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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/727590.html
An Erosion of Deterrence Against Rockets?
(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - The security of residents of communities near Gaza, including Sderot, deteriorated after the disengagement. Who would bring their children and families to live in communities that are routinely shelled, where the difference between being hit and being saved is a matter of luck? What should bother us are the lessons that will be learned by Hizballah, which controls an enormous array of rockets deployed in Lebanon. The failure to deal with the Kassam rockets is an invitation to Hizballah to provoke Israel. The idea of reoccupying Gaza must be removed from the IDF's lexicon. But if Hamas continues its war against Israel, even on a low flame, targeted killings of those members of Hamas' leadership that permit war to be waged against Israeli citizens should resume. It is up to us to ensure that those who conduct the war against us pay a high price.