On Jun 17, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Marvin Gandall wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
>
> And if the Israeli gov. says it just ain't so, it must not be the
> case...I guess... after all, with a man of peace like Barak taking
> over
> as Defense Minister, they couldn't possibly be preparing
> anything...except maybe negotiations...
>
> That is why they had to hurry Peretz out of the Defense Ministry and
> install Barak...how could you accuse them of having any other reason?
> ===============================
> On the other hand, the Israelis may have leaked this sabre-rattling
> information to "persuade" Hamas - now that it has assumed full
> control of
> Gaza - to restrain its militants from continuing to fire rockets
> across the
> border into Israel.
The Times report seems plausible, doesn't it? It's hard to believe Israel would tolerate Hamas in power in Gaza. But after the disaster of Lebanon, aren't they at all chastened?
Doug