IDF determined to keep arms pipeline shut

The Jerusalem Post ^ | 8/20/2006 | By YAAKOV KATZ

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Sensitive intelligence information that reached the IDF recently indicated that Hizbullah was in the process of assessing the extent of the damage caused to it since war erupted on July 12 and was working to rehabilitate its armed wing.

In addition, Hizbullah was allowing the Lebanese army to deploy in certain parts of southern Lebanon but not everywhere, especially in areas it wanted to keep under its sole control.

In recent days, the IDF received information concerning a shipment of anti-tank missiles on its way from Russia to Damascus. The defense establishment obtained what it called solid proof indicating that the arms shipment was destined for Hizbullah, and the decision was made by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz to thwart it. The shipment was being delivered despite the clear prohibition on supplying Hizbullah with arms.

Syria and Iran have set up a mechanism for smuggling weapons into Lebanon for Hizbullah. During the month of fighting, that mechanism did not work effectively, because the IAF was successful in targeting dozens of vehicles carrying weaponry into Lebanon. Since the cease-fire, the mechanism has gone into high gear and the number of attempts has drastically increased. The smuggling focuses on long and short-range rockets

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IDF determined to keep arms pipeline shut

"Israel cannot do this! Disarming Hezbollah is the job of the United Nations! And.....we will get there.......and do this.......soon!"

[goldstategop]

I thought the UN said it will NOT disarm Hezbollah. Lebanon is certainly not going to do it. The terrorists are "disarmed" only to the extent they hide their rockets and guns under their galabiyahs. But every one knows they are still armed to the teeth.

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)

[GarySpFc]

I agree with the Israeli military. They should never have stopped the fighting, but continued until Hizbollah was disarmed or wiped off the map.

[montag813]

Olmert is a traitor and should be executed as one. It is too late to put the genie back in the bottle. He promised to crush Hizbollah, but did not let the IDF do what it needed to do, and then surrendered to the U.N. "ceasefire". Israel had absolutely no reason to accept it. And now it is too late. Only with a new leader can Israel survive this.

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Olmert is a traitor and should be executed as one. It is too late to put the genie back in the bottle

Olmert did not commit treason. That is too extreme. Treason is when collude to the enemy, such as Benedict Arnold. Olmert is a patriot to his nation.I think that he just poorly executed and led a simple operation. I think that he should face the peoplem in a "no confidence" referendum and be replaced by a stronger leader.

[garbageseeker]

It is too late to put the genie in the bottle now the IDF and the United States needs to find a way to limit the movements of the genie.