I had predicted since August that the PA would pursue a two-pronged strategy of first filling Gaza with terror resources and then focusing on transferring them to Judea (the West Bank).
Last week, Israel made
five major concessions to enable this in the guise of an "agreement" that would provide Israel one security protection--a security camera to enable Israel to prevent the entrance of terrorists. Yesterday I pointed out that the
PA is now denying that a security monitor will be provided Israel. Today brings
news that a senior Hamas terrorist wanted by Israel for more than a decade took advantage of a humanitarian gesture by Israel of opening the border crossing for a few hours.
Of course, the Palestinians are more concerned with "rubbing it in" than quietly going along with the charade, even until the official Rafah opening today:
Hundreds of Hamas activists chanting slogans in support of the Islamic movement welcomed Hasanat home.
Get ready for a lot more terrorists and heavy weapons in Gaza and the West Bank.
As the Palestinian celebrate their great victory:Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, said that the opening of Rafah International Crossing is a Palestinian achievement resulting from steadfastness and just struggle. . Ihsanoglu expressed his...
Tracked: Nov 28, 13:44
THEN: What's reported - From "A Lyrical Reunion; All Are Family on Gaza's Great Day" by Laura Blumenfeld of the Washington Post, July 2, 1994:They came to see him but they couldn't. Yasser Arafat spoke from a cloud of dust,...
Tracked: Nov 29, 03:51
On Friday, the day of the opening of the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza, I predicted that the "anti-terrorist security measure" of a live video feed given to Israel in exchange for five sweeping strategic concessions was a "charade". My prediction was:
Tracked: Dec 01, 22:00
I have been detailing how the vaunted deal to protect Israel's security regarding the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza was a "charade":The Rafah deal was a complete capitulation by Israel. The "video feed" was a meaningless attempt to save faceToday
Tracked: Dec 01, 22:43
IDF Isn't Restricting Rafah Entries, by Arieh O'Sullivan (Jerusalem Post): Israel has not flagged any of the 45,000 Palestinians who have crossed through the Rafah terminal since it opened five weeks ago, the commander of the European monitors revealed T
Tracked: Jan 04, 07:07