I, too, initially opposed the government's decision to recruit the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security agency in the fight against the illegal arms trade in the Arab sector.
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I thought it was over-the-top. Why bring in the IDF and the Shin Bet for a criminal matter? We have a police force for that. They are the ones responsible for enforcing the law.
However, I must admit, I was not fully on board with my own decision when I made. Over the years, I have come to the realization that when it comes to the Arab sector, a criminal matter can very quickly become a national issue.
Private security companies in communities near the Green Line would have much less work on their hands if we were talking about petty crime. But the reason they are well-paid is because of the fear that the next break-in could easily lead to a terrorist attack.
Let's call a spade a spade: In our collective Israeli mindset, when burglars break in to your home, the thought that crosses your mind is that this could in fact be terrorism, depending on the perpetrators' background.
A Channel 12 news report said this week that there was a 100% increase in arms smuggling by Hezbollah from Jordan and Lebanon into Israel and that it was intended for the Arab sector.
Intelligence officials estimate that Hezbollah seeks to flood Israel with high-quality weapons not to help crime families settle scores with opponents but to prepare for what it considers a doomsday scenario: a major flare-up with Israel.
Just look at what the first days of Operation Guardian of the Walls looked like, when in a blink of an eye, our Arab neighbors set out to murder us. The shift was fast. Now imagine if there had been military-grade weapons involved.
When the desire for murder can be seen in their eyes, and when there is no social boundary to prevent it – quite the contrary – then these weapons will be used against us. Even Hezbollah knows this.
So if Hezbollah knows this, and the police, the IDF, and the Shin Bet know this, then how can the Left continue to bury its head in the sand? How can it continue supporting Arabs, some of whom committed such atrocities or plan to do so in the future?
And how could Haaretz publish a flattering article trying to understand why five young Arabs could possibly have been holding weapons? Why? Because they want to murder! First, they murder their own, then they will come for us. The order does not make a difference, in any case.
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