Israel Tries Less-Disruptive Tactics in West Bank

From The Wall Street Journal:

BET EL MILITARY BASE, West Bank -- Israel's military, taking a page from the Pentagon's counterinsurgency playbook, has changed tactics in the West Bank by emphasizing improvements in Palestinian living conditions, rather than focusing solely on killing and capturing militants.

The shift, however, is threatened by personnel changes: Three generals who were instrumental in planning it are on the way out.

Under their guidance, the Israeli Defense Force, which has occupied and administered the West Bank since its capture in 1967, has pulled back its soldiers from the enclave's cities, turned over security responsibilities to Palestinians, and lifted many of the checkpoints and roadblocks that had shackled the economy.

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My Comment: I would not be so boastful in calling the Jenin project a success. The hatreds that have sparked past conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians are still there .... once that is gone will there be a chance for some type of lasting peace.