Iron Dome Foils 90 Percent of Missiles

The Iron Dome system has intercepted 90 percent of missile attacks on urban centers during the latest rocket bombardment from Gaza.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu - 3/11/2012


The Iron Dome system has intercepted 90 percent of missile attacks on urban centers during the latest rocket bombardment from Gaza.

The expensive systems were inaugurated last year amid controversy over its worth. A primitive Kassam rocket costs terrorists only a few hundred dollars while each Iron Dome anti-missile missile costs $50,000.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated Saturday night, “We will continue to improve home front defense including by means of additional Iron Dome systems, the effectiveness of which was shown again over the weekend."

The Iron Dome system intercepted about 90 percent of the rockets fired at Be’er Sheva, Ashdod and Ashkelon, including three on Sunday morning.

Despite the rocket barrage, Israel kept open the Erez Crossing for passengers and employees of international organizations operating in Gaza. Kerem Shalom was open for the delivery of 200 truckloads to Gaza residents.

Its deployment this past weekend appears to have defeated Hamas, at least for the time being. The terrorist organization has been talking with the new regime in Egypt for another ceasefire after failing to inflict mass casualties or property damage on Israel.

The problem with the Iron Dome is its cost and the lack of enough systems to defend all of Israel. The United States is providing funds to Israel to buy more of the made-in-Israel systems, each one of which costs more than $100 million.

The Iron Dome has been able to defend Israel’s three most populous southern cities, but if Hamas unleashes longer-range missiles that can reach Rehovot, Kiryat Gat and Kiryat Malachi, closer to metropolitan Tel Aviv, the IDF would lack enough systems to cover everyone. Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday morning that expanding the system should be a national emergency project.

In addition to the defensive action of deploying the Iron Dome, the IDF also has taken the offensive against terrorists.

It targeted two members of the Popular Resistance Committee terror organization on Friday. The squad was responsible for planning a combined terror attack that was to take place via the Sinai Peninsula and the Israel-Egypt border.

In response to the ensuing rocket and missile bombardment from Gaza, the Israel Air Force targeted several weapons manufacturing facilitates and terrorist cells preparing to launch missiles.
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What struck me about this article, is this sentence.

"The United States is providing funds to Israel to buy more of the made-in-Israel systems..."

Something just doesn't seem right about this . . .

US funding is always a legitimate topic of political disagreement here. I wonder if this is more of a military investment in an apparently successful defense system developed and manufactured in Israel by Israelis?

If this story is true, that system is getting a very good "test run", though I am not sure if I want us to pour money into it either. But once again, preventing terrorists from succeeding makes peace talks attractive again.

Maybe Hamas will finally put Israel on the maps in their offices.

Cool a 21st Century Military finally has the balls to destroy a Terrorist infested ghetto...

Yeah, but it is all getting soooooo old...

not really,,,

Jordan is to blame...

What struck me about this article, is this sentence.

"The United States is providing funds to Israel to buy more of the made-in-Israel systems..."

Something just doesn't seem right about this . . .

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Well, if we were to sell them a comparable system, don't you think others would want it too and the technology would get shared with the wrong people?

For not taking them in or for kicking them out?
What about Egypt? The Saini belongs to Egypt and that's where Gaza is.
In reality, I think it is everyone's fault

We're paying them to make their own weapons.

Technically it is Chinese and oil sheik money that we're using to pay for it that our children will have to pay back.

We don't make the weapons...we make them more weapony

I wish the Iron Dome used ethanol for fuel!

for air conditioning?

Ethanol for air conditioning.......I don't think that can be done but I could look into it. Perhaps a Federal research grant could be arranged.

We don't make the Federal research...we make it more Federal researchy.

I like this new theme...great marketing potential.

:-k
I suppose you could power the AC units with genreators powered by ethanol... but the ethanol would eat up the genereators after a couple months and they'd have to be replaced... 😟

I'll connect you to our generator sales department. Please hold.

We don't make the theme...we make it more themey!

3 for 3, you're batting 1,00%!