Lots of Israeli politicians are speaking loudly about invading Gaza. This follows the expiration of the Tahadiya agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Well, since there are less than 50 days till the elections, these statements should be taken with a grain of salt. Everyone wants to be tough and strong before the elections on February 10th.
The government did NOT decide to invade Gaza in its meeting yesterday. They’re just making noise about it, to be seen as tough guys. I must say that this attitude had an effect on Hamas – they announced a 24 hour ceasefire – officially due to an Egyptian request.
The army is NOT ready for this invasion, as it wasn’t ready for the Lebanon war in 2006. I think that the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense don’t trust the army after that was 2 years ago.
Right wing opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu is promising a stronger approach in his election campaign, and the leaders of Kadima are dragging along – bot only with their mouths…