tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069657810922176381.post4009978698942247961..comments2023-03-05T07:56:46.067-08:00Comments on Jerusalem Defender: Take Back Gaza!Rabbi Prof. Alan Friedlanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18015225426683353932noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069657810922176381.post-58770346757070068892012-03-15T21:39:50.554-07:002012-03-15T21:39:50.554-07:00The day after I wrote the above post, this followi...The day after I wrote the above post, this following essay was posted to the Web:<br /><br />"The war on terrorism cannot be won by defensive - but only by offensive – means, notwithstanding the impressive performance of the Iron Dome missile defense system." <br /><br />"...More than10,000 Gaza-based missiles have been launched, systematically and deliberately, at Israeli cities, kibbutzim and villages since Israel's disengagement from Gaza in September 2005 (1,700 annually), compared with 700 missiles launched from 2001 to September 2005 (140 annually). In addition, over 5,000 mortar shells have been launched at Israeli civilians since the disengagement."<br /><br /><br />From: Defense and Retaliation – Not an Option<br />Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, "Second Thought”<br />"Israel Hayom” March 12, 2012<br /><br />http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=1534Rabbi Prof. Alan Friedlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015225426683353932noreply@blogger.com