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February 29, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204213984837&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Little Enthusiasm to Reoccupy Gaza

[Jerusalem Post] Herb Keinon - Barak is unlikely to initiate a large-scale ground invasion to reoccupy Gaza. While there is a need to secure the border between Egypt and Gaza, and while he may penetrate into Gaza to more effectively strike out at Hamas' infrastructure, there is little enthusiasm in either the defense establishment or the Prime Minister's Office about going in to reoccupy Gaza. Ironically, the party at this moment most eager to see the IDF march back into Gaza is Fatah, which would like nothing more than for Israel to do its dirty work: smash Hamas and then hand Gaza to Fatah on a silver platter. The Israeli public, however, will have little stomach for losing the lives of its soldiers in order to deliver Gaza to Mahmoud Abbas.

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