Posted on 03/23/2015 4:36:53 PM PDT by Star Traveler
IDF fear that if Israel continues to sanction Palestinians economically, it could backfire, leading to riots if not new uprising in West Bank.
Economic sanctions implemented by Israel against the Palestinian Authority could backfire, top IDF officials warned Monday, saying the pushback from the Palestinian street could lead to unrest, or even an uprising in the West Bank.
Israel is currently holding NIS 2.5 million in Palestinian Authority tax funds, a move it took in retribution for unilateral Palestinian actions in the diplomatic arena, like their attempt to attain statehood through a UN Security Council resolution and their accession to the Rome Statute, which cleared the way for an inquiry into alleged Israeli war crimes at the ICC.
Ynet has learned that IDF officials have recently presented the political echelons with the possible security ramifications for Israel's economic sanctions. According to army officials, growing economic tensions in the Palestinian market in the West Bank served as a catalyst for riots and even terror attacks, breaking the relative calm the West Bank has enjoyed in recent years.
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A regime that would send operatives (Paul Begala) and million$ into defeating Bibi, would send operatives (community organizers) and million$ into fomenting palie “unrest”.
Don’t worry ... they’ll do it FOR FREE ... LOL ...
Nah... they certainly won't do it to any cost they fork up. No, it will be us US Taxpayers (and our kids and their kids) that pay.
If there was “unrest” in the West Bank how would anyone know?
I hear Israel has “good intelligence” ... :-) ...
IDF fear that if Israel continues to sanction Palestinians economically, it could backfire, leading to riots if not new uprising in West Bank.IOW, this and the other story giving other reasons and other measures are just some leftist agitprop.
Since when do we cave to threats?
The IDF is pretty smart in how they respond, they don’t waste a lot of energy or engage in military action when they don’t need to ... :-) ...
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