The Iron Dome: Israel's Ultimate Missile Defence
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Lol wow..
Such a coincidence that a video about this subject is uploaded at this time, lol..
420-9.. and even SHE voted "present" so everyone knows her tears are fake af.
why the would you defend a racist nation like israel?
Your maps are wrong, Simon. Each of those maps is taken out of context.
The first map shows lands owned by the Jewish National Fund within the British Mandate of Palestine in 1946.
The second is the UN Partition plan in 1947.
The third is the 1967 borders.
The fourth is a territory map of Oslo Accords.
Each of these just says "Palestine" when that isn't true in the least.
It conflates land ownership with political borders.
It is deception. You should do better research.
@@mechalincoln your racisum is showing
@@1mm0rtaldreads actually no. Hamas hates Jews and wants them to die.
Those maps are taken out of context and it's easy to google it.
also way to spell lmao
As a veteran who has worked with the Patriot, THAAD, and GMD missile defense systems, I have always been deeply interested in and had a great respect for the Iron Dome system. The US has some really cool missile defense systems, but luckily they are very rarely needed to protect US interests or citizens. Israel, with it's Iron Dome, however, is an amazing bundle of technology that is saving lives way more often than we Americans in our safe, mostly isolated country, could ever imagine.
I also work with these defense systems and couldn't agree more. It is quite impressive
@Ruán Conán people like you make me sick. Moralizing whilst safe and secure under the security umbrella of the Western world, Western Europe and the US. The Religion of "Peace" is the most destructive force impeding mankind's civilizational progress today. You spit in the face of millions who have died to free themselves from regressive 7th century mindsets.
@Ruán Conán How is you being a mick relevant?
Dude we have the C-Ram and that has saved a lot of lives I know first hand coming from a fellow vet👋🏼.
@@michaelcunningham6457 He thinks he's an IRA badass when he's just a poser wannabe armchair warrior, is my guess.
Iron Dome does not mean suffering for anyone, since it is strictly a defensive system.
What may or may not cause suffering is the Israeli retaliation policy. To say that Iron Dome somehow causes Palestinian suffering is like saying a bulletproof vest causes suffering for whoever shot its wearer.
@Gillytech it sure wasn’t impartial…
Remember the English were the first European Anti Semites. They heavily disliked even hated the Jews.
110%. The Palestinians feel it’s not fair they don’t get provided the same level of protection. Hmm. Something might be able to remedy that, and even the need for it. Let’s see how long it takes to rebuild destroyed buildings vs the tunnels..yet again.
@@SharonHF isreal does plenty of shady stuff ,they are not innocent lambs,, and what could a random Palestinian do about it anyway? the conflict is stupid and ridicules and makes no sense, historically it doesnt matter how the war started,, the end is that the stronger side annexes the weaker side,, the best thing for everyone is if isreal follows natural history of war and annexes all places that attack them
@Gillytech only one way any conflict ends, annexation ,,its not about right or wrong,, the main rule in war is that one beats the other into submission and takes over, thats the only solution
"Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!" -- Golda Meir
Except they recently found huge energy deposits off the coast.
And that statement sums up Jewish people
worst navigator ever
😂
They have found enough gas for energy independence for more than 100 years...and they are talking about selling the gas for $$$ not independence
When Hamas took over as the leaders of the Palestinian Authority area, the subsequent peace agreement meant that they were in charge of their own medical systems and pretty much self sufficient in every other aspect. So it’s surprising to hear Simon saying that Israel was in charge of the medical stuff, unless the agreement has been changed again? The people in the Palestinian Authority areas receive large donations of funds and materials yet the Palestinian people still live in some awful conditions, which begs the question - what has Hamas done with all that money?
Buy rockets to throw at Israel and then be mad when they get attacked back?
Concrete.... to build a tunnel system... Iran provides the munitions
You mean in the west bank
Funny ignorance here.
1. The aggressors are israel.
2. Everything in or out of the country of palestine has to be authorised by Israeli officials. There is a huge paper record and tons of proof of them refusing to allow medical, construction and other supplies through.
I would advise doing research before following a singular biased narrative that's been pushed on you.
@@TheMHB199 Israel are the aggressors in defending themselves and retaliating after missle strikes? Interesting point of view. Palastine exists at Israel's mercy. Only in recent times are countries who consistently attack a stronger nation afforded the luxury of being able to exist. Imagine if Rome were so docile, or the US or Russia or China.
they just need to Stop attacking Israel
1:25 - Chapter 1 - Conflict
2:40 - Chapter 2 - The intifadas
4:35 - Chapter 3 - Rocket attacks
6:00 - Mid roll ads
7:20 - Chapter 4 - Development
8:45 - Chapter 5 - Testing
9:55 - Chapter 6 - The iron dome
11:40 - Chapter 7 - Operations
15:00 - Chapter 8 - Safety or distraction ?
