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To: Thomas M. who wrote (502)	7/17/2002 6:07:56 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3959

Below is an article exposing the predicament of Israel's military establishment --namely, the IDF's historical irrelevance (as far as geographic expansion is concerned). Indeed, IDF boss Ya'alon's reference to the Lebanon pullback hints at a painful irony for Israeli generals: most, if not all, of their territorial conquests eventually were/will be given back to the Arabs.... The Sinai, Lebanon, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and possibly, the Golan. All that Israeli blood shed for nothing. Ultimately, Israel's borders are drawn and re-drawn by diplomats and power brokers from the world's major powers --not by IDF officers using their relief maps... A surreptitious crack in the iconic status of "Zahal". Ya'alon: Israel can't give Palestinians a Lebanon surrender Nina Gilbert Jul. 17, 2002 Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon warned yesterday against the IDF carrying out a Lebanon-style exit from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, saying the Palestinians should not be given any reason to believe they have accomplished anything through violence. In his first appearance as chief of General Staff before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Ya'alon emphasized that the Palestinians, like Hizbullah in Lebanon, are trying to "weaken Israel's resistance" and believe Israel cannot bear continued casualties. He said if the current conflict ends with the Palestinians believing they have achieved a "surrender or victory," it will encourage other Arab elements including Israeli Arabs to adopt similar tactics. [...] jpost.com