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Israel launches advanced satellite into space This Morning

ynetnews.com — Israeli space program marks another successful launch, as TECSAR joins other Israeli intelligence, observation and commercial satellites hovering in orbit. The satellite – TECSAR – is a commercial intelligence satellite, designed for collecting intelligence and footage from space. The 772lbs satellite was sent into orbit atop an Indian missile.

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  • victorypup, on 01/22/2008, -56/+52Good for Israel. I pray they make good use of it.
    • Nozferatu, on 01/22/2008, -28/+35Yes...the country that kills anyone and pays for nothing....the country that bears nuclear arms but denies it while the rest of the countries around it have no right to have them...they are a bunch of douchebags. Not even worth being called human beings.
      • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -22/+28"kills anyone" - last time I checked, Israel was attacked several times and usually retaliated far less than any other country. Their nuclear arms are meant from protection, and they work - since they got them, two former enemies signed a peace treaty with them.

        If you can't see the difference between a liberal democracy bearing nuclear arms and a suicide-bomber-supporting zealot dictatorship bearing nuclear weapons... I pity you.
        • synaesthete, on 01/22/2008, -16/+13Jews not human beings... where have I heard that before? Of course the bigots come out of the woodwork. Israel having this much intelligence(literally and figuratively) must be scary for them.
          • BEloftyIRONS, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5Did you jut call him Hitler? Nice. Just because you disagree with Israel's policy doesn't mean you are racist. Israel does some pretty ***** up things. Hardly a country we should fight for. It seems to me they have the military might and technology to fend for them selves. Aquavelvajad may want "Israel wiped off the map". I for one would like to see them try. Israel has strong military. They also have nukes. Aquavelvajad might want to back off the wiping off the map talk until he has one of his own.
          • Arkaris01, on 01/22/2008, -3/+5....he made a reference to Hitler... not because he disagrees with Israel policy.... he made the reference... now get this... because he said... Jews... were not... h-u-m-a-n. Nothing to do with policy.
        • RealPatriot, on 01/22/2008, -10/+5"Israel was attacked several times and usually retaliated far less than any other country."

          Wrong. Israel has been repeatedly condemned by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch for its official government policy of brutally engaging in STATE SPONSORED terrorism. You should look into Israels assassination policy, its unprovoked bulldozing of entire civilian populated neighborhoods, it's displacing of millions of Palestinians and building "Israeli only" settlements in Palestinian territory in direct violation of international law, its uprooting of Palestinian homes trees and agriculture, its murderous "proportionate response policy" (for every 500 Israelis killed, Israel kills 2000 Palestinians).. And on and on.

          You should google "Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land", it an amazing documentary and it will tell you from the Israelis citizens own perspectives about the injustices being done to the Palestinians. It'll break your ***** heart.
        • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -3/+7Hey RealPatriot, they were calling for you over at the Ron Paul troofer forums. I think it's urgent.
      • OwdenBowden, on 01/22/2008, -3/+8The difference between Israel having Nuclear weapons and any other Arab nation having nuclear weapons is this. Israel has restraint and all the Arab nations do not. The very second another Arab nation gets possession of nuclear weapons they will use it to destroy Israel. FACT. Had Saddam Husein not had his nuclear reactors destroyed by an Israeli air strike 6 month prior to the first gulf war then he would have used nuclear weapons against the Nation of Israel. As such we would have been fighting a nuclear war.

        The second IRAN has nuclear material for a weapons (and they will because the creation of weapons (not a source of energy four the country) is exactly why they want nuclear reactors) they will either (1) Give the nuclear material to Hezbolah and all terrorists in the middle east (2) Sell the nuclear material to Hezbolah and all terrorists in the middle east and (3) Just bomb Israel to prove a point.

        Fact is Israel is the ONLY nation in the Middle east that is capable of Restraint and proper judgment. They also have proven this time and time again.

        Nozferatu - you are blind to what is going on in the world. YOU are a follower who is being lead to the slaughter. Your comments seem uneducated and obtuse to the point that I would guess you are a White male who lives in the Midwest portion of the country and has never been educated past the 5th grade. Further, you connection to anything cultural is either by XBOX, Playstation, Wii or through the internet. It is not our fault you will be working in a factory or Wal-Mart for the rest of your life. The blame rests on YOU. Not the Jews. Not Israel. YOU.
        • popfrogs, on 01/22/2008, -4/+2Damn, I haven't seen such strident defense of a third world murderous country in a long time. FACT: Israel is a false nation that was stolen from the Palestinians who had lived there for thousands of years after the original Israelites left. FACT: Israel practices what amounts to apartheid with neighboring Palestine. FACT: Israel has been accused of war crimes on Lebanon for wholesale attacks on the civilian population during an extended IDF strike with no discernible military target.
          I would continue but I feel this comment is landing on deaf ears.
          • OwdenBowden, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3FACT: The Palestinians have a home land called JORDAN but they pulled the same ***** there and the KING of Jordan Leveled all of there settlements.