Not all hereoes wear capes! ;) Thanks for the advert timestamp! :D
Much respect to Simon for taking on a subject where, undoubtedly, people on both sides will feel that you didn't present the facts properly. As an Israeli, I obviously disagree with much of how you characterized the conflict but thanks for trying to present it in a balanced way. However, I will challenge your assertion that the Iron Dome has made the conflict more one-sided and therefore increased the Palestinians suffering. As you said, Israel has had the military advantage in this conflict for most of its history. However, in the past, Israel would have to act with extreme aggression and speed to stop incoming rocket fire from falling on our cities. In those years, Israel often had no choice but to mount a full ground invasion into Gaza which was devastating. This speed and aggression would lead to more collateral damage on the Palestinian side. Now, with the Iron Dome and border wall, Israel can afford more time with which to target terrorists and avoid civilian deaths. So, the Iron Dome has really helped to minimize civilian casualties on both sides.
As someone who lives there, this system is amazing and saved so many lives
I was living there during the 2014 war. It was both amazing and scary, but definitely lives were saved. 💙
Leaving the land that you occupy illegally would be a better way to save life
@@user-dm6oq6nh9y where do you live?
@@user-dm6oq6nh9yprobably the US
@@user-dm6oq6nh9yhamas want to destroy us not to end the so called "occupation"
You left out that the Temple Mount is the holiest site of Judaism
It would seem that they left a lot of things out. Like anything that would cast Hamas and other terrorist groups in any sort of negative light.
I don't know if you noticed, but anything that is not strictly about Iron Dome was rather one-sided...
After 19 years i still havn't gotten to visit. All i want is to see my peoples holiest site
@@guyprovencal1742 Such as their habit of launching unguided rockets into residential areas? Completely left out! /s
Of course he forgot to mention it, the left wing is against Israel and would never tell the whole truth. The same way he said it's not a fair fight, well its not supposed to be a fair fight!
4:11 and the holiest jewish site in the world
The conflict is much more complicated than is presented in this video
If the planet was ever threatened by a barrage of asteroids, i could totally see the Israelis being the ones in charge of the planet's defenses (or at least designing and producing them ). or maybe I am just stoned.
there are nuclear interceptors specially in the US and Russia, from the cold war era...
With all due respect to Simon's writers... let's clarify two major factors involving Iron Dome. First of all: Israel has not initiated the conflicts in which the Iron Dome has been utilized. Secondly: Iron Dome is an entirely a defensive system. The argument is made that it changes the balance in the region and gives Israel a superior edge. Of course it does! They are protecting their people... full stop! Do Palestinians suffer greater harm in these conflicts? Unquestionably yes. Factors there are poor quality and targeting of Hamas rockets, installing launch sites in civilian/residential areas, and a general disregard for collateral damage on the part of Hamas. Israel, conversely, tends to actually warn civilian areas of a pending attack to minimize civilian casualties. Remember, in the most recent Gaza/Israel conflict the office building in Gaza housing Hamas offices and the AP new service was actually warned by Israel prior to the retaliatory destruction of the building. Back to the point, the narrative seems to be that Israel defending their own population (which itself is 21% Arab and 17.6% Muslim) is destabilizing. In any other region or conflict this statement would be considered the height of ludicrous. A nation that is unwilling to defend it's own citizens is unworthy of nationhood. Israel is not in that category.
tl;dr Palestine needs to stop instigating pointless attacks on Israel, since it really only hurts Palestine
@@jaketheauroran What DO you think palestine should do. Give up and hand what little they do have left to Israel?
@@SySoundwave work on developing themselves through work, trade, diplomacy, and education into a prosperous and happy nation that is pacific and wealthy?
You know, peace, stability, non violence, growth... Maybe in due time you could have a secular Middle Eastern Union like the European Union and no borders so land wouldn't matter. Let go of nationalism and religious fundamentalism and all just be respectful of each other as diverse humans sharing Earth?
Worked pretty well to everyone who tried it so far. Where as practicing violence and being aggressive has only gotten countries who did it punished.
@@andersonklein3587 And how are they going to be able to do that? Israel blocks any aid and medical supplies. limits the water and electricity. Allows no building materials into the areas, blocks any trade going in and out, even patrols the waters so that fishermen can't get out far enough to catch enough fish. When the Palestinians had a protest a few years ago against much of this, they were fired upon by Israeli snipers. Medics were targeted and killed. They are not a recognised country. In their eyes, and not without good reason, Israel is an occupying force in their land. How is any of what you said. Israel will not accept them being a nation, they want full control and will settle for anything less, as said by Netenyahu many times. You're suggestion is completely naïve of the situation.
