Israel to purchase anti-Kassam Missile system | Jerusalem Post

As Kassam rockets continue to fall on Israel from the Gaza Strip (today several were fired at Sderot, not by Hamas "militants", but purportedly by members of Abbas' own Fatah movement), Israel seems to be finally moving ahead to seek to defend its citizens with the new system, outlined in the attached article. Israel to purchase anti-Kassam system | Jerusalem Post

Unfortunately, no antimissile system will ever be 100% effective, and so long as the civilians of the Negev must send their children to school or sleep in their beds afraid of missiles landing on their heads, the Israeli Government has no moral basis to hide behind false chimeras of missile shields, just as it has learned that its security fence around the West Bank is no total solution to suicide bombers. Only a strong and willing partner in peace on the other side of the border -- or alternatively an active Israeli forward defense -- can effectively contain purposeful killers of civilians. The best solution for the next generation of Israelis and Palestinians remains Jordanian confederation of the Palestinian territories, which is capable of providing the former.