Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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Commentary;

As reported here on Sunday, Hamas rocket attacks continued throughout Sunday into early evening with at least 14 rockets and at least 3 mortars striking Sderot, Ashkelon, near Netivot as well as Kiryat Gat as well as Eshkol, Sha’ar HaNegev and Sdot Negev regions.

As yet, there are no reports of rocket or mortar fire overnight on Sunday or on Monday morning (Read between the lines — the censor working overtime??).

And so Israel rushes to withdraw forces from Gaza in advance of the inauguration of a new US President. read more

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Commentary;

For context, last Thursday, this blog posted a piece; Gaza Operations: For Naught for Lack of Will to Win?

And so, these comments by Moshe Feiglin beare repeating as they best express the Israeli political governing mindset;

If Israel cannot define a real goal for this war, it cannot win. All the IDF’s professionalism and the arduous training with which the new Chief of Staff has equipped the army are ineffective if Israel’s leaders cannot define the goal of the fighting. He who cannot define the goal cannot win. And if you can’t win – it is best not to start fighting. read more

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Rocket Barrages Bit South [Beersheba, Ashkelon, Kiryat Gat], by Yael Branovsky (Ynet)

Excerpts;

Two rockets exploded Saturday in open spaces in the Beersheba area – no injuries or damages were reported in the attack. The rockets were fired during the daily “humanitarian pause” declared by the IDF.