@@SySoundwave they are in a really precarious situation. They are hindered. It is true that it makes the task of developing harder.
But the reason why it got so bad is because of the many many wars and attacks. And the only way it will start to get better is by focusing on building up.
Task N1: pass a modern constitution, with individual rights and free market rights and a strong judiciary.
Task N2: don't break it, put a tyrant in power, or topple the government.
Task N3: get trade deals, focus on teaching technical skills, focus aid money into building up infrastructure, create an export economy and increase productivity.
At this point you have a lot more friends abroad. And a strengthening position. A lot less hate without rockets flying towards either side. You'd probably have an easier time negotiating rights of passage, work visas, immigration, extradition, etc.
Down the line you can then work towards free trade zones and free passage. Other supra national institutions. I mean, Egypt could join in, the Saudis, and Jordan...
There is a path. It is not quick, it doesn't get back all the land or resources. But it is a path where everyone is richer, freer, happier, and more alive than now.
Israel won't let go of full control for as long as it sees Palestine as a threat. And seeing it as a war to the death doesn't help. There is no way to win that war by force, might as well try the peaceful solution.
I still say there needs to be a mega projects video's on how Simon keeps track of all the topics/video's he's covered across all his channels to make sure there aren't duplicates!
Pretty sure there are duplicates. But there's nothing wrong with that, the channels have a degree of variance to their format.
That's the neat part , he doesn't.
Simon says he can't keep track, so there are occasional duplicates.
I'm sure he pays someone to research most of his videos
I believe he said he keeps all the subjects he has done videos on and which channel using a Google program. And many subjects do have either overlap or another channel does a deeper dive
Don't start no shit, won't be no shit.
The Iron Shield is strictly a defensive system. It has no offensive capability whatsoever. The easiest way to render it irrelevant is to stop launching rockets at Israel in the first place. Peace begets peace.
At least you didn't spell it "defence"
Like some Italian or Spanish lawn border. .
Very well stated Dean. I found it quite unnerving that this video even had a whiff of politics or conflict about it.
@@l3uIletpoints Same here. No incoming missiles = no defensive system needed. It's necessary to prevent casualties, since all that incoming stuff is unguided and often aimed at civilians on purpose. There's a bit of a pro-palestine undercurrent to this video
Or maybe if you did a 5 secpnd search you'd realise Israel are the agressors and have commonly been the ones to first initiate hostilities.
Peace begets peace....
Easy to say when one side has advanced weaponry and are known to specifically airstrike and drone strike civilian neighbourhoods, schoolsn hospitalsn piwer stations and more.
Then whine about it when the underdog tries to fight back. Funny how a single driven narrative can make people blind to simple facts that anyone can research.
@@TheMHB199 perhaps the Palestinian side shouldn't have their military operations in those civilian places, then they wouldn't have to cry about civilians being targeted. But oh wait, that's the plan, make Israel blow up civilians and then tell the world how awful they are but in reality, Palestinians put their military operations in civilian buildings.
"This...isn't a fair fight"
Don't fight fair...fight to win
The point is they literally can't lose and never could have. They are the aggressors in this situation, they have all the power.
@@83jdc1 Nonsense.
@@Tubluer explain
@@83jdc1 I have a hard time seeing Israel get punched in the head, attempt to protect itself and then be called an aggressor.
@@Tubluer that's not what happened, Isreal is and has been illegally occypying Palestinian land for 70 years. Palestinians live in an open air Prison. This is not as simple as " you punch me I punch you back".
As Churchill said, war does not determine who is right, only who is left...
Your framing makes it sound like the iron dome is used offensively when it's purely defensive. Also launching rockets at people isn't a way to bring them to the negotiation table
He didnt mean that. But I agree with the second statement
@@yayayayya4731 I understand he may not have meant it to sound that way, I also know he does stay mostly objective, but the way the story was framed would make it sound as though the iron dome has offensive capabilities to someone who isn't well informed on the subject.
@@jeast417 I really don't mean to sound tribal here but it's a British thing. Many Jewish fighting groups here before 1948 were quite extreme and could easily be called terrorists by todays standards (See King David Hotel Bombing). I say this as an American ex-pat Jew that moved here in my early 20s. While such things tangentially led to getting a nation, you'd be hard to find an Israeli that doesn't at least cringe a bit when thinking about such things.
The British psyche never really got past it, I think.
@@MosheMaserati not to mention that there are many ideologically radical groups still in Israel. People saying that 1000 other lives are Noth worth the fingernail of a Jew. As long as people who think so have something to say peace will never be in reach
@@jessicakoenigsbach Jews that say that aren't even close to power, trust me.