            FACT: The JEWS (long before they were called Israiles - OWNED and LIVE in the Current Land which is now called ISRAEL well before the Palestinians even existed.

            FACT: The Arab Nations which surround Israel have attacked Israel several time and LOST. In the process the Israles - who were DEFENDING themselves took over land that was lost by the ARABS.

            FACT: the Palestinians and other surrounding Arab nations are responsibility for 99% of the worlds Terrorism. Where as the Jews and Israelis are responsible for NONE.

            FACT: Lebanon Terrorist have used children as human shields.

            FACT: Palestinian Terrorist have used children as human shields

            FACT: - POPFROGS does not know what HE/SHE is talking about.
    • Himself, on 01/22/2008, -14/+7silence, cretin. Yes, the great country trying to stamp out islamofascism. good for them
    • neotrantor, on 01/22/2008, -12/+8how is nazi-germany-lite having satellites a good idea?
  • israelonblog, on 01/22/2008, -23/+37victorypup, as far as i know, this satellite can photograph even at nights and cloudy days, and no one yet has this technology. u can be sure the IDF will definitely know what to do with it, and most important, Iran know it too.
  • rpi22, on 01/22/2008, -20/+11"Mine's bigger!"
  • pintomp3, on 01/22/2008, -26/+99so that's where my tax dollars are going.
    • JusticeAK, on 01/22/2008, -10/+19very true
    • Qtip42, on 01/22/2008, -13/+18Israel, the 51st state.

      Israel, America's bitch.
    • Swivelstick, on 01/22/2008, -9/+25America, Israel's bitch
    • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -19/+15Israel doesn't get money from the US, only weapons. When it comes to technology, the direction is usually reversed - the US gets the best technology from Israel.
      Its sad you got dugg up so much with such an ignorant comment, says something about this community.
      • EthanAA, on 01/22/2008, -6/+7The US does provide Israel with military technology but that's not all, the US does give them lots of money. We have given them $74,157,600,000 in Federal grants and loans since 1979 for "economic support funding.", and that's just the US there are plenty of other countries that give them money also.
        • foopirata, on 01/22/2008, -5/+6You don't seem to be aware that most of that money comes back to the US in the form of weapons sales. And that complete factory lines are kept open (thus keeping American jobs) by those sales.
          • Opiate, on 01/22/2008, -6/+5The zionists come out in full force when it comes to supporting the subsudising of Israel.
          • foopirata, on 01/22/2008, -3/+6@Opiate
            And that is related to the truth/quality of what I said exactly how?
            Unless, of course, you're admitting that you don't have anything to add to the discussion so you need a cheap way out.
            Sad.
        • Arkaris01, on 01/22/2008, -3/+6foopirata is correct. We basically give Israel like 3 billion or 300 billion (sorry I can't remember which at the moment) almost on a yearly basis. And it almost always gets used up in buying military weapons. Things either the US has stockpiled and doesn't need/want anymore. They take the outdated equipment and gut most of the electronics and replace it with higher quality stuff.
    • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -3/+7Tax dollars.. id be concerned with your tax dollars funding the US's ANNUAL $439.3 Billion a year defense budget... (that billion with a B). but put into perspective as i can see you so concerned with US fiscal policy, this year the US is continuing funding 8.8 Billion for a missile defense system. that billion with a B. and as one of the US's allys information would be no doubt be shared with the us.. consider it a bargain.. considering all the money the US gives to israel annually amounts to oh.. bout the same the US is spending this year on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter..
      I personally think the US has no biz spending all this $$ in foreign aid... we give egypt crap loads.. and when bush flew in, he could only meet for 4 hours as the antiwest threats were too hot... so what are we getting in return?
      • Arkaris01, on 01/22/2008, -2/+8Here is where we stand. We give more monetary aid to the world than any other country, not for good will, but for profit. When we send money out, all of it comes back usually in the form of purchasing military weapons. On top of that we have an outsource for our farmers to send their surplus to, as well as large cargo ships heading to these specific countries that we can tack other things onto, high end electronics, and other consumer goods.
        Part of me says, if the world sees us as evil, we pull all funding from everyone except those few that do not speak bad about us. And let the world squeal in pain. When we feel they have suffered enough, we can start to send them scraps of food and some clean water. At the same time, that is a horrible idea, even though we are their enemies, they are not our enemies (not yet at least), and we can't treat them inhumane. One things that separates us from the radical Islamists, is our belief in the value of human life. It sucks, but that is the way it is.
        • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -2/+1That's *****. Israelis look at the palestinians as DOGS and treat and kill them as such under the apartheid state / concentration camp they have them in. Israelis value Israeli's lives, period, and that of their benefactors, without which they couldn't carry out their antigentilist agenda.
    • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -2/+6The article specifically mentions it's a commercial satellite made by IAI. Sorry to have truth slap you in the face again, but not only is it not financed by the US, the satellite itself and its creator compete with commercial American counterparts.
    • foopirata, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5Here's your U$10. Now take your other little friends and buy everyone an ice cream.
    • borneo66, on 01/22/2008, -3/+9From the CIA Factbook:

