Post by Watchman on Jul 15, 2006 13:36:02 GMT -5
Israel has gone to war against all her combined Palestinian enemies -- Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and Hizbullah in Lebanon. This war is not likely to explode into the all-out Regional Middle East war which shall start the World War III designed to produce Antichrist.
The IDF is smashing infrastructure, killing militants, and trying to eliminate the war-making potential of the Palestinians -- with a very distinctive goal in mind. Let us review the current news.
NEWS BRIEF: "Analysis: Israel at war", by David Horovitz, The Jerusalem Post, July 14, 2006
"Two days of dizzying escalation, and there can be no illusions: Israel is at war."
As anyone who has been following the progression of this current round of fighting can see, Israel is truly at war. Yet, to ascertain the direction this war is likely to go, one has to examine closely with whom Israel is at war. She is at war with all the various Palestinian groups: Palestinian Authority, Hamas terror group, and Hizbullah in Lebanon.
Just as important, it is necessary to see with whom Israel is not at war: Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iran.
In other words, Israel is not at war with established nations, but with the entire front of Palestinian terror groups.
Therefore, as long as Israel does not engage one or more of these established nations, the fighting is not likely to erupt into the planned all-out Middle East Regional War which will trigger World War III. As long as Israel's goal is to attack and destroy the capability of these Palestinian terror groups to attack and harass Israel, this war will stay contained. However, if any one of these nations is attacked, or if any one attacks Israel, then the focus does, indeed, shift to Regional War and World War III.
However, for reasons stated below, I do not believe this war will be allowed to move beyond its current constraints.
Let us now return to our featured editorial, above, for more information before we reach our conclusions:
"A tactical failure by the IDF on the Gaza border barely two weeks ago prompted a drastic escalation on that front. Wednesday's still-graver tactical blow in the North has now led to a confrontation affecting immense numbers of civilians on either side of the Lebanese border, with the potential to impact other nations as well." (Ibid.)
The " tactical failure by the IDF on the Gaza border" of which Horovitz speaks is the capture of an IDF soldier. The "still-graver tactical blow in the North" is a reference to a well-orchestrated Hizbullah attack on the Lebanese border which resulted in two more IDF soldiers being abducted. Because of these kidnappings, Prime Minister Olmert and his Cabinet -- including the top leadership of the Israeli Defense Force -- have unleashed the conventional military capabilities of the IDF against all Palestinian terror groups.
The reality that makes these kidnappings so interesting is that this is not the first time Palestinian terror groups have kidnapped Israeli soldiers. The response of the Israeli government to past kidnappings has ranged from negotiations which have resulted in release of Palestinian prisoners, to an IDF commando raid to free the hostage(s). Never has the Israeli government "over-reacted" in this manner, i.e., unleashing a huge IDF conventional military operation.
Remembering our first assertion, that Israel is seeking to destroy the war-making capabilities of these terrorist groups, let us also remember that one of Israel's first responses to this soldier kidnapping was to arrest many Hamas leaders who had recently assumed positions of governmental authority within the Palestinian Authority. Israeli troops seized 64 members of Hamas in the West Bank, including a third of the Palestinian cabinet and 23 legislators, a move that Israeli officials said indicated a significant change in Israel's policy toward the Hamas government.
This assessment is entirely correct: Israel is attacking the entire leadership of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and Hizbullah Using these kidnappings as an excuse, Prime Minister has sent the IDF into conventional military action against the war-making capability of these terror groups. As Rush Limbaugh loves to say, "the purpose of the military is to break things and kill people".
We believe the purpose of this war is to abolish the capability of the entire coalition of Palestinian terror groups, and to topple the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. If the focus of this war is kept within these boundaries, the IDF will destroy a lot of buildings, military targets and kill a lot of militants.
But, at this time, the war will not spread to established Arab governments in the region. Thus, the feared World War III is still a ways off.
Breaking Saturday News
The terror group, Hizbullah, based largely in Lebanon, upped the ante late yesterday when its chief "declared war" against Israel.
NEWS BRIEF: "Hizbollah, Israel head for showdown", By Lin Noueihed, My Way News, July 14, 2006
"BEIRUT (Reuters) - Residents on both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border braced on Saturday for a dramatic spike in violence after Hizbollah's chief declared open war on Israel following its bombardment of his Beirut home and stronghold. 'You wanted open war. We are going to open war', Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a call to Hizbollah's television. 'Look at it burn', he urged listeners, announcing an attack which set ablaze an Israeli warship that had earlier hit Beirut."
This open declaration of war against Israel plays right in the hands of the Jewish State, because once a war has been declared both sides have the legal international right to try to totally destroy each other. While Hizbullah does not have the capability of destroying the IDF, the Israeli military does have the capability to destroy Hizbullah.
