Disengagement is Fueling Terrorism

by Evelyn Gordon

According to Sharon, disengagement is supposed to radically improve Israel's security. Instead Palestinian violence hit an 18-month high in July....

According to the left, terrorism is fueled by grievance. Eliminate the "occupation" and terrorism will lose its appeal. According to the right, terrorism is a tactic in an overall strategy of winning a war. Show that terrorism pays and the tactic will be used more. If anything, it is in the Palestinians' interest to temporarily minimize attacks until the retreat from Gaza is complete. Terror could cause a swing in public opinion and therefore possibly derail the withdrawal.

Mark my words and check back in a year. If Palestinian terror subsides now that Israel has given up Gaza (and Sinai a couple of times, and Taba, and Lebanon) I'll admit I was wrong and change my opinion. That's what makes me a conservative and that's what makes conservative predictions so much more reliable. Leftists just fight harder to impose their vision on the world.

For years, my radio show co-host Dennis Prager was a leading advocate of the Oslo peace process. One day he announced on air that he was a "moron" for these beliefs after the Palestinian leadership had thoroughly unmasked themselves. Although the public admission was extraordinary, the ideological change was not. He is a conservative.

Update: Bush just uttered an obscenity: in a speech on "why the Gaza pullout will be "good for Israel" he said

"And if you notice, there's been a calm in attacks."

My prediction is that the "Bush lied!!!!" leftists will let this whopper pass and that conservatives will be alone in criticizing him for this. Of course the truth about the peak in attacks has to get its boots on first.

Update 2: Islamic Jihad: Attacks Will Continue After Pullout