By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Two mortars shot from Syria landed in Israel yesterday.
Israel will not respond to the mortar attack.
Israel determined that the mortars were errant. They went astray and were not deliberate shots into Israel. They landed in the orchards of Kibbutz Ein Zivan which happens to be situated very close to a UN camp.
There was fighting in Syria near the side of the border that is very close to the Israeli border. Israel was watching the fighting very closely so that it did not spill over and to make sure that the parties did not simply change the direction of their shooting. Watching and monitoring is one of the standard modus operandi for Israel.
In this case, battle was raging and mortars were flying and two of them simply went off in the wrong direction. So there was no reason to respond.
Israel appreciates it when Hezbollah and al Qaeda fight - they root for both sides to win. They want both sides to use up as many weapons and armaments as possible and for them to kill each other. It makes for a safer Israel.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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