'Mowing the Grass': Last Round for Israel's Strategy | Orangeville Citizen
May 20, 2021 · 0 Comments By Gwynne Dyer “We didn’t want this conflict, but now that it’s started it has to end with a sustained period of quiet,” said Mark Regev, spokesman for Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. “That can only be achieved by Israel taking out Hamas – their military structure, their command and control.” Or, as the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) would put it, by “mowing the grass.” That sounds a bit cold-blooded, but Hamas, the dominant Palestinian organization in the Gaza Strip, has a...