By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The Shin Bet, Israel's internal security services, just announced that since the start of 2013 there have been 33 attempted kidnappings of Israeli soldiers.
That is huge.
According to the report, there were only 24 attempts to kidnap soldiers during all of 2012. The reason the Shin Bet gives for this rise in attempts to kidnap soldiers is that, in the eyes of the kidnappers and of the enemies of Israel, the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit was a resounding success.
Hamas and others saw the Shalit kidnapping as a vehicle through which they could exploit Israel and free many of the prisoners serving time in Israeli jails for crimes committed in Israel and against Israelis.
For Hamas, kidnapping Israeli soldiers is a weapon more effective than any other - more effective even than rockets and terrorist attacks. With a successful kidnapping Hamas brings the entire "Zionist nation" to its knees. Hamas feels that with a kidnapping they are able to ask Israel for almost anything.
So, just as Hamas has intensified its efforts to kidnap Israelis, Israelis have increased their defenses to protect their soldiers and uncover these terror cells.
Thankfully, so far, Israel has been more effective than Hamas.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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