The Strategic Burden of Israel’s “Iron Dome”
The Australian Jewish News by Michael Scott 10 April 2025

Extracts:
  • Alternate Methods of Treatment — Double standards and Hypocrisy
The challenge posed by Islamist terrorism is not unique to Israel

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Other nations in the region have responded with overwhelming force and fewer restraints

  • Jordan and Black September (1970)
In 1970 the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operated within Jordan, posing a direct threat to the monarchy

In Black September, King Hussein launched a military crackdown, expelling PLO militants
The Jordanian army engaged in brutal urban warfare, decisively crushing PLO forces and forcing their relocation to Lebanon

An estimated 3,400 to 5,000 militants were killed

  • Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s Crackdown on Islamists
Egypt under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has waged an aggressive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, resulting in thousands of arrests and military operations that eliminated 1,000 to 2,000 militants

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have aggressively targeted Islamist groups, restricting their activities and aligning their counter-terrorism efforts with Egypt