special “Rocket Launcher Room”. They’re paid monthly rent by Hezbollah to host this launcher and be prepared to shoot rockets at Israel communities on demand.
Lebanon, even though it has a flag and even though it has political institutions does not meet the definition of a country. … [This situation] requires us to recalculate a course regarding the border line with the entity that calls itself a state Lebanon.
A responsible state, proud of itself, would have created a security strip in southern Lebanon, not in the north of Israel. We can do this.
I would very much like to see Beirut burning today, going up in flames in response to the event that happened.
Lebanon, as we know, will not exist. Lebanon will pay the price because of Hezbollah.
Just a few hours ago I was warned that the situation in the north is deteriorating and the security zone must move from Israel to southern Lebanon. The new concept led by the war cabinet has been going up in flames for many hours and is exploding in our faces. A year ago there was a defense minister who said that we will return Lebanon to the Stone Age. Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Defense Minister, Mr. Chief of Staff, the time has come. There is full backing from the entire Israeli people.
The time has come to launch a full-scale war against Hezbollah. To move 400,000 residents of southern Lebanon to across the Litani river
Boys who are now in middle school will still fight in the Gaza Strip, like in Judea and Samaria and against Lebanon.
I am saying here to the citizens of Lebanon, I already see the citizens in Gaza walking with white flags along the coast ... If Hezbollah makes mistakes of this kind, the ones who will pay the price are first of all the citizens of Lebanon. What we are doing in Gaza, we know how to do in Beirut.
Throughout the past 24 hours, we have been conducting aerial strikes- destructive aerial operations that include thousands of armaments. To put that in perspective, the pace of the strikes is five times that of the strikes on Hezbollah in the Second Lebanon War. I repeat, five times what it was against Hezbollah in the Second Lebanon War.
I want to move on to one point, speaking of Gaza, speaking of Lebanon, and other places we'll occupy in the future. Since we want to maintain equilibrium as a developed country, punishment as a strategy should be the main element. In punishment you have room to maneuver, you decide whether you slap them once or twice, in front or from behind, whether to strike property or leaders, but the main objective of units in the field is to kill the enemy. Before he makes contact, while he makes contact, and then when he retreats. That's the most important thing. Quantity is more important than quality. One mistake the [Israeli] Army makes is judging each case individually, whether the person deserves to die or not. Most of these people [Gazans, Palestinians, Lebanese, Arabs] were born to die, we just have to help them.
Punishment must be aimed at decision makers and the power elite. In Syria, punishment should clearly be aimed at the Syrian military, the Syrian regime, and the Syrian state structure. In Lebanon, attacks should both aim at Hizbollah’s military capabilities and should target economic interests and the centers of civilian power that support the organization. Moreover, the closer the relationship between Hizbollah and the Lebanese government, the more the elements of the Lebanese state infrastructure should be targeted. Such a response will create a lasting memory among Syrian and Lebanese decision makers, thereby increasing Israeli deterrence and reducing the likelihood of hostilities against Israel for a an extended period. At the same time, it will force Syria, Hizbollah, and Lebanon to commit to lengthy and resource-intensive reconstruction programs.
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