Continue reading Hamas is Moving Toward War With Israel
By Barry Rubin
Two events show us that an emboldened Hamas in the Gaza Strip is moving toward war with Israel.
First, an Israeli schoolbus was hit by fire from the Gaza Strip and at least one child was seriously wounded. This is not just another terrorist attack but part of a wider strategy. What is strategically significant here is how the bus was attacked. Usually, attacks from the Gaza Strip–either carried out or sanctioned by the Hamas regime there–are by homemade rockets, mortars, or attempted cross-border ground attacks. Deaths and damage are usually random.
In this case, though, the attack was carried out with an advanced anti-tank rocket. In other words, a terrorist deliberately aimed at the bus and fired, hoping to kill the maximum number of children.
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Barry Rubin is director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal. His latest books are The Israel-Arab Reader
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(Wiley), and The Truth About Syria
(Palgrave-Macmillan). His latest book is Israel: An Introduction, to be published by Yale University Press later this year. You can read more of Barry Rubin's posts at Rubin Reports, and now on his new blog, Rubin Reports, on Pajamas MediaTechnorati Tag: Gaza and Hamas.
Hamas brazen attempted massacre of Jewish children was mean as a provocation.
ReplyDeleteYes, its moving towards open armed conflict with Israel.
In the long run, Israel cannot ignore the threat that a heavily armed Iranian proxy regime represents and must move to eliminate it.
Containment is an illusion and will only result in more dead Jews.
Containment is an illusion and will only result in more dead Jews.
ReplyDeleteThat fact does not make the alternative any less dangerous and alarming.