I've Been Thinking:
There's an important lesson that
Israel's enemies should have learned from the 48 hour long conflict with
Islamic Jihad: Israel was prepared, very
prepared - prepared for the strike against Gaza, prepared to keep her citizens
safe.
This conflict highlighted Israel's
superior skill in striking their targets.
The speed with which Islamic Jihad ran to accept a ceasefire illustrated
how surprised they were by Israel's surgical strikes.
BUT- Islamic Jihad is not Hamas and
Islamic Jihad is not Hezbollah.
Islamic Jihad is a small group of
terrorists. Their total membership is about
8000. Hamas and Hezbollah are hybrid
armies, well-trained armies. They are
hybrid because they function both as an army and as a terror force.
Israel was ready to widen its scope
and engage Hamas. And Hamas was well aware
that if they were to support Islamic Jihad, Israel would certainly strike their
targets and probably also advance on the ground. That would be a certain setback, a
debilitating setback, for Hamas.
Islamic Jihad still has a significant
number of missiles and rockets especially long range sockets which they did not
launch. The reason they were not
launched was the death of their operational leader at the hands of Israel. As a result, immediate decisions could not be
made.
They were simply shooting rockets
without direction. Over 60% were not
even headed towards Israeli targets.
Israeli citizens heeded the
directions of the Home Front Command.
They took cover in a responsible way.
Following safety directions saves lives.
Micah@MicahHapern.com
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