{"id":191862,"date":"2023-10-18T17:20:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=191862"},"modified":"2023-10-18T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:20:26","slug":"the-obstacle-is-built-so-that-even-a-fox-cannot-pass-it-they-let-it-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=191862","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe obstacle is built so that even a fox cannot pass it\u201d. They Let It Happen."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts and General Herzl Halevi<br \/>\nGlobal Research<\/p>\n<div class=\"postThumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-single-post-thumbnail size-single-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/General-Halevi--400x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/General-Halevi--400x500.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/General-Halevi--240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/General-Halevi--768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/General-Halevi--819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/General-Halevi-.jpeg 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>On October 9, 2023, I posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulcraigroberts.org\/2023\/10\/09\/hamas-attack-on-israel-is-puzzling\/\">this<\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What follows purports to be a description of the <strong>impenetrable<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Israeli security barrier<\/strong> around Gaza written by a former commander of a section of the fence.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Whether it is or not, the description of the security barrier provided can be checked.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>It seems impossible that Hamas could have succeeded in a surprise attack:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what commander of the Kerem Shalom Battalion, who knows the area in detail, wrote\u2026:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething here doesn\u2019t add up to me!!! This is a mystery that I can\u2019t find an answer to.<\/p>\n<p>I happen to know how things work in Gaza and on the border. I was the commander of the Kerem Shalom sector (Rafih), I was in charge of the Kissuf sector, I know the perimeter fence very well, I know how the army works there. I was in the Shatti refugee camp in Gaza, I was in charge of the Jibaliya refugee camp, I would make ambushes on the fence and deep in the area. I met Gazans, ate and breathed Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barrier_against_tunnels_along_the_Israel-Gaza_Strip_border_2019._II.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5836220 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barrier_against_tunnels_along_the_Israel-Gaza_Strip_border_2019._II.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barrier_against_tunnels_along_the_Israel-Gaza_Strip_border_2019._II.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barrier_against_tunnels_along_the_Israel-Gaza_Strip_border_2019._II-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barrier_against_tunnels_along_the_Israel-Gaza_Strip_border_2019._II-400x246.jpeg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The obstacle is built so that even a fox cannot pass it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Set alerts according to 3 levels of pressure. She must alert when she is cut. There are 24\/7 forces that are responsible for arriving within a few minutes, if not seconds, to the point where there is an alert in the fence. Every day do at least one penetration practice. Each subdivision has a standby squad whose role is to increase the force in an emergency situation. Observations scattered along the border cover every inch of it. The female observers are champions in identification. They don\u2019t miss. They detect movement even before it even approaches the obstacle \u2013 day and night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At problematic points (dead areas) they place a tank with observation and detection capabilities, and a terrifying firepower. In some cases snipers are deployed in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Every day before dawn there is a \u201cdawn alert\u201d procedure. At this hour all the forces are awake (in this case also the hour when hundreds of terrorists entered Israel). The night shift alternates with the day shift. The commander of each force inspects the axis to make sure there were no infiltrations during the night. Trackers that move on the axis know how to recognize traces. They know who crossed the fence, how much and even when.<\/p>\n<p>Each scenario has a clear procedure. For example, a procedure for infiltrating terrorists, a procedure for taking hostages. Everything is written in blood and has been proving itself for years.<\/p>\n<p>There are several other layers of security that this is not the place to talk about. In short, we are talking about an obstacle that proves itself for years and years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_magnetRelConrel_89-4\" data-widget-id=\"rel_89-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"magnet-row-rel_89-4\">\n<div class=\"magnet-box-rel_89-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"magnet-text-wrapper-rel_89-4\"><a class=\"_magnetRelLkrel_89-4\" title=\"Hamas\u2019 Attack on Israel Is Puzzling: \u201cHamas Fighters entered Israel without Being Detected\u201d. Dr. Paul Craig Roberts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/hamas-attack-israel-puzzling\/5836617\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hamas\u2019 Attack on Israel Is Puzzling: \u201cHamas Fighters entered Israel without Being Detected\u201d. Dr. Paul Craig Roberts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So how the hell does a Palestinian tractor move towards the fence without anyone reacting to it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did the tractor manage to sabotage the fence for a long hour and open access to Israel without anyone reacting to it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did hundreds of terrorists and civilians cross the barrier without anyone on our side lifting a finger?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did terrorists arrive on foot and in vehicles, armed from head to toe, to dozens of Israeli settlements, without any reaction from our side?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did hundreds of terrorists stay in Israeli territory for long hours, shoot hundreds of Israelis, loot property, without there being even a single reaction on our side?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did it happen that hundreds of terrorists kidnapped dozens of Israelis, surprised soldiers, officers when they were not ready, and kidnapped them to Gaza, without anyone stopping them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How is it that one bullet was not fired?<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did all this happen under our noses?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where did an entire division go?