The only others in the area that think that way are the leaders of the Palestinians (by their actions especially) and the world media that sympathizes with the "people" and then blame Israel because they're bigger.
Maybe they should invest in running water instead of rockets to launch at civilians?
Israel's water collection and treatment is one of the advance systems in the world.
@@badluck5647 if they have money for this, why do they need foreign aid for their military?
@@EmoBirb Because they may not be able to afford both. This way Isreal doesn't have to choose between water security and national security.
Good advice. Unfortunately the terrorist group called Hamas isn't smart enough to understand that.
@@badluck5647 he was talking about hamass
I don't get your criticism of the system. In the absence of peace, and it will remain absent for much longer, what would you have the Israelis do?
Stop occupying Palestinian lands? I can see why the Palestinians feel as if they have nothing to lose and fire rockets into Israel. Israel continues to expand its settlements in the West Bank. To the Palestinians it would seem as if they are in a fight for their survival. There can’t be any peace while Israel refuses to put the return of the West Bank in its entirety on the table and the continued expansion into the West Bank makes it clear to the Palestinians this this will never happen.
@@David-lr2vi palestine never existed as a country!! it was a province in the Ottoman empire therefore it wasn't a country or a land!! when Israel was form they got a country too then they went to war and lost their land then went to war again and lost even more!! they don;t deserve any land!! no different than losing all your money in a fair poker game and then demanding it be gave back because you lost it!!!
@@keithmoore5306 What was the West Bank then? Just a spot that was pre-marked on the map for Israel to take over? You can bleat all you want about “losers weepers” but that’s not a valid argument in international diplomacy. By your (and Israel’s) measure the UK should have invaded and taken over the whole of Argentina because they invaded the Falkland Islands!
At the end of the day the Palestinians are backed into a corner by not having any prospect of statehood because Israel has made it clear that all the land they took will never be returned. They also have to live under an apartheid system that keeps them all oppressed regardless of if they are good or bad people. This setup only ensures that more and more of them will be radicalised.
@@David-lr2vi
What are palestinian lands? Is Tel Aviv a palestinian land?
@@slavakulishko3771 Who said anything about Tel Aviv? At the end of the day Israel doesn’t hold the moral high ground at all because they are illegally occupying the West Bank and Gaza. Both sides are in the wrong but Israel more so because they are the occupiers.
Video idea - the evolution of chess computers. Alpha Zero taught itself the game in just 4 hours. Quite a feat.
Watch the movie Alpha Go
Iron Dome is a defensive system that stops most of an offensive attack. Why should a county give up it’s shield to seek peace from someone who is coming at them repeatedly with hostile attacks?
Sometimes defensive systems allow one side to go on the offensive without worry of a retaliation. That's what it means.
Before, if they did something they'd have to worry about rockets. Now they can just do whatever.
@@trezapoioiuy so they should what, just disable the Dome and wait for rockets to come? Bc Hamas won't stop firing them if the Dome goes down
@@maxpotapenko4632 No, justnthat calling it a purely defensive device isn't very honest.
@@trezapoioiuy bc the Iron Dome is a purely defensive system, it can't be used for attack, simple as that, that's the definition of something purely defensive. Whatever offensive Israeli troops do afterwards is completely another business. What you're doing is the definition of a strawman argument.
What does fair have to do with it
The Left (him) have a problem that a country with a western culture exist in the middle east. They want to destroy western culture.
Are we really complaining that Israel isn't in a fair fight? Are we suggesting that countries should surrender to inferior enemies because "it's not a fair fight." Novel idea, if you are fighting a nuclear power with sticks and stones... consider surrendering and accepting a peace treaty.
Check out The Mouse That Roared.
Good way to leave out how while it's the third holiest site in Islam... It's the HOLIEST site in in Judaism.
I was thinking this as well
The video does seem a TAD biased, and obtained my only thumbs-down ever on any of Simon's channels (of which there are many).
Yeah he disappointed me not even 30 seconds into the video with the line about it might have brought safety it hasn’t brought peace, what a typical leftist xenophobic way of thinking. I must support the only country in the Middle East that won’t kinda and kill me if I walk down a city street of heir capital telling people I’m an American . I won’t be brutally murdered in Israel, I’d be welcomed
@@marcusjohnbondurajr Well it hasn’t bought peace has it? Why is it leftist to state facts?
Out of all the videos that will have the comments blow up, this is to be one of them!
The idea that the Iron Dome prevents Israel from making peace requires that you accept rocket-bombing civilians as a legitamit negotiating tactic. Israel protects its civilians with missiles. Hamas protects its missiles with civilians. Hamas isn't rocket bombing Israel because of the Iron Dome, Israel built the Iron Dome because they were being rocket-bombed by Hamas.
This is all covered in THIS VIDEO!
