Islamic Jihad to Israel: We'd Like to Help You Re-Establish Your Deterrent
What's the quickest way for Israel to reestablish its anti-terrorist deterrent after disengagement? Kill terrorists.
But what if the terrorists too smart to launch a provocation? Not much chance:
On the eve of the meeting, Islamic Jihad leader Muhammad Hindi said his group would continue to launch attacks even after the "escape" from the Gaza Strip. "The Zionist retreat from the Gaza Strip won't end the resistance," he said. "The resistance will continue until the expulsion of the occupation from all our lands, including the West Bank, Jerusalem and all of Palestine."
They're not very smart.
We've heard that the right side of the Zionist blogosphere has taken to hand wringing and much gnashing of teeth. But does anyone really doubt the kind of beating that Islamic Jihad will take the first time they launch Kassams over the security fence that surrounds the Gaza Strip?
The most difficult component Eisencott foresees in case of an outbreak of violence is the firing of Qassam rockets and mortars from the West Bank on adjacent Israeli cities. The assumption is that Israel will have zero tolerance under such circumstances, and Eisencott believes there will be no choice but to reoccupy the area from which the rockets were fired.
That reoccupation will undoubtedly cost Israeli and Palestinian lives. But the Israeli side isn't the one openly proclaiming their desire to rid "all of Palestine" of a particular religion (psst - when they say that, they mean "Israel").
But what if the terrorists too smart to launch a provocation? Not much chance:
On the eve of the meeting, Islamic Jihad leader Muhammad Hindi said his group would continue to launch attacks even after the "escape" from the Gaza Strip. "The Zionist retreat from the Gaza Strip won't end the resistance," he said. "The resistance will continue until the expulsion of the occupation from all our lands, including the West Bank, Jerusalem and all of Palestine."
They're not very smart.
We've heard that the right side of the Zionist blogosphere has taken to hand wringing and much gnashing of teeth. But does anyone really doubt the kind of beating that Islamic Jihad will take the first time they launch Kassams over the security fence that surrounds the Gaza Strip?
The most difficult component Eisencott foresees in case of an outbreak of violence is the firing of Qassam rockets and mortars from the West Bank on adjacent Israeli cities. The assumption is that Israel will have zero tolerance under such circumstances, and Eisencott believes there will be no choice but to reoccupy the area from which the rockets were fired.
That reoccupation will undoubtedly cost Israeli and Palestinian lives. But the Israeli side isn't the one openly proclaiming their desire to rid "all of Palestine" of a particular religion (psst - when they say that, they mean "Israel").
