Following the tremendous success of the Iron Dome interceptor during operation "Cloud Pillar" *, Israel's Defense Ministry published Today a video showing the successful test of the Magic Wand missile interceptor system, which was recently conducted in the Negev.
The system is being developed for the Defense Ministry by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the US's Raytheon Co. Israel is counting on the system to become the centerpiece of its air defense layout and provide a solution for a variety of short-range ballistic missiles, large caliber rockets and cruise missiles.
If development goes ahead as planned, the system will be able to intercept any object launched from a distance of at least 70 kilometers.
The interceptor missile, which is based on the most cutting edge technology in air defense, is estimated to cost million.
On Sunday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak congratulated the Israeli engineers working on the system.
"The great success of the Iron Dome batteries during Operation Pillar of Defense proves beyond a shadow of a doubt the tremendous importance of anti-missile systems," Barak said.
* IDF operation aimed at halting the indiscriminate rocket attacks originating from the Gaza Strip and disrupting the capabilities of militant islamic organizations
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In: Regional News, Weapons, Science and Technology
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I love how nobody talks about the evil Saudi's anymore!
All the attention is on the Jews.
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Posted Nov-28-2012 Bykingrasta (363.56) kingrasta View Channel Send Message
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@kingrasta the saudis buy their way out of attention , we need to focus on islam as a whole. it is humanities greatest threat.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byfookalah (779.30) 
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@fookalah death is the human's greatest threat. Fuck humanity.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byrabbitss (90.94) rabbitss View Channel Send Message
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@fookalah The US and Israel are "humanities greatest threat." Oppressive US foreign policy has led to the massive proliferation of Islamic terrorist groups resulting in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
Global opinion is that the US and Israel are the biggest threats to world peace.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bysk8tafrnk (118.30) 
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@sk8tafrnk Weak-minded individuals like you keep telling themselves that if the US and Israel are gone then the Muslims would suddenly become modernized and non-violent.
Amazing to what lengths a person would lie to himself just to feel secure.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byraburi (62.50) 
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@raburi "Democratization is not on the American agenda in the Middle East. The reason? Because Washington finds it more efficient to support a range of dictators across the Arab world as long as they conform to U.S. foreign policy needs."- Graham E. Fuller former CIA 8/24/98
Have you even studied the histories of any these areas? They USED to be extremely tolerant of lots of religions that were at the forefront of math and science. Everything changed radically after British imperiali More..
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bysk8tafrnk (118.30) 
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While the Muslims Terrorists Child-Rapers are busy chanting Allah SnackBar, the Israeli Scientists are busy building the world's leading most-advanced defense system using cutting-edge technology.
Scientists versus Cave-Man.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByTagadisht (421.62) Tagadisht View Channel Send Message
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@Tagadisht
If "cave men" live next door to the "cutting edge Israelis" then many western societies would ask the question why this is.
Boiling it down to the evil "Allah Snackbar terrorists" argument might please your polarised mind but not mine.
Such grave inequalities are not a good thing and peace will never come to the Middle East if this is not being tackled politically. In short: If the living conditions on all sides of the fence dont improve then neither w More..
Posted Nov-28-2012 BySimba1 (1152.68) 
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@Tagadisht Fucking come on, we all know cave men were smarter than those people.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByDrill-n-Kill (163.10) 
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@Simba1 Why is it? Because they spend their money on shit instead of improving their lives. How is it the "neighbors" with the zillions of dollars in oil riches live in absolute cess pools, while the Israelis, with not a drop of oil to our name, have a higher standard of living then all of them combined. Did you know Israeli Arabs are the most well-off arabs in the world? there's a reason for that.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bypls53 (198.64) 
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@pls53
Slightly cartoonish your way of portraying things. Let me explain how I see it.
Israel had good starting potential with all the intellecutals escaping from Europe and looking forward to a new start in their own new country. Financially seen they arrived piss-poor, but not if you look at the academic power they brought with them.
The "Palestinians" on the other hand had no such potential. They were mainly ancient style farmers with zero to no western education. What could hav More..
Posted Nov-28-2012 BySimba1 (1152.68) 
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@Simba1 hehe the USA should give me the billions they give to Israel i will be developing giant walking mech robots with nuclear capability's
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byseljakba (10.30) 
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Israel is the only civilized, modern nation in that entire region. They are surrounded by primitive pedophile worshippers and insane jihadis. You'd have to be out of your fucking mind to support anyone BUT Israel in that region.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByVanguard223 (192.44) 
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@Vanguard223 indeed, but you see the eurotrash on here doing it every day.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bypls53 (198.64) 
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@pls53 Europeans have a serious, deep seeded problem Jews that they can't get over. The United States supports Israel, even if our shitty president does not.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByVanguard223 (192.44) 
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@Vanguard223
Jordan aint all thaaat bad
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bycountingstars (20.60) 
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@pls53 I AM EURO TRASH AND I SUPPORT ISRAEL, BLOW THEM MUSLIM BASTARDS APART, I SAY..
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByBIKERMAN (792.40) BIKERMAN View Channel Send Message
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@countingstars You're right, I agree. They aren't bad NOW, under the current leader. They used to be a bunch of assholes though.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByVanguard223 (192.44) 
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Love it , love it , love it ! Do your best muzzies , you aint worth a squirt of my piss .
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bybigverningermany (42.60) 
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Good on the Israelis,they need to defend themselves against those Hamas baboons.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByFunvision (11.20) 
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@Funvision And, the hamas need to defend against the zionists. Your argument is one-sided.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byphilipv21 (17.98) 
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@Funvision Defend? Israel is the one who is always attacking during ceasefires.