We all know that thats why most countries (including some arab) approve of isreals self defence as long as they dont get carried away and treat casualties like america does.
@@NineSeptims except that Israel treats casualties worse
"Hamas rockets"? You mean the few unexploded Israeli rockets that get returned. Israel kills overwhelmingly more civilians.
what a load of shit. Israel are the main aggressors here, it’s not ‘protecting civilians’ by bombing press buildings and targeting palestinian civilians
@@lollol9772 maybe they shouldn't house hamass 🤷🏽♂️
Kirov-class battlecruiser would be an interesting megaprojects video?
Yes, peter the great baby
And she’s got some pretty cool sister ships
Wait, that's not just a C&C RA thing? Also, in the game it's an airship...
He’s the binging with babish of history
They should swap narration on a video for giggles.
Really good timing considering the vote that happened yesterday. You know what else would be really good timing? The other 12 ussr 5 year plans
Maybe we just need another inquisition. Perhaps a Spanish one? No one would expect that…..
At least one more
The Anti-semite wing of the Democrat party doesn't have a majority yet, thank God.
I would be interested in a video about the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, it is the biggest mine in the world.
Go there , say to owner :- " is it mine ?"
He says yes
Claim ownership
Yes! A fellow Utahn? I recommended a video on this in the comments of videos for 2 weeks a couple months ago... Alas no one has heard of it so I got no upvotes.
the moral of this video is redicilous. "this isn't a fair fight, so israel needs to abandon the Iron Dome to make it one"
Been waiting for this one. Let’s hope they keep making huge advancement with directed energy weapons, and you’ll be making another one of these in a few years on the new LASER system!
By the way, you need to cover LIGO, and the National ignition facility.
just nuke the neighbouring religion of peace countries to achieve world peace
@@shiroyasha4995 'nuke' and peace go never together
The US is already doing that as we speak, both on land and at sea. It appears as if we'll likely see a single seaborn and land based mobile defense system containing Iron dome tech, US laser defense elements, and an
omnidirectional anti-drone defense system that has been recently successfully tested and is capable of taking out swarms of drones simultaneously.
How about we try for peace?
@John Mann Hiroshima and Nagasaki were war crimes the US never paid for
One tiny thing, the map shown of Palestinian lose of land is inaccurate, there was never a Palestinian control over palestine, it was a British artificial entity, later on the west bank was conquered by Jordan and Gaza by eygpt.
The firing of dumb rockets on civilian centers is the most heinous evil.
What about imprisoning two million people in the most densely populated area in the world and blockading them by air sea and land and not even allowing basic necessities through? What is that called? If you take someone’s land by force they must take it back from you by force. Don’t be an ignorant hypocrite.
@@Omar-te6nm Criminals belong in jail. Simple.
@@Omar-te6nm 2 wrongs never make a right.
@@Omar-te6nm that's on hajjee there Jethro if they'd behave and keep the riff raff under control they could move about with ease and live like a civilized human!!! personally i'd carpet bomb gaza off the map!!!
Thanks.
By far the best video covering the Iron dome.
For the sake of the civilians in both Palestine and Israel I hope these conflicts can come to an end.
Iron dome is a shield, not an offensive weapon
Like saying that soldiers with a shield and a spear can't do whatever they want to people with just the spear to defend themselves.
Yes! Was waiting for this for so long!
Raytheon is partnering with Rafael to produce a American version of the Iron dome for the U.S. Army.
The comments here are going to be pleasant
Is anyone impressed that they can make a rocket for $800?
i have seen them being fired and seen them on the ground, they are mostly metal tubes with fins and expolicieve in them. not exactly a patriot missile.
The Jihadis get funding from Iran and Qatar (AJ)
I know I am. If you gave me $800 to make a rocket, I'd die and you'd lose $800!
I can make a rocket for $18
@@ricktobin8297 i can make air smell
ITER! ITER! That machine is the most complex one we've ever made, and deserves a video! And thank you for this one!
tryed that like 8 times already.... doesnt seem like enough ppl want or know iter =/
First let them finish the damn thing.
4:29 Title of this song is: "Tohar Piyar Odhaniya". Finally a clear sample google could recognise. Was trying to find the title for months now because it's so f*****g hard to put that in the description... Asking in the comments wasn't much help. Thanks Simon for shutting your mouth for two seconds.
It’s a defensive weapon used to down rockets fired from terrorists indiscriminately towards civilians.
Quietly thankful I live in Australia, it's too far for most countries to bother picking a conventional fight with us
@@republicoftexas3261 yeah it's not much fun I tell you. Luckily I live in the country where the animals aren't very likely to sabotage your livelihood
@@MrJules2U “…Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first…”. -Steve Irwin
China has entered the chat (with nuclear sabre-rattling)
@Ruán Conán unfortunately you can't undo the past. I am still happy to live in Australia, it's nice and remote down here.
