Haaretz security affiars analyst Ze'ev Schiff writes that last week's large-scale military operation in Rafah produced few tangible accomplishments and in essence was meant as a warning to Palestinians to behave themselves after Israel evacuates from the Gaza Strip.
Apparently we've learned nothing about the consequences of destroying Palestinian homes and lives. I'm not saying this because I think the operation was morally wrong, but because it didn't serve Israel's security interests. If the operation accomplished anything, it created a few more Palestinians willing to blow themselves up and take some Israeli civilians with them. I wonder how many of the children who saw their Rafah homes destroyed last week will be in Israeli jails in 10 years?
