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the Israel Defense Forces took over
Palestinian cities, destroyed terrorist
infrastructure and made thousands of
arrests, was a first run of the new doc-
trine.
The fact that the operation was fol-
lowed quickly by a new wave of sui-
cide bombings shows just how wide-
spread the terror bases are and how
quickly the terrorists are able to
regroup. Yet IDF sources are confident
Unanswered Questions
the problem lies not in the overall
concept but in the fact that the army
Many observers in Israel feel the
simply did not stay in the cities long
speech left several key questions unan-
enough, as international pressure for
swered. For example, Bush did not
mention the international Middle East an Israeli withdrawal mounted.
This time, as Operation Determined
peace conference that had been dis-
Path
gets under way, the IDF intends
cussed for later this summer.
to stay in Palestinian areas much
Does that mean the conference is
longer — perhaps even for several
contingent on changes in the
Palestinian leadership and institutions? months at a stretch — until the secu-
rity fence is erected.
Or will it be used to jump-start move-
But there clearly is no intention of
ment in that direction by offering
formally reoccupying the West Bank.
clear political rewards, like provisional
Both Sharon and Ben-Eliezer have
Palestinian statehood?
come out strongly against formal reoc-
Furthermore, will Sharon take
cupation, which would leave Israel
Bush's unmistakable call to replace
responsible for providing Palestinians
Arafat as license to expel him? For
with such basic services as education
weeks now, Sharon has been pushing
and garbage collection.
for Arafat's expulsion, only to be
Amos Gilad, coordinator of govern-
blocked by Defense Minister
ment
activities in the Palestinian terri-
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer and warnings
tories, is adamant that Operation
from military intelligence and the
Determined Path is meant only to
Mossad.
strike at Palestinian terrorist bases and
On the Israeli right, however, the
not for reinstitution a civil administra-
voices in favor of deporting Arafat are
tion. The IDF, he says, will limit itself
growing more insistent. Cabinet min-
to encouraging the Palestinian civil
ister Dan Naveh, one of the leading
authority and helping international
advocates of expulsion, argues that as
long as Arafat is around, no alternative agencies dispense aid.
The trouble with the new policy is
Palestinian leadership can emerge.
that Israel could find itself sucked into
"The voices of reason will be afraid
reoccupation and responsibility for
to speak out," he argues.
some 3.5 million Palestinians — and
Naveh dismisses assessments by mil-
with an American peace plan that
itary intelligence and the Mossad that
some deride as unrealistic.
Arafat would be more dangerous
If it continues, the status quo could prove
abroad than in the West Bank.
inimical to Israel's long-term interests.
For now, Arafat is still in charge
According to demographic projections,
and, according to Israeli intelligence
Palestinians will be a majority between the
sources, doing nothing to stop terror
Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea by
attacks against Israel. Indeed, Sharon
2010. If they are still occupied by Israel,
has made it clear that Israel's current
they might demand a single, bi-national
invasion of Palestinian cities in the
state,
rather than a two-state solution, thus
West Bank is part of a new security
doctrine in which Israel "expects noth- forcing Israelis to choose between a Jewish
state and a democratic one.
ing of Arafat."
In the end, it is those underlying
If the Oslo process meant handing
over partial responsibility for Israel's secu- demographics that make Shimon Peres
and others on the left conclude that
rity to the Palestinians, Israel is now
Sharon's delight with the Bush speech
reclaiming that responsibility in full. The
new doctrine provides for a security fence is shortsighted. ❑
between Israel and the West Bank to stop
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terrorists, and there seems to be no
place for Arafat in this."
If the Palestinians followed Bush's
advice, she said, "the Israelis would
certainly live with their end of the
peace contract. The responsibility lies
with the Palestinians — they need to
make the first move."
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