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Losing Battle For Sderot
in response to reader comment: The Jews Did It, Why Haven't The Arabs?

Submitted by Dave Levy, May 26, 2007 15:44

Just today, Hamas has warned that the captured Israeli soldier will not be freed or heard from again, if Israel targets their leaders. The same spokesperson said that Hamas has long range rockets capable of hitting cities further north than Sderot, like Ashkelon..and still further north. Suicide bombers will again rain terror in Israel itself, as conditions permit.

So, Sderot is just the beginning of a barrage of rockets, whether Kassams, or GRADs or Katyushas or G-d knows what, that will terrorize all of Israel.

Hillel is being too soft on Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in general.

We learn that Ehud Olmert is now considering talking to Syria, which, we know will demand the entire Golan Heights back, and no Israeli presence anywhere near the water. Also, there are indications that he may talk to Jordanian officials about allowing a federation between Jordan and the West Bank, with the proviso that Israel retain control of parts of the West Bank (Jordan Valley).

So, the encirclement of Israel is now closer at hand, with Jordan in the West Bank alongside Islamic Jihad, Fatah and Hamas; Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip with Egyptian forces to their West; Syria controlling both sides of the Golan Heights; Hezbollah with 20,000 rockets poised in southern Lebanon, Al Qaeda Iraq seeing our (US) withdrawal coming to fruition, and Iranian using 1,500 centrifuges spinning uranium gas into fissionable material with 800 more being built.

And what does Israel do about all the above, it hits empty fields, gives warnings of pending artillery strikes and tries to hit moving vehicles in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Mr. Hillel Halkin The New York Sun Re: Losing Battle For Sderot ( May 22,2007 ) Although I fully agree with your... [MORE]

Dov Gilon

May 27, 2007 09:04

There are some major misconceptions going around about the Arabs and how Israel should approach them. To the poster who... [MORE]

Josh

May 23, 2007 16:19

I agree with Mr. Halkin on most points, but would amend his plan slightly. If the Kassam rockets are effectively... [MORE]

Scott Baker

May 22, 2007 12:04

It's unfathomable to me that certain militant Palastinians simply shoot rockets into civilian cities hoping to kill innocent Israili citizins.... [MORE]

Chip

May 22, 2007 09:42

Every reasonably human person should be sympathetic to the plight of Sderot's people, just as we should be to the... [MORE]

David Irby

May 22, 2007 05:05

So at first the Palestinians are removed from their lands. Next they are enclosed in enclaves that have no direct access... [MORE]

Aaron Hart

May 22, 2007 04:02

The German army in WWII used to slaughter a village if one of their men was shot. I don't remember... [MORE]

Gene Machina

May 22, 2007 03:51

Hard to believe there are people who stil reason this way after four years of 'liberating' Iraq. Sure, it's easy... [MORE]

Cohen

May 22, 2007 03:35

It would seem to further undermine Israel's legitimacy as a Jewish state if it were to set aside "eye for... [MORE]

Andrew

May 22, 2007 02:42

Your statement, "Several hundred Palestinian irregulars, who may or may not be taking orders from a central command" is incorrect.... [MORE]

Jo Jobson

May 22, 2007 02:28

How about Israel stops occupying Palestinian land, stop controlling there borders, stop controlling there airspace, stop collecting there taxes, give... [MORE]

Green

May 22, 2007 02:12

Excuse me, that's ostensibly why Israel abandoned Gaza -- to let them build a nation. And in the two years... [MORE]

Ellen

May 22, 2007 17:12

Halkin lays out a scenario that may not be popular with the UN or the Main Stream Media, but it... [MORE]

Tennisman

May 22, 2007 02:04

Iran today threated Israel's destruction again, saying that in the event Israel attacks Lebanon the entire Arab world will turn... [MORE]

Dave Levy

May 24, 2007 15:44

"Reasonably prosperous" is an odd and uncalled-for description of Sderot. It is a 'development town' backwater with a high rate... [MORE]

Avi Katz

May 22, 2007 01:47

First of all, I would advise JOSH, who, in my opinion, submitted a very good analysis of Hillels article, to... [MORE]

Joe Zionist

May 25, 2007 20:13

Just today, Hamas has warned that the captured Israeli soldier will not be freed or heard from again, if Israel...

Dave Levy

May 26, 2007 15:44

(Believe it or not, there were several paragraph divisions in my previous comment before I submitted it. Where they went,... [MORE]

Josh

May 26, 2007 20:16

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