Israel as no real deterrance.
Reader comment on item: Has Israeli Deterrence Been Restored?

Submitted by Theo Hertz (Israel), Sep 21, 2007 at 16:29

Israel's enemies will and do send terrorists to the midst of Israeli cities and markets. Hamas fires its Kahassam rockets into Israeli towns, Hizbullah fired rockets into Northern Israeli cities...

Israel's response :

A massive bombardment of an empty building... or the occasional killing of a terrorist caught in action... During the last war in Lebanon, Israel gave Hizbullah a 3 day advance notice that it is going to bomb the Dachihayh (A Hizbullah stronghold in Beirut).

In terms of the middle East, Israel is not fighting back at all. It just makes a lot of noise.

---

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened for relevance, substance, and tone, and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome, but comments are rejected if scurrilous, off-topic, vulgar, ad hominem, or otherwise viewed as inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the Guidelines for Comments. For informational purposes, we identify countries from which comments are sent.