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where did 3 brigades go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who swallowed 9 battalions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened to 36 companies?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where did an entire regular infantry brigade go that usually outnumbers the elite?<\/p>\n<p>Where were all the reserve battalions that augment the regular army?<\/p>\n<p>Where did thousands of soldiers go???<\/p>\n<p>Someone here needs to provide explanations!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In view of this description of the security barrier, this statement by the Israeli General Halevi admitting the failure of the Israeli Defense Force to protect Israel from Hamas is obviously intended as a coverup for the fact that the attack was allowed in order to close the book on Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1947 the world has done nothing to stop Israel\u2019s absorption of Palestine, so naturally Israel expects no opposition this time. It looks like this is a miscalculation by Israel. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/584770-idf-general-hamas-failed\/\">this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>General <strong>Herzl Halevi<\/strong>, October 2023<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cThe Cat is Out of the Bag\u201d. Hamas is a Partner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Of utmost relevance to the analysis of <strong>Dr. Paul Craig Roberts,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And in response to General Halevi\u2019s (Above) Questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Least \u201cPart of the\u00a0<\/strong><b>Answer\u201d (from the Horse\u2019s Mouth= Netanyahu) regarding the relationship between Hamas and Mossad:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In March 2019, Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed his alliance with Hamas in a recorded statement \u00a0to Likud Party Knesset members:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to <strong>support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas<\/strong>. This is part of our strategy \u2013 to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.\u201d (quoted in Haaretz, October 9, 2023)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Consult Annex which describes the features of the fence. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Everything Points to<strong> Massive Fraud and Criminality by Netanhayu and his IDF-Mossad apparatus. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a criminal \u201cFalse Flag\u201d operation against Israeli civilians engineered by the <strong>Netanyahu government, which controls Hamas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong><strong>t is \u201cA False\u00a0<\/strong><b>Flag\u201d <\/b>which has resulted<b>\u00a0i<\/b>n the<b> deaths of countless Israeli\u00a0civilians, <\/b>which in turn has provided a\u00a0justification<b>\u00a0<\/b>\u201con fake\u00a0humanitarian grounds\u201d<b> to Netanhayu\u2019s\u00a0criminal IDF military \u201crevenge\u201d against 2.3 million Gaza\u00a0civilians. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>It is a War against\u00a0<\/b><b>Palestinians and Israelis.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>And the\u00a0international\u00a0community applauds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michel Chossudovsky<\/strong>, \u00a0Global Research, October 13, 2023<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Annex<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/gaza-strip-israel-announces-completion-barrier-around-besieged-enclave\/5764165\">The Features of the Gaza Fence<\/a>\u00a0(2021)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"subtitle\"><strong>Defence ministry says the barrier spans 65km and that 140,000 tonnes of iron and steel were used in its construction\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s defence ministry said the barrier, which includes<strong> hundreds of cameras, radars and other sensors, spans 65km<\/strong> and that 140,000 tonnes of iron and steel were used in its construction,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe barrier, which is an innovative and technologically advanced project, deprives Hamas of one of the capabilities it tried to develop,\u201d Israeli <strong>Defence Minister Benny Gantz<\/strong> said, according to a defence ministry statement.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the project\u2019s \u201csmart fence\u201d is <strong>more than six metres high and its maritime barrier includes means to detect infiltration by sea and a remote-controlled weapons system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/a\/af\/Barrier_against_tunnels_along_the_Israel-Gaza_Strip_border_2019._II.jpg\" alt=\"File:Barrier against tunnels along the Israel-Gaza Strip border 2019. II.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"383\" data-file-width=\"624\" data-file-height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\">Barrier against tunnels along the Israel-Gaza Strip border 2019 (Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/p>\n<p>The ministry did not disclose the depth of the underground wall.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has maintained a crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip since 2007, which critics say amounts to a collective punishment of the impoverished enclave\u2019s two million residents.<\/p>\n<p>Israel prevents the importing of materials and equipment into Gaza and has imposed strict restrictions on exports, leading to a state of \u201cparalysis\u201d in several sectors of Gaza\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt also upholds the siege, restricting movement in and out of Gaza on its border.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Note to readers: Please click the share button above. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe to our Telegram Channel. Feel free to repost and share widely Global Research articles.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Paul Craig Roberts<\/strong> is a\u00a0renowned author and academic, chairman of The Institute for Political Economy where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulcraigroberts.org\/2023\/10\/12\/perhaps-my-speculation-was-on-the-mark\/\">this article<\/a> was originally published.\u00a0Dr. Roberts was\u00a0previously\u00a0associate editor and columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy during the Reagan Administration. He is a regular contributor to Global\u00a0Research. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Featured image:\u00a0General Halevi (Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/speculation-mark-hamas-attack-allowed-close-book-palestine\/5836029\">https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/speculation-mark-hamas-attack-allowed-close-book-palestine\/5836029<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=191862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=191862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=191862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=191862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}