Have you ever heard of a fighter reassuring his opponent before he gets into the ring that he won't even try to knock him out?
Neither have I ? at least until today, that is.
Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is reported to have said this afternoon that the Government is planning a large-scale military operation in Gaza in order to stem the tide of rocket attacks against Israeli towns and cities.
But in case you thought that Israel is finally preparing to retake Gaza, as it should have done long ago ? well, think again....
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Arutz-7's new blog: Fundamentally Freund.
Michael Freund served as Deputy Director of Communications & Policy Planning in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office under former premier Binyamin Netanyahu. He is Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), which reaches out and assists "lost Jews" seeking to return to the Jewish people.
Neither have I ? at least until today, that is.
Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is reported to have said this afternoon that the Government is planning a large-scale military operation in Gaza in order to stem the tide of rocket attacks against Israeli towns and cities.
But in case you thought that Israel is finally preparing to retake Gaza, as it should have done long ago ? well, think again....
Read the continuation of this commentary on
Arutz-7's new blog: Fundamentally Freund.
Michael Freund served as Deputy Director of Communications & Policy Planning in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office under former premier Binyamin Netanyahu. He is Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), which reaches out and assists "lost Jews" seeking to return to the Jewish people.