Inb4 New South Xinjiang
As always, great video!
@ 8:10 IN, SIMON, YOU NEGLECT TO MENTION THAT IN RETURN FOR AMERICA PAYING AND BUILDING THE 'IRON DOME', MY COUNTRY RECEIVED THE TECHNOLOGY FROM ISRAEL. THIS IS A GLARING OMISSION.
How can you have peace when one side wants the complete and utter destruction of the other side its literally in the hamas charter
We get the Iron Dome but no F-22 Raptor, please Simon!
Why no f-22 Simon? Why?
@@isaackolman2861 the F-22 is a closely guarded “secret” in the American military, as the F-14 used to be also. Not just anyone can get one, and as you can see, even an ally such as Israel can’t get it. It has largely to do with protecting its secrets, as to keep it technologically advanced.
@@brianpayne4549 yeah, but there is still information available to make a video. I mean, he made one about the B-2 spirit and that plane is a highly guarded secret too.
@@isaackolman2861 the B-2 is decades old. The F-22 is a fraction of that. You want a video? Look at a picture of it. Lol
Export of the F-22 was banned long ago, but there is also zero ability to even *build* it anymore. Its production facilities have been converted to F-35 production facilities now, and restarting its production line would be prohibitively expensive, to the point that it's better to just invest those resources into its eventual replacement sometime in the 2030s (I have my skepticism that there's something that's going to be leaps and bounds ahead of the F-22, but I suppose the idea is an aircraft with better stealth and a substantially higher range and operational ceiling).
We need crossover between binging with babish, vsauce and simonwhistler
The conflict is 150 years old, not 70.
Great video regarding the actual Iron Dome System, but I would point out that the reference to militants firing indiscriminate rockets into civilian areas is inaccurate. This action fits the official definition of terrorism, hence they are not fired by militants, but rather by terrorists. This is NOT just semantics. Never hide behind euphemisms. Additionally: A) how do you "forge a lasting peace" when one side is constantly attacking you and B) why would you want a "fair fight" when tactically you always want and need the biggest advantage you can muster against any aggressor?
no matter what century war is still hell.
People say Isreal is America's only ally in the middle east. But I like to recall, before Isreal, America had no enemies in the middle east
Every time Iron Dome launches, thePalistinians shot first.
Iron Dome and other defense systems are great. Peace will come from the changing hearts and minds.
Could you do a video on Bagger 293? I would be interested in learning more about the largest land vehicle ever created.
i would like to see a video on the folland gnat either on this channel or side projects as it is a intresting small fighter realy ahead of its time
Can you do a video on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel? That would be interesting to see and learn about.
interceptor missiles and their systems are fascinating. this got a bit more political than my liking but cool systems and thanks for the info.
14:50 …fair fight…?” I guess Simon would prefer if war was fought like in the Star Trek episode: A Taste of Armageddon. In it, a planet is split between two opposing and equally equipped sides who’s computers run simulated attacks and compute casualties, anyone who is determined to be a casualty in the simulation is required to commit suicide. The two sides decided that such was more humane than normal warfare and essential to maintaining balance.
What Simon doesn’t mention is that after the most recent events, the majority of Israel’s citizenry and parliament decided that Netanyahu’s methods were no longer acceptable and after 20 years he has been replaced as Israel’s PM.
Netanyahu’s track record of predictably heavy handed responses to extremist violence has played into the hands of Hamas, who conduct their operations in densely populated areas in the hopes of creating as many casualties as possible among Palestinians.
The IDF even established a system for calling Palestinians by phone and warning them of incoming attacks on Hamas targets in their areas. No other military in the world goes this far to avoid civilian casualties, but it’s never enough.
Btw, since Roman times the region was known as the “Palestinian Peninsula,” but this was a geographic term and not a recognition of any sovereign entity, and before the British invasion it was part of Ottoman Syria.
A significant part of the “occupied territories” issue is that Israel chose not to annex the West Bank or Gaza Strip because they wanted to use those areas as buffer zones between their Arab neighbors, after taking them from Egypt and Syria.
The Israelis speak with European accents. The Palestinians are the indigenous peoples of the geographical region known since antiquity as Palestine. The Jewish kingdom was destroyed and the subjects were killed, enslaved and dispersed across the empire by the Romans as punishment for the Jewish rebellion. The Zionists originally wanted to settle in South America, not Palestine. The world would have been better off if they had.
@@pakde8002 1. There is no evidence that any ethnic descendants of Philistines survive, today.
2. Jews have always had a presence in that region, which is based on archeological evidence. That’s not to sound as though I’m arrogantly ignoring Islam’s history in the region.