      "Israel has a technologically advanced market economy with substantial, though diminishing, government participation. It depends on imports of crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Despite limited natural resources, Israel has intensively developed its agricultural and industrial sectors over the past 20 years. Israel imports substantial quantities of grain, but is largely self-sufficient in other agricultural products. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and agricultural products (fruits and vegetables) are the leading exports. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are covered by large transfer payments from abroad and by foreign loans. Roughly half of the government's external debt is owed to the US, which is its major source of economic and military aid. The bitter Israeli-Palestinian conflict; difficulties in the high-technology, construction, and tourist sectors; and fiscal austerity in the face of growing inflation led to small declines in GDP in 2001 and 2002. The economy rebounded in 2003-05, growing at a 4% to 5.2% rate each year, as the government tightened fiscal policy and implemented structural reforms to boost competition and efficiency in the markets. The conflict with Lebanon in summer 2006 slightly dampened GDP growth, but continuing strong foreign investment, tax revenue, and private consumption levels helped the economy recover quickly."

      Actual aid to Israel (as opposed to loans, unless you want to say that China is giving us aid) came to $2.5 billion in 2006.

      Basically, US aid to Israel accounted for 1.47% of the country's PPP in 2006. So get off it already.
    • malaak, on 01/22/2008, -4/+3i don't feel so bad about being behind in paying my taxes now
    • Zacktopia, on 01/22/2008, -1/+7The so-called "aid" is really a US subsidy of its own defense industry. The dollar amounts quoted in the media are defense credits. Israel never sees a penny of the money, has to spend its own tax dollars to maintain the hardware it gets, and the deal comes with all kinds of policy and trade strings attached. Israel plays along with the shell game only to keep the US voting in its favor on the UN Security Council. The loss of those votes is an existential danger to Israel, but would also be dangerous to the US. The UN has the power to extend the existing embargo against Israel by most Muslim states to virtually the entire world. Faced with that possibility, Israel might be forced to a deal with China to get its protection on the Security Council. That would be catastrophic for the US.
  • dandan111, on 01/22/2008, -40/+42Good advance for a technologically advanced nation. It will give Israel and its western allies better insight into the perfidious manouvering of the radical Islamists in Iran, Syria and Lebanon.
    • thebellmaster1x, on 01/22/2008, -11/+14Jesus, man. Dugg for "perfidious." Can't remember the last time I heard that one.
    • drgmdp, on 01/22/2008, -9/+21brainwashing does marvels...
    • Rossoneri22, on 01/22/2008, -8/+9I think you forgot the /sarcasm there dude...
    • makkaveli19, on 01/22/2008, -5/+10honestly, i'm not sure but i don't remember many radical islamists from iran terrorizing anyone. i rem them holding candles in the streets after 911.
      • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -4/+7The Iranian population is more pro-western than the citizens of all Arab nations (Iranians are not Arab), but since the Islamic revolution they've lived under a zealot dictatorship. I hope they'll reclaim their nation before Iran realizes their threats.
        • makkaveli19, on 01/22/2008, -0/+7yea wth, people seem to forget that only 30 years ago iran LOVED the us ... ish. and they were not an Islamic nation(ruled by islamists)
      • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -4/+4Read up on the Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center and Israeli Embassy bombings. Iranian government and IRGC officials are wanted by the Interpol for these.
        http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne ...
    • deadmann, on 01/22/2008, -3/+5Megaphone user?
  • nitsnipe, on 01/22/2008, -9/+45So this is a step forward towards peace in the region?
    • pintomp3, on 01/22/2008, -24/+14they are going to occupy the martians because god mars promised it to them.
    • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -4/+12Probably yes. Anything that betters Israel's defense makes their enemies more reluctant to attack, which means the area is stabler.
      • nick111, on 01/22/2008, -5/+3Israel is the aggressor. If Israel wants to reduce terrorism then it needs to stop participating in it.

        This is not a balanced situation... the rockets that come back the other way in no way balance or justify what provokes them. Israel's occupation is illegal under international law, and Israel's behavior is utterly immoral and repugnant.
        • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1I agree, but the megaphone brigade will digg you down immediately, as they have done.

          The truth that they don't want to face is that they are a bunch of rabid extremist antigentiles.

