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2008-04-30 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Roadblock removal bares Israel to terror
Military authorities leading the campaign against Palestinian terror told DEBKAfile Monday, April 28, that the removal of the permanent roadblock at Asariya a-Shemaliya north of the West Bank town of Nablus lays the entire area including central Israel open to terrorist attacks which that very roadblock had long been a key element in frustrating.

The decision was taken by defense minister Ehud Barak in line with his promise to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to ease Palestinian traffic on the West Bank by reducing the number of roadblocks. She is due for another visit in early May ahead of President George W. Bush’s attendance of Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

Worried anti-terror planners offer dire predictions:

1. The roadblock’s removal enables a link-up between the terrorist strongholds of Jenin and Nablus and helps them strengthen their networks in both.

2. The intense security effort invested by the army and security service in building a counter-terror shield in this part of the West Bank is brought to naught. The sleeper cells of armed Palestinian factions long quiescent in Saida, Beit Iba, Deir Sharaf and Beit Lid between Nablus and Tulkarm will now have unimpeded access to weapons, explosives, reinforcements and an exchange of intelligence for their reactivation.

The murder of two Israelis at Nitsanei Oz across the border from Tulkarm on April 25 was the first sign of these terrorist cells are stirring. They will be further energized by the removal of the key roadblock Monday.

3. They will now have a clear path from the northern West Bank to the trans-Israeli Highway 6 and the Israeli heartland cities of Netanya, Kfar Saba, Rosh Ha’ayin and Hadera.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top
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#1 I think I know which city should host Condi in her upcoming visit.
Posted by gorb 2008-04-30 00:59||   2008-04-30 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 I think I know which city should host Condi during her upcoming visit.
Posted by gorb 2008-04-30 00:59||   2008-04-30 00:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Perfectly describes my feeling about a lot of people who just don't get it.
I used to picture the PC Magazine add article from a couple decades ago that the editors used to depict the characters who just don't get it (their magazine).
Posted by pushover 2008-04-30 01:10||   2008-04-30 01:10|| Front Page Top

#4 The head up their ass graphic perfectly describes those who just don't get it.
There is a lot of this around now that it's political season.
Posted by pushover 2008-04-30 01:16||   2008-04-30 01:16|| Front Page Top

#5  "link-up between the terrorist strongholds of Jenin and Nablus "

also known as 'cities' which can hardly be kept seperate forever. As to Jenin, its so quiet, when Israel insisted that the first tranche of properly trained Pal security go there, the PA objected that they should go elsewhere where they more needed. Clearly Israel wanted them tested in a relatively quiet town first. Nablus is not as far along, but its on its way.

Of course there are risks. But letting Abbas' popularity slide, and Hamas' increase, also is risky. Abbas has to be given something.

As for a clear path to the Israeli heartland cities, what happened to the security fence?

this is debka. Take as you would any other debka piece.
Posted by liberalhawk 2008-04-30 09:12||   2008-04-30 09:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Abbas has to be given something.

A virgin voucher.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-04-30 13:38||   2008-04-30 13:38|| Front Page Top

#7 IIUC, the border fence north and south of Tulkarm has been improved quite a bit in the past 12 months. Israel may have decided that since it was going to remove the Asariya roadblock anyway, they might as well get some PR with the US for it.
Posted by mhw 2008-04-30 14:30||   2008-04-30 14:30|| Front Page Top

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