Friday October 28, 2005

I Am Predicting:

Israel will continue to hit Gaza very hard after terrorist attacks - even when the attacks against Israel are not directly fired out of Gaza.

Why?
Because it is clear to Israel that Gaza is the headquarters, central command, for so much terrorist activity, even activity launched from the West Bank.

Because the terrorist attack in Hadera has been clearly tied to Islamic Jihad and the command centers of Islamic Jihad are located in Gaza and in Damascus.

Because now that Israelis are no longer in Gaza, Israel has no fear of reprisals against her own citizens and so will continue to bomb from the air in order to try and teach Islamic Jihad a lesson.

As a result of Israel's persistent response to terrorist activity, pressure will mount urging Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas to act against terror.
Prime Minister Sharon is saying no talks until Abbas cracks down on terror, Secretary of State Rice is saying the same thing in a different tone, calling for Abbas to reign in terror.
As long as Abbas procrastinates, Israel will retaliate - in Gaza.