          By the way, reddit won't even let you write that word, the opposite of antisemitism, without deleting your comment in less than five minutes. Try it. Watch though, you have to log out to see, because if it's deleted and you're logged in it looks like it's still there, but only to you. Pretty ***** up pro-Israeli, or antigentilist, censorship.
    • Carburetor, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5Well, After having some flirts with a lovely chick yesterday, I didn't manage to have a peace with her region yet, but I decided to have a rubber in my wallet anyway.
      See my point?
    • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -1/+4One can argue either way, but it's a commercial satellite, not military.
  • thebellmaster1x, on 01/22/2008, -5/+20It's always great to see countries advance in spaceflight, but I just hope that a) the rest of the Middle East won't misconstrue the launch as hostile and b) that Israel won't give them a reason to misconstrue the launch as hostile.
    • Aharoni, on 01/22/2008, -4/+13Israel has already several satellites in space, both civilian and military. Its has joined the space club years ago. Quite frankly, I'm surprised this reached Digg front page.
      • OfficeSpacing, on 01/22/2008, -7/+11What do you expect, the country can't even dim the lights in the prime-ministers office with that being scrutinized by the media and public. Anything Israel does is gone over several times with the proverbial fine-toothed comb by the media. The media is addicted to Israel.
        • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -5/+9Only when the media can twist it to make Israel look bad, of course. How many times did stories about rockets that fall on Israel reached Digg's front page? Even when children died, I never saw one. But when Israel retaliates with a fuel cut (oh no! They only have enough fuel for 5 rockets a day now!) digg is outraged.
          • CarzorStelatis, on 01/22/2008, -6/+4Collective punishment is illegal under international law. And Israel has killed far more Palestinian civilians than Palestinians have killed Israeli civilians.
          • Carburetor, on 01/22/2008, -3/+8And firing rockets on populated area is illegal too under international law.
            Stop taking what you feel comfortable with.
            Besides, Battle between two sides is never 50/50.
            If one side know he's way weaker, he shouldn't ***** with the other side.
            What would you expect us to do? nothing? in order to increase the ratio?
            Hypocrite.
          • Opiate, on 01/22/2008, -3/+2Yet another zionist hard on the cause.
      • NiNiCraftOne, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2It's on the Digg front page because it has the word "Israel" in the title and is about something provocative to the many people with an ax to grind. The Jew Haters and the Anti Zionists (two distinct classes of Diggers!) can post their vitriolic comments and the Jew Lovers and Pro Zionists (and most actual Jews and Israelis) can make their comments and do the diggs in their attempt to 'set the record straight' and expose the bigots. Then the Anti-Zionists point out that they don't hate "all" Jews, and someone brings American Aid to Israel into it. After that its on to: Stolen Land, Nazi Slurs, just who is who's 'bitch', Who deserves Nukes or to be Nuked, and someone inevitably plays the 'straight from the Bible so it must be true' Armageddon Card or something" It's all so predictable and exciting! When I see a new 'Israel' story on the front page, my lurking, voyeuristic tendencies get all excited and I sit on the edge of my seat reading with baited breath!

        These Israel Posts are like a great big magnet for people who need a platform to spew their opinions: The comments rarely have anything to do with the story...

        These stories digg up faster than a top ten list with nsfw pics! And that just seems to prove that Diggers hate (or love) Jews / Israel more than stupid lists and pics of *****.
    • Gavagai80, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5Is it really advancing in spaceflight to piggyback on an Indian rocket? It's advancing spy tech, not spaceflight tech.
      • CarzorStelatis, on 01/22/2008, -1/+5What is the satellite going to be doing once it leaves the rocket? I'm sure space is involved somehow.
    • Kizilbash, on 01/22/2008, -4/+4Misconstrue? I think the rest of the region knows exactly what this is: an unveiled threat!
      • foopirata, on 01/22/2008, -2/+5Yes! An unveiled threat! Right! "Listen you jerks, if you do anything we don't like...we will photograph you! Yes! In high resolution! And then...we will frame the photographs! How's that! Genocide! Ethnic cleansing! Polaroid!"
        Frankly, even you overreach sometimes.
    • Daiken, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Yeah, but the satellite isn't going to be providing any real benefit to spaceflight. Why shouldn't middle east countries view it as being hostile? The satellite won't be taking pictures just for fun.
  • notque, on 01/22/2008, -22/+45So that's why they needed Gaza's power...
    • sensor, on 01/22/2008, -8/+5What? That doesn't make any sense.
    • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5the rocket was launched in india.. they have their own gas.
  • mordochai, on 01/22/2008, -2/+13Um...Yay, Space is Cool?

  • cakenoob, on 01/22/2008, -18/+25ya so what? lets see them do that without USA money/technology then ill be impressed
    • Gav0510, on 01/22/2008, -7/+10Actually Israel is right up there when it comes to military technology. It accounts for something like 40% of their economy.
      • SuperMoses, on 01/22/2008, -7/+8And yet they feel their sovereignty is "threatened".. right
        • Tanktunker, on 01/22/2008, -6/+7So if Britain were to be attacked by the rest of Europe every 20 years, and suffered daily attacks from Welsh militants it would be fine and dandy, because they have a strong military, right?
      • Swivelstick, on 01/22/2008, -5/+8Financed by?
        • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -6/+10Financed by Israel. The US only supplies weapons to Israel, not money. When it comes to advanced technology, Israel usually supplies it to the US.
          • pintomp3, on 01/22/2008, -2/+4"The US only supplies weapons to Israel, not money."

