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December 19, 2004
Steinitz calls for 'Defensive Shield' operation in Gaza

JERUSALEM POST: Steinitz calls for 'Defensive Shield' operation in Gaza

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Yuval Steinitz (Likud) said Sunday that Israel should embark on an "Operation Defensive Shield" in the Gaza Strip to stop the firing of Kassam rockets and mortar shells on Sderot and Gush Katif settlements. Steinitz was referring to the army operation in West Bank cities in April 2002 following the Park Hotel Massacre in Netanya and a rash of Palestinian suicide bombings.

"During 'Operation Defensive Shield' we succeeded in harming the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank. And I have for a long time now have been calling for the same thing to be done in the Gaza Strip," Steinitz said.

He added that interim Palestinian leader Abu Mazen is not able to wrest control of the Gaza Strip from the terrorist groups. "There is no such thing as a unilateral ceasefire. If there is shooting, then we don't just defend, we attack. Or there is no shooting. We have to embark on an 'Operation Defensive Shield number two' in the Gaza Strip."

Steinitz made the remarks while on a tour of the northern border with other Committee members.

Posted by Laurence Simon at December 19, 2004 09:02 AM | TrackBack
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