(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Hamas threatened, once again, to fire rockets at Jerusalem if the annual flag march proceeded as usual through Damascus Gate to the Western Wall. Other terror groups in Gaza threatened to set fields in Israel alight via inflammable balloons if the march went ahead. In the end, Jerusalem Day came and went this year without much incident. Once Hamas threatened to fire rockets at Israel, as it did in 2021, it all but ensured that Israel would go through with the march. To do otherwise would be to project a weakness Israel cannot afford to project. One need not quiver every time Hamas or any other terrorist organization issues a threat. Israel's enemies engage in psychological warfare, using social media and traditional media to try and strike fear into the hearts of the country's citizens. Yet Israel is not helpless in the face of their threats and need not allow them to dictate Israel's policies - especially regarding what is permissible in the country's capital.
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