The IDF Spokesman said last night that the Hamas terrorists killed in yesterday\'s missile attack in Shechem were involved in the Dolphinarium attack - which claimed the lives of twenty-one Israeli youths - as well as a series of Netanya bombings and other atrocities. According to Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, they were responsible for the deaths of 37 persons and the injuring of 379. Ben-Eliezer says that the liquidation saved countless innocent lives.
Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer added that only a few are aware of what the terrorists had been planning and were capable of doing in the future. \"We tried talking to the Palestinian Authority (PA), we submitted [wanted] lists, but there was no response.\" Government spokesmen, responding to the international criticism of the Shechem operation, explained that the policy of targeting terrorists involves a minimum amount of force, prevents unnecessary injuries to innocent persons and is effective in preventing terrorist attacks. The IDF will continue its policy of killing wanted terrorists in the ongoing effort to thwart terrorism.
The security cabinet met this morning to evaluate the major escalation in warfare by the PA and the aftermath of Israel\'s retaliation yesterday.
Former Director-General of the Foreign Ministry Eitan Bentzur told Arutz-7 today that Israeli spokesmen need to refine their public relations skills and learn to cope with journalists who begin with a prejudice against the Israeli position. Bentzur called for an improvement in availability for interviews and presentation of one clear, unified, and determined message from all government offices.
Regarding the harsh American reaction to the Shechem operation, Ben Tzur placed part of the responsibility on Israeli politicians who unnecessarily referred to American foreknowledge of the attack, forcing the hand of US spokesmen, eager to protect the US relationships with Arab states.
Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer added that only a few are aware of what the terrorists had been planning and were capable of doing in the future. \"We tried talking to the Palestinian Authority (PA), we submitted [wanted] lists, but there was no response.\" Government spokesmen, responding to the international criticism of the Shechem operation, explained that the policy of targeting terrorists involves a minimum amount of force, prevents unnecessary injuries to innocent persons and is effective in preventing terrorist attacks. The IDF will continue its policy of killing wanted terrorists in the ongoing effort to thwart terrorism.
The security cabinet met this morning to evaluate the major escalation in warfare by the PA and the aftermath of Israel\'s retaliation yesterday.
Former Director-General of the Foreign Ministry Eitan Bentzur told Arutz-7 today that Israeli spokesmen need to refine their public relations skills and learn to cope with journalists who begin with a prejudice against the Israeli position. Bentzur called for an improvement in availability for interviews and presentation of one clear, unified, and determined message from all government offices.
Regarding the harsh American reaction to the Shechem operation, Ben Tzur placed part of the responsibility on Israeli politicians who unnecessarily referred to American foreknowledge of the attack, forcing the hand of US spokesmen, eager to protect the US relationships with Arab states.