Military commanders at the army headquarters in Tel Aviv have mapped out strategies that include moving 5,000 soldiers from the south or the north. The troops will carry out police duties in major cities to prevent protesters from blocking traffic, freeing police manpower to concentrate on forcefully expelling Jewish residents from their homes in Gush Katif.
The IDF Chief of Staff or his representative, as well as senior police officers, will man the strategy headquarters in "the pit" in Tel Aviv, named after its underground location where different offices are linked by tunnels.
Army officers assume terrorists will intensify attacks on Israeli cities from the areas to be abandoned, according to the article in Haaretz.
Oren also reports that the IDF did not act against terrorists after last night's rocket and mortar shell barrage because of fear they would attack Jewish communities slated to be dismantled, causing a wave of public opinion against the expulsion program.
Military officers explicitly echo IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz's estimation that the defense establishment will not able to carry out the expulsion if there is massive opposition of 100,000 protestors.
"Senior army and police officers say that they can handle hundreds [of demonstrators] and also thousands, but that tens of thousands will tip the scale," Oren wrote.
Anti-expulsion activists are planning a huge three-day peaceful rally next week, including a march to the Kisufim entrance to Gush Katif. It is not clear whether or not the protestors will try to break through once they reach Kisufim.
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The IDF Chief of Staff or his representative, as well as senior police officers, will man the strategy headquarters in "the pit" in Tel Aviv, named after its underground location where different offices are linked by tunnels.
Army officers assume terrorists will intensify attacks on Israeli cities from the areas to be abandoned, according to the article in Haaretz.
Oren also reports that the IDF did not act against terrorists after last night's rocket and mortar shell barrage because of fear they would attack Jewish communities slated to be dismantled, causing a wave of public opinion against the expulsion program.
Military officers explicitly echo IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz's estimation that the defense establishment will not able to carry out the expulsion if there is massive opposition of 100,000 protestors.
"Senior army and police officers say that they can handle hundreds [of demonstrators] and also thousands, but that tens of thousands will tip the scale," Oren wrote.
Anti-expulsion activists are planning a huge three-day peaceful rally next week, including a march to the Kisufim entrance to Gush Katif. It is not clear whether or not the protestors will try to break through once they reach Kisufim.
Click Here to Visit Gush Katif via Arutz-7's Interactive Map and Virtual Video