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Apr 9 08 12:57 PM

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared a simulated state of emergency Monday following the scenario of a barrage of hundreds of missiles fired on Israel from Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, as the country's largest-ever emergency exercise, "Turning Point 2," continues. While the name of the drill sounds like a film sequel, the scope of the exercise is unprecedented. Dozens of Israeli civilians were "killed" on Sunday as Israel went to "war" with Syria, Hizbullah and Hamas on the first day of the exercise.

The five-day drill opened with an announcement by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday of an outbreak of hostilities following the firing of Katyusha rockets into northern Israel by Hizbullah in Lebanon. The simulated conflict, conducted in telescoped time, escalated and by the afternoon - representing the fourth day of the war -- Israel was also being slammed by Syrian missiles and Hamas-fired Kassams and Katyushas from Gaza.

A defense official involved in the exercise said that the National Emergency Authority -- in charge of the drill -- reported that by the fourth day of the war several dozen civilians had been killed by the missiles. The official said that it was possible that by Monday, Israel would also start getting hit by Iranian Shihab-3 ballistic missiles. Then the numbers were expected start to soar.

At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, sirens will blast nationwide in the rising and descending note that few young Israelis have ever heard, although they were sounded in the 1967 and 1973 wars and in the 1991 Gulf War; civilians, who have been stripped of their protective kits containing gas masks, have nothing much to do except locate the nearest bomb shelter or protected room. Children in schools will be expected to "duck for cover" or head in the nearest protective space.

Rescue services have been drilling mass evacuations from "hit zones" -- including chemical and biological attacks. Hospitals are drilling their ability to treat thousands of injured.

Only some of the scenarios guiding the drill - drawn up by the recently-formed National Emergency Authority and the Defense Ministry -- are being revealed to the public, a police source said. But "There's no cause for alarm -- these are intended purely as exercises," said Yoram Ohayon, the head of police's operations division, according to the Jerusalem Post.

"As far as I know, there is no concrete information that any kind of missile is going to be fired at Israel. This exercise is aimed at optimizing the complex inter-organizational response that is needed for a mass-casualty incident," he said, speaking by phone from the police's national operations room in Jerusalem. "As soon as a threat penetrates Israel's borders, the police are the designated first-responders. Every incident has its own drawer plan, and if, God forbid, a threat does materialize, we will know how to deal with it," Ohayon said.

The largest "incident" during the drill will take place in the Haifa Port area on Wednesday, when police and rescue services will simulate an explosion at a chemical facility. "This is our worst-case scenario, which is why we chose it for this week's drill," said Moshe Weizmann, spokesman for the Northern Police District. During the exercise, police officers and rescue services will don bio-chemical protection suits to shield them from the hazardous materials that could contaminate the site, and will attempt to evacuate "victims."

"They will only have a window of opportunity of a few minutes to do this," Weizmann said. "For the first time, the lessons of the Second Lebanon War will be applied and examined. First, police will arrive on the scene, and they will be followed by officials from the Home Front Command, who will take charge," he added.

On Wednesday, the police's Southern District will simulate an emergency situation that includes a major incident in Ashkelon, an area that has already come under fire from Hamas' extended-range Grad missiles. Southern District chief Cmdr. Uri Bar-Lev told The Jerusalem Post. "We will examine police responses to missile attacks as well as unconventional weapons attacks."

The district had been preparing for the worst over the past several months, he added. "Just last month, Lachish police simulated a chemical attack. We also had to make preparations for the possibility of a mass Palestinian storming of the Gaza border," he said. "We're constantly engaged in counterterrorism, with a focus on Gaza and the South Hebron Hills," where the security barrier has yet to extend. Now we will prepare for attacks that get through our defenses."

In Tel Aviv, police were tight-lipped about their drills, but a sea-borne attack. Firefighters will accompany the police in each simulated incident, and will use the drill to rehearse weapons-of-mass-destruction scenarios. This week's drill will include hundreds of mobile intensive care units and ambulances.

