Israeli intelligence services expects 2006 to be bloodier than 2005.
A senior official in Military Intelligence has warned that 2006 will see a number of escalations on all of the fronts, and has delivered a pessimistic forecast.
“The coming period won’t be stable, and escalation is expected in the north, due to Hizbullah operations, from mistaken judgments of Bashar Assad, or maybe from the global Islamic Jihad operations; on the Iranian front, we could be heading for a crisis in March after Iran will renew its enrichment program; and on the Palestinian front – formally at least, the calm in the territories ended yesterday. From this point, some of the restraints are being lifted, and others may be lifted after the (Palestinian) elections,” the source said.
And Al Qaeda is setting its sights on Israel. Apparently, those katyushas were launched by Al Qaeda.
The Intelligence source said that “Nasrallah is under heavy pressure over the identity of the Hizbullah as a fighting organization. His tendency to take risks is increasing, but in his view these are calculated risks. Nasrallah wants a ‘controlled escalation,’ and he sees the northern front as a controlled front in which Israel will not ‘go mad.'”
The recent Katyusha attack on northern Israel, which was claimed by a jihad group identifying itself with al-Qaeda, presents another gloomy picture.
“We are in the midst of a fundamental change, as the international jihad heads in the direction of the countries of the Levant, and especially Israel,” said the source.
And the pals are letting tons of weapons in via the Rafah crossing. The war is coming.
Let’s not be so pessimistic. We are a lto stronger then they are and hopefully the fence will be finished by next year.