Israel

israel is a cancer that must be removed.. it is a false state that is built on the blood and suffering of the palestinian people.. judaism/zionism is the biggest evil in the world today

rolla : israeel is the most fraightened country in the world. she afraid from pakistan b/coz they think that pakistan is a islamic bomb which will finish them from the world.

Built on Stolen Land Has no Future

Five hundred million Arabs,

Yes, because they are paranoid, threatening, and controlled by militaristic, hair trigger neo fascist.

Driven mad by Islamist terrorism, the Israeli people have elected several far-right governments. This is not a good thing, but thus far Israel has shown remarkable restraint in dealing with people determined to 'drive the Jews into the sea'.

So Israel has nukes, so what? at least she does not threaten the world, and has not attacked her "neighbors", It's her neighbors that's the damn danger, Israel is not perfect, sure, but She has helped nations in time of need, while they scream: Death to Israel!..Leave Israel alone.

The most dangerous,no 1 terrorists country and extreme thret to the world is the existency of Israel.Indruding to the land and making nationals to hostagees,Carnage them in case of questioning of their freedome in their nation, and finally putting all the terrorist charges on this poor nationals and presenting that they (israels) are innocent to the world through the media. Its very very sad and unfair.May gods curse up on them.(Bloody Israelis)  .

As with the rest, just another rag head country. We need to leave these people ALONE! How many times do we hear bible thumpers say we need to defend Israel. Another place to spend American lives...

I think Israel is the most Negative country in All over the world. Because its has a Great History of Killing/Kidnapping of Palestinian poeples. It has a History of snaching and accupying lands of the Palestinian/Labanese/syrian/jordinian.and it is the only country that is not recognised by many countries.Israel shud realise that the Land on which they made israel had been given by the Palestinian on humnitarian grounds when there wasnt any shelter for the Jews in All over the world and they were kicked off from the Europe.Isreal can make its efforts to make peace in the Middleast by withdrawing its troops from Palastinian Land..Israel is the Root cause of Terrirism in all over the world.America supports Israel today because of its intrests in Middle East wht will happen whn America will stop its support?wht will be the future of Israel?I m not against any nation but these r the facts we shud think about to bring peace and stability in our World for our next generations.

The Jews deserve Israel look at what they've gone through in this world, but palestinians have gone through a lot too. Basically they both deserve it but there to stubborn to live in peace.

you guys arnt so smart i usd to live in israel its not so dsaguris there in the areas that are considerd danguris are army men u khow what there are army men every were in some areas

The motherland, am yisrael chai

Ah, yes. One of the unofficial nuke holders. Bad neighbors and weapons like that make for some danger.

oh stop it. everyone on this planet knows that israel is usually the antagonis and it has been proven, yes, worldwide that it has instigated 97% of the fights with its constant whining. really, please.

Israel is in the heart of the Arabic-Muslim world.Everybody knows that Israel have got lots of nuclear weapons and nobody say nothing.Israel is a threat for her neighbours.Israel can send on them a nuclear bomb at any moment.

Traditionally they've been a loose canon instigating fights in the Middle East that probably could have been avoided. They've benefitted from more moderate leadership in recent years, including surprisingly Sharon. They're down to a few real enemies, most of the Arab nations paying lip service to their fanatics but who really have no interest in picking a fight with Israel. The peace process is agonizingly slow, with people dying in spurts, but the larger scale wars appear to be a phenomenon of the past now that countries like Egypt (thank you J. Carter!) have long since abandoned hostility with them.

Isreal is the dangerous because it has a habit of doing things on its own with out worrying about the consequences. Also it is hated my most if not all of its neighbours so any thing Isreal does can cause ripples through out the entire region.

Yes, this regional superpower has proven itself to be pretty dangerous when the proper occasion arises. Which is essentially why most of its citizens are still alive.

I know several people who live there,and it is a very dangerous place to live.There are fanatics in both the Islamic and Jewish communities who sabotage any and all efforts at making or keeping Peace.By taking sides there,The USA became enmeshed in a Web that we will be hard pressed to get out of in one piece.

Again, with no guidelines to identify to whom they are dangerous, Israel could be VERY dangerous. They have certainly evidenced a brutal military efficiency in the past, both on a large scale (Five Day War) and on an incisive, deadly small scale (revenge for the 1972 Munich Massacre at the Olympics). TBone summs their present situation up well. And woe be to those who take their threat lightly . . .

