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by Gil Ronen 
The IDF’s Home Front Command has begun distribution of a color-coded map that divides Israel into regions based on the residents’ distance from the nearest terror army. The map provides graphic confirmation of the fact that every Israeli is under missile threat from either Hizbullah in the north or Hamas in Gaza, or from both.
The Home Front Command launched a public campaign centering on the map and the slogan “protect yourself right on time.” The campaign will culminate in the largest-ever nationwide emergency drill, dubbed “Turning Point 3,” which is scheduled for late May. The campaign includes TV and radio spots, magnetic maps for home refrigerators and information on the Command's website.
The map divides Israel into 27 regions that are grouped into five ‘belts,’ based on the distance from Hizbullah’s missile array. The ‘belts’ are differentiated by the amount of time residents will have to scurry for shelter after a warning siren sounds. While the northernmost areas like Kiryat Shemona or the Golan Heights must find shelter immediately, the residents of Tel Aviv have the “luxury” of a two-minute interlude between the siren and the expected crash of missiles. Residents of Jerusalem and the south – all the way to Eilat – have three minutes.
In addition, four belts have been marked out in the area surrounding Gaza. Residents of the belt directly bordering on Gaza have 15 seconds to enter the shelters, whereas residents of Be’er Sheva have 60 seconds.
The nationwide drill is scheduled to begin in government offices and will culminate several days later in a nationwide siren alert, in which all Israelis will be expected to find shelter.
Maj.-Gen. Yair Golan, Chief of Home Front Command, said Thursday that while there is no alert or concrete information regarding a missile attack, “we are preparing for the main threats. It is clear to all of us that if you take the overall threats on the State of Israel, there is no place in the country that is not under threat.”
Both Hizbullah in southern Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza are considered to be proxy forces operating under the direct influence of Iran. Hamas was able to take over Gaza after Israel pulled out of that area in 2005. Hizbullah took over southern Lebanon after Israel withdrew from there in 2000. Both proxy militias are expected to take part in an attack on Israel, should Israel and Iran reach a confrontation. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continually talks about wiping Israel off the map, and Israel maintains the right to a military option if diplomatic efforts do not stop the Islamic Republic's nuclear development program.
The Home Front Command expects distribution protection kits - including new gas masks and drugs against unconventional weapons - to begin in November. It warns, however, that the process could take at least two years.
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by Gil Ronen 
The quick action by the civilian first response team in Beit Haggai averted a tragedy and loss of life, a senior IDF source said Friday. The source singled out two members of the first response team who approached the terrorist infiltrator and shot him dead.
"Thank G-d, the two fought the terrorist bravely," said another member of the Beit Haggai security team.
Click here to view the interview with the security man.
The Yesha Rabbis’ Council said in response to the attack that “the rise in attempts to kill Jews are the result of the continued delusional peace babble, and prove that there is no peace and that there will be no peace with a bloodthirsty enemy. The Jewish courage of the residents of Bat Ayin and Beit Haggai who live fearlessly in unfortified communities is the strength of the State of Israel that will defeat all evil from without and from within.”
The Women in Green movement agreed with the Rabbis’ statement, and said that talk in the media about "two states for two nations" is encouraging Arab terrorism around the country. A statement by the group noted, "Today it was at Beit Haggai. Two weeks ago it was at Bat Ayin. Before that at a Haifa shopping center where a car bomb miraculously did not blow up."
The group said, "The government of Israel must remind the world that it represents a majority of the people of Israel who said 'no' to a policy of capitulation to the Arab enemy and 'yes' to the Land of Israel and the values of Zionism and Jewish settlement." The statement added, "The government must react in a Zionist way by erecting a new community or neighborhood in Yesha (Judea and Samaria) every time an Arab carries out an attack."
Loss of deterrence
National Union head MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh) said that Israel has lost its deterrent power because of the failures of previous prime ministers. “The fact that the Prime Minister has taken in the failed Defense Minister Ehud Barak causes repeated attempts by Arab terrorists to hurt the residents of Judea and Samaria,” he charged.
“The terror attempts on one hand and the American diplomatic efforts to force the hand of Israel’s current government will continue as long as Netanyahu fails to carry out what he said during the last election campaign about stopping discrimination and racism against Jews and continued Jewish construction throughout Judea and Samaria,” Ketzaleh added.
The headline of the Associated Press story about the terror attack was "Palestinian Killed in West Bank Violence." The headline, which makes no reference to the terrorist attack, was carried by numerous news organizations around the world.
Friday, 17 April 2009
1. All Israelis Face Missile Threat
2. IDF Lauds Beit Haggai Security
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