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Thursday, November 23, 2006 |
Weekly Commentary: The danger of self imposed moderation in Gaza Strip operation |
Weekly Commentary: The danger of self imposed moderation in Gaza Strip When PM Olmert, DM Peretz and COS Halutz snap back at their critics that the - The IDF's mission includes destroying weapons stores, but if the weapons - Weapons stored in "sensitive" locations such as mosques are off limits to - No operation within the Gaza Strip can be open ended - even in the And so, having set rules that make it next to impossible to succeed, it is For a while. Until they decide to start shooting again. When they can shoot even more powerful and more numerous rockets prepared If the above rules reflect some notion of morality then it's a sick one If these rules are for public relations they indicate a profound The world doesn't praise Israel for respecting human shields - they either And the world certainly isn't impressed by the restraint Israel has shown so The truth is that the PR costs of a massive brutally effective operation are That's because you get almost the same coverage for an operation taking The Olmert-Peretz-Halutz approach is wrong. Dead wrong. The last thing Israel can afford to do today is continue policies that could For if Israel accepts such a timeout, the Jewish State may find itself in Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) |
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