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By Colin Rubenstein, published 21/4/2006If the "Israeli lobby" is so powerful, why does Lowenstein get published so frequently?
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"The PRC is a network of local Palestinian terror militias in Gaza with close ties to the Hamas government, and is responsible for many of the Kassam rocket launches on Israel. Its leader, Jamal Abu Samhadana, is number one on Israel's most wanted list but was recently appointed by Hamas to be inspector general of Palestinian security forces.
"Labor party leader Amir Peretz officially assumed his position as Minister of Defense at a ceremony in Tel Aviv on Sunday, replacing 40-year veteran of the IDF and defense establishment Shaul Mofaz as the leader of Israeli armed forces. In his speech during Sunday's ceremony, the new defense minister addressed his "Palestinian neighbors" saying, 'Not through the path of terror will you accomplish your goals. You must abandon the terrorism, combat incitement, and then you will again find the hand of the Israeli government extended towards you with a readiness to reach agreements, with ... concessions'."
After 40 years of vigilant service in the IDF and the defense community, Mofaz was visibly shaken during his address to the incoming defense minister. He urged Peretz to work to lower the level of terrorism so that Israel's citizens could go about their daily lives feeling secure, and added that the security bodies of the State must also prepare for tomorrow's challenges by turning over every stone in order to reach negotiations with the Palestinians.