What Is The Comparision Between Israel's Military And The Arab Military?

Answer 1

There is no one "Arab Military," because there are MANY Arab countries, not just one. Therefore it would have been much better if you had made clear which Arab country you wanted a comparison with. Also, there is no one way to compare such things -- when you compare two things, you have to decide exactly in what WAY you want to compare them. In general, Israeli military capabilities are greatly superior to the military capabilities of neighboring countries. They make their own very high-quality military equipment, and they also have an excellent relationship with America, particularly the American military and the American politicians who decide a good part of the rules on what the American military may do. Israel is also allowed to import huge amounts of brand-new American military equipment, with very few restrictions on what they are allowed to buy from us, and vice versa. Israel is also unusually good at preventing other countries from getting the most secret information about how Israeli military equipment works. Usually, none of this is true for Arab countries. In general, most Arab countries have old and vastly inferior military equipment (mostly very outdated things, given to those countries by the Soviet Union or by modern Russia) The soldiers tend to be poorly trained compared to Israeli soldiers -- except for those Arab countries which have lots of oil and are very rich (for example Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia) and except for the special forces of some Arab countries. These tend to be at least well trained, and sometimes very well trained. Some Arab countries also concentrate on having good long-range missiles and rather good submarines. These things are very closely watched by Israel and the friends of Israel. The equipment, the morale, and the book learning of the Israeli soldiers tens to be excellent -- and in Israel EVERYBODY who is physically capable of doing so is REQUIRED to serve in the military for a certain time, even the women. In Israel, women can serve in front-line combat units, even though this means they are as likely to be killed as the male soldiers. Other countries almost never permit this. If Israel wants any kind of military information or intelligence information from the United States or its allies, or vice versa, usually all that is necessary to do is to ask -- and the one who asked gets what they asked for, IMMEDIATELY. Israel not only has its own spy satellites (two, I think) -- but when they want to see what we get from ours, which are much better, all they have to do is ask. While America is the best at finding stuff out by using advanced machines, Israel has more human spies than the US, and they tend to be better than ours are. This is because Israel searches for Jews throughout the world who have love for Israel, and these people, called "sayanim," pay attention and follow instructions so that Israel can make use of them and find out the things they know. Israel also has laws which openly permit them to assassinate their enemies if they think it is absolutely essential, and they have a court to rule on wether there is cause to do this, and when they do it, they admit it. Almost none of these things are true for Arab countries. In particular, Israel's spies are seen as worthy of respect by other countries, and greatly feared. Sometimes people fear Israeli spies and Israeli military so much that they think they are superhuman, and don't stop to think about what their real limits are. It can be easier to find soldiers in Arab countries who will go to cause trouble for Israel, even if they know they are definitely going to die. The reverse tends not to true. Israeli soldiers are very good at surprise attacks, even far away from Israel, as long as the fighting far away will be over very soon. If somebody is attacking Israel, Israeli soldiers (and civilians) are UNBELIEVABLY brave and good at defending themselves. On the other hand, if they think that somebody is attacking them, Israeli soldiers have a reputation for being ruthless and impulsive, using too much force and obliterating the attacker without considering anything else. This the reputation, but that does not mean it is always true. Israel has about 100 small nuclear weapons, though they are not the kind that can reach other continents. Definite proof that this is true was leaked to other countries some decades ago, during some events having to do with a man named Mordecai Vanunu. Israel still will not admit that it has them, but after the business with Mr. Vanunu, they do not deny it any more, either. If they are asked about this, they say nothing. Other Arab countries do not have these, though about two are working hard on them. Some used to be working on them but gave up, or were attacked to make them stop. I have not spoken about Iran. Iran is very complicated and it is not an Arab country, it is just next to a lot of Arab countries. In Iran, most people are related to the ancient Persians -- not Arabs, but quite different. In fact, in ancient times, they were attacked by Arabs several times, and several times taken over by Arabs. They get upset if you make a mistake and say that they are Arabs. But they sort of expect that Westerners are ignorant and will make this mistake. In Iran, people speak Farsi, not Arabic. Iran's military is very modern and very tough. Iran sort of has two governments which overlap with each other, both ruling the whole country and both running at the same time. One is a religious government. and can be very, very strict and cruel some of the time. The other is a secular government, a lot more reasonable, more like in Western countries. They are ready for hardship in Iran because they remember all about the war with Iraq, when they were attacked with chemical weapons. Iran suffered horribly and had to defend itself by using many, many young suicide attackers (bassijis). These bassijis have become very numerous and powerful. They have their own special laws and courts, and many people in Iran are scared of them, but they tend keep their mouths shut so that they do not get into serious trouble. In theory, the religious government rules over the secular government. This is all very complicated.