Epstein Secrets

el, anxious not to kill its peace accord with Egypt, would not dare to respond directly. Indeed, Israel resorted to thwarting attacks emerging from Sinai and the Gaza Strip as best it could by preventing Gazans from getting to Sinai in the first place. On a number of occasions, Israel preemptively t

that EFTA_R1_00462154 EFTA01976163 recently broke out in Israel and the Gaza Strip is that Hamas forced Israel's hand. Almost four years ago in Operation Cast Lead, the Jewish state pummeled Gaza in response to rocket fire into southern Israel. And for a time afterward, the rocket fire diminished. But it

that it would end with a ceasefire with more favorable terms. According to Egyptian media reports, Morsi's plan is to take Hamas to task on the Sinai question in return for opening the Rafah border crossing. The Sinai Peninsula is home to extremists, some of whom have EFTA_R1_00463820 EFTA01977

e of EFTA_R1_00463827 EFTA01977325 course too large, and this could change in an instant, but right now the casualty rate is much lower than in Operation Cast Lead. And yes, of course, much smaller than the numbers from the American drone war in Pakistan. Hamas, of course, is trying to maximize civilian

ll seek assurances from Egypt not only about llamas stopping all fire out of Gaza but also about Egypt preventing the smuggling of arms through the Sinai into Gaza. Is Egypt up to or even willing to play this role? Much will depend on what matters most to Egypt's new leaders: their ideology or the c

gical next step in Tehran's effort to keep a check on Israeli threats to strike the Iranian nuclear program. In early January 2009, in the midst of Operation Cast Lead, Israel EFTA_R1_00464360 EFTA01977744 learned that Iran was allegedly planning to deliver 120 tons of arms and explosives to Gaza, includin

antial Al Qaeda/ Hezbollah presence in South Sinai... and more attacks like that in Eilat are expected. Plus it is believed they (the terrorists in Sinai) also have obtained some anti-air missiles left over from the recent Libyan conflict.... So flying out of Eilat may not be a great idea... despite t

nd has done a pretty good job in Turkey and in the rest of the Middle East. He tapped into the fury after the strong Israeli bombardment of Gaza in Operation Cast Lead... and so Turkey throws Israel under the bus. They "reportedly" ratted out long-term Israeli intelligence agents who they had worked with for

election had placed Hamas in power, after which the Islamists embarked on a violent purge of Fatah loyalists. Arms smuggling through tunnels from the Sinai had become rife. Rockets from Gaza were now landing on southern Israel. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis were living with the reality of a warning s

lasting cease-fire and, ideally, prevent Hamas from resupplying its rocket stockpiles through its smuggling tunnels from the Sinai. When we launched Operation Cast Lead on the morning of December 27, nearly all the Hamas forces were where we’d expected them to be. Two waves of air strikes, with over a hundred je

election had placed Hamas in power, after which the Islamists embarked on a violent purge of Fatah loyalists. Arms smuggling through tunnels from the Sinai had become rife. Rockets from Gaza were now landing on southern Israel. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis were living with the reality of a warning s

lasting cease-fire and, ideally, prevent Hamas from resupplying its rocket stockpiles through its smuggling tunnels from the Sinai. When we launched Operation Cast Lead on the morning of December 27, nearly all the Hamas forces were where we'd expected them to be. Two waves of air strikes, with over a hundred je