Disturbingly stupid remarks by Amos Gilad: Will know if smuggling when
rockets fire

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 11 January 2009

In a live interview broadcast on Israel Radio this morning Amos Gilad, the
head of the Defense Ministry's political-security branch who is handling
anti-smuggling arrangements with Egypt, said that the pubic details of the
results of the talks are not particularly relevant and that Israel would
know if there is smuggling if rockets are fired from Gaza.

It would appear that as far as Gilad is concerned, should the
Olmert-Livni-Barak team he represents strike an arrangement with Egypt,
critics of the arrangement should have no ability to criticize it and the
failure of the arrangement can only be determined when Hamas fires the
rockets it smuggles in.

For all practical purposes, Hamas can smuggle in rockets that can reach
Haifa and that isn't a real problem until they are launched.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
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