Hamass Last Stand? 5 Reasons This Israel-Gaza War is Different Joel B. Pollak breitbart, July 09, 2014 Operation Protective Edge may look like its predecessors--Operation Cast Lead in 2008-9 and Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012--in that it is a response to Palestinian terrorism launched from Gaza against Israeli civilians. The previous two rounds of the conflict ended with Hamas still in power in the Gaza Strip, weakened but able to re-arm over time and to project a strategic threat. There are five reasons, however, this time may be different. 1. By Attacking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Hamas Has Invited Its Own Destruction. By launching its Iranian-and Syrian-made missiles against Israels two major cities--especially Tel Aviv, normally a safe distance from conflict--Hamas has broken the unwritten rules of the game. It has long been known that Hamas in t he south and Hezbollah in the north had the ability to reach those cities. But those groups had not exercised it. Now that Hamas has shown it is willing to attack Israels commercial, spiritual, and political centers, the terror group has left Israel no choice but to destroy it completely. There is no way Israel can accept life under an active threat of rockets, enjoying safety only at Hamass whim. Attacking border towns like Sderot--or even, as in 2006, a northern city like Haifa--is one thing. Attacking Tel Aviv is a provocation Israel cannot ignore. In particular, Netanyahu must maintain Israels deterrent. While he needs to keep forces at the ready in case of an attack from Hezbollah, or a more direct escalation by Iran, he knows that if he fails to show that Israel is ready to defend itself, he will strengthen Tehran. With nuclear negotiators just days away from their deadline for a (bad) deal, Netanyahu needs to maintain pressure on I ran--and remind the U.S. it can act on its own. 2. Obama Is on the Wrong Side--and Irrelevant.... Click here for the complete article, or copy and paste this link into your web browser: unitycoalitionforisrael.org/uci_2014/?p=8647
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:31:08 +0000
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