            # Total direct aid to Israel, 1948-2003
            $89.9 billion (uncorrected for inflation)
            # Since 1976 Israel has been the largest annual recipient of US aid. It is the largest cumulative recipient since World War II.
            # Direct U.S. aid for each Israeli citizen in 2001 (per capita annual income of Israel = $16,710) -- over $500
            http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/article ...
    • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -3/+6It's a commercial satellite, made by IAI. There's probably some technology developed with US money in there somewhere, but that makes it no different than any other western satellite up there.
      • Arkaris01, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2I have a serious question... Do we consider Iran and Iraq to be "western" civilizations? I know the west refers to Europe and the Americas, and we usually include Israel. I often times hear of Russia being referred to as "western" civlization. So what is not a "western" Civilization, besides China, Korea, Japan, ect. Do we consider Africa to be "western"?
        • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1In this particular context, I was referring to Western vs. Soviet technologies, as the US and the USSR developed these technologies during the cold war arms race, and any current technology is based on developments made by them.
          You may want to look up Samuel Huntington's "Clash of the Civilizations" for the context you're referring to.
  • darkhero, on 01/22/2008, -15/+30Something tells me Israel is going to use it to spy on us.
    • JusticeAK, on 01/22/2008, -10/+12why spy, half of capitol hill is in bed with them.
    • Carburetor, on 01/22/2008, -7/+5Wow, i just watched your profile, something like 90% of your comments are "***** israel",
      You're probably a typical cab driver from N.Y
      That's so funny that you spend so much energy on this tiny piece of land.
      No, there's no reason to spy on the U.S, furthermore, Israel will probably share it's knowledge and
      equipment with America.

      But, if you meant your motherland, well, i guess we'll spy on them.

      Have a nice day, teddy bear.
    • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -4/+3*setting observation profile.... name: darkhero
      muhahaHAHAHAHAHA
    • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1They already do spy on us, it's called AIPAC. It's called Richard Perle. It's called any neocon. It's called documented proof of a massive Israeli spy network in our country. It's called video proof of Israeli mossad agents dancing for joy when the WTC came tumbling down, killing 3000 Americans.
  • arbouler, on 01/22/2008, -12/+10sure that's not another missile?
    • bingobongony, on 01/22/2008, -2/+6yes...we're sure.
    • Arkaris01, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1If you're talking about the picture, yes that is a missile. That is how most countries get small crafts into orbit. They place the satellite, which is not a missile, on top of a missile, and send it into orbit. Then the missile releases the satellite and falls back to Earth, the satellite stays in orbit and does what it was designed to do. /sarcasm
  • sicilian890, on 01/22/2008, -20/+33Israel, don't forget to thank your daddy,the good old USA, for such a nice satellite.

    thank you daddy.
    • OfficeSpacing, on 01/22/2008, -9/+13The US neither paid for or designed this satellite. What are you two talking about?
      • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -5/+12The propaganda is strong with some digger, apparently.
    • Hollow5, on 01/22/2008, -6/+3Can i have another one daddy, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee.
    • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -4/+7if and thats a big if the us actually paid for this launch... i think its far more successful then the Future Imagery Architecture (FIA).which the US tried to develop and cost $4 billion for a design that was described as “technically flawed and unexecutable " http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/ind ... 4 billion happens to be about half of what the US gives israel every year... so as long as the US gets use from this.. its a steal!
      • Trublmakr, on 01/22/2008, -6/+4Speaking of steals,.. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A622 ...
        • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -2/+1and in other current news.. the show Silver spoons has changed its time slot to friday night as to take on the hit show Knight rider.. david haselhoff was reportedly not concerned with the competition. YOU PULL AN ARTICLE DATED 2004?
          • Trublmakr, on 01/22/2008, -0/+2Intentionally. There's lots of current examples,. but going back a few years demonstrates a very distinct pattern of behavior.
    • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -6/+4the US just gave 20bil for weapons to Israel.

      one of many instances.
    • Carburetor, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5Thanks pop,
      Now, I'll be able to show you what the other kids are doing when you're not around.
      • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1More like spying on Pop, with the plan for a little patricide.
    • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1Hey, you're not allowed to say that! The antigentilist megaphone troupe will digg you down!

      *****, you can't even say "antigentile" (which is the opposite of antisemite) on reddit without every one of your comments being deleted. At least digg has some semblance of honor left.
  • bingobongony, on 01/22/2008, -37/+6***** jews!
    • samfishercell, on 01/22/2008, -1/+8BOOM!
      http://www.trollhunters.org/content/bingobongony-t ...
      • bingobongony, on 01/22/2008, -6/+1You realize that everyone who posts that has been getting banned, right?
      • zantos420, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1hahahaha that is awesome what a no0b

        and who cares if they get banned; dude - you look retarted; and unable to formulate a meaningful opinion.
      • samfishercell, on 01/23/2008, -0/+1Ah, I was unaware. But, after your horrendous comment from earlier, I remembered seeing your name from another digg comment thread where you went overboard, so I did some googling, and BOOM.

