Dear Knesset Members, Friends of the IDF, Pro Israel Media, Hesder Yeshivot, Rabbanim and Activist List, amv"sh
Maybe there will not be a ground offensive. Majority of people believe there should be one. If there is one, it must be planned with the safety of our soldiers the highest priority.
Here is my concern! Will an "Operation Pillar Defense" ground invasion be another Jenin with the gov't of Israel showing more compassion to the Palestinian civilian population rather than to the brave and self sacrificing Israeli soldiers. Will fear of negative PR and World condemnation preclude wise military judgement? Listen to Ambassader Oren interview of CNN and you will be concerned as well! He starts off very impressively but then 2:43 minutes into the video he shows weakness that can endanger our troops!
Ambassador Oren representing Israel, expresses deep regrets for civilian deaths and emphasizes that Israel is doing their utmost to avoid this. Even when these expression of regrets are followed by a reasonable explanation and in defense of Israel's actions, his words of REGRETS FOR ISRAEL ACTIONS IS HEARD AND NOT THE EXPLANATION!This concerns me since I strongly feel that Ambassador Oren must learn how to speak to Arabs in a language they understand that sends of message of strength and not weakness. (see example below by Dr. Mordechai Kedar)FACT: Palestinian children and civilians are human shields for weapons directed against Israel and her civilians and missiles are placed in mosques, schools, playgrounds and hospitals.Is it wise for Ambassader Oren to speak on CNN about the pilot who ABORTED his mission to destroy a long range missile aimed at Tel Aviv because of children in close proximity. Is it necessary to emphasize that Israel takes "extraordinary measures to avoid civilian deaths"? See 2:43 in this youtube and the way the CNN interviewer harped on the fact that there was a report that a child of a journalist was killed and ignored Ambassador Oren's explanation that missiles are housed in mosques, playgrounds, schools, hospitals etc.. Ambassador Oren then goes on the defensive and has to repeat that indeed it's terrible when civilians are killed.Why announce that the IDF is willing to abort its missions because of children nearby. This clearly proves that the Palestinian tactics of using human shields are working and increases their smug confidence that Israeli pilots and the IDF are weak and stupid letting misplaced compassion and fear of negative PR overrule better military judgement.The Media War is a real concern and I do not minimize it. However we must brace ourselves since the world will in any scenario lie and use pictures of Palestinian children dying, stage pictures and videos known as Paliwood (film that is staged and edited in order to produce and present a desired perception which presents terrorists and terrorism in a positive light) and post "news" that lie and tell half truths.In 2002 in Jenin in the Jenin Refugee Camp, Operation Defensive Shield took place. Israel paid a very dear price whereby many of the finest and bravest Israeli soldiers lost their lives and were sent to their deaths by walking into war zones ambushed with a population skilled and trained at urban warfare. Read a first hand report by doctor David Zangen who was there. http://www.idfblog.com/2012/10/15/jenin-jenin-operation-defensive-shield/ He writes "It took us nine days of nonstop work to clear Jenin of terrorists, because we used a system of door-to-door fighting and warned the residents of every house before we attacked. The fight was dangerous, because the enemy could ambush us when we entered each house. We went into the fight knowing the price for us would be high. It was tough going, even though most of Jenin's residents left the area before we arrived. Instead of there being about 13,000 people in the area, only 1,300 were waiting for us — most of them terrorists and collaborators. We knew that we would suffer many casualties and injuries. (my emphasis) By the end of the operation we suffered the loss of 23 soldiers, and another 75 injured. 13 of the casualties were killed on the same day. This was when we arrived toward the center of the camp, where the terrorists were entrenched. They ambushed us. The evacuation of the dead and injured was difficult, since we fought in narrow alleyways, and some of our injured died during the evacuation. "Surely with good military planning this terrible loss of life could have been prevented. Were Israeli soldiers placed in danger for no good reason? Soldiers apparently had orders not to fire back in self defense. Why couldn't they fire back at the snipers from the rooftops? Not only was this operation a failure from a military perspective it backfired from a PR perspective as well. Jenin operation was portrayed as the ultimate in Israeli war atrocities against an Arab civilian population.. Dr. David Zangen writes: "During the operation, we made a point to leave the hospital in Jenin unharmed so that injured people would be able to receive medical treatment. Whenever we passed by it snipers on the roof shot at us, but we didn't fire a single bullet back at them.Despite that, the people who were there at the time told the media that we killed 16,000 people — even though there were only 54 casualties — and that we shut off the hospital's electricity. This lie drew a lot of harsh criticism from international organizations and news agencies.A few months after the operation, Mohammed Bakri was about to release the movie 'Jenin Jenin', which projected many lies. A member of an Israeli bereaved family called me and asked me to try talk to a cinema manager in Jerusalem who was about to screen the film, and ask him to reconsider.The manager called me and invited me to watch the film and give her my personal opinion. I came to the cinema and watched the movie, which was filled with lies. She still decided to screen the film, but invited me to stay and speak when the movie was over. I agreed. When I arrived, Mohammed Bakri was on stage and telling the audience that the reason he created the film was to show both sides of the conflict in order to promote peace.Then I got up on the stage, told him and the audience who I was, and told him that the things he put in his movie never happened. The audience got upset, yelled at me that I was a child murderer and took the microphone from my hands. It was a tough moment for me. That's why whenever I can, I fight to spread the truth."Dear Knesset Members: As long as children and civilians are human shields and in close proximity to the military targets, loss of civilian life will be the result of a successful military operation. As long as Hamas place their weapons in population centers, they endanger the lives of their own people. Israel's Ambassadors must be unrepentant! No regrets or explanations from Israel is necessary. Let wise military expertise determine the tactics of the military ground operation and not PR or Politics!Then demand that Hamas apologize to its people for putting them in harms way..
- Here is a good example of how to speak to Arabs.
How to Speak to the Muslims: Mordechai Kedar . http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=NG&feature=relmfu&hl=en-GB&v=ZgGYQ_PEcZs
- Hamas launching rockets near civilian homes
PMW http://palwatch.org/
PMW Archives http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157
- Explosive New Arab Music Video: 'Strike a Blow at Tel Aviv' http://www.jewishpress.com/sections/special-features/israel-at-war-operation-amud-anan/explosive-new-arab-music-video-strike-a-blow-at-tel-aviv/2012/11/19/
The lyrics pulse with typical Middle Eastern themes of dominance and fear of humiliation.
By: Lori Lowenthal MarcusTHE JEWISH PRESS
Published: November 19th, 2012Palestinian Song on the Internet: We Will Strike a Blow at Tel Aviv ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdkOuwntBYQ&feature=player_detailpage
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Sincerely,
Robin Ticker
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Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) a great activist and lover of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichrono Baruch.
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