3. 74 Percent of Israel’s population is Jewish and less than half of them are descended from modern European immigrants, whereas the majority are descended from those already living there or came from Arab countries and other regions across Western Asia and Africa.
4. There are no archeological or cultural Jewish ties to South America, and I doubt there would’ve been much peace with a Jewish state in close proximity to Argentina given that it was serving as a refuge for Nazis and Holocaust perpetrators.
5. The Palestinian Liberation Movement started by attempting to overthrow the Egyptian government, and when that failed they turned to fighting Israel with the backing of its Arab adversaries.
@@pakde8002 Pee pee poo poo
@@pakde8002 Learn history from books, not from propaganda. You are very uninformed.
This aged very well...
Would really appreciate a video on the Astute Class Submarine or the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft carriers :)
Every Iron Dome missile unable to intercept a missile will self destruct well before it falls to the ground.
If ten missiles are launched there will be 10 aerial blasts which are indistinguishable from an “interception”. Regardless of its effectiveness it puts on a pretty good show.
Plus the word “interception” is not synonymous with detonation of the incoming missile.
Also reduced casualties are largely due to a warning system that notifies your cell phone of an attack. The fact that most of the missiles are crude flying pipe bombs it doesn’t take much to protect yourself from a nearby blast.
Nice try, but the dramatic decrease in the number of fired rockets landing in populated Israeli territory since Iron Dome went operational shows you're simply grasping at straws to support your party line.
@@CromemcoZ2 Answer this question, does EVERY Iron Dome missile explode regardless of whether it engages an incoming missile?
They could be zero percent effective but still put on a pretty good show even when they miss - especially at night.
Does deflecting a primitive missile without detonating its explosive count as a successful “interception”? In other words if it lands and still explodes there instead of here is that an interception?
@@executivestepsI guess you didn't know this but PRACTICALLY EVERY MISSILE of every type from every country explodes once it's definitely missed the target. Otherwise you end up with unexploded warheads lying around everywhere. Your point is meaningless.
@@CromemcoZ2 Well your answer total avoids my “meaningless” point. You imagine I know nothing about the history of the subject and act as if I’m simply naive. Piss poor straw man argument at best. The fact is most people fawning over the system are responding to the self destruct explosions. Did Simon mention self destruction blasts? No, no one defending the system dares to say it out loud. It’s a powerful fireworks display. Ten missiles launched - ten explosions. 100% success!!!
The US officials blatantly lied about the effectiveness of the Patriot missile during the Gulf War because they believed they could get away with it. They lied and were caught.
So again I ask how do people on the ground distinguish a self destruct blast from a successful detonation of an incoming missile?
And again what is the word “interception” mean as obsessively used by defenders of Iron Dome? It’s simply a word game they’re playing.
A word game that may be fooling the Israelis and even the Palestinians launching these missiles into believing the technical success of the system.
The overall “success” of Iron Dome may be mostly psychological successfully fooling the Palestinians that their efforts don’t work. That may be the real purpose of Iron Dome - a multi billion dollar Psy-Ops project.
The Iron Dome lacks one component: retaliation missiles which would strike the launch sites immediately...
Israel would never hear the end of it…doesn’t help matters that the launch sites are set up in civilian apartments, schools and hospitals..🙄
@@lucasglowacki4683 Tough luck, I guess. That's what happens when you support terrorists who don't give a flying duck about their own ppl...
Why retaliation on the site of the attack?
The attack is comanded done remotly. The site doesn't usually contain any additional weapon since those where already launched.
Yo this was hella interesting! You could check out the TARP project out of Chicago! It involves massive holes and tunnels so thats like, 100% a megaproject
A video containing death with a life insurance ad xD oh Simon
I've been meaning to look into this. Great timing haha
Cue crocodile tears from AOC for the cameras
Dude, not those maps...
Yessss finally!
Isreal: Protects tanks from ATGM with Trophy
Also Isreal: Protects the whole fking country from crazy Palastinian rockets....
When someone seeks to kill you, there is no such thing as a "fair fight". The political tone of this was in poor form.
If you have been paying attention, Israel is the one doing the killing.
@@83jdc1 are you high? Nah, Palestine and other Arab nations have initiated all the fighting and killing.
@@jamesb.8201 Are you racist? Probably so? To say say blanket statement like the Arab countries start all the fighting is fucking ridiculous.
Nice video!
I came here in Oct of 2034 because Iron Dome is very much in the news. Would you consider an update of this video?
Fair fight? Defense to protect the lives of your citizens? Tough.
Good on you Simon. This happened like yesterday
I've been questioning myself if quagmire was a real word for about two weeks now and you've just used it in context.
