(Jerusalem Post) - In a recent briefing in Jerusalem, Col. Miri Eisen, head of doctrine in the IDF's Combat Intelligence Corps, offered the following assessments: Iran presently has missiles that can reach Israel and India. By the end of the decade, Iran's nuclear-tipped missiles will be able to reach the rest of the world. Terrorism is not spontaneous, it requires ideology, people, weapons, and money -- a lot of money. The money given by Saudis to Hamas has gone mainly for explosives. Most terrorists are trained in Syria, in which 13 terrorist organizations are headquartered. Over the past 4 months, the IDF has uncovered 82 explosive labs in six cities and has arrested 27 suicide bombers who did not explode. Of 44,000 light weapons given to the Palestinians as part of the Oslo agreement, the IDF has recovered 5,000.
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