Israel has one little eleven kilometer stretch of beach on
the Red Sea which is nestled between Egypt to the west and Jordan to the east.
The Egyptian town of Taba and the Jordanian port city of Aqaba are its closest
foreign towns. As much as I love Israel for their innovation and free society
as well as deep talent pool, I am concerned about certain security features as
it always crosses my mind.
Eilat is of particular concern as the threat of jihadist
attacks is growing thanks to the moronic interference of NATO members in the
Libya which lead to the killing of the leadership and the plundering of arms
depots where over 7,500 MANPADs went missing. Most of those ended up in the
hands of al-Qaeda and other extremists who will use them to inflict as much
damage as possible.
Eilat, besides offering Israel a strategically important naval
base and Asian transportation as well as trading hub, accounts for roughly 25%
of all foreign currency inflow into Israel. The increase in attacks, especially
on commercial flights into Eilat did not go unnoticed and Israel has started to
outfit Eilat bound flights with Israel’s own C-Music system which blinds
missiles fired towards aircraft.
In addition to C-Music, Israel has also deployed its Iron
Dome over the city and used plenty of new high-tech systems as well as manpower
on the ground in order to detect potential attacks before they are carried out.
That is what a sophisticated country does, you do not wait for an attack to
happen; you prevent it from happening. You deal with real-world threats and do
not create incidents in order to justify action.
The good news is that Egypt cooperates very well with Israel
in order to choke the jihadist and make sure they are dealt with properly.
Operation Hourglass was launched and it is an Israeli-Egyptian joint operation
in the Sinai desert in order to locate and eliminate jihadists. The cooperation
between both countries is a very welcome development.
The massive increase in military presence is well shielded
from the public in order not to drive away the tourists, both foreign and
domestic, it strives to protect. Eilat averages coral blue waters and 360 sunny
days a year. It has been developed and its nightlife is a very attractive
location. It is also a strategically very important location for Israel.
I am glad that Israel does not only have the financial and
military strength, but also the intellect to manage their country as well as it
does. We have our own proposal which I have designed for Israel in order to
take them to the next level on a financial base which would provide the
necessary financial firepower which is needed to keep the high-tech military
upgraded, updated and operational.
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