Dr. Kedar replies to IMRA regarding his opposition to ground campaign

#1 Question

2014-07-08 11:35 GMT+03:00 Dr. Aaron Lerner :

Dear Moti,

Question: on Israel Radio interview you warned against ground operation –
are you saying that can destroy the rockets and rocket production from the
air or that this should not be a goal?

Thanks.

Best regards,
Aaron

#2 Reply

From: kedar tour
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 12:19 PM
To: Dr. Aaron Lerner
Subject: Re: question: on Israel Radio interview you warned against ground
operation – are you saying that can destroy the rockets and rocket
production from the air or that this should not be a goal?

Dear Aaron,
Ground operation is exactly the trap which Hamas wants us to fall into.
We have to create a situation in which launching rockets is too costly for
those who do it, by blocking electricity, fuel, food and water, until they
stop the rockets.
Moti

http://mordechaikedar.com

#3 Question

2014-07-08 12:36 GMT+03:00 Dr. Aaron Lerner :

Dear Moti,
To make sure I understand your position: the ongoing upgrading and
manufacture of rockets and missiles inside Gaza should not be a concern of
Israel as the launching of these rockets and missiles can be deterred.by
various sanctions.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Aaron

#4 Reply

From: kedar tour
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 12:54 PM
To: Dr. Aaron Lerner
Subject: Re: To make sure I understand your position: the ongoing upgrading
and manufacture of rockets and missiles inside Gaza should not be a concern
of Israel as the launching of these rockets and missiles can be deterred.by
various sanctions.

No. I just adjust my recommendations to reality: Going into Gaza to kill
every Hamasnick, to find every workshop, to blow up every tunnel between
houses, to close every office related to Hamas – will cost the lives of
HUNDREDS of Israeli soldiers, and after we get out they will renew the whole
thing.
The maximum which we can achieve is deterrence, in which WE dictate the
terms.
Moti

http://mordechaikedar.com

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Dr. Mordechai Kedar is an academic expert on the Israeli Arab population. He
served for twenty-five years in IDF Military Intelligence, where he
specialized in Islamic groups, the political discourse of Arab countries,
the Arabic press and mass media, and the Syrian domestic arena.
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