"A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend," says the old adage. It is one that Israel should heed. In its historic conflict with the Arabs, Israel got used to easy victories and was always tempted for more. It won wars on several fronts in 1947-48, 1967 and in 1973. In 1956, Israel spearheaded the tripartite Anglo-French-Israeli aggression on Egypt and in record speed defeated the Egyptian army, occupied the Gaza Strip and the entire Sinai up to the shores of the Suez Canal. A major part of Israel's political planning was to build right from the beginning a military force strong enough to ensure superiority in all its confrontations with its neighbours.
Hasan Abu Nimah
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