        It's less about my post, and more about your ridiculous comment from earlier.
    • SuperMoses, on 01/22/2008, -1/+5Man, you're the biggest ***** troll. Don't you get tired of it?
    • bingobongony, on 01/22/2008, -9/+1Wow! Look at those Zionist Jew Neocons burying the truth! Ron Paul 2008!
    • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2Exactly why israel needs the satellite,.
  • TheGoodGuy, on 01/22/2008, -0/+9The PSLV is not a missile like the OP's headline. Its a launch vehicle but i am sure it could be adapted for something like that just like our trident missiles.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSLV
  • ttsupra26, on 01/22/2008, -14/+8Too bad Iran has their facilities underground...nonetheless, it's a step towards Israel's future being a bit more secure by watching those missiles firing from children's schools and hospitals in Lebanon by radical Muslims who try to make Israel and the Jews look bad by forcing IDF to fire back in that territory and exploding it all over the media....that's just my 2 cents.
    • JusticeAK, on 01/22/2008, -3/+4ever give your two cents, then get change back?
    • CarzorStelatis, on 01/22/2008, -5/+4Yes, a few homemade rockets really 'forced' the IDF to use illegal chemical weapons against the Palestinians.
  • Aharoni, on 01/22/2008, -8/+31Why is this news? Israel has had military and civilian satellites in years. Ofek was first launched 1988. Ofer 7 was launched on 2007. Two Amos civilian communication satellites are also in orbit and the third one is being built these days. The two current satellites provide television channels to Israel's satellite TV (Yes) and various channels in Eastern Europe.
    There's also a satellite launched by the students of the Technion.

    This is barely even news here in Israel.
    • d03boy, on 01/22/2008, -3/+4Sorry, we thought you were just some poor third world country. Our bad!
    • macaca, on 01/22/2008, -9/+10Well its an important news for us because it over tax money.
      • Hollow5, on 01/22/2008, -2/+3Well the news is the lens's technology that are new to the world but for what it worth, thank you for the tax money, macaca.
        • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1Do not thank us. WE DONT WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.
      • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -3/+13It isn't. On the contrary, u'r benefiting from Israeli technology daily.
        • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+2Without America, Israel would quickly fold. Denying this is a serious sign of pathology.
      • Aharoni, on 01/22/2008, -3/+13Macaca, not EVERYTHING in Israel is bought from US tax dollars, believe it or not. Israeli citizens tend to pay taxes, believe it or not (more than US citizens, actually) and that is even a greater source of income to the Israeli government than US aid.
        • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1Without America, Israel would quickly fold. Denying this is a serious sign of pathology.
      • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -0/+2are you even from the US?.. and please state your 2006 earnings.. ill be glad to reimburse it for you.. or are you on a student grant? do you collect money for any of the US social services? do you truthfull state your earnings every year? do you report cash earnings.. please if the us was able to collect from all the dead beats and all the corporate fiascos.. thered be plenty to go around
    • phazon88, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3This one's more sophisticated than the previous?
    • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -1/+1This is news because to a lot of regular Americans, the vast amount of money, technology, weapons, protection, and intelligence we give Israel is galling. We feel it is totally unjustified, especially so when we read the paper and see slanted story after slanted story trying to mask the war crimes the government of Israel commits on almost a daily basis. I do not want my tax dollars or expertise going towards causing any more wars in the Middle East, which the government of Israel is guilty of causing EVERY TIME.

      The bottom line is apologists for Israel like yourself have stepped over the line in your antigentilism and are flirting with treason. You are an American FIRST, and if you so choose, and Israeli A DISTANT SECOND.

