Epstein Secrets

od. Sooner or later, the plan cou=d be revived, coupled with an Israeli military presence in the Jordan Vall=y to minimize risks of a Gazan repeat. Fatah and the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority have a long-term object=ve that differs markedly from Israel's: a state enjoying full sovereign =ights

curity for Israel, from joint training and joint ex=rcises that outstrip anything that's been done in the past, to helping finance and construct the Iron Dome prog=am to make sure that Israeli families are less vulnerable to missile strik=s, to ensuring that Israel maintains its qualitative military edge,

in Gaza, but the "Hamas trumps Abbas" dynamic has been underway for some time now and is likely to continue. I'd offer four reasons why. Feckless Fatah Abbas's party is in disarray. The Islamists' victory in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, its takeover of Gaza in 2007, Fatah's own sens

sraeli critics focused on the price—around $50,000 for each Tamir interceptor—and supposedly dubious reliability. The last week ends that debate. Iron Dome is designed to protect crowded civilian areas from short-range missiles. A radar attached to each battery determines whether an incoming volley thr

Hebrew and threatening to renew suicide bombings. In a song, Hamas EFTA_R1_00470511 EFTA01981786 encouraged bombing Tel Aviv, and Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement likewise promised that "death will reach you from the south to the north." The following is the complete transcript of the llamas propagan

failed project": "Zionists! The Iron Dome doesn't protect you! It's a failed project. Ask Mordechai Shefer (i.e., Israeli scientist who opposed the Iron Dome air defense system). Ask those hiding in shelters." [Al-Agsa TV (Hamas), July 10, 2014] Click to view Palestinian Media Watch has documented simi

ly worrying situation in Gaza. After Arik pulled out, an 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 thousand

el Aviv and Jerusalem. Fortunately, they were not significantly more accurate than in the past. More than half landed in fields or orchards. And with Iron Dome deployed around our major towns and cities, more than 80 per cent were intercepted. We hit nearly 1,500 targets over the seven-day period, mostly la

ly worrying situation in Gaza. After Arik pulled out, an 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 thousand

el Aviv and Jerusalem. Fortunately, they were not significantly more accurate than in the past. More than half landed in fields or orchards. And with Iron Dome deployed around our major towns and cities, more than 80 per cent were intercepted. We hit nearly 1,500 targets over the seven-day period, mostly lau