Yesterday, Seraphic Secret pointed out the obvious: Iran is supplying Grad rockets--via tunnels from Egypt--to the terrorists in Gaza. These weapons have longer range than previous rockets. The video above was proudly released by Islamic Jihad to demonstrate how advanced has become their weaponry. By firing several rockets in rapid sequence, Israel's Iron Dome defense system is thwarted.
Does anyone doubt that the Iranian supplied rockets will only improve with greater range and increased lethality?
Remember, it was and is Iranian supplied IED's that have been killing and maiming American soldiers in Iraq for the past 9 years.
Imagine a terrorist group with its very own state in Mexico whose members lob missiles into the United States. Our response would be devastating.
(Obama might offer them Green Cards as a gesture of good will.)
But because the political and elite classes in Israel have internalized the relentless propaganda of the terrorists--a national Stockholm Syndrome--the Jewish State follows a policy of limited engagement, content to fight a defensive war which the terrorists correctly judge as national suicide.
Meanwhile, Hamas is fighting for supremacy in Gaza as Islamic Jihad vies for the position of biggest, baddest Jew-killers on the block.
The always excellent Arab-Israeli journalist, Khaled Abu Toameh lays out the most current Arab Muslim fratricidal warfare and what it means for Israel and the region in the long run. Naturally, it is not a pretty picture.
Islamic Jihad Becoming a Threat to Hamas:
With the help of Iran and Syria, Islamic Jihad has become the second-largest armed group in Gaza after Hamas. Today, it poses a serious challenge to the Hamas government. In the past two days Hamas chose to sit on the fence while Islamic Jihad militiamen fired rockets at Israel, acting on instructions from Tehran and Damascus.
Hamas can't afford to be seen as playing the role of "border guard" for Israel. Dozens of disgruntled Hamas members are reported to have defected to Islamic Jihad, as have former Fatah security officers, some of whom were trained by the U.S. and EU.
Here's how Toameh ends his article:
It's almost certain by now that Islamic Jihad - which is viewed by some as being more radical than Hamas - will one day rise to power in the Gaza Strip.