I understand some people's concern over how Israel is really Arab land, but here is a question. Don't Jews deserve a place to call home too? I mean they have had a difficult history and some people don't even want to give them land that is about the size of Vermont. Anyway about how the USA has wronged the Native Americans. Look we were a lot less cocerned back then and we made mistakes and hopefully we will learn from them. Also pushing people off land is a cycle pretty much. I mean some indians pushed the animals off the land. Stronger indians push the other indians off the land. And so on.

Look at any old map and it will say palestine.

if i wanna see a country full of a$$holes, ill just stay here in the states.

A few days ago, A Jewish woman showed me why she no longer lived in Israel. She showed me pictures of buses that had been blown up, pictures of the massacre at Jenin (seeing a decapitated palestinian baby made me shiver), pictures of an Israeli woman blown to pieces, and finally, pictures of her dead family. Israel is not a place I'd like to go with all that constant war going on.

I am an atheist, and do not approve of the ruling Likkud government's policies. Neither of these facts has kept me from having the time of my life in Israel, visting for several months back in the early 90s. Israel is a GREAT place to visit, whatever your religion and poltics. Given the current unrest, now is not the time to visit (though you'd probably get a real bargain on your hotel room (-:, but when things improve there are many reasons to visit: 1. Fascinating historical and archeological sites-Masada is especially impressive, a mountain-top fortress out of Lord of the Rings that must be seen to be believed. 2. Modern infrastructure and mentality- Easy to get around, the food is safe to eat, the shops open and close on schedule & the buses run on time, people can speak their mind without being thrown in a dungeon... 3. Seeing the amazing acheivement that is modern Israel. The original colonists were amazing people-they truly turned a desert into a graden, transforming a b... Read more

Ive never been, but have seen numerous documentaries about the area and it looks amazingly beautiful. Both Israel and Palestine have a long and interesting history, the old city of Jeruselum, bethelehem etc. One day I hope to visit but at the moment its unfortunately been torn apart by religion.

Israel is an interesting country to visit. I was there in April of 2000, just before the Intifada; the first thing that caught my attention was that people simply wanted peace on both the Palestinian and Jewish sides. Politics in both the Arab and Jewish communities are controlled by nationalist extremists, but they don't represent the people. Everybody was in a very positive mood. The Jewish state may only be 55 years old, but the history of this land goes back a long way, people have inhabited it since 10,000 BC. Jerusalem is a beautiful city, in every corner there was something new and interesting to see. I enjoyed visiting the Temple Mount, the Cardo, and the old city of Jerusalem while I was there. The countryside also has plenty to offer. The Galilee is a nice area, very green and hilly. Capernaum is an interesting town that demonstrates how the Jews lived during the Roman occupation. I can't forget to metion the attractions in the Negev Desert. Visit Masada and the Dead Sea. Ma... Read more

Benny Leonard, Barney Ross...and The Three Stooges vs. the world's most dangerous enemies(the Nazi's weren't big on blowing themselves up) and crazier UN-style(not kosher)criticism than Northville Mental Hospital.

it didnt surpirse me too see Israel have such a low rating. There are so many anti semites in this world its disgusting a terrible. I hope one day people will stop hating on someone beacuse of there religion race or culture. I give israel five stars because it is the Holy Land and Gods land i believe.

Democracy in the Middle East sounds like a good idea.

i love israel and miss it everytime i leave it..i still miss it and want to see it again. it makes me proud to be a jew everytime i visit. this will always be a jewish state.. AM YISRAEL CHAI!

I honestly have nothing against the country of Israel, and respect their desire for survival. But, and I don't mean to generalize, hasn't the USA given Israel billions of dollars over the years to help them guarantee their security, yet we stole our own Native populations land from them? So much for favoring one groups soverinity over anothers. As another reviewer pointed out cleverly, my ancestors came from Europe in the early 1800's, their farmland stolen in a battle between Catholics and Protestants. I think they would just laugh at me if I went over now and demanded my ancestors farm back.