      By the way, have you done your military duty in the Israeli army?
  • superdoofus, on 01/22/2008, -14/+8great. reminds me of that historical fact that preparation for warfare always begets instigation and wholly seeks to invoke and demonstrate its extent and ability in justification of an investment.
    *****. warmongers.
    • pitlord, on 01/22/2008, -2/+10So, you're saying if a country launches a satellite they are provoking war?
      >.>
      You sure about that?
      -_-
      • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -3/+3Never mind the fact this is a commercial satellite.
  • bilgates, on 01/22/2008, -4/+6Why Indian launch vehicle.
    • Tanktunker, on 01/22/2008, -1/+12Because if there's a launch failure, we don't want our satellites falling into Arab land.
      • Aharoni, on 01/22/2008, -1/+10Not really. Israel is (or actually, was) the only country in the world to launch its satellites against the rotation of the Earth for exactly that purpose. However, it WAS (or actually, is) possible.
        • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -1/+5Both of you are right. It's very expensive to launch satellite's that way, and Israel would still like to avoid it falling onto Arab land.
    • eyalfein, on 01/22/2008, -1/+9Israel launched satellites in the past, but due to it's small territory, there are security reasons that arise, thus preferring the Indian alternative.
    • Aharoni, on 01/22/2008, -1/+11Israel used to launch its satellites using the Israeli-made Shavit rocket. However, the Shavit has failed to launch once and the multi-million satellite has been destroyed. There was a debate whether it was smarter to use a cheaper, more reliable foreign launchers instead of the Shavit. In the end, they decided to go with the foreign, even if it was a hit on the "national pride".
      • prophetpimp, on 01/22/2008, -0/+5IIRC India has one of the Best launch records in the world. I think only one failure in the last 10 years or so.
    • craighoxton, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Outsourcing.
    • kernel16, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Probably because this isn't government related but its the IAI, a company. The space launch market is a multi billion dollar industry, India probably was a economical choice, nothing more. I don't think Arab nations getting a failed launch satellite has anything to do with it.
  • gendjinn, on 01/22/2008, -18/+11India launched an Israeli satellite, Israel didn't launch *****.
  • sharper130, on 01/22/2008, -6/+13Well to correct the summary of this article, the Satellite was launched by an Indian company and it is actually another another mark at the success record of the Indian space program, not so much the Israeli.

    Desi Pride.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080121/sc_afp/indiai ...
    • crazybugger, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3ISRO is not a company. Its a space organization similar to NASA, but indian.
  • orentet, on 01/22/2008, -11/+8Great for israel, thats about time we can watch for those islamic extremists
  • ganymede2010, on 01/22/2008, -19/+15I don't condone terrorism of any kind. But the Palestenians aren't allowed to build a home in Israel unless they get a permit from the Government. And it's next to impossible for the average Palistinian to get such a permit. That's why so many of them are relegated to the most densely populated concentration camp in the world, Gaza. Even the Oslo deal was a sham, eventhough they were giving the Palistinians their desired state, the Palistinains wouldn't have control over their borders, air-space, or natural rescources. They were given nothing more then the title of state, they still would be inslaved by the current system. Israel needs to invest in peace, instead of investing in more destructive weapons, to brutalize an humiliate the arab nations.
    • Tanktunker, on 01/22/2008, -5/+5Since when are satellites "more destructive weapons"?
      You think we plotted the route so that it crashes into an Arab neighborhood or something?
    • eyalfein, on 01/22/2008, -5/+6You are assembling selectively parts of the truth into a false image.
      This is worse then lying.
      Either you are pretending to be naive, or that you have been stupified with propaganda.
    • pitlord, on 01/22/2008, -7/+8Are you insane? The "palestinian" people are a sham! If the Arab world is so concerned about their Muslim brothers why don't they give them a homeland?
      O.O
      There are 22 Arab countries all over the middle east, 5 of them share a border with Israel, why does tiny, little Israel need to give up land?
      o.o
      "Palestine" is the name the British gave to that region when they controlled it after WWII. Before that there was no place ever called "Palestine." In fact, that region has been known as Israel and Judea, home of the Jewish people, for over 3000 years.
      -_-
      Get your facts straight before you start posting.
      • Zecchetti, on 01/22/2008, -5/+6That's because occupied Palestine IS their homeland, jerk.
        • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -8/+3In 1890, before Zionism, there were 450,000 Arab Muslims in historical Israel/Palestine, i.e. modern Israel+Palestine+Jordan. Since modern Israel is 1/6 of this land, it means there were about 75,000 Arab Muslims in what is today Israel. In 1948, the Palestinians claim over 700,000 Native Arabs were displaced when Israel was created and the Arab nations attacked.

          Now how can these 700,000 claim this to be their "homeland", if two generations before there were 1/10 the Arabs in the region? Common answer - most of them moved there after Zionism began, because the region was blooming.

