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Many Indians take great pride in Israel's deterrence capability to protect
its border with whatever force necessary, and that adulation seems to
continue to holds true this time around too. So in that vein take a look at
Finkelstein's article as well as check out the website for the Israel
Ministry for Foreign Affairs. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA
FM Livni: A military operation ends when deterrence has been achieved
<http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2009/FM_Livni_press_conference_German_FM_Steinmeier_11-Jan-2009.htm>
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The Facts about Hamas and the war on Gaza
by Norman Finkelstein
http://www.counterpunch.org/
(first two paragraphs excerpted below)
The record is fairly clear. You can find it on the Israeli website, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. Israel broke the ceasefire by going
into the Gaza and killing six or seven Palestinian militants. At that
point—and now I'm quoting the official Israeli website—Hamas retaliated or,
in retaliation for the Israeli attack, then launched the missiles.
Now, as to the reason why, the record is fairly clear as well. According to
*Ha'aretz*, Defense Minister Barak began plans for this invasion before the
ceasefire even began. In fact, according to yesterday's *Ha'aretz*, the
plans for the invasion began in March. And the main reasons for the
invasion, I think, are twofold. Number one; to enhance what Israel calls its
deterrence capacity, which in layman's language basically means Israel's
capacity to terrorize the region into submission. After their defeat in July
2006 in Lebanon, they felt it important to transmit the message that Israel
is still a fighting force, still capable of terrorizing those who dare defy
its word.
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venantius j pinto