I guess it's a good tourist destination if you go to see the religious sites. I, however, am an atheist so I would not have a reason to ever go there. Contrary to popular belief, Israel does NOT have a long history as they only became a country in 1948, unilaterally declaring independence before the UN had given them permission to. Also, I can not accept the legitimacy of this nation, because the only justification for its existence lies in scripture, and I happen to believe the scriptures to be fiction. It is a definite fact that the Hebrew people lived there at one time, but were evicted over eighteen centuries ago and have been wandering ever since. My ancestors came from Europe, and many of them were forcibly evicted, but that does not mean that I can go back to Ireland or Poland or the Netherlands and shoot the people living there and move into their house because it had at one time belonged to 'my people.' The violent terrorist acts of a select few Palestinians are indeed a... Read more

Beautiful country with a deep history and great culture. The center of Western Civilization as we know it and true heartland.

Why isnt this the richest country? Its all friggin jews!!!! I dont think they have a problem with people not paying their taxes huh?? I mean imagine that everyone was trying to steal you job! Wow Israel is officially hell.

The only democracy and supporter of the US in the whole region. Its surrounded by Islamic states with crimanals in power.

Beautiful country, beautiful people and the only place in the Middle East worth a visit (ok, Egypt is worth visiting too). Be sure to spend some time in Jerusalem...a wealth of sites for both Jews and Christians...stunning.

a holy place but also a dangerous place to visit

The Jews claim that Israel (with the new expanded boundaries) was deeded to them in perpetuity by their god - and the rest of the world, especially America, is expected to accept that claim at face value and behave accordingly. North American natives ("American indians") made a similar claim - that their land was given to them by the Great Spirit for their use. However, all dieties aren't equal in the eyes of Washington, and the native Americans got screwed out of their lands by American forces while the Jewish claim to divine-right occupancy is back up by American military support. Is it any wonder a million Muslims (and a few hundred thousand native-Americans) hate us with such an abiding passion?

It's difficult to distinguish between the Israeli military and the redneck law enforcement officers from the American South's past. They brutalize a minority without hesitation and then ask the rest of the world to accept their tactics. It's time for the US to sever its ties to this brutal government and let them sink or swim on their own.

I have nothing against Jews, but is this worth it? How much violence must be endured for the sake of this brutal little nation? Israel was a much better country under Rabin. Sharon can jump in a lake. He must have learned nothing from the Holocaust.

Israel is not a country, it is a zionist establishment that uses terrorism to illegaly take land.No more aiding terrorism and supplying weapons of mass desruction for Israel. Long Live Palestine!

We should stop funding these morons, I just hope one day lobbying will be made illegal. Without the US they are nowhere, and they are the source of the arabs hate of America. Never actually met an Israeli I liked so I give this place a 1 star.

My rating will change when they get out of the West Bank (all of it!) and change their apartheid policies.

The source of Arab hatred of America. We should cease the $3 billion/year we provide them with aid and the sale of advanced weapons so they can brutalize Palestinians. It is shameful and a black mark on the country of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln.

A bigoted nation by definition, Israel discriminates against all non Jews. Formed by terrorism and political manipulation, Israel is Satan's counterfeit. I have never been there but I heard on the news terrible things are going on in that country and around it. I also understand that America gives more foreign aid to that country than any other. I wonder why? NOT! But, anyway God Bless them. I am tried of telling people about them, but God said to stand up for what is right and to Bless your enemies. So God Bless. One last thing, that land is soooooo important now because it will be the landing site of a giant cubed shaped spaceship (REV 21:2-27). The Angels, Jesus, and even God will be in that ship and they will let some of us take from the 'tree of life' (REV 22:14). And a loud voice will proclaim "Behold, God's dwelling is with the human race..." (REV 21:3). So, of course, those in the know want to secure the future landing site of the "Holy City". Those who now control Israel know ... Read more

an amazing contry, visit it!!!!

Israel is a great country.

i live in israel and it's really a great place. i wish you will all come here after things will cool down and it will be safe to walk around the cities here. it's the best place to live in and i would never live. the people here are nice, you can make new friends just by walking down the street. you can start talking to people you never seen before and they won't tell you to get lost. you have a great weather here and it's always fun. eilat is a great city and tel aviv and jerusalem are nice to. any way with all thats going on here all you see on the news is a war zone but actually it's a beautiful placeand it's very fun to live here.