Hamas Fires Dozens Of Rockets Into Israel; IDF RespondsBy Rick Moran
The fallout from the terrorist attack near Eliat last Thursday continues to be felt. Israel retaliated for that attack that killed 8 by targeting Hamas training centers in Gaza. Hamas responded to the IDF raid by launching dozens of rockets over the weekend, killing one and wounding dozens.
And into this poisonous mix, there is the incident across the border in Egypt on Thursday where 5 Egyptian police were killed when they engaged the IDF who were in hot pursuit of the Eliat attackers.
The attack and subsequent diplomatic row over the border incident has the region in an uproar, as I point out in a FrontPage.com article today:
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni said on Friday, "The border with Egypt is no longer a peaceful border and we need to change the way we treat it." Egypt denies claims that the terrorists infiltrated into Israel from the Sinai, and also scoffs at the notion that the border security has weakened in the region since the fall of Mubarak. Israel thinks that the Egyptian army doesn't see guarding the border with Israel as a top priority anymore. Indeed, attacks on the gas pipeline that supplies Israel and Jordan proves the Israeli's point. No doubt, the government will be forced to address this additional threat to Israel by beefing up security along the 250 mile-long border...
http://tinyurl.com/4ypz9gk
And into this poisonous mix, there is the incident across the border in Egypt on Thursday where 5 Egyptian police were killed when they engaged the IDF who were in hot pursuit of the Eliat attackers.
The attack and subsequent diplomatic row over the border incident has the region in an uproar, as I point out in a FrontPage.com article today:
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni said on Friday, "The border with Egypt is no longer a peaceful border and we need to change the way we treat it." Egypt denies claims that the terrorists infiltrated into Israel from the Sinai, and also scoffs at the notion that the border security has weakened in the region since the fall of Mubarak. Israel thinks that the Egyptian army doesn't see guarding the border with Israel as a top priority anymore. Indeed, attacks on the gas pipeline that supplies Israel and Jordan proves the Israeli's point. No doubt, the government will be forced to address this additional threat to Israel by beefing up security along the 250 mile-long border...
http://tinyurl.com/4ypz9gk
UPDATE:
US Lawmaker: Aid to Egypt Depends On Peace With Israel
US Lawmaker: Aid to Egypt Depends On Peace With Israel
By Herb Keinon - Jerusalem Post
Washington’s $2 billion in annual aid to Egypt will be cut off if Cairo backs out of the peace treaty with Israel, Congresswoman Kay Granger – whose job as chairwoman of the US House appropriations foreign operations subcommittee means she literally writes America’s annual foreign aid bill – told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
“The United States aid to Egypt is predicated on the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and so the relationship between Egypt and Israel is extremely important,” the eight-term Republican from Texas said in an interview.
“As an appropriator I have two concerns: One thing is the continuing relationship between Egypt and Israel, and the other thing of course is what government we will be dealing with in Egypt, and what position the Muslim Brotherhood will play in this government.”, more...
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=234991
(Ribbet!)
I do not know what this means--or into whose pocket the money is going. I don't know if Israel will be safe; I pray that it is.
Well, I'LL pray for Israel today--and everyday.
ReplyDeleteYes, Froggy, Israel has my prayers too. Israel should always have the prayers and support of America. I always thought that we were on the same side of Freedom. Obama won't protect America's borders. Why would he care about Israel's borders?
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