The immediate thought that came to the minds of a number of the participants in the discussion was the June 1981 Israel Air Force attack on a nuclear reactor under construction in Iraq. The circumstances were the secret talks taking place in Oslo which were later publicly revealed, and which led to the establishment of the self-rule Palestinian Authority in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip. The feeling, whether within the Israeli military establishment, the political establishment, or both, was that the impending threat was nothing worse than what would necessitate another targeted killing or two, an isolated operation, knocking out some rocket launchers from the air, and that would be it, at least for the moment.
Author: BY DAVID JABLINOWITZ
Published at: 2025-04-22 22:54:35
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