Amir Peretz wants Security, not Settlements, as Major Fence Focus!
June 20, 2006
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The two security barrier articles, which follow, and the previous blog article about the deployment of Ira
nian Revolutionary Guards along the northern borders of Israel in Syria, brought to mind several queries I have been receiving concerning my guesstim ate of the most likely time a Jihad
attack against Israel from the north would occur, which was at a point in time between 2008 and 2012. The most recent query I received yesterday from a good friend.
It asked questions about the timing of the future Jihad, particularly if it could occur as the situation exists today.
My answer to that question is NO!
My response to other queries, received from time to time as to when the attack is likely to occur, is as follows:
1. Will it occur before the security fence is complete
d? NO
2. Will it occur while American troops are still in Iraq? NO
3. How soon after they leave is it likely to occur
? Within 3 years
I believe the Syrians and Iranians are going to be certain they have all their ducks in a row before attacking Israel. After three major failures in 1948, 1967, and 1973, you may rest assured they will wait until they have a good chance of being successful.
The two articles which follow, one from Haaretz and the other from the Jerusalem Post, show the determination of Peretz to get the show on the road to completion of a security barrier that is indeed secure.
Begin Excerps from Haaretz Article
Peretz orders Fence Route Reviewed with Palestinians in Mind
By Akiva Eldar
June 19, 2006
Defense Minister Amir Peretz has decided to review the route of the separation fence to make sure that it allows for the everyday needs
of the Palestinian population.
Peretz also wants to discuss the fence route in Jerusalem, with the goal of reducing the number of Palestinians left on the western side – currently some 200,000 – by as much as possible.
Probes by organizations such as HaMoked Center for the Defense of the Individual, B’Tselem, the Council for Peace and Security and Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights revealed more than 10 other cases in which the route accommodates settlement expansion, even at the expense of the fence’s efficacy. These include the route east of the Neveh Ya’akov neighborhood in northeast Jerusalem, which matches the boundary of the master plan for the settlement of Geva; the route north of Gush Etzion, designed to enable the expansion of Kedar; and the route around Modi’in Ilit, which matches the master plan for expanding that settlement, in part at the expense of lands belonging to the village of Bil’in.
End Excerpts from Haaretz Article
Begin Jerusalem Post Article
Peretz Sacks Chief Architect for Security Fence
Yaakov Katz, THE JERUSALEM POST
June 19, 2007
Danny Tirza, the Defense Ministry’s chief architect for the West Bank security fence, was fired on Monday by Defense Minister Amir Peretz who was said to be unhappy with Tirza’ s performance in the
sensitive post.
According to news reports, Peretz was not satisfied with Tirza’s work and was interested in making changes to the planned route of the fence while focusing solely on Israel’s security needs and not on the inclusion of additional settlements.
End Jerusalem Post Article
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