In our opinion, that is the goal here: to destroy the war-making capability of all the Palestinian terror groups.
Cutting Edge News
The IDF is smashing infrastructure, killing militants, and trying to eliminate the war-making potential of the Palestinians -- with a very distinctive goal in mind. Let us review the current news.
NEWS BRIEF: "Analysis: Israel at war", by David Horovitz, The Jerusalem Post, July 14, 2006
"Two days of dizzying escalation, and there can be no illusions: Israel is at war."
As anyone who has been following the progression of this current round of fighting can see, Israel is truly at war. Yet, to ascertain the direction this war is likely to go, one has to examine closely with whom Israel is at war. She is at war with all the various Palestinian groups: Palestinian Authority, Hamas terror group, and Hizbullah in Lebanon.
Just as important, it is necessary to see with whom Israel is not at war: Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iran.
In other words, Israel is not at war with established nations, but with the entire front of Palestinian terror groups.
Therefore, as long as Israel does not engage one or more of these established nations, the fighting is not likely to erupt into the planned all-out Middle East Regional War which will trigger World War III. As long as Israel's goal is to attack and destroy the capability of these Palestinian terror groups to attack and harass Israel, this war will stay contained. However, if any one of these nations is attacked, or if any one attacks Israel, then the focus does, indeed, shift to Regional War and World War III.
However, for reasons stated below, I do not believe this war will be allowed to move beyond its current constraints.
Let us now return to our featured editorial, above, for more information before we reach our conclusions:
"A tactical failure by the IDF on the Gaza border barely two weeks ago prompted a drastic escalation on that front. Wednesday's still-graver tactical blow in the North has now led to a confrontation affecting immense numbers of civilians on either side of the Lebanese border, with the potential to impact other nations as well." (Ibid.)
The " tactical failure by the IDF on the Gaza border" of which Horovitz speaks is the capture of an IDF soldier. The "still-graver tactical blow in the North" is a reference to a well-orchestrated Hizbullah attack on the Lebanese border which resulted in two more IDF soldiers being abducted. Because of these kidnappings, Prime Minister Olmert and his Cabinet -- including the top leadership of the Israeli Defense Force -- have unleashed the conventional military capabilities of the IDF against all Palestinian terror groups.
The reality that makes these kidnappings so interesting is that this is not the first time Palestinian terror groups have kidnapped Israeli soldiers. The response of the Israeli government to past kidnappings has ranged from negotiations which have resulted in release of Palestinian prisoners, to an IDF commando raid to free the hostage(s). Never has the Israeli government "over-reacted" in this manner, i.e., unleashing a huge IDF conventional military operation.
Remembering our first assertion, that Israel is seeking to destroy the war-making capabilities of these terrorist groups, let us also remember that one of Israel's first responses to this soldier kidnapping was to arrest many Hamas leaders who had recently assumed positions of governmental authority within the Palestinian Authority. Israeli troops seized 64 members of Hamas in the West Bank, including a third of the Palestinian cabinet and 23 legislators, a move that Israeli officials said indicated a significant change in Israel's policy toward the Hamas government.
This assessment is entirely correct: Israel is attacking the entire leadership of the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, and Hizbullah Using these kidnappings as an excuse, Prime Minister has sent the IDF into conventional military action against the war-making capability of these terror groups. As Rush Limbaugh loves to say, "the purpose of the military is to break things and kill people".
We believe the purpose of this war is to abolish the capability of the entire coalition of Palestinian terror groups, and to topple the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. If the focus of this war is kept within these boundaries, the IDF will destroy a lot of buildings, military targets and kill a lot of militants.
But, at this time, the war will not spread to established Arab governments in the region. Thus, the feared World War III is still a ways off.
Breaking Saturday News
The terror group, Hizbullah, based largely in Lebanon, upped the ante late yesterday when its chief "declared war" against Israel.
NEWS BRIEF: "Hizbollah, Israel head for showdown", By Lin Noueihed, My Way News, July 14, 2006
"BEIRUT (Reuters) - Residents on both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border braced on Saturday for a dramatic spike in violence after Hizbollah's chief declared open war on Israel following its bombardment of his Beirut home and stronghold. 'You wanted open war. We are going to open war', Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a call to Hizbollah's television. 'Look at it burn', he urged listeners, announcing an attack which set ablaze an Israeli warship that had earlier hit Beirut."
This open declaration of war against Israel plays right in the hands of the Jewish State, because once a war has been declared both sides have the legal international right to try to totally destroy each other. While Hizbullah does not have the capability of destroying the IDF, the Israeli military does have the capability to destroy Hizbullah.
In our opinion, that is the goal here: to destroy the war-making capability of all the Palestinian terror groups.
Cutting Edge News