21.   Several Israeli military commentators said the operation in the refugee was futile and dangerous, but Israeli government officials said it would help prevent future attacks on Israelis.

22.   Several Israeli military commentators said the operation in the refugee camps was futile and dangerous, but Israeli government officials said it would help prevent future attacks on Israelis.

23.   Several drafts were written, but Netanyahu at the last minute refused to commit himself, military commentator Zeev Schiff wrote in the Haaretz daily.

24.   Several military commentators said the strike against the Jenin and Balata refugee camps, both strongholds of Palestinian militants, was risky and futile.

25.   Yediot military commentator Ron Ben-Ishai noted that Israel for years supported the Kurdish rebels in Iraq.

26.   Yediot military commentator Ron Ben-Ishai noted that Israel for years has supported the Kurdish rebels in Iraq.

27.   Zeev Schiff, a military commentator for the Haaretz daily, said Palestinian militants groups were constantly looking for ways to carry out large-scale attacks.

28.   Zeev Schiff, a leading military commentator, said the pressure of a closure would force Arafat to act decisively against Hamas.

29.   Yediot military commentator Ron Ben-Ishai noted that Israel for years has supported Kurdish rebels in Iraq who are fighting Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

30.   However, the military commentator for the Israeli daily Haaretz believes the government may yet trample over all the obstacles.