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July 03, 2008
Fortress Gaza
In Sidon, Lebanese citizens prepare banners that celebrate the eventual return of their hero, Samir Kuntar, who crushed a Jewish child's skull with the butt of his rifle.
Yesterday's terrorist attack in Jerusalem was not the random act of a lone terrorist. Let's be clear, when Israel shows signs of weakness and national resolve melts away the jackals move in to create even more havoc.
Olmert-Livni-Barak, and a majority of the disgraceful Israeli Knesset have, through a series of disastrous policy decisions, weakened Israel's national security and resolve.
The expulsion of Jews from Gaza made the creation of Judenrein, Arab-only zones, acceptable.
The Second Lebanon War was, presumably fought, to bring back the IDF soldiers, Regev and Goldwasser, kidnapped by Hamas.
As we know, the war ended in a cease-fire and the soldiers were never returned. Further, Israel's strategic position was deeply compromised when Livni urged UNIFIL troops on the border.
The siege of S'derot proved that the current government is incapable of protecting her citizens, the primary duty of the state.
The current Hudna with Gaza—a one-way arrangement for Hamas continues her terrorist activities—also proves that Hamas and Hizbullah/Iran can bring Israel to its knees.
And now, trading the most vicious terrorists for dead bodies makes it clear to the Islamic terrorists that Israel places no value on Jewish life for if the Jewish state will trade live terrorists for Jewish corpses, well, there's no reason to keep any kidnapped Jews alive. The Muslim jihadists can safely murder Jews and get the same results from the Jewish State in negotiations.
And so, it is no accident that the human filth went on a killing rampage yesterday. Israel has displayed such lack of fortitude that terrorists everywhere perceive an open season on Jews.
If Israel wanted Goldwasser and Regev returned from Gaza, there was a simple method: denying power, fuel and all supplies to Gazastan until the soldiers were returned.
This should be the policy towards any terrorist state.
Tragically, Israel is allowing Gaza to strengthen its strategic and tactical position and we can expect another bloody disaster if the current government is allowed to steer the national course.
The model for Hamas is Hizbullah's preparations for and conduct of the Second Lebanon War in 2006. The evidence suggests that Hamas is using its uncontested control in Gaza to effect a qualitative change in its abilities and ambitions.
Hamas's strategy derives at the highest level from the group's muqawama (resistance) doctrine. According to this view, Israel's Achilles' heel is its inability to absorb large numbers of military and civilian casualties. Hamas believes Israel's will can be broken through attrition and a steady toll of unexpectedly high numbers of both military and civilian casualties.
In the event of a major IDF incursion into Gaza, Hamas would seek to maintain a steady rain of rockets on Israeli communities around the Strip and to break the sense of armored and air invulnerability hitherto enjoyed by Israeli forces engaging with its fighters. Hamas would of course also try to inflict steady losses of 4 to 10 casualties per day on IDF's ground forces during the fighting. Looking to the 2006 model, the movement's planners believe that achieving these goals could be sufficient to break Israel's will.
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Posted by Robert J. Avrech at July 3, 2008 10:10 AM
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once you cede territory it's nearly impossible to get it back. I can think of maybe one 20th century exception -the British Empire and Rhodesia- but the British only took control for a year or so.
I initially supported the Gaza withdrawal. Should have known better then. Know better now.
Posted by: John at July 3, 2008 01:28 PM
A number of factual corrections.
Regev and Goldwasser were captured by Hizbullah and not Hamas. They are being held presumably in Lebanon and not Gaza.
The cease-fire with Hamas is not being referred to as a Hudna but rather a tahadiyeh
Posted by: David at July 3, 2008 03:39 PM
John:
Under the suicidal Olmert government, Israel is not only ceding vital territory that she will most certainly never get back, but Olmert-Livni and Barak are hell-bent on ceding even more territory because as you know, then the Arab-Muslim world will end their pathological Jew-hatred, be satisfied with the land they have, and sing Kumbaya.
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at July 3, 2008 04:40 PM
David:
Thanks so much for the corrections. That's what I get for rushing to get out a post while I'm working on a script.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at July 3, 2008 04:43 PM