# Can any SD Isrealies give a synopsis of the Isrealie reaction to the killing of bin Laden. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 5, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809 "2011-05-05T04:50:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/21 "2011-05-07T15:37:06Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > One interesting thing I forgot to add is the Israeli response to the American celebrations following Bin Laden’s death. Essentially, it’s \*envy. \*What people are thinking is: when was the last ime OUR government give us a reason to dance in the street? Like that ? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/22 "2011-05-07T16:41:30Z")
Slightly less gay. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/23 "2011-05-07T16:47:12Z")
> [@barbitu8](#): > > The Seals Team Six were engaged in a 45-minute attack with much resistance. OBL was not just going to surrender. The safety of the team was important (but, of course, not paramount - the whole raid was risky). It is conceivable, but unlikely that he could have been captured without danger to us, but he was a terrorist and a non-uniformed combatant in a war. He was, therefore, not entitled to our legal system. No. It appears that only one guy fired at the Seals. The “firefight” was very brief, and certainly didn’t last the full 40 minutes (not 45) that they were in the compound. Most of the time was spent collecting info and securing the exit. ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/24 "2011-05-08T01:04:20Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > No. It appears that only one guy fired at the Seals. The “firefight” was very brief, and certainly didn’t last the full 40 minutes (not 45) that they were in the compound. Most of the time was spent collecting info and securing the exit. Summation: They did their job methodically and they didn’t screw the pooch. Thanks for a successful mission. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/25 "2011-05-13T04:44:53Z")
> [@Nametag](#): > > A couple of journalists have complained that President Obama is overdoing the message that the U.S. is not at war with Islam. Some anticipate a temporary surge in terrorist actions, but they regard the killing as a good thing in the long run. > [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](#): > > Why is this so? I think that’s a good idea on Obama’s part, especially given that the US is a country with a significant Muslim population. And Israel, of course, has a greater percentage of Muslim citizens than the US. The part of the Israeli press that has little sympathy for Muslims will obviously disapprove of contaminating the celebration with politically-inspired hand-wringing over the feelings of “those people,” much as Americans with similar attitudes do: “OK, we get it, all Muslims aren’t like Osama bin Laden – except when they are. Now, can we shut up and light off some fireworks, please?” ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/26 "2011-05-13T05:22:15Z")
haha, I feel like I have been over-posting on news of Jews lately, but it comes up so much that I can’t help it. I’m not Israeli (duh) but I have a lot of Israeli friends (which makes sense, given that we’re in a pretty in-your-business neighborhood over here). The response I found was, “Good” in a matter-of-fact way, but not overly _WHOPEE!_ have some beers fashion. I think Israelis are going to look at this in a different kind of light. People like ObL are just something you have to deal with. imho, I’d think Israel would kick itself more over the decision to not assassinate Saddam Hussein. > [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](#): > > Why is this so? I think that’s a good idea on Obama’s part, especially given that the US is a country with a significant Muslim population. And Israel, of course, has a greater percentage of Muslim citizens than the US. Israel has a bigger percentage while the US has more in numbers. I think Obama said something early on in his campaign about our loss of credibility to the rest of the world. He was not for invading Iraq. I think that with the invasion of Iraq, we began to look like we were attacking Islam – on the domestic and the international front. eta: obama hasn’t exactly been israel’s bff ---
**Author:** ![IanPal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@IanPal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IanPal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/27 "2011-05-14T23:26:24Z")
Osama is American! Check his birth-certificate, I bet you have not… ---
**Author:** ![isaiahrobinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85e7bf/32.png) [@isaiahrobinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isaiahrobinson)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/28 "2011-05-15T00:19:48Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > A fine reaction compared to our supposed European “allies”. Wha? What did we do? Here in the UK I’d say the response has been very similar to the US, except without the street-party jubilation aspect. The general feeling was that he was a bad guy and no one’s going to miss him. The majority of people aren’t bothered about how he was killed, they think it was a good thing. There’s a segment of people who were concerned about the way the raid violated Pakistani sovereign territory and arguably constituted an assassination, and a lot of people thought that celebrating someone’s death in the street was unseemly, even if it’s Bin Laden, but both those opinions seemed fairly mainstream in the US as well. There wasn’t the same feeling of, “We got him!!”, but that’s to be expected given that we didn’t get him and it wasn’t the UK he attacked in the first place (although a lot of Brits did die in 9/11). One area where the response might be different overall is over Afghanistan - the majority of Brits didn’t understand why we were out there before, and they understand even less now that Bin Laden’s dead. But overall if you want to know the British response, I’d say it roughly matches up with the liberal response in the US today, minus the initial exultant joy. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809/29 "2011-05-15T00:35:49Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > … Several outlets in the German media have been critical that he was killed rather than captured… There’s only so much one can do when one’s enemies are determined to fight to the death. See [Camarone Day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camar%C3%B3n) (French Foreign Legion). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-sd-isrealies-give-a-synopsis-of-the-isrealie-reaction-to-the-killing-of-bin-laden/580809.md?page=1)