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By MICHAEL BOYDEN Democratic candidate for presi- dent Senator Elizabeth Warren, formerly a staunch supporter of Israel, has delighted the progres- sive voters she needs to win the Democratic nomination by declar- ing that she would not hold back from pressuring Israel into accept- ing a “two-state solution” to its conflict with the Palestinians, asserting that “everything is on the table.” An Israeli moderate chal- lenges her new policy. - The Editors D ear Senator Warren, I am originally from Eng- land. I made aliyah to Is- rael 35 years ago, because I feel pri- vileged to have been born in a gen- eration where Jews have a sovereign state. My father fled from Nazi Ger- many. My son, Yonatan, was killed in action by Hezbollah while de- fending Israel’s northern border. Politically, I am a “middle-of- the-road” Israeli. I used to be left- wing, someone who placed a Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) sticker on my car. Until, that is, the Second Intifada, when more than 1,000 Israelis were murdered and many thousands more injured and maimed for life by Palestinian ter- rorists in our streets, in our cafes, our shopping malls. I don’t believe in an Israel occu- pying all of the land between the Mediterranean and the River Jordan. On the other hand, I am a realist. I know that, were there to be elections on the West Bank (which are long overdue), the Palestinian Authority would be ousted and replaced by the Islamist terror group Hamas, which, as you know, is an Iranian proxy. I believe in a two-state solution, but am not naïve enough to believe that this is achievable before the Palestinians are prepared to accept the right of a Jewish state to exist in the Middle East. Unfortunately, they are not there yet, and they teach their children that one day they will return to Lod and Jaffa, and that Israel will be destroyed with blood and fire. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, who served in President Obama’s administration, once remarked, “Israel lives at the focal point of some of the biggest By DAVID M. WEINBERG A t two “unscheduled” meet- ings last month, the securi- ty cabinet reportedly dis- cussed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal for a NIS 1 billion ($290 million) project to boost Israel’s air defenses, specifi- cally against Iranian cruise missiles and drones. Israel’s various anti-missile defense systems, from Iron Dome to David’s Sling to Arrow 3, are designed mainly to intercept high- trajectory rockets and ballistic mis- siles. But the recent Iranian strike on Saudi Arabian oil facilities showed remarkable skill in using low-flying cruise missiles and drones on a massive scale. Arrow missile project founder and chief developer Dr. Uzi Rubin laid out the pinpoint precision and professionalism of this attack in a detailed analysis, entitled “Saudi Arabia’s Black September,” pub- lished in late October by The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS). The new threat to Israel is clear. Iran could respond to Israel’s many recent strikes on Iranian regional proxies and weapon depots by fly- ing in low and hitting key Israeli infrastructures in the center of the country. I ndeed, Israel must prepare simul- taneously for a broad range of war scenarios. This includes devel- opment of a credible Israeli capaci- ty to strike Iranian nuclear targets; preparation for war on three fronts against an Iranian-led coalition; the ability to “mow the grass” in the two Palestinian arenas (i.e., to degrade enemy offensive capabili- ties); and the ability to withstand intense missile wars. In each of these scenarios, it will be vitally important to quickly force an end to enemy fire on Israel’s population centers — to deny Hezbollah and its Iranian masters, as well as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the com- fort of launching at ease from terri- tories under their control. No defense system will be enough. Israel must have ground forces capable of swift and crush- ing maneuvers to attain decisive outcomes by taking the fight deep into enemy territory and breaking its will to fight. In other words, Israel must bring back the doctrine known as hachra’ah — decisive outcome. continued on page 23 Operation Iran Meeting Terhan’s threats Iran could respond to Israel’s many strikes on its regional proxies and weapon depots by hitting key Israeli infrastructures in the country’s center. CANDLE LIGHTING continued on page 23 115 Middle Neck Rd. 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Local Offices: 1441 President Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213 311 W. 37th Street New York, N.Y. 10018 When you propose cutting back military aid to Israel, you threaten weakening the only democracy and faithful ally that America has in the Middle East. Not So Fast, Sen. Warren She threatened Israel. An Israeli responds. 4 JEWISH WORLD • NOVEMBER 1-7, 2019 ANALYSIS Damaged Saudi oil processing center after it was attacked by Iranian drones and missiles. Israel fears similar attacks by Tehran. FIRST PERSON Warren’s staff includes Max Berger, right, the co-founder of the anti-Israel group IfNotNow, who once tweeted: “I would totally be friends with Hamas.” Friday, November 1 Candles 5:34 pm Shabbat ends 6:41pm Friday, November 8 Candles 4:27 pm Shabbat ends 5:33 pm