Gaza Operation: Is this a plan? Maybe not
Previously, I had explained why a major Gaza military operation that leaves the http://mideastweb.org/hamas.htm">Hamas intact would likely be disastrous for Israel. Hamas would gain prestige and would spread its influence to the West Bank. If, in addition, the operation causes large numbers of civilian casualties, the damage to Israel in the public relations war, moral considerations aside, could be immense. An unsuccessful operation in Gaza would be like wounding an elephant just enough to get the elephant really angry. It may produce a nightmare for Israel as well as meaningless suffering for the civilian population of Sderot and Gaza. It will not stop the Qassam rockets on Sderot. It may enthrone the odious Hamas as leaders of the Palestinians. Continued...
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Ami Isseroff on 02.20.08 @ 08:46 PM CST [link]