Fuck Israel and the US. They're the only 2 countries out of 140 some that always vote against a two state solution. Global opinion is that the US and Israel are the biggest threats to world peace.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bysk8tafrnk (118.30) 
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@philipv21 This is a defensive weapon, so it's not one-sided at all.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bypls53 (198.64) 
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@philipv21 No problem with one-sided arguments - every one can choose a side if he likes it.
We humans must defend against cancer -i support that!-, and... cancer must defend against humans?
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByzAbArAkAtrAnEmIA_TheGreat (149.20) 
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@philipv21 Hamas is a terror group, which has in his charter the destruction of Israel as a entity ...at 21 years old , you still need to learn a lot more about this conflict than what your arab propagandist friends told you...Greece has a tradition of critical thinking since Plato... dont just give up on it.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bymoonstruck (244.62) 
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So many people blinded by their hate for Israel, deny facts..
Fucking lol, keep thumping that Koran you fuckers..
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bysmeblee (11082.90) 
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@smeblee
You fucking zionist scum.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bybravo61 (8796.16) 
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@smeblee You can't choose a side in this conflict without denying facts.
So you deny facts too.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByNightrezz (130.84) 
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@Nightrezz
Um got any.. Facts that is.?
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bysmeblee (11082.90) 
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@bravo61
You forgot bogan and uncouth, mate..
I know ya fucking with me, but seriously some of these fuckers here just support Islamo facists that want Israel wiped off the map, because they are such bitch arse liberals..
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bysmeblee (11082.90) 
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LOL @ uncouth.
Hate hate hate hate......
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bybravo61 (8796.16) 
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United States is getting the same sort of thing, instead of missles it shoots money at fat lazy people who refuse to work.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByDrill-n-Kill (163.10) 
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@Drill-n-Kill while the JEWs are robbing America and laughing
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bylewapaudi (25.70) 
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@Drill-n-Kill Yep, we need to rethink social welfare programs.
Posted Nov-29-2012 ByEurJup2 (170.70) 
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Save the donkeys, kill a towel head.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByHumanityUnited (88.80) 
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they should shoot two. One that intercepts and another that hits the area of origin.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byk88n (416.08) k88n View Channel Send Message
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@k88n Now now, that would be "disproportionate response" right? We have this technology, the problem is hamas fires from schools and homes, making it problematic.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bypls53 (198.64) 
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@pls53 Like israel cares. Hehe you are funny.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByResidue (43.70) 
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@Residue the kike ignorance is bliss, arguing with them is like playing chess with a fucking pigeon, it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board and flaps its fucking wings as it has won
Posted Nov-28-2012 Byseljakba (10.30) 
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@seljakba That's fine, in the U.S. everywhere is full of israel lovers. Great lobby work in here. I am use to these people.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByResidue (43.70) 
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@Residue These people make me sick, that you described.
Posted Nov-29-2012 ByEurJup2 (170.70) 
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meanwhile in Gaza, their research funding is finding new ways to subjugate women and to kill infidels, specially jews...
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bymoonstruck (244.62) 
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Lol..... "go Israel" the only super power in the region. And the real "holyland warriors" as proven with all there victorys against the weak pathetic and disgusting Muslims.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByIslamisdisgusting (124.70) 
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@Islamisdisgusting
Well said, sir.
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Posted Nov-28-2012 Bycameltoegunner (457.70) 
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@cameltoegunner Thanks brother.... only telling the truth and it kills these scumbag Arab muslim terrorist.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByIslamisdisgusting (124.70) 
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@Islamisdisgusting
Too bad we don't have the leadership necessary these days.
Tehran should have been nuked a long time ago.
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Posted Nov-28-2012 Bycameltoegunner (457.70) 
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@cameltoegunner Very true......Israel is to powerful and Iran can't stop the mighty Jews when they attack.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByIslamisdisgusting (124.70) 
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@Islamisdisgusting
You and Cameltoegunner. Why dont you join the army. ?
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByJonasson (46.86) 
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Nice work Israel and US scientists!
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByUSCrulz (60.10) 
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NIce
This is one reason why Israel and America are good allies.
Developing systems like this together, puts our countries way ahead of the others.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByFreejay (4149.06) 
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@Freejay
defending is just gonna prolong the war. yer losin support babe.
israel is fuckin around, they're gonna let this shit fester into a never ending clusterfuck.
welcome to vietnam
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bymongoose (962.40) 
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Dude, you got to have a defense system. It's just it. doesn't mean we are going to sit idle, just shooting missiles fired at us... some goatfuckers will meet their asses in very close encounters.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bylittle15 (325.60) 
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@little15
im not negating the necessity of defense. but from what i see
israel has a very effective defense system.
my point is that you need to dispose if what's sending those missiles.
im telling you, when the u.s. starts sending in tons of money for this defense hardware, public opinion is going to change quickly against israel.
get this shit done, or yer gonna regret not having done so.
americas war history will demonstrate this to you.
Posted Nov-28-2012 Bymongoose (962.40) 
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@mongoose
I agree with you on that, but with the threat of long range missiles...even possible equipped with nukes in the future, a solid reliable defense system is also necessary.
Iran needs to be a joint strike to be the most effective, and Obama is stalling.......so the next best thing Israel can do for the meantime, is build up its defenses.
You really think Israel hasnt planned an attack and got special bunker busters already?
Israel also has weapons the media and public doesnt know about.
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByFreejay (4149.06) 
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@Freejay sheket.
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Missile whisperers!!
Posted Nov-28-2012 ByRootfire (221.20) 
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awesome
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