"Army Fears Opposition Can Stop Expulsion"
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"13:47 Jul 15, '05 / 8 Tammuz 5765
By Israel National News Staff"
"Army officers assume terrorists will intensify attacks on Israeli cities from the areas to be abandoned, according to the article in Haaretz.
Oren also reports that the IDF did not act against terrorists after last night's rocket and mortar shell barrage because of fear they would attack Jewish communities slated to be dismantled, causing a wave of public opinion against the expulsion program.
Military officers explicitly echo IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz's estimation that the defense establishment will not able to carry out the expulsion if there is massive opposition of 100,000 protestors.
"Senior army and police officers say that they can handle hundreds [of demonstrators] and also thousands, but that tens of thousands will tip the scale," Oren wrote."
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By Israel National News Staff"
"Army officers assume terrorists will intensify attacks on Israeli cities from the areas to be abandoned, according to the article in Haaretz.
Oren also reports that the IDF did not act against terrorists after last night's rocket and mortar shell barrage because of fear they would attack Jewish communities slated to be dismantled, causing a wave of public opinion against the expulsion program.
Military officers explicitly echo IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz's estimation that the defense establishment will not able to carry out the expulsion if there is massive opposition of 100,000 protestors.
"Senior army and police officers say that they can handle hundreds [of demonstrators] and also thousands, but that tens of thousands will tip the scale," Oren wrote."
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