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Israeli prisoner swap may be prelude to attack on Iran

2011-10-30

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

According to Wikipedia:

Abraham Rabinovich is a historian and journalist who has published several books on recent Jewish history As a reporter, his work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The New Republic, and the Christian Science Monitor. Before becoming a writer full-time, he was employed as a staff journalist for Newsday and the Jerusalem Post. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and a veteran of the United States Army.

Posted by:trailing wife

#9 As much as I respect The Washington Times, having been a subscriber since 1982; the authors premise seems like a total credibility stretch to "this here" Troll. Not buying itNo Way, No How.

No connection, IMHO.

Posted by: Creger Hapsburg9613 2011-10-30 22:24

#8 I rather think it's the other way around.

Re-inserting the jailed, old-timer activists can only screw with the new order jihadists and their careful orchastration.

Posted by: Skidmark 2011-10-30 21:56

#7 Agree wid #5 - the only rationale I can see for Israel = Knesset to agree to this swap would be iff the latter is hoping that HAMAS = PA will be able to control-iff-not-kick-out AQ, Hezbollah, + the more violent Paleo radical groups.

IMO, IOW Israel is counting on the PA to turn agz local + regional extermism, + is offering NOMINAL ECON + SECURITY "ALLIANCE" FEELERS to the PA because it also knows that the bulk of regional Muslim Govts-States historically don't care for the Paleos outside of common hatred agz Jewish Israel, hence are more likely to put the burden of supporting, developing the new PA State squarely on enemy Israel + the US-West. CONVERSELY, IT INFERS THAT THAT ISRAEL IS COUNTING ON US-NATO/EU SUPPORT FOR "GUARANTEE" THE SECURITY OF BOTH ISRAEL + NEW PA STATE???

Keep your fingers crossed.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-10-30 20:40

#6 No connection seen here, either.

It does seem to simplify matters "closer to home", tho.

Posted by: Pappy 2011-10-30 13:05

#5 wishful thinking of some hawks

the IDF is almost certainly far away from having either complete target data or weapon delivery capability

Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-10-30 08:32

#4 I don't see any connection, again.

Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-10-30 05:33

#3 I don't think Israel will do anything until the Syria situation resolves. Its been 6 months and if anything things are deteriating for the Assad regime.

Posted by: phil_b 2011-10-30 05:31

#2 Me, I don't see any connection.

Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-10-30 05:24

Posted by: ryuge 2011-10-30 00:01

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