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Israeli military opposes intervention in Gaza
Israeli military chiefs oppose launching a major ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, defence officials said, despite some concerns that bitter fighting there between armed Palestinian factions could boil over into a fresh spate of attacks on Israel. Eventually they'll have to go back into Gaza, but better later than sooner. Let the Paleos have a good time, let the corpse counts mount up, and just keep them confined to their playpen. Do it just right, and when the last Paleo standing decks the second-last Paleo standing, all they'll have to do is waltz in and arrest him. Since Thursday, 28 Palestinians have died in Gaza fighting between the militant Islamic Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah. Lots more to go... The Israeli daily Haaretz on Sunday said the military and the Shin Bet intelligence agency were concerned that Hamas accusations that Israel is backing Fatah could provoke new attempts to carry out suicide bombings or other attacks on Israel. The paper cited top military sources as saying that while no Israeli assault was imminent, an operation on the scale of the Defensive Shield offensive of 2002, in which Israel reoccupied West Bank towns after a series of suicide bombings could become necessary in Gaza. How close is Israel to getting sucked into the Gazan vortex? Closer than one might think, Haaretz wrote in a front-page analysis, saying that the chief opponent of a major ground operation had been outgoing armed forces chief Dan Halutz. Posted by: Fred 2007-02-05 |
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