On the last day of the exercise - Thursday - Emek Medical Center in Afula will be the site of a simulated strike by a chemical warfare missile. The hospital has been asked to cope with a conventional missile, but this will be followed by the alert of an incoming chemical weapon that "lands" near the medical center.

Around 300 simulated wounded -- volunteer high school pupils and soldiers -- will be rushed to the emergency room. The parking lot will be used to wash off the "victims." The staffers will wear protective gear, including masks, impermeable suits and gloves.



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Apr 9 08 12:59 PM

Ben Eliezer: Strike by Iran Would Spell Its End

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Apr 9 08 1:12 PM

I, for one, agree with Ben Eliezer. In all likelyhood, Israel is a nuclear power several times over with the ability to deliver the warheads. If it happened to go nuclear that would be the effective end of Iran.

Truth be told, the U.S. could end Iran with one nuclear sub.

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Apr 9 08 1:21 PM

Agree, US can do it with one however I do not think US will deal with Iran, unless provoked.

If we were to attack first, many other middle eastern would be affected. I wish Iran was dealt with 2 years ago, but they have been allowed to proceed. In all honestly he leader of Iran wants chaos to bring in his Madhi and that is his goal, so I believe it's not what if but when they will use their weapons.

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Apr 9 08 1:25 PM

Your right KellieJo, I didn't mean that I thought we would do that except in an extreme case. I also certainly hope that it doesn't happen. I just meant that is what our capability is.

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Apr 9 08 1:31 PM

I understood Bach ((hug))

Reality would be when any country uses a nuke weapon, imho that would cause other countries to react. We do know if Iran and Israel, who ever first hits one another with nukes than many other countries will be affected by the fall out and could send this "global" financial sector and oil tail-spinning. We also know no one will come to Israel's defense, so as upsetting to know that and see it, it has been spelled out for us.

Deuteronomy 6: 5-6

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

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Apr 9 08 1:32 PM

Israel is well aware of the fact that the U.S. has its issues and we currently have our hands tied, and it knows that the survival of their people is mainly dependent on themselves at the moment. Being surrounded by people who are bent on their destruction, I can see why these drill are in place. It is always better to be prepared than to sit back and live in denial like a lot of the people right here in the U.S.

If we did these drills in America can you imagine what the 'far left' would have to say about scare tactics by our 'far right'? It would be a mess.

Israel knows they are on their own to some degree. At least politically.

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Apr 9 08 1:42 PM

It's all speculation, but I still think if it came to that, that we would back Israel militarily. If not for the Christian aspect of it, then because we couldn't afford to lose Israel. They have alot of our military technology, they trade secrets with us, we have MAJOR business contracts in Israel. I just don't see the U.S. letting Israel fall. Certainly not against Syria and Iran. Actually, they could defend themselves against those two ok, I think.

In our country, we could get hit with terrorists bombings. People just have to remember that even in the event of a pepper paste bomb, your chances of getting affected by radiation is extremely small.

And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it.
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Apr 9 08 10:41 PM

Israeli drill myriad of pitfalls




senior Israeli official has said that the regime's recent drill indicates its vulnerability against 'possible chemical attacks'.

"We still don't have the best response for a chemical threat, we're not where we want to be, but in a few years will be able to offer a much better answer," home front command chief Major-General Yair Golan said Wednesday.

Golan, who held a press briefing on the recent Israeli drill, claimed that the cabinet was to refit “Israeli citizens with atomic, biological, and chemical (ABC) protection kits.”

"I assume that as we collect (the ABC kits), we will manufacture more of them as well, until we get to a point that every citizen has an updated kit," he claimed.

"This won't happen in a day or two," said Golan, adding that "we will be implementing a perennial work plan spanning three to five years."

The Israeli website DEBKA which has reportedly close links with military sources, reported on Tuesday that during the exercise most people did not know where to find public shelters.

The regime's nationwide military drill was reportedly aimed at "restoring its military deterrence, which was damaged in the 33-day Lebanon War".

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." ~~John 15:5~~

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