The Independent: “Israel” Left Reeling after Deadly Border Breach

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"Israel's" border deterrence was shattered by Sunday's marchers, who simply walked through a minefield thought to be deadly but not a single landmine exploded, said "Israeli" officials.

"Israeli" security and intelligence chiefs traded accusations on Monday over who allowed more than 100 protesters to cross the heavily guarded border with Syria, as Palestinians marked the Palestinian Nakba, in a string of incidents that left 15 unarmed protesters dead and "Israel's" doctrine of border deterrence in tatters, reported the Independent newspaper.

"Israeli" military commanders blamed faulty intelligence for the border breach while intelligence chiefs said the local commanders were at fault for failing to prepare their ground forces.
Alex Fishman, a commentator at the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth, said: "What we witnessed yesterday on the Syrian border was a failure." He warned of "more attempted mass marches into "Israeli" territory... Marches and flotillas to implement the right of return will gather more and more momentum."

"The state of "Israel" has a systemic problem," Mr Fishman said. "Except for deterrence, it has no means to prevent tens and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians - who succeed in getting organized and in realizing the dream of return with their own feet - from breaking across its borders."

"Israel's" border deterrence was shattered by Sunday's marchers, who simply walked through a minefield thought to be deadly. Not a single landmine exploded.
Shaul Mofaz, the chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, told colleagues that Sunday was merely a curtain-raiser and was likely to be replayed unless the Government produced a peace plan.

"The "Israeli" Government is burying its head in the sand. Without any peace initiative, yesterday's events will repeat themselves in September," Mr Mofaz said. "The present Government, headed by Netanyahu, isn't initiating anything."