Gaza Operations: For Naught for Lack of Will to Win?

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Commentary:

The two editorials beneath say it all about the lack of will to win and lack of clearly defined objectives, goals and day-after plans by a corrupt political governance across the board which won’t let the IDF win — including Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, etc. .

In this context, Moshe Feiglin has written and spoken repeatedly;

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. And if you have started fighting nevertheless, you quickly find yourself entrenched in the heart of Gaza in the worst of all positions: You can’t win; if you retreat you admit another defeat and a stalemate turns your soldiers into easy targets for kidnappers, suicide bombers and hate-filled murderers. read more

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Is Olmert Setting Up Israel for Imposed Ceasefire?

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Is the Olmert, Livni, Barak troika setting up Israel for a premature acceptance of a ceasefire short of achieving the goals of Operation Cast Lead?

Among those goals were understood to be destruction of Hamas’ terrorist capabilities, setting in place a fool-proof mechanism to prevent weapons smuggling and to prevent rebuilding of a terrorist capability as well as the liberation of Gilad Shalit?

What about the destruction of Hamas’ terror capabilities? What about assuring that a teror capability never again arises? What about security for the towns, moshavim and large urban centers of southern Israel? Is Gilad Shalit about to be abandoned? read more

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Thursday War News: Operation Cast Lead — Day 13 — 6 Katyushas Launched on North as Gaza War, “Diplomacy” Continue; Bus Attacked by Molotov Cocktail, 1 Injured in Attempted Terror Attack on Gas Station

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Commentary;

This blog asked a few days ago if the Israeli government will squander the IDF’s Gaza War achievements. Events on the diplomatic front continued to show strong indications that Israel’s Troika of Olmert, Livni and Barak are close to doing just that, wasting the degradation of Hamas’ capabilities, the lives of the 9 fatalities and more on a ceasefire based on international forces in Gaza — a rerun of Lebanon.

So concerned are IDF’s defense establishment officials that Ynet’s Hanan Greenberg reports that they have warned; read more

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Tuesday War News: Operation Cast Lead — Day 11 — IAF Hits Home of Hamas Rocket Chief as Tuesday Rocket Count Hits 20, 2 Apparent Friendly Fire Incidents Kill 4, Injure Others, Olmert Says No to EU Ceasefire Attempt With Wary Eye to North; 16 PA Terrorists Nabbed, Rocks at Vehicles and 7 Molotovs at Soldiers

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Wednesday War News: Kassam Hits Sha’ar Hanegev, Barak Clossing Gaza Crossings for 1 Day; 7 Terrorists Nabbed, Jew Injured in Stoning North of Jerusalem, Stabber Nabbed in Hevron

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Thursday War News: Barak Distances From Gaza Invasion as Mortar Shell Fired at Israel, as Terrorists Build 16-Mile Range Rockets; 3 Shechem Arabs Nabbed With M-16, Tanzim Chief Nabbed, Israeli Woman Injured in Firebombing, Armed Man Shot Infiltrating in Golan From Syria

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Shabbos War News: Mortars Hit Negev in “Truce” Violation, Gaza Terrorists Flee Into Israel, 5 Gaza Arabs Killed in Smuggling Tunnel Collapse; Palestinian Infiltrates IDF Base in Jordan Valley

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Wednesday, Thursday War News: Gaza Crossings Re-Opened, No Progress on Shalit; 19 Arab Terrorists Nabbed

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Israel Continues Allowing Trucks into Gaza

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“Israel re-opened the Gaza crossings following a halt in rocket and mortar shelling attacks on Israel by Gaza terrorists. The temporary Gaza ceasefire was announced by Hamas and Israel last month. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet that the agreement is tied with the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, but no progress has been reported in talks to free him.”

IDF Arrests 8 Palestinian Terror Suspects

Fatah Terrorist Arrested in Shechem read more

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Friday War News: Mortar Attack Near Gaza Crossing, Gaza Truce “Illusion” — Terror Arms Buildup Continues; Kuntar — ‘I’ll Kill More Israelis’; Rock Attacks and Bombing in Yesha, 10 Terrorists Nabbed

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Friday War News: Shipments to Gaza Up Despite Kassam, Mortar Violations, Arms Cache in Sinai; ; 1 Arab Country: OK to Attack Iran; Terrorist Stonings, Molotovs, Firebombs, Shootings in Yesha, 8 PFLP Terrorists Nabbed, 7 Other Terrorists Caught, Rifle Found in Arab Car

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