It basically means bog or marsh
please please please do one on the A-10 Warthog!
this is bad ass.
Aw shit. 4th view. Love the videos Simon! Keep up the good work man! And hey, you should do a video on the Kennecott Copper Mine, the world's largest mine near Salt Lake City, Utah. At over 2.5 miles wide, it is the only man made structure you can see from space with the naked eye.
Video Suggestion:
Ice Cube Telescope - the worlds largest telescope under the ice in Antarctica.
Please dear god do more military technology! Im a complete nerd for that stuff
So many Jewish lives have been saved by this system god bless Israel 🇮🇱🇺🇲
Long term answer for Palestine, STOP POKING THE BEAR !
and grow up and live together!! it's all on Hajjee the Israeli's just want left in peace!!
Why stop poking the bear when it stole their home ?
Fuck the bear.
@@Hissmannen nobody stole anything they started the fight and got their ass handed to them how many times now?? no different than losing money in a poker game you can't demand it's returned when you lose it!!!
@@keithmoore5306 So the palestines really had no reason to start fighting the jews ?
If you are twice as strong as me and you start to steal my shit, i will keep fighting you knowing i will suffer.
That does not make you any less of a theaf.
@@Hissmannen and how exactly do you get the Israeli's were stronger? it's always been at ;east 6 to 1 against them from the start!!! i don;'t care for the small hats all that much either but with the country there we've got a place to send eventually!!!
The Royal Navy also need to make AIM9X missiles integrate into ships just like iron dome has
This will be neat, thank you!
It fills my heart with glee that AOC cried when $1 billion was approved to help Israel put in more of the Iron Dome. Also #FJB
@@republicoftexas3261 The antimissile tech and real world experience surely flows both ways. The US military needs this capability as much as Israel.
yeah it does warm the heart don't it!!!
@@republicoftexas3261 hey they're sharing the tech!!
The "huge success" is literally just stopping rockets from hitting them.. so no, it doesn't at all mean suffering for the other side.
Iron Dome doesn't fire back, ffs.. meaning it doesn't fire offensively. It only shoots rockets out of the sky.
Wtf?
Some argue that Isreal would be less willing to use offensive airstrikes if the result was more casualties from returning rocket attacks.
@@badluck5647 Or maybe the country has every right to defend itself and its civilians from rocket bombing?
@@mariusvanc Maybe the locals have every right to use force against occupying forces who continously annex their territory?
@@badluck5647 Neither Gaza nor the Judea and Samaria and annexed.
Plus, the Arabs rejected every single division plan, without exception.
@@YardenJZ Gaza did have Jewish settlements until Hamas chased them out. Israel is also constantly taking land from the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Rejecting an unfair deal, doesn't mean the PA is opposed to peace.
For examples of long-term solutions, study the history of crusader kingdoms in the very same geography about a thousand years ago and what became of them within two centuries.
Taiwan and Okinawa need an upgraded version of this.
A 100% defensive weapon, if only Hamas would stop attacking them.
Tell Israel to stop occupying and murdering palestinians
@@lollol9772 😂😂😂
@@lollol9772 I’ll tell to stop once they start.
I have to disagree with you about healthcare for the Palestinians in the territory captured by Israel during the 6 Day War in 1967.
Yes, as the occupying/controlling authority Israel is responsible for the well being of the people under its control. However, under various agreements between the state of Israel and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip which Israel turned over to Palestinian control in 2005(?) under Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon-whose visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is cited as the reason for the second Intifada.
Under these agreements the Palestinians took over the responsibility for the well being of the Palestinians in the areas returned to Palestinian control.
There are still parts of the West Bank under Israeli control where Israel is responsible for the well being of the Palestinians living there but most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas is no longer the responsibility of Israel under the agreements between Israel and the various Palestinian factions such as Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
Nice Self-Defense Israel. I wouldn't mess with them.
A fair fight? I hope I am never in a fair fight. If you are in a fair fight you need to replace your leadership.
Simon i am afraid that on this one it seems that your writer had a profound chat with john oliver prior to writing this episode. It is one thing to criticise our not so great leaders throughout history, it is a whole other thing to blame israel that its amazing defense system is a cause of suffering for the people of gaza. They have only themselves to blame. Check out lior shline's video on the stupid oliver and please consider re editting this episode on your otherwise great and fun to watch channel
John Oliver is a talentless dialtone of a human... it's sad people get their news from shows like his
The editorial bias among some of Simon's staff are really flagrantly obvious in a lot of the scripts.
It's quite distasteful.
he sadly doesn't give a single sh*t about opinions.
listen closely. he's a prick.
#StandWithIsrael #PalestiniansAreWorthless
Humanity is lethal. People created gods then created weapons to wage wars in their names. The rest is history.