James
10th June 2002, 17:58
Israel.
In May and July 2001, the authoritative Jane’s Foreign Report disclosed that Britain and France had given the “green light” to Sharon to attack Arafat if the Palestinian resistance did not stop. The British government was shown a plan for an all-out Israeli invasion and re-occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, “using the latst F-16 and F-15 jets against all the main instillation of the Palestinian authority [and] 30,000 men or the equivalent of a full army”.
However the Israeli plan needed a suicide bomb blast “which causes numerous deaths and injuries. The “revenge” factor is crucial. It would, you see, motivate the Israeli forces to demolish the Palestinians.” What concerned Sharon and his inner circle, notably the author of the plan, Brigadier – General Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli Chief of staff, was a secret agreement between Arafat and Hamas, the Islamic organisation responsible for most of the suicide attacks, that these attacks would be stopped in Israel proper.
On November 23, 2001, Israeli agents assassinated the Hamas leader, Mahmud Abu Hunud. Twelve days later, the inevitable response came in co-ordinated suicide attacks against Israel.
who ever gave the green light to this knew full well that he is thereby shattering in one blow the gentleman’s agreement between Hamas and Palestinian Autherortiy [which was not to play into Israeli hands by mass attacks on its population centres”
-Israeli daily Yediot Achronot
James
In May and July 2001, the authoritative Jane’s Foreign Report disclosed that Britain and France had given the “green light” to Sharon to attack Arafat if the Palestinian resistance did not stop. The British government was shown a plan for an all-out Israeli invasion and re-occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, “using the latst F-16 and F-15 jets against all the main instillation of the Palestinian authority [and] 30,000 men or the equivalent of a full army”.
However the Israeli plan needed a suicide bomb blast “which causes numerous deaths and injuries. The “revenge” factor is crucial. It would, you see, motivate the Israeli forces to demolish the Palestinians.” What concerned Sharon and his inner circle, notably the author of the plan, Brigadier – General Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli Chief of staff, was a secret agreement between Arafat and Hamas, the Islamic organisation responsible for most of the suicide attacks, that these attacks would be stopped in Israel proper.
On November 23, 2001, Israeli agents assassinated the Hamas leader, Mahmud Abu Hunud. Twelve days later, the inevitable response came in co-ordinated suicide attacks against Israel.
who ever gave the green light to this knew full well that he is thereby shattering in one blow the gentleman’s agreement between Hamas and Palestinian Autherortiy [which was not to play into Israeli hands by mass attacks on its population centres”
-Israeli daily Yediot Achronot
James