          Besides, Germany, Poland, Iraq were home to millions of Jews (in the same decade) who were murdered or deported and had their property confiscated. I don't see anybody offering their descendants anything. Why should the Palestinians get better treatment?
          • dbwood, on 01/22/2008, -3/+31890 was not before zionism. Zionism goes back thousands of years. the modern movement of zionism, but Israel's placement in the middle east goes back thousands of years, back to the two brothers.
      • SuperVepr308, on 01/22/2008, -1/+0You are right on, dude. Some of these idiots probably have no idea about the history of the region. For starters they should read A Durable Peace by ol' Ben.
  • pyrotix, on 01/22/2008, -1/+12Well, space *is* cool. I just wish we would hurry up and start colonizing it.
    I'd go.
  • iPissExcellence, on 01/22/2008, -15/+12they'll be the first to weaponize space.
    • Trublmakr, on 01/22/2008, -2/+8Too late.
      • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -4/+4He means "they'll be the first to blame for weaponizing space".
  • CrudeDarkness, on 01/22/2008, -19/+6if you are a zionist, then bury me. if you are a jew or anything else then digg me.
    if you don't know the difference between a jew and a zionist then: http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/
    • pitlord, on 01/22/2008, -6/+7Jewish law says that a Jew CANNOT perform all of the Mitzvot in the Torah without living IN the land of Israel. Therefore, only apostate Jews are anti-Zionists.
      >.>
      Guess your link is full of *****.
      X^P
      • deadmann, on 01/22/2008, -3/+2I thought they were not allowed to establish their nation until the second coming.
  • eyalfein, on 01/22/2008, -14/+21So much Anti Israeli comments over a camera.
    It's a commercial satellite, not paid by US tax, not capable of nuking Iran or something.
    It's not Israel's fault that so many diggers are non photogenic and fear that Israel will expose them from space.
    Chilling US-Israel relations will not stop you from being ugly.
    • Zecchetti, on 01/22/2008, -5/+6Are you sure it's "commercial"?
      • yonoz, on 01/22/2008, -5/+5Are you sure your parents are who they say they are?
        • Zecchetti, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3Is that the best you can come up with?
  • Antibland, on 01/22/2008, -3/+5I thought all satellites were advanced.
    • junebuggery, on 01/30/2008, -0/+0Hahaha! For some reason I just cracked up at this comment. I've had a pretty depressing day, so thanks Antibland!
  • Archer007, on 01/22/2008, -11/+5If Israel is ever "wiped off the map", I'm sure their space-based nukes will exact deadly retribution.
    • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -10/+3it'd be 'god's gift' to the 'infidels'.
  • Vash3001, on 01/22/2008, -3/+2...well i guess we need some target practice.
  • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -12/+7without the billions from the US..
    • Carburetor, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5Well, there are more then 31 Arab counties, some of them hold most of the earth's oil, so they're rich, and still, They can't reach what that tiny peace of land with 5.5 Jews does.
      I guess that's what pisses them (And their civilians like you) off.
      • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -3/+3'And their civilians like you'
        ..

        not only there's prejudice, some start inventing whole stories about unknown avatars nowadays.

        yeah, and i also saw a unicorn today.
    • Aharoni, on 01/22/2008, -3/+7As I stated in on another comment above, most of Israel's money does not come from the US aid, believe it or not. The country exports more than it imports, it has a healthy economy and the government budget is in a surplus. Israelis pay quite a few taxes (how about 100% tax on cars, for example) and that is the main source of income.
      Besides, and I think thats something most Americans aren't aware of, the US aid is of products manufactured in the US. That is, Israel can't use the aid for buying stuff from the Europeans or anyone else. This way the American government helps the American industry, sometimes on the expense of the Israeli one. The aid is also available only to the government and not private bodies, obviously. So, the Israeli army mostly benefits from it.
  • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -15/+3talking bad of israel = antisemitism.
    • neko6, on 01/22/2008, -9/+10Talk bad of Israel whatever they do = antisemitism, yes. Out of 120+ countries, some of them responsible for millions of dead, you single out Israel as evil - U'r probably an antisemite.
      • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -5/+4singling out countries as 'evil' is what religious lunatics do.

        bigotry, fanaticism and prejudice at its best.
        • Arkaris01, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2Not true, I have an atheist friend who hates Israel exclusive. He is not religious yet he has singled out a country of people and hates them.
      • Opiate, on 01/22/2008, -4/+2Haha the poor zionist, it's not anti-semitism it's anti-naziism how ***** ironic.
  • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -15/+5start promoting israel or you're hitler.
  • banido, on 01/22/2008, -2/+3* Point * Click * Fire Ion cannon *
  • CarzorStelatis, on 01/22/2008, -12/+14Why do they need spy satellites? All the Israeli military every does is brutalise defenceless Palestinian civilians.
    • Carburetor, on 01/22/2008, -5/+4Try harder next time.
    • malaak, on 01/22/2008, -4/+4and don't forget lebanon
    • leubstop, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3thats the best you got? wow.. next time youre looking to bash israel ,, please spend more time thinking it through.. that was just poor.. u could do better.. come on ... we have faith in you.
      • neocognitism, on 01/23/2008, -2/+1IT WAS TRUE, you sick antigentile.
  • daxsymbiont, on 01/22/2008, -10/+9how dare you not kiss israel's ass. to the antisemitism list.
  • heystoopid, on 01/22/2008, -5/+3Ah you mean a crappy old CIA keyhole mark 12 or 13 !

    Yesterdays technology not all that advanced !
  • nonsapiens, on 01/22/2008, -4/+8Actually, it's to launch their new TV station, JewTube.

    /terrible pun, acknowledged.
    //not anti-semetic
  • Mikhail101, on 01/22/2008, -2/+4all paid for by america.
  • baronmon, on 01/22/2008, -0/+0Ohhh yeah.
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