Forwarded by Reuven Kossover
June 26, 2007
Thanks to Paolo Porsia who forwarded this item.
From where we live in Ma'aleh Levona, you can see the Tel Aviv skyline, the mountains in Jordan, and on a really clear day, Mt. Hermon on the northern border. In short, everything is kinda close, and the view here drives that point home. The largest concentration of Jews in Israel is in and around Tel Aviv, going north and east. It is reasonable to assume that in any missile war, Tel Aviv will be a major target, as would Hadera and Ashkelon.
According to Barry Chamish, an investigative reporter, hitting all three sites might cripple communications, strip the country of its electric supply and effectively knock out the country's command and control system. This would ground the air force. The air force is what provides the backbone of home defense, and is the force that allows the IDF to carry a war to the enemy. If Haifa is attacked, the fleet would probably crippled. An additional target would be western Jerusalem, where the Knesset (parliament) and major government offices are located.
In a war based on a missile assault, the one part of the country that would not be under heavy assault from the air would be Judea and Samaria. We live in Samaria. In the event of such a war, we might be cut off from the electric grid, but there is an adequate ground-water supply to keep us going, and food growing in the area.
Whether war breaks out or not due to this movement of weaponry, these are the strategic facts on the ground.
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Tehran, Iran - Implemented the agreement of 2005 (WAPA) - A United Nations official in Lebanon announced that Iran is about to move to Syria dozens of medium-range missiles Shabab-3 and Scud B and C. The purpose is creating a missile system to be used in case of attacks to nuclear installations, and available in any case for military actions.
The fact that Syria will host Iranian missiles is due to the mutual defence agreement signed in 2005 by Tehran and Damascus. Such agreement was implemented last month on decision of the Iranian Supreme Council chaired by Akbar Hasshemi Rafsanjani.
Also, a team of engineers has been sent to Syria to train the local army for the missile system's use. In addiction, it seems that Iran has made a similar agreement with Sudan.
Such news, along with the fact that Russia sold Syria some high-tech combat airplanes, have created a considerable apprehension for many Countries, especially Israel. (Avionews)
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