A staff-ed from the Baltimore Sun comes out in support of Israel’s raid on Palestinian banks holding terrorist funds:
Israel’s seizure of about $9 million in suspect funds may do more to deter future suicide attacks than its targeted assassinations or controversial security barrier.
And while Palestinian militants don’t lack for recruits in executing their deadly plots, cutting off their finances is essential to crushing the terror network – and saving lives on both sides of this dispute.The government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon drew sharp criticism from the State Department for the raids, but the United States is pursuing the same money trail in its war on terrorism.
Israel has been in the anti-terror business for some time and presumably knows the value of following the money over the long term. The Israeli bank operation so far has yielded not only the suspect cash but the alleged going rates for carrying out a terrorist attack – estimates range from about $650 to $10,000.
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