Friday August 19, 2011
I've Been Thinking:

The horrific terror attacks that struck Israel three, nearly simultaneous, times yesterday are a product of the out-of-whack metabolism that is raging in the region. At last count, eight Israelis were dead, killed by terrorists

There is no doubt about it. These attacks were able to take place because of the combination of the fall of Hosni Mubarak and an opening of the border between Gaza and Egypt.

Perpetrators, who probably have links to Egypt, and were probably aided by Gaza residents who scouted the area from their vantage point. The terrorists shot at and murdered Jewish Israelis on their way to vacation in Eilat.

At the same time as the shootings, road side bombs were detonated and three rockets were shot from Gaza toward Israel. All three rockets were intercepted mid-air by Israel's new Iron Dome anti-rocket anti-missile defense system.

Israel retaliated with an air force strike on Gaza.

The Israeli counter strike is not yet completed. Israel will seek out the group that organized and perpetrated the attacks and Israel will counter hard and counter surgically.

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