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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=739
Defense Isn't Enough
(Israel Hayom) Uzi Dayan - Israel is facing a terrorist rocket war. There is always some "splinter group" operating or "sporadic shooting" despite cease-fire agreements. Initially, the terrorist rockets threatened a few thousand. Now they can reach hundreds of thousands; next time, when their range can reach central Israel including Tel Aviv, they will threaten millions of Israelis. The Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system is praiseworthy, but it cannot protect against mortars, short-range rockets, anti-tank missiles or even long-range rockets. Nor can a battery stationed in Ashkelon respond to fire on Rishon Lezion. Defense alone cannot win. There is no justification for the fact that parents in Ashkelon have to live in fear for their children's lives. Hamas is not part of the solution - it is the problem. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan is former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff and former Chairman of Israel's National Security Council.