Israel Matzav

IRIS: PA Leaders Advocated Kidnapping Policy

While the mainstream news media portray the abduction of Israeli soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit as an act of independent "militants," there is ample documentation of the plans of PA leaders to abduct soldiers to win the release of Palestinian prisoners. Here is more, from the "moderate" Abbas' Fatah. Of course, it was Fatah who recently abducted a Jewish student, but then released him when it became clear that he was an American. This occured the day after George Bush invented the "Zarqawi effect."

Of course, it doesn't take a right-winger to recognize the enormous incentive that was created when the Israeli government traded 436 terrorists for one drug dealer.

Of course, with the public outcry against the now successful attacks that are now regularly emanating from Gaza (precisely as IRIS warned they would happen), Israel's leadership is very likely to repriese the hackneyed "speak loudly and carry a small stick" policy which I described last year:

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Currently there is news of a ground assault/incursion into Gaza, but note that so far it appears to be largely symbolic, with only a small number of structures destroyed. There have been no casualties reported, but there is word of the familiar Israeli tactic of creating annoyingly loud sounds. This is not war on the terrorist enemy; this is an attempt at a law enforcement operation. Israel has destroyed infrastructure elements that it and the international community has financed and will pay for in the future. Of course, it is theoretically possible that Israel will finally hit back "really, really hard," but all signs point to a continuation of Groundhog Days courtesy of Israel's left-wing regime. Is this an exaggeration? Despite Palestinian written renunciations of terror in every signed agreement since Oslo, we have the following request yet again...Israel to EU: Palestinians Should Renounce Terrorism Before Receiving Aid.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:21 PM